"There's no time to lose. Let's do it today!" After putting down Hei Yu, Liu Mang, the Kuai Clan and Jia Xu began to plan their next move.
"I'll write the invitations!" Kuai Liang took over the task of writing the invitations. His handwriting was quite famous in Jingzhou. Liu Mang and Jia Xu didn't fight over it. Liu Mang didn't know how to write calligraphy and Jia Xu's handwriting wasn't any better. The most important thing was to let the people in Jingzhou recognize his handwriting. This was why Kuai Liang wanted to write the invitations.
"I'll pay for the banquet!" Liu Mang nodded. Since Kuai Ran was marrying a concubine, it naturally had to be extravagant. Liu Mang saw that although Kuai Liang was Kuai Yue's younger brother and also a high-ranking official in Jingzhou, his family didn't have any extra money. If they were to hold a banquet, Kuai Liang would have to go hungry. With Kuai Liang's personality, he definitely wouldn't ask the Kuai Family for help. Therefore, Liu Mang had to pay for the banquet.
"Mister Zi Rou, can you give me the addresses of the major families in the inner city and arrange a dozen servants for me so that I can send out the invitations?" Jia Xu was responsible for sending out the invitations.
When Kuai Liang heard Jia Xu's words, he shook his head. "We don't have enough manpower!"
If Kuai Liang gave the servants to Jia Xu, then there would be no one to arrange the banquet. Although Uncle Chen could command people, he couldn't do the work of dozens of people alone! This time, the Kuai Family was marrying a concubine and it had to be a grand banquet. Naturally, there would be a lot of people invited. The servants would be busy, so there wouldn't be enough manpower for Jia Xu.
"No one?!" Jia Xu frowned. Their infiltration of Jingzhou was not high. Even if there were people, there were only a few of them. There were a lot of nobles in Xiangyang City. There were at least a dozen of them. Including those famous scholars, there were almost a hundred of them. How long would it take for a few people to finish everything? Most importantly, most of the nobles did not live together. They were scattered all over Xiangyang City!
"It's too late to recruit them now!" Liu Mang shook his head. He saw Uncle Chen decorating the entire Kuai Manor according to the standards of a banquet. Liu Mang's eyes suddenly moved, "Uncle Chen, Uncle Chen!"
"Huh?! Chen Bozheng was holding a brush and sketching some things in a small book. For example, lanterns and wine bottles. There were specifications that could not be exceeded, but they could not be substandard either. Chen Bozheng was so busy that Liu Mang had to call him a few times before he heard him.
Chen Bozheng heard Liu Mang and walked over, bowing to his master and Liu Mang, "Your Highness, why are you looking for me?"
"Uncle Chen, you said that your nephew is hanging around in Xiangyang City, right?" Liu Mang asked Chen Bozheng.
Chen Bozheng blushed when he heard Liu Mang asking about his nephew. After all, it was too embarrassing for his nephew to be a hooligan in Xiangyang City.
"You have a nephew? Why haven't I heard you mention him?" Kuai Liang looked at Uncle Chen strangely. If Uncle Chen said that he had a nephew, even though Kuai Liang wasn't the kind of person who would do things for his own sake, he would still arrange a good position for Uncle Chen's nephew. At the very least, he wouldn't be a hoodlum!
"My family is unfortunate, my family is unfortunate! That's why I didn't tell you! " Uncle Chen hurriedly replied to Kuai Liang. He really didn't want to say his nephew out loud. After all, it was embarrassing. Kuai Liang was a seventh-ranked official. Uncle Chen was Kuai Liang's housekeeper. In Jing Province, there were many people who gave him face and called him Uncle Chen or Master Chen.
Chen Bozheng was a little nervous. He didn't know why Liu Mang would mention his nephew. Did Liu Mang want to embarrass him in front of his master? It shouldn't be! In Chen Bozheng's heart, Liu Mang was a good person. Although he was the King Of Shu, he didn't put on airs at all.
"Don't worry, Chen Bozheng. Your master is not a stubborn person! All three hundred and sixty professions are the same path! " Liu Mang comforted Chen Bozheng. In fact, Liu Mang was wrong. When Kuai Liang heard that Chen Bozheng's nephew was a hooligan, he was already very uncomfortable. After all, what did Kuai Liang do in the past? The Xiangyang Guards were in charge of Xiangyang's public security. They were in charge of those who ran amok, and hooligans were one of them. However, since Liu Mang had said so, Kuai Liang naturally wouldn't disrespect him!
"Chen Bozheng, call your nephew over now!" Liu Mang said to Chen Bozheng with a smile.
"This, this, Your Highness, this nephew is a vulgar person. He doesn't know any etiquette. He might dirty Your Highness' eyes!" Chen Bozheng was very worried that his nephew would cause trouble. If it was somewhere else, Chen Bozheng could still put down his old face and plead for leniency. However, if he spoke rudely in front of his master and the King Of Shu, then there was really no saving him.
"En?" Kuai Liang frowned. He really didn't want to see a hooligan. It wasn't that he disdained him, but at his level, he naturally felt uncomfortable.
"Hehe, Chen Bozheng, didn't you want your nephew to leave this hooligan? Now there is such an opportunity! We need your nephew's help. If this matter is done, not to mention me, your master will reward him heavily! "Liu Mang said to Chen Bozheng.
"Ah, ah, ah!" Chen Bozheng was stunned for a moment. He naturally knew that his nephew was a hooligan. How could a hooligan help? Could it be that he wanted to set up the banquet? There was really no need for that. Those hooligans were good at fighting and swindling. They really weren't cut out for doing things.
"Since His Highness the King Of Shu has said so, then let your nephew come!" Kuai Liang and Jia Xu both understood Liu Mang's approach. They were lacking in people, and Chen Bozheng's nephew was a hooligan. Hooligans lacked everything, money, and opportunities. However, they didn't lack people and time. There were really a lot of idle people. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Rangers were everywhere. What was a Ranger? It was a person who didn't want to work. A Ranger was someone who didn't want to work. A Ranger was just a nicer name.
"My lord, can this hooligan really do it?!" Jia Xu was a little doubtful. After all, he was a hooligan! It was difficult to restrain them. Most of them were vulgar and didn't have any manners. There were some rules when sending invitations.
"Hehe, vulgar is vulgar, but we don't have any other choice now!" Liu Mang shook his head. He had people in the mansion given by Liu Biao, but now there were a lot of spies around Liu Mang's mansion. Liu Mang wouldn't expose himself. He could only use Chen Bozheng's nephew. Although hooligans were vulgar, they were still people! It was still okay to send something. The most important thing was that this invitation was written by Kuai Liang. Even if those people were dissatisfied with these hooligans, they would still come after seeing Kuai Liang's handwritten letter.
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