The banquet was very lively and the dishes were prepared very sumptuously. Looking at these meals, it was hard to imagine that most of the soldiers and civilians inside and outside Qianhusuo City in front of Xiahe Village did not have enough to eat.
At the strong request of Dai Jingbin and others, Liu Yan stood up and gave a toast, and everyone cheered loudly. Then came the opera troupe singing, and then several official prostitutes came up to persuade them to drink. Everyone was drunk and the military attachés started to behave wildly. Some were joking with the prostitutes, or taking advantage, and everyone was overjoyed.
The same is true for Tian Hui Xuxu, the official of Baihu next to Liu Yan. How can he still look like he is awake at this time? I saw Na Tian Hui Xu being full of energy and teasing with those official prostitutes, his two big eyes were shining brightly. When an official prostitute came to Nana to persuade her to drink, he took the opportunity to touch her pink and tender breasts. Inside, he chuckled and asked obscenely: "Little darling, what's your name? Look at these hands, they are so smooth."
Huang Wenxian, who was present at the banquet, even hugged an official prostitute. The woman's plump body leaned tightly against his fat body and fed a glass of wine into his mouth. Huang Wenxian hugged the official prostitute and kissed him. He stood up and said vaguely: "Beauty, you are really knowledgeable."
Huang Wenxian's fat face once appeared on his body, which made the official prostitute giggle and become dissatisfied.
All the officials were laughing and joking wantonly, even saying that Huang Wenxian was indeed a good man. Although Liu Yan rarely attended such banquets, he laughed loudly. He was not surprised by such a scene. This level of flower wine was far away. It cannot catch up with the level of future generations.
Liu Yan looked at it with a smile. He slowly drank his wine. He was also accompanied by two official prostitutes. Only Liu Yan at the table had such treatment. However, Liu Yan did not move anything and drank too much. Much, very restrained from beginning to end.
When Dai Jingbin saw this, he came over and said, "Sir, but these women are not to your taste? As the saying goes: If you are not romantic, your youth will be wasted. Don't be too rigid and treat yourself badly."
Baihu Tian Huixu next to him shook his head and said: "Exactly, sir, these women are the most outstanding beauties in Qianhusuo in front of Xiahe Village. Don't miss them, sir."
He glanced at the two women beside Liu Yan with greedy eyes and swallowed. The two official prostitutes were both about sixteen or seventeen years old, and they were considered to be the most beautiful among the officials. However, Tian Huixu did not have the opportunity to enjoy such women.
Baihu Chixu sat aside, the wine in his glass rarely moved, and he paid great attention to Liu Yan's expression. At this time, Chi Xu said with a smile: "Master Defender is a majestic and strange man. I'm afraid these vulgar fans can't get into his eyes and ears."
Hearing what Chi Xu said, one of the official prostitutes beside Liu Yan looked at Liu Yan with anger or resentment, and another glanced at Liu Yan. She leaned against Liu Yan with an expression on her face that seemed to be smiling but not smiling. Among the two girls, she is the most beautiful. She is plump and about seventeen years old.
Liu Yan smiled, stood up, and said loudly: "I have been promoted and loved by Master Li, and I have just arrived at Qianhusuo City in front of Xiahe Village to take up my post. I need your colleagues to support me in the future. Come on, come on, let's all drink. "
Everyone cheered loudly, and they all came forward to toast Liu Yan. Liu Yan refused to refuse anyone who came, and drank one glass after another, which caused a lot of applause, and they all praised Liu Yan's huge amount.
In the end, Liu Yan didn't know how many drinks he drank, but his eyes became brighter and brighter as he drank, but there was a faint blue light on his face.
Chen Xun, Wang Yue, Wang Bo, Miao Shao, Xu Ming, and Shen Tuo were surrounded by many people who came forward to persuade them to drink. Chen Xun and others were doing better. They were able to restrain themselves when facing the place they first arrived. , he didn’t drink too much, but Wang Yue was so drunk that he hugged someone and even called him brother.
After three rounds of banquets and everyone enjoying themselves, the military attachés dispersed. Liu Yan ordered Chen Xun and others to settle the Wangjiazhuang soldiers they had brought. Huang Wenxian diligently led Chen Xun to the military camp, while Dai Jingbin led Liu Yan. Go to the defense official's residence.
This defensive official's residence was the meeting place for the city's military attachés. Behind the mansion is the residence of the family members of the defense officials, which is a huge area with pavilions, courtyards and courtyards. In the past, Liu Yan came with Wang Wenzhen to visit Zhang Hailin and was surprised by the luxury here. Now he owns this house. Now that he thinks about it, things in the world are really fickle.
When they got here, Liu Yan and Dai Jingbin came to the main hall. After the two were seated as guests of honor, Dai Jingbin said a lot of compliments, and then talked about some of the matters Wang Wenzhen had explained before leaving.
The things Wang Wenzhen explained before leaving were nothing more than some matters related to the population's money and food. Liu Yan listened for a while and nodded, saying that these things cannot be counted just by hearing them. They must be investigated on the spot before they can be counted.
Wasn't this the situation in Wangjiazhuang before? The military equipment, money, food, and population on the books cannot be reconciled with the actual amounts.
So Liu Yan was just going through the motions at this time. Since Dai Jingbin wanted to repay him, he should listen to it and not take it too seriously.
After all the official business was finished, Dai Jingbin stood up and prepared to leave. Before leaving, Dai Jingbin clasped his fists and said, "Master Qi, the maids and servants in this mansion were all recruited by Master Zhang. They are all old people and officers. It’s considered diligent. If you feel something is wrong, my subordinates will rearrange the manpower in these two days?”
Liu Yan looked around and saw that everything was kept spotlessly clean. It could be seen that the servants were doing their best, so he said, "No, just use these servants first. There is no need to replace them."
"Yes Yes."
Then, Dai Jingbin remembered something and said: "By the way, my lord, the two women who served you just now, my subordinates saw that they were smart, so they ransomed them from their country and gave them to you to warm your feet and cover your quilt. In this way, my lord Listening to music in your free time can also relieve your boredom. If there is a shortage of girls and mothers in the house, the adults will take care of it by themselves, and the subordinates will not participate. "
What Liu Yan was about to say suddenly occurred to him. Aren't those two women Dai Jingbin's "voting certificates"? What Dai Jingbin wanted to do was use two women to get closer to him. 33
At this time, Liu Yan thought to himself: "I have just taken over the Qianhusuo City in front of Xiahe Village, and I have a heavy burden on my shoulders. The Qianhusuo City in front of Xiahe Village is also an important place. It is used to train troops and horses, repair the city, and collect grain. , nothing is trivial, and I need the help of Dai Jingbin, at least to help me in the early stages of entering the city."
The Ming Dynasty judged the generals stationed in the garrison based on eight things: accumulating money in valleys, repairing dangerous passes, training troops and horses, preparing equipment, opening fields, managing salt, collecting horses, and breaking up the party. The same is true for all the generals above the hundred household officials in various places of the guard. Of course, the imperial court's requirements for garrison generals such as the officers and soldiers of the garrison were to pay more attention to collecting grain from the fields. The more grain and silver they collected, the more outstanding their political achievements would be.
Liu Yan was newly transferred to Acropolis and naturally hoped to achieve some results so that he could firmly take over the position of defense officer.
Liu Yan then smiled and said: "Haha, well, Dai Fuqianhu is interested, so let's send the two women over first."
"Haha, I obey!"
Then Liu Yan asked Dai Jingbin to sit down first, and then asked about the situation in the Qianhu House in front of Xiahe Village.
Dai Jingbin pondered for a while, and then said: "After your Excellency became the defense officer, my subordinates thought that Your Excellency must not be too rigid. The Qianhusuo City in front of Xiahe Village is no more complicated than the Baihusuo in Wangjiazhuang. People and things are all complicated. There are many more. There is also Tian Huixu, the official of the Hundred Households. He is considered an old man in the city of Qianhusuo in front of Xiahe Village. From the perspective of his subordinates, I will take care of him. The other officials of the Hundred Households are not good people either. Normally, subordinates are not willing to argue with them, so if you want to beat them up, you must think twice before doing so."
Liu Yan nodded when he heard this, then laughed and said, "In that case, I'll thank you."
Dai Jingbin was very discerning. He quickly stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, you're welcome. Please rest. I'll take my leave."
Early the next morning, the sun shone in through the window. The sun was shining brightly outside the window, and it was another sunny day.
Liu Yan finished washing up early, so he changed the defensive official residence into the Qianhu Official Hall, and ordered people to find all the documents from the Qianhu Office in front of Xiahe Village, so that Liu Yan could check them one by one.
Then, before the documents were delivered, the two women Dai Jingbin sent yesterday followed an old woman to the main hall.
Looking at the two women, Liu Yan also remembered what Dai Jingbin said yesterday, so he fell into deep thought. Dai Jingbin specially redeemed them and gave them to him. What is the meaning? Also, he mentioned Baihuguan Tian Huixu yesterday. What is his relationship with Dai Jingbin?
Liu Yan thought about it. There was still too little information and he couldn't understand it at the moment, so he simply stopped thinking about it. As long as he has the strength, everything will fall into place.
Near noon that day, a small flag officer on duty came to report that Mr. Li, the conduct officer of Lingshan Health, had sent an invitation to invite Liu Yan to his house for a banquet. Mr. Li, the conduct officer, had teamed up with a group of civil servants in the city. Xiang Shen, served wine to celebrate the new defensive master Liu, and talked about the etiquette of colleagues.
Liu Yan knew that when he came to Xiahe Village, he would inevitably have to deal with the civil servants of the Lingshan Guards. He thought to himself: "Forget it, just go and meet them."
At this time, in the Qianhu Official Hall, the outpost soldiers led by Chen Xun were on duty. The duty system was not yet perfect at this time, and Liu Yan only asked each sentry to be on duty in turn, five days each, and would make adjustments after the system was perfected.
Soon Chen Xun received the notice, and Chen Xun, who lived in the military camp, quickly came with his troops. This time Chen Xun only brought a team of his own guards and a team of night guards and rushed over. After all, he was going to Lingshan Guard. , you need to go there on horseback.
Liu Yan made some preparations, put on his Qianhu official uniform, and put his waist badge on his waist.
Looking at Chen Xun who was sweating profusely, Liu Yan said with a smile: "Let's go, there will be another banquet at Lingshan Guard."
Chen Xun curled his lips and said, "I haven't had enough of the wine I drank yesterday. Sir, please don't let me drink anymore."
Before leaving, Liu Yan called Wang Yue, who was in charge of the department, and said: "Prepare a carriage tonight, and arrange a few reliable soldiers to send the two women sent by Dai Jingbin back to Wangjiazhuang."
Wang Yue was stunned in surprise and said, "My lord, why are you doing this? Your Majesty is a defense officer of thousands of households. It's not a big deal to have two concubines. Even if my wife knows about it, what will happen?"
Liu Yan smiled and said nothing. Chen Xun on the side kicked Wang Yue and said, "You can do whatever the adults say. Why are there so many words!"
Wang Yue smiled and said, "Aren't I worried that you will treat me badly? I'm going to prepare now. I will send him to Wangjiazhuang before noon tomorrow. I will take him there myself and explain the situation to my wife. Don’t worry, sir.”
Liu Yan nodded, and then took Chen Xun and others to set off for Lingshan Acropolis.
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