Zhang Yi was not the only one who received the invitation that day, almost all the officials above the rank of doctor in Chu State were invited by Zhaoyang. The banquet held by Zhaoyang is just a traditional project in the officialdom of Chu State, and every year after the summer, the princes and nobles and the ministers of the court gather together in the name of cooling off, chatting about leisure and getting closer to interpersonal relationships.

Steward Zang left Zhaoyang's Lingyin Mansion early in the morning, and went around to scatter invitations, and the first place he arrived at was the Prince's Mansion, because the nobles under the king of the dynasty were undoubtedly the most noble and prominent.

Prince Qihuai took his invitation, and saw Steward Zang holding a large number of invitations made of fine bamboo and wood slips, so he asked casually: "I wonder if there are any fresh faces among the people you invited today?" ”

Steward Zang replied respectfully: "It's no different from previous years, it's just that there is a new person named Zhang Yi from the Wei Kingdom." ”

When Qi Huai heard this, he screamed in surprise, and his face suddenly changed, turning from sunny to cloudy. When Steward Zang saw that the prince heard Zhang Yi's name, he looked very unhappy, and stayed aside in fright, not knowing what to do.

Qi Huai pondered for a moment and said: "Among the people you invited, the senior doctor Qu Mu, when you send the invitation later, tell him by the way, saying that I have invited him to the prince's mansion to discuss matters." ”

After speaking, he waved his hand and motioned Steward Zang to continue to busy his own business.

Where did Steward Zang dare to disobey the prince's order, he hurriedly said yes, and exited the prince's room in small steps, however, he left in a puff of smoke and continued to complete the remaining tasks.

Mi Huai was idly flipping through the books in his study in the prince's mansion, waiting for the doctor Qu Mu to come. Sure enough, in less than half an hour, I saw Qu Mu running running profusely.

Mi Huai stretched out his hand and pointed to the guest seat in the study, motioning for Qu Mu to sit down and speak, Qu Mu looked at the prince, guessed the prince's intention to invite him, and sat down cautiously.

Prince Mihuai said: "Doctor Qu wipes his sweat first, let's not worry." I invited Dr. Qu to come to discuss the banquet in the Yin Mansion tonight. ”

Qu Mu wiped the beads of sweat from his cheeks with his hand, and hurriedly responded: "I don't know what the prince has to order, the minister must do his best to help the prince." ”

There was a hint of hesitation on Qi Huai's face, but then he still made up his mind and said, "Doctor Qu, do you know that there will be a person you and I hate at today's banquet?" ”

Qu Mu shook his head. Mi Huai continued: "That person is Zhang Yi, a Wei native who was above the court a few days ago, talking about his ability and speaking loudly. The king didn't know what to think, but he was ready to reuse such a vulgar person. ”

Qu Mu listened, his eyes widened, and he echoed the prince: "This Zhang Yi is too arrogant, I heard that this person is just a farmer in the Wei State, who has been studying art with Guiguzi for a few years, and after he came out, he was self-righteous, traveled around the world, and talked about his tongue everywhere. ”

Qi Huai said again: "Yes, I have also heard about his origin, this kind of person will not be able to enter the stream in our Chu country at all." However, this time, Ling Yin Zhaoyang even invited him to participate in the summer banquet, which was really too much to exalt him. ”

Qu Mu also immediately showed a very angry expression and said: "In this way, that Zhang Yi is even more ignorant of the sky and the earth, as if all the people of our Chu Kingdom are haking him. We need to figure out how to get rid of him. ”

Qi Huai's eyes stared at Qu Mu, and replied: "What Doctor Qu said is very true, and this is also my intention to invite you to come to the Prince's Mansion. Can you think of any good solution? ”

Qu Mu's eyes rolled around, he thought about it and thought about it, straightened up for a while in the guest seat, as if he had a way, and lowered it again for a while, as if he felt that it was inappropriate, so he tossed it two or three times, which made the prince Qihuai a little impatient. At this time, Qu Mu spoke.

He said thoughtfully: "Chen Bucai, I thought of a two-pronged strategy, I don't know if it works. ”

When Mi Huai heard that Qu Mu had a way to rectify Zhang Yi, his face was full of joy, and he hurriedly asked: "What is the method, please ask Dr. Qu to tell me and listen to it." ”

Qu Mu said: "The minister wants to let Zhang Yi bear two charges, and punish him by ordering Yin Zhaoyang's hand, and then show the bad virtue of the king, the king must not be able to reuse it on him." ”

When Qi Huai heard that Zhang Yi could be charged with two crimes, he was anxious to know what was going on, and scratched his ears and cheeks and asked, "Which two charges are they?" Tell me about it. ”

Qu Mu encouraged Xuanxuan and said: "The minister is not sure, I don't know if it can work." First of all, we can give him the sin of theft. Pretending to lose the treasure he was carrying at the banquet, and then finding it from Zhang Yi's seat, wouldn't it make him difficult to read? ”

After hearing this, without thinking, he praised Qu Mu's idea, and he asked, "What is the second crime?" ”

Qu Mu's eyes flickered, and he stopped talking, and the prince could see that he was still a little hesitant, or that he was deliberately pretentious. Mi Huai was impatient and scolded: "What are you still hiding for, if you have something to say, let it go." ”

Qu Mu was too close to the prince, so the prince did not hesitate to say dirty words to him, which is also the inevitable price to bear. However, he speculated on the future prince's accession to the throne, and he endured a moment of abuse, but he could get ahead in one fell swoop, which was also a good deal, so as the dignified doctor of the Chu State, he could also think of the prince's mouth.

Qu Mu still refused to speak out loud, he leaned close to the prince's ear and quietly told him his plan. When the prince heard this, he slapped his slap and laughed, laughing so hard that his mouth reached the root of his ears.

He said, "It's a shame you can come up with such a vicious idea." However, it is very good to use it on Zhang Yi, and it is difficult to escape this trick for him. ”

The two of them had already made up their minds, and they began to prepare nervously. The prince found the most expensive piece of jade that he was playing with, and asked Qu Mu to see if it was suitable, Qu Mu nodded and was full of praise. Then, the prince sent Qu Mu to carry a sum of property and go to Ling Yin's mansion to buy off the relevant personnel and get ready.

Zhang Yi got Zhaoyang's invitation in the morning, and he was in a state of excitement all day, he analyzed the ministers of Chu in his heart, thinking about which people to make friends with and which people to avoid at the banquet in the evening, all of which were in his calculations.

He can be said to have done his homework, thinking left and right, thinking and excited all day long. When the lady saw that he was not dying, she laughed at him and said, "Haven't you never eaten the delicacies of the mountains and the sea, and never drunk the sweet wine, as for being so nervous?" ”