NOVEL WEB Chapter 301
However, Li Jiyang saw that Cui Mengzhu didn't know him at all, so he was too embarrassed to approach and make friends, so he had to stand aside awkwardly.
In fact, Cui Mengzhu had an impression of him. During this period, she often came to the Song Mansion as a guest, looking for opportunities to get close to her father.
However, the timing of her appearance was too sensitive.
Li Jiyang was different from other brothers-in-law. He had only come recently.
Unlike the third and sixth brothers-in-law of Fanyang Lu, they came to honor Cui Qiuhua whenever they were free since the day they met.
As far as she knew, among the eight brothers-in-law, four served in Dongdu, one served in Shangdu Chang'an, and the rest were not very clear, probably local officials.
And Li Jiyang's behavior, in the eyes of Song Zhen and Cui Mengzhu, two modern souls, was really a bit sinister.
This was the fundamental reason why the couple didn't want to care.
If you don't accompany me when I'm down, who are you to make a comeback?
Besides, Song Zhen's career was not a comeback, but a meteoric rise.
It's too late for you to try to make friends now.
Li Jiyang smiled awkwardly, not knowing whether to stand or sit, and the group of people completely ignored him.
Finally, he felt bored and politely found an excuse to leave.
Xue Zhengqing sneered, "Oh, a small fifth-rank secretary dares to call himself the brother-in-law of a third-rank official?"
Song Zhen was speechless. You kid, are you more snobbish than me?
He has been in the Tang Dynasty for almost two years, and finally found that in ancient times, discrimination against family background, identity, and status was extremely serious.
The five surnames and seven families looked down on ordinary gentry, the third-rank looked down on the third-rank, and scholars looked down on farmers.
This discrimination is applied to all behaviors in life, not just eyes and expressions.
For example, when the nobles went out to buy things, they always bargained with the vendors as followers, and they would not say a word to the lowly vendors.
Even if they were touched by the lower class, they would frown and wipe.
There are too few people like Song Zhen.
Then, a group of dukes came with the support of everyone.
Song Zhen and others quickly stood up and saluted. The dukes of different surnames were the ceiling of the status of non-royal people, nothing else.
Duke of E, Yuchi Gong, laughed and said, "Minister of the Ministry of Rites, don't be too polite."
Duke of Lu, Cheng Zhijie, stared at Song Zhen with his eyes wide open, looked at Song Zhen for a while, and said, "I heard that you made some beef hot pot?"
"Uh..." Song Zhen didn't expect that Cheng Yaojin's focus was actually here?
He nodded: "Yes."
"When I have time, I will visit your Song Mansion. Please treat me well."
"......Okay, please bring the top-quality beef."
"Hahaha, no problem."
Speaking of this beef hot pot, Cheng Zhijie once went to the palace and found Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang eating hot pot, so he shamelessly went up to join a table.
This taste was amazing.
Cheng Zhijie had never thought that beef could be eaten in this way. It was really unforgettable.
Although it was boiled in clear water, the sliced beef was only blanched in the boiling soup for a few seconds, so it was tender and juicy, locking in the deliciousness of the beef.
For the first time, he knew that beef could not be boiled for too long, otherwise the meat would become tough.
So, he went home and tried it immediately, and he said it was refreshing.
Unfortunately, he didn't know how to mix the dipping sauce in the palace, and always felt that it lacked a flavor.
After some inquiries, he finally found out that it was Song Zhen who came up with this new trick?
Before the ceremony, he was embarrassed to disturb others at work, so he didn't mention it.
Now that the "Ten Thousand Nations Come to Pay Homage" ceremony has ended perfectly, he finally couldn't help it.
Song Zhen handed Cheng Zhijie a handful of mutton skewers and said with a smile: "Lord Lu, try it?"
Cheng Zhijie was puzzled. He was not interested in this kind of skewers at first, thinking that there was too little meat, so he might as well just eat the lamb legs.
In fact, the way of eating skewers was popular as early as the Western Han Dynasty.
Cutting meat into strips and pieces is called "square inch meat".
"The Book of Songs·Xiaoya·Chuci" has the words "holding the stove and making a large plate, either roasting or roasting".
Song Zhen brought the seasoning style of later generations, cut the meat into small pieces, and then strictly controlled the heat, so that people of this era could eat the barbecue skewers that had evolved for 1,400 years.
When he took a bite, the fat inside the lamb overflowed from his mouth, mixed with the seasoning on the surface, making his taste buds explode directly!
His eyes lit up: "Why does this lamb skewers taste different from what I made myself?"
Song Zhen blinked: "Lord Lu, if the lamb is replaced with beef, how will it taste?"
Great, Cheng Zhijie licked his lips.
Yuchi Gong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, you old boy, you came here to find food, did you forget myWhat is the purpose of waiting for?
Their trip was mainly for Tian Qi.
Tian Qi's performance at the ceremony surprised them.
Whether it was his figure or his appearance, or his own temperament, he became the most perfect image representative of the Tang army.
The promotion system of the Tang Dynasty basically judged people by appearance. Although military generals were promoted according to their talents and combat effectiveness, if you were handsome, it would naturally be a plus.
Then, the dukes asked around and were even more amazed.
Tian Qi's various training courses in the army, such as the five must-learn courses on the battlefield: sword, spear, archery and fighting, were all excellent?
So, they had a love for talent.
When they found Tian Qi, Tian Qi was a little hesitant. He naturally wanted to follow the generals to the expedition to Goguryeo and make achievements, but he felt that he had to respect A Lang's opinion.
The dukes were stunned. Who are you A Lang? When they learned that Tian Qi's A Lang was Song Zhenhou, their expressions were wonderful.
Originally, they thought that the positions of the people in the army could be adjusted at will, so they came to inform them.
When they learned about the relationship between Song Tianqi and Song Zhen, they were silent.
They looked at Tian Qi and found that he looked nothing like Song Zhen.
However, they did not think that Tian Qi was actually an orphan adopted by Song Zhen, and only thought that the two were half-brothers.
Although he was a military general, Song Zhen was not a civil servant with a small position. The point was that he was deeply favored by His Majesty the Emperor.
In order to avoid unnecessary incidents in the future, they came.
Su Lie, Duke of Xing, was impatient. He pushed Cheng Zhijie away and said to Song Zhen straight to the point.
"Your brother, Song Tianqi, I want him to be my bodyguard. What do you think?"
Don't underestimate the bodyguard of a general. Not everyone is qualified to do it.
Being able to become a personal bodyguard means that the general intends to promote you and wants to observe your performance on the battlefield.
Song Zhen was silent. Finally, is it going to come to this step? It was much earlier than he thought.
"Well, I have no objection, but I think you should go and ask my brother what he thinks."
"......" Su Lie wanted to go crazy, you two brothers are playing Cuju?