Chapter 1511: There is no good feast
The barrel at the base of the table in the middle of the table was filled with ice cubes, and there were several bottles of wine inside, whiskey and brandy on the outside, and on the other side was the white porcelain bottle that Tang Fang and Haosen had been thinking about for a long time.
Of course, the Moutai here is not the original Moutai, it is a real old liquor that has been preserved for a hundred years with advanced technology. Only a figure like Prince Walker had a chance to get it, whether it was intended to be stored as a collection or to be taken out for a drink on a special day, but now it was in Marion's hands.
What makes wine lovers feel violent is that another bottle of Zodiac Mao has been used by Marion? Duncan drank it and became a metabolite of the body.
Not as elaborate as he was at the Chinese and aristocratic tables, Virginia casually relinquished him to a seat next to him. At this time, the restaurant staff began to serve the food, and there were more Chinese dishes. It can be seen that in the matter of entertaining him, Virginia and Marion and others are really concerned.
According to Hausen, Morning Star Casting provided Garcia's rebels with so many warships, what happened to eating a few meals from him...... What's wrong?! Not to mention the hundred-year-old wine, even if Captain Tang wants to eat gentian phoenix claws, Marion and Miki Hyuga should go all out to find them.
The complaining about ramming goods is not over yet, and there is a chaotic sound of footsteps in the corridor outside the door, which sounds like there are a lot of people.
With the next breath, the door to the dining room was pushed open from the outside, and a man with a very neat middle division walked into the room.
Even if you don't look at his appearance, you can deduce the identity of the man in front of you from his skin color and eyes------ Miki Hinata.
Behind Miki Hinata was a woman, in her mid-forties, who looked older than Virginia, and her black hair was dyed a rosy red on the right sideburns, which gave her a little more personal character. Judging from her skin color and facial features similar to Miki Hinata, that person should be Ouyang Lanlan...... In a sense, it can be said that he is a compatriot of Captain Tang.
Behind Ouyang Lanlan is Bill? Carter, a man who looked a little gloomy, his face was as pale as a blank piece of paper, and he couldn't see much blood, and he habitually squinted his eyes at people, his gaze was a little cold, a little sharp, in short, it was very uncomfortable, and he didn't want to have too much intersection with him.
The next person to enter the room is Kim Yong-hyun, a character who does not have many personal characteristics, is very ordinary, and has no leading temperament. He was followed by Delt, Hansef, Ed, Grandini, Montrad.
These eight people plus Marion, who rushed to mediate the conflict? Duncan, Payne captured by the Monya Imperial Navy? Catello, and Krisugad who has not yet come here...... A total of 12 people.
These twelve men, along with the rebel fleet they commanded, formed the Garcia Resistance.
In fact, looking at the present from the perspective of the past, two of the twelve have died, and Hansef and Montrad later succeeded the deceased leader and entered the decision-making level of the Garcia Resistance.
In addition to the nine of them, there was a woman who led the way into the room, and after leading them to the dining room, she withdrew.
At this time, the three of Tang Fang had already gotten up from their seats and looked at the people who walked into the room.
Virginia also got up and walked to Miki Hinata and the others to introduce the past in turn: "Miki Hinata, Ouyang Lanlan, Bill Carter, Kim Yongxian, ......"
After introducing the names of the nine people in turn, she looked at Tang Fang again, and said to them with a smile: "Tang Fang doesn't need me to introduce it." ”
Miki Hinata nodded at Tang Fang and sat down near the door.
As the eldest of the nine, his actions made Virginia a little unhappy...... It's really rude.
Ouyang Lanlan is a woman and a descendant of the Han nationality, and her attitude towards Tang Fang is much better, and she greeted with a smile: "Thank you for everything you have done for us." I came in a hurry this time, and I didn't bring any good gifts when we met for the first time, only a painting that I have collected for a long time, I hope you will like it. ”
After she finished speaking, she approached Tang Fang and handed him a freshly framed scroll.
"The sword is given to the knight, and the good wine will confidant." As she spoke, she looked at Tang Fang with encouraging eyes: "Open it up and take a look." ”
At this time, Haosen poked his waist with his finger behind and whispered: "This aunt won't be fancy you, otherwise someone else came empty-handed, but she brought a gift." What do you say about the sword as a gift to a knight, and a good wine will confidant. ”
He poked Tang Fang in the back, and Churchill in the back over there: "You talk a lot...... People are compatriots, do you understand 'compatriots'? What's wrong with sending a painting? What's wrong? ”
Haosen looked at Ouyang Lanlan's face that had been eroded by the years, and muttered in a low voice: "Well, she just fell in love with our Captain Tang, and Captain Tang wouldn't fall in love with her if she wanted to come......"
When Hausen and Churchill were chattering in the back, Tang Fang had already opened the painting in front of him.
Of course, it is not a famous Western painting like the Battle of Angeli, the Mona Lisa, and the Last Supper, since it is framed, it must be an ancient Oriental painting. The lines on it have been blurred in many places, and the color has faded a lot, making it look very shabby and very old.
For example, if the leader of Garcia's rebels gives a picture scroll, he should also dedicate a priceless painting to be worthy of his identity and the help he gives to the other party.
Well, if it's the original painting, it's really priceless, but it's a pity that the painting in front of me is a fake...... This is the answer given by Emma.
The fact that her body remained on the bridge of the Minotaur-class battlecruiser did not mean that she was unable to know what was happening here and give her opinion accordingly. In fact, the system space is her real abode, like the body of the Ipsisaurian...... It can be regarded as the peripheral of the computer system, which is an extended function.
Ouyang Lanlan gave him a fake!
If it is someone else, he will definitely be unhappy, thinking that the other party is playing with him, and then become angry. Tang Fang would not do this, nor would he think like this, on the contrary, he was very grateful to Ouyang Lanlan for his actions.
The focus of the painting given to him by the other party is not the history and artistic value of the scroll, but the information revealed by the scroll.
Even without Emma by his side, he recognized a few small characters drawn in the corner.
In fact, this is not a paper painting at all, but a copy of a mural.
That mural has a very loud name------ "The Banquet of the Hung Gate".
Yes, it is the artistic embodiment of the historical event of "Xiangzhuang Dancing Sword with the intention of Pei Gong".
For art appreciation...... He didn't understand, but he ...... Ouyang Lanlan's intentions He understands it well.
"Hongmen Banquet" is a unique cultural treasure of Chinese civilization, like Miki Hinata, Bill? Carter, Kim Yong-hyun and others naturally couldn't understand what special meaning this picture had, and they didn't know how to appreciate and distinguish it, so they would only treat it as an ancient painting that looked amazing.
Ouyang Lanlan reminded him in such a smart way. The so-called feast without a good feast will have a good feast, which is the current situation.
He very solemnly rolled up the "Banquet of the Hung Gate", handed it to Churchill for preservation, and said with eyes and tones that only two people could understand: "Thank you for the painting, I like it very much." ”
Ouyang Lanlan nodded and said no more, but if she looked closely, she would catch a trace of sorrow in the depths of her eyes.
Needless to say, it was worrying about him.
Tang Fang didn't return her confident gaze, but turned his head to look at Virginia and looked at her deeply.
Marion is not here, and has gone below to mediate the conflict between the Garcia Resistance soldiers and the Charles Union dispatches...... Looking back now, God knows if it was really impossible to solve it by leaving the old guy, or if it was deliberately hiding out without having to face the current embarrassing situation.
He doesn't know Marion? Was Duncan killed by Miki Hinata, Bill? Carter and the others persuaded and coerced to have to hide after they came here, or was this itself a trap set by the old guy and Virginia...... No, it should be said that it is a test, a test of whether he can survive the current difficulties, settle the leaders of the branch fleets, and be qualified enough to become the successor of Garcia's resistance.
All in all, he was killed by Marion? Duncan and Virginia are in the army, whether it is due to responsibility or catching ducks on the shelf, and then he can only rely on himself.
Virginia had previously studied the behavior of the Chinese people when she was working for Clea, but that doesn't mean she's well-versed in Chinese history. Taking a step back, even if you are proficient in Chinese history, you may not be able to recognize the four characters of "Hongmen Banquet Map" expressed in small seals.
For Tang Fang's gaze, she didn't have much thought, and her expression was not abnormal.
It was at this time that Bill? Carter walked over to Miki Hinata and sat down, behaving equally rudely.
Kim Yongxian walked over to shake his hand very approachably, and said, "I've been looking forward to seeing your demeanor up close for a long time, and this time I finally got what I wanted." ”
This person is very knowledgeable, and Tang Fang has a good impression of him. Not to mention whether Jin Yongxian is sincere, in short, he has given him enough face, unlike the two old things in front of him.
Ed, Grandini, and Montrad came over to greet him one after another, saying something like "nice to meet you", and then sat down where he was supposed to be sitting under Virginia's arrangement.
It seems that the older guys are a little arrogant, and Delter and Hansef just nodded at him, and sat down with a stinking look on their faces to Miki Hinata and Bill? Carter's side looked at the Chinese dishes on the table with a cold face and said nothing.
Virginia vs. Marion? Duncan had his heart set on him, although he was a little unorthodox in this matter, and he felt a little uncomfortable. These two people are good to him, and the chief cook on the Voice of Hope will naturally not be bad for him, which is reflected in the fact that he has made a large table full of Chinese dishes in terms of eating, although it is not authentic at all, but it is still okay to fool the layman.
Like Bill? Carter, Delt, and Joseph only had a fruit salad, a stack of shrimp balls, and a bowl of conch soup suitable for Westerners' tastes.
Of course, like the Manchu and Han Dynasty banquets, the palace imperial meal could not be made with the skills of Garcia's rebel cooks, and it was only some of the popular dishes in the major cuisines handed down in China, such as squirrel osmanthus fish, scallion roasted Haisen, Dongpo meat, braised prawns, etc., and Chinese dishes are all large plates, and Western meals are small plates.
From this point of view, the chief cook...... No, should I say Marion? Duncan and Virginia have a good understanding of his temper of eating meat and drinking a lot.
In fact, with Grant and Claire by his side, it is not very difficult to find out what kind of personality he has.
Miki Hinata, Bill? After Carter and the others were seated, Virginia winked at him and sat down beside him, while Katerina looked at the glass in front of her and poured a glass of wine.
Virginia as a substitute for Marion? Duncan led the meeting with the landlord, whether according to Western culture or Eastern etiquette, this first glass of wine should be drunk by her, and then it is time to make friends and talk about things.
However, before she could pick up the cup and say anything, Tang Fang suddenly pressed Katerina's hand, looked at Miki Hinata who looked bitter on the opposite side and said, "Mr. Miki Hinata, they all say that you descendants of the Yamato nation are civilized and polite...... Sorry, I didn't really see that. But I don't know if I'm blind or if you're having a brain pump. ”
This sentence is very unpleasant to say and very aggressive. No one thought that Captain Tang Fangtang, who had always been humble and polite, would suddenly attack, and before the banquet began, he had already sneered at Miki Hinata.
He doesn't like what he says, and he speaks even more brutally.
Haosen is a rammer with a tendon, but it is undeniable that many times rammer has his due role.
"Hey, Mr. Miki Hinata is not brain pumping, he is underpumping." IF CAPTAIN TANG'S SPEECH WAS A MOCKERY, MR. HAUSEN'S SPEECH WAS A RED GUOGUO, UNDISGUISED PROVOCATION.
Miki Hinata's face was even more ugly, cloudy like the silt accumulated over the years on a small river beach. Bill sitting next to him? Carter frowned, and Wanghausen said, "You're that Haosen." ”
It can be seen that he does not intend to tear his face with Tang Fang, and chooses to focus on Haosen, so that even if the two sides are deadlocked, there is room for maneuver.
This tiny detail made Tang Fang disapproving of those people, thinking that the four imposing guys on the opposite side were really strong on the outside, and they didn't have the appearance that a strong person should have.
Think about it seriously, Miki Hinata, Bill? Carter and the others were nothing more than senior members of Garcia's Resistance. Not Prince Walker, Halifax? Stewart's great nobles, who roamed the territory of the Monya Empire, played the role of bandits and thieves, and never dared to confront the elite forces of the empire such as the Xudra Legion, the Celtic Guard, and the Royal Navy.
In such an environment, how can they cultivate their arrogant character? Miki Hinata, Bill? Carter, Dert, and Joseph are just pretending to be tough, trying to gain more interest in him becoming Marion's successor.
To outsiders, Garcia's rebels are his hardcore allies, whether it's Marion? Duncan, Hinata Miki, or Bill? Carter, Ouyang Lanlan and others are all his close comrades and comrades-in-arms. Morning Star Forges StrongGarcia Resistance will also be strong, and Morning Star Forged Rich Garcia Resistance.