Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1381 Banquet

  After ascending to the altar to pay homage, it will be approaching New Year's Eve.

Pingyang City is now a huge city with nearly 100,000 residents. In addition, some merchants who came from all over the world stayed in the winter and did not return. When the New Year is approaching, no matter how stingy people are, they will spend more at this moment. Buy some items and have a good year.

  This year is especially special.

Normally speaking, New Year’s Eve is a day of family reunion, but Fei Qian came to Pingyang to catch up with his son Miyue and Lu Bu to vote. Officials who could take a vacation and the surrounding gentry took advantage of this opportunity to come to Pingyang against the wind and snow. Even though they might not be able to meet and talk to General Zhengxi, it would be good to inquire about some trends and get some information, so many Not only did people not rush home on New Year's Eve, but they stayed in Pingyang.

  So Fei Qian simply merged the two into one, postponed the full moon banquet for a few days, and held it together with the New Year's Eve banquet.

  The New Year’s Eve dinner should be eaten slowly, from twilight to late at night, which is also called keeping the year old. Shou Sui is not only a nostalgia for the past years, but also a good hope for the new year.

  Because of the large number of people attending the banquet today, General Zhengxi’s Mansion opened the square, vestibule and front yard of the mansion, and lit many bonfires on the open space, which can be used for night lighting and heating.

Since the morning, there have been countless servants and guards who have been busy, and they have been busy until the moment of Shen Shi, when the preparations are completely completed. At this time, outside the Zhengxi government office, the officials of all sizes waiting in line have already left the government office. The mouth has been lined up to the street...

  You, the big and small officials enter the arena successively according to their positions.

  Bonfires were lit one by one, and the raging flames seemed to symbolize the thriving Zhengxi Group, shining red on the faces of everyone attending the banquet.

At the second quarter of Xu time, the bells and drums sounded together, which represented the official start of the New Year’s Eve feast of General Zhengxi. on the case. Because of the large number of participants, there were also seats for four people and seats for two people. There were heads everywhere, and the entire front yard of the Zhengxi front yard was full of people, with laughter and laughter wanton.

  Wei Xu sat in the vestibule corridor of Zhengxi General’s Mansion, looking at the beautifully decorated corridor with carved beams and paintings, listening to the music fluttering in his ears, and looking at the exquisite dishes on the table, he couldn’t help feeling dizzy and a little apprehensive. Although Fei Qian had a banquet of this level when he entertained Lu Bu in Hedong before, but this time it was completely different...

Because when Wei Xu came to participate in this New Year's Eve banquet, Chen Gong repeatedly warned that this time was not just a banquet, but also represented the first time that Lu Bu officially appeared in Zhengxi Group. It represented his person, and it also represented Lu Bu's face. If he lost his etiquette, it would be a small thing to lose someone, and it would be a great sin to make Lu Bu the object of others' ridicule!

   This made Wei Xu, who hadn't learned much etiquette before, become a little bit tied up. It's easy for others to say, but Wei Xu and Lu Bu are more or less married, so in this respect, Lu Bu's face is equal to his Wei Xu's face, so how can he discredit Lu Bu in such a matter?

   Wei Xu stared at the dishes in front of him, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then said to Cheng Lian beside him: "How many rules do you remember Chen Gongtai said?"

  Cheng Lian was about to stretch out his hand to grab the meat. After hearing Wei Xu's words, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and then withdrew his hand, "Uh... this... I almost forgot if you didn't tell me... It seems that I can't just start..."

   Wei Xu quickly swept his eyes left and right, and felt that everyone around him was looking at him and laughing at him. He couldn't help sweating on his forehead, and said, "What else? Except that you can't grab it with your hands?"

  Cheng Lian scratched his forehead and murmured, "He said so much, how can I remember..."

   Wei Xu stared at Cheng Lian, really wanted to scold his mother, but held back, because he himself didn't remember either. Therefore, Wei Xu had no choice but to turn his attention to Hou Cheng and Song Xian on the other side, only to find that the two of them were drinking with wine cups, looking free and unrestrained, as if they didn't pay attention to the situation here. .

   Wei Xu stared at him for a long time, but in the end he could only turn his face away helplessly. No wonder these two guys didn't say anything before, did they already understand this set of precautions?

   "What should I do? How do I eat this?" Cheng Lian stared at the table, drooling, and said vaguely, "What should I do? Let's get started?"

When Wei Xu was in trouble, a young man seemed to pass by unconsciously. He noticed the uneasiness of Wei Xu and Cheng Lian, and heard Cheng Lian's words. He smiled slightly, stopped, and cupped his hands towards Wei Xu and Cheng Lian, and then Sitting down, he rearranged the tableware that Wei Xu and Cheng Lian had disturbed, and said in a low voice: "General Zhengxi hasn't eaten yet, and we are not allowed to eat. This is a courtesy... If you are hungry, Sipping wine..."

"Oh..." Wei Xu and Cheng Lian couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. They turned their heads to look at the other people around them. Sure enough, none of the dishes on the table were touched. Who is the boy, and asked quickly, "Is there anything else that needs attention?"

"Today is a formal banquet, although there are more etiquette..." The young man smiled slightly and said in a low voice, "But it is no more than a palace banquet... Simply put, when General Zhengxi eats, he will ring the bell. can eat..."

   "Hmm..." Wei Xuchenglian nodded repeatedly.

"When you are ready to eat, you must eat a little bit of each dish first..." The young man continued, "...then you can eat according to your own preferences. At the same time, if you want to eat food placed far away, you must first Only after eating the nearby ones can you eat, and you can’t look far away..."

   "Oh..." Wei Xuchenglian continued to nod.

The young man also seemed to have opened up the chatter box, pointed to the dishes on the table, and continued: "There is a certain number of dishes on the table, and there is a fixed number of dishes, and you can't just go to the table on the side to get them. …The emperor’s meal table has twenty-six dishes. The meal table for the royal family’s relatives has sixteen dishes, and the meal table for Liehou, Sangong, General, and Jiuqing ministers has twelve dishes. And there are eight dishes on the meal table for ministers with a rank salary of two thousand shi and two thousand shi, while ministers with a rank salary of less than a thousand shi can only enjoy six dishes..."

  Wei Xuchenglian quickly looked down at his desk.

  Roast beef, shy lamb, chicken cold, steamed fish, roast meat, pickled vegetables, sliced ​​raw courgettes. There are indeed six bean plates, but there are bean porridge on the side, and there are several bowls. The bowls are filled with staple foods such as rice, wheat, millet, and beams. Big Bowl of Bouillon Soup…

   "This..." Wei Xu and Cheng Lian looked at each other, "How much does this count?"

   "Staples, desserts, soups, and wine are not counted." The young man smiled, "You are under a thousand stones, so there are six bean dishes on the food table."

   Cheng Lian frowned and said, "That's all?"

  Military men are all big-bellied, and they are the type who will not be hungry for three days after eating once, and their appetite is amazing. The bean plate looks big, but it is actually flat, like a plate with a high base, so the amount of food on a plate is not very large.

"Of course not..." the young man said, "Each dish will be served six times, and the wine, syrup, and meat soup will also be replaced accordingly. Normally, the good ones will be kept for later. According to the usual practice, General Zhengxi also Some extra food will be rewarded, not included in the six dishes..."

   Wei Xu gulped and swallowed, and then realized why he was swallowing so loudly, and turned his head to see that Cheng Lian was also swallowing.

"Finally, it's simple..." The young man seemed to feel that he had sat down for too long, or he saw that the chairman of the hall seemed to be about to start, so he was about to leave, and said in a fast tone, "There are rules when eating. Use your hands You can only grab the staple food and meat without soup...use a spoon for soup with soup, use chopsticks for finely chopped dishes...don't leave the dishes and staple food outside the bowl...you can't put the fish bones and meat bones back on the plate Among them, if you put it here, someone will come to collect it...not only eat one dish, but don't eat it all, don't make too much noise when drinking soup, don't eat with 醓醢, this is for dipping...how did you use the spoon and chopsticks? , how to put it back... besides...forget it, that's all..."

  The young man saw Wei Xu and Cheng Lian's obviously confused eyes, and decisively gave up on continuing the narration, then nodded, and before Wei Xu and Cheng Lian could react, he handed his goodbyes and left.

   "Ah... this... that..." Wei Xu stretched out his hand, but saw that the boy had already left, and wanted to call him back, but finally held back and turned to look at Cheng Lian, "How much do you remember what I just said?"

   "I only heard that it seems that you can grab it with your hands..." Cheng Lian also said in a daze.

  Wei Xu stared, "Is it okay?"

  Cheng Lian also stared, "Isn't it possible?"

  While the two were talking, Bin Zan, who was standing in the hall, raised his head and shouted loudly: "General Zhengxi~~"

   All of a sudden the front hall and the front yard became quiet, everyone turned from sitting to kneeling, facing the front hall, listening to the words of General Zhengxi abandoning that.

   General Fei Qian of Zhengxi said a few words of congratulations, then raised his wine cup to salute, and everyone responded in return, completing a round of toasting and sat down again.

   Before Wei Xu and Cheng Lian could sit still, they heard Bin Zan continue to shout loudly: "Bingzhou Inspector Jing~~"

  Everyone cheered and stood up and knelt again. Wei Xu and Cheng Lian also quickly picked up the wine cup and were kneeling on the table.

   Lu Bu said a few more words, and then he paid a respect, and everyone returned the same salute. Then Fei Qian and Lu Bu gave way again, and finally Fei Qian lifted up the chopsticks, took some of the dishes, and put them into his mouth with a small plate, when he heard the musician on the side gently ring the bell drum…

so…

   Is it edible?

  Wei Xuchenglian looked around, and found that Hou Cheng and Song Xian on the side had already started to hold up his chopsticks, so he also picked up the chopsticks carefully, picked up some dishes and started eating...

   Once you eat it, you can't hold it back, and you can't stop at all.

   It's so delicious!

The beef is obviously marinated and then grilled. Although it is already a little cold, the spices that permeate the texture of the beef and the juice in the meat fiber bloom in the mouth, and the dogwood is smeared, which is slightly spicy. It's so delicious that it explodes...

The shy lamb is stewed just right, if it is overdone, it will inevitably be separated from the flesh and bones, if the heat is not enough, it will be a bit laborious to tear, like now, a piece can be separated with a light pull, and obviously when it is stewed, it does not stop. The soup is poured on the meat, so the lamb does not look like wood, but also full of the taste of the soup...

   There are other dishes that are also delicious, especially the meat soup. I don’t know how it is made, but it is delicious and tender. Wei Xu and Cheng Lian drank two bowls and wanted to drink more...

   "Ahem..."

  Wei Xu and Cheng Lian were eating and drinking happily, when they suddenly heard some coughing sounds from the side. At first they didn't pay much attention, but later they found out that the sounds were from Song Xian and Hou Cheng.

  Seeing Wei Xu looking over, Song Xian winked at him.

   "?" Wei Xu opened his eyes wide, "!"

  Wei Xu poked Cheng Lian with his elbow.

  Cheng Lian puffed his cheeks, "?"

   Following Song Xian and Hou Cheng's gestures, the two slowly turned their heads, and met Chen Gong's eyes on the other side as if they were about to spew fire.

"Uh…"

...

  Seeing that Wei Xu and Cheng Lian didn't continue to smack their lips like pigs smacking their food, Chen Gong took a deep breath, calmed down, and reappeared the smile on his face.

  For Chen Gong, it doesn't matter what to eat, or even whether to eat or not. The important thing is to get to know some people at this banquet, especially those from Taiyuan Shangdang.

Lu Bu is about to take office, and it is obviously impossible to have rough people like Wei Xu and others. We still need some helpers who can help people's livelihood and political affairs. Today's dinner is to contact people like Taiyuan Shangdang, and even reach a certain level. best chance of consensus.

Chen Gong didn't want to let the gentry who merged with the northern Taiyuan Shangdang domineering, leaving an impression that Lu Bu's subordinates were all rude soldiers who killed soldiers, so he repeatedly emphasized and demanded that Hou Cheng and Song Xian were better off. Xu and Cheng Lian basically forgot everything, eating and drinking more loudly than two pigs, so how could Chen Gong have the face to greet the people around him?

   Ask and say, oh, those two that eat like pigs are your subordinates?

  Oh, it turns out that Wen Hou Lu Bu's subordinates are all like this?

  Oh, the newly appointed governor of Bingzhou?

hehe…

   How does this make Chen Gong not angry?

   "Bo Ping, wait for you to change positions with Captain Wei..." Chen Gong said to Gao Shun who was seated at the same table, "We can't let these two ruin Wen Hou's reputation..."

  (end of this chapter)