King Xing listened to Zhou Li's words and exclaimed interestingly.

Speaking of this King Xing and King Yi of the Northeast, they are really two people with very different personalities. King Xing was diligent and studious when he was young, and when it came to civil and military affairs, he was indeed one of the best princes in the capital, second only to the first prince at that time. King Yi is the opposite, flying eagles and horses, eating, drinking and having fun, there is nothing he is not good at.

Later, the first prince died of illness, and the first emperor did not set up a new prince among the remaining sons, but preferred the emperor's grandson. As a result, King Xing and King Yi went to the domain one after another.

When the emperor gave them the title, it was also quite meaningful. The three princes who were at ease and contented made King Yi the king, and their intentions were clear, and they said plainly: You should be an idle prince from now on! However, if he placed his territory in the bitter cold land of Liaodong, how could such a king be comfortable? As soon as he became a vassal, this big battle and small battle did not stop, once King Yi was on his birthday, he was watching singing and dancing, drinking wine, and the Jurchens came over with cavalry. That's it, in less than half a year, King Yi, who is greedy for pleasure, has been trained to be skilled in bows and horses, and his clothes are not undressed.

When he arrived at the eighth prince, he was crowned King Xing, which seemed to have a great intention of relying on. King Xing is the youngest son of the first emperor, and the age difference between the first prince and him is huge, and he was brought up like his own son. I thought about it, and I also had a little intention of cultivating some right-hand men for myself in the future, but I didn't expect that I would be the first to go back to the underworld to meet my ancestors. As a result, the young and capable Eighth Prince immediately became embarrassed.

Although the king of Xing was sealed, the territory of the vassal was in the hinterland of Yingzhong, where there was neither foreign harassment nor a long harsh winter, although it was not as rich as the south of the Yangtze River, but it was also drought and flood to ensure the harvest. In less than two years, the former personable Eighth Prince has become a pot-bellied Xingwang.

King Xing didn't know if he really saw it, or if he deliberately avoided suspicion. It is actually the delicacies of the mountains and seas, and the delicacies of wine and food that are more important than life. After listening to Zhou Li's words this time, he was also very curious, and immediately ordered the little guy to find out where the third brother opened the store in Naxia. The next day, the father and son went to Xia Sanye's newly opened wine shop in Fengxiang Mansion.

Because it is a newly opened wine shop in the downtown area, people come and go these days to see the novelty, and it is also lively to watch. When King Xing and Zhou Li got off the horse, there were well-informed people around them and said: "Look, this demeanor must be our prince here." ”

As a result, people gathered more and more around. If you have money, you will go in and sell a pot of wine, ask for side dishes, and sit and drink slowly to watch the excitement. Those who don't have money stretch their necks and look inside, hoping to listen to a little bit so that they can talk about the neighborhood.

Because it was the first three days of opening, Xia Sange didn't expect to make money, just to make a shout and gather popularity. Third Brother Xia sat at the counter, with a white and chubby round face, looking at the guests coming and going with a smile. I saw King Xing, who was wearing a plain brocade robe, followed by Zhou Li, who was wearing a riding suit, walking in. When Third Brother Xia saw that they were dressed, he hurriedly stood up and stepped forward and said with a smile: "The two masters have made an appointment." ”

Zhou Li waved his hand casually and said, "Father heard that you have a kind of wine here, which comes from the Western Regions. ”

Third Brother Xia smiled when he heard this: "There are indeed two kinds, they are the wine that my brother brought from the Western Regions. It's a pity that there aren't many. ”

Zhou Li said: "It's not that kind of common wine, it's a very special wine." I heard that only one altar can come out of ten altars. ”

Third Brother Xia smiled: "Yes, I don't dare to say anything else about this wine." It must be the only one in this Fengxiang Mansion. He didn't wait for Zhou Li's orders, turned around and ordered the bartender to fetch some amber wine from the Western Regions.

After a while, the bartender brought a small tray with a flask and two glow-in-the-dark glasses. The third brother invited the two to sit in the corner and poured them for them personally. King Xing picked up the wine glass and sniffed it, and sure enough, the aroma was very different from ordinary wine. I took a sip on my lips, but it wasn't spicy at all, but the aftertaste was very rich and sweet.

When Zhou Li saw it, he also took the wine glass and drank it all, and touched it, but he never drank it.

King Xing asked him, "But you tried it yesterday?"

Zhou Li shook his head.

The third brother was slightly stunned, and hurriedly said: "My family's wine is indeed very different from others. ”

Zhou Li asked again: "It's not like this, but there is that kind of wine that smells like vinegar." ”

When the third brother heard this, he looked at him with wide eyes and surprise, secretly thinking that this was not here to smash the field. Thinking like this, he hurriedly turned around and glanced at Xiao Er, blinked quickly, and Xiao Er immediately retreated.

When the people who were watching heard this, they immediately pricked up their ears.

The third brother said with a smile on his face: "There is indeed no such wine in the shop. Why don't you take a look at my other wines here?"

Zhou Li waved his hand impatiently and said: "It just smells like vinegar, you have to wash it down from a high place before drinking it, and then boil it to cool down." After such a meal, it becomes the smell of alcohol. As he spoke, he gestured on the table.

The third brother wondered in his heart, but the smile on his face became more and more attentive. "We don't really have the wine you're talking about, this one sounds more like vinegar. ”

King Xing squinted his eyes when he heard this, and smiled very gently.

The three of them poured a little bit of the various wines that the bartender had brought up, and handed them to King Xing and his son for them to try.

Zhou Li reprimanded: "Why not, your sister-in-law told me personally, and I also drank a jar." ”

The third brother was taken aback when he heard this, and asked, "Where did you get it?" ”

Zhou Li thought of what Xiaoyu said: "I'm afraid that the third brother will come to me to settle accounts." Ai Ai said with a hint of regret: "Sister Ling gave it." ”。

The third brother couldn't help but think of Xiaoyu, his heart trembled, and somehow blurted out: "Is that delicious?"

Zhou Li shook his head and said, "We tried, but it didn't work!" But Sun Haoran's sister drank it and said it was very delicious. ”

The third brother breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It must have been brewed by the sister herself." I didn't make wine, so I took it and played with you. ”

Zhou Li thought he was hiding his secrets and refused to sue him, so he tried all the other wines, and sure enough, he didn't drink them that day.

Zhou Li looked at his father, and couldn't help but look a little worried, King Xing was very happy, and bought a few jars of amber wine that he had begun to taste.

For a while, people spread that the Xia family had a kind of wine that was different, and I heard that the prince came to taste it. So everyone came to drink, but on the third or fifth day, the third brother's business was booming.

A few days later, the Xia family sent a few jars of wine from the Western Regions, saying that they had made it themselves. King Xing did not shirk and happily accepted it, Zhou Li tasted it and said to King Xing: "This is the fragrance of wine on the maid's handkerchief that day." ”

King Xing laughed when he heard this, and Princess Xing was so angry that she nodded at Zhou Li's forehead and scolded: "You stupid." ”

But King Xing didn't think so: "Children's tricks, why take them seriously." Besides, this wine is indeed a good wine. ”

Princess Xing originally had four sons, but the eldest son and the youngest son died when they were young. I can't help but be pampered by this young sister-in-law, and it's too late to teach it again at this time.

It was only a little more than a month, and there was an imperial history to impeach King Xing: the first emperor's one-year filial piety was not yet full, so he indulged in drinking and drinking all day long, which was really against filial piety. So, the emperor made a decree to reprimand King Xing severely, and King Xing took advantage of the situation to get on the fold of asking for sin, and since then the door has been closed, and even Zhou Li has not gone out.

On the contrary, Song Zhuojin made friends with Seventh Brother and Ruhai.

Song Zhuojin often took them to the school field, and if there was a military exercise, Ruhai would go to see the excitement. It is necessary to try it with the soldiers in the camp, but the seventh brother is mediocre, but the archery skills of Ruhai are rare among the archers.

Song Zhuojin persuaded: "Learn literature and martial arts, and sell it to the emperor's family." Why should such a good skill be crowded into the small boat of the imperial examination. ”

For example, Haiyin has always been with Brother Xia Sixth and Brother Seven, no matter how well he reads books and how clever his archery skills are, whether at home or outside, he is often ignored because he is a junior. Even if something good happens, it won't be his turn.

At this time, listening to him say this, I was a little moved. Ruhai's books are also not bad, but they are far worse than Seventh Brother. In addition, the sixth brother's family letter recently mentioned that there were thousands of households. Ruhai can't read as much as Brother Seven, but his archery skills are indeed much stronger than Brother Six, and although his skills are a little worse, he is not much inferior. I was not convinced.

I often think, "If it were me, what would it be?"

I thought so in my heart, but I didn't dare to discuss it with my mother. I had to go to find out the tone of Xiao Xia's mother-in-law, but Xiao Xia's mother-in-law was startled, and she hurriedly took Ruhai back to see Brother Xia and Sister-in-law Xia.

When Sister-in-law Xia heard this, her frightened legs became weak.

For a while, Brother Xia, Sister-in-law Xia, and Mrs. Xia took turns to persuade him. He was the most obedient in his life, but he didn't expect that this time he was very resolute: "Zhuo Jin, the son of Commander Song, has already promised me, and he will be the escort of Jiupin as soon as he goes." ”

Mrs. Xia said: "I've been reading books for so many years, so it's better to pass the exam." ”

Ruhai said: "Our family still has to count on the seventh brother and the fifth brother, my talent and experience are far behind them." ”

Xia Xiucai said: "Nonsense, you have a solid foundation, just practice like this, although the first class is not good, the second class is proper." ”

Brother Xia also said: "You only see the official of the ninth grade in front of you, where do you think about the future future." There has never been a war here, how can you get promoted. If you go to war, where will you leave your grandmother and your mother? ”

For example, Haikou inevitably moved out of the sixth brother Xia Yanshou, but he thought in his heart: There is no need to fight here, and I am good friends with the prince and the son of the guard command department, and it will not be safer to be promoted in the future than a civilian official. The fifth uncle has five sisters-in-law who have befriended the son-in-law of the Wang Shilang family in Beijing, and have been training in this county for several years, so there is room to play in the future, whether they stay in Beijing or go out.

Not to mention the seventh brother, he will definitely enter the Hanlin Academy in the future. Look at himself again, this year's school, he can also see it. In terms of talent, his qualifications are mediocre, and there is no one to support him, and he missed the opportunity to practice with the fifth uncle in the county government.

Do you want to be pressed by these little uncles for the rest of your life? He is not reconciled!