Xiangzhai, located near the water in Yingdu, is different from other houses of officials and officials. There are very few armored soldiers in the whole courtyard. Even if they are guards, they only have short blades on their waists and sticks in their hands.
The grounds in the house are spacious, but it is not a common training ground in the homes of Chu people, but a small garden.
There are all the pavilions and pavilions, as well as strange rocks and trees. There are also some bird cages hanging in the period. Not to mention the exquisite workmanship, even the bird food jars are made of ceramics.
This ceramic bird food jar alone is worth a lot of money.
Each bird cage is covered, so there is no need to be exposed to the sun. The venue is open and ventilated, so one or two birds will not be overheated to death.
Birds are very quiet in the hot weather, fluttering their feathers from time to time, and then drinking water from the bird food can.
Several women in cool clothes were watching birds there, and while having fun, they also fed candied fruits, fruit pulp, etc. to the handsome man lying nearby.
"Gentleman, you are so happy today, but there is something happy?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Xiang Ba, the owner of Xiang's house, laughed suddenly, hugged a delicate beauty, picked up a piece of fresh and sweet peach meat, stuffed it into the beauty's mouth, and then said, "Today, I will show my name to you in the court meeting."
, to share the King's worries, I think I will be rewarded after some time."
Xiang Ba, who was spat on, was very calm. What happened to being spat on? It doesn't matter.
Anyway, it must be me who is being remembered by the king now, and it is definitely not a grudge.
What was the scene at that time? I don’t know how many old ministers thought that the king would be embarrassed and humiliated. The children almost cried. If it weren’t for Xiang Ba to show up, who could save the king’s respect?
Don’t children have dignity?!
Besides, it is not without reason that Xiang Ba dared to jump out to support the king.
"Gentleman, there are visitors in the front courtyard who call themselves the 'Three Muzi'..."
"How many visitors come and how many gifts are there?"
Xiang Ba directly interrupted the slave, leaned forward and asked.
"Uh... there are five or six people here. They have masters and servants. They are dressed in plain clothes, but they have rich gifts. They have two ivory tusks, just like husbands."
"Husband's Teeth?! Hi! This is an honored guest!"
He laughed, clapped his hands and praised, Xiang Ba immediately smiled and ordered his slave, "Go and speak well to the distinguished guest, and say that a certain young man will be here soon."
"Hi!"
After the slaves retreated, the young ladies came to cuddle up.
Mou Han Qiubo, with spring in his eyes, came closer and shook Xiang Ba's arm: "Gentleman, how can these people be so wealthy? Husband's teeth are rare in the world."
"Hey, I am a high-ranking official in the country. How can I enter the house if I treat him with inferior courtesy?"
Xiang Ba looked pleased with himself, then stood up and said, "Change clothes."
"Hi!"
Seeing that Xiang Ba had such a benefit, these women were full of thoughts and were busy serving Xiang Ba.
After dressing neatly, Xiang Ba once again became a handsome man with a flowing beard and a tiara, and then he stepped out.
The woman in the house didn't know the origin of the guest, but Xiang Ba knew it in his heart.
"Muzi and three people", haha, Muzi is Li, and three people are public.
It means that these people are members of the family named Li. In short, they are lackeys named Li.
Which person named Li is the most awesome in the world? Anyway, Xiang Ba feels that he doesn't know it in other places, but here in Jianghuai, there is only one person named Li who makes people tremble.
"Hahahaha... You gentlemen are here, and the peppercorns are shining, and the peppercorns are shining."
There is no saying in the State of Chu that "the flowers grow brightly", it is only in the State of Wu. However, as soon as Xiang Ba opened his mouth, the other party's eyes lit up.
"I've seen Xiang Zi personally."
After the leader saluted, the others followed suit. The etiquette was quite thoughtful, and the gifts were displayed generously in the hall.
Two oversized, thick, and long... ivory tusks, wrapped with some purple-red silk and made into flowers and bows, are very eye-catching.
Xiang Ba had never seen such a huge ivory.
"I haven't been to Yingdu for a long time. I hope you won't be surprised if you prepare some small gifts."
"How dare you, gentlemen, sit down, please sit down..."
After some pleasantries, the entire Xiang residence seemed to be much happier.
At this moment, outside Xiang's house, several Dou family members looked livid, staring at the carriages and horses at the door of Xiang's house, and said through gritted teeth: "That's a Huaishui mule, a specialty of the Huaishui uncle's house. It looks like a horse and a donkey!"
"
Because of Li Jie, the people of Chu did not say "Lu Shu" or "騼??", but just said donkey. After all, between the Huai River and the Yangtze River, there is the largest population of donkeys and mules in Huaizhong City.
, that is Li Jie.
Li Jie said it was a donkey, so it was a donkey.
"How dare you, a villager from the Xiang family, collude with Wu Man!"
One of the Dou clan disciples was furious. He drew his sword and was about to step forward. Another person immediately stopped him: "No!"
"Go away! Today, I will kill the traitors of the country!"
The irritable young man of the Dou family picked up his sword and rushed towards Xiang's house.
When the Xiangzhao guards at the door saw this, they were shocked and shouted quickly: "There are assassins! There are assassins! There are assassins..."
Just as he was shouting, two strong swordsmen got off the mule cart and also drew their swords. Then they looked indifferently at the angry young swordsmen from Chu.
The Dou family's young man, who was originally angry and irritable, gradually slowed down with the appearance of two strong swordsmen. Finally, when he arrived in front of Xiang Zhai's door, he actually stopped moving forward. He could neither advance nor retreat while carrying his sword.
The noisy Xiangzhai guards saw that things had turned around and calmed down. Then they carefully looked at the person in front of them, then at the strong swordsman, and suddenly felt reassured.
The swordsman was not tall, but he was very strong. His arms were thick and powerful, and his skin was round and dark. The veins on the wrist holding the sword hilt had long since protruded, obviously because he was accumulating strength but not using it.
Standing on the left and right, the two swordsmen lowered their eyes and looked at the young swordsman who came to the door casually.
The contemptuous look in his eyes was not concealed at all, which made Dou's young man even more furious in his heart, but he was furious. He was not stupid. The two guys standing opposite had definitely killed people on the battlefield.
And they killed a lot of people.
He is dressed in linen clothes, has a strong body, and has wild hair and tattoos. The only thing missing is the word "Wu Ren" engraved on his face.
This kind of barbaric atmosphere is all too familiar to the people of Chu.
Wu Guo, a barbarian who has fought with Chu for five generations and fought against his old rival for a hundred years, still has an incomplete system.
"Douji! Let's go!"
Probably because they felt it was too embarrassing, several other older youths came over and dragged this menacing young man from the Dou family away.
No harsh words were left behind, and the situation was extremely embarrassing.
The situation on both sides left Xiangzhai's guards dumbfounded.
There wasn't even a word spoken here, but after just one stop, the Dou family disciples who were called Zhazha just now and were so aggressive, actually withdrew?
It's amazing how quickly he gets cold feet.
The guards didn't understand who came to the door at first, but after they left with more people, they realized that it was a member of the Dou family.
To retreat from Doushi without saying a word is truly a miraculous skill, full of the power of ghosts and gods.
The guards all had expressions of admiration on their faces, but the two strong swordsmen were very calm and returned to the mule carriage to look after the carriage and horses.
After a while, someone came to the house and asked cautiously: "Where is the assassin?"
"He is a son of the Dou family. He just came to the door with a sword and shouted back to the two warriors!"
"Drink back?! He didn't speak just now, but he was just standing on the left and right, and the Dou family members retreated on their own. The youngest one is Dou Ji, I recognize him!"
"hiss……"
The people who came out to see the situation took a deep breath and were frightened. Dou's people came knocking on the door. Is this okay?
They are both families of doctors. Compared with the Dou family, the Xiang family is just a younger brother.
And Xiang Ba is the younger brother among younger brothers.
Although Dou Ji is a teenager, his face is not much younger than Xiang Ba, but now he is a coward? And according to the description of the guards, he was frightened by someone without saying a word, and then dragged away by his brothers?!
So cool!
He quickly returned to the front hall to report that Xiang Ba, who was at home, actually heard that an assassin had come to his door, and his heart was beating fast.
If you support the king at court, you will definitely offend someone. Even if you don't offend someone, if you jump out and become a flattering minister, you will definitely offend other people's interests.
It's not that Xiang Ba is not afraid of death, it's just that the benefits are touching people's hearts.
Not long after, someone outside the door came to report and told Xiang Ba the matter. Xiang Ba was immediately overjoyed.
His eyes lit up and he felt even more happy when he looked at the guests giving gifts.
"If you hadn't been brave enough to protect me, I would have been humiliated by the Dou family."
"The two people outside are not guards, they are just men driving carts and holding horses."
"..."
Xiang Ba's face trembled, and he felt that the Tianling Cap was getting hot. The horse guides were so awesome, how fierce should the real guards be?!
"If Xiang Zi doesn't give up, I can borrow three or five guards to keep Xiang Zi safe."
"really?!"
"It's true." The visitor smiled and nodded, "When my master ordered us to come here, he said that the friendship between Xiang Zi of Chu State should not be abandoned lightly."
"Yes, yes, friendship, friendship..."
Dealing with the other party is not just once or twice, each time there is a big gift. Xiang Ba is not an idiot, so he must be careful when accepting gifts.
Now that there is a problem with personal safety, if you don't hold the opponent's thigh tightly, what are you waiting for?
The two parties are even more harmonious and their relationship is even more intimate.
A few days later, warriors of unknown origin entered Xiang's house.
After the news from Yingdu was returned to Huaizhong City, President Li, who was watching the green snake lay eggs, said with emotion after reading the news: "Xiang Ba... is awesome!"