Said to be a young general, in fact, compared to everyone in the tent at this moment, Zhu Lei's real age is not very old, but he looks old. If not judged by his temperament and demeanor, it would be easy to misunderstand that he is older than Shen Zangfeng and others.
His appearance here today was of course brought by Shen Zangfeng.
Shen Zangfeng not only brought him, but also Hong Jin and others, but all of them chose to drink - it was not that they couldn't handle it. Hong Jin and others are old people cultivated by the Shen family. Even if they were illiterate at first, after so many years, they have attended many banquets and can still hear some ink.
They just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to drink a few more sips... There are many drunkards in the army, especially the frontier troops. After all, aside from other things, both Xiliang and Donghu are bitterly cold places, and drinking alcohol is often necessary to ward off the cold. Over time, the border troops in these two places developed a good capacity for drinking.
Related to good drinking is alcohol addiction.
Many old soldiers cannot live without alcohol. Not to mention military commanders.
And wine can not only be used for drinking to drive away colds, but can also be used as medicine and for disinfecting wounds. When the epidemic was rampant, all the wine carried by the army was banned from drinking and turned into medicinal materials.
After these days, people like Hong Jin can no longer stand it any longer. While rescuing the Liu family, he had a big drink. He was drunk for several days and almost missed the official business. He was beaten with a military stick by Shen Zangfeng and was disgraced. Tomorrow, he had to fight against the Rong people again. In view of their previous mistakes, Shen Zangfeng, I have already told you not to drink even a drop of alcohol from yesterday evening.
It's the same at this banquet today.
But Liu Siwei wanted to entertain Shen Zangfeng and Wen Yaozi today, and all he brought out was good wine. As soon as these people sat down and smelled the sweet wine, their eyes widened. Reluctantly, they looked up several times, but were given a cold look by Shen Zangfeng, who immediately did not dare to make a mistake... So, how could they let go of the three large bowls of wine that were imposed during the drinking order
The penalty of three bowls is simply too little. Why should I be punished with three bowls
In fact, Hong Jin and others are not the only ones who think so. The Liu family also has a rule of abstaining from drinking two days before going on an expedition. Many generals of the Liu family also think so...
Seeing Zhu Lei stand up at this time, Liu Siwei and Liu Xixun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The Liu family was not playing by themselves! After being so happy, both of them glared hard at the guys who were clearly reading poetry and books, but just didn't let go of their wine bowls...
Zhu Lei is not a talkative person. He was raised by Jiang Zheng and believed that doing more is worse than doing less. Originally, I saw that my colleagues all chose to drink alcohol as a penalty. Although I didn't know that they were greedy, I didn't want to do it.
However, when he was approaching, a colleague who usually had a good relationship with him reminded him: "Since you are not greedy for these three bowls of fine wine, why don't you show off in front of others? Don't forget that your fiancée is the adopted daughter of Queen Ding, isn't it? Don’t you want to succeed?”
In order to win Ji Yiren's favor, Zhu Lei really felt that it was not necessary. He didn't like Ji Yiren very much. If the other party hadn't had a special identity and pestered Wei Changying to become the matchmaker himself, to be honest, Zhu Lei wouldn't have decided on the marriage. But he was very filial to Jiang Zheng, so he thought it would be nice to add some luster to his master and his wife's face.
At this moment, he stood up and continued four sentences: "The horse is decorated with golden swords and carvings, and the chivalrous bones are only burned in the side court. With his reputation hidden in the world of mortals, he will spend his life drunk on the battlefield!"
Seeing that the next person was shouting that he had little talent and was willing to drink as a penalty, Liu Siwei felt disappointed and wanted to find something to say to prevent the atmosphere from changing from a drinking order to a drinking fight.
As a result, before he could speak, Wen Yaozi said first, "There is a sense of chivalry in this little general's poem. Could it be that he was once a ranger?"
His voice was not high, Zhu Lei was far away, and the people beside him were noisy, so he didn't hear him.
Shen Zangfeng answered on his behalf: "King Yong's eyes are as bright as a torch. Zhu Lei was indeed a knight-errant. When he was young, he served as a knight-errant in Youyan for several years. Later, he returned to the imperial capital because he missed his master."
Although because of Wei Changying's favor and the fact that Zhu Lei had risked his own life to save brother Shen Shuguang, Shen Zangfeng had taken great care of him since he joined the army. However, Shen Zangfeng was very strict in managing the army, so it was impossible for him to be too indulgent or biased. Zhu Lei himself is good at martial arts, but his ability to command an army is mediocre.
Therefore, even though Shen Zangfeng has been promoted repeatedly, his status is neither high nor low now, and his reputation is not very resounding.
Wen Yaozi had never heard of him, so naturally she didn't know about his relationship with Shen Zangfeng. After asking him a few questions in detail, he found out that he was actually a disciple of Wei Changying's dowry. After a while, he stopped talking.
They had been talking for a long time, but they were drinking heavily and no one was willing to take the drink.
Liu Siwei's face twitched when he saw it, and he regretted his mistake in his heart: "If I had known better, I wouldn't have brought out these good wines, otherwise these bastards would have taken advantage of me, and they still didn't help me! In front of surnamed Wen, I was completely humiliated. Decent…”
It's just that although he likes to write poems and lyrics, Wen Yaozi initially guessed that he was bold and informal, and had no airs about his subordinates. Liu Siwei always indulged his subordinates if it was not a serious matter. Occasionally, a subordinate would act recklessly and lose his face. As long as it was not a serious matter, he would not care much about it and would just laugh and scold him afterwards.
Even if he makes him angry and gets a whip... it's not a big deal to people who are used to getting along with him. It's not like they haven't been beaten before...
For example, before today's banquet, it was agreed that it was just for everyone to have a good time, and it was not a banquet to discuss military affairs. His subordinates had long been spoiled by him. At this moment, they all held the wine jar and refused to let go, which was embarrassing for Liu Siwei. Turn a blind eye to things.
Liu Siwei's subordinates were like this. The people brought by Shen Zangfeng first wanted to drink, and secondly, they felt that the Liu family was like this, so there was no need for him to rush ahead - and he didn't say there would be a reward for catching him! Just focus on drinking...
Seeing this situation, Shen Zangfeng had no choice but to intervene: "Changzhi, do you want to give it a try?"
It’s better to end this embarrassing drinking party as soon as possible...
However, Mo Binwei frowned and thought for a moment, then embarrassment appeared on his face. He laughed dryly and said, "My nephew-in-law has limited knowledge..." He thought he would also be fined with alcohol. However, Mo Binwei did not say that he would be fined with alcohol. Instead, he said, "How about asking Mr. Wei to come first and my nephew-in-law last?"
"It's not good if the order is messed up like this." Wen Yaozi said, "Since all the generals are unwilling to take over, how about starting with King Ding and ending with Chang Chang?"
After being demolished by his subordinates, how could Liu Siwei care about this at this moment? He agreed, and the others had no objections.
Shen Zangfeng nodded and smiled calmly - he was leaning on the table with a casual attitude and the air of a noble man. When he saw that it was his turn to take the shot, he sat up straight and felt the sharp edge of an unsheathed sword coming out!
With eyes as frightening as the stars in the cold night, he looked around the tent and chanted word by word: "Why do you want to cut off your neck in this tent? Step forward and rely on your good bow! Beat the drum three times to gather murderous intent, and the tiger will retreat - the dead ghost is here!" "
At this time, the tent, especially the lower one, was in chaos due to excessive drinking. The generals only drank and ate, and did not bother to pay attention to the undercurrent between the coach and several distinguished guests. However, although Shen Zangfeng's voice was not high-pitched, his every word was majestic and his voice was sharp!
When the generals heard half of it, they couldn't help but stop shouting and listen quietly!
"It's Gu's turn." Wen Yaozi stroked the black beard under his chin and smiled calmly. At this time, he couldn't see any stage fright, and he didn't feel any fear or dissatisfaction with Shen Zangfeng's poem in the quiet tent. There was a look of determination on his face, and he said in a low voice, "Loyal and loyal, I will protect the country and defend the borders for the sake of the common people. Is Di Rongan unable to do it? I want Ling Yun to pay attention to my ambition!"
His voice was not as sharp as Shen Zangfeng's, which aroused the fighting spirit and hatred in the hearts of the generals, but in his understatement, there was a sense of calmness and determination.
The poem that follows is also a naked declaration!
"Loyal and loyal, they do not hesitate to sacrifice their lives to defend the country and defend the country for the common people." It seems that Shen Zangfeng and others are praised for being "loyal to the bones" and "loyal to the people" and "spending their own lives". Now they have to "defend the country and defend the country for the sake of the people". "Frontier", but this kind of praise from one person to the whole audience is a faint way of standing on a unique height.
Not to mention the last two sentences, "Can you resist Di Rong'an? The ambition is to reach the clouds." Although it is popular and has no literary talent to speak of, it has a domineering quality in its conciseness and straightforwardness, and it is almost impossible to directly explain that one has solved the problem in front of him. After the disaster, you want to reach the top with one fell swoop!
Liu Siwei, Shen Zangfeng and Liu Xixun were all silent.
It's not that they were really intimidated by Wen Yaozi's momentum, but that the situation was at this point, and the battle for literary talent was meaningless.
"It's my turn." Wei Xinyong smiled when Yaozi bowed his head, "I don't have the courage of your Majesty." Liu Xixun said the same thing just now.
Wei Xinyong continued, "But I am willing to attach the King's tail wing."
"What's the purpose of donating one's body to the wilderness? The fame in the sky cannot be burned! Zu Di's wish will be passed down through the ages, and the dirty world will be silent." After Wei Xin chanted, an abnormal flush appeared on his pale face, and he immediately raised his eyebrows He took two sips of the hot tea in front of him before suppressing it.
The song he took seemed to be quite satisfactory in itself, closely following the theme of "Tomorrow's Battle".
But because he used the allusion of Zu Di, a minister of the Jin Dynasty, after Wen Yaozi's sentence "The ambition is to reach the clouds", he himself said that he would like to follow Wen Yaozi, and the meaning of admiration is self-evident.
Now it was Mo Binwei's turn. He thought for a while and then continued: "I am worried about the death of Ji Ji, and I am angry and fighting to the north. I will go to the underworld in a hurry, and I will drink three bottles of wine to wish Yi Shizhu."
Although the words of serving the country are also meant to be flattering, the last two sentences reminded everyone of past events, those blood-stained comrades who fell to death beside them or under their command...
In unison, everyone filled a wine bowl one after another and placed it on the ground to pay homage to the thousands of deceased people. Liu Siwei looked deeply at Wen Yaozi. Wen Yaozi understood and threw the empty wine bowl to the ground. , pulled out the ceremonial sword worn by the guards behind him, slashed it into the food table, raised his arms and shouted: "Drive out the Beirong, so that my colleagues can rest in peace and the people can be safe!"
"Drive out the Beirong, so that my colleagues can rest in peace and the people can be at peace!" The shouts in the tent were like mountains and seas, shaking the four camps!
Take it as a prop. (To be continued)