Text Chapter 224 The Wine and the Sword at the Hongmen Banquet

When the wine first wakes up, the moon is not bright, who is the family yard to adjust the zither?

The jade fingers are soft, the strings are knifed and bowed, and the music is not full of murderous energy.

Like a curtain of swords and rain, and like flying outside the sky.

The tiger roars and the dragon roars, and the silver saddle and the white horse walks.

Listen, it's all over the city tonight!

The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were many chivalrous and fierce, and the legacy was spread, although it was endlessly burned through the war at the end of the Qin Dynasty. Among them, there are two most famous places, one is Yan Zhao and the other is Chu Huai.

Needless to say, Yan Zhao's tragic song is as generous as possible. In the land of Chuhuai, there are many light heroes and. After so many years, the chivalrous heart gradually disappeared, and these Jianghu guests flouted the laws of the court and had the courage to fight privately, which caused a lot of harm. And some are attached to the powerful and are willing to be eagles and dogs, and become the secret power of breeding.

Lei Fu, who has reached the highest level of martial arts, his original intention is not to be rich and noble. Studying swordsmanship and pursuing the endless way of martial arts is his goal. However, he finally entered the Huainan Palace. Because, there are vast classics collected from all over the world in the palace, among which there are a large number of martial arts methods of the predecessors of the pre-Qin Dynasty.

This is a fatal temptation, and with this alone, Liu An, the king of Huainan, easily received him into his pocket. There are many strange people in the palace, but Lei is a special existence. His prestige, even Wei Tuo, who is known as the number one master of Jianghuai, is convinced.

Although it has been seven or eight years since he entered the Huainan Palace, except for teaching the county lord Liu Shu swordsmanship, the King of Huainan has not assigned him to do anything. He has full freedom, he can come and go to the palace at will, read those Spring and Autumn relics casually, practice martial arts, and benefit a lot.

These favors, Ray was naturally remembered in the bottom of his heart. He was a wise man, and he clearly knew that the reason why King Huainan treated him like this was to save it for great use in the future.

Perhaps, the sword in his hand will never be used. Perhaps, when he is used, it is the moment of fighting for his life.

Maybe it's almost there? Since a few days ago, when the King of Huainan sent Pegasus to Zhongnan Mountain to find him who was visiting his friends and asked him to return to the Huainan Palace, Lei was a premonition.

In the hall in front of him, the banquet is lined up, the golden cups and jade cups are rich, and a feast is being carried out.

Lei was dressed ordinarily and Wei Tuo, standing behind his own prince with his hands in his hands, without any expression on his face. If it is seen by someone who is familiar with the inside story of Jianghuai, it will definitely be surprised. What is so solemn that two masters need to be guarded behind the King of Huainan! This has never happened before.

If you pay a little attention, you will find that these two people's eyes have never left a certain direction. Seeing the young man sitting there, drinking and eating with a calm expression, Lei was and Wei Tuo looked at each other with a solemn expression.

The name of the person and the shadow of the tree are different from those arrogant warriors, in the eyes of the masters who really understand what Yuan Zhao has done before, the evaluation of this person is unfathomable!

Although it was the first time he had seen Yuan Zhao, he had already heard Wei Tuo comment on everything about him in a highly respectful tone. Moreover, his most proud disciple was also defeated at the hands of the other party's disciples, which made him have a desire in his heart, hoping that this person was not in vain, and could have a good competition with himself. Martial arts have been practiced to the extreme, and it is already very difficult to go further. And if there is a powerful opponent to confront him, he may be able to stimulate his potential and make a breakthrough, which is what Lei was looking forward to.

This is the Hou Mansion of Wu'an, the home of Prime Minister Tian Jue, and today is a great joy for the Tian family, because this powerful man in his fifties married a beautiful lady, the eleventh lady of the Hou Mansion.

How can you not congratulate such a big happy event! Not to mention those who received invitations, there were many court officials who did not receive invitations and rushed to offer generous gifts. Although he is not qualified to enter the hall and sit down, as long as he can drink a glass of water and wine from the Wu'an Hou Mansion, he is already complacent.

The inside and outside of the Hou Mansion are very lively, wearing red and hanging colors, and the carriages are discharged for several streets. Hundreds of wine tables are opened, the delicacies of the mountains and seas, the aroma of wine is overflowing, and it is bustling.

Those who are specially invited are naturally weighty characters. The princes and princes gathered in the hall of the Hou Mansion, and the hall was full of vermilions, which showed the high popularity of Tian Jue.

Chang'an is over, and many princes have already set off to return to their respective fiefdoms, waiting for a known or unknown fate. Some of them remained, of course, for their own reasons, but only they knew what their actual purpose was.

Like the King of Huainan, some princes and Tian Jue are also old friends, such a thing, naturally have to come to the door to congratulate, there are more than a dozen princes sitting in the hall. And those courtiers who are only the first to look forward to the horses on weekdays are even more flattering on the side, staggering, and the atmosphere is warm.

The only thing that surprised me was that there were unexpected guests during the banquet! Dou Ying came as a guest, and everyone could understand it. Although it is rumored that the relationship between the two is tense and has never been harmonious. But the Dou family has begun to decline, and after receiving Tian Jue's invitation, Dou Ying, as the head of the Dou family, thinks about the young children in the clan, of course, it is not good to give any affection, this is also to leave some way back.

But this little marquis Yuanzhao, who was already incompatible with Prime Minister Tian Cheng, also came to the Wu'an Hou Mansion, which was a bit surprising.

Most of the people in the audience are unforgettable about what happened not long ago, that is, this harmless young man in front of him has made a big mistake!

That bet, no one who expressed his stance in the court ran away. With the emperor as a notary, can you rely on it? Besides, who would dare to pay the bills! In the emperor's smiling eyes, there was a murderous knife hidden!

Only consider yourself unlucky. Half of the property! It was pulled away by cart by cart. No one dared to take revenge on the emperor, and all the resentment was transferred to the head of the initiator. Changle Hou Yuanzhao! Although I can't do anything to you for the time being, this account will be settled with you sooner or later. All the "donors" gritted their teeth and held grudges.

If a cold eye can kill, Yuan Zhao at this time is estimated to have died thousands of times. However, it's a pity that the vision can't kill, and the teenager who eats vegetables with relish is safe and sound.

Such a great feast, why not come! In other words, in the past few years, Yuan Zhao has received a formal invitation from the minister of the DPRK and China for the first time, and he has received so much money from others, if he doesn't come, he won't give the prime minister face.

When the atrium and Yuan Zhao bowed their hands, the two of them laughed at each other, and a cold smile flashed in Tian Jue's eyes. Boy, you would never have thought that your little life would be unhappy! When you die, the valuable properties on Changle Plateau will not fall into the palm of my hands. Hum! What are the losses of my Tian Jue before, and when the time comes, I will let you pay back the principal with interest.

The luxury of the Marquis of Wu'an is eye-opening. All kinds of northern and southern dishes, there are special celebrity chef dishes, cups and plates, extremely rich.

The sound of silk and bamboo began to sound, and the pianist played it lightly, and the tone was tactful. Dressed in fragrant clothes and sideburns, more than a dozen women with heavy makeup came to the red carpet in the banquet and danced to the music to add to the wine.

The atmosphere became even more enthusiastic, and the officials who usually smell the same smell toasted each other around Tian Jue, and the noise continued. Yuan Zhao watched coldly, as if looking at a group portrait of all living beings, and when he passed Dou Ying's seat, he saw that there were only two or three people talking next to him, and he was cold, so he got up with wine and walked over.

Even for the most open-minded people, if you taste cold sake in the hustle and bustle, I am afraid that the taste will not be a little smooth. Although Dou Ying's face is as indifferent as before, what emotion does he have in his heart, just like a person drinking water, he knows how cold and warm he is.

Thinking back then, such a prosperous scene, the Dou family was not inferior by half a point. Inside and outside the government and the opposition, county officials, which one of them is not in front of him, not bowing his eyebrows and bowing his head, and respectful? Even Tian Jue, serving and greeting is like a nephew. It's only been a few years, the world is warm and cold, and the world is hot and cold, but there is no need to mention it again.

"Old Prime Minister, this group of people is too snobbish! How can this be reasonable, after such a long time, it is really hateful to come here to toast a toast! ”

The wine glass was slammed, and a thick and powerful hand slapped heavily on several cases, and the voice of the speaker was filled with injustice and anger.

Although the voice was high, in the midst of this bustle, the people in the distance did not hear it. Dou Ying patted him on the shoulder, smiled and waved his hand, stopping him from continuing to complain.

"General Guan, there is no need to say more. This is the Wu'an Hou Mansion, we are all here to be guests, drink a few glasses of wine, and see the excitement. ”

"Humph! Having said that, the anger is hard to calm down! You are an adult with a lot of money, and the prime minister can hold the boat in his belly. A certain family was born but couldn't get used to seeing such faces......! ”

The strong man named Guan Fu was the most convinced of Dou Ying, and although his voice was much quieter when he heard his words, he still muttered to himself. Over the years, no matter what kind of situation Lao Cheng gets along with, whether it is prosperity or decline, he has always followed the advance and retreat. This kind of friendship was forged with blood and beacon fire in the chaos of the great power 20 years ago, and it can be said to be a life-changing friendship. Commonly known as "the friend of the neck" also!

Dou Ying smiled slightly wryly and shook his head, the honest nature of the husband has caused a lot of incidents in his life, and he has also suffered a lot of losses. If it weren't for this bad temper, with his merits, he would have been crowned a marquis a long time ago. But the country is easy to change, and the nature is difficult to change! If he hadn't been protecting him everywhere, he might have had no place to stay. No, after he retired, Bushman finally couldn't stand the exclusion of the army, and retired angrily, only retaining the empty title of a general, and he was happy to travel at home.

The two or three people next to him knew the character of the doufu, pretended not to hear, and just persuaded Dou Ying to drink. When Dou Ying raised the wine cup, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, and a figure sat beside him.

"Old Dou, have a drink! Good wine. The cook's skills are also superb, and there are a lot of good things in the Tian family. Hehe! ”

"You boy! There is no good wine in wine, and there is no good feast in the feast. The old man has to come, what are you doing with it? ”

"Eh, fight tiger brothers, father and son soldiers! Lao Dou, although we are neither brothers nor fathers and sons, we can be regarded as relatives if we are so-so. In this case, when you go to the Hongmen banquet, of course, you have to follow you to see the excitement...... Hey. ”

“…… Alas! It's hard for you kid....... ”

The faint whisper is plain, but it is the deepest affection in the world. Dou Ying, the Marquis of Wei Qi, who knew that he was facing great danger, drank all the wine in his hand and suppressed the emotion in his heart.