Chapter 131 News from the Capital
Several restaurant helpers came in and out, and the round table was soon filled with wine and food.
Garlic sprouts are cooked with pork, dried fried hairtail fish, steamed yellow croaker, hot prawns, cold kelp, fried clams with sauce, fried green beans with bacon, lotus root clips, roasted eggplant, scallion razor clams, and then there are several common vegetable dishes such as cowpea, lettuce, eggplant, egg flower soup, etc., which are all filled with a table. It seems rich, but there is nothing that is necessary for treating chicken, duck, fish, etc.
"Everyone, Xiaolongwan Harbor has just begun. The conditions are simple and the hospitality is not well received, please forgive me!"
Zhao Qi warmly invited Yao Sheng and others to the table.
Although the group of people didn't say it on their faces, they felt that the banquet was really cold. The ground was bumpy and the house was also leaking from all sides. It was cool, but there were weeds and gravels outside the window, so it was no different from sitting on the ground.
Especially in the middle of the table, there was a large pot of chicken feet and duck feet, which made Yao Sheng and other groups of merchants look at each other.
After all, they are all a group of big businessmen with a net worth of tens of millions of dollars. Never had ever eaten in such a simple place?
However, others were treating guests, and with the tea chat just now, Zhao Qi's magical attributes made them more restrained. They pretended to thank him and then joined the table. Then several beautiful women from the sales office came in to help pour wine.
"This round table is strange. It was the first time Lin saw it..." After sitting down, a silk merchant smiled and broke the slightly dull atmosphere.
"It's really strange. I wonder how this round dining table can distinguish between guests and guests?" Someone echoed.
The group of people then began to discuss and study this strange round table in curiosity.
"Haha, using this round table to eat, one is for convenience, and the other is for lively pictures, please see..."
Zhao Qi reached out and gently tweaked the disc in the center, and the table immediately turned, which immediately made a group of people scream.
"Tsk tsk, this idea is amazing and can even turn. This way, I won't be able to pick up food in a short while. It's really convenient!"
This rotating table immediately aroused the interest of Yao Sheng and others. You and I turned the small disc one after another and began to study and discuss it, and soon threw the unhappiness because of the simplicity of conditions behind us.
"Thank you Mr. Yao and you for your trust and support for Xiaolongwan Harbor. Time hastily bought this wine table. I hope you don't dislike or be accustomed to it. I also wish you and Xiaolongwan will make a fortune together in the future. Please!" After the wine was filled, Zhao Qi smiled and raised his glass to stand up.
"Haha, little brother said it well, let's make a fortune together, please!" Yao Sheng also raised his glass and stood up.
"Getting rich naturally means getting rich, otherwise what will we do? I hope Xiaolongwan Harbor will be built as soon as possible. We can't wait. After this banquet, I will bring the down payment to sign a formal contract tomorrow. Then I will make a fortune with you, please!"
"please!"
"Please~"
After a glass of wine, Zhao Qi sat down and picked up the chopsticks to invite him to eat. Although the table of wine and food seemed simple, everyone's faces changed instantly when the dishes were in the mouth.
How come it is so delicious!
So Zhao Qi didn't need to invite him again next to him. Everyone tasted and discussed the chopsticks, and the previous one was almost wiped out because of the simple and unhappy banquet.
It is said that China's business is a wine table business, and this is also applicable to the Song Dynasty.
Eat and drink, drink for three rounds, and eat for five flavors. The emotions of the table are gradually relaxed, and the topics of discussion have also spread from Xiaolongwan Harbor to business and politics, Song Dynasty Japan, Goryeo Ryukyu, Liao, Jin and Mongolia, adulthood past, current affairs, for a group of businessmen who have a wide range of knowledge, eating and drinking is the best place to chat.
"Have you ever heard that something big happened in the capital two days ago..."
The wine and food were half-hearted, and most of them were filled with blushing and a little drunk. A businessman named *** suddenly lowered his voice and said mysteriously.
"How did Brother Ouyang know about what happened two days ago in the capital?" Someone asked in confusion.
"I just learned before coming to Xiaolongwan that I just met a colleague who had just come from Hangzhou at the dock. Speaking of a bizarre thing in the capital, it caused shock to the capital. The officials were furious and almost chopped the head of the commander in front of the official hall who was on duty at Chongzheng Hall..."
"Hiss, Brother Ouyang quickly explains in detail what happened in the capital. The commander in front of the official palace is a fourth-rank general of the two imperial guards. How could he cut it? The official family has been ascending the throne for more than 30 years and has never killed such a large general. Where did this anger come from?"
"Yes, Brother Ouyang, don't keep it a secret. Tell me quickly. I'm going to go to the capital in a few days to find a way so as not to be blind and get bad luck!"
"That's right, I'm just going out to make a fortune for peace and prosperity. I always have to pay attention to the movements of the capital. Brother Ouyang should not hesitate!"
Amid the urging of a group of people, *** was a little lustful. After eating a bite of the dish, he lowered his voice and said: "You don't know. In the early morning of two days ago, someone in the capital wrote Yan Martin in blood on the gate of the court. When the country was about to die, the news reached the official's ears. The official was furious and threw countless precious jade artifacts in Qinzheng Hall. He heard that the eunuch who reported the news almost kicked to death. He issued an eunuch in Dali Temple to arrest dozens of imperial guards and troupes who were on duty at Chongzheng Hall that night..."
"Wow~" The entire wine table was in an uproar, and Yao Sheng and others were all frightened and exclaimed in fear.
"Brother Ouyang quickly tell me, what happened later? Did you catch the person who was throwing blood at the door and writing? What do these eight words mean?" A businessman came back to his senses and asked anxiously.
*** shook his head, "The man has not been caught yet, but the imperial guards on duty in the imperial city and the capital have begun to search for a large number of suspects. I heard that many suspects have been arrested. As for whether the person who wrote the characters is in it, I don't know if they are in it. As for these eight words, I can actually guess it, because in addition to the bloody letter of the court, hundreds of chapters of printed tabloids were posted overnight in the Hundred Streets of the Capital, which exposes the crimes of Ding Daquan, Yan Guifei Ma Tianji Dong Songchen and other dozens of man-made disasters and disasters, and demands that the officials dismiss these officials to be deposed and deposed to the court... Yan Martin is naturally referring to Ding Daquan and the four people!"
Damn it!
Zhao Qi almost fell to the ground with a shaking hand. He turned to look at Chen Ji and found that he was also holding a wine glass, his arms and legs were shaking like sieve chaff.
Just listening to this familiar scene, Zhao Qi and Chen Ji don’t have to think about it too much, and you will know that it must be Yao Ran’s work.
Because this is exactly the same as what Zhao Qi said at that time.
"This man is so brave. He dares to leave a blood letter on the court gate. He is afraid that the crime of filthing the court gate will lose his head!" A businessman said after a long time of tongue.
"Haha, it is probably the lightest for a person to lose his head. Once it is verified, there are probably countless people who will be involved and lose his head. Hundreds of tabloids posted all over the streets and alleys of the imperial city overnight. It is definitely not the one who does it. Mobilizing such a large army is probably tantamount to rebellion!" Yao Sheng said with a beard and trembling face.
"You still don't know that it happened that Ding Daquan was after he was conquering Duke of Danyang County that day. As soon as this matter came out, the banquet could not be held. A large number of people who went to congratulate him were driven out by Ding Daquan. He heard that Ding Daquan went to the court to cry, hoping that the officials would arrest the evildoers and restore his innocence..."
"Tsk~" someone sneered during the meal, "Don't you know what kind of virtue Ding Qingpi is? You also cry on your face!"
Others may have the same feeling or fear, and their faces are different with their glasses and chopsticks. No one answers.
Ding Daquan's character is not evaluated, but after all, he was a minister of the left and privy affairs of the dynasty and was just named Duke of Danyang County. It was at its peak that countless people in the business and political circles went to the back door to get in touch with him and wanted to join him and get promoted and make money. There were many people who hated him and more people who wanted to curry favor with him.
This is the naked reality and social atmosphere.
And no one would have thought that someone would dare to write blood on the gate of the court, and post big-character posters and small advertisements that exposed Ding Daquan in the streets and alleys of the capital.
Chapter completed!