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Bring the wine ~!"
Gu Hao ordered.
Two groups of palace maids carried golden and wooden trays as they walked out of the white jade platform with smiles on their faces.
At first, everyone's eyes were focused on the two groups of palace maids.
When the palace maids came to the banquet table around the bonfire, everyone stared at the wine glasses on the tray.
It was crystal clear and small!
They were all crystal cups that were two sizes smaller.
"This is..."
Everyone in the Western Regions 'diplomatic mission widened their eyes.
"Water…crystal cup?!"
The Great Tang officials were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped.
Li Shi Min stared blankly at a small crystal cup on the table.
Dumbfounded.
Shocked.
He was puzzled!
No
wonder the Guanyin maid was so confident.”
At this moment, Li Shimin finally understood why Empress Zhangsun had sent the message.
Princess Gail of the Cheshi Kingdom. Bagado stared at the small crystal cup on the banquet table, her eyes shining.
He glanced in the direction of the Tang officials and saw that they were also shocked. He suddenly had an idea and looked at Gu Hao, who was standing in front of the bonfire.
"It's him!"
"It must be him."
"The imperial examination champion, the smartest man in the Great Tang.”
"This time, we must follow him.”
Gail. Bagado's beautiful eyes became extremely hot, and her cheeks, hidden under the black veil, turned as red as blood due to her surging emotions.
The young man in embroidered clothes sitting next to Xiao Yu, Duke of Song, stared fixedly at the small crystal cup on the banquet table.
"How is this possible?"
The young man in embroidered clothes gritted his teeth in hatred, and his eyes were filled with darkness.
There was clearly only one crystal cup in the world. How could there be so many of them all of a sudden?
At every banquet table, in front of every person sitting…there was a crystal cup!
"Everyone…" Gu Hao spoke.
The entire West Inner Court fell silent.
Everyone's eyes were on him.
"There are three jugs of wine on each banquet table. This is the wine I carefully brewed.”
Gu Hao introduced with a smile,"The three types of wine are from left to right, and their strengths are different. The one on the left is a clear wine, the one on the right is a strong wine, and the one in the middle is moderate. I
suggest those who don't drink often drink the one on the left. Those who drink often drink, drink the one in the middle."”
"Then why can't I drink the jug of hard liquor on the right?”Cheng Yaojin shouted loudly.
Gu Hao chuckled and shook his head.""You can drink it, but I suggest you wait until the end of the banquet.”
"Why wait until then? I want to drink it now." As Yuchi Gong spoke, he picked up the liquor on the right and poured a glass.
It was as red as blood.
A rich wine fragrance instantly spread out.
"Good wine." Yuchi Gong's spirit was greatly shaken as he picked up the glass and drank it in one gulp.
"Hiss ~!"
As soon as the wine entered his stomach, he could not help but gasp.
"So spicy, so strong!"
Yuchi Gong called out comfortably.
"Uh…this general shouldn't have any military affairs, right?”Gu Hao asked hesitantly.
"Heh, kid, do you think that I will mess things up after drinking this cup of wine of yours?”Yuchi Gong glared and shouted in dissatisfaction.
Gu Hao smiled but didn't say anything.
He had already reminded her, so there was no need to say anything more.
This kind of strong liquor was equivalent to 60 degrees alcohol.
Usually, the first time he drank it, he would pour it in one glass.
However, it seemed that this person drank a lot and his alcohol tolerance was not small.
"Sir, may I ask about this cup?”The Wusun envoy stood up and asked Gu Hao respectfully in the Tang language.
"What's wrong with this cup?" Gu Hao raised his eyebrows.
"These cups seem to be crystal cups," the Wusun envoy said hesitantly.”
"I guess so." Gu Hao said.
The Wusun emissary asked in puzzlement,"Why are there so many of them here?"
The others also looked at Gu Hao curiously.
In fact, everyone was very curious about this question.
"This question involves the secrets of the Great Tang. I need to consult His Majesty before deciding whether to tell you.”Gu Hao replied and then looked at Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty, can you tell me?"
Gu Hao asked respectfully.
Li Shiming nodded and said,"The envoys of the Western Regions have traveled thousands of miles to the Great Tang. They are all guests. If you have any questions, you can answer them."”
"Yes."
Gu Hao replied. Then, he looked at the Wusun envoy again and smiled."The Great Tang is vast and has many treasures. I've found some materials for making crystal cups.”
"What?"
Everyone was shocked.
"You made all these?”The Wusun Nation's emissary asked in a trembling voice.
Gu Hao smiled and said,"I'm just telling the craftsmen how to do it. The specific work is done by the craftsmen."”
Duan Lun, the minister of the Ministry of Works, who was sitting beside Tang Jian, couldn't help but twitch his face.
"You know how to make crystal cups?”
A leader of a Western Region tribe exclaimed.
The others reacted and looked at Gu Hao with burning eyes.
"I'm afraid he's not only the smartest person in the Great Tang, but also the smartest person in the entire world.”
Gail. Bagatuo thought to herself as she looked at Gu Hao with a burning gaze.
On the Great Tang's side, those who understood the situation were even more shocked.
"I remember that the materials he asked for were all very common…" Li Shiming's eyes flashed with a bright light.
"Of course," Gu Hao said with a faint smile."If I didn't know how to make it, how could there be so many wine cups here?"”
As he spoke, Gu Hao continued,"No matter how beautiful this cup is, it's just a vessel for holding wine. I personally directed the brewing of these three jugs of wine. Everyone, why don't you put more attention on the wine? Don't do something like buying a drop in the bucket and returning the pearl."”
Everyone's shocked hearts slowly calmed down. Although they still couldn't move their eyes away from the wine glasses, they all began to taste the wine as Gu Hao said.
Most people started with the sake on the left.
"What sweet wine." Empress Zhangsun took a sip and couldn't help but praise.
Those who had tasted the sake on the left were all secretly praising it.
However, some people felt that the taste was too light and did not taste good.
"Good wine, really good wine. It's smooth but not greasy, fragrant but not sweet, mellow but not astringent.”Li Shi Min drank a pot of wine in the middle and immediately praised it.
At this moment…
"General Yuchi, General Yuchi, are you alright?”
A cry of surprise rang out.
Everyone looked and saw Yuchi Gong lying straight behind the banquet table, snoring.
"No way, Old Hei's alcohol tolerance is only slightly worse than mine. He only drank a few glasses, how did he get drunk?”Cheng Yaojin exclaimed.
He felt a little scared.
Looking at the liquor that had just been poured, he did not dare to drink it for a moment.
Qin Qiong shook his head and said,""Fortunately, I didn't go crazy this time. Otherwise, I would have lost a lot of face.”
"..."
Only then did the crowd really take Gu Hao's words to heart.
Even the strongest wine should be drunk when the banquet was about to end.
Gu Hao looked at the group of people sitting at the banquet table with a smile. He was quite satisfied.
Although this party was completely different from what he had imagined,
he felt very satisfied when he saw the surprised expressions on everyone's faces and the occasional prying gazes
.
"It's a pity that the crystal cup that the Wusun Kingdom offered to the Great Tang has been shattered. Although there are many crystal cups here, they are all too small.
The crystal cups that the Wusun Kingdom had offered as tribute were even larger than these four or five.”
Someone in the Western Regions diplomatic mission said in a strange tone.
He spoke in the lame official language of the Great Tang.
Clearly, this was meant for the Great Tang to hear.
The originally lively scene instantly fell silent.
Everyone looked at the person who spoke, then at Gu Hao.
"May I know who this is?" Gu Hao looked at the person who spoke and asked with cupped hands.
"My name is Amuda, an envoy of the Chuoqiang tribe.”The leader of the Chuoqiang tribe, A Muda, sneered."Did I say anything wrong? The crystal cups you made are bigger than the broken one?”
"How can you be sure that the broken crystal cup is the one that the Wusun Kingdom offered as tribute?”Gu Hao raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Hmm?" A Muda frowned and said calmly,"Such a large crystal cup is unique in this world. The crystal books you made are too small. You can't fake them even if you want to.”
"That big? The only one in the world? Are you sure?" Gu Hao looked at A Muda with a faint smile.
A Muda's heart jumped. He suddenly had a bad feeling.
However…since
he had already said that, it was impossible for him to admit defeat.
"Do you have a bigger crystal cup?”
A Muda laughed coldly.
Gu Hao smiled.
Then, he reached out and snapped his fingers.
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