How wonderful it is to turn an army against a general!
King Kang looked at Ji Shangshu with admiration.
As expected of his father's most important minister, his coping ability is indeed very strong.
In response to such counter-intimidation, Yuan Guoshi just smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Yes, I will guarantee them. As long as all the people in the countries in the Western Region are protected by the God of the Western Mountains, if anything happens to them, they will be protected at any time." Master Ji is welcome to come and take charge of me."
The God of Xishan is the god respected and worshiped by Beidi. It is said that it is on the top of Xishan, on the snow-covered mountain.
If Beidi people encounter a snowstorm in the wild, they can find their way home by praying to the God of the Western Mountains.
Ji Shangshu did not believe in such myths and legends but respected them.
In particular, he admired Yuan Guoshi's daring behavior.
"Sorry for bothering you."
Now that there is a responsible person.
Ji Shangshu sent someone to ask for a list of followers, took it to the Ministry of War to make a copy, and then led the soldiers to drag away the two Beidi Xizuo who wanted to kill Daxing soldiers and left in a hurry.
It seems that a potential crisis has been resolved with a few strokes.
But it cast a layer of gloom in the hearts of all the people from the Western Regions and Daxing present.
There is always a sense of urgency that the battle will ignite at any time.
King Kang frowned slightly when he saw this.
The competition hasn't even started yet, but if everyone's hostility is already so strong, it seems that there will be secret friction before the competition.
"Everyone, the banquet has begun, everyone can take a seat."
King Kang shouted, turned around and walked inside.
But except for the Daxing people who obeyed his instructions and prepared to leave, the remaining envoys from various countries in the Western Regions stood on the spot without giving any face to King Kang.
Even the envoy from Kucha State stood stiffly on the spot.
Even though the two Beidi soldiers who assassinated Daxing soldiers in public just now did make a mistake.
But those were also Daxing soldiers who took the lead in surrounding the Xiyi Pavilion and causing oppression.
There were even many people from the Western Regions present who thought that the two people were just ordinary people with obvious hostility towards Daxing. The one who was specifically named was Shangshu Ji.
"Today's Fengfeng Banquet does not look like a good banquet."
"We came all the way and searched us all first. We know that Daxing's security is strict, but there is no need to be so strict. Is this coming specifically for us?"
"I don't want to live in this Xiyi Pavilion anymore. I don't think we should compete in this competition. Otherwise, before it's time for the competition, find some messy things and throw me in jail. Who am I going to talk to? "
Those who just now deliberately provoked confrontation spoke out again, irritating everyone's already sensitive nerves.
Master Yuan watched with cold eyes and made no attempt to ease the atmosphere.
Seeing this, King Kang took a deep breath and put on a decent fake smile on his face.
It’s okay if you don’t want to enter Xiyi Hall.
It just so happened that he didn't want to protect so many people.
"I know that you all have come from afar, so I specially prepared Daxing's most famous Ping'an wine. No matter how good a drinker you are, you can't drink even a pound of this wine."
In other words, one pound will make you drunk!
People from the Western Regions love wine.
Especially the Beidi people.
They galloped on horseback in the winter, but it was indispensable to have strong alcohol as a companion to invigorate their blood and ward off the cold.
It's just that Beidi people are not good at making fine wine, and they usually drink wine produced in Loulan. In this matter, Loulan people have more say.
"It is rare for us in Loulan to get drunk with a pound of wine. If Daxing really entertains us with this kind of wine, it must be sincere. But if you can't get drunk after a pound, I can only say that you are deliberately deceiving. us."
At this time, Pingan wine was not yet popular in Daxing.
In Jiangnan Province alone, Pingan Liquor has already been sold out.
The capital has only recently begun to produce it, let alone transporting it outside the customs to be tasted by these people from the Western Regions.
The special use of peace wine at the reception banquet is actually a show of confidence.
This was specially arranged by King Kang, just to make these people from the Western Regions drink harder and get drunk, so that they could cooperate honestly whether it was a routine or an arrangement.
At this time, he walked out and greeted the door.
"Serve the wine!"
A jar of wine was brought up.
Everyone in the Western Region laughed when they saw the five-pound wine jar.
The Daxing people who had heard of Ping'an Wine were so greedy that their saliva almost flowed out when they saw this wine jar.
"Such a small jar of wine is not enough for the two of us."
"The Daxing people are really stingy, but they really don't have any good wine here. It's understandable that they are so stingy."
"How about I taste it for everyone first?"
Not waiting for the person in the crowd who was deliberately mocking to come out and taste it.
King Kang had already picked up the wine jar, held his breath and threw it to the ground.
Snapped!
The wine jar broke into many petals, and the clear wine inside flowed to the ground, which made the people who looked at it exclaimed that it was a pity.
When those people from the Western Regions saw this scene, they didn't understand what was going on. A strong smell of alcohol rushed from their noses to Tianling Gai.
The few talented men from the Western Regions who were closer to the broken wine jars usually had poor drinking capacity.
This time, he smelled the smell, and his feet floated on the spot. Even with the help of the people next to him, he still fell backwards.
Phew!
Phew!
As the smell of alcohol spread, many people were knocked to the ground.
Only then did the people from the Western Regions realize that they had talked too much, and when they sniffed the fragrant smell of wine in the air, they were led to become greedy.
But thinking about the cruel words he just said, it seems quite embarrassing to go to a banquet just because of a sip of wine.
"I have long heard that the Ping'an wine produced by the Ning family is the best wine in Daxing. Ning Shixian of Jinling even wrote a piece called "Jin Jin Liquor". If I watch the singing and dancing of Daxing tonight, "Jianjinjiu", while tasting this Daxing peace wine, I, the Beidi talents, can be infected with the immortal spirit of Daxing poets, have more spiritual energy, and write more good words and sentences in the future."
As early as when King Kang was about to sacrifice the Peace Wine, Yuan Guoshi knew that these "talented men" who had only learned a little bit about Daxing culture would not be able to control it.
He found the right opportunity and gave them a step down.
After hearing what Master Yuan said, everyone rushed towards the Xiyi Pavilion as if they had received an amnesty order.
Facing this grand scene, King Kang did not feel happy because he succeeded in getting everyone to sit down. Instead, he took a deep look at Beidi Guoshi, who controlled the behavior of all the talented people in the Western Region Mission.
The real enemies in this competition are probably not these talented people who are ignorant of etiquette and difficult to persuade.
But this Beidi Imperial Master.
"Master Yuan, would you like a drink?"
When strong comes strength, King Kang's smile is no longer so forced.
Master Yuan wanted to taste the rumored peace wine, but the person invited was King Kang, so he shook his head.
"It's been a long journey, let's wait another day."
"Then let's do it tomorrow."
"..."
Yuan Guoshi suddenly discovered that it was not just the peace-seeking faction that was rogue.
The people from the main war faction are also quite scoundrels.
…
At this time, the Jin Prince's Mansion was just like in front of the Xiyi Pavilion, with people coming and going and it was very lively.
Hearing that King Jin was going to Luohe Road on errands, except for the princess who did not come, the remaining concubines and even noble attendants who were well-known in the palace came to cry and expressed their reluctance and desire to accompany him. Willingness to go together.
This is the first time that King Jin has left Guannaidao. For them, it means a lot to be able to accompany him.
When Zhou Yu got the news and came to his father's main palace, he saw his father's concubine Xina, hugging his father's thigh and crying.
"Your Highness, let me go with you. Don't think I'm usually spoiled, but as long as I can be with Your Highness, I can bear it even if I suffer some hardships on the way."
"I didn't go to Luohe Road to have fun..."
King Jin couldn't say anything harsh in front of the young concubine he loved, but he was still depressed because of it and couldn't vent it. When he saw Zhou Yu coming, he immediately became furious.
"Zhou Yu, you came just in time. I have something to ask you for. Look at the countermeasures you came up with for me. Now that I really have to go to Luohe Road, what do you think I should do now?!"
