Soldiers come to the world

Although the purpose of Huang Chengyan's family banquet today is to betroth his daughter Yueying, it is also a celebrity banquet to a certain extent. The celebrity banquet is equivalent to the night banquet of wealthy families in later generations. Although it does not have the connections and power of the four great families, its reputation is not inferior to any of the big families.

So much so that Cai Xie, the father of Cai Mao, did not hesitate to marry his eldest daughter to Huang Chengyan, and Huang Chengyan's eldest son married the daughter of the Kuai family, so that although the Huang family was in Xiangyang, they had the reputation of Nanyang.

This time, Huang Chengyan sent nearly [-] invitations to invite guests. For the big families in Jingzhou, the Huang family has to give face, so they have to come; for the northern gentry who have taken refuge in Jingxiang, this may be their opportunity to become an official in Jingzhou, so they must not let it go .

For Liu Biao, Liu Bei and other high-ranking officials, this is a good opportunity to contact celebrities and increase their reputation, so Liu Biao and Liu Bei both attended; and for Jingzhou officials, this is an excellent opportunity for them to build contacts and broaden their careers.

Therefore, everyone had their own thoughts, and almost all the people who received the invitation came to Huang's mansion, which made the front of Huang's mansion full of traffic and guests, making it extraordinarily lively.

Liu Jing and Tao Zhan were silent all the way for seven or eight miles, and finally came to the Huang Mansion. Liu Jing's previous life was also a young guy who had never been in love, and he was not much better than Liu Jing in this life in love. He also knew that I have annoyed Tao Zhan, but how to explain to her and dispel her anger, but I can't do anything.

And Tao Zhan looks gentle and delicate, but in his bones he is an extremely staunch woman.

Tao Zhan has been testing him, whether he is only interested in his own appearance like Liu Cong.

If that was the case, he might give himself up to Liu Cong for some benefit. Although Tao Zhan also knew that Liu Jing and Liu Cong were different, she hoped to get a clear answer from Liu Jing, but what Liu Jing said The joke was exactly what she didn't want to hear, and it hurt her heart deeply.

In fact, this is a common thing for young people. They have good feelings for each other, but the relationship between them has not been revealed. In this way, it is easy to suspect each other, test each other, and finally cause some conflicts. This is the case from ancient times to the present.

The two of them were still more than a hundred steps away from the Huang Mansion, and there was a guide board here, the female relatives entered from the side door, the male guests walked through the main door, the carriage stopped, Liu Jing also reined in the horse, and they were about to part here, the two of them could not speak.

"you....."

The two spoke at the same time, and stopped at the same time, Liu Jing hurriedly said: "You speak first!"

Seeing that he was about to break up, Tao Zhan didn't apologize to himself, and felt angry again, so he said coldly: "After the banquet is over, I will go back to Fancheng by myself, no need for Mr. Jing!"

Hearing her cold tone, Liu Jing felt a little unhappy in her heart. She just got so angry when she made a slip of the tongue and said a wrong sentence. Is it necessary?

Liu Jing also said coldly: "Miss Tao, take care of yourself!"

As soon as he urged the horse to run to the front door, Tao Zhan bit his lips and watched him go away, his eyes suddenly turned red, and he said to the coachman in a trembling voice: "Let's go back, we won't attend the banquet."

The coachman turned his horse's head and was about to leave. At this moment, several carriages drove up from a distance, guarded by cavalry. The carriages were ornately decorated and distinguished, but they could be seen to be women's carriages, and the Huang family came up to them, " Mrs. Zhou Mu, please go through the side door and enter the back house directly!"

The carriage passed by, and through the window, Tao Zhan saw Cai Shaoyu sitting in the carriage, with an arrogant expression and indifferent eyes, a thought suddenly came to Tao Zhan's mind, and she changed her mind again, telling the driver, " We also go in through the side door."

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There was a large group of maidservants standing in front of the side door. Huang Chengyan's wife, Mrs. Da Cai, brought seven or eight female relatives of the Huang family to greet the guests at the door. In fact, they just accepted the invitation and exchanged greetings, and asked the maids to lead them into the inner house to rest.

At this time, Mrs. Zhou Mu arrived, which made the front of the mansion lively. Huang Chengyan's wife is Mrs. Cai's eldest sister. The two sisters were very affectionate when they met, and Cai Shaoyu, the niece, was even more affectionate. Invisibly left out other guests.

But other female relatives and guests also rushed forward to greet Madam Cai, fearing that Madam Cai would not remember herself.

Huang Yueying was also standing by the side door. Although she was the protagonist today, she would also greet the guests with her mother before making an official announcement.

It's just that she didn't like her aunt Mrs. Cai very much, and she didn't like her cousin Cai Shaoyu either. Since she was a child, they were always mocking her appearance, and her tone was very mean, so Huang Yueying hid behind a few maids and didn't want to go forward to meet her.

At this moment, Huang Yueying suddenly saw a girl in a white skirt, she was extremely beautiful, she was holding an invitation card in her hand, but she was alone, she stood far away, as if she disdain to be the first to please Cai like other female relatives Ma'am, there was a slight contemptuous smile on the corner of her mouth.

Huang Yueying immediately fell in love with her. Like herself, she was unwilling to please Mrs. Cai. She hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile, "Is this younger sister also a guest?"

The girl in the white dress was Tao Zhan. She didn't want to please Mrs. Cai, so she just stood at a distance, waiting for them all to go in. At this moment, she saw a young girl greeting herself with slightly dark skin and yellowish hair. Think about it, you know who this is.

She hurriedly handed the invitation to her, saluted gracefully, and said with a smile: "I am Jiuniang of the Tao family, and you are Miss Huang. I heard Xu Yuanzhi and Cui Zhouping mention you."

Huang Yueying, Xu Shu, and Cui Zhouping are all close friends. When she heard that Tao Zhan knew these two people, she was surprised and delighted, "In this way, we are not outsiders. Did you come with them?"

Tao Zhan hesitated for a moment, and said in a bad mood: "I came with Mr. Jing, you know this person too!"

Huang Yueying nodded and said with a smile: "Danri met him once, he has a good character, he is cheerful and courteous, and I like him a lot."

Tao Zhan heard her praise Liu Jing for being a good character, and liked him quite a bit. His anger subsided a little, and he tried again: "Miss Huang has only met him once, so I'm afraid she doesn't know him well!"

Huang Yueying shook her head, "I see that people are never wrong. Although Mr. Jing is the nephew of the state shepherd and the son of an official, he is bold and magnanimous and treats people with sincerity. He is much better than the son of the state shepherd."

Huang Yueying's praise of Liu Jing made Tao Zhan feel a little ashamed. She thought of Liu Jing's kindness to the Tao family, and also remembered the first time she met Liu Jing. The anger and embarrassment, he probably didn't only fancy her. appearance.

Thinking of this, the anger towards Liu Jing in her heart also disappeared, and she thought to herself: "As long as he is willing to come to me to apologize, I will forgive him." '

At this time, a large group of female relatives entered the inner house, and there was no one at the side door, Huang Yueying smiled slightly, "Come with me!"

She took Tao Zhan's hand, the two talked and laughed, and walked into the inner house intimately.

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Liu Jing entered the Huang's mansion from the front. There were so many guests and it was very lively. The guests all gathered together to chat in twos and threes. After walking through two yards in a row, Liu Jing didn't meet anyone he knew.

Liu Jing sat down on a stone strip in a corridor. For some reason, he suddenly thought of Tao Zhan, and felt a little regretful. He was a dignified man, but he was fussy with a little girl, and he lost his magnanimity. What's the matter, why are you so angry with her? When the banquet is over, you still have to escort her back.

"Why is Mr. Jing sitting here alone?" A deep and deep voice suddenly came from behind.

When Liu Jing turned around, it turned out to be Guan Yu, wearing a green robe and a wingless gauze cap. This was beyond Liu Jing's expectation. Guan Yu was actually here. He quickly stood up and saluted, "Why is General Guan here?"

In the Battle of Xinye, thanks to Liu Jing's full assistance, Liu Bei's army was saved from annihilation. Everyone in Liu Bei's army was very grateful to him, including Guan Yu. Nephew, in fact, has no ability, and has always been indifferent to him.

But in the battle of Xinye, Liu Jing used his courage and reputation to change Guan Yu's prejudice against him.

Guan Yu smiled slightly: "I accompanied my elder brother to the banquet, I was bored and walked around."

Liu Jing was startled, it should be Zhao Yun who came to accompany Liu Bei to the banquet, why did he become Guan Yu, why didn't his brother come?Liu Jing felt a little strange.

Guan Yu understood what Liu Jing was thinking, so he explained: "Master Zilong has ascended to heaven, and he rushed to Changshan County overnight, so I will accompany elder brother here."

Liu Jing felt sad, Master Yu passed away, but he couldn't rush to see him off for the last time. He taught him martial arts in vain, but he didn't repay him at all. Liu Jing felt both guilty and sad, like a heavy stone in his mind.

Guan Yu sat down beside him, and persuaded him softly: "When my master passed away, I was recruiting soldiers to fight the Yellow Turban Bandits in Zhuo County. At that time, I was very sad when I heard that Master had passed away. I was anxious to rush back to Xieliang, but in the end I still didn’t go back. In fact, as long as you keep him in your heart, even if he passed away, he still lives in your heart. Then his spirit under the spring will also have knowledge, on the contrary, if you rush back to see it once, and then forget it in your heart, it would be better not to go back, and it will be a kind of commemoration in your heart."

Liu Jing was very surprised that Guan Yu's mind was so delicate and understood human nature so well. He always felt that Guan Yu was extremely lonely and looked down on the world, but now he discovered that Guan Yu actually had such a sensitive heart.

"Is General Guan already a prince before he met the emperor?" Liu Jing asked curiously again. He seemed to have discovered some of Guan Yu's secrets from Guan Yu's words.

Guan Yu chuckled, "Where can we talk about princes? At that time, I just had great ambitions and wanted to wipe out thieves for the people. I recruited more than a thousand brave men from the countryside, but soon I met my eldest brother and felt that he was the one who did business, so I followed him to the south. Conquer the Northern War."

Liu Jing nodded slowly. A mystery in his mind was finally solved. He always wondered why Guan Yu had his own subordinates, such as Zhou Cang and Guan Ping, but Zhang Fei did not, so that the Jingzhou Group was formed later. Almost became an independent force.

Also, the relationship between Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang has always been at odds. This is by no means as simple as Guan Yu belittled Zhuge Liang. It actually involved a dispute over power and interests.

Now Liu Jing finally understood that Guan Yu himself was a small warlord, following Liu Bei, there should be an agreement with Liu Bei, so he would have his own subordinates.

This is like setting up a company in later generations. Guan Yu is a minority shareholder with capital, while Zhang Fei is a senior employee with no shares in his hands. The same is true for Zhao Yun, but he joined the company only in the middle of its development, so his status is not as good as Zhang Fei.

"Has General Guan thought about his future?" Liu Jing asked with a casual smile.

Guan Yu smiled faintly, "My destiny is to be connected with my elder brother, and I take it as my duty to help the Han family. I will not be reconciled to the day I don't get rid of the Cao thief."

The two were talking, when someone called him not far away, "Young Master Jing!"

When Liu Jing turned around, he saw that it was Cui Zhouping, who was running in a panic, stomped his feet in front of Liu Jing and said urgently, "Young Master Jing, I've been looking for you everywhere, and things are terrible!"