Striking the bell and ringing is only one aspect; It is necessary to add Ding cooking and eating, and the phrase "Zhong Ming Ding Shi" is complete. In the Chūn Autumn period, there was a strict etiquette even when eating. Take eating. The Son of Heaven uses nine tripods, the princes use seven tripods, the doctor uses five tripods, and the Yuan Shi uses three tripods. Although the king of Qi is the most senior king among the princes, according to the etiquette law, he can only use seven tripods, and he cannot exceed the system.

But now that it is the end of the Warring States Period, etiquette is falling apart everywhere in the world, and many rules that were originally enshrined as golden rules have long been ignored by now. So at this moment, in order to welcome Chen Sheng, King Qi actually used the "Nine Dings and Eight Pavilions" that only the Son of Heaven could use. That is, it is cooked with Jiuding, and then the eight delicacies presented to the guests are served in this vessel, which is also called "eight treasures".

These eight delicacies are:

1: Cannon dolphin (rǔ pig stuffed red dates, wrapped in wet mud and roasted until half-cooked, washed and coated with rice flour all over the body, put in deep oil and fried thoroughly, then steamed through water, coated with condiments and eaten).

2: Pound Zhen (after several kinds of meat such as beef and mutton are repeatedly pounded, remove the skin bands, and add condiments to make meat sauce to eat).

Three: Pickling (fresh beef is soaked in wine, then dipped in plum sauce and eaten).

Four: boil (peel and mash the beef, add ginger juice, cinnamon and salt, dry and eat).

Five: grits (shredded meat and rice flour stirred, kneaded into round cakes and fried on a simmer).

Six: liver cheek (dog liver is scorched with oil and eaten).

Seven: millet (boiled porridge with rice, added to the anointing oil made of wolf meat to eat).

Eight: Chun boil (meat soy sauce poured rice).

This year's diet is 100% green and original, without any messy chemical additives. Livestock is not artificially accelerated with feed, but grows naturally, so it tastes particularly delicious. Coupled with the chef's skillful hands, it is really delicious and delicious, which can be called the fragrance of teeth and cheeks. Not to mention anything else, the shellfish alone is crispy and crispy in skin and meat, and even the bones are full of flavor. When you bite into it, you will immediately have a mouthful of aftertaste. In particular, the taste of fat and tongue entangled and slowly melting is simply like being in bliss.

Chen Sheng is an out-and-out martial arts idiot. The pursuit of martial arts is the most valuable thing for him. However, he is not an ascetic, and he will not deliberately refuse good wine, food and even beautiful women. It's just that he is strong-willed, has strong self-control, knows how to stop in moderation, and doesn't indulge in it.

After three rounds of drinking, suddenly the head of the guards of the palace hurriedly entered the palace and said a few words to the king of Qi in his ear. King Qi put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "It's just in time." Let them in. Then he looked back at Chen Sheng and said with a smile: "It's Mr. Zhongsun who is here." Mr. Zhongsun has always stood on the side of this king and the second king. The second prince is good friends with the prince of your country, and Mr. Zhongsun has also contributed a lot. Therefore, when he heard of the arrival of the secret envoy, Mr. Zhongsun came to meet with the secret envoy and discuss the plan together. ”

This is the palace of the King of Qi, and the King of Qi, as the master, has absolute power. No matter who you want to see or don't want to see, you don't really need to ask anyone. As a guest, Chen Sheng certainly wouldn't go against the host in such an inconsequential matter. The leader of the guards who came in to pass the word got the order of the King of Qi, and immediately turned around and left the palace in a hurry to invite Zhongsun Long in.

A moment later, footsteps sounded, and the two men walked into the hall one after the other. The man at the head was thin and dark-skinned, and at first glance, he looked like a big horse monkey, and his appearance was very ugly. But he was wearing a very luxurious brocade robe. Decorations such as gold rings and gold necklaces are even more hung all over the body, and the crown of the monkey is by no means ugly and degraded to him, but it is an objective description. This person is none other than Zhong Sun Long, the richest man in Qi who started with loan sharking.

Behind Zhongsun Long was a handsome young man with a tall and majestic figure and full of gods. One of the four great disciples of Mr. Cao Qiudao, it is said that the jīng of swordsmanship is only under his teacher, and Zhongsun Xuanhua is him. Although these two people are father and son, but judging from their appearance alone, they have absolutely no resemblance to each other, and it is really difficult to teach people to believe that Zhongsun Xuanhua will really be Zhongsun Long's species.

The two fathers and sons came up to the palace and knelt down at the same time to bow to the king of Qi and the second prince. King Qi called out to the courtesy, and then ordered to arrange seats for Zhongsun Long's father and son. The father and son thanked each other and sat down one after another. King Qi raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhongsun, I will introduce you to you." This is Mr. Chen Sheng, the secret envoy of the Black Ice Terrace of the Qin State. This time, Mr. Chen Sheng was ordered by the prince of Qin to enter Qi to assist the widow, so why worry about the big thing? Hehe, hehehe~~ Come on, let's drink this cup together and celebrate in advance. ”

Everyone at the table raised their glasses at the same time, and drank all the wine in the cup together. Zhongsun Long turned sideways slightly, his eyes were burning, he looked Chen Sheng up and down for a long time, and said with a strange smile: "It is said that the Qin people have always boasted of the world's heroes, and the Qin army is the most. And the Qin army took the Iron Eagle swordsman as the most sharp. Among the Iron Eagle swordsmen, even the most ordinary soldiers have the ability to fight against ten. Later, when Zhang Yi was the prime minister of Qin, he even more sought out three hundred jīng from all the Iron Eagle swordsmen in the country, and established the Black Ice Terrace, which was directly subordinate to the monarch and could not be questioned by anyone else. But I don't know if the people who came out of the Black Ice Platform are really so powerful? ”

Zhongsun Xuanhua next to him smiled slightly, and said: "The family master has been famous for decades, and the swordsman who dares to challenge his old man can be described as a car fight, which is innumerable. But after decades, those who dare to challenge their family teachers, except for the 'Zhaojian Zhai' who defended the country, there is no second way to live.

This big disciple under the Zhaojian Zhai Sect is called Guan Zhongxi. The second and third are the same brothers, called Lian Jin and Lian Jiao. Lian Jin went to Zhao to seek fame, and died at the hands of Xiang Shaolong, who was also in Zhao at the time, but now he is already the Taifu of Qin. Xiang Shaolong fought several times with Guan Zhongye in the Qin State, and Guan Zhongye was always pressed and could not come out. But I don't know who is more clever than Xiang Shaolong's swordsmanship? ”

Although it is not a raptor, but the saying is good. The strong dragon does not suppress the head snake. Zhongsun Long is an out-and-out snake on the ground. Chen Sheng, as a secret envoy of the Qin State, is logically friends with Zhongsun Long, but the richest man in Qi State, who made a fortune from loan sharking, has already regarded Linzi as his own territory.

Zhongsun Long's provocative attitude was so ** that King Qi and the second prince felt embarrassed. Especially the second prince, he owed himself on the spot, and he opened his mouth to speak. Chen Sheng took the lead in waving his hand, so that the second prince didn't need to speak. He has countless experiences, and he has long seen the thoughts of people like Zhongsun Long. I know that in the face of this kind of person's provocation, the most direct and effective way is to light your fist! As long as it turns out that your fist is bigger than his, then he will naturally be a grandson and recognize you as a grandfather.

Chen Sheng raised his head and drank all the wine in the cup, and said lightly: "Guan Zhongyi and Xiang Shaolong, Chen has never tried with them, but I don't know who is smarter." However, just now in Xiaolinzi, Chen killed a guy who claimed to be Bian Dongshan with three punches and two kicks. I heard that this Bian Dongshan is the same as Zhongsun Xuanhua, you are both the apprentices of Mr. Forget Worries? So who is smarter of your two brothers? ”

Although Zhongsun Xuanhua and Bian Dongshan are their own masters, the two brothers have studied the same art for more than ten years, and both sides know how much ability they can do with each other. Chen Sheng said that he had defeated Bian Dongshan, and Zhongsun Xuanhua's first reaction was not to believe it. He sneered: "Senior Brother Bian's swordsmanship is so high, even the family master praises it. You said that you punched him three times and killed him empty-handed? Haha, what even a teacher may not be able to do, how can you do it? Master Secret Envoy, if you have to brag, you have to brag about it, and only if you brag something more reliable will anyone believe it. ”

Chen Sheng snorted slightly, let alone say anything to justify. The second prince next to him was afraid that the two of them would make a fuss, so he quickly got up and said, "It's true." Chen Mi was on the street at that time, Tian Bang and Xie Ziyuan and his wife were witnesses, and Brother Zhongsun did not need to doubt it. Speaking of which, if Chen Mi can help this time, we will achieve great things. Come on, let's drink this cup together and celebrate first. ”

Even if they are senior brothers from the same family, but they are each their own masters, Zhongsun Xuanhua has long hoped that Bian Dongshan, the senior brother who will only cause trouble for himself, will die quickly. But it's one thing for Bian Dongshan to die or not, and it's another thing for him to die at whose hands. When Bian Dongshan really died, when Rì desperately wanted this senior brother to die, he had been completely left behind by Zhongsun Xuanhua. Instead, there was only an impulse to maintain the honor represented by the identity of "disciple of the Sword Saint".

For the sake of the second prince's face, although Zhongsun Xuanhua's face was extremely unsightly, he still barely raised his glass and drank it all. Putting down the wine glass, and not waiting for the second prince to persuade him to drink again, he suddenly stood up and shouted in a deep voice: "Chen Mi envoy came from afar as a guest, and he didn't prepare a gift in a hurry, which is really rude. In the next talent, he is willing to dance the sword to cheer up, and make fun for the king, the second prince, and the secret envoy. ”

Not waiting for the king of Qi and the second prince to agree or not, he had already drawn his sword and stood up, majestic and high-spirited, and strode into the middle of the hall. He shouted loudly, and stabbed with his sword out of thin air. If the tiger is descending from the mountain, it is wide open and closed, it is fierce and domineering, the sword edge breaks through the air, and the whirring wind is stirring when it lands, and the momentum is extremely powerful. King Qi was so happy that he couldn't help but applaud again and again.

Zhongsun Xuanhua was appreciated by the King of Qi, and he was even more proud, and he displayed his life skills to the fullest. Suddenly, he thundered and rushed forward, swinging his sword like lightning at a candlestick in the hall. I only heard the soft sound of "snort~", and a total of nine candles in a row on the candlestick were all cut off by his sword. Nine candles about half an inch thick were displayed side by side on the spine of the sword, the wicks still burning and not extinguished.

Zhongsun Xuanhua retracted his sword with his arm back, and drove the nine-o'clock candle flame to draw a halo in midair. Then the horizontal sword was in the chest, standing proudly. King Qi and the second prince, as well as Zhongsun Long and others all applauded loudly. Zhongsun Xuanhua was in high spirits, waved his hand to throw out the candle flame on the sword, and returned the sword into the sheath. Proudly glaring at Chen Sheng, he said loudly: "How can one person dance alone and two people dance together?" Chen Mi, why don't you come down and dance the sword with me to help the monarch. ”