Chapter 113: The Heroes (I) 2
August 15 is the first day of the Heroes Club, August 14 this day, the Heroes Club invited more than 800 heroes and talents have basically arrived, it can be said that the heroes gathered, all walks of life have, all of them are with unique skills, very famous figures. Some of these talents in the world came singlely, some rode horses and sat in sedan chairs, hugged each other, and brought a lot of entourage, totaling no less than a few thousand people. In terms of reception arrangements, the pavilions and palaces in Baguio Villa, the garden and the pavilions, temporarily received more than 300 guest rooms, and rented more than 100 sets of official residences and private courtyards in Suzhou City, and chartered more than 30 large inns and restaurants. Although there are many servants in Baguio Villa, it is difficult to cope with this grand event, so more than 100 capable men are transferred from the shops of the Zhao family in Suzhou City, and more than 200 handymen are hired in Suzhou. In addition to purchasing a large number of delicacies from the north and south of the river, there is a special caravan responsible for purchasing a large number of delicacies from the north and south of the river, and more than 30 famous chefs in Suzhou City have invited Yu Zhuang, and more than 40 famous chefs have been hired from Hangzhou and Yangzhou. The Heroes Club was grand in scale and unprecedented, shaking the world for a while.
In the early morning of August 15, the inside and outside of Baguio Mountain Resort have been lively, especially outside the village gate, there is a lot of traffic, a sea of people, just like a big market, in addition to the invitation to participate in the group of heroes, there are many people who come to see the excitement. The four gates of Baguio Mountain Resort are open, receiving visitors from all over the world, and a water gate has been opened, and those who come by boat can enter from here, and the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River are interconnected, and the boats are also convenient. The control of each village door is strict and orderly, those Zhuang Ding recognize Cambodia does not recognize people, and those who hold Cambodia have a special person to introduce into the village, and their entourage is transferred to other places in the village, and they have their own wine and food hospitality. Those who came to see the excitement were blocked from the village gate, noisy and dissatisfied. At the main entrance, the sedans and horses lined up several miles away.
At this time, an accident happened, there was a Cantonese named Huang Da, famous for taming beasts, no matter how fierce the tiger and leopard, in his hands were tamed and obedient, very obedient. This man domesticated a white ape, which was very spiritual, served tea and water, gave gifts to guests, and acted like a human. That Huang Da was inseparable from this white ape, and he was invited to participate in the group meeting this time, but he was stopped by Zhuang Ding at the Zhuang gate.
After checking Huang Da's invitation, Zhuang Ding looked at the white ape beside Huang Da, shook his head and said: "The group of heroes is inviting people, and animals are not allowed to enter, so please ask Mr. Huang to place it elsewhere." ”
Huang Dawen said angrily: "How dare you call Huang's white ape a beast, it's rude, do you know that the ape is the same ancestor, we are all apes and monkeys, Huang treats it as a mother, how can you let others despise it." The words caused everyone to laugh, and some people laughed: "Baguio Villa is about to become a big theater." That Zhuang Ding stopped Huang Da from entering, and the two argued.
There was a commotion here, which alarmed Song Luyang inside, and came out to ask the reason, so he bowed to Huang Da and said: "Mr. Huang's beast taming skills are known all over the world, and it is an honor for Baguio Villa to be invited to participate in the Heroes Meeting, but humans and beasts cannot sit together at the Heroes Meeting, and please hand over this white ape to the care of his subordinates to ensure that there is no mistake." ”
Huang Da saw that Song Luyang was respectful and polite, and knew that he was in charge, so he also returned the salute and said: "Didn't the invitation card of your village say that people all over the world are invited to give their own arts?" My skills are all on this white ape, and without it, how can I ask Huang to participate in the group meeting? Song Luyang said: "Later, Zhuang will set up a banquet, and the white ape is inconvenient to mix with it, so as not to disturb other guests. Otherwise, according to the rules set by the Heroes Club, I have to tear Cambodia away, this event is a once-in-a-lifetime event, and I hope Mr. will think twice. ”
Song Luyang's words were reasonable, and they were stiff, which was really powerful, which made many people around them nod their heads and praise secretly. The more than 800 people invited by the Heroes Club were screened many times before they were finally determined, and it was an honor to be included in the name of the Heroes, and many people could not come. That Huang Da was not stubborn at this time, so he had to nod his head in response, and Song Luyang breathed a sigh of relief.
Due to the large number of high-ranking people invited by the Heroes Club, some of them heard and knew each other, and they were all secretly surprised after meeting, knowing that this Heroes Conference was much beyond their imagination, and it was an unprecedented grand occasion. Those who have acquaintances and friends warned in a low voice: "There are too many talented people who will come up at the group of heroes, we should be careful when we talk these days, who knows who has what kind of ability, don't be laughed at by others." "Some gangsters with bad deeds, seeing that the heroes of Baguio Villa did not invite themselves, especially when they heard that several Jianghu artists who were despised by them on weekdays who sang and played were also regarded as heroic talents and invited, they couldn't help but be resentful, and privately gathered some outlaws to provoke trouble at the group meeting. However, when they arrived at the door of Baguio Villa, they saw many people who made them awe-inspired, and there were even world-famous people who maintained order.
The heroes who were invited with the invitation card were attracted by the scenery in front of them as soon as they stepped into Baguio Villa. Baguio Villa was the best garden in the south of the Yangtze River at that time, with a clear and clean landscape, a hundred colors of nature, and full of poetry and picturesqueness. The heroes were very happy to be able to come to this fairyland on earth and participate in this grand event of heroes that has never been encountered in ancient and modern times.
The main venue of the group of heroes will be located in the "five pavilions", its mountains and rivers reflect the water, open in all directions, can accommodate thousands of people, this is the place where Zhuang runs horses and shoots arrows, at this time the five pavilions have been decorated into a "color pavilion", which is regarded as a platform. A hundred tables of banquets have been placed in the open space under the pavilion, eight people per table, a total of eight hundred people, at this time most of them have been filled, it can be said that the world's talents are gathered here. The banquet of the heroes is set up in a circle around the five pavilions, arranged in an orderly manner, and the servants who deliver the wine and food shuttle between them, busy but not chaotic.
There are a total of 10 dishes on the table, covering the flavors of the north and the south, all of which are made by famous chefs. Originally, Han Yugong, the world's chef, was also among the heroes, but Han Yugong had lived in seclusion for a long time, and his sex was quiet and troublesome, so he didn't come, but he let people send some gifts, that is, he used the method of five grains and five vegetables to refine a large number of "vegetable essences". After Han Xinger and Zhao Mingfeng received it, they were overjoyed and placed them in the kitchen to increase the deliciousness of the dishes, which amazed the famous chefs who hired them.
The chief of the Hundred Heroes Banquet was sat by Zhao Chen, Zeng Ping, Lian Qiying, Sun Qi, Gu Sichen, Tong Shiru and others, and one was Suzhou Taishou Tianwang, who was invited as a local parent official, and the other was Xu Jinglun, a calligrapher today. Na Tian Wang, Xu Jinglun are all from Suzhou, in addition to Jiangnan talent Hanyu, the talented girl Gao Xiaohuan who is famous for piercing "Suzhou embroidery", and there are ten lines at a glance, and the book of the Suzhou Mansion is Qi Shan, they are all from Suzhou City, and the group of heroes will have the most Suzhou people's clans, which is the reason why the building near the water first got the moon.
Fang Guolian, Liu He, Tian Yangwu, Zhong Shiyuan, Yu Chi Yunlu and other chess players sat at the same table, and Xiao Quan, as a special figure, also sat at the same table with Fang Guolian and others. There are four tables of vegetarian seats for monks, two tables for returning seats, and three tables for female guests. Eight hundred heroes, the women who were invited, in addition to Lian Qiying, Han Xing'er, Mrs. Chrysanthemum, Gao Xiaohuan and others, there are Yangzhou famous Dan Song Sanniang, Hangzhou singer Dong Huiying, who is proficient in music and rhythm, Shangguan Fuzhu, a talented woman from Xi'an who works in Danqing, and Li Qiongyan, a Jianghu artist who is good at light body skills and acrobatics, these women are only twenty-three people in total, which shows that there are very few women in the world.
Gentile people, in addition to the African king Murtan, Zhao Chen also invited a big foreign businessman who had business dealings, these people were blond and blue-eyed, and behaved strangely, all different from the national etiquette law, so that some people looked at it freshly. In addition, there are more than a dozen celebrities from Japan and Korea, and seven or eight strange people from distant regions.
Among the eight hundred heroes, one of them was unexpectedly invited two days ago and became the luckiest person at the group meeting, he was Han Mengchao's family Han Qi, who benefited from the work of the medical saint Tong Shiru. That Han Qi had collected medicinal herbs for Tong Shiru on the cliff of the Three Gorges, and Tong Shiru saw that Han Qi's ability to climb the cliff and climb the wall and risk danger was also the best in the world, so he asked Zhao Chen for an invitation to him, and Zhao Chen also gave himself the face of the medical saint. Seeing that he could sit on an equal footing with the heroes of the world and talk at the same table, Han Qi was overjoyed, and he didn't know how many heads he thanked Tong Shiru, Han Mengchao was also surprised by himself, and thanked Tong Shiru specifically.
Eight hundred heroes gathered in Baguio Villa, the scene was grand and unprecedented, and all the attendees felt excited. The group of heroes conference was presided over by Zeng Ping and Jiangnan Cai Hanyu, and Zhao Chen took the stage to speak first.
Zhao Chen is very happy today, several of his life's grand wishes have been realized, especially pleased, standing on the five pavilions at this time, inspecting around, the eight hundred people under the pavilion are immediately silent. Zhao Chen then bowed his hand and said: "Thank you for being invited, it is the honor of the village, Zhao is not talented, although he is a businessman in his life, but he has the heart to make friends with the world's talents. Zhao Chen is rich in Jiangnan, but he is rich but not vulgar, he has a pride and elegance, which makes Qunying admire and admire, and there is a burst of applause under the pavilion.
Zhao Chen arched his hand again and said: "Thank you, this group of heroes conference, all the people who came are capable people, if there is any inconsiderate hospitality in the village, I still hope to Haihan." After speaking, Zhao Chen bowed down.
Han Yu then stepped forward and hugged his fists and said, "Everyone, I would like to invite Lord Suzhou Taishoutian Wangtian to speak." The group of heroes under the pavilion was stunned, I don't know how this group of heroes came to be an official, and then someone realized that such a big event, since the local officials are indispensable, seeing that Tian Wang walked up to the pavilion in civilian clothes, there were a few sparse applause below. At this time, Na Tian Wang arched his hand, and tried his best to suppress his official tone and said: "Mr. Zhao Chen is arrogant, holding this group of heroes conference, it is really a great event in the world, now that the rebellion of the three kings has subsided, and the people are thinking about governance, this official wants to take the opportunity of the world's heroes to gather to recruit talents and recommend them to the imperial court." ”
Suddenly, I heard a person below laughing softly: "I don't know who will see whose ability to make fun, if you catch it and flatter the court, you can be promoted to become rich." When the heroes heard this, they laughed.
Although Tian Wang was ridiculed, he was also calm, and smiled unnaturally at this time: "In fact, no matter what ability, as long as you can please people and convince people, it can be regarded as a great ability, and this official can please the court and make the people obey, otherwise where will you be this official." Seeing that Tian Wang was also witty, Qunying laughed to himself again.
Then, Zeng Ping stepped forward to talk about the rules of the group of heroes, and then invited the group of heroes to perform on stage, although there were eager to try, but in front of the world of heroes, no one dared to respond for a while.
At this time, Fang Guochuan said in his heart: "Those who can show their skills on stage need to be a blockbuster." Then he called a servant and whispered a few words.
The servant signaled, and hurriedly ran to Zeng Ping's side on the pavilion and whispered a few words, Zeng Ping was overjoyed when he heard it, so he said loudly: "Please ask Mr. Zhao Jie of Yangzhou to demonstrate his oral skills." When Zhao Jie heard this, he knew that it was better to be respectful than to obey his orders, so he got up and came to the pavilion. Zeng Ping and Zhao Jie saluted, and then gave in and retreated with a smile.
Zhao Jie arched his hand in the face of the group of heroes and said: "Since there is a secret recommendation from a friend, Zhao is not humble, and he will be the first to offer ugliness." After speaking, he stood silently, not moving for a long time, but concentrating on luck.
Then, a crisp and gentle birdsong came out, which was very pleasant, and then it seemed that another bird flew in, and it was harmonious with the sound. Suddenly, a hundred birds sang in unison, and the birds made loud noises, as if there were thousands of birds in the forest. Listen to it carefully, especially the sound of the swallow warbler, the eagle hissing crane, and there is a distinction between far and near levels, when listening to the near, the sound is clear and crisp, when smelling the far, the sound is faint, a little distracted, and then it is noisy, and at this time Zhao Jie only moved his lips slightly. Everyone under the pavilion was stunned, and no one dared to make a big move, for fear of startling the birds. Just when everyone seemed to be immersed in the scene and were fascinated, the birds suddenly stopped, the voices were silent, and there was no sound for a while, Zhao Jie had already stopped the ventriloquism, and at this time the heroes were still immersed in the wonderful land of a hundred birds singing together.
Just when the heroes were about to trance, a bird cry suddenly sounded in the air. "Huh!?" Qunying was surprised that Zhao Jie's voice actually went up to the sky, and when they looked up, it turned out that a group of birds and sparrows were flying in the air, which was obviously attracted by Zhao Jie's ventriloquist voice. "Whoa......!" The group of heroes immediately thundered with joy, and the flock of birds and birds that wanted to find the same kind immediately dispersed.