Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 698: Better to Make an Alchemy
The civil and military officials of Zhenguan in Ganlu Hall were a little busy.

Sun Simiao was recording the dangers of alcohol, while Fang Du was discussing whether drinking alcohol could really bring inspiration.

Zhangsun Wuji was listening carefully to the discussion among the Yan brothers on the characteristics of portrait painting techniques of Mongolian princes.

Wei Zheng walked behind Chu Suiliang and carefully looked at the records that had been copied.

Empress Chang Sun gently scratched the chin of the cat named Yanchan in her arms, causing the cat to purr softly, which all the ministers could hear clearly.

Yes, although everyone had something to do, they were all quite quiet, and their attention was vaguely focused on the father and son in the center of the hall. Changsun Wuji even saw that Yan Liben did not lower his head at all, but moved his right hand on the paper, and with just a few strokes he outlined the contours of what he saw.

Well, it really lives up to the reputation of being a divine painting.

"Cheng Qian, what do you think of the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Shimin, who stood with his hands behind his back, had a very strong aura. Li Chengqian subconsciously followed his father's words, but this question was too broad, so he hesitated for a moment and said:

"As a crown prince, one should consolidate the foundation of the country, maintain the integrity of the country, think about the difficulty of the imperial cause, understand the people's promotion of morality, and have affection and righteousness..."

"Has Cheng Qian accomplished what he is doing now?"

Facing his father's question, Li Chengqian almost didn't hesitate and said loudly:
"I will take this as a lesson for myself!"

Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction:

"Then what doubts do you have?"

"As for the matter that concerns me, later history records it..."

At this point, a sincere sadness appeared on Li Shimin's face:

"The Queen died in the tenth year of Zhenguan..."

Then, like a young swallow flying into the forest, Li Chengqian threw himself into his mother's arms, causing the royal cat to hide hurriedly on the ground and meow twice in dissatisfaction.

Empress Changsun gently comforted her eldest son while glaring at her husband in dissatisfaction. Her husband responded with a helpless expression:
I thought we had already talked about the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, but who could have thought that there would be a sudden surprise at this moment?

However, Li Shimin thought that he should come up with a complete explanation. After all, the curtain was there, and Cheng Qian would know the truth sooner or later.

But... since we've all talked about the Han and Tang dynasties because of wine, then what about the Song dynasty...

[The Song Dynasty was even worse, especially Zhao Kuangyin's inextricable relationship with wine was no big secret.

After all, it is well known that the Chenqiao Mutiny was a case of the innocent Zhao Kuangyin being forced to wear a yellow robe after getting drunk and becoming emperor.

There are many records of Zhao Da drinking in historical books, and he once praised it in a flowery way, saying that "wine is the sweet gift from heaven."

As for the eternal mystery of Candle Shadow and Axe Sound, because there was a record of drinking before the incident, some people also speculated that Zhao Da also died of drinking, and Zhao Er just attacked the throne in an unkind manner and did not attack his eldest brother.

However, sudden death from excessive drinking often has various signs, such as cerebral hemorrhage caused by drunkenness causing facial paralysis, vomiting and suffocation caused by drunkenness leaving behind dirty residue, etc., none of which are recorded in history books.

The claim of poisoning was only because the deaths of Qian Chu and Li Yu during the reign of Zhao II were too strange, but there is no evidence.

Therefore, the candle shadow and axe sound are destined to be passed down as an unsolved mystery.

After all, the Yongchang Mausoleum had been the scene of organized large-scale theft, and Zhao Da's remains were destined to be difficult to recover and identify. 】

Then a satisfied smile appeared on Li Shimin's face in Ganlu Palace.

In the Guangzheng Hall in Bianliang of the Northern Song Dynasty, everyone looked somewhat unable to accept the situation.

"My death was mysterious?" This was Qian Chu's reaction as he believed that destiny had been with the Song Dynasty due to the appearance of the light curtain. As a result, he felt both complacent and regretful.

"What crime have I committed that I must die with Qian Wende?"

Because of the previous war with Southern Tang and the argument with Qian Chu over the ignorance of the fact that Qian Chu destroyed Guo while pretending to be in power, Li Yu cried out in pain, having not yet won the argument.

"My uncle will inherit the throne, but what about me?"

In an instant, dozens of possible answers flashed through Zhao Dezhao's mind, and he asked himself questions that were unclear.

"My body...is not even there?"

After asking questions or asking oneself, the hall suddenly began to boil like water.

"Hahahaha, Emperor Zhao replaced Zhou, and the King of Jin replaced Emperor Zhao. Wonderful, wonderful!"

"Does this mean that the King of Jin harmed the government and then harmed us?"

"What a crime he has committed! The government has only stripped him of his honorific title and banished him to a temple. This can be considered a favor from heaven!"

"What kind of grace is this? Why keep such a traitor?"

"If even the ruler of our country cannot tolerate King Jin, then I'm afraid the crown prince..."

Liu Han carefully copied down the dangers of drinking and possible signs of death in the notebook he had prepared earlier, but when he looked up again, he saw the Guangzheng Hall in chaos.

The emperor was lost in thought, Qian Chu and Li Yu were arguing with each other. Qian Chu was still asking the emperor to kill the King of Jin, and Li Yu was also crying out in pain that he was already a fallen man, so why did he kill him? His Highness Zhao Dezhao was still asking the emperor where he was in a daze...

And the King of Jin...what about the King of Jin?

There was no one left where Master Kong Jiong had originally been. When he looked up again, he saw Zhao Guangyi retreating towards the hall.

Before Liu Han could wrap his head around it, he heard the Prime Minister Zhao Pu beside him calling out:
"Where is the King of Jin going?"

This was definitely intentional. Although Liu Han was a medical officer of the Imperial Academy, he was not ignorant of how to be an official. At least as far as the certificate of ordination written by the emperor himself was concerned, the titles of King of Jin and Master of Dharma had completely different meanings, and Lord Zhao had never made a mistake in using such titles.

And now he is called the King of Jin...

Master Kong Jiong looked back at the temple gate which was still about ten steps away from him, and an expression of "my life is over" appeared on his face.

[The case of Ogedei is a little simpler. One reason is that this guy loved drinking too much. The records he left behind show that he drank and slept for several days and nights. Even young guys couldn't stand it.

Another reason is that the Mongol westward expedition promoted the exchange of winemaking technology. The wines that the Khans of the Mongol Khanate could drink were of various types and had higher alcohol content, which increased the risk of alcoholism. Therefore, it is not surprising that people died from drinking.

In addition, after Ogedei, there were many records of Yuan Dynasty emperors being alcoholics. Zhu Yuanzhang might have taken this as a lesson and made some adjustments in his management.

The Ming Dynasty court produced a lot of imperial wine, but most of it was used as rewards, and there are very few records of the emperor himself being drunk.

The most famous case in the record is Bai Zong, who in the eighth year of the Wanli reign of the Qing Dynasty went out at night with a sword in his hand. He got drunk and cut off the eunuchs' hair and almost beat two eunuchs to death with a stick.

As a result, his biological mother, Empress Dowager Li, became furious. She announced that she would invite all court officials to visit the Taimiao to depose the immoral Baizong. In the end, Baizong knelt outside his biological mother's palace and apologized for his crime. The situation was finally calmed down.

But since you are not allowed to drink, can't I try making pills instead?

There were several Ming Dynasty emperors who had problems after taking elixirs. Things like Lingji Palace talisman, red pills, and Xianfang Linglu drink were nothing new.

But this is getting off topic. Anyway, everyone should remember that alcohol is something that can be avoided as much as possible. Even if you must drink, remember to drink in moderation. 】

(End of this chapter)