A curfew has started in Chang'an at night, and there is no other sound except the footsteps of Zhi Jinwu patrolling on the street.
At this moment, there was a sound of horse hoofbeats in the distance, but surprisingly Zhijinwu didn't seem to hear it, and no one came to check.
The sound of horse hooves stopped until they reached Duke Su's mansion, where Cheng Yaojin was already waiting at the door.
"See your majesty!" Cheng Yaojin saluted.
Li Shimin dismounted, and the guards behind him quickly stepped forward to lead the horse.
"Okay, you are the master today. I am just here to have a drink, so there is no need to be polite." Li Shimin said.
I originally planned to come to Cheng's house for a drink yesterday, but I was delayed due to other things and couldn't do it.
Li Shimin couldn't come, so Cheng Yaojin had to postpone the banquet.
Today Li Shimin sent someone to tell him that he was coming over in the evening, so Cheng Yaojin notified the others and waited at the door.
"Is anyone else here?" Li Shimin followed Cheng Yaojin as he walked in and asked casually.
Cheng Yaojin said: "Your Majesty, everyone has arrived."
Who dares to make Li Shimin wait? As soon as the others received the notice, they all arrived early.
In the Cheng family hall, a group of people were chatting animatedly. When they saw Li Shimin coming in, they quickly stood up and saluted: "See your majesty."
"No courtesy. Today is a formal treat. Don't be too polite, otherwise I will overshadow the guest." Li Shimin walked up to the table and sat down and said.
"Since His Majesty is here, Cheng Yaojin quickly bring out your wine and let us have a taste." Fang Xuanling said aloud.
"That's right, what kind of fine wine have I not drunk? Hurry up and bring out the fine wine you mentioned, and let me see if you are deceiving others." Changsun Wuji also said.
Cheng Yaojin said disdainfully: "The wine you drink is also called wine? Those bland wines are for women."
For girls to drink?
Cheng Yaojin's words were undoubtedly a curse. Although they all knew Cheng Yaojin's virtues, they couldn't stand being called a sissy.
"You old killer, what are you talking about that women drink? Have you never drank it?"
"If you can't bring us wine that satisfies us today, don't blame us for taking action."
For a time, the crowd was furious, and they all spoke out against Cheng Yaojin.
Among those who came were Li Jing, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, Li Ji, Yuchi Gong, Niu Jinda...
Except for Li Jing, Wei Chi Gong and Niu Jinda who remained silent, everyone else was made red-faced by Cheng Yaojin's words.
Their status is similar to that of Cheng Yaojin, and they are not the same as Cheng Yaojin at all.
"Okay, if you want to beat him, you have to drink before you do it," Li Shimin said.
Li Shimin spoke, and of course the others did not dare to be presumptuous, so they all sat down.
Cheng Yaojin grinned and said, "I'll let you bunch of bumpkins see what fine wine is."
Cheng Yaojin's words made Li Shimin so angry that he even scolded me.
"If you can't come up with wine that satisfies me, let's see how I deal with you." Li Shimin thought to himself.
Cheng Yaojin, who had no idea that he was already attracted by Li Shimin, ordered the maid to start serving wine and food.
The maids lowered their heads and filed in with dishes. Soon, the table in front of everyone was filled with dishes.
However, no one paid attention to the food on the table, everyone was waiting for the wine.
After the dishes were served, six servants came in, each carrying a jar.
"I think you, old man, are too stingy. There are so many of us, and you only bring six jars of wine. How can we drink enough for us?" Li Ji laughed.
"Yes, this is too stingy."
Others spoke one after another, and if they had the opportunity to attack Cheng Yaojin, they would certainly not give up.
"This is strong wine. Do you understand strong wine? If you can drink all this wine, you will be considered powerful." Cheng Yaojin said with confidence.
The six jars of wine are all packed in ten-jin bottles, totaling sixty kilograms. For more than ten people, each person would have to drink at least four kilograms to finish the meal.
He could drink no more than two kilograms. He didn't believe these people could finish the sixty kilograms of wine.
"Mr. Su Guo, you look down on people too much. I can drink a jar alone." Wei Zheng said.
Wei Zheng has been upright throughout his life and has no hobbies. The only thing he likes is wine. He is very confident in his ability to drink.
"You drink first and then we talk." Cheng Yaojin didn't dare to talk to Wei Zheng.
Wei Zheng was very stubborn. Cheng Yaojin was afraid that if there was a run on him, he would drink desperately, which would cause trouble.
"Let you see what good wine is." Cheng Yaojin finished speaking and opened all six jars of wine.
Immediately, the strong aroma of wine filled the air, and everyone showed surprised expressions as they smelled the aroma of wine.
What kind of wine have they never drunk? But none of them tastes so fragrant.
Gudu…
Everyone sitting here is not a bad drinker, and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva when he smelled the aroma of wine.
"Why does it smell so good?"
"That's right, I've never seen it before."
“Just by smelling the aroma of the wine, you know it’s an exquisite wine.”
Everyone was talking a lot.
Cheng Yaojin said proudly: "I just said it is a beautiful bar that you have never seen before."
"What are you waiting for, Zhijie? Pour it for me quickly." Li Shimin said dissatisfied.
Cheng Yaojin asked the maid to pour wine, and he poured it for Li Shimin himself.
"If I hadn't smelled the aroma of wine, I would have thought it was water!" Li Shimin said with some sigh.
Cheng Yaojin laughed: "Your Majesty, try it. However, this wine is very strong, so you should drink it slowly."
If Li Shimin wasn't here, he really didn't want to say it, he wanted to trick others.
Li Shimin knew that Cheng Yaojin would not lie to him, so he picked up the wine and took a sip.
As soon as the wine entered his mouth, it was like a flame flowing through his body. Li Shimin couldn't help but exclaimed, "Good wine."
Seeing that Li Shimin had already drank, the others picked up their glasses and drank heavily, not paying attention to Cheng Yaojin's words to take small sips.
Of course, except for Li Jing, Wei Chi Gong and Niu Jinda, who had already drank.
Seeing that they didn't care, Cheng Yaojin happily put down the wine glass in his hand and looked at everyone with gloating.
"puff!"
"Cough cough cough!"
Sure enough, it was their first time drinking strong alcohol and they couldn't stand it at all.
"Hahaha..." Cheng Yaojin laughed loudly when he saw their expressions.
"How dare you, Cheng Yaojin, laugh at us." Changsun Wuji said angrily.
The others also felt embarrassed. When they heard Cheng Yaojin laughing, they all looked at Cheng Yaojin with cannibalistic expressions.
"Haha, I warned you before, why don't you blame me?" Cheng Yaojin said proudly.
Forehead!
Only then did they remember that Cheng Yaojin had mentioned it before.
They felt that they were in the wrong and were too embarrassed to say anything else, so they all picked up their wine and started drinking.
With the previous experience, everyone drank it in small sips this time, but there was no case of spitting it out.
After tasting it carefully, they also felt that the wine they drank before was indeed for women, and this wine was the wine that men should drink.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Cheng Yaojin felt a little bored, so he picked up the wine and started drinking.