The ancients had a banquet per person, with a small low table placed in front of each person, with wine, meat, vegetables and vegetables on it, and they poured and drank by themselves. When drinking, they filled the wine bottle themselves, then held the wine bottle with both hands and looked around.
The guests present here suggest that we all drink together.
That night, King Chuzhuang was very happy and shot Dou Yuejiao. For him, this matter eliminated a worry in his heart. He felt an unprecedented relaxation every time. In addition, his
He had a large capacity for alcohol and was young, so the more he drank, the more excited he became. When he was half-drunk, he no longer cared about being airs. He would often pick up the wine bottle unsteadily and gesticulate to persuade everyone to drink. The civil and military people present
Among the ministers, there were some who were not good drinkers, and they were all knocked unconscious by him.
Wu Ju had a good drinking capacity. As an important adviser to the King of Chuzhuang, he had a special status. When he was happy with his drink, he frequently picked up the wine bottle to persuade him to drink. He said: "Shooting Dou Yue Jiao is of great significance. From now on, my king will
Now that we are free from constraints, we can now express our ambitions. I suggest that we all drink a bottle of it in preparation for the new situation in Chu State that is about to begin."
King Chuzhuang smiled happily and raised his glass first. All the ministers also raised their glasses. After everyone finished their drinks, King Chuzhuang said: "In this battle, three people should be specially commended. One is Yang Youji. You have superb archery skills."
.When you challenged Dou Yuejiao, I was really worried about you. Haha, I didn’t expect that you are really capable."
As a junior officer, this was the first time for Yang Youji to attend such a banquet. When he heard King Chuzhuang praising him in public, he quickly thanked him, poured himself a bottle of wine, stood up, held the wine in hand, and greeted the civil and military officials present.
The minister saluted once and then drank it all in one gulp.
Seeing Yang Youji's humble attitude, the King of Chuzhuang liked him and secretly planned to promote him. After Yang Youji finished drinking a bottle, the King of Chuzhuang continued happily: "The second one is the veteran Le Bo. Not only does he compete with Wu Ju
Together they proposed a strategy to set up an ambush, and even went out in person to lure the enemy deeper. How cunning is Dou Yuejiao? But he couldn't resist the temptation of General Lebo, hahaha... Come on, come on, everyone has it, drink another bottle
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After all the ministers had finished drinking, King Zhuang of Chu continued: "The third one is Tang Ciao. He is a handsome man among the generals of the Chu State. He is a talented man and has outstanding martial arts skills. In this battle, Tang Ciao performed bravely and deserves commendation. Come again, everyone.
Let’s have another drink together.”
After the King of Chuzhuang said this, the atmosphere of the banquet became more lively. Everyone became more relaxed. The ministers toasted to each other. The interest of the King of Chuzhuang became more and more high. Everyone saw that the orange-red candlelight danced on his face.
On the screen, his originally big eyes became brighter and brighter. Their former fierceness and majesty were completely gone, and they became cheerful and even naughty.
Suddenly, King Chuzhuang stood up, pressed his hands down to signal everyone to be quiet, and then he said: "I am happy tonight. All the ministers are also happy. It is a pity that there is no dancing. So, I will call my two beloved concubines
Come out and pour wine for everyone, and dance to the music. How about that?"
The ministers applauded for a while, and several young generals even clapped their hands.
After a while, the two concubines of King Chuzhuang who were accompanying the army came out. One of these two people was called Xu Ji and the other was called Maggie. Both of them were beautiful and fragrant. Especially Xu Ji, with her willow eyebrows,
With phoenix eyes, an oval face, a fair and rosy complexion, and a small cherry mouth, she looks like a fairy descending to earth. In addition, her figure is even more beautiful, with full and straight breasts, a slender and graceful waist, a slightly tilted buttocks, and slender legs.
, swaying as she walks, and her every move is full of charm.
Xu Ji and Maggie, each holding a jug of wine, walked back and forth between the banquets. Every time they reached a table, they poured wine into the wine bottles on the table. Several young generals stared at them.
This was especially true of the young general Tang Qiao. He seemed to be a nymphomaniac. Whenever Xu Ji came to refill the wine, he would half-open his mouth and stare at Xu Ji with only a hint of laughter.
He didn't slip down. Whenever Xu Ji filled his wine bottle with wine, he would pick up the wine bottle and look at it for a while, then he would squint his eyes and drink it all in one go, and seemed to have some aftertaste. Of course, these behaviors of his were all
It was obscured by the flickering candlelight. King Chuzhuang only drank with everyone and didn't notice him at all.
The atmosphere of the banquet has reached its climax, and everyone is drinking freely. At this moment, a strong wind blows outside the house. This wind is so fierce that it rushes into the hall with a roar, sweeping through everything. There are candles in the hall.
Everything was blown out. In the blink of an eye, the brightly lit lobby turned pitch black.
Coincidentally, at this time, Xu Ji happened to be adding wine to Tang Xiao. She was standing in front of Tang Xiao's table. The moment the candle went out, Xu Ji put away the wine bottle and was about to turn around and leave. Suddenly, in the darkness,
She felt that her skirt was caught on something, and she tried to break free with a little force. Unexpectedly, a hand went up the skirt and grabbed her arm. Xu Ji was startled and almost shouted. But she held her steady and did not shout.
, but tried hard to break away again, but the hand that held her not only did not let go, but pulled hard, Xu Ji's body tilted over, she felt someone holding her up, and a hand on her round body.
She touched her buttocks. Xu Ji was almost in the man's arms. She could clearly smell the strong smell of man's sweat. Xu Ji pushed in panic. Unexpectedly, her hand was just right.
Touching the tassel of the man's helmet, Xu Ji grabbed the tassel, pulled back, and tore off the man's tassel. In the darkness, the man was startled and quickly let go. Xu Ji
She took the opportunity to escape. Holding the tassel in one hand and the wine flask in the other, she walked towards the throne of King Chuzhuang in the dark.
With the dim light outside the window, Xu Ji touched the front of King Chuzhuang. She put the wine bottle on the table and pressed her whole body against King Chuzhuang. King Chuzhuang was a little surprised and asked quietly: "Has Concubine Xu drank?
?”
Xu Jifu said: "Your Majesty, I went to refill the wine, and someone took advantage of the darkness to tease me. I have already pulled off the tassel on his helmet. Just light the candle and you will know who did it. The tassel is with me.
On hand."
As soon as Xu Ji finished speaking, she felt King Chu Zhuang straighten up and stand up. At this time, there was a figure shaking in the hall, and the servants were busy lighting candles. King Chu Zhuang said to the person holding a torch and preparing to light the candle:
"Don't light the fire yet. I have something to say. In today's battle, the soldiers risked their lives to move forward and won a great victory. Generals, listen to the order. Each of you will remove the tassels from your helmets. Tonight, let's have a tassel-free feast."
The generals were puzzled, but if the king had an order, it would be fine to carry it out. After everyone had taken off their crowns, King Chuzhuang asked people to light candles. He glanced at the audience, as if nothing had happened, and he was so happy
He ordered the wine to be poured and everyone continued to enjoy the banquet.
Among the generals, no one knew what happened except Tang Chou who felt ashamed.
When King Chuzhuang sat back on the table, Xu Ji said angrily: "Your Majesty, I am just a little girl. I don't care what the matter is. But Your Majesty, you cannot be bullied."
King Chuzhuang smiled and said: "You just know that you are just a little girl. Do you know who these people here are? They are the foundation of my throne. Without them, this time I would be pulled off the throne by Dou Yuejiao.
"
Xu Ji said obediently: "Your Majesty, I understand."
King Chuzhuang smiled and said: "It's good if you understand. Come, pour me some wine..."
King Chuzhuang stayed in Gaohu City for two days, and then set off to return to Yingdu. On the second day after arriving in Yingdu, he sent people to raid Douyuejiao's home. Next, the entire Ruoao family was implicated. Chuzhuang
Wang Lian captured and killed him, and uprooted the Ruo'ao family with lightning speed. After this bloody massacre, the Ruo'ao family, which had been prominent in Chu for 27 years, plummeted.
Gradually it was lost in the dust of history.
After the incident subsided, some people remembered Dou Ziwen's words from back then - Ruo'ao ghost is dead. They said that Dou Ziwen had long seen the problems in Ruo'ao's family, and Dou Yuejiao was the one who caused the dam to burst.
Ant. It's a pity that no one believed in him at the time. It seems that everything was God's will.
Seven years later, the King of Chuzhuang was preparing to attack the State of Zheng. Tang Qiao volunteered and asked to be the vanguard of the entire army. However, the King of Chuzhuang ignored the past suspicion and immediately agreed to send Tang Qiao to lead the army first.
Tang Qiao has been grateful for the magnanimity of King Chuzhuang ever since he made that abrupt move. He secretly made up his mind to repay King Chuzhuang's kindness. This time, he finally got a chance. After the expedition, Tang Qiao encountered many enemies along the way.
He opened roads in mountains and built bridges when encountering water. He took the lead in everything. Under his leadership, the morale of his soldiers was high and they all worked bravely. When conquering Hulao Pass, Tang Ciao braved the beating of wood and cannons to climb the city to the death.
One jumped onto the city wall. The Chu army captured Hulao Pass in one fell swoop.
Because Tang Qiao was invincible along the way, the Chu army was able to advance straight in. King Chuzhuang soon entered Xingyang, the capital of Zheng State. Zheng State surrendered to Chu State again.
When discussing rewards for merit, Tang Qiao was naturally the first to do so. When King Chuzhuang wanted to award him a reward, Tang Qiao refused. He said, "Your Majesty, I don't want a reward. I just want to give myself relief."
King Zhuang of Chu asked: "Why are you trapped? What do you want to be free from?"
Tang Qiao said: "Your Majesty, do you still remember the night banquet in Gaohu City seven years ago? At that time, I was drunk and had sex and did ridiculous things. I thought I would be punished, but I didn't expect that your Majesty would ask all the generals to
I will remove the crown tassel and not be held accountable. This matter has always been a kind of guilt to me. Over the years, I have been lingering on it and wanted to find an opportunity to repay my kindness to the king."
After hearing this, King Chuzhuang burst into laughter. He said: "Everyone was drunk at the time. Don't take things seriously after drinking. I didn't expect that you still remembered. Well, since you want to be free, I won't reward you this time."
Yes. I believe that you, Tang Qiao, are a good man and will definitely achieve immortal feats in the future."
When all the soldiers heard about it, they all praised the courage of King Zhuang of Chu. When the princes from all over the world heard about this, they all said that King Zhuang of Chu should not be underestimated.