With delicious food and wine, and in an exquisite and grand dining place like Fan Lou, this banquet was naturally enjoyable. Fan Lou is Fan Lou after all, and the dishes are cooked really well. The dishes from the north, south, east and west are all authentic.
Extremely, there are always innovative moves. For the guests and friends at the table, the dishes on the table are the result of everyone's discussion, and they are naturally in line with everyone's wishes. They are praised again and again and filled with joy.
After three rounds of wine, five dishes were served. Before everyone went to the "Castle in the Sky" to toast, Lin Jue set off in person, bringing Yang Xiu and other important civil and military officials to toast to every building, every floor of the hall, and every banquet table.
This flattered the officials. What surprised the officials even more was that Prime Minister Lin seemed to know them all, could address them by name and official position, and knew where they were officials. This fact made the officials even more approving.
This shows that Prime Minister Lin has worked hard to understand each of them and where they work. Generally speaking, it is not surprising that Prime Minister Lin knows them above the state officials, but it is not surprising for the military and political officials in the counties below.
In fact, he was just a small official the size of a sesame seed and a mung bean. Lin Xiang could have completely ignored it, but he didn't. Although it seemed like he was deliberately trying to close the distance, Mr. Lin did mean it.
Of course Lin Jue was prepared, and of course he had to get along with these people. The names of these people's official positions and the places where they held their posts were not secrets. The political affairs hall had a special roster record. It was a bit troublesome to compare people with official positions. But this was also
It is not too difficult. As long as Lin Jue wants to, he can even know the resume, personality and conduct of any one of them, because Lin Jue has Xuan Yiwei in his hands. It is the consensus of Lin Jue and Ma Bin to vigorously develop Xuan Yiwei.
, Ma Bin has already started to spread Xuanyi Guard branches all over the Great Zhou. Over time, this will be a powerful intelligence network capable of controlling the entire Great Zhou.
Among all these officials, Lin Jue did not know them completely. In fact, many of them were old acquaintances. For example, many of them were officials of the Ordinance Department. After the Ordinance Department was abolished, they entered the local bureaucracy.
.There were also officials who were subordinate to Lin Jue when he was the Third Secretary-General and many familiar officials. At the first table on the third floor of the North Building, Lin Jue even met two old friends who had interacted with him in Hangzhou.
One of these two people is Song Yanping and the other is Wang Kai.
Song Yanping and Wang Kai were commanders of the Ning Navy. In the battle to annihilate the pirates on Taohua Island, Song Yanping and Wang Kai led the navy to fight together with the palace guards and the Hangzhou Xiang army. Under the internal instigation of Lin Jue, they successfully defeated the enemy.
Afterwards, the two men made great achievements in teaching the bandits, and they were both transferred to serve in the Imperial Guards in the capital. They were also the beneficiaries of the eradication of the pirate bandits.
Later, Lin Jue entered the capital and won the first prize. When he was an official in the capital, Song Yanping and Wang Kai both had contact with Lin Jue for a period of time. After all, the original plan to wipe out the pirates was Lin Jue's clever plan. Without Lin Jue's courage, wisdom and
Fearless, there is no chance for the two of them to make meritorious deeds in suppressing bandits. However, due to their sensitive identities, both of them are generals of the Imperial Army. It is inconvenient for military generals of the Imperial Army to have close contacts with foreign officials. In addition, both of them were transferred to Beijing from Hangzhou.
Being inseparable from Prince Liang's Mansion would lead to others looking at him differently. Therefore, in order to gain a foothold, the two of them had to take the initiative to avoid suspicion and reduce their interactions with Lin Jue and Prince Liang's Mansion. Lin Jue was caught as a son-in-law and married into a small county.
After the Lord, the two of them rarely interacted with Lin Jue. However, in private, the two of them talked about Lin Jue.
It is full of praise and admiration.
However, even though the two of them were careful, after Guo Xu seized the throne, Song Yanping and Wang Kai still could not escape the implication. After Lin Jue and his father and son rebelled from the capital, Lu Zhongtian ordered the purge of the remaining forces of the Liang Palace.
Officials who were related to each other tried to find ways to save themselves. Song Yanping and Wang Kai had long been considered to be closely related to the Liang Palace, so it was naturally difficult for them to escape. They were dismissed from their official positions and imprisoned, and were almost beheaded.
At that time, it was the Privy Councilor Yang Jun who came forward to save their lives. Yang Jun was originally a person who protected his shortcomings. Although Song Yanping and Wang Kai were not his direct descendants, Yang Jun had a love for generals who were good at leading troops in the army.
In addition, there was nothing wrong with Song Yanping and Wang Kai's keeping a low profile after they were transferred to the Imperial Guards in the capital. Yang Jun also refused to let Lu Zhongtian stretch his hands too far and killed the generals wantonly, which would damage his
interests, so he came to the rescue.
The crimes of the two men changed from "rebels and fellow thieves" to "befriending thieves" and "misbehavior", and the two men were also changed from the death penalty to the relegation to the position of chief and deputy regiment trainer in Chenzhou, Hunan Road.
Lin Jue was filled with emotion when he saw Song Yanping and Wang Kai. He had already seen the names of Song Yanping and Wang Kai from the official list, and specially ordered Wang Kai and Song Yanping, who were deputies, to come together. Meeting old friends
, Naturally, I was filled with emotion. In the past few years, everything has been turned upside down, and the destiny of the country and the destiny of individuals have been turned upside down. It is really a fate that makes people sad. On this occasion, there is no need to say a thousand words, Lin Jue raised his glass.
Recently, I drank a glass of wine with Song Yanping and Wang Kai. They were both upright men. Their words were in the wine, and the bitterness, hardship, grievances, pain, and joy of the reunion were all in the wine.
This large circle of interactions took more than an hour. The banquet started at dusk, and by the time Lin Jue and others returned to sit down, it was almost two o'clock in the morning. But the banquet was in full swing, with no signs of stopping.
Zhang Tong, the shopkeeper of Fanlou, held up his robe and quickly walked up to the "Castle in the Sky" respectfully. Lin Jue saw him and asked him to come forward and speak.
"Xiang Lin, my lords, today's banquet was poorly arranged. Please bear with me. If there is anything wrong, Xiang Lin will punish you later. I will make corrections in the future."
Lin Jue chuckled and said: "The shopkeeper is joking. Being able to arrange such thoughtful arrangements in a very short period of time already shows your strength, Fan Lou. Not to mention anything else, just preparing hundreds of dishes from all over the world is quite extraordinary.
It’s not easy. I am very satisfied with today’s feast. I was just about to express my gratitude to you.”
Zhang Tong smiled hurriedly and nodded: "I am very honored to receive such praise from Prime Minister Lin. It has indeed taken a lot of effort. For example, the steamed bear paws and steamed deer tail dishes that the people in the North love to eat are not easy to cook.
Difficult, the difficult thing is to get the ingredients. The war has just subsided, where can we get these things? Fortunately, the old man has some ideas, so he just sent people to find hunters in Liaodong and went into the mountains to hunt bears. The bears couldn't be killed on the spot.
Cutting bear paws would be too bad to eat even if they were brought to the capital in this weather, so we had to capture the bear alive and transport it to the capital alive. We suffered a lot along the way, and we didn’t get to the capital until yesterday, where we slaughtered it and then went to the capital.
It has been kept in an ice well for a day, and today it is fresh bear paws."
Zhang Tong's understatement made Lin Jue, Yang Xiu, Ma Bin and others in the audience marvel and be surprised. Such a huge effort shows Fan Lou's intentions.
The name No. 1 Restaurant did not come out of thin air. Such a plate of bear paws costs a lot of money. It is no wonder that the food here is ridiculously expensive, but it is also because of the hard work behind it.
"Okay, okay. Listen, this is how you do things. Regardless of other things, just this attitude of doing things is worth imitating. You should do things the way you do them, no matter how big or small, even if it is a plate of food.
Everything must be done to perfection. By extension, from top to bottom in the imperial court and in all walks of life in the Zhou Dynasty, if everyone can do their best to do their own thing, what will it be like." Lin Jue nodded in approval.
Everyone nodded. Indeed, Fan Lou's serious attitude towards work is indeed beyond the reach of ordinary people. This is why they are famous all over the world. No matter how big or small, no matter how difficult it is, you must find a way to do it and strive for excellence to become a leader.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Lin, for the compliment. This is all done by me and the rest of the restaurant. That... Mr. Lin, I came here to bother you. Actually, I am asking Mr. Lin to allow me to arrange a small moon-viewing program. You see, now the moon is full.
It's close to meridian, the angle is just right, can you allow me to put on a show to add to the fun?" Zhang Tong, the shopkeeper, bowed and asked.
Lin Jue nodded and said with a smile: "Is there any more show? You're really thoughtful, so of course you have to watch it. Yes, the moon is at its peak, and it's time to enjoy the moon. Just follow the shopkeeper's arrangement."
The old shopkeeper hurriedly nodded his thanks, then turned around and ordered people to prepare. Soon after, all seats on each floor were notified. However, they saw someone standing on a high place on the overpass holding a red lantern. The lantern flashed twice and then went out.
At the same time, all the lamps in the five buildings were quickly blown out by the clerks and female stewards. The originally brightly lit Fan Building instantly became pitch black.
Just when the officials were stunned, they heard a clicking sound. All the long carved windows were opened by the male and female stewards in the fan building in an instant. The skylight above the side corridor was also opened. Apparently someone had been there for a long time.
Waiting above. As the long windows opened and the skylights opened, soft moonlight poured into the halls on each floor of each building like flowing water. Although not everyone can see the moon in the sky, everyone can see the moon in the sky.
Everyone saw the moonlight flowing in in an instant.
The moonlight is like a veil, like mist, like a slowly flowing river, appearing before everyone's eyes like a dream. It seems illusory, but it also seems to be tangible and can be touched with a hand. It is really amazing.
It's beautiful. Originally, this banquet of one or two thousand people was extremely lively and noisy. But as the lights went out and the moonlight shone in, everyone fell silent instantly. Facing the moonlight, many people's faces became calm.
, as if it suddenly touched the most secret, gentle and quiet part deep in my heart, and suddenly became quiet and peaceful.
Just when everyone was quietly staring at the bright moonlight, soft singing sounded from the overpass, flowing into everyone's heart along with the moonlight.
"When will the bright moon come? Ask the blue sky with my wine. I don't know what year it is in the palace in the sky. I want to ride the wind back home, but I am afraid that the towers and jade buildings will be too cold up there. I will dance to clear the shadows, how can I feel like I am in the human world.
Turning around the Zhu Pavilion, looking down at the door, the light is sleepless. There should be no hatred, so why do we have to be reunited when we say goodbye? People have joys and sorrows, and the moon waxes and wanes. This is difficult to do in ancient times. I hope that people will live forever, and we can share the beauty of the moon thousands of miles away."
