It turned out that after Qi Sheng sent Qi Fei to the Su family to ask for the hairpin, he immediately invited all the squires and wealthy people in Lingnan, as well as some respectable people, to the banquet.
The purpose is very simple, which is to gather the power of this rabble and elect him as the King of Lingnan.
In order to have enough chips when fighting Qin Tian in the future.
Qi Fei knew Qi Sheng was cunning and cunning, so he quietly came to the hall.
As expected, the place was already packed with guests, and dozens of banquet tables were set up.
Those who can be invited to the Qi family are all prominent figures in Lingnan.
They usually respect the Qi family's voodoo skills, but now that they received the invitation, no one dared not come to the banquet.
Qi Sheng sat on the main seat, holding a wine glass in his hand, and said slowly, "Everyone, it is my honor, Qi Sheng, to be able to come to Qi's house today."
"Please drink this cup to the full. From now on, we will share weal and woe and share weal and woe!"
Everyone who was invited looked at each other. Although they were scared, no one dared not to raise their glasses.
It's just that the liquid in the cup really doesn't look like fine wine.
Not only is the color green, but it also exudes a faint fishy smell.
No matter how you look at it, it looks like poisonous wine.
Normally, everyone has a deep taboo against the Qi family, and would not provoke anyone if they could, lest they accidentally lose their lives someday.
Now that they were invited suddenly, as soon as they sat down, Qi Sheng asked them to drink this strange wine, which made them murmur in their hearts.
"What? You don't want to drink?" Qi Sheng saw everyone's hesitation and said coldly, "Are you afraid that I will poison the wine? Or do you not want to give me the face of Qi Sheng?"
"I invite you all to the banquet out of kindness, do you want to trample on my sincerity?"
Qi Sheng's tone was arrogant, with an undisguised threat.
Some of the timid ones were so frightened that their hands were shaking so much that they couldn't hold the wine glass steady.
However, those who can make a name for themselves in Lingnan are not all wimps.
Among them, there are a few bold ones who have long been dissatisfied with the Qi family.
Now that he was so coerced by Qi Sheng, he immediately turned his back.
"Hmph! There is no such thing as a good banquet! If Master Qi really wants to entertain you, just get some fine wine. I can't drink the unknown liquid in the cup."
"That's right! We have always respected Master Qi, so we put down the trivial matters in our hands and came to the banquet. Unexpectedly, they gave us this kind of wine to drink."
"Qi Sheng, you don't need to be so pretentious. Tell me, what is the purpose of calling us all here? Since we are already here for this Hongmen Banquet, we will definitely not be afraid of you!"
The ones who spoke were the three famous Lingnan Iron Fist brothers, Ding Jin, Ding Yin, and Ding Tie.
The three of them have fierce personalities, and with their domineering iron fists, they have opened more than a dozen restaurants throughout Lingnan.
Coupled with the fact that the brothers are united, no one in Lingnan dares to provoke him wantonly.
The boss, Ding Jin, was the first to attack. What he couldn't stand the most was Qi Sheng's hypocritical face.
Following closely behind were the two brothers Ding Yin and Ding Tie.
The two of them are a little more reckless in character, but they listen to Ding Jin's words very much.
As long as Ding Jin said it, even if they were asked to kill people and set fires, they would never frown more.
As soon as the three brothers said this, everyone present put down their wine glasses.
To be honest, they knew, like the three Ding brothers, that they were attending the Hongmen Banquet today.
However, no one has the courage of the three Ding brothers to slap Qi Sheng in the face in public!
Qi Sheng was scolded, and his face instantly turned dark.
He looked at the three Ding brothers with sadness and said coldly, "Why, do you think you brothers think I have poisoned the wine?"