The imperial wine was from the fourth grade, which was neither high nor low. However, none of those attending the palace banquet was an official of the third grade or above. According to the rules, he was not qualified to enter the palace to drink the banquet.
It's just that he has a special position. The so-called Imperial College's sacrificial wine is mainly in charge of palace etiquette, such as sacrifices, palace banquets, weddings, celebrations and other occasions, and he will be present at all occasions.
So when they saw him appearing in the banquet, everyone was not surprised, but when they heard that he knew the reason, they couldn't help but laugh.
What a joke!
All of them have great hands and eyes, and none of them is a hundred times more powerful than him as a wine worshipper. They didn't even find out the news, but this little Imperial College Jijiujiu knew about it
"Well, not only do I know, but I also know a lot." Zhou Tongli seemed not to hear the sarcasm in everyone's tone, let alone the smiling and mocking expressions on their faces.
He slowly took a mouthful of food and put it into his mouth, chewed a few times and swallowed.
Even though he knew that other people's eyes were on his face at this time, waiting for him to speak, he still picked up the wine glass unhurriedly, and did not speak until he slowly finished the wine in the glass.
"Have you ever heard of the Imperial Censor?" Zhou Tongli glanced around.
Everyone present shook their heads.
"I didn't hear that."
"What is the censor of the imperial court?"
"This is the first time I heard about it. What kind of official is this?"
Zhou Tongli said "Hey" and said: "Ignorant and ignorant."
Everyone immediately became angry: "We don't know. If you know, tell me what kind of official the Imperial Censor is!"
Zhou Tongli poured another glass of wine and drank it, then said: "He is an official of the fourth rank."
When everyone heard this, they all snorted and snorted with disdain on their faces.
"Bah, I thought he was a big official, but I didn't expect he was just a fourth-grade official. What can I say about a mere fourth-grade official? Only you, Zhou Jijiu, will keep all this in mind, as the imperial censor. , we don’t remember.”
"Yes, yes, I have never heard of it, and even if I have, I can't remember it."
The ministers shook their heads in disapproval.
Zhou Tongli was not angry and glanced at everyone: "That's because you don't know what kind of official the Imperial Censor is."
"Isn't it just a fourth-grade official? Speaking of fourth-grade officers, how many of them are there in the capital? There are so many of them!" Someone sneered.
Someone was moved in their hearts and asked: "Zhou Jijiu, none of us have heard of what you are talking about, the censor of the Procuratorate. Is it related to what happened this time?"
"Hehe, not only is it relevant, but it's also a big deal."
Zhou Tongli poured himself another glass of wine, then crossed his legs and drank slowly, but stopped talking.
Everyone waited for a long time, and when they saw that he was just drinking but not talking, they all understood and laughed and cursed.
"Hey Zhou Jijiu, are you trying to whet our appetites on purpose?"
"If you don't tell me, I won't let you drink the wine here!" Someone snatched the wine bottle from Zhou Tongli's hand and said in mock anger.
"If you make it clear, I will pour you wine myself and let you drink to your heart's content."
A third-grade official picked up the wine bottle at hand and greeted Zhou Tong with a smile.
Although Zhou Tongli's official position was of low rank and his duties were insignificant, he had no conflict with the powerful ministers, so the relationship between the ministers and him was quite acceptable.