Chapter 684: Feast 2

Jiang Lang immediately stopped talking with Jiang Chengzhi. Like the others, the two of them stood up at this time, walked out of their positions together, knelt with the other ministers, and said in unison: "Long live my emperor!"

At this time, the originally melodious drums and music stopped at this time. Like Jiang Lang and others, the dancers also lay on the ground.

Emperor Jingtai seemed very happy, nodded, then raised his hands and said, "All my dear friends, don't be too polite tonight!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The ministers said at this time that although Emperor Jingtai had already said that there was no need to be polite, it was obvious that the ministers still maintained the necessary etiquette at this time.

After Emperor Jingtai sat in his position, all these ministers sat in their positions.

After sitting down, Emperor Jingtai said: "Tonight, everyone is called, because Wang Aiqing will go out to sea again in two days. This can be considered a hurry to come and go, so I will hold a banquet for Lord Wang here tonight. First, this is a celebration wine. Wang Aiqing led the good men of our dynasty to break the territory for the Ming Dynasty. This is a great contribution! Wang Aiqing...!"

At this time, Emperor Jingtai raised the cup in his hand.

Of course, Jiang Lang understood, stood up, raised his cup, and said, "Your Majesty, I think this cup should be the first of all the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who died on the battlefield. Please forgive me!"

Emperor Jingtai nodded and said, "What Wang Aiqing said is right! Without their sacrifice and their blood, they would not have achieved such success in the Ming Dynasty today! I am sure!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Jiang Lang bent down slightly at this time, then he walked out under the gaze of the ministers, then picked up the wine glass, bowed slightly to the west, and then gently spilled the wine on the ground.

Turning around, a servant immediately filled Jiang Lang with the second glass of wine again.

After taking the second glass of wine, Jiang Lang raised his glass and said, "Your Majesty, I suggest that everyone pay tribute to the soldiers who are now guarding for the Ming Dynasty, who are separated from their families without any complaints. Without them, there is no today in the Ming Dynasty!"

"good!"

Emperor Jingtai immediately said at this time, then picked up the wine glass and said, "As Wang Aiqing said, this glass of wine will toast our soldiers of the Ming Dynasty!"

After saying that, he stood up.

Emperor Jingtai stood up, and the ministers dared to sit there, and they stood up one by one, and then raised their cups.

Jiang Lang suddenly knelt on one knee at this time and said, "I only represent those soldiers, thank you for your kindness!"

After saying that, he drank the wine in his glass in one sip.

"Thank you, Lord, Long!"

The other ministers also said in unison at this time.

Emperor Jingtai couldn't help but feel a little moved. He did not immediately let Jiang Lang get up. Instead, he drank the glass of wine in one gulp, and then walked over in person, helped Jiang Lang up, and then said: "Wang Aiqing, please get up quickly!"

Jiang Lang stood up and the servant immediately poured the two of them fine wine.

At this time, Emperor Jingtai raised his glass again and said, "This third glass of wine should be toasted to you."

Jiang Lang shook his head slightly and said, "Master, I still can't drink this third glass of wine?"

Emperor Jingtai couldn't help but wonder: "Why? You have made great contributions to this Mu Jun. Why can't you drink it?"

The ministers were also surprised. Is this Jianglang too disrespectful to Emperor Jingtai? Emperor Jingtai didn't even drink toast him, and looked at him one by one.

Jiang Lang's face remained unchanged, smiled slightly, raised his cup, and then said: "There is a saying in this marching and war that the soldiers and horses should go first before they move their food and grass. The soldiers bleed and sweated in the front and fought desperately. In addition to their bravery, they also learned to replenish the uninterrupted supplies in the rear, including food and grass, ammunition, clothes, armor, etc. These things are all accumulated by the great masters of the court, and those craftsmen and ordinary people little by little. Without you, the victory in the front came from us. We have an old saying, "Drinking water and remembering the source. We won the war in front, but we must never forget you, and those ordinary people and craftsmen who are unknown and silently dedicated. Therefore, this third cup should be honored by all the wise men, and those people and craftsmen who are doing this!"

The attack on the Koumu Army was a great contribution, and Jiang Lang, as the commander, should be the first contribution, but Jiang Lang now has no intention of taking credit. This first glass of wine was toasted to the fallen soldiers, the second glass of wine was to those soldiers who were still alive and guarding the border, and the third glass of wine was toasted to the ministers and the people of the world, while he himself did not mention it at all.

These words surprised the ministers, and many of them were somewhat ashamed. If they had made such great contributions, would they not be able to take credit?

Of course, some people think that Jianglang is just artificial.

However, for Emperor Jingtai, he couldn't help but move slightly when he heard this, and then nodded fiercely, saying, "Wang Aiqing's words are really right. The reason why we dare to attack the Koumu Army is that our Ming Dynasty is strong. We have advanced weapons and brave soldiers. At the same time, we have sufficient supplies. Before the troops and horses move, it is true. If there is no people in the world and all the ministers of the court working together, what will happen today? So this third cup of wine is as Wang Aiqing said, I will respect all the ministers of the court and the people of the world!"

After saying that, he drank the wine in his glass in one sip.

"Thank you, my emperor, long live my emperor!"

The other ministers, including Jiang Lang, said in unison at this time, and then drank the wine in the glass.

After the servant poured the wine over again, Emperor Jingtai said: "Then I should toast you this fourth glass of wine!"

Jiang Lang shook his head and said, "This fourth glass of wine should be the one who respects the emperor!"

However, as soon as this was said, someone suddenly said: "Mr. Wang, you should first respect the dead, then respect the soldiers, and then respect the people, and then respect the emperor. Then, wouldn't you put the emperor behind these people?"

As soon as these words were said, everyone present was surprised. They didn't think anything before, but now they said it, they suddenly felt something was wrong. And the most important point is that if Jiang Lang disrespects Emperor Jingtai, now they are indeed suspicious.

Those adults are somewhat different now. Some plan to watch the fun, some gloat, and some worry.

However, Jiang Lang didn't feel that he was wrong at all and said loudly: "There is a saying that the dead are the greatest. Those soldiers threw their lives on the battlefield for the Ming Dynasty. Without them, what is the achievements of the Ming Dynasty now? My emperor is wise and powerful, but if the soldiers did not shed blood and work hard, it would be impossible to conquer such a country. They also have children, families, and for the sake of the country, they gave up their small family. Their father has no son who is filial to the knees, their wives have no husbands who share worries, and their sons have no fathers who love them. The lord who just spoke, next time I go to war, I will beg the emperor to summon you to the army. If you unfortunately die, I will toast you with this first glass of wine!"

The man who was speaking just now suddenly changed his expression. He said this just now, just to embarrass Jiang Lang. In this way, if he really summoned himself into the army, his life would be lost.

Jiang Lang did not give him any chance to refute, and said, "The second glass of wine, I toast the soldiers guarding the border. Without them, the stability of the emperor's country? You can't understand this, and the emperor is grateful to these guards. What's wrong with toasting them with this second glass of wine? So I beg the emperor to let this lord guarding the border, maybe he can understand the suffering of those soldiers!"

Emperor Jingtai was actually a little angry at this time. Jiang Lang's words were absolutely correct. This ungrateful guy suddenly made such a noise, which made the dinner that should have been very happy a little disappointed. So his face darkened and he said, "I'm sure. I'll let you guard the border for three years when I was talking to you! Let you experience the hard work of the soldiers!"

"Dong...!"

Suddenly, a disharmonious voice was remembered. The adult who spoke just now did not expect that a word of his own would have brought such a situation and almost fainted on the spot. The adults and generals of the Ministry of War were happy at this time, asking you to stand and speak without any pain! You deserve it.

However, some others were somewhat surprised. Just one sentence, they had such a situation. Could it be that this is a warning from Jiang Lang to those who have ulterior motives?

Jiang Lang had no intention of stopping at all and said, "The sage said: "The king is the least, the people are the most important, and the emperor values ​​the people. Therefore, the people now have such a good life. Among the people, where can we not hear words of gratitude to the emperor? And this third cup, respecting these people reflects the emperor's love for the people. Is it wrong?"

Emperor Jingtai nodded and said, "Wang Aiqing's words are indeed true. The king is the least and the people are the most important. This is an ancient saying. I have followed this ancient saying since the time of Taizu, so I have achieved such achievements today. Moreover, without these people, we would not have strong soldiers and horses. Therefore, this third cup of wine should be toasted!"

Jiang Lang then said, "So, this fourth glass of wine is for the emperor!"

Emperor Jingtai laughed and said, "Okay, I have drunk this glass of wine from Wang Aiqing, so I have been drinking happily and happily!"
Chapter completed!