Chapter 32: The Great Feast of Jiafu

Early the next morning, the whole Shenjing City was filled with some unusual atmosphere, dozens of horse-drawn carriages loaded with goods in the east and west cities were heading towards Xicheng, and the wharf outside the Dongbian Gate was also full of cargo ships, which were full of seasonal vegetables and fruits and delicacies from all over the world, and everywhere were the Jia family servants and servants in a hurry, they were busy procuring all kinds of items and loading them in horse-drawn carriages, and transported them to Jiafu in Xicheng.

Several well-known restaurants in the West Market have closed their doors, nearly 100 chefs have been invited to Jiafu, at the same time, several very famous theaters in Shenjing have also closed down, and they are led by their respective class owners to Ningrong Street before dawn.

Xicheng, Ningrong Street, surrounded by people.

The whole street was hung with red lanterns and tied with red satin...

Scaffolding was erected on both sides of Ningrong Street, and the bottom was full of flowing water mats, the sound of firecrackers and drums sounded on the street, and there were special people on the street corner to deliver cakes and sweets.

"It's magnificent!"

"That's it, this Ning Rong Street will really be surnamed Jia in the future."

"Tsk, the Jia family is really up, look at the soldiers on duty in front of the house, this is the real powerful family."

"Have you heard, this Earl's Mansion is a standard state mansion, Emperor Wuzong planned to reward the second room of the Rong Mansion, but it's a pity.... However, the descendants of the younger generations are angry, and in the end they are rewarded again, and the Jia family will be even richer in the future. ”

"Hey, what are we talking about, let's go, line up for a meal...."

“... Together. ”

“.....”

Today, Jia's house has become the focus of discussion in the streets and alleys of Shenjing, Ningrong and Rong's two mansions are connected, occupying most of the street, and now another mansion has also been rewarded by the emperor to Jia Jue, the entire Ningrong Street has become Jiajia Street, the east of the street is Ningguofu, the west of the street is the Earl's Palace, and the middle is Rongguofu.

With the revelation of good deeds, some people from the north and south rushed over to know why Ningrong Street is so lively, today the Jia family held a banquet to celebrate the joy of housewarming, it is said that the invitation card alone sent out nearly a thousand, from the princes and nobles, down to the civil and military officials, all those who have a relationship with the Jia family are within the scope of the invitation, this is the biggest happy event of the Jia family in the past two years, so they set up a flowing water banquet on Ningrong Street, no matter what the identity, as long as you come with a smile, you can enter the table.

For this reason, the Soldiers and Horses Division sent 500 soldiers to busy the banquet of the Jia family, and before dawn, the entire Ningrong Street was under martial law, except for those who participated in the banquet with invitations, the rest of the carriages were not allowed to pass.

Just after the end of the time there are anxious guests arrived, a carriage from all sides of Shenjing to come, under the guidance of the Jia family under the guidance of the orderly stop on the side of the road, some of the good relationship with the family to come, some of these carriages into the Ningguo Mansion, some directly into the Rongguo Mansion, not at the beginning, only gradually to the climax of the guests, because Jia Zhong is still in Jinling to take care of the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce, the new second housekeeper Lin Zhixiao with a few brightly dressed little guys standing outside the door to entertain the guests who came to congratulate, Some old relatives and distinguished guests were personally greeted by Jia Lian and Jia Rong's uncle and nephew.

The Jia family sent out nearly 1,000 invitations, together with their families, not to mention 2,000 people, today's banquet is divided into three places, the male guests are all in the Earl's Palace, the old relatives and the orders of the various mansions are in the Rongqing Hall to have Jia's mother to entertain, and the rest are all in the Tianxianglou of Ningguo Mansion to eat and watch the play, there are Wang Xifeng and You Shi to entertain, the mother-in-law and maids of the Rong Mansion all said that the second grandmother Lian has a good life, and she has caught up with the happy event, and the Buddha Hall does not have to stay.

Zhongwutang, this is the name of the hall given by the emperor himself.

The melodious sound of the flute in the instrument door came from afar.

Once a lifetime on the stage is playing "A Handful of Snow. "Banquet" is a fold, although it is a description of makeup, but it is full of joy and sorrow.

Under the stage, Jia Zhen pointed her finger on the table to hit the knot, and when she heard the wonders, she even applauded: "Okay!" This Xiaodan is good, good looks, good singing, good figure, reward! ”

The class owner was pleasantly surprised: "Thank you, Uncle Zhen!" ”

After the performance of the song, the class leader hurriedly took Xiao Dan to kowtow to Jia Zhen, and Jia Jue, who was talking to Niu Jizong on the main seat, frowned slightly, why did this Jia Zhen order such a play!

The feast has begun, hundreds of people gathered together, and music began to be played on the stage, these are all by Jia Zhen and Jia Lian Zhang Luo, Jia Jue is not clear, dozens of musicians play together, dozens of musical instruments are mixed, the rhythm is tense and passionate, the music is sonorous and powerful, and the momentum is heroic and majestic.

The guests in the banquet are all in high spirits, laughter continues, a team of maids and maids hold the food plate in the banquet shuttle, all kinds of dishes, pastries, wine, fruits and vegetables to the table in front of each person, and at the same time take away the empty plates, good wine and good food, plus the atmosphere is good, everyone is very happy, the scene is very warm.

"Good wine! Come, Brother Jue, let's have a bowl. ”

Sitting next to Jia Jue is Xie Qiong, the opportunity is rare, all the wine on the table is good, he has already drunk a jar in one breath, sweet and mellow, he drank it happily, seeing that Jia Jue was not talking to Niu Jizong, he picked up the wine bowl to find Jia Jue to drink, seeing this, Jia Jue put down the wine glass in his hand, and replaced it with a big bowl, the two took a sip of wine, Xie Qiong squinted and smiled: "Your kid is rich now, and the queen mother's reward is plus the compensation of the little cub of the Zhongshun Palace, tsk, I will look for you when I drink in the future." ”

At this moment, Jia Jue also drank a lot of wine, he put down the wine bowl, and said in a low voice: "The kid got a recipe for making wine from a wandering merchant in Zhejiang, and now he is trying to brew it in Jinling. ”

Xie Qiong raised the bowl and said with a smile: "You kid is real, unlike some people, one set on the surface, and another set behind the scenes, in the shade." ”

After speaking, he gulped down the wine in the bowl, put down the wine bowl and asked in a low voice: "Say, how did you offend the Marquis of Jinxiang?" ”

Jia Jue had already seen Li Jiqing, the Marquis of Jinxiang, who was sitting on the right hand of King Shui Rong of Beijing, and beside him was Nanyang Bo Gaoping, both of whom had drunk a lot of wine, and were talking about something with their eyebrows fluttering.

Listening to Xie Qiong's words, Jia Jue's eyes lit up, thanks to the little yellow booklet, Jia Jue knew which people in Xungui's lineage were his own people, and which people were his own people on the surface, in fact, he had already taken refuge in civil officials and others, such as Li Jiqing, the Marquis of Jinxiang, who had already taken refuge in the Zhongshun Palace, and had sent a message to the Zhongshun King.

Thinking of this, he pretended to be surprised, "What did Uncle Xie say about this?" ”

Xie Qiong groaned for a while and said: "I don't know why, this old boy said some inconsistencies behind his back, saying that you are a lucky person, and you can have your current status by slipping into the army, and you have been mixed into the army because of luck, which has been approved by many people, which will affect your prestige in the army." ”

Jia Jue's face changed slightly, disappeared in an instant, and said with a smile: "No wonder the newly recruited soldiers in the Ruishi camp are not very high-spirited these days, they originally thought that they were following a gentleman. ”

Xie Qiong poured wine into Jia Jue's bowl, picked up the wine bowl and said: "You kid don't have to be angry, this time the Royal Forest Army is reorganized, Jinxiang Hou will definitely lead a battalion of soldiers and horses, and when the time comes, it will be clear whether the mule is drawn and the horse will come out to slip away, don't care about the words of these villains, come, let's drink." ”

He drank three bowls of wine in one go, and Jia Jue shook his head secretly, no wonder they all said that Xie Qiong's only hobby was drinking, which was too good to drink.

At this time, a hearty laugh came from not far away, and I saw Li Jiqing, the Marquis of Jinxiang, walking in front of Jia Jue and Xie Qiong with a wine glass, and said with a smile: "General Jia, you have led a battalion of elite soldiers at a young age, and your future is immeasurable, Your Majesty values you very much!" Thank you for your hospitality today, and this glass of wine is a sign of my gratitude. ”

Speaking of this, he raised his glass and said loudly: "This glass of wine, let's celebrate the housewarming of General He Jia, and also celebrate the fact that we have another tiger general in Jiangmen, who was promoted to general at a young age, and led a battalion of elite soldiers, which is really gratifying, come, everyone has done it!" ”

Jia Jue raised his glass and stood up, and said loudly: "Everyone who came to participate in the boy's housewarming banquet, the boy is deeply grateful, this glass of wine, expresses my gratitude." ”

Everyone stood up and raised their glasses to drink.

Li Jiqing laughed and said loudly: "The dog is two years older than General Jia, although he has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he went to work hard in the Xuanfu army at the age of fifteen, but unfortunately, he is still a general, and the one in the family always complains that I don't give the unfortunate obstacle to take the relationship, hey, as the old saying goes, the old lady has long hair and short knowledge, what we want is to take the fame immediately, and it is not the right way to go to the back door by relying on the relationship, otherwise the soldiers under his command will not serve his life." ”

Speaking, he looked at Jia Jue again, and said loudly: "General Jia, don't be careful, I have heard about your record in Zhejiang, and it is gratifying to kill the head of the Japanese bandits in a war, oops, it's a pity, my family's evil obstacle will not have this Yundao, but then again, Yundao is also a part of strength, standing on the tuyere, even pigs can go to the sky." ”

Hearing this, Niu Jizong's face became uncomfortable at first, and the hall was silent, only the sound of music on the stage, and countless pairs of eyes looked at Jia Jue.

Xie Qiong slapped the table and shouted, "The surname is Li, what do you want to do in this yin and yang weirdness?" Want to fight? Okay, I'll accompany you! ”

Xie Qiong looked open-minded, but Jia Jue sat down and poured a bowl of wine by himself, and didn't pay attention, Li Jiqing saw him like this, no longer hesitated, and said in a loud voice: "At this time, it is still early, let's pay attention to meeting friends with martial arts, the second son of Benhou is a few months younger than General Jia, why don't you let him accompany General Jia to have a discussion, so that we can see General Jia's martial arts, and also correct General Jia's name." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at each other, and some people who were not afraid of big things talked in low voices.

Niu Jizong coughed, "Today is a day of great joy, there is no need to do this, if you want to learn from each other, there will be opportunities in the future." ”

Before he could say a word, King Shui Rong of Beijing said loudly on the side: "They are all disciples of the Jiangmen, and there is nothing wrong with having a discussion." ”

Niu Jizong's face changed slightly, looking at the gentle and elegant young county king in front of him, with a graceful and noble attitude in his gestures, I don't know why he said this.

Jia Jue had no choice but to stand up slowly, glanced at Shui Rong, and said, "Okay!" But I'm better than you! ”

“....”

Li Jiqing frowned and asked, "Why?" ”

Jia Jue smiled, "This general is the earl of His Majesty's own title, and winning a white body will lose the face of the court." ”

Li Jiqing's sharp eyes looked at Jia Jue, and after a while, he nodded and said, "Okay!" Ben Hou compares with you. ”