. "The banquet needs to be used, and you have all purchased it?" Seeing the big carts rushing in one after another, the second housekeeper asked Director Liu who was walking over.
Director Liu bowed and said, "Don't worry, butler, you have purchased it all."
The second housekeeper looked at several cars and nodded: "It's good that it's complete. Tomorrow's banquet will be full of friends. If we miss out on the face of the general, we will be scolded."
"Save it, please don't worry, but the butler." Director Liu said hurriedly.
Hearing this, the second housekeeper's face was softer and he stopped talking, but apart from this, there were many things to worry about when holding a banquet.
The invitation was sent out and sent out earlier. That's it. After some inspection by the second housekeeper, I unexpectedly found that there were two missing in the invitation.
"You idiots, can you miss this bright post here? Fortunately, I read it again. If you don't read it, the generals will be missing two guests. After the investigation, it will be caused by you guys. Even if the general is kind, I am afraid that you will not be able to tolerate such idiots! Why are you still stunned? Why don't you send these two copies out quickly?"
"...I'll go and send it to you!" When he scolded several people, they suddenly woke up and hurriedly took the missing post and ran to send it to you.
Looking at their backs, the second butler wiped the sweat from his forehead and sighed.
Thousand Houses of Yamen
"Tomorrow evening, Fan Mansion will hold a banquet?" Qianhu asked thoughtfully.
According to the Dacheng military system, military generals do not have the first rank, and the highest position is the first rank Privy Councilor, and the highest position is the highest position is the highest position in the country-controlling general.
The second-rank real position is a member of the Privy Council, and the dismissed position is a general of the auxiliary country.
The second-rank actual position was a Tongzhi Privy Council, and the dismissed position was a general of Dingguo and a general of the left and right.
In fact, Fan Liuhai actually really had the title of general since the second rank. Now Fan Liuhai's official position is General Dingguo.
"Sir, this matter is absolutely true." Although they didn't know that the above suddenly attracted them to pay attention to the general flag of Fan's mansion, they still told the news they had obtained, and there was still a record of this month.
"So keep watching like this." Zhang Qianhu said lightly, and waved his hand to ask them to retreat. He had already told the cabinet officials and the Privy Council that he had just returned from the cabinet and the decree that he would arrive in Jinling.
The fast horse gallops by land and will arrive in Jinling tomorrow.
"Your Majesty urgently ordered General Fan to lead his troops to fight. Could it be that the army was in trouble in Gunzhou?" Qianhu thought to himself, but this matter was not something that was just Qianhu could criticize. After thinking about it, he laughed.
The next day, Fan Liuhai's mansion was very lively.
Fan Liuhai made many contributions and received generous rewards. He was a second-rank mansion with a wealthy family and a very wealthy mansion.
On weekdays, there are a lot of exchanges and exits in front of the mansion.
However, there were not many important officials and generals, all of which were to avoid suspicion.
The guests who came were some contacts with Fan Liuhai. Although Fan Liuhai's generals were very fond of elegance, they often had leisure banquets every few days and garden banquets every half a month.
The venue for this small banquet was held in a newly built courtyard in Fan Mansion.
The courtyard is elegantly decorated with rockery pavilions and elegant. At the end of May, the garden not far away is filled with fragrances of flowers. It makes people feel refreshed and happy when they smell it.
In the evening, all the guests had arrived, and a maid was walking up early in the morning in elegant clothes, illuminating a series of glass lamps nearby one by one.
The courtyard, which was already a little dim, immediately became bright.
Look at the beauty under the light, the more you look, the more beautiful you become.
Under the reflection of these glass lamps, the girl who already has some beauty is even more charming. Walking through the banquet, the wine is not intoxicating but the person is drunk, which makes the atmosphere a little warm at the beginning of the banquet.
These glass lamps have wind and cloud lamps, Guanyin lamps, and Xishi lamps. They are on the flowing mats and change them as they eat. Eight dishes are served on the table. Although there are not many, they are very exquisite.
"Everyone, I'm here to have fun today. Come, please drink!" Fan Liuhai, wearing casual clothes, raised his cup in public and drank it.
Everyone agreed, raised their glasses, started to laugh, and whispered and exchanged cups.
At this time, along a street at the city gate, a team of armored soldiers rode horses and escorted a carriage to gallop.
There were several groups of people on the road, and the carriage finally walked into the darkness. On the slightly dim moonlit night, there were not many idle people seeing this scene.
After a while, the carriage turned around again and headed towards Fan's mansion.
At this time, Fan Liuhai smiled slightly and talked to the visitor.
Although the dancer just now was beautiful, it was only of medium color. As the banquet grew longer and everyone was in a mood, Fan Liuhai clapped his hands and signaled a group of dancer entered the venue.
There were twelve girls, between the ages of sixteen and seventeen, with bright eyes and white teeth, dresses, and all of them were of top quality colors. They were reflected in the lights, which were very moving. Those present couldn't help but feel refreshed. For a moment, many people were a little stunned.
I even envied General Fan's wealth and pleasure even more. The atmosphere was pushed to a climax, with enough status and friendship, and laughed at General Huo: "You can choose a beauty."
Fan Liuhai smiled but said nothing.
At this time, the housekeeper stepped forward and greeted with a smile: "Dear guests, these qualifications are good, but they are not worth practicing for a long time. I am afraid that it will be difficult for you to see you. Now I will just drink and have fun..."
After saying that, the twelve girls danced gracefully, and for a moment, laughter and joy came faintly from the backyard of Fan Mansion.
At this moment, the butler who had just gone out to direct the servant to carry the wine suddenly ran in from outside.
"What happened? Is this panic?" Fan Liuhai looked over.
The butler hurriedly walked to him, leaned into his ear, and whispered a few times.
Fan Liuhai's expression changed drastically: "It's true?"
"General, it's true. The person has arrived at the gate! The young man has already asked someone to prepare the incense case. General, please go and receive the order!"
The people present did not hear what the master and servant said clearly, but they all felt the solemn atmosphere. Suddenly, everyone's eyes turned from the dancer in the courtyard to Fan Liuhai.
"Stop, stop!" Fan Liuhai stood up from the table, stopped the musician and dancer, and bowed to the people present: "Everyone, there is an imperial edict. Today's banquet will be over. Please welcome it together. Fan will be apologized tomorrow."
As he said that, he turned around and walked out quickly.
Everyone heard this, looked at each other, and stood up. The imperial edict was arrived. Even if they were not from here, they would kneel down to show etiquette.
When they arrived at the central hall, the oncoming situation made them feel a little uneasy.
I saw that there was an incense table in the courtyard and the group had already stood still, so I hurried forward.
Several personal guards surrounded a man with white faces and no need to walk inside, and Fan Liuhai looked up with a serious expression and led him to the incense table.
Seeing that the white face does not require the man's clothes, he is clearly a high-ranking eunuch, and the one who is sticking in his hands must be an imperial edict.
At this time, His Majesty, who was on the expedition, sent someone to issue an imperial edict to General Fan. What would happen?
Is it a blessing or a disaster?
After seeing this, these people couldn't help but feel the drums.
However, the decree was read out, and these people knelt down without waiting for the order.
Let’s not talk about these people, but just say that Fan Liuhai was a little nervous.
Fan Liuhai was smart by nature. After making great contributions, he was content with Jinling and only made himself a wealthy and idle person. He chose a famous scholar without officials who traveled to the garden every day. He only wanted to be elegant, which was not just a statement to Emperor Dacheng.
But I didn't expect that at this moment, a decree suddenly came down!
Fan Liuhai took two more steps, turned around and knelt on the ground.
The eunuch who came was expressionless, stood south behind the incense table, and shouted: "Fan Liuhai listened to the order!"
"My minister Fan Liuhai!" Fan Liuhai kowtowed and said, "Listen to the Holy Pleasure!"
"The Emperor Chengyun of the Heavenly Kingdom ordered that Fan Liuhai, the general of Dingguo, worked hard on the king's affairs, and made great achievements. He is deeply in line with my heart. Now, he ordered the Ministry of War and the Privy Council to allocate 30,000 troops to go to the front line. Wait for my mission to condemn him, and I admire this!"
"Thank you!"
This is the order that Fan Liuhai immediately led a large army to fight after receiving the order and met with the previous army.
After listening to the will, Fan Liuhai was in a complicated mood and thanked him for his gratitude.
"I said to General Dingguo, I am here to come back this time, but I am rushing back. Your Majesty is waiting urgently. You must lead the troops quickly." The eunuch handed over the imperial edict to him and said at the same time.
Fan Liuhai hurriedly said, "Eunuch Xie reminds Fan to prepare for the war now."
He took the purse from the butler and stuffed it in. The eunuch held it in his hand and pinched it. He smiled and said, "General Fan is so polite."
After the greetings, the eunuch rushed back and left directly.
But the people in the audience, together with the guests, got up. Before they could discuss, they saw an official coming in again and said with an arrow: "The Privy Council and the Cabinet have an order. Tomorrow morning, I will take this order to go to the Cabinet to deliver the order rune, and to the Privy Council to deliver the military power. I will leave the city thirty miles before noon tomorrow."
The army's expedition was not a trivial matter, but before Wang Hongyi left Jinling, he made multiple arrangements, and now he knows the inside story two days in advance, so he naturally finished preparing.
Fan Liuhai received the order and the order, so he would lead an army to the front line.
At that moment, we first sent the guests! They all left the mansion, and after they were finished, they summoned their families and slaves.
"Listen, during the time when I was not at home, all the family members would be closed to their doors to thank the guests, and all the enjoyment was stopped. There was no extravagance and waste to avoid people's discussions. Do you hear that? If there is any violation of the order, all family laws will be carried out!" Before leaving, Fan Liuhai swept everyone and asked the people in the Fan family to act in a low-key manner.
"Yes, lord!" Everyone responded below.
Fan Liuhai ordered a family general: "You are my old subordinate. You should keep an eye on the rules in the mansion. You have no right to the master. Let me tell me, the butler and the following are all staring at me. If you collude with outsiders and destroy my family law, you don't even need to send me the government, and you will be on the spot!"
This face is strong and responds: "Yes!"
This made everyone around him feel cold. He knew that this man was originally a soldier and said the truth. If something bad happened, he would definitely be executed in person.
Chapter completed!