This game with Tubo is also accompanied by drumming, and when the drums are beaten, two groups of people on the field will beat their horses and rush out. There are ten people each, holding a club with a curved tip, chasing a red ball the size of a fist, rushing back and forth, quite lively. The Tufan player clearly had the upper hand, repeatedly hitting small balls into the goal of the Datang court team.

Zhongzong's expression was gloomy, and he said to himself: "If my brother is still here, how can he lose to these Tufan people when he plays?" ”

Zhongzong is talking about Li Xian, the prince of Zhang Huai, who committed suicide in his early years because of Wu Zetian's persecution.

Zhongzong was uncomfortable, and there were people around him who asked for battle, and it was Li Longji again.

"San Lang, what's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, let's play, shall we?"

Zhongzong saw that Li Longji was followed by Li Yong, the king of Yu, Yang Shenjiao and Wu Yanxiu.

Zhongzong knew that Yang Shen's ball skills were very good, in addition to his excellent ball skills, he was also very creative in the construction of the court, and the current court was built with oil according to his plan.

Zhongzong thought twice, so he changed four people to play. The four of them faced the ten Tufan players, without the slightest fear, and the east and west drove away, and they regained the victory from the hands of the Tufan people.

Li Longji can be said to have shone brightly at the banquet and invited envoys and ministers of civil and military affairs from various countries, which impressed everyone. In addition to Li Longji, the biggest winner is Fan's firm. The food and utensils used in the banquet were as large as the Hu table and chairs, as small as the food box and bamboo chopsticks, and even the silk tea presented to the envoys, and the rouge gouache presented to the ministers' wives, all of which were provided by the Fan firm free of charge. Since then, the fame of Fan's firm has spread in Chang'an. Become a powerful and wealthy family to compete for the sought after.

After the banquet, Zhongzong immediately announced the decree: restore the title of King Li Tao Lantian.

And on the second day of this banquet, Li Tao, the king of Lantian, disappeared. No one knows where he went......

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Yushan Pass is located in the north of Junzhou, is the only way from Junzhou to Guanzhong, and the name of the commander of Zhichong who guards here is Zheng Guang. Because of the important geographical location of Yushan Pass, the imperial court will send special envoys to Yushan Pass every year to inspect military affairs. No one expected that it was Li Tao who came by order this year, accompanied by Pei Yue and Li Bai, as well as Liao Yan, a staff member of the Ministry of War.

Li Tao asked Zhongzong to come to Yushan Pass. Naturally, he had his intentions, and the reason why he named Liao Yan to accompany him was because Liao Yan's hometown was in Yushan Pass. He is quite familiar with everything here.

In the Yuji Mountain outside the Guan, there is a Liushen Lake, which is rich in willow crabs. Don't look at the thick shell of this willow crab, but after steaming. The taste is unusually delicious. Li Tao and his entourage were ten people. Dressed in civilian clothes, he came to Yushan Pass, it is now the golden autumn October, he smelled the crab fragrance all over the street at the end of his nose, and with a strong hand, he grabbed the reins of the horse, he rushed to the Liuxiang crab restaurant on the street, swallowed two mouthfuls of saliva and turned his head to Liao Yan and said: "Liao Yuanwailang." When I arrived in my hometown, it was time to do my best to be a landlord. Today you have a treat, let's try the steamed willow crab in Yushanguan! ”

Liao Yan glanced at the legendary young man in front of him, his eyes were full of admiration, and he smiled and said, "This is natural, we must let the King of Lantian feast on it." ”

Liao Yan took Li Tao and his entourage into the Liuxiang Crab Restaurant. Waiting for the two plates of willow crabs to be served, Liao Yan was stunned. The crabs on the plate were cut open from the middle. This way of eating is different from a few years ago, Liao Yan broke open the crab shell and tasted it with his mouth, the crab flavor was fresh and spicy, and the taste was not bad, but after a careful taste, the crab meat was mixed with a faint earthy smell.

I wanted to let Li Tao feast on it, but looking at the frowning appearance of Li Tao and the others, Liao Yanjue's face was greatly lost, he slapped the table, and said dissatisfied: "Man, find your shopkeeper!" ”

The owner of Liuxiang Crab Restaurant is named Xie Tianbao, he is not only the owner of the restaurant, but also the chef of the store.

When Xie Tianbao saw Liao Yan, the two of them were stunned together, they were bare-ass friends who had grown up together since childhood. When good friends meet, naturally the intimacy is not enough, and the politeness is over, Liao Yan pointed to the willow crab on the table, and said puzzledly: "Brother Xie, I remember that the willow crab was not eaten like this before, nor was it this taste?" Why does the crab meat have an earthy smell now? ”

Xie Tianbao stretched out his hand and scratched his scalp, and said helplessly: "My brother has entered Beijing as an official, and Yushan Pass has changed a lot...... If you don't cut the crab and use the spicy soup to remove the earthy smell, the crab meat is now unpalatable. ”

Li Tao had something to say in Tianbao's words, and just about to ask carefully, he heard a commotion outside the restaurant, it turned out that the Zhichong Mansion got the news of Li Tao's entry into the customs, and Zheng Guang personally led people to greet him.

Li Tao had no choice but to follow Zheng Guang to the pavilion that had been prepared a long time ago.

Zheng Guang arranged for Li Tao and his party to stop, and said with a fist: "The king of Lantian has come from afar, Kurama is tired, you have a good rest first, and in the evening, I will prepare a good crab banquet for you, so that you can catch the wind and wash the dust." ”

Li Tao sent Zheng Guang away, the more he thought about it, the more wrong it became, he changed into civilian clothes, slipped out of the back corner door of the pavilion, and went straight to the Liuxiang Crab Restaurant. Before he came to the restaurant, he saw Tianbao get on an open-top carriage, and there were two huge crab baskets hanging behind the carriage, and the direction of the carriage was Yuji Mountain in Dongcheng.

Li Tao nodded and called over a rented carriage with a shed, and followed Xie Tianbao's car from a distance. Half an hour later, two carriages arrived at the pass of Yuji Mountain. However, there was a team of officers and soldiers guarding the remote mountain pass, Xie Tianbao nodded his head, said a lot of good things to the officers on duty, and finally took out two more money, and the leader of the officers and soldiers waved his hand before he let his carriage go.

Li Tao also wanted to learn to understand Tianbao's appearance and get through the pass, but those officers and soldiers refused to live or die, Li Tao had no choice but to open his throat and shouted: "Boss Jie, they refuse to let me go, you can help me say something!" ”

Xie Tianbao sat in the carriage and turned around, and saw that it was Li Tao who followed quietly, so he had to come back and take out two more money, which was to take Li Tao across the mountain pass.

Li Tao came to the shore of Liushen Lake with a suspicious stomach. It turned out that the fishing of willow crabs in the lake had been monopolized by Zhechong Mansion, and now Xie Tianbao could only buy willow crabs in the lake at a high price.

Li Tao stood alone by the lake, looking at the turbid water, with a look of doubt in his eyes. There is a lot of yellow-brown dirt piled up on the shore of the lake. The two officers and soldiers patrolling the shore saw that Li Tao did not buy willow crabs, but they looked at Liu Shenhu vigorously, felt that his behavior was suspicious, and shouted at him, "What are you doing?" ”

As soon as Xie Tianbao saw that Li Tao was about to get into trouble, he hurriedly ran over, glared at him, and reprimanded: "I know that I am lazy, and I can't come to work!" ”

Li Tao hurriedly returned to the car and helped Xie Tianbao load the crab basket onto the carriage. When the two of them came back from Yuji Mountain in the car, the sun had already pressed on the treetops, Li Tao patted Xie Tianbao's shoulder and said with a smile: "Zheng Duwei wants to invite me to the crab banquet tonight, can Brother Xie do the younger brother a favor tomorrow?" ”

Li Tao wanted to ask Xie Tianbao to make a table of crab banquet in the pavilion tomorrow, and he wanted to invite Zheng Guang back. As soon as Xie Tianbao heard that he was asked to cook, he suddenly came to his senses, and in the huge Yushan Pass, he didn't believe that anyone made a crab banquet better than him! (To be continued......)