Chapter 37 Wine Picture Poetry

Author: sin9999

Chapter 37 Wine Picture Poetry

A black wooden cart was parked under a locust tree, with a few idle men standing around seemingly haphazardly.

But those who know how to do it know that an idle man can turn into a ferocious warrior in an instant.

The wooden chariot is one of the emperor's five chariots under the control of the Chenghuang Department of Taipu Temple, and is used by Tian Lie.

It is strange to say that the Shanteng Bureau in the palace is in charge of the royal horses and the Shangyuan Bureau is in charge of the chariots, but the chariots have been returned to Taipu Temple.

Taipu Temple is the one that raises livestock, right?

Emperor Li Shimin, wearing a futou and a round-collar robe, and his newly appointed minister Ma Zhou, who was similarly dressed, looked at each other with a trace of confusion in their eyes, leaning on the chariot and smiling.

Of course, a bowl of Xinghuacun won't tempt these two old drunkards. It's impossible to get drunk.

Especially an alcoholic like Ma Zhou who had to take a sip every time he went to court, he didn't even know how to write the word "drunk".

Among the ministers of the fifth rank, the rank is not high, but the duty is to serve the emperor, and he can put forward his own opinions on the matters reported by Baisi, which is extraordinary.

Among the officials in the Menxia Province, the rank of Shizhong is among the servants, and the third rank of officials is below the Huangmen Shilang.

The "Three Provinces and Six Ministries" often mentioned in history books is actually just a rough summary and not very complete.

The real power structure is the six provinces.

Zhongshu Sheng, which formulates national policies;

The Ministry of Menxia that reviews government decrees;

Specifically implemented by the Shangshu Province, the six departments are subordinate agencies of the Shangshu Province;

The palace province dedicated to serving the emperor's food, clothing, housing and transportation;

A chamberlain minister who can become an official with just one cut;

Secretary in charge of classics and tombstones.

Note that the highest official in the Secretary Province is called the Secretary Supervisor, but it is not a supervisor-level unit.

The Sixth Department is the executive department of the Shangshu Province, and the Nine Temples are the auxiliary departments of the Sixth Department.

For example, the Ministry of Rites is responsible for the rites of Fanbang, but the specific business is implemented by Honglu Temple.

As for the Shaofu Supervisor, the Du Shui Supervisor, and the General Supervisor, these departments have the word "supervisor" in their names, mostly because they are ultimately directly responsible to the emperor.

As for the subsequent changes, it is impossible to say everything.

All in all, Ma Zhou was very favored by Li Shimin, and only he could do so when drinking in the palace.

Of course, it was also because Ma Zhou was ill and needed to drink from time to time.

The "Old Book of Tang" records Ma Zhou's diabetes.

"That little lady from Du Kan's family, named Du Shengxia, really knows her stuff."

Li Shimin chuckled.

It's a pity that they don't sell wine today, they just write poems and give away wine!

Li Shimin and Ma Zhou, even if they cannot be said to be top-notch poets, are still more than enough to be first-rate poets.

However, if you let them go all out, isn't this bullying the baby?

Two old cunning men, invariably chose to hide their clumsiness and come out with a mediocre poem to drink.

Ma Zhou burped and said with a smile: "The person who came up with this idea is smart. Regardless of today's poem, at least Xinghua Village has become famous in Chang'an City."

"What I'm curious about is, people keep saying that sages have given poems to them. How can this poem be so good?"

The sun was heading west, and the top ten were judged in front of the noisy stage. Although everyone had cashed in their rewards, there were still some people who were dissatisfied.

"We don't care about money. We want to know how much better the poems written by the sages you mentioned in advance can be compared to ours!"

Li Shimin poked his head out of the wooden chariot and shouted: "That's right, we need to know where we lost!"

There is no first in literature, no second in military power. It is always human nature to be competitive.

A beautiful porcelain altar was moved to the edge of the stage for everyone to take a closer look.

Blueprint on white background.

There was a light rain in the sky, and a haggard man asked the shepherd boy. The boy stretched out his hand and pointed to the depths of the apricot blossoms, where a wine flag floated faintly.

On the corner of the jar, there is a cursive writing that reads, "It rains heavily during the Qingming Festival, and passers-by are about to die. May I ask where the restaurant is? The shepherd boy points to Xinghua Village."

This picture, a poem, and a piece of wine are all stunning when taken individually, but when combined together, they make people salivate.

Li Shimin looked at the picture carefully and confirmed that the idea was from Xinghua Village, but the picture must have been painted by Yan Lide.

Li Shimin and Ma Zhou looked at each other and sighed for a long time.

It’s depressing that two of the world’s most talented poets can’t compete with each other in front of this poem.

Of course, "Qingming", which has been passed down for thousands of years, is also a masterpiece among Du Mu's poems.

As for those who say it was not written by Du Mu, why don't you provide information about the real author?

Who can write such a fine work and still be crazy enough to leave someone else’s name behind?

Make yourself famous forever, isn't it fragrant?

"What a poem! What is the name of the poem and who is the author?" Du Shengxia said loudly.

"The name of the poem is "Qingming", and the author is a hermit for ten thousand years." The steward responded.

Wannian became a hermit because Du Mu was born in Wannian County more than a hundred years later, and also because Fan Zheng hung out in Wannian County.

Fan Zheng would not be of much benefit by being famous for his poems.

Thousands of years later, Xinghua Village still has great fame thanks to this poem.

"Qingming" can be regarded as one of the most successful marketing poems in ancient times.

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Three days later, Xinghuacun Wine was not even sold in the East Market, and was directly taken over by the large and small pavilions of Pingkangfang.

Three thousand dollars per fight, no one bothered to bargain.

It's really not very expensive, as evidenced by Li Bai's poem, "Ten thousand cups of sake are worth a golden cup," which shows the price of top-quality wine at that time.

Even if you include the difference between batch and retail, it is still acceptable within 5,000 yuan.

The key point is that the wine is just delicious. That poem made countless girls in the building happy, and then literati and poets flocked to it. For a time, all wines were eclipsed by Sanlejiang.

It is said that after the famous brewer Wei Zheng tasted it, he lamented that his family was poor and could not afford to drink from Xinghua Village, so he brewed two batches of glutinous rice wine to satisfy his craving for Cuitao wine.

Finally, Xianglishi still had some eyes and pulled a cart of Xinghuacun into the palace, which made Li Shimin have some thoughts.

"Xiaosheng invites Miss Fengli to drink."

"Is this Xinghua Village?"

"Uh, wouldn't it be good to have shrimp rice wine?"

“Xinghua Village is elegant.”

Really, girls can swear to God, it’s not because Xinghua Village is expensive, but because it’s the elegance of Xinghua Village.

Which wine shop can be paired with famous poems? There are also famous paintings to admire?

Pairing a famous wine with a famous poem will instantly double your worth.

Decades later, Wang Han laughed: "Grape wine luminous cup..."

When the prime minister reported his victory to Fan Zheng with joy in his eyes, Fan Zheng seemed very calm. Anyway, a jar of wine for Fan Laoshi and his wife to drink with each other every month would be enough.

Haha, unexpected?

Yuan Luan's drinking capacity is as good as Fan Laoshi's!

If a woman drinks freely, nothing will happen to her without a man!

"Brother Xiangli, making money is your family's business and has nothing to do with me. Do you understand?"

Fan Zheng doesn't particularly like wine, especially when he looks at those human-shaped fountains that are everywhere in later generations.

During that time, it was very interesting to take Zhen Xing, Zhen Bang and the others together with Bai Zi.

Wa'er's hands are soft and she learns things very quickly. Zhen Bang's adding speed is even faster than Fan Zheng's.
Chapter completed!