The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 261
Zhao Xu hosted the three prime ministers of the current dynasty, six ministers, and several first-rank generals.

Others really don't have this qualification, and the standard is really not low, so only the third floor of Taoxiang Tower is worthy of their status.

"Come here to respect everyone. This is a special wine from Taoxianglou. The emperor personally named it Wuliangye. I don't need to say more about this wine."

When everyone heard that this is the famous Wuliangye, the wine worms couldn't help being hooked.

Now this kind of wine is sold like crazy in the Song Dynasty, the streets are full of this kind of wine, and this kind of wine is the most sold in wine shops.

All of you here, no matter whether you are a literati or a military commander, there is no one who does not like wine, of course they know this kind of good wine.

So when Zhao Xu said it was Wuliangye, everyone's eyes lit up, which is how hungry wolves saw their prey.

"I can't wait to see that everyone can't wait, so let's start." After speaking, he drank the wine in his hand first.

"Thank you, Prince!" Everyone was extremely excited, even if they were not alcoholics, they would not be immune to such good wine.

"Good wine, it really is good wine." People who have drunk it are full of praise, it is of course that this is the most regular wine.

There is no such pure wine on the market at all, and the ones circulating in the market are all of the same level as this time.

"Drink to your heart's content today, and when you leave, no one will give you another altar to say yes, this is not a bribe for you, you can't go to the censor to report the orphan, right? Hahaha!"

"Hahaha!" Everyone laughed, and they all knew that the prince was joking this time.

"How can the prince, you see, everyone here is a large group of ministers and ministers. Even if you are impeached, the emperor will not believe it."

"So many people can be bribed, that is the biggest corruption case in the Song Dynasty, and the stolen goods are actually a jar of wine, do you think the emperor believes it? Hahaha."

Shi Shouxin never shy away from speaking, he can say whatever he wants, he is not afraid of anything.

He also didn't believe that the emperor would blame himself for such a trivial matter, and the emperor also knew that there was nothing wrong with being a big boss.

"General Shi, Confucius said that 'a man of lofty ideals does not steal water from a spring'. Now what the crown prince gave us is a priceless wine, can we have it?"

The person who owed you said something like this at this time, you owe me, everyone is looking at this person.

This person is actually Li Tao, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and his words offended everyone.

Many people who love wine were still secretly happy just now, thinking about what to do with the jar of wine given by the prince?

Now that the wine has not been obtained, some people say that people with lofty ideals do not drink the water from the stolen spring. If you say that, how can others accept the wine.

Even his good friend, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, looked angrily at this comrade-in-arms who is usually good, what happened today?
"I said Master Li and I, Shi Shouxin, are not a man of lofty ideals. I am just a rough man. If you don't want me, I want even the water from the stolen spring."

"It's simply unreasonable, and it's insulting to gentlemen." Li Tao, a scholar, didn't know what to say when he heard Shi Shouxin say that.

"What's wrong with Master Li, Li Shangshu looks down on us vulgar people, why do we..."

"That's enough, you still pretend that Gu doesn't exist. Gu invited you here today. Is this a place for you to smash Gu?" Zhao Xu raised his voice a lot.

Although they don't know what it means to smash the field, they can tell from the prince's expression that this is not a good meaning.

The crown prince invited you to make a big fuss here, is it because you don't give him face at all?Strictly speaking, this can almost be discussed with disrespect.

"Prince, please calm down. It may be that Mr. Li drank too much. He was a little dizzy, so he said some nonsense. Please forgive me! Mr. Li apologized to the prince soon."

Zhao Guangyi saw that Zhao Xu was angry and hurried out to smooth things over. He was Zhao Xu's uncle, and he was also a prince in terms of his position in the court.

But if it is true, I really want to salute this nephew. After all, he is a prince. Although there is no official position of prince in the court, he is the heir to the empire.

At this time, Li Tao also realized that the prince invited them here, and the prince said to give them something.

I actually uttered such righteous and awe-inspiring words, this is not giving the prince face, it is slapping the prince's face...

"Lord Li, what are you still doing in a daze and not apologizing to the prince." Zhao Guangyi looked at Li Tao who was still in a daze, and didn't even hit each other.

"The prince offended the little official, please forgive me!" After Zhao Guangyi reminded Li Tao, he quickly apologized to Zhao Xu.

"Okay, sit down, I'm happy to have everyone come today, in fact, Gu is here to reward you on behalf of the emperor."

"You have devoted yourself to the Great Song Dynasty, and the emperor has seen it in his heart, so he asked Gu to offer a cup to everyone present here on his behalf."

Zhao Xu stood up:

"You all sit down, this cup is to honor you on behalf of the emperor, it is the emperor's will that you all sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" These people are important ministers of the imperial court, and the basic etiquette must be followed, and the crown prince is toasting on behalf of the emperor.

How could these ministers be indifferent? You have to thank you before you can drink this glass of wine.

"The emperor said that you are all important ministers of my Great Song Dynasty. He has worked hard for the Great Song Dynasty. He is very grateful to you. He originally wanted to entertain you all in the palace."

"But everyone also knows that our country is not very rich now, and I'm afraid it will cause extravagance in the palace."

You see, the emperor originally wanted to entertain you in the palace, but the country has no money, and now it is no different than before.

Doing so is afraid that people in the world will follow suit and bring bad influence, so I gave up, so I am here.

Zhao Xu's this is pure nonsense. It's still possible to have a poor meal, and it's not that serious. What causes extravagance? Isn't this nonsense?

But everyone still believes what he said now, at least the prince won't lie to us.

How did they know that Zhao Kuangyin didn't say these words at all, and they were all made up by Zhao Xu now.

What is the purpose of his treat, he hasn't said it yet, so he can't say these things for no reason.

But no one asked, and everyone thought that the prince came to entertain them because he was entrusted by the emperor.

I didn't notice these things. Can someone like Zhao Xu invite you to dinner if he has nothing to do?
He is the kind of guy who can't afford to be early without profit. He must have something to say when he treats guests now, and it has never been done before.

(End of this chapter)