In the blink of an eye, it was September 15, but there was no longer the hustle and bustle of the past, and the whole Gaochang City was unusually quiet. Li Xiaofei was bored in the room, and was about to go out for a walk, but was stopped by several servants: "Li Daxia, today is the birthday of the Minister of State, Lord Gao, according to the convention, people all over the country have to stay at home today and are not allowed to go out, nor are they allowed to gather to drink and eat."

Li Xiaofei was a little unconvinced: "It's not that our brothers have lived in the house for a long time, and we have already told Hou Ye that we want to go back."

The servant couldn't laugh or cry, looked around and pointed to the tower: "If Li Daxia doesn't believe it, you can climb up to the tower to have a look, be careful, don't be discovered"

Li Xiaofei climbed to the top of the tower and looked into the distance, and there was indeed no pedestrian on the street, and occasionally a few cats ran on the roof. Li Xiaofei looked at the tallest tower in the city and found that there was a person on it who was also looking over. It was too far away, Li Xiaofei didn't see the person's appearance clearly, and in order not to cause trouble, Li Xiaofei hurriedly climbed down from the tower.

As soon as he went down, Ju Renshan personally brought a plate of fruit and took a few Hu cakes and walked over, Li Xiaofei was just about to say hello, Ju Renshan made a silent gesture.

When the two approached, Ju Renshan said softly: "Today the two of you have been wronged, eat some cakes and fruits to satisfy your hunger."

Li Xiaofei asked: "Even the Hou Ye is so careful, today seems to be really important."

Ju Renshan looked around: "Whoever dares to go out casually today will be beheaded, and the towers in the city are full of lion guards who monitor the people of the city."

Li Xiaofei recalled what happened just now, so he told Ju Renshan directly.

Ju Renshan took a deep breath: "Li Daxia is flashing fast, otherwise he may die under their arrows"

While the two were talking, Murong Ling jumped down from the top of the tower and scared them so much that they even threw away the cakes.

"In my opinion, it's just a puppet straw man, but it's a good thing to take a day off and not drink, and it seems that I have to take you to thank the minister another day."

Murong Ling actually took a token of the Lion Guard in his hand, and Ju Renshan's face turned pale: "Brother Murong killed them?" ”

Murong Ling handed over the token: "I haven't degenerated to the point of killing people at will for fun, it's just that they have fallen."

Ju Renshan was afraid of getting on fire, so he returned the token to Murong Ling, and Murong Ling threw it to Li Xiaofei: "You take it, maybe you can use it one day."

Ju Renshan gave the two of them a salute and quickly walked away.

Early in the morning of the second day, a group of soldiers came to ask Ju Renshan to take the two to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Ju Renshan went to find Li Xiaofei, and knelt down when he met: "Save me, the minister wants me to take you to his house, this time there must be no return."

Murong Ling answered outside: "Then I won't go"

Li Xiaofei helped Ju Renshan up: "Brother Murong is right, then he won't go"

Ju Renshan cried with a sad face: "If you don't go, you won't be able to live"

Murong Ling smiled: "Since it is inevitable to die if you go or not, then go and eat, drink and have a good time, besides, we are still here."

Ju Renshan was very nervous: "I know that Brother Murong is strong in martial arts, but there are also many masters in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and when I die, it will be a small matter, and it will not be good for you to be affected."

Li Xiaofei was puzzled: "We went to the house for dinner, why did we get involved in life and death?" ”

Murong Ling glanced at him: "Haven't you heard of the Hongmen Banquet?" ”

Li Xiaofei smiled: "There are no dead people in the Hongmen Banquet, by the way, I have even eaten raw pork, what are you afraid of?"

Seeing that the two of them were so confident, Ju Renshan also took them and followed the lion guards.

The Prime Minister's Mansion is different from the Hou Mansion, except for the tower in the center, the rest of the place is similar to the Central Plains Mansion, there are two pairs of stone lions at the door, and there are dismounted stones made of bluestone. It looks very quaint, but it doesn't mean anything luxurious.

Li Xiaofei and Murong Ling couldn't believe that this was the prime minister's mansion, except that the place was bigger, it was a little shabby.

When they saw the Prime Minister Gao Le, the two of them were also surprised, this Gao Le had blue eyes and curly hair on the bridge of his nose, and he was not from the Central Plains at first glance.

When Gao Le saw them, he smiled slightly, put down the book in his hand and raised his hand: "There are friends from afar, don't you say anything?" ”

Li Xiaofei studied for a few days and then hurriedly replied: "I don't like it when I see the gentleman!" ”

Ju Renshan had already knelt down and bowed: "The Prime Minister is well"

Gao Le got up and raised his hand: "Master Hou is too polite, please get up, please get up"

Only Murong Ling just smiled, and Gao Le also smiled at him: "Presumably this is Murong Daxia"

Murong Ling replied, "Exactly"

Gao Le motioned for the three of them to sit down, and he slowly sat down: "Please invite Hou Ye and the two heroes to come today, there is nothing else, Gao Mou is not good at wealth in his life, he only likes a little wine and wine collectors, I heard that this Murong Daxia is massive, Gao Mou wants to come and see it"

Murong Ling smiled: "I'm used to drinking roughly, I'm afraid it will scare Gao Xiangguo"

Gao Le also smiled: "Follow the customs of the locals, the guests follow the host, and the exquisiteness of drinking today is indeed more troublesome, so that a few people can taste more of the world's fine wines and delicacies."

Li Xiaofei sighed: "I'm afraid that I will be drunk before I have seen all my knowledge, and I will ask Lord Xiangguo to forgive me when the time comes."

Ju Renshan didn't say a word, Gao Le looked at him: "Is Master Hou also afraid of getting drunk?" ”

Ju Renshan also laughed a few times: "Hahahaha, where is it, it is really an honor to be able to drink the wine on the Xiangguo Mansion."

Gao Le nodded with satisfaction, and with a gesture of his hand, dozens of people came in with wine jugs and dishes.

The first pot of wine was in a translucent jug, the amber wine swung slightly in the jug, and the servant put down a jade bowl for each of the four of them.

The wine gradually turned dark red when poured into the jade bowl, and Gao Le introduced to them: "Gao Changguo must use this home-brewed wine to entertain distinguished guests, and this wine must be drunk with jade."

Ju Renshan first picked up the bowl and swallowed it in one gulp, Murong Ling took a sip and wanted to taste it, Li Xiaofei drank half a bowl in one go, and then paused for a moment before drinking the whole bowl.

Gao Le didn't serve the bowl, but asked, "Aren't you afraid that this wine is poisonous?" ”

Ju Renshan forced a smile: "Lord Xiangguo said that he laughed"

Gao Le also smiled: "This roast fat cow is not served, you drink the wine first, and the wine will be put away first", Gao Le winked, and the servants exchanged for a pot of wine and a few glasses.

This time, the wine was beige, Li Xiaofei thought it was rice wine, so he said: "This rice wine is not enjoyable with this small bowl."

Gao Le smiled: "A few people don't know, this is made of Baihua nectar and Fenjiu from the Central Plains, so it becomes yellow, and the taste is excellent, and people who don't drink alcohol can also drink a few bowls, but after drinking, they will be unconscious."

Murong Ling applauded: "Wonderful, the prime minister is really extraordinary, dare to ask what is the origin of the cup this time?" ”

Gao Le waved his hand: "My master wants to sell the guanzi, you eat some roast pigeons first, steam the lamb, and then drink", after saying that, he drank the wine he had poured earlier, picked up the large white bowl that he had replaced and let the servant pour the wine.

After the second bowl of wine was served, Gao Le told the origin of the cup.

The cup used this time turned out to be made from the skull of the enemy he killed, Li Xiaofei and Murong Ling almost didn't spit it out, Ju Renshan actually touched his head first.

Murong Ling was a little displeased: "I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate for the minister to treat guests like this."

Gao Le stood up: "No, no, no, the reason why I use this special cup is to tell the three of you that I am a friend with you, not an enemy."

Murong Ling sneered: "Why does the prime minister need us to be friends, this Gaochang minister is the most powerful, who would dare to be your enemy?" ”

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Li Xiaofei also stood up: "Prime Minister, I have eaten a lot of meat, can I take some melons and fruits?" ”

Gao Le immediately smiled: "It's all my own initiative to be lazy, and I will go to the melon and fruit"

The servants immediately brought a large pile of watermelons, pomegranates, grapes, longan, apples, and pears, and the three of them hurriedly ate a few, so that they did not think about the wine bowl of the human skull.

The third wine was sorghum wine, which was made of bronze wine, and the dish was replaced by some local wild vegetables and hu cakes

Li Xiaofei was surprised that the prime minister would eat wild vegetables and cakes in the country's mansion: "The dishes that the prime minister served just now also have a history."

Gao Le smiled slightly: "There is no origin this time, most of our people in Gaochang Kingdom eat these things, and if you have Hu Cake to eat every day, you are already a rich family."

Li Xiaofei didn't believe it: "Isn't this Western Regions all singing, dancing, roasting sheep, killing cattle, grapes, and wine?" How can every family go to eat wild vegetables? ”

Gao Le almost choked: "Those are for entertaining distinguished guests, and I only eat and drink as much as I do today three times a year." After all, the merchants who have been to Gaochang have gone back to spread the sky, and our merchants here have not also come back to boast that the houses of the emperor of the Central Plains are all made of gold? ”

Murong Ling finally calmed down: "It's rare that the minister of state still knows what the people eat, and it can be seen from this little thing that the minister is a wise person."

Gao Le's face became serious at this time: "Actually, I invited the three of you here today for this thing of eating and drinking." As far as I know, in order to entertain the two, An Lehou has killed a lot of cattle and sheep in the past month and consumed a lot of fruits."

Ju Renshan lowered his head: "It's a mistake, it shouldn't be wasted like this"

Li Xiaofei was a little funny: "Your Excellency, if it is for this matter, my brothers and sisters will have to pay the money for food and drink even if they work as coolies in Gaochang."

Murong Ling understood a little: "What the Prime Minister actually cares about is not how much we eat and drink, but the impact of our actions on ordinary people is too great."

Gao Le nodded: "Murong Hero is on the point, recently the extravagance in Gaochang City has gradually risen, Gao has been working hard for decades, persuading the people to be diligent and thrifty to save food and prepare for famine, and it is about to be destroyed in your hands, Gao is really a little sad."

Ju Renshan's face turned white, thinking that Gao Le wanted to punish the three of them: "Lord Prime Minister, Ben Hou is willing to donate the Hou Mansion to the treasury, and I hope that the Prime Minister will spare the two guests."

Gao Le waved his hand: "I, Gao, have killed a lot of people, but I don't kill indiscriminately, you are the Hou Ye, according to the law of the country, you will be fined to pay 3,000 gold coins, they are guests, and they will be punished to serve in the army for half a year, what do you think?" ”

Ju Renshan immediately knelt down to thank him, Li Xiaofei and Murong Ling looked at each other and smiled: "Thank you, Lord Prime Minister, dare to ask if you are going to serve today?" ”

Gao Le pointed out the door: "From today onwards, the two of you will be free in half a year"