Nightfall Chapter 144: Good drinkers have no eloquent words
Chapter One Hundred and Forty-fourth The Good Drinkers Have No Hearing Words
The debating problem was presented by the academician of Zeng Jing. As soon as the scene started, the third son Xie, who was invincible in the academy, knew what an unshakable mountain he had encountered.
Prince Longqing tidyed up his appearance, looked solemnly and began to argue, not because he was afraid of his opponent, but because he respected the wisdom represented by the dispute itself, and also expressed a certain degree of courage to Xie Chengyun. Reward, and when the argument began, he ruthlessly began to show the true standard of his proud group.
Countless words like a beautiful lotus flower, flowing from the lips of Prince Longqing, around the difficult propositions, countless former sage classics were cleverly extracted and organized by him, and turned into a complicated and clear net, which often requires listeners to ponder for a long time. , Fang Shi understood the true meaning of the time, and what shocked all the students in the field was that in this debate, Prince Longqing did not use Xiling Haotian Taoist divine canon at all, and all used Piaotian literature weaving more and more. Secret, but he has no power to fight back.
These methods of seeking truth in the classics and mysteries are something that Ning Que is extremely bad at and cannot love. From the age of four, he found that the exercises solved in the Mathematical Olympiad class had no help in his begging career. , He firmly established a rule of life: no matter how beautiful and thoughtful thinking, if it can't fall in front of the blade or the reality of the countermeasure, then it has no meaning to his own life, and there is no need to continue research.
Hmm... calligraphy is an exception, because he loves it.
In short, he doesn’t like it. He can’t have a good impression of Xie Chengyun. It’s hard for a marginal person who has been forgotten by the academy for half a year to have a sense of collective honor, but he doesn’t want to watch the prince who is so handsome and hateful with facial paralysis continue to arrogant , So he ignored what was happening over there, pulling Sangsang, who was also incomprehensible, hiding in a dark corner drinking wine, eating fruits and vegetables, and waiting for the moment of taking a break.
"In the same sect, the Master once said: If you don't change your behavior for three years, it is for Taoism."
Prince Longqing finally ended his speech with the conclusion of the current dean of the academy in an argument thirty years ago, and also ended this completely one-sided debate.
There was no sound in the courtyard. The students in the academy silently looked at the prince who was sitting indifferently in the table. They did not know how to speak. The girls including Situ Yilan and Jin Wucai felt that their backs were a little wet. Such a thoughtful and rigorous person who speaks well is really terrible. What's more, the other party uses all the classics of the academy, and finally uses the master's classics to make the stone of the boat. Where can they have the face to entangle again?
At this point, everyone in the room finally understood why Prince Longqing’s face was handsome and peaceful, and his conversation was minimal and gentle, but he gave people a sense of inexplicable pride and indifference. This is not entirely to blame him for having no more children, but the people around him subconsciously feel that they are short in front of his powerful strength. Over time, this gifted prince got used to this way of getting along, so With him who is now silent but proud of the world.
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"Blame that others always like to ride on your back, or you should first think about whether you squatted down yourself." Ning Que looked at the classmates in front of him that looked like frozen quails and shook his head." On weekdays, I’m so arrogant in front of me. It’s a shame to touch the iron plate today."
Sangsang took the wine he quietly handed over and took a sip, looked ahead and said: "It seems that Prince Longqing is quite powerful."
As if to answer the doubts of the little maid, the priest Mo Li, the vice president of Tianyu Academy, looked at the students in the academy and added with great satisfaction: "Prince Longqing’s argument is that the elders of Lanke Temple admire Of."
The atmosphere in the room was a bit embarrassing at this time. The middle-aged general from Gushan County sitting at the bottom left of Li Yu suddenly smiled boldly and said: "I am a rough person, Zhang Jianxin. I really don't understand the prince and that prince. What is being discussed, but I know that wine is necessary for banquets. Today the big guys come to see off Prince Chongming. I don’t have any good things in Gushan County, so I brought dozens of cans of Jiujiang Double Steam. I previously called the school lieutenants to pull into the backyard, this time I invite you to taste it."
This is straightforward, but it is indeed quite polite. The Jiujiang double steamed wine produced in Gushan County is not an ordinary wine, but a high-grade spirit brewed by a double distillation method. This high-grade spirit was used by the Tang Empire. A certain emperor used it to soften the minds of the prairie barbarians and corrupt the iron and blood of the tribes, and received miraculous effects. Since then, it has become a secret craft closely guarded by the empire. It is used to bargain with the prairie tribes in negotiations, and it is rarely for people to drink.
The reason why Jiujiang double-steamed wine is seldom for people to drink, and even the palace did not choose it as a tribute wine. In addition to the difficulty of brewing, the more important reason is that this wine is too strong, and the average strong man only drinks one. The big bowl will become drunk. Although spirits are in line with the aggressive temperament of the Tang people, when you lean the wine on the fence and think that you have a magnificent mind, you can only take a sip for a little bit of drunkenness and you will get drunk. It's too unsightly, so the Tang people had to reluctantly give up their love.
The rare Gushan County double-steamed wine was divided into small pots and sent to the tables, and replaced with more refined wine utensils. The previously suppressed and tense atmosphere in the courtyard was slightly eased, but no one expected it. The general of Gushan County, Zhang Jianxin, summoned the maid to take out the small wine cup below, changed the big bowl, and filled the bowl with spirits, staring into the eyes of Prince Longqing, and asked in a deep voice: "I wonder if the Xiling Temple Prohibition?"
Prince Longqing looked at the small wine cup in front of him, and shook his head like a smile but not a smile. This is the first time he has shown a gentle and indifferent emotion on his face since he entered the venue. He has his own charm. The dissemination caused another dizziness to the girls who had secretly resisted him because of the damage to the reputation of the college.
General Zhang looked serious, raised his left hand to hold the bowl with both hands, and solemnly said: "In those days, the last general also fought against the Yan State cavalry under the Minshan Mountain. Now nearly ten years have passed, and the two countries have been repaired as before. This bowl will pay tribute to Prince Longqing. I don’t want to dislike it. It’s just that this pair of steamed wines is extremely strong. There have always been three bowls of wine on the grassland. I wonder if Prince Longqing can you drink, dare... dare not drink?"
As soon as this statement came out, the room became quiet again.
In the corner, Ning Que looked at the place and shook his head and said, "Is this a drunk or a drunk? Vulgar, true vulgar, the old and young men of our Datang army who withdrew from the front line are so honest, or stupid. That prince It’s a calf from Dongxuan pinnacle. Fighting with this kind of person is like playing dice gambling with your young master and me. It’s pure abuse."
While talking, he emptied the bowl where he used to drink rice wine, poured the small can of Gushan County wine into the bowl, then carefully covered it with his sleeve, and handed it to Sangsang behind him. Sure enough, the double steamed spirits were extraordinary, and the aroma of the wine filled out after a while, and Sangsang's usual calm face turned out to be unquenchable joy, and his eyes lit up.
Speaking of the deep courtyard, the academician Zeng Jing saw the scene boring, so he came out to escape, patted the folding fan in his hand, looked at General Zhang Jianxin's face and said: "Since you raise a glass for repairs, why don't everyone drink differently?" /
The academician of the dynasty looked terrified, even the generals of the Tang frontier did not dare to make a mistake, but for some reason, Zhang Jianxin seemed to have not seen it, still holding the wine bowl in both hands, looking coldly at Prince Longqing. Said: "Whether it is the same drink or the right drink, I only ask... the prince can drink or not."
At this time, Ning Que took a sip of the spirits and frowned tightly. Hearing this, how did he hear the taste of the weak Sanqianwu only taking a scoop?
He frowned and looked at that place, thinking that this General Zhang surnamed himself as a vulgar man... I’m afraid it’s a fake, deliberately vulgar and forceful, using his crudeness and elegance to break the enemy proudly, in The current situation where the face of the empire has been continuously damaged is a strange trick. Maybe it was Li Yu who secretly instigated it.
But like one of the two foundations of Prince Longqing’s pride, what does these things have to do with Ning Que? When he found that Sangsang loves this double-steamed spirits very much, he is now busy pouring the wine from the can, then secretly handing it to Sangsang behind him, and then secretly stealing the wine from the window next to him. Feed it to Sangsang, so tirelessly repeating and repeating carefully and not getting tired of it.
When the master and servant hid in the dark corner of the courtyard stealing alcohol, the situation there changed again. When many people thought that Prince Longqing would ignore the invitation of the Datang general to fight wine with his usual indifference and pride, a faint smile flashed across his eyes, like a thrush, and with a gentle move with his right hand, the wine jar was silent. Interest came to the hand.
Immediately afterwards, the prince Longqing poured the wine can with his right hand. The transparent and clear wine poured out with the pungent aroma, and the big bowl instantly overflowed. Waiting for the wine to really overflow, his left arm was lifted and delivered the bowl. To the lips, like a whale sucking water like a tornado, drinking a bowl full of spirits, the action is so cool.
Gushan County General Zhang Jianxin was taken aback for a moment. It seemed that he didn't expect that Prince Longqing, who is known for his pride, indifference and seriousness, would become so casual and natural when he faced his invitation to fight wine. After a while, he woke up and remembered He was still holding the wine bowl, so he quickly held it to his lips and drank it.
However, when he just lifted the wine bowl away from his lips, he found that Prince Longqing on the opposite side of the table had filled the second bowl of wine at some point, and drank it in a very cool manner.
The third bowl, the fourth bowl, the fifth bowl... Gushan County Jiujiang double-steamed spirits, even on the grassland, there are three bowls of unsuccessful legends, Zhang Jianxin dared to invite wine and gambling, naturally this is high Man, however, facing the prince Longqing's constant drinking, he couldn't resist after all, and fell down with a flushed face.
My own maidservant lifted General Zhang, who was full of alcohol, and the people in the Tang Dynasty in the courtyard felt that their faces were dull. This kind of gambling and inviting fights were so commonplace, but in the end, they even let this. The prince who seems to be in the color paintings who do not eat the fireworks in the world drank it. This is not only to the extreme, but also to the extreme.
Prince Longqing held the eighth bowl of spirits in his hand. He didn't put it down because of his opponent's drunkenness. He still drank it slowly. Then he calmly looked at everyone in the room and said with a deep tired smile. :
"In my whole life, I have sought the truth first, then held the judgment, punishing the rebellious demon sect, punishing the rebellion of the Daoist, and punishing the heretics. I have never been merciless, and I have always abided by the laws of God. Wrong, so far, it can be said that there are no foreign objects to disturb my heart. There is only one thing I can’t quit, and that is fine wine.
"Wine can lead the way to the sky and the people, can understand the mysterious opportunity, it is the gift of Haotian, so I always think that if I use my own cultivation as a hangover, it is really a violent thing. I have been good wine since I was a child, but I didn't drink it often. After leaving Chengjing..."
He calmly glanced at the first prince who seemed to be forgotten by everyone in the room, and continued: "...I have only drunk four times in these years, one of which was in the Moon Kingdom Palace, because Chen Jia About this matter, I was misunderstood by some people. They were drunk with me, and the wine was not getting hotter until the wine urn in the palace was empty. Then I gave up. The beams in the harem still smelled of wine for three days, and I was never drunk."
"Wine is the supreme delicacy, and it is also the sound of the devil's bones, so I rarely drink, unless I have to drink it, such as in the moon country back then, or today the general is in pain with the country "He said calmly: "Or there are wines worth drinking, such as this double steamed wine from Gushan County, or there are rivals worth drinking."
So far, Prince Longqing filled the wine bowl in front of him again, raised it with one hand, looked at Xie Chengyun off the court, and said: "This bowl, thanks to the courage of the third son Xie."
Xie Chengyun stunned slightly and sighed in his heart. He changed a bowl full of spirits and drank a toast with the other party.
The prince Longqing poured another bowl of spirits, looked at Linchuan Wang Ying beside Xie Chengyun, and said calmly: "Linchuan Wang Ying, she is twelve years old and knows the ceremony. I have read your ritual notes the year before."
Linchuan Wang Ying is only fifteen this year and she is still a young man. She is totally unaware of the fights in the banquet hall, so she didn't expect to talk about herself. Hearing that the Prince Longqing in Fengzi Town was actually After reading my ritual notes, I couldn't help feeling so excited and happy, hurriedly picked up the small wine glass in front of me and drank it.
No surprise, after a while, Xie Chengyun and Linchuan Wang Ying were drunk because of strong alcohol, but the two drinks were considered peaceful and joyful. No one in the academy felt hesitated, but Zhong Dajun. In the following, everyone filled up the wine and waited for Prince Longqing to order them in order.
The prince Longqing held a bowl of spirits and looked at the students in the room, but did not intend to toast any more. Instead, he brought it to his lips and slowly drank it, then put down the bowl, and did not look at the scene again. At a glance. The students in the academy couldn't help feeling a little sullen. Even Ning Que, who filled the corner with the crowd of wine, felt unhappy in his heart, and the slight affection he had just given to this boy suddenly disappeared.
Prince Longqing looked at the empty wine bowl with a smile, and sighed softly: "The Academy... is so famous. I only hope that the real Academy will not disappoint me."
"This is such a big tone." Li Yuwei scoffed at him, and said, "If you don't know what the real academy is, how can you travel thousands of miles to be this hostage and teach the adults and that How can the three great priests be willing to let you, the great figure of the temple adjudication department, give up the job and become a student of the college?"
Prince Longqing was silent for a moment, then raised his head and answered calmly: "Your Royal Highness said that."
Li Yu looked at him quietly and suddenly said: "Long Qing, this palace admits that you are indeed capable and proud, but since you are in charge of the adjudication department and understand the Haotian doctrine, you should clearly know the way to guard everything. If you insist, it is your heart. Why do you have to go against the original intention and be so proud?"
The prince Longqing was silent for a long time when he heard this question, his handsome face gradually exuded a radiance, and slowly but firmly replied: "The poverty and weakness of the country have no way, I can only be more proud."
He said this sentence very calmly and directly. He clearly stated that the Yan Kingdom was weak and was not an enemy of the Datang Empire. As the Emperor Yan Kingdom and a member of Xiling, if he wanted to be a hostage in Chang'an, then It must be the quality of pride, so that you can not be weak due to the situation, and always remain strong.
Prince Longqing continued: "As for not drinking, it has nothing to do with pride, but because I can't find someone who can drink right."
Situ Yilan couldn't help but muttered in a low voice: "A man should be on the battlefield, not on the wine court. What's the use of drinking more alcohol?"
"This young lady is reasonable." Prince Longqing replied calmly: "The fighters can fight against each other, and the drinkers can fight against each other. Since there is no battle today, naturally there is no drink."
Who among the young people in the field is worthy of a battle with Prince Longqing? Xie Chengyun, who is the most popular in the academy, has been defeated, but who is worthy of a drink with Prince Longqing? He has drunk nearly ten bowls of spirits and has not been drunk since Chen Ping.
There was an awkward silence in the courtyard, and the audience was shocked by the people of Xiling Temple, and no one dared to challenge them. This was an unbearable humiliation for Datang and the Academy. Li Yu's sleeves held the silk scarf lightly in his hands, ready When I left the meeting, I suddenly heard gurgling sounds from the corner.
At this time, the room was too quiet, even if only a needle fell on the ground, it could be heard, so the extremely subtle sound of the gurgling was suddenly amplified, attracting the doubtful eyes of everyone in the room.
The sound is like a clear spring flowing through the waterway cut by Nanzhu and falling into a slightly icy mountain stream, and like a long-necked stork waking up from the wetland grass in the morning, proudly grooming the feathers on its neck, very beautiful. Seductive.
Everyone, including Situ Yilan, opened their eyes wide, staring at Ning Que in the dark corner, listening carefully to the gurgling sound from behind him, a little unclear.
After a while, Sangsang, who was thin and dressed in a maid’s costume, walked out from behind Ning Que with an empty wine bowl, and then she was shocked to find that she had become the focus of attention. I don’t know why. Everyone looked at him like a god.
Sangsang found so many gazes staring at him, feeling extremely unaccustomed, raised his right sleeve and wiped his mouth, carefully placed the wine bowl on the case table in front of Ning Que, and then quietly returned to Ning Que again. Behind.
Until this time, everyone found that there were four wine cans neatly arranged next to the plan in the corner.