"Your Majesty, Wine Officer Xu wants to see you."
Chen Xuan was about to take a rest when eunuch Li Yan reported in a low voice.
"What did you say?"
Chen Xuan was startled and quickly got up from the bed, "Xu Jiuguan? Xu Tianhua?"
"Why did he return to Beijing so quickly?"
"Donghai County is two thousand miles away from Kyoto. I'm afraid even my imperial edict has not reached Donghai County. Why did Xu Tianhua come back?"
"This slave doesn't even know about this."
Li Yan smiled bitterly.
"Ask him to wait in the imperial study room."
Chen Xuan gave an order, and a maid helped to change clothes and set up the study room.
Sure enough, I saw Xu Tianhua waiting there with a jar of wine.
Seeing Chen Xuan, Xu Tianhua immediately knelt down and saluted, "Long live my emperor."
"I sent you to serve in Yun'an County. Now that a plague breaks out in Yun'an County, you come back. What crime should you do?"
Chen Xuan asked with a gloomy face.
"I am aware of my guilt."
Xu Tianhua said: "But Your Majesty, there is Penglai Immortal Lord in the East China Sea. The plague cannot break out and will be eliminated."
"Can't you explode?"
Chen Xuan's face became even more gloomy, "Did you know that the magistrate of Yun'an County, Huang Fengnian, has already submitted a memorial to the people who have infected half of the people with the plague in Yun'an County, a total of more than 30,000 people. Isn't this an outbreak?"
"In my opinion, you must have been afraid of contracting the plague and ran away for your life."
"Someone, pull Xu Tianhua out and chop off his head."
The guards immediately stepped forward.
Xu Tianhua hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I am wronged."
"I have no intention of running away. It was really Penglai Immortal Lord who took action, so I came back to deliver wine to His Majesty."
"How does he take action?"
Chen Xuan waved his hand and the guards stepped back, "That's a plague. Does Penglai Immortal Lord have any fairy magic weapon that can restrain the plague?"
"Your Majesty, Penglai Immortal Lord does not have the magic weapon of the Immortal Family, but he made a mask."
Xu Tianhua said: "Before the plague broke out, Penglai Immortal Lord had already predicted it and prepared medicinal materials in advance."
"When the plague broke out, he asked the county magistrate to send troops to control the villagers and reduce the flow of people. Then he made masks to prevent the spread of the plague. Finally, he used medicinal stones to treat the people, and the effect was remarkable."
"I knew it was okay, and thought that His Majesty must like the acacia wine, so I dared to bring the wine back to the capital."
"I hope that Your Majesty will be considerate of my loyalty and forgive my sins."
"snort!"
Chen Xuan snorted coldly before taking his seat.
"I will record your crime for now. If the plague is not eliminated, I will definitely cut off your dog's head and hang it outside the palace gate to expose it to the sun for seven days."
"Now tell me what a mask is? It can stop the spread of the plague."
Xu Tianhua breathed a sigh of relief.
The first hurdle is over.
He hurriedly took out a mask from his pocket and handed it to Chen Xuan from the eunuch.
"Is this a mask?"
Chen Xuan looked at the piece of linen cloth and two hemp ropes in his hand, and frowned deeply, "Can this thing stop the plague?"
"Do you think I'm a fool?"
"Your Majesty, please let me explain to you."
Xu Tianhua hurriedly took out another mask and put it on his face, and then continued: "Immortal Penglai said that diseases often enter our bodies through the mouth and nose. As long as these two places are blocked, the disease can be blocked."
Chen Xuan's eyes lit up.
When he was sick before, the imperial doctor also told him about the origin of the disease.
Everyone knows that diseases enter through the mouth.
Therefore, during the illness, patients are often asked to wear a face covering to prevent exposure to others.
This mask might actually work wonders.
The big stone hanging on Chen Xuan's chest also dropped a lot.
He nodded and said, "Yes, the mask is really a magic weapon."
"With such a magical weapon, the plague can be cured."
"Come on, come on, now tell me about the acacia wine. How is it brewed? How many jars did you bring back?"
"I don't know how to brew it."
Xu Tianhua said hurriedly: "I brought back a lot, a total of fifty altars."
"How many?"
"Fifty altar."
"I asked you to bring back ten thousand altars, but you only brought back fifty altars? You even said more. Do you believe that I will chop off your dog's head?"
"Ten thousand altars?"
Xu Tianhua was also confused, "Your Majesty, this is lovesickness wine."
"This wine should only be found in heaven, and it is rare to taste it on earth."
"Bringing back fifty altars this time is considered my limit. Where can I get ten thousand altars?"
"This wine should only be found in heaven, and it is rare to taste it on earth."
Chen Xuan chewed on these two sentences, patted the armrest and praised, "Okay, what a poem. This poem and wine are a perfect match."
"It's such a good wine, just fifty jars."
"Bring it up to me quickly."
"Your Majesty, no."
Xu Tianhua hurriedly stopped him.
"No?"
Chen Xuan frowned, "Why not?"
"Could it be that you brought the wine back to Beijing and didn't give it to me to drink?"
"His Majesty……"
When Xu Tianhua spoke, he looked around. Chen Xuan understood, waved at those people, and drove them away, leaving only one eunuch, Li Yan.
Chen Xuan asked, "It's so mysterious. If you can't explain it, I'll chop your head off."
"Your Majesty, I plan to make money from this wine."
Xu Tianhua said.
"How much money can you make from just a jar of wine?"
Chen Xuan said disdainfully: "Bring them all here to me, and I'll take care of them all."
"Your Majesty, you can't afford it."
"can not afford?"
"Yes, the purchase price for a jar of this acacia wine is six thousand taels of silver. For fifty jars, that's a full three hundred thousand taels of silver. Your Majesty, do you still have that much silver in your bankroll?"
"I……"
Chen Xuan's old face turned red when he was scolded.
Although he was the emperor, his internal funds were extremely empty as a result of years of war.
Not to mention 300,000 taels of silver, he couldn't even get out 30,000 taels of silver.
Even the national treasury is stretched thin with the three hundred thousand taels of silver available at this time.
Besides, those ministers would never agree to let him take so much money from the treasury.
Chen Xuan could only follow Xu Tianhua's words and ask, "Jiu Guan Xu, the purchase price of acacia wine is so high, how can you make money?"
"Your Majesty, let's do this..."
Xu Tianhua whispered a few words in Chen Xuan's ear.
"Wonderful, wonderful, very wonderful."
After hearing this, Chen Xuan patted Xu Tianhua on the shoulder, "Xu Jiuguan is worthy of being my minister. When your three-year term as county magistrate expires, I will recommend you as a cabinet bachelor."
Buzz!
Xu Tianhua's head was buzzing.
The official system of the Dawei Dynasty was relatively simple. There was no prime minister and the power was divided into three.
He became a cabinet bachelor, a minister, and a Hanlin bachelor.
Three people coordinate six departments.
The cabinet bachelor is promoted from the cabinet bachelor.
From a seventh-grade wine tasting officer to a second-grade cabinet bachelor, it is simply a step up.
Xu Tianhua was so excited that he even forgot to kowtow to express gratitude.
The next day, morning.
Before Chen Xuan came, the ministers were already waiting in the Jinluan Palace.
At this time, a young eunuch came from behind holding a wine jar. The wine jar was unsealed and the aroma was overflowing.
The little eunuch walked very slowly, and even pushed the jar to both sides intentionally or unintentionally.
The scent is stronger.
Some wine lovers couldn't help but ask, "What kind of wine is this? Why is the aroma so strong?"
"I don't know, I've never smelled such a fragrant wine."
"It can only be said that our wine tasting officer is not qualified. He did not taste such a fragrant wine as soon as possible. I will give him a copy later."
The little eunuch slowly carried the wine to the front desk, and immediately the eunuch brought a small wine cup, and the eunuch holding the wine poured the wine into it.
"What does it mean?"
"Could it be that His Majesty wants to reward us with tribute wine?"
"Why is the tribute wine so fragrant?"
"As a prince, I have never tasted such a fragrant wine."
"Besides, no envoys from other countries have come to pay tribute during this period. Where will the tribute wine come from?"
"I don't know, let's wait."
"I can't wait."
People who are particularly fond of wine have long been aroused. If they were not afraid of the majesty of the royal family, they would have gone up to have a drink.
"Hahaha, I can't wait any longer."
At this time, Emperor Chen Xuan's voice came from the background, "In that case, I will reward you with this wine."
Following the sound, Chen Xuan sat on the dragon chair with a red face.
The little eunuch hurriedly brought the wine cup to the ministers.
Even people who don't like to drink, after this period of fermentation, can't help but pick up the glass and drink it all in one gulp.
"Spicy, this wine is really spicy."
"Cough cough cough."
Some people even started coughing because they drank so hard.
Of course, some people appreciate it carefully.
For example, the cabinet bachelor likes wine, and he likes to taste wine even more.
He was not willing to drink the wine with such a strong aroma, but savored it slowly.
After taking a sip, he closed his eyes.
He murmured slowly, "It's sweet in the mouth and fragrant after drinking."
"The fragrance is as pure as an orchid, without losing its sweetness. It's a good wine, a good wine!"
"Su Wencheng, stop drinking. If you don't want to drink, bring the wine and I'll drink it for you."
As General Zhenbei spoke, he stretched out his hand to snatch it away.
"Fufu Liu Mang, how dare you!"
Su Wencheng scolded him hastily, not daring to taste it carefully anymore, and drank the wine in one gulp.
Liu Dingbei had no choice but to ask Chen Xuan, "Your Majesty, do you still have this wine? I still want to drink it."
"This wine should only be found in heaven, and it is rare to taste it on earth."
Chen Xuan smiled and said: "It is my gift to give you a drink."
"If you want to drink again, buy it with money."
"Your Majesty, where can I buy it?"
Liu Dingbei asked.
"Wine enters the heart of sorrow, turning into tears of lovesickness."
Chen Xuandao: "This wine is called Xiangsi. It was donated by Xu Jiu Guan. I don't know where it is sold."
"Acacia? What a good name."
Su Wencheng praised: "After drinking this lovesickness wine, I really miss my hometown."
However, a discordant voice interrupted the reverie of everyone present.
It was Zhuge Yuanlang, a scholar of Hanlin University. He stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I am too drunk to drink. I am afraid that I will not be able to attend court early. I would like to ask your Majesty to take a day off and take a bath. I hope your Majesty will grant you permission."
"That's right."
Chen Xuan smiled and waved his hand, "Zhuge Aiqing, please have a good rest."
"Thank you Lord for your grace."
Zhuge Yuanlang thanked him, and when he turned around, there was a proud smile on his face.
Anyone who can join the trend and become an official is a good person.
How can we not see Zhuge Yuanlang's little plan?
Besides, since he was an official in the same dynasty, everyone knew how drunk Zhuge Yuanlang was.
It was not that he was too drunk, but that he was in a hurry to go out and buy a drink.
The quantity of such a delicious wine will definitely not be large. If it is robbed, it will really be gone.
But one person has already asked for leave, and no matter how thick-skinned they are, they can't say anything at this time and can only worry.
Seeing this, Chen Xuan said: "If there is something to do, we will start to act, but if there is nothing to do, we will retreat."
Who the hell has anything else going on? Even if there is, this meeting will definitely not start.
When no one responded, eunuch Li Yan announced his resignation.
The ministers hurried out, getting faster and faster, and finally turned into a trot and a sprint.
Chen Xuan patted his thigh and said excitedly: "The first step was a complete success. I followed Xu Jiuguan's idea completely. The next step is the second step. If I take it, I won't have to worry about money in the future, hahaha .”
