Climbing high and looking into the distance, everyone went straight to the third floor. There was only one table in the hall and no other guests. Even if the shopkeeper of Jinshui Tower had the courage to open another table, I'm afraid no one would have the courage to eat. There is also a banquet on the second floor, with about four or five tables.
, there were not many people able to sit at one table on the top floor, so a few tables had to be opened below. They were accompanied by prominent local families in Jingzhou and Jingzhou Tongzhi Changshi. They hosted a banquet for Li Luo's generals and divided them up, but they didn't dare to have any.
No slightest hesitation.
This is not a waste of people and money. If he doesn't go, it will make Fan Yan even more frightened. If he goes and spends money, he can breathe a sigh of relief.
There were only eight people at the table on the top floor. Mu Tianlang only had Li Luo and Chi Li, and Wu Ta and Fu Xiu Shu stayed downstairs. In fact, regardless of status or reputation, Hucha Dongchan was more qualified to go to the top floor, but she
She was quite straightforward. She felt uncomfortable after saying it, so she might as well stay downstairs, so that Li Luo wouldn't have to worry about her. All the officials in Jingzhou looked at each other. Princess Muchan had a good reputation, and she was also the adopted daughter of the late emperor. She probably spoke casually to her own family.
She was used to it. Li Luo smiled and said nothing. Since she didn't want to go to the third floor, she let her go. There were three people in the Jingzhou government, besides Fan Yan, the governor, and Zhang Zhenyuan, the commander-in-chief of Jingzhou. Originally, according to his official position, Zhang Zhenyuan could not go to the top floor, but
This time Li Luo went south to use troops, Fan Yan used this as an excuse to ask Zhang Zhenyuan to accompany him, so that if Li Luo had any errands, Jingzhou could be prepared in advance. In addition to this, there was another deeper meaning. Fan Yan guessed that he was afraid that today
During the banquet, he would ask about the water bandits in Jinghu Lake. Zhang Zhenyuan would give him a heads-up in front of him, so that he could relax. The other person was Huang Zhihua, the governor of Jingzhou. He was over 40 years old, and he was quite handsome, but his face was a bit longer.
At first glance, it looks rather cold and unapproachable.
The other three are all well-known and respected people in Jingzhou. One of them is the current head of the Ning family, Ning Ju'an.
, he must have been a well-known son from a well-known family when he was young. The other one is slightly older than Ning Ju'an, a little dark, a little fat, and kind-hearted. His name is Xu Baoshi. I heard Fan Yan say that he is not inferior to Ning Ju'an.
He is in charge of the land and water traffic in the entire Jingzhou. In addition to the official business, at least 70% to 80% of other carriages, horses, cargo ships and passenger ships are the business of the Xu family, and there are other businesses. In terms of strength, they are still behind the Ning family.
In the past, many times, the Ning family had to rely on the Xu family. However, the Xu family did not dare to do anything to the Ning family. There was no enmity between the two families, and they had always been friendly. No family had three diseases or five disasters.
He has to rely on the Ning family to save his life; secondly, although the Ning family is slightly inferior in Jingzhou, it has a strong reputation and offending the Ning family is not worth the loss. The most important thing is that the Ning family has a relationship with Mu Tianlang. At that time, the Shu camp developed Tanghe.
He gave the secret recipe to the Ning family without taking a single penny. Ning Juan was also very scheming, and used this to build a relationship with Mu Tianlang. Whenever he sold Tanghezhi again, he never forgot to mention the mutual friendship between the surgery camp and the camp.
.At that time, Zhuocheng was in ups and downs, and Li Luo was caught in the whirlpool of the storm. Many people in the Ning family questioned whether Ning Juan's move would put the Ning family in danger, but Ning Juan overcame everyone's opinions and never stopped no matter what.
The incestuous relationship with Mu Tianlang. Later, when Li Luo was in charge of the Inspection Department, the Tomb Zaifu had a lot of money and food inside, and the Privy Council had scouts and ears outside, and the military power of the world was in hand, those divergent voices in the Ning family could no longer
Disappeared. In Jingzhou, Xu Baoshi was in charge of civil water and land, and he naturally accepted both black and white. However, he always treated the Ning family with courtesy. He was not afraid of anything else, but was afraid of being disadvantageous to the Ning family. If Li Luo was offended, he would give orders.
After that, the Xu family will definitely disappear. The incident of Zhuocheng Snake Hall has not been forgotten. The last person is Mr. Hu Qiu Chen Dengyuan, the leader of Jingzhou literary circle, whose nickname is Jinghu.
When Li Luo sat down, the other seven people took their seats one by one. It turns out that this small town of Tanghe also has the most famous singing and dancing in Jingzhou, but Fan Yan really couldn't guess the thoughts of His Highness the Ninth Prince, so he didn't dare to make any mistakes, and Li Luo
It seemed that I didn’t care about those beautiful things. It was quite pleasant to taste the delicacies of Jinghu Lake and see the beautiful scenery of Jinghu Lake. I listened to a few people talking about the romantic anecdotes of Jingzhou and Jinghu Lake, and sometimes laughed a few words,
This made Fan Yan feel more at ease. His Highness Ninth Prince seemed to have no intention of intervening in the Jing Lake flood.
During the banquet, cups and cups went back and forth, and the atmosphere gradually became more lively. Seeing that Li Luo was easy-going, everyone became less reserved. Chen Dengyuan took advantage of the wine to invite Li Luo to leave his calligraphy. This is a man of letters.
Li Xuanmin was very familiar with doing elegant things to entertain people, but he rarely did it, and rarely had such banquets.
But today, perhaps because of good weather and good water, the wine turned out to be the clear drink from the cup, which complemented each other perfectly. He also felt a little tipsy, pondered for a while, and wrote:
It is good to paddle the Queying Lake, flattening the east stream;
The pond lotus has unlimited wine, and the drunkenness ruins the autumn in the mirror lake.
When Chen Dengyuan looked at it, his heart moved. The meaning of this poem refers to something. Looking at the lake in the distance, if there is no Yinghu Mountain, then Jinghu Lake will be unobstructed, and the water will go eastward. This sentence describes the scene, and the next sentence is the artistic conception.
Thousands of jars of wine on the lotus pond, drunk in the autumn of Jinghu Lake. The most important thing is the right person. Chen Deng’s original name is Mr. Hu Qiu. This poem was written by Li Luo in response to his request. In this way, it matches the time.
Responding to circumstances and people is indeed extraordinary.
Chen Dengyuan was overjoyed, his face flushed. If this poem had been published in the Zhulin literary world, it would have been enough for him to talk about it for a long time. Whether it was true or not, Fan Yan and others were all in admiration. Naturally, some people secretly exclaimed that it was a pity. They should have known it earlier.
Please ask His Highness Ninth Prince to write a poem, maybe you can write your name in it.
It was a banquet where the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves. Li Luo never asked a word about the water bandits in Jing Lake from beginning to end. Although Fan Yan breathed a sigh of relief, he also felt regretful in his heart. If it were His Highness the Ninth Prince, he might be able to put an end to the water bandits that were causing harm to Jing Lake.
There was no need for him to put all his efforts into it, but he could only come back in vain and be scolded behind his back by the people of Jingzhou as an incompetent person.
After going downstairs, there were still many people on the street. Many of them were ordinary people who made a living on Jinghu Lake. They all had expectations in their eyes, and they knew what they wanted without saying anything.
Li Luo said goodbye and immediately left the small market of Tanghe.
After the Mu Tianlang generals and the other generals walked away, Fan Yan was speechless. After a long time, he sighed softly and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty never asked about the flood in Jing Lake. Why don't I feel any lingering joy after being frightened?"
Huang Zhihua looked at Fan Yan, was silent for a moment, and said lightly: "Because Mr. Fan is a good official."
"A good official?" Fan Yan laughed at himself, "I am a good official if I solve the Jing Lake flood problem."
"Does the prince really not care about this matter?" Zhang Zhenyuan couldn't help but ask.