Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 92: The voice arrives before the person arrives (first order requested)
The Star-Picking Tower is not located in the Zhao family’s business, and few people in the entire Kyoto city know that it is the Zhao family’s property.

Now at this dinner, the second prince spoke out, but no one knew what he was thinking.

Zhao Qi'an did not refute, and said calmly: "I have never asked about the family property. But since the Second Prince has asked, I can still decide how many jars of wine to give."

"Someone is coming."

He called out softly, and the servants who were helping to serve the dishes and pour the wine came forward one after another, bowing to Zhao Qi'an and saying, "Master."

Zhao Qi'an ordered: "Don't let His Highness see petty, bring all the Drunken Immortal Wine in the store!"

"Yes, boss."

There are three unique features of Zhaixing Tower: the unique scenery, the unique wine and the unique food.

The "ultimate wine" here refers to the Drunken Immortal Wine in the Zhaixing Tower.

As soon as Zhao Qi'an said that he would move all the Drunken Immortal Wine in the store, the eyes of many wine lovers at the table lit up.

Those who could sit at the same table and drink with the second prince were all truly high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the capital.

But when they heard the three words "Zuixianjiu", they couldn't help but reveal fascination in their eyes.

Although the wine of the Daqian Dynasty has already taken shape in the form of distilled wine, due to the lack of technology and immature industry, the wine brewed has a stronger taste but has lost the flavor of the original fermented wine, so few people can drink it. The popular wines on the market are still low-proof muddy wine and yellow wine.

In this case, the entry of a wine with mature craftsmanship, mellow and rich taste but extremely high alcohol content into the market can be described as a dimensionality reduction attack.

After drinking the "Drunken Immortal Wine", which is known as the fairy wine, all other wines will be like pot washing water, which is hard to swallow.

However, among the eight major restaurants in Beijing, Zhaixing Restaurant is the only one with the most rules.

Only 20 pots of Zuixianjiu are sold every day, while stocks last, on a first-come, first-served basis.

No matter how powerful you are, it is useless because this wine is a tribute.

The Zhaixing Tower supplies 100 kilograms of "Zuixian Wine" every year to the palace, and it is bestowed with a name by the emperor and served on a high tower.

Who in the capital city has more power than the emperor?
The four words "Royal Court Wine" attracted more people to pursue this wine.

Nowadays, the value of Drunken Immortal Wine on the black market has been driven up to a sky-high price of one hundred taels per pot.

For this reason, when Zhao Qi'an said that he would move all the Drunken Immortal Wine from Zhaixing Tower here, many people present were excited and their views on this "Prince Consort Zhao" changed a lot.

Ji Haoyu was a little surprised and said, "It's just a joke, Haiqing, don't take it seriously."

Zhao Qi'an replied, "Since Your Highness has given the order, I will take it seriously."

"Don't you feel bad?"

"I don't feel bad."

Zhao Qian'an was serious about what he said.

No matter how expensive this Drunken Immortal Wine was, to him, it was just wine made from grain. He had just taken over a lot of grain stores in the capital and obtained a huge amount of grain at a price much lower than usual, so the cost of making the wine was not worth mentioning.

What's more, don't look at the number of people in the hall. A rough estimate is that there are no more than fifty people. Even if each person drinks three kilograms, what's there to be sad about?
Ji Haoyu smiled, and became even more enthusiastic. He pulled Zhao Qi'an and said, "Don't stand and talk. Come and sit next to me."

Zhao Qi'an glanced at the Duke of Ying and declined, "Your Highness, I am not as old or experienced as the others here, so I dare not take the seat of honor."

Ji Haoyu didn't care: "We are all family here, so we don't care about these things. If you care, I will have someone remove this table and replace it with a round table, without order of priority. Are you satisfied with this?"

Now that things have come to this, if you don't intend to fall out with the Second Prince tonight, it will be difficult to refuse.

Zhao Qi'an agreed. After the waiter came over to change the table, served new dishes, and brought jars of Drunken Immortal Wine, everyone sat down again, and Zhao Qi'an sat next to Ji Haoyu.

Ji Haoyu was a wine lover. As soon as the Drunken Immortal Wine was served on the table, he couldn't wait to pour himself a few glasses. After drinking a few glasses of wine, his face became flushed.

He asked, "Why didn't Yuzhen come with you? She loves this lively occasion the most."

Zhao Qi'an held the wine glass and said calmly, "She has not been in good health recently. His Majesty feels sorry for her and took her to the palace to let the Fifth Marquis treat His Majesty Yuzhen."

"Only towards Yuzhen can the Emperor show his fatherly side."

Ji Haoyu sighed softly.

This was a sensitive remark, so Zhao Qian pretended not to hear it and did not respond.

But Ji Haoyu quickly made up for it and said with a smile: "But that's true, who in this palace doesn't like Yu Zhen? Don't think that I compete fiercely with the third brother, but I treat Yu Zhen like a sister. If there is a reward in the palace, I often have someone take a portion to the princess's mansion."

At this point, he felt a little regretful: "But Yuzhen didn't come tonight, so I can't see her drunken dance. It's a pity that I also brought the best musicians from the palace."

Zhao Qi'an's brows gradually furrowed.

What brother would let his sister dance in front of his ministers and subordinates?
Ji Haoyu said all this in front of him, was he trying to test him?
When he thought of this, a look of displeasure clearly appeared on his face.

As expected, although Ji Haoyu was drunk, he immediately changed the subject and said with a smile: "Let's not talk about this. Come, let me introduce you..."

"This is the Minister of Revenue, Li Xuanzhang..."

"This is the Minister of Justice, Prosecutor You..."

"The Imperial Academy's chief priest, Sun Silu..."

Ji Haoyu introduced the guests at the table to Zhao Qian'an one by one. Each of them was an important figure in the court.

Two of the six ministers have arrived.

Many other important officials in the court were also present.

And the vast majority of these officials are from the Wu party.

It has to be said that the Second Prince Ji Haoyu, with the support of Prime Minister Wu, has control over the court that is beyond the reach of the other princes.

Zhao Qi'an raised his glass one by one, thinking silently in his heart, if he called upon the Xiaowei to destroy the Zhaixing Tower tonight, would he be able to change the dynasty?
But...it's just a joke in my mind.

Although these people hold high positions and receive generous salaries, the court has plenty of people who can replace them. Once they die, Prime Minister Wu will support new confidants to take over in a few days. The various aristocratic families behind them will also choose new spokespersons.

The political situation will not be in chaos for more than two days and will return to normal.

After the introductions were finished, Zhao Qi'an noticed that no one had moved their chopsticks, and there was an empty seat to Ji Haoyu's right.

He knew in his heart who hadn't come, but he still pretended to be confused: "Second Prince, is there anyone else who hasn't arrived?"

Ji Haoyu smiled and said, "Who else could it be? Of course it's your dear uncle!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard hurried footsteps coming from the stairs.

"Father, Father, am I late?"

The voice was filled with earnest anxiety. Although it was a male voice, it was pleasant to the ears. Even the most beautiful singer in Kyoto City was inferior to this voice.

But when everyone at the table heard this voice, they all frowned and looked disgusted.

outrageous!
(End of this chapter)