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The two envoys from the imperial court who came to Changsheng Island this time were Fei Qing, a veteran of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Yang Miaocai, an old acquaintance of Li Yuanqing who had just been promoted to Yuanwailang of the Ministry of Rites.

Needless to say, Yang Miaocai is a die-hard Donglin, a young handsome man, and a rising star.

As for Fei Qing, although he may appear to be under the banner of Dong Lin, in fact, he is Huang Liji's protégé and a member of the Township Party.

In the circle of scholar-bureaucrats in the Ming Dynasty, there has always been a popular saying, "Father and mother are not as close as their mentor."

When Fei Qingzhi came to investigate Li Yuanqing's affairs this time, Huang Liji worked hard to get this "fat job".

The wind blowing behind them is different, and the thoughts in their hearts are also different. This also makes Fei Qing and Yang Miaocai complement each other on the surface, and they are like "respecting each other as guests", but in private, only ghosts can know...

This is also the most critical reason why Li Yuanqing used 30,000 taels of silver to leverage the balance and invite the two people to Changsheng Island.

Changsheng Island greeted the two's arrival with extremely high regulations.

Except for Li Yuanqing himself, who was "ill in bed" and did not go to the pier to greet the envoys in person, Wei Liang, Shang Laoliu, Ma Guanjia, Duan Xiliang, Shunzi, Huang Guoshan, Kong Youde, Niu Gensheng and other major generals of the Changsheng Camp all went to the pier to greet the imperial envoys in person.

One line.

The red carpet paving the road alone stretched for two miles.

After a brief exchange of greetings and becoming familiar with each other, Wei Liang, Shang Laoliu and his entourage directly surrounded Fei Qing, Yang Miaocai and his entourage, got on the carriage and went straight to the most luxurious restaurant on Changsheng Island, Taibai Restaurant, for a banquet.

At Taibai Restaurant, Zhang Yunniang and Qu Minqiu were personally in charge, and everything had been prepared.

Originally, Zhang Yunniang's intention was to use the most exquisite dishes to allow the cooks to perform at their highest level, but Qu Minqiu did not agree with this method.

She believed that if the dishes were too elaborate, it would easily cause the court envoys to misunderstand and think that Changsheng Island was very high-level and wealthy, which would be detrimental to the overall situation.

After the matter was reported to Li Yuanqing, Li Yuanqing thought carefully and adopted a compromise method. The dishes must be exquisite, but they must also be rough.

In order to make these two court envoys feel the intentions of Changsheng Island, they must also understand that Changsheng Island is so capable and has done its best to serve them.

Soon, as the carriage of the imperial envoy arrived in front of the Taibai Restaurant, there was a rush of activity inside the Taibai Restaurant. Several big shopkeepers hurriedly shouted to the workers to calm down.

Fei Qing and Yang Miaocai got off the carriage, looked at each other, and couldn't help but reveal the same smile.

Although Li Yuanqing is arrogant, after all, he is a countryman who cannot stand up on the stage.

Wei Liang hurriedly smiled and explained: "Two imperial envoys, Changsheng Island is located in a wilderness and is a bit rough in all aspects. Please don't take it personally."

Fei Qing smiled and said: "You are so polite, father-in-law. Li Shuai's merits are greater than those of the country. When I came, the elders of the cabinet also asked me to let Li Shuai go to the capital to take care of himself."

As soon as Fei Qing said this, the expressions of all the Changsheng Camp generals around him changed.

What does this mean?

The general is less than thirty this year, and he actually wants the general to go to the capital to "retire in old age"? Who does he think he is?

Even the most mature Shang Laoliu had a gloomy look on his face that he couldn't understand for a while.

This Fei Qing, this dog mouth really needs to be slapped!

At this time, the effect of Wei Liang's sea-fixing needle was revealed, and he hurriedly laughed and said: "Master Fei is joking. Li Shuai has been rooted in Liao for many years. If he rashly goes to the capital, he may not be able to adapt to the local environment, and his condition will be even worse."

It's not good. You two adults, it's getting late. Please, let's talk while we eat."

Fei Qing smiled lightly, and without refusing, Da Ma Jin Dao entered the hall first.

Yang Miaocai was a handsome gentleman, far less like a villain like Fei Qing. He waved his hands to everyone around him and then walked into the hall with a smile.

Taking advantage of this gap, Wei Liang hurriedly took the opportunity to wink at everyone, telling them to be restrained.

Shang Laoliu also came to his senses at this time, and hurriedly bowed his hands to Wei Liang respectfully, and said in a low voice: "My father-in-law, please be at ease, I will treat you as the head of my father-in-law in all matters such as lowly positions."

Wei Liang smiled, waved his hand, and whispered: "Don't say any more. If you have any angry words, just pretend you didn't hear them. The Za family will deal with it."

Wei Liang followed closely and walked into the hall. Shang Laoliu winked at everyone and walked into the hall quickly.

Shunzi spat in a low voice: "If this bitch falls into my hands one day, I will have to make him understand."

Kong Youde hurriedly gave Shunzi a hand and said, "Master Shunzi, let's just drink with the monkeys today."

The generals behind him did not expect that Kong Youde would come up with such a metaphor... they all laughed out loud.

Shang Laoliu also came to his senses and hurriedly greeted everyone in a low voice to come into the hall.

Taibai Restaurant is located in the center of Nanxinkou City. It is a newly built five-story huge building complex and is also the commanding height of the buildings in the city.

The room where this banquet was held was also the most luxurious private room on the fifth floor. Sitting here, one could clearly overlook the scenery of the seaside not far away.

Originally, Taibai Restaurant had the delicate maids from Wuyu Pavilion acting as 'waiters', but at this time, in order to show respect for the imperial envoys and to avoid unnecessary troubles, the waiters were all replaced by waiters, turtle slaves.

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This Taibai Restaurant is a property under the name of Yang Jiao Niang. It was jointly funded and built by Zhang Yunniang, Qu Minqiu, Yang Jiao Niang, Zhang Baozhu and other daughters.

This was also a suggestion from Li Yuanqing. With so many delicate maids in Wuyu Pavilion, it would be too wasteful to stay in his back house, so he should let them come out and find something to do.

Even if they don't expect them to make much money, it can open up some of their horizons and accumulate some experience, which will give them stronger confidence when it comes to use.

And this Taibai Restaurant is also equivalent to a high-end banquet place on Changsheng Island.

After all, with the continuous development of economic conditions, the wallets of the generals of the Changsheng Battalion, including those at the grassroots level, have become a lot thicker. Who can live without some red and white affairs?

Taibai Restaurant has become a good place to do business, and it can be regarded as being established according to demand to further stimulate domestic demand.

At this time, in the Tianzihao private room on the fifth floor, as the guests and hosts took their seats one by one, sumptuous dishes were quickly served one after another like an assembly line.

Looking at a large basin and a large plate of wine and food on the table, the contempt on Fei Qing's face couldn't help but become even worse.

After all, they are a bunch of country bumpkins.

They have no idea how to make this dish, let alone how to eat it.

Yang Miaocai behaved quite maturely and said with a smile: "Thank you, Li Shuai, it's a waste of money. I heard that the crop harvest in Liao land has not been good in the past few years."

Wei Liang hurriedly smiled and said: "Master Yang is so wise. In the past few years, the weather in Liao land has been extremely cold, there has been little rain, and the harvest has been very poor. Li Shuai has also been in a difficult situation."

Fei Qing said unhappily: "Isn't there food and salary from the imperial court? What? Could it be that you, Commander Li, have squandered all this food and salary?"

"You--! Don't you dare to spit on others!"

Duan Xiliang couldn't bear it anymore and stood up abruptly.

Beside him, Shang Laoliu and Shunzi reacted instantly and quickly pulled him down.

Wei Liang was immediately furious: "How brave! Why don't you quickly apologize to the Imperial Envoy?"

Duan Xiliang also realized that he was impulsive, so he suppressed his anger and said respectfully: "I'm sorry, your Majesty, I am impulsive because of my humble duty!"

"snort."

Fei Qing snorted coldly, but did not look at Duan Xiliang.

Duan Xiliang also has a better memory this time. If you don’t treat yourself as a human being, then I will treat you as a monkey.

Duan Xiliang didn't say anything more and sat in his seat politely.

Although the situation in the venue was a bit tense and embarrassing, as Wei Liang showed off his old face and served patiently and patiently, the atmosphere soon relaxed a little. Everyone started to exchange cups and cups, and the atmosphere gradually became more lively.

However, what Fei Qing and Yang Miaocai are not used to is that the wine here is the strongest Liaonan Laojiao, with extremely high alcohol content and very strong alcohol content.

Although Yang Miaocai relied on his talents and was unrestrained, he had traveled to the mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty since he was a child. He was an aloof man with real talents and abilities. He was more receptive to new things and was in good health. He soon fell in love with it.

Got this strong drink.

But Fei Qing's side is just a "connected person" who is flirting with others. It is completely nepotism. He was "herded to the top" and climbed to his current position.

After a few glasses of wine, Fei Qing became a little confused and said carelessly: "Eunuch Wei, Mr. Shang, we, we can't drink like this anymore, right? When are we going to see Li Yuanqing?"

With the drunkenness welling up in his chest and abdomen, Fei Qing didn't even have the most basic respect for Li Yuanqing, and directly called Li Yuanqing's name.

Yang Miaocai couldn't help but frown slightly.

By this time, he had discovered that Li Yuanqing's power on Changsheng Island was not as deep-rooted as usual.

I'm afraid it would take just this little 'three-legged cat' effort to...

but.

Even though Yang Miaocai was extremely unhappy with Fei Qing, the two of them were one after all, and they represented the face of the court. He smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Eunuch Wei, Lord Shang, generals, you all know that I and Lord Fei,

They are all carrying the royal orders of the imperial court. If Li Shuai's health allows, I and Mr. Fei still hope to see Li Shuai as soon as possible."

Wei Liang hurriedly smiled and said: "This is natural. However, Li Shuai is loyal to state affairs, and he contracted wind cold while in Korea and was in poor health. Mr. Yang, you also know that the wind in the north is really strong."

Yang Miaocai hurriedly smiled and said: "What my father-in-law said is true. If I want to see Li Shuai, I will naturally have to get Li Yuanqing's physical permission."

Fei Qing originally enjoyed the feeling of being the center of everyone, but suddenly found that the limelight was unknowingly snatched away by Yang Miaocai, a little bastard. He immediately became even more angry, blushing and saying with a thick neck: "Eunuch Wei, Mr. Shang,

What do you mean? Together, we are the imperial envoys. If we want to see him, Li Yuanqing, we still have to wait for his time? Is he, Li Yuanqing, so grand? Where is the face of the imperial court?"

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