Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 284 Ding!Saint favor!

The dancers in the arena dance gracefully, and the monarchs and ministers in the seat are enjoying themselves——

"Jiannan Shaochun, Green Ant Wine, Lu Wine, and Hu Ren Wine, which one do Duke Xue like?"

It was probably because Xue Lang drank three cups with him in a row to King Zhao's appetite, so he didn't leave, and sat down with Xue Lang to chat.

Xue Lang heard the name of the wine he mentioned, but he had never drunk it in detail, and only knew that it was famous wine from various places in the Tang Dynasty.As for the wine of the Tang Dynasty, because the environment and techniques of making koji were relatively rough, the koji produced contained too many microorganisms and there was no distillation technology. There will be a sour taste, and there will be some floating objects like small ants. This kind of wine is called green ant wine by literati and scholars.

The so-called Jiannan Shaochun has basically nothing to do with the Jiannanchun of later generations except that they are all produced in the same place.The so-called Jiannan Shaochun is the wine produced in Jiannan. Because of its low alcohol content and high water content, when drinking it, heat it with a low fire and slowly heat the wine to a certain temperature. As excess water evaporates, the alcohol will increase in alcohol.Jiannan Shaochun was regarded as a famous wine in the Tang Dynasty, and was paid tribute to the imperial court as a tribute wine. According to historical records, Jiannan would pay 10 Dendrobium of Jiannan Shaochun wine to the imperial court every year.One dendrobium is about ten dou, and ten dou is about one stone.Ten dendrobium wine is ten stones.

Xue Lang said with a smile: "I've probably never tasted the wine that the county king mentioned. I'm not used to the taste of these wines, and I prefer brewing them myself."

Li Xiaogong asked with a smile: "Duke Xue brewed it himself? But baijiu?"

Xue Lang asked in surprise: "Has the king tried it?"

Li Xiaogong said with a smile: "I had the honor to taste it in the Prince Qin's residence. It is so strong wine, the King of Qin and I just drank three cups and we were overwhelmed. Such strong wine, but after drinking it is full of mellow aroma, it is really good wine."

Xue Lang said modestly: "The king of the county deserves the award."

Li Xiaogong said: "It's not a compliment, it's a fact. Speaking of which, I heard that Duke Xue is not yet married?"

Xue Lang's heart skipped a beat, but he still replied, "Yes. What does the county king mean by asking this?"

Li Xiaogong said: "The younger sister of my wife's natal family is about the same age as Duke Xue. She has been a widow since her husband died of illness. If Duke Xue does not give up, she is willing to become a brother-in-law with Duke Xue. In the future, everyone will drink and watch beauties together. Happy?"

Fuck!I thought they were here to make friends, but it turned out that they were kissing!However, King Zhao Jun, does your sister-in-law know that you are helping your sister-in-law say goodbye?

However, it seems that the news that the sage is going to choose a wife for him has already been released, and this is already the second time someone has talked about marriage.I thought that at his age, someone with no good family background would choose him as his son-in-law. After all, the 26-year-old Xue Lang could be regarded as an old leftover man in ancient times, so unexpectedly he was quite sought-after!

Xue Lang subconsciously wanted to see Princess Pingyang, but in the end he restrained himself, cupped his hands and said to Prince Zhao, "Thank you, Prince Zhao, for your kindness, but I already have someone I am interested in, and I only want to marry her in this life. Others have nothing else to think about."

"Really? It's such a pity."

Li Xiaogong expressed regret: "Not being able to be brother-in-law with Duke Xue is really a great pity in life. I thought that if Duke Xue became my sister-in-law, there would be no shortage of good wine in the future, what a pity, what a pity!"

So, did you kiss for your sister-in-law's lifelong event or for the wine?Let such an unreliable person say kiss, are you sure you are serious?Inexplicably, Xue Lang had some sympathy for the county king's sister-in-law.

Li Xiaogong said: "You can't be brother-in-law with Duke Xue, a certain family's heartache is unbearable, and you need to drink more wine to heal it, come on, Duke Xue, do it!"

Xue Lang laughed, raised his wine glass to touch Li Xiaogong, and had a drink.

I don't know if it's because the King of Zhao Jun is addicted to alcohol, or if he wants to verify Xue Lang's massive reputation. Taking this opportunity, he actually seems to have a drink with Xue Lang——

Tusu wine is medicinal wine, don't drink too much.After the two drank a pot each, Li Xiaogong directly asked the waiter to replace it with warm wine.When the wine was poured out, it was almost amber in color. In the Tang Dynasty, wine of this color was considered good wine.However, compared to the [-]-[-] degree alcohol that Xue Lang is used to, it is still too weak.

Xue Lang didn't want to be approached for a kiss again, so he just cooperated with King Zhaojun and had a drink with him.Two wine jugs, each of them poured and drank by themselves, one cup after another, and when they finished drinking, they asked the waiter to bring the two jugs again——

"Hiccup!"

After drinking six jugs of wine, Li Xiaogong burped, Xue Lang's face was like powder, with a calm expression and clear eyes, he asked Li Xiaogong with a smile: "Your Majesty, can you still have a jug?"

Li Xiaogong smiled wryly and handed over his hands to admit defeat: "Mr. Xue Jun has a lot of people, and his reputation is well-deserved. A certain family will be convinced!"

Xue Lang made a scissorshand comparison in his heart, and smiled: "The king of the county has won the prize."

Li Xiaogong said: "Someone is already too strong to drink, so he is willing to bow down, come and help me back to the house!"

Immediately, a servant stepped forward and helped Li Xiaogong, who was limp all over, to leave the table.

Just as Xue Lang got a little excited about drinking, the wine bug squirmed, in order to appease the wine bug in his stomach, he could only fill up the number with the wine from the palace banquet, and said to the waiter: "Please give me another jug ​​of wine!"

"hiss!"

There was a sound of gasping around, Xue Lang bowed his hands shyly to the surroundings, and waited peacefully for the waiter to serve the wine.Yu Chigong, who had a drink with Xue Lang just now, came over with a smile, rubbed his hands and asked, "Is Mr. Xue Lang short of drinking friends?"

"General Yuchi recommends himself?"

"I don't dare to recommend myself, but seeing that Duke Xue is having a good time drinking, and a certain family is also interested, how about I have another round of drinking with the Duke?"

Yu Chigong looked at Xue Lang enthusiastically, Xue Lang nodded with a smile: "OK!"

"Cheer up! Please serve me a jug of wine too!"

Thus, Xue Lang and Yu Chigong started to drink together.

The people around saw that the two were fighting each other again, and based on the nature of watching the excitement, they gathered around with great interest——

One jug, two jugs, three jugs... a total of four jugs of wine!

Xue Lang still had a pink face, clear eyes, and a calm expression, while Yu Chigong's eyes were already blurred, and the belches followed one after another.

Xue Lang put down his wine glass with a smile, and said with a smile: "General Yuchi, let me go!"

"it is good!"

The bystanders couldn't help cheering.

The applause was even heard by the sage sitting there, he waved to the servant and asked, "Go and see what's going on."

"Here!"

The servant immediately took the order to look at it, just in time to see Xue Lang showing off his power, and without saying anything, he looked around with a smile on his face, pretending to be Fan Er and asking——

Who else?
The servant couldn't help laughing, and turned back to the saint, saying: "Sage, it's Duke Changping who is betting on wine with others, and he has defeated Prince Zhao and General Yuchi in a row."

The saint glanced at the seat where Xue Lang was sitting with interest, and said: "I know Xiao Gong's drinking capacity well, and Yu Chi is also a good drinker, Xue Lang actually defeated these two in a row?"

"To the sage, that's right."

The saint was amazed.The King of Qin laughed and said: "Sage, Xue Youyang's reputation as a good drinker is not unique today. When he was in Weize Pass, he showed his power and defeated several people in a row. He joked that he practiced a family-inspired magic skill, but he could not get drunk after a thousand cups."

"Family-inherited magic?"

Now, not only the sage was interested, but even the concubines present showed curiosity.Qin Wang said with a mysterious smile: "I should ask my elder sister to clarify my doubts about this matter."

The sage urged: "Jianling, tell me quickly."

Princess Pingyang put down her wine glass, and vividly talked about how Xue Lang played with those elders who didn't respect her that day.After finishing speaking, Princess Pingyang said indifferently: "On that day, Youyang just uttered a joke just out of loyalty, jokingly claiming that he has practiced magical skills, so there are so many. I have corrected this matter later, but the reputation has spread, so it is impossible. However, it's not that Youyang deceived on purpose."

"Even if it's a joke, Xue Qing's family can be called massive. Good drinker, good character!"

The sage praised without hesitation, with a lot of praise from Xue Lang in his words.And Xue Lang who was "seeking defeat alone" naturally didn't know that King Qin and Princess Pingyang teamed up to help him build a good impression in front of the saint intentionally or unintentionally.

Concubine Wan Gui glanced at Xue Lang, who was still drinking with others while smiling not far away, and glanced at Princess Pingyang seemingly unintentionally, seeing that her expression was as calm and indifferent as before, she curled her lips silently in her heart, and made a decision by the way—

The matter of choosing a wife for Xue Lang seems to be let go!
(End of this chapter)