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

Even the most common thing like inviting guests to a meal, we should also pay attention to the etiquette. For example, the host folds a card to invite the guests and temporarily welcomes the guests outside the door. When the guests arrive, they greet each other and are introduced to the living room to sit down and serve refreshments. After that

After a complete set of procedures, you can sit down and have a banquet. There are many rules during this period.

Hundreds of years ago, the great Confucian Cheng Xuan wrote "Liyun", which contains a clear sentence at the beginning: At the beginning of rituals, food and drink began.

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

Pei Yue sent over seven simple invitations. Before Wang E and others arrived, he was already feasting. Although he had a noble status and was a warrior, such an action was too vulgar. At this time, he saw him standing next to the table, his tone

They looked like they were watching a monkey show, and the young officials at the table to the west couldn't help but have angry expressions on their faces.

Then they saw an incredible scene.

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

The remaining six people followed suit. The chef of Biyu Pavilion was as skilled as ever in his craftsmanship, but at this moment they were all in the same boat. However, everyone tried their best to remain calm, as if they were here just for a delicious meal.

Han Gongduan looked at Pei Yue's tall figure, wondering how he would break the situation. People like Wang E may be a little arrogant when they are proud, but as long as he is aware of the danger, he will be extremely cautious and humble, and even

You can temporarily put aside your dignity. This is the wisdom of survival for aristocratic families. Putting aside those high-sounding rhetoric, it is nothing more than cruel and evil.

At this moment, Pei Yue casually sent out the invitation, and the seven family heads came as soon as they were called. They sat down and took their lives. He never thought about relying on his family's heritage to compete with this powerful prince.

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Pei Yuepi looked at them with a smile. The forbearance skills of these old turtles opened his eyes. He must know that it is rare to see such a scene in Kyoto.

Wang E briefly used his chopsticks for a few times, then put them down, stood up and saluted, saying: "The common people are fortunate to receive the warm hospitality of Marquis Pei, and I will definitely remember today's gift in my heart."

Pei Yue glanced at the others, and had a clearer understanding of the status of the Wang family. 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. But Wang E's words ultimately

Showing a bit of resentment, Pei Yue wanted this attitude, otherwise he would have thought he had met a saint.

He suddenly reached out and took Wang E's arm and said with a smile: "I am just joking with you all. Mr. Wang comes with me, the main table is where you should sit."

It has to be said that Pei Yue's reputation in the Western Region and Kyoto was so fierce that the moment he took action, the faces of the other family heads changed drastically, and the young people at the table over there even took steps forward.

Pei Yue suddenly turned his head and looked over with indifferent eyes. Wang Qi and others did not dare to move anymore and retracted their feet in a hesitant manner.

When Wang E saw this, he said calmly: "Thank you, Lord Marquis, for the favor."

After the two of them took their seats, Pei Yue said calmly: "I entered the city yesterday and suddenly saw thousands of people gathering outside the imperial envoy's camp. Does Mr. Wang know about this?"

Wang E replied carefully: "The common people learned about this incident yesterday evening. They were shocked and deeply disturbed."

Han Gongduan asked: "I am also shocked, but I don't understand why you are uneasy?"

Wang E looked at the increasingly thin Dongfu political participant and said in a serious tone: "Your Majesty, although the people are guilty, they are still forced to do nothing. The food shortage in the city has lasted for more than three months, and many people have no way to open the pot in their homes. The reason why the common people are uneasy

, because they are worried that the imperial envoy will get angry and punish those people with serious crimes. After all, they are not criminals. Once they are widely implicated, the situation in Qinzhou may be difficult to deal with."

Mr. Han did not comment and said calmly: "That's it."

Wang E said quickly: "Of course, these are all random speculations by ordinary people. Later, when I heard that the imperial envoy did not punish the people, Marquis Pei even executed the commander who shot and killed the people at will on the spot. Only then did I know that the two nobles had broad minds and also

It shows the court’s virtue of loving the people like a son.”

Han Gongduan suddenly said in a cold voice: "Your Excellency has lived in the capital for a long time. You should know how gentle the local people are. If there are no evil people secretly confusing them, do you think they dare to besiege the imperial envoy's residence?"

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 aura changed accordingly. It was like a murderous wind rising from the ground, making the majesty of Dongfu's political participation unmistakable. He only heard him say with sharp eyes:

"Your Excellency, do you want to play the trick of calling a thief to catch a thief in front of me?"

Wang E was shocked and turned pale. He stood up and left the table, bowed his head to the end, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Envoy, although common people are stupid, they have inherited their family's education for decades. How dare you do such a treasonous and unethical thing? Please be aware of it!"

People at the other two tables listened to this exchange, and it seemed that Zhao Xin couldn't help but secretly call out luck. These big shots in the court turned against each other faster than turning the pages of a book. If he were in Wang E's position, he might not be able to do it this time.

Carry it down.

Regardless of what they were thinking, they all stood up to intercede for Wang E at this moment, with sincere words and sincere expressions.

Han Gongduan looked at Wang E sternly and rebuked bluntly: "There has been a severe drought in Qinzhou for half a year, and the people have almost no food to eat. What is ridiculous is that there are few rice shops open to sell food in the seven prefectures and thirty-nine counties. After I came to Qinzhou, I just...

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He killed more than a dozen unscrupulous traders, and then there was no one to sell grain anymore. Wang E, as the head of the Wang family, your family has thousands of hectares of fertile land, and you don’t know how many fields are hidden secretly. Don’t you know why there is a grain shortage in Qinzhou?”

He stood up and said 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, you aristocratic families

The big families colluded with each other and hid the food, leaving the people hungry."

"Crack!"

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

Han Gongduan was originally a humble gentleman, but at this moment he actually showed some awe-inspiring murderous intent, saying word by word: "You want to use this trick to force the court to bow its head and tacitly allow you to use food to plunder the people's fields, right? I am now

Just tell you clearly, don’t dream about it! Do you really think that I can’t kill people without a knife in my hand?”

There was dead silence in the hall.

Pei Yue looked at the representatives of the aristocratic families with great interest and did not interrupt Han Gongduan's words from beginning to end.

He discovered an interesting fact. After Mo Haoli fell ill, both Luo Ting and Han Gongduan, although their appearances were different, were equally tough on the inside.
Chapter completed!