Yuan Shang was invited to the upper seat, and Yuan Shang was not polite, indeed, with his current power, he was definitely qualified to sit in that chair.

Although the Sima family is a first-class ancient family in Hanoi County and even the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, it does not mean that they can put on a score in front of Yuan Shang.

Regardless of the Hebei family surrounding Yuan Shang, the current momentum of Yuan Shang alone is enough to make the Sima family dare not peep, and even have to be treated carefully.

More than 20 people were seated.

On the left are Sima Lang and the brothers, and on the right are more than a dozen generals under Yuan Shang, and Li Erniu's foolish thing is also mixed with a base.

Everyone settled, and the subordinates finished serving tea, but they heard Sima Lang get up and say: "The general came to the cold house, the Sima family is very honored, replace the wine with tea, Sima Lang and the brothers salute the general and the deputy generals." ”

Yuan Shang smiled and picked up the teacup on the table, looked at Sima Lang and Sima Fu, Sima Tong, Sima Kui, and Sima Sui, and said with a smile: "A few gentlemen are polite." ”

Although Pang Tong Juyi and other generals don't like to drink tea, but this kind of occasion is not suitable for drinking, besides, like Pang Tong, there are not many people who are addicted to alcohol and are refreshing after all, Sima Lang and a few people look like Sven, and they are naturally refreshing if they want to drink, and the martial artists have always been different from the literati, and under Yuan Shang's example, the generals had to pick up the teacups on the table.

Yuan Shang drank it all, the six brothers of Sima Mansion also drank tea with a smile, and more than a dozen generals from the army, like Yuan Shang, were neat and tidy, drinking and putting the cup, and the movements were neat and consistent.

After everyone finished drinking tea, they sat down again.

saw Yuan Shang smile and said: "Sima is more talented." It is that it will be far away and merge the state. I've heard of it too. When I saw it today, it really lived up to its name, but I didn't know what to do, where were the other two gentlemen? ”

Several brothers of the Sima family glanced at each other, but saw Sima Lang responding: "The world is just lifting up, and my brothers are just a group of rural horsemen, except for reading a few books and learning some truths." How can it enter the ears of the general, the two inferior brothers who are not present in the next two inferior brothers, Zhongda, went to find a teacher and visit friends, and the old eight young people are observing the traces of the sages in the Tianxuan Taoist Temple a hundred miles away, so they have not come to worship the general today, please forgive me. ”

"Mr. Boda is polite, Ben will come to visit this time, it has come suddenly, and it is no regret to be able to get together with several other gentlemen, how can he be rude to blame the other two gentlemen, but Ben will make this trip abruptly. A few gentlemen don't blame it. ”

Get along with the literati, especially with scribes from scholarly families such as Sima Bada. If it is a military general born with mud legs, his head will already be bigger than the fight, but fortunately, Yuan Shang is also from a famous family, in modern terms, he has received higher education since he was a child, so he meets the literati and treats people with ease.

"No, no, no."

Sima Lang and the others hurriedly shook their heads, they had a good impression of Yuan Shang's knowledge, the gap between scholars and martial artists was here, martial artists needed to use their fists and the amount of alcohol to intersect, and scribes, regardless of whether they could communicate with each other, at least the impression on the first side was the most important.

It was based on Yuan Shang's first impression that it was not bad, that the fourth Sima Kui smiled and said: "If the general has free time, he can stay in Sima Mansion for a few more days, and then arrange for the next person to find my second brother and the younger brother, and it is a good thing for Bada and the general to get together." ”

When Yuan Shang heard this, he shook his head regretfully, and sighed: "I also hope to have the opportunity to get together with a few gentlemen, but I still have important things to do this time, but unfortunately I don't have time to stay." ”

When Sima Kui heard this, he shook his head and sighed as if it were true: "So, it's a pity, Sima Mansion has always been deserted, if the general doesn't dislike the poor tea in the mansion, Ji Da is willing to talk about the way of people's livelihood with General Yuan." ”

"Ha Lu Ha."

Yuan Shang smiled heartily and said: "Although the general has read the sage books for so many years, he can't escape the shackles of martial arts, leading troops to fight is still a little experience, and governing the people's livelihood is only a layman. ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say."

Sima Kui had a cheerful temperament, and without consulting Sima Lang, he did not casually accept Yuan Shang's invitation, and laughed a few times, but he did not respond affirmatively.

When Yuan Shang heard this, he didn't care, and glanced at Pang Tong, but heard him smile and said: "Mr. Boda, this time I will come here, in addition to admiring the reputation of Sima Mansion, there is also one thing to ask for, I don't know whether to talk about it or not?" ”

When Sima Lang heard this, his eyes flashed with a glimmer of light, Sima Kui and several people in Sima Mansion also moved slightly, with their wisdom, they naturally had already guessed that the purpose of Yuan Shang's visit to Sima Mansion would not be simple, but they didn't expect to say the purpose of this trip in such a straight line, in the eyes of this group of scholars who have left two or three points of leeway in doing things and talking, Yuan Shang's move is not tantamount to being too reckless, too reckless naturally has no scheming at all, what is the difference between it and ordinary martial artists?

As soon as Yuan Shang's words came out, he couldn't help but make the Sima Lang brothers present despise a little, especially Sima Lang, this person is in charge of Sima Mansion, as the new master of Sima Mansion, he is the main one who deals with the outside world, and the little Sima Mansion still has to be careful to do things and talk for three points, not to mention the huge annexation of the state, plus the new annex of Youzhou, Yuan Shang, as the lord of the two states, if he does not even have the most basic patience, he thinks about it, he has the most powerful army, but like that Dong Zhuo, he can't sit for long.

This can be seen from the fleeting slight frown of Sima Lang and the others present.

"I'm still too young after all."

Sima Lang couldn't help but sigh in his heart, his original impression of Yuan Shang was not bad, but now he immediately plummeted, one of the Sima clan closed the door and did not participate in the disputes of the princes, in essence, it was not indisputable, when this situation was still unclear, indisputable was often the biggest dispute, Dong Zhuo's solicitation of the Sima clan back then, the old clansmen were actually very excited, you must know that Dong Zhuo at that time was in high spirits, and even almost took that step, If it weren't for Sima Lang, who was not in power at that time, and your sober-minded brothers to block it, I am afraid that today's Sima clan would have been declining with Dong Zhuo, and the sudden rise of Yuan Shang, the Sima clan seemed to be ignorant of the world, but in fact, they had already paid attention to whether to support Yuan Shang, Sima Bada had his own opinions, except for two or three people who did not oppose or support the opinions, most of the rest held positive opinions, and including Sima Lang himself.

After studying Yuan Shang's series of internal affairs in the state in recent years, Sima Lang was indeed very moved, and even almost couldn't help but use the authority of the lord of the mansion to send people to contact Yuan Shang, only because of Sima Yi's cautious stoppage, then he gave up, and now when he first saw Yuan Shang, he first felt good, and then he was a little disappointed, and he couldn't help but be glad that he had listened to Sima Yi's opinion, so that there was no brain fever to put the chips on Yuan Shang.

The Sima clan has been waiting, that is, they are waiting.

At present, Dong Zhuo's strength is not as good as before, and Hanoi County is close to Chang'an, and the Sima family has long had the intention to leave Wen County to vote for others, which is also the reason why Sima Lang and others moved as soon as they heard that people from the state were coming.

However, this does not mean that Sima Lang and others have reached the point where they are loyal to anyone who comes to the door at the end of the mountain, the Sima family is an ambitious family, it seems that they have no desire and no desire, and they are wise and wise, but in fact they are more scheming than any family, if Yuan Shang cannot be valued by them at the moment, the door of the Sima family will be completely closed to Yuan Shang, which can be seen from the sudden slight change of Sima Lang and the few people.

The Qinglou Fengchen woman still knows how to choose a talented person to redeem herself, not to mention the gate valve of the scholar clan that cannot be destroyed by the ups and downs of the years, and the opportunism does not come from the merchants, but is carried forward in the group of the scholars.

A strange smile appeared on the corner of Yuan Shang's mouth, for the subtle changes in the Sima family, he was as meticulous as him, how could he not notice it.

Yuan Shang's smile was even stronger, and his gaze swept over the faces of Sima Lang, Sima Kui, and Sima Kui who were present, and then fell on Sima Lang again.

Sima Lang's thoughts seemed complicated, but they were only in an instant.

This person can be selected by Sima Fang as the successor of Sima Mansion, in addition to being the eldest son himself, his scheming and skills are equally excellent, even if he is a little disappointed in Yuan Shang, he does not show it on his face, and there is still a smile on the corner of his mouth, ordinary people can't see through his heart through the outside at all.

Pang Tong's face was amused, and he sneered in his heart, if your Sima clan wants to occupy a place in the world, how can you do it without some blood.

This pit, designed by him and starring Yuan Shang, is enough to make the Sima family lose a layer of skin. (To be continued......)