Chapter 228: On the Banquet

"The last general doesn't know what the people of the world will think of the marshal, but the last general knows that if anyone dares to criticize the marshal in this world, even if it is the end of the world, the last general will behead him. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoTherefore, the last general today implores the marshal to accept this little bit of the last general's heart, and repay the wish of the last general. ”

After saying this, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but bow to Liu Futong here.

"Okay, well, Bochang is really a loyal and righteous man. Since Bochang said this, then these grains and grasses, Ben Shuai is also disrespectful. Hearing Zhang Shihua's words, Liu Futong, who was full of emotion, naturally couldn't help but say so.

And after Zhang Shihua heard Liu Futong's words, he naturally bowed again: "The last general, Marshal Xie, is all wished." ”

I have to say that Zhang Shihua's behavior is really undisciplined in the eyes of later generations. But to put it mildly, a person like Zhang Shihua who leads the army at the helm, wants to survive in the troubled times, and this kind of thing is the first thing he needs to throw away.

And this kind of approach can indeed play a very good role at this time, this is not after hearing Zhang Shihua's words, Liu Futong has already laughed from ear to ear.

And the most important thing is that after seeing Zhang Shihua so loyal to him, in his Liu Futong's heart, the fear in his heart for Zhang Shihua, a brave general who leads the tiger outside, has also been invisibly reduced a lot.

And then again, after Liu Futong laughed and waved his hand to let Du Zundao take over this huge amount of grain and grass from Zhang Shihua, Liu Futong, who was in a very good mood, couldn't help but smile and said to Zhang Shihua: "Bochang, you can always drink with me at this time, right?" ”

"The marshal has an order, and he doesn't dare to resign." Hearing Liu Futong say this, Zhang Shihua echoed the meeting like this, and then surrounded by many horsemen under his command, and Liu Futong once again walked into the war-ravaged Ruyang Mansion City.

And after entering Ruyang Mansion City, Zhang Shihua, who was riding a horse, talked with Liu Futong on the one hand, and naturally subconsciously rose up to Ruyang Mansion City on the other side.

I have to say that although it has been several days since the defeat of Yexian, when Zhang Shihua rode his horse into Ruyang Mansion City, Zhang Shihua who was riding on the horse could still clearly see the traces of Ruyang Mansion City after being ravaged by war.

Such as the collapsed houses, the burned houses, and the streets that have become more and more depressed.

It can be seen that this originally prosperous city is slowly aging in the midst of war, which is like the grass and trees that have become yellow under the autumn wind in autumn, and it does not look the slightest vitality.

But fortunately, in this city, Liu Futong's marshal's mansion still looks magnificent from a distance. Obviously, at this time, Liu Futong had already agreed with the sentence "If you are not magnificent, you cannot be powerful".

However, the first time this sentence was said to the emperor, I don't know if it is suitable for the current Marshal Liu Futong Liu.

And at this time, let's not talk about these things first, but in Liu Futong's incomparably spacious marshal's mansion, in the marshal's mansion at this time, a sumptuous banquet has already been prepared.

Therefore, when Liu Futong, Zhang Shihua and the generals in the lower row of Liu Futong's account walked into the spacious and warm front hall of the Marshal's Mansion one after another, the lively banquet officially began.

On the banquet, because Zhang Shihua made the greatest contribution in this battle, and he brought a large amount of grain and grass this time, so when the banquet began, Zhang Shihua became a veritable protagonist, and there were countless people who came to toast Zhang Shihua.

"Come on, come on, General Zhang, let's have another drink, I, Wang Xianzhong, haven't fought side by side with General Zhang for a long time, so I have to drink a few cups today." About half an hour after the banquet began, the atmosphere on the banquet was completely lively.

Therefore, Wang Xianzhong, who was flushed with his face, couldn't help but hold Zhang Shihua's hand with one hand and the wine jug in the other, wanting to drink with Zhang Shihua.

When Zhang Shihua saw this, he didn't shirk anything, just reached out and picked up a bowl on the wine table, and drank three bowls of wine with Wang Xianzhong.

"Okay, General Zhang is arrogant, do you see it, this is the great husband!" The generals and officials at the wine table couldn't help but cheer when they saw Zhang Shihua drinking three bowls in a row without changing their faces.

However, Zhang Shihua, who drank bitterly again and again, after hearing the words of the generals, put down the wine bowl in his hand and looked at everyone and said, "Hey, the brothers are wrong. It is true that wine is character, but those who can drink more cannot be regarded as a big husband. Speaking of this, Zhang Shihua couldn't help laughing.

And Du Zundao at the wine table heard Zhang Shihua's words, his eyes flashed, and he looked at Zhang Shihua, who was already a little drunk, but he couldn't help but smile and asked: "Then according to your meaning, general, who can be regarded as a husband?" ”

After Du Zundao said this, Liu Futong, who had been smiling all along, couldn't help but quietly turn his gaze to Zhang Shihua. Obviously, he also wanted to know what kind of "truth" Zhang Shihua would spit out after drinking.

"What is the big husband" However, Zhang Shihua, who was already slightly drunk, was defenseless against this, so after seeing his whisper, he couldn't help but see him stand up from his seat violently, and pulled out the sword on his waist with a pout~, looked at the people in the hall and said with a smile: "Haha, the big husband, born in troubled times, should hold a three-foot sword to build an immortal feat." Only in this way can he be called a big husband. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but pout~ and inserted the drawn sword into the sheath again.

"Good! Well said, the general's words are really a man's words! Hearing Zhang Shihua say this, Wang Xianzhong, who had been drinking with Zhang Shihua all the time, couldn't help but pat the table and praise so loudly.

And with Wang Xianzhong's praise, the rest of the generals and officials who were infected by Zhang Shihua's arrogance naturally praised them one after another.

Even Liu Futong, who had been smiling and silent, couldn't help but pick up the wine glass in front of him at this time, and smiled at the generals and officials at the table: "Come on, come on, brothers, today and for Bochang's husband's words, drink this cup." ”

After saying this, Liu Futong couldn't help but drink all the wine in the cup.

And when the generals and officials at the table saw Liu Futong like this, they naturally drank all the wine in the cup one after another.

And after drinking the glass of wine, Liu Futong naturally waved his hand and asked everyone to sit down. However, after everyone sat down, Liu Futong looked at everyone and said: "All brothers also know that this battle, for our army, can really be regarded as a battle involving our life and death." ”

"But in such a battle, our army had more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, but only paid the price of more than 10,000 casualties, and then defeated the Tartar army in one fell swoop, captured and killed tens of thousands of people, and completely defeated the Tartar court. Our army can have such a result, all the brothers must know why, right? ”

"That's right, the reason why our army was able to win so easily this time can be said to be due to General Zhang Bochang Zhang. To tell the truth, if General Zhang hadn't led his troops to risk his life a few days ago to block the Tartars' grain routes, leaving the Tartar army in a dilemma and crushing without a fight, how could we be sitting here today. ”

"There is an ancient saying: 'The reward is not overdue, and the punishment is not moved', not to mention the great achievements made by General Zhang. Therefore, this time, the commander decided to canonize General Zhang as the provincial privy councillor and crowned him as the general of the hussar guard, and the official rank is the second grade, what do the brothers think? ”

"The provincial privy and the second product are really not small, but they are just a false name, which is meaningful. It seems that this time Marshal Liu wants to deal with Zhang Shihua with such a lofty name. Some people who understand it, after hearing Liu Futong's words, suddenly couldn't help but think of it in their hearts.

Of course, although they thought so, none of them would say it. After all, what does Zhang Shihua's matter have to do with them. Therefore, after such an electric turn in their minds, these people couldn't help but bow: "The marshal's move is reasonable, and we have no objections." ”

And Liu Futong, who had long known that this would be the result, couldn't help but look at Zhang Shihua with a smile after hearing the generals and saying hello three times in a row: "Bochang, are you satisfied with this?" ”

And after Zhang Shihua heard Liu Futong's question, he was naturally busy bowing to Liu Futong with a grateful face: "Marshal Xie is coming, and the last general will do his best for our army in the future." ”

"Okay, well, with Bochang's words, I don't have to worry about it." Seeing Zhang Shihua like this, Liu Futong couldn't help but laugh like this.

Obviously, both sides were happy this time.

And after Liu Futong laughed, the two sides staggered for a while, and Du Zundao, who was flushed, looked at Zhang Shihua with a smile, but couldn't help but say: "General Zhang, I heard that General Zhang, you have a cousin who is not yet married, right?" ”

However, hearing Du Zundao's words, Zhang Shihua smiled and said: "Du Youcheng doesn't know, my brother is already married, and he will get married soon." ”

"Big wedding" Hearing Liu Futong's words, Du Zundao couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile. Apparently some of his calculations are about to fail.

Seeing him like this, Liu Futong, who had been sitting at the head of the house, couldn't help but point at him Du Zundao and smiled: "Hahahaha, Zundao, Zundao, it seems that you don't have the luck to marry our General Zhang." Speaking of this, Liu Futong couldn't help laughing.

Seeing Liu Futong like this, Du Zundao didn't look angry at all, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, it seems that I really don't have the good fortune of Brother Yang!" ”

Speaking of this, Du Zundao couldn't help but smile and glanced at Yang Shuo, the prefect of Ruyang Mansion, who was sitting opposite him.

That's right, this Yang Shuo is Yang Meier's father, it is said that after Yang Meier became Zhang Shihua's concubine, Yang Shuo should also be regarded as Zhang Shihua's cheap father-in-law.

However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhang Shihua is quite faceless to this so-called father-in-law. Because from the beginning to the present, for such a long time, Zhang Shihua didn't even look at this so-called father-in-law, let alone anything else.

And the fact is that Zhang Shihua, who is still a modern person in his bones and attaches great importance to his family, is indeed tired of this person who takes his daughter's life to protect his wealth in his bones. Because in some ways, Yang Shuo did offend Zhang Shihua's rebellion.

So when Yang Shuo heard Du Zundao's words, he knew in his heart that Zhang Shihua was extremely disgusted with him, so he could only laugh dryly twice, and didn't dare to say anything.

After all, he is just a demoted official with no power, whether it is Zhang Shihua, who has a heavy army, or Du Zundao, who is regarded as Liu Futong's right and left hand, it is not something he can offend.

Seeing Yang Shuo like this, the generals who were doing it naturally did not continue this topic. After all, they don't want to blame Zhang Shihua for this.

Therefore, these generals who have become human spirits quickly diverted another topic, but they did not let the atmosphere of the banquet be cold, so the banquet can be regarded as a successful end.

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"The general stays, the generals stay." It is said that after the banquet, Zhang Shihua was about to return to the camp arranged by Liu Futong for his soldiers and horses to rest, but before he could go far, Yang Shuo, who was Zhang Shihua's cheap father-in-law, suddenly called out to him.

"General, the old man still has a body to ask the general, please listen to the old man." After catching up with and stopping Zhang Shihua, Yang Shuo, who was smiling all over his face, couldn't help but say to Zhang Shihua like this.

However, Zhang Shihua, who was already drunk, heard Yang Shuo's words, and saw Yang Shuo's old face with no bottom line, but he felt bored for no reason. So after Yang Shuo finished saying that, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but snort coldly and said, "Lord Yang, I said that we are not very close, and I really can't help you with your affairs." So you'd better wait for your next daughter to get married, and then tell your new aunt. ”

After saying this, Zhang Shihua waved his hand and wanted to leave with his guards.

However, even though Zhang Shihua said this, Yang Shuo still did not leave, but walked to Zhang Shihua's horse in three steps and two steps, and said to Zhang Shihua with a smile: "General, the old man knows that the general doesn't like the old man, but there is a sentence that the old man has to say." ”

"That's right, I'm not a good person, but Mei'er is pure and kind by nature. Therefore, the old man begged the general, hoping that the general would not be angry with Mei'er because of the old decay, and hoped that the general could treat Mei'er well. After saying this, Yang Shuo couldn't help but bow deeply to Zhang Shihua.

And Zhang Shihua, who had been riding on a horse all along, heard him say this, and after taking a deep look at Yang Shuo in front of the horse, he couldn't help but look at him with a sneer and said: "Lord Yang, I, Zhang Shihua, am not you, Lord Yang, and I can't do that kind of thing to benefit my relatives." ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Shihua no longer paid attention to him, but urged the war horse to get off his crotch, and left here with a group of guards.