Chapter 221: The Night Banquet of the Palace
Zhuang Shaoyou discussed things with his subordinates in the house, and the most important thing for him to be blind was that more and more refugees gathered in Luoyang! According to the information from the intelligence department, more than 5 million people were affected in Sili, Yanzhou, Jizhou, and Qingzhou, of which nearly one million refugees were homeless near Sili!
With such a huge number of refugees, Zhuang Shaoyou's family alone cannot be relieved, and the imperial court must be involved and mobilize more forces to open a warehouse for disaster relief, but the difficulty of this can be imagined!
Everyone was worried, yesterday a day of food consumption of 4,000 hundred, because those new refugees are all yellow and thin, even worse than the previous batch, food supply has to be increased correspondingly, so the consumption of food has nearly doubled! What's worse is that many refugees are sick and can't keep up with their nutrition, and it is only a matter of time before they die!
Zhuang Shaoyou frowned and asked Zhou Tian: "How many days does our fleet have to arrive in Luoyang?" ”
Zhou Tian pondered for a moment and replied: "General Hui, the next batch of grain will be 300,000 yuan in total, and it will arrive in two days at the earliest, but it will take four or five days to say the medicine, after all, there is not so much spot in southern Liaoning, and it has to be collected now, so it will be delayed for a few days!" In the past few days, the subordinates and Ronghua are using all their relationships to purchase medicinal materials in Luoyang, and Dr. Zhongjing is also urging very tightly, although they are not precious medicinal materials, but they can't bear a large amount, and now it is the height of summer, once the epidemic appears, it spreads, and the consequences are unimaginable! The matter is a little urgent, and the subordinates may be a little fierce in the past few days, which will damage the reputation of the general, and I ask the general to forgive him! ”
Zhuang Shaoyou sighed, he naturally knew all this, but he still asked just hoping to get a surprise, but surprises are not every day! Hearing Zhou Tian's words of pleading, he immediately shook his head and said:
"Hurry up! There is a priority in everything, and those vain generals don't care! For those who are unkind to the rich, it is also necessary to use some extraordinary means! Their wealth is taken from the people, and the general will use them to return it to the people! ”
As soon as he heard the words "rich and unkind", Ronghua's face twitched a few times, this is the normal state of businessmen! When Ronghua didn't take refuge in Zhuang Shaoyou, it was also this virtue! So when he heard Zhuang Shaoyou's words today, Ronghua felt a little uncomfortable.
Tian Feng on the side smiled: "What a hurry!" After listening to the general's words, Yuan Hao had a little idea! ”
Zhuang Shaoyou's eyes lit up, and he asked curiously: "But it's okay to say it!" ”
"General, the people's hearts are available!"
Zhuang Shaoyou was accustomed to this way of speaking in this era, so he asked very cooperatively:
"What do you mean by that?"
Tian Feng stroked his beard and said unhurriedly: "General, although the imperial court has no money, Luoyang is definitely not short of money!" The emptiness of the treasury is just a reason why they don't want to bleed, but in fact, if the imperial court really wants to provide disaster relief, there is always a way! It's just that they've not been forced to do that yet! ”
Zhuang Shaoyou asked suspiciously: "What Mr. said is reasonable, but how to force them?" ”
"So, the people's hearts are available!"
Zhuang Shaoyou pondered for a moment, as if he had an understanding, Tian Feng leaned into Zhuang Shaoyou's ear and whispered a few words, Zhuang Shaoyou's eyes lit up, but he quickly asked rhetorically:
"I'm afraid that's wrong, isn't it?"
Tian Feng smiled: "General, those who become big things are not informal!" The general has always been benevolent, but Yuan Hao is not a wicked person, as the general Shicai said, he is in a hurry to obey the power! Sacrifice the small for the big, the strategy! ”
Zhuang Shaoyou was a little hesitant, so he told everyone about Tian Feng's strategy just now, and everyone reacted amazingly unanimously after hearing it, and they were in a hurry!
Seeing that everyone agreed, Zhuang Shaoyou was a little helpless, could it be that his way of thinking was really outdated? No, it's too advanced, and it's not adaptable! So I had to nod in agreement, but I always felt a little awkward in my heart.
When night fell, Zhuang Shaoyou was dressed in white, and the boutique sewn by Mo Mei was the only one in the world, and it belonged to the out-of-print collection of the first fashion brand Linglong brand! On the left side of the waist hangs the Qiankun Sun and Moon Sword, and on the right side hangs a piece of Xiuyan jade pendant produced by southern Liaoning, which is crystal clear.
After some bargaining with Le Jin, Zhuang Shaoyou finally took a carriage with a hundred elite guards to the newly appointed Situ Wang Yun's mansion for a banquet!
Wang Yun's house is also in the east of Luoyang, not far from He Jin's general's mansion, here are all high-ranking officials with more than 2,000 stones, or high-ranking areas where famous families live, the streets are very neat, and there are almost no pedestrians on the road, but there are a lot of carriages coming and going.
In the middle of the unitary time, Zhuang Shaoyou arrived at the palace, the housekeeper Wang Da was waiting at the gate early, saw Zhuang Shaoyou's carriage arrive, while sending someone to report to the master, while quickly piling up a smile to greet him, the lord has been instructed today, to welcome the arrival of Zhuang Shaoyou with the most solemn etiquette, of course, even if there is no Wang Yun's order, the housekeeper Wang Da is not afraid to slack off at all, Zhuang Shaoyou is famous in Luoyang, no two for a while!
Zhuang Shaoyou got out of the carriage and saw a brocade carpet in front of him, his expression was a little weird, Wang Yun, the old fox, can really toss and make such a big show, but this carpet is also produced by Linglong Garment Workshop, or this year's new product, I didn't expect it to be able to sell it to the mansion of a high-ranking official like Wangfu.
It is conceivable that Wang Yun's mansion used this carpet, and other dignitaries will definitely follow suit, maybe Wang Yun also learned it from others, that is to say, the carpet has become or will soon become a fashionable ornament of the upper class in Luoyang! That's quite an achievement!
"Wang Da has seen the young master! The young master can't reach it, my master will come out immediately! ”
Zhuang Shaoyou was stunned, young woman? Uh, no, it's the young master! It seems that there is such a title, Liu Hong's dead ghost's edict is sealed, it seems that this thing is bigger than the general! It just sounds awkward!
In fact, Zhuang Shaoyou doesn't know enough about the official position of the Han Dynasty, after all, the knowledge is too complicated, and Zhuang Shaoyou has no time to deal with it, as long as he can distinguish who is strong and who is weak, the official position is all floating clouds!
These three orphans and three young people are all teachers of the Son of Heaven in terms of status, especially the status of the three orphans is half a step higher than that of the general and the great Sima, but the real power is not so great, and the status of the young master as one of the three young people is similar to that of the general, and it must be higher than the general of the auxiliary state, so the big butler Wang will call Zhuang Shaoyou the young master.
Zhuang Shaoyou felt that the title of young master was too awkward, so he said to Wang Da: "It's better to call me a general, this sounds more accustomed!" ”
The housekeeper Wang Da was slightly stunned, and muttered in his heart, but he quickly agreed: "Yes, General!" ”
At this moment, a gentle and majestic laughter was heard not far away:
"Young Master, I've been waiting for a long time! The old man is so polite! ”
Listening to the voice, it was obvious that Wang Yun had come out, and the speed was really fast! Zhuang Shaoyou muttered to himself, hurriedly greeted him, and after some greetings, he stepped on the red carpet and went straight to the main hall of the palace.
"Young Master, please take a seat!"
"Lord Situ is so angry, the guest does not suppress the master, Lord Situ, please take a seat!"
"Young Master, guests are as you please, please first!"
"It's better Lord Situ first, please!"
"In this way, the old man will rely on the old man to sell the old man and sit on this main seat!"
After being polite, although Zhuang Shaoyou felt awkward, he was still used to it, and he didn't feel as painful as before!
In fact, this is just a kind of etiquette, especially when the status of the guest and the host is similar, a polite thing must be carried out, but three, the host should let the guest twice, the guest should excuse himself twice, and then sit separately! If the host lets the third time, it means that the host is really letting the guest sit down, and the guest will generally accept it, otherwise it will be a loss of face for the host!
For these etiquettes, when Zhuang Shaoyou was pretending to be sick at home a few days ago, he had nothing to do, Sun Gan told him, Sun Gan's knowledge is still good, after all, he is one of the most favored disciples of Zheng Xuan, the first Confucian of contemporary times, he has dabbled in all aspects, he speaks very well, and his ability to observe words and emotions is also good, but his ability to make suggestions is not good, but it is still possible to be a civil servant.
The two sat down as guests, and Wang Yun stroked his palms and said, "Banquet!" ”
As soon as the voice fell, the housekeeper led the four maids into the hall, a dish and a wine neatly placed beside Zhuang Shaoyou, after serving, the second daughter did not retreat, sat directly next to Zhuang Shaoyou, poured a cup for Zhuang Shaoyou, and then retreated to the side in a proper manner, and did not dare to disturb, for no other reason, the master has not spoken!
Wang Yun looked at Zhuang Shaoyou with a smile on his face, and when he saw that he was a little uncomfortable, his eyes suddenly narrowed slightly, and he raised his wine glass and persuaded: "Come on!" Young Master, congratulations on your ascension! I wish the young master the power of the world as soon as possible! ”
Zhuang Shaoyou was a little uncomfortable, the two maids around him looked good, but the eyes were too evil, staring at Zhuang Shaoyou hotly, looking like he couldn't eat people, it was really a headache, and the most uncomfortable thing was that no one was kind!
In fact, this can't be blamed on those two maids, who made Zhuang Shaoyou too capable, the limelight was too strong, and the city was full of wind and rain, and the heroic deeds in Luoyang are familiar to everyone, the only young hero in the world, I heard that he has not yet married, and he is definitely the first diamond-level king in the world! If the two maids are not tempted, it is impossible to drop! The main room is just a luxury, but if you can be a concubine for Zhuang Shaoyou, then you will wake up with a smile in your dreams, right?
But Wang Yun's opening remarks still made Zhuang Shaoyou restrain his mind, and he quickly calmed down, raised his glass to kill this cup, and said with a smile: "Lord Situ is happy!" I wish Lord Situ a straight rise and never fall! ”
Wang Yun was slightly surprised, this kid's words were as sharp as his sword!
An old man and a young man are staggered, you come and go, just like Tai Chi boxing, rigid and soft, after three rounds of wine, five flavors of food, Wang Yun did not take out what he wanted from Zhuang Shaoyou's mouth, his eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly, but he soon calmed down, and stroked his palms again and said loudly:
"If you have wine and no songs, how can you have fun? Come! Dance and music waiting! ”
Wang Yun's is finally about to show his killer feature!