Chapter 9: Banquets and Counseling

I remember that on the way here, Xun Biao has already told everyone about this possibility, but it is still helpless to really encounter it.

"Don't expect to find any clues by looking through the books. It is certain that among the 5,000 guan arrears, the former Taishou Xu Gui was at least greedy for more than 3,000 guan. However, no matter how much we look into the account books, we can't see anything! Besides, it is equivalent to directly starting a war with them when we first came, which is quite unwise! After making sure that no one was eavesdropping outside, Xun Biao said slowly.

"Are we just going to care about nothing?" Zhang Mo's brows furrowed slightly, he was not the kind of person who liked to yell.

"Anyone who has just come to a place will inevitably face the disgrace of the old forces. Either they were beaten down and fled; Either be a man with his tail between his legs; or go out and fight to the death; Either win the other party and trample the other party under their feet! In the past, I had just entered the barracks, and someone had come to challenge me directly? Li Ming was not surprised by this situation, and even felt a little familiar.

"What's the biggest tavern and what is the menu? If you don't qualify, then set up a banquet in the house! Send an invitation to Wei Xin, Gu Yan and Zhang Dui! Li Ming clapped his hands, and he made a happy decision.

It's not soft, it's just done exactly as Xun Biao suggests. If you want to do it to Huiji County, it seems a bit abrupt to come directly, first profit and then soldier, this process must go first!

"Invitation? So quickly succumbed? It's just that this banquet in Xunfu means, what does it mean? Wei Xin looked at the invitation in his hand and looked directly at Gu Yan. Although he was born in a wealthy family, Wei Xin was just a pure martial artist.

"If you're in the Li Mansion, don't you worry about the Hongmen Banquet?" Gu Yan still knew a lot, and soon understood, "I didn't expect the Xun family to openly support Li Ming, and this time he was even more willing to act as an intermediary." Let's go to the feast! Let's see what Li Ming has to say to us! On this one-third of an acre of land in the south of the Yangtze River, they don't dare to come nonsense! ”

The Xun Mansion is indeed much bigger than the Li Mansion, and it is also much more magnificent, the key is that the Xun family's name is useful, and if Li Ming invites it, whether others are willing to appreciate their faces or not, they all say it.

"The Xun family is so optimistic about Li Ming?" Gu Yan, who came to the banquet, directly found Xun Biao, but as for his boss, he didn't look at it directly.

"I heard that Ling's nephew is currently studying under Cai Yong? Bo Jiao's eldest daughter Cai Yan is the younger sister recognized by the sister, so she can be regarded as Xun's sister, according to this, the Gu family and the Xun family may not be close to each other, and the Gu family and the Li family may not be able to set up close? Xun Biao said with a smile.

"I didn't expect there to be such a relationship? Eh, why isn't it Zhiruo (Xun Table Words) to be the Hui Ji Tai Shou! When Gu Yan heard this, he immediately said bitterly.

"I have bewitched Li Ming to delegate power, and on the surface, I am also responsible for the government affairs of Huiji County. It's just that the position of this master book ...... "Xun Table is a little difficult.

"If you have such a great talent, then you still need someone else to steal his position?" Gu Yan smiled faintly, even if he refused to leave, the Gu family had a thousand ways to let the other party give up his position!

"In recent years, the Xun family has been staring at the Central Plains, and there are too many people staring at it, and they have no choice but to come to Jiangnan to develop, and they can't say that they will rely on the Gu family more in the future!" Xun Biao said in a low voice.

"Whereever, the Gu family also needs a lot of help from the Xun family!" Gu Yan said with a smile.

The influence of the Xun clan in the court is just what the Gu clan needs. And the Gu family's influence in Jiangnan is what the Xun family needs. Cooperation is mutually beneficial, and he naturally knows this reason. Gu Yan probably understood that Li Ming was just a puppet pushed out by the Xun clan to attract attention, and the real person in charge was actually Xun Biao.

Seeing that the banquet began, everyone sat down one after another, and the back kitchen brought up the dishes one by one, and the three people who had not paid attention to the dishes were suddenly attracted by the colorful and fragrant dishes in front of them.

"Li is a rough man, when he first came to your place, he couldn't entertain everyone, so he simply cooked some dishes himself, hoping to meet everyone's appetite!" Li Ming was sitting on the left side of the main seat at the moment, and said to the three of them with a smile.

"My brother-in-law's craftsmanship is only better than that of the imperial kitchen of the palace, you are blessed!" Xun Biao sat on the main seat and said with a smile. The arrangement of this position, and Gu Yan's private explanation, the other two immediately understood.

The county guard personally cooked, and he rushed to this, and this dish was also unique. With a bit of banter, the three of them tasted the dishes carefully, but when they really ate it in their mouths, they could no longer maintain the calm and calm of the family, and the speed of picking up the dishes suddenly accelerated.

When the three of them came back to their senses, the plates in front of them were empty, only the wine in the bottle was still full. This made the three of them couldn't help but be amazed, after all, when they went to banquets in the past, they often drank all the wine first, but there were still a lot of dishes left.

"Your cooking skills are truly superb! Much better than my cook! Wei Xin was open-mouthed, and he didn't take Li Ming in his eyes anyway.

"How do you speak, adults are adults, how can you compare with your cook?" Gu Yan came forward to reprimand, but he was actually watching Li Ming's reaction.

"Li is a rough man, he doesn't know the means of governing the country and the world, and he will be able to audit government affairs in the future, but I'm afraid that there will be a lot of trouble for the three of them!" Li Ming was not annoyed, and arched his hand towards the three of them honestly.

"We are all locals of Jiangnan, so we naturally hope that Huiji County will become more and more prosperous!" Gu Yan nodded with satisfaction, it would be best if he could recognize his identity clearly.

"My sister-in-law is more nostalgic, and he has a few subordinates who used to be in the army and wants to arrange arrangements. Xun has also tested the talents of several people, and thinks that he can serve as a thief Cao, a deciding Cao and Ji Cao...... "Xun Biao is a little difficult.

"Taishou has the right to appoint and dismiss all subordinates, how can I, as a subordinate, talk too much?" Gu Yan smiled and said, these are just county officials, to put it bluntly, they are a group of temporary workers, so there is nothing to worry about.

When they were full of wine and food, everyone also left.

"Tonight's banquet feels like the most aggrieved one of my lives!" Li Ming sent everyone away, and after returning to the living room, he complained directly, Gu Yan and Zhang Dui behaved well, with good rules and regulations, without any trespassing. But Wei Xin's attitude was unpleasant, and his nostrils were about to rise to the sky.

"If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan!" Xun Biao stepped forward slowly, "Wei Xin is the concubine of the Wei family, and he is only afraid that rudeness is his disguise." If we met yesterday and were not so rude, how could we change our attitude in one day? I'm afraid, he's here to test our authenticity tonight! It's just that they certainly can't imagine that our goal is not the main book or other positions, the key is still thieves! ”

"I'm in charge of the thieves in the county!" Li Ming said angrily, and his authority is equivalent to the armed police force in later generations.

"That's enough! Under the thief Cao's door, there can be an establishment of 500 soldiers! Xun Biao smiled faintly.