Chapter 736

Inside the Xun clan's manor, there was singing and dancing, and the banquet was in full swing.

Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun were talking freely, while Cao Cao sat in the back, drinking his wine with his head down.

The Xun clan's wine was naturally good wine.

Having drunk quite a bit, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun both had flushed faces.

And Xun Shuang, sitting in the main seat, claimed he couldn't hold his liquor and let the Xun clan members accompany Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun in drinking.

Seeing that they had drunk enough.

Duan Yu still hadn't arrived.

Huangfu Song looked at Duan Yu's empty seat.

If a guest invited to a banquet has no intention of leaving, the host cannot take the initiative to say the banquet is over; such behavior is considered unreasonable.

Therefore, guests usually take the initiative to leave.

Seeing that they had drunk enough and said what needed to be said, Huangfu Song intended to leave.

"Xun Gong, thank you for hosting the banquet today. It is getting late, so we will take our leave."

As he spoke, Huangfu Song intentionally or unintentionally glanced at the empty seat belonging to Duan Yu.

Xun Shuang nodded with a smile. "Generals, as long as you have enjoyed yourselves. Since that is the case, I will not keep you any longer."

Saying this, Xun Shuang was about to pick up his feather cup to respond to Huangfu Song's toast.

"Thank you, Xun Gong, for your hospitality." Huangfu Song raised the feather cup in his hand and was about to drink.

Zhu Jun, sitting on the side, and Cao Cao, who was not very reconciled, also stood up one after another.

The Xun clan members sitting opposite them also stood up one after another.

However, at this moment.

A dull sound of footsteps rang out outside the hall.

The sound of footsteps arrived before the people.

Everyone's gaze turned toward the outside of the hall.

They saw a large foot wearing a military boot cross the threshold of the hall door and land on the lacquered floor, making a creaking sound.

Following that was Duan Yu's sturdy frame.

Xun Yu followed by Duan Yu's side, his gaze somewhat heavy, carrying a hint of worry.

Although Duan Yu did not announce his name upon entering.

Those who had never seen Duan Yu before, at the first sight of him, couldn't help but have four words appear in their minds.

Fierce general of the age.

"Xun Gong, I am Duan Yu. I apologize for arriving late to the banquet; I hope Xun Gong will not blame me."

Duan Yu, who walked into the hall, had a smile on his face.

Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, holding their feather cups, frowned at the same time.

And Cao Cao immediately walked to Duan Yu's side with his feather cup in a few strides and whispered, "Ziyi, why did you only just arrive?"

Xun Shuang, sitting in the main seat, cast his gaze toward Duan Yu.

All the Xun clan members also looked at Duan Yu.

"Haha, General Duan, although I am in Yingchuan, I have long admired your name."

"Seeing you today, you are truly worthy of the term 'fierce general of the age'," Xun Shuang said with a smile, stroking his beard.

Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun took a deep breath and looked at each other.

"Xun Gong, we will take our leave first. Thank you, Xun Gong, for your hospitality."

Huangfu Song raised his feather cup to Xun Shuang and drank it in one gulp.

That look clearly meant that we are not on the same path as Duan Yu, so we won't accompany you.

And at this time, Xun Shuang naturally wouldn't say anything more.

He just nodded with a smile.

"Heh." Duan Yu chuckled and looked at Huangfu Song. "The Left General of the Household is in such a hurry to leave; could it be that something has happened?"

Huangfu Song frowned. "Even if something has happened, it has nothing to do with the General of the Vanguard."

"Gongwei, let's go."

Saying this, Huangfu Song left his seat.

Zhu Jun and the subordinates of Huangfu Song also stood up one after another, preparing to leave the banquet.

Cao Cao, standing beside Duan Yu, looked even shorter, like a small potato, and blinked his triangular eyes.

"Ziyi, you..."

Duan Yu waved his hand and walked toward his empty seat.

The wine and food were untouched on the table, and there was a maid kneeling there with her head down.

Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, and their subordinates passed by Duan Yu just like that.

Just as Duan Yu reached his seat, Huangfu Song and the others were about to walk out of the hall.

However, before they could walk out, several people came toward them.

Led by Lu Bu, several soldiers escorted the bound Huangfu Li to meet Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun.

Seeing the bound Huangfu Li, Huangfu Song was clearly stunned.

"Uncle... save me!"

"You..."

Huangfu Song stared with wide eyes at the bruised and swollen Huangfu Li, while Huangfu Li looked aggrieved and begged for help.

"Duan Yu, what do you mean by this!" Huangfu Song turned his head abruptly and looked at Duan Yu, who was sitting down slowly.

The atmosphere in the hall changed instantly.

Xun Shuang, sitting in the main seat, narrowed his eyes, stroked his beard, and waved his hand at the Xun clan members, signaling them to sit down.

And Duan Yu took a sip of the fine wine in the jade feather cup he had picked up himself.

On the table in front of him were delicacies from the mountains and fields.

Hearing Huangfu Song's sharp shout, Duan Yu turned his head slowly to look at Huangfu Song.

"Why ask me? Why not ask your good nephew?"

"Ask him what your good nephew was doing when the commoners in the city had just felt a bit of peace after their terror?"

Huangfu Song frowned.

Duan Yu's words were pointed, and Huangfu Song was not stupid.

So he immediately turned his head to look at Huangfu Li.

Huangfu Li didn't wait for Huangfu Song to ask, and immediately said aggrievedly, "Uncle, I didn't do anything."

"It... it was Duan Yu. It was him, he slandered me, saying I broke into a private residence and looted money and wealth."

"Uncle, I didn't do anything; it was Duan Yu who slandered me."

Huangfu Song's expression sank immediately.

Soldiers looting private property was not a new thing.

Almost all armies had such behavior.

Otherwise, why would they say "the army passes like a comb, the bandits pass like a rake"?

The comb refers to a wooden comb, used for combing hair.

And the rake refers to a tool for removing lice from hair, with dense teeth, denser than a comb.

In the Central Plains, such behavior might be subject to some restraint.

But in the border commanderies of Liangzhou, Bingzhou, and even Youzhou and Jiaozhou, when attacking foreign tribes, such behavior was almost universal.

The soldiers under Huangfu Li were all from Liangzhou.

Naturally, they had such bad habits, and Huangfu Song was aware of it.

But being caught red-handed by Duan Yu, if this matter were to be exposed, Huangfu Li would naturally have to be convicted.