Chapter 35: Listen to the heavens

At this time, there were not a few recitals left, Li Shimin was a little tired, yawned, took another recital and opened it, and suddenly said 'Huh'. When the eldest grandson Wuji heard this, he hurriedly put down the music book in his hand, came over and asked, "Why is Your Majesty surprised?" ”

"Come and see." Li Shimin handed the notebook in his hand to the eldest grandson Wuji, and said: "The second son of the Mao family, a few days ago, begged me to let him be the county commander of Dingxiang, and I agreed, and a few days later, he wrote that he had a good relationship with the righteous man who reported to the pharmacist, and he wanted to leave him as a county magistrate. I haven't returned yet, here is another excerpt, saying that I found good wine, excellent wine, I don't dare to enjoy it exclusively, and I sent it to honor me, this kid, where did I learn flattery! Is...... It's different from Mao Gong! ”

The eldest grandson Wuji finished reading Li Siwen's recital, and said with a smile: "Xu is worried that His Majesty will not agree, compared with Mao Gong, this child's temperament is a little more impetuous." The eldest grandson Wuji put down the playbook, and wanted to return to his place to continue reading other playbooks, Li Shimin stopped and said: "The night is long, and it is not bad at this time, it is better to taste this wine, see how good he said, if it is really good, I will agree to his request, if it is not good, I will call him back, and do not let him continue to mess around." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji nodded and said, "Since Your Majesty said so, then rest for a while and taste this good wine!" ”

Li Shimin beckoned, and an old eunuch next to him walked over, stood three steps away, bowed down and said, "What does the sage command?" ”

"Father-in-law Gao, pass the meal, take the wine that Li Siwen paid tribute to, I want to drink two glasses with the auxiliary machine!"

"This ......" Gonggong Gao showed hesitation on his face and whispered: "Sage, the things that are paid tribute by the outer court must be inspected before they can be served, or can you drink them another day?" Let's drink 'Jiangnan Spring' today. ”

Li Shimin frowned and said: "Li Siwen is the son of Li Ji, how is it different from my son and nephew?" He can harm me, Hugh is noisy, go and get it quickly! ”

"No......"

Gonggong Gao turned around and went out, and after a while, he prepared a meal, and the wine that Li Siwen paid tribute to was also brought, and the mud seal at the mouth of the altar was still there. Li Shimin picked up the wine jar and looked at it, he didn't see anything special, if he had to find a special place, it could only be said that this wine jar was very ordinary, ordinary as if it was used by people in the village. What good wine can there be in such a wine jar? Li Shimin was still looking forward to it, but when he saw this wine world, he suddenly didn't report any hope.

But since it's already been brought, it's hard to change it again. Li Shimin raised his hand to smash the mud seal, and a smell of wine wafted in.

"The aroma?" Li Shimin was quite surprised, although he hadn't tasted it yet, but just by this rich aroma, he could conclude that this wine would not be bad. Gonggong Gao said on the side: "Sage, there is also a note with this wine, which introduces this wine. The name of this wine is 'three cups poured', the wine is urgent and strong, and it is specially instructed to drink less. ”

"This kid is underestimating me!" Li Shimin doesn't care, as an emperor, he hasn't drunk any wine in this world, no matter how strong the wine is, where can it be strong, at most it is the degree of Hu Ren's three pulp, the wine in the hinterland of the Central Plains, such as 'Jiangnan Spring', the wine is soft, it's okay to drink three jars, three cups poured? In Li Shimin's view, it's just a gimmick.

Gao Gonggong poured wine for Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji, a full cup, and the eldest grandson Wuji carefully looked at the wine in the cup, and couldn't help but be slightly surprised. The quality of this wine is divided into grades from the turbidity. Cloudy sake is not as good as sake, and there is a difference between sake. The more transparent the color, the better the wine. The wine in the glass, almost completely transparent, shows that this wine has reached the top of the world, at least in terms of brewing technology.

There is no good general in the early Tang Dynasty who doesn't like wine. Although the eldest grandson Wuji is a civil official, when he was in the Qin Palace, he was also in charge of military supplies, and he was a logistics officer in Tiance Mansion, which is half a military general. Not to mention Li Shimin, when it comes to the generals of the Tang Dynasty, the first thing that comes to people's minds is almost Li Jing, but in fact, the truly invincible general is none other than the King of Qin back then. If Li Shimin hadn't become the emperor, he would have had to take the lead in this war to quell the Turks.

After smelling the fragrance and looking at the color, Li Shimin raised his wine glass and said, "Auxiliary, it seems that Li Siwen, this kid, has indeed found good wine." Come, you and I will drink together. After speaking, Li Shimin couldn't wait, raised his head and drank it all.

"Hmm!" As soon as the wine entered his throat, he saw Li Shimin's eyes widen in vain, and his eyeballs were quickly bloodshot and red, as if he was enduring some pain. Looking at the eldest grandson Wuji again, he was already choking and coughing, and Gao Gonggong was shocked when he saw this, this is poisonous wine!

"Wine is poisonous! Tell the Imperial Doctor! Gao Gonggong screamed, and was about to run out in a hurry, Li Shimin glared at him and shouted: "What are you calling!" Where did the poison come from! Shut up! ”

"Ahh Gonggong Gao hurriedly knelt on the ground and said: "Scared the old slave to death, it's good if it's not poisonous, it startles the saint, and the old slave is dead." ”

"Get out!" Li Shimin waved his hand, and Gao Gonggong prostrated on the ground and went out backwards.

"Shhh...... This wine is really domineering! Li Shimin endured it all the time, and only then did he take a breath of cold air, picked up the chopsticks and took two mouthfuls of food and pressed it. The eldest grandson Wuji finally stopped coughing and said, "The minister really didn't expect this wine to be domineering, and choked his throat, please forgive your majesty for the loss of honor." ”

Li Shimin poured another glass himself, looked at the wine, and praised: "That kid really didn't lie, this wine is far stronger than Hu Ren's three pulp, three cups poured, what he said is true." I am proud to drink well, but I don't dare to drink too much of this wine!"

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "If Your Majesty likes it, let Li Siwen send the person who brewed this wine to Chang'an to serve Your Majesty, that is." ”

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "How can a monarch let the people abandon their homes and businesses and migrate thousands of miles because of their own preferences." Although this wine is good, it is not enough to make a fuss about it. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji nodded, carefully drank the remaining half of the wine, but did not pour it again. After Li Shimin drank the second cup, he drank another cup, and after three cups, his face had become red. His jar of wine was blended by Li Mu, not as high as the first wine they drank, but it was also about 50 degrees, and the first time he drank high wine, Li Shimin drank three glasses and was not drunk, which shows that his alcohol is over.

After drinking three cups, Li Shimin was still unsatisfied, but he didn't pour it again. He looked at the amount left in the wine jar and called the grandfather outside the door in.

"Go find a fine porcelain altar, pack these wines, and send them to the Taiji Palace. Let's just say that I have a good wine, and I specially honor the emperor, and if the emperor is happy, I will go to say goodbye tomorrow. ”

"No," Father-in-law Gao should go, and carefully went out with the wine jar. Li Shimin glanced at the eldest grandson Wuji and said with a smile: "Auxiliary, I, as a son, sometimes it's really difficult!" ”

"Your Majesty is virtuous and filial, and he is already a model for the people of the world, and I believe that over time, the Emperor Taishang will be able to untie the knot and treat His Majesty leniently."

"Alas!" Li Shimin let out a long sigh and said, "Be lenient...... I don't count on it, I just hope that my father will forgive me...... That's it, it's too late to mention these old things, and the auxiliary machine is resting in the palace, these twists and turns, let's see them tomorrow! ”

"No." The eldest grandson Wuji bowed and retreated.