Chu Wangfu.

Li Li stared at his eldest son Li Shi and said softly: "Shi'er, that Kong Sheng is having a banquet with King Zhao in Xinghualou?" ”

Li Shi nodded and said respectfully: "Back to my father, exactly." King Zhao set up a banquet in Xinghualou, and invited all the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty to celebrate the opening of the Chang'an Marquis, but no one went to the banquet, only the two imperial aunts of Ning Guo and Ji Guo attended the banquet. ”

A sneer appeared at the corner of Li Jiao's mouth: "Ning Guo and Ji Guo have always been friendly with King Zhao, so it's okay." That Kong Sheng doesn't know the current affairs, and he wants to oppose this king, so he should have the consciousness of being isolated. Shi'er, what do you think is Kong Sheng's intention to resign from the government and serve the people? ”

"Father, many people in Chang'an City are upset with Kong Sheng, saying that he has suffered unequal treatment and that the imperial court has treated heroes so slowly, which has chilled the hearts of the soldiers of the three armies. The son thought that Kong Sheng was just pretending to be a gesture, pretending, and winning over the hearts of the people, if he really wanted to resign from the government and serve the people, why should he inherit His Majesty's title of Marquis of Chang'an when he was in the court that day? ”

Li Shi said softly.

Li Jiao smiled: "Shi'er, that Kong Sheng is the same age as you, but the scheming city is not up to you." Of course, he made a pretentious gesture repeatedly, wanting to confuse the king and the Manchu Dynasty, this kind of small trick is not worth mentioning. It's just that what this king cares about is not Kong Sheng's hypocrisy, but ......"

Li Shi looked up at Li Li.

Li Li sighed lightly: "What this king cares about is the attitude of his father......"

Li Jiao wanted to speak and stopped, his expression was gloomy, and he did not continue.

Li Shi didn't dare to ask more, and stood by the side in fear.

"That's it, this king will give Kong Sheng another chance, Shi'er, you take the time to go to the Chang'an Marquis Mansion again, if he is willing to bow to this king. This king is not to blame for the past. After all, this person is both humanistic and martial, and his natural divine power is amazing, and if he can be used by this king, he will also have a powerful arm in the future. Li Li waved his hand: "Take fifty horses of high-quality silk and silk and send them to Kong Sheng tomorrow." It is said that it is a gift from the king to congratulate him on the opening of the house. ”

The next morning, Li Shi was ordered to rush to the Chang'an Marquis Mansion to give gifts.

When Li Shi set off from the palace of the king of Chu, Kong Sheng of the Hou Mansion of Chang'an was holding a wine tasting party, and the hall displayed all kinds of fine wines bought by his subordinates from the major wine shops in Chang'an City.

Zhao Guangran was originally a scholar in Longxi, but he failed repeatedly. Ben lived in seclusion in Longxi, and later defected to Lingwu, and became a half-guest in the Li family's mansion. This man is quite talented. Exquisite, and through a variety of miscellaneous arithmetic, he is a good hand in cooking housekeeping, and he is deeply valued by the Li family. Li Xianken transferred Zhao Guangran to serve Kong Sheng, which also illustrated his sincerity from one side, and he sincerely treated Kong Sheng as a friend.

Zhao Guangran actually didn't understand what Kong Sheng was going to do, so he sent someone to buy seventeen or eighteen kinds of wine. Placed in a row in the living room, is it really a good drinker. Want to have a wine tasting?

"Master Hou, this is the glutinous rice wine and rice wine produced in Chang'an, this is the pear blossom spring and Wuyun pulp produced in Taiyuan Mansion, this is the miscellaneous grain wine produced in Shuzhong, and the apricot blossom spring produced in Ganlong......" Zhao Guangran introduced Kong Sheng one by one, and the hall was filled with a strong aroma of wine.

Because the alcohol content of this year is too low. Therefore, the aroma of the wine is extraordinarily strong. The brothers Wuxian and Wujie were friends in wine, and they could barely hold back when they smelled such a good wine, their faces turned red, and they looked a little salivating.

The Tang Dynasty is not just a country of poetry. In fact, it is still a dynasty of wine. The Tang people's passion for wine is far greater than that of any other era. Of course, the wine of the Tang Dynasty was slightly inferior to that of later generations in terms of craftsmanship and culture, which was the limitation of the times.

The last jar of wine is not good-looking, the jar containing the wine is really too ugly, there is no beauty at all, and even the sealing mud of the wine is a little rough.

Zhao Guangran pointed to the jar of wine and motioned for his subordinates to open it. As soon as the mud seal was opened, Kong Sheng leaned over to sniff it, his nostrils shook twice, and a strong smell of wine rushed in with a strong stimulus, and he couldn't help but sneeze for a while, spraying Wu Xian who came over.

Zhao Guangran smiled: "Master Hou, this wine is dry and cold, it is made of oats, it has a wine smell but no aroma, the quality is rough, the wine is strong but not strong, and it is a Sanle pulp made by the Hu people of Chang'an." ”

Kong Sheng's eyes lit up: "This wine is the cheapest wine?" ”

Zhao Guangran snorted: "This kind of wine is too strong, and the taste is extremely poor, except for the Hu people, that is, the peddlers and pawns will drink a lamp to dispel the cold." ”

"How much does a jar of wine cost?" Kong Sheng asked with a squint.

Zhao Guangran pondered for a while, and said with a smile: "Master Hou, because of the war, prices have skyrocketed, and a jar of pear blossom spring was only a few tens of Wen, but now it is sold for more than three hundred Wen, as for these three pulps, it is also cheap, about thirty or fifty Wen." ”

Kong Sheng was overjoyed: "Manager Zhao, send someone to Chang'an City to buy, buy as much as Sanle pulp, and collect all of them into the mansion." ”

Zhao Guangran was stunned: "Master Hou, this is ......"

Kong Sheng smiled loudly: "You can buy it, the more the better, Kong has his own use." ”

Zhao Guangran sighed, turned around and took the order, and arranged for his subordinates to go around the city to buy the cheapest Sanle pulp that was not in the hall of elegance at all.

In fact, there are only two workshops in the city that brew Sanle pulp, both of which were opened by Hu people from the north, and the wine brewed was only supplied to a small number of low-class Hu people who settled in Chang'an City, and some of the peddlers and pawns who could not afford to buy ordinary wine, so the output was not large.

As for the Hu people in the upper class, where do they still drink such vulgar things, the so-called local customs, there are all kinds of fine wines in the Tang Dynasty, there is always a taste that suits them.

In the hall, Wu Xian and Wuxie glanced at each other, and they all saw surprise and puzzlement in their respective eyes. In the end, Wu Xian's heart was straightforward, and he said with a smile: "Master Hou, this kind of Sanle pulp is too vulgar, and the taste is poor, the people of Chang'an rarely drink it, we have purchased so many into the house, I'm afraid it will be wasted." ”

Kong Sheng smiled but did not speak.

At this time, the next person came to report, saying that Li Shi, the eldest son of the king of Chu, came to visit the house, Wuxian and Wujie were taken aback, Kong Sheng and the grievances of the king of Chu were known all over the city, and many people in the entire Chang'an City understood that Kong Sheng was reduced to an idle marquis because he offended the king of Chu who covered the sky with one hand, and was "captive" in Chang'an City by the emperor, why did Li Shi come again at this time? What exactly is the king of Chu going to do?

Could it be that he sent his eldest son Li Shi over to demonstrate to Kong Sheng?

Kong Sheng raised his eyebrows, waved his hand and said, "Please!" ”

Although Kong Sheng and the King of Chu are at odds with each other, Li Shi is the grandson of the emperor after all, and he is also the eldest son of the most powerful emperor's eldest son, Li Jiao, the king of Chu. At least in terms of etiquette, Kong Sheng can't lose it.

Kong Sheng walked out of the living room and collided with the young Li Shi at the door of the living room. (To be continued.) )