Chapter 64: Yuan Benchu's Banquet

Youzhou, Yuyang.

Guo Jia, Chen Qun, Tian Feng, Fu Zhu, Zhang Fei, Tian Chou, Qi Zhou and others gathered in Taishou Mansion.

"Ladies and gentlemen,"

Guo Jia sat on the left, holding a piece of letterhead in his hand. His joy was overflowing, and his whole person's spirit seemed to be boiling.

"Good news for everyone. Just got the summons from Luoyang, the lord has been enshrined in Youzhou Assassin History, Zhenbei General, Champion Hou! ”

Chen Qun, Tian Feng, Fu Zhu and the others all had bright eyes, grinned, and smiled.

"Haha, I'm going to be promoted, hahaha" Zhang Fei laughed without hesitation. Originally, Liu Yuan was just Yuyang Taishou and the captain of Wuhuan. The characters under him are either engaged in, or they are lieutenants, or they have a weak official position such as a military commander, or they are miscellaneous generals. Now that Liu Yuan has entered the title of General Zhenbei and the history of Youzhou Assassin, then the subordinate officials at least have a position of Taishou, and the generals can also be crowned as a miscellaneous general.

According to Zhang Fei's words, a certain family commanding 20,000 people, but he is still a captain, what a egg.

"General Zhang is happy too early, right?" Guo Jia rolled his eyes.

"What? Guo Junshi, doesn't the lord give me a promotion? As he spoke, his mouth pouted, and he suddenly looked like a deflated ball.

"The lord has a letter that I am in charge of the army, and I am responsible for collecting the troops of the counties in Youzhou, selecting elite soldiers, and training them; Brother Gong and Brother Yuan Hao are still in charge of people's livelihood policies, and stabilize the people of Youzhou as quickly as possible; Brother Changwen traveled all over the country, whether it was a private visit to the micro-service, or a big fanfare, first, to punish and eliminate evil, and second, to find out the loopholes in the law and correct them; Brother Tian Chou immediately rushed to Xuansu County to serve as Xuansu Taishou, opened a commercial market in Gaoxian County, and negotiated business and trade matters with Goguryeo and Buyeo, General Zhang Fei led 20,000 troops and stationed Xuansu as a deterrent. As for the promotion, he was personally appointed after the lord returned. ”

After Guo Jia finished speaking, he looked at everyone and said, "Is there a problem?" ”

Chen Qun, Tian Feng, and Fu Zhiju all shook their heads. Tian Chou hesitated, thought for a moment, and said: "Guo Junshi, Xuansu's job is not difficult, and he is still competent, but this business matter is really not what I have learned, and I don't know anything." ”

"Haha, I knew you would say that." Guo Jia laughed and said, "You are the right person to supervise business matters." There are two actual executors, one of whom is a talent sent by the Zhen family, the future father-in-law of the lord; The second is Liu Shiyi of the Central Plains Commercial Bank. These two are deputies and are only in charge of business matters. Just rest assured. ”

"That's good, hehe, that's good."

Guo Jia turned his face to Zhang Fei again, looked up and down carefully, hesitated, and said: "According to my meaning, General Zhang should stay in Yuyang to deter Goguryeo and Buyeo, and General Qi Zhou is the best candidate." ”

"What? Guo Junshi!? Zhang Fei stood up and shouted loudly.

"Look at you, the surname is so impatient, how can you deal with the dirtiness between the three kingdoms?" Guo Jia said: "In case because of your impatient and tyrannical surname, you break the righteousness of the Three Kingdoms and break the calculation of the lord, how can you be born?" ”

"Uh" Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, and said with a sneer: "Strategist, I am old Zhang Gai, can't I change it?" ”

"Can you make sure you don't drink during working hours? Can you ensure that you are not arrogant or impatient, and you can deal with it steadfastly? ”

"Yes!" Zhang Fei thumped his chest: "My old Zhang dares to make a military order, if he spoils the military plan, come and see him!" ”

Guo Jia showed a smile at this time. Nod slowly.

"The arrangements have been finalized. As for General Yan, General Huang, and General Xu, they must also open the army and return to Yuyang before the lord returns. According to the lord's instructions, this action is too big, and there is a lot of gain, so we need to settle down and digest it quietly. ”

"The army, to be reorganized."

"Except for the 20,000 troops under General Zhang, the rest of the army, after collecting new recruits and completing training, must be broken up and reorganized."

"As for how to reorganize, the lord will arrange it when he comes back."

A series of changes in Youzhou, although great, did not affect the Central Plains.

The heavy snowfall that lasted for two or three days finally stopped, and the streets of Luoyang were covered with snow melt and watery, and countless residents were carrying brooms and other tools to sweep the snow in front of their doors.

On this day, Liu Yuan got up, and after morning exercise, he was about to go to Cai's Mansion to contact Cai Yan for affection, when Cao Ying arrived.

"Brother Mengde, please take a seat!"

Liu Yuan pulled Cao Ying and invited him to sit down, and then said with a smile: "Brother Meng De said that there is a lot of opportunity, why do you have time to run to my place?!" ”

Cao Ying rolled his eyes violently: "What's wrong with laughing at me?" I was idle all day long, panicking. If you, the champion Hou Mansion, are yours in the house, then won't my house become a latrine? ”

"Haha, joke, joke. Brother Meng De came to look for me, what's the matter? ”

Liu Yuan took the tea from the maid, made a gesture of invitation with Cao Ying, and said, "Brother Meng De tastes my tea, what is the difference?" ”

Cao Ying opened the lid of the tea bowl, and saw that the green was shining, and in the tea water that exuded the faint fragrance of tea, three or two lonely leaves rolled up and down and surrendered, indescribably cute.

"Your tea, it's really different, well, I'll try it." Cao Ying took a sip, his eyes closed slightly, and a long sigh came out of his nostrils.

"Good tea!"

Cao Ying's eyes widened and he shouted.

"Brother Xian, give me two or three catties, how about it?" Cao Ying's eyes lit up.

"What? Two or three pounds?! Liu Yuan jumped up from the chair and said, "You should be pig food, where are there so many, it's almost the same to give you two or three taels!" ”

"A pound! A pound is always fine, right? Cao Ying snapped his fingers and said, "Look, my old man, and a few of my brothers, a pound of tea, such a point, each person only has one or two taels, you are so patient?!" ”

"Uh" Liu Yuan was speechless.

"Okay, okay, one pound, just one pound!"

Cao Yingmei smiled.

"Now it's time to tell me, what's the matter?"

Liu Yuan took a sip and made an aftertaste.

"It's not a big deal, it's just to invite you to the Heroes Building to get together. Let's drink and talk about poetry, hehe"

Liu Yuan's eyes rolled and he questioned, "It's not that simple, right?" Lao Cao, if you want to drink, there is a lot of good wine in my house, and you still need to go to the Hero Building? ”

"Hehe, I know I can't hide it from you." Cao Ying laughed dryly twice and said, "Luoyang Junjie, Benchu, Highway and so on, ask me to invite you to the banquet." ”

"Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu?" Liu Yuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Yuan Kui's old thief also sent someone to assassinate me before, and this time these two brothers invited me to a banquet again, is there any trick to it?" ”

"Impossible!" Cao Ying said categorically: "This time there are not only the original two brothers, but also many Luoyang talents, they are no longer lawless, and they dare not attack you as a hero in public." ”

"That's right." Liu Yuan nodded and said, "Okay, your old Cao has a big face, I'll go with you and see it, hehe"

"The champion is here!"

With this voice, all the people in the hero building turned their faces and looked at the door in unison.

I saw Cao Mengde, who was playing with five-color sticks, walked in a young man dressed in gorgeous clothes, nine feet tall, and with a handsome face.

Although this person is tall, he is not rude, and has such a bland and pleasant atmosphere, as if he is not a general on the battlefield, but a scholar who has just come out of the academy.

"Champion, please take a seat!"

Yuan Shao, as the initiator, saw Liu Yuan enter the door, immediately stood up, stepped forward, arched his hand, and his face was always so gentle, as if he was a close friend with Liu Yuan.

"Don't dare!" Liu Yuan smiled lightly and said, "Brother Benchu, you are the master, and I am the guest." How can I sit on that throne? Or this first brother, please take a seat. ”

Liu Yuan's words won the favor of many people. After all, Liu Yuan is in a high position and is a relative of the emperor, no matter how powerful the Yuan family is, although Yuan Shao is the eldest son, he is not as good as Liu Yuan. It stands to reason that Liu Yuan sits in the main seat, and no one will question it. But Yuan Shao is the initiator after all, if Liu Yuan is the master, he will give people a feeling of arrogance and arrogance, and no one in his eyes, and he will invisibly push himself to the opposite side of everyone.

Liu Yuan sat on the left, raised his wine glass, turned it around for half a circle, and said with a gentle smile: "Yuan is late, let everyone wait for a long time, I will punish myself with three glasses as atonement!" ”

After speaking, he connected three cups of Lao Bai and went down to his stomach, his face was not red and his heart was not beating, and he turned over the wine glass to show everyone.

"Good!"

Everyone applauded.

"Yuan was invited by Brother Ben Chu this time to meet all the talents in the Hero Building, fortunately, I will have another drink, respect Brother Ben Chu, respect everyone!"

After Liu Yuan finished speaking, he drank another full cup.

When everyone saw that he was bold and happy, their good feelings immediately increased, and the atmosphere of the whole banquet gradually became hot.

Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu glanced at each other, and a trace of gloom flashed on their faces. The whole banquet seems to have begun to revolve around Liu Yuan, not him, the host, how can this situation not make Yuan Shao, who has always thought that he is the pride of the sky, disgusted?

"Haha, the champion Hou is arrogant, Yuan admires!" Yuan Shao raised his glass, stood up, and said: "Champion Hou is my great hero, and he has made great achievements in the north. I have lived in Luoyang for a long time and don't know anything about northern Xinjiang, can I please introduce it to you? ”

"Yes, Master Hou, you can tell everyone"

"yes, yes"

As soon as Yuan Shao's words came out, they immediately resonated.

Liu Yuan's exploits are familiar to everyone, but the specific matters are not well understood, how can the parties not ask in detail when they are here?

Cao Ying sat on the side, quietly drinking wine, and watched coldly.

"Haha, thanks to everyone's affordability, then I can't shirk it, so let's just say something briefly."

Liu Yuan glanced at the Yuan brothers, probably understood the thoughts of the two of them, and couldn't help sneering in his heart, but his mouth didn't stop, and he began to speak.

Now that he understands the plans of the two, Liu Yuan will not fall into the trap, and in his words, he will pick and choose how Hu Lu can harm the people, kill innocents indiscriminately, how to despise the big Han, despise the scholars, and so on.

Everyone is Luoyang Junjie, all of them are born noble, although they don't put the life and death of the people in their eyes, but the most taboo is to be despised and looked down upon.

So, after listening to Liu Yuan's words, everyone was excited, and one by two they clamored to exterminate the Xianbei Wuhuan clan, otherwise they would not give up.

The Yuan brothers were dumbfounded.

Cao Ying secretly gave Liu Yuan a thumbs up.

"Ahem" Yuan Shao hurriedly stopped with a coughing sound, and said: "I heard that the champion Hou is crisscrossing the northern frontier, no one can stop him, killing civilians, such as chopping melons and vegetables, tsk, amazing!" ”

Liu Yuan's heart jumped, and he secretly came.

"Well killed!"

To Yuan Shao's surprise, someone actually praised it: "Xianbei people and other beasts dare to despise my Han magnates, it is not too much to exterminate the clan, kill some civilians, what is it." ”

"Makes sense!"

"But this is against the teachings of the sages!" Yuan Shao said busily.

"What did the sages teach us?" Someone replied: "Did the first brother say that benevolence and edification?" Hehe, the first brother may have misunderstood. Xianbei people are beasts, let's exterminate them and solve the misfortune of thousands of Han people, that is benevolence, that is education, isn't it, this first brother! ”

"Ugh"

Yuan Shao was speechless.

Liu Yuan seemed to have become an outsider at this time, drinking a little wine, and at the same time eyebrow-to-eye with Cao Ying, so unhappy.

"Haha, everyone is a person with status, for Xianbei beasts, what is there to quarrel about, drink and drink, come, this first brother, respect you!"

Yuan Shao smiled reluctantly on his face, raised his wine glass and touched Liu Yuan from afar, and did it all.

Unexpectedly, in the end, he Yuan Benchu actually asked Liu Yuan to break the siege.

What a bastard, is this the legendary digging a trap and jumping by yourself? Or is it clever but mistaken by smart?

Yuan Shao originally wanted to use the descendants of the powerful in Luoyang to denounce Liu Yuan for the crime of indiscriminately killing innocents, so that his reputation would be discredited, but Liu Yuan shifted his focus and took over the bitter fruit.

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