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Chapter 239 A Grand Banquet

Half a quarter of an hour later, Xiao Zijie and Kong Ze suddenly discovered that in the crowd that greeted them outside the pavilion three miles outside the city, apart from the common people, all civil and military officials from the Great Zhou court had come.

The leaders are Xiao Jingye, Yang Xinghuai and Kong Moshan.

"I... my father came out of the city to meet me!" Xiao Zijie was so excited that he was almost speechless.

He never thought that one day, his father would be able to go out of the city to meet him. In the past, let alone going out of the city, it was almost impossible to get out of the hall.

Kong Ze was also very excited. Although he thought he was well-informed, he had never seen such a scene.

"Drive! Drive!"

The two immediately turned their horses around and reported to Pan Wenyue, the magistrate of Shuzhou.

"Mr. Pan, come out and have a look, all the civil and military officials of the court have come out to welcome us!" Xiao Zijie shouted excitedly.

Xiao Zijie and Kong Ze were deeply taught by Pan Wenyue in Shuzhou, so they usually respect him as Mr.

In fact, the two of them were well-off, and Zhao Yan wanted to call Pan Wenyue Mr. Pan Wenyue in private!

"Stop!" Pan Wenyue shouted in the carriage, and then bowed out of the carriage.

He stood on the carriage, looked forward, and saw a crowd of people, and the people in the middle were wearing official uniforms, obviously they were court officials, but they were too far away, so he couldn't see which officials they were.

Pan Wenyue gave Xiao Zijie a blank look, and said: "Stinky boy, you are still so excited, isn't it just that all the officials are here to welcome you, what's there to be excited about, this is an honor we should enjoy!"

Afterwards, Pan Wenyue said again: "The order goes on, everyone dismounts from the horses and carts, and all walk. The imperial court cares about us so much, we must not lose our courtesy!"

After finishing speaking, Pan Wenyue got off the carriage and strode forward.

Kong Ze and Xiao Zijie dismounted one after another and followed him.

At this time, Kong Ze pointed to Pan Wenyue's legs, and said in a low voice, "Look at Mr. Pan's legs shaking, obviously more excited than the two of us."

"Yeah, he must have never seen such a scene!" Xiao Zijie nodded and said in agreement.

What the two of them didn't see was that Pan Wenyue's back was completely soaked right now.

He has been an official for more than [-] years, but he has always been suppressed by Xiao Jingye, Yang Xinghuai, Kong Moshan, and Liu Chaotong. Now he finally feels proud once, and he knows very well that those four people must be envious of him.

A moment later, Pan Wenyue, Xiao Zijie, and Kong Ze led the convoy to the front of the court officials.

Qiu Tong, the general judge of Shuzhou, was supervising the military affairs of Shuzhou and did not come back.

Xiao Jingye strode over and said loudly to Pan Wenyue, "Brother Pan, you have worked so hard. You are the number one hero of my Great Zhou New Deal!"

"Mr. Wen was joking. This is all due to our Majesty. The work done by the lower officials is insignificant, insignificant!" Pan Wenyue said modestly.

Immediately afterwards, Pan Wenyue shook hands with other officials and spoke.

Kong Moshan looked at the thin Kong Ze and said excitedly, "Son, you've lost weight!"

After all, the father and son hugged each other.

At this time, Xiao Jingye and Xiao Zijie's eyes met.

Xiao Zijie licked his lips and shouted, "Father!"

Xiao Jingye walked over quickly, just when Xiao Zijie thought his father was going to hug him too, Xiao Jingye kicked Xiao Zijie's ass.

"You brat, you are promising! Your Majesty is giving you a banquet today, don't drink too much, and go home early, your mother misses you!"

"Yes, father!" Xiao Zijie said respectfully. He thought that after staying in Shuzhou for a year, he would definitely not be as afraid of his father as before. He never thought that he would return to his original form after being kicked by Xiao Jingye.

Immediately afterwards, the people cheered like a tsunami and followed Pan Wenyue and others all the way back to Changdan City.

Today, Zhao Yan ordered that all kinds of teahouses and taverns in Changdan City entertain all the people for free from morning to before sunset, and all the money needed will be appropriated by the imperial court.

As soon as this move came out, the Changdan City was crowded with people, and it was very lively.

There are even some people who insist on paying the restaurant, euphemistically saying: I don't want to take advantage of the court.

In Changdan City, there are not a few rich people like this.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yan received Pan Wenyue and others in the Daqing Palace, and commended every Beijing official who went to Shuzhou. Xiao Zijie and Kong Ze's rewards were naturally very generous.

The two fathers, Xiao Jingye and Kong Moshan, were delighted in their hearts.

Today, Zhao Yan did not intend to settle the merits of the Shuzhou New Deal, but wanted to have a good meal with all the ministers.

Soon, the palace banquet began.

Zhao Yan ordered people to set up more than 100 seats, and each seat can seat 20 people.

The heroes who returned from Shuzhou, even a groom, were arranged to sit on the seats.

The specifications of the banquet are in accordance with the specifications for entertaining foreign envoys, and two more dishes are added.

From this detail, we can see how much Zhao Yan attaches great importance to the New Deal.

Immediately, the civil and military officials drank away.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, civil servants could drink better than military officials.

Yang Xinghuai was no longer what he used to be, and became the first one to get drunk again. After he was drunk, he insisted on showing Zhao Yan the boulder on his chest.

Of course, there is also an outlier among them.

That is Shangguan displeased.

When he toasts wine to others, he substitutes tea for wine, and when others toast him wine, he also substitutes tea for wine.

Zhao Yan only admires this kind of person who is self-disciplined to the extreme, but he clearly feels that he is not very gregarious.

Soon, Xiao Zijie also drank too much. After this guy drank too much, he became a playboy.

He stood on the table with a jug in his hand, and shouted: "Xiao Zijie was not born to me, and the poetry of the Great Zhou Dynasty is like a long night!"

He shouted three times in a row, and then he began to chant poems again.

Xiao Jingye was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, and directly overturned the table.

Xiao Zijie opened his eyes in a daze, looking at Xiao Jingye in front of him, one brother at a time, one brother at a time, and even put his arms around Xiao Jingye's neck in the end.

At the beginning, Xiao Jingye was a little repulsive, but in the end he let his son do whatever he wanted.

He knew very well that Xiao Zijie had an extremely difficult year in Shuzhou.

An hour later, the courtiers of Da Zhou were half drunk.

Zhao Yan was also a little bit drunk, mainly because Xiao Jingye and Xiao Zijie, father and son, were so cute that he couldn't stop laughing, otherwise he might also be drunk.

But Pan Wenyue, Yang Xinghuai, Liu Chaotong, and Kong Moshan, these old drinking buddies, were bragging about their flagon, and they tended to drink until dawn.

Looking at the sleepy drunkenness and wanton laughter of these old men, Zhao Yan was suddenly touched.

If it weren't for the support of these old men, it would be impossible for the New Deal to proceed so smoothly.

Everyone's happiness and relaxation come from the support of Da Zhou's strength.

Da Zhou today is completely different from Da Zhou two years ago.

(End of this chapter)