Chapter 2441 Heartfelt Words
But the three of them didn't stop smiling immediately. Instead, they said with a stiff smile, "My face is a little twitchy."
How long have you been laughing?
After all the guests entered, Manbao went with them to entertain them. It was necessary to offer a glass of wine to each table, and there was a risk of being forced to drink too much, so Manbao whispered to Zhou Lizhong, who was holding the plates, "Add some boiled water. Hmm, half a pot of wine and half a pot of boiled water. It would be best to add some honey or boiled brown sugar water."
Zhou Lizhong: "...Auntie, if you're just adding water, why are you adding honey and brown sugar water?"
"You're so stupid! If you add half a pot of water, the color of the wine will become so pale. Adding some honey or brown sugar water will make it look more real, and it will be a little sweet, so it won't be too hard to drink."
Bai Shan whispered, "Don't go to the main kitchen, go find Mrs. Zhou. There are three of us, so prepare two more pots, otherwise it won't be enough."
Zhou Lizhong: "Uncle-in-law, why don't we brothers drink it for you?"
Lixue and Ligu can both drink now.
Manbao shook his head and refused, "Forget it, you are so young and drinking alcohol, be careful not to be bad for your liver in the future, we can do it ourselves, um, add more brown sugar, divide the one pot of wine into three pots, and add water and sugar water to the rest.
Zhou Lizhong: ...Okay, in just a short while, half a pot of wine became one-third of a pot of wine.
Zhou Lizhong looked at the many guests, turned around and went downstairs with the plates. Manbao and the other three went to talk to the steady and experienced Lord Wei and others.
Sure enough, Lord Wei and his men did not urge them to drink, but instead asked them to eat more food. After they had taken a bite of the food, they began to encourage them.
Anyway, the emperor's grace is great, and you all need to study hard and work hard to repay His Majesty.
Wei Zhi, who came from a humble background, was particularly moved by this. He took Man Bao's hand and said, "For people like you and me to have achieved what we have today, it's certainly because we have talent, but it also requires a mentor to recognize our talents. Otherwise, no matter how much talent we have, we won't be able to use it."
The elders on the side looked at Wei Zhi in surprise and saw that his face was slightly red. Then they realized that he had drunk several glasses of wine without knowing when. Was he just drunk?
He wasn't drunk, but he had a lot of feelings. His family background was similar to Zhou Man's, but there was actually a difference.
Wei Zhi was from a humble family, while Zhou Man was from a lower class family. Before her, no one in the Zhou family could read or write.
Seeing that the Zhou family was full of guests, Wei Zhi, who had been to the Zhou family for drinks several times and had personally experienced several changes, suddenly felt the most secret thing in his heart.
He held Manbao's hand, his eyes red as he said, "I have received the emperor's grace, so I often worry that I am not worthy of this kindness. That is why I must always be vigilant and do what a minister and a thousand-mile horse should do. Lord Zhou, you should do the same in the future."
"Your Majesty is determined to be a wise ruler, so everything we do is to fulfill your majesty's wish and help him become a wise ruler for all time. To achieve this, we are willing to sacrifice our lives."
Manbao opened his mouth wide.
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang were also stunned by what they heard. So, you often advise His Majesty to make the emperor so angry that he jumps up and down in order to repay his kindness?
Well, when you think about it, it is true. They are all trying to prevent the emperor from making mistakes and to make him a wise ruler.
For a moment, not only Manbao and the other two, but even the elders sitting at the same table looked at Lord Wei in surprise.
Seeing that Lord Wei's eyes were red and he was about to cry, Manbao immediately reached out to support him and said, "Lord Wei, you are drunk. Why don't you go to the guest room and take a nap? You still have to go to the government office in the afternoon."
Manbao looked at Bai Shan and Bai Erlang.
The two men came to their senses and immediately stepped forward to support the man and helped Lord Wei to rest.
Old Master Tang turned to look at Duke Zhao, "Why are you trying to get Master Wei drunk?"
Duke of Zhao: ...No one noticed it, how did he see it?
Duke Zhao coughed lightly and looked into the distance with a vague gaze.
In the distance, the emperor was galloping on his horse in the Western Inner Courtyard.
Yin Li rode his horse and ran with his guards behind him. He reminded the emperor in front of him, "Your Majesty, there is a rabbit in front of the left."
The emperor saw it, so he drew his bow and shot an arrow. The arrow grazed the rabbit's neck and stuck into the ground. The rabbit was startled and jumped up, twisted its butt and hopped away quickly.
The emperor was delighted and laughed heartily, saying, "My archery skills haven't deteriorated."
Yin Li nodded with admiration.
The emperor lamented, "It's a pity that he is in mourning, otherwise he could go hunting today."
However, the emperor was very happy to be able to go horse racing today. While Wei Zhi was not in the palace and other imperial censors were not there, the emperor ran excitedly in the Western Inner Courtyard. All the prey he saw were rubbed against the ground with their necks. Occasionally, he miscalculated and accidentally injured animals of all sizes, and he would quickly ask someone to catch them and apply medicine to them.
The emperor decided to burn incense and apologize to the Buddha and the empress dowager when he returned home that night.
The emperor ran around the Western Inner Courtyard for an hour, finally relaxing his muscles. He happily whispered to Yin Li, "I wonder if Duke Zhao got me drunk."
Yin Li: "...It shouldn't be easy."
Even if you're drunk, you can still sober up. With Lord Wei's self-control, I'm afraid he won't be late, so...
"Your Majesty, it's almost time, let's go back."
The emperor handed the bow to the guard behind him with regret, nodded, and instructed: "Tell your men not to spread what happened today."
"yes."
The emperor returned to the palace happily, and became serious as soon as he returned to Taiji Hall.
Lord Wei at Zhou Man's house had also woken up early. Not only that, his hangover had almost gone away. Zhou Man's hangover soup was good. Although it was a little hard to drink, it was still effective.
Wei Zhi was very clear-headed and asked his attendant, "Has the crowd dispersed in front?"
The attendant bowed and replied, "Except for some adults who don't need to serve, everyone else has almost left."
Lord Tang and a group of censors from the Censorate are all here, even Wei Zhi is here, who dares to be absent from work?
So apart from some officials who had already taken leave and did not have to work, only some relatives and friends of the Bai and Zhou families remained, and everyone else had gone back.
They also need to go back to sober up so that they can go back to work in the yamen.
Wei Zhi nodded in satisfaction, but did not leave. Instead, he dressed neatly and walked around the banquet area. After making sure that no one had slipped through the net, he moved to the front with the farewell of Bai Shan and the other two.
Old Lord Tang was sitting in front with a group of imperial censors.
Wei Zhi was surprised and asked, "Why is Old Master Tang still here? Isn't he going to the government office?"
Seeing him, Old Master Tang stood up with some regret and said, "I've already started working. Well, it's time to go back to the government office."
He turned to his men and said, "Alright, go around the various government offices and see who hasn't returned to work on time. Also, mark down anyone who's drunk."
The censors responded in unison and then dispersed, as if they were not the ones who had just been toasting with others at the dinner table.
The Censor is indeed ruthless and cruel.
Wei Zhi turned back expressionlessly and said to Bai Shan and the other two, "No need to see me off. I'm leaving now."
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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