Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 345 Your father calls you home [Only one update of [-] words today]

"Xu Jun, would you like another pot of tea?"

Xu Ji was sitting, and soon a voice rang out. It was the waiter from the restaurant who came to wait on him, with a flattering smile on his face.

Xu Ji's eyes were still fixed on the restaurant opposite, and he said without looking back: "No, please leave first."

The waiter nodded, took two steps, then turned back and asked, "Xu Jun, when will the kitchen prepare the food and wine?"

His question disturbed Xu Ji's thoughts. The Xu family member frowned, finally turned his head, looked at the waiter and said lightly: "The distinguished guests I invited haven't come yet. When will we start serving?" Cai, I will let you know, no need to ask anything else, just stand down, I don’t want to say it a third time.”

His voice was not loud, and his eyes were not sharp, but it made the waiter feel cold all over. He no longer dared to say anything for the sake of a reward of one or two, and quickly bowed and left.

As soon as the man left, Xu Ji looked across again, his eyes swept across the street, and he showed a sneer: "Chen Zhi's plan will not come true after all, because his status is still too low, too low. So much so that a little bit of strategy and wisdom is of no use at all.”

After the thought fell, there was a sound of footsteps behind him, and then an arrogant voice came out from behind——

"Xu Ji, you invited a certain family over in the name of the Xu family, just to sit here with you and look at the restaurant opposite?"

After finishing the words, I saw a tall man in a cloak striding over, talking while walking, with red phoenix eyes and crouching silkworm eyebrows.

"Brother Guan, I misunderstood. I invited you here for a reason. You and I haven't seen each other for a while. I heard that you are going to be an official soon, so I invited you to come over for a drink." Xu Ji stood up and greeted him.

It turned out that this person was Guan Xian, who had previously studied with Zhuge Yan. After Zhuge Yan interrupted his study tour due to family changes, Zhao Xing stayed in Pengcheng and finally accompanied Chen Zhi, while Guan Xian left Xuzhou and returned to Luoyang. .

As a noble son, Guan Xian also has some status in the family, so he has quite a few friends in the capital. Xu Ji is one of them. He was specially invited here today for an obvious purpose.

Guan Xian snorted coldly, but did not say anything. He sat down and asked, "Do you want me to come and see Chen Zhi's embarrassment? Don't you know that I also spoke to Chen Zhi after I returned to Luoyang?"

"I have heard about this, but I know even more about your temper, Brother Guan." Xu Ji laughed, looking very open-minded, "This Chen Zhi offended you in Pengcheng in the past, and now he relies on a little prestige. He got such an official position and even had the title of military strategist, so he got carried away and dismissed me. Today he is so arrogant that he invites everyone without knowing how to advance or retreat. This is because his ambition exceeds his status, and he must bring shame on himself!"

Guan Xian remained silent, just sat there, poured a cup of tea with the teapot, drank lightly, and did not answer.

Xu Ji didn't say any more, but continued to smile and said, "Brother Guan, please wait a moment, I still have a guest who hasn't come, we have to wait for him to come before we serve the food and wine."

"Oh? There is another one, I don't know who it is?" Guan Xian put down his teacup, raised his eyebrows, and was a little curious about the identity of that person.

Xu Ji smiled and was about to speak, but a servant came over and reminded: "Master, someone is coming over there!"

"Is there someone here?" Xu Ji's expression changed slightly, and he didn't care what to say. He turned his head and looked out the window. He happened to see a middle-aged man led by E Guanbo getting off the bullock cart and walking between two sides. Guarded by a servant in green clothes, he walked slowly into Xunmei Pavilion.

"This is Gu You." Xu Ji breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "This Gu You has received a lot of benefits because of the evaluation meeting, and his reputation has greatly increased. It is natural for him to come as requested. There is no need to make a fuss. Apart from these few people, no one else will come."

After the words fell, he saw another bullock cart coming, and another person walking down. Xu Ji frowned, then relaxed, and said: "This Luo Xun was invited by Chen Zhi before, and he relies on my Xu family. It took a warning and the promise of benefits to get them to agree to reject Chen Zhi, so you can see that even if they are persuaded by Chen Zhi, it's nothing."

As soon as his voice fell, a clear voice came from behind——

"You think that Chen Zhi will definitely not be able to invite many people this time, so you invited us here just to see how distressed Chen Zhi is, right?"

Then, Yu Liang, dressed in casual clothes, walked slowly over.

This Yu Liang failed to fulfill his wish in Pengcheng, instead he was disheartened. After returning to Luoyang, he acted in a low-key manner. He had some friendship with the Xu family in the past, so he was invited by Xu Ji this time, but just by looking at his attire, he knew that he was low-key. Come here without making any noise.

"Yu Yushi is here," Xu Ji stood up, greeted him with a smile, and tried to hold Yu Liang's hand, but the latter calmly avoided him, but Xu Ji didn't take it seriously and said with a smile: "Come on. Come on, please take a seat, go and tell someone to come over and serve the food.”

Yu Liang glanced at Guan Xian lightly and sat down.

Guan Xian looked at the visitor and narrowed his eyes, but didn't say much.

"You two, I believe you all know the reason why I invited you here," Xu Ji sat back in his seat and said with a sincere expression, "Then Chen Zhi has offended me and others, and now he wants to make a fuss. But I am overestimating my ability, and inviting you two here is not only out of selfishness, but also because of our friendship, to vent your anger, but beyond that, there is another meaning."

While talking, another servant of the Xu family came over to report. Then Xu Ji stopped talking and turned to look outside the building. He saw two more ox carts stopped at the door of Xunmei Building, Zuo Lian and another man. Everyone walked down.

Seeing this situation, the three of them tacitly stopped talking.

At this time, the waiter from the tavern had come over and arranged for the servants and maids to serve Xu Ji's table with wine and food.

But none of the three people at the table moved their cups or chopsticks. As if they had a tacit understanding, they looked at the pub opposite and paid attention to the people walking on the street.

Because the table where the three of them are sitting is not located in the Accord, but in the lobby, because it is convenient for viewing the opposite side.In fact, this restaurant is not a luxurious and elegant place. It is much inferior to the Xunmei Restaurant opposite. The reason why Xu Ji chose it is very simple. It is close to Chen Zhi and the others, and In order to satisfy Xu Ji and others, the owner of this restaurant deployed people from all over the house, even his own servants and maids, just to show his grace.

Therefore, when the dishes fell, they seemed to look the same, but looking at the three people who suddenly became silent, the servants and maids felt a pressure, and their movements gradually went out of shape, showing signs of anxiety.

Finally, after a servant accidentally knocked over a glass of wine due to pressure, Xu Ji reprimanded him, dismissed the servant's continuous confessions, and then cleared his throat with a low voice: "That The one who came with Zuo Lian was Hua Min from the Hua family, a great calligrapher who is proficient in Qi Huang."

Yu Liang said lightly: "Chen Zhi had never invited Hua Min before, but he came. It seems that Chen Zhi's banquet this time may not go well."

Xu Ji's face was ugly, but he had to nod and admit: "Yes, I miscalculated a bit, but this Hua Min and Zuo Lian are best friends, so it's not strange to be invited by Zuo Lian."

Yu Liang smiled faintly and said: "Even if what you said makes sense, after all, not many people are actually coming now, but I am very curious. When you mentioned inviting me over before, it was not just to see Chen Zhizhi's embarrassment. What other purpose is there?”

"It's quite simple. I'll invite you two to come with me to Chen Zhi's banquet later. I can't let him be too deserted!" When Xu Ji spoke, it sounded like he was gritting his teeth, revealing his white teeth. .

"Things may not go as you wish." Guan Xian suddenly said this, stretched out his hand and pointed down, "I'm afraid Chen Zhi's banquet this time will not be deserted."

Xu Ji was talking, but he was stunned when he heard this. When he looked around, he saw three more bullock carts parked in front of Xunmei Building, and several distinguished men stepped out of the cart. Came down and walked straight into the restaurant.

"These people are not the five people who participated in the review, nor are they friends of Zuo Lian and others, but they are all here." Yu Liang shook his head and sighed, "Actually, I also know that you guys have been in contact recently. Many people used coercion and inducement to put them in trouble with Chen Zhi. The real purpose was not Chen Zhi, the Tai Leling, but the servant behind him. However, if even Chen Zhi could not surrender, all subsequent plans would be in vain. That’s all.”

As he was talking, he suddenly changed the subject: "I really want to know, have all the people who came downstairs here been contacted by the three of you and agreed to your request?"

Xu Ji's face became more and more gloomy, and he was obviously impatient and a little anxious. He didn't answer immediately after hearing this, but just stared at the door opposite. He happened to see a few more ox carts approaching, and even a carriage coming.

In Luoyang City, it is not ordinary people who can ride horse-drawn carriages. In Pengcheng, most of the aristocratic families go out in ox-carts and try to avoid horse-drawn carriages. This can be seen from this.

Seeing the two people coming out of the car, Xu Ji's expression was as ugly as if he had eaten a fly.

Guan Xian narrowed his eyes, shook his head and said, "Zhang Jing and Zhu Xian, these two came here in person, so Chen Zhi's banquet this time can be said to be a great success. These two are not only good at calligraphy, He is a master of music and classics, close to the status of the clan, and Zhang Jing is a descendant of the Zhang family of Jiangzuo. The Zhang family is currently dealing with Chen Zhi, but as a result, all the famous people in his family came to support him in person and spread the word. I don't know how big the impact will be. of waves.”

After saying that, he stood up and walked directly out: "In this case, there is no need for Guan to stay, you can just do it." After saying that, Guan Xian didn't look back in Xu Ji's murderous eyes. left.

"When will Guan Xian, with his temper, be able to restrain himself?" Noticing Yu Liang's gaze, Xu Ji, although unhappy in his heart, had to suppress his thoughts to prevent being looked down upon by Yu Liang. Although he and Yu Liang were friends, But the opponent has now risen. Although there was a slight setback in Pengcheng, it was unable to turn around the future. However, Xu Ji was removed from his post. The gap was huge, and his past friendships were no longer counted. Therefore, Xu Ji did not have much confidence in front of Yu Liang. I don’t want to lose face anymore.

In fact, when he invited Yu Liang to come over, he also had the idea of ​​​​taking advantage of the opportunity of sharing the same enemy to get closer and then get some benefits. However, as soon as Guan Xian left, the situation took a turn for the worse, and he had to use words to calm it down.

But this effort did not go as expected. Yu Liang stood up and shook his head with a smile: "I know your thoughts and want to use my power. If Chen Zhi is really as you expected, the carriages and horses are deserted today. I wouldn't mind being used by you, but it's a pity that in this situation, even if I have hatred for Chen Zhi, I won't rush out and do that unwise thing." After saying this, he turned around and left.

Seeing Yu Liang's back disappearing at the stairs, Xu Ji gritted his teeth, and then roared angrily. In anger, he waved one hand violently on the table, and heard a clattering sound as the table was filled with food and wine. They all fell to the floor, and pieces of dishes were scattered all over the floor.

A few servants who were serving food came over and were startled, but before they could react, Xu Ji roared angrily: "Go away! Who told you to come here!?"

After this roar, everyone suddenly fell silent and did not dare to take another step forward. The owner of the tavern rushed over and apologized quickly, and asked his servants, waiters and servants to leave, leaving only the Xu family.

Suddenly, the surroundings became quiet, Xu Ji looked at the empty table, then turned to look out the window, gritted his teeth and said: "What a Chen Zhi, but don't be proud, no one in my Xu family can get the person that I want to touch! "

Before he finished speaking, his steward Xu Pi hurried over and brought a message from home.

"What? Father said that all the rumors against Chen Zhi should be stopped?" Xu Ji's steps were a little unsteady, his body swayed twice, and his expression changed continuously, "Is there something wrong?"

"My little one doesn't know the details, so I'd better ask you to go see the Grand Master as soon as possible, and ask for clarification, so as not to cause misunderstandings, and it happens that the Grand Master tells you to go back now."

"I want to ask clearly, but not now. I will definitely not go back now!" Xu Ji said and looked towards Xunmei Tower again. He happened to see Wang Yan getting off the sedan, and his teeth Bite a little tighter.

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"So many people have come already?" After Wang Yan stood firm, he looked at the oxcarts and carriages outside the building with a look of surprise, "I thought those three families were behind the scenes, but this boy from the Chen family is hosting a banquet. Not many people came, but now it seems that I underestimated him, and I just don’t know what the extraordinary things he said on the invitation sticker I gave me.”

In a flash of thought, Chen Zhi had received the news and came out in person with Liu Gang and Lu Ying in Xunmei Tower.

At the same time, outside Luoyang City, a carriage drove slowly, and Chen Luo's plump face looked out of the window.

"I wonder what my seventh brother is doing now."

　I am out of town and am not feeling well yet, so I only have one update, and the previous one, I will write it down. This one is a normal update due and will be paid back first.Thanks to "Changing Hearts", "Blooming Flowers", "rownspecter" and "Diana" for the rewards!

　　
　
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