Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 567 Banquet
The five-wheeled carts drove slowly on the streets of Dingxiang City, satisfying the curiosity of all the representatives attending the banquet. Without exception, they all chose the largest number of people to attend the banquet.

Moreover, not only the representatives who just entered the city today, but also the representatives of some western countries who had arrived long ago also had invitation cards, including those like Yi Nan, the main leaders of the local delegations from the Tang Dynasty's internal vassal states, or the state roads. Characters also have invitations.

Counting the more than 200 participating teams, the number of people participating in the banquet was as high as nearly 3000.

The main purpose of this banquet, apart from announcing the procedure of the opening ceremony and the approximate schedule of each event, is also a communication meeting between Datang officials and other countries in terms of business and trade. Therefore, not only representatives attended the banquet Sun Xiangfu and Tang Jian from the Ministry of Rites, as well as Du Zhenglun representing the Ministry of Commerce, Samurai Xun, and Ma Zhou.

In fact, in terms of politics, business, and business, Tang Jian and Ma Zhou had preliminary communication with representatives from various countries earlier. For the project, find the corresponding department of the Datang official, discuss the details, draw up an agreement, sign and implement it.

Therefore, from the beginning of the banquet, it was the introduction of the officials of the Tang Dynasty, the kings and representatives of the Western Regions, their duties, jurisdiction, etc., and then they agreed to discuss the details of the time, place, etc. The problem.

Of course, since it is a banquet, eating, drinking, and singing and dancing performances, it is indispensable. The Dingxiang branch of Wangjianglou, a hall that can accommodate more than ten thousand people, is already very shocking. However, when all kinds of delicious dishes When the food was brought to the dining table like flowing water, all non-Datang officials who attended the banquet were distracted by the color and aroma of the food.

Most of them got up before dawn and hurried on their way. They hadn’t eaten a proper meal in the afternoon, and they were already starving. It is also impossible to chat in public. For today's banquet, as long as the representatives of all countries find the official counterparts, he will complete the task. After the banquet, everyone will naturally let everyone eat and drink for a while before talking.

In terms of business and trade, Du Zhenglun, Samurai Xun and Ma Zhou were there to talk. Sun Xiangfu was too lazy to watch the ugly eating of the representatives of various countries, so he came to the mission with his own wine glass.

"How about it, Dingxiang City, did it surprise you all?"

"Yes, that's great. On the way back, we have been thinking that you have built a beautiful Shanyang in one or two years, and Dingxiang has been built in more than five years. , What kind of scene should it be.

Looking at it now, it did not disappoint us at all. Dingxiang City looks much better than Shanyang. "Finally caught a chance to talk to Sun Xiangfu, Yao Hongxiu said first.

"Hehe, the construction of Dingxiang is mainly due to Chang Sun Chong's contribution. I just played a role in promoting it."

Chang Sun Chong is also an old acquaintance of Yao Hongxiu who worked with him on the stage back then. Hearing his name, Yao Hongxiu asked again, "Why didn't he come today?"

"Busy! Too busy. There is still one day left before the opening ceremony. He is the chief officer of Dingxiang. He is the specific organizer of this sports meeting. He has devoted himself to the construction of the venue throughout the year. Also, Xiu'er was going to come over to celebrate your achievements, but, as you know, she is busy with work, and the performance of tens of thousands of people is entirely up to her to arrange and direct. Tomorrow is the last rehearsal. She probably won't even have time to sleep. nothing."

"Tens of thousands of people?"

When hearing this data, not only Yao Hongxiu, but all members of the mission exclaimed.

"Hehe, it's not surprising. After you went to the Western Regions, the Tailesi Art Troupe has expanded several times. The number of artists and musicians alone has reached [-]. These people, after the sports meeting, will be called Assigned to various state roads, four border areas, long-term performances, to speed up the promotion of our Han culture, as for the others, they are performances presented by sergeants, various ethnic minorities and folk teams."

In an open venue that may gather millions of people, without audio and large screen equipment, if you want to have a performance that everyone can enjoy, you can only choose to use the group dance mode with a large number of people, like the Guanzhong area Many people in the village were organized into dance teams, including the Han sleeve dance, Hu Xuan dance, fish and dragon dance, as well as the lion dance presented by Lingnan Road and the colorful boat dance presented by Jiangnan Road, all of which are very characteristic of Han culture.

Each of these dances requires thousands of people to complete, costumes, formations, music, etc., even if Yu Xiuer went north after the Spring Festival, it has been choreographed for more than half a year, but it is not necessarily How safe it is, just a space for entering and exiting requires repeated consideration and coordination.

"In the past few years, we have performed continuously in various countries in the Western Regions, and our skill level has been greatly improved. I thought that after returning, we would do a big job, but unexpectedly, we can't help much." Li Xiang Die pretended to be resentful.

"Hehe, large-scale performances can't be of much help, that's because of limited venues and viewing needs, but small-scale performances, you can make a big difference. Dozens of large hotels in the city all have stages. , for your performance, the proprietors of the various hotels must be wishing for it.

Moreover, His Majesty has previously stated that all members of the mission are meritorious officials who have contributed to the country. Later, His Majesty will ask a minister to agree on a reward. Therefore, you will be worth a lot in the future, and the cost of appearances should not be too high. Less, the dignitaries of our Tang Dynasty have money, and the representatives from various countries who came to the Tang Dynasty also have money, so let them spend more. "

"A reward? No matter how big an official is, what can I do..."

I don't know if it was because of being too excited, but Li Xiangdie, who drank a few more glasses of wine, answered such a sentence, which made Sun Xiangfu stunned, and what was even more depressing was that Yao Hongxiu, who was beside her, also felt the same way He took a quick look at her, which reminded Sun Xiangfu of Yu Xiuerquan's words persuading him to take the two of them as concubines, and he had an urge to run away.

"Well, Erli! You should give the seeds to Deshou! This time you introduced so many species from the Western Regions, which will greatly enrich the output of the people of Tang Dynasty. It has contributed a lot to the country. I toast you ..."

Seeing Sun Xiangfu pretending to be an ostrich, Li Xiangdie and Yao Hongxiu immediately looked disappointed.

When people travel far, they like to miss their old friends the most. Needless to say, Yao Hongxiu was one of Sun Xiangfu's admirers back then, otherwise, she would not have gone to the Sun Mansion to play and sing the song "Ruan Lang Returns" .

One of the lines, "Green cups and red sleeves take advantage of the Double Ninth Festival, and human affection is like a hometown." It is of great significance to her on a long journey. In the past few years, whenever it comes to the Double Ninth Festival, when she reads this sentence, she will not stop crying flow.

As for Li Xiangdie, it was because after she was reduced to a brothel, she only met Sun Xiangfu, a person who did not discriminate against her, but this person also had a musical talent that turned decay into magic. After writing the song and composition of "White Fox", she couldn't control herself anymore.

At that time, she often ran to the Sun's Mansion in Shanyang. However, due to her background, she knew it was impossible for her, so she hid this feeling very deeply. However, the situation is different now, and she also has No matter how high Sun Xiangfu's status is, she should be qualified to be his concubine.

However, when facing Sun Xiangfu, she still had some low self-esteem in her heart. After all, she was a few years older than Sun Xiangfu. Sun Xiangfu's reaction.

As a result, she naturally regretted it.

After Sun Xiangfu and Sun Erli had a drink, they went to drink with a few people from the medical school. They brought back dozens of species from the Western Regions that might be used as medicine. Later, after further research, they will be sure. They can be useful, and their contribution is no less than that of Sun Erli.

Although the drinks provided by Wangjianglou for the banquet are not strong, it is easy to get drunk when you hang out with many people. At the beginning, when Sun Xiangfu saw them off, he said that when he came back, he would only rest when he was drunk. Now, it's almost about to be fulfilled.

Alcohol, as long as you don’t drink the fragments, it’s actually just numbness in your body. Today, there are many foreign lords around, so it’s impossible for everyone to really get him drunk. When he is seven or eight percent drunk, The singing and dancing on the stage also started.

The red tape of the Han people, in the eyes of Westerners, is actually difficult to accept. However, the singing and dancing of the Han people was first accepted by the Westerners because of the wonderful touring performances of the art troupe in the Western Regions. Therefore, when Wangjianglou performed The music at the conference level sounded, and when the professional singing and dancing artists of the art troupe began to perform on stage, they quickly attracted everyone's attention, including the older generation of art troupe members led by Li Xiangdie and Yao Hongxiu, who also wanted to see the freshmen of the Tang Dynasty. What is the level of modern song and dance artists.

It just so happened that Sun Xiangfu also wanted to take a break from watching the performance, but Yi Nan, who had no eyesight, approached him with a cup.

"Forgive me! I'm really drunk if I drink any more." Seeing Yi Nan walking towards him from a distance, Sun Xiangfu waved his hand.

Yi Nan smiled and said, "Hehe, I'm naturally not such a ignorant person. I came here to look for you, and I want to ask you for help."

"As long as it's not drinking, you can talk about other things."

"No, isn't Dongzhu's concert going to start tonight? I want to invite the lords and representatives of the countries in the Western Regions to watch it, and let them know about us, Xue Yantuo. If this is the case, we will do business with them in the future , can also be more familiar."

The IQ of the ancients has never been low, especially when they can grow into the leaders of a party. Yi Nan himself may only drink and play with women now, but the group of people gathered under him are smart, and they know that in this communication In an era of inconvenient communication, the importance of publicity.

"Well, no problem. Now you ask someone to deliver the tickets to the theater. When the seats are over, I will invite them to watch."

Most of the delegations from the Western Regions who had been to Dingxiang earlier knew about the opera house in Dingxiang, but these newcomers didn’t know what the opera house was, so they just took this opportunity to promote it to them. Let them have one more place for entertainment and consumption during their stay in Dingxiang.

"Thank you very much then."

Yi Nan arched his wine glass towards Sun Xiangfu, drank the wine in the glass, and went down to make arrangements.

I thought the banquet would end smoothly, so I took a breath, and saw Wang Deyong with a few servants, looking for someone in the banquet hall, and after seeing Sun Xiangfu, he came towards him.

"Wang Sijian, but what orders does His Majesty have?"

"Yes······"

Wang Deyong winked at the surrounding area, and the accompanying servants blocked the unrelated people away, and then whispered beside Sun Xiangfu.

(End of this chapter)