Datang New Giants

Chapter 199
Li Yuan said curiously: "Hero wine? Prince, what kind of wine is this?"

As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan also likes to drink a few cups in his spare time. He has tasted all kinds of good wine, but this is the first time he has heard of this kind of wine.

"Returning to my father, I have already inquired about it. This wine was given to the Turkic envoy by a woman in Pingkang Square. According to her confession, the wine was given by Lu Ting, the head of the Wuyi Hall. It is a newly brewed wine. .” Li Jiancheng said respectfully.

Without waiting for Li Yuan to ask questions, Li Jiancheng took the initiative to give a general account of what happened that night, and then said respectfully: "The wine happens to be still there, and my son tasted it, and it is indeed unique. The wine is ready, father can taste it at any time."

"Oh, the chivalrous wine is brought? Let's go to the bar." Li Yuan also became interested, and ordered to serve the wine.

The Turkic envoy must add this kind of wine, and the crown prince also said that the wine is good, and Li Yuan became interested all of a sudden.

Soon, the wine was served, and there were a few appetizers.

Li Jiancheng took the initiative to pour wine for Li Yuan, and also said some precautions. Li Yuan's reaction was similar to Li Jiancheng's first time seeing Xiajiu. First he was surprised, then surprised, and finally full of praise.

The father and son chatted while drinking and eating. Li Jiancheng did not mention the matter of negotiating peace with the Turks, but picked some things that Li Yuan liked, which made Li Yuan laugh out loud. Not long after, Concubine Yin De, dressed in full makeup, came to accompany him again. , Li Yuan's drinking was even better, after a few glasses of wine, he was happy, and handed over all the negotiations with the Turks to Li Jiancheng, and then entered the room with the graceful Concubine Yin De in his arms, and went to Wushan Yunyu together.

After Li Jiancheng drank the last sip of wine in the glass, he was also a little drunk, and with the support of his confidant general Feng Li, he slowly walked back to the East Palace.

The Crown Prince's Mansion and Prince Qin's Mansion are in conflict. In order to ensure Li Jiancheng's safety, three generals, Feng Li, Xie Shufang, and Xue Wanche, take turns to protect him. Today, Zuo Yiwei's cavalry general Feng Li is in charge.

"Your Highness, be careful where you step." Feng Li reminded carefully.

This wine is a bit overbearing, the prince only drank a few glasses, and he felt drunk so quickly.

Li Jiancheng burped comfortably, and said with a smile, "I was happy, so I drank two more glasses."

"Your Highness, is that done?" Feng Li's heart moved and he asked hastily.

"It's done, the father promised that the negotiation will be handled by Gu. As long as those Turkic barbarians are appeased, the role of the second brother will be greatly reduced. Let's see how he fights against Gu."

The battle of Wulongbei was over, but the Turks voluntarily retreated. Generally speaking, the Tang Dynasty was at a disadvantage. In addition, the recent frequent conflicts between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks on the border, this negotiation is an opportunity.

According to the usual practice, Hongluqing Zheng Yuanxuan took the lead in the negotiations, and Li Jiancheng took a lot of tricks, so Cui Yong was in charge, just to prevent Li Er from tampering with the negotiations.

For Li Er, the more tense the relationship between Datang and Turks, the more obvious his role will be. Li Jiancheng, Wei Zheng and others feel that the sudden frequent exposure of conflicts on the border is likely to be secretly instructed by Li Er. With reconciliation, the operation to clear Li Er's right-hand man will go more smoothly.

If it weren't for the frequent conflicts with the Turks on the border, people like Cheng Yaojin, Hou Junji, Qin Qiong, and Yuchi Jingde would have been transferred out of Chang'an City long ago.

This peace talk is an opportunity, provided that an agreement can be reached.

"That's great." Feng Li said excitedly, "It's just that the price will be higher. This time, the wings around King Qin will also be cut off."

"General Feng, go back Fugu, act now, remember not to startle the snake."

"The order will be followed."

At the same time that the prince gave Feng Li instructions, Li Er was plotting in Shuyou's study with a sad face in Qin Wang's mansion.

In the past, there was a small meeting every three days, and a big meeting every five days. Now it is different. Sometimes there are several secret meetings a day, mainly because the situation is not optimistic.

Fang Xuanling was transferred out of Chang'an, which seemed like a lost arm to Li Er, but the matter was not over yet, Li Jiancheng was chasing after him in the court, and wanted to transfer all the advisers and generals around Li Er out of Chang'an, like Cheng Yao. Jin, Yuchi Jingde, Qin Qiong, Hou Junji and others all transferred out.

If all his confidantes are transferred away, Li Er will become a loner, tied up in everything he does, no different from fish on the chopping board.

Cheng Yaojin suddenly said: "Your Majesty, you should not stop, but you will be disturbed by it. You can no longer sit and wait for death."

Li Er shook his head and said, "How can the blood and bone relationship be broken? No, no."

When Cheng Yaojin became the governor of Kangzhou, he persuaded Li Er to take action, but Li Er refused. Now Cheng Yaojin still has the original idea, but unfortunately, Li Er's idea has not changed after so long.

Yuchi Jingde is also a staunch actionist. He heard the words and persuaded: "My lord, if you don't take countermeasures while you still have the strength, I'm afraid the crown prince will not value the blood and family as much as the lord, and then he will be in danger."

This country was brought back by the lord and his brothers. The lord did not know how much he saved the Tang Dynasty from danger. The cunning rabbit is not dead yet, so he wants to cook the lackey so soon?

All the generals were upset, but Li Er just couldn't make a decision, and the atmosphere was a bit depressed. Changsun Wuji, who had been seldom speaking, said, "Important matters need to be discussed in the long term. Now that they are so closely watched, it is difficult to take any action. Let's discuss how to deal with the immediate crisis first."

This year is more difficult than last year. The prince took advantage of the opportunity of Li Er to lead his troops to fight against the Turks, and wantonly deployed manpower. Now the palace and Chang'an City are under his firm control.

It is no exaggeration to say that countless pairs of eyes are staring at the Qin Palace and its key figures every day. If they act rashly, it will be in the hands of the prince, and he is worried that he has no excuse to do it.

All the people present were smart people, and when they heard Changsun Wuji's words, they all bowed their heads in silence.

Hou Junji said in a deep voice: "Turk sent envoys to negotiate peace. If the prince's peace negotiation is successful, the emperor's reliance on the prince will be reduced, and the prince's plan to weaken the prince will be smoother. If he can intervene, it is best to maintain the tense situation between the two sides. , with the character of the emperor, he will definitely not agree with the prince's plan."

Cheng Yaojin gritted his teeth, and said viciously: "Small size is not a gentleman, non-toxic is not a husband, find someone to kill all the barbarians of the Turks, if we really fight, let's see if the crown prince will lead the army to conquer himself."

"No!" Li Er immediately shouted sharply: "When the two countries fight, it is the people who suffer. Besides, after the battle of Wulongpi, the Tang Dynasty has not yet recovered its vitality, and there is no sufficient food, grass, or soldiers. What should we use to fight others?"

This gangster is not stingy, he is really a militant, and he wants to fight at every turn.

Before it was time to gamble on the fortune of the country, Li Er would never agree to do so.

The Turkic people are strong and strong, and if they really fight, the Tang Dynasty is not the opponent of the Turkic. Besides, the rebellion in the territory has just subsided. If there is a war with the Turkic, some people with different hearts will definitely rebel. Such a situation of internal and external troubles can be avoided. waived.

Everyone was silent again.

Things have developed like this, and it is no longer under the control of everyone.

Li Yuan made a temporary replacement, abandoning Zheng Yuanxuan, who knew the Turks well and had a good personal relationship with the Turkic upper class, and replaced him with Shaoqing Cui Yong, obviously in favor of the prince.

While everyone was discussing things, there was a sudden knock on the door outside the study.

Li Er's face was a little dignified, and he nodded to Changsun Wuji who was sitting on the side. Changsun Wuji understood, got up and opened the door to go out.

During the secret meeting in the study, there are confidant guards guarding all around, and outsiders can't get close at all. If there is no urgent matter, they will not come to knock on the door.

Changsun Wuji went out for a while, and quickly returned with a secret letter to Li Er.

Li Er opened the secret letter and saw that everyone saw Li Er's expression froze, and soon, a long-lost smile appeared on that serious face.

"Zhijie" Li Er suddenly stood up and said suddenly.

"The last general is here." Cheng Yaojin was stunned for a moment, recovered, and immediately knelt down on one knee to obey the order.

Li Er immediately said: "It was witnessed that Cui Yong accompanied the Turkic envoy to Wanhuayuan. The Turkic envoy was very interested in a kind of wine called Xiajiu. This may be the key to making friends with the Turkic envoy. You go there immediately." Liang Shishan informed Lu Ting that without my king's consent, not a single drop of chivalrous wine should be spilled."

The secret letter was not sent by ordinary spies, but by Qi Zang, a rater who was placed in the prince's mansion, who sent it secretly using a secret line. There was only one sentence in the letter: The Turkic envoy asked to add chivalrous wine to the gift list.

Li Er, the chivalrous wine, knew that Lu Ting brewed it and tasted it himself. It was mellow, smooth and strong, suitable for those warriors to drink, but he didn't expect the Turkic envoys to drink that kind of wine.

The Turks are a horse-backed nation, born in a bitter cold place, wine and tea are indispensable for them, and wine like Xiajiu is very suitable for them to drink.

The matter of Qi Xun is top secret, it is Li Er's confidant, and not many people know about it. Li Er lightly said that someone witnessed it with his own eyes, and he did not make a clear relationship. Anyway, the group swaggered to drink flower wine, or went to Wanhuayuan See more people go.

No wonder the spies reported that the people from the Prince's Mansion blocked the Wanhuayuan for the safety of the Turkic envoys. They didn't think about it at the time, and they didn't expect there to be such a reason.

"Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates will go right away." Knowing the urgency of the situation, Cheng Yaojin saluted and ran out quickly.

All the news spread here, indicating that the people from the Prince's Mansion started to act. Lu Ting didn't know about this matter, and it is very likely that they will succeed. In any case, they must inform Lu Ting before they get the wine.

After Cheng Yaojin left, Hou Junji nodded and said, "Information says that Qibi Qiaotai is addicted to alcohol. I didn't expect Lu Ting to happen this time."

Du Ruhui agreed: "I don't know how much that Qibi Qiaotai likes chivalrous wine. If he refuses to give up, this chivalrous wine may become a variable in this soft quantity."

The current situation is mobilizing the whole body. As the strongest enemy of the Tang Dynasty, the Turks can still affect the direction of the Tang court until now.

Yuchi Jingde was a little surprised and said: "It's Lu Ting again, he is the prince's lucky general."

So many people scratched their heads and couldn't think of a way to break the situation. They watched helplessly as the prince took advantage of the emperor's favor to keep suppressing the Prince Qin's mansion, and the final turning point came from a little chief who had no rank and no rank.

Changsun Wuji jokingly said: "That's natural, I don't care whose disciple it is."

Everyone couldn't help laughing. Lu Ting used the loopholes in Li Erhua's words to climb up the master-student relationship. Although it was registered, it was also a master-student relationship. At that time, everyone thought it was fun. Unexpectedly, This clever little guy is getting better and better.

Li Er didn't speak, but the smile on his face already showed his attitude.

Could it be that this Lu Ting is really a blessed general sent by heaven?
The person who sent the information was developed by Lu Ting, and even the chivalrous wine that opened up the situation was created by Lu Ting. These are very important to Li Er.

Not bad, when he matured and performed better, he found a chance to recognize this disciple, Li Er secretly made a plan in his heart.

Cheng Yaojin didn't even need a carriage, took a team of personal guards, hurried out of the city, took a small road and went straight to Liangshi Mountain.

When Cheng Yaojin and his party arrived at the camp, they saw two carriages driving away from a distance, and Lu Ting was still waving to them.

It can't be someone from the Prince's Mansion, who took the wine away, Cheng Yaojin was surprised.

"Uncle Cheng, what brought you here, don't you need to be on duty today?" Lu Ting greeted Cheng Yaojin immediately when he saw Cheng Yaojin.

Cheng Yaojin rode the horse to less than a foot away from Lu Ting before reining in the horse. Due to the fast reining, the horse's first two hooves were raised high, which startled Lu Ting.

Before Lu Ting could complain, Cheng Yaojin asked anxiously: "Lu Ting, who were those people just now? Did they ask you for wine? Did they sell it?"

Because of his urgency, Cheng Yaojin asked three questions in one breath.

Lu Ting wanted to make a joke at first, but when he saw Cheng Yaojin's anxious face, he quickly said: "If you want to return to Uncle Cheng, the person who came is Yimeng from Wanhuayuan. Chen’s mother’s request to discuss the matter of Xiajiu, well, my nephew gave her two jars, and she said that the guests responded very well, Wanhuayuan wants to have it for a long time, and the price is easy to negotiate.”

The most critical question has not been answered yet, Cheng Yaojin asked: "Where is the chivalrous wine, did you get it for her?"

"I didn't sell even one jar, which made me hold back."

It's fine if it's not sold, Cheng Yaojin breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly said strangely: "That little oiran, isn't your old friend, okay, she came to you in person, the price is easy to negotiate, why don't you agree?"

This kid is not fascinated by beautiful women, he is still smart.

Lu Ting chuckled: "The relationship is too good, so this price is not easy to offer, lest the previous affection is lost. If you want to talk, let the manager of Wanhuayuan talk to me. Besides, they want it in such a hurry, so don't hesitate." The price can’t go up even if their appetite is stimulated.”

Yimeng came forward to say that she wanted to buy wine, and for the sake of their friendship, she even secretly revealed to Lu Ting the base price that Chen's mother gave her to raise wine. The price was very good, but Lu Ting didn't rush to agree, thinking Wanhuayuan can produce one guan today, maybe it can produce two guan, three guan or even more tomorrow. Based on the principle of the supremacy of interests, it is deduced that these wines are exclusively for the king of Qin, and they must be supplied to the mansion of the king of Qin. There is a way to sell it to Wanhuayuan.

After coaxing a few words, Yimeng left with a smile on her face, saying that Mother Chen was still waiting for news from her.

"It's fine if you don't sell it, it's fine if you don't sell it." Cheng Yaojin rubbed his hands and said excitedly: "The prince said that without his consent, from now on, not a single drop of wine can flow out."

"Uncle Cheng, what do you mean?" Lu Ting said nervously, "This wine can't be sold anymore?"

Cheng Yaojin laughed, patted Lu Ting on the shoulder and said, "What do you mean? Hahaha, boy, you are going to make a great contribution."

(End of this chapter)