When Mi Yang set off towards the banquet hall, Wu Yi and Wu Ban also took chariots and arrived outside the Prefecture Mufu.

When Wu Yi arrived outside the Zhou Mu Mansion, he found many chariots parked on the road to the Zhou Mu Mansion.

Those chariots that had been parked long ago were each tied with flags proving the identity of their owners.

Looking at the dozens of flags fluttering in the wind, Wu Yi couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

Nanzheng is the state government of Liangzhou, so of course there are many officials here.

However, there are also distinctions between high and low officials. State officials who can ride on chariots in the city must have high status.

By observing the dozens of flags, Wu Yi's sharp eyes discovered that several officials with reputations no lower than his own had already arrived at the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion before him.

Wu Yi, who discovered this scene, had a strange look in his eyes.

Although he was dissatisfied with Mi Yang in his heart, Wu Yi, who was good at making appearances, had already arrived outside the prefecture's pastoral residence early in order to show his respect for Mi Yang.

Originally, Wu Yi thought that he might be among the first batch of state officials to arrive at Zhoumu, but what he didn't expect was that there were many people who arrived at Zhoumu's mansion before him.

This can fully reflect Mi Yang's prestige among state officials.

Although Mi Yang had not been in the state for a long time, he became the shepherd of Liangzhou because of the popularity of the people.

Thinking of this, Wu Yi's already uneasy mood became more intense.

It's just that now that he has arrived outside the State Shepherd's Mansion, there is no room for retreat.

So after Wu Yi stopped the chariot, he slowly got out of the chariot with the help of his servants.

When Wu Yi got off the carriage, Deng Ai, who had just become the chief clerk not long ago, quickly greeted him from the door of the mansion.

The reason why the chief registrar is recognized as the first closest minister of the state pastor is because in addition to being responsible for handling official affairs, the chief registrar sometimes also takes on the private affairs of the state pastor.

Responsible for welcoming guests, of course, it is an extremely important thing in that private matter.

When Deng Ai came to Wu Yi, he respectfully saluted Wu Yi to welcome him.

Deng Ai's behavior was impeccable in terms of etiquette, but his stuttering words of welcome made Wu Yi frown subconsciously.

Wu Yi originally despised Deng Ai's background, but now that he heard Deng Ai's stuttering welcome, it was strange that he felt happy.

However, Wu Yi knew that Deng Ai now represented Mi Yang's face, so no matter how much he disdained Deng Ai in his heart, he could not show it directly.

So Wu Yi pulled Wu Ban to his side and returned a slightly perfunctory salute to Deng Ai.

Although the Wu brothers also returned the favor to Deng Ai, their perfunctory attitude could not hide it from Deng Ai.

Deng Ai has experienced many supercilious looks since he was a child, and his senses are very keen.

Even Shi Bao, who was behind Deng Ai, could see the Wu brothers' perfunctory behavior.

After realizing this, Shi Bao, who had the same origin as Deng Ai, had an angry look in his eyes.

The arrogance of the gentry is really everywhere!

After Deng Ai noticed the Wu brothers' perfunctory behavior, although his heart was full of displeasure, he thought about what Mi Yang said to him yesterday, and he gradually suppressed the displeasure in his heart.

Deng Ai, who always kept in mind that he now represented Mi Yang, did not conflict with the Wu brothers in public. Instead, he continued to welcome the Wu brothers into the Prefecture Mufu with courtesy.

After the Wu brothers entered the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion, Shi Bao, who saw no one else around, immediately said to Deng Aiyan:

"The two of you just now were really rude. Don't they know that Shi Zai now represents the state pastor?"

Listening to Shi Bao's grievance for him, Deng Ai replied to Shi Bao: "Of course they know. If they didn't know, they might have humiliated me with their words."

Deng Ai's answer drew silence from Shi Bao.

As a commoner, he certainly knew that what Deng Ai said was true.

Shi Bao's silence did not affect Deng Ai's mood. He understood Mi Yang's purpose of specifically asking him to come out to welcome the guests today.

Human prejudice is like a big mountain, it is difficult to move away.

A man should be able to bend and stretch.

Other people's prejudices are a big mountain to him, but his current status is an unattainable mountain to others.

No need to belittle yourself.

Besides, after today, can General Zhengbei still be considered a general?

A slight smile appeared on Deng Ai's lips.

...

Wu Yi and Wu Ban continued to walk inside under the leadership of the servants of the Zhou Mu Mansion.

But the further they walked in, the more Wu Yi and Wu Ban felt something was wrong.

This feeling of something wrong came from the Han troops on duty and patrolling in various corridors.

Compared to the finely armored guards who acted as a facade outside the mansion, the Han troops they encountered along the way inside the mansion had a vague evil aura about them.

The Han troops inside the palace could not be said to be better than the soldiers outside in terms of equipment and stature, but it was the evil spirit on their bodies that made Wu Yi and Wu Ban feel a sense of crisis in their hearts.

Wu Yi and Wu Ban were both soldiers, and of course they knew that the soldiers were full of evil spirits, which proved that they had just experienced a life-and-death battle.

There has only been one major battle in the Han Dynasty recently, and that was the Battle of Xiangfan.

So these soldiers are all elites who returned victoriously from the Battle of Xiangfan!

After realizing this, Wu Yi and Wu Ban's hearts tightened.

For generals leading troops, what kind of soldiers are the most terrifying?

They are not soldiers with excellent armor and tall stature, but soldiers who have experienced the test of blood and fire.

Perhaps the number of soldiers in front of them was not very large, and their number was definitely not comparable to the tens of thousands of troops outside their city.

But in terms of combat effectiveness, tens of thousands of Hanzhong troops who have not fought for many years may not be able to defeat less than a few thousand bloody warriors in a limited space.

There are not too many soldiers who are valuable, this is a truth that every general who knows the art of war knows, and Wu Yi and Wu Ban are certainly no exception.

When the Wu brothers sent Mi Yang to the Prefecture Mufu, there were no such bloody warriors in the house.

This shows that these bloody warriors were just transferred by Mi Yang from elsewhere.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! There is no war in Liangzhou now, and Mi Yang is in the governor's mansion again. What does he mean by suddenly calling in so many elites?

Who are you guarding against?

Layer after layer of doubts continued to linger in the minds of the Wu brothers, and because they had some speculations in their hearts, those doubts made the Wu brothers' minds clouded.

But they remembered that Mi Yang was determined to get them to attend the banquet.

If there is no special purpose, why should we be so determined to achieve it?

Mi Yang's thoughts made the Wu brothers feel uneasy in their hearts.

Just when the uneasiness in the hearts of the Wu brothers gradually reached its peak, they were taken outside the banquet hall by their servants.

Looking at the steps so close in front of them, the two brothers Wu Yi and Wu Ban couldn't help but look at each other. No one dared to step onto this unknown step rashly.

But already here, what escape route do the two brothers have?

So after a long time, Wu Yi, as the elder brother, took the lead on the steps.

As Wu Yi stepped forward, Wu Ban could only helplessly follow Wu Yi towards the banquet hall.

The steps were climbed under the heavy footsteps of the Wu brothers. After a few breaths, the Wu brothers had reached the top of the steps.

At this time, their figures appeared in the eyes of everyone in the banquet hall.

Almost at the moment when the Wu brothers appeared, Mi Yang, who had been paying attention to the situation outside the hall, noticed the arrival of these two people.

When Mi Yang looked towards Wu Yi and Wu Ban, the gazes of dozens of people in the banquet hall also followed Mi Yang's gaze and focused on the Wu brothers.

The concerned looks from dozens of people were not enough to make the Wu brothers panic.

But if one of the owners of those dozens of gazes is the world-famous Mi Yang, then it will be a different matter.

Especially when the Wu brothers vaguely suspected that Mi Yang had bad intentions.

However, Wu Yi and Wu Ban were also regarded as heroes for a while, and they did not get into chaos because of this.

After they took off their shoes, they quickly came to the banquet hall and bowed to Mi Yang. Then the two Wu brothers said in unison: "I'm late, I hope Uncle Fang won't be surprised."

Mi Yang was a little surprised to hear Wu Yi and Wu Ban call him Uncle Fang.

There are many honorific titles for high-ranking officials in the world. Compared with the general honorific title of Shijun, Fang Bo is an honorific title that specifically refers to local governors and state shepherds.

It's just that Fang Bo is sometimes used as an honorific title for the great scholars of the time, and the current Mi Yang is obviously not up to this level.

Therefore, no one has called him this since he became the shepherd of Liangzhou.

Unexpectedly, the first time he received this honorific title would be from Wu Yi and Wu Ban.

Seeing that Wu Yi and Wu Ban kept their postures so low, and Mi Yang didn't care if they were late, Mi Yang responded to Wu Yi and Wu Ban with a smile:

"The banquet hasn't started yet. The second minister is not late. Please hurry up and take your seat."

When Mi Yang said these words, he had a gentle smile on his face, and he didn't look malicious at all.

Seeing Mi Yang like this, Wu Yi and Wu Ban felt less uneasy.
To be continued...