Hearing that Ouyang Xiu had arrived at the house, Cai Xiang and Wang Pian stood up to greet him. When they returned to the hall, Cai Xiang ordered his servants to prepare a banquet. Cai Jing poured wine into the glasses of the three people on the table.

Ouyang Xiu was opposite Wang Pang. He didn't expect Wang Pang to be there today, so he said with a smile: "The imperial court heard about the resignation of Wang Shilang. Uncle Yong was regretting this. He didn't expect to meet here."

Wang Bian cupped his hands and said: "Wan Sheng has long admired An Guogong, but I have never had the chance to talk to him due to official duties. Now, Wan Sheng has decided to serve as an official in the court. In a few days, after taking care of the affairs of the house, he will have to do it again." I have left the capital, so I have specially brought good wine today, and I would like to ask Academician Cai to come forward and invite the drunkard to have a chat with us."

Ouyang Xiu has known Wang Pang for six or seven years. After not seeing each other for more than a year, he actually felt that Wang Pang was much more mature and steady. He thought of Wang Pang's mission to Xixia, Liao Kingdom, and as far away as Korea, where he had made outstanding achievements in attacking Japanese slaves. Ning Jiliu felt a little regretful that he had to retreat bravely, so he said in a comforting tone as an elder: "I have also heard about the affairs of Wang Shilang's house. I also ask Wang Shilang to express my condolences and put the overall situation first in everything."

"Back then, my mentor, General Di Qing, was wronged. Thanks to Anguo's defense and defense, I have been photographed by Anguo's public relations since I was born later, and I have never been able to thank him in person. Why not take advantage of today's opportunity and let the students express their thanks in person." Wang Pang said, picking up the wine glass. [

Ouyang Xiu held the wine glass and had mixed feelings. His favorite student Su Shi won the first prize that year, and Wang Pang suddenly came out and became more popular than Su Shi. For this reason, Ouyang Xiu looked down on this young boy Wang Pang. Unexpectedly, although this boy was Although he has been on the rise, he has also experienced many ups and downs.

Since Ouyang Xiu supported the "Qingli New Deal" of Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Fu Bi and others, he was demoted from the capital to Anhui and became the prefect of Chuzhou. Before returning to the capital, he had always been in love with the mountains and rivers, drinking and having fun all day long. Since returning to the capital, he has also He has become a lot more worldly. Now that he is the Duke of An, he is also the Minister of the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Personnel. Naturally, Wang Pang's attitude is different from before. Instead, he envies Wang Pang's youthful heroic spirit. Seeing that Wang Pang never forgets to be grateful for the old things, he also lets it go. Many old stereotypes.

Ouyang Xiu raised his glass and said in reply: "Shilang Wang is a rare talent in the Song Dynasty. General Di and Prime Minister Bao are right. I hope Shilang Wang can cheer up soon and come back to serve the court one day." After saying this, he picked up the wine glass and drank it down.

"Good wine! This wine is really good!" Ouyang Xiu said excitedly as he looked at Cai Xiang after drinking.

"Hey, I thought you old and young people couldn't remember me. If this wasn't good wine, why would I, Jun Mo, come here to treat you drunkard?" Cai Xiang said with a pretended dissatisfaction.

Only then did Ouyang Xiu and Wang Pang realize that they had been talking for a long time and had forgotten the owner of the room. Ouyang Xiu smiled heartily: "Jun Mo, you and I are old acquaintances. If you invite me, even if Even if there is no good wine, I have to come."

"How can you catch a drunkard if it's wine?" Cai Xiang said with a smile.

Wang Pang wanted to make friends with Ouyang Xiu today. He didn't know what Ouyang Xiu thought of him. But how could Wang Pang not know Ouyang Xiu's name among the eight great masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties? Seeing what Cai Xiang said, Wang Pang said: "The drunkard's intention is not to drink, but to drink. Between mountains and rivers.”

Ouyang Xiu's eyes lit up, and Wang Pang was able to say the words from his "Drunkard's Pavilion", and he was very happy: "I didn't expect that Wang Shilang was my close friend? It's really easy to meet but hard to get to know each other." After that, he drank another drink. Still not satisfied. Live to admire the good wine.

Wang Pang smiled to himself, "The drunkard doesn't care about wine. If Ouyang Xiu knew that this sentence would be taken out of context and changed a thousand years later, his nose would probably be crooked."

"Everyone in the world knows the catchy saying of the Drunkard. Today's mountains and rivers are made possible by this wine. The meaning of the wine lies in the Drunkard." Wang Pang said and gave Ouyang Xiuman a drink.

Ouyang Xiu was happy when he heard this: "Good change, how about I have a 'wine jar man doesn't care' today?" After that, he laughed heartily and had another drink.

This is not bad. Before the dishes were even touched, Ouyang Xiu had already drank three cups in a row. Cai Xiang hurriedly said: "I think we should drink slowly, otherwise we will become a 'drunkard who doesn't care'"

After talking and laughing, he actually made four interpretations of Ouyang Xiu's famous sayings. Ouyang Xiu was even more happy, but suddenly sighed: "Jun Mo, back then you and I and Shi Manqing also laughed and drank like this. It was so happy. I didn't expect ten years of vicissitudes. , my old friend is not here, so I am allowed to drink happily again, what a pity, what a pity."

Hearing what Ouyang Xiu said, Cai Xiang also sighed. Wang Pang heard that Cai Xiang and Ouyang Xiu were old friends. No wonder it was so easy for Cai Xiang to invite Ouyang Xiu. He also didn't do it right. When they heard them talking about Shi Manqing, he suddenly thought of an allusion and asked: "The Shi Manqing that Duke An Guo was talking about was the scholar Shi who could come up with many themes and tricks back then?"

When Cai Xiang heard this, Wang Pang started to say something he didn't understand. It must have been caused by his travels to Liao, Korea, and the Japanese slaves, so he asked with a smile: "Do you know that Shi Shi is drinking in different ways? It can be seen that Minister Wang is also a good drinker. But what does the theme mean?"

Wang Pang laughed and said: "The theme, the theme is the main central idea, for example, Shi Xueshi drinks and pretends to be a prisoner in a prison. This theme is called 'prison drinking'; if you don't sit on the ground, you have to climb to the treetops to drink." , learning from the ancients living in caves, this is called "nest drinking"; after drinking a drink, climb up the tree, and then come down from the tree for a drink later, this is called "crane drinking"; while crying and singing dirges, drinking , is called 'Liaoyin'; the whole body is wrapped in a straw mat, only the head is exposed, and after drinking the wine, the head is retracted, which is called 'turtle drinking'."

"Yes! Yes! That's how that guy drinks!" Ouyang Xiu and Cai Xiang both clapped their hands and said with a smile. Cai Jing, who was behind Wang Pang, heard this for the first time. He covered his mouth and smiled secretly, thinking that the forest was really big. There are all kinds of birds, and there are still such weirdos in the world.

Speaking of Shi Manqing, Wang Pang suddenly had an idea and said: "I know Shi Xueshi, a good drinker, good at poetry, and humorous in conversation. Once, while traveling to Baoning Temple, the groom was negligent and the horse was frightened and jumped up. Shi Xueshi was thrown off the horse. The entourage hurriedly ordered He helped him up. Many onlookers thought he was going to curse the coachman. Unexpectedly, he just pointed at the coachman and said: 'Fortunately, I am a scholar of stone. If I were a scholar of tiles, I wouldn't be smashed to pieces.'" [

Ouyang Xiu and Cai Xiang laughed loudly when they heard this. Cai Xiang said with a smile: "This guy is like that. I think Wang Shilang is as witty as Manqing back then."

Ouyang Xiu also nodded with a smile: "Yes, I haven't laughed so happily in a long time. I didn't expect that Wang Shilang knew about Man Qing's past. If he hadn't been the son of Jie Fu, I would have doubted the age and experience of Wang Shilang."

At this moment, Wang Pang saw that Ouyang Xiu had fully accepted him, and knew that the situation was about the same, so he said: "How can I compare with the two respected masters and Shi Shi in terms of wit? What's more, I admire Shi Shi's uprightness and boldness. I heard that there was a man named Niu back then. The prison director raised his own status by befriending Shi Manqing and being arty.

At that time, when Shi Xueshi was an official in Kaifeng, Tokyo, he was drinking friends with a monk named Shi Miyan. One day, the monk Miyan brought the cow prison book and also brought ten stones of fine wine for the palace. The three of them After drinking until the sun went down, Shi Yannian became slightly drunk and said happily: "Such a beautiful wine and beautiful scenery can be used as a record." So Niu Jianbu brought a pot of inkstone and waited for Shi Yannian to inscribe on the wall of Fantai.

I saw Shi Yannian picking up a pen and writing on the wall: "Shi Yannian came here with Lao Yan, a fellow Buddhist poet." After reading the book, Niu Jian hurriedly came forward and bowed to Shi Yannian pleadingly and said: "I am an ordinary person, and I have the honor to serve Mr. Sir, you showed your noble hand and gave the villain a name, so that I can be reborn." Shi Xueshi knew that this official of the cattle prison was donated with money, so he looked at him without any knowledge, and put his pen behind him The four words 'Niu holds an inkstone' were added."

Wang Pang finished speaking vividly in one breath, and Cai Jing and Ouyang Xiu burst into laughter. Ouyang Xiu said: "This is true. I laughed at him, but I supported the man surnamed Niu. That man can get a golden cow by holding an inkstone." '"

Wang Pang said seriously: "Well, it can be seen that although Academician Shi is good at wine, he is also very honest. Even if the man named Niu sponsored the wine, he would not ignore his reputation because of drinking his wine." You ruin your reputation by making a name for yourself.”

Ouyang Xiu raised his eyes and looked at Wang Pang, and suddenly burst into laughter: "I don't think Mr. Wang meant to invite the drunkard to drink today."

"I didn't plan to ask your respected master to write an inscription?!" Wang Pang said jokingly.

Ouyang Xiu put down his glass and said, "The drunkard is not drunk yet. I think everyone should stop talking about it. I guessed what happened when I saw Wang Shilang today. It's rare that Wang Shilang recounted the story of his old friend so brilliantly and used the inscription to describe it." You took so much trouble to remind me, you boy, there is such a big event happening in the capital today, am I going to be deaf?"

Cai Xiang laughed along with him. How could he still not know why Wang Pang mentioned Shi Manqing's matter at this time? So he served Ouyang Xiuman wine and said: "Don't be surprised, Mr. An Guo. You also know that I dealt with a person today. Although this person Although he has a bad reputation, he is still a popular figure in the eyes of the Holy Emperor. The reason why he invites the drunkard here is because he hopes he can give him some advice. If he cannot punish the evildoers, others will surely follow his example in the future, and it will be difficult to investigate and deal with matters related to people's livelihood."

Ouyang Xiu pointed at Cai Xiang: "You and I have known each other for so many years, and you still don't know me? I admit that Qin Minzhi did send fragrant cakes to my house, but I will not cover up this matter. The Wang Shilang kept snickering behind him. Shutong, I also know that I am a close relative of Academician Cai. Naturally, you want to avoid suspicion and leave this matter to me. Not to mention that there is such a good wine today. Even if there is not, it is my duty to advise the people."

Cai Xiang and Wang Pang looked at each other and smiled, and hurriedly raised their glasses to Ouyang Xiu, but Ouyang Xiu said: "Hey, don't think that I only agreed because I drank good wine. You have to tell me what kind of wine this is, otherwise the drunkard will be so drunk." I don’t understand.”

King Pang then said: "This wine is called White Sheep Wine. In the twelfth lunar month, we take thirty kilograms of mutton, of which ten kilograms of fat must be included. Add six buckets of water to the bones, put the meat into a pot and cook it until the bones and meat are cooked." Cook until soft, remove the bones, break the shredded meat into pieces, and keep the juice. Steam the wine and rice over fire, sprinkle the fat meat on the rice, then steam until soft, stir and stir, and get out six buckets of juice. Steam again, and finally let it warm. After picking out the good bones and meat, two liters of meat juice can be produced. Press out the juice and put it all into the wine mother. Finally, according to the normal number of days of brewing, you can brew such exquisite white sheep wine."
Chapter completed!