The weather in Wubaozhai in October is that the sun sets early. A ray of afterglow spreads in the western sky, reflecting the golden light of the Yellow River water.
Zhang Jun walked out of the room, and his soldiers hurriedly greeted him.
After replying, Zhang Jun asked his soldiers not to follow him and walked toward the Yellow River.
Standing on the stockade, looking at the surging Yellow River water below, Zhang Jun stretched.
This place belongs to the Shanxi-Shaanxi Grand Canyon, with steep cliffs on both sides of the Yellow River and fast-flowing river water. Where the river slows down a little, ferry crossings are formed. Where there are no ferries, the Yellow River is dangerous and cannot be crossed.
Wu Bao Village is built near the ferry. As long as Wubao Village is defended, the natural dangers of the Yellow River are also defended. Therefore, Wubaozhai is an important passage from Hedong to Shaanxi, directly leading to the Suide Army and Yan'an Prefecture in Shaanxi.
Now the Suide Army and the Jinning Army are both territories ruled by the Zhe family. Occupying Wubao Village blocked the road from Taiyuan Prefecture to Suide Army. But when the Song army came north, neither Wanyan Yinshuke nor Zhe Keqiu from Taiyuan Prefecture responded.
It was reasonable for Wanyan Yinshu to have no reaction. Facing the insufficient strength of the Song army in Jinzhou and Longde Mansion, he had no time to look west. It would be interesting if Zhe Keqiu didn't respond. After occupying Wubao Village, Wang Xiaolie's troops pointed directly at Fuzhou, which was not supposed to be the case.
At this moment, a soldier came over and said to Zhang Jun: "Qian Ju, I have asked you to go to the official hall. We are going to the Chen Family Restaurant for a banquet."
Zhang Jun turned around and said, "I know. When you say that, I feel hungry too."
Entering the official hall, Jiang Min and Liang Xing were waiting there early. Seeing Zhang Jun come in, Liang Xing hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
Zhang Jun had met Liang Xing before when he was in Luoyang, but he didn't have a close relationship with him. Seeing him at this time, Zhang Jun also hurriedly returned the gift, showing great enthusiasm.
Chen's restaurant is not big. A row of earth-built houses with several tables and chairs. There are several rooms behind the lobby, which are the private rooms of the restaurant. The military cooks came to the restaurant early and packed up the food and wine together with the restaurant chef. Many of the dishes were new to the cook and seemed novel.
Jiang Min, Zhang Jun and Liang Xing entered the room and sat down.
Looking around, Zhang Jun said: "Although it is located in the northwest border, this restaurant is quite elegant."
Jiang Min said: "People from the army came to help clean it up. They said it was for Qian Ju to receive the wind. It's not too crude."
Zhang Jun smiled awkwardly, not knowing what to answer.
Liang Xing said: "That's right. I was supposed to be in the army to support the emperor, but drinking was not allowed in the army, so I had to come here. The small place at the border was indeed too crude and unclean, so the army had to send people to help clean it up. .”
Zhang Jun said: "It doesn't have to be like this. I don't care about good or bad, and I don't care about that."
Liang Xing said: "Although I say so, the Jie Feng Banquet is different after all. The longer I stay in the future, the more different it will be."
Watching the soldiers prepare various tableware for themselves, they also fetched water and asked everyone to wash their faces. Returning to his seat and sitting down, Jiang Min said impatiently: "I'm really not used to this kind of situation. It would be great if Qian Xie comes. In the future, Qian Xie will mostly take part in this kind of thing, so I don't need to participate."
Zhang Jun said: "Who would get used to it? The most annoying thing is the welcome and delivery!"
Jiang Min shook his head and said nothing.
Food and drinks are served. Liang Xing picked up the jug and said, "Soldiers in the north are still used to drinking strong liquor. The wine shop in our army is doing a good business this year. Even Taiyuan Prefecture is buying our army's wine. What we drink today is I hope Qianjia can get used to drinking the peony spring brought by Luoyang."
Zhang Jun was startled. Said: "Peony Spring is the best wine in Luoyang! How can I afford to drink like this?"
Liang Xing said: "This Peony Spring was given to me by Xuanfu when Dutong came back from Luoyang. Dutong is not good at wine and has not drank it. Today Qianji came and brought it out specially. I will also taste it." To be honest, I’ve only heard about this wine and haven’t drank it yet.”
Zhang Jun looked at Jiang Min and saw that his expression was calm and expressionless. He seems to be a really bad drinker.
Pour the wine into the bowl, you will see a slight yellow color, and a burst of aroma of wine comes to your nose. Zhang Jun was fond of wine, but not an alcoholic, and he was salivating over the meat and wine.
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Jun praised: "It is indeed a good wine! No wonder this is the number one wine, the taste alone is already extraordinary!"
Liang Xingdao: "I heard that the steamed wine should be collected in several batches. The earliest wine is the strongest and cannot be drunk. The wine collected in the middle can be sold. The last wine has no gas, so we have to drink it again. Steam. This Peony Spring is the wine I picked up earlier. After being aged for several years, it tastes like the best in the world!"
Zhang Jun nodded: "I heard so too. It's just that Xuanfu is not good at wine, so I have never drank this wine."
This sentence reveals a message. If Wang Xiao is good at wine, Zhang Jun will definitely find a way to get a bottle, which shows that the relationship between the two is extraordinary.
Jiang Min, who was on the side, looked unmoved and said to Liang Xing: "Fill up the wine and let Qian Ju catch the wind and wash away the dust!"
Liang Xing poured the wine and carefully put the bottle aside.
After drinking, Jiang Min said: "Although the land is barren and the people are poor, they raise good sheep. They are delicious, not smelly or fishy, and are much better than those in the Central Plains. It is best to cook them with water and eat them without too much skill. This dish The braised mutton is made by the chefs in our army, please give it a try."
Zhang Jun picked up a piece of mutton and chewed it in his mouth. It was indeed delicious.
Jiang Min has a unique style of eating. When you find something you like, take your time and eat only that dish. If you don't like something, you won't use your chopsticks, even if the food is in front of you. If there is nothing you like on the table, just put down your chopsticks and stop eating.
Zhang Jun secretly glanced at Zhang Jun and smiled secretly in his heart. This kind of person is very interesting. He's not picky about food, he just doesn't like what he doesn't like. Of course he has to eat what he likes. If you don’t like a dish, it’s better not to eat it.
After eating for a while, Jiang Min put down her chopsticks. He also took a sip with him when he was drinking, then took a sip of tea and stopped eating vegetables.
Liang Xing said: "Qianji, don't be surprised. According to Dutong's rules, we don't encourage drinking in the army. Qianji has a good capacity for drinking, so just drink. Dutong just doesn't drink, so he won't be surprised. It's always been like this, we are used to it. .”
Zhang Jun nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "It's the best! It's the best!"
Although he said this in his mouth, he thought in his heart, what's the point of drinking like this? Jiang Min said that he was not used to this kind of situation. It would be strange if he could get used to it! Zhang Jun simply ignored Jiang Min and went back and forth with Liang Xing to persuade him to drink.
Jiang Min watched quietly from the side without any sign of impatience. Just occasionally pick up the cup and take a sip. The rest of the time, they watched Zhang Jun and Liang Xing silently, drinking happily. Sometimes I lower my head and don’t know what I’m thinking about.
