Xie Jingxi said goodbye to everyone for the time being, hurried out, and went straight to the gate to greet him.

"It is the glory of Xie Mansion that Hou Ye can come to Xie Mansion, please come in quickly!" Xie Jingxi said.

"Haha! It's really lively, Lord Xie is so polite, if the old man refuses the invitation, it will be against common sense!

At this time, everyone in the living room also hurriedly came out and greeted the Hou Ye.

Xie Jingxi asked Hou Ye to walk in front, and everyone went to the living room together.

Hou Ye sat down on the first guest of honor in the rosewood chair, Xie Jingxi personally made a cup of the best Tieguanyin for Hou Ye, and the guests and hosts tasted fragrant tea and talked happily, which was very happy.

Several officialdom dignitaries of Quanzhou Mansion scrambled to say flattering words to Hou Ye, and introduced their cronies to Hou Ye, the pointer of the officialdom magnetic field turned in the direction of power, and the thank-you banquet had not yet begun, and the atmosphere of officialdom was already permeated when drinking tea in the living room.

In a blink of an eye, the luncheon hour arrived, Xie Jingxi asked Hou Ye to walk in front, and everyone went to the banquet hall of "Erluo" together.

The delicacies on the banquet are naturally abundant, with fresh seafood, mountain delicacies, and everything. The sixth course of the banquet was the elaborate zuò processed "Buddha jumping over the wall", a famous Fujian dish that amazed the guests!

It is said that "Buddha jumping over the wall" was originally called "Fu Shou Quan", legend has it that there is a Xiucai because he saw a dish overflowing with fragrance, he chanted a poem and said: "The altar opens the meat incense floating in the neighborhood, the Buddha hears the abandonment of Zen jumping over the wall", later, people will go to the dish as "Buddha jumping over the wall", earlier, this dish is to Shaoxing wine jar chicken, duck, mutton, pork belly, pigeon eggs and seafood and other more than 10 kinds of raw and auxiliary materials simmered, later, this dish has been improved, with 18 kinds of main ingredients, 12 kinds of accessories fused together, including chicken and duck, lamb's elbow, pork belly, hoof tip, hoof tendon, ham, Chicken and duck gizzards, as well as fish lips, shark fins, sea cucumbers, abalone, dried scallops, fish belly, etc.; as well as pigeon eggs, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, razor clams, etc., more than 30 kinds of raw materials and auxiliary materials are processed and modulated respectively, layered into the jar, layer by layer unique delicacy, and layer by layer fusion, and then integrated with pure brewed rice wine, with lotus leaves to seal the mouth of the altar, with smokeless charcoal fire to simmer finely, its process of making zuò is very exquisite.

A few years ago, the chef in charge of Xie Fu specially apprenticed to learn the art and learned the exquisite practice of "Buddha jumping over the wall", so this Xie Fu Appreciation Banquet is a good time for him to show his skills.

During the banquet, when the "Buddha jumps over the wall" is on the table, the altar lid is lifted, the strong fragrance floats to the surroundings, everyone feels a kind of multi-flavor mixed and sweet and thick special fragrance comes to the nose, when the soup is served out, it shows pure and bright brown color, a mouth, multi-flavor but not messy, thick but not greasy; taste the food in the altar, it is rotten but not rotten, mellow and delicious, and the aftertaste is endless.

When appreciating the "Buddha jumping over the wall", even the Hou Ye, who has eaten all the delicacies in the world, praised it: "The 'Buddha jumping over the wall' made by the chef of Xie Fu is not ordinary, it is really delicious, the entrance is mellow and fragrant, and the bite is more refreshing!

At the banquet, there are delicacies, naturally there is no shortage of good wine, five or six dishes are served, six bottles of Moutai have less than half a bottle left, everyone eats and drinks very much, however, under the lively atmosphere, it is still inseparable from the secret competition in the officialdom; toasting and fistfighting, it seems that he is very happy, in fact, it is indispensable to deceive and deceive, two-sided and three-faced.

At the beginning of the banquet, the atmosphere was more harmonious, the guests and hosts were very polite to each other, first Xie Jingxi toasted everyone with a glass, indicating that the host welcomed the guests, and then, Xie Jingxi toasted An Haihou alone, thanking him for being able to deign to come to Xie Mansion, and then, everyone also raised their glasses to the Hou Ye, and An Haihou was very happy about this lively scene.

After that, everyone raised their glasses to thank Jingxi and thanked him for the banquet! Next, the order of the toast became more lively and chaotic: those who wanted to climb up the ladder asked their superiors to toast; those who were temperamental raised a glass to drink with their close friends; those who were usually dissatisfied found to find people who were not used to it took the opportunity to vent; those who were alcoholics had three glasses and two glasses, and they no longer knew who they were; and those with high official ranks did not forget to support their style, but the rules were all out of order.

Of course, at the banquet, there are still a few kinds of people who are relatively sober: one is the sleek veteran of officialdom, such as Yin Wu Xiuwen, the Quanzhou Governor who was present, he drank wine, but did not drink too much; he was a little drunk, but most of the time he pretended, so he skillfully stammered when he should stammer; when he should win over relationships, he found a way to show favors; when it was time to reprimand his subordinates, he mercilessly raised his face; when it was time to flatter and pat the horse, he groveled and wagged his tail, showed a smile, and toasted attentively.

There is also a kind of person who has a special mission and has always been sober, for example, Gao Yuntian and Lin Hexuan of Xie Mansion, one of them is responsible for the safety of Xie Mansion and does not dare to slack off, and the other is to observe and protect Xie Wende, the son of the Xie family, and dare not make a mistake.

In addition, there is another type of people who are more sober, who come to the feast with a special purpose, who want to create chaos in order to win in the chaos.

In the banquet, the hardest is the host Xie Jingxi, he can't help drinking, but he can't drink too much, he has to coordinate and keep busy: make a polite gesture here, and persuade him there; he needs to praise this person properly, and he needs to criticize that person skillfully; flattery must make people see no traces, and accusations can be expressed in a way that is easy to make fun of, it is really not easy.

Xie Jingxi skillfully maneuvered between the guests, and after a tour of wine, the scene became more and more lively, and everyone drank more and more happily.

At this moment, Xie Jingxi found the right time, raised his wine glass, and said to everyone: "Respected Lord Hou, and all my lords, please be quiet, and allow me to introduce the dog Lin Wende and his tutor Mr. Lin Hexuan to everyone, so that the two of them can toast everyone a glass!"

The reason why Xie Jingxi chose to introduce the two of them at this time, instead of at the beginning of the banquet, was because of his considerations, he didn't want his colleagues to think that this cocktail party was specially held for Xie Wende's appearance, and at the same time, he didn't want his son's appearance to dilute the limelight of Hou Ye's style.

Xie Wende and Lin Hexuan raised their glasses, Xie Wende said: "Master Hou is above, and all the adults, welcome everyone to Xie Mansion, I am honored to present you with a glass of wine, it is the luck of the younger generation, and it is also the very happy thing of my master Mr. Lin, the younger generation will drink this cup first, please drink happily and be happy!"

Xie Wende and Lin Hexuan drank the wine in the cup very freely.

When everyone looked at it, they saw that Xie Gongzi was wearing a milky white robe, his heroic posture was radiant, his demeanor was calm, and his demure and elegant scholarly aura was particularly conspicuous in a group of people; and Mr. Lin Hexuan, who was standing behind him, had profound cultivation, sharp eyes, and was calm and relaxed.

At this time, Jia Shaohui, the governor of Quanzhou Mansion, showed a special interest in Gongzi Xie, he raised his glass and walked towards Gongzi Xie, and said: "Xie Mansion is really extraordinary, Master Xie's family hides such a heroic and high-spirited noble son, who has never been able to meet, I am fortunate to see it today, and I want to toast him well!"

Xie Wende saw that Master Tongzhi, who was walking towards him, had a beautiful face, dark eyes, a high nose and thin lips, elegant manners, graceful demeanor, and a literati temperament, but he was more mature and capable than ordinary literati.

Xie Wende said: "Lord Xie appreciates, Xiaosheng toasts you!" The two toasted happily.

Jia Shaohui said: "Seeing that Gongzi is so chic and elegant, I like it very much, since I left the capital, I am busy with chores, and I almost forget about reading scriptures and papers. ”

It turned out that Jia Shaohui was born in Tanhua, and before coming to Quanzhou, he was an editor of the Hanlin Academy and a literati, and he liked to associate with Gongzi Xie very much, which seemed to be very reasonable.

The other people in the banquet hall continued to enjoy the delicious food in various ways, guessing the order, Lin Hexuan noticed that Jia Shaohui was close to Xie Wende, and he cast a questioning look, but then Lin Hexuan thought that this Tongzhi Lord was Xie Jingxi's colleague, and he should know the roots, and this person was polite and polite, and there should be no danger when the two of them interacted, so Lin Hexuan didn't care about them for the time being.

Xie Wende and Jia Shaohui drank a few glasses of wine, talked for a while, he learned that Jia Shaohui was born in Tanhua, and had served in the Hanlin Academy, and knew how to be a scholar, so he liked to associate with him very much, after a few rounds of wine, Xie Wende invited Jia Shaohui to his study to see, the study was quiet, you can avoid the mocking atmosphere, and concentrate on talking about literature and poetry.

Jia Shaohui is very interested in having so many books in the study, he is from a small town in the south of the Yangtze River, and he embarked on the road of the imperial examination by studying diligently, and he is very envious of Xie Wende.

Xie Wende told him: "Xiaosheng used to like to read Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan's articles, read them very carefully, I think it is very fluent and very imposing, recently, my father asked me to read more 'Four Books and Five Classics', Xiaosheng read them in order, I have read "I Ching", "Book of Songs" and "Shangshu", and then I will read "Book of Rites" and "Spring and Autumn", and then read "Four Books". ”

Jia Shaohui said: "Perhaps on the other hand, first read Zhu Zi's "Commentary on the Four Books and Chapters and Sentences", read "University", "Zhongyong", "Analects" and "Mencius", and then read the 'Five Classics', with Zhu Zi's commentary as a guide, it is easier to understand, and the masters of this dynasty attach more importance to Zhu Zi's book, if they can understand Zhu Zi more deeply, it may be more beneficial for scientific research." ”

Moreover, Zhu Zi's reading method is also worth paying attention to, he once wrote the poem "Reading Books with Feelings": "Half an acre of square pond is opened, the sky is bright and the clouds and shadows are wandering, asking where the canal is as clear as promised, for there is a source of living water." To read is to find the 'source of living water'. ”

Master Xie instructed, Xiao Sheng did as the adults instructed, and before, he had also read the book of Zhu Zi, which seemed to be easier to understand. Xie Wende said.

In fact, the Book of Zhu Zi is easy to understand on the surface, because it is closer to the time of the current dynasty, in fact, the Book of Zhu Zi is derived from Confucius, Xunzi, Mencius, Han Yu, etc., and abandons Buddhism, metaphysics, etc., which is more broad and profound, and it is not easy to understand thoroughly. Jia Shaohui said.

"It's Xiaosheng who is arrogant, what Master Jia said is that Xiaosheng only knows the surface of reading, and I ask the adults to give me more advice!"

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