Tang Dynasty good father-in-law

Chapter 42 Gambling, Clan Records
A ray of light rises from the east in the darkness, and the morning star gradually falls to usher in a new day.

Early winter mornings are already quite chilly, but because of the curfew at night in ancient times, and ordinary people cannot afford candles and oil lamps.

I fell asleep very early, and correspondingly got up early, even the chill of early winter did not block the determination of the world.

Shufu
Shu An also got up early. If he was not used to the ancient routine when he just crossed over, he would have already gotten used to it decades later.

But today is a little different, because a young man is sitting on a stool in the center of the courtyard.

This person is not the young man who passed the Shu Mansion's Ten Questions yesterday, but Li Shimin who appeared in the Shu Mansion early in the morning, the emperor of the entire Tang Dynasty.

The Weng and son-in-law were sitting on one side at this time, with a charcoal basin in the middle and a shelf boiling water.

"Laifu, take out the wine from the ice cellar before."

Shu'an's voice sounded, the ancients made wine cooking has become a custom, especially in winter.

"Master, how many years do you have?"

Lai Fu said respectfully at the side, even he did not expect that the emperor would arrive at Shu Mansion early in the morning.

"50 years!"

Shu An's expression was calm and he said that after he crossed over, he began to store some wine. You must know that in ancient times, the wine was not old because of insufficient storage and sealing.

However, Shu An directly used the method of freezing the wine to hide it in the ice cellar. Although the quality of the wine may be affected, the aroma of the wine that has accumulated over time is enough to make up for it.

The 50th year is the highest year he has stored. After all, he was in his teens when he crossed the New Year, but even now he doesn't store much.

Li Shimin's eyes lit up on the other side, he didn't expect that there was a way to store wine in an ice cellar, but his complexion darkened.

That is, even if you start to store wine by yourself, the age must not reach that level, it depends on how long you can live.

"You must have come here because of the word you wrote yesterday."

Shu An put two eggs into the boiling water and said slowly. It is not so fast to cook the wine immediately, and he still needs to wait for it to thaw.

"Shimin couldn't sleep all night, and he had many questions that he wanted to ask Yafu for advice."

Li Shimin said with some bloodshot eyes, obviously he must not have slept well last night.

"I know what you want to ask, but here I want to ask your opinion on the aristocratic family and the common people?"

Shu An's voice sounded slowly, and he secretly sighed in his heart, this is Li Shimin, the famous emperor through the ages, even though the two of them had some disagreements before, they still came here to seek the answer in their hearts.

We must know that in this era, apart from some fixed festivals, the emperor also had ministers who died, and in the end, he did not have to go to court due to temporary affairs or weather reasons.

As a person who had just ascended the throne, Li Shimin hardly asked for leave, but this time he went to court in order to find an answer.

Now, one of the two is not a high-ranking emperor, and the other is not the world-famous Duke Anxuan, just like two ordinary friends.

Faced with Shu An's question, Li Shimin fell into deep thought, while Shu An who was beside him was also not in a hurry.

"Since Emperor Wei Wen implemented the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, hidden dangers have been planted."

"The Zhongzheng official is in the hands of the gentry, and the children of the gentry become officials through the Zhongzheng Pin, forming a nobleman passed down from generation to generation."

"Correspondingly, the common people almost lost the opportunity to become an official. After a long period of time, they even formed a situation where the clans ruled together."

Li Shimin talked eloquently, starting from the origin, while Shu An nodded beside him.

Even Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty could see it, and thus opened up the imperial examination system. There is no reason why such a wise emperor through the ages could not see it.

"The aristocratic family has too much power. Even with the imperial examination system, the aristocratic family can still serve as important officials through recommendation."

"However, Shimin feels that Yafu's words are a bit biased. Could it be that my achievements in the Tang Dynasty are not as good as those of some aristocratic families?"

In the end, Li Shimin concluded aloud, even though he was born in the Li family of Longxi, but now he is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Shu An smiled slightly, it seems that this king is still brooding over that sentence, but he wants to say that it is really inferior, at least in the eyes of Shilin or the world.

"Can Shimin take a bet?"

Shu An's voice sounded slowly, he didn't try to argue with Li Shimin, he just needed to make this king realize the reality.

After the words fell, Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and he didn't even have the confidence to persuade this Asian father.

"How about not knowing the game?"

Li Shimin still had some patience, and he didn't agree immediately, but asked how to gamble first.

"Rebuild the clan records."

"However, because it takes time, it's better to discharge the first few queues first."

"Presumably this should not be difficult, at most it will take a month, and it will be decided by ranking."

Shu An's eyes flickered and he said softly, and said inwardly, no matter what the bet, he won this game.

In history, Li Shimin began to rebuild the clan annals in the sixth year of Zhenguan, and completed the reconstruction in the 12th year of Zhenguan, while the Shandong gentry Cui clan was the first class, even surpassing the royal family.

Not to mention that it is only the first year of Zhenguan, and the influence of the Li Tang royal family is even worse, so this time he is sure to win.

"If there is a bet, there is a bet. I don't know what Yafu bet on?"

Li Shimin couldn't help agreeing with the words of this cheap father-in-law, because he couldn't help being stunned when he mentioned the clan annals, how could he forget this matter.

"The bet is fine, no matter what the final result is, I can give you some advice on the imperial examination."

Shu An's eyes flickered and he said softly, this must-win game is a battle of spirits, as for the suggestion, he still wants to let Li Shimin take the blame.

For the first time, Li Shimin felt that seeing his cheap father-in-law was a bit pleasing to the eye, but he nodded quickly, as if he agreed with the cheap father-in-law's statement, as if he was afraid of going back on his word.

At this time, Shu An fished out two eggs from the boiling water, and there were already two small plates beside them, and handed one to Li Shimin directly.

It just so happened that Laifu had already taken out the wine from the ice cellar, and had already carried out the deicing treatment first, and then carefully removed the boiling water and replaced it with wine.

"It's been a long time since I drank, and the two of us drank even less."

Shu An's eyes reflected the wine and murmured softly, the two of them were not in harmony in the first place, and the number of times they sat together was even less.

Li Shimin on the side also felt emotional. He had never seen through the thoughts of this father-in-law, which can be described as unfathomable.

However, even though he knew that this cheap father-in-law was also at odds with him after today, he still enjoyed this short-lived harmony. It was a pity that the Guanyin servant did not see this scene.

(End of this chapter)