A few days later, Liu Donghai, the new secretary of Dali Temple, hosted a banquet for Zhong Nan.

Although in the eyes of outsiders, the two can be regarded as allies, but Liu Donghai, who has a heart, knows that Zhong Nan's ability is much stronger than him, so he puts his position very correctly - I am Lord Shilang's subordinate.

For today's banquet, Liu Donghaiyi is to thank Zhong Nan for his help, because it is with Zhong Nan's operation that he was able to sit on the throne of one of the "Nine Qings"; The second is to show his attitude, that is, in the future, only Lord Lang will be the first to look forward.

The venue of the banquet is "Mochizuki Tower", which is a famous restaurant in Beijing. Liu Donghai chose to be here, and he also had ulterior motives, because recently, the storyteller in the Moon Tower was telling a script that alluded to Wang Zhonghua and his family.

Under the escort of Zhong Nan's foreign army, he came to the Moon Tower, and as soon as he entered the gate, he noticed the storyteller. After entering the private room on the second floor with Liu Donghai, Zhong Nan also asked the guys in the running hall to open the window of the private room so that they could listen to the commentary in the lobby.

Since the two of them did not talk about some overly confidential topics this time, they both listened to the commentary with great interest, and occasionally commented on the commentary.

At this time, the storyteller in the lobby was talking about the noble lady's bullying scene, which was one of the most popular scripts in Beijing recently, and its initiator was Zhong Nan. Listening to his "masterpiece", Lord Shilang couldn't help but feel funny - who would have thought that this Wang Shangshu would really be made into a "certain secretary" by Mrs. Wang in later generations.

The storyteller finished this paragraph, took two sips of tea, moistened his throat, and then began the opening sentence of the next paragraph.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I think everyone knows that my Ming Dynasty has recently produced a powerful person, who defeated the Japanese thieves at a young age, and then single-handedly repelled the Mongolian army of 600,000."

Zhong Nan, who was sitting by the window, was very surprised: This can't be himself, right? How could he have thought that one day, he would become the protagonist of the script! Zhong Nan looked at Liu Donghai and found that the other party was also at a loss.

At this time, I only heard the storyteller continue: "Not only that, but he actually sat on the high position of the six servants as a military attaché, which can be said to be the first person in the history of my Ming Dynasty. ”

Speaking of which, there are already diners who can't hold back, "Who is it, can be so good?" ”

"Yes, storyteller, tell us about it!"

……

Seeing that everyone's interest was aroused, this storyteller is also a wonderful person, slapped the startling wood hard, and said loudly: "This person is the current right attendant of the military department, Lord Zhongzi Chuzhong!" ”

"It's him, I didn't expect him to be a military attaché."

"From Wu and Wen, starting from Grandpa Taizu, there is indeed no precedent."

"Could it be 'Wuqu Xing' descending to earth?"

"Niu, it's not much better than Di Qing 'Di Wusheng' in the Northern Song Dynasty!"

……

When everyone was talking about it, the storyteller slapped the wood again and said in a deep voice: "Let's talk about the story of this squire today!" ”

Everyone was waiting for this sentence, and after applauding in unison, they urged the storyteller to start as soon as possible. The storyteller was not in a hurry, and took two sips of tea slowly from his teacup.

How can a person who often listens to books not understand that this is a storyteller soliciting business for the store!

As a result, all the diners rushed to call Xiao Er, adding vegetables and adding wine, and the lively scene made the owner of Mochizuki Tower happy.

When the scene calmed down a little, the storyteller stroked his beard and said leisurely: "Today, we will tell you the story of Lord Shilang's great destruction of the Mongolian iron horse!" ”

"At that time, Lord Shilang had not yet entered Beijing, but he was only in charge of the general army of Jizhou, in charge of tens of thousands of horses and horses in Jizhou......"

With the storyteller's narration, all the diners quieted down, drinking and eating while listening to the book, which was very comfortable.

Zhong Nan on the second floor felt a little weird, and he blushed a little when he heard the storyteller's exaggerated narration; But Liu Donghai listened to it with relish, and asked Zhong Nan for verification from time to time.

With the storyteller's sentence "I want to know what happened next, and listen to the next decomposition", the lobby suddenly exploded.

"What's the matter, I'm talking about Xingtou."

"Don't, keep talking!"

……

Despite the displeasure of the audience, the storyteller stood up and left the audience.

For this kind of method, Zhong Nan feels understandable. Originally, in time and space, didn't the storytellers in those TV shows do the same? Every day when it comes to a critical moment, I have to give you the same sentence, so that you can listen to it again tomorrow.

The diners in the lobby, some were still complaining, some were still speculating about the next plot, and no one paid attention to the artists who came on the stage next. This is a pair of grandchildren, the grandfather is full of white hair, holding an erhu in his hand, walking in front; The granddaughter is very standard, about twenty years old, with a goose egg face and willow eyebrows, following her grandfather.

Liu Donghai, who was in the private room, saw that the storyteller was gone, so he had to ask Zhong Nan about the situation behind. Zhong Nan also retracted his gaze and briefly told the other party about the battle with the Mongols.

“…… That's probably what happened, how can a storyteller say it so exaggeratedly! Zhong Nan was a little embarrassed, the more he said the storyteller's previous words, the more outrageous he became, and he almost said that he was an omnipotent "god of war".

"Haha, although the storyteller is a little exaggerated, but my lord, you are indeed both civil and military, which is rare in the world!" Liu Donghai praised.

"You and I are our own people, and the most important thing is to have a heart-to-heart relationship, so you don't have to be like them, patting back and forth." Zhong Nan picked up the wine glass and touched it with the other party.

"It's still an adult, follow you, I'm at ease!" Liu Donghai finished drinking the wine in the cup after clinking glasses.

"You and I are in the same breath, and we must advance and retreat together in the future. As long as someone has meat to eat, Lord Liu, you must also have meat to eat! ”

"Leave me a mouthful of soup and you'll be satisfied!"

"I'm different from them, as long as I enter the inner circle, I will definitely be blessed and shared!" Zhong Nam made a promise.

"Not only can I share in prosperity, but I can also share in suffering. Don't worry, what do you need me to do in the future, you can let me know in advance. Liu Donghai also expressed his position.

The two of them didn't go on, they were both smart people, and they stopped at the point.

Since the windows of the private room were not closed, the noise coming from the lobby attracted the attention of the two.

It turned out that some diners were scolding the grandchildren who sang the music, scolding them for not singing well, and asking the restaurant to change the storyteller. It is estimated that the storyteller said too well, and when he arrived at the * place, he suddenly changed to a soft singing song, and the diners couldn't change it for a while.

The woman in charge of the singing looked up at the tables of diners who were shouting at them. Since Zhong Nan's private room was facing the grandfather and grandson, he instantly saw the woman's face - very familiar, who is it?

It turned out to be her! Zhong Nanxin said, why did these grandfathers and grandsons come to Beijing?

The woman who sang the song was Du Xiaoman, and when Zhong Nan was in Dongchang, he once rescued them and saved her from humiliation.

When Zhong Nan recognized Du Xiaoman, the other party also saw him. In an instant, Du Xiaoman covered his mouth with his hand, and tears appeared in his eyes.

Brother Zhong, I found you so hard, and now God finally let me find you! Du Xiaoman's heart was full of mixed feelings.

Looking at this scene, Zhong Nan was worried that Du Xiaoman's grandson would suffer, so he summoned Xiao Er and asked him to invite the two to the private room on the second floor.

The restaurant is desperate, this is a happy situation: the diners in the lobby see that the singing is going down, and they are no longer noisy; The grandfather and grandson who sang the song, and the guests in the private room ordered the stage, so that there would be no business.

After a while, Du Xiaoman and her grandfather arrived at the private room where Zhong Nan was. The old man didn't recognize it at first, but after listening to his granddaughter's whispered reminder, he recognized who the other party was.

"Benefactor, last time I was in Dongchang, thanks to you. The little old man is polite! "After the old man recognized the person, it was a great gift to come up.

"I can't do it, I can't help it!" Zhong Nan had the concept of "respecting the old and loving the young" in his bones, and hurriedly stopped it when he saw this situation.

"Miss Du, you ...... You tell the old man not to do this! Zhong Nan saw that he couldn't stop it, so he had to find help.

"It turns out that Brother Zhong still remembers me!" Du Xiaoman smiled, "Then I'll help you." ”

After finishing speaking, Du Xiaoman stepped forward to help help his grandfather.

Afterwards, Zhong Nan asked the two to sit down, and the old man tried his best to refuse, insisting on sitting on the stool next to him. Zhong Nan couldn't help it, so he had to follow them.

"Miss Du, old man, why did you come to Jingshi?" Zhong Nan served two cups of tea to the other party and asked with concern.

"Alas, it's hard to put it into words...... the old man sighed, and then looked at Liu Donghai beside Zhong Nan.

"Old man, it's okay, this is your own person!" Zhong Nan did not shy away from Liu Donghai, which made the other party very happy.

"Yes, old man, you can rest assured. If you have any grievances, our squire will be the master for you! Liu Donghai echoed.

As soon as the old man heard this, he explained the cause and effect of the incident.

The grandfather and grandson were originally from Qingzhou Mansion, born in a small village below Qingzhou, and because the fields in their hometown were occupied by wicked people, they planned to go to Qingzhou Mansion to seek refuge with their relatives. That time I met Zhong Nan when the two first arrived in Qingzhou.

Later, I finally found my relatives, but within a few years, my relatives' business had an accident and they lost all their property, and they were unable to continue to help their grandparents.

The grandfather and grandson had no place to live in Qingzhou, so they had to rely on singing songs for a living. It's just that Qingzhou is a small place, and there are competitors in almost all restaurants, and it is difficult for the grandparents and grandchildren to find many opportunities, so they can only sing from east to west, and life is very difficult.

In this way, he survived until the end of last year, and in desperation, the old man thought about coming to Beijing, thinking that there were many adults in Beijing, and it was better than staying in Qingzhou Mansion.

"Brother Zhong, if I hadn't met you today, maybe we would never have seen each other again." Du Xiaoman said with emotion.

"Why?" Zhong Nan was puzzled.

"We originally planned to leave Jingshi in a few days." Du Xiaoman explained.