Chapter 141: Palace State Banquet, Special Envoy of Song Dynasty Asked to Make an Eternal Famous Story
Song Yu and Sun Zhiping hid in the corner, bowing to the officials from a distance.
After making a gesture, Song Yu quickly stood up and saw that Sun Zhiping was still using the faucet to rinse his head with foam. He said softly: "Okay, no one is watching you."
Sun Zhiping slowly stood up and took back his hands, thinking to himself, if I dare to be like you and just throw my hands away like a fool, believe it or not, more than one official will impeach me tomorrow?
It has nothing to do with grudges. There are many officials in Zhao who are full and have nothing to do. They stare at others and find faults all day long.
Just like the keyboard warriors of later generations, there is no need for a reason to criticize you.
The key point is that these officials are pretty damn educated. If they catch them with a little braid, the prime minister will be sprayed with doubts about his life!
However, Sun Zhiping seemed to suddenly realize something at this moment, and looked at Song Yu with some envy.
The basics of this bastard thing are great!
He is already a fifth-grade Doctor Xuanzang. He is obviously a senior military attache. Now he still holds the title of Imperial Envoy. Normally, there will be more people staring at him.
Every move you make should be made with caution and as if you are walking on thin ice.
But this guy has been called a charlatan from the beginning, or a talented charlatan.
Anyway, he always had the word "jianghu" on his body, and almost no one in the court regarded him as a high-ranking official in the same palace.
Not to mention that his talent and reputation are enough to make those officials hesitate to act rashly, but the word "jianghu" is simply a magic weapon for self-protection!
Anyone who wants to impeach Song Yu because of etiquette issues will even be ridiculed by his colleagues——
How can you, a scholar, compete with a military attaché full of charlatanism?
Besides, none of your military attaches are talented!
The latter sentence is definitely a killer. Once spoken, it is guaranteed to make the other party feel ashamed.
Song Yu looked at the strange look in the champion's eyes with some strangeness and asked, "Brother Sun, why are you looking at me like that?"
Sun Zhiping sighed and shook his head: "Brother Song is so handsome, like a jade tree facing the wind, I deeply admire him!"
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This welcome dinner for the Northern Qi envoys at Jiying Hall adopted the traditional meal-sharing system, with a table in front of each person.
There are some pastries on the table, including date cakes, marrow cakes, white bean cakes and ring cakes.
Song Yu has been in this world for more than half a year, so he recognizes these things.
Date cake is a fancy pastry made from date paste, glutinous rice flour and millet flour. It is exquisite, compact and has various shapes.
Some are like lotuses, some are like swallows, some are like deer, and there are even ones in the shape of dragons and phoenixes.
However, the latter will only appear on the table in front of the officials and the queen.
Marrow cake is a kind of stuffed cake, but the filling is very special. It is made of animal marrow.
Baihu cake is relatively simple, just an ordinary white flour cake, but it looks very delicate.
Ring cakes are actually twists, fried with butter, crispy on the outside, crispy on the inside, soft and delicious.
These things are also sold in the market. Song Yu brought these snacks to the girls at home when he went back at night.
But this was made by the imperial chef.
Not to mention the taste, the exquisiteness of the shape and the sophistication of materials are far beyond comparison with the folk.
I happened to be a little hungry, and this place was very remote, so no one noticed it.
Song Yu planned to reach out and grab two to fill his stomach.
The champion next to him coughed lightly.
Song Yu looked at him strangely.
Sun Zhiping whispered: "This is for food."
As the name suggests, food viewing is for viewing and enlivening the atmosphere. You can only watch it...but not eat it!
Song Yu curled his lips angrily. Aren't things made just for people to eat, just to look at yarn and eat cakes to satisfy their hunger?
At this time, a palace maid came over and prepared to remove the four dishes.
Song Yu grabbed a jujube cake with lightning speed and stuffed it into his mouth under Sun Zhiping's stunned gaze.
One cheek resembles a squirrel full of nuts.
The palace maid almost stopped and lowered her head slightly with a strange expression. Then, under Sun Zhiping's even more dumbfounded gaze, she secretly left two ring cakes, placed them on the table in front of Song Yu, and left as if nothing had happened.
Sun Zhiping:?
Song Yu puffed out his cheeks and closed his mouth, swallowing the jujube cake, and then grabbed the two ring cakes in his hands with a calm expression.
Ready to continue eating.
At this time, the clear and energetic voice of an official from the Ministry of Rites came from the front, speaking eloquently.
The general idea is nothing more than a warm welcome to the Northern Qi envoy to Lin'an. We are all very damn happy. The officials are very generous today and specially took the time to receive them. I hope that you, the distinguished guests of the envoy, can have a good time and drink to the beautiful music. , treat this like home and feel the sincere enthusiasm and warmth from Zhao Guo...
There is a saying that because Song Yu, a "reckless man", interfered, the welcome speech of the Ministry of Rites became much more normal!
If it were Wen Huacai as the host, the words would be majestic and majestic, and the rhetoric would be beautiful and gorgeous, but in fact, it would be full of flattery and flattery, making people feel sick and numb after listening to the disgusting words.
However, this group of members of the Northern Qi envoy did not have any dissatisfaction.
Happiness comes from comparison!
After all, this is a normal welcome.
If it were Song Yu, that bastard, he would probably just say something careless——
"It's good to eat and drink! It's good to go on the road when you're full!"
Damn it, you can't even think about it. Just thinking about it makes you angry and sad, and your mother is filled with fear. Now you can't even hear the three words "Huang Niba".
Many members of Beiqi couldn't help but start looking around now——
"Where is Song Yu? Where is that bastard? Isn't he the imperial envoy responsible for welcoming guests? Why is he missing? We still want revenge!"
Then Chen Qun, the Minister of Rites, delivered a brief speech.
It was similar to the welcome speech just now. There was enthusiasm and attitude, but there was not a single word of servile words!
Next it was Prime Minister Chu's turn. Compared to the Ministry of Rites, which had become less ceremonial, the prime minister who had just been tricked by Song Yu was much more warm and affectionate.
His words were funny and his attitude was sincere, expressing that the two countries would maintain good relations from generation to generation, and implicitly apologizing for the poor reception in the past...
However, his words did not win the goodwill of the members of the mission. Instead, they all cursed in their hearts——
Old dog, you even said that bastard Song Yu performed perfectly, why are you pretending to be so high-sounding now?
Until the complicated etiquette was over, the official sitting at the head announced the banquet.
The next moment, beautiful music sounded and the banquet began.
A large number of dignified and beautiful palace maids entered through the side door like butterflies in flowers.
Start serving dishes to the guests one by one.
One date cake and two ring cakes were not enough to fill his stomach. Song Yu looked expectantly at these state banquet dishes that were served.
The first course, pork salted black bean sauce, is a soup made with miso and mutton, which is a tribute to the distinguished guests of the Northern Qi Dynasty who come from the nomadic people.
The second dish is stir-fried mutton and jiaozi. The former is stir-fried mutton and jiaozi are angular steamed buns.
Next are lotus meat pancakes, bones, which are actually lotus-shaped meat pancakes, and fried pork ribs; white meat, Hu pancakes, braised lamb and sesame cakes.
Qunxianzhi and Taipingbiluo, which are barbecued meat and stuffed cakes; fake round fish, fake turtle made with vegetarian vegetables; Naihua Suofen, which is actually rice noodles.
Fake shark, fake fish made with vermicelli and aspic; water rice, salted perch, melon and ginger, water rice is a semi-fermented sweet and sour rice porridge, and the latter is freshly pickled pickles.
There are nine dishes in total, simple yet exquisite.
Complex etiquette and simple dishes are a tradition that was formed in the early years of Northern Zhao.
At that time, it was to promote frugality, but now it is regarded as a kind of memory and remembrance.
In fact, the food at the state banquet cannot be said to be unpalatable. After all, it was made by the imperial chef.
But it can't be said to be very delicious. It can't be compared with the major restaurants opened by the disciples taught by the royal chef.
Most of the participants didn't care about this.
A state banquet is all about atmosphere and status, and few people would enjoy it like Song Yu in the corner.
The food appearance is not ugly, and it is definitely not elegant.
The number one scholar on the side was always watching his nose and heart, barely moving his chopsticks, and even less daring to look at Song Yu.
He only had a state banquet of this level once when he won the top prize. At that time, he didn't use chopsticks much. He just listened to the "lectures" of the big guys. After returning home, he was so hungry that he devoured seven or eight sesame seed cakes...
Song Yu's casual behavior as if he was eating at home made him feel a little rude, and at the same time very... envious!
"Eh? Brother Sun, why don't you eat it? Wouldn't it be a waste if you don't eat such a good thing? Do you know that wasting food is a heinous act?"
Song Yu took a big gulp, picked up the rice wine poured by the palace maid, drank it all, and looked at Sun Zhiping aside.
The palace maid behind him quickly stepped forward and filled the cup again with a gentle movement.
"This... is not good." Sun Zhiping's face was a little red. After all, there was a palace maid standing behind him at all times. He could not be as relaxed and comfortable as Song Yu no matter what.
As time passed little by little, the members of the mission in front of the main hall had almost finished eating, and the maids began to come over to take care of them.
Next, seasonal fruits were brought out and placed in front of their respective tables.
At this time, some members of the Northern Qi envoy who could no longer hold back stood up and saluted the officials.
"Your Majesty, the foreign ministers have always heard that the special envoy Song Yu is talented and well-known. He is well-known among the scholars of Zhao State. Even foreign ministers have heard about it in Qi State. This welcome ceremony of special envoy Song is also refreshing and unforgettable. We are grateful. …”
coax!
In Jiying Hall, there was a burst of uncontrollable laughter.
Even though each person's voice was not loud, it was still very obvious that they were connected together.
The old member of the Northern Qi envoy blushed and continued to speak loudly: "I have only heard various famous sayings of Special Envoy Song before, and I feel that I have benefited a lot, but I have never heard the poems of Special Envoy Song. I wonder if I can use this today." This is a rare opportunity, please ask him to compose a poem, and let us personally participate in the birth of an eternal masterpiece?"
As soon as this member of the envoy finished speaking, two more members of the Northern Qi envoy stood up impatiently——
"Your Majesty, Special Envoy Song is talented and outstanding in literary talent. The way he greeted us is unforgettable. We are all grateful to Special Envoy Song. Today, we kindly ask Special Envoy Song to compose a poem for this banquet, so that we can also benefit from it." Enjoy the joy of a timeless masterpiece!"
"Yes, a great talent like Special Envoy Song, who is both civilized and military, will surely export famous works that will be passed down through the ages. Writing a poem for this banquet will be a piece of cake..."
There is another chapter in the afternoon, let me take a breather for two days before breaking out for you.
For this book, which often takes half a day to look up each title and allusion, it often takes me two or three hours to write a chapter, and my family members often jump to subscribe... Of course, that is everyone's freedom.
But it’s really tiring to write!
But fortunately, after this episode, the curtain should have completely opened...
(End of chapter)
