Chapter 173: The Secret Battle at the Reception Banquet
Entering the gate of the Governor's Mansion, Wang Junkuo said very heartily: "The house has prepared wine and food, just waiting for you." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info I also ask the people of Trish to come with me. I think we can have a drink today. ā
Cui Dunli also smiled: "It is a blessing to be invited to the banquet by the governor." Just pay a few more glasses to the governor to thank you for the grace of the day before yesterday. The politeness of the two made the atmosphere more and more harmonious. And Luo Yan, who was behind him, also looked at Li Xuandao and said in a low voice: "Look at Larry's wine and food today, it's really not Li Changshi's turn to invite, so I will have to give you a few glasses at that time." ā
Relying on Luo Yan's narrow face, Li Xuandao knew that Luo Yan was going to settle the bad account with himself who had just seen his jokes. So he said helplessly: "Okay, okay, you know to have fun with me." ā
After entering the main hall, the servants of the Governor's Mansion had already set up their positions.
As a consolation envoy, and a close minister of the Son of Heaven, Wang Junkuo pulled him to the throne at this time. As for the others, they sat down in order according to their official ranks.
At this time, Luo Yan served as the Sima of the Youzhou Governor's Mansion, and there were also Shangguan of the local governor's mansion. Therefore, after a ranking of seats, in the end, it was a fifth place. On the top is the history of Youzhou Thorn and the history of the seat and the long history, and then there is Li Xuandao.
But the good thing is that I got the opportunity to share the table with Li Xuandao, and it happened that the two of them were drinking and feasting while catching up.
Why doesn't Luo Yan want to have a good relationship with other people? The expressions of disgust on those people just now, Luo Yan still remembered it at this time. Luo Yan is not so self-indulgent, and sits with people who despise him in his heart and talks and laughs. Although this banquet pull relationship does work well, it is not suitable today.
Soon the wine and food came up, and it was really as Li Xuandao said. The cuisine of Youzhou is full of northern characteristics. Beef, which is also scarce in Chang'an, Luo Yan watched as people brought a large plate on each table. Presumably, when it was roasted, a lot of spices from the Western Regions were applied, and a trace of heat could be seen on the golden skin.
The fragrance reached Luo Yan's nose, and Rao had also eaten a lot of food in Chang'an, but Luo Yan had to admit that he had been captured by this large plate of meat at this time.
Then three roast sheep were put on the temple at once. The color is not very different from the beef served before, but the taste is very different. Beef is scented with spices from the Western Regions, but mutton is completely coated with honey, giving off a slightly sweet but fragrant flavor.
Luo Yan felt that there was no need for anything else at this banquet. As long as you have these two things, and then you have some good wine, you will be worthy of any wine banquet you have eaten before.
However, Wang Junkuo is not so stingy, this is just a prelude, and there are bear's paws, deer breasts and the like behind him. Luo Yan regarded himself as a dirt bun in his heart at this time, and none of the dozen or so dishes sent over in a blink of an eye were seen and eaten by himself.
When every table was almost full, the servants stopped bringing food up.
When everyone present saw Wang Junkuo standing up with a wine glass, they also got up in this posture, and bowed to the southwest with Wang Junkuo. This is to thank Li Shimin for his long, so this first glass of wine, everyone drank it very solemnly. Then this cup was Wang Junkuo greeting Cui Dunli, so many officials turned to Cui Dunli again, and waited for Cui Dunli to thank him and drank the wine in the cup, and then finished drinking.
originally thought that Wang Junkuo's third glass of wine would thank the hundred officials in Youzhou, but who would have thought that this person would really give himself face and face the third glass of wine to himself.
"The name of Luo Sima is also widely spread in the Northland. I didn't expect that my Governor's Mansion would be fortunate enough to let you be this Sima. Wang Junkuo smiled at this time and said to Luo Yan: "The story of Jun in Jingzhou is so good that my soldiers are moved. I also hope that Luo Sima will assist me in handling this military affairs in the future. ā
Hearing Wang Junkuo's politeness at this time, Luo Yan was a little panicked. Now he was staring at him, but now that he is talking like this, he has the intention of making friends with himself.
But let's think about it later. At present, he is still honest with Wang Junkuo's glass of wine.
"The governor is too high-minded. A little famous, but a moment of profligacy. Now to be able to work under the governor, it is Luo Yan's luck. In the future, we will not forget our original intention and do things seriously. Luo Yan replied very cautiously. There are no promises too much. That is to say, this is a serious work, and it is also the premise of not forgetting the original intention.
As for what this original intention is, in the hearts of many people, it seems to be related to the matter of Jingzhou. But in Luo Yan's heart, he was just thinking about the secret decree given to him by Li Shimin. If Wang Junkuo is obedient, if there is a change, then no matter how good his attitude towards him is today, Luo Yan will definitely not be soft.
Listening to Luo Yan's words, Wang Junkuo was extremely happy, laughed, drank the wine in the cup, and kept saying yes.
After the three glasses of wine were toasted, Wang Junkuo shouted for a feast, clapped his hands at the same time, and called for the dance music that had been prepared a long time ago. While eating delicious food, the officials watched the pleasing dance and listened to the ecstatic pipe. Luo Yan couldn't help it for a long time, and when he heard Wang Junkuo's words about the banquet, he saw that many people had already put off their chopsticks, and he picked up the chopsticks and pinched the already sliced beef.
Seeing Luo Yan's somewhat anxious look, Li Xuandao said a little angrily: "People dislike you as a dirt bun, so you can be more restrained." You're good, so eager, I want to embarrass the capital. ā
At the moment when he was accused by Li Xuandao, Luo Yan had already stuffed a piece of beef with golden skin and fat inside into his mouth. After chewing two bites, the beef was accompanied by the taste of spices, sending the fragrance from the tip of Luo Yan's tongue to his chest and abdomen. For a while, where could he still care what Li Xuandao said, and the feeling of intoxication already made Luo Yan feel embarrassed.
Swallowing this mouthful of meat, Luo Yancai said: "They see me like this, I have to wait as he wants, so do I think they will eat it or not?" After saying that, he stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth. Seeing that Luo Yan was completely a scoundrel, Li Xuandao shook his head helplessly, and picked up his chopsticks and ate them.
Seriously, Luo Yanting thanked Wang Junkuo for this banquet, which allowed him to see a lot of things that he had only seen in books before. Like what fish and bear's paws can't have both, they have always persuaded people to go here and there, but why do you say that, this time Luo Yan also knew.
As the saying goes, you don't get tired of eating, you don't get tired of fine, and there is no era of stir-frying, and the two ways of cooking are the mainstream. Both the fish and the bear's paw are excellent ingredients, and the carefully processed sashimi and bear's paw both look crystal clear and have their own flavors. Luo Yan picked up the extremely thin bear paw that had been processed and dipped it in the condiment, which was really delicious in the world.
While Luo Yan was eating and drinking, a person suddenly came to the table.
I saw this person holding a wine glass and said: "I have heard the name of Luo Sima for a long time, but when I see it today, it is really different from ordinary people." I don't know if Luo Sima can appreciate his face and have a drink with him. Although the person who came to make a toast to himself, it was really embarrassing. Not only Luo Yan, but also Li Xuandao, the chopsticks that are sandwiched towards the dish are also a meal.
Eat the bear's paw in your mouth carefully. Luo Yan picked up the wine glass, stood up and said with a smile: "Brother Tai Meiyi, Luo Yan is naturally respectful rather than obedient." However, dare to ask Brother Tai? "The person who came didn't even report his name and official position, and asked Luo Yan to ask in person, which obviously regarded him as a senior.
"Don't dare, it's Sima Zhang Chenze of Youzhou Mansion below." The person who came was a little arrogant and said his name very loudly.
Luo Yan looked around, well, it turned out to be the person at the second table diagonally opposite. Thinking about it, this person is not angry that his seat is higher than him, he is also Sima, and his official position seems to be lower than him. Now that he knew the reason, Luo Yan was naturally prepared. Therefore, without waiting for this person to speak more, he took the lead in holding up his wine glass and said: "Don't dare to ask Zhang Sima to be like this, Luo Yan and his juniors naturally want to toast to their seniors." ā
However, after Luo Yan finished speaking, he ignored this at all, and walked forward directly and toasted Wang Junkuo.
If he offends someone, Luo Yan would rather offend this Sima who came out of nowhere, rather than offend Wang Junkuo. After all, this will be his immediate boss in the future, and his intention is for him. If it can be stabilized, it would be best for Wang Junkuo to be the governor of this capital.
Originally, he still saw that Luo Yan was very respectful to himself, but this Zhang Sima looked proud, and felt that he could get satisfaction from Luo Yan when he bowed his head. Who knew that people ignored themselves and went directly to Wang Junkuo to toast. Luo Yan's approach made this Sima's face turn blue and white for a while, and he stood there, not knowing whether to leave or stay.
However, this person is also quite patient, and after thinking about it for a while, he stood there and waited for Luo Yan.
And Luo Yan, on his side, walked up to Wang Junkuo, said a few polite words, and waited for a glass of wine to finish. When I looked back, I saw that this Zhang Sima was still standing there, and I couldn't help but feel annoyed. This is obviously to ruin his reputation, and he has done a great job. No matter what he does next, what must be spread today is Luo Yan's disrespect for his elders.
After confessing to Wang Junkuo, Luo Yan returned to his table, but before Luo Yan sat down, this Zhang Chenze shouted loudly: "Luo Sima has always been famous for poetry and literature. It's better for Luo Sima to compose a few poems, and let me wait to see the style of Luo Xiaoshu in Beijing. ā
It's been a few years since I was a school student, and this person is still holding on to this. But there was no doubt that these words made everyone stop, and their eyes were fixed on Luo Yan to see how he responded.
At this moment, Luo Yan looked at this one calmly, as if he wanted to keep his appearance in mind. He poured wine into his glass, drank it all, looked around, and said with a smile, "Okay." ā
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