Yang Mian has a beard under his nose and looks more mature than his peers. He is like a big brother among a group of young people.』Ω
Long Shuang still had that proud look, faintly separated from the others, but Ding Kui's eyes were a little evasive when he looked at them. He was just one step away from the fearless knight, but he hadn't taken a step forward yet.
Kui's step was already more than a year ahead.
Kong Ren Yushan Lunjin, who is the most bookish among the people, has the brightest smile when facing Ding Kui. Among the people at this table who support Ding Kui, he is the only one who is currently regarded as a friend by Ding Kui.
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The reception banquet held for Ding Kui was in a room on the third floor of Ruwu Building. There were nine young people sitting in the room waiting for him. In addition to the three mentioned above, there was also Fan Jun, Bao Lei and Mu Ran whom he knew.
The next three have never been seen before.
Ding Kui first greeted his acquaintances one by one. When he arrived at the three strangers, Yang Mian came over and introduced him: "This is Nangong Pin, the eldest son of the Nangong family. He is two years younger than you and is the youngest among the people here."
The fierce-looking Nangong Pin asked Ding Kui to take a few more glances, "Haha, brother Nangong's looks can scare an enemy army on the battlefield." Now he naturally thought of what would happen on the battlefield.
"It's a pity that when the new legion was added, I was not old enough to join the army and kill the enemy. I could only stay in the rear and listen to the success reports of the soldiers at the front. Brother Ding's achievements are really exciting."
Nangong Pinben was interested in Shao Dianluan, but he gave up the idea as soon as the king's decree came out. Although the Nangong family was eager to marry the royal family, they had to comply with Shao Diandan's wishes first. This time he came to marry Ding Kui.
Take a look at the legendary flying general, and also meet the victor who defeated all the noble children and won the king's marriage.
"Joining the army is our ambition, but here we are all the future heirs of each family. The family does not allow us to do what we want. Only Brother Ding is the luckiest one. Protecting the family and the country is a family matter for the country.
ah."
Not counting Nangong Pin, everyone else was old enough to join the army when the new legion was added, so Yang Mian quickly said it back to avoid everyone's embarrassment.
"That's right, I hate that my father came to the capital to keep an eye on me and wouldn't let me recruit new soldiers." The proud Long Shuang immediately came out to explain that it was not that he was afraid of death but that there was too much resistance at home.
"Defending the country is not just about going into battle to kill the enemy, stabilizing the rear, raising military resources, and making suggestions, which can also be considered as contributing to the country. Only by division of labor, cooperation, and proper deployment can the country be strong." The same explanation is given by Kong Renbilong in comparison.
Both are quite clever.
"Yes, yes, yes, brothers all contributed money and effort to relieve the country's worries." Nangong Pin realized that he had said something wrong and hurriedly made amends.
The remaining two were young aristocrats who were attached to the Yang family. Yang Mian simply introduced Ding Kui by name, and then forced Ding Kui to take the chief position.
"Brother Wei has received the news early and knows that Brother Ding rushed back to the capital yesterday, so today we have a banquet here to welcome him." Yang Mian patted Ding Kui on the shoulder, picked up a glass of wine and said, "There are brothers here.
There are old acquaintances and new friends. We all come here because of the name of 'Flying General' and 'Prince Consort'. Come! Let's toast Ding Kui together!"
Everyone raised their glasses to toast Ding Kui, but they all looked at Ding Kui in different ways.
Half of the children of the top ten dukes were present in the room. Nangong Pin was considered the representative of the indigenous dukes. Mu Ran and the other two were all children of marquises. The pomp and circumstance of this person who succeeded Ding Kui was not even close to the highest-end. Protecting the country
The name of Prince Consort obviously does not have that much appeal, and the current Prince Consort is the key to attracting attention.
"Brother Ding Shi is so lucky. The eldest princess is beautiful and intelligent. She is the perfect spouse that men in the world dream of. How many people will be envious of marrying such a perfect woman?" Nangong Pin said it was a lie to say he was not jealous.
"The royal family's dowry has always been very generous, and the eldest princess is deeply loved by the king. I guess Ding will not have to think of ways to make money in the future." Fan Jun's focus is different from others, and he has some understanding of Ding Kui's money-making matters.
"All the children of the ten major dukes have been married to the royal family, and this is not the first time for the Ding family. The king has made it clear to the whole country that no matter whether the princess is beautiful or ugly, or whether she has a dowry or not, I will marry her home. To the king,
Because of my great love, the eldest princess will definitely not feel aggrieved at all when she comes to my house. It seems that everyone cares about the eldest princess more than they care about me, hahaha." Ding Kui said clearly in a joke.
"You must not bully people from the Long family, otherwise I will not forgive you lightly even if you become the consort." After Long Shuang said this, he even offered three cups to Ding Kui.
"Haha, let's just talk about seniority between us. We should call each other according to our age. Brother Long, don't avoid me because of this." Ding Kui had the opportunity to tell Long Shuang this today.
"Okay, this is the man of my generation." Long Shuang finally solved a knot in his heart. If he wanted to call Ding Kui uncle when he saw him, he would never be able to say it given his character.
"Brother Ding, I heard that you have a very good relationship with the magician. Is this the case?" Yang Mian took the opportunity to toast and asked.
"Yes, I have quite a friendship with several magicians of similar age." Although he didn't know who Yang Mian was asking, Ding Kui did not deny it.
"We have many friends in all aspects of our circle in the capital, but we don't have any magicians. If you have the opportunity to introduce your magician friends to everyone, then our circle will be complete."
Oh, this kid wants to make friends with magicians. The Yang family is one of the ten great dukes. How come there is no magician who can make friends with the Yang family?
Ding Kui didn't think through this logic, but he couldn't think too much about it in such a situation, so he said: "It won't be a problem for me to introduce you, provided that my magician friend is willing. Having more friends is not a bad thing."
Yang Mian's face showed joy, he grabbed Ding Kui's arm and said: "Then it's settled, of course it has to be done by the person himself. How can we force the magician to do anything? It's just to make friends, not to pull someone's head."
"It seems that it is necessary to understand the secrets. We can't just pay attention to other people's ways." Ding Kui felt even more strange. It is not uncommon for noble children to make friends with magicians and be proud of them. It is a bit rare for Yang Mian to care so much.
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Others at the banquet didn't seem to pay attention to the private conversation between Yang Mian and Ding Kui. They were talking and laughing with each other. Most of them didn't know each other for the first time, and they had more or less friendships. Only Long Shuang slightly
Appearing lonely.
"Brother, what are your plans when you come back from retirement?" Yang Mian returned to normal and chatted with Ding Kui about his future plans.
"What else can I plan to do if I am just waiting to die? The clan government has probably reserved a place for me." Ding Kui took the initiative to toast Yang Mian.
"Hey, this is not what a 'Flying General' should think. Prince-in-law is just one of your identities. Don't forget that you have other identities. We don't meet many times. Don't blame my brother for being friendly with you.
You are destined to be a famous figure in the kingdom, and the clan house is definitely not where you belong." Yang Mian acted like an elder brother caring for his younger brother.
"Brother Yang is promoting me. The stage of the famous kingdom is reserved for you people. I will be responsible for making small noises. When people come from outside, just leave it to me." Ding Kui knew that Yang Mian was trying to figure out his bottom.
to be honest.
"The stage is yours and mine, but it belongs to everyone. As long as brothers work together, there is no difficulty in the kingdom that we cannot overcome." Yang Mian simply picked up the wine jar and poured it into his mouth.
Oh, this scene is a bit like Cao and Liu discussing heroes over a cup of wine. Could it be that Yang Mian will be so drunk that he won't remember anything he said to me in two days?
Ding Kui also became bold and shouted: "Okay! I will take Brother Yang seriously!" He patted open the mud seal of a wine jar with one hand, hooked his finger to the edge of the jar, and the wine jar flew up in the air, and then used his palm to
Suction the bottom of the wine jar, lift and tilt the wine jar.
The nectar-like wine flew down like a clear spring, and Ding Kui opened his mouth to catch it. Not a drop of wine fell on the ground, and the people around him cheered.
Long Shuang, Kong Ren, Fan Jun, Bao Lei and Mu Ran were all players who had participated in the national competition and were the best among the young knights in each state. Seeing Yang Mian and Ding Kui like this, they naturally refused to be outdone and drank from the wine jars one after another.
Get up and push the atmosphere of the Jie Feng Banquet to the climax.
During the national competition, there will be some people who have just turned eighteen, and there are also some people like Ding Kui who have not yet had their coming-of-age ceremony. They are not allowed to drink in public. There is no banquet among the contestants. Today, everyone is relaxed, as if everyone is a drunk.
All the top players refused to admit defeat, and at the same time, everyone ignored the fact that Nangong Pin was still underage.
As expected by Ding Kui, Yang Mian was the first to fail and fell drunk. Finally, the Yang family's entourage carried him into a carriage and sent him home. Seeing that the main convener had left, Ding Kui mentioned family matters.
If you need to deal with more, follow Yang Mian's carriage and leave Ruwu Tower.
Ding Kui, who was stumbling on his feet, didn't know if he had taken the wrong road and turned into a small street that did not lead to the Protector's Mansion. Two beggars, an old man and a young boy, walked to the entrance of the small street, looked around and actually sat down on the spot.
The little beggar asked: "Boss, isn't this small street a dead end?"
The old beggar replied: "Yes, so we have to sit here and wait. He will definitely come out from here again."
The two beggars sat there for several hours from afternoon to evening. The skin on their buttocks was worn several layers, but they did not see Ding Kui coming out of the side street again.
"Are we dazzled? Or is he asleep somewhere inside?" The little beggar became impatient.
The old beggar stood up with support, patted the dust off his body, pointed the corner of his mouth towards the side street, and walked into the side street with the little beggar.
In less than a moment of burning the incense, the two beggars came out and looked at each other with a look of surprise in their eyes. There was no sign of Ding Kui in the street.
"Will we be noticed by him? There should be a passage inside that connects to other streets. Hey, let's go back and report first." The old beggar sighed.
The little beggar followed the old beggar away silently.