Sheriff, give me a smile~

As it was approaching the third quarter of the hour, there were more and more people in the imperial garden.

Di Renjie and Li Bai sat at the same table.There happened to be a big tree next to the table, and on the tree was a palace lantern, neither dark nor glaring, the light was just right.This position is neither near nor far from Wu Zetian's official position, but it is not a short distance from the official seat. Presumably Wu Zetian specially arranged it because Li Bai didn't like dealing with officials.

Li Bai picked up the wine glass on the table, drank it down and smacked his lips: "Not bad."

Di Renjie was also holding the wine glass, but he didn't drink. He glanced at him: "Imperial brewing, of course...you were too capricious just now."

"Willful" Li Bai smiled cheekily: "When am I not willful?"

Di Renjie: "..."

"Why, Mr. Mo Feidi is reluctant to part with that official position?" Li Bai played with the wine glass in his hand.

"That's not true, I just feel that such an unruly manner is a bit inappropriate...and you actually told His Majesty that you attended the palace banquet because..." Di Renjie paused.

Li Bai raised his head and looked at Di Renjie, raised his eyebrows and said, "Because of what?"

"because I."

Li Bai smiled, under the gentle light of the palace lantern, this man's smile was so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes off it.

"It's because of you, so there's nothing I can't say."

Di Renjie's hand holding the wine glass tightened, but he didn't say anything in the end.

Suddenly feeling bumped on his arm, Di Renjie looked at Li Bai: "What's wrong?"

"Look at that man, is he Han Xin?"

Following Li Bai's line of sight, Wu Zetian was standing next to the main seat to welcome the three Han people.

The highest position is Wu Zetian's position, and the first position on the left is for Liu Bang, followed by Zhang Liang, Han Xin, and other important officials and guests.On the right are additional officials and guests.

At this time, Wu Zetian was standing next to the main seat and talking to Liu Bang, who was the leader. When they talked about working hard, the two laughed out loud, and they looked very harmonious.

On the left behind Liu Bang is Zhang Liang, and on the right is a red-haired general.

Looking at it from a distance, it is heroic and vigorous, as immovable as a mountain.

Di Renjie nodded: "It's Han Xin."

As if feeling the probing eyes of others, the red-haired general suddenly turned his head to look this way.

For a split second, Li Bai and Han Xin's eyes collided.

Bitter like a sword, quiet like a cold lake.

This man is not simple.

Li Bai's first feeling.

He raised the wine glass in his hand and shook it at the man with a smile, then drank it down.

Han Xin nodded to show his friendliness.

At three o'clock, the banquet officially began.

First, the ministers saluted Wu Zetian, followed by Wu Zetian's routine speech, expressing condolences to the King of Han and his party who came from afar, and the alliance between the two.

Li Bai didn't have the patience to listen to the bureaucratic accent, he just played with his wine glass and looked around from time to time.

Di Renjie, on the other hand, sat upright from the beginning to the end with a serious expression.

Li Bai occasionally glanced at the three people in the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang Liang listened carefully, Han Xin was in a good state, as for Liu Bang... smiling and nodding from time to time, he seemed to be listening very attentively, actually...

Li Bai drank another glass of wine, thinking that this person is absolutely out of his mind.

Wu Zetian raised his glass and said: "This is all I have to say. I will honor the King of Han with this wine. I hope this alliance can help the peace of Chu and Han."

The ministers: "Your Majesty is wise."

Wu Zetian drank it all in one gulp, and the ministers followed suit with their wine glasses, and then the three of the Western Han Dynasty returned the salute.

This is the real beginning of the banquet.

All kinds of dishes were served one by one, the sound of silk and bamboo was played, and the palace ladies danced gracefully with their water sleeves fluttering.

Seeing that Di Renjie was staring at the wine glass in front of him without moving, Li Bai couldn't help wondering: "Why don't you drink?"

"I can't drink much."

"How much you can't do"

Di Renjie glanced at him: "Three cups down."

"Three cups down!" Li Bai suddenly became interested, put down his chopsticks and looked at Di Renjie: "That means you can only drink two cups."

Di Renjie suddenly had a bad feeling: "...Yes."

Li Bai said with a smile: "Just now you had a drink."

"……Yes."

Li Bai smiled even stronger: "So I can have another drink."

"……Yes."

"Come, come," Li Bai filled up Di Renjie's glass, "have another glass."

"……I reject."

"Why can't I have another drink?"

"In a while, other officials may ask me to drink or His Majesty will give me wine. If I drink now, I will die later."

"Tch," Li Bai sneered, "I thought it was something, someone asked you to drink, and I blocked it for you. You just drink my glass."

Di Renjie: "..."

"Why, do you not trust me, or do you not want to drink my wine?" Li Bai raised his glass and handed it to him.

Di Renjie saw that he couldn't hide anyway, so he thought for a while, and simply took the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp.

He drank too much and accidentally choked on the drink. Di Renjie put his fist to his lips and coughed repeatedly.

Li Bai let out a muffled laugh, and patted his back for relief.

Di Renjie glared at him, but his eyes glistened because of the choking, he had no momentum at all, instead he seemed a little bit more resentful.

Li Bai's heart beat inexplicably fast.

"I don't know what Lord Sword Immortal thinks." The sudden voice brought Li Bai back to his senses.

As soon as he raised his eyes, he saw an official standing up from his seat, holding a wine glass and looking at him.

Not only that, everyone's eyes followed the official's words to him, including the three Western Han people and the empress on the throne.

Li Baixin said I was distracted for a while, what happened?

But of course you can't ask.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Li Bai had no choice but to bite the bullet and cough, looked at the man with a smile, and replied as if he understood everything: "Okay."

For a moment, everyone was whispering, and even Wu Zetian couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

The official was overjoyed: "Thanks to the Sword Immortal, I'm paying respects with this wine!" After saying that, he drank the wine in his glass.

What's the matter?

The corners of Li Bai's mouth twitched slightly.

Wu Zetian, who was on the main seat, saw Li Bai's expression clearly, and instantly understood the truth.Although Lord Jianxian is very innocent, he will never let go of such a great opportunity, so he smiled and said: "Since Jianxian deeply agrees with this official's proposal, then please take the trouble to be an elegant guest before others, and be a young man once you move." The lotus sword."

Feelings want me to perform a sword dance, you boy is ruthless.

Li Bai turned his head to look at the official just now, and gave him a seemingly kind smile.

The official inexplicably felt a chill go down his back, but stiffly returned a smile to Li Bai.

Liu Bang looked at Li Bai's reaction with great interest, played with the wine glass in his hand, and suddenly turned his eyes to Wu Zetian and said: "Your Majesty, Han Xin, the general under my king's command, is extremely skilled in martial arts, and he rarely meets opponents. If you invite the two of them to discuss each other at this banquet, it will be enough. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Han Xin who was drinking was choked up when he heard this.

Wu Zetian nodded, "Great kindness."

The emperor nodded in front of so many people. It was just a show of martial arts, not murder and arson. How could he refuse?

Seeing the court ladies and musicians withdraw from the field, Li Bai Han Xin could only pick up weapons and go on stage with complicated emotions.

At first, both of them considered each other's identity, and didn't want to hurt the friendship between the Western Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, so they didn't use their real strength much. They just played a few rounds casually, but gradually found that the other party was a master, so they really started I have the heart to learn from each other.

After blocking Han Xin's shot, Li Bai suddenly withdrew his sword and said: "In ancient times, there are weapons of elegance, swords and spears, which are irrelevant, and they are only for the superior. Today, Bai really wants to experience the glory of the two. What does General Han think? ?”

Han Xin also retracted his gun, and said in a deep voice, "I would like to learn."

"Allow me to drink three glasses of wine"

"Of course."

Li Bai turned around and walked towards Di Renjie in full view.

Just when Di Renjie was surprised, he saw Li Bai said to himself seriously: "Huaiying, pour me three glasses of wine."

Although it was a little embarrassing to be watched by so many people, seeing Li Bai's seldom serious expression, Di Renjie suppressed the weird feeling in his heart and poured him wine.

Di Renjie poured a glass, and Li Bai drank a glass.

Get drunk with a glass.

Two cups provoke sword intent.

Three cups quietly cross the fairyland.

Drink enough, sword up.

Li Bai put down his wine glass, turned around and left, just took a step but turned back, bent over and whispered in Di Renjie's ear: "If I am undefeated in this battle, can Huaiying grant me a small request?"

Di Renjie said in his heart that you won the competition with others, why do you want me to agree to a request?

He raised his eyes with a dark face, but bumped into the smiling eyes of the man.

"There are so many people watching, Huaiying should give a reply quickly, but should I, eh?"

Di Renjie's eyes swept away, and everyone was looking at him and Li Bai as expected, even Han Xin in the field looked at this place with a trace of inquiry.

According to Li Bai's shameless temperament, it seems that if I don't promise him, he won't leave!

Forcibly suppressing the urge to smash Li Bai to death with a token, Di Renjie said with a sullen face and dissatisfied: "Yes."

The man moved a little closer to him, and the hot air sprayed on his ears, accompanied by a pleasant chuckle: "A gentleman can never chase after a word."

Di Renjie: "..."

"In ancient times, Cao Zhi wrote poems in seven steps. Bai did not have such a great talent, but he wanted to imitate his actions. He wrote poems in battle, and it was thanks to General Han to do it."

The corner of Han Xin's mouth raised a shallow arc, and he stretched out his hand: "Sword Immortal, please."