Li Zhihe, Xu Wei, Ge Huaimin and others went happily. Firstly, they wanted to give face to the new governor, and secondly, they also wanted to celebrate that Su Jin had finally been successfully dragged into the water. This person came to Weizhou and brought everyone
There were many hidden worries, but I didn't expect that they would be assimilated automatically after a few days. The four words "money can reach the gods" can be said to be golden words.
But despite this, Li Zhihe still had his personal guards to alert the whole restaurant in advance. This was Li Zhihe's habit. It was not that he doubted what Su Jin would do. In fact, Su Jin did not arrange any soldiers in the entire Zhaiyue Tower.
Once inside, there were only a few of my own people waiting around, and a dozen or so servants who were delivering drinks to and fro.
The breeze blows warmly on the roof of the Zhaiyue Building. After a day of hot weather, the pavilion on the roof is the most suitable for enjoying a cool night drink. Su Jinzhu arranged it well and hung a circle of red lanterns on the railings on the roof.
It was a joyous occasion. In addition to the dishes made by Zhai Yue Lou, there were also various kinds of food brought by Su Jin from the capital. Even the dining utensils were several sets of silver tableware brought by Su Jin himself.
Under the candlelight, the brightness is eye-catching.
Su Jin, dressed in casual clothes, stood at the entrance of the stairs to greet everyone, holding his hands with a smile on his face. Officials, no matter how big or small, greeted each other politely, looking very well-behaved.
The more Su Jin behaved like this, the more the officials in Weizhou City had a sense of superiority. Not to mention Li Zhi, Xu Wei and others, even the subordinate officials such as Cang Si Tixing also had deep contempt for Su Jin. Su Jin
The agreement reached with Li Zhihe was also heard privately. The number one scholar and the prefect are nothing more than innocent lap dogs in front of money.
After the guests and hosts were seated, Su Jin stood up and bowed his hands, saying: "My lords, I have been here in Weizhou for less than ten days. I have received your care over the past few days, and I am very grateful. This is my first time as an official, so my words and deeds are a bit biased.
, What is rare is that you adults do not care about it, and I am extremely grateful. Today I am hosting a banquet with you, firstly to thank you for your care, and secondly to apologize to General Li Jianjun Ge and others. The two generals have great hearts.
Guang Kuang will not care about my words and deeds in the past few days."
Li Zhihe laughed loudly and said: "Master Su, why did you say this? Now that we have come to Weizhou, we are the same people begging for food in the pot. It is inevitable to have some friction and misunderstandings between each other. It is like a husband and wife."
Quarrels, bedside fights, bedside fights, etc. are all the feud between the family."
Everyone said yes, and even praised Li Jianjun for his broad mind and regardless of previous suspicions. Su Jin seemed to be extremely moved, and sighed repeatedly: "Compared with Li Jianjun, my skills are far behind, so I won't say anything more.
In the wine, we will not be punished today without guilt."
Li Zhihe said: "It's good to have fun, but there's no need to get drunk. Recently, the Western bandits seem to have made some unusual movements. This afternoon, the scouts reported that most of the Western bandits seemed to be mobilizing to the north of the Zhenrong Army, although it was still nearly seven days away from Weizhou.
It's ten miles away, but we have to guard against it."
Ge Huaimin waved his hand and said: "Li Jianjun is overly worried. The Western thieves are now like grasshoppers in the autumn and can't get up. It's rare that Magistrate Su is inviting guests today. Why are you saying such disgraceful words? Today, you have to get drunk before you stop."
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Li Zhihe looked a little embarrassed. There was indeed a vision of a large-scale mobilization of the Xixia army. However, he was not really worried about this. He was afraid that there would be too many people tonight and he would eat and drink.
After that, many secrets would inevitably spread, which would easily have adverse effects. Su Jin's treat tonight was naturally attended by Weizhou officials, big and small, but there were many uninvolved people who were not involved in the matter. Most of these people were non-essentials.
There is no need to trick the junior staff in the department, but you must be on guard against others and try not to let these people know the secrets of making money.
Ge Huaimin didn't think so much. He was just a rough guy. He was coerced by Li Zhihe and never came up with any good ideas. It was just that his position was important and he had to be brought in. Since he said so, Li Zhihe
It was not easy for Zhihe to openly refute his face.
Su Jin laughed and said: "What General Ge said is that there is nothing to fear from the Western thieves. With Li Jianjun and General Ge sitting in charge, how can they stand up to me in Weizhou? I won't be drunk today. Come on, come on, everyone, raise your glasses. It's a beautiful day.
Now is the time to drink and have fun."
Everyone raised their glasses to drink the wine and picked up the silver chopsticks one by one. Li Zhihe said with a smile: "Master Su is very exquisite. He actually makes so many silver tableware. He is very particular about it."
Well."
Su Jin chuckled and said: "To tell you the truth, I don't have the money to buy this thing. It's all my wife's dowry. I wanted to exchange it for money to spend it, but my wife didn't allow it. I just put it there to look at."
I'm not willing to do it, so I won't take this opportunity to come up with it
I'm here for you adults to use, just to prop up the appearance; but I heard that these silver chopsticks and silver plate have some functions. If there are poisons in the dishes and drinks, it will be known at a glance, but they are of no use here.
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Li Zhihe chewed on the meaning of Su Jin's words. He seemed to be very careful. He deliberately said such words to let himself and others eat and drink with peace of mind. It seemed that he was trying his best to fix things.
Ge Huaimin drank a few glasses of wine and ate a few mouthfuls of food. His mouth clacked continuously, as if he was dissatisfied. Su Jin smiled and said, "General Ge, don't you think the food is not satisfactory?"
Ge Huaimin muttered: "It's not bad, it's just that my favorite thing is missing."
Su Jin laughed and said, "I know what General Ge likes to eat. I will serve it to you later. Please be patient for a while."
Ge Huaimin said happily: "Have you also prepared monkey brains?"
Su Jin smiled mysteriously and said: "It's not just monkey brains, brain supplements are not necessarily monkey brains alone."
Ge Huaimin was full of expectations, and Xu Wei joked from the side: "Master Su really didn't say anything to General Ge, and even specially gave General Ge extra food."
Ge Huaimin was so proud that Su Jin chuckled and said: "Xu Tongpan seems to have a bit of a sour taste. Don't worry, I have prepared separate dishes for you today. Eat wine and vegetables first, and enjoy those things as snacks after dinner."
It’s not too late either.”
Xu Wei and Li Zhihe looked at each other and secretly praised Su Jin for coming home. He really had a way of flattering people. No wonder the Yan family girl who was able to fool him got pregnant by him. It seemed that he had put a lot of effort into dealing with it.
That woman.
Su Jin diligently persuaded Su Jin to drink. After the fine wine and delicious food, it was difficult to refute Su Jin's face. When it was almost two o'clock in the morning, everyone was blushing and their necks were thick. Some officials had already started to have their tongues twitching and started yelling and punching orders.
, some even lost their temper when they were drunk and sang a brothel ditty in a pretentious manner, causing everyone to laugh strangely.
Su Jin picked up a jar of wine, took a bowl, and walked towards the fifty or sixty personal guards brought by Li Zhihe and Ge Huaimin who were standing outside to guard. These people were the personal guards of Li Zhihe and others.
, responsible for protecting Shangguan's safety, so wherever Li Zhi and Ge Huaimin went, they would take these personal guards with them.
"Brothers, I have been standing here for most of the night. My legs are tired and my stomach is hungry. Come, come, let's each drink a bowl of wine to relieve fatigue and refresh ourselves." Su Jin pretended to have a bald tongue and swayed his body.
"Thank you for your kindness, sir, but we are responsible for protecting the supervisor and commander, and we are not allowed to drink alcohol." A guard captain stepped forward and saluted.
Su Jin frowned and said, "What? Don't you want to give me face? Your Supervisor Li and Commander Ge both gave me face, but you don't."
The guard captain said hurriedly: "Sir, please calm down. You have a duty and you don't dare to drink."
Su Jin pointed at him and asked: "What's your name? You are a loyal person. I want to remember you."
The captain of the personal guard had no choice but to give his name, feeling extremely depressed. The Lord of the Palace didn't want to remember him and reward him, but he was afraid that he would bear a grudge against him. However, the captain of the personal guard was not afraid. He was the leader of the army, and he had
Supervisor Li and Commander Ge were on top, and the prefect might not be able to do anything to him.
Su Jin returned to his seat with an unhappy face. Li Zhihe raised his glass and made a toast. Su Jin waved his hand and said, "Don't drink. It's very disappointing."
Li Zhihe said in shock: "What happened? Who has offended our Lord Palace Master?"
Su Jin sighed: "Now I know what my status is in Weizhou City. I, Su Jin, treat you all with all my heart, but you all are alienated from me. It's really depressing."
Li Zhihe said: "How can I say this? We all gathered together today, and all my colleagues had a great time eating and drinking. They all praised you for your thoughtfulness. How can I not confide in you?"
Su Jin pointed to the group of guards outside and said: "Just now I kindly commented that the brothers of the guards are working really hard, so I took some wine to give them something to relieve their fatigue. Unexpectedly, I was scolded by a guy named Wang Baochang.
, saying that it is my duty to protect the Supervisory Army Lord, drinking and causing trouble, it is clear that I am not giving face to this government."
Li Zhihe laughed dumbly: "Are you unhappy just because of a personal guard? Mr. Su, I am not talking about you personally, but you still say that you are not rich in Maocheng Prefecture. You are the prefect, and they are just small personal guards.
, is it worth it? If you don’t, you will lose your identity.”
Su Jin sneered: "Is Supervisor Li trying to teach me a lesson? I don't want to get into trouble with my guards. What would you do if you toasted to my guards and they didn't give you the honor to reprimand you?"
think?"
Li Zhihe smiled and said, "I won't get angry."
Su Jinqie said: "It sounds nice, but you will definitely think that I, Su Jin, deliberately told me to refute your face, right?"
Li Zhihe suddenly realized that Su Jin was not angry with the personal guards, but with himself. He thought that he secretly told the personal guards not to pay attention to the prefect, so he said something like not confiding in each other.
Li Zhihe was a little angry, but looking at Su Jin's red face and dull eyes, it was obvious that he was a little drunk. It seemed that he was talking angrily after drinking and should not be taken seriously.
However, Li Zhihe planned to talk to Su Jin later after the banquet was over about asking the Third Division to increase the allocation of supplies and food. Su Jin was not happy and would not be able to speak later, so he laughed and said: "What big deal do I take?
Let's do this, I'll ask Wang Baochang to come and apologize to you, and punish him severely just to vent your anger."
Su Jin shook his head and said: "There's no need for punishment. If they don't drink when I toast, they won't give me face. I'm just trying to save face."
Li Zhihe smiled and said, "Then what do you think we should do?"
Su Jin said: "Everyone is punished with a jar of wine."
Li Zhihe said in astonishment: "Yitan? Aren't you going to get drunk?"
Su Jindao: "You get drunk when you're drunk, so what? I asked some of my brothers to drink with them. Each of them has a jar, and each of my brothers has two jars. That's it."
Xu Wei laughed at the side and said: "Master Su is drunk, how can he fight for wine like this."
Su Jin glared at him and said, "You're just drunk. I'm not drunk. What's wrong with watching people fight over drinking for fun?"
Li Zhihe smiled and said: "I think there will be three bowls for each person. You can give up the wine, but I can't give up the body of a soldier. If you are really drunk, you will start gossiping when you go back to the military camp."
Su Jin nodded and said: "Okay, I will follow the advice of Lord Supervisor. Each person will be given three bowls and not more than a drop. Each of my men will drink six bowls with them."
Li Zhihe and Xu Wei laughed bitterly, but Ge Huaimin followed the cheers happily. Su Jin loudly called for people to go downstairs to get wine. After a while, more than a dozen servants came up with more than 20 jars of wine, and a large bowl of water was placed in the ocean.
They were lined up on the ground.
Su Jin picked up a jar of wine, opened the mud seal, took a big sip from the jar, and praised: "Good wine!" Then he held the jar and poured the wine into the bowl himself like splashing ink.