cite Han

Chapter 324

Zhang Yi stood up for his birthday. There were more than 300 people attending the banquet in the main hall. "Knee seat" only.

The so-called knee seat, that is, the upper body is upright and the knees are on the seat. It is an etiquette to show respect to the toast, but it is not so respectful compared to avoiding the seat and bowing down.Ji Ji and others obviously no longer regard Zhang Yi as the Fujun.

Although the knee seat was a bit embarrassing due to lack of etiquette, it was justified. Liu Jing's generals behaved even more excessively. Before and after Zhang Yi's toast, they kept whispering, talking and laughing, and simply treated Zhang Yi as nothing.

Zhang Yi's face turned red, as the so-called phoenix with shedding hair is not as good as a chicken, he had expected that he was no longer what he used to be, but this reality was far beyond his expectations.

Glancing at Zhang Yi, who was frozen in place with an embarrassed expression, Liu Jing picked up the ring-shoudao knife beside him, tapped the corner of the food table with the scabbard, and reprimanded the generals with a straight face: "Mr. Dare to be so loud and disrespectful? Quit your voice quickly and apologize to Mr. Zhang."

Hearing Liu Jing's reprimand, all the generals changed their previous frivolous behavior and apologized to Liu Jing and Zhang Yi. Afterwards, everyone sat upright without looking sideways, and the main hall fell into a deathly silence.

Only then Liu Jing nodded in satisfaction, turned to Zhang Yi and sincerely apologized: "They are all warriors who don't know etiquette. If there is something rude, I hope you don't blame it."

Zhang Yi pulled the corner of his mouth into a forced smile and said, "It is because of this generation's hard work that Changsha was able to be regained. It's a mere trifle, nothing to worry about."

Liu Jing nodded and said: "What you said is very true. Although the meaning of "Spring and Autumn" is: 'The merit lies with the marshal, and the crime lies first.' But the world attributes the credit to me alone, isn't it absurd?"

Then, Liu Jing stood up holding the earcup, and raised his voice and said: "My lords, the lord of the first government is lenient and virtuous to the people, and the three counties in Jingnan are from top to bottom, and they are all favored by him..."

Liu Jing praised Zhang Xian endlessly. In fact, from the moment he entered Linxiang, he kept talking about Zhang Xian in front of outsiders to show that he did not forget the old master.The benefits of doing so are obvious, and it will make it easier for him to receive Zhang Xian's political legacy.

As for Zhang Yi, Liu Jing only said a few insignificant polite words at the end, and then signaled to those who sat down again to "drink all the wine."

All the 300 people in the hall suddenly left the table and prostrated themselves on the ground. Compared with the scene of Zhang Yi's toast just now, it is like heaven and earth.

"Please..." Liu Jing finally raised his glass to pay tribute to Zhang Yi, and then drank the steaming tea in his ear cup.

Zhang Yi also drank the tea in the cup, just like his mood at the moment, full of bitterness.

After celebrating the birthday, the banquet will officially begin. "Zhou Li" says: "Eat with music." During the banquet, there must be singing and dancing. "Salt and Iron Theory" once mentioned: "The rich have bells and drums and music, and the songs are as many as Cao; the middle ones sing the pole and tune the harp, and Zheng dances and sings." The banquet where hundreds of people gather together like Liu Jing is even more grand.

However, Liu Jing has recently tried his best to curb the phenomenon of extravagance and advocate frugality, so the dancer only danced a few dances at the beginning and then withdrew.

In addition, there was only clear water and tea soup at the banquet, and the reception banquet held for Zhang Yi only lasted for an hour before it ended hastily.

At present, Liu Jing and his wife have moved into the prefect's house of the county mansion, so Zhang Yi can't live in any more. Liu Jing arranges him to live in a mansion in the city.

Speaking of which, it is still the property of his concubine brother Pan Qin, but the two have nothing to do with each other. When Linxiang was in crisis, Pan Qin and his family fled. Zhang Yi was so angry that he almost killed his wife Pan, and the latter did not give birth to him. When she gave birth to an heir, Zhang Yi expelled her from the house.

After seeing off Zhang Yi, Huan Jie rushed over immediately to meet Liu Jing.

Since Liu Jing was only the prefect of Lingling, and Huan Jie was a meritorious officer in Changsha, the two sides had no affiliation relationship, so Huan Jie never showed respect to Liu Jing.But Huan Jie had already regarded him as a king in his heart, and he only waited for Liu Jing to obtain the official recognition of the court of Xudu to define the righteousness of a king and his ministers.

Huan Jie is not a pedantic person. Although Zhang Yi is his old master, he is not a wise master. Compared with Liu Jing, who is both talented and talented in both civil and military, it is like a cloud and mud.

What's more, in the current Jingnan counties, if you want to say that the most powerful people, besides Liu Jing, they must count their Huan brothers. As the prefect of Guiyang, two of the three counties in Jingnan came from the Huan family.

It can be said that the Huan family was one of the biggest beneficiaries of Liu Jing's rule in Jingnan.

Therefore, between Liu Jing and Zhang Yi, Huan Jie stood by Liu Jing without hesitation.

Liu Jing knew this clearly, he never regarded Zhang Yi as a threat, he just felt that it was a little "obscure".A great man once said: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun." Now the military power is in his hands, and he is also famous.

Of course, the trust in Huan Jie belonged to him, and Liu Jing finally decided to let his clan son Liu Kang be the chief bookkeeper of Changsha, and share the county affairs with Huan Jie.

Liu Kang's seniority is a generation lower than Liu Jing's, but he is several years older. He once held the position of judging Cao Shi, that is, the adjutant in charge of the county's justice. In the past, among the Liu family's children in Longqiu, the position was second only to Liu Jing. , Liu Pan's people.

However, he was not the third person in the Liu family's government. Although Liu Cheng, Liu Zong's younger brother, only served as a meritorious official, he was a disciple of a famous scholar, and he showed his family background, which was beyond Liu Kang's comparison.

When the Civil War broke out in Jingzhou the year before last, Liu Kang also left his job and went south to join Liu Jing. In the past two years, he went through various positions in Ling County and worked hard. Liu Jing is bound to reuse him when he returns this time.

Liu Kangnai is a disciple of the Legalist school, with a rigorous personality and fair handling of affairs, so he is also suitable for the errand of "rectifying government affairs, picking up what's left and making up for it".

Huan Jie has been in charge of Changsha government affairs for more than ten years, so he naturally knows Liu Kang, and even the latter has passed his approval from entry to promotion, and he has no objection to Liu Jing's appointment.

The two sat on the toilet and chatted until nightfall. During this period, they rarely talked about Zhang Yi, and mainly talked about the political affairs of the county.Without mentioning Zhang Yi, it just shows the attitude of the two.

In the next few days, Liu Jing and Huan Jie ignored Zhang Yi, as if they had completely forgotten him.

Zhang Yi lived in the mansion of his concubine brother Pan Qin for two days, and finally couldn't bear it any longer. He wanted to go to the county mansion to ask Liu Jing to see him. It was blocked on the grounds of "I have to order from above."

Only then did Zhang Yi realize that he was under house arrest by Liu Jing, and he couldn't help being angry for a while, but he didn't dare to vent his anger, so he could only go back to the dormitory silently and sulk.

(End of this chapter)