Chapter Fifteen: Chu Lou Huan
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There were few horses in the south of the Yangtze River, and most of the only war horses were concentrated in the army. Therefore, even if Liu Yi was the emperor of the Censor, he could only take a ox cart to Wenhui. However, the ox cart was very stable, which was very consistent with the quiet nature of the literati. Chen De looked at the bustling crowds on both sides of the street through the bamboo curtains, and said wonderingly: "Don't these merchants know that the Song people are about to go south just in time, and they don't clean up the fines and soft things to avoid them in the countryside?"
Liu Yi was thinking about the poem he was about to take out at the literary meeting. When he heard Chen De's question, he replied dissatisfiedly: "General Chen is better than Liu, and not to mention that the Northern Army will inevitably plunder and collect the needs. Even if we have to strengthen the walls and clear the fields in advance, these wealthy and powerful people will sooner or later hide in the city."
"Can't they hide away and come back when the war has subsided?" Chen De continued to ask "shamelessly".
Liu Yi looked at him strangely and sighed: "These common people are not like our scholars. If they leave their hometowns and flee, they will not only abandon their family business, but also become helpless refugees. Which place is safe in this troubled times? Isn't Jinling very good? How can there be such a prosperous city in the Central Plains?"
Chen De then woke up and said, "So that's it. Chen De was born in the north and grew up in the army. He had many problems with these secular human feelings. Don't blame Brother Liu."
Liu Yi waved his hand in a hilarious way, and was somewhat picky about the words of separation and reunion in troubled times, and was immersed in the creation of poetry.
Chen De's house was in Qingxifang, east of the city. The ox cart slowly passed through the city. He walked out of the west gate to the riverside and stopped in front of a very unique restaurant. A wine dealer with white background and black letters hanged down from the fourth floor, with four vigorous words "Sunchu Restaurant". Obviously, Liu Yi is a regular here. As soon as he got off the car, the waiter greeted attentively: "Please invite him from the official Liu. The pavilion on the fourth floor is left with the view of the river for you in the morning."
Liu Yi smiled and rewarded him with a few big money from Tongbao, and then pulled Chen De upstairs. He was indeed a regular visitor here. As soon as the two of them sat down, they served the eight-color candied plates of fragrant tangerines, real oranges, pomegranates, oranges, kumquats, bayberry, duck pears, and papayas. They also served eight plates of eight-color pastries that Chen De could not call, and immediately filled the small tabletop.
At the moment of such delicious food, Liu Yi just took a look. The Accord has a wide view and a faint smell of spices. There is nothing left and right. He took Chen De and came to the window to see the scenery of Bailuzhou at the intersection of Qinhuai River and the Yangtze River. It was afternoon when the boatman and fisherman were preparing to return to the dock. The white sails reflected the golden sunshine, like a natural landscape painting.
"It's no wonder that Li Taibai often stayed here back then." Liu Yi sighed, breathing a long sigh, as if he wanted to try his best to remove the chaos that he had just discussed with Chen De from his mind. When he turned around, he saw Chen De picking up a candied fruit and throwing it into his mouth. He couldn't help but smile and said, "General Chen, these candied fruits are all trays and cannot be eaten."
"Can't you eat it?" Chen Deqi said, "It tastes pretty good." But he no longer ate the things on the plate. Although it was a bit secret, it was a pity that the food was ruined, but he could not be looked down upon by the pretentious rich man in Jiangnan.
Liu Yi smiled and said, "It's no wonder that Liu said bluntly that the plate is an old system, and only uses food and sex to catch people's appetite, but it is not a real dish. For decades, the north is in chaos, so it is rare to see the plate. Jiangnan has been growing well for a long time, so it is still necessary for wealthy families to have banquets."
Chen De smiled awkwardly and said, "I just feel a little regretful." Change the topic to: "Listen to Brother Liu, the exiled immortal also drank in this restaurant back then, has there ever been a good story circulating?"
Liu Yi smiled and said, "Of course, Li Taibai was harmed by a traitor. When he lived in Jinling, he often drank here. He often sang from morning to night, and sang with a bit of drunkenness. There is a poem as evidence: 'Yes, yesterday, the moon in Xicheng was played, and the jade hook was hung in the blue sky. He bought the wine in Jinling, and sang and sang Sun Chulou. Suddenly, the man in embroidered clothes was embroidered and went to the stone. The grass was wrapped in black gauze scarf and covered with purple fur. The two sides clapped their hands and laughed, and it was suspected that it was Wang Ziyou. More than a dozen drunks were drunk, and they were drunk in the air."
Chen De was about to speak, and the four of them walked into the room under the guidance of the waiter. The one who was currently the one was Li Yu dressed as a scholar, followed by another censor Zhang Qi and a close servant with iron flute on his waist. There was another pretty and charming person. Although he was wearing a blue Confucian shirt, he could not cover his graceful figure. At a glance, he knew that he was dressed up by a woman.
Chen De was about to perform the rituals of the king and the subject to Li Yu, but Liu Yi was pulled at him and winked at him.
Li Yu smiled and said, "Haha, Brother Chen, today's Wenhui, we are all brothers, so there is no need to stick to the etiquette of the noble and inferior people." Chen De turned out to be used to seeing the emperor's style of leaving the palace for fun on TV. He suddenly realized that he immediately followed modern practice and slapped his fingers on the table three times, which replaced the three sounds. The people in the same room were all smart people, so how could he not understand what his gesture meant.
Zhang Qi was reluctant to bow to Chen De, but Lu Ying shook his eyes at Chen De with kindness. Chen De hurriedly replied that this person was the top scholar in the fifth year of Qiande. He was not only unparalleled in literary talent, but also had a deep knowledge of martial arts. He once fought against the people on the streets (equivalent to the captain of the urban management team), Han Deba and more than a dozen followers, knocked them all to the ground and left. When he was in the Yangtze River for the first time, Lu Ying stood behind Li Yu, and seemed to be a confidant who was deeply trusted by the Later Lord.
After Li Yu sat down in the main seat, everyone sat down one by one. The waiter came up to take the dishes one by one and said to Liu Yi diligently: "I wonder what main dishes are you ordering today?"
Liu Yi hurriedly looked at Li Yu. Li Yu seemed to be quite familiar with this place. He smiled at the men's beauties beside him and said, "It's nothing else. Sun Chulou's ice thorn pufferfish must not be missed. I don't think it's better than what the imperial chef did."
Zhang Qi also said with interest: "Every time I pass by Sun Chulou by car, I still can't stop drooling whenever I think of the delicious puffer fish I had eaten here." Everyone laughed, and then Liu Yi ordered the side dishes and ordered the waiter to urge the store to deliver them quickly.
Liu Yi explained: "The puffer fish in Sun Chulou was bought and made by the fisherman in the river after the customer ordered it. Although there were various methods in other places, it always fell below the word "Fresh".
Seeing the man-dressed beauty showing a look of disbelief, Li Yu took her to the window to look at it. The waiter who was in charge of ordering the dishes quickly ran to the dock next to the restaurant to summon the fisherman who had just collected the buns. He didn't bargain much, and quickly took the puffer fish that had just been fished from the river back to the store. In a short while, a large plate of white raw puffer slices were served, along with side dishes such as ginkgo shrimp, white jade lotus stems, green silk vegetarian vegetables, Meixi papaya and other side dishes.
Li Yu could pick up a piece of fish fillet as thin as paper, dipped it in sauce, and sent it to the bowl of the men's beauty, and smiled and said, "Cao Zijian said: 'Salad shrimp with carp and turtle, roasted bear soup.' It can be seen that this sashimi dipped in shrimp paste is an excellent delicacy. You should not eat too much when you are weak, but you should not try such delicious food." The beauty did not avoid seeing Li Yu in front of his ministers, and picked up the fish fillet with red face and pursed her lips and ate it.
Seeing Chen De's a little surprised look, Lu Ying said softly in his ear: "This is the Queen of Zhou." Chen De suddenly realized, and asked how could a second woman in Li Yu's harem have such favor. He nodded to Lu Ying gratefully, but couldn't help but his curiosity, and secretly looked at Queen of Zhou a few times.
When he met this queen who had been passed down through the ages, he was also looking at the ministers present. When he saw Chen De nodding at him generously, his smile made Chen De's heart beat twice. Chen De hurriedly raised his glass to cover up his blushing, and felt that someone was stabbing him under the ribs on his left. When he turned around, it was Lu Ying who was smirking at him. Looking at Li Yu again, it seemed that his spirit was all focused on Queen Xiao Zhou, and he did not notice the slightest loss of his ministers in front of his beautiful little wife.
At this time, the mist and rain on the river began to fall slightly. After the wine was hot, it was naturally the main topic of the poem. Li Yu put the wine in the wind and looked at the white sails on the banks of Bailuzhou. He was happy and filled in the song "Fisherman": "A boat with spring breeze and a leaf boat, a cocoon and a light hook. Flowers are all over the bank, wine is full of the cup, and freedom is found in the waves."
After filling in the words, everyone was convinced. The little Zhou Hou looked at Li Yu and couldn't help but feel a little confused. All the ministers also wrote lyrics and reconciled. Zhang Qi got the song "Spring Festival Gala Ballad": "The rain is light, the smoke is drizzling, and the small courtyard is half red rose. The zither is leaning against the screen, and the golden geese fly in the flying rows. Xiaoguan Meng is nowhere to be found, and thousands of spring waves rise to Nanpu. The messy willow flowers are swelling in the embroidered curtain, and there are flowing phoenixes in the evening window."
Lu Ying got the song "Stories of Remnants": "The spring breeze blows the people's clothes, and the remaining silks are blowing in the sky. The worries are ten feet long, and the male bees and female butterflies are in harmony. The sky rises in the sky, and the phoenix pillars are swaying in the air. The sound of the phoenix is crying, and the fragrance and dreams are separated by thousands of miles."
Liu Yi then wrote a lyric. Chen De couldn't, so of course he stole Xin Qiji's poem "Bodhisattva Man": "The green mountains want to share the words of masters, and countless horses are coming. The mist and rain are low, but they never come. People's words always turn white in sorrow. They clapped their hands and smiled at the sand gull, and they were full of sorrow."
After everyone had lyrics, the master laughed and said, "No wonder Li Taibai lingers here. It seems that Sun Chulou is a romantic place. Today, there are probably no less than three or four masterpieces to be passed down through the ages." Everyone laughed, so they drank happily. During this period, Li Yu was afraid that Xiao Zhou would eat too much raw food to ruin his body, so he asked Liu Yi to order more roasted goose, meat soup and other cooked food, and added some light vegetarian dishes.
After the red sunset, the sky became darker. Chen De thought he would go back home on this side, but Zhang Qi suggested that His Majesty would rarely leave the palace for a trip, so it would be better for everyone to take a leisure boat to travel at night. Li Yu immediately agreed, so everyone moved to a leisure boat and called two young ladies to sing the lyrics they had just filled in, and Lu Ying played the iron flute to reunite. Everyone was listening to the music while traveling to Qinhuai at night.
Chen De had read Zhu Ziqing's famous work "The Qinhuai River in the Sound of the Oars and Lights" for a long time, but he did not expect that he would get what he wished in this situation. The huge pleasure boat swayed into the waterway in the heart of the river, gently patting the carved railings thousands of years ago. He heard the historical celebrities drinking and drinking in his ears. He was lying on the rattan bed and looking out the window. In a daze, he suddenly patted his big hands on his shoulders. Lu Ying yelled in his ears, "Chen Dalang has been wandering thousands of miles again, hurry up and drink with me."
Chen De had to have another drink with him. Looking back, the atmosphere in the cabin was extremely active. Even the little Zhou Hou who was a little shy at the beginning began to take the initiative to pour wine for Li Yu frequently. Li Yu also pulled her white wrist from time to time and lingered in a lingering manner, without the demeanor of a monarch. Chen De smiled and filled himself with another drink and asked Liu Yi to have sex.
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