Chapter 048: Hongmen Banquet
The people in the room, except for one who was about forty years old, wore a green cloth robe. The rest of the www.biquge.info were strong men in their twenties and thirties, wearing the standard clothes of the Yacha.
Chen Ao has seen a lot in TV series, of course he recognized them as the officers of the county government, and he was suddenly angry.
During work hours, blatant gambling and gaming!
Is this still what an official should be! Chen Ao kicked the half-hidden door open and roared angrily: "What are you doing!"
Everyone in the room was taken aback and looked at Chen Ao in amazement. But the expression on their faces only changed, and one of them snorted coldly: "Where did the dog come from, get out!"
As he spoke, he began his own work.
Chen Ao was so angry that he stomped his feet and said angrily: "Put the dice down for me! Lao Tzu is your county order!"
Such a roar really worked. The officials were taken aback, and hurriedly stopped what they were doing, and kicked the two sleeping ones awake as well.
However, they did not come over and salute respectfully as Chen Ao thought. Instead, the middle-aged man in a green coat and a small hat stepped forward and looked Chen Ao up and down.
The men next to him were waiting for him to speak, as if he was the master here.
The middle-aged man saw that Chen Ao looked like a scholar, so he sneered: "Why did you come from? I don't know that pretending to be an official is a big crime? I don't want to ask for you, but you can go quickly, and don't do evil again. Zi said, see the sages and think together. I hope you will learn more virtuous and virtuous, and you will achieve positive results as soon as possible!"
He went around and around, talking about everything, wanting to send Chen Ao away, and quickly earn back the lost silver.
Chen Ao listened to him coming and going, said a lot of classical Chinese, dizzy, listened to a rough idea, didn't know what he said, and scolded loudly: "What's the matter, don't drag me to the classical Chinese! My burden is in the lobby, and the official procedures are complete, do you want to test it!"
The man saw that Chen Ao was so confident, and when he said such a thing, it seemed to be true. He didn't dare to slack off, his little eyes rolled, and he hurriedly bowed down and said with a smile: "It turns out that the magistrate has arrived!
Chen Ao sneered: "Are you anxious to wait? I think you are anxious to lose!"
The man smirked. As soon as he said this, the group of officials behind him didn't dare to be careless, and hurriedly bowed and saluted: "See Lord Zhixian!"
The middle-aged man said again: "I don't know if the master is respectful?"
Chen Ao didn't have much ink, but after reading the book for such a period of time, he could understand what this person was saying, and he said casually: "Chen Ao!"
As soon as the words came out, he regretted it greatly. When I came, I repeatedly reminded myself in my heart that the name on the official certificate was Bu Hantang! But when the matter came, I actually blurted out my name.
However, as soon as the words come out, it is difficult to take them back. Chen Ao had to secretly pray that this group of people would be like the bandits in Biqingzhai, who could not read big characters.
"It turned out to be Lord Chen!" the man sneered, "Lord Chen, please take a seat! Yang Kui, don't go and pour tea for your lord!"
The man named Yang Kui hurriedly trotted to the back kitchen to chop wood and make a fire.
Seeing that these officials were so respectful to this person, Chen Ao couldn't help but feel a little strange, and asked, "Who are you?"
The man hurriedly smiled and said: "Qu Qu is not just under me, I am the master of this county, surnamed Pei Mingshi Kong, the word is big!"
"Oh!" Chen Ao finally understood, it turned out that the person in front of him, who looked like a traitor, was the legendary kobold master. And this name is indeed like the name of the master. Especially his words, although Chen Ao knows that they mean late bloomers, he always consciously or unconsciously associates them with a certain body organ.
"It turned out to be Master Pei, fortunately!"
Chen Ao paused, and then asked, "Master Pei usually speaks like this...... Belch...... Is it concise?"
He originally wanted to sarcastically talk about Pei Shikong, but he felt that it was not too rude to meet for the first time. He didn't know that Pei Shikong had been conceited for a few days, and although he couldn't even pass the Xiucai exam, he was very knowledgeable. Especially the name given by his parents, Shi Kong, was a coincidence made in heaven and became a disciple of Sage Kong. Therefore, when he spoke, he had to deliberately show off his knowledge, and over time, it became his current habit.
Pei Shikong was just about to speak, but Chen Ao stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "Master Pei, it just so happens that everyone is here." I have an errand for you! Just now I was stolen from a donkey in the market. Go and find out to me who stole it!"
Pei Shikong's face changed, and he stole the mount of the magistrate on the street, so why did the security of this Liangcheng become so bad?
But when he turned his head to look at the group of officials behind him, he couldn't help but shake his head. It's okay for this group of people to bully people on the street, but if they really want to find a thief and catch a fugitive, I'm afraid it's difficult for a strong man.
Pei Shikong hadn't said what he was thinking yet, and Chen Ao had already seen the bitter faces of those officials with a look of reluctance.
Chen Ao couldn't guess what this group of people were doing for a while. At this moment, someone in the outer hall shouted, "Is anyone there?"
When Pei Shikong heard this, he bounced up from his seat with a "poof" and said, "Hurry up! Steward Du of the Liang Mansion is here!"
The master in the house ran out with a hula, scrambling, for fear of trying the etiquette, but left Chen Ao aside.
Chen Ao sneered, thinking that these people were too inert and were unwilling to do the work they had arranged. As a result, a housekeeper of the Liang Mansion shouted, and they ran faster than rabbits. What is the origin of this Liang Mansion? A little steward robbed a woman on the street, and a housekeeper came, and the entire county government went to greet me!
Chen Ao muttered in his heart, and also got up and walked to the outer hall.
When I arrived at the lobby, I saw Pei Shikong letting a young man in his twenties to the Taishi chair where the county master was supposed to be sitting, and everyone else was carefully accompanied.
Chen Ao saw that the young man was dressed in plain white clothes, holding a folding fan in his hand, he looked white and clean, and he was indeed a handsome guy. But his old-fashioned arrogance in a chair is quite uncomfortable.
Chen Ao suppressed the anger in his heart, stood still in the hall, and looked at the group coldly.
The housekeeper surnamed Du frowned slightly when he saw Chen Ao, his eyes rolled, and he suddenly put on a smiling face, got up and said, "Presumably, this is the new magistrate of the county! The villain Du Cheng is the housekeeper of the Liang Mansion." I'm here today to deliver invitations to adults!"
He handed a gilded invitation to Chen Ao, his eyes sneaking at Chen Ao's expression.
Who knew that Chen Ao was on fire in his heart, and he didn't reach out to pick it up, and said coldly: "You just read it!"
Du Cheng frowned, and his face sank. As the steward of the Liang Mansion, in the entire Liang City, no one dared to talk to him like this.
But when he remembered the young master's words, he couldn't move, so he had to say patiently: "When the young master of my family heard that the lord was in office today, he specially set up a banquet in the Red Gate Tower in the east of the city to catch the wind and wash the dust for the adult!"
"Treats?" Chen Ao said angrily, "It won't be a Hongmen banquet, right?
When Du Cheng heard this, his face immediately darkened. This kid really doesn't know how to lift, who in Liangcheng can be invited by the young master of Liang Mansion, it is a great honor. This one is good, but he actually refused!
Pei Shikong saw that Du Chengcheng was about to get angry, so he hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Chen Ao's sleeve and persuaded: "Lord Chen is laughing. This Red Gate Tower is the largest restaurant in Liangcheng, and it has nothing to do with the Nahong Gate Banquet. The Liang family is the largest family in Liangcheng, and what a great honor it is for the eldest prince of Liang to invite you to the banquet......!