Night slowly fell, and the inner city of Xiangyang, which was supposed to be brightly lit, became quiet all of a sudden, but in comparison, the outer city of Xiangyang, which belonged to the common people, became a place full of cars and horses.
The Kuai family was overjoyed, the whole of Jingzhou started to take action, and all the gentry families gathered in Xiangyang. Although Kuai Liang notified him in the morning, many gentry families who were tens of miles away rushed towards Xiangyang. It was to save face for the Kuai family, after all Kuai Liang was the second in charge of the Kuai family, and Kuai Liang himself was also a high-ranking official in Jingzhou.
As for the small gentry, it was to build relationships. This was a happy event for the Kuai family, and it was also an opportunity for them to get together with each other.
"There are so many people here!" Liu Mang was also in Kuai's mansion, looking at the crowded Kuai's family and said to Jia Xu next to him.
"Of course there are quite a few! Jingzhou is probably the place with the most gentry!" Jia Xu replied, if the whole world has the most gentry, it is really Jingzhou. Other places, such as Zhili, killed Dong Zhuo when Dong Zhuo was there. One batch was killed, Dong Zhuo was finished, and Li Jue and Guo Si killed another batch. There were not many people in Zhili, let alone those gentry, and the rest fled to Xudu with Emperor Han, and Yangzhou also , those who were capable ran away, and those who were not capable were buried with Yuan Shu. There are many gentry. Naturally, there will be more people coming, but fortunately Liu Mang spent hundreds of gold to prepare for this dinner, otherwise. This dish is really not enough.
"The more people, the better!" Liu Mang didn't care how many nobles he had in Jingzhou, what he cared about was having more people. The crowd went down to announce that the Kuai family had boarded his chariot in Yangzhou.
"There are quite a few people here!" Like Liu Wei, a black fat young man expressed his emotion. He was paying attention to the gentry coming and going, as well as the servants and gifts they brought, countless gold, silver and jewelry. Ah, people are coming and going, and the carriage can barely move. That's right, this black fat man is Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan, Liu Bei's chief dog-headed military advisor. Pang Tong looked at the crowd greedily. There are millions of people in Jingzhou with hundreds of thousands of people in armor. Not kidding. This is the background of Liu Biao in Jingzhou, but this Liu Jingsheng doesn't know how to use it, if Liu Biao has the slightest ambition. Then Cao Cao would not say that Liu Jingsheng was a guard dog, but would be wary of Liu Biao.
Pang Tong's original strategy for Liu Bei was to besiege Lu Bu's army by three families, take Yangzhou and then cooperate with Jiangdong Sun Ce to seek Jingzhou, relying on Jingzhou's background to dominate the Central Plains. In this way, Liu Bei can really divide the world with Jiangdong Sun Ce and Cao Cao up.
However, Liu Bei not only failed to destroy Lu Bu in the battle of Yangzhou, but almost put himself in it. Tens of thousands of soldiers went back with thousands of soldiers, and he lost his general Chen Dao and Baier's heavy armored soldiers.
Fortunately, Pang Tong helped Liu Bei kill his ally Zhang Xiu. If he won Zhang Xiu's foundation, otherwise Liu Beijun would really be in trouble. Don't talk about fighting for world hegemony, self-protection is a problem.
Liu Jingsheng is not worthy of this wealthy Jingzhou. Pang Tong sighed, and immediately put away his greedy Zhongshan wolf eyes, Jingzhou is taking his time, Liu Biao is old after all, the lord of Jingzhou will have to be replaced sooner or later, isn’t it just for this reason that the Kuai family and the Cai family joined forces The successor after Jingzhou! His Pang family is not bad, it's really hard to say who this Jingzhou belongs to.
Thinking of it this way, Pang Tong is in a good mood. The more people there are, the more they are, the more Pang Tong will be able to improve his relationship.
"Liu Mang, Liu Hanyang, you will know that everything you do is just a dowry for my lord!"
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"Han Cheng, the Patriarch of the Han family in Changsha, came to congratulate! Present a pair of jade from the Western Regions!" Naturally, there was a person at the door arranged by Uncle Chen to sing the congratulatory gift, and the voice was very loud, shouting from the outer hall, everyone inside could hear it arrive.
Changsha Han family? Some people were surprised, not because they were surprised by the gift from the Han family in Changsha. A pair of jade biscuits, not to mention those from the Western Regions, are only worth a hundred gold. The head of the family, Han Cheng, is from Changsha. Changsha is on the southern border of Jingzhou, and the distance to Xiangyang is really not close. It will take half a day even without stopping, but this Changsha Han Cheng really came here.
"Brother Han. Where do you come from!" Although the Han family is not an aristocratic family, they still have some status in Changsha, so when they entered the Kuai family, someone recognized Han Chenglai and came forward to say hello.
"Don't mention it!" Han Cheng looked tired, obviously he didn't want to talk about things first, but wanted to find a place to rest first.
"This little brother, can you give me a cup of tea first!" Han Cheng is the patriarch of a noble family, but in the Kuai family, he did not show the arrogance of the patriarch at all, calling a little brother to a Kuailiang servant, This is not because of Han Cheng's high quality, but because of the great power of the Kuai family.
"Wait a minute! It will be ready soon!" The servant nodded, and then walked towards the backyard to bring tea to Han Cheng. Han Cheng drank it like an old cow drinking water. After drinking the water, he spoke. This Han Cheng is lucky. When he came, he happened to be preparing to come to Xiangyang and the Han family caravan had something to do. He was already on his way to Xiangyang. When he heard this The Kuai family was overjoyed and immediately left the caravan. I came here non-stop, and entered Kuai's house before I had time to rest, but luckily I had time to catch up. Han Cheng's hard work was not in vain.
"Liu Song, the Patriarch of the Liu family in Maicheng, came to congratulate him. He sent two thousand-year-old ginseng, wishing the couple a happy marriage for a hundred years!" Maicheng is fine. If you go by water, you can still get there in half a day, but it also shows the friendship of the Liu family.
"The Patriarch of the Ge family in Xiangyang came to congratulate him with his young master, and presented him with a hundred taels of gold!" This is a new gentry who doesn't buy any antiques, just sends money.
"Superficial!" Although there is a lot of gold, which one of the people present can't get it out? To describe the Ge family who gave hundreds of gold, it is superficial!
Especially some scholarly families and those famous scholars disdain this Ge family even more.
"Xiangyang Confucian scholar Cheng Kang came to congratulate him, and presented him with a Duan inkstone and a wolf brush!" The Xiangyang Confucian scholar was just a humble name for Cheng Kang himself. In fact, this Cheng Kang is a great Confucian. Although he is not comparable to people like Pang Degong and Mr. Shui Jing, his education in Confucianism is not low at all, and many of his disciples are officials in Jingzhou. Many people clasped their fists and said hello.
After that, the patriarchs near Xiangyang and some officials from the city of Xiangyang also came to Kuailiang's mansion. This is a good opportunity to curry favor with the Kuai family. A little snobbish. But they can't control the overall situation of Jingzhou. When the banquet starts, such people are all sitting in the outer living room.
The main event finally came.
"The head of the Cai family, Cai Mao, brought his second younger brother Cai He. The third younger brother Cai Zhong came to congratulate him! A pair of Dongzhu, a hundred pieces of silk and cloud silk, a hundred taels of gold, and a piece of blood coral!" Cai Mao's handwriting is really not small, this light A hundred horses of cloud silk can be worth a hundred gold, plus Dongzhu and blood coral, these can add up to nearly a thousand gold, which is a lot. But there is courtesy among aristocratic families, let alone the Kuai family and the Cai family.
"Junshi Cai!" As soon as he heard that Cai Mao had arrived. It wasn't a mere servant who came to greet him, but Uncle Chen personally came up to Cai Mao, bent down and respectfully said, "Junshi Cai. Our master specially asked me to come to meet Junshi Cai, please take a seat!" "
Kuai Liang didn't come to meet Cai Mao in person, and he didn't pick anything out. Kuai Liang had that kind of character. What's more, today is Kuai Liang's big day. Maybe he was preparing things. There are still many things to pay attention to in ancient people's marriage. .
"Military Master Cai!" As soon as Cai Mao appeared, all the patriarch officials present bowed their fists and greeted Cai Mao. Cai Mao is the military adviser of Jingzhou, and the Cai family is even more of an aristocratic family in Jingzhou. Those patriarchs and officials naturally had to salute, and those celebrities had to salute to Cai Mao whether they wanted to or not, after all etiquette cannot be abolished.
Cai Mao didn't respond to those patriarchs and celebrities, but responded to a housekeeper first. Cai Mao laughed when he saw Chen Bo, "You are Chen Kang!" Cai Mao said to Chen Bo. Cai Mao and Chen Bo are very friendly. If they are just a housekeeper, they can be dismissed as Cai Mao, even those patriarchs of the gentry are not worth mentioning in front of Cai Mao. Cai Mao can't remember the names of many gentry patriarchs, but for Kuai Cai Mao, the good housekeeper, still remembers it. When Kuai Liang left Kuai Mansion and separated from his elder brother Kuai Yue, he took his family and such a Chen Kang with him.
"Brother Zirou, you have worked hard all these years!" Cai Mao said to Uncle Chen in a tone of his own. The Cai family and the Kuai family were family friends, and they have formed an alliance over the years. The relationship is still good. Cai Mao can be upset with Kuai Liang's violent temper, but he is still very compromised with Kuai Liang.
"Don't dare, these are what Chen Kang should do!" Uncle Chen still bent over to take no credit.
"Let's go! Take me in first!" After all, it's not good to be at the door, and it's impossible for Cai Mao to be too enthusiastic about a housekeeper and ask questions, as long as it's appropriate.
"Military advisor, please!" Uncle Chen opened his hand to guide the direction ahead.
Cai Mao's arrival caught the attention of Liu Mang and Pang Tong, but they still didn't show up.
"Cai Mao is here!" Cai Mao's arrival was expected by Pang Tong. The relationship between the Kuai family and the Cai family is so good, it is strange that Cai Mao does not come.
Cai Mao is here, so some important people in Jingzhou will also appear one by one!
Sure enough, following Cai Mao was the Huang family.