"Xu Jun, would you like to add another pot of tea?"

Xu Ji was sitting, and soon a voice sounded, it was the second child from this restaurant who came to wait, with a flattering smile on his face. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Xu Ji's eyes were still staring at the restaurant opposite, and he said without looking back: "No need, you can step back first." ”

The little second nodded, walked two steps, and then turned back and asked, "Xu Jun, when will you let the room do the wine and food prepared?" ”

His question disturbed Xu Ji's thoughts, this Xu family disciple frowned, and finally turned his head, looked at the little two and said lightly: "The distinguished guest I invited has not come over yet, when will it start serving, I will inform you, there is no need to ask anything else, stand down, I don't want to say it a third time." ”

His voice was not loud, and his eyes were not sharp, but it made the little second person feel cold, and he no longer dared to say anything for one or two rewards, so he quickly bowed and left.

As soon as the person left, Xu Ji looked at the opposite side again, his eyes swept across the street, revealing a sneer: "Chen Zhi's plan is difficult to achieve after all, because his personality is still too low, too low, so that a little strategy and intelligence will not work at all." ”

The thought fell, and there was a sound of footsteps behind him, and then a voice with arrogance came out from behind.

"Xu Ji, you invited a certain family to come over in the name of the Xu family, just to sit here with you, looking at the restaurant opposite?"

As soon as the words fell, I saw a tall man dressed in a big coat, striding over with meteors, talking while walking, with phoenix eyes and silkworm eyebrows.

"Brother Guan, I misunderstood, there is a reason why I invited you to come here, you and I haven't seen each other for a while, I heard that you are going to be out of office recently, so I invited you to come over for a drink." Xu Ji got up and greeted him.

It turned out that this person was Guan Xian, who had traveled with Zhuge Yan before, and after Zhuge Yan interrupted his study tour because of changes at home, Zhao Xing stayed in Pengcheng, and finally accompanied Chen Zhi, while Guan Xian left Xuzhou and returned to Luoyang.

Guan Xian, as a son of Xungui, also has some status in the family, so he has some friends in the capital, and this Xu Ji is also one of them, and he was specially invited today, and the purpose is self-evident.

Guan Xian snorted coldly, but he didn't say anything, sat down and asked, "Do you want me to come to see that Chen Zhi embarrassed?" I don't know that after I returned to Luoyang, I also helped Chen Zhi speak. ”

"I've heard about this, but I know your temper better, Brother Guan." Xu Ji laughed, looking very open-minded, "This Chen Zhi offended you in Pengcheng in the past, and now he has obtained such an official position by relying on a little false name, and he has the title of a soldier, so he got carried away and removed me. ”

Guan Xian was silent, just sitting, took the teapot and poured a cup of tea, drank it lightly, and did not answer.

Xu Ji didn't say much anymore, but continued to smile and said: "Brother Guan, you wait a minute, I still have a guest who hasn't come, and when he comes, let's serve wine and food." ”

"Oh? There is another one, I don't know who it is? Guan Xian put down the teacup and raised his eyebrows, a little curious about the identity of the man.

Xu Ji smiled and was about to speak, but a servant came over and reminded, "Master, someone is on the other side!" ”

"Someone's coming?" Xu Ji's expression changed slightly, and he didn't care about what to say, he turned his head and looked out the window, just in time to see a middle-aged man led by Eguanbo stepping out of the ox cart, and slowly walked into the Xunmei Pavilion under the escort of two servants in Tsing Yi.

"This is Gu You." Xu Ji breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "This Gu You has gained a lot of benefits because of the tasting meeting, his reputation has soared, and he will come at the appointment, that is a natural thing, there is no need to make a fuss, except for these few people, others should not come." ”

When the words fell, I saw an ox cart coming over, and another person walked down, Xu Ji frowned, and then stretched out, and said: "This Luo Xun was invited by Chen Zhi before, and it was because of my Xu family's warning, supplemented by the promise of benefits, that they agreed to refuse Chen Zhi. ”

As soon as his voice fell, a clear voice came from behind-

"Do you think that this Chen Zhi will definitely not invite many people this time, so he invited us here to see the situation of Chen Zhi's embarrassment, yes or no?"

Then, Yu Liang, who was dressed in civilian clothes, walked slowly.

After returning to Luoyang, he also acted in a low-key manner, he had some friendship with the Xu family in the past, and he was invited by Xu Ji this time, but just by looking at this dress, he knew that he came in a low-key manner, and he didn't want to make a noise.

"Yu Yushi is here," Xu Ji stood up, greeted the past with a smile, and made a gesture to take Yu Liang's hand, but the latter avoided it quietly, but Xu Ji didn't care, and said with a smile: "Come on, come on, please take a seat, go, notify someone to come and serve the food." ”

Yu Liang glanced at Guan Xian lightly and sat down.

Guan Xian looked at the comer, and narrowed his eyes, but didn't say anything.

"Two, the reason why I invited you to come over, I believe you all know it in your hearts," Xu Ji sat back in his seat and said with a very sincere expression, "That Chen Zhi has offended us and others, and now he wants to make a noise, but he can't do it, please come over, not only out of selfishness, but also because of my friendship, to give the two of you anger, but in addition, there is another layer of meaning." ”

As he spoke, another servant of the Xu family came to report, and then Xu Ji stopped talking, turned his face to look outside the building, and saw that at the door of the Xunmei Building, two ox carts stopped, and Zuo Lian and another group walked down.

Looking at this situation, the three of them tacitly agreed not to speak.

At this time, the tavern had already come over and arranged for servants and maids to serve wine to Xu Ji's table.

But the three people at the table, but no one moved their cups and chopsticks, as if they had a tacit understanding, looking at the tavern opposite, paying attention to the pedestrians on the street.

Because the table where the three of them are sitting is not located in the Accord, but in the lobby, because it is convenient to watch the opposite side.

In fact, this restaurant is not a luxurious and elegant place, it is much worse than the Xunmei Building opposite, the reason why it was picked by Xu Ji is also very simple, that is, it is close to Chen Zhi and them, and in order to satisfy Xu Ji and others, the owner of this restaurant has deployed manpower from all over the house, and even his own servants and maids have been called, just to reflect the demeanor.

Therefore, when this plate of dishes fell, it seemed to be the same, but looking at the three people who were suddenly silent, the servant and the maid felt a pressure, and their movements gradually went out of shape, revealing an anxious look.

Finally, after a servant accidentally knocked over a glass of wine due to pressure, Xu Ji reprimanded, reprimanded the servant in the successive accusations, and then cleared his throat, his voice was a little low: "The one who came with Zuo Lian is Hua Min of the Hua family, who is a calligrapher and is proficient in the art of ambiguity. ”

Yu Liang said lightly: "Chen Zhi didn't invite Hua Min before, but he came, so it seems that Chen Zhi's banquet this time may not be smooth." ”

Xu Ji's face was ugly, but he had to nod and admit: "Yes, I miscalculated, but this Hua Min and Zuo Lian were originally close friends, and it is not strange that they were invited over by Zuo Lian." ”

Yu Liang smiled faintly and said: "Even if what you say makes sense, after all, few people are really here now, but I'm curious, you mentioned before that you invited me over, what you did was not just to see Chen Zhizhi's embarrassment, so what is the purpose?" ”

"It's simple, even if I invite the two of you to join me in the banquet, I can't let him be too lonely!" When Xu Ji spoke, he had the taste of gritting his teeth, revealing Bai Sensen's teeth.

"I'm afraid things won't go your way." Guan Xian suddenly popped out such a sentence, stretched out his hand and pointed downward, "Chen Zhi's banquet this time, I'm afraid it won't be deserted." ”

Xu Ji was talking, but he was stunned when he heard this, and when he took a look, he saw three more ox carts parked in front of the door of Xunmei Building, and several men with extraordinary bearing got off the car and walked straight into the restaurant.

"These people are not the five people who participated in the evaluation, and they are also not friends of Zuo Lian and others, but they are all here." Yu Liang shook his head and sighed, "Actually, I also know that several of you have been contacting many people recently, coercing and enticing them, making them embarrassed by Chen Zhi, the real purpose is not Chen Zhi's Taile Ling, but the servant behind him, but if even Chen Zhi can't surrender, the plans behind him are just a vain." ”

As he spoke, he suddenly changed his words: "I really want to know, have the few people who have arrived downstairs also been contacted by the three of you and agreed to your request?" ”

Xu Ji's face became more and more gloomy, obviously showing impatience, looking a little anxious, he didn't answer immediately when he heard the words, but just stared at the opposite door, just to see a few more ox carts approaching, and even a carriage coming.

In this Luoyang City, it is not ordinary people who can ride the carriage, even in Pengcheng, most of the families go out by ox carts, and try to avoid carriages, which can be seen.

Seeing the two people walking down from the car, Xu Ji's expression was like eating a fly, as ugly as he was.

Guan Xian squinted his eyes, shook his head and said: "Zhang Jing and Zhu Xian, these two have come over in person, then this Chen Zhi's banquet this time can be said to be a big victory, these two are not only masters of calligraphy, music and scriptures, close to the status of the clan, that Zhang Jing is the son of the Zhang family of Jiangzuo, the Zhang family is now dealing with Chen Zhi, but the celebrities in their own family came to cheer in person and spread it, I don't know how big a wave it will cause." ”

With that, he stood up and walked out directly: "In this case, there is no need for Guan to stay, please do it." After that, Guan Xian left without looking back in Xu Ji's murderous gaze.

"This pass, when will this temperament be able to converge?" Noticing Yu Liang's gaze, although Xu Ji was unhappy, he had to suppress his thoughts from rising and falling, so as not to be looked down upon by Yu Liang, although he and Yu Liang had a friendship, but the other party has now risen, although there was a slight setback in Pengcheng, but he could not reverse his future, and Xu Ji was dismissed, the gap was huge, and the past friendship was not counted, so Xu Ji did not have much confidence in front of Yu Liang, and he was not willing to lose face again.

In fact, he invited Yu Liang to come over, and he also had the idea of taking advantage of the opportunity to get closer to the enemy, and then take some benefits, but as soon as Guan Xian left, the situation took a turn for the worse, so he had to calm down with words.

But this effort did not come true, then Yu Liang stood up, shook his head with a smile and said: "I know your thoughts, you want to use my power, if Chen Zhi is really as you expected, today the carriage and horses are deserted, I will not mind being used by you, but unfortunately, in this situation, even if I have a grudge against that Chen Zhi, I will not rush out and do that unwise move." After speaking, he also turned around and left.

Seeing Yu Liang's back disappear at the stairs, Xu Ji gritted his teeth fiercely, and then roared angrily, in a hurry, one hand waved violently on the table, and in the sound of cheering, the wine and food on the table fell to the ground, and the fragments of dishes fell all over the ground.

There happened to be a few servants who served the food and were taken aback, but before they could react, Xu Ji had already roared: "Get out!" Who called you over!? ”

After this roar, everyone was suddenly silent, and they didn't dare to take a step forward, and the owner of the tavern came actively, hurriedly apologized, and asked his own servants, Xiao Er and servants to retreat, leaving only the people of the Xu family.

Suddenly, the surroundings were quiet, Xu Ji looked at the empty table, turned his head to look out the window, and gritted his teeth and said: "It's a good Chen Zhi, but don't be complacent, the person my Xu family wants to move, no one can get it!" ”

Before the words fell, his steward Xu Pi hurried over and brought a message from home.

"What? Father said that he would stop all the rumors against Chen Zhi? Xu Ji's steps were a little unsteady, his body shook twice, and his expression changed, "Is there something wrong?" ”

"The little one doesn't know the details, so please go to the old man and ask clearly, there was a misunderstanding in the province, and it just so happened that the old man told you to go back now."

"I'm going to ask clearly, but not now, I'm definitely not going back now!" As Xu Ji spoke, he looked towards Xunmei Tower again, and just saw the scene of Wang Yan getting off the sedan chair, and his teeth clenched a little.

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"So many people have come?" After Wang Yan stood firmly, he looked at the ox carts and carriages outside the building, revealing a look of surprise, "I thought that the three families were working hard behind the scenes, and few people came to the banquet of the Chen family, but now it seems that the old man is underestimating him, but I don't know what the extraordinary thing he said is when he posted the invitation to the old man." ”

In the blink of an eye, in the Xunmei Building, Chen Zhi had already gotten the news and took Liu Gang and Lu Ying to greet him in person.

At the same time, outside Luoyang City, a carriage drove slowly, and Chen Luo's fat face poked out of the car window to look out.

"I don't know what my seventh brother is like now."