How did you, a prisoner on death row, become an important weapon of the country? Yecheng Gao Weiming

time flies.

Inside Jiucheng Palace, the sun was setting and the sky was gradually getting darker.

The princes and ministers who lived in various villas all came to the main hall as agreed.

Because soon, Li Er would hold a grand banquet here to entertain his ministers.

Soon after everyone gathered, Li Shimin finally packed up everything and appeared at the banquet radiantly.

The ministers were originally frightened by the appearance of Taibai across the sky during the day.

When they saw that His Majesty was in high spirits, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief and stood up to salute.

Li Shimin couldn't help but be energetic!

As the ruler of a huge empire and the common lord of the world, no matter how much pressure he feels or how unwell he is, he has to pretend to be healthy.

He knew very well that if he fell, the prosperous Zhenguan Era would end immediately!

Fortunately, after Wu Mei's comfort at noon and a good sleep, Li Shimin had recovered a lot.

As soon as he appeared, he laughed loudly, asked all the ministers to sit down, and the banquet officially began!

The ministers sat down as ordered, but secretly observed Li Er's side.

But there was a girl sitting next to Li Er.

Although her clothes are not luxurious, she looks dignified and beautiful.

A pair of bright big eyes were looking at everyone with a smile.

Everyone was confused.

This woman is not one of the four ladies in the harem, nor is she one of the nine concubines. Could she be one of the twenty-seven ladies?

After a while of whispering, they finally understood.

This woman is none other than Wu Mei, one of the nine fifth-rank talented ladies.

I heard that I was favored by Your Majesty at noon and am in great favor with you at this moment.

The feast has begun.

As the singing girls and dancers performed hard, as the wine went through three rounds and the dishes tasted five different flavors.

The atmosphere of the whole banquet continued to rise.

Li Shimin was a generous and chivalrous man, and he lost his airs after drinking a lot of wine.

Some young officials who had just entered the court were even shocked to find that the emperor was playing finger-guessing games and drinking contests with his ministers!

Oh my god!

Am I dazzled?

In fact, this is not surprising.

When Li Er was young, he was just a young man in Taiyuan City. He was willful, chivalrous and famous for his boldness.

When his biological father Li Yuan had the intention of rebelling, he secretly made friends with heroes all over the world and recruited all the bandits and rebels.

He can drink three cups of wine with a murderer with his bare chest, and he can also lower himself and chat about trivial matters with ordinary people on the street.

Such a person, even if he is an emperor, can get along well with his subjects anytime and anywhere.

Perhaps, this is also the reason why he was able to win the Xuanwu Gate Incident in the end and gathered the strongest group around him!

As a result, more and more people joined in the game of rock-paper-scissors and drinking, and the whole hall became lively.

I do not know how long it has been.

"Oh... I can't drink anymore! I can't drink anymore! Haha, I really can't drink anymore!"

Li Shimin stood up shakily from the banquet, his face flushed as he smiled.

"My dear ministers, please continue drinking. I am going to go back to my seat and rest for a while! How about resting for a while?"

As he spoke, he staggered towards the main seat at the highest point.

Seeing this, the sensible Wu Mei hurried over to support him.

When the ministers saw this scene, they were immediately disappointed.

Hey!

Li Er, why the hell are you pretending to be such a brat.

We've just had a good time drinking, don't you want to play anymore?

What!

Let an emperor sit on it and watch his subjects below behave unruly?

Who the hell dares!

For a moment, as Li Shimin returned to the main seat and sat down, the banquet became a little dull.

"Ok?"

Li Shimin shook his dizzy head, squinted his drunken eyes, and looked at his ministers.

"My dear ministers, please continue! Please continue... What? If I don't play, you won't play either?"

Everyone just laughed dryly and could not say anything. At the same time, they thought in their hearts that they would sit for a while and then stand up and say goodbye.

But seeing that the situation was becoming more and more awkward, Li Shimin no longer even looked at it.

"Humph!"

He slammed the wine bottle down on the table.

"Why? My dear ministers, do you have to let me accompany you to drink until the ninth heaven before you can enjoy yourself?"

Wow!

Everyone shuddered when they heard this and were so scared that they couldn't help but kneel on the ground.

What do you mean?

If you drink with us, you will drink to death. If you don’t drink with us, we will have to drink to death, right?

It would have been better if Li Er hadn't said this, but after he said it, no one in the audience dared to raise their glass.

The atmosphere became tense.

Li Shimin looked at everyone with a sullen face and sighed again in his heart.

My old friends are still the best.

Even if I stop drinking, those people will still have fun and drink to their heart's content.

I feel happy just by watching from the side.

In desperation, Li Shimin waved his hand to end the banquet.

Unexpectedly, before he raised his hand, someone next to him spoke.

It was Wu Mei.

Wu Mei's voice was as charming as a yellow oriole.

"His Majesty……"

This shout naturally attracted everyone's attention.

Wu Mei continued, "Your Majesty, you are not very good at drinking. I think the ministers are not satisfied yet!"

Li Shimin snorted and sneered: "It's none of my business if they are not having fun. Do I have to seal their mouths and tie their hands?"

Wu Mei smiled and said, "Of course not, Your Majesty! But if you don't participate, the ministers will naturally not dare to act presumptuously."

"Oh? Mei Niang, what can you do?"

Li Shimin glanced at him with a look of interest on his face.

Not long ago, he still remembered how this woman used whips, iron rods, and daggers to train horses, and knew that she was also a wonderful person.

When he spoke at this moment, there was some doting meaning in him, while he was thinking secretly in his heart.

After returning, should I promote this Concubine Wu to the nine concubines and pamper her for a while?

Wu Mei continued, "Your Majesty, I know you are not good at drinking, and I also know that the ministers are not enjoying themselves."

"How do you think about this? Why don't I take the liberty of being the commander for once and let all the ministers listen to my instructions and continue the drinking game?"

Drinking game?

Li Shimin's eyes lit up after hearing this.

What is drinking game?

This is a banquet game that can be traced back to the Western Zhou Dynasty.

Sometimes the host and the guest do not know each other. In order to get to know each other as quickly as possible, they use drinking games to increase the number of times they drink.

As they drank more, the relationship between the two sides naturally became closer.

Since the Western Zhou Dynasty, there have been various ways of playing the game, such as drinking wine, guessing covers, and guessing words.

The ultimate goal is to increase the fun of the banquet and improve the interest of both the host and the guests.

It's just that on occasions like today...

Li Shimin looked at the ministers below the stage and said with a smile: "What do you think? My dear ministers, would you like to continue drinking?"

Everyone couldn't help but roll their eyes.

Nonsense, you've already said it, can we still refuse?

Although the most annoying thing at a banquet is people who don’t drink but want to get others drunk.

But if this person is the emperor, then just pretend I didn’t say anything.

Naturally, everyone cheered and rejoiced, but it was unclear whether they really wanted to play or were just flattering for a moment.

Seeing this, Li Shimin's gloomy expression disappeared and he spoke excitedly.

"Well!"

"Then I will appoint my talented woman Wu Mei, Mei Niang, as the commander of this drinking order!"

"You all must obey his orders and not disobey him!"

Everyone responded loudly, and the awkward atmosphere finally disappeared.

And this moment.

A corner that no one noticed.

The Grand Historian Li Chunfeng was drinking cup after cup of liquor, his face flushed and his expression arrogant.

Seeing that the drinking game was about to begin, he drank the wine in his hand, slammed the glass on the table, then pulled an old man next to him and asked in a low voice.

"Brother Yuan, what on earth are you going to do!"