Lu Ji glanced at Mi Heng on the other side and thought to himself: "No matter who is praising you, in short, Mi Zhengping's selfish motives in recommending Pengcheng generals Lin Bie seems to have been seen through by the state pastor and he doesn't take it seriously. This is
This plan, hey, I'm afraid it will come to nothing."
Thinking of this, he raised his eyes and secretly glanced at Wang Zheng, who was occupying the tiger seat, and quietly bent down, making his posture more respectful.
Mi Heng was drinking and pouring himself. When he heard Wang Zheng's words, he paused slightly in his toasting motion. He turned to look at Xu Fang on the right, and thought in his heart: "My lord, these words, praise Xu Fang."
, after praising everyone here, he also focused on praising Wu Butcher, which is not surprising. Anyway, during yesterday’s meeting, the lord already showed his disapproval of my support for the Pengcheng generals."
"The question is, why were Huang Zhong and Wei Yan specifically named?"
When he was looking at Xu Fang, Xu Fang also noticed his gaze, looked sideways at him and smiled gently, raised his glass slightly insistently, his eyes twinkled, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.
It is said that one stone stirs up a thousand waves, and Wang Zheng's words made all the civil and military ministers in the palace have their own thoughts.
However, even the youngest Gujian in the field, because he has been in a high position for a long time, may not be able to say that he is deeply nourished, at least he is a little bit mature. No matter how many thoughts are in his mind, his face does not show anything strange.
Everyone held their breath and continued to listen to Wang Zheng's words.
Wang Zheng raised the cup, his expression became serious, and his tone turned into a low tone: "There have been many battles this year. Although we relied on the efforts of all the kings, our army was lucky enough to win. However, we also suffered a lot of losses."
"Just before the banquet, this general obtained rough statistics on the casualties of soldiers and the damaged people in this battle."
"The five divisions of the Heavenly Army and the Earth Army, as well as the various divisions of the Xuzhou reinforcements, have nearly 20,000 dead soldiers. This does not include the losses at Changxi in Taishan and Xu Fang in Pengcheng, nor the wounded.
Number. In Lujiang County alone, there were no less than 10,000 people who were affected by the war, either killed or injured, or taken captive by Sun Ce's remaining troops. It can be said that their muscles and bones were damaged, and their vitality was severely damaged!"
"These casualties and generals are all loyal and brave men of our army, and the suffering civilians are also the loyal and loyal sons of the Han Dynasty. It can be said that the war never stops, and the soldiers and the people stop fighting."
Having said this, Wang Zheng paused, looked around the audience, and said with a solemn expression: "This general proposes that our second glass of wine should be a tribute to the casualties and soldiers who sacrificed their lives to protect the country and the people."
Hearing this, Zhang Liao in the hall and several Bingzhou generals behind him looked at each other, and at the same time a thought came to his mind: This guy is so shameless.
In all the battles of the Xuzhou Army this year, except for the fierce battle with Yuan Tan under Fenggao City, which could barely qualify as "self-defense", which one of them was not an external campaign?
How can this be considered protecting the environment and the people?
Little did he know that from Wang Zheng's perspective, these foreign wars were really for self-defense.
If Yuan Tan had not led the Jizhou army to invade Qingzhou and quickly captured Linzi, Wang Zheng might not have immediately taken action against Beihai.
Similarly, knowing Sun Ce's future achievements, he would never let Sun Ce succeed on his own and seize Jiangdong.
As for Yuan Shu, when he really got to that point, he had to take action. After all, if God doesn't take it, he will suffer the consequences.
No matter what Zhang Liao and others thought, the civil and military forces of the heavenly army in the palace all responded to the promise and drank it all in one gulp.
After the maids filled the table again, Wang Zheng raised the cup again and continued: "This third cup of wine is dedicated to the people of the nine counties who suffered and were displaced because of the war, especially Taishan County!"
He turned his eyes to the ancient sword and said seriously: "Gu Jian, Captain Chang is not here today. Please drink this cup with me and all the gentlemen first. The Jizhou army invades my territory, kills my people, and destroys the hatred of my homeland. Sooner or later, the hatred of the enemy will come."
Must retaliate!"
Gu Jian immediately stood up, Huang Zhong and other generals also stood up, and dozens of people shouted in unison: "I will swear to my lord that this revenge will be avenged!"
"Drink this cup."
Everyone covered their sleeves or raised their heads and drank all the wine in their glasses. Zhang Liao and other Bingzhou generals' thoughts changed again.
What does this mean?
Is Wang Yukou planning to attack Yuan Shao in the north next?
Then, Wang Zheng raised the wine glass for the third time. He turned to look at the ministers, his face softened slightly, and he said with a smile: "The first glass of wine is for you all, the second glass of wine is for the generals, the third glass of wine is for the generals, and the third glass of wine is for you."
People, this last cup."
"Tell me, why do we drink? Who do we respect?"
Lu Ji thought: "I have remembered the people, encouraged the generals, and praised the generals. Since this night banquet is in the name of celebrating achievements, it is natural that the last cup should be given to the civil servants."
Although he guessed that it was Jing Wenchen, Lu Ji naturally knew that it couldn't be him or even Gu Yong and other newly surrendered people.
He lowered his head and frowned, secretly guessing, "It can be heard from Zhou Mu's praise of the meritorious officials just now that everyone mentioned it, but Guo Fengxiao was left out alone. I think he stayed here!"
Although he guessed an answer, Lu Ji kept a low profile and refused to reveal his answer.
Others also thought of this. Huang Zhong took the lead and said: "Guo Jijiu strategized and won the battle thousands of miles away. My lord, judging from the future, he is the first contributor to our army. This fourth glass of wine should be dedicated to him."
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Wei Yan, Gan Ning and others on the side also echoed, "To the extreme, to the extreme."
Xu Fang and the Pengcheng generals on the other side also nodded slightly, quite convinced that Guo Jia was indeed a genius, and there was almost a consensus on this in the military.
Hearing this, Wang Zheng looked at Guo Jia's words, smiled slightly and said: "Following the filial piety is my son's wife, hard work and merit, naturally there is no need to say more, but today's fourth glass of wine, I am prepared to pay tribute to another meritorious minister.
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While everyone was astonished, Wang Zheng raised his wine cup, walked down the hall, came to Mi Heng with a solemn expression, held the cup in both hands, and said sincerely:
"If Fengxiao is my wife, Zhengping should be Xiao He. Please fill up this glass of wine!"
No one expected that Wang Zheng's last drink would not be respectful to Guo Jia, but respectful to Mi Heng.
This move was not only beyond the expectations of Lu Ji and other civil servants, but also Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and others were dumbfounded and puzzled.
Guo Jia was also a little stunned, but he reacted after a moment. He looked deeply at Wang Zheng's proud back, suddenly laughed, and then slowly lowered his head, hiding the uncontrollable admiration in his eyes, and returned
There is admiration from the heart.
He did not expect that Wang Zheng would resolve the increasingly acute conflict between him and Mi Heng in this way.
This strategy may not be very clever, but according to Guo Jia, a real hero would not do this under normal circumstances.
The reason is very simple, Mi Heng's talent cannot match this regard and promotion!
Guo Jia believes that Wang Zheng can see the gap in ability between himself and Mi Heng. If it were other heroes, what they should do at this time is naturally to make trade-offs and trade-offs. Today's banquet can be said to be at the right time. According to the
The truth is that we should work hard to help Guo Jia become the number one plotter.
But Wang Zheng ignored everyone's opinions at this moment, and even ignored the objective facts, and chose to elevate Mi Heng to the highest position. This can be said to be a real promotion.
So what does this mean?
Is it because of Mi Heng’s ability and talent?
otherwise
It’s because Mi Heng has offended too many people!
But under such circumstances, Wang Zheng continues to praise him. This seems to be flattering, but in fact it is telling everyone that no matter how much Ni Heng annoys you, I still think more of his kindness in my heart.
As long as Wang Zheng can always maintain this "nostalgic" attitude, Mi Heng will always be at peace no matter how many enemies he makes!
What Guo Jia admired and admired was precisely that Wang Zheng held such a high position and could still value love and justice so much!
Although from this point of view, he is not a heroic figure, and the chance of winning the championship is a little small, but at least the other party can treat you like this today, and he treats Guo Jia, and it is impossible to "share the same suffering but cannot share it".
"Expensive" thing, right?
Mi Heng was also surprised that Wang Zheng actually appointed him as the number one hero.
After staring at Wang Zheng blankly for a long time, Mi Heng finally came back to his senses and stood up quickly until Wang Zheng reminded him gently again.
"My lord, I dare not accept this meritorious service."
He did not take the wine glass from Wang Zheng's hand, but picked up his own cup and said loudly: "In the three battles this year, Yangzhou was more important than Beihai. In the battle of Yangzhou, when Sun Ce first started, it was so fierce that the world was shaken and the whole world was frightened. If it weren't for
My lord went to dangerous places in person and remained calm, and he was not afraid of danger and commanded as he wished. How could he defeat such a powerful enemy and recover Yangzhou? In terms of the merits of this battle, how could I dare to compare with my lord?"
"Furthermore, the battle of Jiangdong has been fought for several months. In order to supervise the logistics and provide payment, Zhang Guoxiang was the main one to make plans and fight for supremacy on the battlefield. Guo Jijiu's strategy was also used to defeat the enemy and win the battle.
The killings are all the work of the generals."
Speaking of this, Mi Heng said every word: "How dare I be ashamed to receive this share of credit? As for this glass of wine from my lord?"
"I would like to pay my respects to my lord and offer wine to Guo and all the generals!"
Hearing this, Wang Zheng's eyes flashed with relief, and he said with a warm smile: "Why do Zhengping have to say so much?"
"Without Zhengping's careful consideration and planning with me, how could I have escaped from the predicament and captured Pengcheng that day?"
"If you don't have Pengcheng, how can you hope for Xuzhou? Today's success actually started yesterday. Without Zhengping, there would be no Xuzhou, without Xuzhou, there would be no Jiangdong, and there would be no generals!"
"You and I are very helpful to each other, as everyone can see. This glass of wine is not only to honor Zhengping for his contribution this year, but also to honor your continued assistance and support to me!"
"Therefore, you must drink this wine to your fullest!"
Wang Zheng spoke with deep affection, then turned around and asked everyone in the hall, "Come and tell me, gentlemen, should you, Sima, drink this glass of wine?"
You said first, "Only you can drink this wine," and now you come to ask us again.
Is this asking for advice?
Although Huang Zhong and others did not dare to go against Wang Zheng's wishes, they were sincerely dissatisfied with Ni Heng. What's more, the "gong man and kong dog" in front of him had just offended them to death.
I would like to lend my support.
As for Shouchun and other old civil and military officials headed by Lu Ji, their expressions changed under the candlelight. They didn't know what they were thinking, but they didn't speak.
Your Highness, who had just been chatting with people, suddenly fell into an audible silence again.
Um, are you so disrespectful?
Wang Zheng was slightly startled, and just when he was feeling embarrassed, he saw Guo Jia flicking his robe sleeves, floating out of the queue, raising the wine glass above his head, bowing slightly and saying: "As my lord said, your Sima's skills are superior to others.
This glass of wine must be filled by you, and I would like to advise you, my lord, to please drink it, brother Zhengping!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Fang on the other side also attended Guo Jia proudly. When he walked up to Guo Jia, he also raised his wine glass and pushed his hands to greet each other: "What the general said is true. Your husband and our heavenly army have worked hard and achieved great results. The general is also brave."
I would like to advise my lord, sir, to drink this wine to the fullest!"
The two of them took the lead, and then everyone else also joined in. Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Gan Ning, Gu Jian, Lu Ji, Gu Yong and others also stood up or attended, drank wine and said loudly:
"We would like to advise you, Lord, to please drink to your heart's content!"
In such a large hall, people stood up again. Only Zhang Liao and other Bingzhou generals were still sitting down. Seeing this scene, Zhang Liao took a sip of wine and thought to himself: "This Mi Heng has only heard that he is quite talented, but he is so good."
Empty talk, I thought he was a rotten scholar like Kong Rong, but now I see him differently."
"To be so valued and treated so courteously by Wang Yukou, this person must be a great talent in governing the country and bringing peace to the country. His future is limitless!"
You need to tie it up in advance!
Thinking of this, Zhang Liao looked around and made a gesture. A group of Bingzhou generals also stood up and advised: "Sir, you have worked hard and achieved great results. You should drink this wine."
Wang Zheng smiled and ignored the movement behind him, only looking at Mi Heng seriously.
Mi Heng was silent for a moment, then picked up the wine and said, "My lord is so kind and loving, I feel ashamed that I don't deserve it, but I don't dare to give in anymore."
After finishing the drink, he immediately bowed deeply to Wang Zheng and said word by word: "If you dare not obey the power of dogs and horses, you will die!"
I don't need you to commit suicide, I just hope you don't commit suicide
Wang Zheng sighed secretly, drank the wine in the cup, patted Mi Heng's shoulder gently, and immediately turned his head to look at the steward: "The banquet has begun, and the singing and dancing under the church start to sing and dance!"
Then he smiled at the crowd and said: "Everyone, these singers and dancers are the beauties from all over the world who have been carefully collected by Yuan Jiujiu. They have all been carefully trained and their skills are extraordinary. Winter is coming and the chill is coming. Today I should drink more and drink more."
,You will never come home if you are not drunk!"
Music started, songs and dances started. Everyone got up and went back to the banquet, accepting their promises with a bang.
Wang Zheng turned back to look at Mi Heng: "I won't get drunk tonight, and I'm not just talking about the generals, Zhengping also needs to do the same."
Mi Heng nodded and was about to sit down when Wang Zheng stretched out his hand to hold him back, "After several fierce battles, it was very hard regardless of whether it was civil or military. Just now, I only cared about respecting Zhengping first, but didn't care about others. Come on, you and me
Come with me to toast the gentlemen!"
After saying that, he pointed at Guo Jiaqi who was walking back to his seat and said: "Just now Fengxiao was the first to come out to help, and just now he persuaded Zhengping to have a full drink, how about we go and return the favor first?"
Without waiting for Mi Heng to reply, he handed the wine glass to the maid on the side, then took Mi Heng away with a smile.