Recalling the palace of Chu in the past, the jade building is pink. The slender waist makes the bright moon, and the long-sleeved dance spring breeze.

Chen Zheng, dressed in cloth, got into the carriage of Xiong Wan, the king of Chu, and drove all the way into the palace of the king of Chu.

Before getting into the car, Huang Xie promised one after another that Li Mu and his party and Zi Gao Gongzi would be properly arranged.

Although Chen Zheng, who returned to Yingchen City this time, had great courage in his heart, he was still a little nervous in the face of Xiong Wan, the king of Chu who he had never met.

When he got out of the carriage, the palace attendant knelt outside the carriage, and Xiong Wan casually stepped on the man's back, and after being supported by the other two attendants, he turned around.

Chen Zheng looked at the waiter kneeling on the ground outside the car, and he was really in a dilemma, hesitating and not knowing what to do. Wei Wuji and Huang Xie in the car laughed, waiting to see what Chen Zheng would do next.

Xiong, who was standing outside the car, was puzzled: "Why didn't Brother Lu get out of the car?" ”

Chen Zheng pointed to the small wooden stool next to the carriage driver, and said with a smile: "I'm more used to using that." ”

"Hahahaha!" Xiong Wan laughed and said, "How can the eldest brother be born now." Okay, good, just big brother. ”

Everyone got out of the carriage, and Chen Zheng's eyes suddenly brightened, only to see a majestic palace standing on a high platform with more than 100 steps in the distance, and in front of the palace was a wide and flat square in front of the palace. At this time, the crowd that followed the carriage of the King of Chu out of the city to greet him was already lined up on both sides of the road in the middle of the square.

Xiong Wan grabbed Chen Zheng's arm and walked in the direction of the palace, and the crowd standing next to the corridor fell to the ground in unison, and the originally towering hair crowns also fell to the ground with everyone's bodies at this time.

Chen Zheng climbed the stairs under the guidance of Xiong Wan, followed by Wei Wuji, Huang Xie and Jingyang.

Striding into the main hall, Chen Zheng's eyes suddenly presented a visual feast. On the steps in the middle of the main hall is a large red and black table, behind which is a screen with intricate patterns. On both sides of the stairs were bronze oil lamps, which were more than one person tall, and the whole was as gorgeous as a rising fire, and countless flames flickered on each oil lamp. On both sides of the main hall are rows of seats, each of which is lined with a delicate table. The pillars and ceiling of the main hall are covered with dragon patterns with red as the main color.

In addition, in the middle of the main hall are three large bronze vessels, each with a long bronze spoon next to it, all covered with stunning ornamentation. On one side of the main hall, there is a group of magnificent bronze bells, which are more than twice as large as the bells that Huang Xie sent to the prince's mansion of the Qin State.

Xiong Wan led Chen Zheng straight to the main seat of the main hall, and after Wei Wuji, Huang Xie, and Jing Yang took their seats, the people outside the hall who were dressed in gorgeous makeup and costumes bowed their steps, cautiously and unusually quietly, and sat in their respective seats.

Chen Zheng turned his head to look at Xiong Wan, the king of Chu beside him, and then looked at Wei Wuji, the king of Xinling, and Huang Xie, the king of Chunshen, who were sitting in a row at the bottom of the steps, as well as those countless people of all colors, etc., once again like falling into a dream, and his heart couldn't help but be in a trance.

Xiong Wan glanced at the waiter standing beside him with his head bowed, and waved his hand lightly towards the bottom of the steps.

The waiter bowed for a moment, then waved his hands, and the attendants in the hall immediately became busy.

After a while, everyone in the hall had a delicate oval lacquerware in front of them, also red and black ornaments and patterns, filled with fragrant wine.

Everyone at the foot of the stairs turned their faces to watch Xiong Wan's every move, and when the young King of Chu picked up the ear cups in front of him with both hands, all the ear cups in the main hall were also suspended in the air.

"Hahahaha!" Xiong Wan said excitedly: "Today, this king and Brother Lu are reunited after a long absence, so you should have a good drink." Then, Xiong Wan raised the ear cup and twisted his body to look at Chen Zheng: "Brother Lu, I think that when the younger brother and I lived in Xianyang, the eldest brother and the current Prime Minister Fan Cheng of the Qin State, oh yes, and Chun Shenjun, the four of us are really in love and sympathy for each other!" Come, the younger brother will give the eldest brother a drink. ”

Xiong Wan took the ear cup and drank it all, Chen Zheng had no choice but to raise his glass, and the wine in the cup also slipped into his stomach.

After drinking a few glasses of wine in a row, Xiong Wan's face was already flushed, and he saw him staring at Chen Zheng faintly, as if he was unhappy: "Brother Lu, since the junior brother returned to the Chu State from Xianyang, why didn't the eldest brother come to the Chu State to visit the younger brother?" ”

Chen Zheng smiled and said, "The country of Chu is vast and has complicated affairs, how can I bear to disturb the king of Chu?!" Besides, I'm also running around for my family's business, so how can I be free! ”

"That's not right!" Xiong Wan waved his hand: "If the eldest brother calls me King Chu again, where should the friendship between our brothers be in the past?" I heard that the eldest brother is not busy with business, but he shuttles back and forth between Qin and Zhao, and he is very busy. This time, the eldest brother has to run around for Zhao for some reason, and his whereabouts are also mysterious when he comes to Chu State, but today in front of everyone, the younger brother wants to ask for clarification. ”

When Chen Zheng was hesitating, Wei Wuji interjected: "Since the King of Chu has a good relationship with Brother Lu, don't you know that Brother Lu is so warm-hearted!" Although Brother Lu is a businessman, he is an extraordinary person with the world in mind. When I passed through Handan this time, Pingyuan Jun was full of praise for Brother Lu, not only for the anti-Qin plan, but also for the people of Handan to go to Chu alone, such a mind and courage, looking at the world, how many people can hope to carry it? ! ”

Chen Zheng waved his hand again and again and said: "Brother Wuji's words are exaggerated. I can't afford to make such a comment in any case. Speaking of this trip to the state of Chu, it is also difficult to say, just because the day of the Qin army's siege of Handan is imminent, and now Handan City is stepping up preparations for war, but Qin Zhao's battle is protracted, I am afraid that the people's rations will not be able to help, and I am afraid that I will starve all over the land at that time, how can I bear it? ! In order not to affect the Chu State, I had to make this decision, and I still hope that Chu, oh no, I hope that my brother will forgive me. ”

Xiong Wan pondered for a moment after listening, and then nodded and said, "The eldest brother can think so much about the Chu State, but the younger brother really didn't expect this. However, even if Qin Zhao is about to start a war, the eldest brother can return to defend the country to avoid it, what is the involvement between Handan City and the eldest brother? ”

Wei Wuji smiled mysteriously and said, "King Chu and Brother Lu have reunited after a long absence, so why bother to get to the bottom of this?!" Hasn't the King of Chu heard that Brother Lu has exhausted his family resources for someone and is physically and mentally emaciated?! Brother Lu's magic between Qin and Zhao, how can he be with outsiders?! Hahahaha! ”

Huang Xie winked at Xiong Wan, looked at Chen Zheng and said with a smile: "Now that Brother Lu is walking on the ground across the world, the old man has almost lost his eyes. Since Brother Lu came here for the thousands of people in Handan City this time, the King of Chu and I naturally can't teach my brother to return empty-handed. However, in front of everyone today, the old man might as well put his words in the clear, if the elder brother can't pass the three levels of my Chu country, I'm afraid that even a grain of grain won't be able to get out of Chu country. ”

Three levels? What kind of moth is going to come out of this?

Huang Xie looked at Chen Zheng, who was puzzled, and smiled proudly: "Hehe! This first level is General Jingyang, who is sitting opposite the old man. Brother Lu and General Jing don't know each other, how about it? Do you dare to fight? ”

Chen Zheng thought to himself, what am I competing with this tiger on Jingyanggang? Is it a swordsmanship test? Wrestling your wrists?

Jingyang suddenly stood up, waved his arms and said: "The old man has never met an opponent in the Chu State, today there is this Wu Song, oh no, there is this Lu Gongzi coming from afar, the old man wants to learn something." Hahahaha! ”

Huang Xie also stood up and waved his hand in the direction of the outside of the hall: "Carry it in!" ”

In the blink of an eye, many palace attendants carried a table table seven or eight meters long into the main hall, and after the table was placed next to the bronze container of the main hall, two rows of ear cups were placed on it.

In between the waiters pouring wine into the ear cups, Xiong Wan turned his face to look at Chen Zheng and smiled: "Does the eldest brother dare to fight?" ”

Only then did Chen Zheng understand that it was a drinking competition.

Jingyang walked to the table, pointed to the two rows of ear cups and challenged: "Master Lu, you and I will drink all the wine on this case first, if you can drink with the old man again, how about we exchange one ear cup for a hundred loads of grain?" ”

Chen Zheng said indifferently: "General Jing, why bother? ”

"Hey, hey! The old man hasn't finished yet. If the son can't drink the old man, the wine he has drunk doesn't count! ”

Jingyang calculated in his heart, if it weren't for the face of the King of Chu, he would have put your kid in prison and mummified it, but now it's good, although his little son is uninjured, he is also wrapped in bandages, so he was fooled in front of the King of Chu, but his old face is also covered with a layer of ashes. Hey! I didn't expect Huang Xie to put forward the unbelievable idea of letting himself test the amount of alcohol with the surname Lu, if he didn't drink to death, when would he wait for this Wu Erlang in front of him? !

"Hahahaha!" Jingyang laughed and said: "Lu Gongzi is even afraid of the first level of the old man, so aren't the people in Handan City going to die of starvation?!" Hahahaha! ”

Jing Yang was leaning his neck and smiling, and Leng Buding found that Lu Gongzi, who was still sitting beside the King of Chu just now, was already standing in front of him at this moment, and was staring at him with a pair of angry eyes.

"Huh?" Jingyang took half a step back: "Childe, is this going to fight?" ”

Chen Zheng sneered contemptuously: "Dare to ask how much the general can drink?" ”

Jingyang stretched out an index finger suddenly: "Childe, what is this?" ”

"Huh! You just drink it all the time. ”

"How much can Lu Gongzi drink?"

Chen Zheng stretched out his right hand, bent his middle finger, revealing only the other four fingers, and gestured to everyone present.

Jingyang was puzzled: "What does this mean?" ”

"It's called no termination. Don't talk nonsense, a hundred loads of grain in a cup later, this is what you said, don't regret it. ”

As soon as Chen Zheng's words fell, he picked up the ear cup on the table and drank it.

Jingyang took a look, oops? You started before you whistled, so what am I waiting for?!

The two of you have a glass and I have a glass, and in a moment the wine on the table is swept away.

The people present saw that the faces of the two team members who were fighting for wine did not change their faces and their hearts did not beat, and they couldn't see any changes, and they were really massive.

Xiong Wan was so excited that he couldn't help but get out of his seat and join the crowd of onlookers.

The two rows of ear cups were filled with wine again, and Chen Zheng picked up the first cup and said, "One hundred quintals of a cup, see if I don't drink and cry!" ”

After the second round, Jingyang's body shook slightly, and Chen Zheng hiccuped a few times, but his momentum was still undiminished.

Round 3...

Round 4...

In the fifth round of the game, Chen Zheng gradually began to shake, and when he looked at Jingyang again, his eyes were already straight, and his legs would collapse to the ground at any time.

At this time, Xiong Wan and Huang Xie were no longer worried about whether Chen Zheng and Jingyang could still compete, and they were even more worried that Chen Zheng had drunk enough wine in exchange for eight thousand loads of food.

Huang Xie looked at Xiong Wan, who was in a nervous mood, and knew what he should do, and shouted at Jingyang: "Old general, the King of Chu is looking at you!" ”

Jingyang barely straightened up, reached out to take the ear cup on the table, didn't want to grab it, his body turned around, and when he turned around again, the ear cup in his eyes had become layered in a trance, looming.

Huang Xie squeezed his eyes at a waiter behind Jing Yang, who was not a dry eater, and immediately picked up the ear cup on the table and handed it to Jing Yang.

After Jingyang took three or four cups from the waiter, he fell to the ground and fell asleep with a thunderous snoring as soon as his body went limp.

Looking at Chen Zheng at this time, the more he drank, the more excited he became, the more he drank, and when the table became empty cups, Chen Zheng waved his hand and greeted: "Pour, pour wine!" What, what? Chu State, no wine? Yes? Also, can you still have fun and play? ”

Wei Wuji stepped forward and persuaded: "Brother Lu, it's almost over, Old General Jing has already asked Big Brother to drink on the spot, I think that's the end of it!" ”

"No, no!" Chen Zheng shook his right hand: "Fang, that old guy is going to fight with me, when you fight for wine, you, why don't you stop it." No, no, pour wine! ”

Xiong Wan, who had a miserable white face, glared at Huang Xie, and Huang Xie shrank his neck in fright. This king of Chu thought to himself, your grandmother's idea is good now, more than 10,000 loads of grain will be put on wings and fly, and these grains will have to come out of your Huaibei fiefdom.

"What are you doing in a daze, don't you pour wine for this king's Brother Lu?!" Xiong finished reporting the plan of who would come up with the idea and who would provide the food, and he was relieved at this time.

……

After nearly an hour, everyone in the main hall of the palace of the king of Chu opened their confused eyes, supported their bodies lying on the table with their arms, rubbed their eyes and saw that the general Jingyang was still lying on the ground and snoring loudly, Lu Gongzi walked in from outside the palace, touched his stomach and smiled: "Why is the bathroom of your palace still bubbling with water?" Come on, come on, they sleep theirs, let's continue. ”

A row of waiters knelt on the ground and pleaded: "Young Master Lu, you can't drink anymore, leave some rations for us Chu people!" ”

Huang Xie, who had just finished napping, hurriedly got up and ran over, beckoning the waiter, "Don't you still carry General Jing down?!" Then he pointed to the chimes and shouted, "Musician, play music!" ”

Huang Xie helped Chen Zheng back to Xiong Wan's side, and Xiong Wan twisted his face and said, "Thank you for your mercy!" ”

With the sound of music, a row of Chu dancers twisted their graceful figures into the main hall, and under the accompaniment of the chimes, their clothes fluttered to show a moving dance.

With the acquiescence and instruction of Xiong Wan and Huang Xie, the people in the hall launched rounds of fierce attacks on Chen Zheng like carrier-based fighters taking off from an aircraft carrier.

Chen Zheng's ears sounded a melodious melody, his pupils danced gracefully, and a smiling and unfamiliar face floated in front of him, and gradually, he lost consciousness...