Chapter 1 Hongmen Banquet 3
Don't look at the Governor's Mansion destroyed by the smoke and fire, but the flower hall is deliberately sprinkled and swept over, and it still shows the original appearance of seven or eight points of luxury.
Celebrity calligraphy and paintings are hung on the wall, the wall table is for a jade carving Buddha, and there is an agarwood cake burned in the Boshan copper furnace in front of him.
The water mill nanmu chair Huanghuali Eight Immortals table, the table was full of four plates, five plates and eight bowls, Shen Zetang and his party stepped into the threshold and sat down around the table with greetings.
Shen Zetang sat in the main seat, and his right hand was Zhang He, Huang Huai, Wei Yuan, Li Zhao, Gu Shi, Xu Jing and Shen Huan.
The half-rolled Hunan bamboo curtains on the lattice window are lowered in clusters, blocking the scenery outside.
The servant held a gilded silver wine jug and wanted to pour elixir and jade liquid into the silver jar. Shen Zetang said: "Eating on an empty stomach is easy to get drunk, so let's take a cup of tea first." ”
Lu'an tea was soon brewed hot, Zhang He took a sip of tea, looked around, only seven or eight servants stood with their hands down, and couldn't help but wonder, he asked with a smile: "Why don't you see General Xu coming to the banquet?" ”
Shen Zetang smiled and said: "General Xu suddenly received information that eight miles away from here, there were rebels active, and he led his troops to hurry there, but I don't know when he will be able to turn around." ”
Zhang He's eyebrows jumped, and he thought about it: "General Xu has only arrived in Ji'an for a short time, and he is not familiar with the place, so he is afraid that he will be rebelled against the army, so he might as well let the deputy general Huang Huai rush to the barracks and lead the team to help?" How is Shen Ge's old intentions? He always had a feeling of uneasiness in his heart, wanting to know Xu Lan's true movements, and even more wanting to find out Shen Zetang's reaction, that is, to give Huang Huai a look.
Huang Huai understood his meaning, hurriedly stood up and said goodbye, Shen Zetang looked calm, ate tea, and said that Vice General Huang was leaving.
Zhang He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but saw Gu Shi glancing at him, with a hint of blame, he ignored it, raised his chopsticks and picked up a piece of green onion and fried beef slices, the taste was spicy and fragrant and tender, so he sighed while chewing: "It is the craftsmanship of the chef of Luchun Building, which is most in line with the mind of the Admiral, in addition to this dish, there are also quail soup and perilla fish, and he has to order two plates every time to relieve his cravings." He took another sip of wine: "It's Jinhua wine, and he won't pour it after eating two jars." ”
Shen Zetang slowly put down the teacup and took the beef slices into his mouth: "If you don't lose to the famous chef in the capital, the emperor issued an edict to let me and General Xu come here to help Admiral Gao and General Zhang, but I never thought that my colleagues had passed away, and only left a plate of dishes to remember..... Sad! The servant filled the jar with wine for him.
Zhang He heard this strangely, but he couldn't say it, so he simply picked up the silver cup and drank it all, and said boldly: "Shen Ge Lao Mo blames me for being a rough person, but I feel that this is wrong, and what the high admiral left behind is not only a plate of dishes, but also a beautiful widow, and three years of exploits in suppressing bandits." ”
"A beautiful widow?" Shen Zetang raised his eyes and swept over the Gu family, who was blushing with anger, looked at Zhang He and smiled slightly: "Does General Zhang think that I am a drunken person?" ”
Xu Jing interjected: "After Mrs. Shen Ge disappeared, in addition to dealing with government affairs in the previous dynasty, he often lectured on Buddhist scriptures to senior monks and Zen masters, cultivating himself and cultivating his sex, and he had no heart to be close to women. ”
"I will be ignorant, please forgive Shen Ge Lao." Zhang He's face was full of embarrassment, when he was in front of the mansion, he clearly saw Shen Ge Lao looking at the Gu family, and there was a deep meaning in his eyes.
"He who does not know is not guilty." Shen Zetang didn't seem to care, and just when Zhang He breathed a sigh of relief, he continued: "Since General Zhang mentioned that Admiral Gao has made meritorious achievements in suppressing bandits in three years, is he quelling the chaos and destroying bandits and returning the people of Ji'an to a quiet place, or is he doing his best for political affairs?" I only know that he has been here for three years, and his reports to the imperial court are always fierce and difficult to suppress, and the people live in hardship, and they need to recruit troops, horses, grass, and military salaries, and disaster relief food...... General Zhang, what are his achievements? “
Zhang He's back was cold, and he wanted to shirk it, but he saw that Shen Ge Lao seemed to see his thoughts, although his tone was gentle, but it concealed a persecutive severity: "What kind of food does Admiral Gao like to eat and drink the most, you are like a few treasures, and now you are asking for merit for him, it must be like a mirror, I will listen to you." “
Zhang He sweated on his forehead, and reluctantly replied: "Shen Ge Lao knows that he will only be in Ji'an for more than half a year, and what merits the high admiral has, he will be judged by the ministers of the court, and he should not have been too talkative, but he only saw that his widow Gu was lonely and pitiful, so he took the liberty of wanting to do something for her." “
"Yes." Shen Zetang watched Gu Shi dip the handkerchief in the tears in the corners of his eyes, smiled and stopped talking.
The others looked hesitant, neither eating, not eating, all like sitting on pins and needles, not knowing what to do.
Zhang He raised his sleeves to wipe the cold sweat, and secretly thought that Shen Ge Lao was not good, and invited him to prepare a Hongmen banquet, but Huang Huai was missing from this banquet, only Gu Shi, Wei Yuan and Li Zhao, and himself.
Shen Ge is always a civil official, he glanced at Xu Jing from the bottom of his eyes, and fell on Shen Huan, this person is a commander, even if his martial arts are profound, how can he beat Gu Wei Li and the four of them.
What's more, Xu Lan and the 3,000 soldiers were not there, and the 4,000 soldiers he brought were waiting for orders outside the mansion.
After such a calculation, he instantly calmed down, exchanged glances with the Gu family, stood up and arched his hand towards Shen Zetang and said: "It's getting late, Vice General Huang won't return for a long time, I'm worried that I will work with General Xu to suppress the bandits, and the bandits will be a big deal, so Shen Ge Lao Rong and the others will leave." ”
Shen Zetang pursed the corners of his mouth: "General Zhang, what's the hurry, wait until you hear the song before leaving." ”
"Singing?" Zhang He hesitated, Xu Jing smiled and said: "The banquet in the capital, if the guests don't listen to the music, they won't be able to sit at the table, Shen Ge has always been polite and courteous, General Zhang is not in a hurry to make a song!" ”
It's just a song, Zhang He thanked him and sat down again.
The attendant pulled up a white brocade painting screen, and Shun Yu sat behind holding the pipa.
The mutton fat lamp illuminated the painting screen very thinly, but when he saw the figures and buildings, he opened his eyes and carefully identified it, and Shen Erye's figure was actually very recognizable.
She took a deep breath, tightened the piano shaft, plucked the strings lightly with her fingertips, and sang: "The willow flowers are like a dream, the warbler is full of words, people meet the stage, and the old sorrow lingers in the ........" “
She suddenly stopped playing or singing.
"Which play is this singing?" Zhang He asked in surprise, Shen Zetang frowned slightly, and slowly knocked on the table with his knuckles, and after five strokes, a crisp voice came out from behind the painting screen: "This is the banquet for the bandit general, presumably it should be more to sing the tune of the heroic dry clouds, the little girl's will only have these cold and sad moon songs, it is difficult to raise your voice for a while, so I simply don't sing it, so I will play a song for you to listen to, this song is called "Chu Han", it is about the scene of the decisive battle between the two armies, and it should be the scene at this time. “
"Would you like to hear about General Zhang?" Shen Zetang looked at Zhang He, Zhang He hadn't answered, and Gu, who had not spoken, smiled and said: "The father of the concubine is also a military general, and the family has a banquet to the wine, and often plays music and dances to help the fun. “
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