After the prince presented the treasure, he was rewarded by everyone of the Han Emperor. All the officials praised him and the envoys clapped their hands in conviction.
Next, it will be King Ning and Liu Xun's turn to start offering treasures. When the chief of ceremonies shouted to invite King Ning to offer treasures, everyone held their breath and waited to see if King Ning's treasures would be the most beautiful. ?
Emperor Han was still caressing the golden statue of Nine Dragons seizing the pearl. When he heard the ceremonial officer shouting for King Ning to present the treasure, he turned around and smiled at Liu Xun. It could be seen that Emperor Han was in a very good mood at this moment. After all, he was here just now. The country's prestige is fully demonstrated in front of foreign envoys. Now it is time to see what treasures King Ning will offer?
Prince Liu Yan raised his lips slightly, feeling that he was already winning. Seeing that Prince Ning seemed a little at a loss, he couldn't help but smile with contempt.
Liu Xun's forehead was beaded with sweat at this time. After seeing the prince's gift, he was obviously a little nervous. Although he tried his best to control his emotions, he couldn't help but get his palms wet. Liu Xun's hands were trembling as he took a brocade box from the guard, and his heart began to surge. If the gift Lu Zuo helped me make a fool of myself in front of everyone, wouldn't it be a disgrace? He suddenly began to regret why he didn't prepare it himself. Gift.
In full view of everyone, Liu Xun came to his father with the brocade box in hand. Liu Yan laughed in his heart, and he could finally relieve his anger later.
Emperor Han looked at the brocade box in Liu Xun's hand with great interest, "Xun'er, what is this?"
"Reporting to my father, although the treasures prepared by me are not as valuable as those of His Highness, they represent my filial piety."
"Oh!" Emperor Han pointed at the treasure, looked around and smiled proudly, "Then open it and take a look!"
"According to the order!"
Liu Xun slowly opened the brocade box, and as everyone exclaimed, it turned out to be just a plain bottle. Everyone looked at the items in King Ning's hands with disdain. Emperor Han couldn't help pointing his eyebrows at the bottle and asked Liu Xun, "Xun'er, what is the meaning of this... this bottle?"
Liu Xunqiang calmed down, swallowed, and was about to follow Lu Zuo's words, "Return to my father, this bottle is just an ordinary bottle, common people have it at home, the key is what is in this bottle, what is in it It’s not something else, but a bottle of wine! I dare to ask my father to give it a try, is it okay?”
When everyone heard that it was a bottle of wine, there was an uproar in the square. They all laughed and pointed, "Isn't it just a bottle of wine?"
Emperor Han frowned and wondered what his second son would do. Didn't he give such a plain thing in the past years? Emperor Han was confused, so he nodded, "Come on! Bring me the cup!"
The eunuch took out two cups from behind. Ning Wang Liu Xun slowly filled the two cups with wine. The eunuch raised one of the cups and was about to test the wine with himself. The Han Emperor raised his hand to indicate that he did not need to drink wine. It was time to test the wine, and Emperor Han stepped forward, ready to drink it himself.
When Emperor Han frowned and saw the color of the wine in the cup, he couldn't help but raise his brows, pointed at the wine and said with a smile: "The color of this wine is actually pink, haha... I would like to try what kind of wine can make Prince Ning in Dedicated to me on such an important event."
Emperor Han raised the glass of wine and smelled it at the tip of his nose. Instantly, the fragrance of flowers hit his nostrils. This familiar smell made Emperor Han intoxicated. So he couldn't wait to close his eyes and take a sip on his lips, and then drank it all. , repeatedly praised: "Good wine! Good wine! Really good wine!"
At this moment, people in the square looked at each other in confusion. Emperor Han then put the empty cup back on the plate, picked up another cup, drank the wine in one gulp, then raised the empty cup in his hand, and laughed and said: "This is 'Peach Blossom Spring Wine', the best wine among all." One. Only Mr. Gennand, the former director of the Department of Fine Wines, could make this wine. However, he passed away last month. My son, how could you make this wine?"
Liu Xun had gained confidence at this moment, and a smile appeared on his face, "Reporting to my father, this wine was made by Erchen with great efforts. He was the one who took a bath and fasted for nine days a few years before Mr. Geng Nande was alive. After begging hard, he told me the secret method, but it is difficult to make this wine. Even if you get the secret method, if you don't have the patience, it will be difficult to make this wine!"
Everyone looked at Liu Xun curiously, and Emperor Han also asked in surprise: "Oh? Is there such a way? Tell me, how do you make this wine?"
"This wine must be made from 6 liang of dew that has not yet melted when it first saw the sun on the day of the Beginning of Spring, 6 liang of the first few drops of the first rain on the day of rain, and 6 liang of rainwater on the day of Grain Rain. The first peach blossoms must be twenty taels, and the peach blossoms must be grown on seedlings that have never bloomed. Peach trees that have bloomed in previous years are definitely not acceptable. Then there are the peaches on the day of the Beginning of Summer, which must also be the first peach blossoms. A tree that grows peaches only once.”
After hearing King Ning's introduction, everyone was full of praise. Even the old Marshal Zhou Zhongwang who was watching gave a thumbs up and said: "King Ning is really virtuous and filial!"
Yang Youxian, the minister of Dali Temple, also stepped forward and took the opportunity to praise: "These ten thousand taels of gold are easy to get, but a heart of filial piety is hard to find!"
Then there was another round of applause in the square. Liu Yan was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but he had to applaud.
Several foreign envoys not far away also gave thumbs up to the Han Emperor. Some said in strange accents: "The Han Dynasty is indeed a treasure. Not only that, but also a kind father and a filial son. It is really a country of benevolence." ah……"
The corner of Han Emperor's mouth raised a proud smile, and he squinted his eyes slightly and looked around. Seeing that everyone in the square was cheering, he felt proud. The birth of a son and a grandson was really a surprise, and it was also a blessing for the big man. Add face and enhance national prestige.
After appreciating the treasures, it was already sunset, clouds were spreading in the west, thousands of palace lanterns were lit up, and the square was once again a sea of red.
Then the treasures were removed and the banquet tables were put on. There were ninety-nine tables in total. The dishes on each table were different. Hot dishes, cold dishes, and soups were all available. The delicacies were rich in color and shape. During the Han Dynasty, The banquet was held at the order.
In the Tao Mansion under the afterglow of the setting sun, a melodious piano sound passed through the treetops and circulated in the evening breeze. Lao Pan, the concierge, was holding a lamp under the eaves, while Yin Ji was sitting under the stone steps in the courtyard, wiping the Zhanlu sword in his hand while listening to Lu Zuo's piano.
After a moment, there was the sound of hurried footsteps. Chen Tuizhi hurried over and saw Lu Zuo playing the piano under the locust tree. The two of them strode up to him. Lu Zuo calmly stopped the strings in his hand, stood up slowly, walked behind Yin Ji, patted Yin Ji on the shoulder, and motioned for him to hand the sword to him. Yin Ji quickly stood up and handed it to the master. Chen Tuizhi followed behind, looked at Lu Zuo curiously, and was speechless for a moment.
After Lu Zuo took the Zhanlu Sword, he blew lightly towards the extremely sharp blade, and the blade roared. Lu Zuo then asked lightly: "Retreat, why didn't you say anything?"
