At noon, Hu Maozhen was pacing back and forth in front of the rear gate of the General Military Mansion. Er Liu was already outside the city. He came to inform Gao Jie but he still didn't come out. A girl poked her head out from inside: "Master is here...ahem" and said
His face turned red and he lowered his head.
Hu Maozhen suddenly understood, presumably Gao Jie had not been home for several months and should have paid the public rations. He was drunk last night and was incompetent. Now the couple could finally have a fight, but they arrived at this moment.
Outside the city of Xuzhou, Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo led thousands of cavalry as they approached, but found that no one came to greet them. They felt unhappy. This Gao Jie was a bit unethical. He had just served me delicious food and drinks a few days ago, so why did he arrive?
Isn't this the way to treat guests like this?
A few days ago, the three of them left camp at the same time from Jinan, but on the way Gao Jie led his troops in a hurry and left him and Liu Liangzuo behind. I thought he was just busy returning to the city to prepare for the reception. It took a long time to realize why Gao Jie was so anxious to go home.
He ran because the little eunuch was most likely to arrive in Xuzhou at this time, and Gao Jie was worried that the little eunuch would raid his backyard, or he was in a hurry to hug his thigh.
If they raided Gao Jie's backyard, Liu Zeqing would be happy to see his jokes, but if he hugged his thighs, he wouldn't believe it. In Li Muchian's words, Liu Zeqing had spent a lot of money on Chang Yu. He had to keep this big tree as his own, and no one else could get his hands on it.
, so he also hurriedly chased after him.
But Gao Jie was still a day late, and he arrived at Xuzhou City just in time for lunch.
However, there was no one to greet the guests. The two of them cursed secretly but did not dare to lead the troops directly into the city. This was the rule. Passing soldiers and horses entering at will without permission from the city was like attacking the city. If it were elsewhere, Liu Zeqing could have no scruples.
But he had to stay in Gao Jie's territory, not to mention that the young eunuch was still in the city.
At this time, not to mention not daring to enter the city at will, even the subordinate soldiers and horses who usually act like bandits are staying in the shade of the trees outside the city and do not dare to move, for fear of causing some trouble and being caught by the young eunuch.
Once the little eunuch gets someone else's leverage, he will charge a very high price.
Just when they were about to send people into the city to report, Hu Maozhen and Li Guoqi brought more than ten people to greet them outside the city: "Don't blame me for being late to welcome you two adults."
That was impossible. Liu Zeqing's face turned dark: "Where is General Gao?"
"General Gao is making arrangements in the city to welcome the two adults. The two adults will enter the city first and place their troops and horses in the barracks. Mr. Gao has already set up a reception banquet in the General Military Mansion to welcome the two adults."
Liu Zeqing's face softened a little, but he still snorted, "General Gao is so arrogant," but Liu Liangzuo smiled and said nothing. After all, he was just eating and drinking, and he even seemed puzzled by Liu Zeqing's attitude.
In fact, it is not a small sum or a trivial matter to entertain thousands of people at once. It is quite troublesome to arrange it. Liu Zeqing is a guest after all. Is it necessary to show off like this? Gao Jie is said to be a big person, but you are not a small person yourself.
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Er Liu led his troops into the city. Gao Jie did not come to greet him, but to his surprise, the magistrate of Xuzhou came to greet him. To be honest, he came to see the excitement. It turned out that he had to report that there were soldiers wandering outside the city. Gao Jie did not respond, and in his heart
Confused, he came to investigate and happened to meet Liu Zeqing and others who were entering the city. He did not know Er Liu but knew Hu Maozhen, so he asked from a distance: "General Hu, who is here?"
"Go back to your yamen," Hu Maozhen said impatiently. Lord Zhizhou actually handed over and left without saying a word.
The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. Gao Jie is used to being domineering, and his subordinates are also virtuous.
When the soldiers and horses entered the military camp, Li Guoqi was in charge of arranging the reception. Here, under the leadership of Hu Maozhen, Er Liu went to the General Military Mansion. At the same time, Gao Jie in the General Military Mansion finally pulled up his pants and went to the front door to greet them.
While waiting, he looked around and asked the people around him: "See, Mr. Chang?"
"My wife and I just left through the back door," the housekeeper said.
What the hell? Gao Jie frowned. It wasn't that the banquet was about to start and the young eunuch was about to leave. He even wished that Chang Yu's absence would make Liu Zeqing's face look bad. He didn't care where the young eunuch and Mrs. Xing went. He didn't care.
What's interesting is that Mrs. Xing has great physical strength. She just plowed several times and regained her strength so quickly that she went out.
Alas, there are only exhausted cows and no plowed fields. Just as Gao Jie was sighing, Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo had already arrived at the door, shouting from afar: "Brother Gao, you are so powerful, you almost thought you were going to be rejected."
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It was obvious that Liu Zeqing, a petty man, still had resentment in his heart. Gao Jie hurriedly came forward and said, "Both brothers, it's not because we are deliberately neglecting each other. It's just because we were drunk until now. When we heard that these two brothers were coming, we immediately got up to kill the pigs."
Sheep prepares food and wine.”
Liu Zeqing saw Gao Jie's eyes were swollen and his steps were sluggish and he believed it: "A long separation is better than a wedding. How can Gao Jie be so drunk that it won't delay things?"
"Hahaha, Brother Liu is joking. Didn't he just arrive yesterday? He drank with Quanzi's godfather and my adopted brother until midnight. He didn't stop him and almost made an accident. Please bear with me, two brothers." Gao Jie said with a smile.
The two of them cupped their hands, and Liu Liangzuo dismounted. Liu Liangzuo asked casually: "Who is General Gao's sworn brother? Why haven't you heard of him? You can introduce him to me later."
"We are two acquaintances," Gao Jie said proudly, "Quinzi's godfather and my sworn brother is Chang Yu, the governor of the East Factory."
Phew, what the hell, Liu Zeqing staggered and almost reached his waist: "Eunuch Chang, Lord Governor? Is it possible that Brother Gao is still drunk and talking nonsense?"
Gao Jie laughed: "How can you say this nonsense? If it wasn't true, I wouldn't even dare to say it even if I was drunk. To be honest, last night, the factory supervisor recognized Quan Zi as his godson and me as his adopted brother!"
This...Liu Zeqing saw that Gao Jie didn't look like he was pretending, and his heart sank, but on the surface he looked very happy for him: "Really, then I really congratulate General Gao. By the way, the factory supervisor is also now
It’s in the mansion, let’s go in quickly.”
"There's no rush, no hurry." Gao Jie hooked the two of them by the shoulders and walked into the house: "My foster brother just went out to do some personal things. He said he would meet you two later. Come on, let's go have a drink first."
Liu Zeqing suddenly felt that the delicious food and wine he had been thinking about along the way suddenly no longer smelled so good.
What was Chang Yu going to do? Of course he was going to meet his future father-in-law. For him, this was much more important and more interesting than marrying Er Liu.
Of course, this is also an interesting event for the Zhang family.
Zhang Laishui, who always went to the store to inspect the store on weekdays, never left home after sending Mrs.
As for that one-sided relationship, I won’t say more about the rest.
His mother asked: "Does my son like that Mr. Zhang?"
Zhang Biyun blushed and nodded.
Zhang Laishui and his wife were even more curious. Their daughter wanted to be discerning and fell in love with him at first sight as to what kind of person Mr. Chang was.
At noon, Mrs. Xing brought Chang Yu to the door. Zhang's house had already been cleaned inside and outside, and stood at the door to welcome guests. The moment Chang Yu got off the car, Zhang Laishui and his wife were immediately satisfied.
He has a heroic spirit, his starry eyes and sword-shaped brows are full of energy, and he has a good demeanor. When he calls Aunt Zhang Shu Zhang, the couple laughs like a flower.
Naturally, you can't come empty-handed when you visit for the first time. Regardless of whether it counts as a betrothal gift or not, Chang Yu is generous. Two twelve-pound gold ingots, betrothal cakes, seafood, three animals, four-color candies, tea, wine, etc. are all good, needless to say.
These were naturally prepared by his sister-in-law, Mrs.
Sure enough, they were from a wealthy family. Not to mention other things, the two gold ingots were already worth a lot of money. Zhang Laishui and his wife couldn't help but smile from ear to ear. His family was not short of money, but they cared more about each other's feelings.
Chang Yu didn't know how Gao Jie entertained Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo in the General Military Mansion, but the Zhang family was extremely enthusiastic and the food and wine were plentiful. Chang Yu answered all Zhang Laishui's questions. He was well-informed and well-informed.
, the people at the table who were chatting and listening were in admiration. Even Mrs. Xing, who knew the basics, secretly sighed, this little eunuch is really a versatile man in both civil and military affairs. No wonder he is highly regarded by the emperor. He commanded hundreds of thousands of troops in the East Factory at such a young age.
Sweeping the enemy army invincible.
During the dinner, Chang Yu told many truths and many lies. In the end, he could hardly tell which words were true and which were false. He told Zhang Laishui that young people should put their careers first.
The first time he was ordered to go south to suppress the bandits, he might be delayed there for a while. When he came back, he told his parents that they would come to marry Zhang Biyun. If he thought the capital was too far away, he could also buy a house in Xuzhou and let Zhang Biyun accompany his parents.
When Zhang Laishui heard this, he thought that I was going to barge in the door because I couldn't get what I wanted. He quickly asked, "What kind of property should I buy?" "I have three houses in the city. Which one do you two like to live in?"
In ancient times, when it came to matchmaking, men and women were often not allowed to meet each other. Some even didn't know what the other person looked like until they took off their hijab at the wedding night. Before that, they would only listen to their parents or maids to describe the other person's appearance.
But Zhang Biyun was obviously lucky. The two of them had already met each other, and Zhang Laishui actually chatted with Mrs. Xing after dinner for the first time, creating an opportunity for the two of them to be alone.
On the riverside behind the Zhang family's house, Zhang Biyun couldn't help but shyly look at Chang Yu. This guy is very serious when there are people around, but he can be bad when no one is around.