The autumn wind is rustling and the night is falling. Wuyang, a time-honored restaurant in the east of Guangzhou City, is brightly lit in the center.
It is said that during the reign of King Zhou Yi, five immortals rode five five-color sacred sheep and landed in the place where Guangzhou Mansion was still called Chuting at that time. They gave the local people ears of grain as seeds. From then on, it was originally
The people in the wild wilderness where Guangzhou Prefecture is located no longer have famine.
I don’t know which dynasty or generation started, but restaurants named after Wuyang began to spring up like mushrooms after a spring rain in Guangzhou. The name Wuyang naturally means that there is no need to worry about eating.
According to the current owner of Wuyangju, his Wuyangju restaurant has a history of thousands of years and is an authentic time-honored brand. No one believed him, which is obviously bragging. However, now this Wuyangju restaurant is indeed a time-honored restaurant.
It is true that it has been open for a long time and is also the most famous. It is also the most luxurious and high-end place in the entire city of Guangzhou.
Many diners and tourists from all over the Ming Dynasty came here to visit, and local officials and wealthy people often visited this place because it was a status symbol.
However, although Wuyangju is brightly lit as usual today, the lively scene of people coming and going in the past has disappeared. The entire three-story restaurant of Wuyangju, including the left and right dining halls, is completely empty. No diners are allowed to enter.
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The sign at the gate explains the reason: This is the building of the Jianchang Waiting House in the Ming Dynasty. We will not accept foreign guests tonight. I pray for the forgiveness of all new and old guests!
The sun has set, and vehicles and horses begin to arrive one after another on East Street. Accompanying the arrival of these vehicles are hundreds of heavily armed soldiers. They guard the intersections, seal off the streets, drive away the idlers, and move Wuyang
The area around Juzuo soon came under tight control.
The onlookers even saw a dozen heavily armed red-haired ghosts riding in high-wheeled open-top carts among the carriages and horses arriving at Wuyangju on East Street. They wore white trousers and red long clothes, and leather boots on their feet.
He arrived in high spirits, wearing boots and a slender Western sword on his waist.
After the cars and horses arrived one after another, the East Street became quiet.
In the hall downstairs of Wuyangju, more than a dozen officials have arrived. Most people are quiet, but some are complaining.
"What does this mean? Don't you mean, invite us here to drink and dine? Why are you sitting here? Are you wasting our time? Our time is very precious, and wasting our time is a waste of our money and our lives.
.Dear lords, can anyone explain it to me?"
The person complaining was a tall and fat man from France, with a messy yellow hair on his head, and an ugly appearance like an unshaved pig's head.
Li Siming hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "Mr. Andala, please be patient. The Marquis has a distinguished status, so he will naturally come later. Please wait a moment."
The Francois who spoke was Captain Andara, the top officer of the fleet stationed at Tuen Mun Island.
"He is your Marquis, not the Marquis of our Franco Kingdom. He invited us here and should have waited for us here early instead of asking us to wait for him. Your Marquis of the Ming Dynasty may have to show off, but I, Franco
People from China are not as big as you.
People in the Ming Dynasty will not be like you. I don’t want to waste my precious life time, sitting here boredly waiting for someone to show off. Dear Mr. Li, if it weren’t for your sake, I wouldn’t be able to do it tonight.
I don’t want to come.” Andara said loudly.
"Yes, yes, Lord Andala, please be patient for a moment. Just for my sake, just be patient and wait. The Marquis will be here soon." Li Siming said with cupped hands.
"Humph, I will just wait a little longer. After I finish drinking this bowl of tea, if you still don't come, I will go back." Andara said with her nose raised.
Li Siming sighed, stood up and walked to the door, looking at the door anxiously.
This Yanling is really true. Even if he has a distinguished status, he cannot let people wait here. He invites guests to hold a banquet, so he should come here early. This Andala is not easy to worry about. The red-haired ghost has an irritable and arrogant temper. If he is
If he wants to leave, he needs to be persuaded properly.
The time for a cup of tea passed quickly. Andara drank all the tea and finally couldn't help but stand up. He put his hand into his mouth and whistled loudly.
"Guys, let's go." Andara said loudly.
"Dear Lord Andara, aren't you here for a banquet? Why are you leaving?" Piris, the captain of the ten-man team accompanying him, asked hurriedly.
"This Marquis of the Ming Dynasty is too arrogant and is playing tricks on us. I don't want to wait here for him. We have meat, wine and women on Tuen Mun Island, so we don't need to waste our good time here. Let's go." Andala shouted.
road.
All the sailors and soldiers of the Folangji Kingdom nodded. They had a lot of fun during this period. They kidnapped a dozen women from all over Guangzhou and put them on the island. They will be transported away in a while. The sailors are drawing lots and playing with them in turn. Now go back.
You can still catch the lot tonight.
Andara and Piris took everyone away and left. Li Siming hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade them, but Andara didn't listen at all and led the people straight to the door.
"Stop them. Don't let them go." Li Siming shouted.
Several Nanhai Guard soldiers at the door rushed forward to stop him. Andara pushed a soldier to the ground and shouted loudly: "Do you want to fight? Believe it or not, I will sail the ship to the Pearl River Pier tomorrow and fire artillery into your city.
.If you dare to offend me, Andara, the cannons of my country, Franji, will let you know what God's mercy is."
Li Siming rubbed his hands, chopped off his feet, and cursed repeatedly. These barbarians from outside the territory were uncivilized and unreasonable. They left as they pleased without giving any face, which was really annoying. All the officials also frowned, but there was nothing they could do.
The people of Folangji are famous for being unreasonable, and Mr. Li can't persuade them even if he often deals with them. It's useless for them to try to persuade them.
At this moment, the sound of horse hoofbeats sounded like a torrential rain, and more than a dozen horses galloped to the door. Everyone immediately reined in the horses, and the tall horses stood up, neighing thinly.
"Hey, it's so lively? Why are you blocking the door? Are you playing monkeys?" a clear voice asked loudly.
Li Siming said in surprise: "It's finally here."
He quickly rushed to the door with his robe in hand, and saw Zhang Yanling dismounting with more than ten personal guards.
"Master Hou, it's time to wait. I'm polite." Li Siming bowed his hands in salute.
All the officials in the room also came out and saluted one after another.
Zhang Yanling smiled and saluted, and finally looked at the group of Folangji people standing inside the door and asked, "What are they doing?"
Li Siming said hurriedly: "Nothing. Let me introduce to the Marquis. This is Lord Andala, the caravan leader of the Franji Kingdom. This is Lord Piris, Andala's deputy."
Zhang Yanling looked at Andala, and Andala was also looking at Zhang Yanling with a very arrogant look.
Zhang Yanling smiled and cupped her hands and said, "Are you the leader of the merchant ship of the Fo Langji Kingdom?"
Andala said coldly: "Are you the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty who invited us to a banquet and made us wait for a long time?"
Zhang Yanling was stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
Li Siming hurriedly said: "Master Andala is just a little anxious to wait. Some people from the Folangji Kingdom have no regard for superiority and inferiority, and they speak in a stunned manner. Don't worry about it, Mr. Hou."
Before Zhang Yanling could speak, Andala said loudly: "Master Li, I understand what you are saying. We, the people of Folangji, are not people who do not distinguish between superiority and inferiority, and are unreasonable. We are just dissatisfied with those who neglect us. Who is neglecting us?
We, we neglected him."
Zhang Yanling laughed loudly and said: "I understand, Mr. Andala, you think I'm late, do you think I'm neglecting you?"
Andala frowned and said: "Shouldn't we be punctual? You are a Marquis of the Ming Dynasty, not a noble of my country. They can wait for you, but I don't have to be afraid of you. If you invite us to the banquet, you should be early
Waiting."
Before Zhang Yanling could answer, Chen Shiyi behind him cursed loudly: "The white-skinned pig has so many tricks, does it give you face? This is the city of Guangzhou in the Ming Dynasty, and I want my Marquis to pay you respect early? Look.
You have a pig face, and you don’t even take a picture of it by peeing.”
"Hahaha." The guards behind Zhang Yanling laughed one after another.
Andara was furious and shouted: "Who is this? So rude."
Chen Shiyi patted his chest and said, "I am a general under Lord Zhang. What's wrong? Are you unhappy after being scolded? Do you want a duel? I'll accompany you."
Andara shouted loudly: "Duel, duel, I will duel with you."
Chen Shi drew his long sword with a cry. "White Pig, come here. I want you to see what swordsmanship is. I will ask you to kneel down and imitate pig braying."
On the opposite side, Andala also drew his sword and screamed angrily. The two of them were about to take action.
Li Siming hurriedly said: "Master Marquis, Master Marquis, why don't you stop me? We are here for a banquet tonight. Don't you want to ask about things anymore? How can you do something when we meet?"
Zhang Yanling smiled and said to Chen Shi: "Don't be ridiculous. They are guests tonight. Don't forget that we invited this banquet. How can we use swords with guests? Isn't it to teach these people from the Flemish country to talk about us?"
No etiquette."
Chen Shi returned the sword to its sheath and said in a deep voice: "That's true. Let's spare him first."
Andara became even more angry and shouted loudly: "Plop, plop. Duel, duel."
Zhang Yanling frowned and said: "Mr. Andala, please be clearer and don't curse. You are not my opponent in a duel. If you don't believe me, ask your subordinates. Is that what I said, Mr. Figo?"
A sailor from the Franco Kingdom who was hiding in the shadows in the team shook his body and hesitated to answer. That man was the sailor Figo who dueled with Zhang Yanling at Haiyun Tower that day. He had long recognized
When Zhang Yanling came out, he didn't dare to face him. He kept dodging sideways. Unexpectedly, he was shaken out by Zhang Yanling.
"Figo, do you know him?" Piris asked with a frown.
"Dear Mr. Lieutenant, I met this man in a brothel in this city a few days ago, but I didn't know he was the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty. Mr. Andala, you'd better not fight with them. This group of people doesn't follow the rules.
They have powerful firearms." Figo had to reply.
"Firearm?" Andara said in surprise.
"Yes, a very powerful firearm. The self-loading short musket is a hundred times better than our firearms." Figo said.
Andara's eyes lit up.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier that there was such a firearm in the Ming Dynasty. This is very important to us. We want to get it. Our firearms are very bad. The Governor is organizing craftsmen to develop firearms. Why didn't you mention this?
"
"I'm sorry, Lord Andara, I didn't know that firearms were so important. If I had known earlier, I would have never concealed it," Figo said hurriedly.
Andara spat angrily, cursing angrily.
Zhang Yanling looked at their chattering and frowned: "What do you mean? Are you really not giving me face?"
Andara snorted, put away his Western sword, and said to his chest: "Dear Lord Marquis, we people from the Flemish Country are sensible. For the sake of Lord Marquis, we won't care about it."
Zhang Yanling chuckled and said: "Very good. It's getting late. Shopkeeper, are you ready for the banquet? Aren't you going to serve the food yet?"
The shopkeeper of Wuyangju promised repeatedly and immediately urged the waiters to serve the food. Zhang Yanling laughed and went up to the second floor surrounded by officials. Soon after, a table of sumptuous wine and food was placed. The sound of silk and bamboo sounded,
The musicians invited by Wuyangju also started playing music.