A silver hook hangs in the starry night sky, casting infinite light and illuminating the path forward for pedestrians.
The hall in the backyard of Jiangzhou Dudu's Mansion is brightly lit, and the tables are staggered. Twelve or three tables are neatly placed on both sides, and fine wines and delicacies are displayed on them. In the center of the hall, there are more than a dozen singers with elegant postures and flowing sleeves. There are musicians on the other side. The sound of ringing bells and chimes is melodious.
"Mingzhi, these are Jiangzhou's famous local dishes. You, a Jiangzhou native, should eat more." Li Yan put down his chopsticks at the main seat and said with a smile to Yang Qing, who was in the first place on the left.
Yang Qing thanked him and said, "Former General, thank you for your trouble. Qing Ye hasn't tasted the dishes from his hometown for a long time." After that, he picked up the wine glass and said, "A toast to the general."
Li Yan drank it all with a smile, then turned to Fei Yi, who was on his lower right, and said, "Did Wen Wei pay homage to Uncle Bin today?"
"Yes, last month due to busy business, I came to Jiangzhou to attend the funeral. Fortunately, I passed by Jiangzhou today, which made me feel better." Fei Yi suddenly changed his face and sighed.
Li Yan nodded and said with a sad face: "Your uncle is loyal, upright and talented. He is the backbone of my great man. Alas, although our age is quite different, we are inseparable. Unexpectedly, he died young, which really makes me extremely sad."
Fei Yi also knew about the friendship between Li Yan and his uncle. Although he was surprised that Li Yan, who had always been proud and conceited, was close to his uncle who was more than 20 years younger than him, she was moved to see his sincere affection at this moment. He picked up the wine glass and said, "I have a confidant like the former general. Uncle Jiuquanxia must be very happy. I would like to propose a toast to the general on my uncle's behalf."
"Okay, okay, you and I will drink this cup together." After drinking, Li Yan and Fei Yi had a cordial conversation
Yang Qing couldn't help but feel moved when he saw the two people's warm actions. Then he shook his head and smiled secretly. He raised his wine glass and said to Hu Zhong beside him: "Hu joins the army. Here's a toast to you. Thank you for your warm reception today." "
"This is a matter within Zhong's duty. It is Zhong's honor to meet a great man like Yang Shenjun today." Hu Zhong replied: "Please join the army."
Yang Qing finished the wine and asked the maid next to him to fill it up. He walked to the desk of a scribe in his thirties opposite and said with a smile: "Commander Cheng, I'd like to toast you a drink."
The scribe's surname was Cheng Mingfan, and he was the military governor under Li Yan's tent. When he saw Yang Qing coming, he quickly stood up and said in respect, "I don't dare to think that Yang is joining the army. I should be joining the army."
"Haha, we are all our own people, don't talk about these false etiquette." Yang Qing laughed loudly and said: "Please."
After drinking, he walked to Cheng Fan's position and said to the big man dressed as a warrior in front of him: "General Wang Chong, you and I also have a drink."
This General Wang Chong was a strong man with a strong back and strong waist. He was the general of Li Yan, the governor of Jiangzhou. At this moment, he didn't seem to see Yang Qing coming, and he just kept his head down eating meat and drinking wine.
"That's interesting."
Yang Qing didn't know whether the man didn't hear his voice or was deliberately ignoring him. He frowned slightly. He didn't continue to speak. He just stood there holding the wine glass, still with a smile on his face.
"General Wang, Yang Canjun is toasting you with a drink!" Upon seeing this, Cheng Fan quickly tugged on Wang Chong's sleeves.
Wang Chong seemed to have just woken up. He picked up the wine glass and stood up and said expressionlessly: "General, I got distracted. I hope to join the army to forgive you. General, I will apologize here." After saying that, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp and then did it again. Went back.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Yang Qing said with a smile.
Seeing that Yang Qing's expression seemed a little unhappy, Cheng Fan quickly stood up and whispered: "Don't be surprised if you join the army. General Wang is not being rude to you. He has been in a bad mood these days, so he has lost his composure."
Yang Qing thought that the relationship between Cheng Fan and Wang Chong was pretty good, otherwise he wouldn't have gone out of his way to explain it to him. However, how could he care about such a trivial matter, so he smiled and said: "I see, it's human nature. Governor Cheng can rest assured that he is not a narrow-minded person."
"You have a broad mind when you join the army." Chengfan complimented.
"By the way, why is General Wang in a bad mood?" Yang Qing asked casually.
Cheng Fan said: "It's not just him and my general..." As he said this, he suddenly felt speechless and quickly stopped, subconsciously glancing at the main seat.
"Oh, it's not a big deal, it's just some official business troubles.
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Yang Qing had a clear view of his actions, saw that he changed the subject, and nodded without continuing to ask.
"Haha, we won't talk about business tonight. Let's have another drink." Cheng Fan took the wine bottle from the maid, served it to Yang Qingman himself, and then poured himself a glass.
After Yang Qing finished drinking with him, he was about to return to his seat. Unexpectedly, others saw that this rising star in the court was not only approachable, but also so heroic when drinking. They were not willing to let go of such a good opportunity, so they all stepped forward to propose a toast.
Even though Yang Qing was a good drinker, he was unable to withstand the repeated attacks from Jiangzhou officials, so he quickly looked at Fei Yi over there to ask for help.
Fei Yi was a drinker and a heavy drinker. With his help and resistance, Yang Qing finally escaped smoothly with urine escape.
After using the toilet, he did not return the same way, but came to the side hall, where a banquet was also held, with middle and lower-level officials from Jiangzhou accompanying Zhou Xing, Wu Que and others. He called Wu Que out and gave some instructions before wandering back to the main hall.
"Mingzhi, are you feeling better?" Li Yan asked with concern as soon as Yang Qingcai sat down.
"Thank you for your concern, General. Qing is much more comfortable now."
Li Yan laughed and said, "That's good. If you're not strong enough, there's no need to drink anymore. If anyone comes, I'll stop you."
"Thank you, General. It's just that all my colleagues in Jiangzhou are so enthusiastic that I don't dare to respond."
Li Yan praised: "Well, he is indeed a young talent that the Prime Minister values and has a lot of heroic spirit. Come, you and I have another drink."
The two talked about interesting things about Jiangzhou for a while, and then talked about the mission to Soochow. Li Yan had guarded Yong'an for many years and was familiar with the Soochow court and ministers. Yang Qing took the opportunity to ask him for advice.
Li Yan did not hide his clumsiness and answered one by one. He also took the initiative to tell Yang Qing about Soochow's attacks in various parts of Jingzhou, especially the line from Yiling to Yong'an, in great detail.
Yang Qing could see that Li Yan had worked hard on the border for many years, and he was worthy of being the opponent chosen by the late emperor for Lu Xun before his death. Although he didn't know how strong the two were in a match-up, he had been with Shuhan in Yong'an and Shuhan all these years. The eastern frontier was secure.
Yang Qing was quite surprised at Li Yan's undisclosed information today, but after thinking about it, although Li Yan later became too selfish and did many things to fight for power and corrupt the government, he is still able to serve the country wholeheartedly. , so that it will not be constrained in such a major matter as consolidating the alliance between the two countries.
"Mingzhi, I have a letter and some gifts that I want you to take with you tomorrow and give them to Lu Xun for me when we get to Wuchang." Late at night, the banquet finally ended, and Li Yan held Yang Qing's hand and walked away.
Yang Qing responded, "Don't worry, general. Qing will be delivered to Lu Xun personally." He stopped and saw that he had arrived at the door of the mansion. He bowed his hands and saluted, "General, stay here. There is no need to send him off again. Qing will not come to say goodbye tomorrow. Please forgive me, general." crime."
"That's right, state affairs are important."
"Hu Zhong, send Mingzhi, Wenwei and the others off for me tomorrow."
Hu Zhong bowed and replied, "Yes."
"General, I'll take my leave."
After saying that, Yang Qing and Fei Yi bowed down, said goodbye, and drove back to Guanyi accompanied by a Cao Yu from the Governor's Office.
"Fei San, take good care of your husband." When they arrived at Guanyi, Yang Qing personally gave instructions to Fei Yi's confidants.
Fei San responded and worked with another attendant to help Fei Yi back to his room. Yang Qing looked at Fei Yi's slumped figure and smiled to himself. He was still sober when he left the Jiangzhou Governor's Mansion, but he was so drunk that he fell unconscious after getting on the carriage.
"I must have gotten drunk all of a sudden in the car. Fortunately, I had Fei Yi to stop the drinking today. Otherwise, I would have been the one who got drunk. In this way, I have gained a lot of favors from others."
Yang Qing smiled and shook his head, retracted his thoughts, and led Zhou Xing and Wu Que into the house.
