With Tong Guan's arrival, the guests stopped talking and laughing and drinking tea, but went up to see each other and congratulated each other. Naturally, Tong Guan smiled and said, "It's getting late now, so please go with me to have a drink. It's not too late to say anything during the meal."

So, these hundreds of guests surrounded Tong Guan and went to the lobby where the lights were already brightly lit and the sounds of silk and bamboo beauty were constantly coming out.

The lobby is really wide, and although there are hundreds of tables placed, there are still no crowds. At the same time, there are also servants from the Tong family guiding officials and guests at all levels to sit in a position that suits their identities. Even if there are many formal occasions in later generations, there are too many considerations, not to mention the current banquets in the Song Dynasty. But under the guidance of the Tong family servants who were prepared, everything seemed in order. In just a while, everyone had their own positions.

As a newcomer in the officialdom, Sun Tu had a low status, so he could only sit with the last seat at this time and sit far away near the door of the lobby. However, he was not dissatisfied with this, but instead felt that this would make him more relaxed.

As the host and guests all sat down, today's birthday party officially began. People kept serving plates of delicacies and fine wines. These arrangements were naturally treated equally. Whether it was a burly general sitting at the top or Sun Tu, the wine and food on the table were the same. Today's wine and food were really rich, mostly large fish and meat. Sun Tu even saw a fried fried chicken in front of him, but he didn't know if it was prepared by Liu Fangju and sent it.

Most of the guests at this table are from warriors, so the arrangement of wine and meat is naturally very consistent with their taste, and everyone is not very restrained. After praising and congratulating, they bite it for a while, and some people even started it and threw the chopsticks aside.

Tong Guan not only did not mean to blame such behavior, but seemed very happy. He repeatedly advised the generals not far away in front of him to drink, and also explained the way to cook several dishes. He heard these military officers making praise from time to time.

"Tong Shuai, today's banquet reminded me of the celebration banquet after the victory of the Dangxiang people in the northwest a few years ago. It was also normal at the beginning. Brothers were drinking and talking, and there was not enough meat to eat." A general wiped the oil and water from his mouth and said nostalgic.

This made Tong Guan look stunned. After a while, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip: "Yes, how glorious we were at the beginning, even the king of Xixia would give in three points after hearing my name. The only regret was that he failed to cut off Liang Qigu's head that day. It was really a pity."

"Did Tong Shuai still remember this thief? To be honest, the general came from the northwest to celebrate the birthday of the general with his helmet and flags as a birthday gift." The general took the opportunity to please him.

Tong Guan became interested as soon as he heard this: "Be serious about this? Han Tao, please present the gift immediately and let me take a closer look."

There was no need for Han Tao to say anything else. The manager of the Tong family next to him had already ordered the people below to take over the birthday gift he had placed in the doorman early in the morning. Soon, a huge box was carried to the hall by three slaves. After unpacking the packaging and opening the lock lid, everyone saw a broken flag and a half-old helmet lying inside.

When Tong Guan saw this, his face suddenly showed an excited blush. He quickly took out the things and sent them to him. After taking a closer look, he nodded repeatedly: "Yes, it's this helmet and flags. I still remember that Liang Qigu's armor was the one who fought outside the Dragon Bone Pass that day. He escaped his life because he was fast. This time, did you bring his head too?"

"Tong Shuai forgives his crime, but he still lets him escape this time. However, he was also hit by several arrows, and even if he goes back, he will not be able to save his life."

"Oh, it's a pity." Tong Guan sighed, obviously still resentful of the enemy.

Sun Tu listened to their conversation from afar, and his views on Tong Guan were deepened. It seems that this famous treacherous minister in history is not only able to charge for his tyrants and favor him like the legendary one. He actually has the intention of serving the country and killing the enemy.

Then, Tong Guan smiled loudly: "But now a small Liang Qigu is no longer in my eyes, even the Western Xia is nothing. What I want now is to one day be able to fight north and recover my former place in the Central Plains - the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun."

This naturally aroused everyone's unanimous praise. It is said that Tong Guan is getting stronger and stronger, and an old horse is in the stable. He is really a rare loyal minister and general in the Song Dynasty. At the same time, some people also wanted to inquire about the arrangements in the middle. After all, this is a major event that concerns everyone's future, but Tong Guan is silent about this and is just vague.

Seeing that Tong Guan didn't want to mention this matter more, some of his confidants quickly changed the topic and showed off the birthday gifts they prepared. Next, the class was a great battle for beauty. Various valuable treasures were lit in front of others, and they shone with the candlelight and lights. They were really full of brilliance and blinded people's eyes.

This is also the relationship between most of the people attending the meeting nowadays. If a civil servant who considers himself noble gathers together, even in order to show his respect for his superiors, it is impossible to directly take out gifts and compare them with each other. However, everyone in the hall, whether Tong Guan or the guests, did not realize that there was any problem like this, and the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic.

Sun Tu was secretly shocked when he saw these birthday gifts given by the guests. The gifts alone would be less than 100,000 yuan or 200,000 yuan. It is said that officials of the Song Dynasty are rich, and this time they have gained knowledge.

After a while, the birthday gifts that were worth a lot were finally displayed, and everyone returned to their seats. At this time, Zhou Yun also came forward to make fun of him and said, "Uncle, grandson has also prepared some thoughts. Although it is not as valuable as the seniors, it has also taken me a lot of thought."

"Oh?" Tong Guan was in a good mood and looked at his nephew, grandson: "Then you can take it out and show it to me."

Zhou Yun immediately patted his hands, and soon a slave of the house brought a piece of white fur into the hall. Everyone didn't care much at the beginning, but after careful observation, someone sighed: "It's actually a white tiger skin!"

Tiger skins are actually not common in this era, especially many of the people here are generals who are in the army and have hunted tigers on weekdays, but the white tiger skins are only known and have never seen them.

Even Tong Guan nodded with satisfaction after seeing this white tiger skin: "No, this thing is rare."

"My grandson knew that my uncle had cold legs because he was leading troops outside the border, and he also heard that this white tiger skin had a miraculous effect in treating cold diseases. So he worked hard to find this tiger skin to express his feelings." Zhou Yun said, intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Tong Mu on the two tables in front of him, and today he showed his face.

After seeing his provocative eyes, Tong Mu just smiled calmly without saying anything, which made Zhou Yun feel unspeakable and uncomfortable. In this way, even if there were the guests around him who were complimenting and complimenting, Tong Guan was quite satisfied, and he felt a little uncomfortable.

During this period, because Tong Mu had passed the imperial examination and was admitted to the official position, Zhou Yun felt even more uncomfortable. He always thought of stepping on the other party at some point to relieve the hatred in his heart, but seeing that the other party had no desire to compete with him, he became even more annoyed. He immediately felt aggrieved and said, "Uncle is highly respected in the court and the country, let alone grandson, all the guests here respect you very much and have prepared a lot for your birthday."

As he said this, the other guests nodded in agreement. But at this moment, Zhou Yun suddenly turned around and looked at Sun Tu, who had been noticed by him, who was sitting in the last seat. "Even when Sun Dutou came today, he said that he had carefully prepared a birthday gift, which must be a very good treasure. I wonder if Sun Dutou could take it out to open everyone's eyes?"
Chapter completed!