Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 115 Seeing Yu Bai Again
Pan Mei did not smile: "The governor of Yuezhou is Duke Yu."

"What?" The name seemed a little long ago, and Zhao Dezhao didn't realize it for a moment.

"It's Yu Bai, the old man Yu who was relegated to Ren Zhizhou here after having a quarrel with His Highness two months ago!" Pan Mei didn't bother to hold it any longer, showing her disgust for Yu Bai. However, there has always been a gap between civil officials and military generals in the Song Dynasty. As a military general, he naturally does not like to see straightforward scholars like Yu Bai.

Zhao Dezhao raised his head abruptly, only then did he remember that the emperor's father had indeed mentioned that he ordered Yu Bai to be relegated to the local prefecture, in order to imply that old man Yu took the initiative to resign. He went out of Beijing to take up his post, and his strong temper really made the emperor's father feel very emotional at that time. He himself had heard it at the time, and he didn't care where he was demoted. He didn't expect it to be here hit.

Without waiting for Zhao Dezhao to express his opinion, Pan Mei first gave Yu Bai an unceremonious evaluation:

"Old man Yu, he's very twisted!"

"What's the point of twisting?"

Pan Mei snorted and said: "His Royal Highness went out on behalf of the heavens and led the troops passing through his jurisdiction. It is due courtesy for him to come forward as a local sheriff to receive him; No one bit him. He obviously had a grudge with His Highness, and he found His Highness very unpleasant, but he insisted on paying attention to this set of etiquette, which made others embarrassed and made him feel uncomfortable. There is no one else who can do this kind of thing except old man Yu Now, what's it called if it's not Twisting?"

Pan Mei was able to say these words because he really thought about Zhao Dezhao. He and Zhao Dezhao were already grasshoppers on the same boat. Thinking about it, if he really went to Yu Bai's banquet, in case the head coach was humiliated in public by that stubborn old man, he would also lose face as the deputy head coach.

Zhao Dezhao couldn't help laughing when he heard it, nodded his head slightly and said: "The word Ningba is very good, but this king has been to all kinds of banquets, but I haven't been to the Ningba banquet."

He turned his head to look at Pan Mei, and said with a smile: "General Pan, if you don't want to go with me, I won't force you. I just told Yu Gong that you are afraid of his sharp words. He must be considerate."

Pan Mei was stunned for a moment, her face turned blue and red.

……

The next morning, Simao, the governor of Yuezhou, came to pick him up.

Zhao Dezhao changed his military uniform and wore a brocade robe, with pearl shoes on his feet and a folding fan in his hand, looking at him like a scholar of Xun Xun;
But Pan Mei was just the opposite. He actually wore a shiny armor, rode a tall horse, and even hung a saber around his waist. It didn't look like he was going to a banquet at all, but rather It's like fighting in battle.

"General Pan." Seeing him dressed like this, Zhao Dezhao couldn't help being a little amused: "Are you wearing armor and a sword to boost your courage?"

Pan Mei was not embarrassed at all, she snorted and said, "Huan Wen, the famous general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, always gets timid when talking with others, and he doesn't get excited until he gets on the horse and holds the whip. The big banquet set by old man Yu must be a big feast." To accompany the local scholars and celebrities, they like to recite poems and compose poems during the banquet. If they don’t know how to deal with a warrior, won’t they lose their face for nothing? It’s really forced to the head, and one will come soon During the banquet, I used knives to add to the fun, and greeted those sour faces, so that I must scare them into pissing the wine they drank!"

Zhao Dezhao laughed twice, clapped his hands and praised: "It should be like this!"

In the Great Song Dynasty, the military was ruled by culture, and the culture was noble and the military was inferior. Almost every warrior had the bitter experience of being discriminated against by civil officials. When a military officer meets a sixth-rank civil servant, he will take the initiative to salute.

But now it is the early years of the Song Dynasty, and the officialdom atmosphere of being noble and humble has just risen for a long time, and the warriors are generally not used to it, so this is a bit uncomfortable.

Zhao Dezhao already disliked the idea of ​​being noble and inferior, so he could understand Pan Mei. If a warrior is not high-spirited and has no arrogance at all, then what's the point of fighting?

Simao, the governor of Yuezhou, led the way and led Zhao Dezhao and Pan Mei out of the city. After walking for a while, they arrived at the bank of Dongting Lake.

Si Tongpanyao pointed to a pavilion on a high slope by the lake, and introduced: "Your Highness, General Pan, Yu Zhizhou specially invites you to a banquet in this building."

This pavilion is only six or seven stories high, which is not worth mentioning in later generations, but in this era when civil buildings are generally low, it can be regarded as skyscraper level.

Zhao Dezhao had seen this building a long time ago and didn't pay much attention to it. At this moment, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Is this building called Yueyang Tower?"

Si Tongpan was stunned for a moment, and replied respectfully: "Reply to His Highness: it's called the South Tower."

Zhao Dezhao was immediately disappointed, thinking that I thought I could go to Yueyang Tower and copy Fan Zhongyan's famous work "The Story of Yueyang Tower".

Si Tongju was baffled, what is the name of a certain place, isn't it all because of the custom, what is there to care about?In addition, the name "South Tower" also has a big origin. It was named after Zhang Shuo, a famous prime minister in the Tang Dynasty, after rebuilding the Yuejun Building. Why is it not elegant?

……

When they arrived at the South Tower, Yu Bai, the current magistrate of Yuezhou, had already led seven or eight people downstairs to wait for him.

Everyone came up to worship one by one, and Yu Bai introduced Zhao Dezhao one by one, and briefly stated their backgrounds and backgrounds. They were almost either local Jinshi or local famous scholars.

Zhao Dezhao and Pan Mei looked at each other and smiled at each other knowingly, these accompanying guests invited by Yu Bai were indeed in this mood.

When it was the turn to greet Pan Mei, seeing him coming to a banquet wearing armor and sabers, everyone had weird faces, but they just put it off, no one was openly rude.

But when they went upstairs to take their seats, something went wrong. Zhao Dezhao was of high status, so he was naturally seated at the head, but Pan Mei was placed under a Jinshi who had been a servant.

According to the custom of this year, such a seat can never be regarded as a deliberate humiliation of Pan Mei, even Pan Mei, who is quite high-spirited, thinks it is acceptable.

But Zhao Dezhao was not happy. He glanced at the literati and scholars at the table, and said lightly: "This king is going to fight on behalf of the heavens. Under the emperor is this king. General Pan is not only my deputy second, but also my king's courage. Under this king It's General Pan, if General Pan is not by my side, I will feel restless, I'm afraid it's because I can't eat well, and I can't drink well!"

These words were quite domineering, but they also made sense. Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. The Jinshi who ranked Pan Mei's head was even more flushed, in a dilemma, and dared not leave the seat, and was unwilling to endure the humiliation.

(End of this chapter)