Chapter Eighty-Six: Laughter in the Restaurant
"Lord Ouyang of Zhizhou invited me to a banquet?" Yu Feng looked at the post in front of him, his face full of doubts. We don't have any friendship, what's the matter, don't you just send an official document?
"Yes!" The salt ding waist who came to report was very straight, and the old man of Zhizhou sent the invitation directly to the yamen of the inspection department to entertain his own adults, and he also felt honored.
"Got it, you go down!" Yu Feng waved his hand to let Yan Ding retreat, and secretly thought in his heart: "This parent, official, did you hear about the affairs of Ye County and want to come and get a piece of the pie, or is it just an ordinary friendship?" ”
He shook his head and smiled dumbly, this Lingshan does not have a role like the Wang family, if he only says that he has the skill to collect money, it seems that only his own family is dominant, and he can't beat his own local tyrant!
In the evening, Yu Feng changed out of his military uniform, took a few personal soldiers, and walked towards the city. Now Lingshan is like his lair, outside the city is his military camp, and there is also the salt ding of the inspection department in the city, so there is nothing to worry about safety.
Ouyang Li set up a banquet in Shaobai Building, this is not difficult to understand, whether it is the environment, craftsmanship, this Shaobai Building is second to none in this Lingshan, since it is a guest to eat, naturally you have to eat fine, the craftsmanship of those cooks in Zhizhou Yamen, it is okay to eat usually, and it is a little not enough to treat guests.
The shopkeepers of this Shaobailou are all locals of Lingshan, and all aspects of the local area are naturally thoughtful, plus the price of this restaurant is also fair on weekdays, so it has become the first choice for guests to eat in this Lingshan City, and this Shaobailou has a self-respecting identity, or to raise the grade of his restaurant, and does not do scattered guest business at all, only the whole table of seats, less noisy of those senseless diners, compared to other places, it is more clean.
Since it was a private banquet, Yu Feng and the guards around him were dressed in casual clothes, and walking on the street was not noticeable.
"Uncle Yu, come here, my master has been waiting upstairs for a long time!" The man smiled.
Yu Feng nodded, it seems that this is Lord Nazhizhou sent someone to greet him outside the restaurant, this is not wrong, with Ouyang Li's identity, there is no reason for him to come out, and it is already very solemn to be able to send someone to greet him at the door.
With that person, Yu Feng went up to the second floor, this second floor, Yu Feng had also come once before, but that time it was noisy, a room full of smuggler salt dealers, there was excitement, and it was absolutely impossible to talk about cleanliness. There is like at this moment, with a screen of each table, the grid is staggered, although the adjacent table can be heard clearly when the voice is louder, but there are a few people who can go up to the second floor, and they are all talking softly in the wind and drizzle, occasionally moving their chopsticks, and drinking a few glasses of wine. In this way, it is a bit similar to the atmosphere of the commercial club in later generations.
There are not many people who come here just to fill their bellies, but most of them are here to talk about things.
"Your Excellency..."Yu Feng clenched his fists, "It's long overdue, let your Excellency wait for a long time, forgive your sins!" ”
The people inside stood up and said with a slight smile: "Today, we will only talk about personal friendship, not about official affairs, Brother Yu Xian doesn't need to be polite, come and sit down!" ”
Although Ouyang Li waited for Yu Feng to clasp his fists first and salute before getting up to greet him, it was equivalent to receiving Yu Feng's salute, faintly raising Yu Feng's head, although Yu Feng didn't say it, but he was still a little unhappy in his heart, but the words he immediately got up wiped out all of Yu Feng's displeasure, and everyone said that they only talked about personal friendship, and their own villain was so much, even if they respected the elderly, it was nothing to make a ceremony first.
When he sat down, the exquisite dishes came up non-stop, and the two chatted while eating, how Ouyang Li was usually an official, Yu Feng didn't know much about it, but at this moment, one by one officialdom anecdotes, jokes and allusions, came from his mouth, but it also seemed that he was eloquent, although Yu Feng didn't talk much, but, with his experience in later generations, he often inserted one or two sentences, but it just scratched the itch of the other party, and the two talked very harmoniously.
Ouyang Li regretted that he didn't make friends with Yu Feng earlier, although Yu Feng is now a military general, it is obvious that he still has the temperament of a scholar, and talking and talking is also like a spring breeze, even if he is a military general, he is also a Confucian general, if he is really a vulgar and unliterate Qiu Ba, where would Ouyang Li have such a high interest and talk to him so much.
The two of them talked here in detail, and at the table next to them, the voice of the conversation became louder, this second floor was originally a clean and elegant place, and suddenly there was such a loud talk, either because of too much wine, or because of some issues there was a dispute. A few words from their side were also passed on before, as if a group of scholars were talking about the township examination in Jinan Prefecture in April and May this year, but now they don't seem to be talking about this topic.
"Ladies and gentlemen, when the younger brother entered the city, he saw the hustle and bustle of the barracks outside the city, this soldier and horse is the one who went to the counties to drill a few days ago?"
"It's this newly established Fengzi camp that guards the town!"
"The new army, not good at training, to serve the court, but poured out of the nest and blackmailed the place, I don't know if you have ever heard of the evil deeds of this Fengzi battalion?"
The voices around suddenly quieted down, this Fengzi camp was established, thousands of people ate and drank Lazar, but it brought a lot of business to the city, to talk about that evil deed, I really haven't heard of anything.
After a while, the voice continued to sound: "As soon as I look at your expressions, I know that you are all in the dark, this Fengzi Camp has been out of the camp in June, you are all well-educated people, have you ever heard of such a thing?" ”
"Yes, if there is nothing in the local area, this army goes out of the camp to drill and suppress bandits or something, it is all near the New Year's Pass, everyone wants to celebrate the New Year, and it is common to extort some local money and food in this name, and it is common for soldiers and horses to be dispatched for drills in June, and I still haven't heard of it!"
"That's right, the commander of the Fengzi battalion, it is said that he used to be a vulgar and unliterate military household, such a person, once he has the power, where is there a reason not to make money desperately, such a large army is dispatched, if he does not give him money and food, maybe he will buckle the hat of a thief and bandit on you, we Lingshan is in trouble!"
Yu Feng sat in a position just opposite the staircase, these people talked loudly, and the guys who were waiting upstairs could also hear it clearly, the scholars were famous, and he didn't dare to care, so he could only run downstairs to find his shopkeeper, and after a while, the shopkeeper's face was pale and rushed up.
Entering the Lord Zhizhou and the Lord Garrison to spend time here with him, he knew that if Ouyang Li hadn't stopped him, he would have closed down for a day, specifically for these two adults who couldn't afford to be provoked. Ouyang Li wants this kind of atmosphere in the people, how can he let him do this, seeing that Lord Zhizhou spoke, he had no choice but to give up, Rao is so, the people he put on the second floor have gone through some screening, except for some familiar customers, they are some readers. Who would have thought that these nerds would be so wild, and they would lash out unscrupulously in front of these two adults, didn't this kill him?
After coming up, he also deliberately looked into the private seat of the two adults, for fear that the two adults inside would be angry, who would have thought that he saw Yu Feng smiling and waving his hand at him, signaling that there was no need to do much, the shopkeeper was still stunned, confirming Yu Feng's meaning, this is the confusion of going downstairs, thinking that those scholars are afraid that they are going to be unlucky, although the adults don't care, the face of Lord Zhizhou, but it is very ugly!
Yu Feng is not angry, a scholar, always has a sour temper, so he can say some strange things, and his words are not shocking and endless. This is also seen a lot in modern times, listening to these cultural people talk about themselves, it is a very interesting thing, so that the shopkeeper does not have to make a fuss, Yu Feng picked up the wine glass, smiled at Ouyang Li and said: "Yu rarely hears others talk about himself like this, it is also an interesting matter!" ”
Ouyang Li had been looking at Yu Feng's face, and when he saw that his face was calm and his smile was also from his heart, he was relieved. If Yu Feng does things a little more arrogantly, turns his face on the spot, and rectifies these scholars who are making a lot of nonsense, he, Zhizhou, can only stare at the side, these scholars can guess randomly, but he knows it in his heart! These words, even if these people are "slandered and intended to slander", it is a very simple matter, this is not the point, the point is that he set up a banquet here, and then ate and ate, and suddenly came out of such a thing, in case Yu Feng thinks that this is purely a person arranged by himself, and ridicules and slanders him, then he is really wronged.
"I don't have to!" Another clear voice sounded: "The commander of this Fengzi battalion is Yu Feng, as far as I know, the name of the salt transportation inspection in Benzhou is also the same, could it be that these two people are the same person, if it is the same person, this blackmail place is said, I am afraid that it will not be established, then what kind of oil and water yamen the salt transportation division is, everyone knows it....."
"It's all bookish, nonsense, Brother Yu Xian doesn't need to pay attention!"
"Brother Ouyang is too worried!" Yu Feng smiled, but his heart was full of emotion, when he was selling smuggled salt with his head, he had thought that one day, while listening to someone commenting on himself, he and Lord Zhizhou called him brother and brother to eat and drink, this Lord Zhizhou still called himself not to take it to heart!
"Okay, Brother Xie Ouyang is entertained today, if Brother Ouyang has leisure another day, you might as well come to Zhaojiazhuang to sit down, Yu is in military affairs, so I will leave first!"
Yu Feng said goodbye to Ouyang Li and walked out of the restaurant, behind him, Ouyang Li looked thoughtful, and the arguments of those scholars continued.
"I can't see through it, there are many rumors about Mr. Yu's start, I see his every move, his words and deeds on weekdays, and it is by no means a small salt political inspection. As for this wind word camp, could it be that the wind character in its name? Could it be that these two people are really the same person? ”
"You don't have to worry, now that the Holy Son of Heaven is in power, even if the people have a small night, it is a big problem, naturally someone will take care of it, why should I bother with this......"