Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 455 Ate Three Bowls of Rice With Tears

Souvenirs do exist, and they are rare.

A few days ago, Li Qinzai suddenly wanted to eat beef in Zhuangzi, so Zhuangzi killed a cow. Isn't it a coincidence?

After paying the government's fine happily, Li Qinzai felt like a treasure.

A cow weighed hundreds of kilograms, and the Li family could not afford to eat it. Before arriving in Chang'an, Li Qinzai cut off dozens of kilograms of beef.

Although this thing is not comparable to gold, silver and jewelry, it is affordable and delicious, and even Li Zhi eats it like a pig eating slop, which shows how rare it is, and it is the most suitable gift.

Not planning to send Song Sen off, nothing else, Wu Shaolang was upset.

After Song Sen left, Li Qinzai sat alone in the open-air restaurant for a while, smacking the inferior and cloudy rice wine, which tasted sour and slightly alcoholic.

Three bowls of wine cost a penny, the price is very fair, but the taste is indescribable, even this kind of inferior wine, not anyone in Datang can afford it.

A penny is exchanged for a moment of leisure, and a moment of tranquility in the hustle and bustle.

Those who are not greedy will be satisfied, but those who are greedy will not sit still.

Picking up the rough pottery cup with knocked edges, Li Qinzai filled it silently, still sitting in the wine shop, watching the bustling crowd of people on the street, at this moment, he was very satisfied.

He has always set his goal in life as a salted fish, but the situation of the world is always unwilling to let him go. Traveling so far, one thing after another, he suddenly felt a little tired.

Obviously most of the time he lived a lazy life in Zhuangzi, but he was indeed tired, and it was a bit hypocritical to say it.

But he is just tired.

He took out another penny from his pocket and asked the shop assistant to serve three more glasses of wine.

Liu Asi, who was standing by the side, couldn't stand it any longer, and leaned over to him and said softly, "Wu Shaolang, the wine sold in this restaurant is too inferior, not suitable for Wu Shaolang's noble status, and drinking too much bad wine will hurt your health. If Wu Shaolang has a taste for elegance, he might as well go back to the Duke's mansion and drink fine wine..."

Li Qinzai raised his eyes and smiled, "How expensive am I?"

Liu Ah Si froze, and said with a wry smile: "Five Young Master is an important weapon in the community, and also the hope of the Li family. Please also take care of yourself."

"It's noble and heavy, so I'm a precious metal like gold?" Li Qinzai suddenly became agitated, drank another glass of wine, and wiped his mouth fiercely: "After finishing this bad thing, I want to find someone Where no one knows me, just be that domineering dandy."

"I want to act wild!"

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In the afternoon, Li Qinzai walked outside the gate of Taiji Palace with a clay pot.

It is very difficult for other courtiers to have an audience with the emperor. If you follow the procedures, you must first report to the Ministry of Rites, and then wait for a long time. When you want to see you depends on the emperor's mood.

It is said that during the reign of Zhenguan, a local official came to Beijing to report on his duties. After reporting to the Ministry of Rites, he waited in the post house for half a year before he was summoned by Li Shimin. He was moved when he saw Tian Yan.

Who the hell knew that he actually had nowhere to complain.

Li Qinzai was obviously a special case. For him, he basically came to Tai Chi Palace whenever he wanted, as long as he didn't climb over the wall in the middle of the night, Li Zhi would not refuse to see him at any time.

But seeing Li Zhi this time was a little troublesome because of the clay pot Li Qinzai was holding.

After the eunuch led him into the palace, the eunuch in charge of meals from the Ministry of Internal Affairs stepped forward and politely but firmly asked Li Qinzai to hand over the clay pot to him first.

Naturally, there was food in the pottery pot, and any food that appeared in front of Li Zhi had to pass the eunuch's drug test, no matter how deep the relationship with the emperor was, there was no exception, rules are rules.

Li Qinzai knew the rules and happily handed over the pot to the eunuch.

The eunuch confirmed that the food in the clay pot was non-toxic and tasted good after an unclear operation, so he returned the pot to him.

In the Anren Hall, Li Zhi yawned lazily, and there was an old acquaintance sitting in the hall, his uncle Cui Sheng.

Seeing Li Qinzai entering the palace, Li Zhi lifted his spirits and said with a smile: "Excuse me, Jing Chu, come forward, I'm really bored staying in this palace, you came just in time, talk to me..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Zhi sniffed and said, "What's the smell?"

Li Qinzai smiled and raised the clay pot in his hand.

The smell was a bit familiar, Li Zhi's eyes lit up: "Could it be..."

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "It's beef. It has been simmered for two hours on low heat. The meat is rotten and the juice is thick. The heat is just right."

Li Zhi was overjoyed: "How can there be no good wine in the face of delicious food? Come, let's serve wine! Last month there was a tribute from the Western Regions, bring two altars!"

Inadvertently glanced at Cui Sheng next to him, Li Zhi changed his words again: "Three altars!"

Cui Sheng, who was regarded as a little transparent, was not angry. Instead, he fulfilled his duties and wrote with a poker face.

Li Zhi was startled, and hurriedly sat up straight: "Cough, Jingchu, this is your fault. Farm cattle are so rare and precious to the Tang Dynasty, how can you eat beef? No, no, I can't bear it."

The film king has already started his performance, and Li Qinzai, who is a supporting role, will of course also be in the play, so he showed a distressed expression.

"The terrain of your village is uneven and steep. The day before yesterday a cow accidentally slipped and fell and was unable to farm. I was so sad that I had to give it a ride. I also invited Taoist priests to save it. It went well. .”

Li Zhi also showed distress immediately, and sighed: "The scenery is good, and half of its hard work is not in vain."

"Your Majesty, its soul has been redeemed. I originally planned to bury it generously, but last night I had a dream. The cow came in a dream. It begged thousands of times in the dream. Please enjoy its meat well." meat, so that it can be fulfilled in its whole life and reincarnated in a human fetus in the next life."

"I was so moved that I had no choice but to cook the beef separately after waking up, and ate three bowls of rice with tears in my eyes." Li Qinzai sighed sadly.

The supporting role is too much for the show, Li Zhi, the protagonist, obviously felt the pressure, and couldn't help blurting out: "You made up this nonsense..."

Immediately, Li Zhi changed his words again: "Hey, what Jing Chu said is reasonable, and there is nothing wrong with it at all. Even so, I have tasted it a little bit, and it can be regarded as helping him to complete his merits."

After the two monarchs and ministers sang together, they looked at Cui Sheng at the same time.

Cui Sheng did not know when he had put down his pen, folded his hands on his chest and half closed his eyes, as if he didn't bother to record these nonsense in the emperor's daily life record.

The monarch and his ministers breathed a sigh of relief, and the eunuch also brought in the wine at this time.

When the clay pot was lifted, a strong smell of meat filled the surroundings immediately, and Li Zhi took a deep breath intoxicated.

Just as he was about to feast on his chopsticks, Li Qinzai gave him a wink. Li Zhi received it and immediately understood the meaning, so he greeted Cui Sheng, "Cui Qing is also here, you and my ministers will eat and drink together."

Cui Sheng saluted and said indifferently: "Your Majesty, please be at ease, as a minister is on duty, it is not suitable to drink with Your Majesty."

Li Qinzai said: "Uncle, don't be hypocritical, if you don't go into the water, neither your majesty nor I can have fun."

Li Zhi nodded hurriedly: "Of course."

Cui Sheng sighed, this brother-in-law really can't get along, good things don't make him think of himself, but bad things drag him into trouble.

So Cui Sheng came over, took a chopsticks of beef with silver chopsticks and ate it, nodded to Li Zhi, indicating that he was gladly dragged into the water, and then walked back to the low table tactfully, dipping in ink to write something.

The monarch and his ministers finally breathed a sigh of relief, so they drank and ate meat happily.

However, Li Qinzai was a little puzzled. In the past, when he entered the palace, he saw Li Zhi as a monarch and his ministers chatting nonsense. Today, Cui Sheng was asked to sit in the palace for no reason. What did he want to do?

(End of this chapter)