Wei Wuhou

Chapter 830 A Rare Banquet 2
In the 15th year of Duke Qi (the [-]th year of Marquis Wei), on July [-]th, Linzi Qi Palace.

Today is a big day for the officials of Linzi, even the five-day court meeting is not as good as the king will invite all the ministers to a banquet in the palace today.

Those who were invited were all the current rulers of Qi State, but their power status was bestowed by the monarch, so these people were very active in Tian Yuwen's invitation.

Not only the officials and ministers themselves were invited to the banquet, but also their family members, so the number of people entering the palace today can be described as huge.

As the initiator of the banquet, Tian Yuwen was dressed in armor and waited quietly in the bedroom. The person with the highest status always appeared last.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang Hao is waiting outside, seems to have something to report?" At this time, a servant entered the hall to report.

Tian Yuwen said: "Let him in!"

Not long after, Zhang Hao was brought in. The letter sent five days ago had frightened him a lot, until now he was still in awe when he entered the hall.

"What's the matter?" Tian Yuwen asked directly.

Zhang Hao didn't talk nonsense, he kowtowed and said, "Report to your lord, yesterday I received news from the guards at the south gate, saying that there are always suspicious people wandering around recently, and I came here to ask you for advice. other spies?"

The guards at the south gate that Zhang Hao was talking about were the hidden guards under his command who were monitoring the south gate of Linzi, and they had discovered some abnormalities in the past few days.

Upon hearing this, Tian Yuwen became vigilant. He asked Zhang Hao to send someone to monitor, and now he really saw something.

So Tian Yuwen immediately said: "Check... find out those who have evil intentions!"

Hearing what the monarch said, Zhang Hao knew what he should do, so he replied: "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will arrest these disorderly parties as soon as possible!"

As long as it is not someone sent by the monarch, Zhang Hao is [-]% sure that this matter has something to do with the Wei people.

In every war with Wei State, the actions of Wei Guofeng Shadow Division are indispensable, such as the civil strife in Lu in the past few months.

"This matter has nothing to do with the Wei people!" Tian Yuwen murmured.

Jiang Guojun thought the same as himself, Zhang Hao also became urgent at this time, and he must not let the conspiracy of the Wei people succeed.

Afterwards, Zhang Hao bid farewell to Tian Yuwen, and then withdrew from the hall to get busy.

In the hall, Tian Yuwen's heart was turbulent. At this time, the incident of Wei Guoren caused his mood to deteriorate a lot.

After a while, a servant entered the hall and said, "Your Majesty, the time has come, and all the courtiers are waiting for you!"

Tian Yuwen breathed a sigh of relief, then picked up the saber that was put aside, stood up and walked out of the hall.

The place for the banquet was arranged in a separate courtyard in the Wei Palace. At this time, the tables and tables were set up in the garden, and the generals and ministers attending the banquet were also seated in civil and military positions.

When Tian Yuwen appeared at the gate of the other courtyard, all the courtiers present stood up and bowed towards the gate.

"All the ministers came so early, it seems that they have been waiting for this meal for a long time!" Tian Yuwen laughed.

It has to be said that Tian Yuwen's opening remarks were beyond the expectations of the ministers. They did not expect that the monarch would still have time to joke around at this time.

Tian Yuwen stepped into the garden, and the ministers did not dare to slack off in etiquette, and their bodies turned with the steps of the monarch.

After Tian Yuwen was seated, he opened his mouth and said: "Everyone, please be free, there is no need to be restrained today, it is just a palace banquet, not a court hall!"

Only then did the ministers sit down as promised, but they refused to relax completely. The etiquette of monarchs and ministers is the iron rule at all times.

"Letting the gentlemen come today is also a reward for your perseverance in the past few months. The next defense of Linzi will also depend on you!" Tian Yuwen said directly.

At this time, there is no need to play any tricks. Tian Yuwen said this sincerely, and then he added: "Of course, letting you go to the banquet today is to let you relax. The bowstring will break if it is tense!"

"So, today there are not only delicious food and wine, but also carefully prepared singing and dancing music!"

The monarch has such kind intentions, how can the ministers below be unreasonable, someone stood up immediately and said: "Your Majesty loves and cares for my subordinates, and I am so grateful!"

Good guy, there was a lot of flattery in the garden for a while, and all the courtiers praised Tian Yuwen as a holy king.

Tian Yuwen doesn't care about this, because they are like this

Without waiting for Tian Yuwen's order, the waiter has already entered the table with delicious wine and dishes, and the banquet has really started here.

When everyone was full of wine, Tian Yuwen raised his glass first, and then said: "Although it is an ordinary palace banquet, I wish you the best of luck in the battle of Linzi!"

This statement was absolutely politically correct, and the ministers raised their glasses and shouted: "Da Qi will win! The king will win!"

Afterwards, the monarch and his subjects drank it all in one gulp, and they drank the first glass of wine.

Tian Yuwen himself doesn't drink very well, so the second glass of wine didn't come right after.

Now that the Wei army is besieging the city, of course wine can be drunk as little as possible. No one will get drunk at this banquet.

Tian Yuwen said that he wanted all the officials to relax and enjoy themselves, so soon there were songs and dances, and the atmosphere in the garden suddenly became lively.

Although there are dances and music in all the mansions present here, due to the tense situation, they have not had a banquet for several months, so naturally they have to enjoy themselves today.

And Tian Yuwen talked with the generals and ministers who were closer, and the topic of the conversation was naturally inseparable from the war.

Regardless of the rationing of food, grass and arms, the deployment of the army, the mobilization of support from various ministries... all need careful planning.

There is no doubt that the person who discusses state affairs with Tian Yuwen is the real decision maker of Qi.

There are singing and dancing here, and in Ning's place of Qi Palace, the female relatives also gather together, talking and laughing under the auspices of Zhuge Ling
Anyway, Qi Gong's atmosphere today is pretty good.

But outside the palace walls, Zhang Hao and his men were not like this, and an interrogation was going on.

Zhang Hao left from Tian Yuwen's place, and immediately issued an arrest order, and quickly controlled those suspicious people, and the rest will depend on the results of the interrogation.

Because this matter is of great importance, Zhang Hao himself was present and personally supervised the handling of the case.

There were three people who were arrested, and each of them was extremely miserable at this moment, covered in blood all over their bodies, and spit blood from their mouths from time to time.

In order to prevent these people from committing suicide, their punishment was tooth extraction at the beginning. Under Zhang Hao's instructions, everyone's teeth were pulled out alive.

One can imagine the pain, Zhang Hao didn't send someone to question him until all his teeth were pulled out.

One of the first questions is to confirm the identity of these people, and only then to ask about their intentions.

There are people with hard bones, but the degree of hardness varies. After several tosses by Zhang Hao's subordinates, someone finally spoke.

Hearing the report of his subordinates, Zhang Hao was very shocked, and only heard him ask: "Are you sure, it is someone sent by the Zhou family?"

"My lord, these three people were detained and interrogated separately. In the end, they all said that they were appointed by the Zhou family. There should be nothing wrong!"

Zhang Hao nodded. He also believed in his subordinates, but he still didn't expect the Zhou family to be so bold.

So he asked, "What do they want to do at the South Gate?"

Reporting to the person, he said: "My lord, these people are just the eyeliners sent by the Zhou family. They don't know exactly what the Zhou family wants to do!"

Zhang Hao stared at him, and then cursed: "Then what are you still doing? Give me torture!"

After his subordinates left, Zhang Hao also stood up, knowing that he couldn't wait here any longer.

The Zhou family must have mischievous intentions, so they must report this matter to the monarch, and at the same time inform the defenders in Linzi to strengthen their vigilance.

In Zhang Hao's mind, he had already sentenced the Zhou family to death.

(End of this chapter)