It is still the rice shop that receives the captain of the beam, and the shopkeeper of the rice shop has ushered in a new batch of guests. The leader was Chen Si, followed by five or six sturdy men. The shopkeeper of the rice shop was full of smiles: "The fourth brother of Youlao has invited his brothers to help." …… The brothers sat inside. The group followed the guide into the door and into the backyard. Chen Si deliberately fell at the end, leading a thin man in his prime and said: "Brother Hou recommends you, and you want to go to Kaifeng in the same boat." The shopkeeper of the rice shop was stunned, relieved himself, and said with a smile: "The fourth brother has another bird incident!" …… Since it is recommended by Brother Hou, please enter the account room. Dare to ask Mr. for your honor? ”

Mr. Che You said: "Don't dare, cheap Che." ”

The shopkeeper said: "It turned out to be Mr. Che." The two bowed their hands again.

Chen Si asked, "But which gentleman is in the formation?" ”

The shopkeeper of the rice shop stepped into the account room on the east side: "It's Mr. Li." Please wait, and I would like to invite you to meet Mr. Lee. ”

Chen Si and Mr. Che You were waiting in the outer order, and the shopkeeper entered the inner room, and invited a tall and thin gentleman with a tough body and grim eyes, which was intimidating. The shopkeeper of the rice shop introduced: "Mr. Li, the account room. Fourth Brother Chen is an acquaintance, Mr. Che was brought by Brother Chen, recommended by Brother Hou, and went to Kaifeng in the same boat. ”

Mr. Li arched his hand and said: "Fourth Brother Chen and Brother Hou are not outsiders, they are recommended by the second brother, and they also ask Mr. Che to do his own thing." ”

Mr. Che You took out a jade pendant from his arms and said, "Brother go to Kaifeng, some money and things are used." However, things are in a hurry, and it is inconvenient to have money, so I am willing to use this as a pledge to offset a number of loans, I don't know if it is convenient? ”

When Mr. Li heard this, he took the jade pendant, twisted it, and said after a while: "This matter is beyond our ability, please arrange it on the counter." ”

Mr. Che You said: "Naturally, I want to work on the cabinet, but Mr. Li is in the array, so I have to make it clear first." ”

Mr. Li said: "If the owner is willing, what can the servant do!" ”

The shopkeeper of the rice shop took the jade pendant and looked at it. The two said goodbye to Mr. Li and came out with the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper said: "Please rest here for a while, and Rong will go to the owner's house to pay respects." This Pei didn't dare to carry it with him, please put it away and don't show the eyes of outsiders. The two said yes, and went to the backyard to sit on the floor and talk with the people.

After a short time, the shopkeeper of the rice shop came back and called out Mr. Che You and Chen Sidao: "I Dongyan, Mr. Che can spend all his expenses on the counter." With Brother Hou here, you will never be able to make a mistake. The jade pendant is too noble, and it is not available to the shop, so I dare not keep it. All Mr. Che's orders fell only on Mr. Li and the others, and they should be waiting. ”

When Mr. Che You heard this, he said: "Guidong is so righteous, how dare you be." ”

The shopkeeper of the rice shop said: "For the sake of friends, it should be so!" ”

At the same time, in front of the Great Liang Lieutenant's Mansion, groups of heavily armed soldiers were gathering. They each played their own banners, and each batch was only a few dozen or hundreds of people, but it didn't take long for a small empty space in front of the Great Liang Lieutenant's Mansion to be full. Captain Liang came out to ask questions, and someone replied that this was the transfer of soldiers from various prefectures and assembled in front of Captain Liang's mansion by order of the general. The porter went in and went back, and the house didn't say anything more. Although it was a government soldier, it was also in a strict formation, and he sat on the ground according to the order, and almost no sound could be heard.

The silence in front of the Great Liang Lieutenant's Mansion was quickly broken: the sound of rolling cars and a large number of footsteps came from far and near. Many of the soldiers looked back and were reprimanded by the leaders. The footsteps stopped not far away, followed by the sound of the command to sit down. The sound of the car continued to move forward, straight into the army formation in front of the gate of the Great Liang Captain's Mansion. The guards shouted and asked "who", and came to the car to answer "the general will inspect". Among the people who went to greet him, there was a doorman from Mangfu, who naturally recognized it as Mang's father and son, hurriedly introduced, and wanted to come forward and knock on the door. Mang Mao stopped the doorman, and only let his two sons step forward, saying, "Manghai and Mangwei are ordered to see the son of Liang Wei, the military aircraft of Zanhua." "The gatehouse went in, and after a while, Liang Wei Gongzi greeted him and exchanged a few words with Mang's father and son, but Manghai and Mangwei did not enter the house, and Mangmao still remained outside the house. Several heads of the family came forward under the guidance of the doorman, gathered around Mangmao, and whispered about something.

Mang Mao suddenly found that Wei Xiang Wei Qi did not send government soldiers, and immediately asked the doorman who came to contact him. The doorman replied: "Wei is commensurate with the widowhood, and there are few children under his knees, and there is no one to send." Mang Mao said: "You hold my festival charm, take the car to the door to invite Wei Xiang and Duan Zan to come to the Liang Governor's Mansion to meet, and Yan will wait in front of the mansion." The doorman said yes and drove away.

On the wharf, Chen Si led a group of brothers to the ship, loaded the grain, and sat on the bow of a boat, chatting with the boatman affectionately, and Mr. Che You and Chen Si were no exception. Everything was ready, the shopkeeper waved his hand slightly, and the soldiers on the dock signaled, and the water gate was raised three or four feet up, which would be enough for a canopy boat to pass through, and the people on board even had to bow their heads. After the six boats were quietly released, the water gate closed again. Kaifeng is downstream of the girder, it is a smooth water, the boatman's oar is not in a hurry, and the boat is quickly going to Kaifeng.

Liang Weigongzi naturally couldn't let the general wait outside the palace gate for a long time, and soon finished and left the mansion gate neatly. A large group of people, including Manghai and Mangwei, followed behind, and the old lieutenant led in front, and then stood at the foot of the steps with a cadre of the captain's mansion and the people. Liang Wei Gongzi looked at Mang Mao, walked down the steps, and gave a deep salute in front of the car, and Mang Mao stood on the car to return the salute. Liang Wei Gongzi then returned to the steps and stood quietly with the others. The lieutenant stood under the stage with the festival charm in his hand, and another person stood next to him, shouting loudly: "By the general's order!" This voice was very effective, and the leaders of the various provinces ordered to "stand up", and the government soldiers stood up and lined up. The drum car brought by Mangmao also beat a drum very cooperatively.

The rough-voiced doorman said again: "The military commander stepped forward!" ”

Several people behind Liang Wei Gongzi walked up to Gongzi and bowed. Liang Wei Gongzi returned the salute and whispered a few words, and several people bowed and retreated.

Another voice: "The government soldier Sima stepped forward!" More than 30 leaders from various provinces stepped forward to salute together, and Liang Weigongzi returned the salute. A housekeeper placed a small case full of festival charms in front of Liang Wei Gongzi. Childe knelt down, took them out one by one, and called for the leaders to step forward. Since Liang Weigongzi knelt in front of the case, the leader who was called could only kneel down in front of the case and accept the festival symbol. Liang Wei Gongzi handed out the festival charm, while commanding something, no one could hear it far away, only to see that everyone who received the festival saluted, bowed and retreated, and was taken to different military captains by the people. The leaders of the various provinces naturally have a high status in the mansion, and now they have knelt and stood up in front of the case of Liang Wei Gongzi, bowing their heads and saluting, and many thoughts have arisen in the hearts of the people around them.

The government soldiers led the army, and it took a long time to complete the assigned task. After dispatching the government soldiers, the doorman shouted again: "The general of the people's army stepped forward!" ”

Mang Chen, who was already standing behind Mang Mao, looked at Mang Mao with some confusion, and Mang Mao motioned for him to step forward, but stopped the various partimen, Wei, Sima and others behind him.

The small movements here can be seen clearly on the steps. Liang Wei Gongzi looked at the lieutenant with some uneasiness, the lieutenant's face remained unchanged, his lips opened lightly, and he didn't know what to say. Mangchen walked up the steps, came to the desk, and bowed. Liang Wei Gongzi took out a knot symbol as usual, and since Mangchen was standing, Liang Wei Gongzi could only hand it to him on his back. Mangchen took the festival charm and bowed again. Liang Wei Gongzi looked at him suspiciously, said something, and saw Mangchen salute again. So Liang Wei Gongzi took out the remaining stanzams on the case one by one, raised his head one by one and handed them to Mangchen, and commanded them one by one; Mangchen bowed down one by one, took the festival charms one by one, and inserted the previous festival charms into his collar. This slightly funny scene lasted for a long time, Mangchen's collar was full of festival symbols, the image was quite ridiculous, and the section symbols on the case were finally empty, and Mangchen retreated.

After that, the loud voice shouted again: "Each will do as ordered!" ”