"Ziming, is this your sworn brother?" Seeing Xiahou Dun coming over to offer a toast, Song Xin and Wei Tong immediately stood up and saluted.
"It is my adopted brother Song Xin."
Xiahou Dun looked at Song Xin for a while and said: "I heard from Zixiao's letter that you made great achievements in Jiangling. I didn't believe it at first, but when I saw him today, he was indeed a heroic talent. Come and drink this cup. .”
"Your Excellency, this is a ridiculous compliment. Song Xin is frightened." Song Xin bowed and drank a glass of wine.
"Hahaha, okay!" Xiahou Dun laughed loudly and ordered: "Here, take a piece of good venison and give him a jug of wine."
After a while, a maidservant brought a plate of sliced venison and a copper pot and placed them in front of Song Xin. The guests all looked sideways. This part of the meat was not something Song Xin could enjoy due to his status.
At this time, Cao Chong said: "Uncle, Chong'er made him a retainer, but he was deprived of the opportunity to be promoted through meritorious service. If uncle goes on an expedition again in the future, he can take him with him. If he has made meritorious service, Chong'er will also have a good face."
Xiahou Dun laughed and said: "Hahaha, okay, my uncle will remember what my nephew said. If he goes on an expedition again, he will definitely take him with him." Then he actually had another drink with Song Xin.
When Liu Xian saw this scene from a distance, he suppressed his voice and said to Zhou Wenzhi with a hint of complaint: "What did you do? How come Cao Chong and Xiahou Dun are so close to him?"
Zhou Wenzhi blushed, "Wenzhi is incompetent..."
"You usually only know how to play with those dandies. These veteran generals don't like frivolous people. You should be calmer in the future." Liu Xian said, and Zhou Wenzhi nodded silently. He glanced at Liu Mi and the others and found that they were also looking at him. Liu Mi had a displeased look on his face. Xiahou Dun treated Song Xin like this, which made him a little unexpected and made him even more jealous.
After Xiahou Dun toasted with the guests, he walked to the middle of the hall and said:
"Distinguished guests, we are here to enjoy a banquet today, and I would like to take this opportunity to toast three glasses of wine. This first glass of wine is dedicated to the soldiers who died in the Southern Expedition."
"Here you go, offer fine wine to the martyrs, and we will accompany you." The guests responded.
Song Xin looked at the group of Jingzhou surrendered generals. They stood up and just opened their mouths without making a sound. There were many guests, but no one paid attention. Both Zhou Wenzhi and his uncle Liu Xian looked a little embarrassed. After thinking about it, he understood that they were originally a wealthy family in Jingzhou. Although he became an official in Xudu, he still relied on others.
Everyone turned to the south and poured wine at their feet. Zhou Wenzhi and Liu Xian had to follow suit.
Xiahou Dun glanced at everyone and was very satisfied and said: "The second cup is for the soldiers who are still fighting in Jingzhou and the comrades who failed to return."
"The general toasts the warriors with fine wine, and we should accompany him." After saying this, everyone raised their glasses and drank the wine in one gulp.
"For this third cup, I would like to pay tribute to all the generals and counselors. Follow the Prime Minister and fight for my great man through life and death, and conquer all directions."
"The generals offer you fine wine as a tribute. If you don't dare to accept it, please come first." All the generals and civil servants who came back from Jingzhou raised their glasses to Xiahou Dun and drank them all in one gulp.
Xiahou Dun continued: "After three glasses of wine, Dun felt a little relieved. It has been twenty-five years since I was fifteen years old and I have followed the prime minister through life and death. Now I have white hair on both temples. I wear fine clothes and hold fine wine in my hands, but I often I dreamed of resting my head on a saddle, holding a weapon in my arms, and not afraid of the years of life and death. Dun knew in his heart that today's wealth was all achieved by the sacrifice of his fellow martyrs. Whenever Dun thought about this, he often couldn't help but shed tears. Thinking back to the beginning, Our army only has 800 soldiers, and the generals are all descendants of the clan. Nowadays, talented people from all over the world have gathered in Xudu, which makes me very emotional."
"Dun has little talent and little virtue, and his intelligence is not as good as that of the counselors, and his martial arts is not as good as that of the generals. But he is supported by the Prime Minister, and he sits in this position, and he is very scared. Today, he is the pillar of the country, and he has no way to respect him, so he can only eat rough food. Let’s enjoy the wine with you all.” After saying that, some tears flashed in his eyes, because it touched something that had been on his mind for many years.
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"The general is too humble. The general has worked hard for the country and followed the prime minister to make immortal achievements. We respect him." After speaking, the guests raised their glasses and toasted.
Xiahou Dun looked at the group of people who were the first to follow Cao Cao and said, "Old brothers, when we joined the Prime Minister in raising troops to wipe out the Yellow Turbans, attack Dong Zhuo, capture Lu Bu, and defeat Liu Bei, do you still remember what we sang?"
"Of course I remember." Many people below him who were similar to him already had gray hair on their temples.
The musicians naturally knew the hymn they were going to sing, and immediately stopped the music they were playing and changed to another piece of music.
Xiahou Dun began to sing along with the music:
"Beat the drums and boring them, and use the troops enthusiastically. I will march south alone in the city of Tuguo.
From Sun Zi Zhong, Ping Chen and Song Dynasty. If I don't return home, I will feel worried.
Love in the right place? Yuan mourning his horse? In order to seek it? Under the forest. "
The people below sang in unison:
"The bond between life and death is broad, and it is said to the child. Hold the child's hand, and grow old together with the child."
I am so rich, but I can't live without you. Yu Xunxi, I don’t believe you. "
After the song was sung, many people burst into tears. Many of them sang this song to fight in all directions. Many of their relatives, friends and brothers fell down while singing this song and never came back. Song Xin sat down below and listened quietly to everyone singing, feeling a little moved in her heart.
At this time Xiahou Dun ordered the singers to come down and pour wine for the guests. Feipeng was the first to walk up to Song Xin, holding the wine bottle.
She walked straight towards Song Xin, causing many guests to look sideways. Some young people couldn't help but be in a daze when they saw Fei Peng's beauty. It would be great if they could have such a wonderful person in their house.
But Fei Peng couldn't care about this. The hall was noisy with people drinking and laughing loudly, and she seemed to turn a deaf ear. For some reason, all the other guests in her eyes became blurry, and only one figure was clear. She just wanted to get to that person as soon as possible, even if she was just watching him from the side, she was happy.
She walked up to Song Xin slowly, picked up the wine bottle, and said, "Mr. Song, please."
"Thank you." Song Xin smiled.
As she said this, her cheeks turned red and she said, "Young master, you're welcome." The nearby guests were stunned for a moment when they saw this beautiful appearance.
Wei Tong and Xu Chu looked at each other and smiled, both showing their understanding.
Wei Tong laughed and said, "Brother, why don't you drink it quickly?"
Xu Chu said: "Haha, yes, little girl, why don't you pour wine for me, the general, and only pour wine for your Mr. Song?"
Feipeng had a good impression of Wei Tong and Xu Chu because they had helped Song Xin, so she quickly filled a glass for them. She sat here and poured wine for Song Xin, Wei Tong and Xu Chu, not wanting to leave. .
Wei Xi saw it from a distance and his face darkened. He ordered the people waiting around him: "Go and ask that girl to come and pour some wine for us."
The attendant came over and said to Feipeng: "My lord over there, please ask Miss Wei to come over and pour some wine."
Feipeng took a look and saw that they were the people who had bullied Song Xin just now. He saw that there were people waiting around them. She shook her head and said stubbornly: "Isn't there someone waiting over there?"
"The adult asked you to go, girl, by name." The attendant said with a look of helplessness on his face.
Feipeng knew that he could not refuse, because anyone here could decide his own destiny.
Seeing her hesitation, Wei Tong said, "Miss Feipeng, go ahead. They won't mess around at this banquet."
Song Xin asked at this time: "Brother Wei, for some reason this Wei Xi seems to hate me. I feel like I have never provoked him."
Wei Tong sneered and said, "Have you seen the young man next to him?"
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Song Xin nodded, "Well, that's his son."
Wei Tong said: "Originally, your position as a servant belonged to that boy. But after the prime minister inspected it, he felt that he had nothing outstanding, so he asked you to take his place. Do you understand why this old man hates you?"
"I see, this father and son don't seem to be open-minded people."
Xu Chu said: "Humph, I don't know why Zhong Yao recommends this person. This person will talk too much and has no real talent or knowledge."
Song Xin watched Fei Peng reluctantly walk up to Wei Tong and his son, fill a glass of wine for them, and when he was about to leave, Wei Tong's son noticed that Wei Tong and Xu Chu got up to toast others, and there was no one around Song Xin . Suddenly he pushed the wine glass and the wine spilled on the ground.
"Is this how you pour wine for guests?" Wei Xi shouted in a suppressed voice.
Wei Tie's son said in a slightly childish voice: "You cheap servant, not only did you use bad wine to deal with me, but you also knocked over my wine glass. Are you trying to drive my father and son away?"
Feipeng hurriedly knelt down like a reflex, "Feipeng is clumsy, please calm down." At this time, knocking over the guest's wine glass was equivalent to expelling the guest, which was very impolite.
Wei Tie's son said, "Humph. Go and bring me the wine in front of Song Xin, and then serve me here, and I will forgive your rudeness."
Fei Peng's body was shaken. It was obviously not her who knocked over the wine glass, but Xiahou Dun gave Song Xin the wine. But as a singer herself, how dare she say anything.
Wei Xi saw that she was still and said, "Have you heard what my son said? Why don't you go quickly?"
"Yes... Feipeng will go right away."
Feipeng's eyes turned red, and he walked back to Song Xin's table and explained the matter. Song Xin looked at Wei Xi and his son coldly, and they also looked at him provocatively.
"It's just a jug of wine. I'll deliver it myself." Song Xin stood up, picked up his jug and flask and came to Wei Xi's table.
"Master Wei, I heard that you want my wine?"
Wei Xi's son said: "You are such a rude person. Why are you not polite when you talk to my father?"
Song Xin looked at this boy with only sparse hair on his lips and said with a smile, "May I ask the young master your name?"
"Wei Qian."
"Oh, it turns out to be Young Master Wei Qian. I'm disrespectful. I heard that Young Master wants some wine from me?"
"Well, my master's wine is too bad, and the wine glass was stained by this stupid maid."
"Okay, the young master doesn't mind that this is a wine drunk by common people, and he doesn't care that this is a wine glass used by common people. This shows how generous the young master is." Song Xin smiled, put the wine glass in front of Wei Qian, and then Feipeng took the wine bottle in his hand and poured another glass of wine for the father and son himself.
"Please, you two."
Unexpectedly, Wei Qian just sneered, and before raising the glass to his lips, he suddenly poured the wine on Song Xin.
"Master, what do you mean by this?" Song Xin suppressed his anger and asked in a low voice.
"Your wine glass, tsk tsk, stinks too much. Go and get a clean one for me, and also, let this singer stay and serve me." Wei Qian threw the wine glass at Song Xin's feet and pointed behind Song Xin Fei Peng said with a pale face.
The guests next to him saw Song Xin's gloomy face, then looked at Wei Xi and his son, and stepped aside. Because Wei Xi was recommended by Zhong Yao, he also gained a lot of limelight during this period and was ignored by many people.
"What, are you still dissatisfied?" Wei Qian said coldly.
"Click!" With a gentle sound, Song Xin made several finger prints on the bronze wine bottle in his hand.
Wei Xi and his son suddenly looked nervous, "What do you think, this is the residence of the Marquis of Gaoan Township!?"
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