Chapter 8: Li Ke, King of Wu
A few days later, the boxing was written. Qin Mubai took it and dedicated it to his father.
Qin Shubao took the boxing book and flipped through the two pages casually, his eyebrows furrowed, and he looked at Qin Mubai sharply: "This is what you wrote?!" ”
"Yes."
Qin Shubao took a deep breath, pondered for a long time, and waved his hand: "You stand down." ”
"The child is gone."
Watching his son walk out of the room and close the door, the hesitant look on Qin Shubao's face became thicker and thicker, and he muttered to himself: It's really unbelievable, I haven't seen each other for three years, and I actually don't know my son a little. When did he practice such an unconventional calligraphy, could it be that Zhang Sanfeng taught it? …… Strange, strange!
Back at the cross-courtyard house, Qin Mubai didn't stop for a moment, found a subordinate in the mansion, and asked him to go outside to invite a few skilled blacksmiths and carpenters.
The young master ordered his subordinates not to disobey, and it didn't take long for the blacksmith and carpenter to be invited. Qin Mubai handed the craftsman a drawing and asked them to build a steamer for steaming wine.
I have never eaten pork, and I finally saw a pig running away. Qin Mubai is not a big expert in wine-making, but he has studied chemistry anyway, and he also knows some friends who make wine-making in the 21st century, and he is a well-informed person. It was not a problem to design this simplest and most original steamer for distilling spirits.
The craftsmen didn't understand what the young master of the Qin family was using to build this steamer, but collecting money and doing things had always been their purpose. Within two days, the steamer was ready.
After many experiments, Qin Mubai successfully steamed more than 100 catties of liquor from more than 50 or 60 degrees of liquor. Then I asked my mother to invite a famous doctor in Chang'an to prescribe a prescription for rheumatism, including a rare medicinal material such as tiger bones, which cannot be easily obtained in the 21st century.
Soak the medicinal wine with the hot soaking method, and you're done.
Medicinal wine, known as the long crown of a hundred medicines. Qin Shubao is only fifty years old, and he is in the prime of life, but because he was injured too much in his early years, his qi and blood are not smooth, his muscles and veins are blocked, and his wind, cold, and rheumatism make him sick now. This medicinal wine can be described as the right medicine.
Although he didn't dare to say that the medicine would cure the disease, Qin Mubai was sure that it would be of great help to his illness.
A few days later.
During this time, Qin Shubaojing used to be more "homely", so he avoided Qin Mubai's morning and evening greetings, and even the Liu family didn't see him much, hiding in the room like a retreat and rarely going out.
Qin Mubai guessed that he was most likely studying Taijiquan.
When the medicinal wine was almost soaked, Qin Mubai poured out a small cup of wine and personally sent it to Qin Shubao.
Coming to his father's door, Qin Mubai knocked on the door.
"Didn't the old man say that no one would be seen, what was the nuisance?" Qin Shubao's voice came from inside.
"Father, the child has something important to see." Qin Mubai said.
"It's Saburo? Then come in! Obviously, Qin Shubao has treated his third son differently.
Pushing the door in, Qin Mubai saw Qin Shubao sitting on the couch, which was no different from before. Offering medicinal wine on a tray in both hands, he said, "Father, this is a medicinal wine brewed by a child, and I have come to pay tribute." ”
"Medicinal wine?" Qin Shubao nodded casually, "Put it down." ”
"Why don't you give it a try? This medicinal wine is different from ordinary medicinal wine...... It was brewed by a secret method that my master had obtained from one of his accomplished senior fellow Daoists. Qin Mubai said.
"Really?" Qin Shubao raised his eyebrows in surprise, picked up the wine cup and smelled it, and suddenly said, "It's really very fragrant, let's taste it for my father." ”
With that, I took a sip.
In an instant, his face turned red, his eyes were round, Danfeng's long eyes were round, and he had a shocked and inexplicable expression, smacked his mouth a few times, took a deep breath, and coughed a few times: "This wine...... Why is it so strong? Cough! ……”
"Father drink slowly!" Qin Mubai hurriedly persuaded, and couldn't help but smile: The wine that people in the Tang Dynasty drank was at most ten degrees. Even a massive bloody man like his father will definitely not be able to adapt to this kind of liquor of more than fifty degrees!
"Really...... Taoist immortal wine, immortal wine! Qin Shubao coughed a few times and put down his glass, and said with a long breath, "I have been drinking wine for my father for more than 30 years, and I have never seen such a strong wine, it is really not simple!" ”
Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Father drinks a small cup of medicinal wine every day, and then concentrates on cultivating this Tai Chi, it will probably not take long to recover." ”
"Hmm...... In the past few days, my father has also carefully studied this boxing spectrum. Qin Shubao stroked his slender and flowing hair, and said thoughtfully, "This set of internal boxing methods called 'Tai Chi' focuses on care and cultivation, but it has some similarities with Taoist health cultivation, and can be integrated with horse marksmanship, which can be called a treasure for martial artists." As a father, you have to study carefully to see if you can really create a new school of marksmanship. ”
"Father will do it." Qin Mubai nodded happily and smiled.
In fact, half of Qin Shubao's illness lies in the body and half in the mind. With his arrogant and outstanding character, what an invincible hero he was in the world in his early years, and now he must feel lost in his heart when he is idle due to illness, and he rarely has a good mood. If he is allowed to study Tai Chi every day and try to create a new set of marksmanship, and have something to do that he is interested in and finds a sense of accomplishment, his heart disease will be better by half, and it will also be extremely helpful for his condition.
Qin Mubai thought to himself, after the medicine and wine, Tai Chi and the cure of heart disease, Dad's body should gradually improve.
For the first time, the father and son chatted speculatively, and Qin Shubao's attitude towards Qin Mubai had obviously taken a 180-degree turn, and he had become much closer and more trusting.
When the two chatted about boxing, gun, and martial arts, a person from outside the door said inappropriately: "Master of the family, there is a guest visiting." ”
"Who?" Qin Shubao couldn't help frowning, thinking to himself that my Qin family has been crowded for several years, which guest would come uninvited?
Qin Mubai also felt quite surprised, although his father was a meritorious hero of the Imperial Court and a general, he had been out of the court for several years, and no half of the guests had come to visit during this time.
"The person who came claimed to be King Wu!"
"What, King Wu is here?" Qin Shubao frowned lightly in surprise, "Didn't he go out to Anzhou to be the governor, why did he suddenly come to visit me, an old minister who had long stopped asking about mundane things, at this time?" …… San Lang, welcome guests with the old man! ”
"Yes, Father!" Qin Mubai gave up his hand, and secretly wondered in his heart: Which King Wu? I have watched some TV series related to the Zhenguan Dynasty before, but I only remember that Li Shimin has a son named 'Li Ke' who was named King Wu, is it him?
- Li Ke, King of Wu, the third son of Li Shimin, and his biological mother is Yang Defei, the daughter of Emperor Yang of the former Sui Dynasty. In this way, Li Ke has the royal blood of the two dynasties, and it is simply expensive in the Tang Dynasty, which respects the bloodline.
The person who came, it was Li Ke!
"The master is above, and he will be worshiped by the apprentice." Li Ke, who was tied with a golden crown in a brocade robe and jade belt, saw Qin Shubao, arched his hands and bent down, pushed his hands to lead his hands to be solemn, and performed a solemn bow in the nine bows.
Qin Shubao hurriedly stepped forward to return the salute: "Isn't His Royal Highness King Wu going to torment His Majesty?" Hurry up and get free. ”
Qin Mubai stood aside and glanced at Li Ke a few times, secretly surprised in his heart: I seemed to have seen Li Ke, the king of Wu, played by a handsome guy in a TV series before, and I don't know how many have been haunted by dreams. The Li Ke in front of him is about less than twenty years old...... is obviously a little more handsome and heroic than King Wu in that movie!
"One day as a teacher and a father for life, the master should be worshiped by his apprentices." Li Ke said with a smile on his face, "When the apprentice came back from Anzhou, he specially brought some special products and medicinal materials to honor the master. ”
After that, Li Ke clapped his hands, and two servants came in from outside, carrying in two boxes, and when they lifted the lids, there were some colorful silk satin and ginseng medicinal materials.
Qin Shubao hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Your Highness is so generous, how dare your subordinates?" At that time, His Majesty just taught His Highness to play with bows and arrows for a few days, and this master-apprentice title would never dare to climb over. ”
"When Master says such a thing, isn't he disgusted with me, an unscrupulous apprentice?" Li Ke smiled, without a bit of a prince's shelf, and said lightly: "However, since the master is not used to this kind of red tape, the apprentice will not mention it repeatedly." But these two boxes of gifts, please be sure to accept them. ”
"Okay then...... Qin Shubao shook his head helplessly and smiled, "Your Highness, don't mention the title of master and apprentice again in the future." ”
"Be obedient, Wing Guogong." Li Ke laughed a few times, turned his head to look at Qin Mubai, and the corners of his mouth raised, "Isn't this Third Brother Qin?" ”
"I've seen His Royal Highness King Wu." Qin Mubai bowed his hand.
"No courtesy." Li Ke smiled meaningfully and nodded at Qin Mubai, and turned to chat with Qin Shubao, talking about things like condolences for illness, asking for advice on archery skills, and gossiping about family affairs.
Qin Mubai was thinking in his heart: Looking at this situation, Li Ke has a slight friendship with my Qin family, and he is more familiar with me before.
"Yi Guogong is unwell, so Xiao Wang won't bother much. Xiao Wang went to chat with Third Brother Qin and learn archery skills, so he didn't bother with the Yiguo Gong. After chatting for a while, Li Ke said.
"Your Highness, please do it, Your Majesty will retire first." Qin Shubao nodded and smiled, and left first.
Seeing Li Ke walking to his side, Qin Mubai was about to give his hand, Li Ke smiled hesitantly: "It's free, do you and me still need such a lot of courtesy?" - Go! ”
"Where to go?"
"Do you need to ask?" After that, Li Ke waved his hand and went to the back house first, as familiar as in his own home.
Nonsense, don't ask how I know?
Qin Mubai followed suspiciously.
The handsome guy Li Ke strode forward, passing through the corridor and alley, obviously quite familiar with the Qin Mansion, and after a while, he walked to the edge of the west courtyard and stopped, coughed dryly, and said, "Mu Bai, it's still ...... You go and see if the fourth sister is not at home, right? ”
"Fourth sister?" Qin Mubai was slightly surprised: This guy, is he coming for my family's four girls? Between them......