After three drinks, more dishes were brought to the hall by the attendants.
"This dish is called 'Tiejia Sheep'." Tuohuan continued loudly: "According to legend, Emperor Timur's uncle fought with Milihuxin and was defeated. When they were escaping, everyone was hungry and unbearable. A villager. Emperor Timur asked him if he had anything to eat, so the villagers drove out the best sheep in the village to entertain them."
"The village here has been favored by the emperor's uncle, and its life is very good. Even the sheep are very fat. They also have big ears, which are different from ordinary sheep. The old emperor's uncle was afraid that the pursuers would come, so he asked his men to do it quickly. . They brought large iron pots imported from the Ming Dynasty, so they hurriedly put the meat slices through the water, quickly put them in the pot, and stir-fried them over high heat."
"Unexpectedly, this mutton turned out to be unexpectedly delicious. So, the old uncle brought this dish to the palace, and we call it 'Stir-fried Tiejia Lamb' here."
This introduction was a bit long, and the Mamluks couldn't sit still and urged: "Taiji talks too much, don't introduce the background story. Bring the main course quickly!"
"Okay!" Tuohuan couldn't stand these hungry ghosts, so he had to greet: "Serve the food, serve the guests!"
The servants were holding big shovels and were busy dividing the dishes into plates and handing them to the guests. Everyone couldn't wait to eat again.
"Why are these Mamluks so anxious?" Guo Kang couldn't laugh or cry.
"You didn't come a few days ago." Li Xuanying said: "These Mamluks have been very sad recently. They said that when Faraj ruled, there were continuous famines and plagues. The Bedouin tribes who entered Upper Egypt, They are also causing trouble and cutting off tax revenue.”
"And that Farage has a very strange idea." He pointed to his head: "The tax revenue has been reduced, and the population and territory that can be taxed have also been seriously reduced. But his idea is not to take the lead in saving money, but to give it to all the remaining people. Increase taxes. Even the Mamluks' property will have to be squeezed again. The old man his father left him thought this was not good, so Faraj launched a civil war and killed the old man. His father's men A large number of veteran officers who had served also died."
"In the end, even the Mamluks, his own imperial guards, were so poor that they had no meat to eat. But their training standards were very high, and they were exhausted every day. You can imagine the result."
"That's it." Guo Kang nodded: "I thought these people were simply used to being domineering. Looking at it this way, it's no wonder they don't like this Sultan."
"What can a thirteen-year-old child do?" Li Xuanying shook his head: "And this kind of person has been spoiled since he was a child. It is normal to have a bad temper and not listen to advice. It is already very good that he can actually win an internal fight. .”
"There are people like this in various political regimes of the Tianfang Sect, but not everyone is at Sanjar's level. He can raise an army at the age of eleven."
"Besides, I think they are a bit outrageous." He drank a glass of wine and commented: "Look, Emperor Timur's son Jahangir also went out on his own at the age of 14. These people don't know why. , even children can go to the battlefield. Even young geniuses like Huo Qubing and Tang Taizong, who are seen only once in hundreds of years, must be at least seventeen or eighteen years old for the first battle, right?"
When Guo Kang thought about it, it seemed like the same thing. But he couldn't figure out why.
Fortunately, Li Xuanying just mentioned it casually and quickly turned back to drink.
The atmosphere in the banquet hall was very good, and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. In the end, Tuohuan himself was so drunk that he and the emir tried to persuade each other to drink.
Several Mamluks left their seats, drove away the Greek musicians who were playing music in the hall, and sang and danced there themselves. Others followed them and sang tuneless songs.
On the other side, Zhu Wenkui blushed, stood up straight, danced and gave a loud speech to little Jeanne. Little Jeanne couldn't stand him and got under the table. Zhu Wenkui looked for her in confusion for a while, then turned to give a speech to Princess Jeanne, only to be pushed back to his seat.
Even the monk Dao Yan next to him was holding a wine glass and taking a few sips with a smile, looking very happy. Afterwards, he did not join in the commotion with the others, but instead looked at the wine vessels and plates and meditated, not knowing what he was thinking.
The Persian maids from before filed in again and began to seduce the most noisy guests one-on-one, skillfully leading them back and accompanying them to dine.
In fact, Guo Kang couldn't tell whether this was part of the maid's job, or simply to prevent them from causing damage. If these people continue to cause trouble, sooner or later the banquet will be overthrown. It would be better to let them lie in the arms of the maid. , drink until you fall asleep. Sure enough, the Mamluks became a lot quieter, and they only focused on mopping up and drinking.
On Guo Kang's side, someone jumped over to him just now and almost kicked his dining table. Seeing this, he also breathed a sigh of relief. Even though he didn't take the initiative to drink until now, he was still a little dizzy due to the back and forth urging him to drink, and he didn't want to get involved in other things.
At this time, a maid who also wore a veil, but was smaller in stature and obviously younger, entered the banquet hall and walked towards him.
"I don't need it here. You go over there." Guo Kang pointed at Zhu Wenkui who was still switching speech targets, but was knocked back by Monk Daoyan with his stick: "That one looks like Nikita—— Oh, I mean, the one who always has to give a speech."
Unexpectedly, the maid didn't listen to him at all, walked quickly to the side, sat down on her own, and hugged Guo Kang hard and wouldn't let go.
"???"
Guo Kang didn't react for a moment, but after taking a closer look, wasn't this Meltem?
Before he could figure out how Meltem got in, he felt an unkind look coming from the main seat. Looking back, Theodora was staring at him, looking obviously unhappy.
However, Meltem completely ignored it and stopped even pretending. She picked up the snacks on the table: "Brother, let me feed you."
"I'm full and don't want to eat anymore." Guo Kang said quickly.
"No!" Meltem flatly refused: "The Greek cow is looking at us, brother must eat it for her to see!"
As she spoke, she began to try to force-feed Guo Kang.
Theodora obviously couldn't sit still anymore and started to pull the girl next to her, pointing at Meltem, as if she wanted him to drive the "maid" away. However, he was so drunk that he couldn't even stand up. He just smiled and didn't answer anything.
Theodora had no choice but to throw him back on the table, got up and walked over in person. However, when he passed by Li Xuanying's seat, he stopped him.
"Sister Niu, look, look." Li Xuanying pointed at Tuo Huan happily: "That Tuo Huan is so vulgar, you can't hold on after just a few glasses of wine..."
He himself was so drunk that he was dizzy, and he did not forget to despise having fun. Theodora had no choice but to push him back to his seat and go to find Guo Kang alone.
(End of chapter)
