Three Kingdoms: Stealing the Tiger Talisman and forcing Yuan Shao to become a monk

Chapter 210 The Chen Family Invitation Cards, Lots of Guests

Inside the Xuzhou Taishou Mansion.

Yuan Tan looked at the invitation card he had just received in his hand, and flipped through it calmly.

But Gao Lan behind him had a serious expression.

This invitation was sent to the prefect's mansion by a housekeeper of the Chen family in the early morning, although the housekeeper's attitude was quite respectful throughout.

However, the Chen character behind the person made Gao Lan unable to treat it as an ordinary thing.

The status of the Chen family in Xuzhou is even higher than that of the Zhen family in Jizhou.

After all, although the Zhen family is strong, they are only a family of merchants in the final analysis, otherwise they would not have sent Zhen Mi away as a pawn in marriage.

But the Chen family is different, although the Chen family is not as wealthy as the Zhen family, but in terms of status in the big man, the Zhen family is far from being able to compare with it.

Not to mention, as the Mi family withdrew from Xuzhou, the Chen family gradually took over the market vacancy left by the Mi family.

Although it is not like the Mi family did before, the business can be connected to the country, which can be called the top three of the big man.

But in this area of ​​Xuzhou, as long as the Chen family opens their mouths, the prices in the Xuzhou market may change in an instant.

The strength of the Chen family should not be underestimated, and Yuan Tan had previously hinted that he was going to use the Chen family as a breakthrough to deal with the noble families in Xuzhou.

Let Gao Lan be very vigilant about the movements of the Chen family, and even the number of young spies scattered around the Chen family is several times more than when he first entered Xuzhou.

Gao Lan didn't believe that the Chen family didn't notice his actions at all.

Based on this premise, the Chen family actually sent an invitation to Yuan Tan, and their motives are worth pondering.

"Young general, the last general thinks that you need to be cautious."

Gao Lan couldn't help reminding in a low voice.

When the housekeeper of the Chen family sent the invitation, he also explained his future intentions and invited General Yuan Tan to come to the house to attend the inauguration ceremony of the new head of the Chen family.

It also specifically pointed out that for the gentry, the importance of this ceremony even surpassed the great ancestor worship once every ten years.

Everyone who is invited should be honored.

However, these words did not seem to have any effect on Yuan Tan. Anyway, Gao Lan did not see any honored expression on the major general's face.

If something changes in expression.

Playful is more appropriate.

But this made Gao Lan even more uneasy.

Hearing Gao Lan's words, Yuan Tan put away the invitation with a smile, and said lightly:

"Brother Gao, don't worry, the Chen family won't have any malicious intentions. Even if they really do, brother Gao thinks that the guards of the Chen family are worth my fear?"

Gao Lan looked at the confident Yuan Tan, and couldn't help but be speechless for a while.

With the major general's martial arts right there, Ren Gaolan had 1 worries, but he really couldn't say without conscience that in front of Yuan Tan, the Chen family was a dragon's pool and a tiger's den.

But after all, the heart of defense is indispensable.

Gao Lan shook his head and said:

"Major General, even though that's the case, don't forget that Wancheng Dianwei..."

Gao Lan didn't finish his sentence, after all, this omen was really not good.

But Yuan Tan understood what he meant, he laughed and said:

"I know what Brother Gao means. It's okay. I'm going here. I only watch the ceremony and don't drink. How about that?"

Seeing Yuan Tan speak so far, Gao Lan couldn't say anything more. After pondering for a while, he said:

"Since that's the case, I would like to ask the Major General to allow the last general to go to the Chen family with the Major General!"

Looking at the resolute Gao Lan, Yuan Tan sighed helplessly, nodded and said, "Okay, then it's settled."

In fact, Gao Lan was quite decisive when he led troops to fight on weekdays.

Being so indecisive is purely about chaos.

After all, Yuan Tan's status is there. The current Yuan Tan is of great significance to Gao Lan, not just as an heir to Hebei.

More importantly, he was Gao Lan's benefactor.

If something happened to Yuan Tan, it would be easy for Gao Lan to be hated by Yuan Shao for Xuezang.

Even if Gao Lan changed his family, after this experience, those new owners who were taken over by Gao Lan would think of Yuan Tan's ending, and they might have preconceived ideas that Gao Lan could not bear the heavy responsibility.

In addition, there is another very important point, that is ambition.

Don't think that only scholars have ambitions. As a warrior, being able to entrust him to a hero and be the king's forerunner is something that every warrior in this era yearns for.

And Yuan Tan is the "king" that Gao Lan believes is worthy of his life and death!
In other words, for Gao Lan, Yuan Tan is not only the guarantee of his official career, but also the sustenance of his martial arts!
Yuan Tan naturally knew about this, so Gao Lan's persuasion, although Yuan Tan felt that it was unnecessary in many cases, he would not take it too seriously.

Not to mention that this will not create any prejudice against Gao Lan.

Just like today's invitation from the Chen family.

It's not so much that the Chen family is hiding a conspiracy, and they are going to follow the example of Zhang Xiu, Marquis of Wancheng, who dealt with Dian Wei in the past.

Rather, it was a response from the Chen family after receiving his signal.

But this kind of thing is not difficult for scheming scribes like Xu Shufengji Guotu to understand.

But for a warrior, although Gao Lan is good at arranging troops, he is still outstanding in military strategy.

But this kind of intrigue, there are still a lot of high-level views.

"Come on, prepare the horse, let's go to the Chen Mansion!"

……

Xuzhou City, the area where the Chen Mansion is located, is already bustling with vehicles and horses.

Everywhere you go, you can see luxurious carriages passing by, one after another luxuriously dressed scholars get off from the carriages, or go straight in, there is no need to use names, and the housekeepers dare not stop them.

Or report the surname by name and show the invitation before being let by the door.

The difference in their status and their reputation can be seen in such details.

But regardless of their fame or status, these guests are qualified to be invited to participate in the inauguration ceremony of the new head of the Chen family.

Without exception, they all came in a carriage, and even if it was the last carriage, the decorations on it were all inlaid with gold and silver.

When passing through the busy streets of Xuzhou City, countless passers-by looked sideways.

Because of this, when the two inferior horses swaggered through the city in a domineering posture, they attracted the dissatisfaction of the Xuzhou scholars who were driving the carriage.

It's just as it should be.

A scholar sitting high in a luxurious carriage commanded his servants to drive the carriage and drove past, ignoring pedestrians along the way.

"Hurry up, the invitation from the Chen family states that the grand ceremony will start before noon, if you don't hurry up, it will be too late!"

The scholar looked impatient, he drank too much at home last night, he woke up a bit late this morning, unexpectedly there was another market day.

The section of the road from his mansion to Chen's mansion was occupied by the stalls set up by Xuzhou people who came to the market.

Strictly speaking, this road is not an official road, and what the common people do has nothing to do with road occupation.

But in the eyes of this scholar, he was delayed from participating in the grand ceremony of the Chen family, not to mention being ridiculed by his friends, maybe even the new head of the Chen family, Chen Yuanlong, who seemed modest but actually was treacherous.

They will not have a good impression of him.

This is something he absolutely cannot tolerate.

Therefore, he also hated these common people who occupied the road.

"Hebei barbarians are indeed Hebei barbarians. After taking Xuzhou, they didn't even bother to visit aristocratic families like ours. They couldn't even settle down the civil affairs. They are really stupid warriors..."

The scholar shook his head and said, turning his head and urging the slave in front:
"You stupid slave, don't hurry up!"

Hearing the words, the famous house slave showed a look of embarrassment on his face: "Young master, if you hurry up, you may hurt pedestrians!"

"Pedestrians? It's just a bunch of lowly bastards who don't know how to be respectful. If you get hurt, you'll get hurt! Who dares to touch my Li family because of this? My son will keep you safe, so hurry up!"

(End of this chapter)