I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 168 Banquet on Merit, Where Is Pingyang?
Liu Bang's proposal to toast was to make all the officials in the palace stunned.

Your Majesty, are you drunk?
Even if it wasn't Yang Xiahou's unilateral beating just now, it should at least be a mutual beating.

It's too sudden to become a reward now.

It's just that they smacked their lips, savoring the meaning behind it carefully, and secretly guessed in their hearts.

Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for His Majesty to directly sideline unless he is dissatisfied with the behavior of the other party.

In connection with the whole incident, the man who just chopped the pillar with a sword did indeed lose his temper after drinking and lost his manners at the banquet.

Thinking of this, there is a reason for Liu Bang's approval.

That person made trouble at the banquet, which made His Majesty unhappy, but it was inconvenient to get angry on this happy day.

It just so happened that Yang Xiahou made the move, which happened to solve the problem for His Majesty.

The ins and outs, that's it.

The inferences of ordinary people are over here, and then they honestly raised their wine glasses to congratulate Chen Luo, and by the way, pay attention to their behavior at the banquet afterwards, not to deal with those ugly tricks.

However, in the lower corner of the hall, Shu Suntong, who was sitting upright, saw this scene, his eyes flickered slightly, and he began to think in his heart, how he could use his expertise to take the opportunity to soar into the sky.

After the wine and cheers were over, Liu Bang did not sit down.

He said with a little emotion: "Everyone in the hall is my hero's hero. Without you, I would never be able to conquer the world by myself. What do you think of your own achievements?

Whoever thinks that they have made great contributions can list your previous achievements as much as you want, and let me know those achievements that I have never known before. "

The atmosphere in the hall instantly heated up, even carrying a slight smell of gunpowder.

If it was during the day, they would probably be modest and courteous, saying all kinds of politeness.

But now everyone doesn't know how many rounds of drinks they have had, and their minds are no longer so clear.

When Liu Bang brought up this topic, their comparisons were aroused.

"In the battle of Hangu Pass, 21 people were killed by hand. When attacking the king of Sai in the west, he led 800 troops, killed [-] enemies, and lost [-]. In the battle of Zhucheng, he led [-] soldiers, killed [-] enemies, and captured [-] people." Zhang Xiangru clasped his hands and opened his head first.

My Dongyang Marquis with [-] households in the food city was named by virtue of his military exploits.

When the Han army entered Hangu to destroy Qin, he was an ordinary soldier. He killed 21 Qin soldiers in one battle and became a centurion.

Later, he took the lead in making military exploits, was promoted to commander-in-chief, and gradually accumulated the merits of being a marquis.

This is the source of his pride!

Liu Bang laughed loudly and applauded: "That's right, even a warrior! I originally gave you 50 taels of gold."

After expressing his thanks, Zhang Xiangru held his head high and his chest high in an instant, looking radiant.

When the people around saw it, they kept answering the conversation, one after another military exploits were thrown out.

Showing off their achievements is not their purpose, but showing their faces in front of Liu Bang is the real pursuit.

As the military exploits thrown out became higher and higher, Zhang Xiangru, who had sounded like a heavenly man just now, seemed to have become more commonplace.

Fan Kuai patted the table and stood up, saying, "I was the first to ascend in Wancheng, Licheng, Yangcheng, Yancheng, Jiangling, Linyuan, Leishui, and Luling."

In an instant, the voices of those people in the hall who were fighting for the top fell down.

Eight times first!

It also includes the capital of Linjiang Kingdom.

Xiandeng's credit is very fragrant, but few people say it.

It's not because they are low-key, but most of the people who have this credit are either dead or disabled, and the survival rate is quite low.

Owning the capital of the king once, or the first of the ordinary cities twice, is enough to get the seat of Chehou.

Fan Kuai has made eight achievements in advance, and his gold content is self-evident.

"Hey, Lao Fan, you have already started to show off, so I can't fall behind you." Cao Shen stood up and slowly loosened the tie of his jacket.

Everyone looked at his actions suspiciously, wondering what this Marquis of Pingyang wanted to do.

Only a few old brothers like Xia Houying and Zhou Bo have already started to show their teeth.

A few seconds later, Cao Shen exposed his entire upper body, which made many people turn numb.

On the thick and knotted back muscles, there are countless old and new wounds intertwined together, the length can reach more than ten inches, and the deep ones can still be seen after the wounds have been healed.

"I also have the lower body, but it would be too indecent to just take off my pants in front of everyone." Cao Shen chuckled, "There are more than seventy wounds on my body. Except for a scar from a fall from climbing a tree when I was young, the others are all from the battlefield."

"I don't want to compare with you, a pervert who survives purely by fate." Fan Kui let out a breath slowly, and waved his hands helplessly, "Xiahou, Lao Zhou, do you two compare?"

Although he climbed first, usually after climbing the city wall, he was the only one who cut off other people's shares, and no one hurt him.

What makes Cao Shen strong is not the more than [-] scars on his body, but that after receiving countless fatal injuries on the battlefield, he will still lead his army to charge next time, fearless of death.

Zhou Bo and Xia Houying started whispering without changing their expressions.

"Brother Zhou, how many wounds do you have on your body?"

"Nineteen places, you can't compare with Lao Cao. What about you, you drive the fastest every day, so you should be able to fight Lao Cao."

"Then I thank Lao Zhou for thinking so. It's not that I'm bragging, it's that I'm really good at driving. Not to mention the opponent's weapons, even the arrows can't catch up with me. Now the seven wounds on my body are still due to foot combat."

"You can't do that."

"To each other, don't laugh at the hundred steps at fifty steps."

So the two looked at each other and said in unison: "We are no match for Marquis Pingyang, so we won't come out to make a fool of ourselves."

After all, as soon as he took off his shirt, he found that his back was as clean as jade, with only a few shallow marks.

They can't afford to lose this man.

Many people in the hall have begun to admire Cao Shen.

"I have gone through twelve battles, and I have seven wounds. I saw the Marquis of Pingyang ten times, and I am really a strong man."

"I admire you, and feel ashamed."

"As far as I can see, Marquis Pingyang's meritorious service can be regarded as the first, and the rewards of six hundred households are not in vain."

……

The caliber in the main hall is almost uniform, and all of them are praising Cao Shen.

It's just that Cao Shen didn't have arrogance on his face, he just put his shirt back on first.

He calmly said: "Although I have made some contributions, if I want to say the first contribution, it would be too much to boast. The specific position in the ranking must be decided by Your Majesty."

After the words fell, the officials remembered that there were still a few people in the hall who had been silent and ignored by them.

Even if Cao Shen's meritorious service cannot be ranked first, it is not low.

It's just that their curiosity has been aroused.

Someone looked at Liu Bang, who was in the uppermost position, and asked, "Your Majesty, if you dare to ask the Marquis of Pingyang's achievements in the great man, where can you rank?"

"Among the princes, Lao Cao deserves to be the fifth." Liu Bang replied without the slightest hesitation, startling the officials.

(End of this chapter)