Chapter 142: I want to go to Wutai Mountain

After washing his hands, Kang Dog kept trying to secretly put away the soap in the delicate soap box, but there were many people around, so he had to be stupid. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

After a while, the little servant brought up a large wooden barrel, half a barrel of ice cubes and a few bottles of fruit wine. This wine is different from the usual bottles, it is actually made of glass, the bottle is transparent, and the red wine inside looks like heavenly fairy jelly.

Yin Yue sighed in his heart, he had also been here before Kaifeng City, and although it was splendid at that time, it was far less than now. Several party envoys also went to the Sansi shop, and the dazzling array of goods in it really shocked their eyeballs, thinking that they had encountered the legendary god fairy market. They went upstairs to downstairs, and downstairs to upstairs, and they just felt that everything was to their liking, and they all wanted to take it back.

When foreign envoys came to Kaifeng, they always brought goods to trade for political affairs such as appointments and pilgrimages. Generally for enemy countries, such as the Khitan, although it is said to be peaceful with the Song Dynasty, both sides have always regarded each other as great enemies in their hearts, and the envoys will be accompanied by special personnel, saying that they are preferential, but in fact they are surveillance. When the Khitan envoys came, they could not trade casually, and could only go to a few designated places such as the goods to do trade. At this time, the party was a state of Tibet, but there were no restrictions, and the goods brought by the envoys could be sold to whomever they wanted, and they could buy whatever they wanted.

However, Yin Yue and others brought goods, and most of them had a fixed amount of what they wanted to buy before departure, and there was not much money and goods at their disposal. No matter how much you like the things in the Sansi shop, you can only look at them, and you don't have money to buy them.

The longer they stayed in Kaifeng, the more good things they saw, and a few people only hated themselves for not bringing more money.

Ben came to this shop, Yin Yue and the others thought that Wang Zhongyong's official position was low, and he didn't have much money to entertain them. Who knows, after sitting for a while, I found that this small wine shop, not only the furnishings inside, but also the wine and food sold were something that the party couldn't think of. The people in Kaifeng City, I am afraid that there are a large number of people, and they usually live a life that the party and the surrounding Xiaofan countries can't dream of.

The little servant took out the wine bottle from the ice bucket, filled it with wine for a few people, and asked Wang Zhongyong if he had any other instructions, so he confessed his guilt and went out to do his own work.

Wang Zhongyong dragged a wooden shelf next to him to the table, pointed to Yin Yue and said, "What kind of dishes do you want to use for the envoy?" ”

Kang Dog stretched out his head first, only to see that there were several horizontal partitions on the wooden frame, and on each horizontal compartment hung small wooden signs, and the small wooden signs were written on them. Needless to say, this wooden sign is the menu. Kang Dog wanted to order a few good dishes that he had also heard of in the party, but he recognized the words on the wooden card, but he didn't recognize the words.

Yin Yue watched coldly, and saw Kang Dog sticking out his head to look left and right, but he didn't say anything. Yin Yue wanted to see him make a fool of himself, and he didn't say anything, and he didn't step forward.

Kang Dog's face was red, his eyes rolled, he suddenly stretched out his hand, quickly retracted it, and said, "Alas, my hands are not long enough!" I heard that the ducks in Kaifeng City are roasted very fragrant, but I don't know if there are any here. If there is one in the store, Tihar will help me flip through the sign! ”

Wang Zhongyong couldn't deal with this kind of foolish person, raised his hand and took a sign on the shelf, and said: "You're really right, roast duck is only available in this store, and there is no taste in other stores." ”

Duck roasted to eat, must be fat, if so thin that only the skin is wrapped in bones, how to eat after roasting? Xu Ping also chose a variety of ducks, and finally decided on one, using the feeding method of the previous life to fatten, and then used it to roast. Now this is still a unique craft in his family, and others can't learn it. If you want to eat, you have to come to his shop.

Kang Dog had heard the envoys and merchants of Kaifeng City say that there was a kind of roast duck here, and the mouth was full of oil, which was extremely fatty, and it was a delicacy that could not be eaten in the party. Today, I actually ate it in my mouth, and I was satisfied, so I took back my sticking out head, and waited for the food to be eaten in my seat.

Seeing that this muddy man actually used a trick to relieve the embarrassment, Yin Yue shook his head, and then raised his hand to take a few pieces of lightly stir-fried tea. Although there are a few restaurants in the capital that have learned from Xu Ping's big fire here, only here is authentic. One is the pot used for stir-frying, Xu Ping didn't take it out, they only learned its shape but not its god. Another one is to separate the pot and the stove, and few restaurants are willing to spend so much money. In the end, it is naturally the cooking skills, although Xu Ping's cooking level is average, he has the insight of his previous life, and he can still play with his mouth.

Yin Yue is a reader, and he pays attention to style. The big fish and meat have long been tired of eating in the party, and when they arrive in Kaifeng City, they want to eat something light and refreshing, which is the mood of a rich and noble family. Like Kang dog, he can't wait to stuff his mouth with a large piece of fat to make people look cold.

Wang Zhongyong said to Cao Guangzhi again: "Does the master quit meat? Vegetarian food is available here. ”

Cao Guangzhi chanted the Buddha's name and said: "The Buddhism there is different from that of the Central Plains, and there is no need to bother to mention the jurisdiction. ”

After speaking, I looked at the names of the dishes that suited my heart, and picked a few at random.

In addition to the Han people, the surname Cao of the party is from Tibet, and they are proficient in Buddhism. This surname is extremely powerful in the party's Buddhism, and Fanhu is religious, and their status in the party is very high.

After the dishes were ordered, the little guy had already brought a few large plates of fruits and melons and other cold dishes to the table, and took over all kinds of dishes.

He saluted Wang Zhongyong, and said, "Raise the jurisdiction and drink with peace of mind and sit and wait, and the dishes ordered will come up soon." The wine in this barrel tastes bland, just to quench your thirst, and if you want to use some spirits, please order them together. ”

When Kang Dog heard this, he couldn't help but stick out his tongue: "My mother, this wine looks like fairy syrup, why is it only used to rinse your mouth?" What does a good wine really look like to drink? ”

The little servant said: "Back to the guest officer, our host here is the Hou Mansion of Yongning, and the Hou Mansion produces first-class spirits, not to mention Kaifeng Mansion, which of the nearby state armies does not know?" Recently, the store sells a kind of permeable bottle incense, which is the most first-class wine, with a strong wine flavor and no hangover. If you like to drink, you come here to order it. ”

Kang Dog turned his head and glanced at Wang Zhongyong, who was sitting next to him, and wanted to order good wine to drink, but he was afraid that this little official who accompanied the envoy did not have much money, and it would not be beautiful to have to pay the bill by himself at that time, so he couldn't help but hesitate.

Wang Zhongyong saw that several party envoys did not speak, smiled, and said to the five catties of wine that had not been silent: "This brother is called five catties of wine, I don't know if there is really such a amount of wine?" ”

Kang Doggo laughed when he heard this: "Tiha thinks his name is fake? Our party members have always been straightforward, and their names have never been faked! He called five catties of wine, and naturally he could drink five catties! You don't know, if you take his head away, it's a wine jar! ”

The five catties of wine are shy, and they don't say anything, I don't know if it's a tacit acquiescence.

Yin Yue just watched coldly, letting these subordinates pretend to be crazy and stupid. They have a special task this time, and the more they are despised, the more advantageous it is. Kang dogs are messing around, which is also to his heart.

Wang Zhongyong smiled and said to the little guy: "Then take three bottles of incense first, and then call it if it is not enough." ”

The little guy agreed, turned around and went.

The bottle incense is the highest degree among the Xujia spirits sold, and as soon as the flame is close, it is quickly burned dry, and the cup does not leave a little residue. Xu Ping also remembered that there was such a wine in "Water Margin" he watched in his previous life, and deliberately took this name.

Drinking the poured fruit wine, Kang Dog smacked his lips and said: "This wine is a little bland, but it is so sweet and tastes!" It was taken out of the ice again, and it was cold to the heart, and it was really good wine! ”

Yin Yue drank wine, chatted casually a few gossips, and said to Wang Zhongyong: "Tizhi, we came this time, in addition to handing over the letter of state to the imperial court, my king also ordered a major event, hoping that Tizhi will be completed." ”

Wang Zhongyong said: "The two countries are friendly, what can't be done?" The envoy speaks! ”

"Since the beginning of the year, the Queen Mother has been in poor health, and no matter how many doctors she has consulted, she has not improved. My king thought of doing a ritual for the queen mother to pray for blessings. In order to show his sincerity, he heard that Wutai Mountain on Hedong Road is the first Buddhist resort in the world, so he asked several masters to come with him and go to Wutai Mountain to do a ritual. Please also report to the imperial court, preferably accompanied by officials, and issue post coupons along the road, so that we can have no worries all the way. ”

When Wang Zhongyong heard this, he was silent for a while. If you go to other places, forget it, Wutai Mountain is on Hedong Road, which is a side road, bordering Khitan and Dangxiang. It is said that it is a practical thing, but what if it is for the purpose of spying on geography?

I didn't dare to make a decision for a while, but after thinking about it, I said: "The road to Wutai Mountain is far away, why don't you go to Songshan Mountain nearby?" There is Shaolin Temple, which is the ancestral garden of Zen Buddhism, and it is also a Buddhist resort. ”

Cao Guangzhi announced a Buddha name: "Tizhi, our Buddhism there is different from the Central Plains, and we worship Manjushri Bodhisattva, so it is really inconvenient to go to Songshan." Mount Wutai is the ashram of Manjushri, and only when you go there, can you reach the gods and Buddhas and pray for the Queen Mother. ”

Wang Zhongyong sometimes goes to the temple to burn incense, but he can't tell the difference between this and that sect of Buddhism, anyway, he enters the temple when he sees it, and worships when he sees the Buddha, and he is not short of that little incense and candle money.

However, the three roads along the border are very important, and there has always been no concession, and Fanhu is not allowed to walk there, but he can't be the master. But Yin Yue brought it up, and he couldn't refuse even if he had a small door, so he had to say: "Praying for my mother is also filial piety, since the envoy has mentioned it, I will go back to report it." But whether it succeeds or not, I said that it doesn't matter, maybe the court has a better way, and that's not good. ”

Yin Yue thanked: "As long as Tizhi reports to the imperial court, it will be a great favor to us." If you want to come to the court, you will read it for the sake of my king's filial piety, and I will not refuse. ”

"Whether it is allowed or not, it is the grace of the court. Well, let's not talk about that, it's hot, and after a while, the wine in the bottle becomes hot, and a bucket of ice is wasted. Let's drink in peace and have a good night tonight! (To be continued.) )