Wu Lijin picked up his wine glass and changed his subject.
"I heard that there is a kind of good wine in Luojing City, called Luo Shen. It is said that after drinking this wine, you can see the Luo Shen who is as graceful as a startled giant and as graceful as a swimming dragon. I don't know if it is true or not."
"Oh? Are you serious about this?"
These words attracted the attention of King Fu, who loved wine and sex.
"Tch. It must be fake."
Hu Shichang took the call.
"The wine that you and I are drinking now was all collected by me after I sent people to work hard in this city and spent a lot of money to collect it. If the Wei Dynasty really had such good wine, it would have been taken out long ago."
After saying that, Hu Shichang winked at the maids serving beside him. The maids who were serving six people in the hall and serving wine and dishes all retreated to the door and knelt down. The musicians and dancers also gathered at the door to play music and dance.
Li Kuang and Meng Changxun looked at each other in confusion and looked around.
In the huge hall, there were only six of them in the middle and upper part. The remaining maids, musicians, and dancers were all gathered at the door. Although the sound of silk and bamboo continued, there was no one within a dozen steps around the six of them.
"Brother Shichang, what do you mean by this?"
Li Kuang asked with some confusion.
Hu Shichang stood up and walked to the court.
"Please come closer. Hu has something to discuss with you."
The other five people were a little confused, but they all stood up and took a few steps closer.
"Everyone, although we are here to celebrate our birthdays, if we are just here to celebrate our birthdays, it would be a bit too sorry for the hardships on the journey. Taking this opportunity, I would like to promote an alliance among the three countries to jointly conquer Wei.
"
Hu Shichang's light words were like thunder in everyone's ears. Everyone was stunned.
After coming here for a while, Xu Liangqiu stammered.
"Hu...Brother Hu, you...you drank too much, right? Is this a place to discuss this matter?"
"What's the point? In the three kingdoms of Qin, Shu and Chu, the mountains are high and the roads are far away and transportation is inconvenient. Moreover, the spies of the Wei Dynasty are not vegetarians. But now, it is normal for us to support Qin and Shu. They..."
As he spoke, Hu Shichang pointed to the maids, musicians, and dancers below.
"They were playing music and dancing, and the spies of the Wei Dynasty would definitely not be able to notice them. Besides, I have made arrangements in the courtyard outside and on the roof, and there are guards guarding them secretly. No matter how powerful the spies of the Wei Dynasty are, they can't get close.
"
Several people nodded and agreed with Hu Shichang's statement.
"This time to congratulate the Emperor of Wei on his birthday, except for King Fu, no elders from each family came. The only ones who came were us dudes who only know how to eat, drink and have fun."
I saw Li Kuang frowning a little.
Hu Shichang laughed at himself.
"Oh, Brother Li is not among them. We people can't do anything. The secret agents of the Wei Dynasty need to relax their attention. In addition, yesterday, I just performed a good show of robbing civilian girls. This will make the secret agents
Spies are even more disdainful of us.
Now we sit together and discuss anything in person. This reduces the exchange of letters and letters, and also reduces the risk of being intercepted by Wei spies. As long as the few of us don't tell anyone, no one will know."
"Brother Hu, did your Hu family bring up this matter?"
Xu Liangqiu asked the question first.
"The heads of the Xu family and the Wu family also know about this, but you two don't know about it."
Xu Liangqiu and Wu Lijin looked at each other, then took a step towards Hu Shichang to express their attitude.
Li Kuang looked at King Fu and Wang Weiren. King Fu didn't express his position either, but just sipped the wine in his cup. When Wang Weiren saw that King Fu didn't speak, he didn't move either.
Li Kuang can only play by himself.
"If we form an alliance, then..."
Hu Shichang raised his hand to interrupt Li Kuang.
"I know what Brother Li said. After the destruction of Wei, the Chu State only took the land in Henan. The lands in Guanzhong, Hedong, and Hebei were all owned by the Qin State."
Hu Shichang looked at Meng Changxun again.
"The State of Chu cut off Jingzhou and gave it to the State of Shu."
"Everyone, by then the world will be divided into three parts. Li, Wang, Xu and Wu were driven out of the Central Plains more than ten years ago and can no longer enjoy the colorful world of the Central Plains. Now the opportunity has come again. King Fu, if the Kingdom of Shu had been
After being destroyed, can His Highness still drink here?"
Listening to Hu Shichang's words, there was silence in the hall.
"The pie painting is pretty good, but I don't know if it can be realized."
Meng Changxun finally drank the wine in his glass and replied slowly.
A look of anger flashed across Hu Shichang's face.
This damn fat man underestimates himself.
"Prince Fu is joking. If there is no comprehensive arrangement, how dare I say such nonsense."
"tell me the story."
"You and I will send troops to the three countries at the same time, which will involve the strength of the Wei State. The Wei State does not have enough troops, so it will definitely mobilize the Northern Army. After receiving the news, the Steppe Turks took advantage of the trend and went south. It is difficult for the Wei State to take care of the beginning and the end, and the only way is to destroy the country."
"I disagree!"
As soon as Hu Shichang finished speaking, Li Kuang opened his mouth to object.
"It's our Han people's business to fight for the world. No matter how we fight, it's our own family business. Why drag barbarians into it? They are not a good bunch."
"Brother Li, don't worry. I know that the Li family has been guarding the north for generations and has fought and killed those barbarians on the grassland for hundreds of years. I don't know how many people died at the hands of those barbarians. If it hadn't happened more than ten years ago, they would still be guarding them now.
Northern Xinjiang. This is just the best strategy. How about Brother Li listen to my middle strategy?"
Li Kuang snorted and then listened to Hu Shichang's words.
"Even if the Northern Army of the Wei State is not mobilized, the consumption of food, grass and military pay alone can bring down the Wei State. By then, the Wei State will either collapse on the front line or catch fire in the backyard."
Meng Changxun curled his lips and glanced at Hu Shichang.
"Killing one thousand enemies will cost you eight hundred. I'm afraid we will lose a lot of food, grass and military pay, right?"
"The losses will be smaller than a big fight."
"You underestimate the Wei Dynasty. Jiang Fuqiu can suppress the Chu State without moving. It is not difficult for the old and strong Shen Ao to stop the Qin State's cavalry. Even if the Turks move south..."
Meng Changxun seemed to be remembering something.
"You have never had any dealings with King Lu of Wei State. Even if he loses a leg to an elder of your family, he will not be easy to deal with."
Hu Shichang's complexion has changed.
"His Royal Highness Prince Fu, what do you mean by this?"
"Young man, the idea is good. But things need to be considered more comprehensively."
"Then King Fu does not agree to form an alliance."
Meng Changxun did not speak.
"This matter needs careful consideration. It is not something I can decide. I will take my leave now."
Li Kuang spoke, and then left.
At this time, the banquet could no longer go on, so Hu Shichang gave a warning.
"Brother Li, please keep this matter confidential."
"rest assured."
The musicians and dancers gathered at the door stopped singing and dancing. They gave way to the road, knelt down on both sides, and allowed Li Kuang to leave.
"I'm leaving too. You guys can get together again."
Meng Changxun also staggered out of the hall.
Xu Liangqiu and Wu Lijin looked at Hu Shichang, but Hu Shichang just waved his hand.
After a while, the hall was empty, except for Hu Shichang, who was still pouring himself a drink and drinking slowly.
A gust of fragrant wind drifted by, and Hu Shichang didn't even raise his head.
"How is our Crown Prince doing?"
A soft and sweet voice sounded.
"Don't worry. I went to see him. He has been reading in the room."
After answering Hu Shichang's question, Yiyi asked: "How is the matter...?"
Hu Shichang snorted softly.
"Send people to monitor every move of Shu. Their national strength is too weak, and alliance is not a good thing for them. Maintaining the status quo is the most beneficial. You should contact the Wang family more and ask them to promote the alliance as much as possible, even if Shu does not agree in the end. , and don’t let them leak the matter. As long as Hou Qin can agree."
"Okay. I'll do it."
Two days later, it is the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th. It is also the lunar calendar of the Wei Dynasty.
Shen Ao and Shen Xiyao got up early, changed into their respective court uniforms, and went to attend the imperial court together.
The chief and deputy envoys of the three countries' missions also attended the court, but everyone knew that the banquet in the evening was the highlight of the day, so the court ended uneventfully.
Shen Ao was a big boss in the ministry, so he went home comfortably after going to court.
Shen Xiyao's life was hopeless. She took the officials from Guanglu Temple out of the city and went straight to the Shen family's manor, where they loaded three kinds of Luoshen wine into a truck and sent them to the palace.
Inside and outside the Zichen Palace, countless eunuchs, maids, female officials and officials from Honglu Temple, under the command of the temple minister Yang Minzhi, arranged the banquet scene in an orderly manner.
It started to get dark, and officials at all levels who were qualified to attend the banquet, together with their families, had already arrived at the palace early.
Shen Ao brought his daughter Shen Ling'er and his daughter-in-law Zhou to the palace.
Both Shen Ling'er and the Zhou family were dressed in imperial robes and were led to the harem. Shen Ling'er had just been conferred a royal imperial title, while Zhou had already had this honor and was fully qualified to participate in the royal banquet.
Shen Ao went to Zichen Hall.
The atmosphere in the Zichen Palace was very peaceful, and officials with similar relationships gathered together to talk. However, there were a lot of people, and the hall was a bit noisy.
After waiting for a while, the eunuch's long singing sound sounded outside the palace gate.
"The envoy from the State of Qin has arrived."
Officials from Honglu Temple came out to greet them and brought the people from the Qin delegation to the positions that had been set up.
"The envoy from Hou Shu has arrived."
There was another long singing.
The officials in charge of Shu got up and went out to greet him.
After a while, the voice of "The envoy from Chu State has arrived" sounded.
Officials from Honglu Temple went out to greet him.
It was only after waiting for a long time that a figure appeared at the door of Zichen Palace. The official of Honglu Temple who had gone out to greet the Chu State delegation came in with a gloomy look.
Yang Minzhi glanced at the group of Honglu Temple officials with some displeasure. The leading official walked up to Yang Minzhi with a sullen face and whispered a few words. Yang Minzhi's face also darkened. He turned around and looked Ji Yun was kneeling behind him.
"Ji Shaoqing, go and take a look."
Ji Yun accepted the order and followed the previous officials of Honglu Temple out of Zichen Hall.
Outside the Zichen Hall, a group of people from the Chu Kingdom were waiting at the foot of the steps with pride.
Seeing Ji Yun approaching, Hu Shichang deliberately turned his head to the side. Xu Liangqiu and Wu Lijin lowered their heads and tried to look at their feet. The prince of Chu State, Chen Ruiyuan, stood in front with some embarrassment. The other accompanying officials of Chu State stood aside quietly. Watch.