During the chat, Lu Bo got a lot of information and felt confident. He chatted with Lu Buwei in his mouth and made secret calculations in his heart. Soon we arrived at Baifu.
After entering the mansion, I found that most of the other people who were scattered had arrived first. Lu Bo and Bai Gen met him and had many sins with them. Since Zhu Tang had a large number of people and attracted people's attention, Uncle Tang assigned them to different positions according to their talents, either in front of the hall, under the stove, by the well, or in a side courtyard. They were arranged one by one, and Bai Gen asked people to take care of them. . Cao and Zheng were originally supposed to be guards and could not attend the banquet, so they could only stand under the pillars; Lu Bo and Subo'an sat in the east, while Bai Gen and Lu Zhong were in the middle as prime ministers. Uncle Tang is naturally the best choice to divide the meat in front of the cauldron; for the top, young and old people from all Tang Dynasties are also selected. Since the purchase was unsuccessful, Lu Bo could only blush, took out a piece of gold cake and stuffed it to Bai Gen. Bai Gen tried to refuse, but to no avail, so he put it in his arms after explaining that it was written down in his account.
It was still early, and there were people taking care of him under the stove in front of the hall. Bai Gen immediately invited everyone to sit in a side room to talk, and led a group of people to go to the stove to bring over the previously boiled jujube water. Naturally, the two guards Cao and Zheng contributed. Everyone sat down together, drinking jujube water with a hint of ginger flavor, and regained their spirits. Bai Gen said: "Although Huayang is a small town, it is also under the leadership of the king and grandson of Han Dynasty. It is difficult to pass by. There is a certain class of incompetent people who have lived here for a long time. They are a little close to the captain and have a little idea of their nature. May you all listen to me."
Everyone in the seat heard Bai Gen's solemn tone and said seriously: "I was about to listen to Brother Bai's lesson."
Bai Gen said: "Huayang Lieutenant, the grandson of the King of Han, took office at the beginning of the year. He is addicted to food and money, arrogant and lewd. He is not easy to deal with. Don't take him lightly because of his humble position."
Everyone in the audience said: "Please follow the lesson."
Bai Gen said: "It's not easy to say it, and it's not difficult in other ways, but with the four words 'property, everything is complete', it's easy to hear."
The man in the seat said: "I would like to hear his message."
Bai Gen said: "Huayang Wei, the grandsons of the King of Han, although they are living in the army, they do not want to be regarded as warriors. Treat them with the courtesy of a scholar and respect them as a king and grandson, then the courtesy will be exhausted."
Lu Bo said: "This matter is easy to hear. My son, King Shang of Wei, is a master of scholarly etiquette, so he can do it to the best of his ability."
Zheng Anping, who has always been quiet, suddenly said: "Do you have scholars in your profession to show courtesy?"
Bai Gen said: "There are no scholars in the party. The banquet story needs to be accompanied by gentlemen from the countryside."
Lu Bo said: "Since there are stories, we should not make exceptions and still invite them."
Suban said: "What can I do as a servant? I should be the one behind me."
After some discussion, everyone agreed that although Subo'an was a scholar, he was still a foreigner and had to be suppressed by local gentry, which would make things easier. It was agreed upon, and Lu Buwei was ordered to drive to ask the two squires to accompany him. Lu Buwei was familiar with the road and set off on his way.
Bai Gen said again: "Huayang Lieutenant is addicted to food and money. The so-called "everything is complete" means preparing gifts, clothing, food, entertainment, and all four colors must be in order."
Lu Bo said: "You are a fool who has come from afar and is not prepared for everything. If you dare to ask Brother Bai to buy it, you will not lose money."
Bai Gen said: "Without any trouble, the gifts are all ready. I just ask you to take a look." Then he stood up, picked up two small baskets, and opened them separately for everyone to see. One basket is full of grains and meat, and the other basket is daily food. Although there is nothing special, the varieties are complete and the patterns are new. Everyone said politely, "Thank you, Brother Bai." They mentioned it and put it aside.
Bai Gen said: "We came to discuss at night, and we only prepared fifty chariots, but only a hundred chariots for food. Please understand."
Everyone said: "Brother Bai, please worry."
Bai Gen said: "Please change your clothes again. It is difficult for Captain Huayang to sit with a short brown man."
Everyone looked at the clothes they were wearing and saw that they were all dressed as part-time workers when they were working in the field. When he arrived at Xingyang and Xiaoyi, he didn't change his clothes and came out wearing the same clothes. Only Lu's Kunzhong wears a long gown. Seeing the embarrassed expressions on everyone's faces, Bai Gen smiled and said, "I have all kinds of clothes in the back house, and I would like to change them."
Everyone immediately bowed to their seats and said, "Brother Weibai has thought carefully and everything will go well."
Bai Gen led everyone to the backyard and into a west wing room. There was a row of clothes racks against the wall. Bai Gen opened it, and there were all the clothes, robes, crowns and belts inside. Everyone was secretly surprised, knowing that there must be something wrong with this. But since the owner has already taken it in, it’s hard to tell. Discuss with each other and decide to dress according to your original identity. Xu Bo'an changed into scholar's uniform; Cao and Zheng could have dressed in scholar's uniform, but because they had to pretend to be guards, they changed into plain robes; Erlu's clothes corresponded to their status and there was no need to change; Uncle Tang turned out to be the same He was dressed in shorts, but since his default role was Tsukazai, who splits meat, he also changed into a long shirt.
The most troublesome thing about changing clothes is changing your hair. It is easiest to tie your head with a short scarf when wearing a short dress; scholars need to wear a crown, wear a long gown to tie their hair with a long scarf, and wear a long gown to wipe the forehead, all of which are very time-consuming. Bai Gen and Er Lu didn't need to change their clothes, they just walked among the crowd to help. By the time the change of clothes was completed, more than half an hour had passed. Lu Buwei, who picked up the squire, had already come in to inform that the squire had received it.
Everyone just changed into their clothes, lined up according to their rank, and walked out the door. I saw two old men dressed as scholars. Bai Gen was on the east side of the road. He bowed first and said, "How lucky we are to have Yang Zi and Wei Zi come here. How lucky we are to live in such a humble house!" Shi Bozhong, Uncle Tang, Uncle Cao, and Uncle Zheng."
Yang and Wei only returned the salute to Xu Bo'an, who was dressed as a scholar, while the rest of the people just nodded and gestured. Yangzi asked Subian: "Are scholars also engaged in business?" Subian said: "I obey the king's order and dare not violate it." The second son briefly cupped his hands and stopped talking.
A group of people entered the hall and sat down separately. Bai Gen played the role of the middle man, Lu, Xu, and Tang lived in the east, the second son lived in the west, and Zheng and Cao stood behind the banquet. The second son said coldly: "Where are the guests coming?"
Lu Bo said: "The humble people came out of Luo and wanted to go to Qifeng Jia Liang and transfer to Zheng State to find some wealth."
Yang Zi said: "The guest's plan is not a small one. In the past, we had a banquet with the city captain, and we were the only ones to accompany him. Now, my concubine has invited us both to come together. I think it will be a big banquet. The guest's plan is not a small one."
Lu Bo said: "The lowly people have admired the country for a long time and are willing to live in a small land to save their lives. Whatever they gain, they dare not use it privately, but must share it with us."
Wei Zi said: "If a guest can ask a scholar for help, the income will be great. Who dares to invite a scholar?"
Xu Bo'an said in embarrassment: "I am Xu's family, Bo'an. My ancestor raised his head and had to do this. He ran for the king, so he became a scholar."
Wei Zi nodded and said: "I see. The erect head must be set by the Marquis of Jin. The Marquis of Jin is a prince, not a king."
Sub'an became embarrassed twice and said, "That's what Weng said. I'm talking nonsense without any reason, which makes people laugh."
When the second son saw Sub'an like this, he thought to himself: "After the ministers, they will never be allowed to go to the hall." Then he turned to Lu Bo and said, "The road has been uneasy recently. Have you heard about it?"
Lu Bo said: "I just heard that the Qin people entered Han and Wei. The details are unknown, but I hope you can enlighten me."
Yang Zidao: "When you come from Luo, you should know that the Qin people are out of the customs. I passed by the town the day before yesterday, and I heard that Kai Feng was occupied yesterday. If you are going to Kai Feng Jia Liang, why don't you want to waste time?"
