Xinshun 1730

Chapter 98

After waking up in the morning, after freshening up and washing, Tian Ping sent someone to send a message to ask Liu Yu to go to dinner just after he went to his parents for the morning inspection.

The location of the banquet is at Duke Qi's Mansion, and it is clear from above that many students from Wude Palace also want to go together.The reason why Tian Ping is the host should be the order of Qi Guogong.

Knowing that he is the host and guest, it is not easy to put on airs and ask people to wait, so he happened to have something to do with Tian Ping, so he hurriedly changed his clothes.

It was the weather in spring, and the wind and sand in the capital was very strong. The wind from the desert in the west blew through the hall of the palace, making a humming sound.

When he went out, he didn't get into the car directly, but went to the small courtyard that he allocated.

After waiting for a while, Mantou came from outside with five bolts of silk cloth and a bunch of dried meat.

This is a relatively standard ritual of consecration, which can be regarded as a commoner's ritual. For a son of a prince like Liu Yu, the ritual of confinement is much more expensive.At that time, the teacher who taught Liu Yu Latin, the ceremony of apprenticeship was three brocades, two geese and one lamb.

Mantou knows that Liu Yu intends to support him, but he is still a little flustered - he used to follow Liu Yu and saw Tian Ping and others, but he is Liu Yu's servant, and he is also a servant in the eyes of those people.Today, Liu Yu wanted to take advantage of Tian Ping's banquet to mention his status as a servant, which really made Mantou a little flustered.

Seeing that Mantou was a little flustered, Liu Yu couldn't help teasing: "I heard that someone was a servant and panicked. Today is your good day, why do you say you are panicking? Just follow along, Tian Ping." , a man of temperament, will help me deal with it properly."

"Firstly, in my circle, everyone will treat you as a human being when they see you in the future; secondly, those who attended today's banquet were either students from Wude Palace or the second sons of various princes. These are all connections. In the future What do you do, with this level of relationship, there is a reason for giving gifts, right?"

Mantou said this with warmth in his heart, knowing that Liu Yu really regarded him as a person, and thought that although he didn't understand the etiquette of being a man, since the young master took care of him, it should be fine, and he couldn't lose anyone.

Besides, it is a human being who can be ashamed. How could he be ashamed if he was a servant before?
So he got on the horse and followed the carriage sent by the Duke of Qi's mansion, carrying the gift of repair, and followed all the way to the Duke of Qi's mansion.

Just arrived at the door, Tian Ping was already waiting there.Seeing Mantou following behind, carrying the cloth, I didn't know what it meant for a while.

He is an educated man, and he knows that Mantou has a honorary body now, so he naturally didn't call it Mantou.

When Mantou greeted him and called him "Tian Gongzi", Tian Ping coughed lightly and poked Liu Yu.

"Oh, let me introduce, this is Rice Cake."

Mantou has been with Liu Yu for a long time, and has seen Tian Ping several times.

At this time, Liu Yu introduced his name as if the two of them met for the first time, which made both of them feel a little indescribable.

To be polite, Liu Yu said: "I'm going to the banquet today, and I have to borrow Brother Tian's venue to do something. Mi Cake wants to learn from me, and all my classmates are here, so I will be a witness today. After that, take a word, In the future, you can just call each other."

When Tian Ping heard this, he smiled and said: "So that's how it is. It's just right, come here, tell the back chef, and add another table of dishes."

After hearing the words, Tian Ping said again: "Brother Shouchang, you should have told me about this earlier. Since he wants to learn from you, it's not easy for him to sit in the open table when he is eating later." You and my friend, and the rest of the classmates, have different generations. If Mi Cake is asked to sit at the same table with others, the Duke of Qi’s mansion can’t afford to lose this person, I’m afraid people will say that the Duke of Qi’s mansion is too poor to be willing to open another table.”

After finishing speaking, he smiled at Mantou again: "I still blame Brother Shou Chang for this matter, otherwise I would have found some companions to sit with you in advance, but where do I find them now? You will have a seat by yourself in a while, but it is a bit deserted."

Mantou subconsciously wants to perform a thank-you salute as a servant, and when he almost bends his legs, he finally overcomes this ten-year-old subconscious.

Kneeling down and turning into Jishou, he thanked him and said a few words of trouble repeatedly.

Tian Ping didn't care about the trouble of adding another table of food, but felt that Liu Yu's affection was here, and he couldn't find anyone to accompany him for a while, so it seemed a bit embarrassing to ask Mantou to be alone on the table.

This meal was a letter from Qi Guogong asking him to prepare it, but it was a serious guest, not when they were hanging out and drinking together in the past.

As for whether his father has other deep meanings, Tian Ping doesn't care for now.

It's good for me to have a small relationship with Liu Yu, and I'm happy from the bottom of my heart to see that my friend is getting better now.

He led Liu Yu into the yard, ordered tea under the eaves, and the servants carried food boxes to arrange tables in the hall.

Since it's a formal banquet, it's not just the messing around of the past, it's going to be a formal six or six seats.

Serve six dried fruits, six snacks, and six fresh fruits first.

Sailing boats had connected the world together at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and even the dishes served with Dashun to treat guests had undergone many changes.

Among the dried fruits, the American sunflower seeds counterattacked the orthodox watermelon seeds; the pistachio hazelnuts introduced in the Tang Dynasty counterattacked the walnuts introduced in the Han Dynasty.

The most traditional and orthodox dried fruit left are several kinds of torreya.

The snacks are as usual, and the six fresh fruits show the luxury of the Duke's Mansion.

The mulberries are not on the table, and the yellow and bright loquats are shipped from the south.

Strawberries that have just been passed from South America to Luzon and then to China in the past few years still have drops of water on them after washing.

"Ashamed to have a peach, recommend the Jongmyo first", beside the cherries that are "noble" enough to offer the Jongmyo as a sacrifice, there is a smoothie made of crushed ice and milk.

Wang Wei said in "Cherries Bestowed on Hundred Officials", "You don't have to worry about internal heat when you are full, and the princes still have sugarcane milk cold." For fresh fruit, it must be served with something cold to reduce dryness, or ice cream, or cane juice.

There were all kinds of vegetables and fruits, originally there were only four tables, but because of the steamed buns, another table was set up on the lower right.

After the fresh fruits were served, all the people who were supposed to come also came, and after congratulating Liu Yu one by one, when it was about to be served, Liu Yu talked about the apprenticeship of steamed buns.

Mantou was nervous at first, but at this moment, the tension disappeared.

This is a person who has acquired a human identity in Liu Yu's circle, or in the circle that has always regarded Mantou as a slave. This subtle identity change made Mantou lose the last bit of anxiety.

Kneeling under Liu Yu's head, he offered a simple gift of confinement.

Because they don't take the imperial examinations and don't study Confucianism, they don't use the ritual of explaining vegetables that "the master is trapped in Chen Cai and has no food, and the disciples pick vegetables for food".

After paying homage, Liu Yu gave Mantou a word.

Turn the cake into a high, and the character is bright.

Tian Ping was at the side, afraid that the steamed buns would not understand what he meant, so he said: "The ancient sage Baili Xi, styled Ziming. He used to be a servant, but later he achieved a great career. The meaning of keeping the routine is also to encourage you."

The group of people next to it also thought of this first, and nodded, saying that the word was good.

But Liu Yu thought: one is about Bailixi, and the other is about Lu Meng, who is proficient in water warfare.Mantou, Mantou, I hope that one day in the future, Lu Ziming will cross the river in white clothes, and you will cross the sea in green clothes, and achieve a career on the ocean!
After the apprentice ceremony, everyone sat down.

Liu Yu declined a few times, but finally sat at the top: one is the host and guest, and the other is that he has the status of a guard and the meritorious service of the captain of Qingche.

Yesterday's steamed bun, today's Yonago Ming, sat on the table set out alone.The quality of the dishes is consistent with the rest of the tables.

It's just because Mantou is Liu Yu's disciple, and the rest are Liu Yu's classmates, so they can't sit at the same table.

Sitting on the seat alone, the servant of the Duke of Qi's mansion came over with an embroidered curtain, spread it on Mantou's knees, and brought a handkerchief to clean his hands.

Xiaoyou, who played the zither and the pipa, played and sang the next song. Tian Ping was both the host and congratulatory to Liu Yu, so he ordered a festive song. Chang Geng appeared, and the colorful clouds are misty. Looking at the jade tree in front of the hall, there are also green grasses..."

In the libretto, Mantou couldn't help feeling a little dizzy.

Last year, he was still the same as the servant who serves himself and covers himself with a veil, but today he is sitting here and accepting the service of others.

I have been with Liu Yu for a long time, and I have eaten a lot of various dishes, but I have never served a meal on a formal occasion.Usually after a meal, some food is rewarded, covered with the rice, and then squatted down to eat.The taste is not bad, but I have never sat at a table to eat it.

During the toast, Mantou stretched out his chopsticks and picked up the leftover Liaodong golden shrimp mixed with bean sprouts that he had picked up and eaten countless times with Liu Yu before.

Half shreds of bean sprouts and half slices of prawns were stuffed into his mouth, and he chewed for a long time with his eyes closed, thinking that this was strange, but today's dishes were fresher than the ones he had eaten many times before, and he couldn't bear to swallow them.

After savoring carefully for a long time, until the bean sprouts turned into a paste, I picked up the shredded chicken with fir oil that I squatted down and ate many times before, and tasted a mellow taste that I had never felt before.

He thought for a long time, and finally figured out what the difference in taste was when eating the same dish while squatting down and eating it while sitting on the table.

The singer is still singing, and the banquet is full of joy.

Mantou quietly raised a glass of wine to Liu Yu, poured it on the ground after praying silently.

"Third son, I, Mi Ziming, will never give up in life and death, so that I can retaliate against the kindness of others!"

"Emperor Heaven and Empress Earth are lessons. If you break this oath, you will not live."

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At the first table, Liu Yu picked up some things about fighting in the north.

Everyone listened fascinated, Tian Ping smiled and said: "Those captured Raksha people are now in Yangerguan Hutong. The Western monks accompanying the army requested that they hope to build a Western temple so that they can worship and chant scriptures. "

"It was approved by the superiors, and a Western temple is being built at the entrance of Yangerguan Hutong. I heard that it is slightly different from the Western temple in Xuanwumen. It was originally planned to be built in the Xuanwumen Church, but the missionaries disagreed. The Raksha people also disagreed, saying that it was "attacking heresy! It's harming you." So they chose Yang Erguan Hutong, there is a Yuewang Temple nearby, and Grandpa Yue's ambition to sweep the North just happened to suppress them."

Liu Yu has been hiding at home these days and doesn't know the situation of those Raksha captives. Hearing Tian Ping mention this, he thought that there might be other meanings behind the arrangements.

Yang Erguan Hutong is also in the northeast of the city, only a few hundred steps away from Wude Palace.

Either the emperor really wants to learn from Byzantium, set up a Varangian guard, and incorporate these Raksha people into the army to look good; Teaching in the palace?
Thinking that he was going to ask Hannibal and others for some knowledge, it is convenient for these people to arrange it so close to Wude Palace.

(End of this chapter)