Dou Xian did not dare to hide anything, and said truthfully: "I know a thing or two about my humble position. This Meng Ge is from Shunyuan and was one of the five tiger generals under General Chang Yuchun. He is nicknamed because he is good at using sharp swords.
'The Sword-wielding Tiger'. This man had a vulgar character and was arrogant. Because he drank too much and had no meat during the battle, he killed General Chang's BMW and presented it to the King of Wu while drunk, so he was dismissed as a commoner."
Da Kui laughed loudly when he heard this: "How can such a person exist in the world?" Dou Xian continued: "The King of Wu originally wanted to kill him, but General Chang wanted to fight bravely in Meng Ge with great military achievements, so he tried to protect him, and then Meng was killed.
Song of his life." Dakui asked in confusion: "Why didn't General Dou ask him to serve in the army?" Dou Xian blushed and said: "My humble martial arts skills are ordinary, how can I recruit such a hero? I sent people to invite him many times.
, were all declined by Meng Ge." Da Kui thought for a long time and made up his mind that he must go and meet this swordsman. Da Kui stood up and said with a smile: "Since General Dou is here today, it would be better to meet by chance than to invite him. It is already noon, you
Let’s go to the front building and have a casual meal together.”
Dou Xian bowed and cupped his hands and said, "I don't dare to bother you because of my humble position." Dakui smiled and said, "Hey, since there is a reason why we are divided up and down, come and come, and come with me." Seeing this, Dou Xian had to cup his hands again: "It's presumptuous of me to be so humble.
." Da Kui took Yang Xiaohu out and left. Dou Xian was afraid of following him, and he had Xu Yuan accompanying him. There was no way, Dakui's bodyguards were all full fifth-grade, and Dou Xian was only a fifth-grade. Although Yang Xiaohu was accompanying him personally,
But he was Dakui's adopted son, so he was acting as a bodyguard.
The four of them arrived at the front building, and Dakui and Dou Xian took their seats in order of priority. Seeing that Dou Xian was very reserved, Dakui greeted Yang Xiaohu and Xu Yuandao: "Today is a family banquet. There is no need for so many etiquettes. Please sit down." Yang Xiaohu and Xu Yuanwen
Yan Ye also chose the last seat to accompany him. Dakui is a second-grade official. No matter where he stays, the innkeepers must treat guests as guests, so there is not a single diner here.
As soon as the four people sat down, a waiter came over to greet him. Dakui asked, "What does General Dou like to eat? You might as well tell him directly." Then he motioned to the waiter to ask Dou Xian. Dou Xian said hurriedly: "I don't dare to do this because of my humble position, Mr. Zhang."
Please go first." Dakui rolled up his sleeves and said, "One crispy duck, one stewed chicken, and two sweet-scented osmanthus elbows, and the rest is whatever you want." The waiter said flatteringly, "The store has new deer lips, lambs,
Suckling pig... do you like it, sir?"
Dakui waved his hand: "Go ahead, come up if you have any expertise." Dou Xian felt sweat on his forehead when he heard this, and thought to himself: "This gentleman has a much more similar temperament than that Meng Ge."
The four of them sat together, sipping tea, chatting and laughing. Dou Xian had always been reserved, which made Da Kui very uncomfortable. Dakui knew a little about Dou Xian's character. He was originally a carpenter. Later, he was forced by life to follow Tang He and work hard here.
He was killed, and when Jiangnan was first settled, he was sent to Shunyuan as a lieutenant general. Da Kui treated Dou Xian with great courtesy. The key was that for Tang He's sake, Brother Tang's subordinate Da Kui naturally wanted to get close to him.
Not long after, the food and wine were served one by one. Da Kui picked up the wine glass and said: "Come, General Dou. I will toast you a glass first. You are the host and I am the guest, so naturally this wine must be toasted." After hearing this, Dou Xian quickly stood up and handed over his hands.
He said: "I dare not, I am humble." Dakui motioned him to sit down, and Dou Xian said: "I dare not hide it from you, I have not drank alcohol for many years." Dakui was stunned when he heard this, and asked why. It turned out that he was in Tang He's army.
Drinking is strictly prohibited, and Tang He also sets an example by never drinking in the military camp.
This Dou title was kind-hearted by nature and had no family, so he had been in the army and seldom went out, so he developed the habit of not drinking. Hearing this, Dakui laughed and said: "My brother Tang once said: A good man has his ambitions in all directions, how can he be a true hero?
Don't have the ability to drink? Now I'm in the post house, not in the camp. Come on, come on, and have three drinks with me."
When Dou Xian saw what Dakui said, he picked up his wine glass and said, "Your Majesty, I have a humble rank and have military duties, so I don't dare to drink too much. I only have three glasses, what do you think?" Dakui laughed and said, "Okay, my officer.
I only have three drinks today, please." Da Kui raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp. Dou Xian quickly drank with him, but he choked and turned his head and stretched out his sleeves to cover up his continuous coughing.
After Dakui drank a glass of wine, he felt that the wine was extremely sweet and fragrant. He couldn't help but praise: "Good wine, what kind of wine is this?" The waiter came over and replied: "This is the local wolfberry sauce wine (Kweichow Moutai).
"Dakui nodded and praised: "Well, this wine is sweet but not mouth-watering, strong yet mellow, good wine and good wine!" (Kweichow Moutai is China's national wine, so Feng Lang wrote it into the novel. This is not Feng.
Lang’s advertisement is purely to express his patriotism.)
Dakui and Dou Xian chatted happily over wine and drank three glasses of strong wine. Dou Xian's face was already red. Dakui smiled and said, "I don't want to break Brother Tang's rules, so I only have three glasses." Dou Xian drank the wine.
, the mind was relaxed and no longer restrained. The four people at the table chatted and laughed heartily, and the meal lasted for nearly half an hour before they dispersed.
When Dou Xian left the house, Dakui muttered: "The matter here is over. I wanted to get the news and rushed back to Longping. After listening to General Dou's words today, I wanted to go and meet that Meng Ge." Xu Yuan heard this and asked.
He said: "Sir, how can we deal with the shortage of food and grass in Shunyuan?" Dakui smiled and said: "King Wu has taken the gold, silver and jewels, so he must pay attention to this place. Besides, Brother Tang is here to give advice. I don't think anything will happen to me here.
"
Dakui said to Xu Yuan: "Go and find me some civilian clothes. I will go incognito to see that Meng Ge." Xu Yuan accepted the order and left...
In the early winter afternoon, the breeze is warm and the sun is shining, and the streets of Shunyuan City are bustling with people. Among them are wealthy merchants, traffickers and lackeys, and of course there are civilians and even beggars. Now in the year of great famine, hungry people who lack food and clothing are wandering around the big city.
A few. Speaking of beggars, there is one who came from the east. This man has unkempt hair and rags. He holds a bamboo pole in one hand and a huge wine gourd in the other. He seems to be crazy while drinking. In these disaster years, there is no food or rice.
How come this beggar has money to drink when he doesn't have enough food to eat?
The beggar walked a few streets, stood unsteadily, determined his direction, and headed north. The beggar smelled of musty urine, and pedestrians on the street gave way to him. After walking for a while, the beggar saw a butcher shop in front of him.
He laughed loudly and said: "It's a pity in life to have wine but no food. Let's see if I ask for some pork to go with the wine." As he said this, he walked towards the butcher's shop with unsteady steps.
When he arrived in front of the butcher shop's chopping board, he looked inside and saw that there was no one there. The beggar couldn't help but became furious. He stretched out his hand to slap the butcher's table and said, "Who are you? Come out quickly." Meng Ge was eating in the back room at this time.
Someone outside shouted and came out to check with half a bowl of porridge in his hand. When he saw it was a beggar, he raised his voice and said, "Just wait, I will get you some cake." After saying that, he went into the inner room and put down his rice bowl, and took the remaining half of it.
He took the bread out and handed it to the beggar, saying, "I only have this half piece of bread here. You can use it to quench your hunger pangs."