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Chapter 107 Huaiying, what do you think? (happy New Year!)

"Alang, this is Duke Dingguo's Mansion!"

Hearing Di Qiu's excited voice, Di Renjie looked at the rich mansion and subconsciously put it away.

Di Renjie did not come from a poor family. The Di family in Bingzhou was a family of military generals in the Sui Dynasty. In Zhenguan in the early Tang Dynasty, Di Renjie's grandfather was promoted all the way to Shangshu Zuocheng because of his outstanding talents.

It's a pity that Di Renjie's father is not very up-to-date, and under his father's protection, he travels around to work, with mediocre reputation and slow promotion.

In Di Renjie's generation, the support brought by his family background is very meager, and he basically relies on his own efforts.

Di Renjie is the third generation. If Di Renjie really worked as a lawyer in Bingzhou for a lifetime, then his sons would really enjoy the treatment of poor families.

The competition among the clans is also so fierce.

Therefore, Di Renjie is very grateful to Li Yuanfang who promoted him.

What's more, this guy is really nice, in his busy schedule, he asked his personal attendant to change rooms for them.

This small detail alone moved the Kang family extremely.

Di Renjie also felt that such a character could be as unruly as rumored.

After entering the mansion, under the guidance of the servants, the host and guest came all the way to the main hall, while Di Qiu and other servants were led to the side.

Banquet in the main hall.

It not only represents Li Yan's value, but also represents his status in this family.

Di Renjie saw at a glance that Li Yan in scarlet robe was standing at the door, welcoming the guests with a smile.

When the Kang family came forward to greet them flattered, Di Renjie watched from behind.

This tall and straight, heroic and masculine man is his Shangguan.

After reminiscing with the father and son of Wei Kangmeng and Kangda of Kangxian County, Li Yan looked at Di Renjie who came up, with his round face and fat body, he was really kind.

We finally meet.

Di Renjie saluted: "Your Majesty Di Renjie, I have met Li Jiyi!"

Li Yan returned the salute with a smile: "Di Shaofu!"

Di Renjie said: "The lower official has already resigned from the post of county lieutenant and dare not call me Shaofu. Li Jiyi should call me Huaiying!"

Li Yan looked at Di Renjie, and naturally he couldn't call Di Gong. No matter his age or status, he didn't reach that level, so he could only go with the flow: "Huaiying, you are exhausted and just came to Chang'an, so I invite you here. I still hope to forgive me!"

Damn, it's so unnatural when you say this title!

Di Renjie didn't think so, and still abided by his duty: "Don't dare, Ji Yi is considerate of my subordinates, I will always remember it in my heart, and it is a blessing to be able to visit the mansion!"

It is quite normal to meet officials who are younger than you in the officialdom. Some officials who are successful at a young age like to order those gray-haired ones to show their status.

Seeing that Li Yan was not quite used to it, Di Renjie felt that the opportunity for this young man to succeed was also a man of temperament.

Looking at the richness of the dishes in the hall again, I feel a little regretful, it seems that I ate too hard for lunch.

Li Yan led them to the table, and not long after, other people also arrived.

Qiu Shenji and Wang Xiaojie came together.

These two people often lead the patrols under their command to act together recently. They are both brave and hard-working people, and they seem to have become a force that the middle and lower classes in Chang'an cannot underestimate.

Guo Yuanzhen took Peng Botong with him. In just one afternoon, the two of them almost hooked up shoulder to shoulder. They were as close as brothers for more than ten years.

An Shengan walked in alone.

Now he has also changed from imperial guard to martial virtue guard, not only him, five of An Yuanshou's nine sons will follow their father into battle.

Brothers fighting tigers, father and son soldiers in battle.

An Yuanshou's sons are not all accomplished, and most of the official positions they occupy are small officials of the seventh or eighth rank, but the contacts derived from them are also very terrifying.

In particular, their identities with the nine surnames of Zhaowu are naturally beneficial to win over the Hu people, which is very important for the war in the Western Regions.

And after An Yuanshou and Li Yan had in-depth exchanges on dealing with Tubo wars several times, they sent Anshengan to Li Yan's side, and it was obvious that they valued them.

Li Yan sat in the main seat, looking at his team.

Wu Dewei: Qiu Shenji, Wang Xiaojie, An Shengan, Di Renjie, Kant (the real name of Kangxian Wei).

Patrol soldiers: Guo Yuanzhen, Peng Botong, Kang Meng and his detective team.

Compared to other machines, it is very shabby.

But if you calculate the ratio of the future Duke and Prime Minister, it is really scary.

Let's collect the capable ministers and generals of the Wu and Zhou Dynasties one by one.

Even the cruel officials are not spared.

The wool of Empress Wu is very happy.

"Let's eat!"

Satisfied, Li Yan waved his hand.

The normal banquet process is three rounds of wine, several dishes are presented, and the singing and dancing is over, before the main course is ready to be presented.

But Li Yan's team has long been used to it. This leader likes to offer sacrifices to the Wu Zang Temple first, filling at least one and a half full, then discussing matters, then drinking, and finally watching a song and dance performance.

"It just so happens that the monthly payment has arrived, so eat sheep today!"

Li Yan used some vegetarian dishes first, then thought of his own meal allowance distribution, and said.

Compared with myself, a fifth-rank member, who distributes nine sheep every month, it is difficult for other people in the hall to get them.

No matter how poor Qiu Shenji's Qiu family is, they don't have to worry about food and clothing, but Wang Xiaojie, who is from a poor family, and Peng Botong, who was born in a Jianghuzi, lack meat.

Soon, the cook led a live sheep, walked to the front steps of the hall, and saluted to the hall.

"Slaughter outside!"

Li Yan waved his hand, and the butler led him outside the hall, where no one could see, he turned his hand over and pulled out a gleaming sharp knife, skillfully inserted it into the sheep's neck, killed the sheep, let the blood out, and skinned and chopped the meat.

After a little processing, several servants carried the sheep to the shelf and came to the mat one by one.

Qiu Shenji and the others got up one after another, came to the fat sheep that had just been slaughtered, glanced at which piece of mutton was good, and cut it off with a knife.

Wang Xiaojie and Peng Botong cut the biggest piece of meat. Guo Yuanzhen rolled his eyes and also cut a large piece of meat.

Di Renjie was very low-key, cut a moderate piece, and handed it to the servants who served beside him.

The servants wrapped up the optional mutton with brocades of different colors, and sent it down to be steamed.

Soon, the steamed mutton was sent back piece by piece.

Everyone picked out the colorful brocade they had chosen, put the mutton into the food container, and cut it into pieces with bamboo knives.

Li Yan sprinkled pepper and poured apricot jam on it, took a big bite, and thought the taste was okay.

After he ate, everyone started to enjoy it silently.

Di Renjie's speed was neither too fast nor too slow, and he ate very politely, but he enjoyed the quiet atmosphere.

The fastest eater was Peng Botong, who devoured it voraciously, with a mouth full of oil, and felt extremely refreshed.

Although mutton has a strong smell, compared with pork that has not been castrated in this era, the taste is really much better.

Especially here, it can also be served with pepper to taste.

At the price of pepper, ordinary people can't enjoy it at all. How can Bloomberg eat such a good meal before?

But it was a pity that the meat in the utensils would soon see the bottom as he was eating so fast, when Guo Yuanzhen handed over a large piece, he couldn't help but happily took it.

Among those who ate in the hall, the Kang County Wei family was the most cautious and ate the least, and Di Renjie quickly overtook them in a slow manner.

Among them, Qiu Shenji was the most thoughtful, and the corner of his eyes drifted to Li Yan frequently, and he almost finished eating at the same speed as Li Yan, and raised his head.

Everyone quickly put down the tableware, looked upright, and began to discuss matters.

Only this time, Li Yan gave Qiu Shenji a wink, told him to wait, and looked at County Captain Kang: "How is the Wuwei Jia family doing now?"

County Captain Kang hurriedly got up and said, "I want to report to Li Jiyi, the Jia family is still in a state of shutting up and thinking about their past mistakes. Everyone from top to bottom is guarding the mansion, including the women who were married before, and they are also ordered to return to the mansion and not allowed to go out."

This is actually being reconciled by her husband's family, and it is impossible to go back in the future.

Such is the way of the world, the noble families are all prosperous, and as the same family, there is no such thing as innocent.

If Jia Sibo hadn't been backed by Jia Shi, it would have been impossible for him to cause such a great harm.

Li Yan asked again: "Besides, after I left, is there anything else about the Tibetan spy case?"

County Captain Kang said cautiously: "No, Li Jiyi has wiped out all the spies in Liangzhou. At least in a few years, it will definitely not be possible to organize an effective spy network."

At this moment, Kang Meng reminded him in a low voice beside him, County Captain Kang suddenly remembered, and hurriedly said: "There is one more thing. The newly appointed Magistrate Lu searched Jia Sibo's inner courtyard and found an alchemy room."

Li Yan raised his eyebrows: "Alchemy?"

What was the most popular health care product in the Tang Dynasty?
There is no doubt that the elixir.

Modern people know that eating that thing will cause heavy metal poisoning, but the ancients didn't know it, and they still hoped to prolong life.

Even the theory of Li Shimin's death is related to the elixir. One said that he was poisoned and died after eating the elixir prepared by the Brahmin monk.

Later emperors of the Tang Dynasty basically ate it, and Wu Zetian also took elixir, so her physique is really good.

In other words, taking pills is not only needed by the elderly, but also a social trend, and poets eat more.

During this period, Lu Zhaolin and Wang Bo among the Four Masters of the early Tang Dynasty, and later Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Liu Yuxi, Yuan Zhen, etc., were all obsessed with alchemy.

Among them, Han Yu is the most unique. He cited many cases of pills killing people, but he did not deny the pill itself, but thought that the way others took the pill was wrong.

Therefore, Han Yu does not eat directly, but feeds the chicken, and then eats the chicken himself.

What a genius of logic.

As a result, he died of chronic sulfur poisoning.

Several times, Li Yan saw the crown prince fetch a delicate little box, put the contents in his mouth, and swallowed it shortly afterwards.

He suspected that it was a pill, and wanted to persuade him, but he didn't know what to say.

Now Jia Sibo is actually related to alchemy, which aroused Li Yan's curiosity: "Does the servant of Jia's mansion have a confession? Did Jia Sibo make alchemy by himself, or did he invite a Taoist priest to do it at home?"

Kang County Wei said: "Jia's mansion has never invited a Taoist priest, he made alchemy himself, but when he made alchemy, no one was allowed to approach him, and he didn't need servants to watch the furnace, he did it all by himself."

Li Yandao: "What about the refined medicine?"

County Captain Kang shook his head: "I have never given it to others, and I don't seem to see him taking it himself. County Magistrate Lu has repeatedly questioned the servants of Jia's mansion, but nothing has been gained."

"interesting……"

Li Yan looked thoughtful, looked at Di Renjie, and the address became much more natural: "Huaiying, what do you think?"

　Thanks to the book friends for "eating small" rewards.

　　Happy New Year's Day, new year and new weather, ask for double monthly tickets at the beginning of the month!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)