Halfway through the banquet, Cui Shen, who was already seventy percent full, put down the chopsticks in his hand and said:

"Let Liu Yuanjun smile, I haven't eaten such a delicacy for more than a month since I escaped from Yecheng last month. I didn't expect the food cooked by Xixiang's kitchen to be so luscious. I don't know what this dish is? The old man has never seen it yet. ”

Don't think that stir-frying is omnipotent, the luxury of the upper class of the two Jin is unimaginable, after all, even the suckling pig fed by human milk can be made, and the delicious food is endless.

Yang Yang, who was opposite Cui Shen, said with a smile: "This is a stir-fried dish, created by my lord in his spare time!" ”

And Liu Ye, who was sitting on the main seat who was watched by Cui Shen, nodded without blushing at all.

Cui Shen was overjoyed and said: "It turned out to be a fellow practitioner, and when he was young, he also specialized in beauty. It's a pity that he didn't have enough talent and gave up soon after. ”

"It's good that Gong Cui gave up, otherwise there would be no less than one Confucian sect in this world?" Liu Ye said with a smile.

"Liu Yuanjun praised it falsely, praised it falsely." Cui Shen said modestly.

Then everyone had eaten almost and began to talk and laugh, and the scene was harmonious.

After a few more moments, after the waiter had removed the banquet. Liu Ye glanced at Yang Yang, and was about to enter the topic.

Yang Yang pretended to ask: "Gong Cui, the old man has a doubt, I don't know whether to talk about it or not?" ”

"Yang Gong, excuse me? But it doesn't hurt to say it! Cui Shen said.

"The Cui clan is a big family in Hebei. Although Hu Huang Shihu has a brutal temperament, he still respects Cui's three points. How could Cui Gong be so embarrassed? Yang Yang asked.

Cui Shen sighed and said: "Emperor Hu Shihu is arrogant and lascivious, likes palaces, and beauties. At this age, he listened to the slander of the demon monk Wu Jin and sent the people of the six counties of Qinghe to build Hualin Garden. Not only that, but also forced the states and counties to hand over the beauties, and the county officials wantonly robbed the people's daughters in order to complete the task, and the evil officials also took the opportunity to make waves. Countless families have been shattered. ”

"As a servant of the imperial history, the old man can't bear the suffering of the people. He played Emperor Hu Shi Hu and asked Shi Hu to stop this inhumane act. ”

Unexpectedly, the old man's performance not only did not impress Shi Hu, but was hated by him. Shi Hu was furious and directly dismissed the old man's official position, and after returning to the palace, Shi Hu, who was still angry, directly poured his anger on the old man's sister, and actually beat her to death. ”

Speaking of this, Cui Shen's tears flowed down directly, and the Cui juniors behind him also cried.

"It didn't take long for the frenzied Shi Hu to want to kill the old man's whole family, if it weren't for the old friend who came to tell me at the risk of death, I, Cui Shen, would have entered the Yellow Spring at this time."

Looking at Cui Shen, who was crying bitterly, Liu Ye secretly praised in his heart: Good acting skills! It's not a matter of a day or two for a super perverted Shi Hu to do evil in Hebei, if you Cui Shen really feel sorry for the people, how can you play so late! And looking at this Uncle Cui's performance yesterday, Liu Ye doesn't think that Cui Shen is a warrior who dares to be the first and sacrifices himself to save others.

Liu Ye estimated that it was like this: the perverted murderer Shi Hu had touched the interests of the Qinghe Cui family. But in the face of Shi Hu, the Cui family had little strength to fight. That's why Cui Shen, who is a servant of the imperial history, was sent to ask for relief. As a result, Cui Shen accidentally provoked Shi Hu, and Shi Hu was angry and directly killed Cui Shen's sister Cui Fei. Cui Shen was very scared, after all, Shi Hu was a pervert among perverts, and if he said that he would kill your whole family, he would kill your whole family. So I ran away with my family directly. It's just that on the way, I was unlucky and ran into the Zahu tribe.

Thinking of this, Liu Ye really wanted to award Cui Shen an Oscar. However, on the surface, he still comforted:

"People can't be resurrected after death, Cui Gongjie mourns!"

Cui Shen wiped his tears and said a little hoarsely: "I can't help it, I hope Liu Yuanjun will forgive me!" ”

Liu Ye also sighed: "If the Hu people are not removed, the Han people will not prosper!" ”

After hearing these two words of Han people, Cui Shen's whole body paused, but soon regained his calm.

"What the lord is looking at is very much, after the Yongjia Rebellion, the clothes have crossed to the south, and the children of the Han family in my north have been like duckweed, with nothing to rely on, and have been abandoned." Xiahou Wen said with some indignation.

If you want to say that everyone here is the most dissatisfied with the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it must be Xiahou Wen. Xiahou Wen was born in Xiahou County. During the Cao Wei period, as Cao's good friend and number one fighter, it was quite awesome. But after the Sima clan came to power, the Xiahou clan was miserable. As the chief thug of the Cao clan, the Xiahou clan was suppressed for decades, coupled with the southern invasion of the Hu people. The dignified Xiahou clan has basically disappeared now. For Sima Dongjin, Xiahou Wen can be said to hate him to the core.

"It's the pole, it's the pole."

With the strength of the wine, everyone also began to express their dissatisfaction with Sima Dongjin. Even several of Cui's sons and nephews joined in. In fact, few people in the north will have a good impression of Sima's newspaper. After all, they have lived so badly because of the Sima clan, and they have been abandoned by the Sima clan.

After everyone complained, Liu Ye clapped his palms and said:

"You don't have to be so depressed, one night watching the sky, Shi Hu's life is not long over, Shi Hu is dead, all his sons have heavy soldiers, but there is no prestige of Shi Hu. Hu people are cold and thin by nature, and their eyes are not respectful. In order to compete for the throne, the sons of Shihu will inevitably trigger large-scale cannibalism. Maybe then it's time for me to wait for the Han people. Of course, this is also Liu Ye's chance. (As a traverser, Liu Ye still vaguely remembers that Shi Hu has not been around for a few months.) )

Everyone present thought about it and felt that it made sense, so they began to praise one after another.

……

After the dust washing banquet, the Cui family, who were the distinguished guests of Xixiang, were arranged in the most luxurious right wing room of the Xiangjun Mansion. However, the Cui family did not go back to rest, but gathered together.

"My lord, can't I wait for Jiang Zuo? Do you really want to stay here? Choi Saburo was a little reluctant to leave Saigo and asked.

Cui Shen sighed and said:

"Is Jiang Zuo going? From Langya to Jiankang, it has to pass through several large counties, especially Xiapi, which is full of plains, and as a military town, Shihu has heavy troops there. Once discovered, I won't be able to escape. ”

"Moreover, even if you go to Jiangzuo, what can you do? Now is no longer the period of the Yongjia Rebellion and the period of the southward crossing of clothes. We will wait for the past now, and neither the housewarming clan nor the southern clan will accept us! Do you want to go over, downgrade yourself, and lose the face of my Cui clan? ”

"Do I have to stay in this small force in Saigo?" Cui Jialang asked.

Cui Shen said angrily: "Small forces? Now Xixiang has more than 10,000 people and more than 1,000 elite soldiers. Can it be considered a small force in this area of Langya? ”

"Da Lang, the old man knows what you are thinking, compared to my Cui clan, Saigo is indeed not strong. But the foundation of Xixiang was laid by Liu Zhijun alone in only three years. And in the old man's opinion, this is still the result of Liu Yuanjun's suppression. You saw that today, too. The soldiers of Xixiang are not only well-equipped and well-armoured, but also well-trained, fierce generals, and even armor and equipment, and have great war potential. In the old man's opinion, it is easy for Saigo to occupy the moment. But they didn't, and it seems that there must have been a plan. ”

"You have all heard what Liu Yuanjun said at the banquet today! As Liu Zhijun said, Shi Hu is already sick, and he is not lightly ill. As soon as Shi Hu died, many of his sons were mediocre and did not be able to take the lead. Moreover, Shi Hu himself was not in the right position and set an example for his sons. As soon as Shi Hu dies, there will be a rain of blood around the throne. Even if someone wins, the strength of the entire Shi Zhao will inevitably drop greatly. This is the opportunity of the heroes, the heroes. ”

"Liu Yuanjun must want to take the opportunity to raise troops, there is no big hero in Langya County, and the people in the county have been bullied by the Hu people for a long time. As long as Liu Zhijun ascends to the heights, with the fame of the Liu family in Huainan, the follower will definitely be like a cloud. As long as Liu Yuanjun led them to win a few more battles, the people would definitely be attached. It's easy to take all Langya County. ”

"Then, with Langya County as the foundation, whether it is to Qingzhou in the north or Xuzhou in the south, you can achieve a great cause."

Everyone in the Cui family was a little surprised when they heard this, they didn't expect Cui Shen to be so optimistic about Liu Ye.

"Erlang, you are usually the most assertive, tell me what you think." Cui Shen said.

"I also think that the adult is right, Liu Yuanjun is indeed worthy of our Cui's investment." Cui Jia Erlang said.

"I don't know if you noticed that a lot of wheat seedlings have been planted on the hills of Xixiang. This is the first time I've seen this way of planting, and there is a well for irrigation a few miles away. This shows that Liu Yuanjun attaches great importance to agriculture. ”

"We will follow Liu Yuanjun back to Xixiang, and the people of Xixiang will salute themselves when they see Liu Yuanjun, and they don't need to be supervised. And everyone's eyes were full of respect and fearlessness. It is easy for rulers to make the people fearful, but it is difficult for them to respect them. And Liu Zhijun did this. ”

"And the high-level executives of Saigo who met at the banquet today were full of their own characteristics. Especially Yang Gong, his scripture attainments are not below adults. Although Xiahou Jun is not good at talking, he can tell the story of military strategy, although Li Jinyu is rough in vertical and horizontal skills, but he has a set of governing counties, and his talent is enough to guard a county. I didn't expect there to be so many talents in a corner of Xixiang. This shows that Liu Yuanjun is very talented. ”

"The most important thing is that Liu Yuanjun is a descendant of Huainan Liu, the queen of the Han Dynasty. I'm waiting for it to vote, and it's not an insult to the family. ”

"Good, good! I didn't expect Erlang to see it so thoroughly, so how do you think my Cui clan (Cui Shen's branch) should be effective? Cui Shen took the school road.

"We should be like a family!" Cui Erlang said without hesitation.

"This? What nonsense are you talking about, Jiro? Cui Dalang said a little strangely. A big family like them is generally invested in one or two elite people. The children of the big families are all sought-after goods. Both knowledge and talent are far stronger than others. Like-minded families are generally small families.

"Erlang is right, not only that, but the old man will marry Bai'er to Liu Yuanjun." Cui Shen said with a resolute face.

"My lord (uncle), you ......," everyone in the Cui clan exclaimed.

Cui Shen interrupted them with a wave of his hand, and then said helplessly: "Do we have any other choice?" ”

But then Cui Shen's eyes immediately lit up and said, "What's more, the bigger the bet, the greater the return." ”