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The day is April 5th
The entire city of Wancheng fell into a festive mood. The city was outfitted with red lanterns and decorations, especially Wancheng city's Administration Office, the building became really beautiful and vibrant.
Apart from naval troops that was dispatched earlier to liberate Sanjiangkou, all of Jiangdong's civil and military officials are attending the wedding party.
And so on....
He shouted with a very nice tone, it almost sounded as if he was singing. This was a very merry day.
“So, Milord is finally settling down with a family, on good day like this, it is like the old lord is smiling from heaven!”
“Yes, it is as if old lord had just died yesterday, the years flow like a river, quick and ever flowing.
Those who said these words were Sun Jian's former subordinates, like Huang Gai, Han Dang and co.
“After Milord has a male heir, the Sun clan's dominance in Jiangdong will be much stronger!”
“We are set to assist Milord to set down a foundation for a hundred years to come!” Those who speak these lofty words are Sun Ce's new subordinates. Ambitious young people such as Lu Meng and Ling Tong.
There are also those who are silent all the time, because they are hiding away their joy and anger in their minds, if they speak, they would not be able to hold their overflowing emotion. Those who are silent are Jiangdong's top advisors, such as Zhang Hong and Zhang Zhao and co.
Liu Mang along with Lu Bu is also among those who are invited. Lu Bu and Liu Mang delivered a pair of fluorescent pearls, which was only produced from East Chinese Sea.
Yuan Shu bought it before and had spent a lot of money for it, but it was robbed by Chen Lan and was retrieved as spoils of war by Boss Lu.
There are a total of 180 tables laid there. So the entire Administration office was filled with tables and chairs. Their seats are arranged according to their ranks in government office.
Liu Mang sat with Lu Bu at the main table.
Liu Mang and Lu Bu’s arrival made everyone's brow wrinkled, especially Liu Mang who everyone's gaze was fixated upon.
But those two advisors, Qin Song and Chen Duan, not only was their fame big but they also had lot of disciples.
If someone in their sect was humiliated, naturally the students must stand up for revenge right? But even their teachers lost, how could this group of scholars possibly defeat Liu Mang in a war of words?
So after discussing over and over about how to face off with Liu Mang, suddenly one of the students pitched a great idea, which is a war of words... again!
Lu Bu also lifted his eye and looked at this group of scholars. They absolutely did not have good intentions. It could be said that all of Jiangdong's scholars held an unfavorable impression of Lu Bu’s army.
“Yes trouble is coming, so what? They want to scold me surely to avenge their masters right?!” Liu Mang really do not care about these damned scholars.
Emperor?
But Liu Mang right now can accept their flattery and gulped down another cup.
After drinking the third cup, there is another scholar behind him, Liu Mang finally understood these scholars intention. They want to make Liu Mang drunk as a skunk so he can humiliate himself right? They took turns attacking Liu Mang with toasts.
One toast was great, even two toasts is still good, however Liu Mang notices that there are a lot of scholars queuing, waiting to toast him. This is stratagem to wear a person out, by attacking him in turns.
Usually Liu Mang could not endure battling so many people, doomed to be toyed around with.
But fortunately, today the young master came prepared. "Since all of you want to play, let's play bitches" Liu Mang thought to himself.
“Today is General Sun Ce happy day, toasting one person at a time, one after another is very boring!
You want to take me down shadily, eh? I'll take you all on openly.
“So, everyone. I want to toast together. You drink one cup, I drink one cup, so we will be happy together. No cold treatment from me!”
“This!” the lead scholar's brow wrinkled. If everybody drinks together and followed Liu Mang we will be making a fool of ourselves, he then responded
“Your Highness Prince of Shu, we are many people, but Your Highness is only one person. Does your Highness Prince of Shu despise us so much that you did not have enough respect to have a one-on-one toast with us?
The leader's speech is to provoke Liu Mang. If Liu Mang does not drink, then looks down upon all of Jiangdong's scholars. This is a heavy handed insult.
“Okay then! How about this, for each toast, all of you drink one cup, I drink two cups?!” Liu Mang also knows that they will not relent at any cost.
Come on, you want to see me humiliate myself right? Come drink with me again.
“Your Highness Prince of Shu, I could not drink anymore, we take our leave now, we take our leave!” When the leader made the scheme to humiliate Liu Mang, he didn't take into consideration Liu Mang's drinking prowess. 22 glasses of wine!!! Even military generals do not possess this prowess. But Liu Mang only felt a slight discomfort during his early toast. The later it went on, he had already adapted to the wine.
“No, do not leave, do not leave, keep drinking with me!!!” Want to escape, huh?! After provoking me, do not even dream about escaping!!!
Then Liu Mang held the back of the leaders neck and said. “Meeting a worthy drinking adversary, even one thousand cups is not enough to get you tired. Today is General Sun Ce's happiest day, if you did not drink, you do not respect me. If you did not drink, you did not respect General Sun Ce!!!