I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 366 The immature big man Gemini

After three rounds of wine, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.

Chen Luo had his own way of talking to build relationships. Saying it at the banquet made Cao Shou feel like he was getting acquainted with Chen Luo late, and he simply wanted to become a close friend.

"I didn't expect it, oh, I really didn't expect it. I didn't expect Brother Boyu to have such deep skills in throwing pots. I admire him." During the game session during the banquet, Cao Shou, who was very drunk, saw Chen Luo's ten He praised the performance of making ten shots with a big tongue.

Chen Luo waved his hand and said with a smile: "It can only be said to be ordinary. Instead of praising my pot throwing skills, Brother Cao Shi should praise my other ability."

Touhu means throwing arrows into a special pot-shaped container. It is a game played for fun during banquets.

And it originates from the shooting ceremony and is a subordinate substitution.

But to be honest, Chen Luo has not been exposed to pot throwing a few times before.

After all, throwing pots was used to replace the archery ceremony because there were too many guests at the banquet who did not know how to shoot.

But in the early Han Dynasty, if someone couldn't draw a bow and shoot an arrow, he probably wouldn't have the chance to sit in the same room with him and have a meal.

After all, Xiao He knew basic bow skills. If you said he didn't know how to do it, Liu Bang would probably just kick him over.

I don't allow people with such crotch pulls at my banquet!

However, the essence of throwing pot is the control of strength, which is exactly what Chen Luo is good at.

To throw an arrow, you need to control the distance and force, which is much simpler than shooting an arrow.

When Cao Shou heard this, he asked curiously: "Oh? What, what ability?"

"You should praise my drinking capacity." Chen Luo laughed and explained immediately, "I think if Brother Cao Shi was not drunk, his performance would not be worse than mine just now. It's just that you are a little worse now that you are drunk."

"I didn't... ahem, that's what Brother Boyu said. If I hadn't been half drunk, I should be able to compete with you. Next time we'll pick a time to compete." Cao Shou responded, There will be smiles on your face.

Chen Luo's words are indeed very pleasing to the ear.

Cao Shou's pot throws were six out of ten, and his results could only be considered average.

And he attributed the other party's mistake to drunkenness rather than his own technical problems, which naturally made people happier.

As for Cao Shou, the fact that he admits to being drunk does not mean that he has an average drinking capacity. Drinking too much is another possibility.

But according to Chen Luo's words, it can be seen that he is also accurate in shooting ten out of ten, right?

The two looked at each other and smiled.

The atmosphere at the table became much more harmonious.

After the two of them had a few more drinks with each other, Chen Luo pretended to be casual and said, "Brother Cao Shi, I saw a quite clever child at the gate of your mansion today. He should be from your mansion."

Cao Shou put down the wine glass in his hand and asked, "How old is the child?"

"About five or six years old. He is not tall. He is wearing coarse clothes. He should not be your son." Chen Luo described the key features of the child in detail.

"That should be the child of my servant." Cao Shou rubbed his chin. Among his sons, the youngest two, one was ten years old and the other was still in his infancy, none of them matched Chen Luo's description.

After thinking about it, he raised his hand to call the housekeeper, then turned his head and said, "If Boyu is interested, I will ask for you and find him."

When the housekeeper arrived at home, Cao Shi repeated Chen Luo's description, and then asked, "Old Lu, do we have such a child in our house?"

"Your Majesty, as far as I know, there are only two children in our house who fit Mr. Chen's description. One is the child of the mistress, the maid Wei, and the other is the child of the laundry maid, Hu." After thinking carefully, the housekeeper replied .

"Then call them all over." Cao Shou waved his hand and gave instructions.

This new confidant he has made, Brother Boyu, has something of interest to him. How can he not be satisfied?

"I'm really sorry for bothering you, brother." Chen Luo thanked him and didn't say anything more, but smiled and raised his glass to drink.

If he paid too much attention to the child, it would not be a good thing.

Now he only said that the other party was interesting and asked Cao Shou to find someone for him.

About a quarter of an hour passed.

While Chen Luo drank another five or six glasses of wine and ate two and a half plates of snacks, the housekeeper led the two children, followed by their parents, and walked in along the wall.

Squinting his eyes, he immediately recognized the child standing on the right hand side of the housekeeper, the one he had met before.

The butler led them to the main seat and bowed to report, "Master, Mr. Chen, they are the two children I mentioned. I wonder who Mr. Chen is interested in?"

At this moment.

Huo Qubing quietly raised his head.

broken.

Why does this person care about me?

He naturally recognized Chen Luo at a glance as the man who lifted him up at the door of the mansion.

Originally, Huo Qubing thought that since he had slipped away, there should be no follow-up.

Unexpectedly, the other party actually sent someone to "catch" him.

What a vengeful guy.

"That's him, the one on your right." Huo Qubing's eyes happened to meet Chen Luo's, and he looked at the other person pointing at him.

"Okay, this is the Wei family's child. It seems to be called..." The butler was halfway through the introduction and didn't remember.

After all, no one would pay special attention to the children of servants at home. Knowing that such a person exists, it is basically impossible to remember his name.

"My name is Huo Qubing." Unexpectedly, while he was thinking, Huo Qubing on his right took over and introduced himself.

"I wonder if you are looking for my nephew, but what's the matter?" The young man standing behind the housekeeper and Huo Qubing asked in a low voice. The steward turned half sideways and said, "Mr. Chen, this is Wei Qing, Huo Qubing's uncle. He is a servant of the mistress. He learned that you are looking for his nephew, so he came with him to have a look."

Chen Luo took a deep breath and pursed his lips subconsciously.

The kid with his head held high in front of him is the future Han champion Hou Huo Qubing. Behind him, nervously clenching his fists, standing like a follower is the future general Wei Qing.

The strongest twins in Emperor Wu's dynasty, and even in the entire history of the Han Dynasty, were right in front of him.

The historical Xiongnu can be ranked among the top five or even the top three among the nomadic dynasties.

But it only took the Han Dynasty more than ten years to directly wipe out the huge Xiongnu, almost killing them all. The successors were divided into pieces, and even became pawns of the Han Dynasty, fighting among themselves on the grassland.

All thanks to the two people in front of me!

Chen Luo suppressed the excitement in his heart and said with a kind smile: "Wei Qing, I have no ill intentions towards your nephew. I just saw that he is quite clever, so I came here specifically to get to know him."

Wei Qing responded, then subconsciously glanced at Huo Qubing in front of him.

Is there any place where my nephew can be valued by noble people?

"Let's arrange a place for them at the banquet first. After the banquet is over, I will come and have a chat with them." Chen Luo told Butler Lu.

"Wei." After answering, the butler asked the other father and son to leave, leaving Wei Qing and Huo Qubing to sit down at the table.

But being in this lively banquet, with exquisite food placed in front of him, Wei Qing felt no joy in his heart, but inexplicable nervousness.

"Qu Bing, this noble man suddenly wants to see you. Tell your uncle what the reason is." Those who can receive the lord's grand hospitality must be in a high position and cannot be offended by themselves.

Huo Qubing touched his nose and said semi-confidently: "I wanted to run out of the mansion to play in the afternoon. Unexpectedly, I met the noble man at the door of the mansion. I was lifted up and slipped away, and then he said it was too dangerous outside..."

"Well, what happens next?" Wei Qing frowned when he heard this process. He didn't expect that his nephew actually wanted to sneak out of the house.

But now is not the time to pursue this myself. Finding out why this noble man came to find them is the most important thing.

Moreover, this noble man is willing to take care of Huo Qubing because of the danger outside, so his character should not be very bad.

After a pause, Huo Qubing said timidly: "I forgot what the noble man said next. I only remember that as soon as he put me down, I took the opportunity to run away."

Wei Qing: "???"

This development was completely unexpected by him.

"You, what's going on with you?" He resisted the urge to slap his nephew on the head and asked in a deep voice.

Huo Qu had his own reasons for falling ill. He muttered and answered, "I'm afraid that if I don't run away, I'll cause trouble for you and my mother. If I'm sent to the housekeeper, you'll probably have to watch over me from now on." Very strict.

Besides, I also ran away. Who knew he would still remember this and send someone to find me. "

Wei Qing sighed helplessly.

My nephew's reaction was normal.

And asking a child to behave politely seems harsh and unreasonable.

"When you ran away, you didn't insult the nobleman, did you?" He asked nervously again.

"That's not true." Huo Qubing shook his head, he still knew the importance.

"That's good." Wei Qing breathed a sigh of relief and was no longer so nervous.

However, he did not completely relax and asked again: "Did you do anything else that was disrespectful?"

Huo Qubing tilted his head and replied: "No, I'm not stupid. I must have just ran away."

At that time, he really just wanted to run away, and he still understood the severity and knew who should not be offended.

Wei Qing was completely relieved.

If Huo Qubing had not insulted the other party or done anything excessive, then the possibility of this nobleman coming to retaliate was unlikely.

Of course, he did not rule out the possibility that Chen Luo was a small-minded person.

It's just that if the other party was really so unbearable and was so angry with the children, he probably wouldn't arrange for them to eat and drink during the dinner.

Could it be that Huo Qubing really showed something special that the nobleman valued?

Wei Qing glanced at his nephew who was staring at the food in front of him with greed, rubbed his temples helplessly and said, "Eat, eat."

"Okay." Huo Qubing raised his eyebrows and started to move instantly.

After a while, Huo Qubing, who was enjoying his meal, looked at Wei Qing, who was sitting quietly next to him, and said vaguely: "Uncle, you should also eat together. It's very delicious. We usually can't eat it. Why don't you take the opportunity to eat more this time?"

"No." Wei Qing shook his head, feeling uneasy until the banquet was over.

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General Wei Qing was from Pingyang. His father, Zheng Ji, was an official and worked in the house of Hou Pingyang. He had a close relationship with the Hou's concubine Wei Wei and had a young life.

My father's young envoy Qing Muyang, one of his disciples said to Qing, "You are a noble man, from the official position to the title of marquis."

Qingxiao said: "To be born as a slave, it is enough to be scolded without moss. How can I be a marquis?"

When he was young and strong, he served as a rider for the Hou family and served as the master of Pingyang.

In the spring of the second year of Jianyuan, fortunately, he was rewarded by Chen Luo, so he was freed from slavery and became famous. ——"Historical Records·Changping Hou Family"

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