Chapter 724 Dukes, who will compete with the lower officials
"Lin Zhao paid a visit to Prince Qiu. Zhao was young and reckless. In order to resist the attack of the horse, he accidentally threw Master Qiu off the horse. Instead of blaming Prince Qiu, Prince Zhao was treated like this. His tolerance and generosity made Zhao ashamed.
It is a great blessing for the country to have a Taiwei in the Great Zhou Dynasty!"
Lin Zhao cupped his hands and said numbly.
With such shameless flattery, he was just playing the role of a normal Jin Yiwei commander and colleague.
No matter how heroic he is, after all he is a third-level imperial guard, a knife in the hands of the emperor. Without the emperor's orders, he can only do the dirty work of cleaning up the streets and presiding over the crackdown. Among the military attachés in the capital,
, can’t be considered a person on the stage.
The knight who just fell to the ground was Qiu Zhongshan's son Qiu Yunfei Qiu Yanei. He was also a guy with a flamboyant personality. He and Feng Ziying, the son of Shenwu General Feng Tang, had always looked down upon each other.
However, this man's equestrian skills were excellent, and he could control his horse like flying even on a busy street. Therefore, he dared to gallop directly at the gate of Xia Mansion just to scare Lin Zhao.
I just didn't expect that the scare was not successful. My horse was knocked several feet away and all its bones and flesh were broken.
Fortunately, Lin Zhao was merciful and only knocked him off his horse, causing him to squat on his butt.
Anyone who knows anything can see it at a glance.
So when Qiu Zhongshan saw that his son was fine, he just smiled lightly and said: "What are you talking about? If Lin Tongzhi hadn't been so brave and brave just now, the dog would have been hurt by the horse, and might have been in danger of personal injury. With such a frivolous and frivolous temper, he will definitely get into trouble in the future.
In a big disaster, Lin Tongzhi killed the horse and let the man go, but it saved his life and taught him that there are people outside the world and there are mountains outside the mountains." Qiu Zhongshan said calmly.
He is indeed a great captain of Zhou Dynasty!
This acting is really awesome.
Looking at Qiu Yanei standing up and hiding behind his father without saying a word, it is clear that his father is not that easy to talk to.
Since Lieutenant Qiu was so generous, Lin Zhao had no choice but to continue playing tricks with him... no, talk more sincerely.
"The Taiwei really stands high and sees far away. I don't want the lower official to be so ignorant. He only acts according to the orders from above and has no ability to flourish. Therefore, the lower official's respect for the Taiwei is like the endless stream of a torrential river, and like the Yellow River."
The flooding is out of control..."
"Sure enough, Lin Tongzhi is sincere, and Qiu also appreciates it very much." Qiu Zhongshan said with a calm voice.
"That's how it should be. You are all relatives of the country, so you should be close to each other!"
Xia Shou, who had just come out, said loyally.
Then a bunch of actors laughed, but Yang Feng still had the same indifferent expression. It was obvious that he was a more advanced actor with facial paralysis.
Otherwise, Emperor Xiaode would not have so much trust that he would be entrusted with tasks involving both inside and outside the palace.
Who can survive in the imperial court and whose acting skills are not top-notch?
The group of people followed Xia Shouzhong into the mansion and pretended that what happened before had never happened.
The work of dragging away the dead horses and cleaning up the broken walls will naturally be handled by the people below, and there is no need for these big shots to worry about it.
Obviously, not only Yang Feng, Lin Zhao and Qiu Zhongshan were visiting the Xia Mansion, but also Chen Ying, the Crown Prince of Taining who was related to Li Guo Mansion, Uncle Yongkang Zhang Zhihao, the uncle of the Crown Prince of Zhi Guo Mansion, and Yunyang Bo, brother-in-law of Duke Xiu
Chen Xu.
Of course, there are also some of their generals.
Each and every one of them is a distinguished person from generation to generation.
However, Lin Zhao only glanced at it and immediately understood the meaning of this banquet.
As expected, these four kings and eight princes have extensive connections, and cannot be easily removed by the emperor.
All of you here are just middle-class families with distinguished families in the capital, but each and every one of you is above yourself.
In the eyes of ordinary people, a third-grade Jin Yiwei commander, Tong Zhi, is a high-ranking official. In the eyes of the ignorant libertines and stepwives in the Rongguo Mansion, he is an important minister with real power. But in the eyes of these people,
, indeed nothing.
But this banquet was probably not organized by these people to suppress themselves.
Otherwise, there would be no Zhaowu General Yang Feng and his son.
Then I thought about it again, Xia Shouzhong is the supervising eunuch of the Imperial Horse Guard, and is naturally a confidant of Emperor Xiaode. He hosted this banquet and invited these important ministers, perhaps to make himself understand that the current crackdown must not be excessive, otherwise
If we go further, it is very likely to arouse resistance from these people.
Although Emperor Xiaode already had advantages both in the capital and in the local area, he was not in a hurry.
After all, time is on his side.
He only needs to display his talents and strategies while slowly pulling out the wings of his nobles.
This is called slowness rather than haste.
Of course, after all, it is because I have a weak foundation and no great achievements, so I naturally cannot scare these nobles.
"I heard that Lin Tongzhi is from Suzhou and has served as a historian in Yangzhou for many years. He must not be good at drinking strong drinks from the north. Why don't Xia Gong give Lin Tongzhi a bottle of Jiangnan apricot blossom wine? Lin Tongzhi must be happy to taste it." Prince Taining Hou Shizi
Chen Ying said loudly.
"Hahaha……"
"Yes, Lin Tongzhi will definitely like it."
"Chen Shizi is really considerate."
Everyone laughed, and then looked at Lin Zhao with teasing eyes.
At this time, everyone has sat down in order, various dishes have been served, and the servants are bringing wine.
Lin Zhao glanced at Chen Ying and suddenly smiled.
He had expected it and had been prepared for it.
He clapped his hands gently, opened a box next to him, and took out a wine bottle.
After opening the lid, the aroma of wine immediately overflowed.
“What a delicious wine!”
"Powerful wine!"
“Really good wine!”
Everyone sighed.
This is the real Laodaozi Shaju, Erguotou brewed with sorghum.
In this world, Erguotou has not yet been created, so Lin Zhao arranged for someone to brew it. After he purified it, the alcohol content is higher than that of Shaodiao Erguotou. Once the lid is opened, the taste of high-grain wine is quite domineering.
Even if Chen Ying didn't mention this, he would take the initiative to mention it.
As long as there is wine, whether it is a reconciliation or a deeper rift, we can both attack, retreat and defend.
"I didn't drink much when I was in Gusu or Yangzhou. But after I entered the capital, I felt deeply that there were many heroes in the capital, so I thought about brewing this kind of strong wine. Sirs, please!"
Lin Zhao pointed the wine bottle at everyone and said.
There were many more in the box, and a maid took them. After sitting down and sharing a bottle with each other, he raised his glass and said, "Everyone, please do it for my great Zhou Dynasty and for your Majesty's long live!"
Then he drank it all in one gulp.
Comparing your drinking capacity with everyone else?
Who is afraid of whom!
The men in the capital are just doing other things, so who would be afraid of whom when drinking?
Even if you are a heavy drinker, can you outdrink so many people present?
If I don’t get you so drunk, I’ll see you walking backwards later!
Everyone was thinking in their hearts, then they toasted and prepared to drink it all.
Who would have thought that he would pour it into his mouth suddenly...
"Cough cough cough..."
"vomit……"
"Wow wow wow..."
"Huhuhu..."
“What a strong drink!”
Everyone screamed in shock.
Among them, Qiu Zhongshan's son Qiu Yanei Qiu Yunfei was the most exaggerated and started coughing.
Qiu Zhongshan, on the other hand, felt as if he had found a treasure, poured it into his stomach, slammed the table, and shouted: "Good wine!"
He has actually been on the battlefield and likes to drink this strong drink.
After Xia Shouzhong drank it, he took a deep breath and said: "This wine is indeed domineering. After drinking this wine, you will know that the men from Jiangdong are also heroic people!"
"Gentlemen, who can compete with me in drinking capacity?"
Lin Zhao stood up and said.
As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the hall.
Many people couldn't help but look at each other.
I thought everyone could use wheel fighting to deal with Lin Zhao, but I didn't expect that he would strike first.
But this wine is so good, who dares to compete with him?
After a while, a person behind Yongkang Bo Zhang Zhihao stood up and said: "I would like to compete with Lin Tongzhi!"