"Ha ha!"
Sun Lei rode a horse and led a large army to accept the cheers of the people on both sides of the road.
Everyone was neatly dressed and straightened their backs, leading the team as if they were being reviewed.
Liangshan's army was almost entirely made up of surrounding villagers. Many soldiers saw their parents and relatives on both sides of the road, and they felt extremely honored and became very energetic.
The army passed through Liangshan Town and arrived at the military camp beside the water.
"Send the order, let's have a big banquet tonight, distribute military pay and rewards tomorrow, take five days off, go home and rest!"
Sun Lei looked at the troops lined up neatly and said directly without saying much.
Now the generals and soldiers don't want to listen to any long speeches. They just want to return home in fine clothes, bring money and go home to be glorious.
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
The soldiers cheered in unison, Sun Lei gave them what they wanted most.
The logistics department had already prepared the banquet. Zhu Gui, Zhu Fu, Pang Qiuxia and others greeted everyone to set the table and serve the wine and food.
Fifteen thousand people filled the entire military camp. The soldiers drooled at the delicious dishes, but they still endured the wait.
"Good work everyone, do it!"
Sun Lei raised his glass and shouted to everyone. His voice could not be heard throughout the entire camp, but the soldiers all saw him getting up to raise his glass, and they also stood up and raised their glasses.
"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!"
The soldiers shouted in unison and drank the wine in one gulp.
After the wine was finished, the banquet began. The soldiers laughed and ate and drank, and a joyous atmosphere instantly filled the entire camp.
"To brother!"
Lin Chong, Du Bo, Sun An, Wu Song and others raised their glasses and toasted to Sun Lei.
"Just drink this one drink. You should go to your camp and have a good drink with your soldiers!"
Sun Lei raised his glass with a smile and said that the relationship between generals and soldiers needs to be cultivated, not only in daily training, but also in ordinary life. This banquet is a good opportunity.
Everyone went to their respective camps with a smile. When the soldiers saw the generals coming, they laughed and toasted with wine glasses. There were not so many rules and regulations on the Liangshan wine table.
"Brother, I'm afraid there is no other family in such a prosperous world."
Li Zhu held the wine glass and looked at the laughing military camp and said that he had never thought that there would be such a scene in the Jianghu.
"Mr. Li, where are you now? There will be bigger scenes in the future!"
Sun Lei laughed and said.
"But it would be great if a scene like this could be recorded!"
Sun Lei touched his chin and regretted that there were no cameras or video recorders in this era.
"It would be great if I could hire an artist to draw a picture of this!"
Sun Lei sighed and said, "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" is a product of this era, and the painting is no worse than the photos. If I were to paint a picture of the Liangshan Night Banquet, it might be famous for generations to come.
"Brother, what's so difficult about this? I know a court painter who is extremely accomplished in painting and is best at painting such large-scale genre paintings."
Wen Huanzhang said with a smile.
"Oh, which painter is it?"
Sun Lei became interested and asked quickly.
"This man's name is Zhang Zeduan, whose courtesy name is Zhengdao. He should be working at the Hanlin Academy of Painting now. He specializes in painting palaces and palaces. He is especially good at painting boats and carriages, shops, bridges, streets, city walls, and people."
Wen Huanzhang smiled.
"Haha, this person is a court painter, even if it is difficult to hire him!"
Sun Lei shook his head helplessly and said, going to the palace to rob people for a painting is not worth the gain.
"Brother, Zhao Ji likes calligraphy and painting. There are more than a hundred painters in the Hanlin Painting Academy alone. Zhang Zeduan entered late. Although his painting skills are outstanding, he is not popular. He has not been named by Zhao Ji... …”
Wen Huanzhang explained.
Zhao Ji is a big player. He likes calligraphy, painting, playing the piano, playing chess, Cuju, watching flowers, admiring rocks, running dogs, fighting eagles, Taoism, gardens, brothels, and beauties, as long as it is about fun. Everything is perfect.
But people are only people after all. One-third of the twelve hours a day is spent sleeping. Once all kinds of things are dealt with on weekdays, there is only so much time left for fun. He has many hobbies, and painting may be one of them. The month does not turn around once. How many of the hundreds of painters can he remember? The painters in this art academy are not that important to Zhao Ji, and one or two missing ones will not be noticed at all.
"I see. If you have the chance, I must invite this person to draw a picture of Liangshan Night Banquet! Record the top and bottom of this lake so that future generations can know the prosperity of Liangshan!"
Sun Lei laughed and said.
"My brother is right. How could we not record such a grand scene?"
Xiao Jiasui said with a smile that throughout the ages, emperors' banquets have been recorded in paintings by famous artists.
"Leader Sun, the young monk congratulates Liangshan for their great victory and is here to ask for a glass of water and wine!"
Deng Yuanjue smiled and performed a Buddhist salute to Sun Lei.
"Master Deng is here, please have a seat!"
When Sun Lei saw it was Deng Yuanjue, he smiled and invited.
"You, the monk, are here too. Come on, the Sa family will have a showdown with you today!"
When Lu Zhishen saw Deng Yuanjue coming, he walked over carrying two wine jars, and stuffed a large wine jar into Deng Yuanjue's arms. It was obvious that today he was not talking about martial arts, and secondly, he was not talking about Zen, and he was talking about heroes with wine!
"Master Lu is a sweet-tempered person. He doesn't often invite people to drink. Today is a wedding for a great victory. Master Deng, don't refuse!"
Sun Lei laughed. He was happy today. He didn't want to hear anything else. He just wanted to drink and be happy. Lu Zhishen came at the right time.
"Brother, you are right, not everyone is invited to the Sa family!"
Lu Zhishen put the wine jar on the table and looked at Deng Yuanjue and said, he is a cheerful person and he also likes people who are equally cheerful.
"Young monk, just drink with senior brother!"
Of course Deng Yuanjue knew that Sun Lei did it on purpose. He actually didn't want to come here to spoil the fun. Today's victory in Liangshan meant that the teaching hero conference was inappropriate. However, he accepted the teaching order and had been waiting in Liangshan for many days. Time was tight and there was nothing he could do. .
"Come on, come on! Drink!"
Lu Zhishen laughed loudly, picked up the jar and took a big sip. Deng Yuanjue also took a big sip while holding the jar.
Seeing that Deng Yuanjue was so happy, Lu Zhishen laughed and started chatting.
Deng Yuanjue asked Lu Zhishen about the situation of the war in the north. This is not a secret. It has been spread to the outside world for a long time. However, the rumors are always exaggerated. Liangshanpo prayed for rain and flooded Gaotang Prefecture.
Deng Yuanjue is a monk and believes in Buddha. Although he is a believer, he knows very well that there are no embodied gods and Buddhas in the world, and the weather is not something that humans can ask for.
Lu Zhishen laughed loudly and vividly talked about the grand scene of several Taoist priests in Liangshan praying for rain, and pointed at Qiao Daoqing on the other side.
"Master is joking, it's just a joke."
Qiao Daoqing smiled and cupped his hands. He did not explain in detail. Some things are better kept mysterious, especially in front of outsiders.
Lu Zhishen took Deng Yuanjue to drink while introducing him. Deng Yuanjue drank half a jar of wine, and the wine became stronger, so he drank it straight away, and started drinking with Lu Zhishen.
"This great monk seems to have something on his mind!"
Sun Lei squinted his eyes as he watched Deng Yuanjue drink from the cow. He wouldn't have gotten drunk here unless he was depressed.
(End of chapter)
