Chapter 140
When old people meet young talents, they will have some affection. Especially Li Xiao, although he is not as handsome as Pan An, but he is definitely not disliked. After leading the army in these years, his face has become more heroic.
"Junior Li Xiao has met the Admiral!" Li Xiao bowed to the ground, appearing extremely respectful.
Just now at the door, it was an official document for people to read. When they arrived at the flower hall, there was a private room. Li Xiao was completely in the understanding of a junior meeting an elder.
This was enough to give the old guy face. Apart from having to kneel before the emperor, Li Xiao was not used to kneeling before others.
You can't talk about human rights with a creature like the emperor. If you talk about human rights with them, you can't even become a human being.
"Hahaha! You're welcome, little brother. At such a young age, things in the officialdom are quite slippery. Heroes come from young, I am, hehe! I am old!" Seeing how sensible Li Xiao was, Zou Weilian looked nostalgic.
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"Senior is so powerful that he is so powerful. How can he be called an old man? When I was in the North, I heard the name of the general. Back in Korea, the general killed the Japanese pirates until they pissed their butts off. Every time I heard about the might of my senior, I was so excited.
Let the kid’s heart yearn for it.”
When I was chatting with Chen Hailong's housekeeper, old Chen Fu, I had heard about Zou Weilian's deeds. During the Battle of Pingliang, the old guy's performance was that of a warrior. He was wearing nine wounds, but he still refused to retreat to the death. Just because of this
His achievements are worthy of being flattered by Li Xiao today.
"Hahaha! You have my temper. After all, you are a man in the army. Compared with those sour scholars, you are much more happy. Come, come, let's meet an old acquaintance of yours." Zou Weilian clapped his hands and said,
A person appeared from behind the curtain.
"Old Chen! Why are you here?" Li Xiao's eyes widened immediately when he saw old Chen Fu. He didn't understand why Chen Fu came to Guangzhou!
"Hahaha! You didn't know, but I'm actually from Chaoshan. I just moved to Shandong with the commander-in-chief!"
Li Xiao understood that Chen Hailong's father was a big pirate born in Guangzhou. Most of his subordinates had old friends and were hanging out in the sea. It is estimated that this Zou Weilian also followed the old man.
Thinking of this, Li Xiao had to have a new understanding of the power of the Chen family. Chen Hailong did not represent his Chen family, but represented a force. Otherwise, he would definitely not be the Marquis of Jinghai with just a few Tatar heads.
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"Oh, that's it. Why didn't you tell me earlier, Mr. Chen? This junior should also come to visit the Admiral earlier!"
"You kid, you know how to talk nice. Do you think that without my mediation, Brother Zou would take the risk and send troops to help you fight the red-haired ghost? It's just that your second son came to Guangzhou a few days ago too ostentatiously, so he didn't see you in order to avoid suspicion.
You're just the middle child."
"Thank you, Mr. Chen, for your help!" Li Xiao understood that Chen Fu didn't want the governor of Guangzhou to know that he was helping Li Xiao to make connections and hook up with Zou Weilian. After all, his family is from Guangzhou and the governor of Guangzhou can't deal with him. Please deal with him in Guangzhou.
There is still no problem with the huge family members.
The magistrate who confiscates the family, and the magistrate who exterminates the family. These days, without any backing or influence, the rich are just a piece of meat on the government's chopping board. The knife handle is in their hands, and they can chop it how they want.
Although Chen Fu has the Chen family as his backer, he is just a fish at most, unable to jump a few times. If he is not a true friend, he will never take this risk.
Of course, the feud between Admiral Zou Weilian and Governor Cai Shanji also contributed to the situation.
"Everyone, sit down! I'm tired of standing and talking. Come, let's serve wine and food. Brother Xiao is from Liaodong, and I want you to try our Guangdong delicacies today." Chen Fu patted Li Xiao on the arm, as if he was at home.
Likewise, Da Jisi sat down next to the round table.
The weather in Guangzhou is very hot, so there are naturally many mosquitoes. But in this flower hall, not even a flying creature can be seen.
Li Xiao noticed that a huge incense burner burned an incense with an indescribable smell. The ingredients were unknown, but there were incense burners placed in the four corners of the flower hall. Under the curls of green smoke, inside the Nuo Da flower hall
Not a single mosquito was seen.
Li Xiao, who was plagued by mosquitoes in Macau, was very interested in this thing.
There was only one table in the flower hall, and Li Xiao knew that there was something confidential to discuss. He asked Li Xiu to take the guards with him and follow the captains of the Admiral's Mansion to another courtyard to drink.
"I'm afraid that I've treated Brother Xiao badly? I dare not say anything else. Our food in Guangdong will never let him down. Come here! Serve the food!"
Zou Weilian greeted him with a smile, and a servant immediately placed a table full of dishes.
Li Xiao knows the famous name of Cantonese cuisine, but Li Xiao doesn't know what Cantonese cuisine will look like in the next year.
Cantonese cuisine in later generations is famous for its fierceness. Vigorous snakes, insects, rats, and ants all occupy a place in the Cantonese cuisine menu. Li Xiao still respects these overly unrestrained dishes.
When the food was on the table, Li Xiao finally let go of his worries. He was very afraid of the famous dish of dragon and tiger fighting, so eating snake didn't put much pressure on Li Xiao. But eating cat meat made Li Xiao feel very comfortable.
It's hard to imagine how you can kill those guys who meow "meow" and "meow" and are good at acting coquettishly and cutely.
In my previous life, I was on a business trip to Guangzhou, and my comrades bought a box of cat meat out of curiosity. When everyone knew it was cat meat, people who could eat mice in the wild did not dare to use chopsticks when faced with cat meat.
Finally, a fierce man ate a big piece under the admiring eyes of everyone. Everyone was envious and took away the 200 yuan bet on the table.
When going to the toilet, Li Xiao found that the brother had locked himself in a small cubicle. The sound of vomiting was very loud!
Perhaps because of the hot weather in the south, Cantonese cuisine is mainly light. However, except for a dish of fried rapeseed, all the other dishes on the table are seafood.
The huge grouper, the plate containing the fish is two feet long. The red shrimp is one foot long. The white chicken sliced diagonally, tofu in oyster sauce, bergamot ribs...!
There were only eight dishes, covering a whole round table.
"I heard that Brother Xiao has good wine, why don't you bring it up and try it." Chen Fu looked at the dishes on the table, but was not satisfied with the Cantonese rice wine. After drinking the failed alcohol extraction made by Li Xiao,
Chen Fu has a unified title for other wines, "wash the pot of water!"
"Boy, I have nothing else to offer here. This time I'm going to pay a visit to my seniors. Of course, this wine is indispensable!" Among the gifts Li Xiao brought to Zou Weilian was a cart of spirits.
People floating on the sea actually like strong liquor more. They all think that southerners are mild-tempered and don't like strong liquor. People who drift on the vast sea, fight with the sky and the sea, and tie their heads in their waistbands all day long. Do you think they
If you have a gentle temper, that is definitely the result of being kicked in the head by a donkey.
Zou Weilian was overjoyed and ordered the servants. Several jars were quickly brought in. Li Xiao looked at the dark wine jars. He was wailing in his heart. Chen Fu was just a wine barrel. It seemed that Zou Weilian was not much different. Looking at it today
You will never pass if you fall down without drinking.
After driving away the servant, Chen Fu personally went over and picked up a jar. He patted the mud seal open and took a big sniff.
"Haha! Good wine has never been drunk like this, brother! You have to be careful, this thing is like hot coals in your mouth, and it is like boiling oil in your stomach. The next morning, you will have a splitting headache.
Your life is worse than death.
Do you dare to drink?"
"Ha! I have seen mountains of swords and seas of fire. How can I be afraid of this thing? Come on!" Zou Weilian threw away the wine bottle and directly took a wine bowl.
Chen Fu smiled evilly and poured a bowl of wine for Zou Weilian. The Ming Dynasty's wine bowl has a large and shallow mouth. In Li Xiao's opinion, this thing is a combination of a plate and a bowl. It is used to pour wine, at least three liang.
Wine is no problem.
When the wine reached the end of the bowl, Zou Weilian held his mouth and said nothing.
Li Xiao was looking forward to the admiral's follow-up reaction after draining the Erguotou, which was 32 to 60 degrees Celsius.
Zou Weilian opened his mouth and let out a big breath of alcohol. In an instant, his face was as red as a monkey's butt, and even his neck was red.
"Good wine!" Although he was almost in tears, the old guy still shouted.
Chapter completed!