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Chapter 501 Liu Xie: This world belongs to me and to you too

Wen Gong's music of breaking the formation?
Created by the emperor?
Liu Xie's words startled many civil and military officials present, and they involuntarily turned their eyes to Lu Bu.

Feeling the gazes coming from all directions, Lu Bu's back straightened instantly and the smile on his face became more intense.

It’s so cool! It’s so cool!
Showing off one's power in front of all the civil and military officials in the court is even more refreshing than drinking a bowl of iced plum soup in the hot summer!

He had worked hard to keep it a secret for a month just for this moment!
Lu Bu suppressed the corners of his mouth that were rising wildly, and said modestly: "No, no, it's mainly because your majesty writes well."

"Your Majesty wrote this music specifically for me. It is so beautifully written that even the masters of opera have praised it."

When Lu Bu said the word "specially", he deliberately emphasized it and repeatedly stressed it, for fear that others would not know that this song was created for him by the emperor.

This also made many generals feel jealous, and the looks they gave Lu Bu became more unfriendly and resentful.

This traitorous slave in this ditch!

He's so damn good at pretending!
Among them, Zhang Liao's eyes turned red, and the wine bottle in his hand was squeezed into a ball. He was so angry that his teeth were itching.

"Lü Fengxian! You are such a bastard! I treat you as a brother, but you are playing tricks on me, right?"

Zhang Liao gritted his teeth and said.

No wonder Lu Bu has been so mysterious for the past month, it turns out he was holding back something big, luckily he showed up at the New Year’s Day banquet!

The key is that he really pretended it!

The poem was written by the emperor himself and named "Wengong Pozhen Yue". What an honor it is!

Zhang Liao made up his mind that after the banquet, he would join forces with other generals to catch Lu Bu and give him a beating.

Two fists are no match for four hands. He doesn't believe that Lu Bu can beat all of them alone. Let's see if this guy dares to pretend like this in the future!

Although the purpose of Lu Bu's presentation of the music for breaking the formation, which was played by his soldiers, was to show off his prowess in front of others, it also made the banquet more lively.

After all, Lu Bu put a lot of thought into preparing this battle, and it was very entertaining to watch. Many people were still talking about it even after it was over.

Lü Bu strode back to his seat with his head held high, then winked at Zhang Liao and said, "Wenyuan, how do you like the music for breaking the formation that Your Majesty wrote for me?"

"If you like it, I'll give you a copy of the song later. You can find a musician to sing it at home when you have nothing to do."

Zhang Liao's face was as black as coal. When he saw Lu Bu's nose looking up, he felt himself getting hard.

The fist is hard.

However, he still resisted the urge to punch him. He snorted coldly, turned his face away and continued drinking.

Upon seeing this, Lu Bu laughed, stood up and left the table, holding the wine jar to show off to others.

The atmosphere of the banquet was quite harmonious.

On such a festive day, all civil and military officials put aside their daily burdens and drank and chatted with each other.

The seats for civil officials were also very lively, especially Zhuge Liang, who was the focus of attention.

"Zhuge Zhongcheng, I heard that when you were fighting against Cao Cao at Red Cliff, you set up an altar and performed a ritual to borrow the east wind, which ultimately led to a great victory over the enemy. Is this true?"

Fa Zheng asked with great interest.

This incident was quite legendary. He had heard many versions of the story. Some even said that heavenly soldiers came down to earth that day to help the Han army defeat the enemy.

He did not believe this statement, but the rumor that Zhuge Liang used the method of borrowing the wind was very credible, and many people confirmed that it was true.

Once this was said, the curiosity of others was aroused and they began to ask more questions.

Zhuge Liang waved his hands again and again, and said with a wry smile: "There is no such thing as borrowing wind. I am just good at observing the sky and noticed that the east wind happened to blow on those days."

"As for setting up the altar, I did it on purpose to boost the morale of the soldiers."

Zhuge Liang didn't know how many times he had explained it.

If I had known this would happen, I shouldn’t have performed that ritual in the first place.

Xu You took a sip of wine and jokingly said, "If Kong Ming can really call the wind and rain, that would be a good thing."

"This way, no matter where a drought strikes in our great Han Dynasty, Kong Ming can just go there and perform a ritual."

"But in this case, Kong Ming is not suitable to be the Chief Censor, but more suitable to be the Imperial Master."

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

At this time, Liu Bei came over holding a wine jar. He would not rush to his fiefdom until after the New Year, so he was still in Chang'an.

Liu Bei raised his wine cup to Zhuge Liang and said with a smile: "I have heard of your great name for a long time. Seeing you today, I can see that you are indeed extraordinary."

He had heard of Zhuge Liang's reputation a long time ago, but he had never had the chance to meet him, so today he took this opportunity to come and get to know him.

"King Zhongshan is overpraising you."

Zhuge Liang bowed and said humbly.

Liu Bei smiled and said, "You are not exaggerating. Yuan Zhi was once my adviser and a disciple of Mr. Shui Jing. When I was still in Yizhou, he recommended you to me, saying that Zhong Cheng's talent is a hundred times better than his."

"But I was busy fighting with Liu Zhang for Yizhou at the time and had no time to send someone to invite you. Later, when I had time, I heard that you were summoned to Yecheng by the emperor and entrusted with an important task."

Xu Shu did recommend Zhuge Liang to him.

But he really had no time to care about anything else at that time.

Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu knew each other. He did not expect Xu Shu to have recommended him to Liu Bei. After being slightly surprised, he said modestly: "It is just the favor of your majesty."

"The King of Zhongshan is a true hero. He went to Shou County alone to persuade Zhang Xiu to surrender and capture the false emperor Yuan Shu. When Liang first heard about it, he was amazed."

After the two complimented each other, they started chatting with each other.

For some reason, they had an inexplicable liking for each other, just like a pair of old friends who had known each other for many years but hadn't seen each other for a long time.

The two chatted for a long time until Zhang Fei came over to ask Liu Bei to go over for a drink. Only then did Liu Bei reluctantly say goodbye to Zhuge Liang.

"The King of Zhongshan is truly a hero."

Looking at Liu Bei's departing back, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but sigh, and at the same time a strange thought arose in his mind.

If there had not been a wise and powerful monarch like the current emperor, the King of Zhongshan before him might have been able to revive the Han Dynasty.

Shaking his head, Zhuge Liang put away these distracting thoughts and turned around to continue socializing with others.

The main seat above the main hall.

Liu Xie also drank a lot of wine. After all, it was such a lively day today, and it would be embarrassing for him not to drink when his ministers came to toast him.

"Your Majesty, please drink less."

Seeing that Liu Xie was obviously drunk, Lu Lingqi couldn't help but try to persuade him, worried that Liu Xie had drunk too much.

Liu Xie smiled and said, "It's okay. I'm happy today. It's a rare opportunity for me to indulge myself. I should have fun with all my officials."

Lu Lingqi wanted to persuade her further, but Zhen Mi beside her pressed her hand and shook her head slightly at her.

"His Majesty is usually very hard-working and under a lot of pressure. Let him relax today."

Zhen Mi said softly to Lu Lingqi.

She has seen Liu Xie's daily hard work, so it is not a bad thing for him to relax today. After all, stress always needs to be released.

Hearing this, Lu Lingqi had no choice but to nod, but still ordered the eunuch to go down and prepare the sobering soup first.

Liu Xie was drinking happily at this time, and suddenly he picked up the spoon and knocked on the wine jar.

The clear sound instantly attracted all the attention in the hall, and the originally noisy hall became quiet.

"My dear friends."

Liu Xie stood up from his seat, facing the ministers in the hall, and said slowly in a drunken voice: "Today is a good day for the whole country to celebrate."

"I have a few words in my mind that I cannot help but express." Everyone looked at the emperor and listened attentively.

Liu Xie picked up the wine jar on the dragon table, raised his cup and said, "This first cup of wine is dedicated to my grandmother, Empress Xiaoren, and the spirits of my ancestors in heaven."

"I lost my mother when I was one and my father when I was eight. It was my grandmother, Empress Xiaoren, who protected me and allowed me to grow up."

"Grandmother, I... miss you."

Liu Xie raised his head slightly, said with emotion, and drank the wine in the jar.

Seeing this, the ministers in the palace did not dare to neglect it and said in unison: "Empress Xiaoren is with the heaven!"

After saying that, he also had a drink.

After Liu Xie finished drinking a glass of wine, he handed the wine bottle to Lu Lingqi beside him, and after she filled it up, he picked it up again.

"And this second glass of wine."

Liu Xie looked up at the ministers in the hall, raised his hand and said: "I want to pay tribute to all the ministers, to the people of the world, and to all the soldiers who died in the war!"

"For the past six years, you have assisted me and kept the country safe."

"You have given me advice, devoted your lives to farming, conquered rebels, and risked your lives to make our Han Dynasty unified!"

"The king, the ministers, and the people all deserve it. Without you, there would be no Han Dynasty today!"

"I would like to thank you all here!"

After Liu Xie finished speaking, he raised his cup again and drank it all.

After he finished speaking, the civil and military officials in the hall as well as many retired soldiers could not help but shed tears.

Some even shed tears.

No one knew who started it, but the ministers shouted to the emperor: "May your majesty live forever! May your happiness last forever!"

"Long live your majesty!"

Liu Xie let out a long breath, then handed the wine bottle to Lu Lingqi, signaling her to fill it up again.

"Your Majesty, please pay attention to the dragon's body."

Lu Lingqi couldn't help but say.

Liu Xie insisted, "Fill it up!"

Lu Lingqi hesitated, and Zhen Mi took the wine jug from her and filled the bottle of wine for Liu Xie again.

"This third cup of wine is for my mortal enemies."

Liu Xie spoke again, and this time what he said made many ministers look at each other in confusion.

Dedicated to the emperor's mortal enemy?
"Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Sun Ce, Ma Chao, Cao Cao."

"Oh... and that Sun Quan."

"They are all traitors, but they are also heroes of their generation!"

"I hate them, but I also respect them!"

"They are the ones who made me what I am today! They are the ones who forced me to accomplish all the great achievements I have today!"

Liu Xie held the wine jar in one hand and slammed the dragon table with the other.

Each blow shocked the hearts of all the ministers.

The hall was silent and everyone kept their heads down. No one dared to look up at Liu Xie, this brilliant emperor.

"But alas, they are all dead."

"Without them as my enemy, I would be lonely. I wonder if there will be more villains like them in the future, forcing me to keep moving forward until I create a prosperous era."

Liu Xie said with deep emotion, his eyes swept across the ministers in the hall, finally landing on Cui Yan, Dong Zhong and others.

Cui Yan and others clearly felt the emperor's gaze on them. For a moment, they felt as if a thorn was on their backs. Their hair stood on end and cold sweat appeared on their foreheads.

Fortunately, the emperor's gaze did not linger on them for long and soon shifted away.

"I don't wish them a peaceful death. I wish they will be my enemy again in their next life!"

Liu Xie drank the wine in the jar in one breath and threw it heavily to the ground, breaking it into pieces.

"His Majesty--!"

All the ministers and soldiers knelt down.

"His Majesty……"

Lu Lingqi was full of worry. She and Zhen Mi went forward to support Liu Xie, who was a little unsteady, and helped him sit down on the dragon throne.

Liu Xie waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, and then slowly said: "I know that my recent land survey has caused resentment in many people's hearts."

"But my dear ministers, this man is mine, but he is also yours."

"The emperor has no home, his home is the state."

"Ministers have no relatives, but the people are their relatives."

"The Han Dynasty has never been my own. Everything I do is for the prosperity of the Han Dynasty."

"Since I ascended the throne, I have been walking on thin ice all my life, not daring to slack off, for fear of bearing this heavy burden on my shoulders."

"Look at Grand Chancellor Yuan Xi. He is only in his thirties, but he is already so exhausted. He even had no time to go home to see his wife giving birth. What is this for?"

"And Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Fa Zheng, Sima Yi, which one of them didn't work hard day and night, worrying about our Han Dynasty?"

Liu Xie called out the names one by one, and tears welled up in the eyes of the ministers whose names he called out.

Yuan Xi knelt on the ground and cried inconsolably.

Sima Yi had two big dark circles under his eyes, and his haggard face was full of excitement. He couldn't help but shed tears.

The other officials also had complicated expressions.

Liu Xie sighed and said, "Today is a happy day. I didn't want to say these spoiling words, but I can't help but say them."

"My dear ministers, just assume that I have drunk too much."

"I'm tired."

Liu Xie stood up and, with the help of Lu Lingqi and Zhen Mi, staggered out of Chengming Palace.

After he left, the hall remained silent.

Lu Bu said nothing and just kept drinking.

Seeing the emperor's appearance, he felt anxious, but didn't know how he could help.

It would be great if court struggles were as simple as fighting a war.

Among them, Cui Yan and others had the most complicated feelings. They had a vague feeling that the emperor's words seemed to be directed at them.

"Brother..."

Cui Lin came to Cui Yan and whispered.

Cui Yan remained silent and stood up and left.

The banquet did not last too long. After about half an hour, everyone dispersed one after another. However, the words Liu Xie said at the banquet lingered in everyone's mind for a long time.

(End of this chapter)