Lan Ziyi heard the eunuch say that he would hold a banquet for General Qi, and his heart was sour, he had just been kicked out of the barracks this morning because of the Qi family's father and son, but now he wanted to catch the wind for them, Lan Ziyi couldn't swallow this breath, how could he be willing to eat this mouthful.

Qiu Xiaozhi had been silently observing Lan Ziyi at the other end of the room, and after seeing Lan Ziyi's face turn bad, he got up and said to his father-in-law who was speaking:

"It's hard for my father-in-law to pass the word. Wei Hou had an injury on his foot, and it was inconvenient to get up, so he thanked his father-in-law for him in this right. ”

The eunuch nodded and smiled:

"Obviously, it's not a decree, you don't need Weihou to get up, plus Weihou has worked hard, what is the identity of the slave, how dare you work Weihou."

Hearing this, Lan Ziyi finally spoke:

"My father-in-law's words are too obvious, how can Ziyi be virtuous? How dare you let your father-in-law call himself a slave?

Second brother, please come in and take a seat for your father-in-law. “

Tao Zhulu got up to move when he heard this, but his father-in-law raised his hand at the door to stop him, and he said:

"I don't bother a few generals, I'm still in a hurry to leave, so I won't sit down."

Lan Ziyi bit his lip lightly when he heard this, he hadn't decided whether to go to the banquet or not, this father-in-law was leaving, so should he Lan Ziyi go or not?

Tao Zhuhu glanced at Lan Ziyi, and then said to his father-in-law:

"Then ask my father-in-law to bring a message to the palace, my young master has just hung pus, his feet hurt and needs to recuperate, and he can't enter the palace for a banquet, and he also invites Long's father-in-law Haihan."

The father-in-law who passed the word smiled when he heard this:

"Gonggong Long already knew that Wei Hou was injured, so he specially sent a sedan chair to follow, and I waited for Lang Zhong to leave before I came in to pass the word, just waiting for Wei Hou to clean up. Gonggong Long has specially instructed that he must invite Wei Hou into the palace no matter what today, and Wei Hou should not refuse. “

After the father-in-law finished speaking, Lan Ziyi put his face into the bed, and he was ten thousand reluctant in his heart.

Qiu Wenruo asked:

"Dare to ask my father-in-law who is going to the banquet this time? Why do you want such a big show? Do you have to go if Wei Hou is injured? “

Fairness:

"Brigadier General Qi led the army to join the capital, and General Qi Rongxun fought with King De to fight the enemy, no one has to give face to this honor, right?"

When Lan Ziyi heard this, the fire in his heart was about to explode on the spot, Qiu Xiaozhi naturally knew this, so he said to his father-in-law before Lan Ziyi:

"But it is not only Qi Hou who goes to war with King De, but also Wei Hou, Wei Hou this expedition from beginning to end, we and the soldiers are in the eyes, to say that the honor of Wei Hou is more than Qi Hou, not less than Qi Hou."

Hearing this, the father-in-law took a breath and said:

"What the hell is wrong with me? Gonggong Long made an east banquet for the emperor to invite the ministers, and several adults in the cabinet and the heroes of this time all had to attend the banquet, why was he reluctant to come to Weihou? “

As soon as the father-in-law was angry, everyone in the room was dumbfounded, and everyone knew that if he angered the ministers, there would be no good fruit at all.

After thinking about it, Qiu Xiaozhi bowed his hand and asked:

"Father-in-law, dare to ask what Father-in-law Yu means."

The father-in-law who delivered the message said impatiently:

"Daddy Yu is already waiting in the palace, and when I came, I specifically asked Wei Hou to hurry up. On the contrary, it is a few of you, who also ask that question, do you want to find out the bottom of the palace before you go? Could it be that there will be a knife and axe hand hidden in the palace to chop you up? ”

Hearing this, Qiu Xiao hurriedly lowered his body and said one after another:

"Don't dare, don't dare."

As soon as Lan Ziyi heard that Father-in-law Yu was also there, he was about to leave, he stood up on the bed and said:

"My father-in-law is angry, my family members are distressed that I just had a knife on my foot, and they don't want me to go out and get hurt again, so they don't want me to go, not because I don't mean to get along with my father-in-law."

Then Lan Ziyi pretended to scold Tao Zhuhu and Tao Zhulu:

"Big brother and second brother! You two also grew up in the General's Mansion, why don't you understand the rules so much? Can you still let your father-in-law come for nothing? ”

Hearing this, Tao Zhuhu and Tao Zhulu hurriedly nodded yes, and Tao Zhulu took out a silver ingot from his sleeve and handed it to his father-in-law standing at the door, saying:

"Zhulu was rude just now, don't be surprised by my father-in-law."

The father-in-law immediately smiled when he saw the silver and said

"General Momo, what are you doing?"

The hand skillfully took the silver and stuffed it into the sleeve.

The father-in-law took the silver and said to Lan Ziyi with a smile:

"Everyone in the palace said that the Weihou people were so generous, and it was true that I saw it today!"

Lan Ziyi smiled:

"Father-in-law, please take a step forward to bring a message to the two fathers-in-law of Gongzhongyu and Long, and say that Ziyi will arrive later. You can also see that my legs and feet are inconvenient, and I have to clean up for a while. ”

When the father-in-law heard this, he waved his hand and smiled:

"Don't worry, I'll wait for you at the sedan chair at the door. Grandpa Long asked me to accompany you into the palace, how dare I go first. ”

The smile on Lan Ziyi's face immediately froze when he heard this, but he quickly reacted and asked:

"If I hadn't been accompanied by these family members, I wouldn't have been able to get on the sedan chair today. But my father-in-law just said that it was me who invited me......"

The public horse interrupted Lan Ziyi:

"It's that I'm not right, this time I invited all the meritorious officials, and the ministers and generals under the Marquis of Wei are all the heroes of this expedition, and they are also the objects of the banquet."

The smile on Lan Ziyi's face when he heard this dissolved again, and he said:

"Then there is Father-in-law Lao."

The father-in-law turned around and went out after speaking, leaving only a sentence in the air, "I'll wait for the guard at the door." Then he drifted away.

As soon as the father-in-law left, Lan Ziyi sat up from the bed, and the leading lady who was waiting at the door immediately beckoned the servants to come in and serve Lan Ziyi to dress.

Time was urgent, and Lan Ziyi didn't care if there were outsiders present, he looked at the people standing in the room and was about to leave, and asked:

"What do you think? How exactly is this meal eaten? ”

The two brothers, Tao Zhuhu and Tao Zhulu, looked at each other and couldn't do anything, so they turned around and looked back at the Qiu family father and son with Lan Ziyi, Qiu Wenruo thought about it and took the lead in speaking:

"Wei Hou should fight for merit."

Hearing this, Lan Ziyi asked:

"Fighting?"

Qiu Wenruo replied:

"Since it is a celebration banquet, it is natural to be rewarded, and if you want to be rewarded, you must talk about merit, and if you don't fight, you won't have merit, and if you don't have merit, you can't talk about merit. Wei Hou must strive for it today, and he must strive for seven points of merit if he makes five points of effort. ”

The servants were helping Lan Ziyi get dressed, Lan Ziyi only needed to help the people next to him to stand firmly, and he didn't need to do it himself, and said with a smile:

"I always thought that Mr. Wen Ruo had an upright temperament, but I didn't expect Mr. to have such a pungent method."

Qiu Wenruo said:

"If Wei Hou Jian is in the emperor's heart, he naturally doesn't have to be as knowledgeable as others, such as Wei Huo of the Han Dynasty, he only needs to win to worship the marquis. But Wei Hou is neither a clan nor a relative, nor is he a small emperor, and he can't wait for the emperor to come and seal it. “

Lan Ziyi said:

"But my Lan family's prestige has reached the extreme, I am the Marquis of Che, and my father is the acting father, at this time, are you not afraid of full losses?"

Qiu Xiaozhi said at this time:

"Behind the Qi family is Zhang Mingyue, what Zhang Mingyue is holding in his hand is the prince, and the Qi family will be able to get the credit of the prince. And Wei Hou is relying on the fish father, Wei Hou can get more shares if he gets the merit king, since the emperor is determined to establish the king of virtue, Wei Hou is fighting for the king of virtue. As long as King De is meritorious, Wei Hou will have a position in the emperor's heart, and Wei Hou will have a position, and the acting prince can sit firmly. “

When Lan Ziyi heard that he was going to die for King De, he was very unhappy, if it weren't for the presence of servants next to him, he would definitely have scolded him. Now that it is inconvenient to attack, Lan Ziyi can only suppress the fire in his heart and does not speak for a long time.

Qiu Xiao saw that Lan Ziyi didn't speak, so he further said:

"Wei Hou is a person of Father-in-law Yu, no matter what he says or does during today's banquet, he must stand on Father-in-law Yu's side, and please remember that Father-in-law Wei."

Lan Ziyi heard this:

"Isn't Father-in-law Yu at odds with Father-in-law Long? Why are they having a feast together today? Could it be that the sun is coming out in the west? ”

Qiu Wenruo and Qiu Xiaozhi exchanged glances when they heard this, and then Qiu Xiaozhi replied:

"If the two of them are not in harmony, they can put aside their previous suspicions and set up a banquet together, it can be seen that today's meal is not simple, if you want to know why it is no longer guessed, we must go to know in person."

At this time, the servants had already helped Lan Ziyi get dressed neatly and were tying the jade belt around his waist, hearing this, Lan Ziyi nodded, and then he said:

"The Eastern Army has been brought into the capital by the Qi family father and son, and the building near the water is the first to get the moon, and it is not easy for me to fight for merit today."

Qiu Wenruo said:

"It is precisely because the Eastern Army entered Beijing that the imperial court needs to rely on the Marquis of Wei and the Northern Army of the Duke behind the Marquis of Wei to counter the Eastern Army. Otherwise, if there are soldiers entering Beijing, they will be able to have more credit, wouldn't it be said that those who are strong and strong can be kings? ”

Qiu Wenruo's words lit up the light in Lan Ziyi's eyes. Lan Ziyi glanced back at Qiu Wenruo, this time he nodded vigorously, and then said in a deep and powerful voice:

"Let's go! Let's go into the palace! ”