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Chapter 408

Although mahjong has not long been around in Xianyang, it has been spread from the palace, and some people even specially compiled a mahjong manual. Now that the nobles and nobles have begun to play mahjong, it is difficult for rich people to not have enough mahjong. They directly asked the jade craftsmen to carve it with jade, and they were reluctant to use jade to use wood. However, Chen Xu naturally used ceramic mahjong to treat him. Each one was selected, smooth and lubricated, and the back was also a unified glaze color, which was heavy on his hands and felt very heavy.

In a restaurant called Ziguang Pavilion, two singers were sitting on the kang playing the piano and flute, and two little tea girls were cooking water and making tea.

Li Si, Feng Quji, Meng Yi and Jiang Heng were sitting around the mahjong and playing mahjong. Behind the few were there a few second-rank officials from the three provinces and six ministries. Although most of them were gray-haired, they were neatly combed, wearing luxurious fur clothes or brocade robes, wearing jade crowns and jade pendants, holding hot tea cups or plates of snacks in their hands while eating.

In the outside room, maids and helpers were already coming and going to prepare bowls, chopsticks and wine.

"I have always heard that Qinghehou is good at making various delicious dishes, but unfortunately I have never had the chance to taste them. Today I invite me to have a banquet. I must taste it well, three tubes..." Li Si talked while playing cards.

"What Li Xiang said is that the braised dishes from the past few days were very delicious. After the Qinghe Hou was ready, he asked the servants to give me some. After eating, I felt that the food cooked by the kitchen staff at home was bland and tasteless, so I went to Qinghe Hou's mansion to rent a kitchen staff, and the daily wage was 200... Beifeng..." Jiang Heng said with a smile.

"Hello... Hey, Jiang Fuling's method is good. Why didn't I expect that when I see Qinghe Hou later, I must rent a kitchen worker to go back and cook some delicious braised dishes every day!" Feng Quji continued.

"How delicious are braised dishes!" Meng Yi said while touching the cards.

"Mr. Meng is so inappropriate. Even His Majesty praised the braised dishes. Why isn't they delicious? You must have never eaten them!" Zhongshuling, who was standing behind Meng Yi, said with a smile.

"I haven't eaten it before? I've been here at Qinghe Hotel once. Compared with other delicious foods, braised dishes are just slags!" Meng Yi said without replying.

Li Si, Feng Quji and Jiang Heng stopped drawing cards at the same time and looked at Meng Yi together, "Doctor Meng is going to punish us. Didn't this Qinghe Hotel just open today?"

"What do you do? I came here to eat the day before yesterday. I couldn't take the braised dishes on the table, crispy roast duck, sauce elbow, braised pork, peppery lamb chops, winter bamboo shoots and beef, Mapo tofu, refreshing fish balls, three fresh soup... Hiss..." Meng Yi said while rubbing his sleeves on his mouth.

"Sir Meng, please stop talking. I'm almost hungry and can't walk anymore!" Several people in the room moved their Adam's apples at the same time, causing the sound of the two women playing the piano to be in chaos.

And just as I was talking, a strong fragrance wafted in from outside.

"Do you smell it? This is the smell of crispy roast duck!" Meng Yi said with a gentle twitch.

"Then I'm still waiting, let's go and taste it!" Several officials standing behind to read the cards threw the teacup and snacks on the coffee table and walked out.

"Let's go together, I'm so hungry that I'm pressing my chest against my back!" Li Si threw the card in his hand and stood up.

On the big round table outside, the first dish was already placed in the middle, which was crispy roast duck, with golden color and fragrant smell, making people excited.

"I can't wait, let's have one!" Several officials who came out had cleaned their hands and sat down under the maid's service. The Secretariat couldn't wait to pull down a duck wing and put it in his hand to eat.

"Well, delicious... Delicious... Lord Meng said it well, it's simply peerless and delicious, eat quickly!" After taking a bite, Zhong Shuling's face suddenly changed, and he chewed heavily while praise.

Although the remaining few were hesitant, they couldn't help but the temptation of the fragrance and started to take action. They tore off one piece and started eating. When Li Si and others came out, most of the ducks were almost gone.

Just as Li Si and Feng Quji were washing their hands and sitting down to start eating, a burly man in brocade robe followed two helpers serving vegetables in. After seeing the roast duck on the table, he looked overjoyed. He reached out and pulled down a duck leg and laughed, "Luckily, I came in time!"

"Marty Tongwu, don't be rude!" Li Si had reached out to get the duck legs, but he was taken the lead.

"Haha, Li Xiangshu is guilty, I'll go to the next door to see!" Wang Ben laughed and turned around and ran away.

"Why should Li Xiang beg for the reckless man? I heard that the duck neck is also delicious!" Jiang Heng reached out and twisted the duck neck off.

"Duck wings are also delicious!" Meng Yi stretched out his hand and pulled down the last wing.

"I don't have good teeth, so I'll eat the duck's back!" Feng Quji tore off a large piece of meat from the duck's back.

In a blink of an eye, only a pair of broken duck racks were left. When Li Si sat down, he could no longer do anything and his face was thrusting.

"Don't be angry with Li Xiang, this sauce elbow is also delicious!" Meng Yi turned the table gently and turned a plate of pig's feet in front of Li Si.

"Hey, this dining table is indeed magical and can even turn!" The people on the table were suddenly incredible, and everyone couldn't help but turn a few times.

This situation also took place in more than a dozen restaurants at the same time.

Li Si and other civilian officials were quite gentle and praised while eating.

However, the group of generals in the restaurant next door were not so civilized. They didn't need chopsticks to eat. They scrambled on the dining table. The round table was turned and almost never stopped. In just over ten minutes, the dishes were not served, and the table was already in a mess.

"Stop robbing it, come and fight wine!" Wang Ben grabbed a bottle of Qinghe wine and pulled out the plug with a bang.

"No, today, Qinghehou said that there is enough wine and food, I will drink it while I am!" Li Xin also picked up a bottle of Qinghe wine and opened it.

"What I said is, come on, one bottle for each person, I'll give it my respect first!" Another general also opened a bottle of wine, and the mouth of the bottle was chubby and poured it down. The red wine flowed down the neck of the mouth, making it rude.

"Haha, okay, whoever gets drunk first will take off her naked and go out for a run!"

"Didao Hou should be careful, don't show it out for a while!"

"Bang~" Li Xin paused the wine bottle on the table, and the soup suddenly filled the table with water. He pointed at a burly general's nose with a blushing face and shouted: "Tu Sui, don't think I am afraid of you. If you pour it first, the beautiful concubine you brought today will be my husband. How dare you bet?"

"Just bet if you bet, are you afraid of you?" Tu Sui also slapped the table.

"Wonderful, haha, it's amazing!" The generals on the table laughed.

Half an hour later, Chen Xu appeared outside the room with a glass of wine in a gait. Hearing the clamor inside, he pushed open the door and saw the table full of wine bottles thrown on the ground. The big men with beards took off their coats and were wearing short hangers and were fighting wine. They were all red and red. Two of them were still on chairs, one of whom was whispering and pouring bottles into their mouths like a cold white that was not worthy of money. There were also several people watching and laughing, who were also drunk. One of them was holding a little maid in his arms and touching him everywhere. One of them was actually hugging a male helper and touching him. The alcoholic scene in the room was extremely eye-catching.

Damn! Looking at the messy scene in front of you, Chen Xu quickly retreated. Although he drank a little too much today, he was not too confused. There were animals in this room, so it would be better to run away quickly.

"Wow, let's go, let's have three bottles together!" A general reached out to capture Chen Xu.

"Everyone drink slowly, I want to have a drink with Your Majesty!" Chen Xu ran faster than ever before.

As the host of the treat, Chen Xu naturally had to take care of everything. He accompanied the emperor and several princesses and princesses for half an hour, and then sued him and came out to toast him next to the restaurant to express his friendship with the landlords.

Of course, I didn’t go to the room of the female guest, but the rooms of these princes and princes still had to toast next to express their gratitude for today’s appreciation.

Although it is widely rumored that he was a disciple of the immortal family, this noble status did not make him go smoothly on the road to changing Qin. In addition to the emperor's trust, he also needed the support and help of civil and military ministers, otherwise it would not be beneficial to future reforms. Just like Li Si, he was deeply trusted by the emperor, but in fact he was struggling in the implementation and reform of laws. Even the county system, which seemed to be beneficial but not harmful to later generations, actually, the civil and military ministers in the court still had constant objections, and the people were even more opposed. After all, the system of feudal vassals since the Shang and Zhou dynasties had been a system of feudal vassals, and many people could not accept the ancient traditions.

It has been three months since Chen Xu came to Xianyang. Due to his special identity, the civil and military officials were unwilling to or afraid to interact with him, because they were worried that His Majesty would suspect that he had other plans to visit the disciples of the Immortal Family without authorization. Therefore, Chen Xu was almost alone and usually could only interact with the emperor, looking very lonely.

Chen Xu also knew that the water in Xianyang was very deep, and he was unwilling to visit kings, princes and ministers before he could figure out their respective details. As long as the emperor did not die, his current status would be as stable as Mount Tai. Therefore, there was no need to try to please others randomly, and it would also avoid the emperor's suspicion. However, if he wanted to prosper the Qin Dynasty and avoid that tragic war and massacre, he had to get the support of many officials.

Reform is not enough to rely on the emperor. Qin Shihuang is a talented and stubborn emperor, but after all, the Qin Dynasty was a completely pioneering reform that had never been seen before. No one had any experience. With the guidance of a person who had accumulated two thousand years of civilized experience, many things were not needed to cross the river. Just like this reform of the three provinces and six ministries just hit the emperor's heart, it was realized so quickly. However, there are still many things that the emperor may not like, but they are a change that is beneficial to the Qin Dynasty, so someone needs to help shake the flag and shout.

Therefore, Chen Xu planned to take advantage of the opening of Qinghe Park to invite these officials in the court to express his kindness.
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