Datang: Only by resisting the decree can we become stronger

"It really makes people want to stop and feel uncomfortable."

"Hey, who said it wasn't?"

"This child has such vision and insight at a young age, and is full of talents. He can't serve the country. He can only be a merchant, thinking about eating, drinking, and marrying a wife all day. It's a pity, Qu Cai."

At this moment, Li Qiu also presented the grilled mutton skewers.

It was the first time for Feng Li and Wei Zheng to see this kind of dish, so they were naturally very curious.

"Li Qiu, this... is it?"

"Is it a dish to eat?"

"Smell this smell, it seems to be good!"

Li Qiu smiled, "This is what I call the second gift."

"Several adults try it first and then talk."

The mutton skewers made by Li Qiu are topped with refined salt, chili noodles, cumin, sesame and other seasonings.

It also uses high-quality charcoal and top-grade lamb meat that was absolutely free from any pollution in 625 A.D. It goes without saying that it tastes good.

How could Feng Li, Wei Zheng, and Wang Gui resist such temptations.

While eating regardless of the image, he praised again and again.

"It's amazing, it's amazing!"

"It's delicious, delicious!"

"Li Qiu, where do you get so many tricks in one day?"

"What kind of dish is this, come and introduce it to us!"

Chapter 10 Li Qiu made this wine and this poem?

Seeing their questions, Li Qiu explained to them with a smile, "This dish is made of high-quality lamb, first skewered with bamboo sticks, and then grilled on high-quality bamboo charcoal."

"Of course, during the roasting process, I also used my exclusive refined salt and various seasonings."

"The name of this dish, let's call it Yu Zi Tong Pao."

Wei Zheng shook his head slightly at this time and praised, "I don't mean to have no clothes, and I share the same robe with my son. The king Yu Xingshi repaired my spear. I have the same hatred as my son."

"This is a verse from the Book of Songs."

"This dish of yours uses a bamboo stick for every seven pieces of meat. It is also named after this poem."

Wang Gui: "I'm in the same robe with my son, looking northwest, shooting Sirius in salvo, this wine and this poem, how magnificent it is!"

Feng Li also laughed loudly at this time, "I love the dish of Tongpao and the wine of shooting Sirius!"

"In the past few months, I have never been as happy as I am today."

"No, I must not get drunk tonight!"

……

On that day, Feng Li was really drunk and was sent back by the carriage.

Like Wei Zheng, Wang Gui, and Wei Ting, although they are not as drunk as Feng Li, they are all a little drunk.

Before leaving, Li Qiu also gave everyone a jar of wine to take back.

Soon, as expected, the wine and poems about shooting Sirius quickly spread among the upper circles in Chang'an.

Although Wei Zheng and Wang Gui belonged to the former Ministry of Prince Yin, on the surface many people still deliberately kept a distance from them.

But in private, there are quite a few of their best friends or relatives.

In the era of the Tang Dynasty, there were constant wars, and even the people in the superstructure didn't have many projects for fun.

So good wine, in that era, was a great thing.

Almost on the second and third day of their meeting, nobles, officials, and generals from all walks of life came to Li Qiu's small restaurant to find out.

For these people, Li Qiu is also very polite and enthusiastic.

No matter who it is, the visitor is a guest, and he will give him a small cup of shooting Sirius for free.

After tasting the wine, it was indeed as rumored, and even more delicious than the previous one.

How can such a truly rare good thing be missed? !

But the next moment, when everyone was excited, they were startled by the price of the wine that Li Qiu put out.

At that time, the price of Nuuhong, the best wine on the market, was 300 Wen per bucket.

A bucket from the Tang Dynasty is about 2000ml and 4 catties of wine.

And Li Qiu's price is ten thousand dollars!

That is, 10 copper coins, totaling [-] taels of silver.

Directly more than 30 times more expensive.

As mentioned earlier, the price of goods in the Tang Dynasty was extremely low. A bucket of rice, 12.5 catties of rice, was only 5 Wen.

Now Li Qiu's price for shooting Sirius is absolutely sky-high!

After seeing this astonishing price, most people retreated angrily and chose to continue to wait and see.

Of course, there are nobles and gentry who are not short of money, bought a bucket of wine, and went back to taste a few buckets of wine.

But no matter what, it didn't affect the reputation of the wine of Shooting Sirius, and it quickly spread in Chang'an City.

……

At night, the Chengqing Hall of the Imperial Palace was still brightly lit.

Li Shimin and several important officials were still analyzing and discussing the military situation overnight.

Now, before Li Yi's rebellion in Jingzhou was settled, Jieli of Turkic led his army to harass Shuozhou, ransacked it, and kidnapped more than 5000 people in the city.

Moreover, their intrusion this time is clearly testing the reality of Datang, and making a test for the next move south.

Compared with Li Yi's rebellion in Jingzhou, Li Shimin was more worried and fearful about the Turkic Xieli and the 20 cavalry in his hands.

Just when Li Shimin had finished discussing the military affairs and was resting alone for a while with a headache, Changsun Wuji walked in with a small jar of wine.

"Worthy?"

"How did you come?"

Changsun Wuji smiled and put the wine jar on the table, "Your Majesty, I have recently found a jar of good wine, so please bring it here for Your Majesty to taste."

Li Shimin smiled wryly, "Oh, right now, Li Yi in Jingzhou is rebelling, and the Turks are becoming more and more restless."

"I'm not in the mood to drink."

Changsun Wuji smiled mysteriously, "Your Majesty, I bet that after tasting this wine, Your Majesty will be able to clear away his troubles and regain some interest."

Li Shimin smiled and waved his hands, "Hehe, whatever, since you brought all the wine to my desk, open it and have a taste."

Afterwards, just like Wei Zheng, Wang Gui, and Feng Li, Li Shimin just smelled the smell of wine, and his expression was concentrating.

And after pouring a small cup and tasting it, the expression was even more joyful.

"Auxiliary machine! This is really good wine!"

"I really didn't expect that there would be such a strong, fragrant and spicy wine in the world!"

Changsun Wuji smiled, "Your Majesty, this wine is called Sky Wolf."

"And the owner who brewed this wine specially wrote a poem for this wine, which is even more interesting."

"Will hold the eagle bow like a full moon, look northwest, and shoot Sirius."

Under the circumstances, this wine, as well as this poem, really shocked Li Shimin too much.

"Will hold the eagle bow like a full moon, look northwest, and shoot Sirius..."

"How magnificent this poem is, it really boosted my morale in the Tang Dynasty."

"Good wine, good poetry!"

"Auxiliary machine, where did you find this wine?"

"Who made this poem?"

Changsun Wuji laughed loudly at this moment, "The one who brewed this wine and made this poem is none other than Li Qiu."

"This poem was improvised by Li Qiu when he met Wei Zheng and Wang Gui in private a few days ago."

"But this kid is too tired and lazy, and he didn't complete the complete poem."

"I heard that at that time, the old pedant Wang Gui was very angry."

"Li Qiu?"

"This wine was actually brewed by Li Qiu?"

"He also wrote this poem?"

Li Shimin's eyes widened with disbelief.

Changsun Wuji nodded, "This kid knows all kinds of things by analogy, and dabbles in all kinds of things."

"I'm afraid that in Chang'an City, he is the only one who can come up with such famous tricks."

"I heard that he even researched a dish called Yuzi Tongpao."

"The taste is even better."

"I haven't had a chance to taste it yet."

Speaking of this, Changsun Wuji couldn't help but sighed softly, "This child is agile and intelligent, and he is definitely a good seedling that is rarely seen in a hundred years."

"It's a pity that in the past ten years, he grew up in a merchant family."

"otherwise……"

Li Shimin smiled and waved his hands, "Perhaps, it's this environment that casts his eclectic character and his lofty and far-sighted vision."

"Actually, what I like the most about this child is that he has lofty aspirations, he has all the people in the world in his heart, and he has the unshakable character of my Tang Dynasty."

"Auxiliary machine, don't say it, I'm really interested."

"Notify the Imperial Dining Room to cook some good dishes, and invite Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and the others to come."

"Today, let's use this to shoot the Sirius, and the emperor and his ministers will drink together and relax."

"There is also an auxiliary machine. I like this wine very much. When you turn around, you can go to Li Qiu and bring me a few jars."

Chapter 11 Who Is the Cutest Person in Chang'an City

Hearing that Li Shimin asked him to bring wine, Changsun Wuji also put on a sad face and made a little joke.

"Your Majesty, this minister's family is not rich, as you know."

"Li Qiu is a pure little profiteer, so your majesty should go and buy this wine yourself."

Li Shimin smiled, "Oh? Little profiteer?"

"Auxiliary machine, how do you say this?"

Changsun Wuji laughed and shook his head, "Your Majesty doesn't know something."

"The best Nuuhong on the market today is probably only three hundred coins for Doujiu."

"But this kid is good. He sells shooting Sirius, fighting wine for ten thousand, and ten thousand Wen."

"But who made this Sirius a rare commodity to live in?"

"Even if the wine he sells is so expensive, in the past few days, I heard that there are quite a few wealthy nobles who went to his small shop to buy wine."

Li Shimin was also amused, "Oh, let alone, this kid's ability to figure out how to make money is quite outstanding."

Changsun Wuji: "Your Majesty is right."

"This bastard is smart! It's a pity that all his talents and thoughts are spent on such low-level things as doing business and making money."

Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help feeling a little sad.