Chapter 173: A Banquet with Twists and Turns
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When Cheng Yu was busy calculating, Liu Bei didn't notice the danger at all, maybe there was no danger at all, after all, Dian Wei beside him was not a vegetarian.
Liu Bei's birthday is in the intense preparations, Liu Yi arranged it properly, of course, the specific affairs still have to be prepared by the people below.
The arrangement of various meals, wine and meat, the list of people who come to celebrate the birthday, and a series of things.
"Ziang, how are the books prepared", Xi Zhicai said with a smile, Liu Bei also handed over the miscellaneous matters of the recent birthday to Liu Yi to arrange, and he also had to worry about the affairs of Qingzhou Academy, so young, it is rare that Liu Yi can arrange it only in an orderly manner.
"There is no problem with books, Xuande Gong's birthday may be a little shabby, and no scenes are arranged", Liu Yi said with a smile, under normal circumstances, the lord's birthday has to be done in a big way, and then get all kinds of bells and whistles to make Liu Bei have more face, but unfortunately the focus is not on Liu Bei's birthday, Liu Yi is not very concerned about this kind of thing, and it is all on Qingzhou Academy.
"Xuande Gong's birthday is very simple?" , Xi Zhicai was stunned for a moment, anyway, Liu Bei is also their lord, this is too much, isn't it.
"It's okay, Xuan Degong doesn't care about this, it's not particularly bad if it's simple and shabby", Liu Yi shook his head and said with a smile, knowing that Xi Zhicai was a little overthinking.
In Liu Yi's opinion, that kind of birthday is indeed a bit simple, but it is placed on the premise of those bells and whistles of later generations, let go of the Three Kingdoms in this troubled era, what kind of specifications can the birthday have, good wine and good food hospitality, it is almost the same, there is no wine here in Liu Bei in other places, and there are those meals that are not passed on.
"That's good, that's good", Xi Zhicai was relieved when he heard Liu Yi's words, Liu Yi's vision can still be guaranteed, Xi Zhicai has no doubts about this, after all, a person who usually has to ask for a seat to be able to lie down, how can it be bad.
Liu Yi smiled and said nothing, just waiting for the birthday banquet to start, this time the purpose was achieved, anyway, it would be okay to make Qingzhou Academy famous all over the world, and the rest was not important, Liu Bei's birthday passed in a fool's way, anyway, he usually didn't enjoy these material things so much.
The banquet was held as scheduled on the second day, Liu Bei and others set up the scene early, giving some space to those who came to celebrate their birthdays, and the rest was the placement of various banquet tables, preparing meals, and entertaining them.
"Yanzhou Mu Cao Cao's envoy Cheng Yu presented a hundred taels of gold, a thousand silk horses, a pair of jade walls, etc., to congratulate Xuande Gongshou than Nanshan", the recipient at the door sang.
Liu Bei got up to say hello, and after a few more greetings, Cheng Yu took his seat, and the whole process went smoothly.
Liu Yi really admired it, so the gift method can make Qingzhou rich, but unfortunately I don't know if those gifts are really high-quality, or they are just out of shape.
"Yizhou Mu Yuan Shao's envoys were frustrated to present a hundred good horses, a cart of refined salt, a pair of jade bracelets and other congratulatory gifts, congratulating Xuande Gong Fushou and good health", and the recipient of the gift reported again.
Frustrated professor also walked in, bowed his hand and congratulated, Liu Bei also said a few words of greeting and took a seat.
Next, there are a lot of congratulations one after another, basically every state has envoys who come to investigate, except for Liangzhou, the ghost place in Liangzhou is a bandit leader who fights, and only the fist in his hand is believed in, so he will not engage in these bells and whistles to congratulate and pull into the feelings.
"First of all, thank you for your congratulations, Bei is very grateful to everyone present, it is a big birthday for Bei, and I also bother you to run, the road is tiring, good wine and good food will come soon, please don't dislike it", Liu Bei stood up and said with a smile, Liu Yi specially prepared a dress for Liu Bei, and he was very happy to put it on.
"Don't dislike it, don't dislike it, thank you Xuande Gong for your hospitality"
"Xuande Gong said that he laughed, he was not tired, he should have it"
"Xuande Gong's good wine and good food must be incomparable to the outside, and you must eat and drink enough today"
The guests below responded repeatedly, it's someone's birthday, so you have to respond anyway, otherwise it's not good to make people very embarrassed.
Liu Yi sat at the table waiting for dinner, and it was almost evening. Liu Yi was already hungry.
Soon, the wine and meat meals were delivered, as soon as the wine was opened, the fragrance was wafting everywhere, and the whole courtyard was filled with the smell of wine, many guests showed very surprised expressions, they usually drank a lot of good wine, why didn't there be this fragrance, could it be that the good wine they drank before was a lie, and those black-hearted shops didn't sell them good wine at all?
Then the food on the table also made them appetite great, this kind of stir-fried food with full color and flavor, I don't know how many times better than the usual cooked food, they have never eaten this delicious meal, it looks very appetizing, and the fragrance has been around the front of the nose, can't help but move the index finger.
Soon all the tables were moving, and they were full of praise for the food, and the people who could come to celebrate the birthday were not some poor people, they could definitely get anything they wanted, or they would not worry about the delicious food. But today's meals are really eye-catching, they have never eaten this type of meal, and the meat and vegetables used to feel very good when cooked, but when they eat such meals, they feel that the boiled meat they ate before is what they are, and how they ate it in the first place.
"Ahem, cough, this wine, it's really cool", a guest poured a sip of wine, spicy cough, and Guo Jia felt the same when he first drank this spirit, the previous wine went down, there was no taste, and there was no feeling, so I naturally thought that the wine here was a little fragrant, I never expected the wine here to be so strong, and I was choked after taking a sip, but after drinking it for a while, it felt really cool, this is the wine that men drink, spicy enough.
"I've never heard of this wine, and I haven't drunk it, so where can I buy it?" asked one of the guests, who really felt that the wine he had drunk before had no taste at all, and he was afraid that he would not be able to drink it anymore when he went back, hoping to find a place to buy it.
"I haven't seen it either, ask Xuande Gong, how to get this kind of wine, how can we drink it in the future", another guest also said, this kind of wine is too attractive, there is no harm if there is no comparison, now that I have drunk good wine, who wants to drink those wines that have no taste at all.
"Xuan Degong, where does this wine come from and where can I buy it", one of the guests couldn't help but ask, and Cheng Yu also looked up at Liu Bei, it was the first time they had drunk this kind of wine.
"Hahaha, this is Ziang's own wine, I don't know if it's sold outside, it's better for you to listen to what he said", Liu Bei laughed and said, Liu Yi's wine, Liu Bei didn't dare to promise people casually, after all, this kind of wine is very rare, and I haven't seen Liu Yi take it out and give it away in ordinary times, what if it's hard to get it.
Many guests looked at Liu Yi, Liu Ziang's name had already been heard, even if he hadn't heard of it before, he would send someone to investigate, it was impossible to come to Liu Bei This information is not known, then it is really stunned, so at this moment Liu Bei said that when Liu Yi brewed the wine, most people could find Liu Yi's location.
"This kind of wine is called Zhuyeqing, and it will be sold in Qingzhou in the future, but it is limited every year, after all, it is not easy to brew this kind of wine, I hope you can understand it when you buy it in the future", Liu Yi said with a smile, this is a very lucrative business, since it has been exposed, simply put it on the table.
"Okay, it's limited, it's limited, you can drink it", one of the guests laughed and poured a sip of wine, since it was said that it was limited, so why not take advantage of the banquet to drink more.
The other guests were happy to get the answers they wanted. As for the limited quantities, in fact, I didn't take it to heart, the money was not in place before the limit, as long as the money was in place, everything would be there, and the limited amount was not said to be limited, and the other guests didn't have much of a concept of this, and when they went to buy wine in the future, they found that the limited edition was really disgusting.
"Xuande Gong, I would like to give you a glass, Pingqingzhou, and collect the yellow scarf, it is really admirable", Cheng Yu said, raised his wine glass and signaled to Liu Bei, dragging his hands with him, looking very humble.
"Miao praised, have a drink", Liu Bei didn't care, raised his glass and drank with Cheng Yu, as for Liu Yi's previous evaluation of Cheng Yu, Liu Bei also took it to heart, and left a guard.
It's a pity that Cheng Yu's calculations are so easy to hide, Liu Bei picked up the wine glass and accepted Cheng Yu's congratulations, of course, the other envoys who came couldn't lag behind, and they scrambled to toast to Xuande Gong, the scene was very chaotic, and every guest had to toast Liu Bei.
Suddenly, a close guest suddenly pulled out a knife from his arms and stabbed Liu Bei, the picture seemed to freeze, Liu Bei's situation was very dangerous.
Dian Wei reacted quickly, and instantly picked up the wine jar next to him, and threw it out and smashed it on the assassin, and at the same time, the guards came in to find that the guest was dead.
"Xuan Degong, the assassin is dead," one of the guards said helplessly.
"Well, you guys go down", Liu Bei was also shocked into a cold sweat, and he almost lost his life just now.
There is no proof of death, and Liu Yi has no way, can he blame Dian Wei for using too much strength? If you don't use force, what if you can't save Liu Bei, you can only say that the assassin is really too brittle.
"I've disturbed you, you should eat and drink, I'll clean up here in a while, some villains who don't think about themselves, let everyone laugh", Liu Bei calmly explained, as if it wasn't him who was assassinated just now, so that people came to eat and congratulate them, and no one had anything to do when they encountered this, so they could only appease them.
Soon the episode passed, after all, it was just an assassin who had been destroyed. It's not worth it for them to be affected by this all day.
Liu Yi also sat down slowly, fortunately, he kept him by Liu Bei's side after subduing Dian Wei, and he really saved Liu Bei's life today, what a luck.
Soon, the banquet entered a good time to brag and fart, and some of the guests were deeply infatuated with that feeling, and the blowing was very responsive, and it was at this time.
"Master, I've finally arrived in Chengyang, Qingzhou, is there any food", a young man dressed as a beggar walked in, because when it was time to eat, the guards and guards all asked Xuande Gong to withdraw to eat, after all, who wouldn't stand at the door all day long and watch others eat at noon, and the young man walked in without hindrance.
The guests present all looked at the door of the banquet, what is going on today, just assassinated in the past, and another beggar came, looking like that, he wanted to make trouble again? Liu Bei's birthday is really lively, and there are many people watching the show.
"Young man, who are you looking for, this is indeed Qingzhou Chengyang", Liu Yi said with a smile, although this young man was dressed as a beggar, but the sense of connection between star power and life stars made Liu Yi know that the young man in front of him was not simple.
"I'm looking for Liu Bei Liu Xuande, and I want Liu Yi and Liu Ziang, this time I came to take refuge in them, I don't know if I can accept me", the young man opened his mouth and called out the names of the first and second leaders in Qingzhou, with a high-spirited face, without the slightest worry that Liu Bei would not take him in.
"What's your name, under Liu Yi and Liu Ziang, if you come to join us, you have to report your name", Liu Yi had some guesses in his heart, the character of the young man in front of him, at this age, it is estimated that he is the one, but he still asks to feel at ease.
"In the lower Fufeng, Fa Zheng, the word filial piety is straight, Ziang may not have heard of me", Fa Zheng said embarrassedly, it seemed a little arrogant just now. Let's keep it low-key.
Liu Yi said secretly Sure enough, Fa Xiaozhi, a big fish, awakened the life star at a young age, this straightforward character, who else is there besides him.
However, Fa Zheng was born in a celebrity family, and he is the grandson of Fa Zhen, who should be an official at this time, how could he come to Qingzhou, but Liu Yi doesn't care about this, anyway, he can keep him, this is a great talent, and he can't let it go in the future.
Liu Yi suddenly thought, Fa Zheng shouldn't have come from Liu Zhang, in terms of romance, Fa Zheng and his friend Meng Da from the same county entered Shu to attach to Liu Zhang, but Liu Zhang is not a person who is good at employing people, and it was a long time before Fa Zheng became the county commander of Xindu, and then he was appointed as a military lieutenant. Fa Zhenghuai did not meet, and was slandered by the people in the state, very distressed, Yizhou don't drive Zhang Song and Fa Zheng are friends, but also feel that Liu Zhang is not a person who can achieve great things, often feel their own experience Zhang Song sent Cao Cao Cao, and after returning persuaded Liu Zhang to break off contact with Cao Cao and make friends with Liu Bei. Soon after, Cao Cao was defeated at Chibi, and Liu Bei's power was strengthened. Liu Zhang then asked who should be sent to Liu Bei, and Zhang Song recommended Fa Zheng. Fa Zheng resigned at first, but then had no choice but to go. After Liu Bei saw Fazheng, he "accepted it with kindness and did his best to be courteous." After returning to Yizhou, he conspired with Zhang Song and decided to secretly serve Liu Bei as the master, Liu Zhang heard that Cao Cao wanted to send Zhong Xuan, the captain of the school, to conquer Zhang Lu, so he was afraid that Cao Cao would annex Yizhou after winning Hanzhong. Zhang Song then persuaded Liu Zhang to welcome Liu Bei into Shu and let him crusade against Zhang Lu, and Fa Zheng was appointed as an envoy again, and Meng Da led 2,000 people each to envoy Liu Bei to welcome Liu Bei into Shu. Fa Zheng secretly betrayed Liu Zhang and offered advice to Liu Bei: "Your Excellency ordered the world's talents, Liu Zhang has no ability to know the master, and takes Zhang Song as the internal response to seize Yizhou; With the wealth of Yizhou as the foundation, it is easy to achieve great things by virtue of the dangers of the land of abundance. Zhuge Liang's Longzhong thought that if he wanted to seize the world, he must occupy Jingzhou and Yizhou, and the defection of Fa Zheng and Zhang Song was a godsend, so Liu Bei agreed, and then led the army into Shu. Liu Bei pretended to agree to the Northern Expedition to Zhang Lu and marched into Jiameng. Zhang Song was killed because the matter was revealed, and Liu Bei broke with Liu Zhang and marched to Chengdu. Yizhou engaged in Zheng Du suggested to Liu Zhang to drag Liu Bei down with a strong wall and clear field, you must know that Liu Zhang was very powerful at that time, occupying Yizhou, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the development is very good, if it is really strong and clear, Liu Yi doesn't have to think about it, Liu Bei will be completely out of play, Liu Bei was very worried when he knew it, but Fa Zheng thought that although Liu Zhang had no talent, he was still a state pastor who loved the people, so it was impossible to adopt this strategy that would harm the interests of the people. Sure enough, Liu Zhang believed: "I have heard of rejecting the enemy to reassure the people, and I have not heard of moving the people to avoid the enemy." So he deposed Zheng Du, after Liu Bei occupied Yizhou, he urgently needed to form a relationship with the big clan in Shuzhong, so the group persuaded Liu Bei to marry Wu Shi, the sister of Liu Zhang's old general Wu Yi, but Wu was the wife of Liu Zhang's late brother Liu Mao, Liu Bei thought that he was of the same clan as Liu Mao, and it was against the law of etiquette to do so. Fa Zhengjin admonished: "On his relatives, what is the relationship with Jin Wen to Ziyuan? "When Duke Wen of Jin fled to the Qin State, he married his nephew Huai Gongzi Yu's wife, Huai Ying. Fa Zheng thought that Jin Wen was still able to marry the wife of his nephew and was not criticized by the etiquette law, not to mention that Liu Bei and Liu Mao were not relatives. Liu Bei then accepted Wu as his wife. Subsequently, Liu Bei gave Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu 500 catties of gold, 1,000 catties of silver, 50 million catties of money, and 1,000 horses of brocade as the highest reward among the generals. Fa Zheng was appointed as the Taishou and Yangwu general of Shu County. It can be said that as soon as Fa Zheng appeared, he presented Yizhou to Liu Bei, Yizhou of the country of abundance, and completed Zhuge Liang's Longzhong pair, Liu Zhang didn't care about him, he directly reversed, this kind of thinking was really daring to be the first in that era, but who made him Fa Xiaozhi, it was so strong, but what Liu Yi couldn't understand was why Fa Xiaozhi came to Qingzhou at this time, it's too early, Yizhou is 108,000 miles away, I really don't know how Fa Xiaozhi came over.