Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 226 Drinks
Making alcohol is Li Ke's long-awaited plan.

He even secretly refined high-grade spirits by himself, and the effect was very good.

But Li Ke has never put it into practice.

The reason is simple, food!

Once this strong wine is popularized, it will definitely attract everyone's attention, and he will have to spend a lot of food to make the wine.

And Datang's food is still in short supply at present, once there is a natural or man-made disaster, there will be a risk of food shortage.

Li Shimin has repeatedly issued prohibition orders to prevent the people from using grain to make wine, causing food shortages.

Now that there are potatoes and corn, Li Ke can finally rest assured.

The arrival of potatoes and corn will bring abundant products. By then, wine making will naturally not be a problem.

Alcohol can not only make spirits, but also disinfect and make perfume, toilet water and many other products.

These things can also accumulate wealth for him and provide help for the lives of the people.

At this time, Gu Wu had brought the iron pot and wine. Li Ke quickly put the iron pot on the stove and began to refine high-strength wine.

The alcoholic drinks in Datang are really thin and bland, but as long as these alcoholic beverages are distilled a little, high-grade alcoholic beverages can be obtained, and alcohol can be obtained after further distillation.

After a lot of hard work, Li Ke was so busy that he was sweating.

"Your Highness, what are you doing in this courtyard?"

Zhang Sunyan was attracted by the thick smoke, and ran to the courtyard with her maid, Huarui.

Li Ke looked at the heat steaming on the stove, and said with a smile: "Wine making!"

"liquor?"

Changsun Yan went up to smell it, and it was indeed the smell of wine.

She curiously said: "Your Highness, this wine will be fine once it's warmed up, I've never seen a drink boiled for drinking..."

"You do not understand!"

Li Ke raised his sword eyebrows and said excitedly: "This is my exclusive secret recipe. The wine produced is strong and delicious, with a charming fragrance..."

Chang Sun Yan couldn't help being curious, Chang Sun Yan had seen Li Ke's abilities before.

Don't talk about other things, just say that the many weird things in the palace are not all figured out by Li Ke himself?

The soap used for bathing, the iron pot used for cooking, and the fried tea he made by himself...

These kinds of things are extremely novel and extremely useful.

Since he said he could make good wine, he could do it.

"Miss, this smell, it smells so good!"

The maid Hua Rui shrugged her nose and sighed.

Changsun Yan also sniffed it. Indeed, the smell is a hundred times stronger than ordinary wine, and it is indeed more attractive.

"It's done! Come on, try it!"

Li Ke had already served the drink at this time, and handed it to the curious Gu Wu.

Gu Wu took a cautious look at the wine, then looked at Li Ke.

Li Ke smiled, took a sip himself, and then handed it to Gu Wu.

"Don't worry about drinking! It's fine!"

The strong wine entered his throat, choking Li Ke's throat. He frowned and swallowed, feeling his chest burning.

In an instant, his body became hot.

"Cool!"

Li Ke howled loudly, then looked at Gu Wu again.

Gu Wu just took a sip. He swallowed first, then raised his eyebrows, and looked down at the wine cup.

Lifting the wine cup, raising his head to drink, he drank a bowl of spirits directly.

"How about it?"

Li Ke was full of expectations. He had tasted this strong wine himself, and it was not much different from the taste of liquor in his memory, but he didn't know whether Tang people would like the taste of this drink.

"Not bad!"

Gu Wu nodded, his face was already glowing red.

After a short pause, he raised his eyebrows again, and looked down at his chest.

Li Ke secretly laughed. This guy, drinking so hard all at once, would naturally feel drunk and his chest would feel clogged.

At this time, behind Li Ke, Changsun Yan, master and servant, were staring at the well-served wine.

"Miss, I want to have a taste..."

Hua Rui stared wide-eyed and licked her lips.

Changsun Yan is not a drinker, but the taste is so strong that it makes her heart itch.

Seeing Sun Yan's hesitation, Hua Rui said, "How about... Hua Rui tastes it for the young lady first... If Hua Rui eats it and is fine, the young lady can naturally drink it too..."

As she spoke, she stretched out her chubby hand and stretched forward tremblingly...

Li Ke was still paying attention to Gu Wu's situation. At this time, Gu Wu had calmed down and was no longer blocked by alcohol.

There was a smile on his face, and he looked at the empty wine cup in his hand.

"No... not bad! Your Highness, drink a little more..."

Gu Wu talked a lot, and stretched out the wine cup to ask for more wine.

Li Ke shook his head: "For the first time...don't drink too much..."

The reason why I approached Gu Wu was because this person had a cold temper, and he didn't seem like someone who would drink too much.

If that idiot Ma Liuzhi comes, I'm afraid he'll become addicted and want to snatch the wine and water.

Li Ke was very satisfied with Gu Wu's reaction, and even Gu Wu was very interested in this wine, which meant that this strong wine was in line with the taste of Tang people.

"Your Highness, Your Highness!"

At this time, Changsun Yan's voice came from behind.

Li Ke turned around to look, but saw Chang Sun Yan supporting the maid Huarui, looking over anxiously.

Huarui's face was flushed, and she was crouching in Changsun Yan's arms, laughing endlessly to herself.

She hiccups from time to time, her eyes are blurred, and she looks drunk.

Li Ke was startled, and then saw that there was a wine cup in front of the maid.

He hurried over and looked at Hua Rui.

Fortunately, this girl drank well, but the alcohol was too strong, and she couldn't bear it for a while.

Li Ke smiled wryly, and blamed Sun Yan, "Why did you let this girl drink?"

This Huarui is only 15 years old, and his body has not yet matured, so naturally he cannot drink this strong wine.

Changsun Yan said anxiously: "Just now, Hua Rui said that she also wanted to try it... Yan'er remembers that this girl once ate wine secretly when she was a child, it should be no big deal..."

Li Ke shook his head: "Forget it, take her down to rest..."

……

Liangzhou, Zhongshan Palace.

Zhongshan King Li Chengqian was sitting in the lobby with a cold face.

The news of Li Ke's occupation of the plateau has already spread throughout the country, and Li Chengqian, who is far away in Liangzhou, has naturally received it.

When he knew that Li Ke was going to the plateau, Li Chengqian still had expectations in his heart, hoping that Li Ke would die in the battle on the plateau.

But this expectation was quickly dispelled by the battle reports.

Li Ke attacked all the way and soon reached Luoche City.

Li Chengqian could only bitterly accept the ending of Li Ke's success on the plateau.

But today, he received another message that Li Shimin had decided to seal all the plateau land to Li Ke, and sent Changsun Wuji and Cheng Yaojin to call for it.

Now, Li Chengqian couldn't bear it anymore.

The eldest grandson Wuji, that is Li Chengqian's real uncle, who has always supported him.

But since Changsun Yan married, Changsun Wuji's attitude towards Li Ke has undergone subtle changes.

People in the Guanlong Group no longer hated Li Ke.

Li Ke's prestige is getting stronger, but he, Li Chengqian, has become someone who neither his father loves nor his mother loves.

At this time, after hearing that Li Ke had made new military exploits and received great praise from Li Shimin, how could Li Chengqian accept it?

He has already lost in this battle for the crown prince.

Li Ke destroyed Tubo again, and won the plateau...

Look at Li Shimin's attitude, look at the attitude of the Shu Royal Party, and even look at the attitude of Changsun Wuji...

Li Chengqian could already guess that the crown prince was already held by Li Ke.

(End of this chapter)