Chapter 22 Night Banquet and Hundred States

When the word came again, I was drugged the maid named "Sanmei".

The spirits I have bought come in handy, and all kinds of scabies and bruises should be mixed with a concocted ointment, which should be rubbed little by little, so as not to leave anything permanent.

In the cold weather of winter, I don't worry much about inflammation and infection, but if there are any unsightly scars or something, it is not very beautiful......

I was called in advance, of course, not to sit and wait for the feast to begin, but to participate in the various banquets, the preparatory work and preparations, the various seats and venues, the lamps, the hanging accounts, the utensils, etc., and to find enough materials from the various warehouses to arrange.

As the largest building complex in Yangsan, the land of Juyi Tangqian has been renovated and leveled, and the slightly larger gravel and vine stumps have been manually cleaned and pulled out, and then sprinkled with thick yellow sand transported from the sea, and then poured with clean water to prevent freezing and slipping, and also to maintain a moist feeling in the air.

From the inside to the outside, according to the status of the dignity and the distance between relatives and relatives, it is divided into several venues and seats of different sizes. was busy until the sky was getting dark, and the first wave of people was ushered in, but they were old battalion athletes in armor and soldiers.

They scrutinize it; In the upper and lower halls of the front hall, all the furnishings and ornaments, all kinds of ingredients and utensils, as well as the name tags and bodies of the servants, even have to be questioned in person and asked others to jointly sign the insurance.

Then, it was the second inspection of the Qingtou team as the first guard, and it was the first time I saw these elite people who were known as the first guards of Liangshan, they were much more silent than the old camp athletes, just standing there, they had an aura and illusion that no one was in.

This kind of meticulous care and calculation somewhat shrouded this night banquet with a certain unusual meaning and atmosphere.

When the lanterns were first on, the big drum was beaten, and with the sound of the whole sound, between the mountains under the night, the wide road of stone steps winding up the mountain in front of the Juyi Hall had gradually been full, and the big and small leaders gathered on the top of the mountain.

They were like countless trickles from mountain trails, and finally converged into a black tide on the school field in front of Juyi Hall.

At this time,

The seats in the inner hall have been elegantly hung up with various curtains and barriers, and on the precious cases arranged according to the heads, they are all precious bowls of Xingbai or Yueqing, and the chicken neck pots and beast mouth bottles inlaid with gold and silver are filled with grape wine, apricot wine, and Luyuan spring from overseas and the Western Regions, and with famous brands.

In the lobby used by the middle-level leaders, the most unfortunate thing is also the bronze gilt cup, drinking old local wine such as Lao Huangchun and Bai Lanchun.

And the outermost small bosses only have a mat, and the stoneware bowl is placed directly in front of the legs, but at least there are some cured meats such as sauce and meat and duck, and you can take turns to drink a jar of light and turbid wine that is not mixed with much water.

Although there was always a sour smell because it was not filtered and preserved, they still shouted loudly with red faces and red ears, and drank deliciously. Because today is the day to limit the drinking of alcohol and try to be as open as possible. For those low-class people who suffer all day long, it is a rare gospel day to be happy.

I was right under the eaves of the Kankan steps, and although I had to be blown from behind, there was at least a long thick wooden table shared by six people to use, which was obviously freshly made in a hurry, not to mention the painting, and even the wood tumors and burrs had not had time to plan.

On the uneven tabletop, there are Liangshan's home-grown melon dishes, which are not in good condition but are still fresh, as well as the whole sea fish, the skin and a little hairy meat that are cooked so-so, and the scales are not even shaved clean, and the large pieces of meat with skin and a little hair are scary, regardless of the taste and oil and water, making people think that the chef only knows that there are two kinds of seasonings: sauce and salt.

There is a large jar of choking new wine on each table, but it is a product of Liangshan's own brewing, and the sour taste always lingers in my mouth, and I can barely drink it by begging two raw eggs to beat it in.

Most of the bookkeeping, paperwork, and bookkeeping that sat with me were old men who were dying in their twilight, middle-aged people with sad faces, and even masters who were full of sour smell, but they showed my youth at this table.

Most of their attention and spirit were on the food in front of them, especially the large pieces of meat with the hair, the oil juice that was torn with their bare hands, the fish that were also pulled into a mess, and the melons and vegetables that tasted weak because of the lack of oil and salt did not move much.

Therefore, except for the occasional exchange of words with others, he hardly speaks, and in a noisy lobby, it has become a low-key corner.

I've even seen people at other tables putting these things in their arms and secretly packing them back, and it seems that most people don't have a good day.

In comparison, my daily refinement and enjoyment of life and diet will not seem too high-profile, after all, some things, as long as you pay a little attention, you can feel it. I pondered this question.

Lacking a topic of conversation, I turned my attention to the main hall of the hall, albeit on the margins.

At least I can also get a close look at the leadership of Yangsan for the first time with good eyesight,

They all sat in front of the huge dragon flying phoenix dancing cursive fan, their faces and expressions were clearly illuminated by the glass lamps with multiple horns or vines.

The innermost core,

It is a circle of high-backed seats arranged according to the Beidou Jiuyao, and compared with other people who sit according to the case or squatting, they have to be condescending and have a high taste.

For various reasons, there are only seven people currently in office, the other two are far to the south, and one is in contact with Tamna Dadao.

I already have a certain understanding of them, although the leadership of Liangshan is mysterious and high-minded, but people have to eat and sleep, and they also have to accept people's service and arrangement, and some daily information and details can not help but be obtained outside.

For example: a silver-edged wide-sleeved robe, a high crown and a bundle of hair sitting in front of a screen fan cursive written with loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness, just like the head of a wealthy family, is the great leader Lu Tianjun, who is the head of Liangshan Jiuyao, also known as Lu Shouza, or the Great Heavenly Monarch.

His real name is Lu Sigong, his ancestors are from the Fanyang Lu clan, one of the seven major clans in Shandong, is a branch of the family that can be examined, and it is also a first-class county in the local area.

As the left-hand seat is, half-white hair in a bun hanging sideburns, describing a thin military advisor style gentleman, although for most people in Liangshan, the origin of this military advisor who likes to dress up as a Taoist priest is a mystery, but with the initial reinforcement, he was recommended and became a Liangshan think tank and brain for more than ten years. Although he is no longer among the nine rays, his identity is transcendent and above others.

The first on the right is the second-in-command second only to the Great Heavenly Monarch, known as Chen Ju, who is known as the White Judge; It is the background of a certain former section of the envoy's subordinates, the origin of the curtain of the world, the experience and social relations before the grass is the most complex, in charge of the name of the personnel and internal and external affairs, the criminal law is judged, very set.

The third position is Zhu Taigong, who is known as the fourth prince, who came from a wealthy family who had been a royal pepper merchant, and after being forcibly seized and imprisoned, he became one of the original elders of Liangshan because he was coerced by the first generation of leaders of the prison robbery, and he was also the head of the money and grain counters of the major mountains, and he was also the boss of hundreds of accounting bookkeepers in Liangshan.

Skip the fourth outgoing and vacant position,

The fifth position is called Ruan Qi, is a big salt lord born, gathered people to sell smuggling, even the local officials did not dare to provoke, after being attacked and destroyed by the official army, only he escaped, and now he is also the head of the three battalions outside the mountain, and there are more than a dozen villages and sentry posts under his command, constituting the edge of Liangshan's power.

The sixth position is, known as the white wolf Xiao Yin, his father is the son of the previous generation of Bo Langhou, but because of his grandfather's longevity and failed to wait for the attack, but in the court and other brothers together to take the lord to prison, and then died violently, only this one in Beizhuang, led a cadre of generals to kill the officers and soldiers who came to copy, and went up the mountain in anger.

Commanding the elite of the two elites of the Xuanfeng and the Swinging Cavalry outside the nine capitals of the old camp of the Chinese army, he has five sons under his command, known as the choice of the Liangshan Warriors.

Guo Wei, who is in the eighth place, is actually a big oil mill owner, and a local wealthy family who made a fortune selling all kinds of tofu products, known as Tofu Guo, is actually the head of all kinds of smuggling and selling stolen goods.

Zheng Maichen, the ninth in command, the ancestor is Zheng Nian, a hero of Taixing, after a typical honor, only to his grandparents, he no longer enjoys the official body and shade, but he is also a strong party, and then robbed the important things of the Andong Domain, unable to accommodate himself, crossed the sea into Qingzhou and was introduced into Liangshan, and was also the general responsible for the affairs of Liangshan Zhongjun and the new battalion.

In addition, with them in the same column but accompanied the two wings, there is also a new battalion and the two departments of the head of the head of the two sects, Qu Lianrong, is said to be the origin of the former Privy Council, then the official instructor of the Bianzhou teaching camp, belongs to the remnants of a certain political dispute after the purge, was introduced into the mountains through certain channels, is a rather low-key figure without a sense of zĂ i.

Then there is Qin Ming, the head of the guest in Liangshan, who is said to be the remnant of the cult that rebelled in the southeast of the country - the Dayun Guangming Sect.

Shi Heng, the director in charge of equipment manufacturing, was a direct dispatch from overseas domains, and even had a small team of well-equipped and independent guards. It is not so much that he is responsible for the maintenance and repair of equipment on a daily basis, but rather a secret mission to prevent the loss of weapons technology controlled and monopolized by overseas feudal domains.

This is also a kind of default norm, for the feudal towns in the inland areas, these Haisheng Tang people block the inflow of any high-end things with great fanfare, and at the same time use smuggling to maintain some kind of bond.

The last is a woman - Lu Linglong, known as Jiu Niangzi, the only woman in the upper class of Liangshan, a mature woman with overseas connections and good looks, is particularly conspicuous in a group of big and small leaders, and it also makes this Liangshan Kou's group not fall into a hell full of muscular men.

She is mainly responsible for underground liaison and private contacts with the outside world, of course, there are rumors that there is an overseas feudal clan standing behind her, so even if she is the big leader Lu Tianjun, she usually has to rely on three points.

At the next level, it is the real power class composed of the twelve generals of the five armies, and a group of full of strong men constitute the most noisy scene in the banquet, and the loud voices of all kinds of ups and downs almost tear off the roof, and only when Lu Tianjun speaks, they will be a little calmer.

Among them, I only compare the well-known ones.

Zhang Jiu, the former head of the army, is from the famous horse thief who once ravaged Hebei, and his alias has long been lost; His deputy, Liu Qi, the head of Ma Buzuo, was a former lieutenant who killed his boss in a fit of rage, instigated a mutiny of the entire battalion, and raged seven county towns before being defeated in one go.

Murong Wu, the head of the right general, was once a famous ranger in Yandi, known as the bow and gun, the so-called poor and rich martial arts, swords, horses, bows and guns have never been something that ordinary people can afford.

It is hard to imagine that he was the first half-black and white boat leader to entrench himself on the water of Liangshan, evading the government's forced labor and taxation under the cover of reeds, making a living from fishing and smuggling on a daily basis, and occasionally doing business.

Therefore, the group of people around him has the heaviest aura of rivers and lakes, and they are also the least upright.

The left army had the largest seats, and was divided into four or five small groups according to personal preferences and proximity, among which the first ones were naturally the brothers Luo Hussar and Luo Kedi, whom I was familiar with.

The largest number of people gathered around them, there were dozens of them, most of whom had a relationship with me, and compared to the surrounding wreckage, there was a bit of a forbidden military style and old habits.

Opposite them, this is a cigarette pot all day long, the big leader's hardcore cronies Lu Baiyan, and also the rear of the Liangshan forces, the general manager of the rear army of various general affairs.

Therefore, the people at this table are also the most complicated, from traditional monks and monks, to scribes in long robes, short-clothed foot men and fishermen, almost all kinds of dresses and occupations, mixed together in a mess, drinking and chewing, and even a few women, mainly slaves and servants, and some representatives of the service industry who are stationed in Liangshan.

I can see that I am a little lucky, fortunately I was not valued by Qingyan and was only arranged on the edge, and mixed with these strange things, it really cost people their lives.

Among the people of Liangshan, there was also a group of special VIP seats, which were arranged directly opposite, but they were the seats of the representatives of those sea clans and ship merchants, which were also divided into several small groups, but these people in gorgeous shirts and brocade robes present, both in temperament and demeanor, were somewhat out of place with the general atmosphere of this occasion.

Most of the time, they just talk in a low voice, or raise a glass politely with acquaintances who come over and invite them.

Although there are many vacancies in the top positions, Lu Tianjun, as the first seat, did not make a special statement, but just turned a blind eye and continued to persuade and invite congratulations.

According to a certain practice of the dynasty since ancient times, people who are qualified to be late for each banquet event tend to have more status and influence.

Of course, as far as I know,

As the real boss, the large transaction with Liangshan has actually been completed before the sea market, and the rest of the people in the sea market are all transactions under the names of certain groups and individuals.

Therefore, this reward and hospitality is just a matter of routine. Attendance or absence is more symbolic.

Nevertheless, according to the parts I have handled and participated in, I can still feel that there are some faults, such as the upper class of Liangshan, which is not very satisfied with the sea ship trade in recent years, compared with the various daily needs, the proportion of iron ingots and other products, and even weapons, has increased.

I was in the midst of my divergent and expanding contemplation, when suddenly a loud voice startled me

"Ezo Ji Bofan, Gongsun Bing and his vassals, come to ......"

Why did I feel a little awkward when I heard this, and I saw a group of mermaids rushing in, led by a young man with a gorgeous crown and a long fur

"May the great heavenly monarch be blessed for a long time and be honored as a ...... for a hundred generations"

My body shook, and I almost didn't put the coarse porcelain cup on my face, and I didn't react yet, but although the voice was a little far away, I could still hear it......