When the Five Kings Banquet spread outside the city, Li Su 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, Li Su 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, but Li Su avoided it on the grounds that he could not be separated from the banquet. It's not all an excuse, he's really busy enough these days, and the leisurely time ago is no longer there.

One of the main purposes of this banquet is to make a name for the newly brewed Five Kings Drunk, so this wine must be the main wine at the banquet, and the quantity must not be less, at the beginning, Li Su asked Huang Cheng and Lao Wu to build a few more stills, and the brewing workshop kept distilling the liquor, and if the lees were not enough, they asked Li Xiaogong Chapter 19 for the small episode before the banquet, and if it was not enough, it was directly steamed with the wine brewed before, and the wine that came out was almost the same anyway.

When the number of guests invited by each province was counted, Li Su, who was frightened, was taken aback, 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 Li Su, as the organizer, is a little worried.

Seven or eight hundred people want to attend the banquet, this is not a small number, Li Su's main hall with the largest area of Liang Wangfu is used as a banquet venue, but even if it is added to the two auxiliary halls next to it, it is still not enough for these seven or eight hundred people to have a banquet at the same time, so you can't make the banquet open-air, right?

It's just a venue problem, which has already stumped Li Su and several palace stewards, and even Li Xiaojie, who helped, was at a loss. Li Yu took them to plan for a long time in the main hall and the auxiliary hall, 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 can be used, it's a little episode before the banquet in Chapter 19." Li Xiaojie thought about it for a long time and finally put forward a suggestion.

"Lord Qiqi, 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 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." Gao Zhong 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!" Li Su's eyes suddenly lit up, and he thought of a feasible solution.

"Changing the rules? How is this going to change? Li Xiaojie and the others were taken aback by Li Su's words and didn't understand what Li Su 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?"

Li Su 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, it's better to be free, Rokuro is really talented!" Li Xiaojie was the first to agree, after all, he is not very old and has a strong ability to accept new things.

Gao Zhong discussed it with several stewards of the palace, and found that there was really no way to solve it except for this method, and in the end they could only do what Li Su wanted.

The problem of the venue was solved, in addition to the five kings' drunk, there were several other more famous wines, such as the wine brewed by the Tang Dynasty, which was mainly prepared for the ladies attending the banquet, and the juice made by Li Su, which was simpler, squeezed the fruit into juice, and then added some honey to make it.

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

In addition, Li Su made a few new dishes, he asked the cook Lao Wu to build a roast duck hanging stove, and tried to produce the roast duck, which cost a lot of duck, and finally made the roast duck of later generations, of course, the taste of those experimental products is also good, Li Xiaojie This guy ate a lot. There is also the mutton shabu that Li Su liked to eat in his previous life, the bottom soup is made of mutton bones and various seasonings, the fresh and tender mutton plus Li Su's special dipping sauce, the mouth of the food is endless, but unfortunately there is no Li Su'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, Li Su came up with an idea, coupled with the coordination and command of experienced stewards in various provinces, and everything was finally prepared on the day of the banquet. Regarding the inside news of the banquet, Li Su 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, and now all the people attending the banquet are very curious about this banquet.

In the Chongwen Pavilion of the East Palace, a group of royal family disciples were surrounding Li Yong.

"Jiu Hao, do you have any latest news about the Five Kings Banquet, tell it for everyone to hear?" A little fat man with a pimple face asked Li Yong, and his words immediately led to the approval of other students. Today is already the ninth, and tomorrow is the official opening day of the Five Kings Banquet, and the students present are also directly or indirectly invited, so they are very curious about the Five Kings Banquet that has spread throughout Chang'an.

"Hmmm! I went to Rokuro's this morning, and I'm a little thirsty right now! Li Yong enjoyed this feeling of being noticed very much, and said slowly and deliberately. Although the people around were very annoyed by Li Yong's betrayal of Guan Zi, there was no way, who let Li Yong and King Liang get closer? So immediately someone poured him tea.

Li Yong smiled and took a sip of the teacup, and then said: "I couldn't find Liulang when I went today, and a few people in charge were not there, so there is no new news for the time being, and I know that I have already said it a few days ago." ”

"Shh~" Seeing that Li Yong was still playing like this without new news, the angry crowd booed, and a few grumpy ones rolled up their sleeves and were ready to start, and there were a group of gentlemen in the Chongwen Pavilion, and it was common to fight and make trouble.

"But~" Li Yong turned a blind eye to the surrounding situation, and attracted everyone's attention again, and several people who were about to do it also stopped to look at him, but at this time, Li Yong picked up the teacup and drank a few sips, and the teeth of the people around him were itching.

"Hehe~" Looking at the people around him who wanted to be angry but didn't dare to be angry, Li Yong felt a sense of accomplishment, but he also knew that it was time to stop, otherwise he might really become everyone's public enemy.

Thinking of this, Li Yong put down the teacup and said: "I couldn't find anyone at Liulang's place, and I thought that I couldn't come in vain, so I touched the wine cellar in his house and took out a small jar of 'Five Kings Drunk', so that the brothers could taste it first!" Li Yong waved as he spoke, and his scholar immediately came in with a jar of unopened wine and placed it in front of everyone.

"Look, this is the 'Five Kings Drunk' that is rumored to be full of wind and rain in the city, how about it, enough brothers, right?" Li Yong said with a smug face. In fact, he went to find Li Su this morning, because he was too late yesterday, so Li Su refused to get up, and he couldn't stand Li Yong's harassment, so he gave him a jar of five kings to drink and let him take it out to show off.

"This ...... This is the drunkness of the five kings? "The pimple little fat man has a greedy face, the news of the Five Kings Banquet in Chang'an City has gone crazy, especially the Five Kings drunk that has been spread by Li Xiaogong and others themselves, and this wine is praised as the only one in the world, although no one has drunk it except for a few parties, but it makes this wine even more mysterious.

"But this wine is too little, how can so many of us have enough to share?" Someone looked at the small wine jar and complained, looking at the capacity of this wine jar, it is estimated that it is only four or five catties of wine at most, and there are dozens of people here.

"Cut~, I didn't know it!" Li Yong said with a disdainful face, "These five kings are not ordinary wine, the wine is very strong, do you think it is still the white water that has nothing to do after drinking a few catties before?" "Since drinking Wuwang drunk, the other wines have all turned into white water with no taste of alcohol in Li Yong's eyes.

"Why do you talk so much? Hurry up and open it so that we can see it! Some people couldn't wait for a long time, urging Li Yong to open it quickly, and when Li Yong slapped the mud seal on the jar, a rich aroma of wine immediately spread.

"It smells so good! What wine! All the students of Chongwen Hall were attracted by the aroma of wine, and they kept snorting one by one, all of them were full of greed, and there were not one or two people with good wine in the audience, if they were not usually well educated, it is estimated that they would have gone up to grab it at this time.

"Come, come, come! Everyone line up and taste the delicious taste of these five kings! Li Yong was very interested, and said with a wave of his hand, there are no wine cups in the Chongwen Pavilion, but there are a lot of teacups, and some smart people have already grabbed the teacup in their hands, and Li Yong pulled it over as soon as he said it, and asked him to pour it for himself.

There is not much wine, less than one or two per person, Li Yong has told them to drink slowly in advance, after all, this wine is too strong, and it is difficult for ordinary people to adapt to the first sip. But some of the impatient ones didn't listen at all, and poured it all into their mouths as if they had drunk before, and their faces were flushed with the strong smell of alcohol.

"It's so strong! It smells so good! "After tasting the drunkenness of the five kings, many people are intoxicated, even people who don't like to drink can't help but praise, what good wine haven't they drunk these royal relatives? But it was the first time to drink such a good wine, although it was only a little more than one or two wines, but it made them feel smoky, and it was really a rare good wine in the world.

In the face of everyone's admiration, Li Yong was even more proud, he and Li Su were brothers, although the wine was invented by Li Su, but in Li Yong's view, this is the same as his own invention, and Li Yong can't help but be a little fluttering to get so much appreciation.

"The Master is here!" Just when everyone had not yet woken up from the taste of wine, they suddenly heard the shouts of the people who were letting off the wind outside, and immediately woke up the group of students. When the master came in, he saw a group of students who were studying hard, but unfortunately the smell of wine in the room could not be concealed.

"Bastard, in the school, someone dares to drink, don't invite it quickly!" As soon as the master came in, he was rushed by the rich aroma of wine, and he was angry and slapped the table with a ring ruler.

The master was very angry, and the consequences were very serious, and few of the gentlemen present were angry, and they just asked Li Yong for wine with a flattering face, and now he confessed to him in a blink of an eye, and as a result, Li Yong was fined 20 rulers and copied the Analects 30 times. Of course, the others did not get any better, and each of them was punished for copying the Analects five times.

Li Yong's encounter was just a small episode before the start of the Five Kings Banquet, no one but himself cared, and everyone's eyes were attracted by the upcoming Five Kings Banquet. Even Taizong Li Shimin personally asked Li Daozong about this matter at the court meeting, and said that he would definitely go then, and Li Shimin's arrival raised the Five Kings Banquet to the level of the palace banquet!!