Written by Li Daozong, he wrote an invitation, and the invitation was given to Li Xiaojiu, after all, with such a grand banquet, it was really unreasonable not to send an invitation to the emperor, as for whether he came or not, it was their business, anyway, the invitation was delivered, and it was in the name of several people. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The rest of the invitations need to be prepared by them separately, whose guests are responsible for the invitation, and then they are all summarized here in Anhe, remove those duplicates, and calculate the total number of invited guests.

The banquet is scheduled for the 10th of next month, which happens to be the tenth day, which is the legal rest day of Datang, and today is the end of the month, leaving them with just ten days left to prepare.

After the matter was agreed, Cheng Zhijie and the others immediately returned to the mansion to prepare, allocated manpower and materials to Anhe Mansion, and sent capable subordinates to assist Anhe, after all, such a big banquet could not be handled by the manpower of Anhe Mansion.

And with the sending of invitations from various mansions, it immediately caused a sensation among the entire aristocracy of Chang'an City, after all, such a large-scale banquet is rare, coupled with the information that has been circulated one after another from the mansions of An He and others, the new wine, food and large-scale banquets revealed have made people of good things scramble to guess the true face of the banquet, which also made the Wuliangye press conference spread throughout Chang'an in just a few days.

The people who received the invitation were also very interested in this time, and the joint banquet of several ministers of the DPRK and China was very rare, which cast a layer of mystery on this large-scale Wuliangye press conference, and many people were looking forward to the arrival of this banquet.

When Wuliangye's press conference was spread outside the city, An He was not a little surprised, because the rumors about the banquet were released by him, after all, this kind of thing was played badly in later generations, and An He just borrowed it for use, and it really worked well, and many people took the initiative to come to his house to inquire about the news.

However, An Hedu avoided it on the grounds that he could not be separated from the banquet. It's not all an excuse, he's been busy enough these days.

One of the main purposes of this banquet is to make a name for the newly brewed Wuliangye, so this wine must be the main wine at the banquet, and the quantity must not be less.

When the number of guests invited by each prefecture was counted, Anhe was shocked, and there were more than 200 people who were directly invited, plus the family members they brought, it was estimated that there were at least seven or eight hundred people. Such a large-scale banquet is definitely the first time since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and it will definitely cause a sensation in the entire Chang'an City and become a momentary event, but An He, as the host, is a little worried.

Seven or eight hundred people want to attend the banquet, this is not a small number, although the Anhe Mansion is large, it is still not enough for these seven or eight hundred people to have a banquet at the same time, you can't make the banquet open-air, right?

It's just a matter of venue, and it has already stumped An He and several people in charge of the house, and even the Wei Chi brothers who helped were at a loss. An He took them to plan in his house for half a day, and even the area of the corridor was used, but it could only accommodate three or four hundred people at most, accounting for only half of the number of people attending the banquet.

"Why don't we rebuild a makeshift banquet hall, it doesn't need to be too beautiful, as long as it works."

Wei Chi thought about it for a long time, and finally put forward a suggestion.

"Qi Qi Anye, it is less than ten days before the date of the banquet, and if you want to rebuild a banquet hall in such a short period of time, I am afraid it is not human!"

The steward sent by Li Daozong's mansion immediately said.

"It's really too late in time, the entire Chang'an City wants to find a place where nearly a thousand people can have a banquet at the same time, I'm afraid only the Taiji Palace in the palace can."

Wei Chi Xunyu also said with emotion.

"Otherwise, let's change the rules of the banquet, anyway, this is a private banquet, there is no need to talk about so many rules!" An He's eyes suddenly lit up and he thought of a feasible solution.

"Changing the rules? How is this going to change? ”

Wei Chi Xunlian and the others were taken aback by An He's words, and they didn't understand what An He meant.

"Hehe, haven't you noticed that now the banquet is divided into meals, and one or two people can sit on a long table, which is really a waste of space, so we simply don't use this kind of low and long table, just put all the food on one or several huge tables, and take it yourself when eating, so that not only can you save space and eat, but also the guests can move around and talk freely, I think this novel banquet method should be acceptable, right?"

An He thought of the way of Western banquets in later generations, which were very free, eating, drinking, or talking by themselves, and were not bound by the order of seating. The most important thing is that apart from the table for food and drinks, there is no need for other furniture, which saves a lot of space, which is just enough to solve their current problems.

"Well, this method is feasible, anyway, it's not a banquet in the palace, you don't need to abide by the rules of that board and a glance, it's better to be free, the fourth brother is really talented!"

Wei Chi Xunxi was the first to agree, after all, he was not very old and had a strong ability to accept new things. The stewards of the two palaces discussed it and found that there was really no way to solve it except for this method, and in the end they could only do it according to Anhe's wishes.

The problem of the venue has been solved, in addition to Wuliangye, there are several other well-known wines for the banquet, such as Datang's self-brewed wine, which is mainly prepared for the ladies attending the banquet, and there is also the juice made by Anhe, which is simpler, press the fruit into juice, and then add some honey to make it.

The food at the banquet is a major focus, in addition to the usual dishes at the banquet, Anhe also added dishes such as roast whole sheep and flower chicken, which have been successfully made some time ago. It's a pity that the nobles of the Tang Dynasty didn't like to eat pork, otherwise Anhe would have served a few new dishes, such as braised pork, roast suckling pig, rock sugar elbow and the like.

In addition, An He made a few new dishes, he asked the cook to build a roast duck hanging oven, and tried to make the roast duck, and it took a lot of ducks to finally make the roast duck of later generations, of course, the taste of those experimental products is also good, and Yu Chi Xunshan has eaten a lot.

There is also the mutton shabu that Anhe liked to eat in his previous life, the base soup is made of mutton bones and various seasonings, and the fresh and tender mutton is combined with Anhe's special dipping sauce, which makes people have an endless aftertaste in the mouth, but unfortunately there is no Anhe's favorite chili, which makes this dish lose a lot of color.

Ten days of preparation time was a bit rushed for a banquet of this scale, but fortunately, with An He's ideas and the coordination and command of experienced stewards from various provinces, everything was finally prepared on the day of the banquet. Regarding the inside news of the banquet, Anhe has also been constantly spreading to the outside world, especially grasping the three points of new wine, food and the way the banquet is held, and vigorously publicizing it to the outside world, and now all the people who attend the banquet are very curious about this banquet.

In Wei Chi's mansion, a group of eunuchs were surrounding Yu Chi and coaxing.

"Brother Wei Chi, do you have any latest news about the press conference of Wuliangye, tell me for everyone to hear?" Fang Yiai asked Wei Chi Xunlian, and his words immediately aroused the approval of the others.

Today is already the 9th, and tomorrow is the day when the Wuliangye press conference officially opens, and the people present are also directly or indirectly invited, so they are very curious about the Wuliangye press conference that has spread all over Chang'an.

"Hmmm! I went to Anhe this morning, and I'm a little thirsty! ”

Wei Chi Xunxi enjoyed this feeling of being noticed very much, and said slowly and deliberately. Although the people around him were very annoyed by Wei Chi Xun's betrayal of Guan Zi, there was no way, who let Yu Chi Xunlin and An He get closer? (To be continued.) )