Wei Jichen patiently talked cordially with each representative for a while. By the time all three hundred people were seated, about five hours had passed.
Everyone sitting in the hall seemed to be infected by the solemn atmosphere around them. They all sat upright without saying a word.
Wei Jichen walked to the middle of the hall and saw how reserved everyone was. He couldn't help but raise his voice and said: "My fellow countrymen, I am just chatting with you today and treating you to a meal. There is no need to be so formal. You are all indispensable to the empire." As a member of the company, without your hard work, my position would not be secure. In the final analysis, I still want to thank you."
"When Liu Kun saw a brothel woman among them, and when he heard Wei Jichen's words, why did he feel a little dizzy, hard work is indispensable?
When the representatives present heard what Wei Jichen said, their expressions relaxed a little.
Wei Jichen clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Now that we have finished talking about the business, let's get down to business. I have the biggest belly in the world. Let's just treat it as a treat between friends. Just be casual."
With the clapping of Wei Jichen's hands, dishes were put on the table one after another. Of course, these dishes were ordinary dishes. They couldn't help but become beautiful and exquisite when made by famous chefs, and the food was fragrant.
In a moment, the dishes for more than forty tables were served, and the wine glasses were filled with fine wine. Wei Jichen, Liu Kun, and others sat in the middle seats.
Wei Jichen knew that if he didn¡¯t take his chopsticks, no one would take his chopsticks. He immediately raised his wine glass and said to everyone: ¡°For the prosperity and strength of China, and for the betterment of everyone¡¯s life, let¡¯s drink together.¡±
Everyone in the hall stood up, held up their wine glasses with both hands, and responded to Wei Jichen with smiles on their faces.
Wei Jichen drank it all in one gulp and raised the lip of the cup. Tan Sitong saw that the atmosphere in the hall was really serious, so he immediately smiled and said: "Your Majesty has enough capacity for a thousand cups. Each of us, more than 300 people, drank one cup. How can your majesty only have one drink?"
Tan Sitong's words earned a burst of good-natured laughter from everyone, and some bold people echoed: "The emperor is the real dragon emperor, no matter how much he drinks, there will be no problem."
Zhao Bingjun glanced at Tan Sitong enviously and thought to himself: "The only one who can get along with the emperor like this is Tan Fusheng. Every time I talk to the emperor, my palms will sweat and my heart will beat with fear."
What Tan Sitong saw was Wei Jichen's generous and magnanimous side, while Zhao Bingjun sometimes dealt with some dark things and saw Wei Jichen's viciousness, which made him feel this way.
Seeing that Wei Jichen still had a smile on his face, everyone gradually became less nervous and began to boo after Wei Jichen had had a pleasant conversation with them before.
Wei Jichen was also waiting for the assassin to take action. He immediately picked up the wine jar and said loudly: "Okay, I will have a good drink with you today. I will drink three glasses of wine at each table."
The good guy secretly counted and found that there were 45 tables with three drinks per table. Wei Jichen had to drink 135 glasses of wine, which was absolutely astonishing.
Even Tan Sitong, who had provoked the incident, was shocked and quickly tried to dissuade him: "Your Majesty, one cup per table is enough."
Before everyone could say anything else, Wei Jichen raised his hand to stop him and said, "How can I get rich by breaking my words? I saw all my compatriots today and learned that everyone is doing well. I am really happy. I don't need to persuade you any more."
Tan Sitong stepped back with helplessness.
Immediately, Zhao Bingjun followed Wei Jichen, holding a wine jar ready to pour wine, while Wei Jichen strode forward and started drinking from every table.
On the seat in the right corner, Ergouzi secretly touched the dagger in his sleeve, then looked at Wei Jichen, feeling a little nervous and worried.
As Wei Jichen¡¯s tables approached one after another, his heart began to lift and his palms slowly began to sweat.
"Here he comes, he comes, this knife goes down" Ergouzi picked up the wine glass with one hand and touched the dagger lightly with the other hand.
Wei Jichen drank one glass after another with a normal expression, which only made everyone gasp in surprise, thinking that the emperor really has a lot of wine.
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"Come on, everyone! I'll have three drinks with you!" Wei Jichen walked to Er Gouzi's banquet table and stood right in front of Er Gouzi.
All the guests at this table stood up, holding wine glasses with excited hands.
"Everyone has to eat and drink enough before going back today." Wei Jichen smiled and drank a glass first.
"With these words from the Emperor, we will eat our bellies till they burst."
"If someone is not drunk, even if the emperor lets him go, we willDon't let him go. "
"Your Majesty is treating us to a treat, can we not have enough to eat and drink?"
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Everyone patted their chests and assured Wei Jichen. Er Gouzi took the opportunity to pretend to be playful, bowed his body slightly, then moved the dagger in his sleeve forward into his hand, then shouted loudly, stabbed forward fiercely, and stabbed Wei Jichen in the chest. abdomen.
Except for Wei Jichen, no one expected the sudden change. Everyone looked horrified and couldn't even stop it. Time seemed to be stretched out at that moment.
"Bold!" Wei Jichen yelled angrily, and the wine glass in his hand flew towards his head. He then cut Ergouzi's wrist with his hand, showing off his ability to grab the blade with his bare hands, pinching his veins hard, and then took a step away and walked towards the back. With a slight tug, Ergouzi stumbled and was pulled to the ground.
At this time, everyone reacted and began to scream.
"Someone is assassinating the emperor!"
"Don't hurt the emperor's life. The emperor is a good emperor."
"no!"
"don't want!"
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Screams came one after another, and everyone was shocked and panicked.
It was too late, but it was too soon. As soon as Ergouzi fell to the ground, Zhao Bingjun smashed the wine jar against his body, and then quickly drew out his pistol.
"Don't hurt his life!"
Wei Jichen gave a deep shout, and Zhao Bingjun turned and pounced on Ergouzi, pressing Ergouzi to the ground. The soldiers around the hall quickly moved around with shocked faces, raised their guns, and stared at him eagerly. Everyone present.
From the time Er Gouzi committed the assassination to when Wei Jichen took control of the situation, only about five minutes passed, and no one present was injured.
But the faces of all the guests turned pale. The emperor was assassinated. The emperor was so angry that he laid his corpse thousands of miles away. Can he and others go back alive?
What was a lively place just now suddenly turned gloomy, and all the guests fell to their knees and trembled.
"This man deserves to be disturbed by my banquet with his subjects. Pull him down and interrogate him immediately." Wei Jichen flicked his sleeves and said coldly.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Su San stepped out and quickly left the hall with two soldiers, pressing Er Gouzi.
Wei Jichen looked at the people kneeling on the ground and said unhurriedly: "I didn't expect that my good intentions would implicate all the compatriots. All the compatriots were frightened. Fortunately, the assassin has been caught, but I'm afraid the banquet can't go on. Ah, alas! After resurrecting, I will give each of my compatriots ten taels of silver, two taels of wine, and three or four side dishes. Consider it my apology to all my compatriots. I hope I can have a drink with you next time. .¡±
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Tan Sitong responded quickly. He was so frightened that he almost lost his wits just now. Now that he saw that Wei Jichen was not at all disturbed, like a man who was fine, he couldn't help but admire him.
The guests were a little confused at first. Is this the end? It was so simple. Instead of being punished, he was even rewarded with silver coins.
They looked at Wei Jichen and their eyes changed, from fear to gratitude and admiration. Such an emperor is a truly good emperor.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for understanding everything!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me!"
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For a time, everyone praised him.
Liu Kun couldn't help but secretly praise in his heart. The emperor really could take it and put it down, but he didn't expect that an assassin would sneak in. This time, the officialdom of Liangjiang was about to be shaken, but he didn't know exactly who those officials were. well! Don't these people know that the emperor is already in the country? If the emperor is really assassinated, China will probably fall into chaos again. In the end, it will be the foreigners who take advantage. Besides, I am old, so what's the point? Thinking of being the emperor.
The emperor was assassinated? Fortunately nothing happened!
This news spread like crazy, first in Jinling City, and then spread to all parts of the country.
The troops outside Jinling City were mobilized that day, the city gates began to be closed, and soldiers began to enter the city to defend various places. For a time, dark clouds came over the city, and a mountain rain was about to come.
In the east of Jinling City, several officials met in panic.
"How could it not be successful? How could it not be successful? I've said it a long time ago. Don't take action unless you are absolutely sure."
"What should we do now? What should we do? If it is found out, we will all be dead."
"The whole city is surrounded, and we can't escape even if we want to."
"Escape? Doesn't this tell Wei Jichen that we are the murderers?"
"Hey, why didn't Mr. Huang come? He was originally in charge of this matter, and he was the one who found the assassin. Now something happened, but he is nowhere to be seen. Is the assassin reliable? Will he be recruited?Come out? "
"Could Master Huang have been arrested?"
"Impossible. How long has it been since the news came out? In less than an hour, Wei Jichen has found traces?"
"It's too late to say anything now, let's think about how to escape."
"I'm dead, I'm dead, how can I escape? How can I fly out? If I had known, I wouldn't have done this. In the past, the Qing Dynasty was not greedy for ink. Even if the emperor wanted to kill, he couldn't kill all of us. If I had If you hand over all your property, you will definitely escape.¡±
There are some who regret it, and there are also those who are so scared that they want to die. All the officials are frightened and anxious like ants on a hot pot, but they can't think of any way to do it. They can only sit here and scream.
"We'd better go back quickly. The emperor must have started to investigate. If we are not found, he will definitely be suspicious of us. Remember, everyone, this has never happened, and we have never met here. Even if someone is caught, no one else can be involved. If he has any descendants, they will be supported by the rest of us." Finally, an official came up with this solution that was not a solution, and that was to ask for it. What a blessing!
The officials who had no plans anymore nodded solemnly. As for whether they would really do this, only God knows.
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