What surprised Zhao Guanjia, who had deliberately put on a worried look, was that he had only said a few threatening and tempting words, and had already scared the six brothers of the opposite sex who had actively responded to support him as Emperor in Chen Qiao Posthouse. They quickly expressed their willingness to give up military power.
Since the six of them had expressed their stance, the Zhao family was naturally happy to see it happen. Therefore, the Zhao family, who was happy in his heart but did not show it on the surface, pretended to be thoughtful. After hesitating for a moment, he sighed slightly and said,"Since the six of you have already expressed your attitude, what else can I say? I know that all six of you have always been aware of the big picture. Although you have voluntarily given up your military power, I can assure you that even if you lose your military power, you will still be officials. I believe that you can conquer the world on horseback, and you can rule the world on horseback.
"Tomorrow morning, all six of you will attend the court, not a single one missing. At that time, I will give each of you a great reward. Today, it's getting late, so don't eat this wine anymore. Stay in the posthouse outside the Imperial Palace. I will order people to make proper arrangements. You have come all the way here today, and you are also tired from the journey. Rest early tonight and arrive at the Zichen Hall at five o'clock tomorrow. I will reward the six brothers who are deeply righteous in front of the civil and military officials. You just have to be prepared to receive the reward.”
Shi Shouxin and the other six stood in two rows, three in a row on the left and right sides of the Zhao family. They bowed their heads and cupped their hands. They originally thought that the Zhao family wanted to remove their official positions. If it was serious, they would just randomly plant a groundless crime and directly behead them. If it was light, they would be dismissed and returned to the fields.
However, what they never expected was that after the Zhao family heard that they had expressed their willingness to give up their military power, although they had agreed, they wanted to give them a promotion. For a moment, the terrified them immediately felt overjoyed.
"Your Majesty is wise. We will obey your orders!" The six of them, who stood on the spot and let out a long sigh of relief, all cupped their hands and bowed to the Zhao official sitting on the imperial chair. They thanked him and respectfully said in unison.
As soon as the six of them finished speaking, they heard the sound of footsteps on the wooden ladder coming from the stairwell. After a moment, a head popped out from the wooden ladder that led from the first floor to the second floor. It was a handsome young man in new clothes. His forehead was covered with a thin layer of cold sweat. He held a large jar in his arms. The jar was covered with a stopper tied with red cloth. There was a diamond-shaped red paper in front of the jar. The words "Imperial Wine" were written on it.
Needless to say, this elegant and beautiful youth who rushed over was Zhao Defang. Perhaps it was because this large jar of wine weighed twenty catties, but he carefully walked towards the Zhao family's residence.
Shi Shouxin and the other six raised their heads. When they heard that the Zhao family was very sympathetic and allowed them to return to the posthouse outside the Imperial City to rest early and not continue drinking here, they felt inexplicably happy in their hearts. Just as they heaved a sigh of relief, Zhao Defang suddenly walked over with a large jar of royal wine. Immediately, they all panicked.
Because in their eyes, the ruler's heart was unfathomable and unfathomable. As the ruler of a country, the Zhao family had just said that they were not allowed to continue. Now that they saw Zhao Defang bring the imperial wine over, they might immediately change their minds and continue to ask them to stay and drink. If they continued to drink, the tipsy and physically and mentally exhausted them might really not be able to take it.
"We will take our leave. The official should also take care of his dragon body.”The six of them, who were standing on the spot and complaining incessantly, looked at each other for a moment. Before Zhao Defang could rush to their side, they once again faced the official Zhao who was sitting seriously on the imperial chair. They cupped their hands and bowed before bidding farewell.
"Thank you for your concern, brothers. I will definitely take good care of my dragon body. It's getting late.”The Zhao official, who was sitting on the imperial chair, swept his gaze over them from the corner of his eyes. When he saw the bitter expressions on the faces of the six people facing him, he secretly laughed. However, he could not laugh out loud in public at this moment. Therefore, he could only forcefully suppress his laughter that was not too violent. He hurriedly stood up and turned his back to an empty place. He stretched out a hand to cover his mouth for a moment before letting go. He then turned around and called out to the stairwell five feet away,"Eunuch Wang, I have arranged for the six of them to stay in the posthouse outside the Imperial City for a few days. I will leave the specific accommodation arrangements to you. If anything goes wrong, I will hold you responsible.”
After a short while, an old but sharp voice came from downstairs through the stairwell.""This old servant will obey!"
After Zhao Guanjia waved his hand, Shi Shouxin and the other six turned around and left somewhat resentfully. However, after they took a few steps back and saw Zhao Defang two or three steps behind them from the corner of their eyes, they stopped as if they had seen another Zhao official. They cupped their hands and bowed to the exhausted Zhao official, who was sweating profusely. Then, they took a few steps back and slowly retreated to the stairs of the hall on the second floor. Then, they walked down the stairs in a row.
When Shi Shouxin and the rest of the six walked to the hall on the first floor of Shengping Building, they saw Wang Fugui, the Chief of the Imperial Household, waiting at the entrance of the hall. Thus, under Steward Wang's lead, the six of them followed closely behind. Around them were twenty or so extraordinary Imperial Army guards who followed them to the posthouse outside the Imperial City.
By the time they walked out of Shengping Pavilion, it was already night. Wherever they went, the lanterns hanging on both sides of the main roads and under the eaves of the pavilions were lit up. In an instant, the entire palace was lit up with bright lights.
"Father, Imperial Father, didn't you say that you would let them stay for some wine? I just brought over a jar of 20 catties of imperial wine, why did Imperial Father let them go?”Zhao Defang, who had spent a lot of effort, finally placed the large jar of imperial wine that he had held in front of his chest on the imperial table in front of the Zhao family. He was so tired that he was panting like a cow. When he thought of Shi Shouxin and the other six people who had just passed him and left the hall on the second floor, even though he was out of breath, he walked forward with a puzzled face. He stood beside the Zhao family and asked in confusion.
"My son, the plan you offered to me in Chuigong Hall earlier, the 'cup of wine to give up the military power' plan, has already been completed, so you let them go. Therefore, the six of them probably won't be able to enjoy the large jar of royal wine that you've brought over.”Zhao Guanjia, who was sitting on the imperial chair, let out a long sigh and said with a happy expression.
After a pause, he stretched and gestured for Zhao Defang, who was standing in front of him, to sit on the brocade chair beside him. He nodded slightly and said with a smile,"My son, since the six of them are not blessed enough to enjoy it, this large jar of good wine has already been moved over. Come, my son, this plan has succeeded. We father and son should celebrate. Just now, I saw you toasting with the six of them one on one. They were all drunk, but you were fine. Today, I want to see if my son, who solved my biggest problem, can really drink as much as me.”
After hearing what Zhao Guanjia said, he farted. Zhao Defang, who was sitting on the chair, was at a loss. He really didn't know whether to be happy or sad. Because in the history textbooks he had learned in his previous life, the four elements of time, place, characters, and events were completely different from what he had experienced personally.
Not only that, this so-called "cup of wine to give up military power" should be during a chat, Zhao Guanjia and Shi Shouxin and the other six drinking together. And the current situation was that there was no drinking at all. It was during the time he came and went that Shi Shouxin and the others agreed to hand over their military power to the Zhao family. This suddenly became an "empty cup giving up military power"!
Since it was the overjoyed Zhao Guanjia who proposed to drink with him to test his alcohol tolerance, although Zhao Defang did not want to drink until he was dead drunk, he did not want to refute his father's face at this time, so he reluctantly agreed.
In fact, Zhao Defang felt like she was drinking plain water after eating more than ten bowls of this ancient white wine, which had a similar alcohol content to beer. Although the alcohol was slightly intoxicating, it was still a distance away from being tipsy. If he ate too much of this ancient wine, it would only make him feel bloated. He hated going to the ancient toilet, so he could only go to the toilet a few more times after eating the wine.
With good wine, there was naturally no lack of delicious food. Thus, the official hurriedly ordered the palace maids and servants on standby downstairs to clean up the messy imperial table in the hall on the second floor. At this time, it was time for dinner, so he asked the servant to pass on the message to the imperial kitchen to bring today's dinner directly here.
In less than a moment, the good wine and dishes were all prepared. Zhao Guanjia and Zhao Defang were father and son with amazing alcohol tolerance. They each held a jade bowl and drank.
The Zhao family, who was born in the army, had been infected with the problem of drinking since he was a soldier in the previous dynasty. As his official position grew, he became the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty through the royal robe. His alcohol tolerance naturally rose.
In the past, the Zhao family could eat a small jar of wine that weighed a pound, and their minds were clear. Now, even after eating three to five catties of royal wine, he was only slightly tipsy, but his mind was still clear. It could be said that among the civil and military officials of the Great Song Dynasty, if one were to judge who would be the emperor based on their alcohol tolerance, no one would dare to say that they were the first if the Zhao family said that they were second.
However, in comparison, Zhao Defang was even more powerful. Because he was a modern person from more than a thousand years later, and the alcohol he usually ate was very high, the white wine was basically more than 50%, and it was not difficult for him to drink half a kilogram at a time. Now, when faced with royal wine, which had a slightly higher alcohol content than beer, it was no different from drinking water.
Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Defang, father and son, were sitting opposite each other. After drinking twenty bowls of wine, Zhao Guanjia was already slightly tipsy. However, Zhao Defang was still not drunk at all. Her expression was as usual.
However, during the period of drinking these twenty bowls of royal wine, Zhao Defang, whose stomach was bulging, went to the toilet three times in total. After expelling the wine in her stomach, she continued to compete with Zhao Guanjia.
After an unknown amount of time, the 20 jin jar of royal wine was empty.
Zhao Guanjia and Zhao Defang, who were drinking and refusing to admit defeat, were already lying in front of each other's tables at this moment. They were sleeping soundly with their arms crossed.
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