Zhang Yun's ancient life

For the invitation of the county lord, Zhang Yun certainly wouldn't refuse to go, he had already come to invite him, but wouldn't it be too embarrassing to go there.

Going to a banquet, of course, you can't go there empty-handed, but what to give has become a very headache for Zhang Yun. Most of the people who came to the banquet on that day were scholars, and it would seem a bit vulgar to give gold, silver and jade. Calligraphy and painting are a good choice, but Zhang Yun doesn't know that, and he doesn't know what kind of one to buy, and there is no one around him who understands this, so if he buys it indiscriminately, it will be bad to cause some jokes.

When Zhang Yun was having a headache for the gift, the marshal called him over. It turned out that he had also received the invitation for the banquet. I ordered some presents and asked Zhang Yun to give them out on his behalf.

Zhang Yun took a look at the congratulatory gifts prepared by the marshal. They were some precious ancient books and rare books, which were carefully packed in wooden boxes, and he could go out with them.

Zhang Yun received the order and returned home with those books. The marshal's gift gave him a big reminder. Since most of the people who came were scholars, he could never go wrong with giving things related to reading and writing. yes.

So the day before the banquet, Zhang Yun came to the Zhimofang in the county, picked out a box of high-quality Hui ink and brought it back. He planned to use this as a gift tomorrow.

The next day, Zhang Yun rode a horse and set off from home with his belongings. The marshal already knew that he was going to a banquet today, and told him not to come today.

Zhang Yun thought it was early enough for him to leave, but he didn't expect that when he rushed to the restaurant where the party was held, more than half of the people who had invited had come. Zhang Yun didn't know that person, but he looked like a knife and pen official in the county government by looking at his clothes.

After Zhang Yun arrived, he got off his horse and asked the hotel boy to lead the horse away, while he brought two invitations and gifts to the gate of the restaurant.

After passing, Zhang Yun handed the two invitation cards in his hand to the master book who stood in front of the door to welcome the guests. The Marshal's copy was on top, and his copy was on the bottom.

When the master took over the invitation, he was still wondering, why did he bring two gifts and invitations even though he came alone?

When he saw the name of the person in the invitation, the Master Registrar suddenly realized, and hurriedly bowed and said: "Cao Miao, the Registrar of Li County, I have seen Zhang Qinwei."

Zhang Yun hurriedly returned the gift and said: "I dare not be a gift from my lord. I am here to congratulate you with a congratulatory gift on the order of my lord marshal. These rare ancient books were carefully selected by our marshal. They are all rare books that survived. I brought that box of Hui ink. I am a soldier and a vulgar person. I don’t know what to give for such an occasion. I just think that reading is always about writing, so it’s probably [-]% to send some good ink. It can't be wrong."

Master Cao heard the words and replied: "My lord, you are welcome. We are very happy that you can come here. Gifts are not so expensive as they are thoughtful."

Zhang Yun replied after hearing the words: "Master Cao's words are very true, and Zhang also thinks so."

The two greeted each other in front of the door, and then came another person. Seeing this, Zhang Yun said, "Then you are busy, sir, so I won't disturb your work."

After speaking, he gave the gift to the servant who was waiting at the door, and walked into the lobby of the restaurant by himself.

Seeing him coming in, the knife and pen official at the gate called out, "Zhang Yun, the captain of the Ludi navy's personal guard, is here~~."

With his voice, everyone in the lobby focused their attention on Zhang Yun, and Zhao Qi, the magistrate of Li County, pushed aside the crowd around him and walked over quickly, walking back and forth. Said: "We were just discussing when your navy personnel will come over, no, Cao Cao Cao Cao will be here."

Seeing him coming, Zhang Yun hurriedly saluted and said, "Master Zhao, the general will be polite at the end."

Zhao Qi entrusted Zhang Yun and said: "You and I are of the same product and level, so this gift will be waived."

Zhang Yun said: "How can this be done? In terms of age, you are the elder and I am the junior. In terms of seniority, you are the senior and I am the junior. This ceremony is unavoidable."

Zhang Yun is not stupid, even if they are of the same rank, civil servants and generals are not the same, for example, Zhang Yun and this Mr. Zhao, although they are both the official ranks of the seventh rank, but Zhao Qi is the local government of Li County He is in charge of the affairs of money, grain, land, taxation, etc. for nearly 10 people in a county. It can be said that he can be regarded as an uncompromising figure in this county.

And Zhang Yun is just a captain of the personal guard, and there are only more than 200 big soldiers under his command. It is polite to say that, and it is the face of the navy, so Zhang Yun can't be rude. Today, he represents The general of the first army came over.

But Zhao Qi didn't dare to accept his full salute. This person in front of him is not someone he can put on airs. If he really accepts Zhang Yun's salute generously today, then tomorrow someone who knows the navy will come over to meet him. He came to talk.

Both of them knew this very well, so Zhang Yun just gave a half salute, and Zhao Qi also turned away, accepting the half salute as an elder.

Seeing that the atmosphere here is very good, Mr. Liu, the magistrate of the county, came over and said: "My lord, we and Mr. Zhang Xian have not seen each other for some time. Last time he came, he accompanied their marshal to coordinate with us the garrison. of."

The magistrate heard the words and replied: "Yes, yes, speaking of it, we haven't seen each other for more than a year. How is your marshal now? Are you still used to staying here?"

Zhang Yun replied after hearing the words: "Thank you for your concern, my lords. There are outstanding people here, abundant resources and beautiful water, and you have taken care of me. We soldiers are very comfortable here. Do you think the last general is fatter than before? Well, as for our Marshal, the adults know that there are many things in the army, and everyone inside and outside depends on him. This time, I really don’t have time to spare, but his behavior of persuading the adults is very good. It's a compliment, and I even took out some rare books that I treasured, and let the general bring them over and give them to everyone to show my heart."

The magistrate of the county heard the words and said: "Your Marshal is too polite. I will take all the students from Li County to accept this kindness. We will work hard and will not disappoint the Marshal. painstakingly."

While Zhang Yun was being courteous to these bureaucrats, the swordsman at the door shouted again: "Jiang Yuanwai, Li Yuanwai, and Cheng Yuanwai are here."

The gentlemen in the county government heard the words and looked over. These people who just arrived are big businessmen in the county, and they are big taxpayers in the county. Regardless of whether Zhao Qi and the others are officials, they still have to socialize when they should.

Seeing them coming, Zhao Qi said to Zhang Yun: "Those are all great benevolent people in our county. They build bridges and roads every year, donate porridge, and save the lives of many poor people. Zhang Qinwei Are you interested in meeting us in the past?"

Zhang Yun heard the words and said: "Those are merchants in our county, I don't know how to trade, and I can't get in the way when I go there. I just saw a few acquaintances, and now I plan to go over to say hello. Adults, please feel free." That's fine, don't mind me."

The gentlemen in the county government heard the words and said: "Then let's go and have a look first, Zhang Qinwei, please."

"My lords, please." Zhang Yun returned.

Seeing Mr. Zhao and Mr. Liu went to greet those merchants, Zhang Yun glanced back and forth in the lobby, and saw that most of them were scholars dressed like students wearing square scarves and long gowns, and some looked around him. Empty seems to still want to come.

Zhang Yun didn't know these guys, and he didn't want to listen to them, so when he turned his eyes, he saw a familiar figure from behind, hurried over and said, "Your uncle is here too."

Guan Lan's husband, who is the little uncle of the He family, turned around when he heard the words, and when he saw Zhang Yun, he immediately smiled and said, "It's Brother Yun, I thought you were going to come over, just right, I saw it just now Go to the corner where Fu'er's husband-in-law and Rong'er's husband-in-law are, and I'll take you there."

Zhang Yun didn't want to go there at all. On the day of Baoni's full moon, those two Confucius who knew each other, what else did Mencius have, which made him not clear when he heard Confucianism, so he said quickly: "Little uncle Please wait a moment, my nephew saw them just now, but there are many students around them, they seem to be discussing some issues, I am a soldier, I don't understand what they are talking about, I am afraid of disturbing you Their thinking has not passed, I think it is better to wait for their discussion to end, let's find them in the past."

Uncle He heard the words and looked towards Zheng Xiucai and Xu Xiucai, and sure enough, he saw a group of scholars gathered in a pile, talking about such things there. Seeing this, Uncle He said: "That's right, what those scholars said I probably don't understand it, so let's go there after they leave."

In this way, the two of them stayed here and continued to chat. During the process, people who knew Zhang Yun or Uncle He came over from time to time, and the two of them introduced each other to each other. After a while, they said I don't remember most of them, but I know a lot of people.

At this time, Li County Chief Bookkeeper, who was welcoming guests, said to the county magistrate: "My lord, I have seen it, and the people who came are almost the same."

Zhao Qi took a look and saw that there were indeed quite a few people in the lobby, so he said, "Then inform the shopkeeper of the restaurant that the banquet can be held."

Hearing this, the master secretary went to find someone, while Zhao Qi led the people from the county government to the master's table.