When night falls, the sky is bright and moonlit, the stars are dotted, and the streets of Jingchang Mansion City are also brightly lit, and the auspicious restaurant is even more lively. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Jixiang Restaurant, this is it. ”

Ling Yi held the invitation card in his hand, looked up at the restaurant in front of him, and slowly stepped into it.

"Little Er, I'm here for the banquet. ”

Ling Yi handed the invitation card to Xiao Er, and Xiao Er immediately said enthusiastically after reading it: "It turned out to be the head of the Ling case, please come inside, Pan Zhitong is already waiting in the box on the second floor, and the villain will take you over immediately." ”

"I'm tired. ”

Ling Yi immediately followed Xiao Er to the second floor, and after passing through a corridor, he came to a private room, at which time Xiao Er said: "Ling Case Leader, this is it, the villain has retired." ”

After finishing speaking, Xiao Er left the second floor.

Ling Yi gently opened the door and entered, and saw Pan Yunlong and eight young men all sitting at a table, all of them looking at Ling Yi's side at the same time.

"Head Ling, welcome!"

Pan Yunlong stood up first, with a warm smile on his face, and said to Ling Yi: "The head of the case came at the right time, just in time for the banquet. ”

"I thought it was early, but I didn't expect that I was the last person to arrive, so I kept you waiting for a long time. ”

Ling Yi's face was full of apologies, and he saluted everyone, and those people also politely returned the salute.

"Isn't there a saying that it's better to come early than to come by chance? Although the head of the Ling case did not come early, it came very coincidentally, the head of the Ling case, please take a seat!"

Pan Yunlong didn't care at all, and pulled Ling Yi into the banquet, at this time, except for the wine, there was really no food on the banquet.

"Let me introduce to you, this is Liang Guo's top case on this year's gold list, Ling Yi. Pan Yunlong introduced to you.

"Ling's head!", everyone saluted together.

Then Pan Yunlong introduced the other eight people to Ling Yi: "This is the chess show Wang Jie, this is the chess show Zeng Rui, and this is the ......"

"I've seen you. ”

Ling Yi saluted everyone, except for him a chess player, these eight people were all famous for the chess show.

Subsequently, Pan Yunlong ordered someone to serve the food, and after a while, the guys brought very delicious dishes.

"Thank you very much for coming to Pan's dinner, and I salute you for this first glass of wine. ”

Pan Yunlong smiled and raised his glass, and the others also stood up and toasted together.

"Good wine, good wine!", a chess show praised.

Pan Yunlong continued: "The head of the Ling case played against the head of the Changguo case today, and won the battle, winning glory for my Liang, we will respect the head of the Ling case for this second glass of wine!"

Ling Yi's face changed slightly, and he immediately said: "Students don't dare, it should be students who respect Pan Zhitong and you." ”

"What did the head of the Ling case say, it's too polite!"

Then everyone had another drink, with smiles on their faces, and it was very lively.

Pan Yunlong was about to continue, when a man on the left said, "This third glass of wine should be our respect for Pan Zhitong." ”

"Pan Zhitong, please!", everyone said in unison.

"Everyone, please!"

In the end, the third glass of wine was drunk, and everyone began to eat with chopsticks, while talking freely.

"I heard that the head of the Ling case is from Qiuping County?", Qixiu named "Wang Jie" asked.

"Yes, what advice does Wang Qixiu have?"

"What a coincidence, I am also from Qiuping County. ”

Wang Jie smiled and said: "My family lives on the North Road of Qingniu Street, the location is relatively remote, I don't think you have heard of me." ”

"Your name is indeed very vivid, but listening to your accent, it is indeed our Qiuping County. Ling Yi nodded.

"You haven't heard of me, but I've heard of you. ”

Wang Jie continued: "You should be the son of the Ling family, you have been learning chess in Qiu Ping's chess hall for two years, and you have not made any progress as a chess child, but in these few months, you have not only been admitted to the chess student, but also all the way to the top of this year's gold list, which can be called a blockbuster." ”

"What are you talking about? Ling was just a chess kid a few months ago, right?"

Zeng Rui spoke in disbelief, but his tone sounded with a hint of jealousy, and he cast a different gaze at Ling Yi.

The same was true for the others, with a strange look in their eyes, which made Ling Yi feel very unnatural.

Looking up at Wang Jie, seeing that the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, as if he was smiling but not smiling, Ling Yi suddenly realized that the other party was deliberately touting himself and making himself jealous of everyone.

"It's not that simple. ”

Ling Yi thought to himself, and became more vigilant, and said with a smile: "Brother Wang Jie has won the award, in fact, I should have been able to be admitted to the chess game as early as last year, but at that time, I had not made up my mind to choose the chess path, so it was postponed to this year." ”

"So that's the case, I thought that the head of the Ling case suddenly became a supreme genius, which opened our eyes. ”

Wang Jie saw that Ling Yi was not only not proud of this, but was very modest, and knew that he was not fooled by himself at all, so he had to respond like this.

"Pan Zhitong, the banquet for us tonight shouldn't be as simple as just eating, right?", a chess show cut directly to the topic.

Pan Yunlong smiled and said: "Chen Qixiu said yes, I invited everyone to the banquet today, in addition to having a meal, there is a good thing I want to share with you." ”

"I want to hear about it. Chen Qixiu has some expectations.

"At present, my Liang is employing people, Pan thinks that you have great talents, and I want to invite you to join the court as officials and serve the Liang country, I don't know what you think?"

"I see. Chen Qixiu nodded.

At this time, Ling Yi frowned, sure enough, Pan Zhitong's purpose was to help Li Xiang attract talents, as long as Li Xiang had more talents, the greater his status and power.

Chen Qixiu said: "But Pan Zhitong, even if we want to enter the court as an official, as your prefect's adjutantate, it seems that you don't have the power to serve, right?"

"Although Pan doesn't have it, there is one person who can do it!"

"Who?"

"Lord Lee Sang!"

Pan Yunlong made a loud noise, and at the same time, an attendant put a box on the table, which made everyone a little curious.

"Everybody, look at what this is. ”

Pan Yunlong opened the box, and suddenly flashed a burst of brilliant light, and when he looked closely, it turned out to be gold and silver jewelry.

"Pan Zhitong, what do you mean by this?"

Zeng Rui's face was on the side, although he said this, his eyes lit up, and he kept staring at the gold, silver and jewelry.

"Smack!"

Pan Yunlong closed the box, saw that everyone's eyes were on his box, and nodded with satisfaction.

But in the next moment, his face changed, because he saw that Ling Yi was still eating food silently, as if he didn't see the jewels.

This made his face a little unbearable, and he coughed twice and said: "As long as you are willing to join Li Xiang's command, you can not only be promoted to the rank of official and soar, but also eat and drink spicy food, and have no worries about food and clothing." ”

"Well, ...... this", everyone looked at each other.

"Head Ling, what do you think?", Pan Yunlong asked Ling Yi.

"Huh, what?

Ling Yi thought for a moment, then said with a smile: "I'm still young, I can't even do business, where will I be an official?"

"Case Chief Ling is modest. ”

Pan Yunlong smiled embarrassedly, but he was slightly angry in his heart, and secretly thought: "What a smart boy, pretending to be confused, do you really think I can't see it!"

But the idea is the idea, Pan Yunlong naturally will not show it, I saw him smile slightly, and said to the others: "Everyone should also know that now Li Xiangquan is leaning towards the government and the opposition, under one person, above ten thousand people, with heavy power in his hands, and now is also the time for the Liang to employ people, if you can afford Pan, everyone will do this glass of wine together!"

After the words were spoken, a chess show couldn't wait to stand up: "Pan Zhitong, I am not talented in the next game, and I am willing to serve Daliang!"

"Okay!", Pan Yunlong's face was happy.

"I do, too!"

Three more chess shows stood up, wine glasses in their hands, and smiles on their faces, but Ling Yi could tell that it was a greedy smile.

"We do, too!"

The rest of the people also stood up, leaving only Ling Yi and Chen Qixiu.

"Two, you have to make a statement!", Wang Jie's tone was a little unkind.

"Do you want to drink? No, the amount of alcohol you drink is limited, and if you drink again, you will get drunk." Ling Yi continued to pretend to be confused.

"Case Chief Ling, today is Pan Zhitong's sincere invitation, how can you refuse?", Zeng Rui said with a smile.

Others also said: "Chen Qixiu, don't be stunned, you must be very clear about the current situation, only by following Li Xiangguo, can we have a bright future!"

"Case leader Ling, now that Daliang is employing people, you are the head of the gold list, you can't leave it aside, I think you drank this glass of wine, and everyone will be your own people in the future." ”

"Don't hesitate, you can not give Pan Zhitong face, but you won't even give Li Xiangguo face, right?

Ling Yi frowned, suddenly felt a burst of disgust, and said slowly: "I am determined to be in chess, not in officialdom, I am afraid that I will live up to Pan Zhitong's good intentions." ”

"The surname is Ling, you are too shameless!"

Zeng Rui said angrily: "Today's overall situation, Li Xiangguo is in power, if you don't take refuge in him, you will definitely get into trouble in the future, do you know how the word 'death' is written?"

Ling Yi suddenly laughed: "It is difficult for a gentleman not to be strong, I said that I don't want to be an official, why do you still force me to be an official? Could it be that taking refuge in Li Xiang is the only way to serve the country? Then you are wrong! There are many ways to serve the country, and this is just not choosing officialdom!"

"What are you talking about!", Zeng Rui's eyes were cold.

Pan Yunlong's face sank: "Case Chief Ling, why do you want to refuse people thousands of miles away? Li Xiangguo is eager to seek talents, if you can join his command, there will be countless glory and wealth in the future." ”

"A gentleman loves money and takes it in a good way. Ling Yi spoke slowly.

Pan Yunlong saw that Ling Yi didn't eat this, a wisp of anger flashed on his face, but it was fleeting, and he said to Chen Qixiu: "Chen Qixiu, what do you think?"

"I don't want to enter the career for the time being. Chen Qixiu's tone was firm.

"It seems that the two of you are planning not to give Pan face?"

Pan Yunlong snorted coldly: "Case Chief Ling, I'll ask you one last question, you have to think carefully before answering, are you willing to join Li Xiang's command to serve Daliang!"

"Thank you Pan Zhitong for your kindness, but I am determined to be an official, and I really don't want to be an official, so I can only live up to your kindness. ”

"You have to think clearly, this is not a joke, if it affects your family, you will regret it at that time!"

Pan Yunlong sneered, and the implication was to directly threaten the lives of Ling Yi's family, and he was not polite at all.