Chapter 123: On Meritorious Deeds and Rewarding the Feast
Li Ming also learned later that Lao Li was not surnamed Li, and he had to change his name only because he sold himself to the Li Mansion. There are also those who do not change their names, similar to diners or Keqing, Zhang Mo, Xi Zhicai and Xiao Yao belong to this category.
However, the house slave must have to change his name, one has a sense of belonging, and the other can be regarded as a mark of the Li family.
Lao Li used to seem to be a petty official, but he just committed a crime, and then he was officially sold. Because of this, he is coarse and ink, and it is absolutely no problem to be a housekeeper. One of the two sons had begun to learn martial arts, and the other had begun to learn literature. The former can protect the family house at the right time, and the latter can take over Lao Li, so it's no wonder that Xun Cai bought their family.
"Tomorrow is the dinner party, Brother Ming remember not to be late. It's a pity that the time is too short, otherwise I would have to prepare a dress for Brother Ming. However, I am afraid that not many people will wear it to the banquet, so it is not a big problem. Xun Cai followed Li Ming back to the room, and Xun Cai solemnly admonished.
"I'm not a guest, I'm afraid that Your Majesty won't value me much." Li Ming said with a smile, the real big heads should be Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song, and Lu Zhi is at most reinstated as an official. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao should each have their own rewards, and the key is Sun Jian.
As for him, if he wants to have no identity or status, he wants to be a partial general with no status, at most he is more advanced than those messy generals, and he will not be so valued.
In the afternoon of the next day, Xun Cai intensively prepared clothes for Li Ming for the banquet, and even accessories and crowns were prepared separately.
The two of them were actually busy for a day in the morning, on the one hand, Li Ming recruited more than 100 private soldiers, which meant that their food and food had to be supplied by him privately. For this reason, he had to buy another batch of drugs for Xin Bi, who promised to sell as soon as possible to facilitate Li Ming's return of funds.
Riding on the black cloud, Li Ming headed directly in the direction of the palace. There was a holy decree and the official seal that had just been issued, and the soldiers who patrolled the city did not dare to stop him. In this way, I came to the palace in a good way, and naturally someone helped manage the carriage or horses.
Of course, in order to take care of the black clouds, it is natural to give that little yellow door such a small tip. There are a total of ten small tips like this, each of which has three or five hundred texts, and the highest is a bamboo chip, which can be exchanged for consistent money in Yuan's firm.
In these years, the social status of gold and silver is not as good as five baht money, and the money has always been definitely not a small money, and you can buy ten stone of grain. Besides, Li Ming's identity, it's not good to give too much money.
Entering through the side door, there will naturally be a small yellow door to entertain you, and the name will naturally lead you to the place where you should go. This dinner was held in the main hall. The top is naturally the seat of Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty, and there is another seat at the same time, which should be for the two princes.
The next place is arranged according to the identity of the person attending the banquet and the status of the banquet. Li Ming saw Zhang Mo, Xiao Yao and Xi Zhicai early on, and even Xin Bi and Dian Jie were there, but they were arranged in the last seat, and there were many people here.
At the front, it was Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song, of course, there were other civil and military ministers who had made great contributions, but they didn't know if Dong Feifei was in it, so it was said that he should not be qualified to participate in this banquet.
Li Ming's position was at the middle and upper level, and he saw Cao Cao and Sun Jian here, but when he sat down, he found that Yuan Shao's position was actually behind him.
Speaking of which, Yang Le is gone, and he doesn't know whether he is dead or alive. For all such non-historical figures, if they hadn't met them themselves, I'm afraid I really don't know what kind of encounters they have in this troubled world.
Counting up, the Three Kingdoms have been fighting for hundreds of years, how many families have been ruined, and how many possible geniuses have died early. History is history, something that has become a foregone conclusion. But now that he's crossed, is it possible to change all that?
Ha, just like Zhang Mo, he is unknown in history, and under his command, he is destined not to be ordinary! But I don't know how far Xiao Yao will go in the end, that is, he is a little arrogant now, and he still needs to polish and polish, but if he doesn't have blood and momentum, he may not be interested in being under his command!
During the banquet, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Yuan Shao and others exchanged a few words, and everyone arrived. It's just that the arrival of people does not mean that the banquet can start, and the emperor and prince have not yet arrived! Fortunately, Liu Hong did not come up slowly like the leaders of later generations, and asked people to wait for half an hour or something, and when he saw that everyone had arrived, he had already come to the top and sat down in less than five minutes.
"The chair must be invented, and the stool must be invented!" Li Ming is uncomfortable kneeling, who stipulates that formal occasions must be sitting? Hundreds of people knelt down together, and this scene was spectacular!
"All Aiqing, in the past, the Yellow Turban was in turmoil, and the court was turbulent, so you have to prove that you are on the battlefield, or in the rear, so that there will be a day to pacify the rebels. Today, I am here, rewarding meritorious deeds, and holding a banquet to entertain all meritorious people! Liu Hong took a seat, looked at the people at the first place, and shouted.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" I don't know who took the lead, anyway, everyone responded to the salute one after another.
Immediately, all kinds of wine and food were served from the Yellow Gate one after another, and the palace maids didn't expect it, even if it was any woman who was the emperor, and wanted the emperor's woman to serve her to eat? Let's talk in a dream!
"Coincidentally, there is a Japanese island on the coast of the East China Sea, and there are Japanese people on the island. The Japanese people were close to our Han Dynasty, and they just sent an envoy to visit, and by the way, they also admired the military might of our Han Dynasty. Liu Hong's right hand gestured, and sure enough, everyone found that in the middle of the banquet, there were so many short guys sitting on the seats of the middle and lower levels.
The envoys of the Japanese state could only sit in the seats of the middle and lower ranks, and it seemed that their request to discuss with each other really made Liu Hong unhappy. And the people who know about this matter are also gearing up, intending to teach these widows some lessons.
"Hahaha, let's not say anything else! Ladies and gentlemen, now that the Yellow Turban traitor has been broken, you have made this glass of wine with me! Liu Hong raised his wine glass and shouted in the void.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" I don't know who took the lead in shouting, everyone responded one after another, and then drank it all under the leadership of Liu Hong.
The wine is good, the taste should be Du Kang wine, in fact, it is still turbid wine, but there are few residues, and it already feels a little water wine. It's just that the wine is muddy, not as clear as liquor. Well, distilling a few times should be very good, and you can consider distilling a small amount to sell.
Potions are just a temporary business, and Li Ming doesn't plan to let so many potions flow into the market. However, soy sauce and spirits are fine, the latter can be made on a small scale, and the latter can go to the high-end market.
"The feast begins!" There was a small yellow door shouting, and the banquet officially began.
As the saying goes, the wine passes three rounds, and the food passes through the five flavors, which is also an important process. A banquet must be centered on eating, and during the period, the emperor must toast everyone, if you are still eating at this time, then it is disrespectful, it is to eat this kind of imperial banquet, and more often than not, you will eat half full.
Naturally, there are singers and dancers during the banquet, but unfortunately they can only be seen and not touched, unless Liu Hong personally rewards them. But even if it is rewarded, who will dare to ask for it? Who can guarantee that these women are not Liu Hong's eyes and ears?!
Finally, as the singer and dancer faded, the feast reached its most important moment.