A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

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Cheng Chumo glanced at Gu Qing and then at the drink in the bowl and said, "Okay, I'll drink it, you tell me!"

Watching him drink another large bowl in one gulp, Gu Qing said, "In the beginning, the wine we used was just distillation, but my wine has a step before distillation, which is fermentation."

"Fermentation?" Cheng Chumo was puzzled, "What's the way?"

Cheng Chumo poured Gu Qing another big bowl and said, "Drink another bowl."

Cheng Chumo drank another big bowl, slapped the table and said, "Go on."

"The first is the mother's grains. This kind of mother's grains is very important, and it is also the key to fermentation. First, the grain must be absorbed and mixed well..."

Su Dingfang also drank a few sips. To be honest, the taste of this wine is indeed very mellow, which is more mellow than the Cheng family wine all the time, but he can also feel that Gu Qing's fermented wine is really strong, so he drank a bowl of it himself. He already had a bit of a tongue, and Cheng Chumo drank a few big bowls in a row, but he was still on the verge of falling. Although this kind of wine is not particularly strong, it is very easy to get drunk when combined, and it has a lot of stamina.

Looking at the situation, Gu Qing seemed to want to pour Cheng Chumo again, until Cheng Chumo passed out drunk on the wine table, Gu Qing said, "Carry it down."

The servant carried the drunk Cheng Chumo away, Gu Qing looked at Su Dingfang, "Old Fang, why don't you drink more."

"I can't drink anymore, I plan to go back alive." Su Dingfang repeatedly refused and said, "Why are you pouring Chu Mo so much, Chu Mo, a careless person, didn't notice, but I saw you, Gu Qing, didn't take a sip."

"That old man Cheng Yaojin detained my disciple." Gu Qingchang sighed, "I don't detain his son to keep my disciple safe. I, the teacher, implicated my disciple."

"Then what should he do when he's waking up? You can't keep feeding him, right?" Su Dingfang said again.

Fan Jian very sensiblely handed over a stick and said, "Patriarch, is this stick thick enough?"

"Okay." Gu Qing nodded.

Su Dingfang cupped his hands with a strange smile and said, "I will take my leave first, and you will be happy."

"Let's go slowly." Gu Qing also said with a smile.

Sun Simiao took Cheng Chumo's pulse and muttered, "Gu Qing, this kid is pouring people so much, what if he drinks something good or bad?"

After taking his pulse for a long time, Sun Simiao nodded with confidence. He walked out of the guest room and said to Gu Qing, "It's because of Chu Mo's strong body. If an ordinary person drinks like this, he must drink something. , don't do that again."

"I know, I know." Gu Qing nodded repeatedly.

Changan

Pei Xingjian left Cheng's house with a splitting headache, and saw Di Renjie as soon as he went out.

"Brother, why are you here?" Pei Xingjian looked at Di Renjie.

"How did you come out alive." Di Renjie said and changed his words hastily, "No, why did you come out like this, did he, Cheng Yaojin, do anything to you?

"I didn't do anything, I just drank a lot of wine." Pei Xingjian said in a nonchalant manner, "I can't explain a word about this matter. Is there any water?"

Di Renjie didn't bring a water bag with him, so he bought two green fruits from a fruit vendor nearby and handed them to him, "It's more comfortable to eat a fruit."

Chapter 28 Magical Knowledge

Pei Xingjian ate a piece of fruit to make his stomach feel better. While walking, he told Di Renjie about his ins and outs in Cheng's mansion. Di Renjie was surprised and said: "Not only did you enter Cheng's mansion this time, you are fine. Come back, not only that, but also become Cheng Yaojin's closed disciple."

"That's right." Pei Xingjian nodded with a wry smile, "I can't believe it either."

Di Renjie said with a strange smile, "Your Majesty summoned you yesterday, and the eunuchs who came out of the palace to invite you looked for half of Chang'an but did not find out where you were. It seemed that something happened. Shangguanyi and the others were discussing matters in the Ganlu Hall overnight. "

"What happened?" Pei Xingjian became nervous.

"The situation in the west seems to be a little tense." Di Renjie said to Pei Xingjian, "I heard that Songtsan Gampo sent a letter, and now Rome has conquered the Great Food, if there is any change in the Great Food. "

"The trade route will change." Pei Xingjian immediately understood, "If Rome can win Dashi, then Persia will be in danger."

"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Di Renjie said to Pei Xingjian, "You go to the palace and have a look, I'll report to the teacher for safety."

Pei Xingjian hurriedly walked into Chengtian Gate, and did not rush to his own Shangshu Province, but came to Zhongshu Province. When Chu Suiliang saw Pei Xingjian coming, he pulled him aside and asked, "Where did you go last night?" ?”

"I'm in Cheng's residence, dealing with Cheng Yaojin."

"Do you know that His Majesty summoned you last night?" Chu Suiliang said.

"I only know now."

Chu Suiliang glanced around and whispered, "This time the situation is not good. If Rome annexes Dashi, then Persia will be in jeopardy, and our plans for trade routes over the years may come to nothing."

"Naturally, I know that I also facilitated the tripartite alliance back then."

"Now that the Persian envoy is still in Chang'an, it seems that the Persian envoy is in a hurry." Chu Suiliang said.

Pei Xingjian thought for a long time and said, "To open up the current situation in the West, the sea and trade must go hand in hand, otherwise it may be very difficult to tear open the gap in the land occupied by the West. What we need most now is time. I will go to the Maritime Trade Department to see it." Look, the ship doesn't know what to do."

"Don't go." Chu Suiliang hurriedly pulled Pei Xingjian back, "Shangguanyi will go to the Maritime Trade Department as soon as the court is over today, and the second wave of envoys from Tianzhu and Persia has already passed through the Hexi Corridor."

"Is there an envoy from Tianzhu?" Pei Xingjian asked.

Chu Suiliang said solemnly, "But it's their war after all. Tianzhu and Persia are already in a mess when facing Rome. They hope to get the support of our Tang Dynasty. Now they are all afraid. Rome's negotiation of peace and joint expedition to the east is the most worrying thing right now, you must appease the Persian envoy during this period, and you must also think about how to get the most benefit from it."

"I see." Pei Xingjian nodded.

Maritime Trade Department, let's do it xiashou8

Shangguanyi was telling Li Zhi what was happening now, "His Royal Highness, what His Majesty needs now is an answer from the Department of Maritime Trade, when can sea ships go to the South China Sea."

Li Zhichang sighed, "Uncle Shangguan, although our ships can go to sea now, the South China Sea is a distant sea after all."

"Your Majesty is in a hurry." Shangguanyi said.

Li Zhi pointed to the chart hanging on the wall and said, "Uncle Shangguan, look at the coastline of the South China Sea. During this period, the distance to travel is thousands of miles. From the port of the East China Sea all the way south, the distance traveled is almost across the sea. Throughout the Central Plains, we will not pass such a long route without complete assurance. Of course, we are still a little unclear about the limit of sea-going ships. What we can know now is that our ships can sail to Nanzhao. This is no problem, Nanzhao To the south of Zhao is an undeveloped coastline."

"The safest way is that we start to release people along the coastline of the South China Sea, release people along the way to establish transit and supply lines, and completely run through this route." Li Zhi continued, "Now Yan Liben is developing an iron ship, and with the iron ship We'll get back to clearing the waterway."

"Iron boat?" Shangguanyi was puzzled.

Di Renjie said with a smile, "At first I didn't know that iron boats could be built, but with the teacher's guidance, I figured out some ways. Yan Liben has already launched the first iron boat into the sea."

"How can iron build a ship?" Shangguanyi wondered.

"This is the magic of knowledge. With knowledge, you can do it naturally." Li Zhi said, pulling Shangguanyi to a pond, "Uncle Shangguan, look at this pond, which I also built for the purpose of building a model sea ship."

Speaking of which, Li Zhi took out another iron boat, "Uncle Shangguan, check to see if this boat is made of iron."

Yan Liben weighed it in his hands, "It is indeed made of iron."

"Actually, the inside is hollowed out." Li Zhi said as he put the iron boat on the surface of the pond, and the whole boat floated steadily on the water.

Shangguanyi watched the scene without daring to show emotion, and stared at the iron boat floating on the water, "How did you do it?"

"It's actually very simple." Li Zhi said as he took out a wooden board beside him, on which densely packed designs and some theories and relationships were written.