Tang Dynasty: Starting at Xuanwu Gate, this prince is better off not being one.

There are actually people who come to us willingly without needing to be persuaded?

Li Yu was secretly delighted. He thought he would have to use a lot of persuasion, but he didn't expect Li Chongyi to be so eager to try. He really was a heavy drinker!

Thinking of this, Li Yu chuckled and said, "Since that's the case, then I won't say any more. As long as you can drink three bowls of this wine without getting drunk, you can drink as much of the wine I have here as you like!"

After speaking, Li Yu, imitating Cheng Chumo, gestured to Li Chongyi to invite him to leave.

"Another attempt to provoke him..." Cheng Chumo rolled his eyes and muttered under his breath, looking at Li Yu's disgusting pretentious act.

Those of them who were close to Li Yu knew that, apart from using those strange methods, all this guy could do to deal with people was to provoke them.

They use the same trick over and over again, but it always works on them, making them impossible to defend against!

So when he saw Li Chongyi clench his fists and resolutely step onto the stage, he knew this guy was in big trouble...

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As expected, Li Chongyi was very dissatisfied that Li Yu had lowered his standards for him.

Amidst cheers from the crowd, he took the wine bowl from Li Yu, unsealed the wine jar, and poured himself a full bowl.

"Excellent wine! This 'fragrance-lighting' should indeed be about illuminating the aroma of the wine!"

Smelling the delicate aroma of the white wine emanating from the bowl, Li Chongyi raised it with a heroic air and proclaimed, "Gentlemen, allow me to drink this bowl all by myself!"

After saying that, he held the bowl and started drinking it down.

Seeing that this guy had drunk a bowl of wine clean and was still able to stand there unsteadily, Li Yu couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

Damn it, he was using a large wine bowl! A bowl of 60-proof liquor could hold nearly seven ounces, and this guy actually downed it all in one go. No wonder he's a famous drunkard in Chang'an!

"Good...good wine!" With the effects of the alcohol kicking in, Li Chongyi's speech became somewhat hesitant.

"Cousin, in my opinion, perhaps we should just forget about it..."

This time it wasn't a provocation; Li Yu was genuinely afraid this guy would get alcohol poisoning, which would put him in serious trouble...

"Brother...do you look down on your elder brother?"

Li Chongyi, who was already competitive, became even more excited after Li Yu said that.

He picked up the wine jar again, swayed slightly, poured himself a full bowl, showed it to everyone around him, and then, fueled by the alcohol, began to drink heartily again.

"Huh? No?" Li Yu was on the verge of tears. He shrugged at Cheng Chumo, who was watching the commotion, to show that he really wasn't trying to provoke him this time.

After another bowl of wine, Li Chongyi felt like his whole body was on fire. Even after a long while, the wine was still churning in his stomach.

He exhaled two breaths of hot air, and was about to say that he could still drink, when he stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

Seeing that Li Chongyi was already very drunk, Li Yu quickly went over to help him up.

It's one thing if you drink other kinds of liquor in one go, but damn it, who drinks baijiu like that?!

Seeing that Li Chongyi, whom he was supporting, was becoming increasingly unsteady on his feet, Li Yu had no choice but to smooth things over, saying, "Today I have truly witnessed my brother's immense capacity for alcohol, and I am truly impressed. How about you give the others a chance, cousin, and let's call it a day? From now on, you can drink as much as you like here, how about that?"

"No way!" Drunk and oblivious to everything, Li Chongyi shook off Li Yu's support and refused, "It's a rare treat to taste such strong liquor; today, I, your brother, will drink to my heart's content!"

This is what happens when you're so drunk you don't care about anything.

Li Yu rubbed his forehead in exasperation. If he let this stubborn mule keep drinking like this, something really bad was going to happen.

Thinking of this, he helplessly pulled a folding fan from his sleeve, unfolded it, and fanned Li Chongyi's flushed face twice.

The next moment, Li Chongyi swayed a few times and then collapsed to the ground. The wine he had just drunk was sprayed out of his mouth and formed a water column in the air like a whale spouting water.

Seeing Li Chongyi in such a sorry state, Li Yu couldn't help but worry that if he kept vomiting like this, the guy would definitely choke to death.

So he quickly called Cheng Chumo over, and the two of them together turned Li Chongyi over, making him vomit all the wine face down...

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The audience was completely silent, and some people who had dealt with Li Chongyi often were even more astonished.

Because they knew Li Chongyi's drinking capacity all too well; he was someone who could hold his liquor in a drinking contest!

But now, just these two bowls of wine have made him look so disheveled.

This made them both timid and eager to try.

However, the thought that he was not even as good as Li Chongyi, and that he would only suffer a more miserable fate if he rashly went on stage, made him realize that he was not even as good as Li Chongyi.

So he gave up the idea of ​​trying it and decided to ask Li Yu for two jars after the party.

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At this moment, the two waiters had already carried the unconscious Li Chongyi to the back room.

For a moment, only Li Yu and Cheng Chumo remained on the stage.

"I'm so sorry, I've made a fool of myself in front of everyone."

Seeing that no one dared to try again, Li Yu clasped his hands in a fist salute to the audience and said with a smile, "Since no one wants to try anymore, I will take the liberty of changing this competition into a wine-making event. Everyone can come up on stage and recite a poem or perform a set of martial arts to taste fine wine."

As soon as Li Yu finished speaking, the audience erupted in uproar once again.

"Boy! I'm a military man, I can't write those pretentious, flowery poems like those scholars. I'll perform a set of boxing moves, and you go pour me a bowl!"

Yuchi Gong, with a full beard, walked onto the stage at some point, casually rolled up his sleeves, and was about to throw a punch.

Seeing someone approach, Li Yu smiled broadly and said, "Since Uncle Yuchi wants to teach the younger generation some martial arts, then this nephew will pour you some wine!"

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Because of Yuchi Gong's opening act, people in the audience naturally began to urge themselves to go on stage, including scholars and military officers, all eager to demonstrate their best skills.

After observing several sets of boxing techniques and listening to a few nonsensical poems, Li Yu was shocked to find that the three jars of wine on the table were already empty.

The time is ripe!

Li Yu gave Cheng Chumo another wink, and after Cheng Chumo saw the last person off the stage, he shouted, "The wine in the jar is all gone, so today's 'Wine Tasting Party' is now over. I thank everyone who came to support us!"

When the party was suddenly announced to be over on stage, those in the audience who had not yet tasted the baijiu felt dissatisfied, but because of Li Yu's status, they had no choice but to suppress their anger.

But in the vast city of Chang'an, there was never a shortage of courageous people.

For example, Changsun Chong, who had been mingling in the crowd since early on, saw that no one was speaking up, so he raised his voice and shouted, "How can that be? So many of us haven't tasted the wine yet, we can't just leave empty-handed!"

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