Chapter 272: Am I Having a Brain Problem?
"This ...... Is this really out of the next couplet? ”
"It is difficult for people to be left and right, people are left, and people are right, although Zuoyou is not common, but there is really this word, and this sentence is logical, it also makes sense, people on the left and right describe a person who is half-hearted, insincere to others, and has more help and less help for the unjust."
"Obediently, this residence card is really a talented person."
The sound of everyone's discussion made Zhang Juzheng enjoy it very much, and his eyes looked at the visitor with a little playfulness.
The face of the visitor was slightly gloomy, and he brushed his sleeves away.
Zhang Juzheng didn't care, and when he was about to get up to leave, he saw Jiangling Taishou, who had come to the capital with him, coming over with a worried face.
"Uncle Li." Zhang Juzheng got up and saluted Jiangling Taishou.
Jiangling Taishou beckoned and motioned for Zhang Juzheng to go upstairs with him.
Zhang Juzheng felt that Jiangling Taishou was a little strange.
Before entering the capital, Jiangling Taishou was full of smiles all the way, and told him Zhang Juzheng several times that in this imperial examination and literary examination, he Zhang Juzheng would definitely be the top champion.
and promised that as long as he was admitted to the top prize, he would definitely let him meet with the crown prince Chen Changfeng.
Today, Gangneung Taishou was still happy when he went out, but why did he suddenly frown when he came back now?
"Uncle, today I went to find an old friend in the capital, and I learned a not very good news, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was seized by the emperor and the command of the Black Armor Guard was confined in the East Palace for three months, which has never happened before."
"And His Majesty the Emperor has appointed the second prince as the deputy chief examiner of this imperial examination."
"If you win the first place, the old man thinks you shouldn't visit the prince again." Gangneung Taishou said slowly.
Uncle is the word of Zhang Juzhen.
At this moment, hearing Jiangling Taishou say that Chen Changfeng had an accident, Zhang Juzheng was also slightly stunned.
Zhang Juzheng has always admired Chen Changfeng very much, and he was even more impressed when he made the sentence "Luoxia and lonely birds fly together, and the autumn water grows together in the sky" in Binhu Restaurant.
Zhang Juzheng also wants to see His Royal Highness the Ming Prince, who has turned the tide and is full of talent.
But at this moment, the general was too blunt to let him not go to see Chen Changfeng again!
"Uncle Li, it was you who said at the beginning, His Royal Highness the Prince of Daming is the dragon and phoenix among people, if I can follow him, I will definitely glorify my ancestors, but today I ......" Zhang Juzheng's eyes sank slightly.
Although he was young, he also knew that the Jiangling Taishou asked him to call him Uncle Li, just to let himself get acquainted with the crown prince Chen Changfeng in the future and take advantage of the prince's relationship.
But now that I've changed my mind, what is this?
"This time is different from the past, if it is only His Majesty's punishment, it will be forgotten, do you know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been doing recently?" Gangneung Taishou's face was ugly.
Zhang Juzheng did not speak, waiting for Jiangling Taishou's explanation.
"The prince wants to make wine with sorghum rice!" Jiangling Taishou's words made Zhang Juzheng unable to sit still.
"Sorghum rice brewing?" Zhang Juzheng was shocked.
Gangneung Taishou nodded, followed by a long silence.
It took a while to hear Jiangling Taishou speak: "The second prince sent someone to send a message, saying that he will meet with you tomorrow, and you are ready." ”
"The second prince is the head of the civil officials, if it weren't for the sudden rise of the crown prince, he would have been the crown prince."
"If you go to meet the second prince, you will definitely have prosperous official fortunes in the future."
"But ......" Zhang Juzheng interrupted Jiangling Taishou's words, but what he got was a cold look.
……
"Tang Lin, aren't you going to the East Palace today to help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince make wine, why are you still at home?" Two days later, Tang Mingren was preparing to inspect the imperial examination room.
Today is the first imperial examination of the Ming Empire, and Tang Mingren, who is the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, will naturally be present.
only to find that Tang Lin, who was supposed to go to the East Palace, was still wandering in the courtyard of his home.
"Dad, the child doesn't want to go, this sorghum rice brewing thing is obviously impossible, and I don't want to see the embarrassing scene of the prince." Tang Lin was bold.
Sorghum rice is something that has never been successful.
If you go by yourself, it's just to see Chen Changfeng make a fool of himself!
Tang Mingren had known about this for a long time, but he knew even more that there was no one to persuade Chen Changfeng.
Besides, for some reason, as Chen Changfeng's father-in-law, he has more confidence in Chen Changfeng than anyone else.
He felt that since Chen Changfeng dared to use sorghum rice to make wine, he would definitely be able to!
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself is not afraid of making a fool of himself, what are you afraid of?"
"Besides, who said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must not make mistakes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also a human being, if he makes a mistake, as subordinates, we should help him even more."
"What are you hiding here?" Tang Mingren stared at Tang Lin's eyes.
Tang Lin collapsed his face, Chen Changfeng was very stubborn, and he said it himself, what could he do if he didn't listen to himself?
"Besides, the old man is not like you, who thinks that sorghum rice can't make wine."
"But Di Xi, the world's top winemaking master, said that sorghum rice will never make good wine......," Tang Lin argued.
"At the beginning, the Great Chu Mission also said that the two countries are compared, and they will definitely not lose to our Daming, but in the end?" Tang Mingren said with a smile.
Tang Lin didn't know how to answer.
It is true that Chen Changfeng's previous performance amazed everyone, but this does not mean that all his actions are correct.
How can you make good wine out of sorghum rice?
"If I hear that you didn't go to the East Palace when I come back today, be careful." Tang Mingren left a sentence and left in a hurry.
Tang Lin still had no choice in the end.
Although he was convinced that sorghum rice could not make good wine, he still had to go to the East Palace.
……
Outside the East Palace, Tang Lin, who was walking on the palace road with his head down, drooped his eyelids, but in the afterglow, he saw a group of eunuchs of all sizes squatting outside the wall and breathing in the air.
Tang Lin felt that there was something wrong with the brains of these eunuchs.
Isn't the air outside the East Palace the same as elsewhere?
Tang Lin shook his head, and when he slowly approached, a strange fragrance suddenly came out of his nose.
This strange fragrance cannot be fully described in words.
Just taking a breath made Tang Lin feel relaxed and happy, and his whole body felt fluttering.
Take another breath, and you are already fluttering, wanting to ride the wind back.
Compared to any fragrance Tang Lin had smelled before, it was unforgettable.
And in this fragrance, there is a faint hint of koji flavor.
Wine!
Tang Lin suddenly woke up from his intoxication!
"Yesterday this fragrance was there, and today it is even more intense."
"I've never smelled such a strange smell, and there is a faint smell of wine, but it is not the same as the smell of wine I drank before."
"I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is making wine with sorghum rice in the East Palace, it shouldn't be this."
"How is it possible, everyone knows that sorghum rice can't be brewed at all, this is what the world's top winemaking master Di Xi said."
"Yes, yes!"
There was a discussion of the eunuchs in his ears, and Tang Lin had already followed the smell to the gate of the East Palace.
When I got into it, I saw that the guards of the East Palace guarding the door were looking inside with their feet padd, still snorting.
Seeing Tang Lin coming, he reluctantly returned to stand upright.
Tang Lin couldn't believe it in his heart, and he was inexplicably looking forward to it.
The pace of his feet quickened, and he changed his previous depression, with a faint nervousness on his face, and walked quickly into the courtyard of the East Palace.
When I walked into the courtyard, I saw Chen Changfeng sitting on a chair, and Tang Xueer and other women looked at the koji that had been dug out of the fermentation tank in front of them.
Tang Lin looked at the sorghum rice koji in front of him, and he was extremely sure that the strange aroma that made him want to stop was the fermented koji that emanated.
"Too ...... Your Royal Highness the Prince, I ...... Am I having something wrong with my brain? ”
"Also...... Or am I dreaming? Tang Lin stammered a little when he spoke, and he felt that he must have something wrong with his brain.
Otherwise, how can sorghum rice ferment with such a fragrance?