Time to Serve the Wine ~!
In the evening.
Chang 'an City, West Inner Garden.
A group of Golden Guards led by Qin Qiong escorted the diplomatic mission from the Western Regions into the West Inner Court.
Many carriages of princes and ministers were parked outside the West Inner Court.
"Dad, didn't you say that you would bring me in?”Cheng Huaimo looked at his father, Cheng Yaojin, with eager eyes.
She had originally agreed to bring him to see the world.
However, when the banquet was about to start, his father told him that he was not allowed to enter.
Cheng Yaojin snorted."Not to mention you, even I almost couldn't get in. Anyway, none of you juniors can get in."”
If Empress Zhangsun hadn't passed on the message, he would have brought the younger generation along.
And now, the Emperor attached great importance to this bonfire banquet. He did not dare to bring his silly son in to cause trouble.
"Then how did he get in?"
Cheng Huai Mo was initially disappointed when he heard that even the younger generation couldn't enter. However, when he looked up, he saw the Duke of Song, Xiao Yu, walking in with a young man in embroidered clothes. He immediately called out in dissatisfaction.
Cheng Yaojin looked up and was also stunned.
"Isn't this old-fashioned guy afraid of getting into trouble?”
Cheng Yaojin was puzzled.
In the current situation, could he still bring juniors in?
"Father, he is the Duke, and you are the Duke. He can bring juniors in, but why can't you? Could it be that you, the Duke and the Great General, are not as old-fashioned as him?”Cheng Huaimo muttered,
Cheng Yaojin kicked Cheng Huaimo's butt and scolded angrily,""Scram, you still dare to provoke your father? Go home!"
Cheng Huai Mo immediately shrank back.
He completely understood that his father would not bring him in.
Otherwise, his father would definitely be provoked.
After watching his father enter the West Inner Court, Cheng Huaimo stayed outside the door for a while and couldn't help but scratch his head.
"There really aren't any juniors going in.”
"What happened? Wasn't it the bonfire dinner? If there were no juniors, could it be that his father and the others were holding hands and dancing around the bonfire?”
Cheng Huai Mo couldn't help but shudder at the thought of this.
It was too terrifying.
West Inner Court, Dragon Head Pool.
A huge bonfire was ignited.
Around the bonfire, there was a circle of short banquet tables filled with delicacies.
Between the three tables, there would definitely be a roasted whole lamb.
The entire banquet was filled with an exotic atmosphere.
Near the bonfire, there was a bearded woman dressed in a slightly refreshing manner. She was swaying her body and dancing.
When the envoys of the various tribes sat down, they found that the table in front of them had the traditional delicacies of their tribes, which made many people feel very curious.
All the princes and ministers took their seats. They first glanced at the envoy from the Western Regions, and then they could not help but look at the white jade platform.
At this moment, there was still a blue curtain around the white jade platform.
All the officials knew that Gu Hao was the one who set up the white jade platform.
The young man sitting beside Xiao Yu looked in the direction of the white jade platform, his heart sinking.
"I was careless. I shouldn't have come.”The young man in embroidered clothes had a dark expression on his face.
After entering, he realized that apart from the young men among the envoys of the Western Regions, he was the only young man he had seen in the Great Tang.
None of the sons of the nobles showed up.
This made him appear extremely abrupt.
Many envoys of the Western Regions noticed the abnormality of the Tang officials, and their eyes gradually shifted to the white jade platform.
"What's there?"
The envoys of the Western Regions were all curious.
"There's no wine, no wine cup, and no tea…Something's not right.”
Princess Gail of the Cheshi Kingdom. Bagado's gaze swept across all the tables, but she did not find a pot of wine, a wine cup, or a cup of tea…
This made her suspicious.
This was not the way to treat a guest.
He followed everyone's gaze and looked in the direction of the white jade platform.
"Even the bonfire has been prepared. There's no reason to lack alcohol. Could it be that there's…"
Gail said. Bagado's eyes flashed with a thoughtful light.
Not long after…
"His Majesty has arrived!"
A sharp voice rang out.
The entire West Inner Court fell silent.
The officials hurriedly stood up.
When the envoys of the Western Regions saw this, they also stood up.
Surrounded by the Imperial Attendants and Golden Guards, Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun appeared in front of everyone.
"Everyone, there's no need to be so polite.”
Li Shimin said with a smile after sitting in his seat.
"Yes…"
The ministers replied and sat down.
The envoys of the Western Regions also returned to their seats. Many of them secretly sized up Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun.
"Why are there only dishes and no wine? This isn't the way to treat a guest." Li Shi Min looked at the table in front of him and said with a smile.
On the way here, he asked his Guanyin maid what Gu Hao had prepared.
In the end, the usually gentle Guanyin maid actually kept him in suspense.
That was why he still didn't know what Gu Hao had prepared other than wine.
Hearing Li Shi Min's words, everyone realized that there were only delicacies on the table and no alcohol.
For a moment, all the officials of the Tang Empire thought of the wine that Gu Hao had brewed.
The envoys of the Western Regions were extremely puzzled.
What kind of logic was this?
The Minister of Rites, Tang Jian, smiled and said,"The food was prepared by the Ministry of Rites, and the wine was prepared by the top scholar, Gu Hao. Your Majesty, you can't blame the Ministry of Rites.”
"Where is Minister Gu?" Li Shi Min laughed.
Gu Hao walked out from the curtain of the white jade platform and came to the bonfire with a faint smile.
"I, Gu Hao, ask Your Majesty.”Gu Hao bowed.
Li Shimin said lightly,"It's time for the wine to be served."”
"Yes." "Yes!" Gu Hao responded. Then, he looked in the direction of the white jade platform and said loudly,
"Bring the wine!"
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