The musician at the door blew the long horn, and a group of young women walked into the big tent like butterflies in flowers and presented them with fragrant milk tea. Ashqueyu poured the first cup with his own hands, left the table and held it in front of Xu Dayan.
Xu Dayan was already familiar with the customs of the Turks. He took the milk tea and gave it to a curly-bearded Turkic general below him with both hands. The Turkic general was stunned for a moment, then immediately smiled and held up the tea bowl with both hands.
He handed it to the Turkic civil servant who bowed his head.
Ashinachoyu is the younger brother of Shibi Khan. He is in the position of leading the army. In Turks, he is a high-ranking official second only to the prime minister. The generals under his command who can sit in the tent and share meals with him are at least locals.
Today, we were arranged to sit under two unknown Han boys, and everyone was unwilling to do so. Seeing that Xu Dayan was so proficient in Turkic etiquette, the grudge in his stomach suddenly eased.
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After a round of milk tea was passed around, the atmosphere between the guests and the host became much more harmonious. The butler who was responsible for arranging the banquet ran down. After a while, he led dozens of female slaves into the tent and placed fruits and melons on each low table. What about the Western Regions?
Li Xu was dazzled by the grapes, autumn pears from Zhongyuan, chestnuts from Liaodong, and large out-of-season flat peaches sent as tribute from Korea. One by one, Li Xu was dazzled.
Yu picked up something to persuade him, so he picked up something and ate it. It was sour, sweet, fragrant, and crispy, and he ate it with great pleasure.
Xu Dayan's eating style is far more elegant than Li Xu's, and he only tastes almost every fruit. Occasionally, he will comment a few times, praising the taste and the purity of the place of origin, which makes the host and guests here feel proud.
"Xian Xian is a master of military skills. He must be a descendant of a general in the Sui Dynasty. I don't know which hero Xu Xian learned from." Sitting third from the left, a general wearing gold leather armor stood up and asked in a low voice.
Xu Dayan turned around and vaguely remembered that this person was called Bi Lian, a military leader named Burke. He sat upright and answered seriously, "I am not a general, I just read a few military books! I'm just messing around."
I was lucky enough to win the bet once. I was forced by the situation at that time and had no choice but to do it. Now that I think about the scene at that time, I am a little scared!"
"Xian Xian is so humble. If you were gesticulating randomly, we would all be blind men riding a blind horse!" Little Burke sat down cross-legged and said with a smile.
From the appearance of the two of them, the officials had already seen that Li Xu must have come from a poor family. They thought that Xu Xianzhe, who had a calm demeanor, was a high-ranking official in the Sui Dynasty, so Lord Queyu put up such a grand ceremony to receive them. Unexpectedly, this person was also a high-ranking official in the Sui Dynasty.
Coming from a commoner background, the expressions on everyone's faces suddenly became arrogant again. They occasionally offered tea to each other in greeting, but no longer stood up.
"There is a saying among them that heroes should not ask about their origins. Master Fu Li shot down my big eagle with one arrow. Xu Xian used a clever trick to break the rope head and ridicule the five thousand elite soldiers. At his age, we can't
Are you still riding a horse and chasing rabbits?" Seeing his subordinates gradually starting to indulge, Ashina Choyu coughed and introduced with a smile.
Seeing their superiors speaking like this, all the Turkic officials immediately regained their enthusiasm. Some asked about the battle between Suotou Xi and Zhu Xi's coalition forces, and some asked about the legend of the blessing of the holy wolf. Xu Dayan talked and laughed happily, and answered the questions one by one. He mentioned two
He described the scene in which soldiers and warriors fought, with blood and flesh flying everywhere, in great detail. He wished he could describe every action and look to everyone clearly. When he talked about how to use troops and how to predict the enemy, he felt dizzy, as if he had not participated at all.
Decision making is normal.
Several generals under Queyu's command were all people who had experienced battle formations. When they heard it, they knew that Xu Dayan's words were not entirely true. It hurt Mr. Queyu's face, but they didn't expose it and followed the civil servants who didn't understand battle formations.
The case was applauded. Li Xu was clumsy with his tongue and knew that telling stories was not as exciting as Xu Dayan's, so he didn't interrupt and just kept eating.
After drying two large bunches of grapes and several flat peaches that grew out of season, a slave girl brought out silver cups and plates. Each one was made with fine workmanship and exquisite patterns, which made Li Xu's eyes shine. Xu Dayan also stopped boasting,
I picked up a silver meat cleaver and carefully researched its origin and quality.
This was his family knowledge. Although the Turkic nobles knew how exquisite and valuable silverware was, they could not imagine how much exquisiteness was involved in it. After hearing about the difference in fineness between Persian silver and Eastern Japanese silver, Nanhai Yinhe Cave said that silver has similar and different uses.
When it comes to the King of Persia's Western Expedition, just to rob a few silversmiths to return home, and the Tocharian people who saved their money all their lives to get enough for their daughter's headdress and other strange stories, they all made me smile and feel that I have learned a lot.
Amidst roars of laughter, several strong men brought up the dishes for the dinner. Meat is the main food on the grassland, and although Ashina Choyu was of noble status, the dishes for the banquet were only whole sheep, whole fish, and deer.
There are four types: fetus and breast camel. However, these four materials are divided into five or six burning methods, and seven or eight parts are cut out. The number of patterns produced is incalculable.
Ashina Choyu picked up the first bowl of wine and washed away the dust for the guests. Then the sound of silk and bamboo sounded in the big tent, and two teams of extremely beautiful singers came forward, holding the wine bowls and singing loudly.
Li Xu picked up the copper bowl and sipped it while observing the people in the tent. From the beginning to now, Ashina Queyu didn't ask a word about why the two left Su Chuobu. Obviously, he was very confident in the effect of the chain plan.
Melu Pei Ligulu had a kind face, but when he spoke, he always turned to Silver Wolf. He probably wanted to find out why Gan Luo was not with him, and whether he stayed in Su Chubu or was released into the wild. Little Burke Bilian
He was very dissatisfied with Xu Dayan. He seemed dissatisfied with the fact that Qu Yu entertained two low-status guests with such a standard banquet. You Tutun Kesi is a reasonable person. The people who asked the most questions just now were Su Chui, She Tuo and other ministers.
The number of cattle and sheep, the distribution of pastures and water sources. Zuo Tutun Basihara is an old fox. He doesn't speak much, but every sentence falls on the key point, which makes Xu Dayan find it very difficult to avoid even if he wants to avoid it.
Li Xu didn't care much whether these people liked or disliked him. But Ashina Queyu's enthusiasm was really unbearable. The first time he enthusiastically called himself brothers, he plotted the entire Su Chuan tribe.
Today he welcomed the guests from afar with such grand etiquette, maybe he would do something fancy.
After thinking about it, Li Xu didn't find anything else that could be plotted against him. The few gems and jade in his luggage were considered valuable in his eyes, but to Xu Dayan, they seemed like a small amount of money. Put them in Ashi
In the eyes of a Turkic royal family like Queyu, it was probably not worth looking at. All that was left was a horse and a bow. If Queyu turned his back and wanted to take down the bow and horse, Li Xu knew that there was nothing he could do.
While they were thinking wildly, the singing had ended. Everyone drank the wine in the bowl and sat back down one after another. Ashina Choyu clapped his hands again, and the singers squatted down to salute the guests, then lightly stretched their sleeves and danced gracefully.
stand up.
Compared with the songs and dances of the Min people, the dances of the Turks are more complex and changeable. The intense parts are like a goshawk flying in the sky, and the gentle parts are like a Xizi climbing a building. The dance skirts on each woman's body are made of Su silk and do not cover the elbows.
It does not reach the knees, but is hooped with silver rings at the hands and ankles, and two transparent gauze are hung on the arms and legs casually. This adds to the allure of the dance, even for Li Xu
People who have been influenced by Tao Kuo's dancing posture will also feel their blood pumping after watching it.
"You two, go pour wine and cut meat for the guests!" After the song ended, Ashina Choyu pointed at the two leading singers and ordered loudly.
The two singers bowed and saluted, and smoke floated to the sides of Li Xu and Xu Dayan. More than thirty other singers chuckled, and scattered like petals to the officials and generals.
"They are my two favorite concubines, one is called Lvzhu and the other is called Yanluo. I hope this will not offend the eyes of our distinguished guests!" Ashina Queyu looked at Li Xu and Xu Dayan who looked embarrassed and said politely.
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Xu and Li quickly stepped aside to make way for the two women to take their seats. Turks have a custom of letting their wives or concubines accompany distinguished guests, but guests must not exceed the courtesy, otherwise they will be kicked out of the house by their hosts.
risk.
The two women picked up the wine bowl that the guest had placed on the small table and poured it full. They gently picked up the bottom of the bowl with ten fingers and raised it between their eyebrows. Xu and Li looked increasingly embarrassed as they took the wine.
He opened his mouth and poured it down his throat. Half of the bowl of wine went into his stomach, but most of it was spilled on his clothes.
"The honored guests are fearless in the thousands of troops, but why are they frightened by two women who can't carry a sword?" Pei Li, the great melon man, raised his hands and laughed loudly, asking loudly.
The men and women in the audience all laughed. We all have a laissez-faire personality and are used to getting into fights. Even if they occasionally become immoral after drinking, no one will take it seriously. This is the first time I saw someone being frightened by two singers and spilling half a bowl of wine.
People are more interested than seeing a five-legged cow or sheep.
Li Xu's face turned red again, and he didn't know what to say in reply. However, Xu Dayan was choked by the wine, and while coughing, he retorted: "You have never heard that the word "sex" has a knife on your head.
Huh? Between the two armies, there are still places where swords and arrows can be avoided. The look in this woman's eyes is murderous without a trace!"
Everyone laughed again, saying that Xu Xianzhe answered cleverly. The women took the opportunity to pour wine frequently, and soon everyone's drunkenness was peaked.
"At this season, the two heroes went south together. Is there something urgent at home that we need to rush to do?" After drinking a few more rounds of wine, little Burke asked, holding up the wine bowl.
"I've been away from home for too long, and I suddenly want to go back for a visit!" Li Xu cast a meaningful glance at Ashina Queyu and replied with a smile.
Xu Dayan was already drunk by the singer named Luzhu. He could no longer hold the knife steadily, and his head tilted to his knees again and again. At this moment, no matter what the Turks did, Li Xu had to be alone.
to cope.
"You're not rushing back to serve the country, are you?" Ashina Queyu put down the wine bowl in his hand and asked with a smile.
"Serve the country?" Li Xu was asked a little puzzled. Why did he leave Su Chuobu? Ashina Choyu should know better than everyone here. Is he deliberately pretending to be confused because he cares about the guest's face?
Does it include other bad intentions?
"Yes, don't you know that the Sui Dynasty has already prepared its troops and prepared to attack Goryeo?" Ashina Choyu's eyes widened and he made a look of surprise. "By the way, you have been away all year round, so you probably don't know what happened in your hometown.
What's going on? Come here, ask him to tell the distinguished guest about the current situation in his hometown!" (To be continued)
