Chapter Thirty-Three Banquet Swords and Halberds, Banquet Swords and Spears
Wang Zhong was teased by Wu Zhi. Although he was unhappy, because Wu Zhi was a dignitary of the dynasty, he couldn't express it clearly, so he just drank and felt unhappy.
Cao Zhen frowned slightly, pulled out his sword, cut the meat on the table and ate it, and drank wine, which was quite enjoyable.
The wild prince Cao Hong has been accepting the speeches and toasts from the generals around him, and he is very busy.
Zhu Shuo, the leader of the Central Military Commission, has always been thin and cannot eat much. At this moment, he is just drinking from a small cup and chewing the fruits and vegetables on the table with chopsticks. Although the generals around him also wanted to take the opportunity to curry favor with Zhu Shuo, but the other party neither
He liked to drink, was taciturn, and had an impatient temper, so he didn't dare to pat the horse casually, so the place at Zhu Shuo's table felt a little deserted for a while.
Xia Houxuan looked calm and calm, chatting casually with the generals beside him, but in fact, he inadvertently and deliberately inquired about some things about Wu Zhi, Zhu Shuo and others.
These two people are both old friends of His Majesty's East Palace, and both are ranked among the Four Friends. They are His Majesty's important right-hand men, so they are very likely to be connected with various events of that year.
Yu Huan had never seen these delicacies before. He was growing taller and practicing his sword every day. Therefore, he no longer felt the restraint he felt when he entered the mansion and began to enjoy the food.
The master, Wu Zhi, had some thoughts and intentions that few others knew about at this time.
While he was drinking wine, he looked at the two distinguished guests at the table with a smile, General Cao Zhen, who was feasting, and Zhu Shuo, the leader of the Central Committee, who was chewing slowly. These two "old friends" of his back then were now in his presence.
A fierce competitor before His Majesty.
"Everyone, the banquet is not full of fun without actors and actresses. There are dozens of actors in close proximity. Why don't we let them come to the hall and chat with you to help you enjoy the wine? I don't know what you think?"
Cao Hong said with a smile: "Ji Zhong, guests are welcome to do as they please. You can do whatever you want. Hahahahaha, call the people up quickly!"
Cao Hong naturally liked actors and actresses very much. Back then, after he and Cao Xiu defeated Shu general Zhang Fei and beheaded Shu general Wu Lan in Xiabian, they made the actors dance and play drums at the celebration banquet to promote the wine. However, what he did back then was
The actors arranged were all dancers wearing only obscene clothes. Because Yang Fu felt that this was not etiquette, he scolded Cao Hong in public, so the banquet broke up unhappily.
"The guest does as the host does, we have no objection."
"In that case, come on."
When Wu Zhi saw that Cao Hong and others agreed, he clapped his hands. The actors at the back of the hall came forward one after another, and after some fencing and dancing pills, they stood at the foot of the hall.
"I don't know what the general wants to hear. I'm waiting for you to do whatever you want."
"Hahahaha, okay." Wu Zhi laughed and said, "In that case, how about we listen to the 'Fat and Thin' drama today?"
"In this case, the villain has made a fool of himself in front of the generals."
When the foreman heard this, he came to the hall and sang with the two actors, talking about fatness and thinness.
"Generals, when we talk about 'fat and thin', we have to talk about Xuanyuan Huangdi. Huangdi once asked Uncle Qi, would you like to know how many people are black and white, fat and thin, and short and tall?"
"Qi Bo said: With age, the body is strong, the blood is full, and the skin is strong. This is a fat person. The shoulders and armpits are wide, the neck is fleshy, the skin is thick and black, the lips are close, the blood is black and turbid, and the qi is astringent and sluggish.
He is also greedy and takes things."
Cao Zhen listened to the actor singing and talking about being fat. For some reason, he suddenly felt that Wu Zhi was deliberately teasing him. Although he was very angry, he was ordered by His Majesty to come to the party today, so how could he make a mistake?
He endured it forcefully.
After the actor finished talking about being fat, he started talking about being thin again.
"Huang Di asked again: What can I do if I stab a thin person?"
"Qi Bo said: Thin people have thin skin, less color, thin flesh, thin lips, soft speech, and their serum is slippery, easy to escape from the Qi, and easy to damage the blood; if you prick it, it will be shallow and quick.
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After hearing these words, Zhu Shuo, the leader of the army, looked unhappy like Cao Zhen and slammed his wine glass on the table.
All the guests laughed along with Wu Zhi.
"Zidan, what do you think of this actor? Hahahaha." Wu Zhi stroked his beard and looked at Cao Zhen with a drunken smile.
At this moment, Cao Zhen felt that he couldn't bear it anymore. He, Wu Zhi, was an old friend of His Majesty, could he just let him bully him?
"Bang!"
I saw Cao Zhen moving like a rabbit, flipping over the desk in front of him with a bang, and suddenly stood up. He looked at Wu Zhi with cold eyes, as if his eyes were about to emit lightning.
"Wu Jizhong, don't bully others too much. I, Cao Zidan, am also a general of the country. I am not a subordinate of Wu Jizhong, so how can I let you bully me at will?!"
Xia Houxuan was angry when he saw his uncle being humiliated, and immediately sat up. However, Cao Zhen's mood was relatively stable, and he believed that his uncle would not cause a big trouble.
When Yu Huan saw Xia Houxuan became nervous, he immediately made preparations to follow Xia Houxuan and attend at any time.
Wu Zhi was not afraid when he saw Cao Zhen getting angry. He laughed loudly and said: "Cao Zidan, I just want to enjoy the banquet today. Why don't I just let people say a few words about fat or thin? Do you care? I, Wu Zhi, today
Just say you are fat and let’s see what you can do?”
Because the two people quarreling, one is His Majesty's current brother, the General of the Army, the Governor of Yongliang, and the other is His Majesty's close friend, General Zhenwei, the Governor of Youbing. Both of them are in high positions and are deeply trusted by His Majesty.
None of the generals dared to speak out to persuade them, for fear that they would accidentally anger one of the two powerful men, causing a huge disaster and annihilating the family.
When Cao Hong, the wild prince who was in the mood for drinking, saw this, he felt that the banquet might break up if this went on, so he tried to persuade him half-jokingly:
"General Wu will definitely want to make the general fatter, so he will become thinner."
General Wang Zhong of Qingchao was also insulted by Wu Zhi, so he used Cao Hong's tone and said:
"Yes, yes, General Wu, that is, General Cao Zidan is called fat. Why don't you call yourself thin?"
Cao Hong's joke made everyone at the table laugh out loud.
When Cao Zhen saw everyone laughing, he felt even more ashamed.
Hearing a "chang" sound, Cao Zhen drew out the sword from his waist, pointed at Wu Zhi's nose from a distance and cursed:
"Wu Zhi, how dare you be so rude and rude to me, the general? Believe it or not, I will kill you in front of you!"
After hearing this powerful curse, all the guests who had just burst out laughing suddenly froze again.
Seeing this, Wu Zhi threw the jade cup in his hand to the ground with a bang. The exquisite topaz wine cup was shattered into pieces due to the owner's anger.
After hearing what Cao Zhen said, Wu Zhi was not frightened, but instead aroused his anger. Seeing that Cao Zhen had a sword in his hand, he also held the sword on his waist, glared at Cao Zhen and shouted loudly:
"Cao Zidan, you are nothing more than a piece of fat on me. If Wu Zhi wants to swallow you, he doesn't need to shake his throat. If he wants to chew you, he doesn't need to shake his teeth. How dare you rely on your power to be so arrogant and evil?"
"Hmph, Wu Zhi, do you really think that I, Cao Zhen, dare not kill you?!"
Seeing that Cao Zhen's eyes were red, Xia Houxuan knew that he had to persuade his uncle now, otherwise his uncle would do something irreparable and wrong in anger, and he might not be able to get off the stage and ruin himself.
With this thought in mind, he turned over and left the table, walked quickly to Cao Zhen's side, and held the lapel of Cao Zhen's clothes. When Cao Zhen saw Xia Houxuan's eyes, he seemed to calm down a lot instantly.
Cao Zhen also knew what he should do next.
In today's situation, the best solution is to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible.
As long as His Majesty knows about this matter, I believe he will be able to decide what is right and what is wrong.
Zhu Shuo was also insulted by Wu Zhi, so he turned to Cao Zhen. When he saw that Cao Zhen had suffered a loss, he immediately stood up and said sternly to Wu Zhi:
"Your Majesty asked us to come and entertain you, why would you do this?"
After Wu Zhi heard this, instead of repenting and apologizing, he turned around and yelled at Zhu Shuo:
"Zhu Shuo, how dare you sit down without this general's order? Come back and sit down!"
The generals who were trembling in the middle of the table originally wanted to get up and leave with an excuse, but seeing that their status and power were no less than that of Cao Zhen, Wu Zhi's Zhu Shuo was even scolded by Wu Zhi, so none of them dared to do so.
They acted rashly and sat back down again.
Zhu Shuo has always been impatient, and today he was humiliated one after another. He couldn't blame Wu Zhi. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He had nowhere to vent. In anger, he pulled out the sword at his waist, but he didn't know what to chop and stab.
, so he slashed his sword on the ground in front of the seat.
"There is no good banquet and no good meeting. Zhu Shuo bids farewell!"
After Zhu Shuo said these words sternly, he angrily threw up his sleeves and left the table, without even taking back his sword.
Seeing this, Xia Houxuan winked at Cao Zhen. Cao Zhen understood, and glared at Wu Zhi coldly. After sheathing his sword, he strode out of the banquet.
"Tiger, let's go."
Xia Houxuan followed Cao Zhen closely, called Yu Huan, and then left the table in a hurry.
"I wanted to have a good drink, Ji Zhong, Ji Zhong, you are really, ugh." Cao Hong lamented and slowly sat up from the seat: "I'm not even drunk yet.
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"I apologize for neglecting the hussar today."
Wu Zhi just smiled lightly and returned the gift casually.
Cao Hong sighed again and left the table.
"Everyone, I think today's banquet should end here and disperse."
Wu Zhi waved his sleeves and said.
After hearing these words, all the guest generals felt as if they had received an amnesty order, and they took their leave one by one.
"Uncle, I didn't expect Wu Zhi to be so mean and ruthless."
Xia Houxuan was a little lost in thought. Looking at Wu Zhi, he just wanted to use His Majesty's majesty to show his authority. He didn't have any special plot, and naturally he had no motive to frame Grandpa Yu Jin and Master Cangshu.
And Zhu Shuo is impatient, not deep in the city, and easily provoked by others, so he should not be the mastermind behind the scenes.
It seems that the truth is already before his eyes. Xia Houxuan didn't know whether he breathed a sigh of relief or sighed when he thought of this.
Cao Zhen looked angrily at the plaque on General Zhenwei's Mansion and said fiercely:
"What happened today will be repaid twice as much when Cao Zidan comes!"
After Cao Zhen finished speaking, he strode away without looking back.
"Brother Xuan, why is today's banquet so uncomfortable?"
Yu Huan looked at Xia Houxuan with a puzzled expression. In fact, he was not full yet.
Xia Houxuan smiled and touched Yu Huan's little head:
"The tiger has seen this kind of thing a lot in the future, so he will get used to it."
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East Palace.
Cao Xi, who was never very angry, now had a straight face and complained to Cao Rui:
"Your Highness, that Wu Zhi is really bullying people too much!"
When Cao Rui heard this, he just smiled bitterly and threw a handful of fish food into the fish pond:
"Xi, you are still too naive. No matter how many fish fight in this fish pond, they are still fish in the same pond. Which fish do you think the owner is willing to get rid of?"