Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 560 Wang Zheng's Statement

Lu Ji glanced at Mi Heng on the other side, and thought to himself: "No matter who you are praising, in short, you Zhengping recommended Pengcheng's generals Lin to have ulterior motives, which seems to have been seen through by Zhou Mu, and he doesn't take it seriously. This plan, hey, I'm afraid it will fail."

Thinking of this, he raised his eyes and took a sneak peek at Wang Zheng, who was in the tiger seat, and quietly bent his waist, making his stance more respectful.

And You Hengben was drinking and pouring himself. When he heard Wang Zheng's words, he paused for a while when he raised his glass, and looked at Xu Fang on the right in a blink of an eye, thinking in his heart: "My lord's words, I praised Xu Fang before." It’s not surprising to praise all of you here, and focus on butcher Wu. Anyway, in yesterday’s discussion, my lord already expressed disapproval of my support for the generals of Pengcheng.”

"The question is, why did you single out Huang Zhong and Wei Yan?"

When he was looking at Xu Fang, Xu Fang also noticed his gaze, looked sideways at him and smiled gently, raised his glass slightly persistently, his eyes flickered, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.

The so-called one stone stirs up a thousand waves, and Wang Zheng's words made all the civil and military officials in the palace have their own thoughts.

However, even Gu Jian, the youngest in the field, because he has been in a high position for a long time, maybe he can't be said to be nourishing and deep, at least he has a little bit of power.

Everyone held their breath and continued to listen to Wang Zheng.

Wang Zheng raised his cup, his expression straightened, and his tone turned low: "This year's series of battles, although relying on the strength of your lords, our army was lucky to win. However, it also suffered a lot of losses."

"Just before the banquet, the general got rough statistics on the casualties and civilians in this battle."

"The five divisions of the Celestial Army, the Earth Army, and the Xuzhou Reinforcement Army have nearly [-] soldiers killed in battle alone. This is not counting the losses of Taishan Changxi and Pengcheng Xufang, nor the wounded. Number. In Lujiang county alone, there are no less than [-] civilians affected by the flames of war, either killed or injured, or captured by the rest of Sun Ce's troops.

"These casualties and soldiers are all loyal and brave men of our army, and those civilians who have suffered are also the loyal and good sons of the great Han.

Speaking of this, Wang Zheng paused, looked around the audience, and said with a solemn expression: "The general proposes that our second glass of wine should be respected together with the casualties and soldiers who sacrificed their lives to protect the environment and the people."

Hearing this, Zhang Liao in the hall and several Bingzhou generals behind him peeped at each other, and at the same time came up with a thought: This Zhuzi 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 can barely afford a "self-defense", which one is not a foreign war?
What kind of protection is this?
However, in Wang Zheng's view, these foreign wars were really for self-defense.

If Yuan Tan hadn't led the Jizhou army to invade Qingzhou and take Linzi more quickly, Wang Zheng might not have attacked Beihai immediately.
Similarly, knowing Sun Ce's future achievements, he would never allow the other party to succeed on their own and win Jiangdong.
As for Yuan Shu, when he really got to that point, he had to say it, after all, if God didn't take it, he would be guilty of it instead.

No matter what Zhang Liao and the others thought, the heavenly army, civil and military, all agreed and drank all of them in one gulp.

After the maidservants filled up the banquet again, Wang Zheng raised the cup again, and said, "This third cup of wine is to respect the people of the nine counties who suffered and were displaced by the war, especially Taishan County!"

He turned his eyes to the ancient sword and said with a straight face: "Gu Jian, Captain Chang is not here today, so you should drink this cup first with this general and the lords. The hatred of the Jizhou army for invading my territory, killing my people, and destroying my homeland will come sooner or later." Must report!"

Gu Jian immediately stood up, Huang Zhong and other generals also stood up, and dozens of people said in unison: "The last general waits to swear to the lord, this revenge will be avenged!"

"And drink from this cup."

Everyone either covered their sleeves, or raised their heads, and drank the wine in their cups in one gulp. Zhang Liao and other Bingzhou generals changed their minds again.

What does this mean?

Is Wang Yukou planning to attack Yuan Shao in the north next?

Afterwards, Wang Zheng raised the wine glass for the third time.He turned to the ministers, with a mild expression, and said with a smile: "The first glass of wine, respect to you, the second glass of wine, respect to the generals, the third glass of wine, respect to the people, this is the last glass."

"You say, why do we drink? Who do we respect?"

Lu Ji thought: "I have cherished the memory of the people, encouraged the generals, and praised the generals. Since this night banquet is named for celebrating achievements, then this last cup should naturally be respected to civil servants."

Although he guessed that it was Jing Wenchen, Lu Ji naturally knew that it was impossible for him or even Gu Yong and other new recruits.

He lowered his head and raised his eyebrows, guessing secretly, "From Zhou Mushi's praise of the meritorious officials, it can be heard that everyone mentioned it, but Guo Fengxiao was left out alone, and he probably stayed here!"

Although he guessed an answer, Lu Ji kept a low profile and refused to show his face to answer.

And other people also thought of this, Huang Zhong took the lead and said: "Guo Jijiu has strategized and won a decisive victory thousands of miles away. My lord, in the future, he is the first hero of our army. This fourth cup of wine should be respected. !"

Wei Yan, Gan Ning and others on the side also echoed, "To the pole, to the pole."

On the other side, Xu Fang and the generals of Pengcheng also nodded slightly, quite appreciatively, Guo Jia is indeed a genius, and there is almost a consensus in the army on this point.

Hearing this, Wang Zheng looked at Guo Jia's words, smiled slightly, and said, "Feng Xiao is my son's wife, who has worked hard and made great achievements, so naturally I don't need to talk about it, but for the fourth cup of wine today, I am going to pay respects to another meritorious official." !"

Surprised by everyone, Wang Zheng raised the wine cup, walked down the hall, and came to Mi Heng with a solemn expression, holding the cup in both hands, and sincerely said:
"Feng Xiaoruo is my son-in-law, and Zhengping is Xiao Heye. Please drink this glass of wine to the full!"

No one expected that for Wang Zheng's last cup, he did not respect Guo Jia, but respected Miheng.

This move was not only beyond the expectations of Lu Ji and other civil servants, but even Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and others were dumbfounded and greatly puzzled.

Guo Jia was also a little stunned, but he came to his senses in a moment. He looked deeply at Wang Zheng's back, suddenly laughed, and then slowly lowered his head, hiding the irresistible appreciation in his eyes. There is that heartfelt admiration.

He did not expect Wang Zheng to resolve the increasingly acute conflict between him and Mi Heng in such a way.

This strategy may not be considered very clever, but according to Guo Jia, the real hero would not do this under normal circumstances.

The reason is very simple, Mi Heng's talent is not worthy of this attention, this flattery!

Guo Jia believes that Wang Zheng can see the gap in ability between himself and Mi Heng. If it is another hero, what he should do at this time is naturally to make a trade-off and make a choice. Today's banquet can be said to be at the right time. The truth is that it is time to go all out and help Guo Jia to the position of the first conspirator.

But Wang Zheng chose to elevate Mi Heng to the highest position at this moment, ignoring everyone's opinions, even the objective facts, which can be described as a real compliment.

So what does this show?
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 wanted to continue to praise him. This seemed to be flattering, but in fact it was telling everyone that no matter how annoying you Heng was, the general thought of him more in his heart.

As long as Wang Zheng can always maintain this "nostalgic" attitude, no matter how you make enemies, Mi Heng will always be at ease!

And what Guo Jia admired and admired was precisely that Wang Zheng was in such a high position and could be so affectionate and righteous!
Although from this point of view, he is not a hero and overlord, the chance of aspiring to the top is a little smaller, but at least the other party can treat Mi Heng like this today, and he is facing him Guo Jia. It is impossible to think about it. Expensive" thing?
Mi Heng was also very surprised that Wang Zheng appointed him as the number one hero.

Staring at Wang Zheng in a daze for a long while, Mi Heng came back to his senses only when Wang Zheng reminded him again, and stood up quickly.

"My lord, this hero dare not accept it."

He did not take the wine glass in Wang Zheng's hand, but picked up his own glass, 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, he was so fierce that the world shook and the world was terrified. The lord went to the dangerous place to be calm and calm, and he was not afraid of commanding Ruyi in the face of danger. How could he defeat this powerful enemy and recover Yangzhou? In terms of the merits of this battle, how dare I compare with the lord?"

"Furthermore, the Battle of Jiangdong has been fought for several months. Supervising logistics and providing salaries are endless. Zhang Guoxiang is the main one who makes suggestions. He also has Guo Jijiu's strategy for fighting for supremacy on the battlefield. To talk about defeating the enemy and win, stand in front of the battle. Killing people is all due to the generals."

Speaking of this, Mi Heng paused every word and said: "How dare I be ashamed to accept this contribution? As for the master's glass of wine"

"I would like to respect my lord, as well as Guo Jijiu and all the generals!"

Hearing this, Wang Zheng's eyes flashed with relief, and he said with a gentle smile, "Why does Zhengping need to say so much?"

"If Zhengping didn't think hard and plan a plan with this general, how could this general break out of the predicament and win 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 general!"

"You and I have helped each other a lot. Everyone can see that this glass of wine is not only for Jing Zhengping's achievements this year, but also for your assistance and assistance to this general all the time!"

"Therefore, this wine must be drunk to the full!"

What Wang Zheng said was deep and meaningful, and he turned around and asked everyone in the hall, "Come and tell me, gentlemen, should you let your Sima drink this glass of wine?"

You have already said "this wine is only for you to drink", now ask us again.
Is this asking for an opinion?
Although Huang Zhong and the others did not dare to disobey the king's will, they were dissatisfied with You Heng's sincerity, not to mention that the "gong man and Gong dog" in front of the other party had just offended them to death, and they were peeping at each other. Willing to speak out.

As for Shouchun and other civil and military officials headed by Lu Ji, their expressions changed under the candlelight, and they didn't know what they were thinking about, so they didn't speak.

His Highness, who had been whispering just now, suddenly turned into a silence where a needle could be heard.

Um, are you so disrespectful?
Wang Zheng was slightly taken aback, just when he was feeling embarrassed, he saw Guo Jia flicking his robe sleeves and floating out of the queue, raised his wine glass above his head, bowed slightly and said: "As my lord said, your Sima Shenggong is superior to others, this time The cup of wine must be filled to the brim, and I would like to persuade the lord, brother Zhengping, to drink!"

As soon as the words fell, Xu Fang on the other side also attended boldly, walked in front of Guo Jia, raised his wine glass, and raised his hand to respect: "What the general said is true, Mr. You and our heavenly army have worked hard, and the last general is also bold. Advise the lord, please drink this wine to the full!"

The two of them took the lead, and then everyone followed suit, such as Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Gan Ning, Gu Jian, Lu Ji, Gu Yong and others also got up or attended, and said loudly while drinking: "We would like to persuade the lord, please Sima drink up!"

In the big hall, there was a scene of standing up again, only Zhang Liao and other Bingzhou generals were still seated. Seeing this scene, Zhang Liao sipped some wine and thought to himself: "This Ni Heng has only heard that he is quite talented, but he is good at it." Empty talk, I thought he was a rotten Confucian like Kong Rong, but seeing him now is not the case."

"To be valued so highly by Wang Yukou and treated with such courtesy, this person must have a great talent for governing the country, and the future is limitless!"

It needs to be settled in advance!
Thinking of this, Zhang Liao looked to the left and right, playing tricks, and a group of Bingzhou generals also got up and persuaded: "Mr. You have worked hard and accomplished a lot, you should drink this wine to the full."

With a smile on his face, Wang Zheng turned a blind eye to the movement behind him, and just watched Mi Heng seriously.

Mi Heng was silent for a moment, picked up the wine and said: "My lord is so loving, I am ashamed and dare not take it, but I dare not let it go."

After gulping it down, he immediately bowed deeply to Wang Zheng, and said word by word: "If you dare not act like a dog or a horse, you will die!"

I don't need you to die, I just hope you don't die
Wang Zheng secretly sighed, and drank the wine in the glass with him, patted Mi Heng on the shoulder lightly, and then turned his head to look sideways at the steward: "The banquet has begun, and the songs and dances under the church are singing and dancing!"

Then he smiled at everyone and said, "Everyone, these singers and dancers are all the beauties in the world carefully collected by Yuan Gonggong. , If you don’t get drunk, you won’t return!”

Music starts, singing and dancing.Everyone got up and returned to their seats, and made a promise.

Wang Zheng looked back at Mi Heng again: "I'm not just going to get drunk tonight, I'm not just talking about the generals, Zhengping also needs to do the same."

Mi Heng nodded, and was about to sit down, but Wang Zheng stretched out his hand to hold him back, "After several fierce battles, it was hard work regardless of whether it was civil or military. Just now, the general only cared about respecting Zhengping first, but didn't care about others. Come on, you Accompany me to toast with the gentlemen again!"

Saying that, he pointed to Guo Jia who was walking back to his seat and said, "Feng Xiao was the first one to come out to help, and just now persuaded Zheng Ping to drink up, how about we go pay him back first?"

Without waiting for Mi Heng to answer, he handed the wine glass to the maid at the side, then smiled and pulled Mi Heng away.

(End of this chapter)