Night fell.

Luyang Palace, the lights are brilliant, the Tai'an Palace is bright and holding the dusty Zheng He, looking at the lively hall with a smile, he raised his hand and hooked his fingers, and the eunuch nodded and comprehended, so he shouted in front of the palace: "The banquet has been prepared, Your Majesty invites the banquet, and hundreds of officials are seated." ”

This is a state banquet for Kang Chengqian, Kang Zun's uncle and nephew, the two of them never thought about confronting Xia Guo from beginning to end, and they should get such courtesy.

If it weren't for the urgency of time to attack Qi and Liang, Su Chen would have entertained the monarch of Qi State.

The eunuch's voice spread, and the civil and military who had been waiting outside for a long time rushed in, and the two who walked in front were naturally Kang Chengqian and Kang Zun, who cautiously stepped over the high threshold and entered.

Above the imperial steps, Su Chen was dressed in a golden dragon pattern imperial robe on a black background, wearing a crown on his head, and under the guards of Dian Wei and Xu Chu, he strode up the imperial steps, raised his hand up, and motioned for the two of them, as well as the civil and military forces who followed Er Kang to get up.

"Get up."

Then, with a flick of the sleeves of his robe, he opened his arms, spread his legs, and sat on the dragon chair with a heroic momentum, his chin with a shallow beard trembled slightly, Su Chen opened his mouth, and his voice was majestic and clear.

"Zhuqing, take a seat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Erkang bowed respectfully, and a eunuch stepped forward to lead them to a seat close to the imperial order, accompanied by Zhuge Liang, Wang Lang, Li Jing, Di Renjie, and Jia Xu.

The rest of the civil and military affairs sat at the same table with acquaintances according to their own preferences, such as Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Su Dingfang, Ma Chao, and Huo Quai; Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Yuan, Zhang He, Xu Huang, and Le Jin at a table; Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong, Cheng Yanjin, Li Xuanba, Ma Dai, Pang De a table; And the female dependents are only Ma Yunlu and Lu Lingqi, but Queen Ma from the temple was also invited to come over and sit with them.

As for Qin Hui, the people at several tables didn't treat him very well, so they had to sit at a table with Liu Sheng, the commander of the Shenji Battalion, who had an unsociable personality, and Zheng He, who came to accompany him.

However, Dian Wei and Xu Chu were also driven over by Su Chen, and asked them to eat and drink with everyone.

It's a pity that Xiang Yu didn't want to come to the banquet, and he probably felt a little touched by this lively reunion scene, thinking of his old brothers and Yu Ji.

And Pei Min was not at the banquet because of his duties, and took the people of the embroidery department to guard around the main hall.

"Wu Guoshengkang has been released, but it's a pity that Gu Chongwen, the head of the thief, doesn't know where to go, he is really a ruthless person, and he doesn't even care about his wife and children." After the banquet, Su Chen said the first sentence, and then smiled: "What's even more regrettable is that I can't celebrate the achievements of the two commanders Guan Junhou and Zhang Liao, who are far away in Jiangdong, as well as the generals under his command. ”

As he spoke, he picked up the wine glass, stood up, held the wine in both hands, and raised it above his head, "This first cup, when Jing Yuan is Guan Yu, Zhou Yu, Zhang Liao and other generals who fought bloodily in Jiangdong, and soldiers who were born and died!" ”

Below, several tables of civil and military officers got up one after another, the military generals held their cups heroically, and the Wenchen Siwen served wine, all facing the Son of Heaven on the imperial steps. Kang Chengqian and Kang Zun also hurriedly got up and followed Zhuge Liang to serve wine.

"Drink to win!" Su Chen said aloud, and drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.

"Drink to win!"

Everyone raised their heads and drank them all, Lu Lingqi, Ma Yunlu, and Queen Ma were all heroes among women, not inferior to men, and they drank all the wine, causing Lu Bu to turn his head, glaring at his daughter, and signaling her to drink less.

However, the girl stuck out the tip of her tongue at her father, and then pulled Queen Ma Xiuying to speak with a smile, completely ignoring Lu Bu, who was in a hurry.

"This second drink!"

Su Chen asked the palace maid to fill the wine, "Jing Yuan in the northwest, Dong Zhuo, An Lushan, Li Dao, Guo Jia, Li Bai, Li Ru, Zhang Yu, Li Dian, and Ge Shuhan stationed in the grassland, Lei Tong in Yantang Pass, without them in the rear, how can we be so assured to calm the world!" ”

"Be respectful!"

The crowd shouted again, and the sound was loud enough to lift the roof of the temple.

After two glasses of wine in a row, under the urging of alcohol, the atmosphere suddenly opened, after Su Chen sat down, the banquet was lively, now the chassis is bigger, there are more troops, unlike when there were only tens of thousands of people, everyone can still get together often.

On weekdays, everyone is in their respective military camps or city mansions. At present, taking the opportunity of the banquet to Erkang, the generals who are cheerful and have a grudge earlier are now well together.

Ma Chao borrowed the strength of wine to fight with Xu Chu, the latter was flushed, and he took off his shirt in a flash, provoking Lu Lingqi "Ah! Cover your eyes.

Lu Bu stood up, grabbed Xu Chu's arm, dragged him back, pressed his shoulder with one hand, pressed it to the stool, and didn't move.

At the other tables, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Yuan, Zhang He, Qin Qiong, Wei Chigong, and Li Xuanba followed and shouted: "Fight!" Fight! ”

Then he was glared at by Su Chen, and the generals immediately turned their faces to the side, and continued to talk and laugh as if nothing had happened just now.

With the passage of time, many people were also drunk, Zhang He sat under the pillar of the hall full of wine and pulled Zhao Yun to pour bitter water; Xiahoudun found Li Jing with a drink and humbly asked for advice on the art of war; Even Lu Lingqi was drunk, she listened to Queen Ma's words, held Queen Ma's hand and sobbed, probably seeing the gentle and kind woman, she remembered her mother.

And Kang Chengqian and Kang Zun's uncle and nephew, who were drunk, couldn't control their emotions when they were sober, so they sat in the banquet and hugged their heads and cried, saying that they were sinners, so that Wang Lang could persuade them.

When the banquet dispersed, the generals supported each other and left, and Erkang was also taken by the eunuch to a building in the front palace to live temporarily.

Su Chen was also toasted a lot by the generals, his cheeks were red with wine, and when he left this Tai'an Palace, his steps were a little vain, to be honest, every time he saw so many people, so many Wenchen generals from the past and present talking and laughing in front of him, he was sincerely happy in his heart.

As long as he is on such an occasion, he basically drinks all the wine in the cup without refusal, as a way to show his respect for them.

"Your Majesty, in the future, it's better to drink less wine, greedy cups are not good for your body."

Dian Wei and Xu Chu drank a lot, and were sent to rest by Su Chen, as for safety, he also had Pei Min, Wu Zixun, and Zheng He by his side to take care of, as long as he was not the four great masters, he was basically not afraid.

Of course, two of the four great grandmasters had already died in his hands, the Sword God Yuan Baisheng, Zhao Shoulong of the Qianlong Mansion, and as for the remaining two, Su Chen remembered that it seemed to be Du Yichu, the Yue Swordsman, and Liang Guyuan, the Hundred Sage Fist, all of whom were old people, and few people in the rivers and lakes could see their traces, either they were dead, or they were hiding in the mountains as masters of the world.

Of course, if they live in peace, it doesn't hurt for Su Chen to treat them with the courtesy of distinguished guests, as long as they don't learn from the sword god Yuan Baishen and come to seek death.

Just as Zheng He was supporting Su Chen and chattering, Su Chen suddenly stopped, as if a broken voice sounded in his head at this moment, he hurriedly closed his eyes, raised his hand to signal Zheng He not to speak, and concentrated on returning to Longzhihai.

Just see the former merit strip, after destroying the Wu State, he has unknowingly accumulated one million merit points.

In the previous ten consecutive draws, Zhou Yu, Lu Meng, Gan Ning, and Di Renjie were recruited one after another, and almost the meritorious value was taken to the bottom, but the destruction of Wu State, coupled with the use of tactics to destroy the internal unity of Yue State, and the governance of various places, have increased so much in the past two or three months.

Right now, one million has directly broken the merit strip and cleared it.

However, the difference is that after clearing the zero, it has brought different changes, that is, the six blanks under the merit bar, Su Chen frowned, and in the doubtful voices of Pei Min and Zheng He, Su Chen continued to move forward, checking as he walked.

I tried to use my consciousness to drive, but it didn't have any effect, and when I arrived at the Reflection Palace, I heard that the Son of Heaven was drunk, and Meng Yuyin, who came here to rest, hurriedly came out to greet him, brought Su Chen to the bedside, and when he washed his feet with water, Su Chen, who had been silent and studied this new change, suddenly thought of something.

He turned his face and looked at the palace maid Xiaohe who was helping over there, "Go and get me a stick of incense." ”

"Yes!"

Xiaohe responded obediently and quickly exited the house with small steps. Meng Yuyin twisted the towel over, gently wiped Su Chen's face, and asked softly, "Your Majesty is so late, do you still want incense?" There are no shrines here for concubines. ”

Su Chen smiled, did not speak, but waited to dry his feet, put on his shoes and socks again, and when the palace maid Xiaohe came back, he got up and took the incense, lit it on the candle, walked to the courtyard outside, and inserted it in the flower garden at will.

Green smoke curls and wafts in the air.

(End of chapter)