The guests came out of the room and went to the banquet. Zhongzai led the other ministers to accompany them. They chatted with each other, mainly to get to know each other. Some of them had dealt with each other before, but most of them met for the first time. Jia said "Excuse me" and returned.

Go to the hall, lock yourself in the room, and leave everything in the hall to Tsukasa.

It’s not that Xu Jia didn’t consider the issue of guards, but he never dared to imagine that he could have Lord Xinling’s retainers as guards – what level would that be? As the first prince of the Wei Dynasty, Lord Xinling could only be a guest.

Dai Yili: It's not because of status, but because of ability! Whether it's to stabilize the country, or to rooster and dog robbers, these people are all experts. It's not like they have never done it without slaughtering a city at the slightest word of discord! I really don't have the skills to use them as bodyguards.

Such courage. However, this is just because he didn't provoke them. What would he do if they came to his door? Xu Jia had never thought about it. "What's more..." The uneasiness that Xu Jia had finally suppressed resurfaced. If he

How would Wei Qi get through this when he went out of the city with Lord Xinling's retainers? The retainer told him that he hired a young man from the market with his own money.

As compared to a small person who is hired by others, it is obvious at a glance that he is a respected and well-fed person. How could he hide it from a person like Wei Qi? It would have been better if he had not had that conversation with Wei Qi. Now he knows that Lord Xinling

Having already been tabooed by the King of Wei, and still using his retainers is tantamount to clearly siding with Lord Xinling and falling out with the King of Wei. At that time, Lord Xinling may not have done anything, and he will definitely be shattered into pieces. If he wants to save his family,

I'm afraid it's impossible.

The more Xu Jia thought about it, the more scared he became. He was sweating all over, but he did not dare to refuse directly - that would be tantamount to falling out with Lord Xinling, which Xu Jia did not dare to do. As the royal merchant of King Wei, Xu Jia had some concerns about his status.

Sober understanding: That is a dog of the Wang family. Even the most shabby young master is his own master and must not be offended. Lord Xinling? It’s too late to be flattered! He has also thought about Lord Xinling’s falling out with King Wei.

But he felt that he had two choices: could the dog get involved in his master's affairs? But he shouldn't risk his own life and run to find Wei Qi, and wait until Wei Qi said something like that. - If he just wanted to do business,

Is his attitude better? But Wei Qi is his supervisor. Before going out to do things, it is indispensable to go to his supervisor for instructions! In the end, no one seems to be okay, so he is put on the fire.

I went through the causes and consequences, the past and the next, in my mind several times, but I couldn't come up with an idea. Suddenly I heard someone in the hall report: "Everyone is waiting to say goodbye, and I would like to express my special thanks!"

Xu Jia was shocked, what should I do if you leave? He blurted out: "Stay here for now, I have something to say."

Everyone didn't know why, so they all said "hey" and stood at the foot of the steps. Xu Jia also made up his mind and walked out of the house. He crossed his hands in front of the steps and bowed to the next step. Then he walked down quickly and said to

The guest of Mr. Xinling in the west bowed again. Everyone hurriedly returned the greeting.

Xu Jia said to his guests: "Mr. Xinling ordered me to guard the humble body, and I will not dare to accept what I have given you. The next day I say goodbye to worship the temple, and the prime minister asks, what will I do? Tell the truth, the prime minister will definitely offend the minister; if

If you tell lies, it will be difficult to stop everyone's mouth, and how can you achieve what you want? I hope you will take pity on me."

The leader of the disciples said: "I don't dare to say what you say."

Xu Jia said: "Everyone in front of this stage is here to send envoys on the same day, but it's okay to say so."

The leader of the retainers said: "My lord is going to the camp, accompanied by a hundred chariots of guards, each with three days' worth of grain, and no weapons in his hands; a hundred chariots of leather, all of which are left in the fields. My lord is riding a bicycle to the camp, and has nothing to carry with him."

.I personally risked my life and had neither a piece of armor to cover my body nor food to satisfy my hunger. I have received your kindness and are willing to die in return! Unfortunately, the war is urgent, and although I have the ambition, I can't get it. Fortunately, the doctor

I am leaving the city, so I am willing to go to the camp and die with my lord without any regrets!"

Xu Jia said: "Is this what the elder ordered me to do?"

The first guest said: "I have not ordered you to do it, but I dare not disobey in the camp. I hope the doctor will grant me your permission!" He took his head, and the six people all bowed to the ground. The butler on the east side was also a little moved, seeing that

Xu Jia held Xu Jia's hand. Xu Jia quickly bowed deeply and returned the courtesy, saying: "I dare not say this. The day I say my words, the Prime Minister of Wei will definitely arrive, and even the King of Wei, why should I say goodbye?"

The retainer said: "Not a lowly person dares to know the words of Taoism. The great minister can go on his own. After bidding farewell, we can follow him when we leave the city."

Xu Jia said: "When you say goodbye to the temple, you must go outside Daliang Gate. Daliang Gate is directly opposite the west gate. You must also leave the city after saying goodbye. It is difficult to get around."

The guest said: "If I get the doctor's approval, we can discuss the remaining matters. When I return secretly, I will discuss it with the family elders and the rest of the family, so that the doctor will not be embarrassed!"

Xu Jia secretly thought: How could it not be in trouble? Wei Qi personally said that King Wei wanted to destroy Lord Xinling. At this time, any action to assist Lord Xinling would be considered a betrayal. But this reason obviously cannot be exported. But other than that,

Xu Jia didn't come up with any other reasons to stop him. Being forced to this point, he could only take one step at a time. Let's send them away first, and then deny their proposals one by one. After only a moment of silence, Xu Jia said

: "In this case, I dare not say more. As long as the envoys leave the city, all etiquette must be followed and must not be violated. However, if there is any disrespect, the mission will be insulted."

The leading retainer said: "This is a matter of family and country, and I would never dare to disobey the official."

It was then agreed that since these retainers had visited Xu Mansion, they would attract attention if they left again. Xu Jia ordered the guest to clean the wing for a while, but the retainers refused, saying that they were short brown and could not live in the host's wing, so the tomb was appointed.

Placed under the stable. After the placement was completed, the leading guest quietly left through the back door, just like a domesticated tribesman.

Xu Jia waited all night, but did not see any reply from the retainer. He was secretly happy, thinking that the negotiation must have failed and the action was canceled on its own, thus freeing himself.

The next day, everyone got up early, washed up, and went to the court. The five guests of Lord Xinling strictly kept their status and only prepared the carriage under the stable. Since they were asking for help in wartime, they naturally could not report as usual.

If you hire someone like that, prepare generous gifts, but you still have to have three or five cars. There are about ten or so people doing various chores, including Zhu Zi, and five of them are not conspicuous, not to mention that these five people are hard-working and lively.

Quickly and overnight, they had established a good relationship with those people. They hitched the horses to the carts that had already been loaded with gifts, and prepared three leather wagons for the messengers. They drove the hitched carriages of various colors out of the side door and waited for them.

On the roadside, the leader lit two torches to illuminate them.

The sky was twilight, and the door of the mansion opened. Xu Jia and the accompanying envoy walked out of the door in a well-dressed and high-spirited manner. The stableman took the leather cart and nine people in three jumped on. The rest of the people also sat on the cart.

On the side, there were about four or five people in each car. The other people who were seeing off the people waved their hands, with the leather car in front and the baggage car behind, heading straight to Daliang Gate. As the motorcade got closer and closer to Daliang Gate, Xu Jia gradually put down his

Xin Lai: Mr. Xinling's retainers haven't shown up yet. They probably won't come again.

Although the Xu family is a franchisee of the royal family, they are only businessmen after all, not a noble. His residence is in the Beicheng business district, a long way from the royal city - much closer to the Wang family warehouse in the north. Outside Daliang Gate is the Wei Dynasty

The square where the dynasty held the grand ceremony was close to Nancheng. In addition, there was no need to drive in Daliang City, so the carriage had to drive slowly. It took a long time to walk through the streets and alleys. When we arrived in front of Daliang Gate, it was already dawn.

Although it was unnecessary, the Xu family still followed the rules and took the gifts off the car, placed them on the leather carpet that had been prepared in front of the door, and covered it with a curtain. Then Xu Jia Yili went to the door, presented the festival talisman, and said his name.

: "The great minister, Xu Jia, has been envoyed to Han by the king's order. Now that everything is ready, I dare not take matters into my own hands. I dare to ask for the king's order to set off."

The gatekeeper took the festival talisman and entered the concierge, where Wei Qi was already waiting. After receiving the festival talisman, he came out with a smile on his face, crossed his hands on his chest, and said: "Thank you, doctor, for your hard work! Your Majesty, thank you for your hard work!"

Jia Yiyi returned the gift and wished the King well and the Prime Minister Guoan. He led Wei Qi to the gift stall, presented the gift list, and then guided him with his hand, counting them one by one. Wei Qi checked them one by one against the gift list. The verification was completed, Wei Qi

After praising his kindness, Xu Jia asked his family to load the gifts back into the car. It took a lot of time to go back and forth. When the five carriages were all covered with curtains, Wei Qi cupped his hands and said, "Please allow me to meet the king." Xu Jia returned the gift.

Wei Qi entered the door, returned to the concierge, sat down, tied the gift list with ox braid, melted a piece of clay, and sealed the knot. He asked someone to warm a bowl of wine and sipped it slowly. After the bowl of wine was finished, Wei Qi

, the clay was probably dry and hard. He held it in his hand and looked at the wine brought out by the people on the left and right, so they went out together and said: "By the king's order, the doctor set off. Say goodbye!" The people on the left and right offered warm wine, and Xu Jia sprinkled half of it.

He laid it on the ground and drank half of it himself. Everyone behind him chanted: "It's safe to go in and out!"

Wei Qi shouted again: "Worship the temple!"

Xu Jia bowed deeply to the north three times and said: "Jia is an unworthy descendant. He has been ordered by the king to stay away from his homeland. His ancestors knew about it and his ancestors protected him!"

Wei Qi said: "Since you have failed the king's order, please pray for him!"

Xu Jia stood up and bowed again, took the sealed gift list from Wei Qi's hand, and said goodbye again. Zaifu and his family members turned around and helped the car drive away. Xu Jia stayed at the end to greet Wei Qi until Wei Qi entered the door.

Only then did he turn around and quickly catch up with the convoy. He thought to himself: Xinlingjun's customers will probably not come again. But he still felt a little uneasy and a little expectant in his heart, as if he hoped that those powerful customers could cause trouble without causing trouble.

, follow him out of the city; and he can not only avoid worsening the relationship with Wei Qi and King Wei, but also close the relationship with Lord Xinling.

After some tossing, it was already daybreak. Although the streets were cleared during wartime, people always had to come out at dawn. After all, life had to go on, not to mention that there was no war outside Daliang City. There were also more beggars, one person per person.

A dog-beating stick, half as long as a man, the part near the hand has been polished. Seeing the ritual of envoys visiting the temple in front of Daliang Gate, they actually gathered around. The guard naturally couldn't let them get close, so they were pushed away.
Chapter completed!