Chapter Eighty-Nine: Bored Waiting, Unexpected Guest
When Zhao Xiaofeng arrived at the banquet hall, all the preparations were nearing the end.
"Everyone has worked hard, after returning to Beijing, I will definitely report this matter to the prince and ask for credit for you." Zhao Xiaofeng laughed and threw out a sugar-coated cannonball. Sometimes, it has to be like this.
"We don't work hard, it's our honor to be able to do things for the prince."
"Xiexie Mr. Zhao's concern."
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Poor sour talents, you say a word, I say something modest, obviously I don't want to show merit, but in fact, they really hope that Zhao Xiaofeng can ask for credit for them, because only in this way can their existence be shown.
"Brother Huang, look, why are you here, don't notify me, if I know that you are here, I don't have to rush over in such a hurry, you can help me here." Zhao Xiaofeng said to Huang Xu from afar, in fact, he saw Huang Xu as soon as he came in.
"Whatever Brother Zhao said, I see that the gentlemen have handled everything very well, and I haven't been able to help much." Huang Xu knew that Zhao Xiaofeng was having nothing to say.
"Yes, yes, I didn't expect these gentlemen who usually only give advice to do this kind of thing, even I didn't expect it." Zhao Xiaofeng said happily, obviously wanting to say that such a person really had a long face for him.
"General Fang, why didn't you see him, I heard that he came back?" Huang Xu didn't want to dwell on this useless topic anymore, so he found something else.
"Oh, he's back, I don't know, I sent someone to inform him, but he hasn't seen me yet, so I'm not sure if he's back." Zhao Xiaofeng was obviously talking nonsense with his eyes open.
"It's fine. I'm just asking, asking. Huang Xu knew what was going on.
"Alas. You, yes. It's you, I'll talk to you, on the 11th, you go and see if your general Fang is back, if he comes back, ask him to come over for a while, and say that I have something to say to him. Zhao Xiaofeng seemed to attach great importance to Huang Xu's words, and called a Flying Tiger member who was working next to him to command.
The team member said yes and stopped what he was doing very cooperatively. Fly away to find Fang Hu.
"Look at it, Brother Huang, this Fang Hu is not as good as you, you all know that he came here to help, but he doesn't know where to hide to play, it's really not like that, after returning to Beijing, I have to talk about him before the prince." This Zhao Xiaofeng is really a loss if he doesn't become an actor.
"Brother Zhao, maybe General Fang is really busy. It's not what you think, isn't there still us here, he's just busy with him, don't you say? Huang Xu also has to cooperate with him appropriately. Otherwise, it would be too boring for him to act.
"Forget it, let's not talk about it. Let's talk about today's banquet. Zhao Xiaofeng was probably afraid that Huang Xu would be entangled again, so he also changed the topic.
"Today except for the men and horses of the three battalions. Who else did my brother invite? Huang Xu asked.
"Except for the three battalions you came forward to invite, of course. The people in the military camp must be indispensable, and there are also some important local roles, such as the pacification envoy of Anqing Mansion, Yuwen Boge. Brother, don't say that I won't help you as an elder brother, this is also an opportunity for you, you can take this opportunity to get to know more about these people, it is good for you, you should understand that these people are a group of people who are very important in our kingdom of heaven. Zhao Xiaofeng said.
"I'll be careful, brother xiexie reminds." Huang Xu said.
"Thank you, our brothers still need to be so polite." Zhao Xiaofeng said.
The two of them were talking about some inconsequential gossip, which was kind of boring time before the guest arrived.
"Brother, it's just close to noon, and there is still a lot of time before the evening banquet, how about it, are you interested, let's kill a few plates." Huang Xu was also bored and proposed.
"Okay, but we need to bet a little bit on the jackpot to make it fun." Zhao Xiaofeng said.
"No problem, brother, tell me, what kind of lottery to bet on?" Huang Xu asked.
"Small gambling pleasure, big gambling immorality, so let's do it, if you lose a game, promise to help me do one thing, how about it." Zhao Xiaofeng seems to have a chance to win.
"Murder and arson, harm to heaven and reason, I don't do anything beyond my ability, other than that, it's okay." Huang Xu won't necessarily lose.
"Okay, I promise I won't let you do that." Zhao Xiaofeng is also very refreshing.
"And what if you lose?" Since it is a bet, of course everyone has to bet.
"You can make conditions, as long as I can meet them, I can promise you." Zhao Xiaofeng's bet is not small.
Is this still a small gamble? This should be a big gamble.
"Then we'll make up our minds." Huang Xu said with a smile.
"A word is a decision, come to someone, take chess." Zhao Xiaofeng hahadaxiao, ordered someone to play chess, and it seemed that Huang Xu had been decided.
After a while, the chess is in place.
Huang Xu held the white, Zhao Xiaofeng held the black, and began to play with each other.
The process is not exciting, but it is also quite remarkable, so I won't say more. Three games of chess, the two fought for more than three hours, zuihou, no one was able to endure anyone, the two of them each won and a draw, which was considered a draw.
Zhao Xiaofeng didn't expect this result, and Huang Xu was not happy, so the two discussed it for a while, intending to continue until Zuihou decided the winner.
The two of them set up and prepared to start over. At this moment, someone came to report and a guest arrived.
Hearing that a guest had arrived, Huang Xu couldn't help but look up at the sky, isn't it still early, there are at least two hours before it gets dark, this guest is really early, but no matter what, the one who comes is a guest.
So, both of them had no intention of continuing the game, and got up to welcome the guests.
Zhao Xiaofeng and Huang Xu walked to the door of the banquet hall to greet the guests. Let me explain here that the banquet hall they are referring to is just a camp tent, but it is not that it is much larger than the ordinary camp tent, and there are many more people and things that can be accommodated in it.
After Huang Xu and the others walked to the door, they saw several people waiting at the door. Among them, Huang Xu knows, Anqing Mansion pacification envoy, Yuwen Boge. The other two are people dressed as generals, men, it seems, the status is not low, but Huang Xu has never seen one in the four battalions on the left, center, right and back, and one is zuihou, which makes Huang Xu a little surprised, it turned out to be a female general, Huang Xu was curious, and couldn't help but look at her a few more times, the other party may also feel Huang Xu's gaze, and nodded politely to Huang Xu, Huang Xu nodded to the other party a little embarrassed.
"Mr. Zhao, Steward Huang, everything is fine, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon." Yuwen Boge saw that it was Zhao Xiaofeng and Huang Xu who came out, and said with a smile.
"Lord Yuwen came really early." Zhao Xiaofeng smiled and said.
"Mr. is treating the king of Dong, how can he not come early, but maybe, Mr. Zhao will waste a little more tea." Yuwen Boge's previous sentence was very serious, and the latter sentence was joking.
"Lord Yuwen, I may not have other good things here, but the tea is good to drink and drink to your heart's content." Zhao Xiaofeng said seriously.
"Then thank you sir first." Yuwen Bog owes himself to the truth.
"Don't dare, please inside, adults." After Zhao Xiaofeng finished speaking, he welcomed a few people in.
After being invited to the banquet hall, everyone first found a good place to sit down with the guests and hosts, Zhao Xiaofeng ordered people to serve tea, and after all the rituals were over, he began to talk to the guests again.
This time, it was Zhao Xiaofeng who spoke first.
"My lord, forgive me for being clumsy, you haven't introduced it yet, what are the names of these generals in your company."
"Mr. Zhao is polite, I will introduce you." After Yuwen Boge finished speaking, he pointed to the two male generals sitting next to him and said, "These two are the commanders of my Anqing Mansion. ”
"Fortunately, fortunately, Zhao Xiaofeng welcomed the two of them on behalf of the East King." Zhao Xiaofeng clasped his fists and said politely.
The two commanders also politely returned the salute and said some words of thanks.
"And who is this heroine?" After Zhao Xiaofeng and the two male generals exchanged salutes, he turned his head to the female general and asked.
"This is Princess Yi, General Long Xiang of the Chinese military camp, Tan Xiaohui." After Yuwen Boge's introduction, he said respectfully.
"What?" Zhao Xiaofeng was shocked.
Huang Xu was surprised.
"The student didn't know that the princess was here, and there were many faux pas, capital crimes, capital crimes, capital crimes just now." Zhao Xiaofeng never thought that this woman turned out to be Princess Yi, and he blamed this Yuwen Boge for not saying it earlier, otherwise, he would not be so rude.
"I have long heard that Mr. Zhao's name is like thunder, but I didn't have a chance to see each other, but when I saw it today, it really deserves its name, Mr. is not the first strategist under the East Prince, which is admirable" Princess Yi said, it can be seen that she does not have the slightest sense of blame.
"The princess is serious, just now the student is blind and doesn't know the princess, and I hope the princess will forgive her sins." Zhao Xiaofeng accompanied the gift vigorously.
"Sir, don't be polite, I'm here to attend Mr. Zhao's reception banquet today as General Long Xiang of the Chinese military camp, Mr. just treat me as an ordinary general in the army, don't be too restrained." Tan Xiaohui disagreed with Zhao Xiaofeng's words.
"Princess Xie is not guilty, Princess Niangniang, etiquette is indispensable, please sit down." Zhao Xiaofeng bowed and wanted to invite Tan Xiaohui to sit down.
"Mr. Zhao, people like Mr. shouldn't be so pedantic, I said it, you just treat me as the first general in this battalion, and you don't have to be such a mother-in-law anymore." Tan Xiaohui was unhappy.
Huang Xu thought to himself, this is right, how can a heroic woman not have a little temper. You must know that in terms of military status, General Long Xiang is only ranked below the deputy general, if there is no little character, how can she manage those arrogant generals, and she can earn today's status, it must be by his own efforts, it is impossible to rely on the nepotism of the Wing King, this kind of thing, it is rare to be able to fake in the army, not to mention, her boss is still an iron-faced and selfless person like Shi Dakai, and don't even think about fake. (To be continued......)