"The lake is full of water every day, and it is very clear in autumn. Junshan is a small Pengying, steaming clouds and dreams, shaking Yueyang City. The emperor has spiritual energy, but he is still sad. I heard Lan Zhi move Fangxin, and at the end of the song, no one was seen, and there were several peaks on the river. ”

Autumn is high and cool, the Mid-Autumn Festival is over, the smoke and waves of Dongting Lake are vast in eight hundred miles, the fishing boats on the lake are like shuttles, the tourists on the lake are like weaving, the west corner of Yueyang, the east leans on Baling, the west looks at Dongting, there is a first building in the world - Yueyang Tower. Yueyang building is more than ten zhang high, three floors and four corners, majestic and exquisite, the eaves pick the moon, the top of the building is the pattern of Ruyi dougong, the shape resembles the general's helmet, covered with yellow glazed tiles, and shines brightly under the sun. Yueyang Tower is not only the magnificent scenery, can overlook the spring and autumn scenery of the 800-mile Dongting, but also hides the splendor, there are many celebrity poems in the building, or magnificent and gorgeous, or heroic dry clouds, every time people linger and forget to return.

Such a famous building, although it is also open to welcome guests, but if you want to drink a drink on the top floor of Yueyang Tower, unless you have a hundred gold, you will not dare to go upstairs, of course, if you are empty, but you can write a poem worthy of the famous building on the spot, you can also go upstairs to have a look, the landlord still wants to give you a bottle of wine, in order to help Yaxing.

In the second year of Dachen Shengde, on August 18, Yueyang upstairs was full of singing, the wine was fragrant, Baling County Shouning Sudao feasted here, and idlers avoided it.

Ning Sudao is eight feet tall, handsome in appearance, although he is a civil official, but he is strong and mighty, and his momentum is awe-inspiring, although he is not confused by his age, but he still looks like a thirty-odd person, this person holds the military and political power of Baling, and is the confidant of Wu Heng, the king of Yunnan, one of the three feudal clans of Dachen.

The host and guest are a pair of young men and women, the man is twenty-five or six years old, the body is long, the forehead is long, the sword eyebrows are starry, handsome and heroic, wearing a white samurai uniform, covered with a brocade robe, graceful bearing, at first sight, you know that she is a child of the family, but the woman is a green clothes, such as the ink of green silk only with a hairpin hairpin, the face is like jade, elegant and beautiful, the temperament is like the empty mountain spiritual rain, elegant and elegant, let people see the love at first sight.

There are only seven accompanying guests, Ning Sudao first introduced four of them to the two, it is Yueyang Duwei ****, Dongting Navy commander Yang Yuqi, Changshi Wang Wenjing, Sima Tianyue, these four people are Yueyang's civil and military officials, Yueyang is the gateway to northern Hunan, Baling County Governor, the King of Dian has been operating here for several years, and the officials arranged here are all capable officials, and they must not be taken lightly. Therefore, the young man was very thoughtful in his manners, and he did not slack off in the slightest. The woman was always silent, and waited until Ning Sudao finished introducing her before she gave a salute, but the four of them seemed to be flattered and hurriedly returned the salute.

The other three escorts were all white. A person with a white face and no beard, thin and elegant, a blue Confucian shirt is generous, this person is the head of Yueyang Academy, the name is Confucianism and Shu Lian, this person specializes in history, and is famous all over the world. One person is short in stature, his hands are longer than his knees, his face is full of wind and frost but he is in good spirits, this person is Shangguan Shou, the leader of the Junshan Gang who spans eight hundred miles in Dongting, the Junshan Gang is powerful, has an armed force that is not inferior to the Dongting Naval Army, and controls legal or illegal businesses such as shipping, fishery, and illegal salt in Dongting, even Ning Sudao does not want to offend him easily. The last one was a handsome young man, only twenty-three, At the age of four, wearing a blue shirt, handsome as a jade tree in the wind, his body faintly reveals the sword qi of Sen Ran, his whole person is like a peerless sword hidden in the box, but his voice and smile are kind, like a warm spring breeze, which makes people feel contradictory and dangerous, this young man is the young head of the most famous Yueyang Sword School on Yueyang Bai Road, Lei Jianyun, although he is young, but his swordsmanship has been blue, and he is more wise and brave, and has already replaced the position of his father Yueyang Shenjian Lei Fu, so this time he will replace his sick father to accompany the guest。

The guests who can bring together such hot figures as Yue Yang are naturally not ordinary people. At the end of the previous dynasty, the court had no way, the people's livelihood withered, the foreign captives invaded, the displaced people from all over the country rose up, the world fell apart, after 12 years of conquest and annexation of each other, the formation of the five princes, occupying Guanzhong is a relative Yang Wei, the division of Yizhou is Li Zishan, who claims to be a descendant of the royal family, Wu Heng who was born in the cold door is self-reliant in Yunnan and Guizhou, and the southeast is the world of Tang Kangnian, the lord of the Tang clan, and Youji and Jinbei are occupied by Xu Yan after the generation of generals. None of the five forces can take the lead, and for a while, the flames are raging, and the people of Li suffer. It was at this time that Yue Qiuxin, who had disappeared for more than 100 years, appeared on the rivers and lakes, Yue Qiuxin was only twenty-five years old at that time, still young, but his cultivation was unfathomable, his mind was as bright as the moon, as wide as the sea, with the support of the two doors of Buddhism and the White Dao, Yue Qiuxin was all over the world, and promoted the five overlords to meet the alliance in Luoyang, among which the most powerful Yang Wei ascended the throne as the emperor, established the Great Chen Dynasty, set the capital Luoyang, and changed the Yuan to Jianping. In addition to Tang Kangnian's alliance with Yang Wei in the form of marriage, and since then in the Chen court, Xu Yan of Youji was named the king of Yan, Li Zishan of Yizhou was named the king of Han, and Wu Heng of Yungui was named the king of Yunnan. Yang Wei died seven years ago, his son Yang Tong succeeded to the throne, Yang Tong did nothing, Tang Kangnian's sister is Yang Tong's concubine, the relatives are powerful, and the government is in the hands of Tang Kangnian, two years ago Yang Dong's eldest son Yang Yan launched a palace change, intending to seize the throne, although the army was defeated and punished, but Yang Tong was also killed and died suddenly, Tang Kangnian took the opportunity to support Yang Dong's second son Yang Hong to ascend the throne as the emperor, and the Tang family was in power.

Today's two distinguished guests, the young man is Tang Zhonghai, the second son of Tang Kangnian, the Duke of Yueguo, and the woman is Yan Zishuang, a disciple of Yue Qiuxin. Although after Yang Hong succeeded to the throne, the world showed signs of chaos, but still no one dared to underestimate the power of the Cuihu disciples, the world still remembers what the Cuihu disciples have done in order to maintain the peace of Da Chen. The two passed through Yueyang this time in order to go to Nanning to meet Wu Heng, in order to reach some kind of secret agreement. Because of this, the host and guest can't help but be a little wary of each other, but on the surface they are still happy.

After enjoying the scenery of Dongting Lake, Ning Sudao said with a smile: "Second son, Fairy Yan, the two of you arrived in Yueyang today, Ning needs to do the friendship of the landlord, how about inviting the two of you to taste the famous dishes of Yueyang Building?"

Tang Zhonghai said with interest: "I have heard for a long time that Yueyang Lou is good at cooking all kinds of delicacies, and he is about to learn it. Yan Zishuang showed a faint smile on her face, and there was a yearning in her eyes, which made people think that she also wanted to taste the delicacies of Yueyanglou, but everyone also knew that although the disciples of Cuihu couldn't help but eat meat, in fact, most of them were vegetarians and had no interest in delicacies.

Lei Jianyun said eloquently: "In the past, although the wine and food in Yueyang Building were outstanding, they may not be in the eyes of Fairy Yan, but a year ago, a new chef came to the building, and he made excellent dishes, but he had a strange temper, only one dish a day, and only three dishes per day, if you want to taste his craftsmanship, it will be difficult to get your wish without spending a few months, this time the county guard personally asked him to agree to make a table today, but the landlord said that he had broken the rules and would no longer cook within a month. ”

When Lei Jianyun spoke, his eyes only looked at Yan Zishuang, his tone was gentle, faintly with admiration, Tang Zhonghai was angry in his heart, and deliberately said: "I don't know if this cook's skills are excellent, if this is really the case, wouldn't Fairy Yan and I have missed the Yueyang people's time for a month, so that they can't taste such a delicacy." ”

Yan Zishuang's eyes wandered, as if the clear spring had penetrated into people's hearts, and said apologetically: "If that's the case, I'm afraid that Zishuang won't be able to go." Her voice was clear and gentle, and Lei Jianyun's eyes flashed with a look of intoxication, and she said with a smile: "If the people of Yueyang know that it is to entertain Fairy Yan, they will definitely be honored." If the fairy is happy, he may as well meet the cook and ask him to take back his life in person, even if we say that he does not move, he will definitely not refuse the fairy's meaning. ”

Tang Zhonghai saw that Lei Jianyun's spirit was radiant, his words were moving, and Yan Zishuang was also quite permissive, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little sour, this time he got the opportunity to walk with Yan Zishuang, and he wanted to take the opportunity to please the beauty, but he didn't expect that Yueyang, who had just joined Wu Heng's jurisdiction, met a Lei Jianyun who was not under his talent. He secretly made up his mind in his heart that he was determined to find an opportunity to embarrass Lei Jianyun.

At this time, the two attendants in Tsing Yi and small hats began to serve the food, but the first thing served was a Dongting specialty chopped pepper fish head, and a spinach fried tofu. The fish head is fresh and tender, the red pepper is like fire, the green pepper is green and dripping, the soup is clear and transparent, Tang Zhonghai couldn't help but scoop a spoonful of soup when he saw it, he only felt that it was very delicious, but he couldn't describe the intoxicating feeling. Yan Zishuang didn't like meat, her eyes fell on the green vegetable, only to see that the spinach tofu was green and white, just like jade and white jade mixed together, she took a chopstick spinach and put it in her mouth, only to feel that the taste was delicious and varied, and she hadn't chewed it yet, it had melted in her mouth, and she couldn't help but sigh lightly, Yan Zishuang praised: "Okay, Zishuang has never tasted such a delicacy." ”

Ning Sudao put a chopstick fish head and eye meat in his mouth, and sighed after a while: "It's not the first time Ning has tasted this fish head, but only the fish head made by this celebrity chef can make this official have an endless aftertaste." ”

Everyone raised their chopsticks one after another, except for Yan and Tang, it was not the first time for them to feast in Yueyang Tower, but they still appreciated these two dishes very much.

Not long after, a roast suckling pig with secret fruit spices hidden in it was brought up, the skin was roasted to golden brown, the aroma was tangy, and then there was a steamed crab, not to mention the fresh and tender beauty of the roast suckling pig, the crab roe was full and fat, the snow-white crab meat was crystal clear, with seasoning, the fat crab made people salivate.

Next up is a dish of whitebait soup, a large bowl of soup with the color of fresh milk, and a hosta-like whitebait floating in it, this thornless, boneless, and intestinal specialty whitebait is almost transparent, and the soup is dotted with thousands of strands of green lettuce, which makes people feel unbearable. Everyone scooped a spoonful of soup, only to feel a gentle warmth in their hearts, the whitebait was even more delicious, and the changing and moving taste was intoxicating.

After using up the whitebait soup, everyone only felt that their wishes were enough, so when they saw the waiter walk in again, they were all frowning, after all, there was still a lingering fragrance in the mouth, and now if the dishes were served again, it would inevitably be too much, but the waiter was holding Biluochun up, everyone looked at each other and smiled, a cup of fragrant tea, which is the most suitable for cleansing the aftertaste in the mouth.

Yan Zishuang's white jade-like face had a satisfied flush, she took a sip of tea, and said, "Lord Ning, please invite this independent chef to come and see it, Zishuang can't wait, the person who can make this kind of delicacy must not be an ordinary person." ”

Shangguan Shou, the leader of the Junshan Gang, was originally the one who was most hostile to Yan Zishuang, after all, he was born in the underworld, and he was naturally hostile to the Cuihu disciple who was the leader of the White Dao. But it seemed that his mood was softened by the delicacies, and he smiled: "I'm afraid that Fairy Yan will be disappointed." ”

A trace of curiosity flashed in Yan Zishuang's eyes, but it came to naught in an instant, and the slender jade played with the tea cup in her hand and said, "Maybe it's as the helper said." ”

Shangguan Shou was about to answer, but Ning Sudao suddenly smiled and said, "People have already come." "In fact, everyone upstairs is a master who has practiced martial arts, even a famous Confucian and Shu Lian is also a famous swordsman, and they all heard the sound of someone going upstairs. Yan Zishuang paid careful attention, she was the best at knowing people from the details, and she heard the slight footsteps from her ears, she savored it, only felt that this person's steps were not light or heavy, not hurried or slow, as leisurely and smooth as a clear spring, but if you pay a little attention, it seems to be a clear rhythm step by step, listening to the sound of the foot, she obviously feels that this person has no half of the real strength, but it is firm and firm. Yan Zishuang's heart suddenly moved, and after calculating, the distance and strength of each step of this person were exactly the same. She looked up just in time to see a cyan figure walking up the last steps.

It was actually a seventeen or eighteen-year-old gray-clothed boy brought by the county guard, Yan Zishuang and Tang Zhonghai were both shocked, just because the dishes made by this person were all exquisite, if there were no more than ten years of tempering, it would be difficult to have such attainments, and this person's temper was strange, both of them had regarded him as a stubborn old man, how could they have thought that this cook was such a young man.

This young man has a slender body, more than seven feet tall, and his appearance is delicate and upright, but he is just a middle-aged person, only a pair of phoenix eyes are as deep as the cold river on an autumn night. Although he has such a pair of good eyes, the young man's expression is lonely, and there is an aura of stubbornness and indifference on his body, and Yan Zishuang has a sense of regret in his heart, why is such a young man in his prime so depressed and cold.

Unlike Yan Zishuang, Tang Zhonghai immediately noticed that although this young man was a little thin, his posture was cold and straight, although he was dressed in a coarse shirt and cloth, and his identity was so low, but he faintly had the arrogant bearing of a green pine in the snow, how could such a man succumb to a restaurant as a cook, Tang Zhonghai had doubts in his heart, and looked at Yan Zishuang with an inquiring gaze. Yan Zishuang's eyes glanced at Shangguan Shou, she saw that although this young man had an ordinary appearance, his temperament was quite outstanding, why did Shangguan Shou say that he would be disappointed?

Shangguan Shou showed a strange look on his face, smiled at Yan Zishuang, and then said kindly: "Zijing, Fairy Yan likes your dishes very much, and I haven't seen Fairy Yan yet." ”

Yan Zishuang frowned slightly, feeling that Shangguan Shou's tone of voice to this young man felt a little rude, although this young man's status was humble, but when he saw his bearing and character, he knew that he must not be an ordinary person. But when she looked up, Yan Zishuang had a strange feeling in her heart, but it turned out that the young man had been standing still at the entrance of the building since he came upstairs, looking at the Dongting Lake through the window, and seemed to be blind to everyone in the building. Hearing Shangguan Shou's voice, his eyes were a little dazed at first, then he slowly moved his neck, and his eyes fell on Yan Zishuang, it seemed that Yan Zishuang's beautiful fairy posture had no effect on him, and his deep black eyes did not have the slightest emotion, and the young man said: "I've seen Yan Fairy." ”

Yan Zishuang frowned again, the young man's voice was cold and empty, there was no warmth in his tone, and his words were very difficult, as if he didn't talk to people all year round, and judging from his reaction, it was slow and sluggish, this young man who could be called delicate and arrogant seemed to be an idiot with a lack of mind.

Yan Zishuang asked softly, "Are you called Zijing, where are you from, and are your parents still there?"

The young man's expression was blank, and he said after a while: "My name is Zijing, and I don't remember anything else." ”

Yan Zishuang showed a sad look on her face, she was originally plain in Tsing Yi, her face was complex and beautiful and elegant, everyone saw her look compassionate and gentle, and they only felt that their hearts had become softer, and they all said in their hearts, Jade Guanyin Yan Zishuang was really compassionate. Even Tang Zhonghai and Lei Jianyun, who were originally jealous because Yan Zishuang paid attention to the young man, also felt guilty. Only the gray-clothed young man was still standing in the building, his gaze was deep and distant, just looking at the eight hundred miles of cave court and distracted, everything that happened around him seemed to have nothing to do with him.

Yan Zishuang sighed and said: "Shangguan Gang Master, does this little brother have any symptoms, I see that he is demented, and he doesn't remember anything, as if he is suffering from soul disorder." ”

Shangguan Shou said: "Fairy Yan is really like electricity, this little brother came to Yueyang alone more than a year ago, he described him as haggard and crazy that day, just sitting on the lake in front of the building, looking at Dongting Lake and being distracted, the guys in Yueyang Tower wanted to drive him away, who knew that although he looked crazy, he was infinitely powerful, and no one could drive him away. However, although he is infinitely powerful, he does not do any evil things, every day he is looking at the lake in a daze, even if there is *, he refuses to avoid, he sleeps on the ground by the lake when he is sleepy, and catches fish and shrimp and roasts them when he is hungry. The owner of Yueyang Mansion was going to sue the official to detain him, but fortunately, Miss Qingping was warm and warm, and led him back to the boat, which is strange to say, Miss Qingping just drove a boat to the lake that day, called him on the boat, and he boarded the boat, and then he made a small servant on Miss Qingping's painting boat, and was only willing to listen to Miss Qingping's instructions alone. Not long after, Miss Qingping suddenly recommended him to Yueyang Building to help cook, and everyone knew that he had made a good dish. Miss Qingping also extended the doctor to treat him, Yueyang's local famous doctors all said that he must have been hit hard, so he was insane, forgot the past, can only slowly recuperate, he was in Yueyang for more than a year, except for saying that his name is Zijing, almost nothing said, just ask him ten sentences and a hundred sentences, he is just a sentence 'I don't remember', and it is really pitiful. ”

Yan Zishuang sighed, and inadvertently saw Lei Jianyun's face showing embarrassment, and after thinking about it, he knew in his heart that Lei Jianyun had said that he might as well ask this cook to take back his life, maybe Lei Jianyun didn't know much about this cook's affairs, and now seeing that this cook is a little demented, even if he has great ability, he can't persuade this cook to change his mind, so he feels embarrassed.

In fact, just as Yan Zishuang expected, Lei Jianyun usually either practiced swords behind closed doors, or ran for the affairs of the door, although this Yueyanglou had been here a few times, he had never seen this young cook, at this time he was embarrassed by the matter of Fang Cai, and he only hoped that everyone would forget his words. But although others would not embarrass him, Tang Zhonghai had already been jealous of him, and he was embarrassed, so he smiled when he saw this: "Master Lei Shaomen, I'm afraid that Fairy Yan will not be able to make this idiot agree to cook." Lei Jianyun frowned, his face was a little cold, he knew that he couldn't do anything to Tang Zhonghai, and said in his heart, at most, I will kill this idiot, so as not to damage his face, thinking of this, looking at the gray-clothed young man's gaze with a little more murderous intent.

Yan Zishuang Bingxue was smart, and there was dissatisfaction in her heart, she was not only angry that Tang Zhonghai was unforgiving, but also felt that Lei Jianyun was too cold, so she naturally didn't lose the face of the two of them, and said with a light smile: "It's not a difficult thing, although this young man is crazy, he must listen to Miss Qingping's words very much, otherwise how could he set up such a strange rule, I'm afraid he can't understand these things in his heart, this must be Miss Qingping's meaning, lest others enslave him." Zishuang has heard that Dongting Lake is unique, Miss Luqi is a music and rhythm master, the piano is unparalleled, Miss Qingping is good at sword dance, and she is known in the world, since she is fortunate to meet in Yueyang today, it is better to invite two young ladies to come, so that Zishuang can express her admiration. ”

Ning Sudao, Shangguan Shou, Lei Jianyun and Tang Zhonghai and others were all moved in their hearts, Yan Zishuang was so mindful, and he saw through the opportunity to solve the problem in an instant, Shangguan Shou was even more shocked, he said Zijing's life experience, he had intended to embarrass Yan Zishuang, and by the way, he provoked the relationship between Lei Jianyun and the two VIPs, I didn't expect Yan Zishuang to solve this problem so easily, and I couldn't help but feel admiration, Cuihu disciple, it is really talented.