The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 109
In the morning of the next day, Duan Wuji got up early, and Chen Hongli returned home early after running a [-]-mile long-distance run. Duan Wuji hurriedly finished his breakfast and continued to go back to his room to meditate. Waiting for Tieniu and the others.

After a while, Niu Tie came over on horseback. When Tieniu saw that Duan Wuji was meditating with his eyes closed, he didn't hit Utah, and immediately sat next to Duan Wuji and began to meditate.

An hour later, that Chai Shao came riding a horse. Chai Shao tied the horse to a tree and walked straight towards the west wing where Duan Wuji lived. When he entered the room, he saw Duan Wuji and Tie Niu were Sitting cross-legged on the Kang.

Chai Shao saw it and said with a smile: "You two virtuous brothers, don't practice anymore. Brother, I invite you to come here today. You two virtuous brothers, get up quickly."

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu immediately opened their eyes when they heard this, and they jumped off the kang.

Duan Wuji grabbed Chai Shao's hand and said: "Brother Chai, why did you come here? The two of us are just waiting for you, since we have nothing to do today, let's stay here for a few more days.

Let's practice martial arts together. "

After hearing this, Chai Shao smiled wryly and said: "You two virtuous brothers, brother, I really have something to do with you today. As for the matter of us studying martial arts together, can we talk about it after we come down?"

Duan Wuji was taken aback.

"Brother Chai, what's the matter, can you tell us in advance?"

Chai Shao laughed when he heard this.

"Brother, that's it. The left-behind envoy is planning to invite you to a banquet at noon today. I don't know exactly what is going on. Don't you know when you go?"

Tieniu was so happy when he heard that, Tie Niu said with a smile: "Brother Wuji, it's a great thing that the left-behind envoy invited us! What an official the left-behind envoy is!

It's a great face to be entertained by an adult, such a good thing is rare, let's go, let's go quickly. "

Duan Wuji thought for a while and said: "Brother Tieniu, what you said is not false at all, but, I always feel that this wine is not good wine, and the banquet is not good banquet!

You said, why did the left-behind envoy invite us for no reason?Don't believe me, Brother Tieniu, let's wait and see today. "

Tieniu was taken aback when he heard that.

"Brother, what will the left-behind envoy not give us a banquet for us, um, a Hongmen banquet?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Brother Tieniu, do you know a lot! It's impossible to have a grand banquet, but I guess the left-behind envoy must want to lower the price of this horse." Press it."

Chai Shao laughed and said, "Brother, you can really guess, I don't even know why my future Taishan entertained you, aren't you just guessing?

Why, are you that Zhuge Liang?Can you pinch and count?Stop talking nonsense here.

Let's hurry up, even if the two of you give my brother some face, will it work?

I have already made a promise with my father-in-law. If this person is not invited, where do you want me to put my face? "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Brother Chai, don't worry, we will go to this banquet no matter whether it is good or bad, I want to see what the left-behind envoy is thinking."

Duan Wuji said to Chai Shao: "Brother Chai wait a moment, when I go back to the house and ask my father for leave, we will leave in a while."

Chai Shao laughed and said: "Brother, wait a minute, you said that all of us are here, if you don't meet the old man face to face, it would be too rude, go, let's go together. "

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Okay, Brother Chai, let's go in together."

Tie Niu heard this and shouted: "You both go, then I'll be here alone, it's even more outrageous, next time my uncle comes to me again, then you can't scold me to death. That's all right , All right, I'll go too."

After finishing speaking, the iron ox also followed out.

The three of them left the west wing and went straight to the main room.

The three of them entered the main room and saw that Duan Yanqing was drinking tea at the table.

When Duan Yanqing saw Duan Wuji leading Chai Shao and Tieniu in, he quickly stood up and stretched out his hand to give way.

"Master Chai, when did you come? Come, come, sit down and have a cup of tea."

After hearing this, Chai Shao quickly bowed and saluted.

"Thank you, Uncle, Uncle, today I have come here specially to invite Wuji and Tieniu. I want to invite them to a banquet in Taiyuan City. I hope you will approve, Uncle, otherwise my brothers will not dare to go."

This Chai Shao really can speak, and a few words made Duan Yanqing laugh heartily.

"Wuji, since your big brother Chai has come to invite you, why don't you hurry there? Why are you two still dawdling around here?

However, I want to tell you two, when you go to a banquet, you should eat less wine and know more about things, but don't be greedy, do you remember? "

Duan Wuji and Tieniu nodded after hearing this.

Duan Wuji looked at his father and said: "Father, let's remember that when we are away from home, my father has told me to drink less and eat more vegetables."

Duan Yanqing laughed and said, "Since when did you learn so much nonsense, kid? Get out, get out, get out of here."

As soon as the three of them saw that Duan Yanqing agreed, they immediately turned around and walked out the door.

The three of them each led their horses, left the yard, immediately got on their horses and ran down in the direction of Taiyuan Mansion.

The three of them were urging the horse forward while talking gossip.

Duan Wuji looked at Chai Shao and said, "Brother Chai, in which hotel did the left-behind envoy invite us today?"

Chai Shao said while urging the horse: "Brother Wuji, the left-behind envoy decided to entertain you in our Chai residence. How convenient is it? You can stay at my house when you are drunk. How convenient is it?" !"

Tieniu laughed and said, "Brother Chai, didn't you hear what my uncle said just now? Let's drink less and be more governors, do you think we dare to disobey our orders?
Based on this, how can you say we can drink too much? "

Chai Shao was speechless for a while, so he had to ride his horse and gallop forward.

When they arrived at Chai Mansion, the three of them rolled off their horses. The servant who guarded the gate ran over immediately when he saw it, and led the three war horses towards the side gate.

Chai Shao smiled and said to Duan Wuji and Tieniu: "You two virtuous brothers, please come inside. Let's go, don't make the left-behind envoy wait in a hurry."

The two of them followed Chai Shao into the gate and walked straight to a courtyard on the east side.

Waiting to enter this yard and take a look, ho!This small courtyard is impressive enough, I saw that this courtyard is not big, only two acres in size, facing the moon gate is a small and exquisite rockery, behind the rockery is a small bamboo forest about two feet high.

To the north of the rockery is a large flower bed, in which flowers are planted. Although it is almost autumn, the flowers in the flower bed are just blooming.

Eight or nine pagoda trees were planted on both sides of the yard, and Zhizhi sang tirelessly on the trees, filling the small courtyard with life.

Duan Wuji looked at it and thought: Is this small courtyard elegant enough? I don't know what this courtyard is for.

Chai Shao led the two people in front, opened the door, and walked straight into the room.When I entered the house, I saw that the house was magnificent.

The walls of the house are covered with banners of famous people, and there is an ancient painting on the wall just to the north. The ancient painting depicts a sika deer lying under a pine tree with a Ganoderma lucidum in its mouth. There are also two cranes on the ground. These two cranes spread their wings, as if they are about to fly away.

Duan Wuji saw a long table in the middle of the room, and around a dozen chairs were placed around the table.

Chai Shao saw that the table was clean and there was nothing on it.Chai Shao said with a smile: "You two virtuous brothers, sit here for a while, and I will invite the left-behind envoy to go."

After finishing speaking, Chai Shao turned around and walked out, Duan Wuji and Tie Niu had no choice but to sit here on chairs and wait.

Not long after, I heard footsteps outside the door, and I saw Chai Shao leading a 47-year-old middle-aged man walking in.

Duan Wuji took a sneak peek and saw that this middle-aged man had an official face, big eyes, thick eyebrows, a straight nose and a square mouth, and his movements carried a majestic official air.This person was wearing a navy blue casual dress, looking very casual and friendly.

Then Chai Shao walked a few steps to Duan Wuji and Tieniu and said with a smile: "You two virtuous brothers, come here, let me introduce you. This is my father-in-law Lao Taishan, the highest administrative officer in Shanxi. Commander, the left-behind envoy, Master Li."

After hearing this, Duan Wuji and Tieniu hurried over.The two of them walked up to the left-behind envoy and knelt down on their knees.

"Grassman Duan Wuji, Duan Tieniu pays his respects to Mr. Li."

When the left-behind envoy saw it, he quickly reached out to help him.

"You two, please get up quickly. You don't need to be polite if you are not in that official position today. Come, come, sit down quickly."

The left-behind ambassador said to Chai Shao: "Since all the guests have arrived, why don't you hurry up and order people to hold a banquet."

After hearing this, Chai Shao shouted towards the door: "Come here!"

Following this shout: "Immediately, seven or eight servants came in."

Chai Shao looked at the servants and said, "The guests are here, what are you waiting for if you haven't set up a banquet?"

When the servants heard this, they immediately got to work. There was not much time, and the sumptuous banquet was set up.

The left-behind envoy looked at Duan Wuji and Tieniu and said: "Both of you, today's banquet is a family banquet set up by me, you two don't have to be polite, you should eat to your heart's content.

Come on, grab your chopsticks and eat quickly. "

The left-behind envoy winked at Chai Shao, and Chai Shao immediately understood. Chai Shao took the jug and wine glass, poured four full glasses of wine and placed them in front of each other.

The left-behind envoy looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "You two, I am very grateful to you for the war horses you bought for me. Although these horses are a bit tougher, they are all good horses. This is the first glass of wine for this old man." , just to thank you, come on, let's do it."

The four drank their wine glasses in one gulp.

Na Chai Shao filled the second glass of wine for the people.

The left-behind envoy looked at Duan Wuji and Niu Tie and said: "I heard from my son-in-law that you two are very good at martial arts, and you are bold and careful. You are the material for the horse dealer. Come, continue to cooperate for us. Come, let's do it again." This second drink."

The four of them picked up their wine glasses and drank them all in one gulp.

Chai Shao filled up the wine again, and the left-behind envoy looked at Duan Wuji and said, "Little friend, can you lower the price of this horse this time, it's a way of doing me a favor."

Tie Niu laughed when he heard this.

"My lord, the price is negotiable. My lord, stay behind, how much silver do you plan to give us for each horse this time?"

The left-behind envoy smiled slightly.

"It's still easy to talk about this one, how about I give you 40 taels of silver for this horse?"

Duan Wuji's nose almost turned out of breath when he heard that.

Heart said: Master Li really dares to bargain!Well, more than half of it was cut off in one mouth, which is really amazing.

Duan Wuji stood up, rushing to stay behind so that the Lord bowed his hands.

"Master Left Behind, you are too daring to bargain down the price, okay, cut off more than half at once, how about this, we will deal with you sincerely, you raise the money further, and we will How about 45 taels of silver per horse?"

The left-behind envoy laughed and said: "Okay, okay, okay, let's make a deal like this, come on, let's have a drink."

The four of them picked up their wine glasses and drank them all in one gulp.

(End of this chapter)