Seeing Cai Mao leave, Lady Cai narrowed her eyes and clenched her fingers. She said coldly,""Zhang Xiu, why didn't you stay in Nanyang? Why did you come here to stir up this mess? If you really stand in the wrong position, I will make you die a very ugly death.”
The banquet in Liu Qi's mansion continued. However, Zhang Xiu pretended to be dumb and did not answer Liu Qi's question. This made Liu Qi very frustrated.
Because he knew that Liu Cong had already climbed up to the Cai family. With the Cai family's methods, he would definitely die in a few years. He had to make plans early.
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The next day, in Xiangyang City.
On this day, the city was bustling with people.
Celebrities from all over Jing and Xiang, including the hermits who had taken refuge in Jing and Xiang, had also come to participate in this event.
Outside Liu Biao's mansion, he had a smile on his face as he personally stood outside the mansion to welcome them. Many of the scholars and great scholars were existences that he needed to respect.
At dusk, in the huge mansion.
The tables were arranged neatly. Beside the tables was a small cauldron filled with wine. On the table were chicken, duck, fish, meat, fresh fruits and vegetables, which looked rich and moist.
Behind each table stood a female servant, who was very beautiful and had a proper bearing.
"Everyone, today, my son is crowned. It is my son's honor to be able to invite you to my humble residence. However, there are many guests today. If I have not treated them well, I hope everyone will forgive me.”Liu Biao stood up and shouted.
"Liu Jingzhou is too polite!"
For a moment, all kinds of humble words gathered.
"Haha, today is a joyous occasion. Everyone, please take a seat.”Liu Biao said heartily.
Everyone sat down according to their seniority. Zhang Xiu sat in the second row, which was in line with his status.
The banquet began. First, Liu Cong was crowned, followed by the flattery of a group of pedantic scholars.
They weren't stupid. Liu Cong represented the Cai family, and the Cai family held military power. They didn't dare to take sides randomly. Most of them praised Liu Cong. Even if they didn't approve of Liu Cong, they just kept their mouths shut.
After the coronation, the singing and dancing were peaceful.
The pedantic scholars talked and laughed, and the aristocratic families fawned over each other.
“欸!”Looking at the scene in the hall, Zhang Xiu shook his head with a smile and drank his wine.
Perhaps only the three states of Jiangnan could enjoy such peace and prosperity, while the Central Plains had long been ravaged by the flames of war, and bones were everywhere.
It was truly an ironclad aristocratic family and a flowing dynasty.
As for the commoners, they were just the suffering people in this world.
After three rounds of wine, everyone pushed their glasses and changed their cups.
However, the way these people drank was feminine and not refreshing at all.
At this moment, Xi Zhen stood up and immediately attracted enough attention. He strode over to Zhang Xiu and teased,"General Zhang, Zhen has heard a lot recently. I heard that General Zhang received a dream from God Haotian, saying that he would be responsible for saving the Great Han Dynasty. Someone must have spread such absurd words on purpose.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the hall fell silent. Immediately, everyone began to comment.
His words were not polite, thinking that Zhang Xiu had done it deliberately to recruit heroes in the name of the Heavenly Emperor. It was really vulgar.
Zhang Xiu's fingers gripped the wine cup and shook it. He immediately raised his head to look at Xi Zhen and said with a mocking expression,"Motherf * cker, why is this nonsense? Could it be that you suspect that Wu Hao Heaven is calling out to you?”
"Heh, could it be that you really met the Celestial Thearch?”Xi Zhen raised his arm and sneered sarcastically.
"I'm lucky to have met the Celestial Thearch in my dream." Zhang Xiu chuckled.”
"Heh, I'm afraid the general is making things up, right? Do you really think we are all three-year-old children?”Xi Zhen sneered.
"That's right, who doesn't know how to spout nonsense? I even said that I dreamed of the Heavenly Emperor drinking and chatting with me every day!”
Everyone in the hall discussed and looked at Zhang Xiu with even more ridicule.
In the eyes of the scholars, a vulgar warrior like Zhang Xiu was not worthy of being in the same hall as them.
Therefore, not many people looked up to Zhang Xiu.
Zhang Xiu did not answer. Instead, he took out an item under everyone's puzzled expressions. It was a strong flashlight.
He pushed the flashlight away, and a dazzling beam of light shot straight into Xi Zhen's eyes.
Xi Zhen's eyes were hurting from the shot and he hurriedly used his sleeves to cover them. At the same time, he shouted,"Ah, what kind of demon is it?"
Not only Xi Zhen, everyone inside and outside the arena was stunned. They looked at Xi Zhen in disbelief.
This, this…
They had never seen or even heard of this item before.
Liu Biao was also shocked and asked carefully,""General Zhang, what is this?"
"The Celestial Thearch's Eye is one of the divine objects bestowed upon me by the Celestial Thearch.”Zhang Xiu's expression was solemn as he spoke without smiling.
Liu Biao: "??"
Xi Zhen: "???"
Everyone around them: "???"
"Heaven, the Celestial Thearch's eyes?"
Everyone was dumbfounded. Although they didn't believe that Zhang Xiu had really been visited by the Celestial Thearch in his dreams, they couldn't explain what was happening in front of them.
This object was actually a hundred times brighter than a candle, as if it was daytime.
At this moment, they couldn't help but look at each other. Then, they stood up together, cupped their hands, and bowed. They shouted very piously,"We pay our respects to the Heavenly Emperor and hope that the Heavenly Emperor will bless our people.”
In the hall, only Zhang Xiu was sitting upright. The others all bowed their heads and bowed. Even Xi Zhen, who had been posturing just now, was like this. Moreover, his face was filled with fear.
When they raised their heads again, everyone looked at Zhang Xiu with friendly expressions.
"General Zhang," Liu Biao asked with a smile,"I wonder if the Emperor of Heaven has given you any warning in your dreams?"”
Everyone looked at Zhang Xiu with hope. This was the closest they had ever been to the Heavenly Emperor.
Zhang Xiu was delighted. The ancient feudal superstition was indeed deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. He immediately said seriously,
"The truth is not satisfied with everyone. Now that the world is in chaos and the people of the Celestial Thearch are homeless, the Celestial Thearch can't bear it, so he came to me in a dream, hoping that I can help the Han Dynasty and save the people of the world.”
"Thus, I use the name of the Heavenly Emperor to help the people.”
"Sigh, there are more than a million refugees. It's difficult for Xiu to continue with the power of one person.”
Zhang Xiu revealed a pained expression.
"Uh, this..."
Everyone in the hall was a shrewd person. At this moment, they looked at each other. How could they not hear that Zhang Xiu wanted some grain? However, in this chaotic world, food was as precious as oil. Even if they wanted to help, they had to discuss it among their own kind.
Seeing everyone hesitating, Zhang Xiu said,""Oh, right, when the Heavenly Emperor visited me in my dream, he thought that I was weak and specially gave me ten eyes of the Heavenly Emperor to ward off evil and pray for blessings.”
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the hall was stunned, and their eyes immediately lit up.
There were actually ten of such divine items?
"However, rations are now as expensive as oil. Everyone understands that it is difficult for me to do so. In that case…"
Without waiting for Zhang Xiu to finish, Kuai Liang took the lead to step forward and said,""Hey, General Zhang, you're wrong. It's our fortune to be able to work for the Heavenly Emperor. We hesitated just now because we were considering how much food to provide.”
"Yes, yes, Lord Kuai is right.”
"That's right. It's our fortune to be able to share the burden of the Heavenly Emperor.”
"How about this, my Kuai Clan will offer 100,000 stone millet to help the people.”Kuai Liang raised his head and puffed out his chest as he said loudly.
The corner of Zhang Xiu's mouth curled up, and he immediately said with a solemn expression,"Lord Kuai, I will convey your benevolence and righteousness to you. After the banquet ends, I will gift the Kuai family an eye of the Heavenly Emperor, which will definitely make the Kuai family prosperous for thousands of years.”
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