Although Guo Kang didn't want to overeat with them, this kind of banquet belonged to the category of official entertainment, and he always had to show his face.

A few days later, Tuhuan arranged another banquet to entertain those people. This time, everyone has already discussed the general matters, so the scale of the banquet is relatively large. In addition to the Mamluk envoys and the Purple Horde, Zhu Wenkui's family also had to attend the banquet as important participants.

Tuhuan said that the most important goal this time is to let everyone meet. Therefore, Guo Kang and Shi Ke are also important figures, and they also got to appear this time.

Guo Kang has always been in the city and can come at any time. Shi Ke happened to be absent at this time. He was taking his recruits back and forth between Dadu and several ports in the Thracian region, practicing sailing. But Tuohuan said that the matter was important, and sent a boat to call him back.

The banquet was as lively as ever. Dehuan personally presided over it, and Theodora was also present to help. Princess Ma still said that she was not in good health and could not attend, so Princess Jeanna appeared in the seat of the distinguished guest in her place.

Zhu Wenkui looked a little uncomfortable sitting next to him, while Monk Daoyan looked at everyone with a smile on his face. When Xiao Jeanna saw Guo Kang and Shi Ke standing next to her, she left her seat and ran to chat with him.

"Is your brother dissatisfied with his position?" Tuhuan saw Zhu Wenkui's embarrassment, and walked over and whispered to Xiao Jeanna.

"Are you going to put him first over there?" Shi Ke didn't seem to understand the way here, and guessed.

"What's so special here?" Tuohuan asked.

"The prince is the acting head of the family, right?" Shi Ke guessed: "Princess Jeanne is him...... Mother? No, how is this supposed to be calculated? Who has the final say......"

"What are you talking about?" Little Jeanne didn't understand.

"I mean, Da Ming now, do you have any requirements in this regard?" Shi Ke raised a logical question: "For example, when you go out to show your face, you should first abide by filial piety and let your son obey his mother; Or do you obey the way of women and let women obey the head of the house? I always felt that these rules were contradictory. ”

"I don't know much about that, but we'd better be cautious." He told Tuhuan: "The people of the Ming Dynasty are very particular about the rules, not to mention that these people are all official personnel of the Ming Dynasty. If it's not arranged, people will say that we don't know how to be polite. ”

"My mom wants to listen to him too?" Before Tuohuan could speak, little Jeanna was not convinced.

"It's not your mother's problem, it's between these two mothers, and between each other's children." Shi Ke analyzed: "If you divide your concubine, then your mother is not your mother, but his mother is your mother; But now, if you don't distinguish between the two sides, it's your mom and his mom, and your mom and your mom......"

"Stop, stop—" Guo Kang hurriedly interrupted: "We don't need to study people's special circumstances." Our situation here is special, even if they care, can we explain it - you see that there are so many sects of God worship, and it is normal to have different understandings of women's ways. ”

"yes. It's all in our place. Shaking his head in discouragement, he said, "I also hope that they will teach the Greeks how to keep women." ”

"Next time you're in the ranks, ask them." Guo Kang reminded him.

"I asked this time, too." Tuhuan defended: "This is what their Yao monk told me. ”

"Then what the hell are we questioning?" Guo Kang was speechless: "That's it." Scattered, scattered. ”

As he spoke, he drove both Tuhuan and Shi Ke back.

"You can go back too." He turned back to little Jeanne and said, "The feast will begin soon, listen to your mother and your brother." Don't make a fuss, it's important for your family this time. ”

"Of course I do." Little Jeanne put on an adult look: "You care about my brother." By the way, do you know what he's worried about? ”

"Rank?"

"No, it's drinking." Seeing that he was also entangled, Little Jeanne shook her head helplessly and said, "He can't drink well, and every time he drinks it, he has to get drunk...... crazy."

"Then you didn't say it earlier!" Guo Kang didn't know what to say for a while.

"You didn't ask." Jeanna shrugged her shoulders and left the dumbfounded Guo Kang back.

Seeing that she was angry, Guo Kang didn't know what to do. I looked left and right, and other guests were also entering the venue one after another, so I had to decide to wait for the banquet to end before talking to her.

Soon, Stan arrived in the hall with the last of the guests, and when they were seated, Tuohuan beckoned to the servants outside the door, and they quickly carried several large barrels in.

"Today, we would like to invite all our distinguished guests to thank them for their visit and to celebrate our friendship." He jumped onto the table and announced in a loud voice, "Today, let us forget for a moment all the trivialities and the vile little people." Because the cooperation we have reached is fully worthy of this celebration and worthy of the joy of this time! ”

"We will entertain you with a Samarkand court-style feast. Believe me, Uncle Timur is in heaven, and he will regret not being able to make it to this banquet. He laughed and said, "Come, have a drink!" ”

The crowd cheered. The Mamluks stood up and waved their arms in response, and the people of the Purple Horde also stood up and applauded loudly - the banquet was of a very high standard, so everyone was looking forward to it.

The servants opened the barrels, and several Persian maids entered the hall, stepped forward with light steps, and skillfully poured the wine for the guests in turn.

Tuhuan introduced loudly: "This is the first dish of the palace dish, 'thirst-quenching grapes'." ”

According to legend, the old emperor Uncle Timur fought with the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, but was defeated because he was outnumbered. The old emperor and his subordinates were separated, and when he was thirsty, he met a farmer. The old uncle asked him if he had any water, but the farmer said bitterly that the well had been damaged and that there was now only some poorly stored grape juice. ”

Uncle Huang didn't care about so much, so he drank it directly. His piety and steadfastness touched Hu Da and made the spoiled grape juice even sweeter than a clear spring. Later, Uncle Huang brought this accidentally obtained method of preserving grape juice into the court, and it was this drink in front of us. ”

Guo Kang held back a smile while listening to Tuohuan's jokes.

The method of making wine was certainly not invented by Timur. However, in the Samarkand court, it is estimated that there is no shortage of this thing, and it is not nonsense to say that it is a court dish......

"French high-end goods." Li Xuanying, who was next to him, whispered to Guo Kang: "This time I have also made a lot of money......

Guo Kang didn't have this kind of ability to taste wine now, so he had to nod.

"Come!" Over there, Tuohuan raised his glass: "In the name of the Divine Ancestor, Heavenly Father, and Hu Da, cheers!" ”

"Cheers!" Everyone couldn't wait to drink bitterly.

(End of chapter)