Chapter 35: Go to Heaven to listen
It was already this time, and there were not many memorials left. Li Shimin was a little tired. He yawned, took another memorial and opened it. Suddenly, he let out a 'huh'. Changsun Wuji heard it and quickly put down the memorial in his hand and came over and asked, "Why are Your Majesty surprised?"
"Come on, come and see." Li Shimin handed the memorial in his hand to Changsun Wuji and said, "The second boy of Maogong family asked me to let him be the magistrate of Dingxiang County a few days ago. I agreed. A few days later, he wrote a letter saying that he had a close relationship with the righteous man who reported the pharmacist and wanted to keep him as the county magistrate. Before I could reply, I came here to say that he had found good wine and excellent wine, and I dare not enjoy it alone. I quickly sent him to honor me. How could this boy learn flattery? It's really... different from Maogong!"
Changsun Wuji finished reading Li Siwen's memorial and said with a smile: "Maybe he is worried that Your Majesty will not agree. Compared with Maogong, this child is a little more impetuous." Changsun Wuji put the memorial and returned to his position to continue reading other memorials. Li Shimin stopped him and said: "The long night is long and it's not bad at this time. Why not taste this wine? See how good he said it is. If it is really good, I agreed to his request. If it is not good, I will call him back and not let him continue to mess around."
Changsun Wuji nodded and said, "Since Your Majesty said that, then take a rest and taste this good wine!"
Li Shimin took action, and an old eunuch next to him came over, stood there three steps away, and bowed and said, "What are the saints' instructions?"
"Eunuch Gao, I'll have two drinks with the auxiliary machine!"
"This..." Eunuch Gao looked hesitant and whispered: "Sage, the things tributed in the outer court must be inspected before they can be served. Otherwise, I will drink them again next day? Let's drink 'Jiangnanchun' today."
Li Shimin frowned and said, "Li Siwen is the son of Li Ji. What's the difference between him and my nephew? How can he harm me? Don't be noisy, go and get it!"
"promise……"
Eunuch Gao turned around and came out. After a while, he prepared the meal. The wine that Li Siwen paid tribute was also brought, and the mud seal at the jar was still there. Li Shimin picked up the jar and looked at it. He didn't see anything special. If he had to find a special place, he could only say that this jar was very ordinary, just like the ones used by people from the village. What good wine can there be in such a jar? Li Shimin was still looking forward to it, but when he saw this jar, he immediately didn't expect any hope.
But since it has been brought, it is hard to replace it. Li Shimin raised his hand to slap the mud seal, and a smell of wine immediately came.
"This fragrance?" Li Shimin was quite surprised. Although he had not tasted it, it was determined that the wine would not be bad based on the strong aroma of the wine alone. Eunuch Gao said, "Sage, there is another note that comes with this wine, which is introduced to this wine. The wine is called 'Three Cups Pour'. The wine is impatient and strong, so I especially instructed to drink less."
"This kid actually underestimates me!" Li Shimin didn't care. As an emperor, he had never drunk any wine in the world. No matter how strong the wine was, it could go anywhere. At most, it was only the level of the three slurry of the Hu people. The wine in the hinterland of the Central Plains, such as "Jiangnanchun", was relatively soft. It would be fine to drink three jars, but three cups were poured? In Li Shimin's opinion, it was just a gimmick.
Eunuch Gao poured wine for Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji. He filled the glass. Changsun Wuji looked at the wine in the glass carefully and couldn't help but be slightly surprised. The quality of this wine was divided into grades from the clear and turbidity. Turbid wine was not as good as sake wine, and there were differences between sake wine. The transparent color, the better the wine. The wine in this cup was almost completely transparent, which meant that this wine had reached the top of the world at least in terms of brewing technology.
There were no good generals in the early Tang Dynasty who didn't like drinking. Although Changsun Wuji was a civil servant, he was also responsible for military supplies when he was in the Qin Palace. He was a logistics officer in the Tiance Palace and was considered half a military general. Not to mention Li Shimin, when talking about the generals of the Tang Dynasty, the first thing people think of was Li Jing, but in fact, the truly invincible general was the King of Qin back then. If Li Shimin had not become an emperor, he would have to lead the way in the fight against the Turks.
After smelling the fragrance and looking at the color, Li Shimin raised his wine glass and said, "Assist, it seems that Li Siwen has indeed found a good wine. Come on, let's drink it together." After that, Li Shimin couldn't wait and tilted his head and drank it all.
"Um!" As soon as the wine entered his throat, Li Shimin's eyes were wide open, his eyes were quickly congested and red, as if he was suffering. Looking at Changsun Wuji, he was already choking and coughing. Eunuch Gao was shocked to see this. This is poisonous wine!
"There is poison in the wine! Come and pass it to the imperial physician!" Eunuch Gao screamed and was about to run out quickly. Li Shimin glared at him and shouted, "What are you calling nonsense! Where does the poison come from? Shut up!"
"Ah!" Eunuch Gao hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "It's enough to scare the old slave to death. It's enough to be poisoned. It's shocking the saint, and the old slave is guilty of death."
"Go out!" Li Shimin waved his hand, and Eunuch Gao crawled on the ground and went backwards.
"Hiss... This wine is really domineering!" Li Shimin held it all the time, then took a breath of air conditioning, picked up the chopsticks, picked up two bites of the dish and pressed it. Changsun Wuji finally stopped coughing and said, "I really didn't expect that this wine is domineering and choked, so I choked my throat. Please forgive me for losing my etiquette."
Li Shimin poured another glass of wine himself, looked at the wine and praised: "That kid did not lie. The wine is so strong that it is far beyond the three lejuice of the Hu people. The three glasses are poured, and what he said is true. I am proud of drinking, but I dare not drink too much of this wine!"
Changsun Wuji said, "If Your Majesty likes it, let Li Siwen send the person who brews this wine to Chang'an to serve Your Majesty, that's it."
Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "How can the emperor, who is the king, let the people give up their homes and move thousands of miles away because of their own preferences? Although this wine is good, it is just a desire for words and words. You should not make a big fuss about this."
Changsun Wuji nodded and carefully drank the remaining half glass of wine, but did not pour it again. After Li Shimin finished the second cup, he drank another cup. After three cups, his face turned red. His jar of wine was blended by Li Mu, and it was not as high as Li Siwen and the others. However, it was about fifty degrees. When Li Shimin drank high wine for the first time, he had not yet drunk after drinking three cups, which showed that he was drinking.
After drinking three cups, Li Shimin was still unsatisfied, but he did not pour it down again. He looked at the amount remaining in the wine jar and called Eunuch Gao outside the door in.
"Go to find a good porcelain jar, pack the wine and send it to Tai Chi Palace. I said that I have received good wine and I specially honor the Supreme Emperor. If the Supreme Emperor is happy, I will go to pay my respects tomorrow."
"No," Eunuch Gao responded and carefully carried the wine jar out. Li Shimin glanced at Changsun Wuji and smiled, "Fuji, I, as a son, sometimes it's really difficult!"
"Your Majesty is a filial and filial model for the world. I believe that in time, the Supreme Emperor will be able to untie his heart and be lenient to His Majesty."
"Oh!" Li Shimin sighed and said, "I will not expect you anymore. I just hope that my father can forgive me... Forget it, I'm talking about these old things. It's too late, so the auxiliary machine will rest in the palace. Let's read these memorials tomorrow!"
Chapter completed!