Chapter 76 The Young Guards
A thousand cups of wine are too few to know.
Since time traveling, Li Yuan's heartstrings have been tense and he did not dare to relax at all. This time, in the face of the earnest expectations of Xin Sheng and his elders, Li Yuan finally relaxed his mind.
The wine of the Qin Dynasty was different from the clear white wine that was evaporated and purified in later generations. It was grain wine brewed from corn. Judging from the color of the wine, most of it was turbid. According to the major categories of later generations, it belonged to the Chinese rice wine category.
Due to years of wars and low corn production, wine was quite a luxury for the Qin people. Only princes and nobles could use it as an important food for entertaining distinguished guests at banquets.
Brewing French wine requires much less corn than the high-temperature distilled liquor of later generations. The production of liquor is simply a big consumer of grain. Grain--is a lifeline for all forces in troubled times, and it can't even be eaten in the stomach.
The food and fodder supply of Li Yuan's army, which lacked a stable base, had been in a dangerous situation. Some time ago, Li Yuan had thought about sending Sima Yin to try making liquor, but then
He gave up the idea.
In Xingyang, with the large granaries of Changyi and Aocang, Li Yuan was still able to take his time and ensure that the army had food. However, with the loss of Xingyang, Li Yuan's army was left with only a few small towns in the west of Sanchuan County. The food crisis began to appear.
This time when he entered Hangu Pass, Li Yuan also made a desperate move.
The people of Qin are fond of wine, especially the men in the army who are addicted to alcohol. The generals of the Qin army are only allowed to be rewarded with wine when they fight desperately.
If Li Yuan's alcohol capacity was assessed before time travel, the minimum alcohol content of liquor would be four to half a catty. For rice wine, taking Shaoxing rice wine as an example, he could drink two bottles. If he had more, he would have to drink. To be honest,
Li Yuan's drinking capacity was nothing in that era of national alcohol testing. It was also common for Li Yuan to be forced to get drunk on a regular basis.
Now, two thousand years ago, Li Yuan's intestines and stomach are as happy as drinking beer to the ancient rice wine with a degree of no more than fifteen. It is rare for his elders to send enough wine, Wang Shang, Cao Xin, Bai Guangji, Luo Jia, etc.
The brave generals in the army and the counselor Chen Pingjun were all drunkards, and at this time they all let go of their courage.
"General Xin, we hit it off right away. Come on, let's have another drink!" Chen Ping was six or seventy percent drunk. He was usually resourceful and resourceful. He was surrounded by a group of strong men in the army at the wine bar. He was thinking hard about how to escape, so he had to
Hiding next to Xin Sheng, trying to take the opportunity to avoid the limelight.
"Brother Wang, I haven't seen you for a long time. Let me tell you how it feels for the young lady in Xianyang City!" Luo Jia shouted and hugged Wang Shang who had just returned from Xianyang City to inquire about information.
As early as on the way back to Luoyang from Xingyang, Li Yuan sent Wang Shang, who had been with him the longest, and more than ten capable scouts, pretending to be refugees who had fled from the war in Guandong, and sneaked back to Xianyang.
Wang Shang ranked sixth and was from the Xianyang area. His resume was very ordinary, and Wang Liu's name could not attract the attention of Yan Le's people.
A commoner who has been farming beside the Zhengguo Canal for generations was sent to the Guandong area because of military service, and then fled back because of the army's collapse. Such cases have been repeated in Guanzhong recently. Elders like Xin Sheng are facing one after another.
The disciples who finally came back were not valued enough, so why would they report to the corrupt and degenerate court?
Rural clan - is the most basic unit that constitutes ancient Chinese society. The effectiveness of rural rules and regulations continued until modern times before slowly dying out. In the Qin Dynasty, Wang Shang's clan could protect his past experiences.
Wang Shang had been in Xianyang for more than a month, and the information he brought back made Li Yuan very excited. As Li Yuan's army advanced, and as more and more Guanzhong counties joined the conquest of Zhao Gao, there was no one in Xianyang city who could not
Prime Minister Zhao began to panic. In addition to ordering Yan Le to speed up the recruitment of troops, he began to search for dissidents in the city. He especially strengthened surveillance on former royal family members. If there was any abnormality, they would be imprisoned or directly killed.
Everyone rebelled against their relatives.
Zhao Gao began to taste the pain of being surrounded by enemies, and gradually going crazy, he raised the killing knife.
Five days ago, the eunuch in the palace ordered Han Tan to be trapped by Zhao Gao. After a day and night of torture, Han Tan died in prison, which triggered a great chaos that spread throughout Xianyang City. Out of revenge for Ying Yushu's "Qingjun side"
"In fear of the slogan, Zhao Gao ordered the sealing of the entrance to the First Emperor's clan, and sent a Imperial Guard to imprison Ying Ziying and other important surveillance figures.
Before the curtain of terror was about to open in Xianyang, Wang Shang, under the cover of his tribe, successfully arrived at Li Yuan Palace from Leyouyuan in the west of Xianyang.
Leyouyuan, this place was most famous in the Tang Dynasty. Since it was not far from Chang'an, it gradually became a place for some dignitaries to go on outings. The most famous one is a poem by Li Shangyin: When Xiang Wan feels unwell, he drives to Guyuan.
The sunset is good, but it's almost dusk. The ancient plain in this poem is Leyouyuan.
In the Qin Dynasty, this famous ancient plain was still a wilderness and inhabited by people. Wang Shang was a local and was very familiar with the landscape. Because of this, he was able to successfully escape from the tightly sealed capital.
Wang Shang, Luo Jia, Jiang Yu and other young generals who were reorganizing Luoyang gathered together. Seeing the inexplicable excitement on their faces, Li Yuan felt that his heart was extremely happy.
In a blink of an eye, eight months have passed since I accidentally arrived at the end of Qin Dynasty. From a penniless little military prince, to a captain in charge of an elite army for the first time, to a general commanding an army of tens of thousands,
Li Yuan is constantly adapting to his identity, and at the same time, the excitement brought by power and glory also begins to make him think a lot.
Without the benefits of more golden fingers, so what? With a pair of iron palms, you can still make a career in the world?
So what if there are not countless famous men and generals who agree with him? Luo Jia, Wang Shang, Jiang Yu, Bai Guangji, Cao Xin - these famous people who have been submerged in the long river of history are now gathered around him. This group
The young Guardsmen are writing their own legend with their youth and blood?
Iron-blooded Qin, I came and I conquered.
Drinking wine one cup after another, Li Yuan gradually became a little tipsy.
The night was getting thick. With Li Bi's support, Li Yuan stumbled towards his sleeping tent. In his impression, the distance from the Chinese army's tent to his sleeping tent was only a hundred steps or so, not very far.
However, after walking for a long time and feeling dizzy, he finally heard Li Bi calling out.
Chapter completed!