Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling and his wife naturally sat in the main seat, and on Chiang Kai-shek's side were Han Fuyu, Ji Ganqing and his wife, and then Song Ziwen, Yang Yongtai, and Liu Wendao. Next to Song Meiling are Li Rujuan, Song Zhewu, and then He Yingqin, Lin Wei, Liu Zhi, and Hu Zongnan.

Seeing that everyone was seated, Song Meiling and Chiang Kai-shek whispered a few words, and then ordered the banquet to be opened, and the twelve dishes on it were all exquisite, Song Zhewu had been to Wuhan in his previous life, and knew that these dishes were all famous dishes in Hubei.

Hubei cuisine is one of the traditional cuisines in China. Famous chefs from all over Hubei follow the characteristics of Hubei cuisine in history, and integrate the essence of various schools in the north and south to form the characteristics of Hubei cuisine and fish cuisine that melts Wuhan flavor, Jingyi flavor, Xiangyun flavor and southeast Hubei flavor in one furnace. He is good at cooking freshwater fish skills, based on "taste", emphasizing freshness, tenderness, softness, smoothness and coolness, and is rich in the characteristics of Jiangnan water towns. Its material selection is strict, the production is fine, the knife work, the heat, the color and the shape are exquisite, and it is a self-contained system.

These dishes, Song Zhewu can call, only steamed Wuchang fish, Tianmen three steamed, braised Yihe cockles, Huangpi Sanhe, Hubei fish and other names of a few dishes, the rest have not been seen, there is even a braised baby fish on the table. In later generations, this baby fish is a protected animal, and there is nowhere to eat it.

Song Zhewu knew that Chiang Kai-shek had always opposed extravagance and waste, and he was even more simple in terms of diet, and Han Fuyu didn't feel anything about such a sumptuous banquet today, He Yingqin, Song Ziwen, Lin Wei, Yang Yongtai and others were all surprised. Eating at Chiang Kai-shek's house, it was the first time they saw Chiang Kai-shek set up such a sumptuous banquet, and Song Zhewu could see it from everyone's expressions.

The guards brought Chiang Kai-shek a glass of white water, and poured French red wine for Song Meiling, Ji Ganqing, and Li Rujuan.

Chiang Kai-shek never drank alcohol since he arrived in Guangzhou, and at all times he used white water instead of wine. It is said that before this, Chiang Kai-shek not only drank alcohol, but even drank very much. Song Zhewu also wanted to quit smoking and drinking in his previous life, but he tried several times but failed, he thought that people who could easily quit smoking and drinking were people with great perseverance. Chiang Kai-shek was undoubtedly a man of perseverance.

Song Ziwen said with emotion: "Xiang Fang, Wen Ge, you two still have face!" The chairman's diet is very simple, and this is the first time we have seen such a banquet at the chairman's family banquet, and we have borrowed it from the two of you. ”

Song Zhewu and Han Fuyu thanked them again and again.

Chiang Kai-shek smiled and said: "Xiang Fang and Wen Ge, both of you are loyal to the party-state and have contributed to the national revolution, and it is right to do so." After speaking, he took the silver wine jug from the guard's hand and poured wine for Han Fuyu and Song Zhewu with his own hands. Panicked, Han Fuyu and Song Zhewu stood up and said they didn't dare. Chiang Kai-shek insisted that after pouring wine for the two of them, he handed the flask to the guard, and the guard began to pour wine for the others.

When he arrived at Liu Zhi, Liu Zhi swallowed his saliva and said with a smile: "I am in the military, so I won't drink it today." As he spoke, he glanced at He Yingqin, and sniffled vigorously, he could smell that this was a famous wine in Hubei, Luzhou Laojiao, and it had been cellared for more than 30 years.

He Yingqin knew that Liu Zhi, a master of wine, was a little hungry today, so he smiled at Chiang Kai-shek and said, "Chairman of the National Committee, let him drink less, and he won't make a mistake." ”

Chiang Kai-shek nodded and said, "Jingfu, you can also drink some, just don't do it too much, and Shoushan them." ”

Seeing Chiang Kai-shek's speech, Liu Zhi's round face was immediately filled with a smile, and he took the wine glass with a smile while agreeing to this. Hu Zongnan, like Chiang Kai-shek, only asked for a glass of water, and he will be in command tomorrow.

Chiang Kai-shek coughed lightly, and everyone knew that Chiang Kai-shek was going to speak, so they all stopped talking. Chiang Kai-shek looked at the crowd, raised his glass, and said: "Today's family banquet is held to wash the dust of Xiang Fang and Wen Ge, second, to celebrate our efforts to eradicate the Gui forces in the two lakes, and third, to negotiate with the great powers to regain tariff autonomy and give China the right to determine tariff rates and supervise taxation. Come and raise a glass to our three great events. ”

Song Zhewu and Han Fuyu both stood up, and Song Zhewu said: "Chairman Han and I thank you, Chairman." Han Fuyu only took a shallow sip, and Song Zhewu drank it all.

Han Fuyu has a huge amount of alcohol, and he can drink more than two and a half catties of ordinary drinks, but as long as there are outsiders, he must not exceed half a catty each time. Today is Chiang Kai-shek's treat, and he doesn't dare to drink more. Song Zhewu was different, he didn't want to impress Chiang Kai-shek very much, I remember someone said that drinking alcohol can tell a person's surname, so he should be as bold as possible. Although this wine is 60 degrees, Song Zhewu is confident that there is no problem in drinking two catties, they use imported goblets with a capacity of one or two, and he can control it if he doesn't drink too much.

Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling and his wife beckoned everyone to eat, and everyone put down their chopsticks after a few bites, Lin Wei saw that the atmosphere was not very warm, so he smiled and said: "Chairman and Madam, let me tell you an interesting story about Wenge." ”

Song Zhewu knew that Lin Wei was going to talk about his reputation of "not drinking and being sad", although he knew that Lin Wei was good for him, but after all, he was talking about his "heroic deeds", and his face was still a little unnatural.

Everyone was interested when they saw Song Zhewu's expression, and Song Ziwen urged Lin Wei to speak quickly.

Lin Wei told Song Zhewu's wine story again vividly, as if he Lin Wei had been there. Song Zhewu thought to himself, it's a pity that Lin Wei is not an actor.

When Lin Wei said "it's sad not to drink", there was laughter at the wine table. Han Fuyu coughed with a smile; Song Ziwen, Yang Yongtai, Liu Wendao, and others laughed and shed tears; It should be said that Hu Zongnan has the smallest official position at this table, and there is also Chiang Kai-shek, the principal, Hu Zongnan can't help but dare not laugh; Liu Zhi hugged Lin Wei's shoulders and laughed breathlessly; He Yingqin patted Song Zhewu's thigh and laughed loudly; Song Meiling was better, covering her mouth with a handkerchief and not laughing, but looking at Song Zhewu's eyes, she showed the love and concern of the big sister looking at the naughty little brother; Ji Ganqing was already trembling with laughter, lying on Han Fuyu's back and laughing straight up; Li Rujuan first covered her mouth and laughed, but immediately remembered that she was laughing at her sweetheart, and couldn't help herself from laughing, but her face was flushed; Even Chiang Kai-shek, who has always been unsmiling, can't help but laugh.

Seeing Song Zhewu's embarrassed face, Chiang Kai-shek coughed, and everyone slowly stopped laughing. Chiang Kai-shek said with emotion: "Wen Ge is frank and true, and his surname is a lover, I like it." ”

Song Zhewu couldn't help but be secretly happy when he heard Chiang Kai-shek's words, glanced at Lin Wei gratefully, and said in his heart that Lin Wei was worthy of being one of the two major managers of Chiang Kai-shek's literature and martial arts. Lin Wei just winked at Song Zhewu inadvertently.

Song Zhewu smiled embarrassedly and said: "Chairman, it was all done by Zhewu when he was young, which made everyone laugh, since he went to Germany, Zhewu has never been drunk." ”

Chiang Kai-shek smiled tolerantly and said: "It's okay, people are not sages, who can do nothing." It's good to change it! ”

Song Ziwen was the last to stop laughing, then he picked up the wine glass, and said with a smile on his face: "Wen Ge, I like a person like you with a real surname, I am only a few years older than Wen Ge, I will recognize you as a younger brother." Come to Wenge, our two brothers drank a full cup in order not to be sad. After speaking, Song Ziwen drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.

Being able to call Song Ziwen, the brother of the first lady, the brother-in-law of the leader of the Republic of China, and the current Minister of Finance of the National Axe, is definitely the dream of many people, and Song Zhewu is even more so.

Song Ziwen's words caused another burst of laughter, and Song Zhewu held the wine glass, sneering a little embarrassedly and not drinking it immediately.

Chiang Kai-shek smiled generously as parents cherished their children: "Wen Ge, I heard Weiwen say that you are very generous, then drink more, today is my family banquet, it doesn't matter if you drink more, but you still have to drink in moderation when you drink outside." ”

Song Meiling also smiled and said, "Wenge, drink more if you can, and treat this place as your home." ”

Song Zhewu smiled gratefully at Chiang Kai-shek and his wife, and then drank it all.

Liu Wendao said to Song Zhewu: "Wen Ge, the military discipline of your Fourth Route Army is the best I have ever seen, this time your troops not only did nothing to the people, but also did their best to help the victims, I thank you for the citizens of Hankou and the victims!" There's one more thing I want you to help with, can your relief workers stay a little longer? ”

Song Zhewu said apologetically: "Mayor Liu, the Fourth Route Army has been in Hankou for a few days, and I have received your care, but my troops need to return to Hebei immediately." ”

He also said to Chiang Kai-shek: "Chairman of the National People's Congress, now that the war in Hubei is over, I have received a telegram from Chairman Yan of Shanxi this morning, asking me to rush back to Hebei as soon as possible. If you agree, I would also like to ask the Chairman to allocate me a few columns. ”

Chiang Kai-shek nodded and said, "Yan Baichuan also sent me a telegram, asking you to return to Hebei as soon as possible." There will be no more fighting here in Hubei, but it is difficult to say about other places. I mean you can drive the recruits you recruit and the troops that need to be reorganized, as well as the excess supplies back to Laiyuan, and you personally lead a division and your guard brigade and cavalry brigade to not return to Hebei for the time being, I have other uses. Yan Baichuan, I'll go there and say, we'll decide on the specific location of your unit tomorrow. The affairs of the military column have already been prepared for you, and I will hand it over to you tomorrow, and you can immediately arrange for the troops returning to Hebei to set off in stages. ”

Song Zhewu knew that Chiang Kai-shek was preparing for a war with the Northwest Army, and the reason why he promised one of his divisions to return to Hebei was because he considered that his two newly incorporated divisions should have enough troops to accompany him to deter. As for asking him to transport the surplus supplies back, it was Chiang Kai-shek who knew that he had not collected a lot of things from the Gui system, and it was a burden to stay by his side to march and fight.

(To be continued)