Today is Liu Biao's birthday. Officials of all sizes in Xiangyang City will come to celebrate his birthday, so there are many people. Liu Qi and the others naturally attracted the attention of others as soon as they got out of the car. People came up to say hello, and Liu Qi returned the greetings one by one. There were also some stops.
Liu Qi would not take the initiative to find any discomfort while watching indifferently, and walked directly into the mansion.
"He is Lord Zhou Mu's eldest son? He looks really talented! Who are the two people behind him?"
"Those are Lord Zhou Mu's youngest son Liu Xiu and his subordinate Liu Pan."
"Isn't Master Zhou Mu already disgusted with his eldest son? Why is he still here to give gifts?"
"No matter how disgusted I am, as the son of a man, I should come to celebrate my birthday."
"Looks like there's something good to watch today."
As soon as Liu Qi disappeared, people started talking.
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As soon as Liu Qi entered the house, someone led them in. Liu Biao's birthday banquet was held in a large courtyard. The courtyard was covered with thick carpets. Many people had already arrived. Liu Qi was the eldest son, so naturally he sat on the left side next to Liu Biao.
In the second song, Liu Cong is sitting in the second song on the right, followed by Liu Xiu and Liu Pan following Liu Qi. Liu Biao and Liu Cong have not arrived yet, and several powerful officials from Xiangyang have not arrived either. However, Liu Qi’s name is unknown.
A large number of officials arrived and saw Liu Qi arriving. These officials came forward to greet him one by one. Although Liu Qi hated socializing the most, he couldn't shirk it in public, so he could only return the courtesy one by one. But he understood in his heart why the powerful
They haven't arrived yet, they have to wait until the banquet is about to start.
Not long after, several people from Yiji arrived first. Seeing Liu Qi who was very busy, they hurriedly stepped forward to rescue Liu Qi. Liu Qi's head was pounding at this time. Those people just wanted to be promoted and wanted him to say good things in front of Liu Biao.
Some of them were looking for a future for their sons, some were introducing their daughters... He was confused by the questions and answers. If this wasn't his mansion, he would have told these people to get out.
"Sir is finally here, otherwise I can't bear it anymore and I won't come so early next time." Liu Qi said as soon as he came out.
"Haha... The eldest son will have to deal with a lot of things in the future, so it's a good idea to get some exercise now." Yi Ji joked. Behind Yi Ji was a man, who was about twenty-seven or eight years old. He was dressed in a blue suit, simple and natural.
A pair of eyes were extremely smart. Yi Ji did not introduce him, so Liu Qi did not ask.
"From now on, I'll leave these things to you, sir." Liu Qi saw him joking and said with an idea.
Yi Ji smiled and said nothing, but he did not expect that a few years later, he would actually engage in this work and select many talents for Liu Qi.
After the two chatted for a few more words, Cai Hao, Kuai Yue and others had arrived.
Not long after the two arrived, Liu Biao arrived dressed in red, followed by Mrs. Cai and Liu Cong, who were also dressed in red. They followed Liu Biao on the left and right.
Everyone in the courtyard looked at Liu Qi with different expressions. Although it was rumored that Liu Qi was no longer liked by Liu Biao, it was still a rumor after all. Today Liu Biao appeared in full dress with Mrs. Cai and Liu Cong. In their opinion, this rumor
Having been verified, they all regretted that they had been too close to Liu Qi just now. Only Cai Hao, Kuai Yue, and a dozen or so people from the Iraqi nationality had calm expressions, as if everything had nothing to do with them.
When Liu Biao and the other three were seated, a ceremony officer came forward to say some auspicious words on Liu Biao's behalf. Everyone stood up to wish him a happy birthday. Then the three brothers Liu Qi, Liu Cong and Liu Xiu came forward one by one to wish him happy birthday and give him gifts.
Liu Cong was the first to step forward and prostrate himself and said loudly: "I wish my father to be as blessed as the East Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains."
The ceremony officer then shouted loudly: "Master Liu Cong presents a pair of Ruyi jade, a pair of white jade, and ten volumes of ancient books."
"Okay, okay, okay." Liu Biao said three times in a row. Then Liu Cong returned to his seat happily, and gave Liu Qi a provocative look when he left.
Everyone looked at Liu Qi, wanting to see what gift Liu Qi would give.
Liu Qi looked at Liu Xiu and signaled him to speak first, then nodded to Liu Pan, and Liu Pan stood up and left.
Liu Xiu stood up, knelt down and shouted, "I wish my father good luck and longevity. May you have this day every year and this day every year."
"Master Liu Xiu gave me a copy of "Zuo Zhuan" and three volumes of "The Analects of Confucius"."
"Well, not bad." Liu Biao encouraged Liu Xiu for a few words and then asked Liu Xiu to step aside.
"I wish my father may he be as blessed as the flowing water of the East China Sea and live as long as the immortal pines in the Southern Mountains." Liu Qi stepped forward to congratulate him.
Everyone looked at the ceremony officer, wanting to see what kind of gift Liu Qi had given him. However, the ceremony officer looked at Liu Qi with a troubled expression.
"The birthday gift is here." Liu Pan came in from outside and shouted. Everyone turned to look at Liu Pan.
I saw four people behind Liu Pan carrying two items.
The one in the front is a square plane with four pillars below it, with beautiful carvings and some characters. The one in the back is a circular plane with three pillars below, and the same carvings are lifelike.
"What is this?" Everyone looked at Liu Qi, and Liu Biao also looked at Liu Qi, obviously asking what this was. The young man following Yi Ji also looked at Liu Qi curiously.
"Father, I specially hired a carpenter to make these two things. The square one is a table where things can be placed. The round one is a chair for sitting on. Father, please take a look." Liu Qi moved the table in front of Liu Ming.
, put his own table on it, put the things on it again, and placed the chair next to the table and asked Liu Biao to sit on it.
Liu Biao sat on the chair and felt it. He felt that sitting like this was much more comfortable than sitting on his knees. He looked at Liu Qi with a bit of relief.
He lowered his head and looked at the sentences about the Analects of Confucius on the table. When he saw one of them, he looked up at Liu Qi and said: "This sentence can be understood by the people but not by it. You can understand it."
Liu Qi's heart moved. This sentence was picked out by him. In ancient times, many people had misunderstandings of this sentence. Liu Qi raised his head and looked at Liu Biao and said: "If the people can do it, let them do it; if they don't do it, let them know it."
Common people, let them be free if they can do it, and let them know what they can't do."
"Oh, why does Qi'er have such thoughts?" Liu Biao looked at Liu Qi in confusion.
"Confucius advocated benevolence and righteousness. If the current understanding is obviously not in line with the sage's ideas, and Confucius really understood it this way, then Mencius' idea that the people should be valued and the emperor should be despised would not be possible."
"Okay, okay, okay, Qi'er's gift is the best." Liu Biao pondered for a while and praised. After that, Liu Biao sat on the chair and listened to other people's birthday wishes.
Liu Cong looked at Liu Qi with a cold look, but Liu Qi never looked at Liu Cong from beginning to end, obviously not taking him seriously. It was common for him to despise his opponents strategically and pay attention to his opponents on the battlefield.
Liu Qi's gift surprised everyone. Just when everyone thought Liu Qi was abandoned and wanted to keep a distance from Liu Qi, this gift made everyone hesitate again. They didn't know what Liu Biao was thinking, and they didn't know what Liu Biao was thinking.
Not knowing whether this gift could restore his status in Liu Biao's heart, they chose to watch.
Like Liu Cong, Mrs. Cai's face was gloomy at this time, and she looked at Liu Qi as if she wanted to pierce him.
Yi Ji's eyes were full of joy, and he frequently toasted to the young people next to him. The young people next to him looked at Liu Qi with a little more curiosity.
Kuai Yue looked at all this with a calm face, as if nothing had happened. Cai Mao lowered his head and drank, making it clear that the matter had nothing to do with him.
Liu Qi's gift was just a small interlude, and the subsequent gifts sent by the officials were reported one by one by the etiquette officer.
After the ceremony officer finished announcing a long list of people's names, Liu Biao picked up his wine glass and stood up.
When everyone saw Liu Biao standing up, they all stopped talking and looked at Liu Biao.
"Today is Jing Sheng's birthday. I have troubled you all to come and pay my respects to Jing Sheng. Jing Sheng would like to thank you. I would like to propose a toast to you all. After this toast, everyone will drink happily." Liu Biao raised his wine glass and greeted everyone.
Everyone hurriedly raised their glasses to face Liu Biao, and then drank them all in one gulp.
After Liu Biao sat down, everyone began to toast each other. After all, this was a rare opportunity. Everyone wanted to take the opportunity to build good relationships with their bosses and colleagues so that they could get further promotions in the future.
Pang Degong was born in the Pang family, and can be said to be the leader of the Pang family. He was knowledgeable and famous, and to a certain extent, he represented a large family. Song Zhongzi and Sima Hui had many disciples. Not only was he famous, but also
The disciples are also well-known in Jingxiang area. Therefore, the three of them are regarded as the literary banners in Jingxiang area. If anyone gets a word of praise from them, he will be famous in Jingxiang. If he is valued by them and then accepted as a disciple, his future will be uncertain.
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Not only officials came to congratulate them, but also some celebrities. These celebrities, headed by Pang Degong, Song Zhongzi, and Sima Hui, talked about poetry, poetry, classics and history, and major events in the world today. Some of them were discussing who in the world would finally bring peace to the world.
Some are secretly planning to go back to whom they will defect to after returning. Some are debating whether the Han Dynasty can eliminate the rebellion and reunify. Usually they talk in groups all night long. Today there are Pang De Gong, Song Zhongzi, Sima Hui and officials from Xiangyang. If
Being appreciated by them and a few words of praise can make you famous all over the world, so everyone expresses their thoughts freely.
What is the most important thing for a literati is reputation. You can give up your life, but you can't give up your reputation.
Yi Ji first took Liu Qi to introduce some important officials in Xiangyang to him, and then took him to visit Sima Hui and others.
Yiji was a famous scholar in Jingzhou and was naturally familiar with them. What puzzled Liu Qi was that the young man who had been following Yiji didn't know where he was.
Sima Hui, Song Zhongzi, and Pang Degong were commonly known as the Three Friends. The three of them often traveled together and talked about current affairs. To outsiders, they were inseparable, so they were called the Three Friends.
"Uncle Ji has been quite free recently," Sima Hui said when he saw Yi Ji leading Liu Qi to them.
"Wherever I am, no matter how leisurely I am, I can't compare to the leisure of the three of them. I hope to be like the three of you who love the mountains and rivers all day long. When I have free time, I can take in a few apprentices, taste tea, drink wine, and read. If I have nothing to do, I will go out to visit friends and chat.
In terms of land, we are so free and at ease. It's a pity that we don't have that life, we are born to work hard." Yi Ji sighed.
"Okay, okay, as soon as you two met, you knew how to compliment each other." Pang Degong said at the side and then said to Sima Hui, "Look, you are dozens of years older than him, and you still have the nerve to joke with him."
"That's wrong to say. I don't need to tell you what Uncle Ji's knowledge is like. How can we divide them by age? Are you jealous of us?" Sima Hui retorted.
"Haha, you walked all the way and made a lot of noise, and you don't mind being laughed at." Song Zhongzi laughed when he saw a few people making noise at the side.
"Who dares to laugh at us?" Pang Degong said. As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Liu Qi laughing on the side. He said with a sullen face: "You little kid, eavesdropping on other people's speech, you are so rude."
"Old Pang started training people again. I brought him here, not for you to bully." Yi Ji said immediately when he saw that Pang Degong spread the flames of war to Liu Qi.
Huang Chengyan, Song Zhongzi, and Sima Hui couldn't help but look at Liu Qi when they saw Yi Ji defending Liu Qi so much, hoping to see something from him. They had also heard the explanation of the Analects just now, and felt that Liu Qi's explanation was very novel.
Liu Qi was ignored by the three men, so he stepped forward and bowed: "Student Liu Qi has met these three gentlemen."
Only then did the three of them remember that it was the person who had given the table and chairs just now. The three of them were far away, so they couldn't see Liu Qi very clearly. They just thought it was quite interesting and asked someone to do it when they went back.
"So it's the eldest son. I wonder what the eldest son wants to do with us three old men?" Sima Hui asked.
"I heard that there are several talented people under the three gentlemen, but I have never had the opportunity to meet them. It happens that all three of them are here today, and I hope to introduce them to students." After Liu Qi finished speaking, he looked at the three of them expectantly. Liu Qi was not a good person in the first place.
A person who is good at socializing would not have gotten to know those officials who did not have seats if Yi Ji had not forced him to do so today. But the three people in front of him were different. Not to mention that they themselves were knowledgeable and had high prestige in Jingxiang. Moreover,
Liu Qi also wanted to recruit several of their disciples. Therefore, Liu Qi took the initiative to come to visit them this time.
"Oh, we have many disciples. I wonder which ones the eldest master wants to see." Pang Degong asked.