Volume 1 First Entering the Tang Dynasty Chapter 14 Banquet
The so-called banquet is just slaughtering a few sheep to make a whole sheep feast, plus a few roasted whole sheep. Drinking is not allowed in the military camp on weekdays. Because of today's banquet, soldiers who are not on duty can also drink.
Three cups, that's all.
Lu Chen had a hearty meal, not because of how delicious the Tang Dynasty mutton was, but mainly because from the time he was caught to now, Lu Chen was so hungry that he was so hungry that if Li Xiuning hadn't told him to prepare a feast
Lu Chen was ready to find a place to go into the warehouse to get some military rations to eat first.
To be honest, Lu Chen can only give a bad review to the food of this era. It is because there are too few types of seasonings in this era. Apart from salt, there are some Sichuan peppercorns, pepper and dogwood. They are far worse than those of later generations.
too much.
As for the staple soup cake, Li Xiuning and the others call it soup cake. However, in Lu Chen's opinion, this soup cake is simply the noodle soup of later generations, and it is a noodle soup without even onion, ginger, and garlic. At most, some sauce is added.
Add it with pepper. Salt is still very precious in this era, so you can imagine the taste. If Lu Chen hadn't been extremely hungry, he wouldn't have been able to eat it.
Lu Chen is from the army, and eating is a mess. After all, if you eat slowly in the army, you may not be full. Therefore, Lu Chen's eating style is not elegant, but it is not very vulgar. He just keeps stuffing things into his mouth.
, then shut up and chew, stuff it again, chew again, without making any sound, and at an extremely fast speed.
Li Xiuning sat at the main seat, playing with the wine glass in his hand. Seeing Lu Chen eating without formality, not only was he not bored, but he felt that this was a reflection of his true temperament. After all, Li Xiuning had led troops in wars for many years, and most of his subordinates were
If you are a generous person, if you are one of those people in a deep house who thinks they are superior to others, you will probably be disgusted with Lu Chen's behavior.
Li Xiuning played with the wine glass and watched Lu Chen eating and drinking there with great interest, looking like he was enjoying it.
"It seems that the army division is very hungry!" Just as Lu Chen was devouring his food, the female general sitting on Li Xiuning's right hand couldn't help but tease Lu Chen when she saw Lu Chen's expression of not having enough to eat.
Lu Chen followed the sound and found that it was the female general who stopped Fang Qi who was making fun of him. He quickly put down the bowl and chopsticks and said with an embarrassed smile: "I haven't eaten in a day, but I made the general laugh! I didn't ask the general how to address him.
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"My maid is called Ye Zhu. She was originally the maid of Her Highness the Princess, and was given the position of deputy general by Her Highness!" The female general who stopped Fang Qi was Princess Pingyang's personal maid Ye Zhu, who is now the left deputy general of the Detachment of Women.
"It turns out to be General Ye! Disrespect! Disrespect!" Lu Chen cupped his fists and raised his hands in greeting to Ye Zhu. Then he picked up the wine glass and stood up in front of Li Xiuning. Seeing Lu Chen standing in front of Li Xiuning, the noise in the room suddenly became much quieter, "
I would like to offer a toast to Her Majesty the Princess to thank her for her kindness!" Lu Chen said and drank all the wine in the glass.
"What are you talking about, military advisor! I am lucky enough to meet a military advisor, and I will meet a good talent!" Li Xiuning did not show any pretense, she directly picked up the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp, "Speaking of this matter, I want to
Thank you Captain Fang! If Captain Fang hadn't chased you, I wouldn't have met your husband. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a missed opportunity? Where is Fang Qi?" Li Xiuning asked directly.
"The general is here!" Fang Qi, who was yelling at Meng Ji when he heard Li Xiuning calling him, quickly got up and came to Li Xiuning, "I wonder what the commander's orders are?"
"I just said to the military advisor that if you hadn't been chasing after the military advisor, I wouldn't have been able to recruit such a great talent as the general advisor. Therefore, you have merit in this job. I have always made clear rewards and punishments. From today on, you
Just be promoted to Colonel Zhenwei!" As Li Xiuning spoke, he gave Fang Qi a promotion. You must know that Captain Zhiguo is only a seventh-grade officer, while Colonel Zhenwei is a sixth-grade officer, directly under his command.
There are twice as many people. In the army, if there is no great merit, raising a rank will be useless.
"Thank you, Marshal!" Upon hearing that Li Xiuning had promoted him a full level, Fang Qi's joy was beyond words, and he thanked him happily.
"I have said that merit is merit and deeds are demerits. I only gave you ten army sticks before, but I still have ten army sticks for you to remember! As for whether I want to beat you or not, it depends on your future performance.
!" Li Xiuning said and glanced at Lu Chen, then glared at Fang Qi.
Fang Qina was also a veteran. How could he not understand this kind of thing? He quickly found a big bowl nearby, poured a full bowl of wine, and came to Lu Chen.
"Commander, I have offended you so many times before! I hope you will be honest, Commander!" Fang Qi came to Lu Chen and did not hesitate. As soon as he said his words, he drank a bowl of wine in one go. In order to show his sincerity, he also drank the bowl with the mouth down.
This action means that you drank very cleanly.
How could Lu Chen, who was standing aside, not understand the meaning of Li Xiuning's words? It was obvious that Li Xiuning wanted to sell him to Fang Qi. After all, Lu Chen had just arrived and had not yet made any achievements, so he was appointed as "Military Advisor" by Li Xiuning in just one sentence.
"Well, this is Li Xiuning helping him win people's hearts!
"Captain Fang was joking. As the saying goes, there is no acquaintance without fighting. If it weren't for this misunderstanding, I would not be appreciated by Her Royal Highness. From now on, we will all be brothers who eat from the same pot. I will give you a bowl here.
!" Lu Chen was not ambiguous. He simply changed the wine glass to a larger bowl, picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp. At the same time, like Fang Qi, he turned the mouth of the bowl downward to show his sincerity.
"Okay!" Cheers suddenly filled the room. The room was full of military lieutenants and generals. They were all rough men who had followed Li Xiuning for many years. They admired Lu Chen's bold actions the most, and they hated the coquettishness the most.
Nie, a scholar who talks a lot about "what's the matter".
Of course Lu Chen understands what it is like to be a soldier. As the saying goes, "You treat me as a soldier of the country, I will treat you as a soldier of the country." This is the best portrayal of the military. You must know whether any of the four irons have "carried it together."
"Gun", those are all life-changing friendships.
As Lu Chen drank a bowl of wine, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became more lively. The generals who originally thought Lu Chen was a bit out of place became more pleasing to Lu Chen after he drank a bowl of wine. Some generals even came over.
When they started chatting with Lu Chen, Li Xiuning naturally saw everything in his eyes, and his admiration for Lu Chen became even stronger.
Just as the house was bustling, a discordant sound came from outside.
"Report!" A long "report" sound suddenly silenced the whole room. Outside, a man dressed as a postman, carrying a bamboo tube on his back and covered in dust, quickly ran into the hall and knelt down on one knee.
, "Commander Qi, please report to your residence!"