Volume 2 Qingzhou Zhipeng Section 16 Songjiang Route
In fact, Zhang Jaw was far more than the only one who was shocked by Donglai's military strength, and Yuan Lei, who was mixed in the three thousand paces, was also stunned by the scene in front of him. It turned out that the limelight of the previous safari San Yuan Shang was completely suppressed by Cao Zixiu, who came out halfway. Liu was naturally furious when he heard the news. It's just that the other party is Cao Cao's eldest son, so he didn't make drastic moves. However, Rao was like this, and Liu, who refused to give up, still ordered Yuan Lei to join the Zhang Jaw Department as Dubo and go to Donglai to monitor whether Cai Ji showed signs of interacting with other men. In particular, the movements between him and Yuan Tan were immediately reported to Yecheng as soon as there was any disturbance. Although Yuan Lei felt that Liu's move was a bit of a fuss. But in the final analysis, Liu Zai is messing around, and he is also the master. And as a domestic slave of the Yuan family, even if he is required to climb the knife mountain and go down to the oil pot, he has to give up again. So, although Yuan Lei was unwilling, he still started a fat powder spy for Liu after all.
However, at this time, facing the freshly dressed and brightly armored soldiers and horses outside Huangxian County, Yuan Lei on horseback couldn't help but sincerely sigh that this trip to Donglai was indeed worth it. But regardless of the group of cavalry in shining armor, there are tens of thousands of foot soldiers in front of them. A border county has tens of thousands of troops, which means? At the beginning, when Liu Bei and Tian Kai confronted the lord with Gongsun Zhan in the plains, their soldiers and horses did not exceed 10,000. So much so that after Liu Bei went south to Xuzhou, he had to rely on the four thousand Danyang soldiers sent by Tao Qian to barely hold Xiaopei. Even if these soldiers and horses in front of him are all the troops that Cai Fujun can mobilize, it means that Tian Kai of the plain is capable of overpowering the plains with the combat power of Donglai County alone.
Thinking of this, Yuan Lei suddenly felt that the three thousand Jizhou soldiers included in the East Lai were not only not considered to be a charcoal in the snow, but more like they wanted to add to the chaos. As the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. That Donglai Commander Taishi Ziyi is a fierce general on a par with General Junyi. However, while the official position of General Jun Yi is higher than that of the other party, the manpower is less than that of the other party. Wow, what kind of drama is this? It's scary to watch. Didn't you take on an errand that was even trickier than being a fat powder spy?
Let's say that when Yuan Lei was secretly sighing in private about the bleak future, Cai Ji himself gave Zhang Jaw a dismount, and then invited the Jizhou soldiers from afar with his grand scale. Not to mention the grilled squid, grilled scallops, steamed grouper, fried sea cucumber with green onions and other special seafood that made Yuan Shaobu's soldiers who had lived in the inland for a long time dizzy, just the urn of fragrant wine was enough to make the big men including Zhang Jaw salivate.
At the "Good Wine" banquet, Zhang Jaw praised loudly and contentedly after draining a large bowl of water and wine.
If there is a food shortage today, most of the winemaking in the Han Dynasty was made from grain. Therefore, in order to ensure the supply of military food to the greatest extent, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and other forces have promulgated alcohol bans, prohibiting people from using grain to make wine privately. This leads to an interesting little story. It is said that Liu Bei ordered a ban on alcohol, and once the officials found wine-making utensils from private houses, they would be punished with the same punishment as wine-making regardless of whether they were used or not. One day, Jian Yong and Liu Bei toured together, and saw a pair of men and women walking by, Jian Yong said to Liu Bei that they were going to do yin, why not tie them up? Liu Bei felt strange, so he asked, How do you know? Jian Yong immediately humorously replied that they all had the same utensils for making wine, just like the utensils for winemaking found in people's houses. Liu Bei laughed when he heard this, and let go of the private house that had brewed wine.
Although Yuan Shao did not order a ban on alcohol, there were still very few opportunities for ordinary soldiers to drink alcohol at ordinary times. Therefore, at this time, the Donglai County Mansion, which has enough drinks, is like a fairyland in the eyes of the soldiers of the Zhangjaw Department. And that's exactly what Cai Ji wants. It is important to know that Cai Ji has a congenital weakness as a woman in governing the army. And she herself has neither the proud martial arts of female generals such as Hua Mulan and Yang Miaozhen, nor does she have the heart and energy to practice martial arts. In Cai Ji's opinion, it is already great to be able to practice flying on a horse. After all, she Cai Ji is not a martial arts wizard, and the martial arts of this era are still based on pure strength competition. A weak woman is forced to practice martial arts, in addition to waste, at most it is like the little sister of the Sun family, who is "talented and strong, has the style of brothers, and has more than 100 servants and maids around her, all of whom personally hold the sword and serve". It's really more than worth the loss. Since she can't subdue people with force, Cai Ji has to find another way to establish her prestige in the army. Fortunately, compared with the people of this era, Cai Ji has more experience of 1,800 years after all. So after some careful consideration, Cai Ji finally decided to take the "Song River route." ”
Song Jiang, who is Song Gongming? The famous "timely rain" also. Although his face is dark, his stature is short, and his martial arts are very sparse, but such a knife and pen official has cleaned up Liangshan Bodi's good men well. It relies on the three words "timely rain". What is timely rain? Crops are in need of rain when it rains. When it comes to being a man and buying people's hearts, that is, squandering money with righteousness and being anxious. Tie Niu Li Kui lost his gambling money. Give the money and take it. Wu Song wants to return to his hometown? Give the fare. Not only do you have to pay for the journey, but you also need to personally send each other one ride after another.
Cai Ji is now rich in addition to knowledge from later generations, so she will not be stingy at all to be a "timely rain" of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Of course, in addition to being generous, the necessary means still have to be played a little. Otherwise, she Cai Ji would not have rained Song Jiang in time, but a little whirlwind firewood entered.
At this moment, seeing that Zhang Jaw was changing cups with Tai Shici and others, and he was drinking, Cai Ji couldn't help but raise his ear cup and toast to him, saying that General Zhang escorted the mansion back to Donglai this time, and he had worked hard all the way. There is filial piety in this house, and now I can only toast General Zhang with tea instead of wine. ”
"Cai Fujun is polite." Seeing that Cai Ji personally came to toast, he dared to slack off, so he immediately gently touched the glass with both hands, and then drank all the water and wine in the cup.
"Good amount of wine" Cai Ji held the ear cup filled with tea, and after praising it, he turned around and looked at the soldiers present and said with a smile, "Originally, according to the Donglai military regulations, the army is not allowed to drink alcohol on weekdays. However, today is a good day for the first time in Huang County. You can drink with confidence. ”
It is a military rule that alcohol is not allowed in the army, so Cai Ji's words are not only unsightly. On the contrary, all the soldiers, including Zhang Jaw, felt that the young girl in front of him was quite humane. Therefore, as soon as Cai Ji's words fell, some soldiers immediately raised their glasses and praised, "Xie Fujun gives wine"
"Haha, you guys drink well." Cai Ji raised his glass slightly and smiled heartily at the soldiers below. In other words, although Cai Ji is a woman, she also knows that Jiuhe is the favorite of such hot-blooded men. In the presence of the present, it was somewhat embarrassing to ask Junji to come up, but it was okay to drink. Judging from everyone's reaction at this moment, this arrangement is indeed in line with the temperament of these soldiers. However, an ordinary sergeant may be able to pass it away with a few jars of sour wine. A fierce general like Zhang Jaw can't be treated simply. So Cai Ji immediately turned back to Zhang Jaw and said tentatively, "General Zhang has a lot of alcohol. ”
"Don't hide it from the king, I haven't been drunk yet." He stroked his beard with a slight smugness. Generals who want to drink well in the army are often more respected by the sergeants below. Therefore, a fierce general like Zhang Jaw generally drinks an amazing amount of alcohol.
How do you know that Zhang Jaw's voice has just fallen, but Wen Rui on the side is quite unconvinced and snorted coldly, "Haven't you ever been drunk?" Hmph, my lord brews spirits. If General Zhang waits for this wine not to get drunk, it is not too late to say that it has not been. ”
In the face of Wen Rui's provocation, Zhang Jaw knew that if he didn't come up with some means today, he would have to be despised by the Donglai soldiers in the future. So he then hugged his fist to Cai Ji and said, "Cai Fujun has spirits? ”
"They are all spirits steamed by the craftsmen of Fuchu. I don't know if it suits General Zhang's taste. Cai Ji said with a pretense of humility.
"Then the jaw will be cheeky and ask the prince for a glass of spirits." Zhang Jaw did not stop.
For Zhang Jaw volunteering to drink spirits, Cai Ji is naturally happy to show his skills. So she immediately ordered her servants to bring the jars of freshly steamed liquor from the cellar. Since Cai Ji calls it "steamed wine", it means that this wine is a distilled spirit. In fact, distilled liquor has one more distillation process in the manufacturing process than brewed liquor, and the key lies in the invention of the distiller. Since Cai Ji only distilled the principle, the structure of the still she ordered the craftsmen to build was relatively simple. It is mainly composed of two copper pots, namely the retort body and the kettle body. Among them, there is a part of the retort that stores the liquid or solid fermented grain, and there is a condensation chamber. The condensation chamber has a tube connection that allows the condensate to flow out of the retort, and there is an inlet in the upper part of the kettle body for feeding at any time. Cai Ji personally tasted the original distilled liquor, which was about 30 degrees. If you steam and brew several times on this basis, the alcohol content can reach about 40 degrees, and why burn directly when you light a fire. Of course, at the end of the Han Dynasty, when food was scarce, the cost of steaming and brewing such soju can be imagined. So like this, which can be directly ignited on the fire, Cai Ji is only a jar at the moment.
After a while, the servants of the palace came to the hall with several wine jars. I only heard a crisp bang, and as the sealing mud at the mouth of the altar was lifted, a rich aroma of wine suddenly overflowed the entire lobby. The soldiers who were still drinking and talking just now put down the wine glasses in their hands and set their eyes on the jars, looking at the small wine jars. Although no one had ever tasted this wine, the tempting aroma of the wine alone was enough to compare the wine that everyone had just drunk to white water.
Naturally, Zhang Jaw was also attracted by this strange aroma of wine. But he couldn't wait to pour a bowl of wine, and after smelling it deeply, he praised "good fragrant wine"
"This wine is not only fragrant, but also strong. General Zhang couldn't be in a hurry to drink. Cai Ji specially reminded Zhang Jaw. Of course, she also knew very well that the other party would not listen to the reminder at all. Because Tai Shici, Zhang Qing, Wen Rui and others also had the same expressions before, and they poured one cup after another, and they all got drunk and fell down.
Sure enough, Zhang Jaw didn't care about Cai Ji's reminder at all, but saw him tilt his neck and dry the wine in the cup. Then he shivered as if he had been stimulated by some kind of stimulus, and said with a long sigh of relief, "What's the name of this wine?" ”
"Smoke and fire." Cai Ji smiled slightly.
Zhang Jaw probably fell down after drinking the three jars of smoke and fire. It is comparable to Tai Shici's previous results. So this time I didn't lose this fight, but I didn't win. It can be said that there is only one winner today, and that is Cai Ji. After this banquet, Zhang Jaw and his 3,000-step cavalry know that Cai Fujun, who is young, is bold and generous, and is a rare heroine among women.
In the winter of the first year of Xingping, Donglai County ushered in more than just Zhang Jaw. On the second day after Cai Ji's feast, Lin Fei, who had always seen the dragon without seeing the end of the dragon, came to visit with three hundred wrestlers, which was regarded as "paying" the previous ship deed fee. And Cai Ji asked Tai Shici to draw a section of the city wall in the north of the sparsely populated city, and after evacuating the idle people, etc., as a drill song for the three hundred wrestlers.
"I heard that Cai Fujun steamed and brewed a new wine. Even fierce generals such as Zhang Junyi couldn't drink three altars. In the tent under the city, Li Fei, who was dressed in a green shirt, curiously asked Cai Ji about the situation of the banquet that day.
However, Cai Ji responded lightly, "It's just a few jars of wine." If Lin Langjun's song can have an amazing performance today. The government doesn't mind appreciating the wine. ”
"Haha, that's right. Today's sons and daughters can get it. Lin Fei turned back to a man standing behind him and ordered, "Zhang Jiji ordered." ”
The man known as Zhang Jiji took a step forward at the moment, took out a small yellow flag from his arms, and waved it at his companion who had been waiting for a long time not far away. Then I saw ten wrestlers wearing night clothes and turbans covering their faces, and they trotted to the bottom of the city wall. Then he took out the rope hook around his waist and threw it at the head of the city. In an instant, ten ropes were like catapulted spider silk, clinging to the towering city wall. Immediately afterwards, the ten night walkers climbed the city wall with the same ease as Spider-Man. However, when the group was halfway up, one of the night walkers suddenly drew his white blade and cut the rope of his companion. Seeing that the night walker with a broken rope was about to fall from a height of several feet, the Donglai soldiers present all let out a burst of exclamations.
But just as everyone was exclaiming, the night walker took advantage of the situation to grab the flag fluttering on the flagpole next to the city wall, and stopped his body at the moment when he was about to fall to the ground, swinging in the air like a light swallow. In an instant, there was a burst of cheers from above and below the city. The sergeants present were all impressed by the superb skills of the night walkers. And the night walker did not indulge in the cheers of the crowd, but saw him strain the streamer, and in a few ups and downs he rushed up to the city faster than his companions.
Light work? Could it be that this is the legendary light work? Cai Ji's eyes widened as he watched the group of night walkers in front of him rush up to the city. At the same time, Lin Fei took advantage of the momentum created by the first round of performances, and then asked the three hundred wrestlers to demonstrate a series of professional techniques such as digging tunnels and demolishing brick walls. However, because it is not as pleasing to the eye as the front cornices, it did not cause much of a sensation.
However, Cai Ji knows that compared with the cornices and walls just now, digging tunnels and demolishing brick walls is more professional, because it involves a series of technical issues such as soil quality and building structure. However, what Cai Ji was most concerned about was not the content of the exercise. It was the expression of this group of wrestlers that reminded her of the "ninjas" of the later generations. However, Dongying's ninjutsu originated from the Five Elements Escape Technique of the Central Plains Taoism. At present, Dongying is still an uncivilized and wild land, and there should be no ninjas. Could it be that these people are ......
Xiao Cai held the wine bowl and said with a smile, begging for a powder ticket to make wine~~~ Drunk handsome pot ~~~
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