Chapter 21: The Consequences of Drunkenness (Full)

The surrender of Attar and Aliza can be regarded as pacifying Shanyue. www.biquge.info Seeing that the battle of the past few months had finally come to an end, and that it had survived, the people all smiled happily. Although Li Sheng's side only defeated Shanyue and did not completely eliminate the Shanyue people, on the contrary, he had to give Shanyue people certain preferential treatment in various policies, but Li Sheng was not dissatisfied with this result, on the contrary, he was still very happy.

"Finally out of the war." Li Sheng muttered to himself, relieved and relieved. For him, while pacifying Wuling Shanyue, he achieved reconciliation with Shanyue, so that his future development was no longer controlled by the Shanyue people in the territory, and he had a large population, which completely exceeded his initial estimate, which was really a thing that made him uncomfortable and could easily do a lot of things. At this point, his tense mood can finally relax. Through the information he got from history, he knew that there would be no war in Jingnan in the future. "Until the outbreak of the Battle of Chibi, there are still about six or seven years to develop my territory with peace of mind.

"It's something that makes you laugh just thinking about it. I didn't expect it to go so well. With such thoughts, Li Sheng has been smiling on his face since that day, which makes people understand that he is in a good mood at the moment.

Next, there was basically nothing to do with him Li Sheng. With such a military advisor as Pang Tong by his side, Li Sheng pushed almost everything onto Pang Tong's short body. He only said the words "everything is in charge of the military advisor", and then he was free to relax. Every day, in addition to listening to Pang Tong's report, he chatted with Liu Xuan, a future neighbor, to connect with his feelings, and talked to Sha Siqi, Attar, Aliza, the leaders of the Shanyue tribe, to increase friendship. Compared with Pang Tong, who was busy every day, Li Sheng has had a relaxed life these days.

The army captured Hanshou and took the county governance of Wuling into their hands. In fact, this can't be regarded as a capture, because Li Shengjun has only opened a siege under Hanshou City from beginning to end. Although the soldiers and horses were very neatly arranged, the main siege equipment of the siege war was not much prepared. The Shanyue defenders of Hanshou City surrendered on their own, and after Li Sheng sent Attar, the commander of the former Shanyue army, to the front of the battle to say a common word of persuasion to surrender, the gate of Hanshou creaked open. The group of Shanyue people fell to the ground and welcomed Li Sheng and them into the city.

After entering the city, Li Sheng became a guest. Although he was the commander of the army along the way, in this Hanshou City, the real master was Liu Xuan who rode a yellow horse beside him.

Li Sheng was very face-saving to Liu Xuan at the moment: when the group walked towards the city, he was slightly behind Liu Xuan by half a horse's head, and Liu Xuan was more and more prominent at the forefront, so that he could accept the cheers of the people in Hanshou City.

"Liu Xuan must be allowed to truly grasp the power of Wuling. Not only should Liu Xuan's achievements in this war be highlighted in the war report to Lord Liu Biao, but also in front of the people of Wuling, let Liu Xuan as a hero completely grasp the hearts of all the people. At a private meeting after Shanyue's surrender, Li Sheng smiled and told everyone in his chief office.

"Why?" Except for the clear smile on Pang Tong's face, everyone didn't understand Li Sheng's intentions.

"Do you think we can fully master Wuling now?" To their question, Li Sheng just responded with another question.

"I'm afraid not." The crowd kept shaking. They all know what the situation is in Changsha now. Although Li Sheng and a group of advisers used a series of means and measures to completely control Changsha, so that Changsha showed the sharp corners of thriving, but at the moment, Changsha's strength is about the same as that of other places in Jingnan. Under such circumstances, it is unlikely that Li Shengjun, who relied on Changsha for development, would have the strength to occupy more counties, and he had less than 5,000 soldiers in his hands, which was still too weak compared to any side in the troubled times. It is a good thing to take Wuling in this way, but it is not good if Liu Biao's crusade is caused by taking Wuling. Everyone above and below Li Shengjun knew that the development of his own territory must be the top priority at the moment. After all, only when the territory is well developed, the population is large, the money and food are abundant, and the soldiers and armor are all good, it is possible to raise tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to join the battle for world domination. And until then, patience is the norm no matter what.

"Since it is impossible for us to fully grasp Wuling, that means that Wuling must be left to Liu Qi?" Li Sheng asked again, and seeing that everyone nodded honestly, he continued: "You must know that Wuling is a mountainous place. Because of the mountainous area, the roads are not smooth and the information spreads slowly. Although we have recovered the heads of the Shanyue people, and we can be regarded as basically solving the current problem of Shanyue in Wuling, this can only be regarded as an overall deal after all. We don't have anything to do with those guys who are hiding in the more remote mountains and forests. After we leave, these chaotic Shanyue tribes and some bandits will definitely throw out and make a mess. In such a situation, if Liu Qi, the Taishou of Wuling, cannot suppress it, then Wuling will definitely **** again, and we must go on an expedition here. It can be said that a **** Wuling is not beneficial to us at all, for our own development, we need Wuling to stabilize, and at present, whether Liu Qi, the Wuling Taishou, is strong is the key to the stability of Wuling. ”

"I see." Hearing Li Sheng say this, everyone finally understood, and they no longer had any opinions on Li Sheng's orders. They didn't ask what threat Liu Qi's strength would pose to their side in the future. Because through getting along with Liu Qi these days, most of them understand that Liu Qi really has no ambition.

When Li Sheng went to the Taishou Mansion from the city gate, he was very "strict" to retreat half according to what he wanted at the beginning, and Li Sheng's subordinates also slowed down the pace of the advance of the mounts under them very cooperatively, and they lagged behind even more, almost sticking themselves to those soldiers closely.

The people of Hanshou were very enthusiastic, and they cheered loudly for the arrival of their Taishou. Although Attar's Shanyue army did not treat the people of the city so cruelly after the capture of Hanshou, the people of the city still resented them. Everything stems only from their identity. For the people of the world, they can endure the rule of a brutal Han monarch, but they cannot tolerate the occupation of a kind foreign king. This is generally the case with the so-called "Hanyi Great Defense".

The army slowly passed in front of the people, and in the cheers of the people, each of them felt a kind of dignity and dignity. Although they could not yet understand the meaning of this dignity, it did not affect their perception of the current atmosphere in the slightest. They knew that the people were cheering for themselves - and that was enough.

Finally arrived at the Taishou Mansion, Li Sheng felt relieved for a moment. The people of Hanshou are so enthusiastic, and it is indeed a bit incredible that the people who desperately want to witness the demeanor of their group of people can drag themselves on the road while there are still soldiers to maintain order. The journey was only three miles, and it took them nearly an hour and a half to complete. As far as Li Sheng himself is concerned, this journey seems to be more tiring than fighting a battle.

Li Sheng and the others entered the Taishou Mansion, while his army passed through the city to the military camp outside the city and was stationed. Although Liu Qi, the new master of Hanshou, repeatedly demanded that the army should be stationed in the city, Li Sheng still refused on the grounds that it was not appropriate to disturb the people. He let all the Han troops out of the city except for his own personal guards and Liu Qi's personal guards, leaving only the original Shanyue City defenders responsible for the current defense of Hanshou. Just as he appointed Zhao Yun as the captain of his personal guard to restrain Zhao Yun's loyalty, Li Sheng at this moment also tried to gain the loyalty of the Shanyue people through such a station. Because he had the pro-guard as a presence to ensure his safety, he was not wary of any misdeeds of those Shanyue people.

After staying in the Taishou Mansion for a few hours, watching Liu Qi, who had just become the Taishou, hurriedly handle government affairs, Li Sheng spent another peaceful afternoon with a gloating smile. He seemed to be accustomed to this kind of calmness, although he had been dragged by Liu Qi to sit beside him and couldn't leave, Li Sheng still unexpectedly closed his eyes and rested. Because he was sitting cross-legged there, he wasn't worried about his legs and feet being numb.

The sky gradually darkened, but the Taishou Mansion in Hanshou City became more lively among the glasses of wine. It's a celebration feast. Although it was a little late, everyone was eating well at the moment. After all, the city and the barracks are incomparable, peacetime and wartime are incomparable, for these men who are all career-oriented, only when all the busyness is over, they are in the mood to enjoy a little.

Of course, it is only for most people at this banquet, and for Li Sheng, the current banquet is undoubtedly a painful torment. Because of such a great victory, everyone was happy and persuaded to drink, and as the mastermind of the whole battle, he inevitably avoided becoming the object of this persuasion. Although wine is a beautiful thing for some men, it is a bitter water for Li Sheng, who has never liked to drink. He didn't want to taste a second time after already having a hangover, and he desperately refused. But everyone had a tacit understanding and refused to give up on him at all, and under the indoctrination of one reason after another, Li Sheng was very embarrassed and painful to drink the cups of yellow soup.

The wine is filtered, although the degree of wine at this time is not too high, it is only a dozen degrees, slightly higher than the beer that Li Sheng drank in later generations, but it is still intoxicating to Li Sheng. After all, he was drunk after drinking about two bottles of beer, and he was naturally a little hazy about how many glasses of wine he had drunk at the moment. His cheeks flushed, his whole head felt like it had swelled up, and his feet on the ground were faintly weak, as if they were stepping on cotton.

He was drunk, and it was hard to say what happened next. He gradually became presumptuous, and his words became a little confused.

“…… Belch...... That one...... I'm talking about two. Li Sheng's two hands were on the shoulders of Aliza and Attar, and he completely carried his body to the two of them: "Since you have taken refuge in me, you naturally have to leave some proof." Look at Sha Siqi, he has given me all his children. On this round table, he lowered his head and put it in the ears of the two of them, and said these nonsense.

"Ah...... Naturally, this is no problem. The two said in unison. They also don't drink much alcohol. After all, the Shanyue people are always blocked in the mountains by the Han people, and all kinds of materials are relatively scarce, even food is scarce, and there are not many opportunities to contact wine. The last time Sha Siqi used wine to get them drunk, they had only drunk less than three bottles before they lay down. Of course, there is a reason for the drugging, but more importantly, the amount of alcohol they drink is really not good. At this moment, although they were not even a little floating like Li Sheng, their minds were gradually a little confused. As for what Li Sheng said, they heard it and felt that it was reasonable and agreed, but as for whether there was any profound meaning in it, they couldn't think so much for a while.

"That'...... What do you give me? Li Sheng's head was confused for a while, his eyes were closed, and he seemed to feel a little sleepy, but he forcibly opened them wide, and then asked about the two. He knew that this was a feast with a large number of people, and as one of the masters of this feast, he could never get drunk like this. Because it's a matter of your own face.

"Give what...... We've thought about it for a long time...... Hiccup......" A smile on Attar's face that was worse than crying appeared on his face, and he stood up crookedly, shouting to the guards outside the door, "Bring the things." ”

Stuff? Attar was so vague, but his men didn't raise their doubts, so it seems that they had expected this step earlier.

So what exactly is that?

Compared with Li Sheng, Attar, and Aliza, who don't know how to drink, they are already a little drunk, and most of the people sitting at the banquet can hold out to one or two hundred cups, although they can't drink a thousand cups. Right now, when they were eating and drinking, they suddenly heard Attar shouting to the outside world, and they couldn't help but turn to look over curiously, and looked in the direction of the door in a daze.

Soon the guards outside came with "things". It was two things, one was a cyan sword, the one that seemed to be the one Aliza pinned to his waist, and the other was a wooden box that was not too small and not too small, and a delicate copper lock held it tightly, and as for what was inside, no one knew anything but Attar himself.

The thing was held in front of Li Sheng. Li Sheng felt very strange, he shook his somewhat clear head and asked Aliza, "Isn't that your sword?" You gave it to me, but what about yourself? ”

"Myself?" Aliza's mind was confused for a while, and he was stunned for a while before he reacted slightly, and explained to Li Sheng: "What does this matter to me?" This seal sword is just one of the proofs of my status as the leader of the Shanyue tribe, it is just a symbol, and it is not really my own weapon. My own weapon is a big knife. ”

"Huh? So that's it...... Belch...... I forgot. Li Sheng remembered that an embarrassed smile appeared on his face, and he turned his head to look at Attar: "I think what you sent is similar to what your brother sent." ”

"Hiccup...... That's right. Attar said with a smile. He took out a key from his bosom, gently opened the brass clasp, and lifted the wooden box, only to see a blue and white jade seal sitting on the red silk satin at the bottom of the wooden box.

"What is this?" Li Sheng looked at the small jade seal and asked a little strangely in his heart.

"Just as the emperor of the Han people has his own national seal, we who once had a country naturally have our own seal. And this piece is the seal of the king of Yue that has been handed down since the Spring and Autumn Period. But it's called Yue Wang Xi, but you shouldn't pay too much attention to it. After all, the Yue Kingdom has disappeared hundreds of years ago, and now I present this seal to you has nothing to do with the Yue King back then, and the Yue Wang Seal at this moment only exists as the seal of the patriarch of our Attar tribe. Its symbolism is the same as that of the Ariza brothers' sword. I give them to you, which just means that our two tribes are subservient to you. Attar explained with a solemn look on his face - I don't know why, as soon as he spoke of such an important matter, his words gradually became clear, and if it were not for everyone watching here, almost no one would still see him as a drunken man.

"Oh! I see...... Belch...... Then I'll take it. "After taking the two things, Li Sheng carefully played with the things in his hands like a naughty child, and then called his bodyguard, and Zhao Yun handed the things to her." I'll be in my room later. He commanded.

It's all back to the buzz.

For Li Sheng, what he had just done was just a drunken madness that he was half-drunk and half-awake in a momentary daze. But because of the cooperation of Attar and Aliza, this drunken mania did not develop seriously. Therefore, not long after everything returned to its original state, Li Sheng really collapsed on the table in a very shameless way after another wave of toasts from everyone. He was really drunk, his consciousness seemed to be much more confused than in front of him, his eyes could not be fully opened, and he only opened his mouth and shouted nonsense over there: "I can't drink, I really want to sleep." At this moment, he has no self-control at all, everything is just acting on the so-called instinct.

Everyone in the hall saw that Li Sheng really couldn't continue, so they had to give up for the time being. When Liu Qi, who was the new owner of this Taishou Mansion, ordered his subordinates to take Li Sheng to the guest room to rest. was about to leave, but he heard Na Siqi's voice: "Wait, let my daughter take care of Master Li Sheng." These subordinates are too careless, and I really don't feel at ease. ”

"Your daughter?" Everyone was slightly stunned, as if they suddenly realized something, and an inexplicable strange smile suddenly appeared on their faces. They all understood Sha Siqi's intention to dedicate his daughter to Li Sheng, and through getting along these days, they slightly confirmed Sha Siqi's sincerity in taking refuge on their side, and they were also very enthusiastic about such a thing happening. At this moment, seeing that Sha Siqi proposed it himself, they also agreed to come down with the boat. "I see, just do what you say." The master, Liu Qi, nodded very sensibly, and then ordered his subordinates: "You can take Miss Rose down with you." ”

"Yes!" The two subordinates nodded and stepped forward to help Li Shenglai.

"Wait!" This time it was Li Sheng's military advisor Pang Tong who stopped, only to see a pair of small eyes on his dark round face turn around, but said to Liu Qi: "Lord Liu just let them lead the way, as for the lord, just be supported by Zhao Guard." If tonight is going to be a good thing, then the good thing will naturally have to come in pairs. I heard General Huang say that Zhao Huwei's brother had also entrusted his sister to the lord. ”

"Oh? And there is such a thing. It seems that Brother Zixu is really a Fengliu seed. Liu Qi was naturally convinced of what Pang Tong said, and he immediately asked Zhao Yun, who was having a banquet in the side hall, to come over and hand over Li Sheng to him: "Your lord is so drunk that you have to take care of him." Saying that, he smiled mysteriously at Zhao Yun, making Zhao Yun confused and didn't know what was going on. The main hall where she was located was quite far away from the side hall, so it was naturally impossible to hear all the "conspiracy" that these people were carrying out here. Although she also slightly felt the deep meaning in the eyes of these people.

At that moment, Zhao Yun didn't say much, so he took Li Sheng and Rose and left with his subordinates. When they turned around, these spirits in the hall all floated over and saw Zhao Yun's body trembling slightly when they saw Zhao Yun, who was supporting Li Sheng, and two red flying clouds floated on his face.

Didn't she have the strength to support Li Sheng? That's not of course. Although Li Sheng is a man with a heavy body, for Zhao Yun, who is a military general, this total amount is nothing at all. It's just that because Li Sheng doesn't have any strength at all now, he is completely hanging on her body, so that the two of them are close to each other, which is the key to making her feel a little uncomfortable. She could have objected to supporting Li Sheng, but she didn't after all. After getting along with Li Sheng for so long, she has become more and more aware of her own heart - it is an indisputable fact that she likes Li Sheng. She was shy only because it was her first time and in front of so many people. Although she is so bold in her life, she is still a girl with a first affection in her bones.

"Looks like there's a play!?" Watching the three of them gradually leave, the big and small foxes in the hall glanced at each other, and they all had such smiles on their faces. Out of curiosity in their hearts, they sent a clever little servant to the door of the courtyard where Li Sheng lived. When they had drunk until midnight and finally dispersed, when the old little man came to report that neither of the young ladies had come out again, they understood that this had happened.

"Congratulations, Shatou man, you have become our lord's father-in-law." Pang Tong immediately opened his big mouth full of wine and said with a smile to Sha Siqi, who also showed a happy smile. Although Li Sheng already has a wife, and the two will be regarded as concubines in the past, the kind words on the surface should always be said, especially when Li Sheng still needs to use the Shanyue people to develop directly.

"Where, where! The little girl can serve Master Li, that is the blessing of the little girl. Sha Siqi smiled very humbly, he clearly understood that the more he was so proud, the more he had to maintain his humble duty. Although he seemed to have gone a little too far, it sounded like a bit of a traitor, but for everyone present, it was not too much of a mistake. After all, Shanyue and the Han people also need some kind of special connection, if it is not today's rose, then it may be some other girl, the same man is not Li Sheng, it may also be someone else, anyway, this "harmony" is inevitable.

"Hehe, okay, okay. Don't talk so much, that's all for tonight. Tomorrow is the first day of my Wuling Taishou's tenure, and it's not a good thing to be late at the beginning. I've got to go and rest. Liu Qi smiled and persuaded the two of them, and then turned to leave.