Yang Ji originally thought that the banquet hosted by Yang Su was just a small banquet. When he arrived near the Duke of Yue's mansion, he realized that his idea was completely wrong.

Early in the morning, all the streets leading to the Duke's Mansion were jammed with horse-drawn carriages, bullock carts, prides, and carriages that came to join in the fun. The domestic slaves of the Yue Kingdom's Mansion were not allowed to live in Pingkang Square.

Do not stop the transportation, but politely ask the idle people to change their route. Only those who have been formally invited by Yang Su can take the bus directly to the square in front of the house.

The square was even more crowded with people. Horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts made difficult U-turns, making it look overcrowded.

Prince Wei's Mansion was not far away, so Yang Ji walked with only a few followers. When he saw this scene, he felt lucky for his decision to walk.

"See King Wei!" Yang Ji walked to the gate of the mansion through the narrow passage, and Yang Xuangan, who was in charge of reception, came to greet him.

"Brother, no gift." Yang Ji returned the gift and asked, "Are these people invited by Mr. Yang?"

"How can that be impossible?" Yang Xuangan said with a bitter smile: "Perhaps the conversation between His Highness and my father at Dongshang Pavilion yesterday was spread to others, so these people heard about it and came here."

Yang Ji asked curiously: "Where did they all come from?"

Yang Xuangan said helplessly: "Some are children of powerful people, some are reserve officials in Beijing, some are local officials who come to Beijing to report on their duties, and some are big businessmen in the city... Anyway, the purpose is the same, you know..."

"This is also due to Yang Gong's prestige." Yang Ji could understand Yang Xuangan's mood at the moment. This kind of excessive publicity was not a good thing for Yang Su and his family.

"Alas! I can't refuse even if I want to, so I have to open the door and welcome guests from all directions. Otherwise, everyone will be offended." Yang Xuangan forced a smile and said solemnly: "This place is too chaotic. Your Highness, please come in."

"Brother is busy, I can just go in by myself." Yang Ji stopped Yang Xuangan who was about to welcome him in personally, and followed several maids to go inside.

After walking around the screen wall, my eyes suddenly opened up.

In the middle of the square in the front hall is an artificial lake larger than that of Prince Wei's Mansion. In the lake, a large colorful platform with brackets facing north and south has been erected. Someone is moving tables, futons, stoves, and oil umbrellas up.

Some strong men lifted up the plums, orchids, bamboos and other bonsais, and then the gardeners decorated the colorful stands with colorful flowers and lush green plants.

There were also people preparing to sit down in the east, south and west sides of the stage.

Look at this posture, this kind of sudden event is not the first time for Yang Su, and the servants are all busy with rich experience.

Although the whole scene seemed rushed, everything seemed orderly, busy and not chaotic.

Taking a closer look, Yang Ji found that the pillars, square bars, and boards that made up the color platform were all ready-made parts with a mortise and tenon structure. Once they were moved here and installed, it became a tall color platform.

It is very convenient to build early and demolish later.

As the number of people coming and going gradually decreased, the layout of the color table was slowly coming to an end, and all that was left was some finishing work.

However, Yang Ji also felt a little puzzled. The magnificent main hall could fully accommodate the tables placed outside. There was no need to set up a stage outside? Could it be that the literati of this era liked the style of the Wei and Jin Dynasties? But it was very

I soon realized that in the final analysis, this was due to the identity of the guests, because among the people giving gifts, there were both officials and low-status businessmen.

Although merchants were rich, their status was only slightly higher than that of slaves. No matter how rich they were, they were still humble. They were not allowed to ride horses, take concubines, be officials, and could only wear black cloth, etc.

There are strict restrictions, and once you are registered as a merchant, you will be so inferior for generations. How can you be qualified to enter the palace of the Duke?

However, the princes, princes and ministers are all human beings, and they will naturally not turn away gift-givers. Therefore, whenever there is a banquet attended by these people at home, a color table will be set up outside the main hall, so that the purpose of collecting money can be achieved.

It doesn’t reflect the reality of the population.

And those big businessmen don't expect the princes and ministers to do practical things for them, but they are still happy to give gifts. If someone remembers and likes them, it will be a huge leap to change the fate of the family.

This is also the charm of "quan".

Smart people like Yang Jian, Yang Guang, Yang Su, Yang Xiong, Yang Da, Su Wei, Gao Jiong, Niu Hong, and Yuan Shou have never deliberately pursued money, let alone engage in corruption naked.

In their eyes, power is the most essential thing. As long as they have power and money, beauties will fly home on their own. But once they lose their power, even if they have wealth that rivals the country, they are nothing but fish in the eyes of others.

"Uncle Wang!" At this moment, someone suddenly shouted from behind.

Yang Ji turned around and looked around, and saw a very fat young man walking over with difficulty under the protection of several guards. Although he was frighteningly fat, he was dressed like him, wearing a purple gold crown and a purple suit.

robe and a jade belt around the waist.

This is Yang Zhao, the eldest son of Yang Guang, named Shiming, who is nineteen years old. He used to be handsome, possessing martial arts, and able to draw a strong bow, but later he gained weight inexplicably, and practicing martial arts and dieting were useless.

The elegant young man beside him is Yu Wenshu's second son, Yu Wen Shiji. Unlike his uneducated elder brother Yu Wenhuaji and his younger brother Yu Wenzhiji, he has profound knowledge and good character. He married in the 19th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign.

Yang Guang's legitimate daughter Nanyang Princess is his wife.

After the meeting, Yang Ji found that one of Yang Zhao's guards was carrying a square basket and said silently: "Shiming, have you prepared your own food?"

Yang Zhao smiled bitterly and said: "Uncle Wang, you don't understand Fatty. When Fatty gets hungry, he sweats profusely, becomes restless, and feels restless. That feeling is worse than death."

"Look at you, you're so fat that you can't walk. If you don't control your appetite, I'm afraid you'll get even fatter in the future." There were no fat people like this in the last three generations of the Yang family and the Xiao family. Yang Ji couldn't imagine how such a fat person would grow up.

How did you gain weight?

"Uncle Wang, I don't want to do this either." Yang Zhao said helplessly: "But to avoid being hungry and disrespectful, I always bring food with me when I go out."

"Didn't I ask you to find a famous doctor?"

"Xu Yinzong, Zhen Quan, Zhen Liyan, Chao Yuanfang, Zhang Baobao and other famous doctors have all seen it, but all the doctors are helpless. They even took laxatives, but they still can't lose weight. Now I follow Zhen Quan's prescription

The method proposed is to practice health-preserving breathing techniques internally and eat whole grains and whole grains externally. However, I feel that there is little hope."

"I think you can do it, but don't give up treatment!"

"I hope." Yang Zhao, who couldn't lose weight, obviously gave up hope. He changed the subject, "Yang Pushe originally invited his father, but he was worried that his presence would spoil the party. After understanding the atmosphere of the banquet, he asked

I will take my place." Yang Zhao took out two neatly folded pieces of rice paper from his arms and continued: "This is what my father gave you, saying it can help you."

Yang Ji took it and took a look, and was immediately amused and moved. On the rice paper were Yang Guang's unpublished poems.

The first one reads "Ambition", which reads: "The jackdaws are flying around, and the flowing water is surrounding the isolated village. Where the setting sun is about to set, the sight is dark and ecstatic."

Another one reads "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night", which reads: "The night dew contains the spirit of flowers, and the moonlight shines on the spring pool. When you meet a wandering girl in the Han River, you will be the second concubine in Xiangchuan River."

Apart from these two poems, there were no more words, but Yang Ji understood that Yang Guang was personally helping him to cheat.

Such a buddy makes me speechless... I really want to kiss him and become my brother-in-law.

Thinking of this, I suddenly saw Princess Wei of Jin Dynasty and Princess Yang Feixu of Nanyang not far away. Next to them were a girl in a lake blue palace dress with bright eyes and white teeth, and three beautiful and dignified women.
Chapter completed!