Chapter 55: The Three Lords

Everyone looked at Chang Anjun, but when they saw the wine on the table in front of him, he really didn't drink a glass, and the palace maids of Qi frequently poured wine and persuaded him to drink, but he also refused. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

Mingyue found that Tian Jianlai was not good, so she explained: "I hope the prince will forgive me, I have never been good at drinking." ā€œ

"Chang'anjun's words are inappropriate."

A well-mannered doctor of Qi stood up and laughed: "I heard that Zhao Xiangzhu, the ancestor of the Zhao family, can drink for five days and five nights in a row, and Zhao Guo has many generous and sad people, and he is quite able to drink, so Chang'an Jun didn't learn a little?" ā€

An old man wearing a Confucian crown next to the doctor also responded: "Yes, the ancestor Mencius once said to King Wei Hui, coercing Taishan to surpass the Beihai, and the speaker said, 'I can't', it's honest." Breaking branches for the elderly, the speaker says, 'I can't', it's not for it, it's not for it. In my opinion, Chang'anjun does not drink at the banquet, not to coerce Taishan to surpass the North Sea, etc., but to break branches and the like, not to can't, not for! ā€œ

This person's name is Teng Geng, the son of the perished Teng State, and the youngest disciple of Mencius, who is now in the Qi State, and is respected as the elder of the country. Now he followed the meaning of the prince Jian, and quoted scriptures to denigrate Mingyue.

Mingyue remained silent, her eyes swept over the faces of Prince Jian, Teng Geng and others one by one, this group of people suddenly targeted him with the same hatred, I'm afraid it's not a coincidence, right? Sure enough, there was no good feast.

They froze there, and for a while, the atmosphere at the banquet was a little awkward, and Hou Sheng, who had been bribed by Mingyue, stood up with a smile and played a round.

"Chang'anjun is a distinguished guest, no one respects Chang'anjun, and he has no chance to drink. Let me first salute Chang'anjun, what is it? ā€œ

Hou Sheng walked over, just one step away from Mingyue, raised the copper bottle, and shook his head at him slightly.

Mingyue will understand, Hou Sheng is reminding himself not to be angry.

He had no choice but to pick up the wine bottle in front of him, and the two of them drank it all.

The slightly sour corn wine in the copper wine bottle went down to the stomach, although the degree was not high, it made Mingyue's throat spicy, and she coughed gently......

"But I forgot, this little body can't compare to the amount of my previous life, counting, this is the first time Chang'anjun has drunk in his life......"

Before he could take a breath, Hou Sheng said again: "Please also ask Chang Anjun to celebrate the prince's birthday!" At the same time, he winked at Mingyue, the meaning is very clear, you just need to do it tonight, and you will be fine.

Even though Mingyue was unhappy, she was very helpless, no matter what, no matter what, how could people not bow their heads under the eaves? He did so, poured a full amount of wine, walked to the center of the feast, and respectfully toasted to Tian Jian, which was the second bottle.

Tian Jian himself just took a sip, but pointed to Mingyue, who was frowning and drinking, and said to Teng Geng: "Elder Guo, let's take a look at Chang'anjun can drink it all?" ā€œ

Teng Geng, as today's wine commander, has the obligation to correct those who drink dishonestly, he smiled and asked Mingyue to turn the bronze upside down, and there was not a drop of wine left in it, so he replied to Tian Jiandao: "Prince, Chang'anjun has indeed drunk it all." ā€œ

"Goodness, great goodness! Chang'anjun, this is a good guest of my Qi country. ā€

Tian Jian seemed to be very satisfied, laughed, and watched Chang Anjun being forced to eat and drink, not to mention how happy he was.

Mingyue is not so comfortable here, two bottles down, he has never drunk much in this life, he is already a little dazzled, I thought that I could cope with the past, but this is just the beginning......

"Chang'an-kun!"

A loud voice like thunder sounded in his ears, and the broad-shouldered and round-waisted general of Qi sitting next to Hou Sheng also stood up under Teng Geng's signal, and asked the palace maid to fill up her wine bottle, and took another bottle, walked to Mingyue, and greeted: "Come on, Chang'an Jun, I Kuang Liang also respects you!" ā€

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Mingyue glanced at the man, and saw that he was about thirty years old, with a thick beard on his face, and when he was introduced, he heard Housheng say that this person is called Kuang Liang, the grandson of Kuang Zhang, a famous general of Qi State. By the way, this is the person who stopped Zhao Kuo at the city gate today and prevented him from bringing Zhao Kuo into the city, right?

Now that Kuang Liang had handed the wine bottle in front of him, in front of everyone's eyes, Mingyue had no choice but to bite the bullet again, take it with a smile, drink it slowly, and almost choked halfway through the drink, which made everyone present laugh for a while......

Mingyue was a good wine person in his previous life, his father also got self-baked wine in his hometown village, every time he went back, he would sit by the fire with his father and relatives, drink a few glasses, and be happy, but unfortunately he was not happy to drink, it depends on who he drank with, although today's wine is not difficult to drink, but he tastes like a drink.

Let the people of this country get along with each other. Words and words, return to my people.

For a while, he missed that home a little, and he also missed Zhao Guo, who no one dared to force him to do anything.

With a heart, he drank the third glass of wine, Mingyue was already a little shaky, he knew that his little body that had never been soaked in alcohol was the end, and if he drank it again, he was afraid that he would make a fool......

Unexpectedly, Kuang Liang didn't spare him, and continued to pull, wanting to drink a few more cups.

"I can't drink anymore."

Mingyue frowned and refused, Kuang Lianghong's face suddenly darkened: "Is Chang'anjun looking down on me?" Drink! If you don't drink, you're not a big husband! ā€

The old Ruteng also stood up and said to Kuang Liang: "Chang'anjun, if you are toasted, you can't stop drinking, otherwise, I will punish you as a martyr!" ā€

Mingyue was angry from her heart, and regardless of the hints that Hou Sheng had given her before, she flicked her sleeves, shook off Kuang Liang's entanglement, and said, "If you don't drink, you don't drink!" ā€

He said to Teng Geng, who was wearing a Confucian crown: "I once read about the etiquette of drinking alcohol in the ancients. The gentleman's drinking is also, by the first lord and sprinkled with color, the second lord said the words, the ceremony has been the third lord and oily, to retreat, retreat to sit. It means that you can drink the three lords, until the amount is sufficient, this is Wink, otherwise, it is only the wine that is immeasurable! ā€

"Sir, this is the Confucian ritual of drinking, right? Why, then, are you forcing me today? ā€

Teng Geng's old face was as usual, and he smiled slightly, avoiding this question and not talking about it, but talking about a past incident.

"Back then, Wei Wenhou and the doctors drank alcohol, and ordered the public to be unkind to the government, and the public to be unkind was very serious, and made an appointment with the monarch and ministers: 'Those who can't drink will float to the big white'. In other words, whoever does not drink all the cups will be punished with a large one. Unexpectedly, Wei Wenhou was the first to violate this rule and drank it endlessly, so the public passenger raised a big cup and wanted to punish his king. Wei Wenhou looked at the glass of wine and ignored it. The waiter said, 'If you are not kind, you should step back quickly, your lord is already drunk.' Not only did he not retreat, but he also quoted scriptures to say that it is not easy to be a minister and a king, saying: 'Today, the king himself agreed to set up such a wine order, but there is an order but it can't be done, can this work?' Wei Wenhou listened to it and said good! Pick up the cup and drink it all, and after drinking, he will take the public passenger as a guest......"

After telling this story, Teng said more confidently: "The ancestor Mencius said that men and women do not kiss, courtesy, sister-in-law, help them, and have power. Although the three lords are only ceremonies, but the rites can also be flexible, today's banquet is to celebrate the alliance of Qi and Zhao, it doesn't hurt to drink a little more, this is the law of change......"

Kuang Liang was very proud, and laughed: "Chang'anjun, you have no reason not to drink, come, I will drink as a lord, you only need to use Otaru, right?" ā€œ

This kind of practice of singing double reeds to force wine is a bit rude, but the prince Jian seems to be smiling, and if there is nothing to do next to Hou Sheng, the rest of the secretaries and doctors of Qi are also watching the excitement. Drunk Chang'anjun and made him ugly, probably the first time in Qi Ren's plan, Prince Jianke said to all the guests, at the banquet, he would take turns to toast Chang'anjun's wine.

Mingyue had already noticed that although Qi Guoming welcomed his arrival very much, he did not slack off in the slightest in greeting and entertaining, and the mansion assigned to him was also the largest. But there was still a small group of men who were making things difficult and difficult in many things, especially not allowing his soldiers to enter the city. This seems to remind him all the time that his identity is a hostage that can be kneaded by them......

Mingyue knew that if it went on like this, she was only afraid that she would be very uncomfortable tonight, and she probably couldn't say that Teng Geng, so she could only get out with a strategy, so she rolled her eyes and took the wine bottle, but suddenly said: "General Kuang has a good amount of wine, I don't know how much wine he can drink on weekdays?" ā€œ

Kuang Liang's amount of wine is indeed very good, just now he took the big wine jue and poured Pingyuan Jun down, but now, he is staring at Mingyue again.

He triumphantly patted the general on the belly and said, "I can drink one and a half stones at a time!" ā€

"One and a half stones!"

Everyone gasped, back then, King Qi Wei's courtier Chun Yuyu could drink a stone of wine, which was already a large amount of wine, and this Kuang Liang could drink one and a half stones, but I was afraid that no one here could reach it.

Unexpectedly, Chang Anjun laughed: "What the general said is one and a half stones, I'm afraid it's just Qilu's bar?" I've heard a saying that Zhao wine is thick and Qilu wine is thin......"

Saying that, he didn't care about Hou Sheng's frequent gestures to himself, and said with a hint of contempt: "Although I am not good at drinking, I can also taste it, although this Qi wine tastes good, but in terms of strength, it is much inferior to my Zhao wine." The general can drink one and a half stones of wine, but if he encounters the best liquor in my Zhao country, he is afraid that he will get drunk after one and a half buckets! ā€

"Bold!" Kuang Liang's amount of wine was said to be one-tenth smaller, and he was so despised that he was immediately furious: "I have also drunk Handan's Zhao wine, although it is stronger than Qi wine, but it is never so exaggerated!" ā€

Mingyue smiled slightly, knowing Kuang Liang's plan, so she said: "Otherwise, the kind of wine I said is different from the wine of ordinary Handan markets and palace doctors." This wine is mellow and lush, the aroma is strong, and what is more rare is that it is pure and transparent, and there is no need to shrink it with a bud first, and the whole body will heat up after drinking it, and the cold will go to ......"

He didn't care about the ugly face of Prince Jian, and he didn't care about the old Ruteng's quibbles, so he spilled the wine in the wine bottle on the ground, and said contemptuously: "The husband who is really generous and sad should not drink this faint thin wine, but taste that kind of pure thick wine!" ā€œ

Kuang Liang was already completely in the trap, and he threw away the big wine jue in his hand, and said: "If Chang'anjun is not convinced, go and get the kind of wine you said, and I will drink it for you on the spot!" ā€

"Thousands of miles away, where can it be so fast? Besides, the wine was transported from Handan to Linzi, but I am afraid that it has already been broken. ā€œ

Mingyue said with a smile: "If General Kuang thinks that he is a husband who can drink booze, he will wait for me for a month, and when I let the winemaker brew that kind of wine, he will invite the general to the banquet to taste it." If the general is not drunk after a bucket and a half, I will let the general pour me to death until I lie down to the table! Moreover, the hundreds of gold family wealth I brought from Zhao State will also be divided into half and given to the general! ā€

"Is that true?"

was interrupted by Chang Anjun, Kuang Liang also forgot about the order of the prince and forced Chang Anjun to drink, although Chang Anjun said that kind of "Zhao wine" is amazing, but Kuang Liang has not drunk any wine? How can you be afraid? In addition, he was greedy for Chang'anjun's money, so he agreed to come down.

Mingyue said: "Wait, what if the general loses?" Is there a bet? ā€œ

Kuang Liang said: "If I lose, Chang'an Jun's 100 soldiers outside the city will make an exception to enter the city, prince, do you think this can work?" ā€

Prince Jian was also aroused to be competitive, and immediately supported Kuang Liang and said: "Just like the general's words." ā€

Mingyue said with a smile: "General, this is a public weapon for private use, bet on national law, even if you lose, you don't have any loss, so I'm afraid it's not appropriate." ā€œ

Kuang Liang raised his neck: "Then what does Chang Anjun want from me?" ā€œ

Mingyue's eyes were blazing, and she said: "I heard in private that the general is Zhang Zihou, and Zhang Zi is a senior disciple of Qi Sun Tzu (Sun Bin), so there must be a "Qi Sun Tzu's Art of War" hidden at home, right?" If the general loses, he will lend me this art of war for a day, how about it!? ā€œ