Chapter 88: The Great Marriage Reform

  "Look over there, milord!" Sun Ce was busy serving wine to the guests, and with over a hundred tables, it would take a long time. The events at the main table hadn't caught his attention, but Zhang Zhao had been keeping an eye on Liu Mao all along.

  The day before yesterday, Liu Mang's debate with the Confucian scholars left a deep impression on Zhang Zhao. So today, seeing those young scholars getting restless, Zhang Zhao thought Liu Mang would be at a disadvantage and wanted to see the joke, but didn't expect him to resolve it again. Now Liu Mang is holding onto the leader of the scholars and not letting him leave.

  Zhang Zhao knew that the leader of the scholars was Chen Rui's eldest disciple. It was a good thing for his teacher to come out and clear his name, but he also had to consider whether he had the ability to do so.

  If they don't go to rescue them now, these young people from Jiangdong will lose face all the way back to their grandmother's house, so Zhang Zhao reminded Sun Ce to rescue them.

  "Huh?!" Sun Ce also looked over at the main table, that Shu king Liu Mang? What was he dragging Chen Rui's disciple for? Chen Rui had already been angered by Liu Mang and was recuperating at home, so he hadn't come. But this disciple and Liu Mang were on good terms, weren't they?

  What's going on? Sun Ce saw that Chen Rui's son's face had already turned purple, and he was at a loss for what to do next. Then, looking at the wine cup on the table, this is being forced to drink?!

  Chen Rui's disciples all had a look of wanting to vomit after his death, and looking at Liu Mang's appearance again.

  "This Shu King is quite a drinker!" Sun Ce thought of nothing but this - how could one person drink so many people under the table?

  "Haha!" Zhang Zhao shook his head with a bitter smile, "This is not something for humans to drink. Even if it were, how could one person drink and knock down a whole group of people?" "Your Excellency, the Shu King drank the same as you!"

  "Really?!" Sun Ce was stunned for a moment. He was drinking plain water, and that Shu king was also drinking white water? No wonder he had drunk a whole pile of it.

  "Let's go, we'll also go!" Sun Ce also saw that he needed to help out, otherwise it would really make Chen Rui and his followers lose face, and their master wouldn't look good either.

  "Why not drink? We are bosom friends, so we should drink more. It's good to drink!" Liu Meng wouldn't let Chen Rui's disciple leave, thinking he could come and go as he pleased? If he didn't get him drunk until his eyes turned white today, how could he let him leave?

  "Your Majesty of Shu, Your Majesty of Shu!" Just as Chen Rui's disciples didn't know what to do, Sun Ce's voice rang out.

  "Then let me, Sun Ce, accompany you in a drink!"

  "Master!" Sun Ce's timely appearance moved Chen Rui's disciples to tears, they wanted to return the gift but turned around and almost threw up.

  "Huh?!" Sun Ce furrowed his brow and waved his hand, "Get out of here!"

  "Yes!" Chen Rui's disciples and those scholars ran out like they were escaping.

  "General Sun Ce!" Today is General Sun Ce's big wedding day, Liu Mang cannot help but give face to Sun Ce and releases that Chen Ru's disciple.

  "Today is my grand wedding day, it's an honor that the King of Shu can attend, I'd like to toast to the King of Shu first!" Sun Ce said as he raised his wine cup, and Liu Miao also lifted up his cup.

  "Your Majesty, isn't this a bit too much!" Zhang Zhao laughed and pointed to the wine jar on the side, looking at Liu Mang.

  Liu Mang's face turned red, had they discovered that it was water inside?!

  Liu Mao could only change a wine cup and refill it with wine to drink with Sun Ce.

  Watching Liu Mao pour the wine, Sun Ce finally drank it down. Before Liu Mao could put down his cup, Zhang Zhao spoke up again, "Your Highness, in our Jiangdong, there is a custom that on the wedding night, the newlyweds must have a drinking contest with the most honorable guest! What do you all think?"

  Zhang Zhao was indeed one of Sun Ce's trusted advisors, and as soon as Zhang Zhao spoke up, everyone else naturally responded in unison.

  The most noble person? The oldest in the scene may be Sun Ce's elderly mother, but the highest official and noble title is

  He is Liu Mang, the Heaven and Earth, the ruler, relatives, teachers, the ruler is before relatives, so the most honorable one is Liu Mang.

  What's this custom? Still have to drink separately with the most honored guest? How could Liu Mang not know.

  However, there was no way out, and a group of Jiangdong people were clamoring below. If he didn't drink, he would really lose face in front of Sun Ce.

  Liu Mao was about to pour wine into the cup, but was stopped by Zhang Zhao. "This cup is not suitable for Your Majesty! Someone, bring a new cup for His Majesty!"

  "Yes!" The two servants obeyed and went down, bringing up what they called wine cups after a short while.

  "What the...?!" Liu Mang's mouth twitched, what kind of wine cup is this?! This is a Haikou big bowl, okay?! Each big bowl, Liu Mang's two hands placed on top couldn't even cover half the area. Old man, are you trying to play me?!

  It's true that Zhang Zhao really wants to have some fun with Liu Mang! Liu Mang has lost several people in Jiangdong, and if he doesn't get Liu Mang drunk this time, it would be a waste of the opportunity.

  "Gulp!" A large wine jug was poured into a big bowl.

  "Come on, King of Shu, I'll make the first move as a sign of respect!" Sun Ce and Zhang Zhao exchanged a glance, both smiling in understanding. How could a young fox like him possibly contend with an old fox?

  Watching Sun Ce drink it all down, Liu Mao also had to follow suit and down a bowl, the wine of the Eastern Han dynasty was weak but it was still wine, even beer can get people drunk.

  Several large bowls later, Liu Mang couldn't hold it in anymore and shouted that he couldn't take it, closing his eyes and collapsing onto the chair. Liu Mang was a good drinker, usually when he got drunk, he would just sleep and not get violent, so the crowd of onlookers didn't get to see what they were hoping for.

  "Come on, let the King of Shu rest for a while!" Zhang Zhao smiled slightly. No matter how cunning the little fox was, it couldn't be compared to an old fox like him.

  However, he miscounted one person.

  As the maidservants carried Liu Mang away, Lü Boss finally spoke up, "Sun Ce, my virtuous nephew, on this joyful day, your uncle Lü has nothing to give you as a gift, so I'll use wine to substitute for blessings instead! Come, let's have a big drink together, just the two of us!"

  "The son-in-law got drunk, and the father-in-law is coming?! Zhang Zhao really didn't think that Lü Bu had this layer of complexity. Now that Lü Bu has stood up, his official position is higher than Sun Ce's, and his generation is also higher than Sun Ce's. If he wants to drink with Sun Ce, Sun Ce can't decline."

  "Alright, let's first toast Uncle Sun!" Sun Ce wanted to pick up the previous wine cup but was stopped by Lü Bu "We'll use that one!"

  Lü Bu didn't disdain Liu Mang's dirty cup and directly picked up the large wine cup that Liu Mang had left behind.

  "Ah...!" Sun Ce had intended to refuse, but tonight he had Mei Zhuang waiting for him, how could he get drunk like that? However, he could only reluctantly raise his wine cup and use this opportunity to give Zhang Zhao a resentful glance, it's all your fault!

  Zhang Zhao was also helpless, who knew that besides the young one, there was an old one.

  The wine party in the hall is still going on.

  Liu Mang had been asleep for a long time and soon sat up uncomfortably, he wanted to urinate. Having drunk a bellyful of water earlier plus the wine, he had been feeling uncomfortable for a while. Now that he had slept for a bit, the effects of the alcohol had also lessened somewhat, so he sat up.

  "Come on, come on!" Liu Mang wanted to shout for someone to help him with the chamber pot, but at this time most people were busy in the front hall, who would pay attention to him?

  "Damn it!" Liu Mang cursed loudly, no one had paid attention to him for a long time. Liu Mang directly jumped out of bed, shaking his dizzy head, opened the door and walked out.

  He didn't want to be urinated to death, Sun Ce's wedding venue was just a governor's mansion, but it was indeed the governor's mansion of Anhui Province. It was the administrative center of Lujiang and had been taken care of by two governors, Lu Kang and Liu Xun, and had also deliberately avoided the war, so the entire governor's mansion was still very large. Liu Miao wandered around for a circle but couldn't find a toilet.

  "Whatever, whatever!" Liu Mang shook his head. This wasn't what he had in mind, but Sun Ce was forcing him to do it. Under the influence of alcohol, Liu Mang directly pulled down his pants and took out his brother, meeting the gentle cool breeze with a fountain of water.

  It's easy to get out, but Liu Mang is a bit silly when it comes to finding his way back. His head was already not clear, and the mansion is too big, plus there are no servants on the road, all of them are busy in the front hall.

  Dazed and confused, Liu Mang followed his intuition and stumbled into a backyard.

  Liu Mang did not notice that on the courtyard was written "West Wing House".