After waiting for a while, Lai Hu'er led Wang Bodang and Xie Yingdeng to appear in the room. Yang Er raised his eyes and saw that Wang and Xie were about 20 years old at this time, and Wang Bodang also had three short beards, a green scarf holding his head, a light green gown, and a black folding fan in his hand, dressed as a literati showman. That Xie Yingdeng was even more dressed in a strange way, although he had a beard and a smooth complexion, he only wore a bun on his head, his hair was scattered over his shoulders, he wore a gray homespun soap robe, and he held a short-handled whisk, looking like a Taoist monk.

"Xiaomin is reckless, meet the prince Chitose!" When Yang Er was looking at the two of them, Uncle Wang bowed down first, and Xie Yingdeng on the side also followed suit.

"Huh! The famous Divine Arrow General on the rivers and lakes is here, and this king suddenly feels full of brilliance! Mr. Bodang and Mr. Xie Daochang, please be seated. Wait a while, the king has arranged a banquet, let's eat and talk, don't worry, the king has time. Then invite the two to sit down at the table. At this time, all kinds of ready-made snacks and cold dishes in the restaurant were first spread on the big table, and Zhong Jian poured wine for the three of them on the side, and then stood behind Yang Er with a sword to protect them, after all, the origin of these two people was unknown, so they had to be guarded.

"Huh! Mr. Bodang, a few years ago, when the new policy was implemented in Hedong County, it was inevitable that the brothers on the green forest road would not take good care of them, and the heroes of the green forest had suffered some grievances. After that, Yang Er raised his wine glass and saluted Wang and Xie first.

"The prince has tormented the small people, and the purpose of my green forest is also to seek the welfare of the people, which is consistent with the prince's governance, how can I apologize. Please ---" After speaking, he accompanied Yang Er to drink a cup of Wuliangchun, and Xie Yingdeng on the side was choked by the strong wine because he was in a little hurry.

"This is the spirit liquor brewed by the king himself in the capital of Chang'an, because the quantity is small and the price is expensive, it is mostly sold in the homes of the officials and eunuchs of the scholar clan, and it is rare for the people to get it. The two heroes can have a few more drinks. Yang Er said with a relaxed smile, not in a hurry to ask the two of them about their intentions. This is the first time that he has directly faced the people of this dynasty, and it is also the group he wants to use the most in his big chess, to put it bluntly, what he wants to use is the knife in the hands of these heroes of the rivers and lakes. Although he has soldiers and generals, he can't do some things by himself, and he must use the swords and guns of a third party to help him clear the field.

"Prince, the style of today's poetry competition, I have learned the two of them, the prince's talent can be the first in this dynasty, there are three peony poems of the prince's "chant, appreciation, and praise", this Luoyang poetry meeting will come to an end, and there is no one to surpass, Xiaomin really admires. After Wang Bodang finished speaking, he stood up again and bowed, with an extremely humble attitude. Xie Yingdeng just smiled and said nothing on one side.

"Huh! Brother Bodang has won the award, you were standing far away at the time, didn't you see a layer of sweat on the king's head! Almost made a fool of myself. Come, drink. Yang Er deliberately lowered his identity and intentionally befriended these two, so he made a joke, which made the two of them laugh, and the original tense and restrained atmosphere was completely diluted. Wang and Xie suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, because the difference between the two of them and the current prince in terms of birth status is too far, and the difference in class is that this prince is younger than the two of them but his literary talent is far above the two of them, and an inferiority complex always lingers. Now that he felt that this prince was so talkative and easy-going, and he didn't despise the two of them, he suddenly let go of his reserve and felt relaxed.

"Lord Wang, Xiaomin has something unclear, and I hope to advise." When Wang Bodang saw that Yang Er had no shelf, he wanted to explain the purpose of this trip, hoping to get an explanation.

"Two brothers, you're welcome, if you have something to say, please speak." Yang Er put down the wine glass, picked up the folding fan and opened it lightly, waiting for Wang Bodang to ask a question.

"Lord Wang, I should have known the situation of the cottages in the green forest of my nine provinces, and last autumn I made a gambling contract, so that the two owners of my green forest Shaohua Mountain, Li Ruqi and Qi Guoyuan, surrendered to the prince, but after all, his two skills are not as good as others and I gave up the Shaohua Mountain in the west of the green forest road in my nine provinces to the prince, and I have nothing to say in the green forest. However, the Zhongzhai Wagang cottage was forcibly seized by the prince, which caused the dissatisfaction of my green forest heroes. Next, why did the prince want to forcibly take my green forest village? Nawa Gangzhai is the most important source of food for my green forest! Uncle Wang said eloquently.

"Huh!" Yang Er didn't answer for a while, but stood up and paced back and forth in front of the table for a few steps, always maintaining a harmless smile on his face. Wang and Xie were not in a hurry, they just stopped and waited silently. It's just that Zhong Jian, who was behind him, saw these two people scolding his brother at the table, and a wave of annoyance gradually grew in his heart, frowning and staring at these two guys fiercely.

"Do the two brothers know that the two parties in the court are competing today?" Yang Er did not directly answer Wang Bodang's topic, but diverted the topic.

"The prince and the prince are competing for the crown prince, there have been rumors in the rivers and lakes for a long time, how can you not know." Wang Bodang replied puzzled.

"Brother Xie Dao, do you think this king has a chance of winning?" Yang Er asked Xie Yingdeng, a Taoist priest who was an outsider, and said in his heart, can't you pinch it? You might as well give me a hexagram now.

"The prince's appearance has long been calculated, but it is the appearance of the emperor's star! Yang Yong is the appearance of a common man, and there is no comparison. Xie Yingdeng held the dust in his hand and whispered.

"Huh! Brother Dao only knows one but doesn't know the other, and now this king has long been expelled from the Beijing Division, and there are almost no ministers in the court who support me. If this king wants to be the emperor, he must lay down a territory outside this capital, so that the princelings in the court and the central government dare not underestimate it, so that this king has a chance. Now Luoyang, Shandong, Jianghuai, Hebei, Yanshan and other places have their own feudal towns, and they are superficially subordinate to our Great Sui Dynasty, but in fact they are overlords. If this king wants to be the emperor, he must first unify the land, and then guide Chen with a sword to unify China. At that time, who will dare to compete with this king for the throne? And this Wagang Mountain is indeed the first step for this king to realize his intentions, why choose Wagang, Brother Bodang still think about its location! Yang Eryi talked at length and endlessly, and he had already said that Wang and Xie were as stunned as a chicken.

"Good strategy, it's really a strategic strategy!" Xie Yingdeng didn't care whether Wang Bodang came to his senses or not, and he was the first to shout. Wang Bodang couldn't help nodding his head at this time, why does Green Forest Road value Wagang Mountain, isn't it precisely because its geographical location is in the adjacent prefectures, and it can be attacked, retreated, and defended?

"Brother Bodang, isn't my green forest righteous path just to rob the rich and help the poor and save the common people as my own responsibility? Now the people of Hedong under the Jin King Chitose have land and clothing, and there is no one who died of cold and hunger this winter. The villages around Shaohua Mountain are also earth-shaking changes, and they can produce grain to alleviate the suffering of food shortage in the capital. Xie Hong, the uncle of the poor master, is an immortal who has attained Taoism, and he is also full of praise for the rule of King Chitose of Jin, saying that Chitose can become an emperor through the ages. I think that Nawa Gangzhai must be better under the rule of Chitose than in the hands of my green forest, so why bother to start a war to take it? It was the land of the four wars, and sooner or later it was owned by others. "Xie Yingdeng is worthy of being an outsider, and he has already seen through the key to this battle. Wang Bodang couldn't help nodding again and again, in general, Wang Bodang is not a belligerent person, and his establishment in the rivers and lakes all depends on the strategy and courage that the average heroes do not have, followed by the magic arrow kung fu.

"Alas! Listening to the words of the prince is like an initiation. I never thought that the prince would think about it for so long-term, and Bodang was far worse! Shame, shame! After that, Bodang should admonish his fellow people in the green forest, and die to regain the heart of Wagang. Wang Bodang sighed and said.

"Brother Xie Dao will have his own place to return in the future, needless to say. Bodang's brother is talented and strategic, does he really want to be buried in the dust of the green forest? This king dares to ask Brother Bodang to go out of the mountain to help me succeed, but I don't know what my brother wants? Seeing that Wang Bodang and the two agreed with their own strategy and politics, they already had the idea of convincing Lvlin for themselves, Yang Er simply took advantage of this to say the idea that he intended to recruit. Anyway, he doesn't suffer a loss, if he can say that Uncle Wang should take refuge in himself, it is extremely important for him to subdue or use the heroes of the green forest to act for himself in the future.

When Wang Bodang heard Yang Er say this, he couldn't help but feel a move in his heart, wasn't the ultimate goal of his familiarity with poetry and books and war strategies to seek a background? Who wants to wander in the rivers and lakes all their lives? Even if it is bigger, it will not be able to escape the way of the imperial court recruitment, and now the best opportunity is in front of you, and it is the king of Jin Chitose who opened the golden mouth, what a good opportunity, what a big face! Wang Bodang suddenly became a little excited, and hurriedly turned to his friend Xie Yingdeng on the side, wanting to see his friend's attitude towards this matter.

Xie Yingdeng smiled and couldn't stop nodding to Wang Bodang, he was already happy for his friend in his heart.

"Anyway, since the prince will not give up for a thousand years, and he is not ashamed of the birth of a villain, Bodang's enthusiasm and ambition will be entrusted to His Highness, and he is willing to be a courtier by His Highness's side for His Highness to send." After thinking about it, Wang Bodang hurriedly got up and knelt down on his knees and bowed his hands. This worship established the family of the monarch and the minister.

It is extremely helpful to subdue Wang Bodang for his strategic intention of plotting the Central Plains, which will save him a lot of effort, which makes Yang Er overjoyed, as if he has seen that the entire Great Sui Dynasty Jianghu Green Forest is already being used for himself, and that kind of scene will be so magnificent. Yang Er hurriedly leaned over and personally helped Wang Bodang up with both hands, and said excitedly: "This Wang Debo is a brother, just like Kong Mingye." ”

"Lord, Poor Dao has had a good relationship with Bodang since childhood, and the two of us are like one person, although Poor Dao has no intention of doing things in the world, but I am also willing to help the prince achieve his deeds." After Xie Yingden saw that the two of them were sitting down again, he also got up and said.

"Okay, thanks to Brother Dao's help, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort! Come, this king is saluting the two brothers. When you get drunk, you can rest too! ”

The atmosphere of the next banquet was extremely relaxed and harmonious, Yang Eryi pushed Zhong Jian out of the door and asked him to fetch a few pots of wine.

While the three of them were still drunk, Yang Er informed Wang and Xie of his future arrangements and thoughts. After hearing this, Wang and Xie couldn't help nodding their heads and saying yes, and expressed their resolute obedience. This makes the wine drink in the back more pleasant. In the end, the three of them couldn't get drunk, and Zhong Jian hurriedly helped Wang and Xie to the next room to rest.

Yang Er was drunk until he woke up when he was holding the lamp, and Wang Bodang and Xie Yingdeng were still asleep in the guest room, and they were still unconscious, after all, they drank more than the two of them. At this time, Yu Wenhualong came in and reported: "Big brother, Wang Shichong personally came to invite him, saying that he had made an appointment to go to the palace for a night banquet. ”

It seems that this second big wine can't be avoided again, and Yang Er smiled bitterly in his heart. Subsequently, he followed Yu Wenhualong downstairs to meet Wang Shichong.

There is no gap to be seen without contrast.

Looking at this banquet hall in Wang Shichong's palace, it can be called the specification of a five-star hotel in later generations. The lights are bright, the gold is brilliant, there are at least 100 tables of delicacies and delicacies in the field, and the participants are all brocade and embroidered clothes.

This Wang Shichong occupies Luoyang and lives too luxuriously, and the huge pomp far exceeds that of the father of Chang'an City, alas! My father was used to being frugal all his life, and even the state banquet for hundreds of officials was much inferior to the feast of the royal palace.

As Wang Shichong and Yang Er walked into the banquet hall, all the guests stood up to salute. The two of them went straight to the seat of the guest of honor and sat down. The two sides were like the palace ceremony, and the large-scale music suddenly sounded, and a pair of dancers slowly walked out on both sides, dancing under the accompaniment of the music, Yang Er's eyes were straight, and he saw that these dancers were dressed in big peonies and emerald green smoke yarn Bixia Luo, mopping the floor pink narcissus scattered flowers and green leaf skirts, wearing gold silk thin smoke and emerald green veil. The low-hanging sideburns are obliquely inlaid with pearls and jasper, like a flower and a moon out of the water hibiscus.

"Your Royal Highness, these dancing girls have been raised in the mansion since childhood, and there is a special person to train them, and today the official is feasting celebrities from all walks of life in Luoyang in the mansion, just so that they can dance to help the fun. If there is anything that His Highness can see, after the banquet is over, the official will arrange for someone to send it to His Highness's room. Your Highness, please ---" Wang Shichong saw Yang Er looking at this group of dancing girls, and he knew the thoughts of this young man, even if he was a high-ranking prince, he was a man first!

"Wang Fujun, please ---" After Yang Er came back to his senses, he regained his calmness. I sighed in my heart, I still don't have enough concentration! If the enemy uses a beauty trick, he will not be Lu Bu of the Three Kingdoms. However, these costume beauties are really graceful, pretty and cute, and they are pure natural and unadorned, which makes people not excited, so difficult!

With the help of drinking, he temporarily covered up his embarrassment. Fortunately, the eyes of the guests during the banquet were focused on these dancing girls at this time, and they didn't care about Yang Er's gaffe.

After the dance, the banquet hall burst into applause and applause. Even Yang Er felt that this original Sui Feng court dance was very beautiful, and he also had a sense of unending meaning.

"Lord Xiao, this mansion has long heard that Ling Yuan has a unique reputation for poetry and dance in the Jingxiang area, and it also has the color of the country and the countryside. Wang Shichong saw that everyone seemed to like to watch the dance, so he said to a middle-aged man in Chinese clothes who was sitting on the side of the table.

Yang Er hurriedly raised his eyes and saw that there was a beautiful woman sitting with the man in the fancy clothes, and Yang Er had just taken a seat, so the woman leaned behind the man and didn't see it clearly. At this time, I looked at it again, and at a glance, I recognized Xiao Meiniang, who was one of the main commentators at the daytime poetry meeting. Xiao Meiniang at the banquet was dressed differently from during the day, and after listening to Wang Shichong's proposal, she was shy, and hid behind the middle-aged man.