Chapter 8 The Year-End Banquet
In Jingbei in December, two more light snows fell one after another.
In this kind of weather, people basically don't go out anymore, and they all hide at home and live on winter food.
The big families have the intention to put on the lights at this time and prepare for the New Year.
For example, Liu Bei's General Zuo's Mansion.
Liu Bei is a person, he really didn't say anything to his subordinates.
Seeing that the Chinese New Year was approaching, Liu Bei planned to hold a banquet in his General Zuo's mansion to entertain the civil and military generals under his command...... Zhang Xi was also busy for a while, preparing various banquet ingredients.
It is not easy to find ingredients in winter, and it also has to comply with the regulations of the aristocratic banquet in this year...... It's not easy.
As the "master of grain and grass", Zhang Xi is also qualified to participate in a banquet of this specification...... It is equivalent to the annual meeting of the enterprise in later generations, Zhang Xi is also a grassroots manager, and he is qualified to participate.
At this meeting, Zhang Xi not only met the lord Liu Bei again, but also met the cheeky drunken gangster, as well as ...... Standing next to the black guy, a red-faced bearded man with a height of at least one meter nine or more.
Zhang Xi's first reaction when he saw the second master - he really deserves to be a "beautiful bearded man".
Needless to say, his height and temperament are majestic tiger generals at first glance.
Just the beard...... Really, it's better than Zhang Xi's hair maintenance.
The key is that when Guan Yu was eating, he really hung a pocket around his neck and put his beard up.
The second master really cares about his beard.
Zhang Xi and Guan Erye really don't have much intersection, this is the first time they have met.
But...... It's not the first time Zhang Fei has met.
This black guy is also thick-skinned enough, last time under the banner of the New Year's reward, he relied on a jar of rice wine on his side, and now he has a black face, under the banner of toasting, and came to find himself.
"Come on, come on, Master Zhang...... Don't be petty, have a drink with someone! Zhang Fei shouted over with a loud voice, grabbed Zhang Xi's wrist, and dragged Zhang Xi to pour wine.
This wine table culture is very bad...... But Zhang Xi couldn't beat him.
was dragged by Zhang Fei and poured three bowls of wine in a row, Zhang Xi didn't understand, why the "three generals" were so enthusiastic about themselves? !
But the lord Liu Bei just looked at himself, then nodded and smiled, and didn't come over to care about his third brother.
After that...... Zhang Xi probably understood Zhang Fei's intention to find himself to drink.
"Master Zhang, I said goodbye last time, and it's been a few days, I don't know if Master Zhang's book is good?!"
A black guy, with a shy face, with a mouth full of wine, has good things to say to you, almost ...... Zhang Xi felt awkward.
"It's okay, it's okay...... Three generals are good?! Zhang Xi reluctantly smiled and said to Zhang Fei.
No way, the ...... of the New Year The main thing is that we really can't afford to mess with this one.
Zhang Fei didn't care, or didn't hear what Zhang Xi said at all, he just talked about his own business.
"It's been a month since I got to know the master bookkeeper...... Well, we are also familiar with each other, and the master also knows that my old Zhang is a real person, and I don't understand the roundabouts, so I can say it directly! Zhang Fei said.
What can Zhang Xi do, at the banquet, this black guy talked to you in a good voice, although the taste of wine in his mouth was heavier, then we can't dislike people!
"Three...... Three generals, please speak! Zhang Xi tilted his head slightly, but maintained a respectful look and said!
"Okay, happy!" Zhang Fei patted Zhang Xi on the shoulder and said, "I don't follow the ink of the main book, the jar of wine that Zhang Zhushu evened out last time has bottomed out recently, I vaguely remember that there is ...... in the warehouse."
Zhang Xi's face suddenly collapsed.
I'm a good girl!
What do you mean by me leveling your jar of wine, it's obviously your dead skin and shameful relain!
Besides, the lord has decreed that except for official banquets, alcohol is prohibited in the military and mansions...... At this time, you said this in such a loud voice, do you want to kill people?!
It doesn't matter to you anyway, you are the third brother of the lord, and you have rough skin and thick meat, so it doesn't matter if you are beaten or punished.
But I can't, I'm a newcomer who has only been on the job for less than three months......
Zhang Xi hurriedly straightened up, and said to Zhang Fei with righteous words, "The three generals can't, the ban on alcohol in the army is an order of the lord, how can the three generals disobey?!" ”
While speaking, Zhang Xi also looked at the reactions around him..... I should have a good impression of being so principled, right?!
Belch..... It seems that no one is paying attention to their side at all.
When Zhang Fei heard this, he immediately stopped.
"Big brother's ban, naturally you have to abide by it!" Zhang Fei was babbling and continued, "But a certain family is not drinking in the army, but only drinking a few glasses after returning home, the master book and relax, I will never be greedy for a cup and make mistakes!" ”
Co-authors don't drink in the army, but drink in the house, right?!
Isn't that also a violation of the rules?
“...... No way! ”
Zhang Xi continues to shape his own character with righteous words.
This black guy doesn't have any eyesight at all, even if he wants to open the back door for you, then he can't be in public, do I want my reputation anymore?!
Zhang Fei was also a little annoyed when he saw Zhang Xi's appearance.
"It doesn't work, it doesn't work..... My family didn't have such trouble drinking in the past! Zhang Fei said, tugged at Zhang Xi's sleeve, looked at Zhang Xi viciously with wide eyes, and said, "Master book, your surname is Zhang, I am also surnamed Zhang, maybe I was still the same sect five hundred years ago, do you really want to be so faceless?!" ”
Zhang Xi chuckled in his heart.
Seriously, Zhang Xi really didn't want to offend Zhang Fei in this matter.
He is a senior official of the company, and he is commensurate with the boss's brother and holds real power..... Zhang Xi, a manager of the grassroots logistics department, how could he be willing to offend the company's senior management for such a trivial matter.
But in this era, it's really not good.
This era is an era that pays attention to reputation and character.
At this time, he gave up his principles in order to shoot Zhang Fei's fart, so as not to get the name of a "lucky man", and Zhang Xi's reputation and future would be completely ruined.
Jia Xu didn't do anything, he just used too vicious tricks for self-preservation, and he was criticized by others, and he was ridiculed by Sun Quan when he became the third duke...... If Zhang Xi gives up his principles now in order to curry favor with Zhang Fei, then the problem is bigger than Jia Xu!
I can't agree to this thing even if I am killed.
But there is another thing that Zhang Xi doesn't quite understand...... This gangster has made such a big fuss, and the civil and military generals under Liu Bei's group are regarded as not hearing it one by one? !
Well...... Didn't you hear?!
What do you mean?!
This doesn't make sense!
Zhang Xi hurriedly looked around, and found that the lord Liu Bei was talking to Guan Yu with a smile at this moment, and Guan Yu also responded with a smile, as if he didn't notice what was going on on his side at all.
And the civil officials who were originally sitting near Zhangxi were also staggered one by one at this time, chatting in twos and threes, and no one looked at their side.
This is the ...... Something is wrong!
Think about it carefully at the beginning, when the lord Liu Bei smiled and nodded at him...... Everyone is surprised by daring to love this, Liu Bei has already hinted at acquiescence, right?!
So the question arises - how to step down now?!
Just now, he put himself on the moral high ground with righteous words, and he looked like he was sticking to his principles...... Now suddenly bow your head and agree, what will people think?!
I knew that I only agreed to come down at the beginning, but the big deal was that I was oppressed by the three generals Huwei, so I accidentally agreed for a while.
Losing to Zhang Fei in terms of momentum is not a shameful thing, compared to the iron gall god Hou Xiahou Jie, it is already a hundred times stronger.
Can ..... now Gotta get down the stairs.
"It's not that the stream doesn't give face, it's just a matter of eating the king's Lu and being loyal to the king!" Zhang Xi pretended to be calm and said with a smile, "The three generals only need the consent of the lord, and a jar of fine wine should be served!" ”
Dump the pot Dafa...... There's no way, we don't have Zhuge Liang's eagerness, and we can't think of too many ways to do it, so we can only throw the pot to the lord Liu Bei.
This method is actually not good, in case you meet a bad-hearted father-in-law, you will be jealous if you don't do it well.
At this time, before Zhang Fei continued to press out, Liu Bei had already spoken.
"Yide, don't be embarrassed...... Come here, I have something to say to you! ”
In a word, Liu Bei called the stupid Zhang Fei away, and by the way, left Zhang Xi with a meaningful look.
What does this look mean, Zhang Xi pondered for a long time and didn't understand.
Do you blame yourself for throwing the pot at him, or do you think that you are more decent to deal with Zhang Fei this time and stick to your principles?!
Zhang Xi doesn't know much about this, after all, he is not familiar with Liu Bei in this world, and he doesn't know if he is the Liu Bei who is moody in the history books, or the Liu Bei who cries out of the world in romance.
But no matter which Liu Bei it is, it doesn't seem that Liu Bei who blames his subordinates for these things.
After stabilizing his mind a little, Zhang Xi also began to try to get in touch with the Wenchen who was sitting next to him.
Zhang Xi is just a newcomer, and it is normal to communicate more with leaders and colleagues at the annual meeting and build a good relationship.
If there wasn't that black guy just now, now Zhang Xi should be staggering with his colleagues.
Now that he had free time, Zhang Xi hurriedly put on a smiling face, smiled at a scribe sitting at the next table, and said, "In Xia Zhangxi, the character is long, a person from Yingchuan, and the current envoy has a grain and grass master book...... Haven't consulted Mr. Daimyo yet?! ”
"Well, a certain Sha Kou Feng!"
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