As night falls, the feast begins.

Although the economy of Lueyang County has always been underdeveloped, the lives of the people in Lueyang County are not considered prosperous.

But it is obvious that for carnivores like Xie Qian, the barren Lueyang County has not affected their daily enjoyment of a comfortable life.

In order to lure Wang Sheng here today, Xie Qian worked hard within his own capabilities to make tonight's banquet the best it could be.

When Jiang Wei came outside the lobby, he smelled the aroma of fine wine one after another.

Compared with the Central Plains and the South, the fine wines from the North have a richer aroma and are of course more intoxicating.

Jiang Wei has lived a good life since he was a child. After smelling the aroma, he judged that the fine wine used in tonight's banquet was considered to be the best in the entire Liangzhou.

In the past, if Jiang Wei smelled such fine wine at the banquet, a smile would naturally appear on his face.

However, after experiencing many hardships, Jiang Wei's character was tempered.

The exaggeration of being a member of a noble family gradually faded away from him.

Jiang Wei has a composure that is extremely rare for a child of aristocratic families at this age.

Then Jiang Wei, guided by the strong aroma of wine, stepped into the brightly lit banquet hall.

When Jiang Wei entered the banquet hall, he found that many people were already standing in the banquet hall before he arrived.

Since the banquet had not officially started yet, those who had arrived earlier gathered together in twos and threes and were talking loudly about something.

It can be seen from the loud laughter they made from time to time and the constantly shaking wine glasses in their hands that those people were very happy at this moment.

Even though tens of thousands of Han troops were watching on the other side of Longshan Mountain, this did not affect their interest at all.

You should enjoy yourself in your spare time. Isn’t this what most people from aristocratic families think in this world?

As for the enemy's pressure on the border, what does it have to do with them?

As long as the family survives, their living conditions will be fully guaranteed, and it is enough that this remains unchanged.

If it were normal, Jiang Wei might be one of those people.

But for Jiang Wei, who had seen the wider sky after leaving Jixian County, he couldn't help but feel a little disgusted by the scene he saw in front of him.

This is the natural feeling that an eagle will have when looking at a moth.

In Jiang Wei's heart, there is essentially no difference between the hearty laughter of the children of those aristocratic families and the sounds of national subjugation recorded in history books.

After Jiang Wei entered the banquet hall, Xie Qian, who had been looking for Jiang Wei, immediately saw where Jiang Wei was.

Xie Qian's eyes were also noticed by Jiang Wei.

As the two looked at each other, Jiang Wei put away the disgust in his heart and walked towards Xie Qian with a normal expression.

Taking seats halfway was a strategy that Xie Qian and Jiang Wei had discussed early in the morning.

If you arrive at the banquet early in the morning, later guests will inevitably notice Jiang Wei's presence - after all, Jiang Wei's appearance is quite pleasant.

But if you enter the table halfway, Jiang Wei can flow in with the people attending the banquet, which can minimize the attention of others to Jiang Wei.

Of course, Xie Qian had already thought about how he would answer if others asked about Jiang Wei's identity.

He will answer that Jiang Wei is his nephew.

The Xie family and the Jiang family are both famous families in Hebei County, and have had family friends for many years.

With these two connections, Jiang Wei pretended to be Xie Qian's nephew, which could almost be the real thing.

Xie Qian's advance assumptions were useful. Perhaps Jiang Wei's temperament was so good that even though he was walking towards Xie Qian step by step among the crowd, he tried to reduce his sense of presence as much as possible.

But when he arrived at Xie Qian's side, several friends who were talking to Xie Qian still let out a few curious chuckles after seeing Jiang Wei.

Faced with questions from several friends, Xie Qian calmly informed several of them about Jiang Wei's "identity".

And sure enough, as Xie Qian expected, after hearing that Jiang Wei was Xie Qian's nephew, those friends stopped paying attention to Jiang Wei and showed knowing smiles on their faces.

Banquets in this world were not just for eating, drinking and having fun, but also for the people attending the banquet to expand their personal relationships with each other.

Under this common sense, it is really normal for Xie Lian to bring one or two nephews to the banquet.

After Jiang Wei came to Xie Qian and bowed to him, he walked obediently behind Xie Qian like a nephew, pretending to listen to his teachings.

But in fact, Jiang Wei's eyes were always watching the movement at the door, consciously or unconsciously.

Jiang Wei is waiting for the arrival of someone, and who is that person if he is not Wang Sheng?

Jiang Wei didn't wait too long when the noise coming from outside the hall caught his attention.

Jiang Wei, who had a sharp ear, heard the sound of many armors clashing outside the lobby.

When the sound of these golden swords reached Jiang Wei's ears, soon a strong man dressed as a general appeared at the door of the back hall.

This strong man is Zhang He's favorite general Wang Sheng.

After Wang Sheng stepped into the lobby, he also smelled the refreshing aroma of wine.

Compared to Jiang Wei's restraint, Wang Sheng burst into laughter immediately after smelling the aroma of wine.

"Thank you for being so considerate!"

There are very few soldiers in the world who don't like wine.

Wang Sheng is a leader among wine lovers.

For a wine lover, it is undoubtedly the best tribute to have someone treat him with fine wine.

This respect from Xie Qian made the always rude Wang Sheng very satisfied.

Wang Sheng's voice was extremely loud, and his laughter soon spread throughout the entire hall, causing everyone in the hall to look towards the entrance.

After seeing Wang Sheng arriving, all the lower-status officials in the hall saluted him in unison.

When Xie Qian saw Wang Sheng's arrival, cold sweat broke out in his palms.

Jiang Wei and Man Chong may not be nervous about what they did today, but that doesn't mean Xie Qian is the same.

It's just that things have developed to this point, and Xie Qian definitely has no way out.

Xie Qian also understood this, so after taking a deep breath, he walked toward the door of the hall with a proud smile on his face.

As Xie Qian walked, he raised his hands and said to Wang Sheng, "General Wang is invited to come. It really makes Qian feel honored."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Xie Qian knew that Wang Sheng wanted to save face, so he tried his best to use humble words to make Wang Sheng happy.

If people are overly happy, their wariness will naturally be lowered.

Sure enough, after hearing Xie Qian's words, Wang Sheng was very impressed.

Although Wang Sheng was a fierce general, his background was not high. In the past, few children from aristocratic families were willing to take him seriously.

Now that Xie Qian, who is also a child of an aristocratic family, can "respect" him so much, this greatly satisfies Wang Sheng's vanity.

When Xie Qian walked up to Wang Sheng and wanted to personally lead him towards the main seat in the hall, in order to respond to Xie Qian's "respect" for him, Wang Sheng did not order the hundreds of soldiers who followed him to follow him.

Enter.

Wang Sheng, with only two of his own soldiers, followed Xie Qian and walked inside.

Wang Sheng's actions made Xie Qian secretly happy.

But after taking a quick glance at the hundreds of well-trained Wei troops outside the hall, Xie Qian couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Xie Qian didn't dare to let his face look strange. He could only keep himself as calm as possible and brought Wang Sheng to his seat.

Wang Sheng and Xie Qian sat very close to each other, as did Jiang Wei.

When Wang Sheng took his seat, Jiang Wei couldn't help but touch the hilt of the sword at his waist with his fingers.

Wang Sheng, who was still in excitement, didn't know that there was a pair of eagle-like eyes watching his neck in the dark.

Wang Sheng's arrival symbolizes the official start of the banquet.

Under Xie Qian's clapping, many servants who had been waiting outside the lobby immediately filed in holding plates with many delicacies in their hands.

As many delicacies entered, the lobby was immediately filled with the aroma of food.

With good wine in hand and delicious food in sight, Wang Sheng's wariness has been reduced to a minimum.

Xie Qian, who noticed Wang Sheng's eagerness, felt a little more disdain for Wang Sheng, but his face still showed enthusiasm, and he signaled the servant to bring delicious food to Wang Sheng.

At the same time, delicacies were also placed on the food tables in front of everyone attending the banquet tonight.

Although Wang Sheng previously commanded thousands of cavalry, due to his duties, he had to patrol Lueyang County frequently.

During the inspection, most of what Wang Sheng ate was dry food, so how could he have any chance to eat delicious food?

So when many delicacies appeared on the food table in front of him, Wang Sheng couldn't help his inner hunger and started to eat with chopsticks in hand.

After a while, the corners of Wang Sheng's mouth were surrounded by grease.

Seeing Wang Sheng indulge in the fun of enjoying fine wine and food, Xie Qian clapped his hands a few more times to further reduce Wang Sheng's wariness.

Not long after Xie Qian's applause started, many graceful and scantily clad dancers entered the lobby.

After many dancers stood still, the confusing sound of silk and bamboo sounded in the lobby at the right time.

The music started to dance, and soon many dancers started to perform soul-stirring dances under the guidance of the music.
To be continued...