Chapter 53: The Sky-High Banquet
On this day, the guys in the restaurant were eye-opening, the flying fish suits upstairs and downstairs were really beautiful, and the passers-by and the two commanding servants were even wearing python suits.
The python is somewhat similar to the dragon, the dragon is five-clawed, and the python is four-clawed, but the average person really can't see it if it is not subdivided, because the python robe is very similar to the dragon robe, so only the prince, the prince and the nobles can wear it, and the eunuchs around the emperor generally wear python robes, which are specially given by the emperor, and the python robes worn by the three pedestrians are of course also specially given by the emperor. This kind of thing belongs to the imperial product, you can't find a tailor to make it yourself, otherwise it is a great crime of rebellion.
The wine and food have not come up yet, everyone drinks tea first, this restaurant is really capable, the tea supplied is tribute tea, it is estimated that there is a channel to get the goods from the palace, and there is no sale on the market.
The eunuchs in the palace often secretly take out the emperor's things and sell them to some related shops and private individuals, which is not a secret, there are too many things to pay tribute to the emperor every year, and the emperor can't use it at all, in addition to giving them to the palaces and nobles, it is to reward the ministers close to them, of course the eunuchs will not be polite, and they will use it when they are near the water, and they will sell it if they can't use it up.
These people drank tribute tea, but none of them applauded, and it is estimated that they usually drink these, so they don't think so.
A thousand households suddenly said to the pedestrian: "My lord, I received a secret report in the morning, and the Saiwai Ministry is about to move again, as if it is going to raise troops on a large scale. ”
Another Qianhu frowned and said, "It's been a few years since I've been honest in the answering department, and this is going to start tossing again?" I'm afraid the people at the border will not be able to sleep. ”
The passerby said lightly: "The wine table doesn't talk about business, and the two of you will have a drink by yourself." ”
The two of them nodded and admitted the punishment, and then everyone began to talk about the ups and downs of the capital, nothing more than where to listen to the opera, where to prostitute themselves, where the special dishes are the best and so on.
Besides, I was dumbfounded, but I didn't expect that these sanctimonious guys wouldn't be able to stand up for a long time, and after a while, they would show their true colors.
"Dude, you're still young, don't let these bastards spoil you." The pedestrians are like protectors of the road.
Cao Huateng, the commander of Zuodu, said with a smile: "Huo Huo, did we take him badly?" Adults don't know, right?,It's a famous Jiangnan talent.,It's said that when you were in Jiangnan.,We still want to let the situation take us to play in the future.。 ”
Ma Tianyu, the commander of the right capital, joked: "That's it." Besides, when you first arrive in the capital, you may not be familiar with some places, so we will show you the way in the future, and then we will rely on you to help us brothers more. ”
"The two adults laughed, those are all rumors, and they are just honest scholars, and they have nothing to do with romance." Besides, he laughed.
"Rumors? What we got was a secret report, and my lord, Nanjing and Suzhou all have our eyeliner. Cao Huateng said.
Besides, he was shocked, he didn't expect Jin Yiwei's hand to reach the territory of Zhongshan Palace, but it was not strange for him to think about it, maybe those eyeliners in Zhongshan Palace's Mansion were for the two masters to work, and they could get double money.
The pedestrian reprimanded: "What nonsense are you talking about, Nanjing and Suzhou are the territory of Zhongshan Palace, and we have never sent anyone to Jiangnan to investigate." ”
Cao Huateng knew that he was speechless, and said with a smile: "Besides, my brother is now his own person, so it doesn't hurt to talk to him." ”
When the passers-by heard him say this, they were silent, but a few clouds appeared on their faces.
"Don't talk about business, or just talk about the situation, and Brother Cao will punish himself for three cups in a while." Ma Tianyu and the mud road.
"Yes, it should be punished, it should be punished." Cao Huateng nodded hurriedly.
The passerby said to the situation: "Brother, I don't treat you as an outsider, you are your own family, but some things are confidential, and you can only talk about them at the headquarters, not outside, and you can't talk about them with your wife and children." After speaking, he gestured with his hand to look like he had lost his head.
Besides, he nodded: "I remember." ”
Besides, I was in a trance, was I pulled into Jinyiwei, or into the Secret Bureau?
At this time, the wine and food came up, and it was really a cannon dragon cooking phoenix, and the water, land and air were all feasted.
Lu Xingren laughed and said: "Brother, look distressed, or I'll share it for you, brother." ”
Besides, he patted his chest: "What is this, if you can afford my situation, please come and enjoy it at any time." ”
Lu Xingdao: "Yes, my brother eats better at home than this, the noble family, naturally what he eats and drinks is tribute from all over the world." ”
"That's it, the lord is from a noble family, what are these, let's hurry up and feast on it." A thousand households looked at the exquisite dishes on the table and drooled.
Another thousand households pushed him: "As for you, even if it is such a banquet, we can always eat it several times a year, as for gluttony?" He said to himself, but the corners of his mouth drooled uncontrollably.
"Eat, eat, this is my brother's honorable banquet, don't talk about any rules, eat and drink at will, there is nothing important in the afternoon, take half a day off." The road pedestrian loudly announced.
"Thank you for your grace." As he spoke, he began to drink wine and eat food.
"Brother, you can also try it, the chef here is the nephew of the imperial chef, the method is similar to that in the palace, and the ingredients are very particular." Pedestrians on the road to the situation.
Besides, he nodded, he didn't expect these people to be immodest at all, they would eat when they said they would, and they didn't even have an opening toast, and they directly made it clear that they were big eaters.
He doesn't have a love for food, mainly because he can't eat the true essence of food. It is said that after eating a dish, some gourmets can accurately tell the amount of ingredients, the amount of heat, etc., and even the charcoal used can taste it, and the taste of the dish can be divided into eighteen products.
Besides, eating is the two criteria of good and bad.
The passers-by and the two or so commanders also feasted and drank greatly, and it was evident that they did not eat such feasts very often, and that these fine wines and delicacies had an irresistible allure to these diners.
Besides, he drank wine in a small cup, picked all kinds of dishes to eat, he didn't touch sea cucumber and abalone, he didn't like seafood, he could eat some river fish, there was a big pot of hairy crabs on the table, he liked this, and he ate two of them with ginger vinegar.
"Brother likes crabs?" The passers-by were a little surprised.
Hairy crabs are indeed delicious, but they are really nothing compared to those expensive dishes on the table, so they are served in large pots and pots, as if they don't need money.
"Well, yes, it's hard to see how his house is preserved, it's almost as delicious as the Mid-Autumn Festival." Moreover, it is indeed a bit strange to praise it.
"They are kept by secret methods, no one has found any method, the boss sees his various secret methods as more important than life, but if my brother wants it, I can help you find a way." Road pavement.
"No need, it tastes good once in a while, and if you eat too much, it will be tasteless." Besides, he said indifferently.
"That's right, my lord, we liked this stuff at first, and then we watched it normally. You try this, it's from overseas. A thousand households pointed to a lobster on the table.
Besides, I really didn't pay attention to it at first, but I was really shocked to see it at this time, this should be an Australian lobster, and there is really no production in the nearby seas. He had the privilege of eating it once in his previous life, but he didn't eat the delicious food that matched the price, and he might really have no chance of eating it.
He picked a piece of lobster meat and ate it, nodded and said it was delicious.
As soon as this thousand households began, others introduced him to other dishes on the table, such as hump, monkey's head, bear's paw, flying dragon soup, three-whip soup, etc., which are easy to call famous, and some dishes are made without knowing what is made at all, and the names are also very strange, and the taste is really delicious.
"My lord, do you really ring the bell when you eat at home, and then use Dading to eat?" A thousand households asked.
Besides, he couldn't help but laugh: "What do you say? ”
It seems that these people really think they are the children of nobles, but that's fine.
"Isn't there a saying that Zhong Ming Ding eats? I heard people say that the emperor has to play music when he eats, and there is no ding, and all kinds of cauldrons are lined up. "Another thousand households.
"A group of guys who don't learn and don't know how to do it, that's a metaphor, who puts porcelain and doesn't use it, and uses Dading. It's true that the emperor may not like it, but it's such a rule. The passerby pointed at the two guys and smiled.
While talking about Zhong Mingding's food, a few more people ran upstairs.
"Well, the two guys on duty are finally here." Pedestrians stop their chopsticks.
"You gluttonous fellows, we won't have to wait for us to have a feast. It's not about you, my lord, it's about these guys who have never seen the world. One man said loudly, smiling at the passerby at the end.
"Who knows when you will arrive, it is not certain whether you will come or not, of course I can't wait for you, don't talk nonsense, find a seat and sit down by yourself." Road pavement.
The first two people walked over, and the two thousand households on this table automatically walked away with cups and saucers and went to the adjacent table.
Lu Xingren stood up and said: "Let me introduce the three of you, this is our new commander Guan Yunming, Brother Guo, this is the commander Qin Duanming, and this is the commander Situ Deng." You will be colleagues in the future, and you must sincerely unite to serve the emperor. ”
Moreover, as the passers-by stood up, the rest of the people naturally followed, and only the two who were in command heard the word emperor and hurriedly stood up.
However, these people are not as loyal as the students of the Whampoa Military Academy, at least when they hear the word principal, they will touch their heels, stand upright, and then salute, these people are just standing, and there is no solemnity in their posture or expression.
The commander Qin Duanming looked at the situation, and then sneered: "This is the new nobleman of the imperial court? ”
Moreover, he was furious: "Lord Qin, how can you speak?" ”
Everyone was stunned, no one expected this scene, and then everyone understood that the nouveau riche refers to the person who was newly favored by the emperor in the palace and then given the title of concubine, and the upstart refers to the political magnate who has just risen in the imperial court, although there is only one word missing, but it is two different things.
"Duanming, what's the matter with you?" The passerby was also surprised.
"Isn't he an upstart, isn't he human? is both an upstart and a person, isn't it an upstart? Qin Duanming said disapprovingly.
"Commander Qin, I met you for the first time, and I had nothing to do with it before, what do you mean by your disrespectful words? If you want to go head-to-head, let's be honest, I'm really not afraid of someone. ”