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Ang Lee won, and it was relatively easy, which made Ang Lee feel quite proud. [Love ↑ Go △ Little ↑ Say △ w]
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Of course, if Shi Siming hadn't drunk such a big bowl of wine, it would have been hard to predict who would win. But sometimes, luck was just like that. If one didn't seek death, one wouldn't die. Who could be blamed for Shi Siming drinking such a big bowl of wine? Anyway, it couldn't be blamed on Ang Lee.
"Your Majesty, the outcome has been decided. General Li won."
Yu Chaoen reported the result.
"General Li won again. Just now, General Li won the poetry contest. I didn't expect him to win the pot contest again. What a young hero!"
"Not only did he win two rounds, but the bean sprouts that General Li offered were also liked by His Majesty, and the ministers were also very satisfied. It won't be long before bean sprouts appear in Chang 'an City, and they will be crazily fought over."
"Yes! As long as bean sprouts appear in Chang 'an City, I will buy them as soon as possible, haha! "
The ministers all discussed enthusiastically, but An Lushan, who heard all this, pulled a long face and was obviously very uncomfortable.
Li Longji was, of course, very happy that there was a talent in the Tang dynasty. He picked up a bottle of aged wine on the table, looked at the ministers, and said loudly, "I said first that the winner will get this bottle of aged wine. Come, give it to General Li."
Yu Chaoen took the aged wine and carefully handed it to Ang Lee.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Li An stood up to receive the aged wine and respectfully said, "Your Majesty, wine is meant to be drunk. Since Your Majesty has bestowed this bottle of aged wine to this humble subject, may this humble subject drink it now?"
"Of course, since I have given it to you, it is yours. You can do whatever you want with it."
Li Longji said generously.
Ang Lee touched the smooth wine bottle and forcefully opened it. Immediately, a rich fragrance enveloped Ang Lee's nose, causing Ang Lee to feel intoxicated.
The fine wine offered by the emissary of the Western Regions to the Emperor of the Tang dynasty was naturally of the best quality. Just the packaging alone was very luxurious.
In the Tang dynasty, glass was a very rare item. At least, in the territory of the Tang dynasty, only transparent colored glass, which was the medicinal jade of that time, could be produced. Pure glass came from the distant Western Regions.
Since ancient times, all items followed the principle that the rarer the item, the more expensive it was. However, in order to sell the glass at a high price, the merchants of the Western Region covered the glass with a mysterious veil.
He claimed that the glass, which was made from sand, was made from ice that never melted on the snowy mountains and the stars that fell from the sky.
In this way, the rarity of the glass was naturally high, and the price could not be lowered.
Due to the high price of the glass, in the Tang dynasty, glass was mainly used for decoration and would never be used to store wine. Wine was generally stored in pottery jars, even the wine of the Western Regions was no exception.
However, the bottle of aged wine in Ang Lee's hand was made of glass with very high purity. Without considering the value of the wine, the glass bottle alone was very valuable.
Smelling the intoxicating aroma of the wine and looking at the dark red liquid in the bottle, Ang Lee was a little drunk. The ministers around him were also drunk. They all wanted to taste it, but this bottle of wine was given to Ang Lee by Li Longji. They were all people of status, so it was naturally not convenient for them to ask for it in the hall.
Of course, Ang Lee would not drink this bottle of aged wine alone. Since it was a fine wine, it had to be tasted by everyone else in order to experience its intoxicating taste.
Ang Lee took the aged wine and walked over to Li Longji. Then, he filled the cup on Li Longji's table to the brim.
After that, Ang Lee filled cups for Crown Prince Li Heng, Prince Qing Li Tan, Prince Yong Li Lin, and the other princes. Even Li Linfu and the other important ministers were each given a cup. Finally, Ang Lee kept a cup for himself.
"Your Majesty, this lowly subject would rather drink alone than drink with everyone. Unfortunately, there is too little wine and I cannot give everyone a cup."
Ang Lee raised his cup and said regretfully.
Li Longji said with a smile, "We do have another bottle, but even if we take it out, it is still not enough! If you want to blame someone, blame the emissary of the Western Regions for being too stingy. He only gave us two bottles, haha! "
After saying this, he raised his cup and drained the aged wine in one gulp.
When the officials saw this, they all raised their cups and drank. Those who did not get a share of the wine replaced it with ordinary wine.
Ang Lee noticed that An Lushan's expression was the most unhappy. From time to time, he would look at Shi Siming with resentment, as if he expected better from Shi Siming.
Shi Siming was a little drunk and his head was a little dizzy, so he did not notice An Lushan's attitude. He just mechanically raised his cup and drank with everyone else.
Ang Lee was undoubtedly the biggest winner of this banquet. First, he presented Li Longji with his bean sprouts. Then, he composed a poem that won Li Longji's appreciation. Finally, he defeated all the other competitors and won first place, receiving a bottle of aged wine of high quality.
Ang Lee's victory was not only due to luck, but also due to his strength. If he did not have strength, Ang Lee would not have been able to throw the quiver nine steps away. If Shi Siming did not drink a lot of wine, he might not have won so easily.
A win was a win. Ang Lee won both the poem and the game. This was an unchangeable fact. An Lushan could only hold it in even if he was not convinced. [Love ↑ go △ little ↑ say △ w]
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Ang Lee thought it was funny. An Lushan's poem was completely tailor-made for flattery. Of course, there was nothing wrong with flattery, but you should at least be a little more reserved! Such a direct horse seemed to have no technical content. Of course, there was no charm in language.
A bottle of aged wine was finished, but the empty bottle was still there. This glass bottle with excellent transparency naturally could not be wasted. Ang Lee felt that he could make good use of it and use this empty glass bottle to invent some practical little things.
After the game, the banquet came to an end. With the end of the last dance, the banquet officially came to an end.
However, the end of the banquet did not mean that they could disperse. There were still activities to enjoy the lanterns. Just as the emperor and the ministers were eating, drinking, and enjoying the singing and dancing, all kinds of lanterns were placed around the Supreme Liquid Pool.
Although it was not the Lantern Festival yet, it was not necessary to wait until the Lantern Festival to enjoy the lanterns. As long as the emperor liked, he could enjoy the lanterns every day.
The Supreme Liquid Pool was the most beautiful place in the entire Daming Palace. There were mountains, rivers, trees, and pavilions. The most important thing was that the terrain was open enough. As long as one stood at a high place, the surrounding scenery could be seen at a glance.
In the middle of the Supreme Liquid Pool, there was a small island called Penglai Island. There was a pavilion on Penglai Island. As long as one stood on the pavilion, they could enjoy the surrounding scenery.
In the winter of a year ago, Ang Lee had climbed onto Penglai Island and performed skiing for Emperor Li Longji. Now, Ang Lee once again followed Li Longji to climb onto Penglai Island. However, this time, it was not to perform, but to enjoy the surrounding lanterns.
It had to be said that Li Longji knew how to enjoy himself. Standing on the pavilion on Penglai Island and looking at the surrounding lanterns and pavilions, this feeling was really not ordinary enjoyment.
After eating and drinking to their fill, they stood at a high place and admired the lanterns. Li Longji and the officials were generally in a good mood. Many of the officials subconsciously started to recite poems and even started to compete with each other.
The poem that Ang Lee was rewarded with just now was completely plagiarized from Ang Lee's poem. If Ang Lee really had to compose a poem based on his own abilities, he really did not have the ability to do so. For this reason, he quietly hid again. Fortunately, this time, no one asked Ang Lee to compose a poem, allowing Ang Lee to avoid this calamity.
"General Li, your wedding is coming soon. Why are you hiding at the back?"
Crown Prince Li Heng looked for a long time before he saw Ang Lee hiding behind a pillar. He asked softly.
When Ang Lee heard this, he was stunned at first. Then, he understood that it must be Yan Zhenqing who told Crown Prince Li Heng about his wedding. After all, they were in the same group.
"Your Highness Crown Prince, this humble subject is a little dizzy from the alcohol, so I stood here to sober myself up."
Ang Lee realized that after coming to the Tang dynasty, he had learned how to lie. Moreover, his lying skills were very good. Normal people would not be able to easily see through his lies.
Li Heng did not care about these details. He said softly, "Imperial Censor Yan told this prince that the wedding will be held a day before New Year's Eve. May I know when General Li intends to invite this prince?"
Ang Lee was stunned for a moment before he replied, "This humble subject is greatly honored that Your Highness is willing to attend this humble subject's wedding. Tomorrow morning, this humble subject will have the servants send the wedding invitation to Your Highness."
"Good, very good. This prince is very happy to attend General Li's wedding. I will definitely be there on time, haha!"
Li Heng revealed a rare smile. After a pause, he walked away.
"General Li's wedding is in a few days. Whose family is it?!"
"General Li, you can't forget to invite this humble subject!"
Several of the officials gathered around Ang Lee after the Crown Prince left.
Ang Lee had no choice but to tell the truth. After all, there were some things that could not be concealed. Thus, it was better to say it earlier to avoid making a fool of himself.
Ang Lee had been in the limelight at this banquet, receiving two rewards from Li Longji. Moreover, Ang Lee was so young that he was naturally brimming with potential. For this reason, many officials had thickened their faces and requested to attend Ang Lee's wedding.
Ang Lee naturally could not refuse the good intentions of these officials. After all, in any era, if one wanted to gain a foothold in the bureaucracy, one needed to have good relations with others. If he refused these officials, then no matter how talented Ang Lee was, he would find it very difficult to move forward.
There were many such examples in history. Many talented officials had become arrogant because of their talents and failed to unite with the other officials. In the end, when they encountered setbacks, the other officials would kick them while they were down, resulting in their deaths.
Shang Yang, who had served the Qin, was undoubtedly the most famous of these. It was obvious that Shang Yang had contributed greatly to the Qin's strength, but right after Duke Xiaogong, who had always protected him, died, Shang Yang had been tortured by the Chariot King. Moreover, the majority of the Qin officials wanted nothing more than to skin Shang Yang alive.
Shang Yang was a very talented official who had devoted his life to the Qin's strength. However, the officials, nobles, and even the common people of the Qin all hated Shang Yang.
This was entirely because Shang Yang was too harsh and merciless, and the laws he made were too harsh. Moreover, whether it was the common people, officials, or nobles, as long as they violated the law, they would be charged with a serious crime. Naturally, they would make too many enemies. In the end, they were framed by Gongzi Qian for plotting a rebellion and suffered the tragic fate of the Chariot King.
Standing at a high place to admire the surrounding lanterns could only be viewed from afar. If one wanted to see the lanterns at a close distance, one would need to walk over to admire them. However, there were many lanterns around the Supreme Liquid Pool. If one walked over to admire them one by one, it would take too much time. It was somewhat unrealistic. Therefore, the snow sleigh made its appearance.
The ice surface of the Supreme Liquid Pool was already very thick. It was thick enough to allow the officials to sit on the snow sleigh and slide freely on the ice surface, so that they could easily admire the surrounding lanterns.
The snow sleigh and skis were both gadgets invented by Ang Lee. To be more precise, Ang Lee had plagiarized the achievements of others for his own use.
In the Daming Palace, the snow sleigh had an even more important role, and that was to act as a sightseeing vehicle. People sat on the snow sleigh and let the horses pull them on the ice surface, so that they could enjoy the beautiful scenery everywhere.
A snow sleigh could seat more than ten people. Ten snow sleighs filled up all the officials. With the careful driving of the sleigh, the snow sleigh slid freely on the ice surface. Everyone enjoyed the surrounding lanterns comfortably and was completely intoxicated in the happy atmosphere.
It was better to enjoy together than to enjoy alone. Appreciating the lanterns with a group of people was obviously more enjoyable than appreciating alone. This was also the reason why Li Longji let the officials accompany him to enjoy the lanterns.
In addition, through this intimate method, it could also close the distance between the Emperor and the officials and maintain the Emperor's authority as a ruler. It would not create a sense of alienation.
The banquet lasted from the evening to the lanterns at midnight. Li Longji and the officials had a lot of fun. At the same time, they felt very tired. It was time to disperse.
There was a curfew in Chang 'an City. However, today was very special. The Emperor invited the officials to a banquet and did not disperse until very late. These officials had to go home to sleep. Naturally, the curfew had to be accommodated appropriately.
However, this accommodation was limited to all the officials who attended the banquet. The rest were still not allowed to violate the curfew. Otherwise, they would be punished if they were caught.
Ang Lee and the officials left the Daming Palace together. At the south bank of the horse bridge, Ang Lee mounted the horse and chatted with a few officials. Then, he rode the horse straight to Daye Square.
It was now close to midnight. Ang Lee felt sleepy and wanted to lie on the horse's back and sleep. In fact, when Ang Lee sat on the snow sleigh to enjoy the lanterns, he had closed his eyes from time to time to take a nap. He was just worried that it would affect the Emperor's mood, so he did not go to sleep. Of course, the other officials were in a similar situation. Everyone was actually very sleepy. They were just worried that they would spoil the Emperor's mood, so they tried their best to stay awake.
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