Chapter 209: Blessings and Misfortunes, Blessings and Blessings!
The much-anticipated day finally came as scheduled, the last day of the imperial wine selection, will also be the most lively day in the entire Yunshan Mansion, the day has just dawned, the people in the wine road have gathered in groups to the Xicheng wine evaluation venue, just like a stream, and finally converge to the sea, at dawn, the wine evaluation venue has been squeezed into the three layers and the outer three floors are squeezed out.
Although the owners and presiding officials of the top ten wineries have not yet arrived, the peak showdown of the Xishandao wine industry today still makes people very excited.
The selection of imperial wine has become a hot topic in Yunshan Mansion for a long time, and there will be people in tea shops and restaurants in the streets and alleys to discuss who will be crowned in the end.
Although in recent days, the call for the championship of Xinzhou Fangjia Chiba Hong far exceeds that of the bamboo sake of the rival and Shengquan, but until the last moment, no one dares to say that Chiba Hong really defended the title successfully.
Although He Shengquan encountered difficulties, everyone in the wine road also knew that the Su family's wine was indeed extraordinary, and when it came to the final showdown, who could be sure that the Su family would not be able to make a big reversal.
Outside the wooden fence, people are talking a lot, surrounded by groups, and even some people bring tables and chairs, and the people behind stand on the tables and chairs to watch, and the number of onlookers is thousands.
In order to guard against accidents, the Governor's Palace specially dispatched a team of Praetorian Guards to stand by here in case of accidents.
According to the rules, the top four were selected from the top ten wineries in the morning, and in the afternoon, the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple was personally present to select the two major wineries, and in the evening, the final winners were finally announced.
In the hearts of the people, among the top four, at least two of the top four are already certain, Fangjia Qianye Hong and Su Jiazhu sake are definitely going to enter the top four, in fact, everyone has even concluded that in the end, the real competition is actually these two, which is also called the expectation of the public.
Fangjia Qianye Hong won the name of imperial wine last time, and it is also the top winery in Xishan Road, and the bamboo sake of Heshengquan is the uncrowned king, and the last session is one step away from falling short, in fact, many people still hope that Heshengquan can win the championship in one fell swoop this time, especially the local drinkers of Yunshan Mansion, their hearts are more or less biased towards Heshengquan, after all, it is a capital place, and Shengquan can win, it is equivalent to a big face for Yunshan Mansion.
Today is the last day of the wine tasting conference, and it is also the longest day, and people also know that it must be the most exciting day, crowded with people, and some shrewd merchants have also keenly seized this business opportunity, selling all kinds of food and water outside the venue, and all kinds of cries soon sounded around the venue.
The selection lasted not too long in the morning, and before noon, the top four wineries were selected according to the evaluation of ten winemakers, namely Xinzhou Miaocaotang, Yunshan and Shengquan, Yunshan Qimaofang, and Hanzhou Yipintang.
Qi Maofang and Sheng Quan, in Yunshan Mansion is also a famous name, the wine is not weak, but and Sheng Spring is still not a small gap, the last imperial wine selection, Qi Mao Fang Wine Fang is only worthy of entering the top ten, this time to be able to enter the top four, but also made a lot of progress.
The four famous squares of Xishan Road were selected, and the onlookers were excited and excited, frustrated and disappointed, and beat their chests and feet.
As a result, those who bet on gambling naturally understand whether they are winning or losing, and the emotions they show are naturally very different.
It wasn't until after noon that people heard the sound of the gong, and a sedan chair came to the wine evaluation venue surrounded by a group of people, and a little shrewd people could guess that this time it appeared, that was the final host of the imperial wine selection, and Shen Jing, the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple from Beijing, and the next selection of the imperial wine was decided by this person.
When they saw Shen Jing get out of the sedan chair, those who still had a trace of expectations for He Shengquan were gone, and many people only felt that the next selection might just be a formality.
Shen Jing was in a very happy mood at this time, and the weather was a little gloomy today, but his mood was very good.
Xu Congyang came back on the eve of the finalization of the imperial wine, and he was still worried that there would be an accident, so in order to show his selflessness, he even visited Xu Congyang in person, and invited Xu Congyang to watch this event in a fake way.
But Xu Congyang excused himself because he was busy with official business, and just told Shen Jing to do his best.
This result is naturally what Shen Jing wants the most, and the thing he is most worried about on this trip is that Xu Congyang intervenes in this matter. If you don't ask about it at all, it means that you can make a final decision at the wine appraisal conference.
Last night, he had a secret private meeting with Fang Zhenghao, and from Fang Zhenghao's mouth, he had learned that the pair of sisters had been sent to the capital, and Fang Zhenghao was even more generous, giving him enough satisfactory remuneration, sitting on the money beauty, Shen Jing was naturally very happy in his heart.
In addition to Shen Jing, there were also officials of the Ministry of Rites and Household Department of Yunshan Prefecture, although Shen Jing's official position was nothing in Beijing, but he was still a high-ranking official in the local area, and the people from the Ministry of Rites and the Department of Household Affairs came on horseback and accompanied them.
The surrounding area of the venue was still very lively, and before the start of the competition in the afternoon, the other two protagonists of the imperial wine selection finally appeared.
The first to come is Xinzhou Miaocaotang eldest son Fang Zhenghao, dressed in a blue brocade robe, with a blue belt around his waist, wearing a square hat, looking full of wealth, in countless eyes, Fang Zhenghao walked into the venue in a chic manner, followed by the servants, in his hand is holding a wine altar that is exquisite to the extreme, just look at the exquisite wine altar, people feel that it must be a first-class wine.
In the venue, there are only four seats left in the winery owner, Qi Maofang Chen Dongjia and Yipintang Xiao Dongjia have arrived early, in the selection of ten into four, in addition to Miaocaotang and He Shengquan are sure, these two are not sure to enter the top four, in fact, entering the top four has made them reach the highest goal.
As soon as Fang Zhenghao came, Chen Dongjia and Xiao Dongjia had already gotten up from their seats and bowed their hands to Fang Zhenghao together, which was nothing more than congratulations on entering the top four.
On the contrary, he paid attention to the location of He Shengquan, but an old man was sitting there, but he also recognized it as the old housekeeper of Su Mansion, and stepped forward triumphantly, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Heshengquan can enter the list of the four famous wines, it is really gratifying!" ”
He gave his hand very casually, it can only be regarded as a gift for his seniors, and he has no respect for his predecessors, Su Bo is sitting here at this time, which means that the Su family, Fang Zhenghao is not thoughtful, and it is equivalent to having a little contempt for He Shengquan.
Su Bo got up, but returned the salute, and said with a smile: "We and Sheng Quan have entered the list of the four famous wines, which is well deserved, and it is not a big joy." Then he stroked his beard and smiled: "But your fang can enter the top four, but we are a little surprised." ”
The Fang family and the Su family have been suspicious for a long time, and the old Su family was depressed, due to the reason, the Fang family is also inseparable, and the feud was born early, and now the Fang family is taking advantage of the danger of others, when the Su family and Shengquan encountered difficulties, they invaded the Yunshan wine market on a large scale, and even used despicable means to destroy the wine king of Heshengquan.
Su Bo is calm, although he will not pull down his face on his face, but he will say a few words of sarcasm, which is also reasonable.
Fang Zhenghao was not angry, but said lightly with a smile: "Old man, the mouth is not as good as the hand is not as good." Leaning closer, he lowered his voice and said, "When I saw the old man, I thought of you and Sheng Quan." Today's Heshengquan, just like you, is old, and his days are short...... Hehe, is Su Linlang afraid of losing her face, so she doesn't dare to show her head? ”
Su Bo looked at Fang Zhenghao very calmly, and said softly: "Master Fang, I have two words I want to say to you, but I don't know if you can listen to them?" ”
Fang Zhenghao is in a good mood now, and said with a leisurely smile: "I like to listen to the old man the most, even if he is talking nonsense, there will be some truth, if there is anything to say, just say it, I will listen to it!" ”
Su Bo said slowly: "Lao Tzu has clouds, misfortune and blessing, blessing and misfortune, everything is never certain. He pointed to the gloomy sky and asked softly, "Master Fang, in your opinion, is it going to rain on this day, or is it not going to rain?" ”
Fang Zhenghao looked up at the sky.
It was afternoon, but the sky was very gloomy, and there were dark clouds rolling through the sky from time to time, and the cool breeze was gusting, and it seemed that it was really going to rain, but occasionally the dark clouds crossed by, but there was a glimmer of light.
Fang Zhenghao frowned.
Su Bo smiled and said, "The eldest prince can't say it? He sighed lightly: "Yes, in fact, everything in this life is just like the weather now, you can't decide whether it will rain or not, just like you can't determine what your future will be." Sheng Quan and I have had frequent disasters recently, but who can say that there is no great blessing to rely on? And the eldest prince's Miao Cao Tang has been in full swing in Yunshan Mansion recently, and it seems that when it is booming, there is a great fortune, but who can guarantee that there is no great disaster hidden under the great blessing? ”
Fang Zhenghao's brows furrowed even tighter, Su Bo said that he hid a great calamity under the great blessing of Miao Caotang, which made Fang Zhenghao feel very unhappy, and sneered: "Nonsense, I don't know what you're talking about." ”
Su Bo said calmly: "Leave a line for people in the world, force people too much, and sometimes you will force yourself into a dead end!" After saying this, Su Bo didn't say anything more and sat down slowly.
Fang Zhenghao leaned closer, lowered his voice and sneered: "Today, my Miao Cao Tang does not leave a line, you and Sheng Quan want to fight with my Miao Cao Tang?" It's very good, let everyone witness it today, and watch you and Sheng Quan once again be trampled under my Miao Cao Tang. With a gloomy expression, he said coldly: "If you failed last time, you can come again, but I dare to guarantee that if you lose this time, you and Shengquan will withdraw from the wine world from now on, and the Daqin wine world will no longer have the name of Shengquan!" ”