Chapter 1299

Palace Banquet.

Although the banquet was a temporary idea, it was the imperial palace after all. It was still full of silk and bamboo strings, enchanting songs and dances, not to mention delicious food. It was full of delicious food.

Of course, there is also the grape wine brewed by the Mohists in Dengzhou, which adheres to the prohibition throughout the country. Even palace ministers dare not drink wantonly, and tonight is a rare opportunity to indulge in drinking openly.

"Bang!"

With an air explosion, the Cylindrical cork was pulled out, and the bright red liquor swayed in the transparent glass bottle, emitting a intoxicating light under the light. At the same time, an intoxicating aroma of wine appeared in the hall.

"Good wine!"

Cheng Yaojin takes the lead in cheering. He can't wait to pick up his glass to drink, but Merton stops him.

"Uncle Cheng is a little slow. After opening the Dengzhou wine, you can't drink it directly, but you need to wake up," Merton said.

"Sober up? Is this wine sleeping?" Cheng Yaojin glared.

The other generals burst into laughter and were so happy that they winked at Merton.

Merton explained: "sobering up is just an image statement. According to Mohist research, wine contains a component that is slightly bitter and astringent because it is brewed by grapes. If it is exposed to the air and shaken gently, it can neutralize this component and make the taste of grape wine better, especially new wine, which needs sobering up more."

Merton finished, took out the glass container with a big belly already prepared, poured the wine into it and shook it gently.

"I haven't heard of such a saying." Li Shimin was surprised. He also often drank grape wine. He hasn't heard of sobering up.

"This is the combination of the experience of western region winemakers and Mohist ink skills. This is the first time in the Tang Dynasty to brew wine in large quantities. Naturally, we can't take it lightly. After many experiments, we came up with this method of sobering up unexpectedly." Merton replied that sobering up is not a mystery, but a real need, and the more new wine is, the more it needs to sober up.

"So it is?" the crowd suddenly realized that they were looking forward to it.

Soon, a quarter of an hour passed. Merton raised the decanter and poured the wine to the people himself. The bright red wine was poured into the transparent glass,

"Please!" Merton got up to propose a toast.

When they saw the hunting heart, they raised their glasses and drank.

"Good wine!"

Li Shimin drank it up and couldn't help praising it.

This is not Li Shimin's deliberate praise, but his sincere intention. Wine first came from the western regions and is naturally rare in ordinary people's homes. However, it is very common for these palace ministers. The upper class of the Tang Dynasty is very popular in drinking grape wine, and some even have a lot of wine skills.

Merton thumbed up and said, "Your Majesty, this is the first batch of excellent grapes in Dengzhou, and it is made by the highest and super winemaker in Gaochang. Both the appearance and taste are better than the original Gaochang grape wine.

"I didn't expect that Datang could also be rich in grape wine that is not inferior to that of the western regions. In particular, this method of sobering up makes this year's new wine taste not inferior to the old wine." Cheng Yaojin was also surprised.

Other ministers also nodded one after another. The grape wine produced by the Mohists really made them full of praise. Of course, there are also many sobering laws and prohibition orders.

Merton said proudly, "in the past, a barrel of western region grape wine was expensive after it was transported to Chang'an city. Now our Datang can also be rich in grape wine. Over time, this originally high grape wine can also be placed on the table of ordinary people."

Wei Zheng drank a mouthful of grape wine. This time, he didn't give advice. After all, wine is made of grapes and doesn't waste food. Moreover, the Tang Dynasty has explicitly banned the use of food to make wine, which has aroused discontent among the people. If the Tang Dynasty can produce wine in mass, it can also alleviate the opposition of the people.

"You'll win!" Li Shimin raised his glass to invite him.

All the ministers raised their glasses and drank. For a while, there was a crisscross of wine and Dendrobium on the hall, coupled with Miaoman's court music and dance, and the guests and hosts were happy for a while.

"The Mohist School's ink skills are really extraordinary. According to folk rumors, the Mohist school has realized the prosperity of the prophecy female master in the prosperous age and forcibly seized the luck of the yin-yang family for hundreds of years. In this way, the revival of the Mohist school is just around the corner. It won't take long to restore the grand occasion of the pre-Qin period." suddenly, a bad voice came from the civil servants.

Suddenly, the whole banquet was quiet. Merton turned his head and saw that Yu Zhining was there.

"Sure enough, there is no good feast!"

Merton sighed in his heart and retorted, "the yin-yang school is not terrible, and the prophecy is not to be feared. The real fear is the ignorant people who follow suit. The Mohist school never believes in the theory of Qi luck. The revival of the Mohist school needs the struggle of the Mohist school, but it does not rely on any illusory Qi luck."

When Yu Zhining heard Merton's irony, he was not angry but happy. He continued to excite the general with words and said, "so, the Mohist school has never paid attention to the yin-yang family."

Merton nodded without hesitation: "since ancient times, no one has ever achieved great cause with conspiracy and rumors. The means of Yin-Yang family to spread rumors secretly is only the itch of scabies, which can't control the overall situation."

Li Shimin nodded slightly. He was the emperor who participated in the founding of the country. Naturally, he knew this truth.

Yu Zhining said coldly, "what if the female leader Chang is the general trend?"

Li Shimin's heart sank. If the female Lord Chang is the general trend, the so-called female lord King Wu will also follow the trend.

Merton sighed and said, "I know what adult Yu refers to is the prophecy of troubled times. If you are proficient in the theory of 100 schools, you will find that the so-called prophecy of troubled times is just nonsense, because the theory of Yin-Yang school is full of loopholes."

"The theory of yin and Yang school is full of loopholes." suddenly everyone was in an uproar. No one thought that the Mo family would talk after drinking.

"First, the Yin and Yang school is proficient in celestial phenomena, but the celestial phenomena he observes are those visible to human flesh eyes. If you use the telescope of xuandu temple, you will find that the celestial phenomena visible to the naked eye are just a drop in the ocean." Merton turns his eyes to Li Chunfeng.

Li Chunfeng nodded and got up and said, "yes, according to Tao, the stars in the night sky are hundreds of times more than those visible to the naked eye."

The appearance of so many stars is to subvert the previous astrological theory, which is why he helped the Mohist school, because he doesn't value the yin-yang school at all.

"This is only the stars observed under the current situation. If we continue to improve the telescope in the future, I'm afraid the stars observed by the naked eye are just a drop in the ocean." Merton pointed out the window and continued to mend his knife.

People can't help but take a breath. If there are so few stars observed by the yin-yang family, wouldn't the yin-yang family theory based on the existing stars be a big problem.

"Second, the most important reason why the yin-yang family has repeatedly made prophecies about the troubled times and intended to go against them is the theory of five virtues. The yin-yang family believes that the five virtues are born and overcome each other, and believes that the world's Dynasty will eventually perish in only a few hundred years. This is why the yin-yang family has repeatedly made prophecies about the troubled times at the most dangerous time of the dynasty, added fuel to the flames, and got away with it several times, which makes the yin-yang family more rampant. They believe that The Mohists believe that only quantitative change can lead to qualitative change. As long as the imperial court pays attention to solving the main contradictions of the Tang Dynasty, it can be passed on to all ages. "Merton Lang said.

Li Shimin nodded slightly. The yin-yang school firmly believed that the Tang Dynasty would perish for hundreds of years, and even did not hesitate to add fuel to the flames. The Mohist School firmly believed that the Tang Dynasty could inherit for all ages. It was natural to know at a glance who should be preferred.

"Having said that, your Mohist theory of contradiction does not insist that all things will eventually perish, and so does Datang." Yu Zhining said sour.

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "although I don't expect the Tang Dynasty to inherit for all generations, I'll be satisfied as long as it can surpass the 25 generations of the Han Dynasty."

Li Shimin talked about more than twenty-five generations, but in fact he was very excited about Merton's idea of inheriting for all ages. After all, which emperor's ultimate dream is to inherit for all ages.

"From the perspective of Mo Hou, how to solve the prophecy of Yin-Yang family in troubled times." Li Chunfeng asked Li Shimin what he thought, and immediately everyone focused on Mo dun.