This banquet may be the simplest and most crude banquet that Li Zhuyuan, a second-class master, has ever eaten.

It is said that it is a wine banquet, but in fact, it is four or five home-cooked dishes, and the utensils used are all coarse porcelain bowls in the army. The wine he drank was not the kind of crisp and sweet aftertaste he was used to, but the kind of soju used in the army to ward off the cold.

Li Zhuyuan didn't show any dissatisfied expression in the military camp, especially in front of Jiang Chuan, the King of Qin, after all, he was not such a shallow person.

In fact, his temptation just now was not at Xia Junze's behest, but his own plan.

In the imperial court, everyone has their own network. These networks are intricate, what fellow villagers, the same year, the same subject, the same list, teachers and students, etc., all kinds of relationships can become the interface of the network.

Although Li Zhuyuan is Xia Junze's confidant, he also has his own network. And in this political storm, he was also angry, because he was the secretary of the military department, and he had to donate money by himself and be responsible for the collection of funds from the entire military department, so he was slandered and ridiculed by the officials below, and he was also reprimanded by the emperor for his unfavorable affairs.

The words that Xia Junze said to him last time made him remember it in his heart, and he has been thinking about where he should go these days.

This political storm has dissolved most of the original entanglements in his heart, and his goal has gradually become clear.

That is to vote under the door of King Jiangchuan of Qin.

And he saw very clearly that although the current King of Qin had hundreds of thousands of troops, he won every battle. But these soldiers can help him fight the world, but they can't help him rule the world.

If he wants to rule the world, he must need some people who are familiar with the affairs of the imperial court. This is his Li Zhuyuan's chance.

And the sooner you take refuge, the greater the chance of soaring in the future, Li Zhuyuan understands this very well.

However, he is not a reckless and dull person, the king must choose the minister, and the minister must of course choose the king. This is the reason why the so-called good birds choose trees to perch.

His tentative words just now were half-truths and half-truths, and he wanted to see Jiang Chuan's true ambitions. The second is to try the scheming of this young highness.

After all, His Royal Highness the King of Qin is too young, and young people are often associated with words such as impulsiveness and recklessness, joy and anger, lack of doors, and lofty ambitions.

For the road to the top, these problems are fatal flaws.

This road is not only full of frontal and tragic battles, but also full of intrigues.

The minister is not secret, and the king is not secret. If this His Royal Highness the King of Qin was just a martial artist who could only dance swords and guns, he would definitely not be a suitable candidate for a monarch in the hearts of people like Li Zhuyuan.

Because with such a person, you can often only die faster.

So the temptation just now made him a little foggy, but more than that, he was happy.

This highness really can't be judged by the standard of a martial artist.

With something in his heart, it was coarse wine and light rice, and the wine flowed into his stomach like a red-hot knife, Li Zhuyuan's face instantly turned red, and he couldn't stop coughing.

"I forgot that Master Li is an elegant person, and he can't drink this kind of knife-burning wine in the army, because this king is negligent. Come on, serve tea to Master Li. Jiang Chuan said that he apologized, but there was a trace of disapproval in his eyes when he looked at Li Zhuyuan.

Li Zhuyuan keenly caught this disapproval, and he suddenly woke up: he was testing this Highness, and this Highness was not testing himself.

If he is arrogant and pretentious, I am afraid that he will be included in the blacklist of King Qin. The first impression is not good, and it will be difficult to turn over later.

So he desperately suppressed his cough, blushed and smiled: "Your Highness, it's the lower official who has lost his temper." Although this wine is strong, it is as strong and straightforward as a man in the army, fiery and heroic, even if he uses His Royal Highness's wine today, he will go to get rid of the weak air of the lower official. ”

After speaking, he poured himself a full cup, raised his hands and said loudly: "Your Highness, the lower officials will do it first as a respect!" ”

After saying that, he poured all the burning knives in a large porcelain bowl into his throat in one breath.

Jiang Chuan and Su Qin, who watched this scene, were stunned, looked at each other, and then looked at this reckless Lord Shangshu of the military department with a smile.

When Jiang Chuan drank this wine for the first time, he was also choked with tears, because it was so strong, drinking it into his stomach was like a red-hot knife stirring in his abdomen, and it felt that the taste was really not a cool word that could explain it clearly.

Unexpectedly, this thin and weak military department Shangshu took a big bowl and poured it, which was really bearable.

Sure enough, Li Zhuyuan, who had just put down the bowl and was about to say two words, suddenly pinched his neck, his face was extremely red, he coughed non-stop, and his eyes seemed to have turned red.

Seeing him like this, Jiang Chuan held back a smile, and hurriedly asked the guards to send a large pot of herbal tea, and asked Li Zhuyuan to pour several bowls, only to feel that the burning feeling between his chest and abdomen had faded a lot.

After slowly calming down, Li Zhuyuan said with a wry smile: "The lower official has lost his temper again, please forgive your Highness!" ”

However, as soon as he spoke, he found that his throat had become hoarse and dry, like the sound of a rag tearing, and he was startled, and his heart was anxious, and he pointed to his throat and screamed.

Jiang Chuan and Su Qin were also surprised, they didn't expect this buddy to react so much, and his throat was dumb after a bowl of wine, and his feelings about burning knives still have the effect of making people dumb.

Su Qin hurriedly appeased Li Zhuyuan, and asked people to ask for a military doctor.

Military doctors have long been accustomed to this kind of thing, because there are many people in the army who, like Li Zhuyuan, didn't know how powerful it was to burn knives at first, so they suffered a big loss.

The military doctor gave a pill for the configuration, and a few more plasters to stick around his neck and left.

After taking the pill and applying the plaster, Li Zhuyuan felt much better, and his voice recovered a lot when he spoke, although he still sounded hoarse.

"Your Highness, Xia Guan is really ashamed today, he was tossed by a bowl of wine and lost his temper so much, and I ask His Highness to forgive me!" Li Zhuyuan said with a depressed face.

Jiang Chuan suddenly laughed, laughing so much that Li Zhuyuan looked inexplicable, and there was still a trace of resentment in his heart.

When Jiang Chuan stopped laughing, Su Qin, who was laughing and silent, stepped forward and said to Li Zhuyuan: "Lord Shangshu not only did not lose his temper today, but he was quite manly. His Royal Highness King Qin admired most in his life was a person like Master Li who was both talented and learned, but also had a manly spirit. In the future, His Royal Highness still has a lot of places to rely on important people, and I hope that your Excellency will not shirk when the time comes. ”

Regarding Su Qin's identity, Jiang Chuan didn't introduce much at first, only said his name. But Li Zhuyuan could naturally see that this handsome middle-aged scribe was a real confidant of King Jiang Chuan of Qin.

So after Su Qin's words made him pause for a moment, his eyes suddenly became surprised, and he looked at Jiang Chuan.

Jiang Chuan restrained his smile and said, "Yes, there are still many things to do in the future, and there are naturally many places to rely on Lord Li." It's just that there are some things that I can't say now, but I think Master Li should understand the king's distress in his heart. ”

Jiang Chuan's words were tantamount to recognizing Li Zhuyuan, and he also sent him an invitation to solicit, which was equivalent to giving enough face to Li Zhuyuan.

Li Zhuyuan was overjoyed, stepped forward and bowed deeply, and said in a deep voice: "Li Zhuyuan definitely lives up to His Highness's expectations." ”