My Backyard is the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 11: family dinner

??Taking advantage of the coolness of the morning, Li Yin and Tong Nian discussed some cooperation details, and handed him the list of spices.

??Tong Nian took the list and left satisfied. In his heart, he laughed at Wang Anzhi several times, thinking that he was short-sighted and hard to become a big player.

?? Right after Tong Qianqian left, Li Ke arrived at Prince Liang's Mansion and brought news that made Li Yin feel uncomfortable. Li Shimin held a family banquet at Taiji Palace tonight, and all princes and princesses had to attend.

??To be honest, Li Yin really didn't want to see Li Shimin, a cheap father, because the image of Li Shimin left in his memory was too fierce, which made him a little afraid.

??The emperor’s order was hard to break, and Li Min wanted to go home, so he had to get dressed neatly and go with Li Ke. Before leaving, he asked Butler Jin to make two pots of new liquor, and Li Ke went to Ziyun Pavilion of Concubine Yang first.

?? "The sixth younger brother has made a lot of money recently!" On the carriage, Li Ke's expression was crazy.

??Li Yan was on high alert, "Third brother, what do you mean by that?"

"Hey, just ask me. Among the princes, I am afraid that the sixth brother is the richest. We are all very poor. Just take me as an example. Even a meal of meat depends on whether the expenditure in the palace is enough." Li Ke shook his head. Sighing, he looked at Li Yin's expression with his eyes.

Li Yin finally understood that Li Ke was a drunkard who cared more about the money in his pocket than drinking, and opened the curtain, Li Yin looked up at the sky at forty-five degrees, "Third brother, the weather is good today, there is no cloud in the sky! "

??Li Ke has black lines all over his head. Now it is obviously covered with dark clouds, and it looks like it will rain soon. How can there be no clouds in the sky? This kid is obviously changing the topic.

From Prince Liang's Mansion to Ziyun Pavilion, Li Ke used various methods of crying for poverty along the way, but Li Min was indifferent. In the end, he simply tore off Grandma Lang's clothes completely, and scolded Li Min's iron **** for being so stubborn that he was in vain. brought up.

?? Li Yin was depressed, when did he bring him up.

?? Arriving at Ziyun Pavilion, Li Ke became even more energetic. In front of Concubine Yang, he severely accused Li Min of being rich and unkind, and not showing brotherhood, with snot and tears.

Concubine Yang looked at the farce with a smile, her two sons were her darlings, and she had also heard about Li Yin selling shampoo in Chang'an City. As an official, Li Ke spent a lot of money. She persuaded: "Min'er, your brother has a lot of entertainment, so I will lend him some money for turnover. I will ask him to write an IOU, and my mother will be the guarantee."

Concubine Yang said that she had borrowed it, and Li Yin had no other choice. Seeing Li Ke who had succeeded in the plot and kept laughing, he wanted to cry, so he had to accept a white note of five thousand taels and asked Li Ke to go to the Liang Palace to withdraw it. It's only about 30,000 taels of silver, which is really heartbreaking.

??The night was dim, and the family banquet was held in the Baifu Hall. The concubines, princes and princesses were all present. Li Yin and Li Ke accompanied Concubine Yang to the hall and separated. They all had their own seats and had to sit according to palace etiquette.

??Princes arrived one after another. Everyone greeted each other after meeting each other. Of course, Li Yin was no exception. He greeted Li Chengqian, Li Tai, Li You and other characters recorded in history books one by one.

??According to age, Li Yin sat in the sixth position, everyone took their seats, and Li Shimin walked into Baifu Hall accompanied by Empress Changsun.

"I see my father and my mother, I wish my father a long live and a long life! My mother, a thousand years and a thousand years!" Li Yin took a peek at Li Shimin. Now Li Shimin is a little fat, but the lines on his face are still resolute. In every word and deed, it is difficult to hide the strong spirit of the soldiers.

??Looking at the house full of children, Li Shimin couldn't hide his joy in his eyes, "Emperors, let's all be flat!"

?? "Thank you, father!".

?? Li Shimin and Empress Changsun sat down at the main seat, and said with a smile, "Today is a family banquet, so don't be restrained, let's start!"

??As Li Shimin's voice fell, the clock chime sounded, and singers in red floor-length dresses poured in from outside the hall, dancing lightly, and Baifu Hall became noisy.

?? There was a rectangular wooden table in front of Li Yin, on which were the dishes and fine wines prepared by the Imperial Dining Room, one serving for each person, each of them had their own food, which reminded Li Yin of a buffet plate.

??Seeing the enchanting dance of the beauties in the palace, listening to the classical and elegant ensemble of bells and chimes, and tasting the delicacies in the palace, Li Yin felt at ease, and his initial resistance to the family banquet gradually disappeared.

??Toasted a glass of wine to Li Shimin, the prince and the princesses began to eat, drink and have fun at will. Some young princesses and princes shuttled back and forth between the banquets.

?? "Brother Six!" A joyful cry sounded, but it was Sizi who ran over. The little girl was holding a half-eaten chicken leg in her hand, and her mouth was shiny when she ate it.

Behind her is a little prince who is four or five years older than her. Li Yin knows that it is Li Zhi, the ninth prince without looking. Among them, the relationship between the two of them is the best, and they are basically inseparable.

??When going back to the lake last time, Li Yin only told half of the story. The little girl was still thinking about it. When she saw Li Yin, she immediately remembered it.

?? "Si, why are you here!" Li Yin asked Si to sit next to him, and Li Zhi called "Sixth Brother" and sat next to Si.

Sizi wanted Li Yin to tell her a story, but suddenly saw two white porcelain bottles on Li Yin's table, grabbed one and held it in her arms, "Sixth brother, what is this!" The little girl's eyes widened. round.

?? Li You, who was closest to Li Yin, noticed the two white porcelain pots on Li Yin's table from the very beginning, and now he also pricked up his ears.

??Li Yan pinched Sizi's face lovingly, "This is baijiu, Brother Six is ??going to give it to the emperor to drink."

?? "I'll give it to my father!"

After all, Sizi is a child at heart, and ran towards Li Shimin with the flagon in his arms. It was too late for Li Shimin to stop him. He wanted to send it to Li Shimin after the banquet, so as to improve their relationship. Got it.

??Li Shimin has always regarded Sizi as the apple of his eye, and when he saw the little girl running over, he hugged her, "What's in Sizi's hand?"

?? "Sixth brother said it was a wine for the father!"

"Oh?" Li Shimin glanced at Li Min, who was a little embarrassed, and was a little surprised. This kid, like Concubine Yang and Empress Changsun said, has really changed a bit. He opened the jug and smelled it, and a strong aroma of wine wafted out of his nostrils. Come on, Li Shimin is refreshed for a while. In the days of gold and iron horses, he has a soft spot for wine like other soldiers. He knows that this is by no means ordinary.

?? Poured a glass, the wine in the glass was pure and colorless, without a trace of turbidity, he picked it up and took a sip, the mouth was full of fragrance, the taste was spicy, it was by no means soft and weak like ordinary wine.

?? "Good wine!" Li Shimin poured down a glass, and couldn't help shouting, which attracted everyone's attention, and the Baifu Hall fell silent for a while.

??Waved his hand to tell the dancer to stop singing and dancing, Li Shimin looked at Li Yin and said, "Lao Liu, where did you get this wine?"

Li Yin originally wanted to be a low-key person, but it was a waste of time to be disturbed by Sizi. He stood up and said, "I want to report to my father, when I was in Xiangzhou, I got a copy of "Encyclopedia" from a down-and-out scholar. The scholar said that this "Encyclopedia" recorded the development methods of many things. Erchen bought it out of curiosity, but after reading it, he thought it was nonsense and threw the book away. I tried it, but I never thought that the baijiu mentioned in this book has been developed.”

""Encyclopedia"? What a strange name! But there are countless strange people and books in this world, and it is your chance to meet them. Unfortunately, you are usually stubborn and ignorant, so you can't tell it's a treasure, so you threw it away!" Li Shimin said in a regretful tone.

?? Li Yin lowered his head and remained silent. There is no "Encyclopedia", he made it up, otherwise, how should he explain his outrageous behavior in the future.

??Li Shimin did not continue to blame Li Yin, but took a glass of wine from the flagon and drank. Li Yin heaved a sigh of relief and sat down to eat food.

The family banquet lasted for an hour before it ended. It was the first time Li Shimin drank such a good wine, he couldn't control it for a while, and he was a little drunk. When Empress Changsun helped Li Shimin back, she gave Li Yin a reproachful look. , Li Yin smiled wryly, it seems that no matter what era women don't like their husbands drinking.

??The family banquet was over, the princes with the palace returned to the palace, and the princes and princesses without the palace went back to the palace with their respective mothers and concubines. Li Ke and Li Yin greeted Concubine Yang, and then drove away together.

?? Halfway, there was a patter of rain outside the car, and the hot air cooled down. Li Ke looked at Li Yin and suddenly said: "Lao Liu, it seems that you are about to make a fortune again."

?? Li Yin didn't need to hide anything from his own brother, "I don't have any official position in the court, and when I have nothing to do, I just rely on making some gadgets to earn some money and spend it."

?? "That's fine too. Your temperament is domineering. You don't know how many people you will offend if you are an official in the court. It's better to be a happy prince who doesn't care about world affairs and enjoy the glory for the rest of your life."

??Li Yin was a little strange, and didn't understand why Li Ke expressed such emotion, "Third brother, what's wrong with you, why do you say that."

Li Ke was a little depressed. In the past few days, he failed to recommend several talents to the court, which made him aware of something. I have never thought of competing for the throne, but as an official in the court, I still feel a slight resistance, and I always feel that some people are watching my every move."

When he was in the modern old house, Li Min specifically consulted the history of the Tang Dynasty. The records in the history books all praised Li Ke, thinking that if Li Shimin had chosen Li Ke to succeed him, then the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty would have continued, and it would not have happened. The incident of Wu Zetian's chaotic government was just one thing, as Li Ke said, he was of the blood of the Sui and Tang dynasties, and those ministers would not allow him to ascend the throne. He has no intention of fighting for the reserve, he just wants to do his part for the Great Tang, and the third is the growing power of Changsun Wuji in the court, he will not let Li Ke and Li Yin threaten Li Chengqian , This is also the reason why he suppressed Li Ke everywhere, in order not to let him have too much influence in the court.

?? "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop. Brother Wang should show internally and externally that he has no intention of the East Palace, so that he can protect himself wisely and avoid being framed by a villain like Changsun Wuji." Li Yin said pretending to be casual.

??Li Ke was startled, he didn't expect Li Yin to be the man behind the scenes who tripped him up, which made him even more confused about this younger brother.

??Back to the Liang Palace, Li Yin fell into deep thought. Although many events in the history books have not happened yet, he has to plan ahead. Now that he is here, let the butterfly of history change his flight path.