Chapter 4: The Wild King's Banquet

Hanoi Taishou Zhang Yang invited Chen Nuo and his entourage to enter Yewang City, and there were cavalry followers in the road, and the momentum was quite grand.

Taishou Zhang Yang and Chen Nuo entered the city hand in hand, and many residents in the city did not recognize Chen Nuo, but when they heard the name of others, they also remembered it all at once. I don't know anything else, just Chen Nuoyangcheng killed Gongsun Yue, Xiuxian broke the Yellow Turban, and Guangchuan defeated Gongsun Zhan, which one is not familiar? It's just that because the news is blocked, if they know Chen Nuo's majesty during the Battle of the Boundary Bridge, I'm afraid they will be even more ecstatic.

As soon as these people heard that it was the legendary young general Chen Nuo who came hand in hand with their Taishou, they were all overjoyed and rushed to come forward to observe Chen Nuo's appearance.

Chen Nuo and Zhang Yang walked together, followed by a group of civil and military personnel, all on foot. Neither of the two Taishou rode horses, so naturally they were not good at riding horses.

That Zhang Yang looked at the enthusiasm of the people in the middle of the road, thinking that it was for his own sake, and he had a long face, so he glanced at Chen Nuo, and couldn't help but ask him: "General Chen, what do you think of the people's sentiment under Zhang's rule?" ”

Chen Nuo's martial arts rank is a martial arts general, the official position is Bohai Taishou, both civil and military, to speak, Zhang Yang calls him 'adult' is more in line with the identity of Taishou, but in today's troubled times, who has soldiers and who is the boss, so Chen Nuo has Bohai Taishou in his body, and Zhang Yang is still commensurate with the general. Just like himself, he is the Taishou of Hanoi, but he prefers to listen to others call him a general. This kind of thing is not surprising, thinking that Yuan Shao has many positions, and his former subordinates are commensurate with generals before Jizhou, and after winning Jizhou, his subordinates still haven't changed their words. Therefore, in troubled times, Wu Lingwen is used. Conversely, this is not the case in peacetime.

Chen Nuo heard Zhang Yangyi say it, and he also knew that he had understood the wrong people's meaning. I don't know anything else, but when I heard these people say his name one by one, and there is a contention, I know that the enthusiasm of these people is for him, not Zhang Yang. But he was a guest on other people's territory, how could he be anti-guest-oriented, so he had to praise Zhang Yang against his will. Moreover, this kind of words that only waste saliva and do not waste brains, why not say two more words? Who doesn't want to hear that he ruled the peace and won the hearts of the people?

Zhang Yang was very satisfied when he heard Chen Nuo's words, and he also felt that this should be the case, nodded and continued to walk with him.

The group of civil and military forces who followed him could also hear the conversation between Zhang Yang and Chen Nuo, and couldn't help frowning. Zhang Yang is complacent, they are not carried away, and they can still see clearly what is right and which is wrong. Zhang Yang is desperately trying to suppress bandits, and it can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people, but if you want to win the hearts of the people, it is not necessarily. After all, if Zhang Yang sent troops to suppress bandits, how could he last long if he could not get the support of the people's money and food, and although these people were exempt from banditry, they had to bear heavier conscription and taxes, and their good impression of Zhang Yang can be imagined.

Before Chen Nuo came to Hanoi, Zhang Yang's subordinates had a serious disagreement over whether to lend Chen Nuo. Half of them advocated borrowing the way to Chen Nuo, after all, Chen Nuo was Yuan Shao's person, and in the current situation, it was best not to offend Yuan Shao because of this matter. And those who are unwilling to borrow the Tao give an example to remind everyone with the story of the false Tao to destroy the Tao, if Yuan Shao does not have good intentions and allows Chen Nuo to borrow the Tao but suddenly fights against the wild king, then how should he deal with himself at that time? Both sides have their own reasons, and the final decision is, of course, only Zhang Yang. Zhang Yang clapped the board and allowed it. It is allowed to lend to Chen Nuo.

Although most of them were not convinced, since General Zhang Yang had decided, it was difficult for them to object. It's just that when Chen Nuo's men and horses approached the Wild King City, the panic in their hearts was even worse, and they were afraid that the expected things would happen, so they were eyeing Chen Nuo's arrival one by one, and they didn't give Chen Nuo a good look. If it weren't for Chen Nuo's final self-invitation to camp the men and horses more than ten miles outside the city, I am afraid that they will never be at ease, and they may have to meet each other immediately.

Although for now, Chen Nuo did not bring soldiers and horses into the city, but for them, when Zhang Yang was not very popular with the people, the people of Yewang welcomed Chen Nuo so much, which naturally made them quite jealous, and wondered if Yuan Shao asked Chen Nuo to come over, buy the hearts of the people first, and then do big things. They were suspicious, so naturally they didn't have a good color to show Chen Nuo, so they deliberately supported the cavalry to cut off the sight of the people on both sides, so as not to let Chen Nuo be too much of the limelight.

Regarding what Zhang Yang's subordinates did, Chen Nuo just didn't see it, and talked about current affairs with Zhang Yang while walking. That Zhang Yang chatted happily with Chen Nuo, and didn't pay attention to the changes on the sidelines, only chatting with Chen Nuo vigorously. Talking like this, he arrived at the Taishou Mansion unconsciously, and Zhang Yang had already prepared a banquet and personally invited Chen Nuo and others to the banquet. Chen Nuo only brought Dian Wei and more than a dozen people with him when he entered the city, and the rest of Zhu Ling and Pan Zhang let them lead the troops to be stationed outside the city.

At this time, everyone else was sent to eat, leaving Dian Wei by his side.

Zhang Yang looked at the iron tower man standing behind Chen Nuo, thought about it all of a sudden, and said with a smile: "Is the strong man still thirsty?" If so, how about going down there with this general to drink and eat? ”

Dian Wei accompanied Chen Nuo to protect him, of course he would not leave, although the most proud person in his life was eating and drinking, but he would never abandon Chen Nuo because of his own selfish desires at this time, he immediately shook his head and said no more.

Dian Wei's actions seemed to be a sign of arrogance in the eyes of others, and some generals were already displeased and lowered their faces. Chen Nuo saw it in his eyes, so he asked Dian Wei Ke to go down to eat first and then come back. Na Dian Wei glanced around at the audience, looking at the unhappy faces, and became even more uneasy, but if he refused Chen Nuo's order, it seemed to hinder Chen Nuo's majesty, Dian Wei frowned, and had to say: "That's it!" If General Zhang is willing to reward a certain bite of food to eat, please ask someone to bring three bowls, and a certain person can just stand here to eat, even if there is no food, it doesn't matter. As for water and wine, a certain family has a small amount, so don't drink it! ”

Dian Wei's amount of alcohol Chen Nuo has seen, he said that the amount is small, but he is afraid that once he drinks it, he will not stop, and when he is drunk, no one will protect Chen Nuo, so he has this saying.

However, Dian Wei said that he wanted to eat here, and everyone sounded funny, thinking that he was a small subordinate in front of a general who gathered all here, where was his place? Even if it is eaten standing up, it is not a proper system, it is a sadistic laugh.

That Zhang Yang was stunned, glanced at Chen Nuo, and saw that he had no objection, so he laughed and clapped his hands: "It's right!" ”

Although Dian Wei's performance before and after was a little abrupt, he was straightforward in Zhang Yang's eyes, and he admired such a person very much, and couldn't help but look at him twice. After taking a closer look, I saw that although Dian Wei had a rude appearance, he was majestic, his strength was naturally not weak, and he was carrying a double halberd, standing like an iron tower, which really gave people a feeling of danger, he was a man!

It's a pity that there is no such majestic person in his army, and I think Chen Nuo can take this person under the account and win his heart, which shows that Chen Nuo is indeed not simple. Thinking of this, he was also a little relieved about this adventure to borrow money from Chen Nuo, and felt that he would definitely win this gamble. Thinking that the thief has a powerful person, if he can get the help of the people behind Chen Nuo, he will definitely be able to defeat him. When Zhang Yang thought of this, he couldn't help but smile and toasted to Chen Nuo.

Although Dian Wei invited himself to three bowls of rice, did not want wine and food, and was willing to stand and eat, Zhang Yang, as the host, naturally did not have such hospitality. From time to time, a temporary dining table was added to the door, and the wine and rice were served in a moment, Zhang Yang smiled and invited Dian Wei to sit down. Dian Wei didn't want to move, he wanted to stand up and eat according to his own wishes, and let them serve him the rice, but after listening to Chen Nuo's instructions, he had no choice but to respond, thank Zhang Yang, strode to the door in front of everyone, knelt in front of the food table, grabbed the big rice bowl and swallowed the dates.

There was bacon and cured duck and the like on the dining table in front of Dian Wei, but Dian Wei didn't look at it, since he said that it was delicious white food, he would abide by it to the end. Moreover, even the wine he usually likes to drink is in front of him, if he doesn't see it, he just eats. didn't see much effort, Dian Wei ate the three bowls of rice one after another, burped, and then got up from the reed mat, thanked Zhang Yang again, and still stood behind Chen Nuo.

wiped out the three bowls of rice in such a short period of time, and it really frightened the generals next to him. Looking at Zhang Yang again, he couldn't help but have his eyes shining, and asked with a smile: "Can a strong man be full in three bowls of one meal?" If you are not full, you can let people serve three bowls, and the strong man should not be polite. ”

Chen Nuo knows that Dian Wei has a large amount of rice, and the three bowls are nothing, and he usually eats five or six bowls before stopping. He also knew that Dian Wei didn't dare to drink wine, because he was afraid that he would get drunk and make a mistake, and he would eat half full, but he was afraid that it would be too supportive, and it would be difficult to deal with it if something happened. When Chen Nuo thought of this, he really had nothing to say to Dian Wei, and even said that he was a little moved, and he couldn't wait to pull him to sit down and sit with him, so that people could eat and drink enough.

But during the banquet, he can't do this after all, the so-called difference between respect and inferiority is very important in Youhan, and the rules must not be messed up. It's just selfishness, and at this grand feast, if you can avoid it, you can avoid it. Moreover, if he did so, his own majesty would be swept away, and the generals in front of him would look down on him even more.

Dian Wei was asked by Zhang Yang, his face was slightly red, and he still said against his will: "General Zhang is polite, he is already full, there is no need to add more,"

When Zhang Yang heard this, he had no choice but to nod, and he was quite satisfied. Raise the lamp and continue to entertain Chen Nuo. Those civil and military men who accompanied each other, under Zhang Yang's instructions, also took turns to toast Chen Nuo one by one. Even if there are some unwilling, then you have to give Zhang Yang face. Fortunately, Chen Nuo has a large amount of wine and can empty the wine, and his boldness has also infected those civil and military forces who looked down on him before, not to mention it, he really has a faint respect for Chen Nuo in his heart.

The food was cold and hot, the wine was cold and warm, and the feast was drunk until dark.