Although his status was suppressed in a short period of time due to his lack of moral integrity, Ji Yannuo believed that once the new king took office, it would not be difficult for Bai Yi to stand out in the court.
Pei Kun had met Bai Yi in private two or three times. He was very positive about Bai Yi's conversation and knowledge, and he also extended an olive branch to him.
Bai Yi did not agree immediately.
Pei Kun was not in a hurry.
He had a lot of things on hand. In addition to understanding the situation in the court as quickly as possible and exploring the trump cards of all parties, he also had to make various arrangements using the power of the third and fourth princes.
As long as he can ascend to that position, it will not be too late to reuse talents like Bai Yi.
But he never thought that Bai Yi would ask Yan Yiyi to take him to Pei Kun today.
"Your Highness, since Bai Yi has not surrendered, could it be a fraud to come to your door suddenly like this?" Eunuch Xu thought about the conspiracy and narrowed his eyes to ponder.
Ji Yannuo glanced at him: "The state of Qi is in chaos and there is no absolute security."
Before Yan Yiyi brought Bai Yi up, Feixun asked him and Pei Kun for their opinions, and it was Pei Kun who agreed to let Bai Yi go to Bai Mao Mountain.
Maybe it's because of his trust in Bai Yi.
Perhaps after extending an olive branch, one needs to show trust in order to truly attract Bai Yi to surrender.
Ji Yannuo came here just to help Pei Kun. He basically did not interfere with Pei Kun's decisions and opinions.
Pei Kun's bet has a small chance of winning but a high risk.
Because of this, he had fewer worries than other princes.
Ji Yannuo pulled Ye Fuxun out and turned around to say, "Xu An, hurry up and cook."
Eunuch Xu nodded repeatedly, turned around and grabbed Tao Qi and Tao Lin who were standing aside as pillars: "Let's go and cook!"
The next day is Duke Ping's birthday banquet.
After discussion, Pei Kun, Ji Yannuo, Ye Fuxun and the King of Chu pretended to be his aides and went to the Pingguo Palace together.
Ji Yannuo lived in the royal family of Qi for a long time as a hostage. Although not many courtiers had seen him, most people in the royal family knew him.
In addition, the three of them had shown their faces at the Literary Conference in Huaiqing City, so they all changed their faces and set off.
The four of them arrived at Duke Ping's Mansion shortly after noon. The gate of Duke Ping's Mansion was open, and countless carriages were waiting in a long queue on the street in front of Duke Ping's Mansion.
One after another, rare treasures were covered with red silk cloth and sent to the Duke's Mansion.
The two butlers who welcomed guests sang the etiquette loudly, which could be heard clearly even on the street.
Ji Yannuo and Ye Fuxun stood side by side outside the carriage and watched the boxes of birthday gifts being transported in. Ye Fuxun couldn't help but exclaimed: "How can Duke Ping be so arrogant?"
Even if it’s a gift for the emperor’s birthday, it’s nothing more than this, right?
Not to mention that Duke Ping's mansion accepted the gifts openly and openly, but also directly asked the butler to sing the gift list at the door of the mansion, as if he was afraid that others would not know.
The corner of Ji Yannuo's mouth twitched: "The greatest prosperity must inevitably decline. Duke Pingguo thought that the emperor was ill and the world was already under his control, so he was so arrogant."
Even the princes came to celebrate their birthdays with heavy gifts. Such a 'grand event' was unheard of.
At this moment, an old man in official uniform rushed to the door of Duke Ping's mansion and began to curse loudly.
What he was scolding was that the Duke of Pingguo was arrogant and extravagant. He used his birthday banquet to collect property, made the court a bloody mess, and trampled the real royal family under his feet. He was a treacherous official and an old thief who should be punished by everyone!
The old man could only curse a few words, but a servant stepped forward to grab him and pull him out. Unexpectedly, the old man took out a half-arm-long knife from nowhere and confronted the servant. He shouted: "Unless Duke Ping dies, Qi will be defeated."
I'm afraid the country will be overthrown and destroyed!"
After saying this, the old man threw the knife on the ground, hit it against the doorpost of Duke Ping's mansion, and died on the spot.
"What bad luck!" the steward who sang the ceremony reprimanded, and Zhang Luo people came forward and dragged the old man's body away. They also had the doorposts quickly cleaned, then turned around and continued to sing the ceremony.
The queue of carriages was still queuing up, as if they had not seen the old man's death.
Pei Kun, who was sitting in the carriage, opened the curtain and watched this scene silently.
He took a calm breath and then lowered the curtain.
Ji Yannuo and Ye Fuxun looked at each other.
The King of Chu pursed his lips and touched his chin to think.
The country of Qi is so corrupt, should they just go all out and destroy the country of Qi?
If the Emperor of Qi really lets Duke Ping take the throne after his death, he will definitely make this suggestion to his sixth brother seriously.
After waiting for nearly half an hour, it was finally their turn to enter Duke Ping's mansion.
Pei Kun was now well-known, and as soon as he stepped out of the carriage, many officials came to greet him.
The crowd gathered around Pei Kun and walked to Duke Ping's mansion. They walked around the white jade screen wall and saw many tables set up in the courtyard. A steward came up to him with a smile: "Your Excellency, please leave some pen and ink to express your gratitude to the country."
Congratulations on my father-in-law’s birthday.”
Leave pen and ink behind?
Ye Fuxun looked up curiously and saw everyone in front of the long table writing the word "longevity" on paper before he walked up to the mansion.
"The Duke of Guo is really an elegant man," an official agreed. "I heard that the Duke of Guo celebrated his birthday today, and many famous masters came to celebrate. This is because the Duke of Guo respects men of letters the most."
"Prince Kun, please come first."
Pei Kun, surrounded by officials, stepped forward and wrote the word "longevity" with a pen. In an instant, everyone praised him in unison.
"Prince Kun really writes like a master, and the character 'Shou' is written with majestic force and ups and downs!"
What followed was a burst of praise and nonsense from everyone.
He nodded calmly, with a faint smile on his lips.
Just when Ji Yannuo and others were following them and preparing to go in, the housekeeper smiled and held out his hand to stop them: "The three of you are the staff of His Royal Highness Prince Kun. Please leave a message to celebrate his birthday."
Do they want it too?
Ji Yannuo and the others raised their eyebrows, and saw Pei Kun nodding slightly.
The three of them walked to the long table and each wrote the word "longevity" with a single stroke of brush.
Ye Fuxun secretly glanced at Ji Yannuo's handwriting and saw that he had obviously changed his style. With a thought, he also chose a rarely used font to write.
King Chu, on the other hand, wrote the words without thinking. As soon as he put down his pen, he swung his arms and walked to stand behind Pei Kun.
"The old man Jubi is here!"
An unknown voice came from outside the door of the mansion, which immediately stopped the people who were writing and preparing to enter the mansion.
Old man Jubi has come to congratulate the Duke on his birthday?
Surprise and surprise flashed in everyone's eyes.
It seems that the Duke's reputation for being cheerful and elegant is true. Even masters like Old Man Juebi came to congratulate him on his birthday!
While everyone was rejoicing and excited, King Chu was so nervous that he stumbled backwards and hid behind Ji Yannuo.
However, with the character of the old man Jubi, he did not take ordinary people seriously at all.
He walked around the screen wall towards Duke Ping's mansion. He originally planned to greet Duke Ping when he saw him, or leave a calligraphy to express his presence there.