Invincible son

Chapter 735 734 [Hold up high]

The word "li" has already penetrated into every aspect of this era.

Even the most common thing, such as inviting guests to dinner, should also pay attention to etiquette, such as the host folds the invitation card and greets the guests outside the door temporarily.When the guests arrive, they greet each other, sit in the living room, and offer refreshments.After going through a complete set of procedures, you can sit and have a banquet, and there are many other rules during this period.

Hundreds of years ago, the great Confucianist Cheng Xuan wrote "Li Yun" with a clear sentence at the beginning: At the beginning of the husband's rituals, there are all kinds of food and drink.

However, today's banquet did not pay attention to any etiquette at all.

Pei Yue sent over seven simple invitations, and before Wang E and others arrived, he had already feasted on them.Although his status is noble and he is a warrior, such behavior is too vulgar.Seeing him standing next to the table at this time, his tone of voice as if he was watching a monkey show, the faces of the young officials on the Ximian table couldn't help showing anger.

Then they saw an unbelievable scene.

Wang E unhurriedly picked up the chopsticks, picked up a green vegetable leaf, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly.

The remaining six people followed suit, and the chef of Biyu Pavilion was as superb as before, but at this moment they were still in the same position, but everyone tried their best to keep calm, as if this trip was just for a delicious meal.

Han Gongduan looked at Pei Yue's tall and straight figure, wondering how he would break the situation.A person like Wang E may be a little arrogant when he is proud, but as long as he is aware of the danger, he will be extremely cautious and humble, and he can even put aside his decency temporarily.This is the wisdom of the survival of the aristocratic family. Putting aside those high-sounding rhetoric, it is nothing more than cruel and black.

Just at this moment, when Pei Yue casually issued an invitation, the seven patriarchs came immediately upon summoning, and they sat down whenever they were asked to, and they never thought about relying on their family background to fight against this powerful prince .

Pei Yue looked at them with a half-smile. The forbearance of these old turtles opened his eyes. It should be known that it is very difficult to see such a scene in the capital.

After briefly using a few chopsticks, Wang E put them down, got up and saluted, and said: "The grass people are fortunate to be treated with great hospitality by Marquis Pei, and today's ceremony will definitely be remembered in my heart."

Pei Yue glanced at the rest of the people, and had a clearer understanding of the status of the Wang family in his heart. He knew that he only needed to deal with the master of the Wang family, and it would be difficult for others to have the courage to continue to secretly fight against the court.However, Wang E's words showed a bit of resentment after all, what Pei Yue wanted was this attitude, otherwise he would have thought he had met a saint.

He suddenly stretched out his hand to hold Wang E's arm, and said with a smile: "This Marquis is just joking with you all. Mr. Wang comes with Ben Hou, and the main table is where you should sit."

It has to be said that Pei Yue's prestige in the western region and the capital was so fierce that the moment he made a move, the faces of the other patriarchs all changed drastically, and the young people on the table over there even took steps.

Pei Yue turned his head suddenly, looked over indifferently, Wang Qi and the others did not dare to move any more, and retracted their feet embarrassingly.

Seeing this, Wang E said calmly: "Thank you, Lord Hou, for your kindness."

After the two of them were seated, Pei Yue said indifferently: "The Marquis entered the city yesterday, and suddenly saw thousands of people gathered outside the gate of the imperial envoy, does Mr. Wang know about this?"

Wang E answered carefully: "The grass people learned about this yesterday evening, and they were shocked and deeply disturbed."

Han Gongduan asked: "I am also shocked, but I don't understand why your Excellency is uneasy?"

Wang E looked at the increasingly emaciated Eastern Mansion, and said in a heavy tone: "Master Imperial Envoy, although those people are guilty, they are forced to do nothing. The food shortage in the city has exceeded three months, and many people's homes have been unable to open the pot. The reason why the grassroots are uneasy It is because I am worried that the imperial envoy will be furious for a while and punish those people for serious crimes. After all, they are not criminals. Once they are involved in a wide range of cases, the situation in Qinzhou may be difficult to deal with."

Han Gongduan was noncommittal, and said lightly: "So that's the case."

Wang E quickly said: "Of course, this is all random speculation by the grassroots. Later, I heard that the imperial envoy did not condemn the people, and Pei Hou even sent the commander who shot and killed the people at will to rectify the law on the spot. Only then did I know that the two nobles have a broad mind and also It shows the court's virtue of loving the people like a son."

Han Gongduan suddenly said coldly: "Your Excellency has lived in Chengjing for a long time, and you should know that the local people are gentle and kind. If there are no wicked people secretly bewitching you, do you think they dare to attack the imperial envoy Xingyuan?"

Wang E was surprised and said: "There is such a bold person?"

Han Gongduan stared into the eyes of this middle-aged man, the calmness and easy-goingness of the previous period disappeared, and his momentum changed accordingly, as if a chilling wind was rising from the ground, which undoubtedly revealed the majesty of the Eastern Mansion's participation in politics. He only heard his sharp eyes and said: "Your Excellency, do you want to play the trick of shouting "stop thief" in front of this official?"

Wang E turned pale with shock, got up and left the table, bowed to the end, and said in a trembling voice: "My lord, although the grassroots are stupid, they have inherited family education for decades. How dare they do such a rebellious thing? Please be careful!"

The people at the other two tables listened to the confrontation, and it seemed that Zhao Xin could not help secretly saying that it was a fluke. These big figures in the court could turn their faces faster than turning over a book. If he was in Wang E's position, it might not be possible for him carry it down.

Regardless of what they thought in their hearts, they all stood up to plead for Wang E at this moment, with sincere words and sincere expressions.

Han Gongduan looked at Wang E sternly, and bluntly reprimanded: "Qinzhou has suffered a severe drought for half a year, and the people have almost no food to eat. It is ridiculous that there are few rice shops in the 39 counties of the seven prefectures. After I came to Qinzhou, I just cut it The heads of more than a dozen illegal traders, and then no one sells grain. Wang E, as the head of the Wang family, you have a lot of fertile land in your home, and you don’t know how many fields are hidden in secret. Don’t you know why there is a grain shortage in Qinzhou?"

He stood up and said more and more angrily: "I know what you are relying on. If Qinzhou is in chaos, the entire southern border will not be stable. Your Majesty obviously does not want to see this happen. Based on this, all of you The aristocratic families colluded with each other, hid the food, and let the people go hungry."

"Snapped!"

He slapped the table hard, and everyone was frightened. Wang E only felt cold sweat on his back.

Han Gongduan was originally a modest gentleman, but at this moment he showed a bit of awe-inspiring murderous intent, and said word by word: "You want to use this tactic to force the imperial court to bow its head and tacitly allow you to use food to embezzle the people's fields, don't you? Just tell you clearly, stop dreaming! Do you really think that I can't kill people without a knife in my hand?"

There was a dead silence in the hall.

Pei Yue looked at the representatives of the aristocratic family with great interest, without interrupting Han Gongduan's words from the beginning to the end.

He discovered an interesting fact that after Mo Haoli fell ill, both Luo Ting and Han Gongduan, although different on the outside, were equally rigid on the inside.

(End of this chapter)