Chapter 1: Feather Cloak (5b)

"It's over, a few guys must have been beaten in vain today!" Hearing the bronzed-faced man report to his home, the servants couldn't help but grin quietly.

Because His Majesty the Emperor was paranoid about the loyalty of the Hu people, the commanders of the major border towns in the north were more or less of foreign blood. For example, the Anxi Jiedu made Gao Xianzhi born in Goguryeo, the Longyou Jiedu made Ge Shuhan born in Turkic, and the Fanyang Sanzhen Jiedu made An Lushan from Kanghu, which was thousands of miles away. (Note 1)

Among the three, An Lushan is the most respected, and one person is also the envoy of the three towns of Pinglu, Fanyang and Hedong, with a total of nearly 400,000 troops. The soldiers are arrogant and arrogant. Not only were local officials at all levels bullied by him so bitter that they couldn't say anything, but even Li Linfu, the prime minister of the dynasty, had to be polite when he saw An Lushan himself, lest he accidentally annoy him and give birth to something wrong for no reason.

And since the bronze-faced man calls himself General Pinglu, he must be a subordinate of An Lushan. When you think of his surname, the origin of this person is about to come out.

No matter how stunned Sun Renyu and the other servants were, the bronze-faced man Shi Chaoyi strode over the bodies of the gentlemen, came to Wang Xun and hugged his fists as a salute, "I have been looking for a long time Brother Mingyun's name, and I have always wanted to find a chance to meet you." I didn't expect to meet here today! ”

"Long up, long back!" Maybe it was because he was drunk, Wang Xun's reaction was obviously half a beat slower, and he said polite words in his mouth, but the expression on his face was extremely far-fetched.

Shi Chaoyi shook his head and smiled, turned around, and shouted at the teahouse he had just jumped off, "Xiao Yan, why don't you hurry up and get down and introduce Lao Tzu." If you don't show up again, Brother Mingyun probably thinks I'm fooling him! ”

"It's coming! Here it comes. I'm not as rough and thick as you, and I'm not afraid to break my leg by jumping from the second floor! The young man who fanned the flames with Shi Chaoyi just now trotted out of the bottom of the teahouse, straightened his clothes, and smiled at Wang Xun: "Brother Mingyun, your skills are getting more and more vigorous!" ”

"It's you!" Wang Xun had felt that the other party's voice was familiar before, but now he looked at it carefully, and immediately recognized this square and slightly cynical smiling face. "How come you happen to be there every time you're in trouble?!"

"Brother Wang's words are not right, it should be that I have come to Jingshi twice in total, and I happened to see Brother Wang show his might!" Yan Jiming smiled and immediately returned it with a bang.

In terms of lip service, Wang Xun knew that he would never be Yan Jiming's opponent in this life, shook his head, and turned his gaze to Shi Chaoyi, "This Brother Shi ......"

"He is the son of Shi Gong, the Pinglu Soldier and Horse Envoy, and now he is serving with me under the command of the Fan Yang Jiedu Envoy. The two of us came to Beijing this time to escort a group of Khitan prisoners of war! Yan Jiming put away his smile and responded solemnly. Turning his head to Shi Siming, he continued to add, "Brother Shi, this is Wang Mingyun, whom I have mentioned to you many times, the great-grandson of the founding prince Qiang, who once defeated three assassins with his bare hands!" ”

"Waiting for you, it's so hot that the buns are cool!" Shi Chaoyi obviously doesn't read much, and he always speaks with some dialect slang. But this habit does not give people a rustic feeling at all, and with his arrogant appearance, it makes Wang Xun feel kind.

"I'm a civil official now, so naturally I have to walk slowly! How dare you compare with you two martial artists! Yan Ji understood him and teased with a smile.

"A civil servant with a knife to write?" Shi Chaoyi smiled and shrugged his shoulders, putting on a look that I don't know what you kid is doing.

"Of course, is it only allowed for some people to use a pen as a knife, so Yan is not allowed to use a knife as a pen?"

After a few jokes, Deng Shi drew the distance between the three of them closer. Shi Chaoyi looked at the people who were on their shoulders by the servants, with blue noses and swollen faces, and then looked at the crowd around them who were dodging but refused to leave, shrugged his shoulders, and proposed with a smile: "Since it's rare to meet together, let's just find a place to have a drink!" I am not familiar with this place in Chang'an, and I just want to find someone to ask for advice. ”

Knowing that the other party's second half of the sentence was completely polite, Wang Xun couldn't refuse, groaned slightly, and nodded with a smile, "Well, there is a restaurant nearby, and I still have some friendship with the people inside." Let him renovate a table of authentic Chang'an flavors, it is estimated that there is no problem! ”

"Is it Linfeng Tower?" Yan Jiming's interest was immediately aroused, "Brother Mingyun, can you let the shopkeeper open the private room where we gathered that day." Or, the one with Zhang Tanhua Mobao can also be left. Yesterday, I wanted to take Brother Shi there, but the shopkeeper said that the room was set a month ago! ”

This question is difficult for Wang Xun, most of the share capital of Linfeng Building is from his family. The two private rooms that are most favored by literati and artists are also completely created by him. At that moment, he nodded in agreement, threw the mount to the little servant Wang Xiang, and ordered his head to prepare. walked with Yan Jiming and Shi Chaoyi.

The shopkeeper of Linfeng Lou heard that the owner was going to hold a banquet, how could he dare to push back again? Immediately, the men opened the private room on the second floor, which was easily refused to let people in, and put out the wine cup used by Li Bai that day, the chopsticks held by Gao Shi, the low table that Cen Shen had photographed, and the deerskin that Cui Hao had sat on, and brought up the delicacies that were popular in Chang'an one after another.

Yan Jiming was born in a scholarly family, and he pays attention to 'never getting tired of eating, not getting tired of being fine', and he is very appreciative of every dish. Not only can he be happy by himself, but he can also introduce the stories behind some famous dishes to Shi Chaoyi as a half-master. And the bronze-faced man Shi Chaoyi obviously couldn't accept this kind of overly fine food, and after each dish was delivered to him, he just lazily picked up a few chopsticks, and began to drink in large gulps.

Wang Xun saw that the other party's pupils were gray and yellow, and guessed that this person must be a Sinicized Hu'er. Clapped his hands and called the guy with a smile, "I've been hungry for almost half of the day today, when will I be able to eat this way of eating?" Hurry up and let the kitchen roast a doe, you don't have to roast too old, you can have three or four percent of the heat! ”

When Shi Chaoyi heard this, his eyes lit up. When a few guys carried a half-cooked doe on a copper plate, their index fingers moved. Immediately raised the wine cup, laughed and said, "Thank you Brother Mingyun for taking extra care of me, a rough man." You don't have to bother the guys about cutting the deer. Wouldn't it be even more enjoyable for the three of us brothers to go over, do it ourselves, and chat while eating! ”

"As it should be!" Wang Xun nodded and got up with a smile.

"Burning the harp and boiling the crane!" Yan Ji understood Shi Chaoyi's glance and protested in a low voice. But he couldn't fight the other two with the strength of one person, so he had to take the wine cup and walk over slowly.

In the city of Chang'an, there were originally many Turkic nobles who had surrendered. So the cooks roasted the deer extremely authentically. On the surface, it is golden and oily, and when a knife goes down, it can bring out fresh blood when it sticks to the bones. Shi Chaoyi looked a few years older than the two of them, so he naturally became a knife bearer. First, cut the meat on the forehead of the deer's head and put it on a plate to give to the owner Wang Xun here. Then he cut off the most delicate piece of meat on the back of the deer and sent it to Yan Jiming with a smile.

This is standard Hu etiquette, and Wang Xun and Yan Jiming are slightly unaccustomed to it. But at the same time, he also read Shi Chaoyi's bold atmosphere, and took the plate with both hands with a smile. Seeing the old and new friends taking care of themselves so much, Shi Chaoyi felt more and more happy. Pick up the wine cup and sing, "The descendants of the wolf, the eagle is the companion." The four fields are endless, and the mountains are continuous. The sky is high, and the eagle soars above it. The mountains stand thousands of miles, and the wolves howl at their peaks. The white clouds can't cover the eyes of the eagle, and the green mountains can't block the sight of the blue wolf......."

The tune is a long tune of the Turks, but the lyrics are translated into the Han language, and there is nothing to be desired in terms of rhyme and artistic conception. But it sounds desolate, and there is a faint pride that cannot be convinced. Wang Xun heard this kind of original toast for the first time, and he drank the wine in the cup cleanly. Seeing that Shi Chaoyi hadn't stopped yet, he hurriedly ordered his man to fill a lamp for himself and savor it in his hand.

After drinking three glasses of wine in succession, Shi Chaoyi finally finished singing a toasting song. I like Wang Xun to drink happily, and I also raised a glass to accompany two glasses. Then he cut a piece of venison with blood with a knife, and said as he ate it: "Happy, today is really happy." I didn't expect to come to Chang'an, and I could meet such a bold character as Ming Yun. This time, even if the slightest reward can't be obtained for Uncle An, it is worth the trip! ”

"It's not just worth the trip!" Listening to the rampant good friends who have been friends for many years, Yan Jiming smiled and teased, "You sit in the place where Li Bai writes poems and sing a song." In the future, anyone who goes to Linfeng Tower to drink, when Li Baishi is mentioned, will inevitably mention your song. It's really a reflection of the stars and the moon, complementing each other! ”

"Xiao Yanxiu wants to tease me!" I couldn't get acquainted with Yan Jiming anymore, Shi Chaoyi directly called the other party's surname to protest, "I'm just an old man, how can I be compared with Qi Xian." I just felt that I fell in love with Mingyun at first sight, so I just used a song to add to the fun. Later, when we leave, the shopkeeper estimates that he will have to order someone to wash the floor five times in a row before he feels that he has cleaned the cheesiness in this room! ”

"Not really!" Appreciating Shi Chaoyi's frankness, Wang Xun shook his head with a smile. "Investigate the origin of the poem, I think it was sung by the ancients on a whim. Just want to sing happily, feel it, and express your heart directly, it doesn't necessarily have to rhyme, and it doesn't have to be word for word. Brother Shi's song just now is exactly in line with this. ”

"Feeling it, express your heart directly! That's a good saying. I like it! Shi Chaoyi was unceremonious, and immediately accepted Wang Xun's compliment.

"Phew!" Yan Jiming was so angry that he almost didn't spray a sip of wine on his clothes. wanted to refute it, but suddenly found that Wang Xun's words could not be refuted at all. Among the 'Four Poems', there are indeed many classics that express their hearts directly. For example, "I want to know you with you, there are no tombs in the mountains, the rivers are exhausted, the thunder and earthquakes in winter, the rain and snow in summer, the heaven and the earth are together, but I dare to be with you!" This kind of oath is obviously a poisonous oath made by a woman, and the vulgarity is not much stronger than the long tune that Shi Chaoyi sang just now. (Note 2)

Note 1: An Lushan's father was a Hu merchant of unknown origin in the Western Regions, and his mother was a Turkic witch. Its original name is Rolling Mountain, which is the same as Alexander.

Note 2: Four poems. The four bodies of the Book of Songs: "Wind", "Daya", "Xiaoya", and "Song".