Wu Chong met with all the scholars in a hurry and then left.
When I met Wu Chong just now, it was Wu Anchi who recommended him.
At that time, Wu Chong came to Shuixie and met the scholars one by one. He and Zhang Heng and Wang Guan were all familiar with Wu Chong and exchanged several words with him.
For Zhang Yue and Liu Ji, who were not yet married among the few scholars, they were just a few words.
It was as if they had met each other face to face.
But don’t look at faces so easily.
This is a first-class knowledge. It is of course wrong to judge people by their appearance. However, by looking at a person, you can get a rough idea of it. I can't say it is accurate, but the probability is still high.
An official like Wu Chong, who has been in officialdom for twenty years, can be said to have read countless people, while Zhang Yue has only read countless films.
Seeing Wu Chong leaving, Zhang Yue thought to himself, according to what Zhang Heng said, is this because he didn't like it?
After the tea break, it’s time to go to the banquet.
Everyone turned around again. Zhang Heng walked beside Zhang Yue with a serious look on his face. He looked at the robe on Zhang Yue and couldn't help but said, "Why don't you come here wearing a better robe?"
Zhang Yue looked at the robe he was wearing and said to Zhang Heng, "This is my best robe."
Seeing Zhang Heng's surprise, Zhang Yue hurriedly explained: "Most of my robes were bought in the past. Recently, I have grown taller, and the robes I used to wear have become shorter and shorter. As for this one, Liu Zhidao gave it to me."
Zhang Heng heard this and said: "That's it."
Immediately, Zhang Heng took off his robe and put it on Zhang Yue. He was only wearing a robe and said, "Just take this and put it on first."
Zhang Yue was silent for a while, but in the end he did not back down from Zhang Heng's kindness.
The banquet was held in a high-rise building in Wu Mansion.
The tall building is actually three stories high. From the top of the tall building, you can have a panoramic view of the outer city of Bianjing.
Everyone praised it as a great place.
Everyone came to the top of the building, where there were pavilions on all sides, making it a good place to enjoy the scenery. After Zhang Yue climbed up the stairs, he could see thousands of lights in Bianjing city and the stretching outer city walls. On the horizon was a bright moon and countless stars.
Zhang Yue stood on the edge of the balcony, facing the cool night breeze, looking at the moonlight from the railing. He also looked at the vast buildings in Bianjing City, and the feeling of wandering in a foreign land was always lingering. At this moment, he couldn't get rid of it. I don’t know how many people are as fond of the moon as I am?
There were more than a dozen other scholars who were also famous talents in Bianjing City. Some of them were married and some were unmarried, but they all gathered together.
Although Zhang Yue is currently a student, he has not written any articles or poems, so his reputation is not obvious.
Therefore, when others introduce me, they always say, 'Oh, you are Brother Ge who wrote the song Pelican Sky. '
"I have long admired my name. My brother, Huanxisha, has actually been known as the brothel of the capital for a long time."
Everyone knows each other in this way, and when they get to Zhangyue, everyone is "Ziping's so-and-so" and "Zihou's so-and-so".
Zhang Yue didn't care too much about this and took his seat.
Each person has a table and a young maid beside him to serve him.
In Wu An's poem, Wu Anchi sat facing south, those with official status sat in the east, and those without official status sat in the west, and they were arranged in order of age.
Zhang Yue has no official status and is the youngest, so he naturally sits at the bottom of the table.
Zhang Yue was sitting on a brocade pier, and while everyone was busy talking and laughing, he was also very relaxed, and when no one was paying attention to him, he swept away the delicacies on his table like a wind and a lingering cloud.
This is also Zhang Yue's first time to have such a banquet, and it must be said that it is very high-end.
But the utensils are all exquisite, including silver chopsticks and silver bowls, and they strictly follow the rule of "every wine is offered with two dishes".
It means that the host raises a toast, and after drinking one glass, he will give you two different dishes.
The food is secondary, but it is a test for the cook.
A family of officials like Wu Chong had two teams of chefs, each cooking one dish, so that after the toast, two dishes could be served calmly.
As for the highest standard, it is a glass of wine and four dishes. As for the ordinary banquet, it is just one dish.
Naihuan cakes, jujube tarts, fruits and other appetizers were served first, all of which were eaten by everyone before the host made a toast.
However, Zhang Yue swept them all away without politeness. Anyway, according to the rules, if you drink a glass of wine, you have to take away two dishes. If you can't finish it, throw it away.
As a CD-ROM educator, Zhang Yue naturally felt that the bad habit of being wasteful and shameful was really bad.
Therefore, Zhang Yue was not polite. He really lived in Taixue, which is the "Toutuo Temple". In the words of Water Margin, "there are no birds in his mouth". He would not miss such a sumptuous banquet.
The wine is served with lamb wine. In this way, lamb wine was the best wine in the Song Dynasty, except for imperial wine. Tender mutton was used to make the wine.
How much does a dime cost nowadays?
But it’s only more than eighty yuan and a dime of wine. Ordinary people can afford it.
After a glass of wine, the servants on the left and right came forward with the dishes. The beautiful maids beside them removed the empty plates from Zhang Yue's table and served two more dishes.
After three rounds of drinking.
Everyone let go and began to persuade each other to drink.
Zhang Yue has a good drinking capacity. When others come with glasses of wine, he doesn't hesitate to drink a glass of wine.
When everyone saw this, they all called Zhang Yue happy.
However, there were a few people who secretly laughed at Zhang Yue when they saw that he would always lose every game.
"Sanlang drinks well and eats well too?" the scholar sitting next to Zhang Yue said in a teasing tone.
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "It's the time when you are growing muscles, so you can't eat more! Don't you hear the words of a young man who is poor and poor?"
The other party laughed for a while and said: "Sanlang, you are really a sweetheart. Come on, I'll give you a toast!"
Zhang Yue smiled and raised his glasses to drink.
This cup of wine was only thirty to fifty milliliters, so Zhang Yue couldn't get drunk.
The beautiful maid from the Wu Mansion on the side saw Zhang Yue like this. Although she was not lacking in courtesy, she also pursed her lips and snickered.
"Today is full of guests, don't just focus on eating and drinking!" Zhang Heng couldn't stand it anymore and came over to give a few words of warning.
Zhang Yue picked up the meat pie and munched it: "I toasted with others, and also talked to the people at the table next to me!"
Zhang Heng shook his head and felt helpless for a while. If he had known this, he would have just pretended not to know Zhang Yue.
As for Zhang Dun drinking with his friends, he was the head of the Kaifeng Prefecture, and he was also the most eye-catching person at the banquet after Zhang Heng. Many people toasted to him with cups.
Zhang Dun had a great drinking capacity. He drank so much wine, but he didn't look drunk at all. He was indeed a drunkard who had been trained in a brothel for a long time.
At this time, the banquet was in full swing, and all the talented people gathered together. Someone suggested taking advantage of the wine to write some poems.
Everyone present applauded.
Wu Anshi came up with a title to chant the moon.
Someone laughed and said, just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone wrote a lot of poems in praise of the moon, but now they are writing again.
Wu Anshi smiled and said: "Only when there is no moon can you chant the moon. Otherwise it is not enough to show your talent."
At this time everyone laughed. Wu Anshi smiled again and said: "It is not allowed to be written by you in the past. If there are any repetitions or if you can't write it, you will be punished with three drinks of wine. However, any poem can be used."
One person smiled and said: "The wine from Wu Dalangjun's house is so good. I tried my best not to write it down, but I had to drink three glasses of it myself."
Everyone burst into laughter.
At this time, the maid on the side immediately offered paper and pen.
Zhang Yue had already stuffed his stomach full at this moment, but saw the maid looking at him with a smile on her face.
"Mr. Lang, please pick up your pen!"
Zhang Yue said: "How can I be interested in writing poetry when I'm full of wine and food?"
The maid smiled and said, "My husband has eaten too much. Just go to the fence to eat."
Zhang Yue said: "That's fine."
As she said that, the maid helped Zhang Yue to stand up.
Zhang Yue moved to the railing and saw two or three scholars who could not write poems walking to the railing with him.
Everyone looked at the bright moon wandering around in the sky, racking their brains to collect poems.
