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Chapter 30: Rebuilding the Divine Way
Tang Changsheng looked toward the Founding Patriarchs. Deng Gaofei, the most senior among them, smiled and said, "This is your opportunity. Don't worry about us old men..."
Great Chu Taizu laughed. Taking Deng Gaofei by the hand, he said, "You gentlemen are guests in my palace too. Come, come! Today, we drink to our hearts' content!"
Whatever Great Chu Taizu might do later—kill the ministers who had helped him win the throne, replace his Crown Prince, and all the rest—
At that moment, his breadth of spirit and the force of his presence won people over despite themselves. No wonder he had risen from nothing and, in a mere eight years, driven out the Tartars and founded a dynasty.
Without such bearing and skill, how could a commoner have gathered so many heroes to his side and built a realm?
"Come, come, fill it up, fill it up... This wine was hard to come by. It's no ordinary drink. Even I can seldom bear to drink it. Have plenty, young friend..."
Tang Changsheng had already tasted it. The wine was extraordinary; even in his Yin Spirit form, he gained considerable benefit from drinking it.
Such a thing would have been a rare treasure even in the Eastern Glory World, let alone this Age of Declining Dharma. Great Chu Taizu's claim that he seldom drank it himself was probably no empty courtesy.
Still, Tang Changsheng put a hand over his cup and smiled. "Drink could make me neglect my business. I came to see the reigning Son of Heaven, and I mustn't let that matter wait!"
Great Chu Taizu roared with laughter. "What matter could be so important? Is the reigning Son of Heaven important, but