Lao Bao will leave Jiaziying tomorrow. Yun Zheng prepared an extremely sumptuous banquet for him. The main dish is a cow. During the Zhenzong period, you would be exiled if you killed a cow. However, in the Renzong Dynasty, they no longer care about these things.
, beef cattle can be eaten, but slaughtering farm cattle is still a taboo thing for gentlemen.
After working hard all their lives, the cattle will not die well in the end. Instead, they will be skinned and cramped, and their bones and flesh will be eaten. Such behavior is despised by a gentleman, but Bao Zheng is not one of them. All things are born to nourish people, and he should put people first in everything.
I don’t criticize eating beef, but I don’t eat beef.
He knew very well what kind of truth existed in this. As long as it existed, it was reasonable. Lao Bao didn't know the simple dialectical law, but he knew very well the reason why the slaughter of farm cattle was repeatedly banned.
In the Song Dynasty, a farming ox was worth eight guan, which was stipulated by the laws of the Song Dynasty. The original intention of the court was to keep the price of cattle low. Only in this way can the good labor of farming cattle become popular among the people.
However, the people of the Song Dynasty ranked beef as a delicacy. The price of a pound of beef exceeded 100 yuan, and there was a price but no market. Therefore, the price of beef was not commensurate with the price of live cattle. Private slaughtering was often prohibited.
, in the seventh year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1014), Kong Zongmin, the foreign minister of the Si Xun Dynasty, said: "The people of Zhejiang regard beef as the best delicacy, and the unscrupulous people compete in massacres. I arrested Ziguang immediately after the incident. Please excuse me and not be held guilty."
Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty issued an edict saying: "In the two Zhejiang provinces, cattle are slaughtered for food. Since it is not common practice to cook them, anyone who buys them will not be held responsible."
Lao Bao is naturally aware of these allusions. He has judged countless cases of slaughtering cattle under his command, and they have all been judged according to this principle. Therefore, he forgives the people for doing this, but does not forgive the officials for doing the same.
For the sake of temporary appetite, he forgot the good deeds and merits of the cattle. This was flawed from a moral perspective, so when he saw the cattle hanging on the shelf with their bones and meat separated, he felt a little bit towards Yun Zheng.
dissatisfied.
Zhang Fangping was quite happy. He watched the sergeant slaughtering the cow and stood aside with his hands folded. He also instructed the butcher to be careful with the cow's blood and not to waste it. All he had to do was to mix the flour and seasoning carefully and spread it out into a bowl.
Cake, baked on a stone slab, is an unparalleled delicacy. He ate it once when he was a boy, and he still can't forget the deliciousness.
Seeing the unhappy expression on Lao Bao's face as he walked over, he knew what he was thinking, and explained with a smile: "These are not farming cattle, they are herding cattle. They were obtained by merchants from the Tubo people. They cannot go to the fields or do farm work.
There is only one use, and that is to eat meat. The Shu beef jerky that has become famous in the capital in recent years is made from this kind of beef. Brother Xiren has a good taste today. Yun Zheng also has another skill, which is the skill of cooking. Simple
When food comes into his hands, it transforms into miraculous changes."
Lao Bao said with a sullen face: "Since we can exchange for beef cattle, why not exchange these useless things for war horses?"
Zhang Fangping smiled and shook his head and said: "Brother Xiren, merchants are not officials. They still want to pursue profits. The Tubo people won't do it alone if they want to replace war horses. The number of war horses is limited after all. If we only want war horses and don't herd cattle,
In a short time, we will exchange all the war horses on the grassland. They are not fools and cannot exchange only war horses.
What's more, cowhide, horns, and tendons are all essential materials for making leather armor and bows and arrows, so you won't suffer any loss no matter how you exchange them."
Yun Zheng, Zhou Tong, Wu Jie and others stood under the eaves and watched Zhang Fangping negotiate with Bao Zheng. Except for Yun Zheng, no one was very happy. Lao Bao came to Shuzhong this time specifically to find fault, no matter who it was.
, I don’t have any good impressions of such people.
"Don't be upset, we should wake up. Bao Longtu is a well-known upright person, so he will not tell lies without conscience. When we were on Qin Feng Road, he knew that I was using him, but for the sake of the overall situation, he still stayed together.
People from Qijia Village were working as horse herders, and they also pinched their noses and admitted the pastures I designated, and they argued with Fu Bi over this matter without giving in.
Since we have no selfish motives and are for the prosperity of the Song Dynasty, as long as we stand upright, people like Bao Zheng can only help us and do no harm to us, so his coming is actually what I am most happy to see.
Our development speed is a bit fast. In fact, except for Jiazi Camp, you have never seen other military camps, so all your knowledge of military camps comes from Jiazi Camp. If you go to other military camps, I guarantee you will have nightmares. Congratulate yourself
Being protected by a group of people like this, I am really lucky that I have not become a slave to the country.
Try to let Bao Longtu take a closer look at Jiaziying and tell everyone through his mouth that there is still an army that is working hard in the Song Dynasty. A man who is fair and has a very good character can say a word for us.
, it’s more effective than ten thousand words we can say.
Since we have to ask the old man for help, we should serve him well. After all, he is a respectable old man. We cannot neglect him, let alone question his integrity. We are the younger generation and it is necessary for us to maintain respect for our seniors.
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Elderly people like to support their younger generations, and we must always show a side worthy of their support. Zhou Tong, go and get the piano. You can talk about the song "Three Pieces of Waves" quite well. Wait a while and use the music of the piano to serve the elderly. Wu Jie
, you prepare your pen and ink to draw, and draw the scene of the old man having a banquet with the government official. Hou Dayi, you have done a good job in filling in the short words, and are responsible for reciting during the banquet. Lang Tan and Jiang Zhe are responsible for setting up the wine and playing the drums. I
Fucking cook.”
Hou Dayi, who was the most rigid person, said in a low voice: "General, isn't it shameless for us to do this?"
Yun Zheng glared at Hou Dayi angrily and said, "Have you forgotten that we are literati? This is very important. A few days ago, we used martial arts to entertain Bao Longtu, almost making him forget about us.
Scholar, this is not a good sign. We join the army to organize the army and strengthen our military strength, not to kowtow to meet other civilian officials. In the future, when dealing with other officials, we will also use scholar etiquette, not the behavior of military generals. This
It was very important. After Wu Jie finished the painting, he asked Su Xun to join the army and write an inscription on it. He also asked the guests from Chengdu tonight to write an inscription on it as a souvenir. He also had to paste it up overnight and give it to Bao Long tomorrow for him to take to Tokyo.
Don't look, so that others know that we are a group of very respectful juniors, not a group of killers with high ambitions!
When you come over in the evening, remember to put on your uniform, and everyone must behave like a scholar. If anyone carelessly behaves like a rough man, I will let him walk from Chengdu to Mount Emei!"
When the lanterns first came on, countless guests came to the edge of Dujiangyan. The soldiers and their families of the Jiazi Battalion built a high platform on the riverside as quickly as possible. Tonight, the moon and stars were sparse, the breeze was gentle, the sounds of nature were in my ears, and the wine beside me was
The aroma is so fragrant that the first guests are already smelling the aroma even before they drink.
Zhang Fangping sat at the main seat, Lao Bao sat at the guest seat, Mr. Peng Li accompanied him at the bottom, Lu Weng, Huang Weng, and Zheng Weng sat opposite. Su Xun ran around between the tables with a dozen boys selected from the military camp.
In response, the officials of the Chengdu Prefecture and the servants brought by Lao Bao were all seated one by one. They were all holding folding fans and chatting and laughing. This was clearly a social interaction among literati, and there was still a hint of soldiers there.
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Zhang Fangping liked this change very much and kept urging the boy to buy him wine. He laughed and said to Lao Bao: "Brother Xiren will return from this trip with a full load. Gao Tansheng's head, Liu Ningjing and other bandit leaders were captured without any help, and it happened that Brother Xiren took them to Bianliang."
Killing in the city will serve as a warning to hundreds of people. The blood of King Beizhou is not enough to scare the world, so adding the heads of Gao Tansheng and others will definitely make the bandits in the world tremble with fear!"
Bao Zheng was very uncomfortable with tonight's changes. He changed from a tough soldier to a gentle gentleman in an instant. This made Bao Zheng, who had always been consistent in doing things, feel like he was in a dream. Fortunately, his determination was strong and he had been in officialdom for many years.
His career made him quickly come out of his confusion, and he smiled and raised his glass to answer Zhang Fangping's invitation for a drink.
Lu Weng glanced at the sky and the river in front of him and said with a smile: "In those days, Cao Mengde was so majestic when he wrote poems across the tree. He sighed with emotion like a black magpie flying south and circling the tree three times. He didn't want to be defeated in Chibi and Huarong Road in an instant. Today,
In the same way, the moon and stars are sparse, and you must not recite the sentence "The moon and stars are sparse, and the crows fly south," as this is extremely unlucky!"
Lu Weng made fun of military men at the beginning. This is the norm for literati banquets. Although Yunzheng is also a military general, Lu Weng and the literati in Chengdu never considered him and his subordinates to be military generals. They just thought that they went to the military camp.
In order to bring a new wind to the military camp, the purpose is to transform the military camp, not to prepare for fighting.
Zhou Tong, who looked handsome, walked up to the high platform with bare feet. Behind him were two boys carrying the guzheng and placing them on the incense table. After lighting the incense, he saluted all around to prove that he was the main singer tonight, and casually brushed the strings of the guzheng for a while.
After sitting down, he cupped his hands and said to Bao Zheng: "Senior came to Dujiangyan, but I just regret that I have nothing to offer to Longtu. I sat down and congratulated Longtu with a song "Three Layers of Waves" for the continuous surging autumn water.
There is no hope.”
Bao Zheng drank a glass of wine, threw a peach to Zhou Tong and said with a smile, "I'll wait for my review."
Zhou Tong smiled and took the peach, put it on the incense table, and the immortal began to play.
Wu Jie also walked up, but his clothes were very neat and not as bohemian as Zhou Tong. There were two huge angry wind lanterns beside him. He held his hand for a moment and started to paint...
Yun Zheng leaned his shoulder on a beam and was eating a big peach in his hand. The late peaches at home were ripe and they are most delicious when eaten. Lang Tan came over and touched him and whispered:
"That's it for Peng Jiu. Liang Ji's hammer is not suitable for martial arts here, right? It would be bad if it hurts someone."
Yun Zheng sighed and said: "Civil and martial arts complement each other, who can tell the difference? Now the overall atmosphere of the Song Dynasty is not good. I can only feel sorry for Peng Jiu and Liang Ji. Only barbarism can set off the elegance of a scholar.
, there is no way around it, we can only do things according to the trend. The so-called righteous path in the world is vast and mighty. Those who follow it will prosper and those who go against it will perish. No one can change it!" (To be continued)