My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

In early June, an old man was sitting in the camp of the Lord of Shoujiang City, holding two bamboo slips in his hands. He looked calm, but he was anxious inside.

At this time, a signalman ran in and shouted, "Report!"

The old man raised his head and looked at the soldier kneeling on one knee in front of him, holding a box in his hand. He said, "General Manager Wang, the secret decree of His Majesty."

The old man called Wang Zongguan had a flash of excitement in his eyes and said, "Present it quickly!"

"Yes!"

The soldier came forward, handed the box to the old man, and then left. The old man opened the box and found an envelope and a yellow silk book inside. The yellow silk book was blank, but the letter did have content. So he took the letter and read it carefully:

"Those who intend to attack the city can use my decree to set up a Hongmen Banquet, lure them into the city, and then ambush and kill them."

There was no name written on the signature, but a seal, which was the strategy that Chang An had talked about with Li Longji at that time. And the old man now was Wang Jun, the chief steward.

When Wang Jun saw the secret letter, he immediately threw the letter and the box into the brazier and burned them. Then he shouted, "Someone come!"

"Butler Wang, here!"

"Pass the order down. We will hold a banquet later to entertain the chief of the Die tribe, Cangkang, and the governor of Pugu, Shaomo. Tell them that His Majesty has issued an edict, asking me to host the banquet and invite them into the city to receive the decree." Wang Jun gave the order directly, and then took the empty yellow silk book and shook it in his hand.

"At the same time, select 500 infantrymen and 100 archers from the herald army and have them hide in the city of Shousuan in advance. Once they take their seats, they will be killed directly. Afterwards, place 2,000 people in various places in Shousuan City. If there are any fish that slip through the net, they will be killed directly."

"Yes!"

The soldier was about to turn around and leave, but Wang Jun stopped him and said, "Wait a minute!"

"Manager Wang."

Wang Jun held his chin in his hand, thought carefully, and said, "If we are going to hold a Hongmen Banquet, let's make it real. Let the cooks in the camp prepare some delicious dishes so that Cang Kang and Shao Mo can have enough to eat. Don't say that the Tang Dynasty treated them unfairly."

"Yes."

......

This order was heard by Shaomo and Cangkang at this time. They came to the outside of the diaspora together and looked at the envoy in front of them.

"Sir, I wonder why you have called us two together today?" Shaomo asked, feeling a little nervous as he was afraid that the matter would be discovered.

"His Majesty's decree has arrived, and Chief Steward Wang has ordered the two of you to rush into the city to receive the decree and attend Chief Steward Wang's banquet," said the envoy.

Shaomo and Cangkang looked at each other at this time, and they both felt that something was wrong - the emperor was the current emperor, and they had not made any move yet, so why did he come to issue an edict for no reason?

At this time, Cang Kang asked in his not very fluent Mandarin: "May I ask this lord, what did His Majesty say in the imperial decree? I also don't know whether it is a reward or a punishment."

The envoy shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, this is an imperial decree from His Majesty to you, not to us. We have no way of knowing the content until you two arrive."

In this case, Cang Kang could not ask any more questions and could only nod. Then the envoy urged: "Why are you two still standing there? Hurry and go into the city to receive the imperial edict?"

Shaomo and Cangkang came to their senses at this time, and said quickly: "Yes, we will go now, please lead the way."

The two of them immediately jumped onto their horses and followed the envoys to ride towards the city of surrender.

They ran all the way into Shoujiang City. The closer they got to Shoujiang City, the more nervous Shaomo and Cangkang became. When they reached the gate, the soldiers suddenly raised their weapons nervously and pointed them at them.

"Who is coming?" asked the leading soldier.

At this time, the envoy who was riding in the front took out a token and said, "I am ordered by the chief steward to bring the chief of the Di tribe, Cangkang, and the governor of Pugu, Shaomo, into the city to receive the decree."

At this point, the soldiers on both sides quickly put away their weapons, bowed to the three people, and said, "Sorry, I didn't know you were an adult. I'm sorry for the offense. Please come in quickly."

So, the three people led by the envoy entered the city. Cang Kang and Shao Mo had something to hide, and once they entered the city, they looked around nervously, fearing that a large number of soldiers would suddenly rush out and tie them up and kill them.

But after walking for a long time, there were no other soldiers on the road except for the normal patrol. The two looked at each other. Although the road seemed very safe, they still did not dare to relax.

They came straight to the city lord's camp, and the envoy dismounted and said, "Please dismount, the road ahead is not long, but we still need to walk to receive the decree."

Shaomo and Cangkang both nodded, then dismounted from their horses, asked the guards at the door to take the animal away and take good care of it, and then followed the envoy inside.

They came to the hall and smelled the aroma of food in the house when they stood at the door. The vigilance in their hearts was also wiped away by the aroma of food. The official shouted at the door and took them in.

When he walked in, there was only one official in the room besides Wang Jun. The official was holding a yellow silk book in his hand, which looked like an imperial edict. When he saw Shaomo and Cangkang coming in, the official shouted, "Are you Cangkang and the governor of the Die tribe?"

"That's right." Shaomo and Cangkang replied.

"You two, please accept the order!" As he said that, the secretary opened the imperial edict. Wang Jun and the envoy stood in front of the two of them and knelt down. Shao Mo and Cang Kang also had to kneel down.

After the official finished reading the "imperial edict", he handed it to Shaomo. The two of them had never seen the imperial edict before, so they were curious and wanted to open it. But Wang Jun stopped them and said, "Gentlemen, there is a rule for this imperial edict, which is that it can only be opened twice."

"Once when Your Majesty is looking at it, and once when you are reading it. Even if you receive the decree, you cannot open it. Don't ruin the grace of Your Majesty."

Shaomo and Cangkang nodded, and then sat down under Wang Jun's guidance. Wang Jun said at this time: "This is specially made by me to reward you."

"Thank you, Steward Wang."

"Don't call these empty words today, we are all warriors!" Wang Jun raised his glass and said, "You two, it's all in the wine! Cheers!"

The two men looked at each other obscurely, then raised their bowls and drank together with Wang Jun. Wang Jun then waved his hand and said, "With the reward from His Majesty today, I will not treat you two badly. Don't worry, eat as much as you want!"

As he said that, he broke off a chicken leg and put it into his mouth to chew on. After seeing this, the two of them were relieved and started eating together. While eating, they also listened to Wang Jun bragging. This way, he didn't look like an old man at all.

After eating, Wang Jun asked, "How was your meal today?"

"Thank you, Mr. Wang, for the hospitality. We had a great meal." Cang Kang replied.

Wang Jun nodded, and then said: "Now that you are full, don't say that the Tang Dynasty has treated you unfairly, otherwise the Hongmen Banquet hosted by Your Majesty will be in vain."

Upon hearing this, their pupils shrank and they asked, "What do you mean?"

"It's nothing. Why don't you open the imperial edict and take a look?" Wang Jun said with a smile, watching Shao Mo frantically opening the imperial edict and his face turning pale in the end.

"Empty!" Shaomo shouted.

"Of course it's empty. Fortunately, you came to receive the order, which saves us more trouble." Wang Jun waved his hand at this time, and then the two saw soldiers rushing in from all directions.

Wang Jun stood up and said, "Take him away and behead him!"

"Yes!"

......

"Chang Lang!"

Chang An and Wang Wei had just gotten off the carriage when they found a beautiful robe suddenly intruding into their eyes. He tilted his head slightly, bypassed the clothes and looked at the person who was blocked behind him. At this time, he found that the other person also tilted his head, and his head happened to be tilted to the same side as his, and they just happened to look at each other.

"Chang Lang! The robe is ready. After washing it today, you can wear it tomorrow!" Gu Li's eyes were like crescent moons and he looked very happy.

Chang An took the robe, and his vision was brightened. Cui Yuzheng and Wang Wei were watching him. He took the robe very arrogantly, walked to Wang Wei, touched the robe in a pretentious manner, and said:

"The robes woven by my mother Gu are really beautiful, much better than those woven in cloth shops outside. Mother Gu is really skillful."

Wang Wei and Cui Yu couldn't help laughing when they saw him like this. Then Cui Yu took Wang Wei's arm and said, "It's okay, my dear husband. When we go back today, I will knit one for you too."

"What's more, I have a share of Madam Gu's craftsmanship."

Cui Yu said this without giving in, and all of a sudden, the two husbands raised their heads and burst into laughter.

"Okay, Brother Yonghe, I won't bother you any more today. My wife and I will take our leave first."

"Brother Mojie, take care."

Chang An and Gu Li watched Wang Wei and his wife leave, and then went straight into the house. After returning to the yard, Chang An saw the things in the pavilion - unlike the ordinary needlework basket, what was placed on the table today were some large and small books.

The two walked forward, and Chang An pointed at the pile of things and asked, "Mother Gu, what is this?"

Gu Li looked at the table and said, "Oh, these are our family account books."

"Ledger?"

Chang An raised his eyebrows and casually opened a book to read. The handwriting on it was obviously Gu Li's. It can be seen that every account expenditure was written by her personally. And looking at the amount, it is obvious that it cannot be written in a day or two. It can be said that since the two of them moved into this mansion, every day's account has been recorded in it.

"Why have I never seen these account books?" Chang An asked.

"Chang Lang wants to study, so I naturally cannot let Chang Lang see these things that will disturb him." Gu Li said, "Besides, I am very good at hiding things."