It was the first time for Ao Bai to participate in the night banquet of high-ranking officials. There were too many people in the Ming Dynasty, so he followed Liang Bin and observed his words and deeds, for fear of saying the wrong thing, doing the wrong thing, and making jokes.

Tian Ergeng came out, and Liang Bin made an introduction.

Tian Ergeng smiled: "Huang Peng, we have been friends for a long time. ”

"Hello Lord Tian." Ao Bai Shi saluted. He looked at Tian Ergeng and felt that he didn't look like a good person.

The three of them entered the house side by side, and Tian Ergeng said: "Come and sit first, and everyone will be more affectionate and affectionate in the future." ”

This sounded a little disgusting, and Ao Bai smiled slightly and entered the house.

The people here are very polite, and even the family members and subordinates have shown extremely high quality.

Ao Bai and Liang Bin were invited to the front hall for tea before entering the restaurant to take a seat. There were not many people who came, and those who were qualified to attend this banquet were all high-ranking officials.

Ao Bai quietly observed the surroundings, except for Yang Yu and Su Meng'er, he didn't know anyone else. And Su Meng'er was also the only woman who was sitting.

Wei Zhongxian sat on the main seat as a matter of course. This is Tian Ergeng's home, but as long as he comes, he is the master. Before eating, he picked up a gold bowl, drank wine, placed it on a tray, held it with both hands, and bowed deeply to the guests, looking reverent. Then he walked from the dining room to the courtyard, and spilled the wine on the ground facing south, I don't know what it meant.

Liang Bin whispered to him that this was a sacrifice to the gods, in order to ask for God's blessing.

Wei Zhongxian returned to the hall and saluted the guests again. All the people sat down and received a glass from the servant's tray, and the servant poured it full, and then everyone bowed together and raised their glasses to drink.

Ao Bai is usually used to drinking wine with a bowl, even if the cup is large, pick up the wine glass and dry it in one sip. When it was over, I realized that everyone else was drinking very slowly, taking one sip at a time. Later, he learned that drinking was also etiquette, and it was the habit of literati to drink things, even when drinking water.

At the beginning of the meal, there was also a set of rituals with chopsticks, and everyone followed Wei Zhongxian's example. Holding the chopsticks, lifting them slightly and slowly lowering them, everyone uses the chopsticks to pick up the dishes at the same time......

Ao Bai also followed, sighing in his heart, no wonder foreigners say that China is a country of etiquette, eating a meal is so troublesome, the more etiquette, the more restrained everyone is when chatting, for fear of saying something wrong, in fact, it is better to eat a buffet to communicate feelings.

After the ceremony, everyone toasted Wei Zhongxian and sent words of praise.

Because he was the protagonist of the Shanxi incident, the third person was the turn of Aobai, he didn't prepare anything at all, and when he saw that everyone was looking at him, he suddenly remembered what he often said in later generations. Raise your glass and smile slightly, and said in one breath: "I wish the nine thousand years old smooth sailing, the two dragons take off, the three sheep Kaitai, the four seasons are safe, the five blessings are coming, the six major shun, the seven stars are high, the eight directions come to the wealth, the ninety-nine concentric, the perfect one, Pepsi Cola, a thousand things are auspicious, and all the best." ”

Everyone didn't think that he would open his mouth to come to such a set, and he was robbed of the limelight. Wei Zhongxian was very happy and laughed.

After eating, everyone else left, only Ao Bai and Yang Yu stayed. Wei Zhongxian didn't mention the matter of Shanxi, and first asked how the injury on Aobai's arm was, which was completely a friend's attitude. Hearing Ao Bai say that it was okay, a smile appeared on his face.

Wei Zhongxian only talks about personal matters, not about work. When he was about to leave, he said: "Huang Peng, you have made a great contribution this time, on the side of King Xin, you still have to help our family dredge more, what happened during your absence from the capital, Liang Bin has already told you, right?" ”

"I will." Ao Bai agreed. Wei Zhongxian didn't ask too much, but he felt good.

There were some conversations, all about the future development of Zhangjiakou. After an hour, Ao Bai and Wei Zhongxian went out of the house together and got into a carriage each.

Only Tian Ergeng and Yang Yuan are left in the house. Tian Ergeng asked all his subordinates to go out, and asked in a deep voice: "You have observed Huang Peng during this time, what have you found?" ”

Yang Yu changed his previous playful appearance, and said: "He is very powerful, his arm strength is outstanding, and his archery skills are very good." He can fight madness for dozens of rounds, and he can still get out of the way, and I'm afraid that his kung fu is not under me. ”

Tian Ergeng asked, "Why did you say that madness suddenly appeared?" ”

"I don't know, that person is too mysterious, I thought about taking the risk of talking to him, but I couldn't find him."

"It's better to be careful, if you have any mistakes, who will give me advice." Tian Ergeng sighed.

If Ao Bai saw this scene, he would definitely be surprised, the two are not a master and servant relationship, but like good brothers.

Tian Ergeng was born two years ago when he encountered Yang Yuan.

After he attached himself to Wei Zhongxian, he focused on killing, expelling the Donglin Party, reprimanding the Donglin Party, and brutally persecuting Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and other six gentlemen of Donglin, known as "Da'er Tian Ergeng". If you do too many things without virtue, how can you have no enemies? When he went out once, he was besieged by more than ten masters, the guards around him were killed, he was also injured, and at the moment of crisis, Yang Yu was saved by him. He saw that Yang Yu was dressed in martial arts, and after investigating, he found that he had an innocent background, and immediately started to win him over. Yang Yu said that he came to the capital only to seek wealth, and the two hit it off. Yang Yu became a Jinyi guard, and at the same time became his adviser, and then he did things with half the effort.

Today, Yang Yu also just came back and talked about the situation in Shanxi. "Let's go to Heishi Village together, Huang Peng has a good way of attracting people. I guess he didn't work for Grandpa Wei wholeheartedly. ”

Tian Ergeng said: "Oh? So what exactly does he want to do? ”

Yang Yu said: "On the surface, he is good with Wei Gong, but he is very close to Sun Chengzong, and he is left and right. It was he who proposed to attack the Jin merchants, the Lu family and Zhangjiakou had been controlled, and the people who would be in charge of it in the future would be the Yan Gang. Su Meng'er has always looked high above her head, but she values him very much, and the Salt Gang is already preparing to find a new backstage. As long as Gonggong Wei falls and King Xin succeeds to the throne, Huang Peng will definitely be further reused, and I guess he wants to swallow up Gonggong Wei's power without spending a single soldier. In the future, my interests in Zhangjiakou will also be his. ”

If Ao Bai was there, he would definitely be shocked, his purpose had already been analyzed by two people. Yang Yu is indeed not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Tian Ergeng slammed his fist on the table and said angrily: "This bastard, Wei Zhongxian believes that he is really blind. He was excited and called Wei Zhongxian's name.

Yang Yu smiled slightly, and said in his heart You don't take Wei Zhongxian in your eyes at all, and you are willing to recognize him as your father-in-law for the sake of power, when you meet a son like you, isn't he blind?

Tian Ergeng said: "What should I do now? Is it just waiting? Wei Zhongxian stepped down, am I ......?"

Yang Yu said: "Well, even if you don't die, this official can't be done, and there are many people in the court waiting to harm you." ”

Tian Ergeng frowned and said, "Brother, you have a lot of ideas, what should I do to keep my position?" ”

Yang Yu walked around the house with his hands behind his back, and said lightly: "I have three strategies, you can choose." ”

Tian Ergeng looked at him seriously. "Please."

Yang Yu said: "First, show favor to Huang Peng, stand on his side, and do things for him in the future." Although he does not have the power yet, he is friendly with King Xin, and the Salt Gang has fallen to him, he can be civil and martial, and he may succeed. ”

Tian Ergeng refused. Qi said: "I have worked for so many years, how much strength I have made, how can I be his subordinate?" Can't you kill him now? If you make a move......"

Yang Yu shook his head and said, "His kung fu contains Buddhism, which is very evil. I'm not sure, even if I beat him, it will be difficult to kill him. And doing something to him will cause an uproar, and it is impossible for us to stay out of it. The second way is to go to the king of letters. Be honest and show allegiance to him. When necessary, betrayed Wei Zhongxian, said how he harmed people, how he looted wealth, everything he could say, put aside the relationship, and protect himself. Although it will not be reused in the future, it is still possible to keep the whole family. ”

Tian Ergeng shook his head again, "I'm already the commander of the Jinyi Guard now, can I only descend and not rise?" ”

Yang Yu smiled strangely and said lightly: "If you want to rise, you have to take a lot more risk. ”

"Tell me about it."

Yang Yu asked, "Have you ever thought about ascending to the sky in one step and becoming an emperor yourself?" ”

Tian Ergeng shook his head and said, "You can't talk nonsense, even if I have the power of the army now, how can I ...... Do you have a plan? ”

"You can try to control the Emperor, as long as you ......"

Yang Yuan is not a fool, Tian Ergeng is a greedy person and a gambler, he can't let go of the power in his hand, and chooses the third plan.

At the banquet, Ao Bai felt uncomfortable, feeling like he had entered a den of thieves and got together with a group of powerful villains. These people also talked to each other, but their eyes wandered, and neither of them listened carefully to each other. Liang Bin introduced him to many people, and he only remembered a few. He regretted a little that he didn't bring a small notebook to memorize, so as not to be embarrassed by not being able to call the names of these old fellows in the future.

After the banquet, he suddenly came to his senses. When he returned to He's house, He Rupet and Mrs. He knew each other very well, and went back to rest early, without pulling him to chat again. He took his wives back to the room, what he was going to do......

Yao Qianyu said: "Grandpa just asked us to persuade you, saying that you really have to break off your relationship with the eunuchs." ”

Ao Bai nodded and asked, "What's the situation with King Xin recently, have you seen him?" ”

Yao Qianyu said: "King Xin originally came often, and he also invited Hari Chagai to practice together in the house, but he hasn't been here for many days recently. ”

If someone told Zhu Youzhen, "You may become an emperor." It's no wonder that his mind hasn't changed a bit. Tomorrow, go see him. Ao Bai smiled and said, "No matter these things, I miss you every day when I'm outside, I just came back, and it's not good to snub anyone at night, or the four of us together, right?" ”

Yao Qianyu said: "Don't! ”

Phoenix said: "Let Hai Lanzhu accompany you, she is going crazy when she thinks about you." ”

Hai Lanzhu said with a smile: "You didn't ask about someone as soon as you saw him, and you were excited to do that when you received the letter." ”

Ao Bai opened his arms, hugged the three of them and kissed them one by one, making a mess......

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