Let’s talk about Fan Lou today, in modern terms, it will not accept dine-in since it opens in the morning. In other words, if the dignitaries in Bianliang City want to dine in Fan Lou, Fan Lou will not accept them.
. This makes these dignitaries a little confused. Although this situation has happened before, it is the first time that the door is not opened from the opening to closing at night. For this reason, some bosses who are familiar with Pan Yuanwu
I was also going to ask Pan Yuanwu for an explanation, because when Fan Tower encountered such a situation before, he usually posted a notice at the main entrance of Fan Tower the day before to inform guests who were coming here tomorrow to prepare early.
But today, Fan Lou did not give any advance notice.
In fact, Pan Yuanwu was also very helpless about this. When Fan Zhongyan, Yan Shu, and Han Qi found him, he had no time to prepare. The royal people had already semi-taken over Fan Lou, except for the chefs and the shopkeepers.
In addition, all the original Fan Lou employees had been replaced inside and out. They asked Pan Yuanwu to directly give the employees a vacation and wait until today's party is over before returning to work.
After all, it is the job of the royal family, and Pan Yuanwu is not a fool. The issue that has caused a stir in the palace recently is the issue between Song and Xia. In addition, the person hosting the banquet tonight is Fan Zhongyan. He will leave Bianliang with Han Qi tomorrow, so
No matter how stupid Pan Yuanwu is, he still knows that this gathering is actually an inquiry meeting.
As a third-party partner who provides a party venue, Pan Yuanwu is very clear about his status. At this time, he should ask less and inquire less, do whatever he is told, and don't say anything that shouldn't be said. After all, he is a businessman, and he values more
Naturally, it is profit. In this regard, the royal family has already given him a high deposit, and just now, when there was still a quarter of an hour before the banquet started, the remaining money had been sent to Pan Yuanwu's house. Therefore, Pan Yuanwu
He also directly declined those dignitaries who wanted to come to Pan Mansion to seek an explanation from him, and directly claimed that he was sick and could not go out.
Some of these dignitaries had no choice but to give up when they saw Pan Yuanwu claiming to be ill. However, there were also some people who were fearless. They saw that although Fan Tower was closed in name, in fact it was still closed this evening.
The lights were brightly lit, and many people had already begun to walk inside. Therefore, these dignitaries were angrily wanting to see what kind of big shots came to Fan Lou today. The result was naturally obvious.
The guys who were replaced by the royal people naturally wouldn't get used to these so-called nobles, so they kicked them out with three strikes, five divided by two, and some even got beaten up with bruises on their noses and faces. There was no other way, these people could only do it in anger.
Return.
Although Fan Lou was booked out today, it was night after all, so when Lu Yao's sister-in-law, Mrs. Xu, found him ordering takeout, Pan Yuanwu did not refuse and directly told the chef to prepare the dishes for Lu Yao's bank.
Send it over. Of course, the guy in charge of delivering food is from the royal family, so Zhao Zhen knew about it. However, Zhao Zhen felt that Lu Yao's bank was so popular today, so he should give some to the people below who were doing things.
It is good and understandable.
Apart from the royal family, the only turnover of Fan Building today was Xu's order. In the afternoon, these guys began to decorate Fan Building. Although the place is big enough, there are still quite a few people coming tonight.
The entire second floor of the Fan Building needs to be tidied up from top to bottom. Those with high status, such as organizers Fan Zhongyan, Yan Shu and Han Qi, are naturally arranged in private rooms on the second floor, but today’s
The nature of the party was quite special, and the door to the private room would not be closed, so they simply placed the chairs in the corridor on the second floor. This ensured that Fan Zhongyan and Yan Shu could see the faces of all the ministers on the first floor at any time.
Okay. Apart from the nominal organizers of this banquet, the space on the second floor is naturally reserved for those prominent figures, or in other words, those who have a higher status in the court and have a unique understanding of things between Song and Xia.
officials. Among them, Cao You and Han Wenyuan were placed on the second floor. Of course, this was because of their fathers.
Apart from the busy arrangements, the busiest people today should be the chefs in Fanlou. Not long after noon, they actually started preparing the dinner for the evening party. After all, although it is a banquet in name, it is
After all, the venue has been chosen in Fanlou. We can’t summon so many ministers from the DPRK and China to the best restaurant in Bianliang and just serve a pot of tea to each person. We still have to eat. If Zhao Zhen had really
So decided, if it was just for tea, I am afraid that Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and Yan Shu would not agree to host this banquet. Anyway, the royal family paid for it, so when choosing the dishes, Yan Shu simply asked the chef to pick his own special dishes.
Yes, but there are two requirements, that is, first, no matter whether it is the first or second floor, all the dishes must be the same on every table, and there must be no difference between the first and second floors. The second is, it must be guaranteed
All dishes must be prepared before the dinner time arrives. Once the party begins, the dishes must be placed neatly on the table.
Fan Lou's chefs naturally had no room for refusal, but because they could make their own recipes, they finally chose some dishes that could be made into semi-finished products earlier, and then stir-fried directly when the time was almost up.
Serving dishes on the table can save a lot of time.
However, even so, after all, there are many officials who came to Fanlou to attend the party today. For the chefs in Fanlou, the workload today is also very heavy. So after finishing the takeaway for Xu, we started
Get busy with the dishes that need to be prepared tonight.
Now that we have talked about the people inside Fanlou, let’s take a look at the reactions of the officials who will attend the gathering today.
Speaking of officials in this court, in fact, their salary, if they are hard-working officials, taking Lu Yao's fifth-grade official position as an example, without the subsidies of the older generation in the family, relying solely on their own salary, basically every month
I can maintain food and clothing, but I don't have any other money left. If I want to live a more comfortable life, I have to be an official of the third or fourth grade or above. If I want to invite my family, I even want to go to this fan.
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Having a good meal at Fan Lou is not something that can be achieved every month. Under normal circumstances, for officials with the same rank as Lu Yao, Fan Lou is, if not out of reach, then
It is also a place that you can visit only once every three months or half a year.
Therefore, although everyone knows in their hearts today that the actual nature of this gathering is to plan for Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi's envoy tomorrow. However, these low-level officials attending the gathering still yearn for Fan Lou in their hearts.
Yes, when they learned that tonight's party was held at Fan Tower, they still felt a little bit happy. The reason was also very simple. It took several months for them to go to Fan Tower.
If you have the opportunity to get together, you can taste Fan Lou's food. You know, although Fan Lou, the first restaurant in Bianliang, has been known for some years, Lu Yao has upgraded and reformed Fan Lou's menu.
It happened a few months ago, and after Fan Lou changed its menu, its popularity continued to increase, and the prices of the dishes also began to rise slowly, so it was very difficult for these low-level officials to eat Fan Lou's food.
It has become even more difficult, so today, in addition to the party, their purpose is to taste the delicious food in Fanlou. And they also know very well that they came to Fanlou to attend the party today, saying that they just made up for it.
It may be a bit excessive, but I am a soft-spoken person, and what I say may not be adopted. Moreover, some officials have not thought much about Song Xia's problems at all. Even if they are asked, they will not give any suggestions, so
, in fact, more attention is actually put on the food.
And what about those officials who have relatively high official positions, hold important positions in the court, don't have to worry about money, and often come in and out of Fanlou? These people are the ones who really pay more attention to this gathering. On the one hand, they pay more attention to this gathering.
Fan Lou’s dishes really don’t arouse much interest. Although they are very delicious, even after updating the dishes, you will get tired of anything if you eat too much of it. You may not find it unpalatable, but Fan Lou’s
To them, the food is already relatively bland.
What interested them was actually that after today's morning meeting, Yan Shu, Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi found them and gave them each a list of officials attending the meeting. Obviously, this gathering could not be just Fan Zhongyan.
Yan Shu and Han Qi came to inquire. Although the three of them were organizers and they also wanted to ask some questions about individual officials, Fan Zhongyan had just returned to Bianliang not long after all, and the officials could not be 100% confident about the situation between North Korea and China.
As for Han Qi, he paid more attention to the aspect of military management. Therefore, if the three of them were asked to choose a few people to ask, they would either not know who to choose for questioning, or
It was just a matter of haste after asking. Zhao Zhen also calculated this point correctly, so he asked these three to select a few senior officials with high prestige and power in the DPRK and China, let them speak more, and also let them participate in this question.
In the process of talking, the banquet will be very lively.
I just don’t know how these ministers reacted when they saw Lu Yao’s name.
Lu Yao had also made the right calculation. Although he could be said to have reached a position of prominence in the business world, he had mostly quit now, but in the officialdom, Lu Yao was just a fledgling young man. Originally,
Lu Yao feels that this officialdom is the same in ancient times and modern times. He should still be able to handle it with ease. He is relatively confident in his communication skills and emotional intelligence. However, after this period of time, Lu Yao is preparing to enter
After the preparations made before the court, and everything he saw and experienced with his own eyes, Lu Yao began to feel that there was a big difference between the ancient officialdom and the modern workplace. Even for himself, Lu Yao could not
I will be 100% sure that I can survive this quagmire alone.
At least, now, Lu Yao does not have a preliminary understanding of the situation in the DPRK, as well as the factions to which each official belongs and their character. Under such circumstances, Lu Yao would not have participated in this gathering if he had gone far in advance.
If he just goes in, Lu Yao can't guarantee that he won't say the wrong thing when faced with other officials' questions. At that time, he will be afraid of saying the wrong thing if he speaks, and if he doesn't speak, he will be considered cold. Instead of doing this, Lu Yao might as well
Wait until shortly before the party starts before entering the Fan Building. Then get straight to the point. Lu Yao is already ready to face the questions. He will finish talking quickly and finish the matter as soon as possible.
Lu Yao thought so, but Han Wenyuan and Cao You beside him didn't think so. The one who had more thoughts on his mind was Han Wenyuan. It wasn't that he had too much on his mind. He came to this gathering today, but was distracted by his own
His father, Lord Shangshu Han Yonghe, arranged many tasks. There were some officials whom Han Yonghe was very concerned about. As for his views on the relationship between Song and Xia, Han Yonghe made it clear to Han Wenyuan before he left the Han Mansion for Han Wenyuan to pay attention to. In addition,
On Lu Yao's side, Han Yonghe specifically asked Han Wenyuan to accompany Lu Yao during this gathering so that he could observe Lu Yao's reaction when dealing with such a scene and give him advice.
Communicate with him more privately so that you can report back to Han Yonghe. Secondly, Lu Yao is about to marry his sister Han Yunyu. No matter what faction he behaves in the court in the future, in a big sense
Look, Lu Yao has become a family with them. There are actually many risks hidden in this kind of gathering. Not to mention Lu Yao, who has not officially entered the court. Even Han Wenyuan, in fact, does not have Han Yonghe.
Being by his side cannot guarantee that he will not make mistakes. So at this time, it was a very correct decision for Han Wenyuan to choose to stay by Lu Yao's side.
Originally, Han Wenyuan planned to enter the venue first, find Lu Yao, and then stay with him, because his seat was arranged on the second floor. Han Yonghe had already told him this before. Han Wenyuan decided
, then you should directly invite Lu Yao to follow you to the second floor. In this way, more people will not pay attention to Lu Yao, and some unnecessary troubles will be reduced.
However, what Han Wenyuan never expected was that when he came to the door of Fan Tower, he actually saw Cao You and Lu Yao coming together. From the looks of them talking happily,
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Judging from the above, these two people should not have just met, but came here together. Why is Lu Yao and Cao Yu together? Han Wenyuan naturally can't figure it out, but whether it is Han Wenyuan or Han Yonghe
In their opinion, Cao You is relatively capable. Han Yonghe still makes a clear distinction in this regard. Although the personal relationship between the Cao family and the Han family can be said to be terrible now, life is life, and officialdom is officialdom.
, Han Yonghe told Han Wenyuan more than once that the biggest competitor of their Han family is actually Cao You, the eldest son of the Cao family. He is the most capable person in the Cao family. To be praised by Han Yonghe, Cao You's
Of course, there is no need to talk about his ability. For such a person, Han Wenyuan also knows in his heart that it is best not to have bad relations with him.
However, now that Cao You and Lu Yao appeared here at the same time, it disrupted Han Wenyuan's idea of inviting Lu Yao to the second floor, and he wondered whether Cao You would have the same intentions as himself from the beginning.
He wanted to drag Lu Yao to their Cao family area on the second floor? If that were the case, wouldn't he be alone again by then? Then he would not be able to get the opportunity to talk to Lu Yao in detail. And Han Wenyuan said
Lu Yao had a good chat with Cao You, and he actually felt in his heart that Lu Yao had already agreed to Lu Yao's invitation? In desperation, Han Wenyuan could only decide to take it one step at a time, so he stepped forward to talk to Lu Yao
After saying hello, he had no intention of leaving and entering the venue first. Instead, he waited outside with Lu Yao and Cao You.
Regarding this issue, Han Wenyuan really thought too much. Although Cao You was indeed waiting for Lu Yao on his way to Fanlou, and the two of them came together, Cao You planned that as long as Lu Yao didn't
If he offered to go with him to the second floor, he would not send out the invitation. Because Lu Yao is a very difficult person to figure out, and Cao You didn't know if Lu Yao would agree to it if he really asked him to go to the second floor.
What's more, based on Cao Yu's previous understanding of Lu Yao, he felt that Lu Yao probably didn't want to appear on the second floor due to his current situation. Originally, the ministers were more prejudiced against him. In their opinion, Lu Yao
He's just a businessman. The first impression he left on everyone was already not very good. If he appeared on the second floor again, wouldn't it 100% cause public outrage? Lu Yao is such a smart person.
He wouldn't make such a stupid mistake.
Not only that, when Han Wenyuan, Lu Yao, and himself were waiting at the door of Fan Building, Cao You had already guessed that Han Wenyuan probably wanted Lu Yao to follow him to the second floor. From this point,
It can be seen that there is indeed some gap between Cao You and Han Wenyuan in terms of intelligence.
In fact, Lu Yao didn't know about the layout of the venue and the allocation of seats at the first time. After all, it was Yan Shu who invited him, and Yan Shu directly approached Lu Xu for the invitation, and then Lu Yao didn't get any information about the two parties.
The news about the first floor was just when Lu Yao was following Cao Yu. Cao Yu accidentally mentioned the layout of the Fan Building today. Only then did Lu Yao realize that even for a party, there must be a distinction between high and low levels. But Lu Yao
Thinking about it carefully, this arrangement is correct. This party can be said to be led by Fan Zhongyan and others. It seems that it is not the case to arrange some people with low official positions next to them.
Then, Lu Yao also thought about whether he should go to the second floor after entering the Fan Tower, or stay on the first floor? After just a short moment of thinking, Lu Yao had already made his decision.
According to his own judgment, it was better to stay quietly on the first floor and attend the party. However, Lu Yao had never really thought about what Cao You and Han Wenyuan were thinking.
Let's say that Cao You and Han Wenyuan followed Lu Yao into the Fan Tower, but their thoughts were different. However, Lu Yao was not as fussy as they were. After entering the Fan Tower, he looked for a floor that was closer to the side.
A table was sat down. At this time, there were only three people at this table: Lu Yao, Cao You, and Han Wenyuan. It seemed that even officials with low official positions did not want to choose such a remote place.
Lu Yao looked at Han Wenyuan and Cao You and said, "You two, stop accompanying me. We have already come in. Come up quickly. The party will start soon."
Cao You glanced at Han Wenyuan and said casually: "If I guess correctly, you are planning to stay here."
Lu Yao nodded. Regarding Cao Yu, he knew that he didn't need to explain too much, and the other party should be able to understand what he was thinking.
"Okay, I'll go up there and see what you say in a while." After Cao Yu left these words, he turned around and went upstairs.
Han Wenyuan didn't move for a long time. He waited until Cao Yu had gone far, turned around and said to Lu Yao: "Don't you plan to follow me up? You might be targeted by many people down there.
, you also know what the courtiers think of you."
Lu Yao smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Wenyuan, you are wrong. If I really go up, I will be the target of public criticism. You go up first. I think Mr. Han Yonghe must have told you how to deal with today."
situation. I think that since Mr. Han Yonghe has already given his own thoughts on the topic to be discussed today, there will not be many people who will give you a hard time today."
Seeing Lu Yao's insistence, Han Wenyuan couldn't say anything else, but when he heard Lu Yao's comforting words just now, Han Wenyuan felt that he was no longer afraid, so he got up and left, going to the second floor.
On Lu Yao's side, he was sitting there alone, with no one to disturb him and no one sitting next to him, so he was able to relax and feel at ease.
However, this pleasant time did not last long. Soon, Lu Yao heard footsteps.
Turning around, he saw the organizers of this gathering, Yan Shu, Fan Zhongyan, and Han Qi walking towards him.
Sure enough, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop, Lu Yao thought in his heart.
Maybe he had been stared at by a few of them from the moment he entered the building.
"Sir Xiao Lu, why did you choose such a remote location? Come on, come with us to the second floor." It was Yan Shu who spoke in a very sincere tone.
Lu Yao waved his hand and said, "My lord, you are too flattering to me."
