"I wonder where the venue for this banquet is?" Song Yunshu walked in the palace with the Ministry of Rites.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu smiled: "With the consent of His Majesty, this banquet will be held in the Imperial Garden, and the direction of our trip is the Imperial Garden." ”

The two of them soon arrived at the Imperial Garden, which at this time did not have the prosperous scene of flowers blooming in spring, but there was also a garden full of verdant.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu walked in the imperial garden with Song Yunshu, and Song Yunshu felt that it was better to listen to the Ministry of Rites Shangshu's own thoughts first, and then make his own considerations.

So she asked the Ministry of Rites Shangshu: "I don't know if the Ministry of Rites Shangshu can think of it now, what thoughts do you have about the banquet, and the official wants to hear your opinion first." ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu pointed to an empty venue in front of him, and then introduced, "I chose the Imperial Garden, precisely because the venue here is open and the scenery is very good, and the banquet will be held in the flower hall in front of it, and now the flower hall is bleak." ”

"I plan to send someone to Jiangnan to buy all kinds of local flowers, and rush back to the capital overnight, so that the flower hall can be decorated to create a gorgeous scene, which can show the atmosphere."

Hearing this, Song Yunshu was speechless for a moment, if he went to Jiangnan to buy flowers, he would be able to ensure the deliciousness of the flowers along the way, but what a big expense it would be.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu didn't think there was anything wrong with what he said, and the two generals walked to the bridge again, and he said, "Come, Lord Song, you see, the last time I was on a boat in the city, I met a trickster. ”

"You can let the koi fish change into words in the water, and when the time comes, invite this one, quote these koi fish in the imperial garden, change the blessings, and congratulate the emperor, and you can be humane with others, this is a celestial phenomenon."

"By the way, since it's a banquet, it must be to invite all the theaters in the city, so that the banquet will be lively when the time comes."

After the Ministry of Rites Shangshu spoke, Song Yunshu was invited to the flower hall of the Imperial Garden, which is indeed bright and open, and often royal banquets are chosen here.

Song Yunshu remembered that the most important thing in the banquet was food, so he asked again: "Then how will the Ministry of Rites Shangshu consider the issues of tea, wine and food at that time?" ”

"Isn't that easy? Since His Majesty has returned from fighting tigers this time, I not only want to invite the opera garden to sing a few tiger-fighting scenes, but also plan to invite the tiger to the chefs of the Western Regions as a delicacy for the officials who came to the banquet to taste. ”

"By the way, Lord Song may not have tasted it, right? The cooks in the Western Regions are the best at cooking beasts, and when the time comes, invite a few chefs from the Western Regions to let everyone taste fresh. ”

Song Yunshu frowned slightly and asked, "Is there a Western Regions cook in the palace or in the city now?" How have I not heard of it? ”

"When I was young, when I accompanied the envoy to the Western Regions, I accidentally tasted it in the royal family of the Western Regions, as long as I spent some more silver taels, it is not difficult to invite a cook from the Western Regions." The Ministry of Rites Shangshu said with a smile.

Song Yunshu was a little unsure of how to speak, it seemed that in the eyes of the Ministry of Rites and Rites, it was only necessary to make the banquet grand and gorgeous.

When it came to money, this Ministry of Rites Shangshu didn't think about it at all.

The two walked to a pavilion under a tree and sat down, and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu saw that Song Yunshu frowned, so he asked: "I came today to ask Lord Song for advice, I don't know what Lord Song has any opinions, but he said no." ”

Song Yunshu saw that the Ministry of Rites Shangshu asked like this, and this Ministry of Rites Shangshu had always been a righteous person, so he felt in his heart and said directly.

And I really can't help it...... So Song Yunshu looked up at the Ministry of Rites and Rites and asked, "I don't know, has the Ministry of Rites ever considered money?" ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu thought for a moment and said: "Why worry about expenses, our country is prosperous, the treasury is sufficient, and it's just a banquet, these silver taels should be nothing, right?" ”

Song Yunshu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly doubted whether the person in front of him was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

After she pondered for a while, she said: "But there are so many large and small banquets in the palace every year, and they are always so extravagant and wasteful, which is not in line with the virtue of frugality. ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu nodded, agreeing with Song Yunshu's words, thinking about it, he felt that his arrangement was indeed a little inappropriate, so he looked at Song Yunshu: "What Lord Song said is reasonable, then Lord Song thinks, how to arrange the banquet is good." ”

Song Yunshu was silent, looked at the scene of the imperial garden, thought about it seriously, and after a while, Song Yunshu said: "Actually, there is no problem with the arrangement of the Ministry of Rites, but the idea is too casual, so I will talk about how to decorate the flower hall." ”

"On the way to the south of the Yangtze River, we must invite professional flower farmers to ensure the freshness of the flowers and the delivery of them properly, flower farmers, transportation, especially the picking and purchase of flowers, there are few flowers in the season, and if you want to pick enough flowers to decorate the flower hall, it is already a lot of manpower and not low expenses."

"In this way, I have thought of a very frugal and good note." Song Yunshu pointed to the top of the flower hall, "At that time, the indispensable part is the dance session, when the dancers are dancing." ”

"You can take all kinds of curtains and wrap them around the pillars of this flower hall, and these curtains are selected by the palace show, so that they are not wasted, but also can achieve the effect of gorgeous scenes."

The Ministry of Rites slapped his thigh and said in surprise: "This method is really good, let the dancers wrap the curtains around the flower hall when they dance, the scene can be described as extremely graceful, and it will definitely amaze everyone." ”

Song Yunshu nodded, and said: "As for the arranged program, in fact, there is no need to invite all the opera gardens in the city, the price of pear orchards is high, and there are many pear orchards in the city, and there are many contradictions between pear orchards, and it is inevitable that there will be accidents when they are invited." ”

"It's better to invite the Jianghu artist you saw in the Ministry of Rites. In fact, it was a miscellaneous troupe, and I had also heard that the Ministry of Rites Shangshu would go directly to invite the old man in the miscellaneous troupe when the time came, he was in charge, and the asking price would not be too high. ”

"Then I mentioned the matter of the chef of the Western Regions, my lord went to the Western Regions, and he ate the royal chef of the Western Regions, and it is really impossible to invite the royal chef of the Western Regions."

"And the border can't invite any good chefs from the Western Regions, so I think I can invite the chefs of the hottest restaurants in the city recently, so that the emperor's ministers can taste whether such a reputation is true."

After Song Yunshu finished speaking, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu looked at her with admiration and couldn't stop admiring.

"It's worthy of Lord Song, the last banquet won the hearts of the people, and these arrangements for this banquet are really wonderful!"

"The Ministry of Rites has won the award."

Song Yunshu smiled slightly, but he didn't know that at this moment, behind the rockery where the pavilion where the two of them were leaning, the emperor and Chu Yuchen were sitting in the pavilion there, listening to the conversation here.

Chu Yuchen listened very carefully, and he didn't notice that the little emperor was making eye contact with him.

And the little emperor who couldn't get a response next to him could only take a sip of tea silently, and sleep Chu Yuchen's beloved wife was heartfelt! It's just that the heroine's words just now aroused his curiosity.