Chapter 12: The Contest in Front of the Temple
The banquet was very lively, with as many as fifty or sixty guests.
The huge palace is filled with black and red low tables, and it is full of delicacies and wines.
The generals sat on both sides, and the atmosphere was a little dignified.
Although Li Hao is nominally Lu Bu's younger brother, he also has to act according to etiquette on such formal occasions. Lu Bu sat first on the left, but Li Hao was ranked last on the left.
Because he was worried about Li Hao's situation, Lu Bu specially arranged for his cronie Gao Shun to stay by his side before taking his seat.
Li Hao knelt at the end of the left side, sweeping past the many civil and military generals in Dong Zhuo's camp, his eyes slightly drooping to hide the mockery.
Since ancient times, the seat has been honored by the left, and the first seat is the most honorable.
Dong Zhuo ranked Lu Bu first on the left, which seemed to be a trust and reward for him, but in fact, he was simply roasted on the fire. The most interesting thing is that everyone in the Bingzhou army camp except for Lu Bu was ranked at the end of the left position.
For example, Li Hao's side is all the generals of the Bingzhou Army.
On his left is Wei Xu, and on his right is Gao Shun.
Zhang Liao, on the other hand, sat at the back of his seat, and was not close to the other generals of the Bingzhou Army. It's like, independent of the state army.
"Mother sells batches, this shows that she looks down on us." Wei Xu's face was ugly, and he glanced at the generals of the Xiliang Army who were arrogant and glared at Lu Bu, and cursed in a low voice.
"Be careful." Gao Shun glared at Wei Xu and said softly.
The seat of the banquet must have been signaled by Dong Zhuo, if Wei Xu's complaint was heard, it was very likely that it would be thought that the state army was dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo.
Now people are under the eaves, and they can't be careless.
Wei Xu also understood the truth, and secretly scolded and stopped talking.
Just as the two were talking, the eunuch's sharp voice sounded outside the main hall: "Your Majesty has arrived." ”
Then, I saw Dong Zhuo holding the nine-year-old little emperor and slowly walking in from outside the main hall.
"Your Majesty, St. Ann." The military generals of Wenchen stood up together and bowed down.
"Ping, Ping." Nine-year-old Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty looked left and right, slightly flustered, and his voice trembled.
His voice fell, the hall was calm, and none of the Wenchen generals got up.
Dong Zhuo was satisfied with everyone's performance, and Liu Xie, who was becoming more and more frightened, smiled and scolded everyone: "Your Majesty asked you to get up, and you are all deaf." ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty." When everyone heard this, they all stood up and thanked them.
After Li Hao got up, he looked at Emperor Han Xian, who was trembling like a little quail, shook his head slightly in his heart, and sighed a little.
How sad it is for the king of the dead country!
Only when you really come to this era can you understand the helplessness.
Liu Xie is a high emperor in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the hands of the princes, he is just a cloth to cover his shame. Pull it out and use it when you need it, and discard it when you don't need it.
The law of the jungle, but that's it.
It's like Dong Zhuo staying in the palace at night, playing with the palace maid to bully the princess, and even insulting the concubines of the former emperor.
But in today's court, how many people dare to speak?
Li Hao's mind turned sharply, although he was pitiful of Emperor Han Xian's experience, it was just pitiful. Let him offend Dong Zhuo for a little kid he didn't know, Li Hao is not so stupid.
Li Hao looked at the thin scribe who was following behind Dong Zhuo, and asked in a low voice, "Who is that person, who can follow the Taiwei." ”
Gao Shun carefully reminded: "That's Li Ru, the son-in-law of the Taiwei, one of the current Jiuqing Lang Zhongling. ”
Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Li Ru?
Li Hao was stunned for a moment, and suddenly reacted.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Li Ru is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, but in the official history, he actually has no in-law relationship with Dong Zhuo. I was confused before, I only remembered the details of the release of the payment, but I didn't expect the difference between Li Ru.
Li Hao thought about it in his heart, but then he couldn't help laughing.
Whether it's the official history or the romance, in fact, there is no difference.
History has always been a little girl dressed up as a winner, even if it is the so-called official history, how much can it be believed?
For example, the famous Siku Quanshu, how many sentences can you really believe on it?
The general trend will not change, and this is the true face of history.
I am entangled in the small changes, and instead I fall into the inferior.
What's more, this world is not an ordinary Three Kingdoms, but a fantasy Three Kingdoms world with demons and monsters. A military general can be an enemy of 10,000 enemies, and the head of a general can be taken in a million army. Strategists can call for wind and rain and change the time and place.
What is the point of such a world, entangled in trivial changes?
Dong Zhuo took Liu Xie to the high platform, sat on the left side of the little emperor, held up the wine cup and said with a smile: "It is a great joy in life that I can have the honor to drink with all the courtiers today. However, although the banquet is good, how can it be without a program to help the fun. ”
When Dong Zhuo said this, he looked at Lu Bu and said with a smile: "I heard that Feng Xianwu'er prepared an interesting show, I don't know what it is?" ”
When the ministers heard this, except for the generals of Xiliang, who already knew the inside story, they all looked at Lu Bu in astonishment.
Lu Bu arched his hand and said: "The child heard that there have been many frictions and misunderstandings between the Xiliang Army and the Bingzhou Army recently, so I hope to take advantage of today's great opportunity to talk to several generals." ”
When Lu Bu said this, he looked directly at the Xiliang generals whose expressions changed slightly, and the majestic momentum swept like a raging storm.
At this moment, Lu Bu was like a demon god, and his breath was so heavy that he didn't dare to look at it directly.
However, although the generals of Xiliang were shocked by Lu Bu's strength, they also understood that they must not retreat here, otherwise the court would definitely be pressed by Lu Bu in the future.
"Shaft, Guo will meet you." A strong man with a strong body and a dark face suddenly stood up and roared.
This person is Guo Yan, one of the four fierce generals under Dong Zhuo, and the core figure of Dong Zhuo's camp.
"Nonsense, you are all important ministers of the court, what kind of system is it to fight in front of Your Majesty." Dong Zhuo pretended to be angry and reprimanded the two.
Just when the courtiers thought that the matter was over, Dong Zhuo changed the topic and pondered: "But this matter needs to be explained to both sides after all, otherwise the contradiction between the two armies will not be resolved for a long time, which is really a bit bad." Why don't you choose three of the brave men in the army from each of the generals and try it in front of all the courtiers, what do the two generals think? ”
Lu Bu knew this for a long time, so he had no opinion.
Guo Yan was also relieved when he heard that he didn't have to fight with Lu Bu. He had only just cultivated in the early stage of the condensation method, and if he really wanted to fight Lu Bu, he would not have any confidence.
However, just letting go of the state army really made him a little unhappy.
A group of lost dogs also dare to be arrogant.
Guo Yan rolled his eyes, looked at the generals who were sitting at the end, and suddenly had a plan in his heart, and said: "If you go to find the athletes in the army at this time, the last general is worried that he will miss the interest of the captain." It is better to fight as the lieutenants of the two armies, so that it will not hurt the harmony and will not delay the interest of the captain. ”
Lieutenants include captains, county lieutenants, school lieutenants, etc., and most of them are middle-level officers.
Dong Zhuo's eyes narrowed slightly, glanced at Lu Bu who was angry, looked at the Xiliang generals who were eager to try, and nodded slowly: "It's okay." ”
Guo Yan smiled even more and looked at Lu Bu defiantly.
Although he was afraid of Lu Bu's strength, he never looked at the other generals of the Bingzhou army.
And with Dong Zhuo's consent, after the generals of Xiliang looked at each other coldly, they quickly reached a consensus to give the Bingzhou army a good look, and three people walked out from behind the generals.