In the process of returning to the camp, the doormen of Xinlingjun's Mansion and the retainers of Liangwei's Mansion in the barracks came out of the ranks one by one and stood on the side of the road with Xinlingjun and others. After the camp had completely left, Xinling Jun led them and followed them into the city.

A grand banquet was arranged in the Huayang Governor's Mansion. Huayang Wei Lai was in Cangcheng, and Xinling Jun sent someone to invite him back—casually even the Su father and son were invited to the mansion together. There was plenty of food in Huayang City, and the soldiers and militias stationed inside and outside Huayang were each given a liter of rice.

The tripod was erected in Huayang Mansion, and Xu Jia took out the cured meat, five animals and other products as a dedication from the convoy, although there was a lack of all kinds of things in Huayang City, fortunately, the salt and plum were still available. Mixed with fire, the smell of meat enveloped the entire city, and even floated out of the city, and those soldiers and militias who smelled the smell seemed to be appetizing.

Huayang Wei and Xinling Jun sat together in the east, and Liang Wei, Jin Contempt, and Xu Jia were guests, and they were seated in the hall; Under the corridor are all the sons, and the leaders are naturally the new three sons; The doormen who had no office and the retainers who accompanied Liang Weifu were seated in the court. specially applied for Han Bu to come and act as a guest together with Mr. Zhong Yue; Huayang Wei's family elder served as Tsukasa Jae together with Zhang Yu. What is surprising is that there is a deep well in the courtyard of Huayang Wei's mansion, and the water quality is sweet and can be used directly as sake, which makes the banquet add a lot of heroism: the wine is unlimited! Moreover, cooking rice and meat with well water adds a sweetness to the usual use of ditch and lake water.

Hua Yang Wei seemed to be in a very happy mood, although he was only drinking the freshly dug well water, he was still in high spirits. Shinling-kun always wears his characteristic smile and interacts with other people from time to time. Captain Liang was the guest chief, his face was very good, and he frequently interacted with others, as if the mental trauma caused by the fall of Kaifeng had been completely recovered. Below them are Su Jia and Jin Contempt. Although today's meat was brought by him, it was from the official money of the Wei State, so he couldn't sit on the main seat, and could only be regarded as a guest. As for the misappropriation of the meat used, he doesn't care: when he arrives in South Korea, he can either buy some to make up for the shortfall, or give some money to the people who count them, and he can return "everything is as it is". Jin Contempt sat as calmly as a mountain, and compared to the others, the interaction seemed a little passive. Everyone in the hall knows Jin Cong's personality very well, and they don't care.

They were all young people, and their interaction was more lively than the politeness of the church, and from time to time someone got up and went to talk to other seats. There are the most people in the court, but because they don't know each other, the atmosphere is relatively bleak, and they just sing according to the courtesy. In the backyard, there are three large tripods, cooked with meat and millet respectively, wafting with an attractive fragrance.

Most of the sons came with Liang Wei, and they were more intimate with Liang Wei's sons, and someone came up to talk from time to time. The Mang brothers were at the same table, and from time to time people came over to talk and say some words of admiration, and the two of them also seemed very excited.

Among Xinlingjun's protégés, Mr. Xiahou refused to attend the table on the grounds of his official position; Mr. Jin, who followed Liang Weigongzi and the military pawn back, was recommended by the crowd as the first meritorious, and sat as the chief of the east seat, and the west seat was naturally headed by Wei Lao. Xiao Jian is white, although the prestige is outstanding, he only mixes in the middle of the court, singing with others according to the court, with a smile on his face, but he is thinking about his heart.

A bell rang in the backyard, the noise ceased, and everyone returned to their seats and sat down. After the banquet was quiet, Hua Yangjun's voice came: "Dare to invite Han Xiang not to be a guest!" ”

Han Bushen turned out from the side of the stairs and saluted: "Don't dare, please resign!" ”

Huayang Wei said: "Don't allow it!" ”

Han Bushen said: "Respectfully! ”

Huayang Wei dragged his heavy body out of the door, bowed in front of the steps, and his fat belly made him unable to bend down. Han Bushen returned the salute at the bottom of the stairs. Captain Huayang returned to the hall.

Then came Xin Lingjun's voice: "Dare to invite Mr. Zhongyue as a guest!" ”

Mr. Zhong Yue also turned out from the side of the stairs and saluted: "The ministers don't dare, please resign!" ”

Xinling Jun said: "No! ”

Mr. Zhong Yue said: "Respectfully! ”

The appearance of two guests at a banquet is unprecedented. But everyone in the audience can understand that this is to give Huayang Wei face, so they have an attitude of watching the excitement without caring about themselves, and wait for things to develop.

Not long after, the elders of Huayang Wei and Zhang Yu came out of the back court, went directly up the west steps, and offered wine to Xin Lingjun and Huayang Wei as usual, and then sang with Han Bushen and Mr. Zhongyue. The process is extremely simple, basically scooping a glass of wine for the other party to drink, and the other party scoops another glass of wine to salute back. The process of washing the lamp was all exempted, and the salute was slightly bowed.

After the guest and host were rewarded, Huayang Wei and Xinling Jun raised their lamps, and the doctors in the hall were rewarded. The four guests and hosts first raised the lamps to the princes, and they were rewarded in turn; Take another lamp and bring it to the bottom of the hall, raise it to the guests and retainers, and reward them in turn. The weather was getting colder, and when they started to talk freely, everyone had already poured a stomach of cold water, and when it was time for the official banquet, they couldn't drink much, so they went through the motions and sat down separately.

Seeing that everyone was no longer drinking, the two hosts retreated to the back court, and the two guests said, "Please raise the case!" ”

At this time, except for a few doctors in the hall, there were few cases in front of the others—there were not so many cases in the Huayang Governor's Mansion. The two guests walked to the last table and greeted each other, but the man didn't know why, so he had to get up and follow the two of them back. The others followed in turn. Then the first one heard the two of them say: "Take the board for the time being to replace the case." Following the fingers of the two men, the man saw a stack of planks in front of the backyard door. I took one myself, bowed my head and went into the backyard, the fruit and vegetable millet sauce had been divided according to the portions, and I took one of them and put them on the board. Then in front of the meat tripod, the two meat tripods are just waiting by two mound slaughterers, and when they pass, a piece of meat is cut out of each tripod and a spoonful of soup is scooped out. Each one marched in turn, first humbled and then honored. Finally, there are Xin Lingjun and Huayang Wei. The two of them each took vegetables and soup, and were about to return to the table, when Huayang Wei suddenly said: "If you have more than that, I wish to give it to my family!" ”

Xin Lingjun was stunned when he heard this, and when he came back to his senses, he smiled and said, "Respect! Dr. Sujia has a number of preserved chickens, and he is willing to offer them! ”

Huayang Wei immediately raised his eyebrows and said, "How dare you give it to you!" ”

Xinling Jun said: "With the help of Lai Jun, the mission is successful, and it is very fortunate!" ”

The two returned to the banquet, and the first to receive food had already been eaten. When they saw the two returning, they came to salute and leave. Then people resigned. Huayang Wei didn't care about that, he just ate the food on the table. Xinlingjun saw that he was eating well, and he only ate a few bites, so he pushed the food table to the seat of Huayang Wei. Then he went down to the hall and quietly told Zhang Yu that all the rest of the food would be handed over to the old man and sent to the back house. Zhang Yu understood and negotiated with the elders in the past. After Xinlingjun returned to his seat, he whispered to Huayang Wei, and Huayang Wei's eyes showed a grateful look. By the time Huayang Wei finished eating the two food tables, even the princes under the corridor had already resigned; Although the doctors in the hall have not resigned, they have all finished eating, and all the dishes have been cleaned up.

After sending Han Bushen and the elders of the Huayang family away, Dr. Qing and a few guests returned to the hall, which was the first time they had all arrived after returning from Nanguan. A few people pulled their seats closer and chatted on their knees. After a few people's calculations, they decided to call Mr. Shang Jin, Mr. Cao Er, Liang Wei and Mr. Mang's son. While waiting for them to arrive, several people exchanged their knowledge.

Captain Liang said: "The military troops who came out of Daliang are not in order, the officials do not know each other, and they can't fight unless they are menstruated." ”

Su Jia said: "Since General Mang's plan to inform the king, the king and the prime minister are very different. The king had sent several envoys to urge for help, but he was not allowed to report it. Although he was indecent, he still sent Han to urge him. ”

Jin said: "From Kaifeng to Huayang for more than 100 miles, three armies are set up to defend it, and each army is ten miles. The camp was pulled out every day, and the front army set up camp ten miles away. The middle and rear armies marched in turn; The day after tomorrow, he will go out twenty miles. then to the outskirts of Kaifeng, thinking that it was a confrontation. Jun Shang Dan lived in Huayang with the guards, thinking that it was dispatched. ”

Captain Liang casually reminded: "More than 10,000 warriors are the essence of the Great Wei, and 5,000 have been damaged, which hurts the vitality very much, and I would like to regret it!" ”

Jin Yan also replied casually: "Respect! ”

Zhang Yu said: "Huayang City has been defended on all sides: 500 camps in the middle camp to defend the city, 250 camps on the left and right, living in the north and south, the east is the army, the east is a thousand people's army, the east city is invincible, and the people's army is 4,000 to prepare for it. Now there are more than 2,000 soldiers in Nanguan, the number of which is still uncertain, temporarily scattered in the left and right two battalions, and each sends officials to lead it. ”

Da Liang Wei said again: "The Wei son's dozens of people followed me to the camp, but I didn't mean that nine people died, and the son of Mangshen returned to the country, and there are still three or four sons left, and I am willing to send them to their posts and lead them less." ”

Zhang Yu said: "Respect! The prince of your mansion took on heavy responsibilities at an early age and led the troops to the battalion, and his merits were extraordinary, and he could be the deputy lieutenant of the Great Liang. ”

Captain Liang said: "What a merit boy, dare to do this!" But when he was recruited into the city, he swept day and night, and waited on order. ”

Zhang Yu said: "Respect! ”

Mr. Zhong Yue said: "There are three grains in the city, and there are no weapons and crossbows. Leaning on the city and guarding it, it will last for three months. ”

Jin contempt said: "The people's army and military soldiers are 100,000, and the grain will be exhausted, and I am willing to send the grain as soon as possible to prepare for a long time." ”

Mr. Zhong Yue said: "The crowd of 100,000 people needs 1,000 times a day, and although the grain and straw are sufficient, their cars are not enough. How? ”

Jin Contempt asked, "Is there a car in the city?" ”

Mr. Zhong Yue said: "There are only a dozen cattle and horses in the city, and the cars are also deserved. There are 100 cars in Xingyang and 100 cars in the township, but there are a few 200. The city is small and intolerable, and it stops in the camp outside the west city. ”

Jin said contemptively: "Although the soldiers in each city are accompanied by chariots, the army also relies on them. ”

Mr. Zhong Yue said: "Tomorrow and the next two days of camping, but you can send the strong to go out, and the chariot is behind, you can enter the city to carry grain." ”

Jin contempt pondered for a while, and said: "If you have the help of Mr. Xiaojian, you will definitely be able to make the ranks harmonious." ”

Xinlingjun said: "You can invite Mr. Xiao to join the meeting." ”

Mr. Zhongyue got up, went out to send a guest to invite the flute, and returned to the table and sat down.

Xinling Jun said: "The population is quite large, fortunately Mr. Lai is strategic!" ”

Mr. Zhong Yue said: "Although Huayang is small, it is better than Xiaoyi. How difficult is it! ”

Xinling Jun praised: "The so-called wise man works hard. ”

Da Liang Wei replied: "There are more than 2,000 new soldiers, although they are broken, and they are hungry and tired, I am willing to add their intentions!" ”

Mr. Zhong Yue said: "Where this sincerity and intentions are, how dare you resign!" ”