Back to Tang Dynasty to be Emperor

Li Ke and Xiao Baozi stopped and walked, looking at this and that from time to time.When Li Ke was concentrating on admiring a piece of porcelain, Xiao Baozi suddenly said in Li Ke's ear: "Your Highness, don't you think that is Mr. Chai?"

Li Ke followed Xiao Baozi's arm and saw Chai Zhewei walking towards him surrounded by several generals.Li Ke couldn't help being surprised, how could he always meet Chai Zhewei when he went out of the palace twice?He felt that this must not be a coincidence, or someone told Chai Zhewei, or Chai Zhewei deliberately inquired about his whereabouts.Li Ke was not very familiar with Chang'an, and he was bored because Xiao Baozi, as a servant, couldn't take him around too presumptuously.Seeing Chai Zhewei at this time, how could he be unhappy.

Chai Zhewei obviously also saw Li Ke, and while shouting "Third Brother", he walked a few steps to Li Ke.Li Ke joked: "Zhewei, every time I go out of the palace, why can I meet you in the East Market or West Market? Is this God's will, or is it man-made?"

Chai Zhewei really wanted Li Ke to talk about the central matter, so he was a little embarrassed, and said in an embarrassing way: "It must be God's will, let me meet the third brother in Xishi." Walking around the West Market, just take whatever you like when you see it, it can be regarded as my younger brother's congratulations to you."

Li Ke thinks that Chai Zhewei looks a bit like the Tai Sui of later generations, a rich man.However, he was also moved by Chai Zhewei's ability to treat him like this.Looking at this hard-core confidant, Li Ke felt a little sad when he thought that he would embark on a road of no return in the future.Since ancient times, the battle for the throne has been dominated by the winner and the loser, the one who wins the Tao and ascends to heaven.Therefore, from now on, Li Ke's success or failure will not only affect himself, but also everyone around him. He can't be wrong, he can only succeed and not fail.At least don't let the people around you get hurt.

Seeing Li Ke's silence, Chai Zhewei thought he was angry at what he said just now, so he explained: "Third brother, you don't know something, although there is nothing lacking in the palace, taking out anything at random is better than here." It is a hundred times or even a thousand times better. However, the things here also have their own uniqueness. Especially the rare things bought from Hu merchants in the Western Regions are more worth pondering."

Hearing what Chai Zhewei said, Li Ke knew that his expression just now made him think that he underestimated the things in the palace.So, he laughed and said, "Zhewei, let's forget about the things. I'll buy them after I move out of the palace in two days. Today I mainly want to taste the fine wine in Chang'an City. I don't know if you have any good places to go."

When Chai Zhewei heard Li Ke said that he wanted to drink, he immediately became interested, and said to Li Ke: "Jiankang Fang is a place where fine wine is produced, we can go there to drink."

Li Ke has always wanted to taste what the best wine in Chang'an is like, to see if he can find some wine recipes to make some money, so he asked this question.Hearing that Chai Zhewei said that Jiankangfang produces good wine, he couldn't wait to go to Jiankangfang with Chai Zhewei.

The two came to a restaurant in Jiankangfang. Chai Zhewei seemed to be a frequent customer here and knew the shopkeeper very well.Seeing him coming in, the shopkeeper rushed over, and said helplessly, "Master Chai, I'm sorry, there is no private room today, so I can only consign you to drinking in the lobby."

Chai Zhewei obviously didn't expect the shopkeeper to say this, and suddenly felt that he couldn't hold back his face. Just as he was about to explode, Li Ke hurriedly said: "In that case, it's in the lobby. Anyway, it's more spacious here, so there's nothing wrong with it."

Seeing that Li Ke had said that, Chai Zhewei couldn't say anything more, so he gave the shopkeeper a hard look and said, "Bring me the best wine in your shop."

Li Ke chose a table by the window, Li Ke said to the shopkeeper: "I wonder if the best wine in your store is the best wine in Chang'an City or even in the entire Tang Dynasty?"

Seeing Li Ke's question, the shopkeeper carefully explained: "My lord, the small shop has been handed down from our ancestors and has been running restaurants for several generations. Therefore, it can still stand today because of wine. My lord Don't worry, I'll bring you the best Huajianzui in our store." After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he saw Li Ke's expectant face, and hurriedly ordered the waiter in the store to buy food and drinks, while he stood carefully behind Chai Zhewei.He had seen the five tigers and one Tai Sui before. Although he didn't know Li Ke's identity, Chai Zhewei was the son-in-law of the court, and he was the one who didn't offend his little hotel owner.

After Li Ke and Chai Zhewei were seated, Li Ke said to Chai Zhewei: "Zhewei, don't get angry because of a little thing. Don't make things difficult for the shopkeeper of the hotel, let him go down, let's talk, call him over if you need anything .”

Chai Zhewei didn't dare to refute Li Ke's words, he should claim it.When the shopkeeper heard what Li Ke said, he hurriedly thanked him as if he had received an amnesty.Soon, the waiter brought several dishes, a jug of wine, and two cups, and placed them on the table in turn, and said to Li Ke: "Guest officer, this is the most famous 'Hua Jian Drunk' in Chang'an City, you two take your time to taste it." .”

Chai Zhewei filled Li Ke's and his own cups, raised them and said, "Let me toast to the third brother first, and congratulate the third brother on his promotion to King of Han."

Li Ke looked at the small pot of famous wine from Tang Dynasty in front of him, but couldn't see how it could be called a famous wine because of its uniqueness.At least, the aroma of wine will not have the fragrance of later generations.Looking at Chai Zhewei with a sincere face in front of him, he no longer wanted to hide his disappointment, and said with a wry smile: "It's done!" After finishing speaking, the cup has bottomed out.

The two of them didn't talk much, but they drank a lot of wine. After a while, the pot of wine was drunk to the bottom.Although Li Ke drank quickly, he also tasted a little bit of this famous Tang wine.Although this wine does not have a lingering aroma, it is extremely soft in the mouth and has a taste of its own, but the alcohol content is slightly low and it is not easy to get drunk.But Li Ke knew that although the wine was good, it could not compare to his later Maotai, highland barley wine and other baijiu brewed with modern technology.

At this time, it was past noon, more and more customers came, and the shop became extremely lively.One of them was a rough-clothed, unremarkable young man who stood out among the well-dressed diners. Looking at his attire, one could tell that he was a rich man, so the shopkeeper's greeting was naturally a little neglectful.The young man knew that the shopkeeper's dog looked down on people, but he didn't take it seriously, and shouted: "A bucket of eight liters of wine, plus a few dishes of side dishes."

When the people next to him heard this, they were immediately surprised, a bucket of eight liters of wine, is this still a human being? (Tang is that one bucket is equal to the current ten liters, and one bucket of eight liters is equal to the current eighteen liters)

The shopkeeper doesn't care whether he can drink so much wine, as long as he sells more wine, the happier he will be.Quickly ask the shop waiter to bring up the wine and dishes, and put them on the young man's table.Young people don't care about other people's eyes, they only care about drinking and eating food by themselves.

Li Ke noticed the young man as soon as he entered the door, not because of his simple attire, but because he felt an arrogance behind this young man, as well as three points of disdain.Li Ke knew that if such a person was not a man of great talent, he would be a man of great evil.So he has been carefully watching his every move.The young man seemed to be aware of it. Looking towards Li Ke, he found that Li Ke was watching him, so he said, "If you don't mind, brother, you can come over and have a drink."

Li Ke originally wanted to observe more to see if he was really talented, and then decide whether to intersect.Seeing that the young man invited him to drink with him at this moment, it was not easy to refuse, so he brought Chai Zhewei and the young man to sit together.

The young man filled the big bowls in front of Li Ke and Chai Zhewei with wine, then said "please" and drank it all by himself.Chai Zhewei had never seen such an arrogant person, so he wanted to stand up and accuse him, but Li Ke held him down in time.Li Ke also said "please", picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp. Chai Zhewei also became proud and drank the wine in the bowl.In this way, the three drank nine bowls before giving up.The young man saw that Li Ke and Li Ke were drinking freely, and they still didn't feel drunk after drinking nine bowls, so they immediately fell in love with them.In fact, just now when he saw that the shopkeeper was nodding and bowing to the two of them just now, he was not angry at all, and seeing that the two of them were still looking at him from time to time, he deliberately asked them to come over for a drink, trying to make them look ugly. People are not ordinary people.Although Li Ke and Chai Zhewei are young, they often eat, drink and have a good drinking capacity, which makes him admire them.He couldn't help but introduce himself: "Did you know the names of the two during the dismounting week?" Ma Zhou introduced himself in this way, and he no longer underestimated the two of them just because they were young. .

Li Ke was excited when he heard the word "Ma Zhou". Could it be that famous official in history, Ma Zhou?If so, judging by his clothes today, it is estimated that he has just arrived in Chang'an not long ago, and he has not been a guest of He Chang as the history said.If so, you can't let him go.If not, Quan should make a friend, it's not a big problem, after a moment of pondering, he truthfully said to Ma Zhou: "My servant Li Ke, this is my third brother Chai Zhewei."

Hearing Li Ke's name, Ma Yiyi was also shocked. He didn't expect that this young boy was the King of Han in Tang Dynasty, the grandson of Emperor Sui Yang, and the current third prince Li Ke.And the young man next to him was the height of Tang Consort Chai Shao, no wonder the shopkeeper was very respectful to the two of them.But he was also a little startled before he came back to his senses and got up to salute Li Ke, but Li Ke stopped him and said, "Brother Ma, you don't need to say anything about this, and you don't need to stick to etiquette here. Since meeting is fate, we As long as your confidant is commensurate, if you don’t get drunk, you won’t return.”

Ma Zhou was not stupid, he knew that Li Ke didn't want to reveal his identity, seeing what he said, he didn't insist on being polite, and said: "In that case, I will be rude."

Seeing his calm performance after knowing his identity just now, Li Ke was convinced that he was Ma Zhou, a famous official in history.Because, I intend to make friends with him, and I started to talk intimately.Ma Zhou saw that although Li Ke was a prince, he did not put on airs and was easy-going.He is no longer restrained when he speaks by himself.

During the chat with Ma Zhou, Li Ke knew that Ma Zhou had indeed had a tortuous but legendary life experience as described in history. He was born in a poor peasant family for generations, his parents died when he was young, and he was lonely. , he is very studious and has the talent to help the world in his chest, but he is bold and unrestrained by nature, and he is a little weird, so he is not understood by the people around him.He first served as a teaching assistant in Bozhou because of the provincial governor Da Xishu. He was reprimanded by Da Xishu for "drinking alcohol every day and not taking lectures seriously", and left Bozhou angrily.

Leaving Bozhou, Ma Zhou first went to Caozhou (now Heze, Shandong) for a walk, and then went to