Night fell.
The curfew in Luoyang was lifted.
The imperial chefs were mobilized from the palace.
Under Yan Chuan's instructions, he made plates of delicious dishes.
The two sides of the hall were even filled with the kaoliang liquor produced by the Northern Liang. The rich aroma of the liquor wafted ten miles away.
Illuminated by the lights.
Lu Zhi and Zhu Rong were the first to step into the residence of the Marquis of Beiliang.
"The two of you!"
Jia Xu led the two of them into the hall and said with a faint smile,""General Yan is in the study drawing up the regulations of the Eight Schools of the West Park. You can take any of the two rows of seats. There is no such etiquette in the Northern Liang Manor!”
"Yes!"
Lu Zhi nodded.
Yan Chuan didn't send out an invitation, so they didn't know who had come.
This was an open and secret competition for the seating arrangement. If Dong Zhuo came here, would he be seated at the top or the bottom? If the top seat was empty, Yan Chuan's face would be put on hold again. Therefore, this was a test for the guests to choose their seats.
"Hey!"
Zhu Xiong sighed.
Lu Zhi smiled faintly." Wen He, I remember you were a filial and honest person. Take us to meet the commander of the Northern Liang and talk about your experience in commanding the army. This seating arrangement will give the people behind us a headache!"”
"Good!"
Jia Xu nodded.
Time slowly passed.
Cai Yong, Cao Cao, and the others came one by one. Even Wang Yun brought his guards to the banquet.
When the moon was high up in the sky, Dong Zhuo brought Li Ru, Wei Kai, and the others into the manor of the Marquis of Beiliang. However, this time, there was a sickly young man beside him.
Wang Yun.
Dong Zhuo.
The two of them arrived one after another.
The people attending the banquet also knew that He Jin would also be here tonight.
In the study.
Jia Xu stood at the side and respectfully said," General Yan, Dong Zhuo, and Wang Yun are all here. Madam Yuan and He Jin may also arrive soon. I'm afraid the news has already reached the palace. Is our banquet a success?"”
"Why not?"
Yan Chuan smiled faintly." If none of them came, then that would be a failure. Since they all came, then that would be called discord. They were afraid that someone would secretly come to the banquet and use it to fight for the military power of the West Park Eight Schools. The people were already panicking. They only lacked people to go on stage and sing!”
"Right!"
Jia Xu was puzzled." Dong Zhuo has an extra person beside him. He looks sickly and seems to have a good relationship with Wei Kai. It's very likely that he's the second young master of the Wei family. I wonder if they'll make a fuss about this!"”
"Ignore him!"
Yan Chuan's eyes were filled with indifference.
Two hundred years ago, the Wei family was still a powerful family.
In this era, there was no place for the Wei family anymore.
Starting from Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, and Huo Guang, the Wei family had already exhausted all their luck, and no one else was able to do so. In this generation of the Wei family, only Wei Kai, the eldest son, could be brought up to the table.
In the hall.
The guests sat scattered.
On the right, Dong Zhuo, Wang Yun, and the others had two empty seats.
On the left side, Lu Zhi, Zhu Rong and the others had two empty seats.
Dong Zhuo whispered," Wenyou, Lu Zhi is the current minister of the court. Who are they going to vacate their seats for? Cao Song or Cai Yong, the great scholar?"”
"I don't know!"
Li Ru shook his head, his eyes full of doubt."This time, the Marquis of Beiliang is hosting a banquet. No one knows exactly who will come. Perhaps they saw that we had two empty seats, so they came as usual!”
"Cough cough!"
Wei Kai coughed dryly and whispered,"Perhaps it's the commander of the Northern Liang!"”
"Impossible!"
Dong Zhuo shook his head.
The guests at this banquet were all scholar-bureaucrats.
Lu Bu, Xu Rong, and the others were indeed powerful generals, but they were not qualified to sit on the same level as them.
Lu Zhi took a sip of tea, glanced at Dong Zhuo, and said in a deep voice,"Gongwei, who do you think the Yuan Clan will send this time? Yuan Kui or Yuan Feng?”
"I don't know!"
Zhu Xiong shook his head.
These people had been ostracized by the three clans for countless years.
The three of them had only been promoted to officials in the imperial court after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and they had aimed their blades at He Jin's line at the first moment. Now, Dong Zhuo had two empty seats, and they had two empty seats. Although they did not know who had left them empty, they all had a hunch that tonight's guest banquet would be full.
"Stomp!"
"Stomp!"
He Jin and Yuan Kui came together.
Immediately, everyone in the hall looked at the door.
"Haha!"
He Jin's eyes flashed with a trace of fierceness as he said,""The Marquis of Beiliang has such a great reputation. The banquet is actually filled with half of the court's scholar-officials. I'm afraid that only the Son of Heaven can gather everyone!”
"Great General!"
Everyone complimented in unison.
"Yes!"
Dong Zhuo waved his robe and sat on the right.
As for Yuan Kui, he sat at the second seat, one seat higher than Dong Zhuo.
When the atmosphere in the hall was strange, Cai Yong slowly came over and sat down above Cao Cao and below Zhu Xi. The two seats on the left were still empty as usual.
"So many people!"
Zhang Rang led a group of people from the Little Yellow Sects into the residence of the Marquis of Beiliang, his eyes full of smiles.
"Hmm?"
Instantly, everyone frowned.
Did the constant attendant represent the emperor or himself?
"Pa!"
Zhang Rang sat in the second seat and said with a faint smile,"His Majesty knows that the Marquis of Beiliang is hosting a banquet, but it is a pity that Grand Commandant Zhang Wen is not in the court, so he sent me to take his place. Please forgive me, the person sitting today is not the Middle Minister Zhang Rang, but the Great Han Grand Commandant Zhang Wen!”
"Hiss!"
Everyone gasped.
Zhang Rang sat on behalf of Zhang Wen, and it was the emperor who ordered him to sit on the second seat on the left. Who was the first?
Liu Hong came in person?
How was this possible?
"Stomp!"
"Stomp!"
"Stomp!"
The sound of old footsteps could be heard.
Everyone's eyes turned to the door of the manor. They saw an old man holding a bamboo slip as he stepped into the manor.
"Swoosh!"
He Jin suddenly stood up, his eyes filled with anger.
Yuan Kui, Dong Zhuo, Wang Yun, and the others also had ugly expressions on their faces.
"Kang Cheng?"
Cai Yong's eyes were filled with shock.
Even Lu Zhi was stunned.
Zheng Xuan entered the hall and looked at He Jin. He nodded and said,""This banquet was invited by the Marquis of Beiliang to represent the Hongdu School. His Majesty has also allowed us to move 3,000 students from Hongdu to Chang 'an, the land of the Three Ancestors, to establish Daxing Academy!”
"Humph!"
He Jin snorted coldly.
A few days ago, he invited Zheng Xuan to enter the court and become an official. Zheng Xuan stayed in Luoyang for a day before escaping.
Who knew that when Zheng Xuan returned, he had already become Liu Hong's subordinate and had led 3,000 students to establish Daxing Academy in Chang 'an. Everyone knew that Daxing Academy wanted to curb the influence of Runan Yuan Family on Yujing!
"Pa!"
Zheng Xuan sat in the first seat.
The Great Han Dynasty respected Confucianism and Taoism. Daxing Academy represented the scholars of the world. The future officials of the imperial court would naturally be above Grand Marshal Zhang Wen.
Moreover, Zheng Xuan was known as the Master of the World, the Sage Teacher that all the students in the world looked up to. Even if Zhang Wen came personally, he would not be able to refute him.
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