Chapter 11: The Fight for Wine
"War horse..."The eldest princess's eyes flickered, "Jiang Gongzi, do you know that the sideline is tight now, and the two countries are eyeing each other. In addition, Youzhou has to send a large number of soldiers to garrison, so they all need war horses, where can they free up war horses for Jiang Gongzi? ”
"This." It is said that this eldest princess is full of charm when she speaks, and ordinary men really have no resistance. "It turned out to be so, then I was making concessions, and the daughter of the three altars didn't take a penny, just asked for the royal war horse to be exchanged. As far as I know, the three major horse farms in the empire can produce thousands of horses a year. Although my daughter red is wine, how can I get two war horses in the market. And I only need to change a royal war horse now, I don't know what the eldest princess thinks? ”
As soon as the words fell, the eldest princess and Mu Jia were all happy. Although the royal war horse is superior to the war horse in the ordinary bazaar. But this royal war horse is worth about four hundred taels if it is counted in silver, and now Jiangnan is willing to exchange it for three altars of daughter red, which is simply a profitable deal.
"Jiang Gongzi is so honest, this deal, Gu agreed!" The sudden voice made the two women's brows furrow, and they suddenly lost their bearings.
"His Royal Highness the Lord Regent has arrived!" The accompanying eunuchs were already singing.
"Slaves greet the regent, the regent Chitose Chitose Chitose!" The palace maids and eunuchs of the Changqing Palace have all bowed down. And Jiangnan is also a respectful salute.
"How come the imperial brother has time to come to my Changqing Palace?" The eldest princess frowned slightly.
The regent Liu Yue's face was calm, and he quickly climbed the steps and said: "I often heard that Yun'er is working hard for state affairs, and now there are envoys who present the pearl of the overseas night, and Gu specially brings the royal sister." ”
After speaking, he bowed with his big hand, "Come on, carry it up for me!" ”
I saw a few little eunuchs carrying the copper box up the hall and opening it, and in an instant the jewels were shining brightly, so that they were not dazzling.
I saw that Liu Yue finished dealing with his sister, and immediately arched his hand to Mu Jia on the side, "I haven't heard that the heroic marquis is here, and you are alone!" ”
The Mu family was edicted as early as the time of the first emperor, and it was not saluting to see the royal family. And no matter which country in Kyushu, the royal family treats the prince with courtesy, after all, the prince is the pillar of the country.
And at present, the youngest prince of the kingdom naturally made the regent use a private courtesy. This Liu Yue is a person who has been in the top position for a long time, although he knows that Mu Jia cannot be recruited, but he cannot fall into the royal etiquette.
"How dare you let His Highness salute, His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has every opportunity, and the ministers have thanked the people here on behalf of the country!" Mu Jia's "thank you" is particularly long, which is obviously sarcastic.
Jiang Nan watched the two factions fight and smiled secretly in his heart, but he didn't know that the regent had turned his gaze to himself in order to avoid embarrassment.
"Mr. Jiang is really dignified, quite a model of my Chinese literati!"
Facing the regent's smiling face, Jiangnan did not dare to slack off. Immediately got up from his seat and said: "Your Highness has praised it falsely, Nan just has few literary talents, and he can't be called a model of literati!" ”
After pacing two steps, he said, "I don't know if what Your Highness just said counts!" ”
"Lone has always been a man of his word, sir, the daughter of Santan is red for a royal war horse, and it is already my royal family who has taken a big advantage. The Lone Society will order someone to choose a good war horse, and it will not let Mr. suffer! Liu Yue was still so calm when he talked.
And here Liu Yun and Mu Jia are already angry, and they can't wait to cut these two "chaotic ministers and thieves" into eight pieces on the spot.
It was a good deal negotiated between his own side and Jiangnan, but the regent didn't say anything, Jiangnan, a thief, actually disregarded morality and happily traded with the regent.
And how could our Mr. Jiang not know the deep meaning in the eyes of the two women, but he also turned a blind eye. Let the two of you bully my son, my son has to be angry with you today.
"I don't know how many altars are needed, Your Royal Highness the Regent!"
"Three hundred altars are enough!"
"I also need three hundred altars in Changqing Palace, I wonder if Jiang Gongzi can still have wine?"
Jiang Nan smiled: "The eldest princess and His Royal Highness the regent are one family, why do you have to buy from me separately?" ”
The eldest princess was even more angry after hearing this, this Jiangnan actually turned her head to help the regent.
The regent was said by Jiang Nanyi, and he was immediately happy: "What Mr. Jiang said is very true, Yun'er and I both represent the royal family of the country, and Yun'er will definitely break the bill again!" ”
Jiang Nan was shrouded by the murderous eyes of the eldest princess, and he was not annoyed in his heart, so he put on his newly changed robe and said: "Your Highness Gaoyi, if you want to come to Your Highness to buy 300 jars of fine wine, you will definitely give half of it to Changqing Palace!" ”
I didn't expect Jiangnan to be so upside down, and the smile on the face of the regent suddenly disappeared, so he said stubbornly: "What Mr. said is very true, when Mr. sends his daughter Hong, he will definitely give half to the imperial sister!" ”
Liu Yun was still angry with Jiang Nan, but he didn't expect Jiang Nan to say this, so he lost his thoughts and said slowly: "Since this is the case, Yun'er has thanked the imperial brother!" ”
Liu Yue nodded at his sister, although he lacked more than 100 altars of daughter red and fifty royal war horses, but for himself, it was only a drop in the bucket, and it was not worth tearing his face, so he waved his hand and said:
"Father-in-law Zhang, take the orphan token, go to the palace horse farm to personally select a hundred royal war horses and send them to Yanyu Village! Remember to be good! ”
"The old slave obeys!" The accompanying eunuch surnamed Zhang took the token and went down to choose a horse.
Jiang Nan saw that Liu Yue was still quite atmospheric, so he had another plan in his heart and said: "Your Highness is so generous, it makes Nan embarrassed." When I leave the palace today, Nan will choose a good wine and send it to the house! It's just..."
"If you have anything else to say, sir, you might as well say it directly."
Nan said bluntly, the day before yesterday, although Nanguan's daughter Hong was good, she had quite a few shortcomings. I also heard that there is an ice spring in the Tianshan Mountains in Youzhou, which is sweet and delicious, and the rice grain in Anzhou is quite delicious. So Nan asked someone to go to the two places to find these two things, and the high-grade daughter red was a little bit! ”
"Oh?" The three eyes converged in unison. The three people present have all tasted their daughter's red, although it is not as exaggerated as Guo Zhun when he first tasted it, but it is not much different. Ordinary daughter red can be called the elixir jade liquid, so what kind of words should be used to describe the high-grade daughter red?
Sake has a very high status in Kyushu. It is recorded in the books of rites of various countries, "When the envoys meet the court, the level of wine can be seen to know the degree of importance." When the soldiers travel, the monarch gives wine as a national gift. The reserves of a country's fine wine can know the country's heritage. "Therefore, all men and women in Kyushu drink alcohol, but all the nobles of the palace and the family of the gate valve love to collect the world's fine wine.
"I don't know Mr. Jiang, what is the price of this high-grade daughter red?" The regent asked without hesitation. And the two women on the side were also inquiring.
"Your Highness has misunderstood, presumably there is no need to say much, Your Highness also knows that this Tianshan spring water is not easy to come by. Not to mention that this Youzhou Jiangzhou is thousands of miles away, but it also depends on the bumps on the road, coupled with natural evaporation, there are few in the hands of Nan. So these days, Nan only brewed the top grade daughter red more than ten jars. ”
Mu Jia, who was indifferent on the side, knew that this top-grade daughter was not easy to come by, and couldn't help but ask: "Since this top-grade daughter is so popular, the price is higher, and we can accept it!" ”
"Hahaha, Marquis Yingzi, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, His Royal Highness the Prince Regent attaches so much importance to the wine below, Nan is flattered. After leaving the palace, he ordered the high-grade daughter red to send an altar to the house. ”
Jiang Nan slowed down and said: "As for the remaining top-grade daughter Hong, there will be a drinking party in Xiayanyuzhuang in a few days, and it will be auctioned at that time, I wonder if the three adults can appreciate their faces?" ”
The three people present were so smart, they knew that what Jiangnan was looking for was a better price, but Jiangnan had already given himself and others a jar of rare wine in the world. He can be said to be the first person in the world to drink, and it is difficult to hold his face if he wants to make things difficult.
Liu Yue, who was still the regent for a long time, laughed and said: "What a natural Wenqu Jiangnan, he will definitely give Lone an invitation card when he has a cocktail party!" ”
The eldest princess also said with a flash of beautiful eyes: "I still hope that Gongzi Jiang remembers to give me an invitation card to Changqing Palace!" ”
"Don't forget our pastor's house!" Mu Jia, who has always been cold, also spoke.
… (To be continued)