After being blown off by the black husband Gong Ao one after another, Zhang Bo ended up asking for trouble...
He had no choice but to clap his hands, reveal this scene, and ask the servants to serve the dishes quickly!
The maids in green clothes wearing pure white socks entered one after another. Although these women were not very beautiful in the eyes of Hei Fu, in the eyes of several noble Qin soldiers who came with him, these maids were all the most beautiful they had not seen in a long time.
Beauty, she suddenly swallowed her saliva.
The maids looked at these wide-eyed Qin soldiers and soldiers, either frowning or hiding their mouths and laughing. They placed the dishes and drinks on the tables in front of everyone one by one, then bowed and walked backwards down the hall.
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Hei Fu took a look and said to himself: "Mr. Zhang really spent a lot of money today."
But I saw that in addition to rice, there was a lot of meat on the table. The meat with bones was placed on the left, the large pieces of cut meat were placed on the right, the meal was placed on the left hand of the person, and the soup was placed on the right hand of the person.
In addition, there are vegetables on the outside and condiments such as green onion and dipping sauce inside for convenience. The wine syrup is placed in a pot on the side, and chopsticks, daggers, forks, knives and other items are provided.
When Heifu was the director of the pavilion, he visited several county officials' homes and attended several banquets. So he knew that during the Warring States Period, Chinese people had to pay attention to various rules when eating, especially the banquets held by scholar-bureaucrats in the Central Plains.
Not only chopsticks, spoons and knives are used on the dining table, but forks are also common tools.
That's just the Qin State. The Wei State is located in the Central Plains. It not only has a long history, but also has a popular Confucianism, and is more influenced by the culture of ritual and music. The Zhang family in Fuxiang also claims to be a doctor in the Spring and Autumn Period. There are poems, books, and books in his home.
There are many disciples who follow the Confucian scholars, so although they are just local sages and wealthy people, they still regard themselves as a family of etiquette and music, and they must pay attention to everything.
As the saying goes, the beginning of rituals begins with food. In the culture of ritual and music, eating is not only a meal, but also a ritual.
Confucians even debated with people, which one is more important, etiquette or food?
The answer of the Confucian scholar is yes: "Of course it is due to respect for etiquette!"
Because they knew Zhang's rules, the wise elders at the east banquet were very careful: before entering the banquet, they should be calm and calm, their expressions should not change, their hands should hold their clothes one foot off the ground, and they should not lift their tops.
Don’t stop and make any noise. When serving food, place the dishes in an orderly manner and be considerate of others when eating...
In addition to polite behavior, the skillful use of various tableware is also part of the "eating etiquette".
Let’s just say that the wooden table spoon in front of us was called “dagger” or “spoon” in this era. Table spoons and chopsticks are usually used together and usually appear on the table at the same time, but the division of labor between daggers and chopsticks
It's quite clear that the two cannot be mixed.
On the east banquet, everyone first raised their chopsticks, picked up vegetables from the plate, put them into their mouths, chewed them in small bites, and after swallowing, they put down their chopsticks, picked up their spoons, and put the hot porridge and rice into their mouths...
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This is exactly what the "Book of Rites, Qu Lishang" says: "You don't use chopsticks for rice and millet", and "If the soup has vegetables, use chopsticks, and if there are no vegetables, don't use chopsticks."
On the teacher's side, except for Heifu and Gong Ao who knew some eating etiquette, the rest of the Qin soldiers and soldiers did not understand at all. Some used chopsticks all the time, some used spoons all the time, and some even used their hands to eat directly! They
I have worked hard in the camp for too long, and I am eating so much now that I don’t care about that much.
The same is true when eating meat. The bone fork with double teeth and thin handle is paired with a short and thin copper knife, all wrapped in silk fabric. Therefore, the wise elders of the country at the East Banquet eat Western food just like later generations.
Cut the large piece of white meat with a knife. This is what Confucius said at that time: "If the cut is not correct, you will not eat it." Then use a fork to fork the meat and put it into your mouth. Close your eyes and have endless aftertaste...
The teacher's Qin soldiers were very different. They all ate very recklessly, or they just held the meat and bones in their hands and gnawed them, swallowing them whole. Their mouths were full of oil, and they just wiped it casually with their sleeves. There was still time to drink soup.
He made a lot of noise, and after eating, he threw the bones out to the dogs in the yard with an even bigger smile, then picked his teeth in public, and loudly commented on the food while picking them back...
These are all prohibited behaviors in the meal ceremony. This scene made the few virtuous villagers on the east table who were chewing their food slowly dumbfounded. The maidservants serving in the hall were whispering to each other and snickering. It also made the black husband just say something.
Zhang Bo, who was slightly shocked, showed contempt again.
"Sure enough, they are a group of Qin people who share the common customs of Rong and Di! They don't know what etiquette is!"
However, Hei Fu looked normal and ate in his usual way, not feeling any shame in it.
It is really tiring to eat in separate portions, but also to lift chopsticks and wooden spoons and put them down. As for the fork and knife, these two tools are exclusive to the upper class and are the exclusive preserve of "meat eaters". They are impossible.
It is very popular. As "Huo eaters", Qin soldiers did not need to buy special meat-eating forks and knives in their daily lives because there was no meat in their food. Naturally, they did not know how to use them.
So, is it to blame that they came from a humble background and did not have the opportunity to learn aristocratic etiquette while working hard all day in farming and fighting?
Shang Jun said it well, etiquette is the way to facilitate things!
The so-called etiquette is from the complex to the simple, which is to make it convenient for the people. The knives and forks used by the upper class in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods will gradually be eliminated from the dining table by the Han Dynasty, because the old Guizhou mud legs have been overturned.
The blood aristocrats sat in high positions and created the situation of civilian ministers. They also simplified and simplified their cumbersome etiquette. Only some old Confucianists clinging to the customs that have been out of touch with social culture have long since died.
Zhou Li.
After stripping away the red tape, the essence is just eating, drinking and sleeping!
The etiquette that is limited to a small circle and allows a few well-known and powerful people to show off is a false etiquette; the etiquette that can be spread throughout the world and benefit the majority of people is the true etiquette!
Of course, Heifu is not making excuses for himself and his colleagues' "illiteracy", he just feels...
"If the rule of the Wei State passes by, it will be absolutely impossible for the heads of Guizhou and the local sages, the untouchables and the nobles to dine in the same dining room."
Besides, if we really want to talk about nobleness and inferiority, the people in the east table must be more noble than the Qin soldiers in the west table?
If you want to count blood ties, family background, and mastery of rituals and music, of course this is the case.
But now this place has surrendered to the Qin State, and the Qin State's method of calculating nobles and inferiors is very different from the Six Kingdoms.
Our Qin country counts titles. Without exception, the dozen or so people brought by Hei Fu were all beheaded and promoted in the last battle of Waihuang. They were either Shangzao or public officials. On the other hand, everyone in the East Xixi
,Except for Zhang Bo and Zhang Fu, everyone else can only be regarded as a soldier!
Which one is noble? Which one is cheap?
East and West, Shandong and Qin, two understandings of etiquette and customs, two ways of thinking to distinguish between noble and humble. There is a huge gap between the two sides, and there is almost no common language. Just on this small dining table,
There are countless conflicts.
The winner has his own set of rules and will not easily believe in the loser's etiquette, and the loser will not easily give up what he has insisted on for hundreds of years.
Hei Fu thought to himself: "This is just the beginning of the conflict between the etiquette and customs of Qin and the Six Kingdoms. The days to come will be long..."
The integration of different countries and the exchanges of different classes cannot be achieved by simply killing all those who are different from oneself with swords, nor can it be solved by a decree of "the same car, the same track, the same text".
The Qin people who were promoted from the head of Guizhou to a noble title and were sent to the hometown of the Six Kingdoms in Shandong as officials needed to carefully learn Eastern etiquette and integrate into the new cultural circle so that they would laugh at them less and less.
The nobles and sages of the Six Kingdoms also need to learn. Under the oppression of power, they must learn the laws and rules of the Qin State, learn not to pay so much attention to the old etiquette and customs, and hold their noses to live in peace with the Qin officials they despise. After all, the family still needs to survive.
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If there is not enough time left for integration and the power of power suddenly ceases, then resistance and collapse will follow.
Fortunately, not everyone on the east side of the table despised the Qin people for being rude. Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Zhang Xiu, the third elder from the village, stepped forward to smooth things over.
He raised the wine cup and said with a smile: "Don't be too busy with your food. You You are here to go to work today. I specially take this wine as a companion to express our sincere welcome and wish You You a long life..."
Zhang Fu then looked at the Qin soldiers who had stopped eating and stared at him, and said bravely: "I wish you all strong men a long life."
After the three elders started, Zhang Bo reluctantly raised his wine cup, and everyone at the east table also stood up and raised their glasses.
Instead of a normal banquet, the teacher's guests should immediately bow down and say they don't dare, and then drink the wine respectfully.
However, today's Qin soldiers were unmoved. None of them raised their glasses, but all looked at Hei Fu.
Firstly, they didn't understand what these Wei people were talking about. Secondly, the Qin army had strict orders and prohibitions. They were not even allowed to drink wine. Everyone smelled the aroma of wine, and although they were already very greedy, there was no order from Hei Fu.
But still dare not taste it secretly.
"Today is a special case. It doesn't hurt to drink a little."
After Hei Fu said this, the eyes of the Qin soldiers were all bright. They immediately picked up the wine cups and drank the small amount of wine while sitting down without standing up or shying away from the table!
The guests at the east table looked embarrassed. They felt that they had been insulted and cursed in their hearts. Just when they were about to sit down angrily, they heard Mr. Hei say to the maid down the hall: "Pour some wine!"
The maids were stunned and looked at their master. After getting Zhang Bo's consent, they quickly came over and filled the empty wine cups again.
Heifu looked at the robes who hadn't had enough and smiled, and ordered: "Second and third sons, please stand up and offer a toast to the master as well!"
As soon as he finished speaking, ten Qin soldiers stood up in unison! At the same time, they raised the newly filled wine cups!
Everyone at the east table, whose buttocks were touching their heels, finally understood what was going on and had no choice but to get up and avoid the table again.
"Thank you for the host's hospitality, and wish you a long life! I also wish General Wang to conquer Daliang as soon as possible! Destroy Wei Sheji! Give me a speech!"
"Best wishes to the king! I also wish General Wang to conquer Daliang as soon as possible and destroy Wei Sheji!"
Following Heifu's words, after shouting this slogan with all his strength, more than ten people uniformly picked up the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp! Then they showed the bottom of the cup to the people at the east banquet, which was the white wine.
I did it, what about you?
Zhong Ming continued to translate as usual. After hearing this, the Wei people at the east table looked at each other in shock. Under the leadership of Zhang Bo and Zhang Fu, they had to shout "Longevity for the king". But when they thought that they had changed to a king in the blink of an eye,
They still felt weird in their hearts. As for the phrase "Destroy Wei Sheji", it made them feel a little dazed and depressed. The more they thought about it, the lower their voices became...
