Chapter 64: Living in Luxury and Honor

  Lunu County is located in the central part of Zhongshan State and is the location of the state's capital. At present, Lunu County has been occupied by Yan Liang and Wen Chou, becoming a territory under Yuan Shao's command. King Liu Xiang of Zhongshan and Prince Liu Tan of Hejian meet, two brothers in distress gather together, rushing to Wujun County.

  The whole of Zhongshan State had only Wuji County's magistrate Wang Lie raise a great flag of resistance against Yuan Shao.

  Thus, the two of them rushed towards Wuji County.

  Two people rushed all the way, after arriving in Wuji County, they saw a newly built city wall outside the city, as well as soldiers patrolling back and forth on the city tower, feeling the combat power of Wuji County.

  This county is very powerful.

  They fled all the way, hoping to stop Yuan Shao's army this time.

  Hejian Guo Ren Cheng Wang Liu Tuo was older than Zhongshan Wang Liu Xiang, and was an uncle-like figure. Due to Yan Liang and Wen Chou's pursuit, the entourage scattered, resulting in Liu Tuo and Liu Xiang sharing a horse-drawn carriage, with their families in tow, arriving at the city gate.

  The horse carriage stopped, and Zhongshan Wang Liu Xiang's steward walked forward, arriving at the city gate.

  He looked at Meng Po with his head held high and ordered: "Immediately inform the county magistrate of Wuji County that Zhongshan King of Zhongshan State and Rencheng King of Hejian State have arrived in Wuji County, and let him come to greet them immediately."

  "Roger!"

  Men Bo was shocked in his heart and did not dare to delay, immediately returned to the city to report.

  Soon, Men Bao arrived at the county government office.

  After the soldiers had passed on the message, Men Bo entered the hall and told Wang Yue.

  Guo Jia smiled and said, "My lord, Ren Cheng Wang Liu Tuo and Zhong Shan Wang Liu Xiang have both arrived at our Wu Ji County. Everyone's attention is focused here. This time, let's see what we can do."

  Wang Lei sneered, "It's a good thing that the Prince of Ren and the Prince of Zhongshan have arrived, but what I'm afraid of is that they might bring some unsavory characters with them. These princes are all used to being treated with luxury and respect, it's not easy to entertain them."

  "Hey, doesn't our lord have any means of collecting it?"

  Wang Lei burst out laughing and said: "I specialize in treating all kinds of noble and dignified people. Let's go, we'll meet the Prince of Rencheng and the Prince of Zhongshan of the great Han Dynasty. So far, I've seen officials with the highest rank being only county magistrates like Ju Shou, not even a provincial governor. Now that a prince has come, I'm truly honored!"

  Guo Jia smiled lightly and said, "That's also true!"

  Two people chatted as they walked out. Men Bo listened to Wang Lei and Guo Jia's conversation, filtering out what should be filtered out, not daring to remember it in his heart. The group rushed to the city gate at the fastest speed.

  When he arrived at the city gate, Wang Lei's eyes scanned around.

  There were three horse-drawn carriages at the entrance.

  There were dozens of guards protecting around the carriage.

  It can be seen that the King of Rencheng and the King of Zhongshan suffered a great blow, and there were only a few people around them. The steward of the King of Zhongshan had already become impatient, and when he saw Wang Hui coming, he frowned, waved his hand, and shouted loudly: "What are you doing? You've wasted so much time coming and going. If you provoke the two princes, can you afford to take the blame? Hurry up and follow me to see the King of Zhongshan and the King of Rencheng."

  Wang Lei furrowed his brow after hearing this.

  This butler is quite something!

  A small housekeeper, really thinks he is something.

  Wang Lei, who had lived for several decades in his past and present lives, still had some inner energy. He did not counterattack, but instead followed Guo Jia behind the carriage of Prince Liu Tan of Rencheng, King of Hejian, and Prince Liu Xiang of Zhongshan.

  "The steward bowed and said: 'Your Highness, the county magistrate of Wuji County has arrived.'"

  Ah!!!

  The curtain of the tent was rolled up, and Zhongshan King Liu Xiang stretched out his head.

  Liu Tuo sat quietly in the carriage, his expression unchanged. This was Zhongshan State's territory, and as a king of Hejian State, it was inappropriate for him to interfere with Zhongshan State's affairs. It would be best to leave it to Liu Xiang to handle.

  Liu Xiang was of ordinary appearance, a bit on the plump side. He held up his still proud head, stretched out his thick big hand and pointed at Wang Lei, asking: "Are you the county magistrate of Wuji County?"

  "Yes, sir!"

  Wang Lei bowed and paid his respects, with a calm and composed expression.

  Liu Xiang furrowed his brow, he didn't see the respect that should be there in the eyes of the person in front of him.

  Wang Lei ignored Liu Xiang's thoughts and said, "Your Highness, I have arranged for the inn, you can go directly. Your Highness and Prince Rencheng have had a long journey, after going to the inn to freshen up, I will host a banquet at the county government office to welcome you both."

  "Alright! Lead the way immediately."

  Liu Xiang replied with one voice and retreated back into the carriage.

  Wang Lei had the soldiers lead the way, and soon Liu Xiang, Liu Tuo and his entourage were sent to the post house. After Liu Xiang, Liu Tuo and other important officials from Zhongshan State and Hejian State finished washing up, there were soldiers outside the post house leading this group of people to the county hall of Wuji County, because Wang Lei was going to set up a banquet in the county hall to entertain Liu Tuo and Liu Xiang.

  In the hall, Zhongshan King Liu Xiang and Rencheng King Liu Tuo sat separately on top.

  Among them, Liu Tuo sat on the left side as he was older, while Liu Xiang sat on the right side above him due to his lower rank. In the main hall, the Prime Minister of Zhongshan State sat in the first position on the left, and the Prime Minister of Hejian State sat in the first position on the right, followed by Wang Lei and others. Guo Jia was not even ranked, so he could only sit behind Wang Lei.

  A row of people lined up, nearly a dozen.

  "Bottoms up!"

  Wang Lei waved his hand, and the servants who had already been arranged brought up wine and meat. On each person's small table, there were fine wines and meats, rich and unparalleled, making Liu Tuo and Liu Xiang's mouths water greatly, unable to help but swallow their saliva.

  Wang Lei smiled and said, "Dukes Zhongshan and Rencheng, I apologize for the hasty preparation. There aren't many dishes on the table, and this humble abode hasn't been renovated in a long time. Please forgive me."

  "Alright, alright!"

  Liu Xiang's body is stout and he gets hungry quickly, he has already been starving for a long time.

  He shouted and then started.

  Liu Tuo was about the same, only he was older and didn't want to be too showy, so after Liu Xiang Kai finished eating, he started to speed up his chopsticks. The officials also moved their chopsticks quickly, first filling their own bellies before anything else. Wang Lei quietly observed the situation, seeing how these people were, and knew that escaping this way wouldn't be easy.

  The dishes had been served three rounds and almost everyone in the hall had eaten their fill.

  Liu Xiang and Liu Tuo started drinking, the two almost didn't put Wang Wei in their eyes, most of the time they toasted with the officials under their command. After getting drunk, Liu Xiang shook off the fat on his body and ordered: "Wang Wei, with wine and meat, how can there be no singing and dancing? Quick, call the county government's song girl to dance."

  Splash!

  Wang Lei's face changed greatly, his eyes sharp and piercing.

  As expected, it's really hard to entertain these pampered people!

  Wang Lei shook his head slightly and replied calmly: "I'll report back to Your Highness, but the area of Wuji County is small and often suffers from banditry by the Black Mountain thieves. There are no singing girls here, please forgive me."

  Liu Xiang furrowed his brow, feeling he had lost face in front of Liu Tuo.

  He is the master of Zhongshan State, although both are in trouble, but now on his turf, he must take good care of Liu Tuo and make him feel at home.

  Liu Xiang hummed and scolded: "A big county like Wujixian, how can there be no song girls? Hurry up and call them over to entertain the king's uncle and me. What are you waiting for?"

  In an instant, Wang Lei's anger surged up even more.

  PS: A new week has begun, it's Monday again, Xiaodong will try his best.