"Your Majesty, I, Old Cheng, respect you…"
At the banquet, Cheng Yaojin raised his wine cup with a red face, bowed to Li Shiming, and then directly poured the wine into his stomach.
"Haha…Alright."
Li Shiming wasn't the least bit displeased by Cheng Yaojin's rude behavior. Instead, he laughed out loud. Then, he picked up the wine cup on the table and drank it in one gulp.
Obviously, he was already used to Cheng Yaojin's temper.
"Your Majesty, drink less. Take care of your dragon body.”
Seeing Li Shiming gulp down the wine, Empress Zhangsun, who was beside him, advised him.
After all, Li Shiming had drunk a lot since the banquet started.
"Haha…no worries, Guanyin maid, don't worry.”Li Shi Min laughed," This bit of wine is not difficult for Zhen. Moreover, today is Zhijie's birthday, so we should enjoy ourselves."”
"Hahaha…Your Majesty is right.”Hearing this, Cheng Yaojin laughed." We're not going home until we get drunk tonight."”
At this point, Cheng Yaojin raised his wine cup again and greeted all the guests present." Come, come, everyone, let's toast to His Majesty."”
"To, Your Majesty…"
As Cheng Yaojin finished speaking, Zhangsun Wuji, Li Jing, and the rest of the guests all picked up their wine cups.
"Alright, let's get drunk tonight!”
Li Shi Min was also completely interested, he actually picked up the wine cup in front of him and stood up.
"Fuck!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shi Min raised his head and gulped down the wine.
"F * ck…"
"F * ck…"
"Fuck!"
Following Li Shiming's action, all the guests present shouted in unison and downed the wine in their hands.
"Hahaha, carefree…"
As everyone finished drinking, the banquet immediately reached its climax!
After downing a few cups, Cheng Yaojin rolled his eyes and gave Qin Qiong a look.
" Your Majesty..." Seeing Cheng Yaojin's expression, Qin Qiongyi gathered her thoughts and said to Li Shimin," Today is such a feast, isn't it too disappointing to just drink? Why don't we add some programs to liven things up?"”
"Yes, yes." As Qin Qiong's words fell, Cheng Yaojin also stood out," Qin Qiong is right. Today is my Old Cheng's birthday. Everyone being able to come to my High Duke Lu Mansion is giving my Old Cheng face. How can I, Old Cheng, let everyone leave disappointed?”
Obviously, these two guys had already discussed it beforehand.
"Alright."
Li Shiming laughed when he heard their conversation." We'll do as you say today. Tell me, what are you planning to add?"”
Hearing this, Cheng Yaojin was delighted.
" Your Majesty, the Great Tang is founded on martial arts…" He then clasped his fists at Li Shiming and said," Moreover, most of the people who have come here are from the military, and they have even brought their own direct descendants. Why don't we set up a competition of strength?”
"Alright, I approve."
After hearing Cheng Yaojin's words, Li Shimin agreed without hesitation.
"Since it's a competition, there must be a prize.”As he spoke, he took out a jade pendant from his bosom and said with a smile," If anyone wins today, I will give this jade pendant to him.”
With Li Shiming's agreement, the direct descendants of the officials became excited. It should be known that in this period, all the descendants of the officials were more or less martial arts. Moreover, Li Shiming was present. This was the current Emperor. Usually, they would not get a chance to see him. Now that they had such a good opportunity, they naturally wanted to show off in front of Li Shiming. They might even leave a deep impression on Li Shiming. At that time, it would not be a dream for him to rise to the top.
Thinking of this, these sons of officials were eager to give it a try and rubbed their fists.
Not only them, but all the officials present had their eyes lit up when they saw Li Shiming take out the jade pendant. They couldn't care less about anything else and began to instruct their disciples.
It was clear that they were thinking further than their own disciples. Although the jade pendant meant nothing to Li Shiming, it was a different story for them. It must be known that this jade pendant was a sacred object. If nothing unexpected happened, as long as they had this jade pendant, their families would be able to prosper in the Great Tang for a long time.
"Hehe…"
The officials 'behavior naturally could not escape Cheng Yaojin's eyes, and he laughed in his heart.
"The main characters today are not you guys.”
"Everyone, quiet down." Then, he laughed and shouted at the crowd," Since today is my birthday, I will set the rules for this competition. Does anyone have any objections?”
"No…"
"No…"
Everyone shook their heads with a smile and did not have any objections. Li Shi Min was the same. After all, he was only treating this as a form of entertainment.
"Alright then." Hearing everyone's words, Cheng Yaojin said," The rules set by me, Old Cheng, are that the older generation is not allowed to participate in today's competition. Only the younger ones are allowed to participate.”
"Of course…"
Everyone had thought that there would be some rules set, but when they heard Cheng Yaojin's words, they all happily agreed. There were even some civil officials who revealed a look of joy. It had to be known that these civil officials did not have any martial strength at all. If a general like Qin Qiong also participated in this competition, then what was the point of their disciples competing? They would probably be directly crushed by Qin Qiong and the others.
But what they didn't know was that even if these generals didn't participate, their disciples wouldn't have a chance. This was because Cheng Yaojin hadn't set up this game for their disciples.
"Since everyone has agreed, the competition shall begin.”
"Men…"
Following Cheng Yaojin's words, a group of people who looked like servants immediately rushed in. In a short while, they cleared out a large area in the banquet hall.
Not only that, but under Cheng Yaojin's orders, the stone locks that were used to test their weight were also carried into the hall one by one...
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