My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 432 Advanced Merit Bar

Night fell.

The Luyang Palace was brightly lit, illuminating the Tai'an Palace. Zheng He, holding his fly whisk on his arm, looked at the lively hall and stepped forward with a smile. He raised his hand and crossed his fingers. The nearby eunuch nodded in understanding and shouted in front of the emperor: " The banquet has been prepared, Your Majesty invites the banquet, and all the officials are seated."

This was a state banquet for Kang Chengqian and Kang Zun's uncle and nephew. The two of them never thought about confronting Xia Guo from the beginning to the end, so they deserved such courtesy.

If the attack on Qi and Liang had not been pressed for time, Su Chen would have entertained the king of Qi.

The eunuch's voice spread, and the civil and military officials who had been waiting outside for a long time filed in. The ones walking in front were naturally Kang Chengqian and Kang Zun. They carefully crossed the high threshold and entered.

Above the imperial steps, Su Chen was dressed in a black emperor's robe with gold dragon patterns and a crown on his head. Guarded by Dian Wei and Xu Chu, he strode up the imperial steps and raised his hand to indicate to the two of them and those following him. Wenwu behind Kang stood up.

"Everyone get up."

Then, he flicked his robe sleeves, opened his arms, spread his legs, and sat on the dragon chair with a heroic aura. His chin, which already had a light beard, trembled slightly. Su Chen opened his mouth, and his voice was majestic and clear.

"My lords, take your seats!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Er Kang bowed respectfully, and then a eunuch led them forward to sit down at a seat near the imperial steps. Accompanying them were Zhuge Liang, Wang Lang, Li Jing, Di Renjie, and Jia Xu.

The rest of the civil and military officials sat at the same table with familiar people according to their own preferences, such as Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Su Dingfang, Ma Chao, and Huo Qubing; Xia Houyuan, Xia Houdun, Zhang He, Xu Huang, and Le Jin sat at the same table; Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong, and Cheng Yao Jin, Li Xuanba, Ma Dai, and Pang De were at the same table; as for the female relatives, there were only Ma Yunlu and Lu Lingqi, but Queen Ma from the ancestral temple was also invited to sit with them.

As for Qin Hui, everyone at the table didn't treat him well, so he had to sit at the same table with Liu Sheng, the unsociable leader of the Shenji Battalion, and Zheng He who came to accompany him.

However, Dian Wei and Xu Chu were also rushed over by Su Chen, asking them to eat and drink with the others.

It was a pity that Xiang Yu didn't want to come to the banquet. He was probably a little moved by the lively reunion scene and thought of his old brothers and Yu Ji.

Pei Min, however, was not at the banquet due to his responsibilities, so he led people from the Embroidery Department to guard around the hall.

"The prosperity of the state of Wu has fallen. It's a pity that the leader of the thieves, Gu Chongwen, is missing. He is really a cruel man who doesn't even care about his wife, children and children." After the banquet, Su Chen said the first words, and then smiled: "What's even more pity However, I cannot celebrate the victory for the two commanders Guan Junhou and Zhang Liao who are far away in Jiangdong, as well as the generals under their command."

As he said that, he picked up the wine glass, stood up, held the wine in both hands, and raised it above his head, "This first glass is for the generals who fought bloody battles such as Guan Yu, Zhou Yu, Zhang Liao and others far away in Jiangdong, as well as the soldiers who went through life and death! "

Below, several tables of civil and military officials stood up one after another. The generals held cups boldly and the civil servants served wine gracefully, all facing the emperor on the imperial steps. Kang Chengqian and Kang Zun also stood up quickly and followed Zhuge Liang and others to serve wine.

"Drink to win!" Su Chen said loudly and drank the wine in one gulp.

"Drink victory!"

Everyone raised their heads and drank all the wine. Lu Lingqi, Ma Yunlu, and Queen Ma were all heroes among women. They were no less inferior to the men and drank all the wine. Lu Bu turned his head and glared at his daughter, signaling her to drink less.

However, the girl stuck out the tip of her tongue towards her father, and then asked Queen Ma, Ma Xiuying, to talk with a smile, completely ignoring the anxious Lu Bu.

"This second glass of wine!"

Su Chen asked the palace maid to fill up the drinks and said, "I respect Dong Zhuo, An Lushan, Li Jue, Guo Jia, Li Bai, Li Ru, Zhang Yu, Li Dian, who are far away in the northwest and north, and Ge Shuhan who is stationed in the grassland. Without the Thunder Copper at Yantang Pass to stabilize the rear, how can we be so confident in pacifying the world!"

"Respect!"

Everyone shouted again, and the sound was so loud that it could lift the roof of the temple.

After two glasses of wine in a row, the atmosphere suddenly opened up under the influence of alcohol. After Su Chen sat down, the banquet was full of excitement. Now the base is bigger and there are more troops. Unlike when there were only tens of thousands of people in the past, everyone was still busy. Being able to get together often. On weekdays, everyone is in their respective military camps or mansions in the city. Now, taking the opportunity to entertain Er Kang, all the generals are very happy. Those who had enmity earlier are now getting along well with each other.

Ma Chao took advantage of the drunkenness and wanted to challenge Xu Chu to a duel. The latter's face turned red and he suddenly took off his shirt, causing Lu Lingqi to cover her eyes with "Ah!"

Lu Bu stood up, took one of Xu Chu's arms, pulled him back, pressed his shoulder with one hand, and pushed him onto the stool without moving.

At other tables, Xia Houyuan, Xia Houdun, Zhang He, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong, and Li Xuanba started to boo, shouting: "Fight! Fight!"

After receiving a glare from Su Chen, the generals immediately turned their faces to the side and continued talking and laughing as if nothing had happened just now.

As time went by, many people became drunk. Zhang He, smelling of alcohol, sat under the palace pillar and asked Zhao Yun to pour out his sorrows; Following Queen Ma's words, she held Queen Ma's hand and started sobbing. She probably saw the gentle and kind woman and thought of her own mother.

The drunk uncles and nephews Kang Chengqian and Kang Zun could no longer control their emotions when they were sober. They sat at the banquet and cried, saying that they were sinners, and asked Wang Lang to persuade them.

When the banquet was over, the generals supported each other and left. Erkang was also taken by the eunuch to a building in the front palace to stay temporarily.

Su Chen was also toasted a lot by the generals, and his cheeks were red with wine. When he left the Tai'an Palace, his steps were a little sloppy. To be honest, every time he saw so many people, so many civil servants and generals from the past to the present were alive. Talking and laughing in front of him made him sincerely happy.

As long as he was on such an occasion, he would almost always drink all the wine in his glass without refusing to show his respect for them.

"Your Majesty, you should drink less alcohol in the future. Being too drunk is not good for your health."

Dian Wei and Xu Chu drank a lot, and were sent to rest by Su Chen. As for their safety, he had Pei Min, Wu Zixun, and Zheng He taking care of them. As long as they were not the four great masters, he was basically not afraid.

Of course, two of the four great masters have already died in his hands, the Sword God Yuan Baisheng and Zhao Shoulong of Qianlong Mansion. As for the remaining two, Su Chen remembers that they are Yue Swordsman Du Yichu and Hundred Saint Fist Liang Guyuan. For older people, few people in the world can see traces of them. They are either dead, or hiding in the mountains and becoming experts outside the world.

Of course, if they live in peace, it's okay for Su Chen to treat them like distinguished guests, as long as they don't imitate the sword god Yuan Baishen and come looking for death.

Just as Zheng He was supporting Su Chen and talking nonsense, Su Chen suddenly stopped. There seemed to be a broken voice in his mind at this moment. He closed his eyes hurriedly, raised his hand to signal Zheng He to stop talking, and concentrated on returning to Long Shihai.

Seeing the previous merit bar, after destroying the Wu Kingdom, he had accumulated one million merit points unknowingly.

In the past ten consecutive draws, Zhou Yu, Lu Meng, Gan Ning, and Di Renjie were recruited one after another, and the merit points were almost wiped out. However, they destroyed the Wu Kingdom and used tricks to destroy the internal unity of the Yue Kingdom and the governance of various places. The accumulation has actually increased so much in two or three months.

Right now, one million has completely broken the merit bar and cleared it.

However, the difference is that after clearing, there are different changes, that is, there are six blank spaces under the merit bar. Su Chen frowned. Amid the confused voices of Pei Min and Zheng He, Su Chen moved forward. , check while walking.

Trying to use consciousness to drive, but to no avail. When they arrived at Yingzhao Palace, they heard that the emperor was drunk and came here to rest. Meng Yuyin quickly came out to greet Su Chen, brought Su Chen to the bedside, and brought him water to wash his feet. Su Chen, who had been silently studying this new change, suddenly thought of something.

He turned his face and looked at the palace maid Xiao He who was helping over there, "Go and get me a stick of incense."

"Yes!"

Xiao He responded obediently and quickly exited the house with small steps. Meng Yuyin twisted the towel over, gently wiped Su Chen's face, and asked softly: "Your Majesty, it's so late, and you still want to offer incense? I don't have a shrine here."

Su Chen smiled and said nothing. Instead, he dried his feet and put on his shoes and socks again. When the palace maid Xiao He came back, he stood up and took the incense stick, lit it on the candle, walked out to the courtyard, and inserted it at will. Among the flowerbeds.

Green smoke curled up in the air.

(End of this chapter)