379: Li Chengliang attended the banquet

"Commandery Commandant of Liaodong Commandery, General of Liaodong, Lord Li has arrived!"

The gatekeeper's announcement suddenly rang out, and the sounds within the Earls Mansion instantly quieted down.

Li Chengliang!

In a place like Liaodong Commandery, they might not know who the Commandery Governor was, but they definitely knew Li Chengliang's name!

The guests all looked at each other in surprise, but upon remembering the host's identity, they were relieved.

After all, he was an Earl, so it was no big surprise for a General of Liaodong to come and offer congratulations.

Lin Yue was currently sitting at a table with the Generals, and upon hearing the gatekeeper's announcement, they also exchanged glances.

"Why is he here?" Wang Da Tou asked.

"He said he would come the day before yesterday, and I thought he was just being polite, but I didn't expect him to actually show up," Wang Zhi said.

"A guest has arrived, Lin Yue, you should go and receive him," She Jian said.

"Alright." Lin Yue nodded, then stood up and walked out to greet him.

At this moment, the Earls Mansion was filled with guests, easily over a hundred tables, including not only the leaders of the nine towns and eighteen villages, but also merchants who were friends with Feng Cai, major businesses from the Fief, nearby neighbors, and even Li Hong, who usually secluded himself to forge Divine Arm Bows and never showed his face, was now drinking with Sun Deng and others at a table.

There were also nearby residents, all coming to join in the excitement, primarily to create a grand spectacle!

At the same time, there were banquets not only inside the Earls Mansion but also outside. Feng Cai had announced early on that all guests were welcome, no gift money was required, only a word of congratulations was needed.

This immediately attracted countless residents from the small town!

Of course, everyone gave more or less some money, and some residents directly brought a few chickens or ducks as gifts. Feng Cai happily accepted them and led them to the banquet.

They looked flattered and couldn't believe they had actually walked into the Earls Mansion!

They weren't looking for free food and drink; they simply wanted bragging rights if they attended today.

"Four Seas Restaurant, what's there to brag about? I've eaten at the Earls Mansion! The City Lord personally invited me in!"

Everyone today had this thought, so they were all smiling, and after a few drinks, their faces were flushed and slightly tipsy!

Lin Yue walked through the crowd, heading towards the gate, when he suddenly paused.

"Whoa! Did General Li Chengliang really come?" an old man exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, our Earl really has a lot of influence!" someone beside him sighed, a proud look on his face.

After all, it's good to rest under a big tree. Having such a powerful Earl in their Fief, and having never heard of any forced abductions of women or evil servants bullying people, they were content.

"Do you know why he came?" the old man smiled complacently.

"Why?" everyone at the table asked curiously.

"Hehe, I'll tell you, but you must not tell anyone else!" the old man chuckled.

"Please tell us, old sir, you can rest assured, we are the most tight-lipped!" a middle-aged fat man dressed as a merchant said with a smile, his face full of curiosity.

"Do you know about the officers and soldiers training near Houjia Town a few days ago?" the old man asked.

"Of course! Who in this town doesn't know?" the fat shopkeeper said, "How, are these two things connected?"

"Indeed!" The old man took a small sip of wine and slowly said, "Do you know Grand General Wang Jian?"

"Which Grand General Wang Jian?" everyone at the table was curious.

"It's that one!" the old man chuckled, "That one!"

"Which one?" the fat shopkeeper asked with a puzzled expression.

"Oh, that's why I say you young people are inexperienced! How many Grand General Wang Jians are there in Great Qin!" the old man said with a look of distress.

"Old sir, please just tell us directly," the fat shopkeeper was getting a bit impatient.

"Oh, it's Grand General Wang Jian!" the old man chuckled.

"Who doesn't know Grand General Wang Jian? But what does this have to do with Grand General Wang Jian?" someone muttered softly.

"Oh, that's why I say you're young. A few days ago, that group of officers and soldiers came for training again and disturbed Grand General Wang Jian's retainer!" the old man smiled mysteriously, "Do you know what a retainer is?"

"What's a retainer?" someone asked.

"It's a worker in Grand General Wang Jian's household!" the fat shopkeeper interjected, "Old sir, please continue!"

"Good." The old man chuckled, "That retainer is also a General of the Great Wall Legion. As you all know, the Generals of the Great Wall Legion fight the Xiongnu people all day long, living on the edge of a knife, killing without batting an eye. He finally got a day off and was woken up. Could he tolerate that?

He went straight up and beat those officers and soldiers! Then he told them to call Li Chengliang!"

"And then?" everyone asked with shining eyes.

"Why call him? To beat him, of course!" The old man took another small sip of wine and said indifferently, "After beating him, he still wasn't satisfied, so he told Li Chengliang to come again today to beat him up one more time!"

"Is that true or false?" the fat shopkeeper asked with a look of horror. The chief commander of a commandery was beaten like that?

"Of course, otherwise why would he come?" the old man said with a look of disdain.

"The Li family is one of the top families in Liaodong Commandery, how could they suffer such a great humiliation!"

"The Li family is one of the top families in Liaodong, but what about the Wang family? Three Marquis in one family. Although Grand General Wang Jian is no longer around, it is still one of the top families in Great Qin. What is the Li family in front of them?" the old man said with a look of disdain.

"That's true." Everyone nodded in agreement.

"May I ask for your name, old sir?" the fat shopkeeper asked, seeing that the old man knew such secrets.

"I am Cui San, the mayor of Cui Town!" the old man said calmly.

"So it's Lord Cui San! No wonder you know such news, my apologies!" the fat shopkeeper quickly raised his wine glass in respect.

"Not at all." Lord Cui San stroked his beard and chuckled, but he calmly accepted the fat shopkeeper's gesture.

The fat shopkeeper raised his wine glass and said, "Lord Cui San, my name is Hong Ande, I'm the second child in my family, you can call me Hong Er. It is my honor to share a table with you today, Lord Cui San. I'll drink this, you can do as you please!"

Then Hong Er drained his cup!

He was in the medicinal herbs business and had long wanted to advance further.

Now that the mayor of a nearby town was here, it was an unprecedented opportunity. Regardless of whether it was true or false, he had to make a good impression, after all, with someone of such an old age, even if it was false, he wouldn't lose anything!

Lin Yue, meanwhile, frowned as he looked at that table of people. How did this news spread so quickly?

It was true that no one believed the truth, but rumors traveled a thousand miles!

Then he shook his head and left, walking straight out the main gate.