Snowflakes are falling
New Year is coming
Li Chengqian was sitting in a private room on the third floor of the wine-returning building where he often came, with a bamboo charcoal stove sent from Jiannan Road burning beside him, and a pot of wine simmering with hot water on the table.
Four plates of side dishes
Take a sip of wine and look at the snowflakes outside the window
The kid's day is really leisurely and comfortable.
There are many pedestrians outside the building. The busiest places in Chang'an City are the east and west markets.
Whenever he looked at the hurried pedestrians, Li Chengqian always felt that he should do something to help them escape from the sea of misery. However, he could not find a clue, and accidentally discovered that his imperial sister Li Mingda had already started to do it. .
Why
Why am I always one step late?
baffling
Could it be that he, the prince, really drinks and enjoys the snow every day, letting his sisters and brothers worry about him?
This seems good, but in the end, what will history say about itself?
A benevolent emperor?
The most likely possibility is that he is stupid and incompetent.
Not reconciled
But whenever I want to do something, I will think of the time when I was scolded by a group of great scholars.
Emperor Hui of Jin
Why not eat minced meat?
Ah
I can't escape this name for the rest of my life.
The wine is still delicious
drunken dream
Drunk to death and dreamed to death
What a good name. My imperial sister sold the wine for a lot of money. Fortunately, it was a tribute, so I got a lot from my father.
Li Shimin seemed to let Li Chengqian, who often had a drink when he had nothing to do, let it go without asking.
This makes Li Chengqian a little confused, and every time he sees Li Shimin reusing Li Ke and Li Tai, he feels a little worried, as if something is about to be taken away from him.
Pour yourself a glass and take a sip.
The wine flows down the throat and into the stomach, carrying the unique fragrance and light spiciness of grain.
Wine is indeed a good thing.
Notice from the waiter in the drinking room
"Your Highness, Lord Changsun Chong is here."
Changsun Chong?
What is he here for?
Changsun Chong hasn't been in contact with him for a long time. Could it be that he came to see him today because of something?
"Did he come by himself?"
The guard shook his head: "I brought a scholar with me."
oh
Li Chengqian thought for a while: "Let them come in and get two more sets of bowls and chopsticks."
"yes"
Not long after the guards came downstairs, Changsun Chong led He Ren through the door.
Changsun Chong: "His Royal Highness is well"
"My family doesn't have to do this. Just call me Cheng Qian."
"Hey, the etiquette between monarch and minister cannot be abolished."
"This is not Tai Chi Hall, why are you talking about so many rules?" After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he remembered that this was something his father often said.
"In that case, let's call it privately."
Li Chengqian nodded: "Of course that's the case. I don't know why my cousin came to me."
"I heard that cousin you always drink here often, and you have the legendary drunken dream that is worth a fortune, so naturally I wanted to come and have some drinks."
The guard brought the bowls and chopsticks
Li Chengqian asked Changsun Chong to sit down: "Father, I have given you a lot, and you still come to rub me."
Changsun Chong smiled and said: "It's not that I don't want to drink it. Such expensive wine, I think I would sell it whenever money is tight."
Li Chengqian didn't believe Changsun Chong's words, and joked: "Well, if you can sell wine to my brother, how much money will Changsun's family lose from doing business?" After speaking, he reached out and poured a glass for Changsun Chong.
Changsun Chong was not polite. He picked it up and put it into his mouth: "It's a good wine. It's true that I'm not willing to drink it."
"Pull it down, it will be given every year, it won't be like this"
"Hahaha, then I have to drink yours first."
The two chatted for a long time, and when the jug was nearly dry, Changsun Chong looked at Li Chengqian, who had a slightly red face: "My cousin has something on his mind."
Li Chengqian was naturally not drunk. He knew that Changsun Chong was going to reveal his purpose, but he planned to whet his appetite: "No, life is easy and comfortable. What are you worrying about? I won't be busy with you all day long."
He left the bait and waited for Changsun to take the bait.
Changsun Chong: "Cousin, I don't think it's a good thing that His Majesty always reuses Li Ke."
"Is this what your uncle said?"
Changsun Chong shook his head: "You didn't say it to me. I heard it when I passed by the study by chance."
"Don't worry, cousin. My father has never said that he wants to change the prince. Besides, my mother is here. Even if the prince's position is changed, it won't be his turn."
"Then what is my cousin worried about?"
Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes. It was a bit difficult to answer these words, but fortunately he kept his mouth shut and waited to see what Changsun Chong would do.
Changsun Chong looked at Li Chengqian without speaking, and felt that he had touched on Li Chengqian's sore point: "Cousin, if this is not the case, I also heard from many sources that a young scholar has good knowledge and good character, but he is just a child of a poor family. Cousin Are you interested in meeting?"
If it were Li Mingda and Murong Xue, they probably wouldn't have followed the routine. They would have interrogated the person first, refused directly and then investigated secretly.
After all, Li Chengqian was still young and did not have the evil intentions of the two of them. He knew that this was the purpose of Changsun Chong's visit this time. This was what he was waiting for. He nodded in agreement: "Since my cousin admires it so much, let's meet this scholar."
Changsun Wuji stood up: "I'll go and invite him up right now."
Using the word "please" instead of "call", Li Chengqian felt that he seemed to have to pay more attention to this young student from a poor family.
The eldest grandson rushed up and down, and a young scholar followed behind him. His face was slightly pale. He must have been frozen while waiting.
The young scholar entered the door and saluted Li Chengqian: "Student Li Moyun, meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Li Chengqian looked at the young man. He was about 20 years old. He was dressed plainly but very clean. He had starry eyebrows and sharp eyes, and his scholarly air exuded a sense of heroism.
His eyes were dark and exuded an inexplicable aura.
"This is a private party, no need to be polite like this, just sit down together."
Li Moyun raised his hand towards Li Chengqian and said, "Thank you, Your Highness the Prince."
Changsun Chong and Li Moyun both sat down. Li Chengqian poured a glass of wine for Li Moyun and Changsun: "Come and have a taste. It's a drunken dream. It's a pity that Bainiang didn't bring it today. If I knew that my cousin brought friends, I would naturally want to Just bring more.”
Changsun Chong: "The prince is too polite, but I was ready when I came, hehe." After saying that, he took out a bottle of wine from his sleeve.
ha
"Cousin, you are really ready."
"Didn't you just say you were reluctant to drink it?"
"What now?"
"Mr. Mo Yun naturally needs a good drink to meet his cousin."
Li Moyun thanked Changsun Chong: "It is really hard for Moyun to accept that Lord Changsun used such precious wine to attract me."
Changsun Chong shook his head: "I'm sorry. If Mr. Mo Yun hadn't helped me with the idea, I would probably have been deceived by those gangsters. As a result, Chai Lingwu, a stupid boy, was in bad luck. If he hadn't been woken up by his cousin, I would have been there. We don’t have much property left.”
Li Moyun handed over his hand: "Master Changsun, you are too polite. In fact, you have already seen that something is wrong. It was just a leaf that blocked your eyesight. Mo Yun just said it casually, which did not help anything."
To be continued
