Chapter 11: The Family Feast
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Taking advantage of the coolness of the early morning, Li Su and Tong Nian discussed some details of cooperation, and handed him the list of spices.
With the list in hand, Tong Nian left satisfied, in his heart, he laughed at that Wang Anzhi several times, thinking that he was short-sighted, difficult to become a big tool, and he didn't know how to do it sometimes, even if it was a loss-making business.
As soon as Tong left his feet, Li Ke arrived at the Liang Palace, bringing a piece of news that made Li Su uncomfortable, Li Shimin held a family banquet in Taiji Palace tonight, and all princes and princesses must attend.
To be honest, Li Su really didn't want to see Li Shimin, a cheap father, just because the image of Li Shimin left in his memory was too fierce, which made him a little afraid.
The emperor's order was difficult to disobey, Li Su wanted to think about it, so he had to dress up and go with Li Ke, before leaving, he asked Steward Jin to make two pots of new liquor, and Li Ke went to Concubine Yang's Ziyun Pavilion first.
"The sixth brother has made a lot of money recently!" On the carriage, Li Ke's expression **.
Li Su was highly vigilant, "Third brother, what do you mean by this?" ”
"Hehe, just ask, among the princes now, I'm afraid that the sixth brother is the richest, and we are all very poor, just take me as an example, you have to calculate whether the expenses in the palace are enough to eat a meal of meat." Li Ke shook his head and sighed, and took his eyes to observe Li Ke's expression.
Li Su understood, Li Ke didn't mean to be a drunkard, he didn't care about the silver in his pocket, he opened the curtains, Li Su looked up at the sky at forty-five degrees, "Third brother, the weather is good today, it's cloudless!" ”
Li Ke has a black line, now it is obviously cloudy, and it will rain immediately, where is the cloudless, this kid is obviously diverting the topic.
From Liang Wangfu to Ziyun Pavilion, along the way, Li Ke used all kinds of crying and poverty, Li Su was indifferent, and in the end, he simply tore off the clothes of his grandmother Wolf completely, and scolded Li Ke for not pulling out the iron, and he brought him up in vain.
Li Su was depressed, when did he bring it up.
When he arrived at Ziyun Pavilion, Li Ke became even more energetic, and in front of Concubine Yang, he sternly accused Li Ke of being rich and unkind, not talking about brotherhood, and snot and tears.
Concubine Yang smiled and looked at this farce, her two sons are her heart's meat, Li Su sold washing water in Chang'an City, she also heard about it, Liang Wangfu made a lot of silver, compared to Li Su is not an official in the court now, Li Ke is a little more expensive, she persuaded: "Su'er, your brother has a lot of entertainment, so I will lend him some silver to turn around, I will ask him to make an IOU, and my mother will make this guarantee." ”
Concubine Yang said that it was borrowed, Li Su had no choice, looking at Li Ke, who was constantly laughing at the success of the conspiracy, he wanted to cry without tears, so he had to accept a white slip of 5,000 taels and let Li Ke go to the Liang Wangfu to withdraw it, and his family now has about 30,000 taels of silver, which is really painful.
The night was hazy, the family banquet was held in the Baifu Palace, ** concubines, princes and princesses were all present, Li Su and Li Ke accompanied Concubine Yang to the palace and separated, they all had their own seats, and they needed to sit in accordance with the palace etiquette.
The princes continued to arrive, everyone met and greeted each other, Li Su was of course no exception, Li Chengqian, Li Tai, Li You and other characters recorded in the history books, he greeted them one by one.
According to age, Li Su sat in the sixth position, everyone sat down, and Li Shimin walked into the Baifu Hall accompanied by the eldest grandson.
"Sons see father, mother, long live my father, long live long live my father! Queen Mother, Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose! Li Su glanced at Li Shimin, now Li Shimin is a little fat, but the lines on his face are still resolute, and in his words and deeds, it is difficult to hide the strength of the soldiers.
Looking at the full house of children, Li Shimin's eyes could not hide his joy, "Emperors, let's all be flat!" ”
"Thank you, Emperor!".
Li Shimin sat down on the main seat with Empress Changsun and said with a smile: "Today is a family banquet, don't be restrained, let's start!" ”
As Li Shimin's voice fell, the sound of Zhong Qizhi suddenly sounded, and the singer wearing a red floor-sweeping dress poured in from outside the hall, dancing, and the Baifu Hall was noisy.
In front of Li Su, there is a rectangular wooden table, on which are the dishes and wine prepared by the imperial dining room, one for each person, and everyone eats their own, which reminds Li Su of the buffet plate.
Seeing the enchanting dancing of the beauties in the palace, listening to the classical and elegant bell chime ensemble, and tasting the delicacies in the palace, Li Su was complacent, and the resistance to the family banquet at the beginning gradually disappeared.
They toasted Li Shimin with a glass of wine, the prince, the princesses began to eat, drink and have fun at will, some young princesses and princes shuttled back and forth between the banquets, and the Baifu Hall was full of laughter and laughter, a happy scene.
"Sixth brother!" A cry of joy sounded, but it was the son who ran over, and the little girl was holding a half-eaten chicken leg in her hand, and her mouth was shiny with oil.
Behind her is a little prince who is four or five years older than her, Li Su doesn't need to look to know that it is the ninth prince Li Zhi, the son and Li Zhi were born to the same mother, both from the eldest grandson queen, among the many princes and princesses, the relationship between the two of them is the best, basically inseparable.
When she went back to the lake, Li Su only told half of the story, and the little girl was still thinking about it, and when she saw Li Su, she immediately remembered it.
"Son, why are you here!" Li Su asked his son to sit next to him, and Li Zhi shouted "Sixth Brother" and sat next to his son.
The son wanted Li Su to tell him a story, but suddenly saw two white porcelain bottles on Li Su's table, grabbed one and held it in his arms, "Sixth brother, what is this!" The little girl's eyes widened.
Li You, who was closest to Li Su, noticed the two white porcelain pots on Li Su's table at the beginning, and now he also pricked up his ears.
Li Su pinched his son's little face dotingly, "This is liquor, and the sixth brother is going to give it to his father to drink." ”
"I'll give it to my father!"
In the end, the son is a child's heart, holding the wine jug and running to Li Shimin, it was too late for Li Shimin to stop him, he wanted to send it to Li Shimin after the banquet to improve the relationship between the two, and now it is known to the whole house.
Li Shimin has always regarded his son-in-law as the pearl of his palm, and when he saw the little girl running over, he hugged her, "What's in the son's hand?" ”
"The sixth brother said it was wine for his father!"
"Oh?" Li Shimin glanced at Li Su, who was a little embarrassed, a little surprised, this kid was like what Concubine Yang and Empress Changsun said, it was really a little changed, opened the wine jug and smelled it, a strong aroma of wine came to his nose, Li Shimin was in good spirits, in the days of Jin Ge Iron Horse, he had a soft spot for wine like other soldiers, and he understood that this was by no means ordinary.
I poured a glass, the wine in the glass was pure and colorless, without a trace of turbidity, I took a sip, the entrance was fragrant, the taste was spicy, and it was by no means as soft and weak as ordinary wine.
"Good wine!" Li Shimin couldn't help but shout after a cup, attracting everyone's attention, and the Baifu Hall was quiet for a while.
With a wave of his hand, the dancing girl stopped singing and dancing, Li Shimin looked at Li Su and said, "Sixth, where did you get this wine?" ”
Li Su wanted to be a low-key person, but he was troubled by his son, and it was no fun, he stood up and said: "Qiqi father, when the son was in Xiangzhou, he accidentally got an "encyclopedia" from a down-and-out scholar, the scholar said that the "encyclopedia" recorded a lot of things in the development method, the son of a moment of curiosity to buy it, and then after reading it, he felt that it was a bunch of nonsense and threw away the book, after returning to the capital, the son tried it left and right, but he didn't expect to develop the liquor mentioned in the book. ”
"Encyclopedia? What a strange name! However, there are countless strange people and strange books in this world, and it can be regarded as your chance to meet them, but unfortunately, you are usually stubborn and ignorant, and you can't tell that it is a treasure, but you threw it away! Li Shimin said in a regretful tone.
Li Su lowered his head and was silent, how can there be any "encyclopedia", he made it up nonsense, otherwise, how should he explain his outrageous behavior in the future.
Li Shimin did not continue to blame Li Su, but took the wine jug and drank the wine cup by glass, Li Su breathed a sigh of relief, sat down and ate the food.
The family banquet lasted for an hour before it ended, Li Shimin drank such a good wine for the first time, he didn't hold it for a while, he was a little drunk, and when the eldest grandson queen helped Li Shimin back, she glanced at Li Su reproachfully, Li Su smiled bitterly, it seems that women in any era don't like their husbands to drink.
At the end of the family banquet, the princes of the palace returned to the palace, and the princes and princesses who did not have the palace returned to the palace with their respective concubines.
Halfway through, a drizzle of rain sounded outside the car, and the hot air cooled down, Li Ke looked at Li Su and suddenly said, "Sixth, it seems that you are going to make a windfall again." ”
For this brother, Li Su doesn't need to hide anything, "I don't have an official position in the court, and I have nothing to do, so I just rely on doing some gadgets to make some money and spend it." ”
"That's fine, your temperament is high-spirited, and you don't know how many people you will offend as an official in the court, so it's better to be a carefree prince who doesn't care about the world, and enjoy the glory of a lifetime."
Li Su was a little strange, and didn't understand why Li Ke had such feelings, "Third brother, what's wrong with you, why do you say that." ”
Li Ke was a little depressed, in the past few days, he has recommended a few talents to the court and failed one after another, so that he noticed something, "You and I have the blood of the royal families of the two dynasties, and they are both concubines, there is no hope for the throne, and I have never thought of fighting for this throne in the past, but as an official in the court, I still feel a trace of resistance, and I always feel that some people are watching my every move." ”
When he was in the modern old house, Li Su specially consulted the history of the Tang Dynasty, and the records of Li Ke in the history books were praised, thinking that if Li Shimin chose Li Ke to succeed to the throne at that time, then the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty would continue to continue, and there would be no Wu Zetian chaos, but first, as Li Ke said, he has the blood of the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, and those ministers will not allow him to ascend the throne. is now the growing power of the eldest grandson Wuji in the court, he will not let Li Ke and Li Su threaten Li Chengqian, which is also the reason why he suppresses Li Ke everywhere, in order not to let him have too much power in the court.
"The tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, Brother Wang should show that he has no intention of the East Palace inside and out, so that he can protect himself and avoid being framed by a villain like the eldest grandson Wuji." Li Su pretended to be casual.
Li Ke was shocked, but he didn't expect that Li Ke was actually the mastermind behind the stumbling block that broke him in one word, which made him more and more incomprehensible to this younger brother.
Back in the Liang Palace, Li Su fell into deep thought, although many events in the history books have not yet been born, but being a man has to take precautions, since he is here, let the butterfly of history change the trajectory of his flight.