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Chapter 47 Drunkenness

Li Ke wanted to invite Li Changsha to the mansion to drink, which was no joke. Li Ke returned to the mansion and the next day, he posted a post to the Bohai County Prince's Mansion and invited Li Changsha to enter the mansion to have a banquet at night.

When the Bohai County Prince's Mansion received the invitation from Li Ke, Li Fengci was greedy for the fine wine in the Grand Governor's Mansion, but he was very jealous and wanted Li Ke to invite him, so he could drink it with Li Ke. But Li Changsha, who actually received the invitation, was nervous. Li Changsha knew that this wine might not be so delicious.

The next evening, Li Changsha rushed to the Grand Governor's Office as scheduled with the post sent by Li Ke. When Li Changsha arrived outside the Grand Governor's Office, the central guard of the mansion had been leading outside the door and led Li Changsha into the inner courtyard.

"My cousin is here. I have been waiting in the mansion for a long time." Li Ke looked at Li Changsha entering outside the side hall of the inner courtyard, and stepped forward and bowed to Li Changsha and smiled.

Li Changsha hurriedly replied with a smile: "There is good wine in the Grand Governor's Mansion, and the Grand Governor invites him, how can I not come?"

"I don't want my cousin to be a drinker, come on, my cousin will take my seat with me." Li Ke smiled and sat down in the side hall with Li Changsha.

In the side hall of the Grand Governor's Office, Li Ke and Li Changsha sat down accordingly, and Wang Xuance, who was feasting, also sat beside Li Ke.

"Cousin, come and try it. This is the fine wine brought by me from Chang'an. How about trying it?" The three of them sat down, and the wine and food were all on the way. Li Ke personally picked up the wine pot, filled a glass for Li Changsha, and said to Li Changsha.

When Li Changsha saw Li Ke pouring wine himself, he quickly reached out with both hands and took the wine glass handed over by Li Ke.

Li Changsha held the wine glass in his hand and said to Li Ke: "Thank you for your kind hospitality, Li Changsha respects His Highness."

After saying that, Li Changsha raised his wine glass, raised his head and drank it all.

"Cousin is so happy, come and drink together." Li Ke looked at Li Changsha and drank the wine in his hand in one go, and he picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp.

After drinking a glass, Li Ke pointed to the wine pot on the table and asked Li Changsha: "What do you think of this wine?"

Li Fengci was obsessed with alcohol as his orders. Although Li Changsha was not as good as Li Fengci, the quality of the wine was still tasted. Li Changsha only tasted it and probably tried the quality of the wine.

This wine is clear and sweet when it enters the throat, and the smell of the lips and teeth is indeed a rare top-quality product, which is much better than what Li Fengci drank in the mansion in the past.

Li Changsha said: "It is worthy of being the stored wine left by the previous dynasty, and it is indeed a rare wine to taste."

Li Ke smiled and said, "Haha, that's right, that's right."

Li Ke said, winked and ordered the maid who was serving in the hall to come forward to serve Li Changsha with a full cup of wine.

Li Ke is good at drinking, and what he drinks on weekdays are all good wines. Li Ke is naturally more clear about the quality of this wine than Li Changsha. This wine was stored in the former Sui cellar and was also produced in the palace, but it was not Tai Chi Palace, but from Jinyang Palace.

Li Ke set off from Chang'an and went north to Yunzhou to command the army. He marched outside the border for more than half a month. He dared not drink wine along the way, and he did not bring wine from Chang'an thousands of miles away. This wine was not brought by Li Ke from Chang'an, but Li Ke took it out from Jinyang Palace in Taiyuan.

The Jinyang Palace in Taiyuan was built by Gao Huan of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. Emperor Yang Guang of Sui several times and was expanded to the north. The Jinyang Palace was built according to Yang Guang's order. It has two cities in the east and west, covering 15 miles, and it is extremely luxurious.

Since the Jinyang Palace was Yang Guang's palace, there were naturally many fine wines brought by Yang Guang from Chang'an. Although the former Sui Dynasty was destroyed, the Jinyang Palace was still the imperial palace and others could not enter. However, when Li Ke went north, Li Shimin was afraid that his beloved son would suffer in Taiyuan, so he specially approved a warrant to allow Li Ke to call all the things in Jinyang Palace, thinking that these fine wines were taken out by Li Ke from Jinyang Palace on weekdays.

The wine stored in Jinyang Palace was also brought by Yang Guang from Chang'an, and Li Changsha had never tasted it before, so naturally he could not tell it. The reason why Li Ke did this was nothing more than knowing that Li Fengci was addicted to alcohol and wanted to hook up the greed in his belly.

The maid who was serving the wine beside Li Changsha poured another cup for Li Changsha. Li Changsha drank another cup and smiled at Li Ke and said, "It is indeed a good wine. Compared with the fine wine given by the Grand Commander, the drinks in Changsha have turned into dross."

Li Ke smiled and said, "My cousin thinks it's good, and it's not in vain for me. After the banquet, my cousin will take a jar and keep it for me to taste it."

When Li Changsha heard this, he hurriedly said, "How is this good? The Grand Governor made a special trip to invite me to the mansion for a banquet, so why can I bring the wine back again?"

Li Kehun laughed indifferently and said, "No matter how mellow this wine is, how can it be as deep as your brotherly love? It's just a jar of wine, it's not worth it. Don't dislike it, cousin."

Li Changsha said: "In this way, I thank the Grand Governor."

In fact, before Li Changsha was invited to the Grand Governor's Office, Li Fengci had already repeatedly explained to Li Changsha in the Prince's Office that if the opportunity was right, he would definitely ask for a jar of wine from Li Ke and return home, so he could try it out and try the taste of the palace wine that had been hidden in Sui Jiao for decades.

This matter was also quite difficult, so Li Changsha was not convenient for him to speak, but since Li Ke had given him a gift, Li Changsha was so happy to accept it with a few polite words.

Since Li Changsha took Li Ke's wine and took Li Ke's short hand, he naturally would not push the wine out at the table. With a few greetings with Li Ke, he also talked about some irrelevant court affairs. Before he knew it, Li Changsha had already eaten seven or eight glasses of wine.

The wine that Li Ke brought out tonight was originally the former Sui wine. It has been stored for many years and is more intense than ordinary wine. In addition, Li Changsha is not as good as his father Li Fengci. After drinking a jar of wine on the table, Li Changsha is already drunk.

Li Ke was drinking more violently, more anxiously and more than Li Changsha. When Li Changsha felt a little drunk, Li Changsha raised his eyes and looked at Li Ke. Li Ke's cheeks were also slightly red, his eyes were slightly distracted, and he seemed to be drunk.

"Where is the wine? But there is still wine? Go and get it." The jar of wine on the table had been drunk by the three of them. Li Ke was drunk with a little bit, but he seemed to have a little unsatisfied intention and was still clamoring to drink.

The whole jar of wine on the table was probably nearly five pounds, and the three of them drank a lot of it. Wang Xuance, who was sitting by the side, saw that Li Ke was drunk and wanted to drink wine, so he advised: "Your Highness, you've drunk too much, it's better."

Li Ke is the prince and has to deal with military affairs every day. If Li Ke is hurt, Li Changsha can't afford to take care of him. Seeing Wang Xuance trying to persuade Li Ke, Li Changsha also thought about persuading him together, and persuaded Li Ke to stop drinking and rest.

But Li Changsha opened his mouth and was about to speak, but before Li Changsha could speak, Li Ke waved his hand first and said, "I and my cousin are rare to see each other. I am very happy. What's the harm in drinking a few more cups, let alone, the situation is like this. My cousin's family can stay in Jinyang. My cousin's family drinks more cups, and I don't know if there is any chance in the future."
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