Mi Han

When Mi Yang started to walk towards the banquet hall, Wu Yi and Wu Ban also arrived outside the state pastoral mansion in chariots.

When Wu Yi arrived outside the State Shepherd's Mansion, he found many chariots parked on the road of the State Shepherd's Mansion.

On the chariots that had been parked long ago, each was tied with a flag proving the identity of its owner.

Looking at the dozens of flags fluttering in the wind, Wu Yi's eyes narrowed.

Nanzheng is the state capital of Liangzhou, so of course there are many officials here.

However, there is also a distinction between high and low officials. The state officials who can ride in chariots in the city must be of high status.

By observing the dozens of flags, Wu Yi noticed with sharp eyes that several officials with no less prestige than him had already arrived at the State Shepherd's Mansion one step ahead of him.

Wu Yi, who noticed this scene, had a strange look in his eyes.

Although he was dissatisfied with Mi Yang in his heart, Wu Yi, who was good at making appearances, had already come outside the state pastoral mansion early in order to show his respect for Mi Yang.

Originally, Wu Yi thought that he might be the first group of state officials to arrive at the state pastoral, but what he didn't expect was that there were many people who arrived at the state pastoral mansion before him.

This is enough to reflect Mi Yang's prestige among the state officials.

Although Mi Yang has not been in Linzhou for a long time, he is expected to become the shepherd of Liangzhou.

Thinking of this, Wu Yi felt more uneasy already in his heart.

It's just that now that he has already arrived outside the State Shepherd's Mansion, there is no room for him to back down.

So after Wu Yi parked the chariot, he got off the chariot slowly with the support of his servants.

And when Wu Yi got out of the chariot, Deng Ai, who had just become the master book not long ago, quickly greeted him from the gate of the mansion.

The reason why the head book is recognized as the first close minister of the state pastor is because the head book is not only responsible for handling official affairs, but also sometimes undertakes all the private affairs of the state pastor.

Being in charge of welcoming guests is of course one of the most important matters in that private affair.

Before and after Deng Ai came to Wu Yi, he greeted Wu Yi respectfully to welcome him.

Deng Ai's move was impeccable in terms of etiquette, but his stammering welcome made Wu Yi subconsciously frown.

Wu Yi had always despised Deng Ai's background very much, but now he heard Deng Ai stammering welcome him again, no wonder he felt happy.

But Wu Yi knew that Deng Ai now represented Mi Yang's face, so no matter how much he disdained Deng Ai in his heart, he couldn't directly express it.

So Wu Yi pulled Wu Ban who was beside him, and returned a salute to Deng Ai in a slightly perfunctory manner.

Although the Wu brothers also returned the salute to Deng Ai, their perfunctory gestures could not hide Deng Ai.

Deng Ai has experienced many white eyes since he was a child, and his senses are very keen.

Even Shi Bao behind Deng Ai saw the Wu brothers' perfunctory.

After realizing this, anger appeared in the eyes of Shi Bao, who had the same background as Deng Ai.

The arrogance of the gentry is really irrelevant, it can be found everywhere!

After Deng Ai noticed the Wu brothers' perfunctory, although his heart was full of displeasure, but thinking about what Mi Yang said to him yesterday, he gradually suppressed the displeasure in his heart.

Always keep in mind that Deng Ai, who is now representing Mi Yang, did not clash with the Wu brothers in public. Instead, he continued to welcome the Wu brothers into the state pastoral mansion with courtesy.

After the Wu brothers entered the state pastoral mansion, Shi Bao, who saw no one else around, immediately said to Deng Aiyan:
"The two just now are really rude. Don't they know that Shi Zai is now representing the State Shepherd?"

Listening to Shi Bao complaining about his injustice, Deng Ai replied to Shi Bao: "Of course they know. If they didn't know, they might have humiliated me with words."

Deng Ai's answer drew Shi Bao's silence.

He was also born as a commoner, of course he knew that what Deng Ai said was true.

Shi Bao's silence didn't affect Deng Ai's mood, he understood Mi Yang's purpose of asking him to come out to welcome guests today.

Human prejudice is like a mountain, it is very difficult to move away.

A man should be able to bend and stretch.

Other people's prejudice is a big mountain to him, but his current status is an unattainable mountain to others?
Don't belittle yourself.

Besides, after today, can General Zhengbei still be considered a general?

There was a slight smile on the corner of Deng Ai's mouth.

Wu Yi and Wu Ban continued to walk inward under the leadership of the servants of the State Shepherd's Mansion.

It's just that the further they walked in, the more uncomfortable Wu Yi and Wu Ban felt.

This feeling of something wrong comes from the Han troops on duty and patrolling in various corridors.

Compared with the fine armored guards who acted as a facade outside the gate of the mansion, the Han army they encountered along the way inside the mansion carried a faint evil spirit all over their bodies.

The Han soldiers inside the mansion were not better than the armored soldiers outside the gate in terms of equipment or stature, but it was their evil spirit that made Wu Yi and Wu Ban feel a sense of crisis in their hearts.

Wu Yi and Wu Ban were both leaders of the soldiers. Of course they knew that the soldiers were full of evil spirits, which proved that they had just experienced a life-and-death battle.

There has only been one major battle in the Han Dynasty recently, and that was the Battle of Xiangfan.

So these soldiers are the elite who returned from the victory in the Battle of Xiangfan!
After realizing this, Wu Yi and Wu Ban's hearts tightened together.

For the generals who lead troops, what kind of soldiers are the most terrifying?

Not well-armored and tall soldiers, but soldiers who have experienced the test of blood and fire.

Perhaps the number of these soldiers in front of them is not very large, and the number is certainly not comparable to the tens of thousands of troops outside their city.

But in terms of combat effectiveness, the tens of thousands of Hanzhong troops who have not fought for many years may not be able to defeat these less than a few thousand bloody soldiers in a limited space.

There are not many soldiers who are expensive and elite. This is the truth that every general who knows the art of war knows, and Wu Yi and Wu Ban are of course no exception.

However, when the Wu brothers sent Mi Yang to the State Shepherd's Mansion, there were no such bloody soldiers in the mansion.

This shows that these bloody soldiers were transferred from elsewhere just now by Mi Yang.

Now that there is no war in Liangzhou, and Mi Yang is in the state shepherd's mansion, why did he suddenly call in so many elites?

Who are you guarding against again?

Layer after layer of doubts kept lingering in the hearts of the Wu brothers, and because of some guesses in their hearts, those doubts cast a haze on the hearts of the Wu brothers.

They did remember that Mi Yang wanted them to attend the banquet.

If there is no special purpose, why should we be so determined?

Mi Yang's thoughts made the Wu brothers feel uneasy.

Just when the anxiety in the hearts of the Wu brothers gradually reached its peak, they were taken outside the banquet hall by their servants.

Seeing the steps close in front of them, the two brothers Wu Yi and Wu Ban couldn't help but look at each other, neither of them dared to step on the steps that represent the unknown first.

But already here, what retreat can the two brothers have?

So after a long time, Wu Yi, the elder brother, stepped up the steps first.

As Wu Yi raised his steps, Wu Ban could only helplessly follow Wu Yi towards the banquet hall.

The steps of the Wu brothers were passed under the heavy footsteps of the Wu brothers. After a few breaths, the Wu brothers had already reached the steps.

At this moment, their figures appeared in the eyes of everyone in the banquet hall.

Almost at the moment when the Wu brothers appeared, Mi Yang, who had been paying attention to the situation outside the hall, discovered the arrival of these two people.

When Mi Yang looked towards Wu Yi and Wu Ban, the eyes of dozens of people in the banquet hall followed Mi Yang's gaze and focused on the Wu brothers.

The concerned eyes of dozens of people were not enough to make the Wu brothers panic.

But if one of the masters of those dozens of gazes is the mighty Mi Yang, then it is a different matter.

Especially when the Wu brothers vaguely guessed that Mi Yang had bad intentions.

However, Wu Yi and Wu Ban were considered heroes for a while, so they didn't mess up their hands and feet because of this.

After they took off the shoes under their feet, they quickly came to the banquet hall and bowed to Mi Yang, and then the two Wu brothers said in unison: "I'm waiting for Fang Bo to be late."

Mi Yang was a little surprised to hear that Wu Yi and Wu Ban Qiqi called themselves Fang Bo.

There are many respectful titles for senior officials in the present world. Compared with the general title of envoy, Fang Bo refers specifically to the local governor and state shepherd.

It's just because Fang Bo is sometimes regarded as a respectful title for the great Confucians of the time, but the current Mi Yang is obviously not up to this level.

So since he became the shepherd of Liangzhou, no one has called him by this name yet.

Unexpectedly, the first time he received this title, it would be from Wu Yi and Wu Ban.

Seeing that Wu Yi and Wu Ban put their posture so low, and Mi Yang didn't care if they were late, so Mi Yang responded to Wu Yi and Wu Ban with a smile:

"The banquet has not yet started, Erqing is not late, so hurry up and take your seat."

When Mi Yang said these words, there was a gentle smile on his face, and he didn't look malicious at all.

Seeing Mi Yang like this, Wu Yi and Wu Ban felt less uneasy.

Maybe they are too sensitive.

After Wu Yi and Wu Ban, who were at ease, bowed to Mi Yang, they sat down on the two seats next to Mi Yang under the guidance of the servants in the hall.

After Wu Yi and Wu Ban sat down, because they were very close to Mi Yang, they could easily notice the two generals standing behind Mi Yang.

One of the generals was Ding Feng, Mi Yang's subordinate governor. Wu Yi and Wu Ban knew each other.

As for another hulking general with scars on his face, Wu Yi and Wu Ban felt a little strange.

Just following constant observation, looking at the scar on the tiger general's face across the corner of his eyes, and seeing his somewhat similar appearance to Ding Feng, Wu Yi and Wu Ban immediately thought of a person in their hearts:

He is Ding Feng, the wooden man school captain who is praised as Mi Yang's "gong dog"!

It has been several months since the end of the Xiangfan War, and many deeds in that battle have already been circulated.

Among the many deeds, Ding Feng is like a wooden man, and his deeds of eating blood and blood without retreating are even more admirable.

In order to inspire the morale of the army, Liu Bei even publicized Ding Feng's deeds as a model.

Under the intentional publicity, Ding Feng's performance in that battle was exaggerated a lot.

Therefore, in the eyes of all Han generals, Ding Feng is now one of the representatives of the current fierce generals.

For such a character, ordinary people will have awe in their hearts.

With the blessing of glorious deeds, the scar at the corner of Ding Feng's eye is like a sharp weapon at this moment, and the sharp light makes Wu Yi and Wu Ban's eyes a little dodge.

Isn't Ding Feng recuperating in Xicheng?

How could he suddenly appear at today's banquet?

Bad guesses surfaced in the minds of Wu Yi and Wu Ban again.

What Wu Yi and Wu Ban didn't know was that while they were watching Ding Feng, Fa Miao and Lu Yi who were sitting opposite them were also watching them.

Wu Yi may be better at hiding it, but Wu Ban, who has a more straightforward personality, doesn't have the ability to hide his emotions.

After realizing that the Wu brothers were uneasy, Fa Miao took the lead in winking at Mi Yang.

After Mi Yang saw the signal from Fa Miao, he saw that Deng Ai who was out to greet the guests had also returned, so he signaled for the servants in the mansion to start serving wine and food.

When the servants in the State Shepherd's Mansion began to serve wine and food, all the singers and dancers who had been waiting outside the banquet hall also entered the banquet hall under the leadership of the foreman.

With the sound of Guzheng suddenly in the banquet hall, the whole banquet hall was instantly surrounded by singing and wonderful dances.

When singers and dancers are performing their talents in the banquet hall, the tempting aroma of wine and food permeates the entire banquet hall.

With the beauties at your side, the delicious food and wine in hand, this kind of atmosphere brought the atmosphere in the banquet hall to a climax in an instant.

Men, this is what will be good after a thousand years.

Even Mi Yang, who came from later generations, felt intoxicated by such an atmosphere, not to mention the lack of entertainment activities in the current world?

Under the fluttering of the silk curtains in the graceful dancer's hands, the aroma of the wine seemed to float into the noses of everyone at the banquet in cloud patterns.

Looking at the beautiful dancers with seductive bodies constantly dancing in the banquet hall, and savoring a sip of fine wine in their mouths, many people's thoughts have been confused.

Although Wu Yi and Wu Ban were wary at the beginning, as the atmosphere in the banquet hall became more and more beautiful, especially when they saw Mi Yang also intoxicated in the atmosphere, their wariness gradually eased. Low.

If you want to gain power, besides fulfilling your ambition, isn't it also for personal enjoyment?

After lowering their vigilance, Wu Yi and Wu Ban couldn't help but get involved in the crowd's feasting and chattering.

Laughter, reminiscence, congratulations, all kinds of words that represent the relaxation of human beings gradually covered the entire banquet hall.

The banquet has developed to this point, and it looks like a normal banquet.

It's just that after the dance was over, Mi Yang, who was sitting on the main seat, ignored everyone's eyes thinking about another dance, and waved his hands to get all the singers and dancers to step aside.

Mi Yang's move, without any surprise, brought everyone's attention to him.

Under such circumstances, Mi Yang raised the wine glass in his hand with a heavy worry expression on his face at the right time.

Mi Yang's sudden appearance in a joyful banquet will naturally cause people to be puzzled.

Under everyone's puzzlement, Lu Yi, who was born in Liangzhou Zhizhong, took the lead and asked Mi Yang, "Why are you so worried when you are happy today?"

Lu Yi's words revealed the thoughts of everyone present.

Seeing Lu Yi's background and asking him about his background, Mi Yang told everyone present his troubles during this period: "Since I came to Nanzheng City, I haven't slept peacefully for several days."

Mi Yang's answer aroused everyone's curiosity even more. As Liangzhou Mu Yang, what could bother him so much?

When the doubts in everyone's hearts were pulled to the highest level by Mi Yang's words, Mi Yang expressed his worries:
"Since Zhang Wu, Liangzhou's military system has changed many times, more troops are used, and the order of squads is mixed. Today, Liangzhou's national strength can no longer support tens of thousands of troops.

I have received His Majesty's kindness to govern a state, and I am always worried about failing His Majesty's kindness.

Now that Liangzhou is facing such a predicament, how can I not feel anxious and unable to sleep? "

When Mi Yang's answer came out, before Wu Ban could react, a look of surprise appeared on Wu Yi's face.

Shocked, his hand holding the wine glass trembled a little.

It turns out that this is Mi Yang's real purpose!