However, it was said that Liu Renyu sent Liu Renjie and others away, it was not early, and if it was converted according to the Beijing time in later generations, that is, at 17:30 in the evening, at this point, it was time to have dinner.

At night, there were not many entertainment items to pass the time in ancient times, and Liu Renyu had not yet married and could not create a person, so he could only sleep alone.

It is said that just as Liu Renyu was about to give the order to dinner, Yang Desheng came to report a letter to Liu Renyu: "My lord, a personal guard in front of the military gate has come, saying that as long as you come back, you will quickly go to the Chinese army tent in the military gate, and the military gate has something important to look for you." ”

"There's something important, maybe there's something new on the thief's side." When Liu Renyu heard this, his heart shrank suddenly, and then he hurriedly galloped towards Hong Chengchou's Chinese army tent.

When he entered the big tent of the Chinese army and found that Du Wenhuan, Zhang Mingzhe, Liu Wuguo and other generals in the army were all present, he was immediately convinced that the matter was serious, so after he saluted all the officials and colleagues, he sat on the horse and saw what Hong Chengchou had to say.

Hong Chengchou saw that Liu Renyu had also arrived, so he cleared his throat and said loudly: "I invite you here today, but it is because Zhang Yuan, the prefect of Yan'an, personally came to invite me, saying that it is very hard for the soldiers to kill the thieves, so the official gentry in Yan'an City specially prepared a few tables of wine and food, and invited us to have a meal. Then, our army has been resting under the city of Yan'an for a few days, and outside of Yan'an, thieves are still raging.

So I took you to Zhang Ran's banquet today, one is to thank the Yan'an gentry for their hospitality, but I came to raise military rations and salaries from Zhang Ran, and then our army can be pulled out and continue to sweep away the thieves. You can quickly go and arrange the defense of the camp, and then we will meet at the gate of the camp and go to Yan'an City together. ”

"Yes, Junmen." When the generals received the commandment, they went back to arrange their defenses.

After the generals finished arranging the defense, they each came to the gate of the camp with a few personal guards and met with Hong Chengchou, and then these military and political officials in Yansui Military Town galloped towards Yan'an City together.

When the soldiers guarding the door saw so many adults passing by, of course they knelt on the ground to greet them, and the rest of the people even bowed to the ground, not even daring to raise their heads.

In this way, Hong Chengchou and others entered the city, walked through the streets and alleys, and came to the government of Yan'an Mansion after a short time, at this time Zhang Yuan, the prefect of Yan'an, was taking the civil and military officials in the city, and there were also rich squires with heads and faces to greet at the door of the government office.

When he saw Hong Chengchou arrive with the generals under his account, he naturally rushed to greet him.

At this salute, the same civil officials, of course, the junior officials worship the big officials, and the military attaches first bow to the civil officials, regardless of their rank, and then the military generals inside, and then according to their seniority and official positions, they greet each other.

As for the rich squires in Yan'an, those who have merit and fame do not kneel when they see officials, they only worship, and those who have no merit and fame must follow the rules and bow to the officials.

When greeting each other, Zhang Yin took the opportunity to introduce the rich squires who participated in the reception of the top leaders of Yansui Town, the Hua boss of the rice shop, the Zhu boss of the silk shop, the iron boss of the gold and silver shop, and so on.

After everyone met, Zhang Yin invited everyone to move to the Rijian Hall of the government to have wine and dinner.

Taking advantage of the free time to walk, Sun Kuisheng deliberately walked to Liu Renyu's side, looked at this future son-in-law, and said with a smile on his face: "Renyu, you are out of the bank today, Yuyun bought something, even me, an old man." ”

When Liu Renyu heard this, he wanted to cry for no reason, but he still said calmly: "As long as Yuyun is happy, I will also take off the moon in the sky for him." ”

"Hehe, Renyu, you not only know how to fight, but also gave birth to a sharp mouth, no wonder the old man's daughter went to Zhenbei Fort, and you hooked her soul."

"Uncle Yue, you have won the award, oh, by the way, the son-in-law has invited Mrs. Liu, and I will come to you tomorrow to propose marriage, and I also ask my father-in-law to fulfill it."

"You kid, you are called the old man's father-in-law, how can the old man disagree, as long as there is no moth in Yuyun, how can the old man not agree!"

"Hehe, but Yuyun will definitely agree." Liu Renyu smiled and said firmly.

"Really!? You offspring! Sun Kuisheng saw that Liu Renyu was so confident, and sighed with emotion in his mouth, but his heart was happy, after all, he had such a promising future, a lot of money, and was willing to spend money for his daughter to be a son-in-law, he Sun Kuisheng was only afraid that he was laughing when he dreamed.

In this way, the two of them talked and laughed, walked for a while, and then came to the Rijian Hall.

At this time, there were two tables of eight immortals in the temple. According to Zhang Yin's arrangement, one of the tables, Hong Chengchou sat in the chief, Du Wenhuan was second, and then he himself, as well as the rich squires in Yan'an City, were accompanied, and the other table was reserved for Sun Kuisheng, Ai Mu, Zhang Mingzhe, Liu Wuguo, Liu Renyu and other generals.

Liu Renyu had no objection to Zhang Yin's arrangement, because although he fought the battle, it was Hong Chengchou who strategized and won thousands of miles away, so he sat at the other table peacefully, planning to talk to his father-in-law.

But said that Zhang Yuan was very excited when Liu Renyu had just beaten away the thieves, and he was very grateful to Liu Renyu, and at that time he also said that he would specially invite Liu Renyu to have a meal of wine, but now the crisis is no longer there, and Hong Chengchou, the leader of Yansui, came in person, and he Zhang Yuan immediately forgot Liu Renyu to the clouds, and turned to greet Hong Chengchou very hard.

When all the guests were seated, Zhang Yin said to the servants left and right: "The distinguished guests are all here, serve tea first, and then let the kitchen hurry up, cook faster, and serve wine later." ”

"Yes, Fuzun." Those who received orders from others hurried out of the hall and went with their own orders.

After a short time, a few maids brought up cups of fragrant tea and put them in front of the guests.

"Junmen, the general town, the generals, the meal still needs to be freshly cooked, but it will take a while, and you distinguished guests will please taste the tea in the cup, okay?"

"Okay, let's have tea first." Hong Chengchou waited for the guests to agree, then picked up the teacup and drank the tea.

For example, rough people like Zhang Mingzhe picked up the tea and poured it on their heads, which was very unsightly, causing Zhang Yuan and other civil officials to shake their heads and secretly despise such rough people.

As for Liu Wuguo, who understands business, it tastes much more elegant, Zhang Yuan looked at the posture, and knew that Liu Wuguo must be a person who understands tea, so the prefect said tentatively: "General Liu, this mansion seems to be very good at drinking tea, then this mansion wants to ask General Liu, do you know where this tea comes from?" ”

"Fu Zun, the last general only understands a little about the tea ceremony, but since Fu Zun asked here, then the last general will dare to guess, if he is wrong, please don't laugh at the last general." Liu Wuguo said politely.

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Zhang Yin stroked his beard and smiled.

"This tea is clear, fragrant, naturally not ordinary, and this tea is purple, look at my Ming Dynasty, only Yanshan in eastern Zhejiang produces such purple tea, you say yes?" Liu Wuguo tasted tea for a long time, and then said with a smile.

"General Liu is really both civil and military, so proficient in the tea ceremony, this house really admires the tight, yes, this tea is the purple tea of Yanshan in eastern Zhejiang, General Liu really has good eyesight." Zhang Ran exclaimed.

"It's just a random guess." Liu Wuguo said politely.

"Hehe, General Liu, don't be modest anymore, ah, by the way, this tea is the purple tea of Yanshan in eastern Zhejiang, and it is a boutique sent by Boss Ge of the tea shop."

Zhang Yin introduced this tea on the one hand, and by the way, he also introduced Boss Ge of the tea shop.

This boss Ge is a businessman, today thanks to Zhang Chen's fancy, he specially invited him to accompany Hong Chengchou to have a meal and wine, with such an opportunity, he naturally wanted to let blood, so as to stammered with the military and political dignitaries of Yansui Town who were present.

So this boss Ge said with a smile that he wanted to send some worthless tea to Hong Chengchou and other benefactors who rescued Yan'an.

This Boss Ge took the lead, and the rest of the Boss of the Rice Shop, Boss Zhu of the Silk Shop, and the like followed up one after another, and what they had in their hands was what they had to give.

This face made all the generals look at Hong Chengchou with a blank eye, after all, the court is poor these years, and these generals can't even drink the blood of the soldiers, and now it's easy to seize a chance to get benefits for free, so I naturally hope that Hong Chengchou can nod, so hello, I'm good, everyone, isn't it happy!

But the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, Hong Chengchou only didn't see the eager eyes of the generals, he smiled, and said softly: "Your bosses have a heart, but this hospital wants to ask, if the thieves break the city, do the bosses still have their lives?" ”

"This ......!" When several bosses heard this question, they all looked at each other and couldn't speak for a long time.

After a long while, Boss Ge, the older of these bosses, replied solemnly: "We have all heard about what the thieves did, so we naturally have no good death." ”

"That's right," Hong Chengchou smiled, and then said: "Now that the thieves are poisoning the township and harming the officials and the people, if it weren't for the imperial court sending troops to kill them, how could you have the opportunity to give me gifts here." I don't think you need to give this gift, if you have this kind of thought, you might as well donate some silver taels for military funds. The officers and soldiers have received food and wages, and they can fight hard to kill the thieves and ensure your thoroughness, what do you think? ”

"This .......!" Boss Ge and several other bosses looked at each other and refused to speak rashly.

After all, giving money to Hong Chengchou and other military and political officials, this is a private favor, and it is convenient to ask for help if you encounter anything in the future, if you take money to fund the officials and soldiers of the imperial court, then no matter how much money is paid, Hong Chengchou may not receive this favor, but since Hong Junmen said so, it is not okay not to donate money.

Therefore, these bosses made eye contact for a while, and Boss Ge gritted his teeth and said: "Junmen, now that thieves are raging, we should also have money to contribute and make a strong contribution, so let's do it, my old Ge will destroy the family and donate 100 taels of silver." ”

The other bosses saw that Boss Ge spoke first, and they had a criterion in their hearts, so they all echoed: "We are also willing to pay 100 taels of silver." ”

Hong Chengchou heard the number of 100 taels, he almost wanted to laugh, for these bosses always said, maybe go to the Qinglou to be jealous of the whole wind, it is more than this number, but he is willing to pay is love, and it is understandable not to pay.

Therefore, Hong Chengchou smiled and arched his hand, and said to several bosses: "Several bosses have generously donated money, and this hospital has thanked a few bosses on behalf of the soldiers of the whole army and the people of Yansui." ”

When Hong Junmen said this, he bit the words 'generosity' very hard, in order to express his dissatisfaction with the behavior of these bosses.

But these bosses have been doing business for many years, and the thickness of their faces is about the same as the city wall of the Beijing Division, and even the red-clothed cannons may not be able to wear them.

So these bosses all smiled and replied: "It's just a little bit of a small effort!" ”

"Well, thank you anyway. Governor Zhang, how much grain is still available in my Yan'an Mansion? After Hong Chengchou finished talking to the bosses, he asked Zhang Yuan again.

"If you go back to the military gate, in recent years, Yan'an has had a poor harvest one after another, and the autumn grain and summer endowment are not complete, that is, 2,000 taels of silver have been saved by the removal of the post station, and as for the grain, because of the previous relief to the victims, there are only 1,000 stones in the warehouse." Zhang Yuan pondered for a moment and replied.

"Well, the silver taels donated by these bosses, as well as the silver taels in the treasury, were exchanged for grain and transported to the barracks, Governor Zhang, can you write it down?" Hong Chengchou commanded.

"Yes, Junmen." Zhang Yin replied.

"In this way, let's finish our business, that prefect, let's start the banquet." Hong Chengchou asked for food for his officers and soldiers, as well as the hungry people outside the city, and he was a little happy in his heart, so that he could eat wine and food happily.

Seeing that Hong Chengchou had spoken, Zhang Yin smiled and ordered the servants beside him: "Come on, hurry up and serve the food." ”

"Yes, Fuzun." Those who received orders from others went to pass wine and food.

After a while, there were a few maids like butterflies wearing flowers, serving back and forth, that is, in the blink of an eye, the two tables were full of delicacies from the mountains and seas, melons, fruits and vegetables, and old wine.

After the wine and food were all served and the banquet officially opened, Zhang Yin took the township officials and rich people in Yan'an City, concentrated their firepower on Hong Chengchou, and blew it violently, what Zhuge reincarnated, Yu Qian and so on, and then touted Du Zongzhen by the way.

For Liu Renyu, a hero who has contributed a lot, he just drank a table of wine politely, and several other generals just drank a table when they drank with Liu Renyu.

Liu Renyu was completely indifferent to the behavior of Zhang Yin and others, so he didn't bother to talk to these snobs, but Liu Wuguo lowered his voice a little depressed, and said indignantly: "Hmph, have they forgotten who won this battle?" Brother, I really feel worthless for you, brother. ”

"Hey, brother, it's okay, it's okay, it's not this what I'm fighting for." Liu Renyu smiled and said indifferently.

"Alas! Brother Xian, you are really good-tempered, forget it, don't say these troublesome words, come, let's get a few brothers. After Liu Wuguo finished speaking, he picked up the wine glass and said boldly: "Come, let's go one." ”

"Okay." Sun Kuisheng, Liu Renyu, Fang Lingshen, Zhang Mingzhe, should be called, and then a glass of refreshment.

After everyone drank a glass of wine collectively, the generals began to select the target and fight against each other.

Among them, Liu Renyu naturally wants to talk to his father-in-law, drink, chat and the like, of course, the topic of the chat is about Sun Yuyun.

This old man, the amount of alcohol is not very good, after a few glasses of wine, he began to pour out Sun Yuyun's past events from birth one by one.

Liu Renyu listened to it with relish, and then he listened to the last paragraph, then made a comment, and then had a drink with his father-in-law, and finally, Sun Yuyun's story was not finished, but Sun Kuisheng had already gotten under the table and was unconscious.

And at this time, Hong Chengchou's table was almost finished, and Liu Renyu was not besieged today, because he had never been drunk.

When it was time to disperse, Liu Renyu specially asked Sun Ada to send his father-in-law home.

Then Zhang Yin took the township officials of Yan'an to reluctantly bid farewell to Hong Chengchou and Du Wenhuan, and by the way, he also bid farewell to Liu Renyu and other escorts with a relatively low sense of existence.

Hong Chengchou led his subordinates to say goodbye to Zhang Yin and the others, and then went straight from the direction of the military camp outside the city.