Chapter 56: The Birthday Banquet

A group of people came to the main hall, at this time there were countless guests in the main hall, and some people in the rivers and lakes had not seen each other for many days, so they naturally wanted to sit together and have a good chat. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info Seeing that everyone is dressed in different costumes, it should be that characters from various sects are present.

There was a very large table in the main hall, Nangong Xuan was seated, and two very young men were sitting on the right, these two men were brightly dressed, and one of them had a kingly spirit, so that although the appearance was similar to the former, the temperament was very different. There are also Ximen Qing and two old men, Huang Xiaoqiang guessed that these two old men should be the masters of the Eastern Family and the Northern Hells Family.

To the left of Nangong Xuan is an elderly monk and a Taoist priest. Huang Xiaoqiang guessed that it should be the abbot of Shaolin and the head of Wudang. Further down is Ling Wenlong, a teacher, and Yue Haisong and others. It seems that the people sitting at this table are all people with top status in the rivers and lakes.

(Note: Shaolin was established during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and it was only famous in the Tang Dynasty when Taizong was famous. Wudang is the same as other sects. )

In each sect, in addition to the head of the sect, the tables arranged by the remaining disciples are also very particular. Basically, the seats are arranged according to the ranking of the rivers and lakes.

Among the four major families, except for the son of the Nangong family, the tables of the other children are arranged behind the six major sects. Ximen Xue didn't care, she chatted happily with Dongfang Wuxian and Dongfang Wuxian of the Dongfang family in her own position; Bei Mingchen of the Beiming family was quietly drinking tea, but Bei Minghai kept staring at Ximen Qing, with a little unwillingness on his face. The three sons of the Nangong family sat together with the disciples of Huashan, Kongtong, and Kunlun respectively in order to greet guests. After all, they want to toast, Shaolin, Wudang, and the people of Emei are forbidden to drink. So I can only sit with the other three factions.

Further back from the seat, Huang Xiaoqiang saw Zhuang Yifang Mubai and other beggar gang heroes, as well as the people of Han Jiazhuang, the three elders of the Han family came, and Han Zhong, the owner of the village, did not see it. Ma Dalong, the great disciple of the Divine Fist Sect who met in Shou County, was also sitting at a table. Huang Xiaoqiang sighed, "The master of Nangong Gate is really a big man." ”

"Senior Brother Huang, we are here. Huang Xiaoqiang heard someone calling him. Huang Xiaoqiang heard that the voice was Liu Wenying, and when he heard the voice, he went away, and saw all the juniors and disciples sitting together, so he was naturally ready to walk over with Yin Bupo and Lin Zhan. Huang Xiaoqiang walked a few steps and felt that something was wrong, so he hurriedly walked back and said hello to Nangong Yunmeng, "Nangong girl, thank you for your black jade intermittent cream, I sat down with my junior brothers." ”

Nangong Yunmeng nodded, and went to find Ximen Xue by herself.

Everyone is almost in place, and firecrackers are lit outside the door, and the auspicious time has arrived. I saw Nangong Xuan standing up slowly. With a loud voice, coupled with a deep internal force, he said, "Everyone, listen to what the old man says. ”

The guests were very interested, and the hall, which was as noisy as a vegetable market just now, was instantly silent, except for the occasional coughing of a few people.

"First of all, thank you to all the friends in the rivers and lakes for appreciating your face, and you are willing to come to participate in the 60th birthday of the old man, and I am deeply honored. Moreover, thanks to the court's kindness, the four princes and the eighth princes were specially sent to come, and the Nangong Mansion was full of brilliance. Finally, I just want to tell you that you are here to drink, except for those who are prohibited from drinking in Shaolin Wudang Emei, everyone must not get drunk and do not return. This Shaoxing wine, which has been stored for 30 years, is old and decayed. After speaking, Nangong Xuan picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

Huang Xiaoqiang listened to Nangong Xuan's words, which was different from those modern leaders. For Nangong Xuan, friends in the rivers and lakes are more important than the court's kindness.

The rest of the people were also very interested, and there was thunderous applause immediately. Then they stood up one after another, like Nangong Xuan toasting, and the toasting words were similar. Nangong Xuan motioned for everyone to sit down with his hand, no need to be polite. Everyone ate their own meals.

After eating for a while, someone suddenly stood up and walked towards Ling Wenlong. said, "Master Ling, the world knows that your swordsmanship is unparalleled in the world. But in terms of qualifications and status, the master of Nangong Gate is far above you. Why can you be a national teacher, and why are you looking for the holy sword Ziwei for the imperial court. Master Ling, can you give us countrymen an explanation?"

Hearing that someone was disrespectful to the master, the disciples of Huashan immediately stood up. Some of the disciples had already drawn their swords from their sheaths.

This person is a dart master of the Nangong family, named Geng Zhi. As the name suggests, he is unusually upright. After a few drinks, he only said everything, and never beat around the corner. He was loyal to the Nangong family, and naturally felt dissatisfied with the Huashan faction's search for swords for the imperial court in Jingzhou.

Nangong Xuan glared at Geng Zhi, "Someone, Master Geng is drunk, carry him to the back to rest." "Originally, this was the fault of the Nangong family, although it was a mistake made by the subordinates, but Nangong Xuan, as the head of the family, had to give an explanation. But this Geng bluntly said Nangong Xuan's heart, and Nangong Xuan also wanted to know something. Therefore, after Nangong Xuan said this, he no longer said anything to Ling Wenlong. Naturally, it is impossible to apologize for a glass of wine.

After listening to what the Geng dart master said, naturally some people in the audience heard it, and there were many people with mixed mouths, so naturally there were some coaxes, and they echoed there. "That's right, Master Ling has a word. ”

Nangong Xuan silently held the wine glass and drank the wine without smiling.

Ling Wenlong laughed and came to Nangong's house to celebrate his birthday, his main purpose was also to explain this matter. After all, he completely disdained this emperor's reward from the beginning, and now that he has two disciples who have suffered heavy losses, he just wants his disciples to be safe.

Ling Wenlong slowly stood up again, picked up the wine glass and drank it all. said, "Thanks to the love of the imperial court, I have given Huashan the sword crape myrtle in Jingzhou." Our Huashan disciples naturally want to do their best and die. Although I, Ling, knew that I was only a shallow learner, I also had to be loyal to the country, so I took over this mission. As for the national teacher rewarded by the imperial court, I, Ling, naturally dare not be it. Now that the master of Nangong Gate is 60 years old, the four princes and the eighth prince are also there, and I hope that the two princes will represent the imperial court and allow the Nangong family to replace the sword search task of the Huashan faction. and rewarded the position of the national teacher to Nangong Xuan, the master of Nangong Gate. ”

Nangong Xuan is now powerful, so he naturally has no idea about the position of the national teacher of the imperial court. It's just that the imperial court let the Huashan faction be ordered to find the sword, and it was in his Jingzhou. Although Nangong Xuan knew that this was the imperial court's plan to drive away the wolf, he was still unhappy in his heart, after all, there were many people in the rivers and lakes, and it was only said that his Nangong family was not as good as the Huashan faction. Now that it's okay, Ling Wenlong gave in to himself in front of people from all walks of life in the rivers and lakes, and he naturally took it.

Nangong Xuan said slowly, "Oh, Master Ling, why are you doing this?" The position of the national teacher rewarded by the imperial court, how can you say that you can let it go. The old man is old, and he no longer covets the position of the national teacher. So it's better to be the head of Ling. As for the search for the sword, I already knew about it. It was the court that felt sorry for me and didn't want me to work too hard, so I asked Master Ling to do it, Master Ling, you can look for a sword in my Jingzhou safely. ”

Hearing Nangong Xuan's explanation, although it was too far-fetched, everyone didn't have any opinions, after all, Nangong Xuan himself didn't mind, and this group of people in the rivers and lakes naturally couldn't say anything, they were just unwilling.

Suddenly, the four princes stood up and said loudly, "Actually, this time my father asked me to come to Xiangyang, in addition to celebrating the birthday of the master of Nangong Gate, he also brought an order. ”