Datang: Dad, I really didn't want to rebel!

Chapter 23 Zhumen wine and meat stink

Chapter 26 Zhumen wine and meat stink

Chatting is a magical thing, but if one party gets into a dead end, it's easy to chat to death.

This is the case with Li Chengqian and Wang Lei at the moment.

"stubborn!"

Li Chengqian gave him a blank look, and didn't bother to talk to him anymore.

...

After the release of the two decrees, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Li Chengqian was going to attack the Xie and Zhang families.

Especially someone saw that Li Chengqian put a knife on Xie Yuanshen's neck.

Perhaps no one knows what the purpose is, but when it comes to this kind of knife thing, it must not be too small.

"Xiaohan, we have been in Qianzhou for so many days, you have stayed in the mansion all day and never went out, you must be bored?" Li Chengqian looked at Su Han who was sitting on the bed in a daze, and asked with some distress.

The atmosphere in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty was relatively open. Women, like men, could go hunting, riding horses, outings, and outings.

Moreover, women are subject to fewer constraints, and the etiquette is not very strict. They can participate in social activities more freely, and have more casual interactions with the opposite sex.

Empresses, concubines, princesses, ladies-in-waiting and foreign ministers in the palace do not have to avoid, and they can drink and play together.

According to historical records, Empress Wei and Wu Sansi sat on the imperial bed together to play Shuanglu, Xuanzong's favorite minister Jiang Jiao and the concubine had a banquet together, and An Lushan ate and played with Concubine Yang in the harem, and even stayed out all night.

Women from official families and folk women also do not shy away from male guests.

However, Su Han had just arrived in Qianzhou and didn't know anyone else here, so he stayed in the backyard all day, except for embroidery, just in a daze.

"It's okay, it's not bad for the concubine to stay in the room." Su Han pursed her lips and smiled.

Li Chengqian looked at her, and said softly: "It happens to be free today, let's go out and play."

"Well, listen to Your Highness." Su Han smiled softly, and then said: "But having said that, Your Highness, you were assassinated only two days ago. Would it be unsafe now?"

"Don't worry, Zheshangfu's guards have been patrolling the city day and night for the past two days. Those assassins are not fools, and they won't show up at this time." Li Chengqian said.

"Well, the concubine listens to His Highness!"

Li Chengqian nodded, and asked Yang Chen to prepare a large carriage, and asked Yang Chen, a local snake, to be the groom, and then took Su Han to the west of the city.

The west of the city is a suburb, but not without a single person.

In the west of the city, there is a big river named Qianjiang.

Qianzhou belongs to the Yangtze River Basin, across the entire Qianzhou.

Yang Chen took Li Chengqian and the others straight to Qianjiang Wharf.

The Qianjiang Wharf is at the junction of the west and the north of the city, and the north and the west of the city are separated by the Qianjiang River.

Beside the Qianjiang Wharf, a large ship is docked.

This big ship is similar to the sea restaurant of later generations, but it is not called a sea restaurant, but a riverside tavern.

That's right... the ship is actually a tavern.

It has to be said that the businessman's vision is really good. Using a boat to open a tavern on the river bank will definitely attract many guests.

"Grandpa Li, this building boat was built by several wealthy families in Qianzhou at the same time. It has six floors, and each floor has different entertainment. It is definitely a must-visit place!" Yang Chen introduced.

After all, he led Li Chengqian and the two of them to find a room for them.

Today is the golden autumn and September, and the weather is hot, but when Li Chengqian and Su Han arrived in the room, they found that it was actually very cool inside, and there was even a puff of air-conditioning in the air.

What the hell?

Li Chengqian was shocked. Could it be that some of the first traveler secretly invented the air conditioner?

Seeing the shocked look on Li Chengqian's face, Yang Chen seemed to have guessed something, and immediately said with a chuckle: "Mr. Li, the walls inside this room are all hollow, and there are many ice cubes placed inside, so even if the scorching sun outside Even with the fire, it’s still cool and pleasant inside.”

"That's it..." Li Chengqian nodded, "If there is anything delicious and fun, let's get it."

"Here!"

Yang Chen said and retreated.

"Come on, Xiaohan, let's sit down."

The tables and chairs are near the window, which probably means that guests can enjoy the outside scenery while eating.

Soon, beautifully dressed maids came up with dishes.

There are nine dishes in total, including meat and vegetables, and a jug of wine.

In the Tang Dynasty, there were no messy seasonings such as chili peppers. There were only simple seasonings such as salt, pepper, and dogwood for cooking.

Therefore, among these nine dishes, there are only two stir-fried dishes, and the rest are all stewed dishes.

Li Chengqian glanced at this top-notch luxurious feast, and was really moved in his heart.

While the rich wine and meat smell, the road with frozen bone!
As expected, this poem was written correctly. Now there is a famine in Qianzhou, but in this building and boat, there are still rich clothes and jade food, and it has not been affected at all.

The most irritating thing is that his majestic father-in-law can only eat some vegetarian dishes and drink some millet porridge every day, but this group of businessmen eat big fish and meat every day.

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian had the urge to order those rich households to be ransacked and exterminated...

"Come on, Xiaohan, you can eat first..."

As Li Chengqian said, he handed a piece of meat to Su Han.

"Um…"

The two of them ate while looking at the scenery on the river bank. The scenery here is still good. Eating delicious food and admiring the beautiful scenery is really too beautiful.

After eating for a while, Su Han picked up the wine bottle and poured Li Chengqian a glass of grape wine.

Immediately, a strange fragrance of grapes came over his face, and Li Chengqian couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Grape wine is the most popular wine in the Tang Dynasty. As early as the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Tang Gaozu Li Yuan was extremely obsessed with wine.

At that time, the Tang Dynasty had just been established, and the country was so weak that even grapes could only be traded through the Silk Road.

However, Li Yuan still squeezed the juice from the grapes under such circumstances, made wine, and entertained the officials.

Li Shimin is more obsessed with wine than Li Yuan.

During the foreign war in the early Tang Dynasty, the Tang army obtained a special kind of grape, horse milk grape, when it captured Gaochang State, one of the countries in the Western Regions.

This kind of grape is far sweeter than ordinary grapes, so it was immediately loved by Li Shimin.

After conquering Gaochang State, Li Shimin ordered a large number of grapes to be planted in Gaochang as a tribute.

In addition, Li Shimin also transplanted a large number of horse milk grapes into the palace, and ordered people to take good care of them and pick them frequently to entertain the ministers.

Moreover, Li Shimin also brought his own wine-making skills. When he was in Zhenguan for ten years, Li Shimin was idle and bored, so he started to make wine according to the book.

As a result, in the end, he really managed to produce wine. Coupled with the golden signboard of Li Shimin, the wine he produced was loved by princes and nobles.

It was a disrespectful thing for the emperor to make wine, but in this era when even the emperor was scolded for a long time, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty expressed their appreciation for Li Shimin's wine making, which shows how popular grape wine was in the Tang Dynasty.

Li Chengqian didn't like wine before, but in this kind of place, being able to drink grape wine is already a big deal, so he wasn't too picky.

"Your Highness, put two pieces of ice in it, the taste will be even better..."

As Su Han said, he took out a piece of ice from the basket next to him.

"Ok?"

Li Chengqian looked at the piece of ice and couldn't help frowning, "Where did this ice come from, and why does it have a bad smell?"

Su Han rolled his eyes at him, "Your Highness, why do you feel that your IQ has dropped so much? When you were in the East Palace, you obviously often stored ice cubes?"

"Ah? Is there...?" Li Chengqian was taken aback for a moment, and then realized, "By the way, it's September now, where did the ice come from..."

As he said that, he was taken aback, "Could it be that you also know how to make ice with saltpeter?"

Su Han looked at him suspiciously, "Your Highness, what are you talking about, about making ice?"

(End of this chapter)