Chapter 4 There is no good feast
Master Shen sat down next to Du Wenwu, and when he saw that it was almost noon, the people present were only pulling around, and Tianxianglou only sent some tea, and even snacks were not served, so he couldn't help but be suspicious in his heart.
Du Wenwu said in a low voice: "The prince has not arrived yet. ”
When Master Shen heard this, he became more and more like sitting on pins and needles.
What happened to Mu Chihe, Hawkeye and Iga Bairen entering the Central Plains, everyone in the capital knows it. Today's banquet is said to be a loose banquet, but since even the prince will attend, it will inevitably be talked about for a while. Such an occasion is really not something that he should appear as an ordinary person. There are some things that it is better not to know than to know.
For a while, Master Shen only hated himself for not taking a closer look at the yellow calendar before going out today.
Just when Master Shen's back gradually began to sweat, a clear voice sounded at the door: "This king is a step late, everyone has been waiting for a long time." ”
When everyone in the field hurriedly got up, the prince had already stepped into the Tianxiang Building.
Everyone was about to step forward to greet the prince, but the prince turned slightly to the side, stretched out his hand and said, "Master, please!
Everyone looked at the prince's hand, and four old men appeared at the door of Tianxiang Building. Two monks, two ways.
The two monks stood at the door, but neither of them took a step. One of the old monks smiled at the two old monks and said, "Go in together?"
The two old monks smiled at the same time and said, "Go together." ”
The two monks walked at the same time and crossed the threshold of Tianxiang Building. The four of them walked together, as if one person was stepping, getting up and landing at the same time, and there was no difference in order.
These two monks and two paths are respectively the Shaolin Xinwu Master, the Xinyuan Master, the Wudang Chongxiao Dao Chief, and the Lu Mingya Lu Dao Chief, who entered the mortal world at the invitation of the Son of Heaven.
Although these four people are monks or Taoists, without exception, they are all living immortals in the eyes of people all over the world.
Seeing the two monks walking in, everyone in the field stepped forward to salute one after another, but put the prince aside first.
And that's right. When the Empress Dowager was a person who believed in Buddhism very much. The prince was born that year, and it was also a Shaolin monk who made a special trip to the palace to pray for the prince.
Master Shen stepped forward behind everyone to salute, and his heart was a little relieved. With these four old immortals present, there shouldn't be too many moths in today's banquet.
When everyone was seated, Miss Su, the proprietress of Tianxianglou, who had already been circling in the lobby, clapped her hands gently, and Tianxianglou began to serve food.
The dishes served to everyone in Tianxianglou are not uniform dishes at every table.
In front of the crown prince, the ten princes, the officials, and Master Shen's father and son, they were all quite exquisite stir-fries. Beef is the tenderest part of the calf, fish is the smoothest part of the belly, pork is the softest part of the loin, and shrimp is the freshest part of the belly.
Every stir-fry is full of color and flavor, soft, smooth, tender and refreshing. Even Master Shen had to say the word "service" in his heart.
In front of the two monks and the two Taoist leaders, there are all vegetarian dishes. The crystal clear tofu, the verdant bean green, the smooth bamboo shoot tips, and the soft and tender vermicelli are so many old men who look at them with their eyes for a while.
In front of Mu Chihe and a few northerners, there was a large plate of meat. Boiled, stewed, grilled, roasted, lamb ribs, lamb stick bones, lamb leg bones, in addition to meat, it is still meat.
In front of Eagle Eye and the accompanying monks of the Western Regions, meat was also placed. The meat in front of them was also boiled, stewed, roasted, and burned. However, the meat before them was mainly beef.
As for Iga Bainin and his entourage, it is mostly cold dishes. Thinly sliced trout meat, rice balls wrapped in mixed vegetables, live shrimp stripped of their shells, and washed vegetable leaves are all eaten raw or cold. Those raw fish and shrimp meat are even specially chilled with ice.
After several rounds of dishes and several rounds of wine, Mu Chihe stood up, holding the wine glass in both hands, and said loudly to Master Xinwu, Master Xinyuan, Daoist Chongxiao and Lu Mingya: "This king entered the Central Plains this time, and learned that the Shaolin Batuo handbook and the Wudang Zhenwu sword returned to Shaolin and Wudang respectively a few days ago, and he was not very happy. This king specially borrowed flowers to offer Buddha and congratulated several masters and Taoist masters! I wish Shaolin and Wudang to go further after returning to the treasure. ”
With that, Mu Chihe tilted his neck and drank all the wine in the cup.
The people in the Central Plains in the hall heard Mu Chihe's words, and they couldn't help but glance at each other. Master Shen began to secretly complain in his heart again.
Master Xinwu smiled and said, "Thank you, envoy. The old man and his younger brother were monks, so they replaced wine with tea. With that, Master Xinwu and Master Xinyuan sat in place, picked up the teacups together, and took a shallow sip.
Daoist Chong Xiao also smiled and said: "Your envoy has good words, and the old Taoist has accepted his feelings." With that, Daoist Chong Xiao and Lu Mingya also sat in place, picked up the teacup in front of them, and took a sip each.
Several big men behind Mu Chihe saw the king of the Southern Courtyard of their country toasting, but the two old monks and two old Taoist priests in the Central Plains didn't even bother to get up, and their faces showed hesitation.
Mu Chihe didn't think it was angry at all.
Mu Chihe is familiar with the history of the Central Plains, and has made great efforts to learn the language and culture of the Central Plains, understand the affairs of the Central Plains, and know the origins of the two Shaolin monks and the two Wudang Taoist masters very clearly.
With the identities of these four old immortals, don't say that it is Mu Chihe who toasts, that is, the Son of Heaven of the Central Plains set up a banquet in the palace to toast personally, but I am afraid that they may not be able to move their buttocks.
As soon as Mu Chihe sat down, Hawkeye also stood up, raised his glass with both hands, and said in a stiff Central Plains language: "This king also congratulates Shaolin and Wudang on returning to the treasure!"
Master Xinwu, Master Xinyuan, Daoist Chongxiao, and Lu Mingya still smiled and thanked them, each picked up the teacup in front of him, and took a sip.
Hawkeye's ass had just touched the bench, and Iga Bairen stood up, holding the cup in both hands, and said in an extremely strange Zhongyuan language: "I have admired Zhongyuan martial arts for a long time. Today, I wish Shaolin and Wudang to return to the treasure of the town faction. When I find my Dongying Holy Sword, the RB people will go to Shaolin and Wudang in person, and ask for advice from the Central Plains Martial Arts Authentic and Taidou!"
With that, Iga Baishinobu first bowed his head, then raised his head, tilted his neck and poured the wine from the cup into his mouth, then bowed again and sat back.
When the officials in the audience saw that this Dongying master had so bluntly thrown out the matter of looking for Ju Zhengzong as soon as he opened his mouth, and even threatened to go to Shaolin and Wudang to discuss martial arts, they immediately frowned slightly at the same time.
Master Xinwu and the other four did not change their faces, and once again picked up the teacup in front of them and took a shallow sip.
When Iga Bairen sat down, seeing that Mu Chihe was about to speak again, the prince smiled and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, since you have come to Tianxianglou today, if you don't see the stunts of the girls in Tianxianglou, wouldn't you enter Baoshan and return empty?"
After laughing, the prince stood up, bowed slightly to Master Xinwu and the other four and said, "Two masters, two Taoist masters, singing and dancing ......"
Without waiting for the prince to finish speaking, Chong Xiao Dao said with a smile: "Your Highness, it's okay. The two masters of Shaolin have profound Buddhism. In the eyes of the two masters, whether it is red powder or skeletons, it is just a stinky skin. As he spoke, Daoist Chong Xiao looked at Master Xinwu and Master Xinyuan with a playful eye.
Master Xinwu smiled and said, "It's okay for the Dao Chief, and it's okay for the old man and the junior brother to do it too." ”
Miss Su, who was standing at the prince's table, heard this, and was about to clap her hands lightly again, Iga Bairen stood up, bowed to the prince, and said firmly: "This time, I entered the Central Plains on the order of my shogun, in order to retrieve my Dongying Holy Sword. Before watching the song and dance, I have a few questions about the Holy Sword, and I would like to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to answer them. ”
When the prince heard this, the smile on his face froze slightly, Mu Chihe stood up and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the name of Tianxianglou, although this king has never entered the Central Plains, he has already heard of it. For the stunt of the beauty of Tianxianglou, this king has also admired it for a long time. However, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also knows that this king's entry into the Central Plains this time also has the emperor's order, and he must retrieve the holy body of the wolf god of my dynasty. This king believes that what Mr. Iga wants to ask is what this king wants to know. Why don't you ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to explain the doubts between Mr. Iga and the king first, and then watch the song and dance?"
Before Mu Chihe's words fell, Hawkeye had already stood up. As soon as Mu Chihe finished speaking, Eagle Eye said loudly: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the Tripitaka is a sacred object in the land of my Western Regions. If the whereabouts of the artifact are unknown, Xiao Wang and the others have no intention of watching the song and dance. ”
As Hawkeye spoke, several monks from the Western Regions sitting on the table behind Hawkeye all stood up and proclaimed the Buddha's name.
As soon as the envoys of the three places stood up like this, the faces of all the officials in the field immediately became solemn.
Mu Chihe, Hawkeye, and Iga Bainin each led their masters to enter the Central Plains almost in order, nominally to find the sacred relics lost in the Central Plains by various countries, but the people here are all old foxes who have been cultivating for many years, how can they not know the true intentions of the Northland, the Western Regions, and the Eastern Regions?
In fact, before the Son of Heaven allowed the envoys of the three places to enter the Central Plains, the court decided whether to allow the envoys of the three places to enter the Central Plains, and the quarrel almost lifted the roof of the Jinluan Palace.
Some courtiers who always wanted to settle things and calm down thought that since the envoys of the three places wanted to find them, they would find them. If they can find it, let them bring it back. Anyway, there are a lot of bronze in the Central Plains, or that scripture, or that broken sword. If they can't find it themselves, the three places will naturally die of this heart.
Others, especially those who were important in the army, were resolutely opposed.
The reason for these important ministers in the army is, how can they open their own doors and let outsiders come in casually to look for things? Moreover, as soon as the envoys of these three places enter the Central Plains, especially such figures as Mu Chihe, Hawkeye, and Iga Baishinobu are in person, if they are really allowed to move around the Central Plains in the name of looking for some holy relics, then how many secrets in the Central Plains that cannot be known to foreign enemies will be leaked out?
Master Shen's back began to sweat again. At this time, Master Shen only hoped that he could find a crack in the ground to get into, and never listen to anything in front of him.