CHAPTER XIX

The conversation continued.

"A very simple truth, crying children have candy to eat!" Xu Chen said eloquently: "What kind of border generals can get the attention of the imperial court? Of course, only generals who win battles every day can get the attention of the imperial court! Without exposure, who remembers who you are?"

Wang Zhongsi kept his face calm and did not speak.

Xu Chen then said: "You must understand this truth, but you won't do it! Because you have something more important than merit in your heart, such as peace, such as people's livelihood and suffering......

"You have been sitting on the frontier for decades, there is no big war on the border, the common people have lived a good life, and the history books of later generations will also give you a fair evaluation. But that's all for later, now? Is there any benefit in the slightest?"

"I don't seek benefits in doing things, just for peace of mind!" Wang Zhongsi said in a deep voice.

Xu Chen bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "You don't need it, but others do!"

"Not to mention what those people under your command will think, just in the court, there is no place for the military if there is no war, and there is no victory to boast of this prosperous power, none of the civil and military generals can benefit from you, who will remember you?"

"A good fighter has no outstanding feats! Hehe, it is domineering to say! But there is only a matter of setting up a pot to cook white rice, and there is no reason to set up a pot to cook it! If you really have that kind of 'good person' who preaches your merits in the court all day long, that is not good for you, but for your life!"

"Then An Lushan is different! He is a scoundrel, he does not have such noble feelings for his family and country, he only has himself in his eyes! As long as it is good for himself, he will do anything! And in fact, he has already used this kind of trick before! As long as he continues to win a big victory, he can blow the name of a pillar of a country!"

Seeing that Wang Zhongsi fell into deep thought, Xu Chen added lightly: "You are a person with feelings, and you can even be said to be a noble person! But are there many such people? Even I can't do it, so do you think An Lushan can do it? Would you rather believe that he is a noble person? Or do you want to believe that he is a despicable person?"

Han Zhi came in, holding wine and food in his hand.

Xu Chen also stopped persuading and began to eat and drink in earnest.

After tasting a sip of wine, Xu Chen frowned and shook his head, turned his head and whispered outside: "Lao Chai, take a pot of wine!"

"Okay, eldest son!"

Every call and response, the sound was not loud, but Han Zhi's eyes instantly widened!

It's too far away!

When Xu Chen followed Wang Zhongji into the house, Chai Lao and the others all stayed outside the house, separated by at least a mile!

Xu Chen's voice was not loud just now, except in this room, I was afraid that I wouldn't hear it when I went out, but the entourage who looked like a middle-aged man called "Lao Chai" actually heard it!

Although the voice was not loud, it was like a roar exploding in my heart.

Wang Zhongsi was pondering, not noticing this change, and Han Zhi pulled his sleeve slightly.

When Chai Lao entered the house and bowed down to put the wine, Wang Zhongsi glanced at him, and with just one glance, Wang Zhongsi's expression became more and more solemn.

As a famous general in the world, he is said to be a Confucian general, but Wang Zhonghe's kung fu is also excellent! He is still a little short of the grandmaster realm, but he has already built the foundation when he was a teenager.

It's like a deep well, and the waves are not alarmed.

His eyes kept staring at Chai Lao until he quietly retreated.

Xu Chen didn't realize it, but grabbed the wine jug and poured wine for Wang Zhonghe: "Come, Dashuai! Try my family's home-brewed wine, it's stronger than yours!"

The liquor flows out and the aroma is filled.

How can a warrior not drink well?

Most of his thoughts were still on Chai Lao, but his eyes had already been hooked by the wine in front of him.

"This ......"

"Marshal, please!" Xu Chen raised his glass.

The wine worms in Wang Zhonghe's stomach were all hooked out at once, and he couldn't wait to pour them down!

Xu Chen didn't say anything, just looked at it with a smile.

Sure enough, even if the famous general of the alcohol test poured this high degree of wine for the first time, his cheeks were instantly red.

There's not much talent for drinking, and even if there is, it's passed down from generation to generation. Before Xu Chen appeared, there was no high-grade wine in this world, and even in the more than two years after Xu Chen's arrival, high-grade wine still did not spread.

The wine that was short-lived in Yuzhang City seemed to have completely disappeared in the world with the subsequent land turmoil and the water bandit war.

Xu Chen's wine is still brewing, but most of it is for his own use, and even if he gives it away, only a few people in Chang'an City are fortunate enough to taste it.

Xu Pan has it every month, and he will also send it away, but the Prime Minister's Mansion is not small, and there are not many people who flow out, most of them have a good relationship with Xu Fan, and they will send one or two altars if they are really not good to refuse.

Another place in Chang'an City that has a monthly supply is Tang Yuan's place, but Tang Yuan's alcohol consumption is not large, and his wife and daughter at home are very strict, so he can't consume much, even if he gives it away, he will only send it to Xiao Yi and a few acquaintances who have met after arriving in Chang'an.

Also, when Wang Ce walked around Chang'an, he would do what he liked and send some to the high-ranking officials and ministers, but the rhetoric was the same, this wine was not easy to come by, and the quantity was scarce!

It's not for hunger marketing, and today's Xu Chen doesn't care about the little money from selling wine. The people in Keelung Inner City usually have a red and white happy event, Xu Chen will let people send wine here, the quantity is enough, it is another small benefit!

Fine wine, a fast consumable product, is not fast to circulate, and Xu Chen has restricted production, and even fewer can flow outside!

Wang Zhongsi has been in the northwest frontier before, and he has been quelling the rebellion in the south for more than a year, if it weren't for Xu Chen's special visit this time, I'm afraid that he would really have no chance with the wine in this world!

"Good wine!" held it for a while, and even used its internal strength to disperse the brain-filled wine.

"Hahahaha! It's good wine! This is the fucking wine that men drink!"

After laughing a few times, Wang Zhongsi snatched the wine jug away, poured another full glass, and poured it down in one gulp, this time before he had time to taste it slowly.

"The mellow aroma is strong, the wine is long, it is really a magnificent wine!"

Cup after cup, the red on Wang Zhongsi's face gradually faded, and after the initial discomfort, the combat power accumulated over the years completely exploded!

"What's wrong?" Wang Zhongsi shook the empty wine jug and looked at Xu Chen with an unhappy face: "Don't tell me that there is only this one!"

Xu Chen smiled and shouted out of the house again.

When Chai Lao came in again, he was holding a huge wine jar more than half a person high in both hands, such a big wine jar, and I didn't know where it was hidden before.

Han Zhi didn't drink a sip of wine, staring at the huge wine jar, shocked again.

He ...... Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could he hide ??? when he came on horseback just now?"

Wang Zhonghe, who was already a little drunk, and only had fine wine left in his heart, didn't care about this, looking at the half-height wine jar, his eyes suddenly flashed with a terrifying light.

"Hahahaha!" Wang Zhongsi stood up, waved his hand and smashed the small wine glass in his hand, and laughed: "Bring me a big bowl!"

Han Zhi stared at Chai Lao, who was turning to leave, squinted at Xu Chen, who was silent, and went to fetch a big bowl for Wang Zhongsi with a calm face.

This meal was very enjoyable!

In addition to Xu Chen, even Han Zhi, who was preoccupied, couldn't stand the fragrance of the wine and Wang Zhonghe's pull, and joined the queue for wine.

It's so delicious! It's so enjoyable! Where is the wine that I drank in the past few decades called wine? It's not as good as urine!

With this drunkenness, this life is not in vain!

The two drunkards cried in the house for a while, laughed for a while, pointed out the country and praised the words for a while, and scolded the traitorous ministers for their unpaid ambitions.

Xu Chen just smiled and listened, taking a sip of wine and a sip of side dishes, which was extremely comfortable.

Just like Wang Zhongsi said just now, as soon as the meal was finished, Xu Chen left, leaving two sleeping drunks.

"Let's go! Let's go to the city and find a place to live first!" Xu Chen turned over his horse, glanced at the farmhouse, and rode away.

As night fell, the giant ship on the pier of the Han River had already left, and the crowd that had been noisy for a long time gradually dispersed with the departure of dozens of black carriages.

Xu Chen decided to enter Beijing by land, while several sailing ships still went east to the sea, carrying a large number of prepared gifts from the sea to Chang'an.

Hanyang is a big port on the Yangtze River, and there are endless business travels, and Xu Chen's team of two or three hundred people only occupies a small half of the room in the largest inn.

After the placement was completed, Lu Hao came over.

"As soon as Haifeng came ashore, he took Lu Wengui away!"

Xu Chen, who was looking through the information everywhere, raised his head, glanced at him, and then lowered his head again.

"Isn't it good to go?

Lu Hao walked over and said angrily: "What's the matter, it's like I want him to die alone!"

"I want him to die too!" Xu Chen didn't raise his head, and said lightly: "But not now!"

"Why?" Lu Hao said angrily: "You didn't say that at Yixiao Lou that night!"

"At this time and that time, I didn't know the details of the old Taoist priest at that time!" Xu Chen raised his head, frowned and shouted: "Who knows what his relationship with Haifeng is! If you do it now, you will definitely kill Haifeng together, and then the ghost knows what that old Zamao will do!"

"Then Yingying is being bullied for nothing?" Lu Hao roared.

Xu Chen smiled bitterly and shook his head slightly: "Why don't you ask Yingying now to see if she wants revenge or wants her Grandma Hai to be safe!"

"You said that you chopped someone's son with a knife here, will people do something to Yingying? Or, do you want to chop her Grandma Hai in front of Yingying?"

"That's not cheap, bastard!" Lu Hao was angry in his chest, and howled angrily: "I knew that you shouldn't have given him medicine, let me trample him to death!"

"And then I watched you being taken away, punished, exiled?"

"Exile will be exile! I won't be able to die anyway! As soon as the limelight passes, I will immediately run back to Ryukyu, and I will see who dares to arrest me!"

"Damn, then you kid will stay in Ryukyu and be happy, and let Lao Tzu intrigue with them in Chang'an alone, right?"

"What's this? You're so awesome!"

“…… You know, I'm having a hard time?"