The servants sent out by Lan Ziyi to entertain guests soon came back from outside, Gao Yanzong and Li Guangzhong needless to say, as soon as these two heard the good news of Tao Zhuhu, they rushed directly with the servants who went to report with gifts, and Li Minchun was the same as the last time Tao Zhuhu got married, but he just sealed the gift money and dragged the servants to send it, and no one came.

What displeased Lan Ziyi was the reaction of Zhou Buhui and Qi Rongxun. When the servants went to find Zhou Buhui, the junior of Zhou Buhui's inn only told Lan Ziyi that General Zhou had gone to Yuyang to take office, and he had already left. Zhou Buhui was able to attack the lord smoothly this time, and Lan Ziyi dragged Lan Qianjin behind the scenes throughout the whole process, and when Zhou Buhui took office and when he left the capital, Lan Ziyi didn't know at all, and this person didn't even say hello to Lan Ziyi before leaving Beijing. As for Qi Rongxun, he said goodbye to Lan Ziyi with tears the day before, why didn't anyone come after a day, and he didn't give gifts.

After Lan Ziyi, who greeted the guests at the door, welcomed Gao Yanzong and Li Guangzhong into the mansion with a smile, what he was waiting for was the news that Zhou Buhui and Qi Rongxun did not come, and his face was ugly, as you can imagine. The moon mountain waiting on the side comforted Lan Ziyi and said:

"Wei Hou, if the two of you don't come, you won't come, Qi Rongxun is not a fellow traveler with you, why bother with this, you have to eat and drink with the guests later, it's not good to be unhappy."

Lan Ziyi sighed and said:

"Qi Rongxun was not like this when he sent me yesterday. It seems that I am self-inflicted. It's just that Zhou Buhui, when did he leave the capital? Actually left quietly? ”

The peach and rabbit on the side:

"That Zhou Buhui was not a good thing, he never hesitated when he betrayed the young master before, and now he deceived the young master with clever words to help him get the title, and his wish was granted. I advise the young master not to be angry, that Zhou Buhui is a white-eyed wolf, let's eat a little wise, just guard against this villain in the future. Besides, it wasn't him Zhou Buhui who didn't come, Li Minchun invited him twice and didn't come, young master, don't be angry. “

Lan Ziyi sighed and smiled:

"Li Minchun is the son of Silla, the eldest brother has no title, and no family background, and he obtained a daughter-in-law and came from Qinglou, with Li Minchun's status and status, it is strange that he came. The third brother is right, I can only think of opening a little bit and not getting angry. Everyone is here, send us now, let's go back quickly. ”

With that, Lan Ziyi returned to the guest hall with the two. Although the courtyard bought this time is small, it has a front hall dedicated to picking up guests, and everyone finally does not have to continue to hold banquets in Lan Ziyi's bedroom. When Lan Ziyi and the others entered the house, everyone who had already taken a seat had already laughed, and when they saw Lan Ziyi and Tao Zhutu coming back, a table of people pulled the two into their seats.

There was no female family as a companion at this banquet, and Yueshan was still waiting as a maid carrying a wine jug to the side. After Lan Ziyi and Tao Zhutu took their seats, Gao Yanzong took the lead in raising a glass and singing:

"What are we doing today?"

The crowd answered:

"Eat Momoro's happy wine!"

Gao Yanzong said:

"In that case, what are we waiting for?"

So everyone laughed and raised their glasses and drank for a round. After a round of drinking, everyone sat down, and Gao Yanzong happily patted Tao Zhuhu's shoulder and teased:

"You kid is very fast, and he has made people's stomachs bigger within a few days of getting married."

Tao Zhuhu smiled:

"My husband and I are old friends, and today's result is the reason for the early sowing, and it has nothing to do with these days."

The crowd laughed and drank again. After drinking this round, Lan Ziyi got up and raised his glass, and said to Gao Yanzong:

"Lord Gao, please accept Ziyi's worship, this cup, I respect you."

Gao Yanzong saw Lan Ziyi's righteousness, and hurriedly got up and waved his hand and said:

"Wei Hou, what is this doing? You can't do it! How could Yanzong He De actually want to let Wei Hou pay homage? “

Lan Ziyi raised his glass and said:

"Lord Gao spoke up for me, and finally ended up being degraded, Ziyi owes Lord Gao a favor, and he feels guilty, how can he not worship you?"

The other people at the table heard what Lan Ziyi said, and they all kept silent, Gao Yanzong was stunned at first, and then clinked glasses with Lan Ziyi, and after the two sat down to toast, Gao Yanzong smiled lonely:

"Wei Houken said this, the one I fought against Zhang Mingyue at that time was not in vain. Wei Hou is a person I admire, and he is also a brother in Paoze who guards the city with me, for the sake of my brother, this is nothing. And I just changed from a civilian official to a military position, so there is nothing derogatory or depreciating. ”

Lan Ziyi looked at Gao Yanzong's face, listened to what he said, and knew that although he didn't regret this matter, he was still angry about Zhang Mingyue's depreciation of him. Lan Ziyi sighed and said:

"Brother Gao, I'm sorry for you. You couldn't help speaking for me at that time, but I couldn't stop you in time, and when the cabinet discussed your demotion to an official, I couldn't stop the celebrant from using the seal, I really shamed my trust in my brother. ”

Gao Yanzong smiled:

"Where is Wei Hou, the cabinet and the celebrant are not Wei Hou who have the final say, where can Wei Hou stop it?"

At this time, Li Guangzhong raised his glass and said:

"Everyone is here to congratulate Tao Dalang today, what are you talking about these bad things? Come on, let's drink and forget about these troubles. ”

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and they raised their glasses together and drank another round. After everyone ate and drank, chatted for a long time, Qiu Xiaozhi felt that the time had come, so he asked Li Guangzhong and Gao Yanzong:

"The two of them have been back in Beijing for so long, and they have both taken over the Beijing camp, and I don't know how the reinforcements under them have been doing recently."

Li Guangzhong said:

"After I was transferred from the forbidden army to the Beijing army, I brought the infantry of the arsenal battalion, and the arsenal battalion did not suffer much loss when I suppressed the bandits this time, and it has been two months since I came back, and my soldiers have been replenished, but they are ......."

As he spoke, Li Guangzhong looked at Gao Yanzong on the side. Gao Yanzong poured himself a glass of stuffy wine after Qiu Xiaozhi asked a question, and now seeing that everyone was looking at it, he said:

"You all know the situation of the East Tiger Battalion, the first battle of Luzhou is over, I am now a light general, there is not even a ghost shadow in the empty Jihu Camp lobby every day, I want to replenish but no one makes up for it, I have to take Yulu to visit the capital and enjoy the scenery."

Qiu Xiao straightened up and poured a full glass of wine for Gao Yanzong, and after Gao Yanzong finished speaking, Qiu Xiao said straightly:

"Lord Gao's treatment doesn't seem like a coincidence. I heard that the dead and wounded soldiers and horses of the Western Tiger Battalion have been replenished, why can't the Eastern Tiger Battalion make up for so long? “

Gao Yanzong drank all the wine on Qiu Xiaozhi, and he said:

"I really want to say that I don't have soldiers because the East Tiger Battalion has been wiped out, the personnel gap is too big, and the imperial court wants to replenish the personnel but is not enough. But in reality, I also know that everyone else is making up for it, but I don't, to put it bluntly, it's because I said the wrong thing, and I deserve to be a bare-bones general. If this continues, it won't be long before the Tiger Battalion should be abolished, and I should return to my hometown. ”

Lan Ziyi, who was sitting on the side, silently watched Qiu Xiaozhi and Gao Yanzong talk, he knew why Qiu Xiaozhi suddenly asked such a sharp question to stimulate Gao Yanzong, and for the sake of saying that, it was time for Lan Ziyi to make a move. Lan Ziyi said:

"Brother Gao doesn't have to sigh, how can the reinforcements in the army be delayed by those who hold power because of personal grievances? The imperial court didn't have soldiers to make up for you, so I will find a way to make it up for you. ”

Gao Yanzong was overjoyed when he heard this, he pushed away the wine glass and looked up at Lan Ziyidao:

"Is Wei Hou's words serious?"

However, Gao Yanzong lost his joy when he thought about it, and said:

"Wei Hou, there are rules in the imperial court, no troops are allowed to enter the Beijing army, I think Wei Hou should not be bold."

Hearing this, Tao Zhuhu smiled:

"If the Fan Army is not allowed to enter the Beijing Army, what is the collective Beijing Army of the Eastern Army? In the past, the Beijing army was selected from the forbidden army, but now the cavalry of the forbidden army in the north has suffered a great loss of vitality in the process of suppressing thieves. ”

Tao Zhulu added:

"My young master said that he was replenishing the East Tiger Battalion, and he definitely didn't use the army in the formation to make up the numbers. Every year, many soldiers in the Five Towns quit the army, and a major source of cavalry for the forbidden army is the veterans of our Five Towns. The young master said that if you want to make up for it, it will be these horses, and you can't talk about the army entering Beijing. ”

Lan Ziyi also said:

"And Brother Gao, you have gathered a lot of athletes in Xiangcheng to defend the city, now is the time to employ people, why not recruit these athletes who are good at riding and shooting, plus my veterans who have retired from the army to make a living in Luoyan Pass, your Dongji Tiger Battalion will be rebuilt soon."

Gao Yanzong was persuaded by everyone to dispel the doubts in his heart, he didn't see through Lan Ziyi's attempt to infiltrate the forces into the Beijing army, or he Gao Yanzong didn't believe that Lan Ziyi would do this at all, but he just heard Gao Yanzong laugh and said:

"If that's the case, then there's Lao Weihou. is afraid that when the personnel are audited, they will be entangled by the Taicheng guards. ”

Lan Ziyi smiled:

"There are extraordinary arrangements in extraordinary times, and I believe that several fathers-in-law in the inner court are not unreasonable people."