Li Duanyi and Guo Shi are both cultural people, so Xu Ping invited Lin Wensi to accompany him.

After passing the name, Li Duanyi said to Lin Wensi: "It turns out that Mr. Lin lives here, and I used to hear Mr. Cao Baochen talk about Mr. If you have time, I hope to give you advice. ”

Lin Wensi hurriedly said: "I don't dare to defend against false praise." ”

Among the subjects, the Nine Classics and the Three Transmissions are the most troublesome, and the degree of difficulty is no less than that of the Jinshi Branch. During the imperial examination, except for the first person of the Nine Classics, who was equivalent to the Jinshi, the others were greatly inferior, so there were very few people who specialized in these two subjects. Although Lin Wensi has been unfavorable in many scientific examinations, he is already extremely proficient in the third setter and is also well-known in the capital. Perhaps from the atmosphere passed down from Guan Yu, famous generals like to read "Spring and Autumn", and at this time Cao Wei is the most famous, he is obsessed with the three biographies of "Spring and Autumn", and has invited Lin Wensi to talk about it a few times. Li Duanyi is familiar with Cao Wei and has heard of it.

With such a reason, the banquet was much easier.

When the newly brewed wine was brought up, Li Duanyi asked Xu Ping: "Little farmer, is there only this kind of wine?" ”

No matter what wine has to be sold in the end, after all, it can't be hidden, Xu Ping said: "There are actually four kinds of this wine, divided into upper, middle, lower, and one is extremely high, and the quantity is very small, so it is rare." ”

Li Duanyi pointed to the wine jar on the table and asked, "I don't know which one this is?" ”

Xu Ping said: "Don't hide it from the captain, this is the top grade." ”

When Lin Wensi heard this, he secretly glared at Xu Ping fiercely, reproaching him for not being able to speak. Such a person with status is here, and he still hasn't taken out good wine. If you don't take it out, don't say it.

Li Duanyi pretended not to see it and asked Xu Ping: "Why doesn't the little owner take out your superb product and taste it?" I can afford it! ”

Xu Ping shook his head: "Taiwei misunderstood." These wines are all new, this kind of high-grade wine is fine, the high-grade wine is too strong, the wine is still changing, it hurts the body to drink, and it will not be able to enter after a few months. It's not that he doesn't flatter the captain. ”

In this era, the more mysterious the words are, the more believable they are, and Xu Ping has also learned a little.

Li Duanyi laughed when he heard this: "What the little village owner said is unreasonable, everyone is rushing to drink new wine, and I haven't heard that they want to drink old wine." Wouldn't the wine become vinegar if it was left out for a long time? ”

Xu Ping said: "Wine is different from wine, these kinds of wine will not be rancid no matter how you put it." Even if it is this kind of high-grade wine, if the Taiwei takes it back and puts it in a cool place, it will only become more mellow after ten or eight years, not to mention the extremely high-grade wine. ”

In fact, the longer the liquor is aged, the better, the aging only allows the reaction in the liquor to produce more flavorful esters. After a certain period of time, this reaction will stop, which will only make the alcohol content lower and lower, and there is no benefit. But who understood this truth during the Song Dynasty? Xu Ping just opened up the nonsense, and the more magical he said, the better.

Li Duanyi just shook his head, Xu Ping also intended to let such a person with status promote his wine, so he asked Zhuang Ke to take a small jar of all kinds of wine and put it on the table.

Pointing to the three jars of wine newly brought on the table, Xu Ping said: "The four kinds of wine are on the table, and Taiwei can taste them one by one." In particular, he pointed to the smallest jar of wine and said: "This is the best quality, the captain is interested, and he can only taste a small sip, but this thing is too hurtful now." ”

Li Duanyi only thought that Xu Ping was playing tricks, and yesterday he had already drunk the sorghum Daqu brought by Li Yonghe, and there was no accident except that the wine was mellow and extremely strong.

Let's start with the lowest-grade fragrant liquor. Sniffed it first, his eyes lit up, and he shook his head slightly when he waited for the wine to enter his mouth. This wine is only a strong wine, and there is not much aroma. Bad liquor entrance, but didn't say anything. This is a different kind of taste, lacking mellowness and more refreshing.

Finally picked up the small jar of wine head, and listened to Xu Ping's magic, Li Duanyi was also a little nervous. Pour a small sip into the bowl and raise your head to drink.

As soon as the wine was in his stomach, Li Duanyi frowned. He closed his mouth tightly and did not speak, and in the blink of an eye, a small blush appeared on his face, and he closed his eyes.

After reminiscing for a long time, Li Duanyi opened his eyes and said to Xu Ping: "I thought that the little owner was exaggerating his words, but I didn't expect to accept it." This wine is strong and mellow, and it should be the best in the world. However, it is really not suitable for drinking, and when you take a sip, you will get drunk and lose the fun of drinking. ”

Xu Ping covered the wine jar: "The key is to hurt your body." ”

Li Duanyi tasted several kinds of wine before asking, "I don't know if this wine has a name?" ”

Xu Ping said with a smile: "I went to deliver wine, and my father at home also asked me, but he was not satisfied with the names I named, and it didn't count until my teacher took it." ”

Li Duanyi said: "You might as well talk about it." ”

"Inferior, I named it a drunkard, and Daddy didn't think it was good to bring a ghost word. The middle grade is called the wine fairy, the top grade is called the flying fairy, and the best one has not yet taken a name. ”

Li Duanyi laughed: "How is the name drunkard bad?" Why did I come here to taste your wine? I have an acquaintance in Xiangguo Temple, a Taoist monk Wei Yan master, Buddhist stories and Confucian classics are proficient, he has a good friend Shi Yannian Shi Manqing, the wine name of the capital. Shi Manqing called himself a drunkard, and often regretted that there was no good wine in the world that could make him drunk, and he always had to go to heaven to get it. I'm just going to take your wine and give it to him, so that he can taste his long-cherished wish! ”

Xu Ping was stunned: "Shi Manqing? ”

Li Duanyi saw Xu Ping's appearance and asked him, "The little master has also heard of this person's name?" ”

Xu Ping nodded. He had not heard it in this world, but in a past life. He didn't remember what Shi Manqing did, but he remembered that he was the number one drunkard in the world, and he was also ranked among the top in the entire Chinese history. As for the monks of Xiangguo Temple, it is nothing that they like to drink, Lu Zhishen can't stay crazy in Wutai Mountain, and when he arrives at Xiangguo Temple, he will be safe, it can be seen that Xiangguo Temple is full of wine and meat monks.

Li Duanyi said: "In this case, the little master's jars of wine will be given to me, and I will transfer it to Shi Manqing and ask him to give you a wine name?" ”

Xu Ping hurriedly said: "Of course it's good!" ”

He's looking for someone to do publicity, and it's hard to get a name from a famous drunkard.

Shi Yannian's career was not smooth, a few years ago, he finally passed the Jinshi examination, because he reported fraud in that subject, the emperor ordered him to retake the exam, and he was brushed off if he didn't die. A green robe was not yet hot on his body, and he was taken off when he drank the celebration wine.

The emperor may also feel that he can't go, so he let this class make up for the third class to serve, even if he has an official body, Shi Yannian felt insulting and resolutely refused to do it. You must know that Li Yonghe has just been an official is also in this position, and he really can't blame Shi Yannian for being hypocritical, it is really inappropriate. Zhang Zhibai still loved his talent and persuaded him to take office. The reason is that her mother is old and wants to be raised, and she can't pick and choose when she is an official, this is traditional Chinese culture, Shi Yannian can't refuse, so he joined the office, and has been a petty official in the capital all these years.

Shi Yannian's talent is there, especially the poetry of the two Song Dynasty, at this time in the capital, the name of poetry has just risen.

At this time, there is not only one Shi Yannian in the capital, but also Liu Yongliu three changes, many years of frustration in the field, but the name is gradually rising.

But don't think that these two people are all the way, in fact, they are the representatives of the two directions of the frustrated literati in this era. Shi Yannian can love liquor, but Liu Yong is difficult.

When the literati are frustrated, they often go to two paths. One is like Liu Yong, with his own talent to write some songs, lingering in the brothel of the Qinglou, although he was not happy at the time, he can also make a name for himself in later generations, leaving many legends of talented and beautiful people. How is it possible to drink liquor on such an occasion? Not to mention this era, it is Xu Ping's previous life, and no one will drink Erguotou when he goes to entertainment venues.

The other road is like Shi Yannian. Although he stumbled at the bottom, his ambition was never lost, and he was unhappy with his literary affairs, so he leaned towards academic and martial arts, studied ancient books deeply, and also longed for meritorious achievements in the field. There is no opportunity to display his ambitions, so he gathers three or five friends, drows his sorrows with wine, tells some ancient and modern stories, fights thousands of miles of swords, and roars in the mountains and forests.

Chinese poets who are famous for wine are Li Bai and Shi Yannian, Zhu Xi criticized Li Bai's poems for more wine and women, and Shi Yannian's works almost do not involve women, you can imagine what kind of person this is.

Shi Yannian's group of low-level literati has gathered a lot, and there has been a stir, the so-called "Dongzhou Yi Party" was short-lived in the political arena of the Northern Song Dynasty.

It is very appropriate to let such a person be the spokesperson of liquor. Not only does he love wine, but he also has fame and a group of like-minded friends.

Li Duanyi is proficient in Confucianism, also studies Buddhism, and has a lot of common language with the Confucian monk. And Wei Yan was classified as a member of the "Dongzhou Yi Party" by later generations, which shows that he has a lot to do with Shi Yannian.

Naturally, Xu Ping didn't know about this, so he just talked about it as an idle article and explained things clearly.