Da Wei Chun

Chapter 300
Did you sleep well this time?
As soon as the sun came out, Gao Zhan got up.After washing up, humming a little song, I walked through the corridors and walked towards the main entrance.

Just arrived at the lake, suddenly heard a clear cough.

"Father?"

Gao Zhan was taken aback and saluted respectfully.Seeing that Gao Zhao was wearing court clothes, he asked suspiciously again: "Isn't today the court break?"

"Your Majesty has an order to go to the palace!" Gao Zhao replied, and asked again, "You are not on duty today, where are you going?"

"My son wants to go to Yannianli (where Li Shiliang's residence is located) to look for Li Chengzhi..."

"Don't go to Yannianli!" Gao Zhao waved his hand, "Today's Li Chengzhi should have gone to Taishi to monitor things (reporting)!"

"The Grand Historian?"

Gao Zhao nodded: "Well, please ask for an order for my father, and His Majesty will seal him as Hou Xinglang!"

Hou Xinglang?
Gao Zhan's eyes bulged, his two rows of back molars were biting hard, and his cheeks bulged like buns.In just an instant, his face flushed red.

I thought that the job of guarding the imperial tomb would be leisurely enough, but I didn't think there was anything more leisurely than this?
Li Chengzhi, Li Chengzhi, are you asking for more blessings?

Seeing Gao Zhan's hard work, Gao Zhao gave him a hard look, and asked again: "Did Li Chengzhi come to the house yesterday, did you bring a jar of wine?"

Gao Zhan was stunned: "Huh?"

How does father care about this?
"Ah what?" Gao Zhao snorted coldly, "Didn't you lose it?"

Gao Zhan recalled it carefully: "Throw it all over..."

Li Chengzhi did send a jar of wine, but he didn't care about it because he looked shabby, and he didn't know whether he was put away by his servants or drank it.

"Still looking for it?"

"oh oh……"

Not long after, Gao Zhan left and returned, holding a white porcelain jar in his arms.

The servant originally wanted to drink it, but seeing Gao Zhan's unusual attitude towards Li Chengzhi, he was afraid that he would intervene when he sobered up the next day, so he put it away intact.

fortunately……

Gao Zhan handed it up in a daze: "Father, what's wrong with this wine?"

"What could be wrong, did you forget what Bao'er said in the letter?"

Gao Zhao responded, and took the wine jar again.

What did the elder brother say in the letter?

Gao Zhan tilted his head and thought for a while: Li Shizi is good at fine brewing...the wine has a strong aroma and taste like a knife...

"Is this the two rare wines that can intoxicate people?" Gao Zhan was surprised, "Li Chengzhi actually brought it from Jingzhou to Luoyang? It's nearly two thousand miles..."

"What do you think?"

Gao Zhao sneered, "No matter how crazy that bastard is, he wouldn't just bring a dead pheasant to the gate of my Gaofu..."

While talking, Gao Zhao slapped the mud seal open, and then took off the cork.

When the mouth of the altar was opened, a strange fragrance wafted out, rich and tangy.

Fearing that the aroma of the wine would dissipate, Gao Zhao just took a sip and put the cork back on with a "snap".

That's right, it was the spirit that Leopard mentioned.

Gao Zhao nodded in satisfaction, then waved his hand again: "Go and do your own work!"

As soon as the voice fell, the person also took three or four steps.There was a slight breeze again, wrapped in wisps of wine fragrance, and floated into Gao Zhan's nasal cavity.

Is it really fragrant?
Gao Zhangui's guts are turning green.

If he had known it was this wine, he would have tasted it yesterday.

Now that it's in father's hands, is there any reason to come back?
Li Chengzhi, Li Chengzhi, why didn't you say it earlier?

Gritting his teeth fiercely, Gao Zhan lifted his robe and hurried to the backyard.

The car ride is too slow, he's going to ride a horse...

……

Shiqian Hall, the main palace of the emperor.

It is also the emperor's bedroom, and occasionally the emperor will work here.

Today, in Mu Dynasty, Yuan Ke woke up a little later, and was only ready to have breakfast at this time.

There are several side dishes on the table, all boiled in plain water and mixed with green salt.There are also a few noodles and pastries, and the appearance is just average.

When he saw a bowl of meat soup, Yuan Ke's face changed: "The land in Jin is drought, and the people are famine... I just issued an order yesterday to ban slaughter in the palace, and to reduce food and suspense (withdraw music), and today there are people who dare to violate it." make?"

Liu Teng knelt down with a "boom", and was about to plead guilty, when he suddenly heard the servant Gong'e calling His Highness in unison outside the hall.There was a smile on Yuan Ke's face immediately, and he waved his hand: "Get out first!"

"Ying'er is here!"

Yuan Luo asked with a smile, but Gao Ying bowed down gracefully: "It's my concubine's fault... The imperial physician said a lot: Your Majesty is weak, so you should eat more meat. That's why my concubine strictly ordered the palace to respect food, etc.: that's it." To reduce the diet, His Majesty absolutely must have one meat per meal..."

Gao Ying seemed to be pleading guilty, but his voice was sonorous and powerful, not only was he righteous, but also very reasonable, Yuan Ke suddenly couldn't laugh or cry.

He looked at the bowl of meat soup, his face became bitter gourd again: "But I really can't eat it?"

I really can't eat it.

This is the root cause of Yuan Ke's illness since he was a child. Whenever he sees meat, he will feel nauseous. No matter how he treats it, he can't cure it...

"It's good to eat two bites less!"

Gao Yingzhan smiled, and picked up the bowl as if coaxing a child, as if he wanted to feed it to Yuan Ke: "Even for the sake of the country, Your Majesty should take care of your health..."

Having said all this, what else can I do?
But as soon as he smelled the fishy smell, Yuan Ke's stomach turned violently, and his teeth seemed to be locked, and he couldn't open them no matter what.

Just as I was feeling bitter, there was a report from the Yellow Gate outside the door: "Your Majesty, Gao Sikong is asking to see you!"

Yuan Ke breathed a sigh of relief like a Meng Dahe: "Xuan!"

"Uncle is here, he must have something important to do, let's wait for a while..."

I still can't read his mind.Gao Ying glared at Yuan Ke resentfully, and put down the bowl helplessly.

When Gao Zhao came in, he saw that he was carrying a porcelain altar, which seemed to be still wafting with a slight fragrance.Yuan Ke felt a pain in his heart: there is no business, uncle's intention is clearly the same as the empress's.

After looking at the expressions of the emperor and empress, and then at the pile of food on the table, Gao Zhao understood.

He first saw the ceremony, and then put the wine jar in front of the emperor, and said as if offering a treasure: "May your majesty have a look at a strange object today?"

"What a strange thing!" Yuan Ke suddenly became interested, "As long as it's not meat!"

"Naturally not meat!"

Gao Zhao smiled slightly, and told the little yellow door on the outside, "Bring a candle!"

Then he took off the cork again.

It was still the same as in the Gao Mansion before, when the mouth of the altar was opened, a scent of wine wafted out.This place is still in the palace, it is windless and closed, and the aroma of wine is even stronger.

Gao Ying sniffled her nose vigorously: "It smells like flowers, fruits, and milk... What is it? Why is it so strange?"

It was not so fragrant.

It was a few days after the Dragon Boat Festival, when Li Chengzhi was flustered with nothing to do, so he studied essential oils.The essential oil was not produced, but several essences were produced.He easily mixed it into the wine...

"It's wine!" Yuan Ke said helplessly, "The smell of wine is so strong that you can't smell it?"

Sure enough, it is a man, to the point.

"Your Majesty sees it!"

Gao Zhaojian gave a thumbs up, picked up the wine jar again, and poured some into a white porcelain bowl.

"Bao'er only said that this wine has a strong aroma and is extremely strong in the mouth. But I didn't expect it to be so fragrant?"

As he spoke, he took another piece of paper, rolled it up a little, and put it on the candlestick.

"Brother?" Gao Ying asked strangely, "Where did he find it..."

Before he could finish speaking, Gao Ying froze suddenly, his eyes popped out, as if he couldn't breathe anymore.

That wine... actually caught fire?

The blue-yellow flame covered the mouth of the bowl and swayed slightly with the airflow.Gao Ying didn't believe in evil, so she stretched out her hand and tried it.

"Ah..." As if bitten by a snake, she exclaimed in surprise, and shrank her hands back suddenly, "Is it really fire?"

Yuan Ke and Gao Zhao looked at her like idiots.

"This... Is this wine or poison, which can ignite fire?" Gao Ying asked in shock.

"Ying'er!" Yuan Ke scolded lightly.

Suddenly, Gao Ying smiled apologetically at Gao Zhao: "My niece made a slip of the tongue, don't blame my uncle!"

Gao Zhao waved his hands indifferently, glanced left and right, picked up a lacquer plate, and put it on the wine bowl.

"Why it can ignite fire, Bao'er didn't mention it. But he said in the letter how good the wine is, how strong it is, and he almost praised it to the sky. The minister is also curious, so he will try it on behalf of His Majesty first!"

As Gao Zhao spoke, he lifted up the square plate.

The flame has been extinguished, and the wine is only lukewarm after another try.Gao Zhao picked up the wine bowl and carefully took a sip.

He has always remembered the sentence Gao Meng said in the letter, "The entrance is like a knife".

As soon as he took it in, he suddenly felt his tongue numb, and Gao Zhao almost spat it out.

It's like being poisoned?
But obviously haven't drank it yet?
He gritted his teeth and swallowed.

It was as if a fire rushed straight down, and it fell into the stomach in the blink of an eye, and then a warmth spread out, rushing to the limbs and bones in an instant.

After a little effort, Gao Zhao felt as if he was basking in the warm sun in spring, his whole body was warm and indescribably comfortable.

Seeing the sweat on his forehead as soon as he drank the wine, Gao Ying couldn't speak in shock: "Uncle...Uncle, but...does it hurt?"

How can it hurt?

Gao Zhao let out a breath: "Good wine!"

Sure enough, Leopard didn't say anything... No, it should be Li Chengzhi who didn't say anything: This wine really burns when it is ignited, and it tastes like a knife.

Indeed, as Li Chengzhi said, this wine is an excellent medicine for invigorating blood and promoting Qi, dispelling cold and warming the body.

He took a new bowl, poured about one or two more, just covered the bottom of the bowl, and handed it to Yuan Ke: "This wine is the most tonic, and it is most suitable for your majesty's body cold. It's the best drink. But it's too strong, please take a slow sip..."

No matter how late the reaction was, it could be seen that Gao Zhao was not in pain just now, but was feeling refreshed.No one dares to claim that it is poison.

Gao Ying's face was full of surprise, and he seemed to want to taste it after taking the bowl: "Brother said that? When did he learn the art of distorting yellow?"

"It's not Leopard, it's Li Chengzhi!" Gao Zhao replied, "This wine is also made by Li Chengzhi!"

Li Chengzhi?
Yuan Ke thought for a while, and remembered that both Xi Kangsheng and Gao Meng mentioned in their memorials: Li Shizi is good at craft brewing.

"I have to try it!"

Yuan Ke became even more interested, picked up the wine bowl and took a sip.

Just like Gao Zhao, he was stunned after drinking it in one gulp.If he hadn't seen Gao Zhao doing well, he would have mistakenly thought it was poison.

It's really like a knife in the throat... Just after a few words of emotion, Yuan Ke paused again.

As soon as the wine was drunk, countless fire paths seemed to be born in the abdomen, and it flowed through the whole body along the meridians in the blink of an eye. It was indescribably refreshing from the inside to the outside, and felt that the bones in the body were much more active.

Gao Ying and Yuan Ke drank it together, and they were both surprised and suspicious: it smells so fragrant, but it is extremely strong after drinking, but once it enters the stomach, it can warm the whole body?

Uncle is really right, this wine is suitable for His Majesty's body cold.

"Are you sweating too?"

Gao Ying was already sweating profusely, and Yuan Ke was just like her, wiping carefully with a silk scarf.

Yuan Ke took another sip, and the bowl ran out.He let out a sharp breath: "It really is good wine, come again!"

Gao Zhao didn't pour it for him.

"Li Chengzhi once said: This wine is strong, too much is too much. It is even more taboo for the weak and cold... One or two taels a day is the best, or sweating is fine..."

More than just sweating?
Just such two mouthfuls, Yuan Ke is just like fished out of the water.

Knowing that Gao Zhao had good intentions, he didn't force it, put down the wine bowl and looked around, picked up a piece of shortbread and chewed it.

"I don't know why, but I feel a little hungry?"

Gao Ying was overjoyed: This wine can still appetize?
If Li Chengzhi was here, maybe he would say to her: Nonsense, drink on an empty stomach, can you not have an appetite?

Gao Zhao was also surprised: Gao Baoer didn't mention it in the letter?

When you have flaws, you must ask Li Chengzhi...

Seeing the sweetness of Yuan Ke's food, Gao Ying complained: "Since Li Chengzhi has this skill, and I heard that he is also very proficient in cooking, he should be selected as Zhishilang or Shangshicheng (both are emperor's diet) , how did you choose Hou Xinglang?"

Yuan Ke wanted to laugh when he heard it, and while chewing the shortbread, he waited for Gao Zhao to explain to Gao Ying.

"Return to Your Highness Bing!"

Gao Zhao bowed down, briefly said that Li Chengzhi came to the house to thank Gao Zhan, and said with a blank face: "Zhan'er asked him if he has an official position he is interested in, and if he needs to accommodate him, guess what? how to respond:
"It doesn't matter how many ranks, officials of the ninth rank are fine, the amount of salary is arbitrary, as long as you are leisurely..." Therefore, the minister named him the most leisurely..."

Gao Ying's willow eyebrows turned firm when she heard this, and she gritted her silver teeth: "Such a rebellious and ignorant person, why didn't the third brother beat him out of the house?"

Yuan Ke laughed straight: "Uncle said that he wanted to sharpen his temper, and I also felt that this Li Shizi was a little crazy... As the saying goes: If you can't cut a jade, you can't make a weapon, so let him calm down..."

Gao Ying said anxiously: "Li Chengzhi is really going to watch the stars, how could Liu Fang and Cui Guang let him go so easily? Then how does Your Majesty make this wine?"

"How old is he, what astrology does he know? It's just a reason to punish him!" Yuan Ke said with a smile, "When you are short of wine, just call him into the palace to brew..."

Gao Zhao's eyes moved slightly: Don't you really understand?
Then why did the old man abolish such a big Zhou Zhang?
He bowed down again: "The minister was about to return to Bing: Xu knew that he would live in Beijing for a long time, so Li Chengzhi had the idea of ​​buying a house. Maybe it was because he was short of money, so he urged Zhan'er to do it." What a living.

The minister was worried about the emptiness of the national treasury, so he thought that Li Chengzhi had always had fantastic ideas, and he had read a lot, so maybe he could come up with some way to make money? "

"He is a young man, what method can he think of to make money?"

Yuan Ke suddenly laughed, and then changed his mind and said: "Let's try it, don't miss the business, I will inform Liu Fang and Cui Guang..."

Gao Zhao chuckled: "I thank you!"

If you want to test whether Li Chengzhi really doesn't believe in fate, it is most suitable to arrange it in the Taishijian.But precisely there he couldn't reach it.Gao Zhao was also afraid that Li Chengzhi would get out of his control, so he used the jar of wine and Li Chengzhi's business as an excuse to ask for an order.

With His Majesty's decree, Liu Fang and Cui Guang and others definitely dare not hold back...

Gao Zhao made up his mind and resigned respectfully!

(End of this chapter)