Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

After the tributes walked to the court and stood still looking at the que, the music stopped abruptly.

Lu Ci stood at the front of the queue, and he couldn't help being slightly surprised when he saw the banquet officer this time.

This envoy was none other than the courtier who had been appointed by the emperor and delivered two edicts to him.

Lin Neichen smiled at Lu Ci implicitly, then straightened his face again, and raised his voice and declared: "Because of His Majesty's personal arrival, you all need to stand facing the southeast, and then thank you."

As soon as this remark came out, except for Lu Ci, who was stunned in his heart, who had the thought of "it really is so", everyone couldn't help being surprised, whispered a few words in surprise, and then hurriedly executed it.

In previous years' Wenxi banquet, although the officials would bestow many favors, but it was the first time in more than ten years to attend the banquet in person!

Although the official family had a banquet in the Chongzheng Hall on the day when the roll call was released, only the top 30 or [-] people received the reward.

As for the people who participated in the Wenxi Banquet, besides Wujia, there were also hundreds of people with special names.

However, after the initial excitement, they vaguely guessed who the official family came for.

Thinking about it this way, the strong joy dissipated a little, causing them to look at Lu Ci in unison, sighing slightly in their hearts.

This person is a genius, that's all, why is His Majesty so unconventional and loving, and let him catch up with all the good things?

With complicated moods, a group of tributes respectfully, under the guidance of the banquet officer, faced the horizontal building built on the Huaxi Gang, which was tens of feet high, and towards the golden and green bead curtain. Under the cover, the very hazy figure of the emperor bowed.

As the figure casually raised his hand, Lin Neichen said again: "Your Majesty has an order to give you a wedding banquet."

As soon as the big leader's words came out, it was clear that Lu Ci and the others paid for it out of their own pockets, so they had to pay respectful obeisance again.

Lin Neichen also bestowed imperial poems and Confucian classics on behalf of the officials on behalf of the top three, and asked the other Jinshi to follow him for several times before the music resumed and the dance began.

The banquet officer then led the queue to the seats in an orderly manner. According to the usual practice, Zheng Ziming sat in the winter corridor, and Te Ziming sat in the west corridor. He arranged that each person should not be ranked according to rank, but only in order.

The ones sitting at the top tremblingly are those people with gray hair and trembling, who at first glance seem to be close to the age of hearing.

Among the famous Jinshi, Zhu and Lu were undoubtedly the youngest, and they landed in the last seat without any suspense.

Not long ago, in the same year ceremony, the two people who had been paid respects to Lu Ci by Zhu Shuo didn't have any objection to this, they couldn't be more in agreement.

Zhu said that he was purely happy to be able to sit next to Lu Ci, and kept pursing his lips as hard as he could, keeping amused in a reserved and serious manner.

Lu Ci, on the other hand, was happy to receive less attention, so that he could concentrate on enjoying the various delicacies that will be presented for a while.

Unexpectedly, he told Zhu that not long after he sat down on the Qingdun, Lin Neichen, who had settled the others, came back, looked at Lu Ci with a smile, and said politely: "Your Majesty, Tun, please take a seat on the upper steps. "

"..." Facing the envious and jealous eyes cast on him once again, Lu Ci numbly stood up, showing a 'flattered' expression with great difficulty, and said in a deep voice, "Thank you Lord Long En."

Looking at the backs of Lu Ci and the banquet officer going forward one after the other, Zhu said sighed with great regret in his heart, and silently poked the tablecloth on the small black table in front of him.

After this little turmoil, the Wenxi Banquet finally began.

Lu Ci has been in charge of various affairs of the Futures Exchange for more than a month, and he is very familiar with the specific process of Wenxi Banquet.

Naturally, it is clear that at the beginning of the Wenxi Banquet, three lines of wine should be poured, and each line of wine is served with different musical instruments.

The first round is "The Joy of Bin Xing Xianneng", the second round is "The Joy of Yu Le Biyong", and the third round is "The Joy of Educating Talents".

After three drinks and everyone was slightly drunk, the banquet that Lu Ci was looking forward to the most began.

The dish served with the third line of wine is a plate of fresh sparrow bream.

Its presentation is exquisite, the aroma is tangy, but the portion is pitifully small.

Lu Ci glanced at it and could see that it would take only five mouthfuls to eat it all.

When the other tributes were about to put down their chopsticks, the waiter who had just served the dishes suddenly appeared, and respectfully placed another plate of fresh sparrow fish in front of Lu Ci, and said: "Your Majesty bestows three yuan! One dish."

When everyone showed envy, only Liu Qi couldn't hold back, and burst out laughing with a "puchi".

——This reward is really too real.

Lu Ci stood up again dumbfounded, and after thanking him, he accepted it graciously.

It is conceivable that after the emperor's relentless publicity, the reputation of his delicious food will probably be spread to everyone after today.

Lu Ci was a little uncomfortable at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he simply went with the flow.

Anyway, even the sage Confucius in the minds of scholars is "never tired of fine food and fine meat", so what if he wants to eat more?

Although the portion of fresh sparrowfish is small, the flavor is excellent, and it has lived up to Lu Ci's expectations for these days.

The outer skin is roasted as thin and crispy as a cicada's wings, and the lightly wrapped meat is completely different, tender and soft, and it is eaten with a sweet and spicy sauce...

Even though Lu Ci got more portion than others, and always tasted it with a very cherished attitude, the two plates of fresh sparrow fish disappeared in the blink of an eye.

In contrast, other people's minds are not on eating at all.

Either they are busy talking with their acquaintances; or they are pretending to be elegant, but they are actually peeking out of the corner of their eyes at the beauties in skirts who are a pool away and looking in their direction; or they are busy casting fiery gazes at the horizontal floor where the emperor is.

When Lu Ci emptied the two plates with elegant movements, but with great efficiency, they still had a lot left on the plate.

Fortunately, after the old music was played, the new music played, and before Lu Ci waited long, the new wine and dishes were presented one by one by the waiters like flowing water.

The fourth round was the same as the fifth round, everyone got four new dishes to go with the wine, making a total of eight dishes.

Even if the portion of each plate is not much, it is enough to fill the small black table in front of everyone. At first glance, it can be called rich.

The variety of dishes is even more diverse: there are meat dishes such as huacooked quail and three crispy soup, seafood such as fried eel and stewed oysters, and there are also desserts such as fragrant fruits and dairy sticks.

Everything that one expects to find is abundant.

And because of the love of the officials, Lu Ci got double servings for every dish.

No matter how small the portion is, there is no need to worry about not being satisfied enough.

Even though Lu Ci has been secretly called a little glutton in Liu Qi's heart, after sweeping all these things away very honestly, he still feels completely full.

When he put down his chopsticks contentedly, and drank the fifth line of wine in one gulp, Liu Qicai finally looked away, and quietly rubbed his aching belly from laughing.

——Ouch, hello.

Although the little glutton sitting at the head of the table quietly wiped out the astonishing amount of dishes, his movements were very elegant and beautiful, but it could not conceal the shock of his brilliant victory.

The famous Jinshi who were seated with him were the first to bear the brunt.

Especially the old man who was sitting next to Lu Ci with more than half of the dishes left, he was completely dumbfounded.

Only across a lake, I can only look at those young men in green clothes from a distance. I don't know the exact situation, so I can only vaguely see the outline, and they all raise their hands and feet gracefully for the romantic of the champion. And intoxicated.

When the wine, meat and fruit were used up, and the dishes were removed one by one, most of the Jinshi who were already half drunk suddenly regained their energy.

Under their earnest gaze, the banquet official reappeared, followed by a string of servants, each with a basket full of bright palace flowers on their arms.

According to the banquet process, the next one is the last of the five honors, giving palace flowers.

"Lu Sanyuan, please."

There was a clear preference from the officials, and Lin Neichen did not hide his preference. He smiled and chose four palace flowers with the brightest color and the fullest size, and held them in Lu Ci's hands, and added a joke: "It's a pity that the officials didn't say this time, and they will give Sanyuan another share."

Lu Ci accepted it dumbfounded, and under the watchful eyes of everyone, calmly followed the old rules, and put the four palace flowers on the hairpin.

In Lu Ci's view, the four flower hairpins are already very crowded.

Not only is it crowded, but it may look strange, but fortunately, I only have to endure it for a while.

Lu Ci thought to himself and sighed softly.

Fortunately, it wasn't true that he gave him double. If it was eight flowers, I'm afraid I really can't find more places to put hairpins.

But the emperor is really careful.

The majority of the banquet expenses were prepared by the tributes themselves. The royal gifts he gave as a show of favor were either prefabricated poems, a few Confucian classics, or palace flowers tied with cloth. The cost was extremely low.

Just when Lu Ci was secretly slandering, all the palace flowers were bestowed, and everyone happily put them on their heads one after another, extremely honored.

Apart from Lu Ci and Zhu Shuo, the only ones who are still awake at the moment are Liu Qi, who has always had the best taste in aesthetics and cherishes his image the most.

Giving flowers is the favor of the king, and it is also the five honors, which must be worn.

Resisting his awkwardness, he put the palace flower hairpin on, and then swept around casually, all he saw were plain-looking, beaming men in their 40s and [-]s wearing palace flowers, and suddenly felt burning pain in his eyes.

He closed his eyes in pain, and suddenly remembered something, and quickly cast his eyes on Little Taotie.

The beauty is smiling, with black hair and hairpins, which can be described as an interesting contrast, which is really pleasing to the eye.

Liu Qi admired it for a while, and then slightly relieved the discomfort.

Liu Qi breathed a sigh of relief, followed the queue, and returned to the court under the guidance of the banquet manager, looked at the horizontal building and bowed down to show his gratitude, and then returned to his seat.

The pre-feast is over, and after the hairpin flowers are over, it will be the post-feast.

Another four rounds of wine served with silver goblets, one after another appetizers were served with corn and rice, endlessly.

Even the most reserved person can have a full meal at the end of the banquet, let alone Lu Ci who has been concentrating on tasting the dishes.

After the first feast, he already felt quite full, and he didn't even touch the corn and rice in the latter feast, he tasted one or two of the dishes one by one, and he was completely full.

Filled with regret, Lu Ci lingered on the remaining dishes and sighed.

...Unfortunately, I can't take it away.

At the end of the banquet, there is no need to thank you, but you can leave directly.

Lu Ci sat blankly, sipping wine absently, and waited for the people to go slowly one by one, but when the figure of the emperor upstairs never disappeared, the last luck was lost.

He stood up slowly, paced around to digest food, and moved his hands and feet along the way.

After feeling much lighter, Lu Ci made up his mind completely, quickly cast a heavy look at Liu Qi and Zhu Shuo, and walked straight towards the lake.

The others didn't know the situation, and many of them were drunk, so they didn't notice Lu Ci's actions.

Liu Qi has a good capacity for alcohol, so he is not confused at the moment, so he hurried forward and said in a low voice, "Are you really going to jump? Just this lake? There are too many people on the other side."

Zhu Yue also ran after him with small steps, still carrying a small bundle in his hand.

Lu Ci went to the other side of the lake because he noticed the movement on their side, and there was a commotion gradually, and the crowd gathered more and more. He glanced at him, frowned, and Liu Qi was not in the mood for the time being. sentence.

Zhu said that he nodded with a serious face, turned around immediately, and ran away.

Liu Qi was puzzled: "Brother Zhu? Where are you going?"

Zhu said that he ran away without looking back.

Liu Qi had no choice but to turn around and ask Lu Ci again, but saw that Lu Ci had already taken off his outer clothes in threes and fives, leaving only a snow-white inner garment, and neatly untied his hairpin and headband, leaving him alone. The long hair like a black waterfall blows down.

Liu Qihao's beautiful habit suddenly gained the upper hand, a look of amazement flashed in his eyes, and soon he realized what the occasion was, and couldn't help saying: "Qi Yu—"

As soon as he started talking, Lu Ci plunged into it without hesitation.

The author has something to say: Notes:

1. "The Legacy of Qiantang" "Small black table, sitting on a green pier... For the first time sitting, three lines of wine are poured first, and no food is served. The third drink is served with a plate of fresh fish; the fourth and fifth have food and wine. Five elements and rest."

2. About Gonghua

"Qiantang Legacy" "Four palace flowers were given by people, and the hairpins were placed on the Futou". (The flowers are made of Luobo)

Sima Guang also wore this when he was a Jinshi and attended a wedding banquet. "Exercising Thrift and Showing Health"

3. Give poetry

Zhenzongchao gave poems to all wedding banquets. "On April 23rd of the third year of Xianping, two five- and seven-character poems were given to the new and imperial scholars (afterwards, every time the list was released, the poems were given)" "Song Huiyao Collection Draft · Election" No. [-] "Jinshi Section"