Soon after, Qin Mubai brought medicinal wine and wine utensils, etc. Naturally, Qin Shubao personally held the cup for the emperor. As soon as the wine was poured out, Li Shimin exclaimed: "Uncle Bao, what kind of medicinal wine is this? As soon as it comes out of the pot, the room is filled with fragrance!"
"Your Majesty, why don't you try it?" Qin Shubao smiled and pretended.
Li Shimin picked up the cup out of curiosity, put it to his nose and smelled it carefully, and said with a smile: "It seems that I am ignorant, and I can't smell what kind of wine this is? Anyway, I will know after I taste it."
After that, he took a sip.
Since he is the emperor, he naturally has extraordinary knowledge, and Li Shimin's wine tasting skills are extraordinary. The drink had just entered his mouth. Li Shimin rolled up his tongue and tasted it carefully. His eyes widened suddenly and his face turned a little red. He seemed to want to spit out the contents of his mouth. Due to his indecency, he had to swallow the drink awkwardly. .
"Cough, cough!" Li Shimin coughed repeatedly, "What a strong wine! Strong! Strong!"
He said three "fierce" words in a row, which frightened Li Ke who was sitting down: "Father, are you okay?!"
Qin Shubao was calm and unhurried, stroking his long beard and smiling: "Your Majesty, how do you like this wine?"
Li Shimin waved his hands repeatedly, took a few long breaths to finally catch his breath, and laughed loudly: "Good wine! I have never drunk such strong wine in my life! If this had happened ten or twenty years earlier, I would have been If you drink a cup while rushing forward to kill, your whole body will definitely be filled with excitement and you will not be afraid of killing people like crazy, haha!”
"Your Majesty is indeed as heroic as he was back then!" Qin Shubao also laughed. The two men, who had fought side by side in the battlefield, seemed to have returned to the past.
"Who dares to drink such a strong drink? Uncle Bao, you and I have always been the best drinkers among everyone, but if you only drink half a bottle of this kind of wine, you will probably fall to the ground - quickly Tell me, what kind of wine is this? It's so strange!" Li Shimin looked at Qin Shubao with interest and asked.
Qin Shubao chuckled and raised his finger to Qin Mubai: "Your Majesty, you should ask Quanzi who got this wine."
"Huh?" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows in surprise, looked at Qin Mubai standing aside, and said, "Qin Sanlang, where did your wine come from?"
Qin Mubai's heart brightened, and he thought to himself: It seems that my father intends for me to show off in front of the emperor... Such a thing is obviously a rare thing.
Therefore, Qin Mubai calmly bowed his hands and said, "I don't dare to deceive Your Majesty. The method of making this wine is unique in our Tang Dynasty. It was discovered by chance by an expert who is an accomplished monk." Brewed according to the secret method taught by him.”
"Is there such a thing?" Li Shimin frowned slightly in surprise, and nodded thoughtfully, "Since it is the secret method of a Taoist master, so it is Taoist fairy wine? Since it is an unheard of fairy wine, and Coming from your Qin Mansion, I give this wine the name... Qin Xianjiu! Uncle Bao, don't think I'm greedy. I drank it to my heart's content today. I'll take some back to the palace to taste slowly with my concubines. You’re not stingy, are you? Haha!”
Qin Shubao smiled and said: "Your Majesty, wouldn't the village mash bitter wine in Wei Chen's house become the royal wine? Haha! How can Wei Chen dare to be stingy, so just give half of the jar to Your Majesty - the remaining half of the jar, but the dog Can't you give all the money you used to treat your rheumatism and cold legs to your majesty? Haha!"
"You Qin Lao Er, you are really stingy with me!" Li Shimin laughed heartily, turned to Qin Mubai and said, "Qin Sanlang, don't you know how to make this wine? I will give you an imperial edict. From now on, every time The first time you made wine for your father, you also made a jar for me. I’m willing to pay a lot of money for it.”
"I obey the order. It is my honor to serve His Majesty." Qin Mubai cupped his hands and smiled, thinking that the emperor Li Shimin was quite kind and knew how to respect "intellectual property rights". He did not force me to tell him how to make wine. method.
Since he likes it, if I choose an opportunity to offer it in the future, maybe it will be a way to get better education? Even if you can't use this to achieve rapid success and use the emperor as a living advertisement, there will still be unlimited business opportunities and huge financial resources.
Since it is an opportunity, there is no reason to let it go!
Today, the Qin Mansion is like a family banquet, with monarchs and ministers sitting across from each other in the same room and drinking together. Qin Mubai often thought that the rumors that Li Shimin treated his ministers like family members did not seem to be false beautification.
"It seems that I have come at the right time today. It is a worthwhile trip!" Li Shimin said with a happy smile, "Come on, Qin Sanlang, you don't have to be polite. Just sit next to Ke'er and have a cup with him to share this Qinxian wine. !”
“There’s no feast without meat and wine.” Qin Shubao clapped his hands, “Come, let’s have a feast!”
"Uncle Bao, I know you have always been dissatisfied, but wine and meat without music would not be a feast, but I enjoy this one." After saying that, Li Shimin shook his head and smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly, and said, "To Since the Queen passed away, I have not been so relaxed and happy for some time. Would you mind giving me some music to cheer me up?"
"Since it is His Majesty's order, how dare I disobey it? But I am indeed an opera singer without any family support." Qin Shubao naturally knew Li Shimin's hobbies and said with a smile, "Come on, come to the West Market quickly..."
"Wait a minute." Li Shimin interrupted Qin Shubao with a mysterious smile and said, "Shubao, you have a top musician in your own house, why do you invite someone outside?"
Qin Mubai, who was sitting in the lower seat, felt something in his heart: What does the emperor mean by this? It seems like it’s coming towards me!
Qin Shubao was stunned. He blinked and thought for a moment, then shook his head blankly: "Weichen doesn't understand your Majesty's words. Not even one of Weichen's family members, including the servants and maids, is proficient in music."
"So I say that you, the father, really don't understand your own son." Li Shimin smiled mysteriously, "The father drinks banquets, and the sons serve each other, perform music and dance, and perform whirling dances. It is both the joy of human relations and the principle of filial piety and brotherhood. "After that, he pointed his finger at Qin Mubai: "Qin Sanlang, what are you waiting for?"
Qin Mubai was slightly surprised: Strange, why did the emperor suddenly act like this
Qin Shubao was even more surprised: "Why did your Majesty say this? Liang'er has not known music or dance since he was a child, so he should ask Wei Chen to send people to invite opera singers and actors!"
"No, no, no!" Li Shimin waved his hands repeatedly and looked at Qin Mubai with a smile.
Qin Mubai had no choice but to stand up and cup his hands and said, "I wonder, Your Majesty, what instrument do you want me to play?"
Li Shimin chuckled and said with interest: "Of course it's Pipa."
Qin Mubai's heart moved: How strange! How did the emperor know that I could play the pipa? Did he hear it from people in Zhaoling, or did he hear it when he went to Zhaoling in person
Thinking of the inexplicable transfer order again, Qin Mubai concluded in his heart: It's very possible!
"Liang'er... can you play the pipa?" Qin Shubao asked anxiously. Although the emperor was generous and kind to the virtuous and corporal, the crime of bullying the emperor was not so easy to bear.
"Father, don't worry." Qin Mubai was calm. He stood up and said with a smile, "Since Your Majesty has a purpose, I have no choice but to show my shame."
Li Ke on the side blinked at Qin Mubai suspiciously, and thought to himself: No way, the father mentioned at the beginning that he would study under a teacher, could it be Pipa? impossible! I have known Qin Mubai for so many years, but I have never seen him play any musical instrument. Not only that, he is simply an idiot layman when it comes to music! On the contrary, I have heard for a long time that my father has learned to play the pipa since he was a child, and his skills in music are very good. Even some court musicians may not be able to surpass him in musical attainments... What happened today is really weird!
The lute was brought.
Li Shimin was enthusiastic, Qin Shubao was hesitant, and Li Ke was curious and surprised. Under the different looks of the three of them, Qin Mubai calmly smiled and said, "I wonder, Your Majesty, what music do you want to listen to?"
"Of course it's your best song." Li Shimin didn't know the name of the song he heard in Zhaoling that day.
"According to the order." Qin Mubai saw the emperor's eyes and became more clear: It seems that the emperor has indeed been to Zhaoling and heard it with his own ears!
Holding the pipa in his arms and twisting his fingers to wind it up, Qin Mubai looked calm and strummed the strings of the pipa with his right hand quickly. The sound of "dong dong dong" made the three people present couldn't help but tremble slightly in their hearts.
These few notes, like magic that penetrates the soul, firmly attract their attention. Coupled with Qin Mubai's unique skills and gestures in playing the pipa, Qin Shubao and Li Ke were even more surprised.
"There are still people in the world who play the pipa directly with their hands? It's really unheard of!"
Li Shimin held the wine glass in his hand with a calm expression, his dragon eyes and phoenix eyes were slightly closed, as if he was concentrating on enjoying the music.
The song "The Overlord Takes Off His Armor" burst out. Qin Mubai held the pipa vertically, holding his left hand around his neck, stroking the rhythm, and the five fingers of his right hand flexibly swept across the four strings. "The Overlord Removes His Armor" has an ups and downs melody and a bold and bold rhythm. When the music reaches its climax, his left hand also adds techniques such as pushing, leading, beating, gathering, and twisting. The music is strong, honest, and powerful, as if it is a band playing together.
Li Shimin was so carried away that he put down his wine glass at some point. Unknowingly, he imitated Qin Mubai's gestures and twisted his neck to pluck the strings. His body swayed slightly from side to side in a rhythm, as if he was intoxicated.
Qin Shubao, who had always remained calm despite the collapse of Mount Tai, was suddenly stunned on the spot, with his mouth slightly open and his eyes wide open. His eyes were ever-changing, as if he had returned to the passionate days when gold and iron horses were galloping on the battlefield. Thousands of troops and horses are in front of the enemy chieftain, and his horse is in front of him and he is being killed in the rain of swords, guns and arrows. Everyone is fighting, but I am the only one who has the upper hand!
Li Ke brought a glass of wine to his mouth, but forgot to drink it, and his movements were stagnant.
At the end of the song, it's the climax of "The Overlord Removes His Armor". Han soldiers besieged Yu Ji, performed a beautiful dance, and then committed suicide to say goodbye to Xiang Yu...
Generous, passionate, sad and tragic! -A beauty is destined to die, but a hero dies late!
Li Shimin's movements stopped, and he unconsciously thought of Empress Changsun who had passed away not long ago; Qin Shubao was also a little stunned, recalling how heroic and heroic he was in the first half of his life, but now he was sick and lying on the bed like a disabled person... with all kinds of emotions and sighs.
The eyes of the two men who were bleeding but not crying were actually a little wet.
Li Ke was so horrified that he did not dare to cast his eyes on the seat at the table, so he lowered his head and pretended not to know.
"Boom-boom-boom-boom!"
The four strings cracked and the song ended.
The room was filled with silence.
With a bang, the wine glass in Li Ke's hand fell to the table, and the wine overflowed, filling the room with the aroma of wine.
"I'm sorry, I hope my father will forgive me!" Li Ke left the table in panic and prostrated himself.
Li Shimin, who was sitting in the seat, suddenly came to his senses. He wiped his eyelids with his sleeves with an inadvertent movement, waved his hands and said, "I'm sorry, please get up."
Qin Mubai played the piano and smiled, secretly thinking that Li Ke was a smart man with careful thoughts and tact. He used his seemingly reckless move to divert everyone's attention and cover up the emperor's gaffe.
Qin Shubao held up a wine glass and looked at his son who made him feel a little strange. He didn't speak for a long time, as if he hadn't come back to his senses yet.
"How's it going, Uncle Bao?" Li Shimin changed his mood and expression very quickly, turned around and said with a smile.
"It's... I can't say that I'm not shy about my music." Qin Shubao didn't want to boast, so he had to reply with a wry smile.
"Haha!" Li Shimin said with a smile, "If you want me to evaluate - Qin Sanlang's pipa skills are unheard of and superb. The music is as impassioned as martial arts and military music, and the lingering pathos and emotions are deep and awe-inspiring. It is comparable to any of the popular pipa songs nowadays. All pipa music is different. Therefore, Qin Sanlang can be regarded as the pioneer of pipa music!"
"I don't dare, a villain." Qin Mubai put down his pipa and bowed his hands.
Qin Shubao and Li Ke were both surprised: A great master? ! The emperor rarely gives such high praise to anyone!
"Uncle Bao, do you believe that I am here to learn from you?" Li Shimin said with a relaxed smile, "Qin Sanlang, are you willing to accept me as your student and teach me how to play the pipa?"
"Ah?" At this time, even Qin Mubai exclaimed.
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible!" Qin Shubao said hurriedly, "How can a dog be worthy of being the emperor's master if he is a stubborn and naughty dog?"
"Alas, Uncle Bao - those who have no experience in learning should be the first, and those who have no ability in learning should stay as teachers!" Li Shimin waved his hand disapprovingly, "Who in the world is omnipotent? Even I have many skills. If you are not as good as others, then you have to learn with humility!”
"No, no, in short, this is absolutely impossible!" Qin Shubao fell down and refused with all his strength.
"Then... I asked him to present the score of this song, and I will go back to the palace to think about it myself. This should work, right?" Li Shimin helped Qin Shubao helplessly, shook his head and smiled. He understood Qin Shubao's character, so it seemed he had to settle for the next best thing.
Qin Mubai bowed his hands and said, "You should obey your orders. You can write down the music score now."
"Come here, get the Four Treasures of the Study!"
Qin Mubai sat down and wrote the score of "The Overlord Removes His Armor" using the ancient music method of "Gong Shang Jiao Hui Yu", and wrote it in an instant.
Li Shimin held the music score with still wet ink in his hand as if he had found a treasure, looked at it carefully and exclaimed again: "What a good calligraphy! What is in the hand is a unique and good calligraphy with an iron hook and a silver stroke that is outstanding!"
Qin Shubao had already seen Qin Mubai's handwriting, and there were so many amazing things that happened today that he was already a little numb.
"Qin Sanlang, I have never heard of this font. Could it be that you created it yourself?" Li Shimin asked in surprise.
"Your Majesty, that's right." Qin Mubai had no choice but to respond shamelessly. You can't tell him that this thin gold regular script was created by a faint emperor of the Song Dynasty hundreds of years later, right