Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 481 481. Cruel people
Finally, it was noon.

The New Year's Day court meeting is over, and it's time for the "moment" that all ministers and workers love to see -

New Year’s Day feast!

The entire Fengtian Hall, including the corridors, steps outside the hall, and the huge square in front of the hall, are all equipped with large round tables for banquets.

After another half an hour, thousands of civil and military officials were all seated.

Naturally, who will sit in the seats in the main hall and who will sit in the seats in the square outside the hall are all arranged and planned in advance.

The seat in the palace where you can see Emperor Chen is naturally the best seat. The closer you are to Emperor Chen, the more noble it becomes. Only the big shots in the court cannot enjoy it.

Zhu Xiuyuan, as the famous person in front of Emperor Chen, naturally could not have a lower seat. He was also in the Fengtian Hall, relatively close to the front, on the same level as the six civil servants.

Moreover, the person in charge of arranging the seats in the palace was very considerate, and arranged Dong Cheng on his left, and Liu Wencai, Liu Xun, etc. on the right, all of whom he knew.

Not long after the officials sat down, the table was already piled with all kinds of palace delicacies, which were full of color and fragrance, and the smell of them made people's mouths flutter.

In addition to the dishes, fine wine was also served.

Not surprisingly, the royal wine was not used in this banquet, but the Zhenjiu and Jade wine provided by Jiangcheng Bofu.

On each round table, there are dozens of pots, one pot of Zhen wine and one pot of Jade wine for each person.

"Zhenjiu, jade wine..."

Liu Wencai, who was sitting next to Zhu Xiuyuan, placed his two bottles of wine together.

Then he smiled and said: "Brother Zhu, I have long been greedy for these two kinds of wine in your house. It is said that this Zhen wine is very strong, but not overpowering, and although this jade wine is not strong, it is very fragrant. Don't be afraid, Brother Zhu You’re joking, I’ve been looking forward to this moment since the day before yesterday.”

"Brother Liu, please forgive me. These two kinds of fine wines will not be enough for this New Year's Day banquet. But brother Liu, don't worry. After this banquet, you can come to my humble residence and drink whatever you want from these two kinds of fine wines." !" Zhu Xiuyuan laughed.

"Hey, brother Zhu, you don't have to be like this. Providing the New Year's Day banquet is more important, so I won't spare it."

Liu Wencai smiled and touched the two jugs again.

This is put it down?

In fact, Liu Wencai knew about it since Zhu Xiuyuan brewed these two kinds of wine the day before New Year's Eve.

He wanted to taste it.

However, in order to supply this New Year's Day banquet, although the brewing workshop in Bo's mansion has been working hard, it still feels that it is not enough...

Naturally, there is no share for others to drink.

Therefore, Liu Wencai and other people who are good drinkers are holding back, waiting for the New Year's Day banquet to have another drink.

Liu Wencai touched the two wine bottles and swallowed secretly. He seemed to have smelled the aroma of wine.

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of Liu Xun next to him, lifting the wine pot, opening the lid, and sniffing carefully.

Liu Xun completely forgot about himself and looked intoxicated. He dropped the lid, held the wine bottle in both hands and was about to drink.

"Master Liu, you are crazy!"

Liu Wencai was startled and quickly stopped him, "The banquet hasn't even started yet, you... can't drink yet!"

Liu Xun's expression changed slightly, and a light flashed in his eyes, as if he remembered that the banquet had not yet begun.

So he put the jug back on the table, and with some reluctance, picked up the jug and covered it.

Then, Liu Xun didn't say anything, and just sat there motionless, with his hands folded across his chest, staring straight at the two pots of wine.

Seeing this, Zhu Xiuyuan and Liu Wencai both shook their heads.

This is the real drunkard!

"My lords, I heard that the wine used in this banquet is not the royal wine of the palace, but... it was widely circulated in Beijing some time ago..."

Suddenly, a voice came from the table next to Zhu Xiuyuan and his friends.

Zhu Xiuyuan glanced sideways and saw that they were some officials from the Sixth Department.

Huang Song, the Minister of Rites, was also among them. Huang Song had taken the lead in opposing Zhu Xiuyuan many times.

He can be regarded as Zhu Xiuyuan's political opponent in the court.

And they are still the kind of political enemies who have become sworn enemies. Because of the three major cases, it is impossible for them to reconcile.

"That wine is known as 'the best wine in the world' and is said to be extremely sweet... But why are there two types? Zhenjiu and Jade wine..."

"Don't you know, Mr. Liu? It is said that he brewed it for more than ten days and divided the strong liquor into two parts. One is sweet and the other is mellow. They are the so-called Zhenjiu and Jade Wine."

"Well, I have long wanted to taste this wine, but unfortunately... this wine is the wine from the Calamity Star Mansion... Haha, today is an opportunity to finally have a taste."

"Master An, why are you so spineless? What's so good about the wine at Calamity Star Mansion? Huang Shangshu, what do you think?"

"Since it's not the imperial wine, then I won't drink it!" Huang Song, the Minister of Rites, said coldly.

"Yes, we won't drink the wine brewed by the disaster star himself..."

"After drinking this wine, I'm afraid that disaster stars will come to the door. When the time comes, disasters will come again and again, but it's not good!"

"What your lord is saying is... we don't drink this pure wine and jade wine!"

……

The people at the table were making noises, and they did not lower their voices deliberately, as if they wanted Zhu Xiuyuan to hear.

"Since Huang Shangshu and all the adults don't want to drink, then...can we give your wine to the official? Hehe, the official opened the lid and took a little smell. It was indeed a good wine. He was full of excitement. Almost floated."

Suddenly, someone at another table stood up and handed over his hand. This was also a drunkard.

"Yes, since you don't want to drink it, then give it to us."

The guests at the surrounding tables also started to cheer.

These people were either centrists in the court or local officials from other places, and they had no hatred towards Zhu Xiuyuan.

On the contrary, they had heard long ago that Jiang Chengbo in Beijing has newly brewed a fine wine, which is known as the best wine in the world.Just now they secretly opened the lid of the jug and smelled it. From the smell, it is indeed fine wine.

"Everyone, aren't you afraid of... getting bad luck? This is the wine brewed by the disaster star himself!"

The expressions of some people at Huang Song's table suddenly changed.

The reason why they all agreed with Huang Song and said not to drink this kind of wine was because of the situation. They could still drink it secretly when the banquet was halfway through.

But they didn't expect that someone would make such a request and ask them to give away two jugs of wine...

How can this work.

They endured it for more than ten days, dreaming of trying this legendary wine.

In fact, this is no longer a matter of whether to drink or not, but to fulfill an obsession in my heart.

During those ten days or so, they had heard rumors that "Jiangcheng Uncle's Mansion had fine wine", and their ears were filled with confusion. Although they were disdainful on the surface, in fact, they had wanted to taste it for a long time.

But now, I was about to taste it when I saw it, and a bunch of Cheng Yaojin suddenly came out.

"I'm not afraid of any bad luck. I don't believe this!"

"Uh... Sirs, if you are a lowly official, you should speak lightly, so I will let you bear the bad luck..."

……

Suddenly, a bunch of people appeared to help them bear their bad luck.

What made Zhu Xiuyuan's brows jump wildly was that Liu Wencai and Liu Xun were actually involved.

Liu Xun stood up and gradually came closer, his eyes like an eagle scanning the wine bottles on Huang Song's table.

Zhu Xiuyuan couldn't help but be stunned. Could this Liu Xun still want to rob him?

"That's not okay. This wine is a reward from His Majesty. Even if we don't drink it, we still have to stay here. How can we give it away? This is disrespect to His Majesty!"

"Yes, I can't give it to you!" Someone covered the wine bottle in front of the table with both hands.

……

At this time, Liu Xun had already walked to their table and said stiffly: "If you don't want to, maybe you have to keep it and drink it secretly?"

Liu Xun's words instantly stung many people at the table.

Yes, that's what they had in mind.

So they refuted one after another, saying that this was wine bestowed by His Majesty, even if they didn't drink it, they couldn't give it away. "That's good, you guys kept saying that drinking this wine will bring you bad luck."

Liu Xunchu was at the table, looking down at them all.

"Now, he said that this is a wine given by His Majesty and cannot be given away. Do you think that the wine given by His Majesty... will bring bad luck to people after drinking it?"

At the end of Liu Xun's words, his tone was very cold.

"Uh...this..."

"We don't mean this. Your Majesty, please don't make random guesses!"

Their faces turned pale.

This is indeed a loophole. After all, this wine was given by Emperor Chen. They actually said that drinking this wine will bring bad luck. Didn't they also scold Emperor Chen?
The sin involved was not small and they could not bear it.

"I heard what you just said clearly and I can't lie."

The corners of Liu Xun's mouth raised. His voice was cold and a bit harsh. To their ears, it was like a sharp sword!
However, according to Zhu Xiuyuan's guess, the reason why Liu Xun's voice was cold and hard was probably because he rarely spoke.

However, he usually didn't speak. When he spoke, he hit the point directly, like a sharp sword, making their faces pale.

Threatening that the wine given by Emperor Chen will bring bad luck to people... This is simply a sin of beheading!

This Liu Xun, Zhu Xiuyuan couldn't help but look at him with admiration!
It's true that ruthless people don't talk much. If they talk too much, they will kill people!

It seems he is more than just an alcoholic.

"Everyone, did you hear that just now?" Liu Xun looked around again, looking for help.

"Of course you have heard it. I can recite it. Do you want me to recite it on the spot?" Liu Wencai responded first and stood up and walked over, standing side by side with Liu Xun.

"The lower officials also heard it and haven't forgotten it yet..."

People at several tables around him also got up from their seats and gathered around.

Their eyes were fixed on the bottles of wine on the table.

Seeing that the situation was about to get worse and worse, Huang Song, the Minister of Rites, could not sit still.

The quarrel they had just now was just a minor quarrel, because the hall was so big that it was not only noisy here, but also the rest of the place.

But if Liu Xun and the others make a fuss like this, it will be too obvious, and it will be difficult not to attract the attention of the big guys.

At that time, if "drinking the wine given by His Majesty will bring bad luck", after being shaken out, the people at their table will not be able to eat and carry around.

Now, not to mention the other people at the table, even Huang Song felt a little regretful.

I had nothing to do and ran to ask what I was doing with this wine. Since it was a wine given by His Majesty, I just drank it silently.

It has to be compared with that disaster star...

Isn't this asking for trouble?

Huang Song made a quick decision and handed over his two pots of fine wine to Liu Xun, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, please don't make any more guesses. Neither I nor any of my colleagues here have this intention. Since Your Majesty likes these fine wines, then I will give them to you." …”

Before Huang Song could finish his sentence, he suddenly stopped and the corners of his eyes twitched.

Because Liu Xun couldn't wait any longer, he stretched out his hands with lightning, grabbed the two wine bottles, and took them away.

In the blink of an eye, two wine bottles were in Liu Xun's hands.

Quick afterimage.

Is it so urgent?

The people at this table were all stunned. This... this was obviously a robbery!

You at least have to wait for them to finish what they said. Really... even Zhu Xiuyuan was speechless.

Drunkard, this Liu Xun is really a drunkard!
"They don't want it anymore, everyone grab it quickly!"

Liu Wencai was not a good person either. When he saw them dumbfounded, he shouted, rushed over and snatched the two nearest wine bottles!
Suddenly, the people who gathered around him didn't care about anything else and swarmed forward, their palms waving wildly.

In an instant, there was no wine bottle on the entire table.

They all snatched it away!

Huang Song, the Minister of Rites, watched this scene with the corner of his mouth twitching.

Damn it, can this be done, so it’s like this?
The faces of the rest of the people at the same table turned blue and white in turns, looking at the empty table with tears in their eyes.

Most of them actually want to drink this kind of wine.

But because this wine was brewed by Zhu Xiuyuan himself, they had no time to come and taste it.

Therefore, this banquet seems extremely precious...

But now there is nothing left!

"Brother Liu, and Daxia Liu, why are you doing this? After today, you can come to the humble house and have enough drinks every day!"

Zhu Xiuyuan glanced at Liu Wencai and Liu Xun's "trophies" and looked at them again, quite speechless.

Spending so much effort just for a few bottles of wine was a waste of energy in Zhu Xiuyuan's opinion.

"Hehe, brother Zhu, don't worry. Daxia Liu and I will definitely go to your house to make trouble, and I'm afraid Brother Zhu will be unhappy then. However, those people are too arrogant, and it's really a pleasure to steal their wine this time. Do you think so, Master Liu?" Liu Wencai said with a smile.

"happy!"

Liu Xun concentrated on playing with his wine flask and became taciturn again.

During this "wine robbery", Liu Xun relied on his strong skills to snatch back four pots of Zhen wine and three pots of Jade wine, which was a great harvest.

He concentrated on playing with those wine jugs, with a serious expression, just like a child playing with building blocks...

Soon after this farce ended, the banquet officially began.

After some complicated etiquette, I finally started to enjoy the palace banquet.

Zhu Xiuyuan quickly picked up his chopsticks and went to pick up a stewed elbow. He had been greedy for this elbow for a long time, and he was already full of greed.

Now you can finally eat it!
Goo, goo, goo!

Zhu Xiuyuan put the elbow into the bowl and was about to eat it when he suddenly heard the sound of swallowing.

The gurgle gurgle is loud.

Zhu Xiuyuan couldn't help but follow the sound, and after seeing it clearly, he was in a daze.

I saw Liu Xun, with his neck raised, holding a wine pot in both hands, and he was pouring wine from the spout.

His throat kept quivering, and there were two "streams" flowing down his throat and into his clothes.

It turned out that he drank too much and the water leaked from the corner of his mouth and flowed down his chin.

Zhu Xiuyuan shook his head, ignored him, and concentrated on dealing with the elbow.

Today, he got up early in the morning and went through a long court meeting. After standing for most of the day, he was already hungry and wanted to fill his stomach first.

"Good wine!"

"This chaste wine is sweet and the jade wine is fragrant and mellow, both of which are rare wines!"

"In my opinion, these two wines can be ranked as the best wines in the world!"

……

As the banquet began, the voices cheering for Zhenjiu and Jade Wine never stopped, rising and falling one after another.

Furthermore, as pots of fine wine were poured into the cups, the smell of wine dispersed, and the aroma of wine suddenly overflowed in the hall, intoxicating the mind.

For those drunkards, this place is a paradise.

However, a small number of people are very unnatural.

Huang Song, the Minister of Rites, and others listened to the cheers of others and smelled the aroma of wine, but they had no wine to drink and could only keep picking up vegetables and eating.

This is used to conceal the movement of swallowing saliva.

No one at Huang Song's table spoke during the whole process, they just immersed themselves in eating. Their expressions were very unnatural, and they didn't dare to look around.

Because they were afraid of being discovered, there was not even a wine flask on their table...

(End of this chapter)