Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 73 Beer Banquet

Li Shimin left with Changsun Wuji and Cheng Yaojin.

There are some things that need to be arranged by him in Prince Qin's residence.

But before leaving, he took the chair in the living room away, he thought it was really comfortable to sit on.

After Li Shimin left, Qin Tian and Tang Rong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sir, you are the best, otherwise, I really don't know what to do." Tang Rong looked at Qin Tian with a look of intoxication. Seeing how cute she looked, Qin Tian couldn't help but grabbed her hand , Said: "Don't worry, ma'am, with my husband here, I will never let you suffer any harm or wronged."

Tang Rong nodded, the longer she got along with Qin Tian, ​​the more she felt that being with Qin Tian was the safest.

"With my husband around, Rong'er is not afraid."

As she said that, Tang Rong suddenly remembered something again, and asked, "Master, can beer really help the prince solve the problem of food and grass?"

"Of course it is possible. Tomorrow the prince will hold a banquet at Prince Qin's mansion, and madam can come with me."

Tomorrow's banquet, in addition to the presence of princes and nobles, many wives of princes and nobles will also be present, so it's okay for Tang Rong to follow.

Tang Rong smiled and nodded in agreement.

But it was said that after Li Shimin returned to Chang'an, he immediately ordered people to send invitations to the dignitaries in Chang'an City, and the aristocratic families, inviting them to the Qin Palace for a banquet tomorrow.

These invitations were sent one after another.

After the princes and nobles received the invitation, they immediately understood Li Shimin's intentions.

They knew that Li Shimin was in charge of food and grass now, but there was a shortage of food and grass in the Tang Dynasty, and they had a lot of food and grass in their hands. Li Shimin invited them to go, it must be for food and grass.

They have so much food in their hands, so they naturally want to exchange it for money. They can't finish eating so much food, so should they put it in the warehouse to feed the mice?
However, although they intend to exchange money, the price must be right. There is less and less food on the market. Li Shimin wants to buy food from them, but he can't do it without a big price.

Thinking about it, these people immediately went back to the people in Prince Qin's mansion, saying that they would all go to the banquet tomorrow.

They want to see how Li Shimin wants to talk to them. There are more people going, and the control of the price is naturally in their hands.

Early the next morning, just after dawn, Qin Tian rushed to Chang'an City with people carrying beer.

After arriving in Chang'an City, they went directly to Prince Qin's Mansion.

Li Shimin was already waiting for them.

Seeing that Qin Tianyun brought so much wine, he couldn't help being curious about the taste of the wine, but when he was about to taste it, Qin Tian stopped him.

"My lord, this wine tastes good after it's been chilled. Please order someone to send it to the ice cave to freeze it. After the noon banquet begins, it will be almost ready."

Li Shimin had no choice but to agree.

The beer was moved to the ice cellar, and not long after, princes, nobles, and people from aristocratic families came one after another with their families.

After these people came, the family members followed Princess Changsun to the backyard, and Li Shimin was in charge of the living room.

But after saying that almost everyone had come, Li Shimin ordered people to serve meals.

Everyone was sitting in the living room, and there were dancers dancing during the banquet. After eating a few mouthfuls of food, they were puzzled to find that there was no wine.

At this time, a person stood up and asked: "My lord, why is there no wine in today's banquet?"

Li Shimin said: "I have ordered someone to fetch it, and it will be ready soon."

Seeing that there was wine, everyone was relieved, at this time another person asked: "I wonder if the lord called us to the banquet today, but do you have any excuses?"

Everyone felt that Li Shimin must be talking about food.

But Li Shimin smiled: "Naturally, there is something to say. This king has got some good wine, so I'm here to invite you to taste it."

"Wine tasting?" Everyone was taken aback. They came here to sell grain, and they sold grain at a high price. Why did Li Shimin suddenly talk about wine?

Just when they were puzzled, someone had already brought several jugs of beer in. After the beer was brought in, a big bowl was placed in front of everyone.

Seeing the big bowl, these princes and nobles couldn't help but frown. They pay attention to the mood when drinking. What is the meaning of having such a big bowl? Do you want to get them all drunk?
But with Li Shimin, they couldn't speak up, so they had to endure it.

Immediately after the bowl was placed, someone came to pour the wine. After opening the mouth of the wine jar, they held the wine jar and poured it into the bowl. After the wine was poured into the bowl, the wine turned light yellow and foamed.

When everyone saw this, they suddenly panicked and jumped up.

"Toxic, there is poison in this wine..."

They had never seen bubbling wine before, so they thought the wine was poisonous, and Li Shimin had never drank it before. Seeing that there were indeed many bubbles after the wine was poured out, he secretly became nervous.

However, his face was very calm, and he shouted: "Everyone, be safe and don't be impatient. This is beer, and there is no gambling, so don't worry."

As he said that, Li Shimin drank a bowl by himself first. After taking a sip, his internal organs became much cooler, and the previous sweltering heat was swept away.

"It's cool!" Li Shimin also drank wine, but even if it was chilled wine, it didn't taste as good as this beer. After all, the wine was a little sweet, unlike the grain wine they usually drink.

This beer can taste like grain wine, and it can relieve the heat, which is really refreshing.

He wondered, how did Qin Tian brew such wine?

When Li Shimin shouted, the other dignitaries of the aristocratic family gradually became curious about this wine, thinking that Li Shimin drank it all, and in this Prince Qin's mansion, he would not dare to poison them, right?
So they all picked up their bowls and drank.

The beer was chilled, and it was cold and refreshing after drinking, which made people feel very comfortable, and the strength of the alcohol gradually rose after drinking, which made them feel very comfortable.

In fact, many people drink alcohol and pursue that kind of slightly drunk state. If they can't get drunk, what kind of alcohol is it?

This beer has the strength of wine, and it can relieve heat and cool off. It is really a good wine.

After everyone drank a bowl like this, they praised one after another, and then asked the servants to quickly pour them again, so that after a while, the princes and ministers drank up the few jars of wine brought over.

It's just that, even though they drank all the wine, they still feel that they still have more to say.

"My lord, do you still have this beer? Bring out a few jars, let us have a good drink."

"That's right, that's right, my lord, don't be stingy..."

Everyone clamored for Li Shimin to bring in a few more jars, but Li Shimin showed a bitter expression, and said with a smile: "No, I have limited financial resources, so I just bought these few jars, but although there is no more beer, there are other good wines in the palace. , let's continue drinking."

(End of this chapter)