Guo Song had nothing to do in the afternoon, so he personally blended the first jar of Meishou wine in the wine shop. The alcohol content was about 40 degrees. It was mellow and sweet in the mouth, with a faint fragrance of osmanthus.
And the biggest feature is that Meishou wine can be hung in a glass, which is something other sakes don’t have.
As for the packaging of wine bottles, Guo Song doesn't have to worry about it. Li Wenyu knows very well that a bottle of wine worth ten guan cannot be packed in earthen jars!
She decided to use Yuezhou celadon. The reason why she did not use Xingzhou white porcelain was that the best Xingzhou white porcelain was produced in official kilns and was not available to ordinary people. The slightly better private kilns mainly fired Tang Sancai.
Fire porcelain for daily use.
The quality of white porcelain produced by ordinary private kilns is far inferior to that of official kilns.
The folk kilns of Yuezhou celadon are better than the white porcelain, and the quality is no less than that of the official kilns. It is as clear as ice, crystal clear and moist as jade. The most important thing is that the celadon shop accepts private customization.
At night, Guo Song sat at the table and looked at the gold medal given to him by Li Yu. The gold medal was as big as a playing card, with the four words "If you see my face" engraved in Chinese characters on the front.
What is engraved on the back is the Hanyuan Hall of the Daming Palace, and there is actually an eagle engraved on the top of the hall.
Guo Song couldn't help but look up at the old apricot tree in the atrium. There was a huge bird's nest on the six-foot-tall old apricot tree. Guo Song had a carpenter specially build it to protect against poachers' short crossbows and ordinary arrows.
Mengzi lives in the bird's nest at night. He has been flying around the Qujiang area for the past few days, enjoying himself and not thinking about Shu. He didn't come back until noon today.
Guo Song found a piece of peacock feather on Mengzi's talons. It is very likely that this guy also went to the Furong Garden in Qujiangchi to poach. Anyone can raise any kind of eagle. This is absolutely true.
"Master, there is a big bird's nest on this tree!" A young woman's voice suddenly came from the yard outside.
Guo Song was startled. He put the gold medal in his arms, took the horizontal knife casually, jumped into the yard with a slight jump, and asked coldly: "Who is here to visit Guo? Please show up!"
Three women wearing palace skirts appeared on the wall. The woman in white in the middle was Aunt Gongsun. The middle-aged woman Guo Song on the left was also seen and was Aunt Gongsun’s apprentice. But on the right was a young woman with a round face.
He had never seen him look like he was seventeen or eighteen years old.
When Aunt Gongsun saw Guo Song holding the sword in his hand, she smiled and asked, "Guo Song, is this how you treat guests?"
Guo Song also said angrily: "Are there any guests who climbed over the wall and entered the house?"
"That's your problem. We knocked on the door for a long time, but no one answered."
Guo Song was speechless. It seemed that he needed to find a housekeeper.
"Go to the central courtyard! The living room is in the central courtyard."
"No, just go to your study, say a few words and we'll leave."
Aunt Gongsun asked with a half-smile, "Why don't you give your inner house a golden room to hide your beauty?"
"Tweet"
Mengzi poked his head out and yelled twice. He was impatient with the noise.
Guo Song glanced at it and said, "It and I are the only ones in the whole house."
"Haha! There really is a flat-haired beast. Like your master, he also raised a goshawk when he was young."
Guo Song suddenly became interested, "What happened to that goshawk?"
"I shot you to death with an arrow out of anger. Your master ignored me for a full year."
Guo Song rolled his eyes, who is this?
"Guo Song, your aunt can only stand on the wall and talk to you?"
"Please come in!"
Guo Song returned to his study, and Gongsun and his wife jumped down from the wall and followed him into the study.
"Sister, you must come to the study. There is nothing I can do. There are only two couches in the study, and your two apprentices can only stand. Moreover, there is only one teacup and no bowl in my house. Otherwise, you, old man, will
Just drink from the teapot!"
The young woman next to her burst out laughing. Aunt Gongsun glared at her and said angrily: "Speaking of which, you are not poor. You have more than 10,000 yuan! Why are you living so stingy and shabby?
"
"The money is gone. I have invested in building the Golden Body Pavilion for Master and expanding the Qingxu Temple."
"You also invested in a wine shop!"
Guo Song suddenly had a long face. Just as he was about to speak, Aunt Gongsun said first, "I'm not interested in inquiring into your private life. It was Li An who told the emperor, and I happened to hear it from the side."
"Senior sister, these two are" Guo Song quickly changed the subject.
Aunt Gongsun introduced him: "This is the Twelfth Mother, whose official name is Li Man. She is my most effective disciple. She is currently the head of the Hidden Sword Pavilion. Her sword skills are as good as yours. Next to her is my disciple Sun Wang Jianying.
She was raised by me since she was a child, so she can be considered my granddaughter!"
Speaking of this, Aunt Gongsun lowered her face and said coldly: "I want to remind you not to speak carelessly in front of the Emperor in the future. Your performance today is good, but your attitude is worrying."
Guo Song smiled and said: "You are a Taoist priest in the mountains! It is normal to not understand the rules."
Aunt Gongsun looked at him for a long time and saw that he didn't take it seriously at all. She felt helpless and had to say again: "Do you know how important that gold medal is?"
"Young man, I'm all ears!" Guo Song still had a playful smile on his face.
Aunt Gongsun shook her head, "When you see that gold medal, it's like seeing the emperor himself. There are only three gold medals cast. Do you think you can get it with just a little martial arts? There are not even a hundred but eighty people with superb martial arts in the world. Does the emperor want to cast it?
Eighty gold medals, one for each person?"
"What is Senior Sister trying to say, that I am not qualified to win this gold medal?" Guo Song couldn't help but interjected and asked.
"Don't interrupt, just listen to what I have to say!"
Aunt Gongsun walked back and forth for a few steps with her hands behind her back and said: "The Yuan family is the leader of the Guanlong aristocracy and has been loyal to the Li family for generations. That's why Yuan Zai can get this gold medal. I have been personally guarding the emperor for twenty years and have sacrificed my life several times."
To protect his safety, he gave me this gold medal out of absolute trust, and you, have you ever thought about why the emperor gave it to you?"
Guo Song put away his playful smile and bowed: "Please teach me, Master!"
"Your attitude is pretty much the same. Let me tell you that you got this gold medal because your master's credibility guaranteed it for you, and it was also my guarantee for you. You understand now!"
Guo Song sighed softly, "I understand, I'm afraid I have to pay a huge price to get this gold medal."
"With how much power you gain, of course you must bear great responsibility. The palace has 4,900 personal guards, Yi guards, and school guards, and there are so many talents, but you are the only patrol captain. You should feel very honored.
right."
"What is a patrol captain?"
Aunt Gongsun handed Guo Song an envelope. Guo Song opened the envelope and found a handwritten letter from the emperor, 'I hereby appoint Guo Song as the captain of the Zhaowu School to patrol all over the world. I appreciate this!'
Guo Song was stunned, "Sister, didn't you agree that I won't hold an official position?"
"This is my advice to the Emperor. The first position your master received back then was that of Zhaowu Colonel, patrolling outside the palace. At that time, it was still the prosperous Kaiyuan era. There were many lawbreakers among the princes and relatives, and the people of Chang'an had a lot of complaints.
Emperor Xuanzong appointed your master as the captain of the outer patrol school, carrying the emperor's sword to secretly investigate the lawbreakers in the clan. Therefore, I gave the emperor a suggestion to let you inherit the master's former position and vouch for you. Otherwise, how could the emperor safely give the gold medal to you?
you?"
Guo Song was moved in his heart and bowed to salute, "Thank you, Master, for your love!"
An imperceptible deep emotion flashed through Aunt Gongsun's eyes. She has never been married and has no children. Although Yang Yu is also her nephew, she prefers Guo Song. In Guo Song, she seems to have seen that amazing thing again.
A talented and outstanding senior brother.
Aunt Gongsun took out another gold medal of Li Yu's, gave it to Guo Song and said, "The emperor will not come to you directly. I will convey his will. I am old and cannot come to you every time, so
I will ask the two of them to inform you. Apart from the two of them, you must not believe anyone who comes to you, including your senior brother Yang Yu."
Guo Song nodded, this is to establish a communication channel first.
Aunt Gongsun extended her hand to Guo Songyi again, "Where's my sword!"
Guo Song took out the sword from the box and put it on the table. Li Twelve Niang stepped forward and put away the sword.
Aunt Gongsun showed a smile and said, "I guess you are saying that I am stingy today. When I meet my master, I don't even give him a gift."
Guo Song perked up and asked, "What do you want to give me, aunt?"
Aunt Gongsun smiled lightly and said, "My name is the Master of the Hidden Sword Pavilion. I look after thousands of swords collected by generations of emperors. I can give you a sword."
"Senior Sister, isn't this bad?"
"What are you thinking about, you brat? Of course I'm not giving you the Emperor's Hidden Sword. I also have a Hidden Sword myself, and I can even help you build one."
"Senior aunt can also forge swords?"
Aunt Gongsun nodded, "I originally came from a sword-making family in the south of the Yangtze River. At least 20% of the swords in the Hidden Sword Pavilion were made by me. However, I am older now. I have an apprentice named Feng Ming. Not only did she inherit my sword
She was also married to Zhang Yajiu, the first swordsmith of the Tang Dynasty. She and her husband forged the Yajiu sword worn by the emperor. Zhang Yajiu had passed away, and Fengming lived in the Hidden Sword Pavilion.
I asked her to help you make a sword."
Guo Song thought for a moment and asked, "Besides swords, can she make other weapons?"
"Of course there is no problem, but let me remind you that the Tang Dynasty prohibited civilians from carrying long weapons."
"I know, I just don't take it with me when I go out."
Guo Song quickly stood up and took out a box and a piece of paper from the bookcase. He handed the paper to Aunt Gongsun. Aunt Gongsun unfolded the paper and was startled.
"Blue Dragon Halberd!"
Fang Tian's painted halberd has a double-sided crescent blade, while the Qinglong halberd has a single-sided crescent blade, which can stab and chop. Guo Song's master Mu Zhenren used the Qinglong halberd back then.
Aunt Gongsun couldn't help but smile and said: "You really plan to inherit Master's mantle."
This was not to inherit the master, but because their martial arts came from swords, which must be combined with cutting and stabbing. Wang Zhongsi chose the Green Dragon Halberd as a weapon, and it was the same with Guo Song.
Guo Song bowed and said: "Master told me that I am more suitable to use a halberd, which can chop and stab. I can give full play to the advantages of the sword."
"That's right!"
Aunt Gongsun asked again: "How big of a Green Dragon Halberd do you want?"
"About a hundred pounds!"
Wang Jianying next to him couldn't help but curl his lips, that's too ridiculous! With a weapon weighing one hundred kilograms, did he think he was a god descending to earth?
Aunt Gongsun glanced at her quickly, and then said to Guo Song gently: "Unless it is a cast hammer or a wrought iron rod, it is difficult to make a weapon weighing one hundred kilograms. A pure iron Qinglong Halberd usually weighs fifty kilograms.
I will lengthen it a little for you and use a good iron as a pole, but the limit can only be eighty-three pounds, otherwise it will be top-heavy and unbalanced."
Guo Song raised his senior brother's stone lock. It was still a little light at about eighty pounds. He frowned slightly, "Isn't it possible that it's not aggravated?"
Aunt Gongsun thought for a while and said: "How about changing it to Fang Tian Hua Ji, which has an extra curved blade and can add another seven kilograms."
Single arc or double arc is not a problem for Guo Song. He thought for a while and nodded in agreement, "Then Fang Tian draws the halberd, please leave it to Senior Sister."
"It could be half a year at the earliest, or a year at the earliest. Just wait patiently!"
Speaking of this, Aunt Gongsun pointed at the box and asked with a smile: "What is this?"
"It's a little thing that my nephew got in Lingzhou."
Guo Song opened the box, and Aunt Gongsun immediately exclaimed: "Star sand!"
She moved quickly, picked up the box, held the star sand in her hands, and said with surprise and joy: "I have never seen such a large piece of star sand. This thing can improve the quality of iron, especially on sharp edges." , it makes the edge denser and harder, and can cut iron like clay. It is a treasure of the weapon maker, but the price is really expensive, even in the Turks. It is not cheap, and it is strictly forbidden to be exported to the Tang Dynasty. I have tried my best to buy it. A big thumb costs thousands of dollars."
Only then did Guo Song understand that the original function of star sand was to increase the density and hardness of iron and act as a catalyst.
"I only spent two hundred taels of silver on this piece of star sand. It was just a coincidence. Could you help me use it on Fang Tian's painted halberd?"
"Of course you can, but you won't need so much, so you can give the rest to me, okay!" Aunt Gongsun said with a smile.
Guo Song had no choice but to bow and say: "Even if my nephew pays filial piety to his aunt."
Aunt Gongsun already knew this nephew very well. She smiled and said, "Don't be stingy. I will give you a sword later. I guarantee you will like it."
At this time, Li Man reminded in a low voice: "Master, it's time to go!"
Aunt Gongsun nodded, "Tomorrow at noon, come to Tianlai Courtyard in Pingkangfang. I have business to see you."
After saying that, the three of them turned and walked out of the study room. Wang Jianying suddenly asked curiously: "Ninety pounds, can you really lift it?"
Guo Song's face sank, "Is this how you talk to your elders?"
Wang Jianying was stunned for a moment, then her face turned red. She ignored Guo Song, jumped up the wall, and quickly disappeared into the darkness.