Chapter 1376 Banquet


    Twenty miles away from Wenxi County.


    Fei Qian finally saw Lu Bu and Pei Jun coming together.


    Human rights.


    It seems to have been changing, but it has not changed.


    But human nature has never changed from beginning to end.


    People always only want to see what they want to see, just like reading Water Margin. Many people only see big pieces of meat and big bowls of wine, and shout when they see injustice, but they often turn a blind eye to the irony and revelation of human nature in the book .


    It’s like Fei Qian’s initial understanding of Lu Bu, maybe it’s just eating meat and drinking in big bowls at the beginning, but is this really Lu Bu?


    Lu Bu was born in the frontier, but he was not completely illiterate, otherwise he would not have been employed by Ding Yuan as the chief bookkeeper. He may not be that proficient, but it should not be a problem to deal with general documents. Lu Bu said he was a Han Chinese, but because the border of Bingzhou had been mixed with Hu people and Han people for a long time, Lu Bu also had a lot of Hu people''s habits.


    For example, killing Ding Yuan, killing Dong Zhuo...


    For the Hu people, this is not a big deal, just like the alpha wolf in the wolf pack, while maintaining absolute rule and supreme power, he must always accept the challenge from the young male wolf. You can continue to maintain the position of the wolf leader, and if you lose, you will die with nothing.


    But for the Han people, Lu Bu''s behavior is equivalent to betraying the master.


    No one likes a betrayer.


    Cao Cao’s question at the time was actually not hesitating, but probing...


    After all, Liu Bei got along with Lu Bu for a while, although there were some conflicts and unpleasantness, but on the same hand, Liu Bei took him in when Lu Bu was in trouble, and Lu Bu also resolved Liu Bei''s crisis when Yuan Shu attacked aggressively. Will Lu Bu and Liu Bei be allowed to come together in an open and honest manner?


    Liu Bei''s righteous and stern statement was nothing more than a forced act of being under the fence. Liu Bei also saw that Cao Cao could not tolerate Lv Bu, so he pushed the boat along the way to satisfy Cao Cao''s wishes, but he was infamous for a long time.


    Maybe this is why Liu Bei pretended to be crazy and wanted to leave Cao Cao?


    Fei Qian didn''t know either, but Fei Qian knew that today, he had to tolerate Lu Bu. Even if Lu Bu had a double heart, Fei Qian would still laugh and eat in silence.


    the reason is simple.


    Therefore, when he saw Lu Bu, Fei Qian had already adjusted to the brightest smile, and with the fullest emotion, he dismounted from his horse and shouted: "Brother Lu!"


    "Brother Fei!" Without thinking, Lu Bu also came up to meet him, holding Fei Qian''s arm tightly, and the two looked at each other and laughed.


    However, Yang Xiu, who was following Feiqian, frowned. He glanced at Miaofeiqian and Lu Bu slightly, and saw that the two were talking about some past events in harmony. Although there was a smile on his face, his eyebrows and eyes There was no laughing matter.


    Yang Xiu suddenly noticed some strange gazes, and followed them, but saw a middle-aged scribe behind Lu Bu slightly arching his hands towards him...


    Yang Xiu nodded slightly, and returned the salute, looking gentle and elegant.


    The two people seemed to have exchanged some information during this mutual salute, and as if nothing had happened, they followed Fei Qian and Lu Bu silently...


    Tai Shici was on the side, saying that a banquet had already been held in Wenxi County.


    The specifications of the banquet are very high. In addition to the bells and lanterns, there are also various meat dishes specially arranged by Fei Qian and new dishes cooked with fat. Not only for Lu Bu himself, but also for all the soldiers brought by Lu Bu. Although they may not be as exquisite as Lu Bu, a large piece of meat, a large bowl of wine, and steamed buns in broth are all enough, and they look very happy.


    At the beginning of the banquet, Fei Qian asked Lv Bu to take a seat, but Lv Bu refused, so he sat down, but Tai Shici, who was sitting next to him, couldn''t stand it anymore, and was about to stand up to say something, but was held down by Huang Xu, who could only sit down. With a snort, he gave up.


    Chen Gong glanced slightly, then lowered his eyelids, looked at the dishes on the table, and remained silent.


    On the tables of Lu Bu and Fei Qian were twelve dishes, Tai Shici and Pei Jun had eight bean dishes, and so did Chen Gong, while the rest of the people sitting next to them had at most six dishes, even far away. There are only four at one point.


    After all, Fei Qian and Lu Bu are both at the rank of lieutenants, so on formal occasions, it is etiquette to use twelve dishes, and Tai Shici and Pei Jun are both counted as the head of a county, and they are both ministers of two thousand shi. , it is considered a super-standard hospitality...


    In the beginning, the banquet food in the Han Dynasty was very embarrassing. It was either cooked or boiled, stewed or simmered. Dried meat and meat danced together, and salted and salted meat flew together. As for the wine pulp and fermented glutinous rice, it is even more sour. Although they belong to the same batch, the taste can only be said to seek common ground while reserving differences.


    But today''s banquet, obviously dare not say that there will be no one in the future, but it is also unprecedented. Although the dishes may still be from the Han Dynasty, the practice is quite different...


    Wolf dolphin and leek eggs, dog and horse scorpion, fried fish and cut liver, sheep and chicken cold, tung horse sour wine, scalloped meat, shy lamb and bean stew, goose egg custard, white Baogan gourd, hot sorghum and broiled, clear roasted Cucumber, salted sable cabbage.


    Every way is a boutique, and every dish is a delicacy.


    Lu Bu was obviously hungry too, his eyes lit up when he saw such a delicacy, his hands never stopped, he filled up the wine and drank it dry, like a cloud in the wind, after sweeping the area, he finally calmed down, and said with a embarrassed smile : "This... this, if there is something disrespectful, I hope my brother will not blame it..."


    "Where is it, brother likes it..." Fei Qian smiled, eating one after another, and said, "My brother came to Hedong, so Luoyang..."


    Holding a glass of wine, Lv Bu was silent for a moment, glanced at Yang Xiu who was at the bottom, and said, "A certain soldier has left some soldiers...I have sent someone to notify the people of the Yang family..." In fact, Lv Bu not only notified Yang Biao, but also Cao Cao was also notified. As for whether the two will fight, or discuss any related distribution plan, Lu Bu does not know.


    Fei Qian nodded slightly.


    "Why didn''t you see Wen Yuan?" Lu Bu looked around, then turned his head and asked.


    Feiqian smiled, and said: "Wen Yuan is now in Shangdang, with heavy military affairs, and can''t escape, so I asked someone to plead guilty to Marquis Wen..."


    Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, then laughed a few times, raised his glass to invite him, and said, "What kind of plea is not clear, haha, what Wen Yuan said...drink, drink..."


    Fei Qian also toasted and drank together.


    In the following time, the two of them almost had a tacit understanding. They did not continue to talk about the current people or things, but pulled out the scenery of the frontier fortress and the customs of various places. Lu Bu talked loudly at the table, and Fei Qian He also nodded frequently, and said a few funny words from time to time, which was just right. After a while, Lu Bu got very drunk, staggered out of the banquet hall, and went to rest at the temporary posthouse...


    ………………


    Wenxi Mansion Yahoutang.


    Fei Qian also drank a lot, but because he was in control, he was not drunk.


    Fei Qian took the warm face towel that Huang Xu handed over, covered it, rubbed it a few times, then drank a few sips of hangover soup, and said, "How are Wenhou''s subordinates doing?"


    Huang Xu took the face scarf and said in a low voice: "They are all placed in the school yard in the city."


    Fei Qian nodded. For some unknown reason, Gao Shun did not follow Lu Bu to the banquet, but was on the school grounds with ordinary soldiers, while Wei Xu and others accompanied Lu Bu.


    Huang Xu hesitated for a moment, then said: "Wen Hou...Wen Hou seems not very interested today..."


    Fei Qian raised his eyebrows and said, "How can you see that?"


    "Wen Hou seems to be very drunk on the surface..." Huang Xu said in a low voice, "But when he left, he pretended to be staggering, but his feet were still calm... It doesn''t look like a drunk person..."


    Feiqian lowered his eyes, was silent for a moment, and said, "Got it."


    Huang Xu also silently stepped aside. His duty is not to advise Fei Qian, but to tell Fei Qian what he said he observed.


    Fei Qian sat silently beside the table, resting his head in thought.


    To be honest, this meeting was not as good as expected, but it was not too bad. If Lu Bu had accepted the head and bowed at the beginning, Fei Qian might have been quite surprised.


    Now what Lu Bu is doing is in line with his usual impression, but it also means that Lu Bu is still a rather unstable factor.


    As a leader, the way of thinking about problems is naturally impossible to be like a proletarian.


    Rules are rules, and Fei Qian is not willing to violate the rules if it is not absolutely necessary. If you don''t follow the rules, how can you ask the lowly people to follow the rules?


    Historically, whenever leaders began to disobey the rules and break the rules recklessly, they often caused great social turmoil.


    Feiqian is not ready for these turmoil...


    When we were in Luoyang before, Fei Qian and Lu Bu were called brothers, which seemed to be equal, and now they are also called brothers, which seemed to be equal, but Fei Qian knew that the word everyone is equal, even in later generations, is still the same. a joke. People are unequal from birth, appearance, parents, etc. are all sources of inequality, not to mention that human nature itself suffers from inequality rather than poverty.


    If we are poor together, we can also be poor and happy together.


    But now that the situation is obviously not equal, everyone may not be able to continue to be happy. Therefore, more means are needed to check and balance, such as rules, such as taxation, such as imperial examinations, etc.


    But what rules are used to restrain Lu Bu?


    Tiger has to be in a hurry?


    One more thing, Chen Gong followed Lu Bu over.


    No matter how much Chen Gong struggled before, it had nothing to do with Fei Qian. After all, he was not on Fei Qian''s territory, but now it is different. There are too many doubts about this Chen Gong, to the extent that Fei Qian still can''t figure it out...


    According to history, Chen Gong and Cao Cao are old acquaintances, otherwise Cao Cao would not threaten Chen Gong''s wife when he killed Chen Gong. Ahem, it seems a bit weird to say this, but the truth is like this.


    At the same time, Chen Gong was not the pavilion chief who arrested and released Cao Cao. His relationship with Cao Cao should have started when Liu Dai passed away and Bao Xin and others recommended Cao Cao to serve as Yanzhou Shepherd.


    Well, Bao Xin''s death...


    Fei Qian lightly knocked on the table a few times.


    May wish to assume, if Bao Xin had not died, what would have happened?


    When Bao Xin commanded the army, Cao Cao was probably still guarding the city gate, so in the army, Bao Xin had more prestige than Cao Cao, at least stronger than those who came from the Cao family and the Xiahou family. So if Bao Xin hadn''t died, Cao Cao''s military power would not be dominated by one family!


    So Cao Cao deliberately killed Bao Xin?


    Fei Qian thought for a moment, then shook his head slightly.


    There is such a possibility, but the possibility is not very great. At most, Cao Cao is pushing the boat with the current, or he is just doing nothing. The battlefield is changing rapidly, and the result may be completely different half a moment earlier and half a moment later. If Cao Cao tried his best to rescue, say Maybe it can save Bao Xin''s life, but...


    So this matter caused Chen Gong and Cao Cao to start to separate? Because after all, it was Chen Gong who suggested that Bao Xin should welcome Cao to be Yanzhou Shepherd. As for what happened next, everyone knew about it.


    Chen Gong came here to continue assisting Lu Bu?


    if it is like this…


    Fei Qian tapped lightly on the table, like a woodpecker tapping on a tree trunk...


    ………………


    Lu Bu was certainly not drunk.


    And sober.


    Lu Bu rubbed his face, feeling a little uncomfortable. The uncomfortable feeling was not physical, but spiritual. He seemed to have a feeling that this might be the last time he would drink with Feiqian as a brother.


    Although there is a smile on his face, the wine is not comfortable to drink.


    Lu Bu even regretted coming here.


    It''s difficult to embark on this path, is it doomed that there will be fewer and fewer brothers and friends?


    "Marquis Wen..." Chen Gong sat at the bottom, and said calmly, "When Marquis Wen took the seat during the banquet, General Taishi was dissatisfied..."


    Lu Bu closed his eyes, and said slowly after a while: "I know." Lu Bu is not blind, how could he not see. The question is, what if I saw it? Jump down and lose face on the spot?


    Lu Bu is already nearly forty years old. Even the hot-blooded and reckless young man, at this age, has experienced so many things, and naturally he has gradually learned some tact, but tact does not mean that his heart is as calm as water.


    Chen Gong continued: "Marquis Wen, General Zhengxi didn''t make any arrangements during his conversation, Wen..."


    "Needless to say!" Lu Bu frowned tightly and said, "I haven''t been reduced to begging for food!"


    Chen Gong was stunned for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "That''s it... Marquis Wen is resting for now, a certain resignation..."


    "Yes." Lu Bu closed his eyes, but still frowning.


    After a long, long time, the oil in the oil lamp was finally burned out, and the light flickered a few times before it went out. Lu Bu sat in the dark shadows, motionless, but let out a long sigh...


    (end of this chapter)