Chapter five hundred and seventy third: Banquet drama
Not long after, the few civil servants who had helped the unlucky Mr. Chen leave came back. Judging from their appearance, it seemed that Mr. Chen was not seriously injured. In fact, Wan He turned around and bumped into her. Strength. But Mr. Chen was too old. His old arms and legs naturally couldn't withstand the collision. And after the civil servants returned to the hall, they first attacked Wan He fiercely. He glared. Then he found several other civil servants and formed a small circle. They were talking about something and pointing at Wan He from time to time.
Seeing the actions of those civil servants, Wan He didn't understand what was going on at first. But Li Jiancheng smiled faintly and said to Wan He: "Mr. Qian, be careful. Mr. Chen you bumped into just now. The prestige is not low. There are many disciples in Chang'an City. If they want to cause trouble for you, Mr. Qian, you are new here, so it will be difficult to deal with it."
"Uh." Hearing Li Jiancheng's words, Wan He felt a chill in his heart. He looked towards the group of civil servants again. Sure enough, those civil servants just turned their heads and glared at Wan He fiercely. Their eyes were filled with tears. It was a look of resentment. Wan He's heart almost jumped out of his chest when they stared at her. Mommy, didn't you just bump into an old man? Does it have to be the same as killing your father's enemy? In future generations, the most you will pay if you bump into an old man is that in this era You're going to risk your life after hitting an old man.
Seeing Wan He's appearance, Li Yuanji snorted with disdain. The more he looked at Wan He, the more displeased he became. He had even made plans to kick this embarrassing fat man out as soon as the banquet was over. But Li Jiancheng looked at Wan He and said with a smile: "Mr. Qian, there is no need to worry. Mr. Chen is a master of Confucianism. Most of his disciples are gentlemen. If they want to deal with Mr. Qian, the most they can do is sue in front of their father." It’s just a complaint, sir. My father is not the kind of person who is ignorant. At most, the most he can do is to ask Mr. Chen to pay for some decoction and medicine. I heard that he is a wealthy businessman in the Jianghuai area. A small amount of money for decoction and medicine is not a big deal for him. It’s nothing.”
Li Jiancheng made it clear that he was mentioning Wanhe. Wanhe's original plan was to join Li Jiancheng. Now that Li Jiancheng said this, Wanhe naturally followed the trend. Wanhe immediately showed a grateful expression. He bowed his hands to Li Jiancheng and said, "Well, I would like to thank you for saving your life. If your son has any assignments in the future, I will try my best to serve you."
Wan He's words reached a certain point, but he did not go any further. This also showed that his loyalty to Li Jiancheng was limited to repaying his kindness. Li Jiancheng did not care about this. To be able to make such progress, Li Jiancheng has already He is very satisfied. Next, he will continue to win over Wan He so that he can be loyal to him.
"The King of Tang Dynasty has arrived." At this moment, a shout suddenly came from the side door of the hall. Immediately afterwards, everyone in the hall hurriedly ran to their seats and sat down, waiting for Li Yuan's arrival. Wan He thought about it for himself. Since he had just expressed his loyalty to Li Jiancheng, he was considered to be Li Jiancheng's person. Even though he was following Li Jiancheng closely, he followed Li Jiancheng wherever he sat. Li Jiancheng took a step forward. Taking the first seat to the left of the chairman's seat, Wan He stood behind Li Jiancheng in full view of everyone.
When Wan He stood like this, everyone in the hall was dumbfounded. They stared at Wan He with strange expressions. Wan He didn't realize what he had done wrong. He just stood behind Li Jiancheng with his head lowered. But he was thinking about it. Li Yuan had seen him before, and he didn't know if the appearance on his face could hide it from Li Yuan. If Li Yuan recognized him, he would probably die from it today.
Wan He was worried here. Li Yuanji next to him couldn't bear to see it. He stood up directly, patted Wan He on the shoulder and shouted in a low voice: "Qian is short of money. Get to the back. Where is the place for you to stand here?" ."
Wan He came back to his senses after being slapped by Li Yuanji like this. He saw where he was standing and the eyes of the people around him. Then he reacted. He immediately ran back with an embarrassed look on his face. It happened that Wan He didn't want to stay away. Li Yuan was so close. He simply ran to the end of the two rows of seats in one breath. Sure enough, there was an empty seat there. Needless to say, it was Wan He's seat.
Just after Wan He took his seat, Li Yuan also happened to come out from the side door. He walked straight to the chairman's seat. He waved to everyone who was sitting down and said, "Excuse me, you have been waiting for a long time. Please take a seat."
"Thank you, Your Highness, King Tang." After everyone shouted in unison, they all sat down. After Li Yuan took his seat, the maids who had been prepared outside the hall were holding various delicacies in their hands and walked away. Entering the hall, the wine and food were placed on the small table in front of everyone. These delicacies were all hand-made by the royal chef in the palace. It can be said that they are delicious, delicious and delicious. Wan He kept asking questions. He was drooling and his stomach was growling. Fortunately, Wan He was wearing a thick fat suit. Otherwise, the growling sound would have spread throughout the hall.
After taking his seat, Li Yuan glanced at Wan He. But he saw a face that made a living. That was Young Master Wan He who pretended to be a wealthy businessman in Jiangnan who was short of money. He glanced at Wan He, but his eyes were not on him. He stayed on his body. Then, Li Yuan smiled and raised the wine glass in his hand. He said: "On weekdays, you work hard for Li Tang. Today I specially invite you here. I just want to take this opportunity to toast you. Please. ."
Li Yuan toasted. How dare everyone not drink. They all raised the wine glasses on the small table in front of them and bowed to Li Yuan. Then they drank the wine in the glass with Li Yuan. After everyone had finished drinking, Li Yuan continued He laughed and said: "We have wine and delicious food now. What are you waiting for? Please enjoy your meal." After saying that, Li Yuan made a gesture of invitation, and then picked up the chopsticks in front of him.
Seeing Li Yuan move his chopsticks, the princes and ministers dared to eat. But Wan He couldn't wait any longer. He simply used his chopsticks to pick up a large piece of meat and gnawed it.
Everyone came to the banquet, and a few people really went there for the wine and delicacies. Although Li Yuan had already said to start eating, most of them just moved their chopsticks. Immediately afterwards, everyone looked at each other and said something. The noisy scene before was restored again. Li Yuan's eyes flashed brightly. He stretched out his hand to pat. Immediately afterwards, waves of quiet chime music sounded from the side. There were nearly a dozen women wearing gauze. He even walked in with small steps directly from outside the hall. He danced in the center of the hall to the melodious sound of the chimes.
The aloof Li Yuan kept squinting his eyes. He drank a glass of wine from time to time, but his eyes swept over the princes and ministers. The princes and ministers he invited this time were all courtiers who supported Li Yuan. As for Yuan Li Yuan invited no one from the family and other powerful forces. Li Yuan did this for a reason. Because he was going to announce something today to win the support of these princes and ministers.
Seeing the princes and ministers chatting, drinking and having fun with each other, Li Yuan also nodded lightly. He estimated the time and was about to speak about business. But just when Li Yuan was about to speak, he suddenly discovered a strange person. Most of these princes and ministers came from official families. All of them were of noble status. At such a banquet, they also knew the rules of the banquet. They drank fine wine and admired the dancing of the dancer. But they happened to be closest to the door. There was one person at the same seat who was different from the others. He was immersed in eating. In a short period of time, he had wiped out more than half of the delicacies on the table.
Li Yuan couldn't help but be startled to see such a strange person. However, he quickly recognized this fat man who was immersed in hard work. It was the Jianghuai merchant whom Li Yuan specially asked Li Yuanji to bring this time, and the descendant of Wang Sengbian. Qian Que .
Thinking that Qian Que was a businessman after all, and he was so fat and he got hungry quickly. Li Yuan soon felt relieved. He didn't say anything more. He just reached out and patted him. Following Li Yuan's slap, the man next to him The chimes stopped immediately. The dancers dancing in the center of the hall also stopped dancing. They bowed to Li Yuan and then walked backwards out of the hall. After seeing Li Yuan's actions, the princes and ministers .Immediately stopped their actions and turned their heads to look at Li Yuan. These ministers are also like human beings. Naturally, they knew that Li Yuan held this banquet tonight. There must be something going on. And now .The main show has also begun.
Immediately, Li Yuan scanned the crowd again. This time, Li Yuan directly chose to ignore Wanhe. Then he said loudly to everyone: "Everyone, although we are living so comfortably today, when I think about this world The people are still in the midst of war, and I feel very uncomfortable. The Great Sui Dynasty has been passed down to this day for three generations. But today's Great Sui Dynasty has long lost the grandeur of the reign of Emperor Wen. Princes are everywhere in the world, and wars are endless. It’s really God’s intention to punish us.”
As soon as Li Yuan finished speaking, there was a burst of sighs in the hall. Some of them were Li Yuan's cronies. They knew the intention of Li Yuan's words and deliberately sighed to cooperate with Li Yuan. Some of them were originally Sui Chen. .Li Yuan’s words also spoke to the bottom of their hearts.
After a while, a figure stood up. It was Liu Zhenghui from the Prime Minister's Mansion. Liu Zhenghui bowed his hands to Li Yuan. At the same time, he bowed his hands to everyone and said: "The words of the King of Tang are reasonable. Now the world is in chaos. The north is in chaos." As far as Zhuojun and as far south as Jianghuai, there are wars everywhere. Only in our Chang'an, the people live and work in peace and contentment, with adequate food and clothing. And all of this is due to the wisdom of the King of Tang. Without the King of Tang, Chang'an and other places in the world would not be the same. What's the difference?"