Chapter 19: Brothers
Watching Yan Ming put the mutton that had been prepared long ago into the pot, the aroma of meat wafted out as the water splashed. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Even Dongfang Shuo, Gongsun Ao, and Wei Qing, who had just eaten, couldn't help but be hungry.
"Let's move the chopsticks!" Yan Ming looked at the appearance of several people who were deeply attracted by the hot pot, smiled slightly, and was not polite, he first sandwiched a piece of meat, put it in the bowl with dipping sauce in front of him, dipped it slightly, and put it in his mouth.
Dongfang Shuo immediately did the same, and also concocted a piece of meat and put it in his mouth.
"Wonderful!" As soon as the meat was eaten, Dongfang Shuo stared at him and screamed.
Gongsun Ao immediately stretched out his chopsticks, Wei Qing was also reserved, and finally picked up the chopsticks and grabbed a piece of meat.
Although this hot pot has a lot less seasoning than later generations. But the advantage is that the ingredients are natural, and they have a pure fragrance, which is far from being comparable to the saliva pots of later generations.
"I said, brother, how many strange things do you have in your stomach?" Dongfang Shuo said with a smile while eating.
Gongsun Ao also said happily: "This table and chair, this hot pot, are all unique things in the world, I said brother, just these things, if you get these things in Chang'an City, I dare to guarantee that the magnates there will rush to buy them!" ”
"My lord likes to eat, drink and hunt for curiosities the most. If you see these things, you will definitely collect a few sets. Wei Qing also spoke, but he was not like an ordinary slave, but had a Confucian temperament.
Yan Ming picked up the wine bottle and said with a smile: "A few brothers have praised it, if this is the case, a few brothers might as well give a few dollars, let's make up a few points and open a restaurant in Chang'an." ”
"Haha, that's a good idea." Dongfang Shuo has a flexible mind and hits it off.
Gongsun Ao hesitated, after all, he was born as a military general, and in the future, he hoped to establish military merits on the battlefield and seal the Hou Yinzi. In business, even if he jokes casually, he is very cautious.
It was Wei Qing, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "If Prince Yan Ming doesn't dislike Wei Qing as a slave of the Hou Mansion, Wei Qing is willing to contribute some money." ”
For the few people present, except for Gongsun Ao, they are all very famous people in history. Especially Wei Qing, who was one of the most respected generals in Yan Ming's previous life.
Now it's a pleasure to be able to sit together, drink wine, eat meat and talk about business.
"Okay, that's it." Yan Ming slapped his face and said with a smile: "In the future, if my Yan family goes to Chang'an Imperial Capital to do business, my brother will have to buy shares." ”
"Stake?" Dongfang Shuo was stunned for a moment, and asked instead of the other two people.
"It's just to pay for it together." Yan Ming didn't have time to explain to him in too much detail, so he explained casually.
I have to say that the wine of the Han Dynasty is indeed not very strong.
Yan Ming himself has some alcohol, and after the nerves eroded by various real and fake wines in later generations, when encountering this kind of Han Dynasty wine that is not as strong as beer, it is simply a massive existence.
A few people raised their glasses and drank to each other, and after a few rounds, Dongfang Shuo was already a little dizzy.
Gongsun Ao also drank and let go of his temperament, took off the black armor on his body, and the red military uniform inside was also open, revealing his chest with heavy black hair, and drank happily.
Wei Qing and Yan Ming seem to be quite similar.
The two of them drank one cup at a time, and they didn't go out of shape at all.
Wei Qing turned out to be massive.
"I'm happy to drink today, boy Yan Ming, I used to hear people say that you are not a thing, you are a gentleman. But when I see it today, it's not like that at all! Come, my grandson Ao respects you. ”
"A man who can drink is a real man. My grandson Ao respects you again. ”
Gongsun Ao was really happy, took Yan Ming's hand, and had to toast.
Yan Ming does not refuse to come, and when he raises a cup, the cup is often empty.
This way of drinking made Gongsun Ao recognize from the bottom of his heart that Yan Ming was a man and worthy of dating.
Dongfang Shuo was also shocked by Yan Ming's drinking, but Wei Qing, although he didn't speak, every time Yan Ming raised his glass, he would accompany him silently, and he was not drunk at all.
"Today's hot pot is delicious, and this wine is refreshing. Although you and I are different in civil and military affairs, we have the same temperament, how about becoming brothers? Dongfang Shuo took advantage of the wine and said.
"Good, wonderful!" Gongsun Ao slapped the table and laughed.
Wei Qing lowered his head slightly and said, "Qing Nai is a slave, this ......"
Before he could finish speaking, Yan Ming grabbed Wei Qing's hand and said arrogantly: "The story from slave to general is not unprecedented. Even if a slave marries his master, it is not impossible. Brother Wei Qing, you will definitely worship the marquis in the future, it is unspeakably expensive. ”
"From slave to general, wonderful!" Dongfang Shuo slapped his face.
Gongsun Ao even stretched out his eldest mother's finger, shook it again and again, and said with a smile: "Brother Yan Mingxian's words are very similar to what one person said that day!" ”
"Is there anything else interesting?" Dongfang Shuo is the most curious person, and immediately asked mentally.
Gongsun Ao glanced at Wei Qing, and Wei Qing smiled and said, "Brother Gongsun, don't mention the gossip in the past." ”
"No, no, if there's something fun, it's something you have to say." Dongfang Shuo does not relent.
"Actually, it's nothing. It was my brother Wei Qing who once went to Ganquan Palace, and a prisoner claimed to know physiognomy, saying that my brother Wei Qing would be unspeakably expensive in the future, and it would be okay to be a marquis. These words are somewhat similar to what Brother Yan Mingxian said today. Gongsun Ao said with a smile.
Dongfang Shuo listened to it and was amazed.
Yan Ming smiled and said, "I don't know what the prisoner said. However, I absolutely believe that Brother Wei Qing will be under one person and above ten thousand people in the future. So, I want to bargain today, bow to my brother, and hug my thighs in advance. ”
Wei Qing's face was flushed with shame, but he still said steadily: "The son of a human slave is also a human slave. Don't say that the marquis worships the general, even if he gets rid of his slavery one day, it is also a great luck in his life. ”
"Brother Wei Xian doesn't have to be thin himself. I think that the five sheep doctor Baili Xi back then was just five sheepskins in exchange, but he has achieved great deeds. Since we have a good conversation today, it is also a good thing to worship and become brothers. Dongfang Shuo stood up, with his big sleeves fluttering, quite graceful.
It's just a pity that when he flicked his sleeves, the cuffs fell into the hot pot, causing several people to laugh.
"Since this is the case, Wei Qing deserves it, then climb the brothers." With a fist, Wei Qing smiled.
Yan Ming pulled Wei Qing with one hand and Gongsun Ao with the other, followed Dongfang Shuo out, and said with a smile: "You are disrespectful in this matter, we are climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix, everyone complements each other, so kowtow and become brothers." ”
"I'll just say that my brother is a natural talent. He's going to recommend you someday. Dongfang Shuo laughed heartily after hearing Yan Ming's words.
A few people laughed, walked out of Yan Ming's door, looked at the crescent moon in the sky, identified the direction, and bowed to the south.
Dongfang Shuo is the largest, followed by Gongsun Ao, and then Wei Qing, Yan Ming turned out to be the smallest.
Kowtowed, and the four of them went back to the house to drink, eating and drinking, completely free of such restraint.
"Seriously, brother, don't you really plan to go to Chang'an to develop?" Gongsun Ao asked.
"Don't go, I think Maolingtun is good." Yan Ming shook his head like a rattle. He knew that with Gongsun Ao's identity as a rider by the emperor's side, it would not be difficult to find a small errand for himself in Chang'an.
"It's not that the eldest brother said you, brother, since the beginning of the spring, Dong Zhongshu gave the emperor a book "Three Strategies for Heaven and Man", and the emperor has paid special attention to Confucianism. The two disciples of Ludi Shengong, Zhao Juan and Wang Zang, were named imperial historians by the emperor. Dou Ying and Tian Wei, who are close to Confucianism, one is the prime minister, the other is the captain, Confucianism is about to turn over. You are so knowledgeable, I think you are much stronger than Zhao Juan and Wang Zang, it is better to be a brother and recommend it to you, maybe you will soar. Dongfang Shuo said.
"If I don't go, I just want to make some money and live a quiet life. Being an official is not what I want to do in my life. Yan Ming said with a grin.
Dongfang Shuo looked at Yan Ming with a look of hatred for iron, but Wei Qing on the side said softly: "Second brother, you are by the emperor's side, didn't you hear that there are going to be big changes here in Maoling?" Let's talk about it, maybe I can give my brother some help. ”
Gongsun Ao patted his head and suddenly said, "I forgot about it if the third child didn't say it." This is not a small matter, but it is related to what the eldest brother did before. ”