Chapter 118: Birthday Gift
A peck and a drink, all have a fixed number.
Tang Can did not agree to the request of the drunkard Chu Zhongtian, which caused the reputation of the Tang family's Huangliang wine to plummet.
In the past, these ordinary people in the city were still waiting for the wine to be shared, but now they are ...... But he was cold-eyed and ridiculed, thinking that the Tang family's wine was indiscriminate.
In this way, the purpose of the Zhao family has been achieved for the most part.
Throw you high first, then drop hard.
And all this, you don't have to do it yourself, just reveal a little bit of information and make some arrangements...... Can.
Zhao Ziju slowly walked down from the tall building with satisfaction, looking at the lively city, his heart was a little lonely.
This Shunyi City seems to be so big!
In his eyes, it doesn't look like a bustling city at all, but like a cage.
It made him feel a little suffocated and imprisoned him.
"Maybe I should go somewhere bigger. to Liangjing, or...... Higher......farther places"
coughed, Zhao Ziju's eyes were a little lonely, and he said indifferently in his heart, "Father, maybe the revitalization of the Zhao family is your lifelong wish." But for me, it's not that hard...... My life is more than that. ”
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On the other side, Tang Can didn't say anything, led the convoy, and slowly checked into the Zhenhai Hou Mansion.
Originally, as a small family in Jinling City, the Tang family was not qualified to live in the Zhenhai Hou Mansion at all.
However, because the Tang family was recently named a viscount, the entire Jinling City is a fief of the Tang family, so it naturally has this qualification.
But even so, Zhenhaihou did not have too much enthusiasm for the Tang family.
It's just a viscount, and there are not a few princes and nobles who came to the Marquis's Mansion to pay their respects this time.
Prince Gong's Mansion and Ning Wang's Mansion all sent their heirs here, including the Duke of Zhenguo, the Duke of Xuanwu and the Duke of Huguo, etc., and there were also representatives who came to celebrate their birthdays, not to mention the people from the Marquis and Earl's Mansion.
At least half of the fiefdom nobles in the southwest of the Great Liang Kingdom came, and only a small number of nobles who did not deal with the Marquis of Zhenhai did not send representatives.
It is precisely because of this that the whole Shunyi City has been very lively in the past few days, and every few hours, there are nobles entering the city, attracting onlookers.
If it weren't for the Tang family's eldest son, Tang Can, who was handsome, and the Zhao family secretly created momentum, I am afraid it would not have caused such a sensation.
Ruan Chenfeng followed the convoy to unload the goods, and all of these Moutai liquor were to be put into the warehouse of the Marquis Mansion.
The yellow sorghum wine that was pretended to be before it had already been disposed of before entering the city.
There are 100,000 altars here, all of which are fine wine Moutai that can intoxicate the world.
In the Marquis's Palace, such a large amount of wine does not have to worry about being tampered with or dropped.
Tang Can's father and son were led to the side room where they moved in by the subordinates of the Marquis's Mansion.
According to the rank of knighthood, they lived in the wings in the most remote southwest corner, and further in front were the wings where the dukes and counts lived.
"In this world, you really only look at clothes and don't look at people!"
Seeing that even the residences were arranged according to the rank of knighthood, Tang Can couldn't help but smile wryly.
However, Tang Xun waved his hand very satisfied and said, "Can'er, at least...... Our Tang family is still well-dressed, isn't it?"
This was said with a little helplessness and desolation, but with a hint of happiness.
Tang Can couldn't refute either, and replied with a smile: "What my father said is reasonable, in fact, it's not the fault of this world, no matter where you go, isn't it all like this? ”
Speaking of this, Tang Can couldn't help but laugh at himself in his heart.
He felt that he had crossed over from a civilized and civilized earth, and from the very beginning, he had a natural sense of superiority over the feudal dynasties and common people in these fantasy worlds.
Tang Can laughed at this cannibalistic society in his heart, ridiculed such a feudal exploitation system, and disdained this kind of social status quo in which the aristocracy stripped everything.
But think about it......
Isn't that the case on Earth?
It's just that, many times, it's just a coat of civilization.
Man, in the final analysis, is just an animal under the law of the jungle.
Society, in the process of continuous operation, optimizes all kinds of high-sounding coats to cover up.
That's it!
He is just a small traverser, and he is still a helpless rich boy, why are you worrying about the country and the people of another world?
Have fun in time, be happy and revenge, that's all.
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One after another......
There were more and more guests who came to Shunyi City to congratulate the Marquis of Zhenhai on his birthday, and the entire main banquet reached 500 tables, and the meat and vegetables needed for the banquet alone were piled up in the kitchen and warehouse of the Marquis's Mansion.
Hundreds of cooks are busy working days in advance, and that's a big job!
If they get it wrong, the cooks will fall to the ground.
At this time, in the Marquis's Mansion, Zhao Chengxi, Marquis of Zhenhai, looked at the congratulatory gifts sent by the guests very calmly.
"Master Hou, the second son of the Zhenguo Mansion came to celebrate his birthday and gave him a pair of "Ten Thousand Years of Green Pine Pictures". It is the handiwork of the late Wu Guohua saint Wu Daozi. ”
"The third prince of the protector came to celebrate his birthday and gave a bottle of heavenly heart protection pill, which came from Penglai Wonderland. ”
"Miss Zhongyi Hou Si came to celebrate her birthday and gave her a pair of white tiger skins. ”
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Unlike ordinary people's birthday celebrations, birthday gifts are not given at the banquet on the same day, but the day before the banquet, they will be sent to the marquis's mansion one after another.
On the one hand, it is because there are so many people who come to celebrate the birthday, and if they really have to be read out and presented in public, then I am afraid that the banquet will not be held all day.
On the other hand, these nobles who give gifts don't pay attention to what kind of style they are, there is no suspicion of flattery, and the gifts they give are also chosen at will, and they don't like to be exposed in public.
"Su Zhao, the third son of the Protector Family, seems to be only eighteen this year, and he has been apprenticed to Penglai Xiandao for two years......! I can send a heavenly heart protection pill, I have a heart. ”
Ordinary calligraphy, painting, antiques, or rare and exotic beasts, Zhenhai Marquis Zhao Chengxi really can't look at it at all.
These things, which are piled up with a lot of mold in his own storehouse, are invaluable to ordinary people, but he doesn't feel much.
On the contrary, it is the heavenly heart protection pill sent by Su Zhao, the third son of the protector of the country, which can be regarded as an elixir for prolonging life.
Even in the Penglai Immortal Sect, it would take some effort to refine this kind of elixir that would save the lives of mortals.
Zhao Chengxi, Marquis of Zhenhai, is also an old fox, and it can be seen from the birthday gift given by Su Zhao that Su Zhao has something to ask for.
Otherwise, Su Zhao would have no reason to give such a generous gift.
"Master Hou, ...... earlier The Lord Protector once sent someone to breathe through the qi and said...... said that Miss Seven's eight characters and five elements fit very well with Su Sangongzi. I also hope that Master Hou can send Miss Seven to Penglai Immortal Sect...... and Su Sangongzi became a Taoist couple......"
The housekeeper Zhao Pu replied cautiously while counting the birthday gifts on the side.
"It turned out to be the idea of beating our family's Xiao Qi and becoming a Taoist couple? Since Su Zhao has an immortal fate, he will cultivate to become an immortal in the future, and it is not something that we mortals can climb for a long time...... My little seven, what is there that he values so much?"
Regarding the marriage between nobles, Zhao Chengxi, Marquis of Zhenhai, has nothing to dislike at all.
Even he himself is the product of marriage, and most of his wives and concubines are married.
Marry a family with a higher status than yourself to gain political allies and stability, and marry the major families in the city to gain stability and support in the city.
This is just a means, the most direct and effective means to achieve a certain end.
Not to mention anything else, if there are other sons in the Zhenguo Mansion, and the normal matchmaker makes peace, it is very likely that Zhao Chengxi, the Marquis of Zhenhai, will marry his youngest daughter Zhao Pujia.
However......
If you want to say that it is not someone else, but Su Zhao, the third son of the Zhenguo Mansion, who is known as the first immortal of Daliang.
That's right, Su Zhao didn't use the Immortal Ascension Order to enter the Penglai Immortal Sect, but the Immortal Crane to guide him.
When he was sixteen years old, he accompanied his father Zhenguo Gong to hunt, and it happened that a line of cranes flew in the sky, and in full view of everyone, Su Zhao was led to Penglai Immortal Sect.
It is said that he worshiped under the door of an elder in the infancy stage, cultivated for a thousand miles, and also had a good status in the Immortal Sect.
With such qualifications and status, even if he entered the capital of Liangjing City, the monarch would not dare to slack off too much.
The princess of a mortal country is afraid that she will not be able to enter the eyes of such an immortal cultivator, but now she has personally come to a marquis's mansion to pay respects, and use a bottle of heavenly heart protection pill to show her goodwill, if there is nothing in it, then there is a ghost.
"Xiao Qi's body, what is worth remembering about Su Zhao?"
Zhao Chengxi narrowed his eyes, and his heart seemed to be heavier.
"Master Hou, what's next...... A congratulatory gift from the Tang family in Jinling City, a hundred jars of superb Moutai wine. ”
The housekeeper Zhao Pu continued to order the congratulatory gift, but when he heard this, Zhao Chengxi frowned.
Jinling City?
The Tang family?
Just sent a hundred jars of wine?
What is it!
He felt a little unhappy in his heart, but he didn't have much of a seizure.
For the Tang family, he has also heard about it these days.
The eldest son of the Tang family pretended to be the reincarnation of the immortal monarch, this matter can be big or small, but ...... There are indeed some extraordinary features, especially the five beast meat that produced hundreds of grandmasters overnight, which is very magical.
Zhao Chengxi originally thought that the Tang family would also send a little animal meat with interest, but he didn't expect it...... He only sent a hundred jars of wine.
There are 100,000 jars of Tang family sorghum wine ordered at the Zhao family's banquet alone, and this 100 jars of wine is not as good as an addition, right?
Ordinary wine, one jar is only one or two taels of silver, and the Tang family sent a hundred jars of wine, this is not ...... Is it called Hanako?
"Master Hou, this Tang family is indeed ...... Some don't take our Marquis Mansion seriously. That's all there is to drink...... It can also be called a congratulatory gift? The marquis also let the Tang family be responsible for the wine of the birthday banquet. ”
Zhao Pu felt Hou Ye's displeasure, so he simply said what was in his heart for Hou Ye.
"The little one thinks that it must be the Tang family who has been made a viscount, and there is no one in his eyes for a while, not even the Hou Ye. It's time to teach them a lesson......"
Speaking of this, Zhao Chengxi waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal! If their Tang family is like this, sooner or later they will destroy themselves, why do we need to do it......"
Shaking his head, Zhao Chengxi didn't want to care about so many idle things, he glanced at these wine jars sent by the Tang family, and suddenly felt that something was wrong.
"Wait!Zhao Pu, what you just said...... What is the name of this wine sent by the Tang family? Isn't it called Huangliang wine?"
"Lord Hou, it's not Huangliang wine, it's Moutai wine. Moreover, the 100,000 jars of wine sent by the Tang family this time were not Huangliang wine, but second-grade Moutai wine. ”
Zhao Pu looked at the list again and confirmed.
"Moutai liquor is also divided into excellent and second-grade wines...... Take an altar and come forward, Benhou will taste it......"
With the idea of giving it a try with curiosity, Zhao Chengxi, the Marquis of Zhenhai, ordered someone to bring a jar of superb Moutai wine, and with some effort, he opened the lid of the wine.
Kiss!
As soon as it opens!
The smell of wine immediately came out.
Rich!
Mellow!
Unprecedented......
Zhao Chengxi, Marquis of Zhenhai, couldn't suppress his surprised expression, then swallowed his saliva, resisted the urge to drink, and said, "This kind of wine smells...... Have you ever smelled ......?"
Zhao Pu and a few other subordinates were also shocked, they have been on an errand in the Marquis's Mansion for decades, what kind of wine have they never seen!
But today, how can this superb Moutai wine sent by the Tang family be so fragrant?
"It's fragrant. ”
Zhao Chengxi, the Marquis of Zhenhai, enjoyed it very much and sniffed it close to the mouth of the altar, and then couldn't help but take a big sip.
The aroma of the wine immediately became extremely sweet, and an unprecedented taste and mellow aroma suddenly exploded in his mouth.
This time, the 100,000 jars of second-grade Moutai sent by Tang Can were controlled between 40 and 50 degrees.
And this 100 jars of superb Moutai liquor, the degree was distilled and processed by Tang Can again to about 70 degrees.
Is this still wine?
It's like alcohol.
However, this is wine, the best wine in the world with incomparable flavor and mellow aroma.
With such a high alcohol content, any person who is a good drinker can't help but drink it all.
And their bodies have never experienced such a baptism of high-concentration alcohol.
Gollum! Gollum......
Zhao Chengxi, the Marquis of Zhenhai, didn't have time to make any comments and feelings, so he drank this superb Moutai liquor of about 70 degrees in one go.
And then......
He blushed and looked drunk, beckoning Zhao Pu and shouting, "Good wine...... Wine...... Again...... Give Ben Hou another altar...... No, I want ten altars...... Benhou wants to drink ten jars...... Drink a hundred jars ......"
Before he finished speaking, Zhao Chengxi's confused eyes immediately drooped, and his body couldn't be controlled, and he fell from his position.
"Lord Hou......"
Zhao Pu hurriedly stepped forward to help, and looked at Zhao Chengxi, who was already unconscious, and the whole person was also stunned.
This...... Is Master Hou drunk?
How could it be!
Hou Ye is known as a thousand cups and is not drunk, and he drinks more than a dozen jars of good wine on weekdays, but he doesn't see the slightest drunkenness, how can he ...... Just a jar of Moutai wine to get drunk?
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