Three Kingdoms: I don’t want to fall in love in troubled times

Chapter 66 Banquet
Zheng Tai lived up to his reputation as a wealthy man. He spent a lot of money to buy a two-story property in the inner city market area. After renovating it, the first floor was used for banquets and the second floor provided accommodation, all free for scholars.

At this moment, in a secret room on the second floor, five or six people were sitting on their knees in two rows. The ones at the top were Zheng Tai, Zheng Gongye, the owner of the charity house, Xun You, the minister of Huangmen, He Yong, the chief minister, Zhong Ji, the minister, and others. Next in line.

Zhongji, the highest-ranking official, sighed in a low voice: "It's a pity that Wu Yu died. I didn't expect that traitor Dong would be so cruel and ruthless!"

Wu Qiong was also a member of this small group, but he was too obvious when he suggested that Dong Zhuo divide the territory and was killed not long ago.

"When we were about to get rid of Thief Dong for the world, why did the servant say such depressing words?" Zheng Tai worked as a ranger in his early years, and his voice was strong and strong. "It's just that Wu Qiong died, and we no longer have internal support around Thief Dong. , I want to kill him but I have no way to kill him, I wonder if Gongda has any good strategy?"

Although Xun You is at the bottom, everyone vaguely regards him as the mainstay. He is 33 years old and has a fair complexion, but that's all.

Unlike his uncle Xun Yu, who was famous for his appearance and manners, Xun You did not have the kind of sonorous demeanor that made people heart-warming in his speech. On the contrary, he looked a bit invisible to everyone.

Twisting a wisp of his beard, Xun You said, "I have a new candidate, but I just need to observe more."

"Who is it?" Zhong Ji's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly asked Xun You, "Gongda must stop selling out!"

"I wonder if you have ever met Lu Fengxian?" Xun You said the name slowly.

"Humph, who hasn't seen this before? This person is always with Thief Dong!" Zheng Tai got angry when he heard the name, "Begging for glory, he is willing to be a hawk!"

Lu Bu's current reputation is probably as bad as a canned herring that went bad in summer. As the chief secretary promoted by Ding Yuan, Lu Bu and Ding Yuan were not only the relationship between the official and the master, but also the relationship between the master and his disciples.

Therefore, his behavior of killing Ding Yuan and turning around to recognize Dong Zhuo as his adoptive father basically trampled under his feet the two important relationships of loyalty in this era.

Such a despicable person should theoretically be expelled from the country by all scholars.

On the side, Changshi He Yong interjected, "Don't worry about public affairs. Since Gongda mentioned this person, there must be a reason. Could it be that he has been incited to rebel?"

"No," Xun You paused and said, "This person tends to follow the trend of others, and only the strong will follow. The Dong thief is so powerful right now, I can't bribe him."

He explained slowly and calmly, "Now that the coalition forces are in chaos, Thief Dong seems to have no external troubles, but internal discord will arise sooner or later. Lu Feng first turned his back on the master and surrendered, and then came up from behind with his strength. He was not a general of the Xiliang army, but Thief Dong regarded him as a general." The knife is in his hand, but if he rebels, who will block the knife in his hand for Thief Dong?"

It was rare for Xun You to speak so much, and he soon became taciturn again.

For example, when the power is used up, it’s time to recharge.

"As expected of Gongda, he has such insight into people's hearts!" He Yong, as the long history of the Prime Minister's Mansion, thought about it carefully and realized that Xun You's words could not raise any problems. "The so-called "knowledge of things is like a god", right? !”

Xun You's conclusion can be summarized as waiting for a gap in the relationship between Dong and Lu to instigate a rebellion against Lu Bu.

Even the second and fifth sons of the Prime Minister's Office, I mean the chief minister, agreed. This plan seemed very reasonable.

But Zhong Ji asked reluctantly: "Then we can't just sit here and wait for Dong's thieves to cause chaos. The young emperor is still waiting in the palace for us and other scholars to save him!"

Xun You said no more.

The atmosphere in the secret room instantly became cold.

"Since Gongda has made a plan, let's just wait and see how Dong thief brings about his own destruction." Zheng Tai smoothed things over and said, "It's not too early, let's eat first."

It was winter at this time, and it was just time to replenish food (about four or five o'clock in the afternoon). The sun was already going down, and the scholars who stayed in the charity house also came back early.

Xu Jiashu and Huan Jie revealed their identities together, but were told that Zheng Yilang was not free now, so they also found a place to sit down.

The two lieutenants had a very clear understanding of their status - if they could have a quick meal, why not do it?Huan Jie, in particular, was really hungry after looking for a house in the city for a day. His stomach made an embarrassing sound, which attracted a burst of good-natured smiles from the scholars around him.

During the famine, all those who came here were hungry and poor scholars, so there was nothing to be ashamed of.

As the saying goes, there is no permanent property but perseverance. Scholars are a group of people who will not be ashamed of such things.

When Zheng Tai and others came down from the second floor, a banquet for Han Dynasty nobles began.

The attendants spread a banquet on the ground, and everyone sat around it. Zheng Tai, as the host, sat in the middle. The guests placed the food on the table and placed the table in front of the table for the guests to sit at the table and start eating.

When serving food, the servant will raise the dish table high to show respect. The so-called raising the table to the level of the eyebrows is an allusion to Liang Hong in the Han Dynasty.

Everyone toasted to the host one by one, raising their glasses and shouting "For Zheng Yi's longevity!"

Probably that's it.

Xu Jiashu was a little worried. The food on the migration route before was just simple, but today it was a banquet for the Han scholar-bureaucrats. Apart from the royal meals, it could be regarded as the highest banquet.

But although the things in front of you are neatly arranged in categories, if you look closely, they are nothing more than meat with bones, meat cut into large pieces, and dried strips of meat.
Although it was much better than corn cakes and bean rice, he still couldn't help but miss the delicacies of the big foodie country.

When he was a guest at Mi Zhu's place, he had looked into the kitchen before and was shocked: there were no iron pots. Upper-class families could use copper cauldrons, but ordinary people could only use pottery urns. It was impossible to eat cooking with pot gas. !

Apart from the kitchen utensils, there are not many ingredients to talk about. There are very few seasonings. Even salt is a rare item that belongs to the government only, so use it sparingly.

There’s not even oil for cooking!Animal fat can only be absorbed when eating meat, so fat meat is more popular.

Frankly speaking, Zheng Tai spent a lot of money on this meal.

Helpless Xu Jiashu chewed the salted meat stew, feeling infinitely melancholy.
The seats were assigned according to status, and the order of toasting quickly went to Xun You.

Everyone at the banquet paid attention and wanted to appreciate the Xun family's children. Xu Jiashu perked up and looked at them carefully.

When he was tricked before, Xun You left halfway and went to the Beigong to send a message to the emperor. Although he helped Xu Jiashu a lot, the two never met, so today is the first time he saw this "mastermind". Style.

Based on people's living conditions at this time, even if Xun You is fairer and does not look that old, it is not difficult to guess that he is already a middle-aged man in his 30s, but the strange thing is that his eyes are extremely clear, and his eyes are always Observing the situation and twirling his beard habitually, he exuded a thoughtful look.

Is this Xun You?Xu Jiashu secretly thought to himself that this person's achievements in history are not significant and he belongs to the type with few roles and great reputation.

It is said that he gave Cao Cao twelve unique strategies. Only Zhong Yao knew the inside story. However, Zhong Yao passed away before he could completely sort out the details, so later generations did not know much about his deeds.

But being able to enjoy the title of "strategist" in Cao Cao's super luxurious group of advisers must not be easy!
Like the shadow of a famous tree, there is no one who can leave his name in the history books, not to mention the name of Xun Gongda, which can be said to be like thunder.

Xun You raised his glass and shouted: "Longevity for Gongye", calling Zheng Tai by his first name to show his closeness.Without further words, he saw Xu Jiashu staring at him intently. After the two looked at each other, Xun You nodded politely and his eyes wandered away.

But after a while, Xun You discovered that the boy named Xu Jiashu had been looking at him and almost never looked away.

This made him feel uncomfortable - Xun You lost his parents when he was young and lived with his grandfather. When he was 13, his grandfather also passed away. From then on, he developed a taciturn character and was used to being an observer.

If you ask what an observer hates most, it must be being observed by others!

This kid has a problem!
(End of this chapter)