Zhu Di's cold drink not only attracted everyone's attention, but also made Tang Ming, who was full of confidence, break out in a cold sweat. Could it be that he takes it for granted and thinks of Zhu Di too noblely? It's still Li Xing's tongue that is too powerful, and he can actually encourage the emperor to condemn himself.

The sudden change caught Tang Ming off guard for a while, at this moment his mind was in a mess, but his movements were not slow at all, and he immediately left the table after hearing the sound, knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Weichen is here!" ”

When Tang Ming knelt down, his eyes quickly glanced at Zheng He and Yao Guangxiao, and seeing that their expressions did not show shock or worry, his heart calmed down a little.

After Zhu Di drank coldly, his expression suddenly turned cloudy and clear, and his tone slowed down a lot: "I saw that you sent eighteen jars of wine as a congratulatory gift, and wrote 'distilled spirit', what is so special about this wine, why have I never heard of it?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the name of this wine is distilled liquor, as the name suggests, it is steamed. The raw material is the best wine, and then it is steamed by Seiko, ten catties of fine wine steamed out of the maximum of only one or two essences, and the eighteen jars of wine given by Weichen are worth no less than one thousand taels of silver! ”

"Whoa......!"

As soon as Tang Ming's words came out, the ministers of civil and military affairs were in an uproar, and a jar of wine cost a thousand taels of silver, which was tantamount to a fantasy in the hearts of the guests. You must know that the actual monthly income of these ministers is between 100 taels and 500 taels.

With a first-class member like Yao Guangxiao, Tang Ming's jar of wine is worth two months' worth of Yulu, and besides, among the fine wines known in the world, the highest asking price is one hundred taels per jar. This is because of the war in recent years, when food is in short supply, the price can rise to such a high level.

The people present, except for Zheng He, who often drank Tang Ming's filial piety distilled liquor, even Yao Guangxiao, a monk, had never drunk it. It's not that Tang Ming didn't honor him, but Yao Guangxiao thinks that he is a monk and doesn't usually drink. For a while, the ministers present began to talk to each other.

The word "disbelief" was obviously written on their faces, and at this moment, the second prince Zhu Gaoxu shouted loudly: "It's really a big joke in the world, Weihaihou, you dare to boast in front of your father and emperor that you are so Haikou, in front of all the ministers, if you can't prove it today, if those jars of wine are worth a thousand taels of silver, as soon as the crime of bullying the king is implemented, be careful that your head is not guaranteed." ”

"Your Majesty, this Weihai Houqi's words are indeed incredible, so it's better to let him try to prove it. Otherwise, in front of the emperor and all the ministers, it is really inappropriate to boast about such a sea mouth! Li Xing saw the stitches and took the opportunity to speak, as if he was willing to give up after Tang Ming had an accident.

Yao Guangxiao's thick eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he couldn't guess what kind of medicine was sold in Tang Ming's gourd. If he wants to say that there is really a jar of wine worth a thousand taels of silver in the world, he also does not believe it. But he knew better that Tang Ming would never make such a low-level mistake.

This matter can be big or small, if it can really prove the value of the wine, it would be great, but if one is not good, or the reason is too far-fetched, and some people with ulterior motives are convicted of defrauding the king, then even if he comes forward, it will be difficult to ensure that he can be safe.

Compared with Yao Guangxiao's worries, the party Tang Ming was much calmer, he just mistakenly thought that Li Xing and Zhu Gaoxu were conspiring with him to frame him with some sore feet that he didn't even know. Now it seems that things are not as complicated as he thought.

Zhu Di was also very curious about the truth of what Tang Ming said at the moment, a jar of wine was worth a thousand taels of silver, and this was the first time he had heard it in his life. Looking at Tang Ming's answer to his question just now, his confident appearance didn't seem to be boasting.

And just now he obviously gave him a chance to explain a little, but he never thought that Tang Ming himself had dug a big hole, and he jumped down without hesitation. In fact, from the beginning, he didn't think about what to do with Tang Ming?

After all, Tang Ming had only been an official for a long time, and by sending improved crops, he solved Zhu Di's urgent need. So that he no longer has to worry about the people having no food to live, so he named him Weihaihou. Its fiefdom is overseas, and he is a marquis in the open, but in the dark he is actually like an exiled official.

And his exile is more powerful, others often say that he was exiled thousands of miles away from the frontier, but Tang Ming's fiefdom power Nanjing is more than thousands of miles. But Tang Ming didn't have any complaints, but Zhu Di also asked him to raise cattle and horses for him.

In everyone's eyes, this is actually a bright rise and a dark fall, to put it nicely, he is a Hou Ye, and to put it mildly, he is actually a 'Bi Ma Wen' who raises horses. What's even more odious is that Zhu Di asked Tang Ming to open up the wasteland and raise horses, but only gave him 10,000 taels of silver as funds.

After this incident, Zhu Di sometimes remembered and felt that he owed Tang Ming something? I want to compensate him, but I don't know how to make up for it. After all, Tang Ming's age is still too young, and if he is given an official with real power, the ministers will definitely criticize him.

But in addition to giving him a promotion, there is only fiefdom and money as compensation, but Zhu Di, who is slamming the door, is now empty in the treasury. The post-war recovery and the big projects in Vietnam require a lot of money to invest, and it can be said that his current emperor lacks nothing but money.

Tonight, when Zhu Di saw Tang Ming send eighteen jars of wine as a congratulatory gift, he was only stunned for a moment, and soon relieved. He would suddenly have the idea of feasting these ministers who had made a fortune in the midst of the war tonight, and his intention was only to ask them to take out a little bit and fill the treasury.

As for a new official like Tang Ming, gifts are dispensable. He deliberately wanted to let Tang Ming go tonight, but Tang Ming didn't seem to appreciate his affection, jumped into the pit he dug three or four times, and behaved confidently, Zhu Di was also a little unhappy at the moment.

The corners of Zhu Di's mouth curled slightly, and he glanced at Li Xing and Zhu Gaoxu with a sneer, and then ordered someone to bring Tang Ming's eighteen jars of wine.

"Weihaihou, your wine is here, what is the novelty, you will show you in front of everyone tonight."

Li Xing and Zhu Gaoxu were stared at by Zhu Di's cold and warning eyes, and their hearts were half cold, but fortunately, Zhu Di also promised to let Tang Ming prove that his wine was worth a thousand gold. If it can't be proven, then it won't be able to get away with it.

"Yes!"

Tang Ming responded, then got up and came to the place where the wine was kept, picked up a jar casually and immediately opened the seal. The pure aroma of the high wine immediately filled the entire back garden, and the aroma of the wine that everyone present was drinking was instantly overshadowed by it.

Most of the people present had drunk a lot of alcohol, and this was the time to rise, and as soon as they smelled the aroma of distilled spirits, they all had an impatient urge to taste it.