When it comes to banquets, you can't talk about wine without mentioning it. Wine is a must-have for banquets. The banquet can be without anything else, but not without wine. Especially in the cold winter, hot wine was the favorite drink of the ancients.

In ancient times, wine was made from grain, and it took a lot of grain to make wine. Therefore, in troubled times, in order to prevent the waste of limited food, the ruler would generally issue a prohibition on alcohol, prohibiting folk brewing. Saigo is no exception, the quality of the land in Saigo is relatively poor, and the annual harvest is very limited. So Liu Ye promulgated a ban on alcohol very early. And it is very strictly managed in this regard. In the entire Xixiang, only the township monarch's mansion can brew some grain and wine every year for banquets and military sacrifices. Elsewhere it is expressly prohibited.

If someone is found to be secretly brewing, whoever is found to be dealing with it severely. Many of the guests present were punished by the arbiter for secretly brewing wine. For example, Xu Ji, this guy is an authentic drunkard. It has been secretly brewed several times, and it has also been caught several times by the arbiters. Most of the family property was fined, and the total was locked up for more than a month, but the man still refused to change.

The guests here are all high-level officials of the Saigo Army. Although the family is relatively wealthy. But because of Prohibition, they can't drink more than a few times a year. Therefore, at this banquet, most of the guests were not only eating vegetables, but also drinking wildly. Since it is a celebration banquet, the supply of grain and wine is unlimited. Many people let go of the drink. In particular, some military attachés were addicted to alcohol. Finally seized this opportunity, how could they not drink too much?

"Good wine!" Xu Ji, whose face was a little red, suddenly shouted. He seemed to be a little drunk. There are already three empty flasks next to the goods. Apparently drunk by him alone.

"Brother Xu is right, it's really good wine. It's been a long time since I've drunk so much! This is the best wine I've ever drunk. Tang Jue, who was at the same table as Xu Ji, said drunkenly. There were also two empty flasks next to him. But his alcohol consumption is far less than Xu Ji's, and he is about to get drunk.

The sound and movement of these two goods are relatively loud, which immediately attracts the surrounding people. If it is a normal time, it will definitely be immediately reprimanded by the arbitrator. However, today is a celebration banquet, and these two goods seem to be drunk, and the arbitrators on the left and right don't bother to pay attention to them.

"That's not right! Brother, you're wrong! The best wine we've ever drunk isn't this! Xu Ji shook his head after burping.

"Not this?" Tang Jue pointed to the wine jug in his hand and said suspiciously.

"Do you remember the elixir and jade liquid that the Lord Monarch invited us to drink last time?" Xu Ji suddenly said in a loud voice. Xu Ji's voice was so loud that almost everyone present could hear it clearly. In particular, the four words of Qiong Jelly and Jade Liquid are even more stressed!

"Qiong Jelly Jade Liquid!" Tang Jue staggered to his feet and repeated the words.

"I remembered!" Tang Jue suddenly patted his head and said.

"Isn't that the immortal liquid that the Lord of the New Year's Banquet invited us to drink the year before last? The color of the elixir is pure and transparent, its flavor is fresh and fragrant, and the entrance is sweet and mellow. It's a rare wine. I'd love to try it again. The swaying Tang Jue recalled, and at the same time showed a very enjoyable expression.

looked at the two people in front of them who had poor acting skills, but attracted everyone's attention. Liu Ye couldn't laugh or cry. Of course, Liu Ye knew what was in their hearts. Don't you just want him to bring out good wine! Although the acting skills of these two were exaggerated, the effect was surprisingly good, and almost all the guests looked at Liu Ye with blank eyes. Obviously, he hoped that Liu Ye would be able to take out the elixir and jade liquid.

"Husband, it's rare that everyone is so happy today! Take it out! Anyway, there are several altars. The goblin on the side also betrayed the revolution and assisted. For the elixir and jade liquid, the little goblin, who is a drunkard, has always been obsessed. However, Liu Ye attached great importance to those jars of elixir and jade liquid, and looked at them more closely. The goblins never had a chance to make a move.

"That's it! All right! You two won't be acting anymore. Only this once, not for example. Originally, I planned to invite you to drink wine again at the New Year's banquet, but since you can't wait. That Benjun is not easy to be a wicked person. Liu Ye said helplessly.

"Come on, get the elixir and jade liquid!"

"Thank you, Lord! Long live the Lord! The ministers immediately said happily. Especially Tang Jue and Xu Ji, the two living treasures, jumped up excitedly. Where is there still a little drunk.

Distilled spirits are the standard killer in the hands of every traverser. The elixir is purified from ordinary grain and wine through a still. However, Liu Ye's still is a little special. In fact, Liu Ye didn't have much impression of the still. To be precise, the part of Liu Ye's mind about the retort was deleted by the system (this is one of the costs of obtaining the system. )。 Luckily, though, in the Starter Pack, there is a special still. The liquor purified by this still is very good in both shape and color, even surpassing some of the best liquors of the new century. Liu Ye referred to this kind of purified good wine as Qiong Jelly and Jade Liquid.

However, this still is very clumsy, and every time a jar of elixir and jade liquid is purified, it needs at least ten jars of grain and wine. And there is not much grain and wine brewed in Saigo every year. Liu Ye obviously wouldn't waste his limited grain and wine on this.

In the past two years, Liu Ye has only purified a total of seven jars of elixir and jade liquid, which is used as a special treasure. Last time, Liu Ye ventured to take people to Donghai County to buy grain, and those grains were exchanged for three jars of elixir and jade liquid. Two years ago, at the New Year's banquet, when Liu Ye had just led people to defeat the invading Nanshan thieves, the conditions in Xixiang were very difficult, and Liu Ye made an exception to open a jar of elixir and jade liquid to reward the high-level of Xixiang. Now Liu Ye still has three jars of elixir and jade liquid in his hands.

Under Liu Ye's order, soon a sturdy servant woman carefully brought a jar of elixir and jade liquid. The price of each jar of elixir and jade liquid is very high, and there is no room for the slightest mistake. At the beginning of the year, Liu Ye only used three jars of agar syrup and jade liquid in exchange for nearly 2,000 grains. You can see the value!

After the elixir and jade liquid were brought up, Liu Ye did not distribute it immediately, but just opened the lid, it seemed that he wanted to hang the appetite of his subordinates.

As soon as the lid is opened, the dense aroma wafts out.

"This is a hundred gold wine?" Cui Shen, who was the first to smell the aroma of wine, said excitedly. Cui Shen was born in a wealthy family in Hebei Province, and he is an authentic Zhong Ming Ding food family, and ordinary wine can't get into his eyes.

"No, it's a thousand gins!" After sniffing the wine deeply again, Cui Shen, who had white hair, stood up and shouted excitedly. At the same time, his eyes glowed and he stared at the elixir and jade liquid.

The well-informed Cui Shen is still so out of shape, let alone the others.

"Virtuous son-in-law, hurry up and distribute the gold brew to me!" Seeing that Liu Ye didn't move after opening the lid of the wine jar, Cui Shen, who was on the top of the gluttonous insects, couldn't help but say.

The old man spoke, and Liu Ye couldn't help but give him face. In addition, everyone's appetite has been hung out by him. There's no point in going on. So Liu Ye ordered the servant boy to distribute the elixir and jade liquid.

Although a jar of elixir and jade liquid seems to be a lot, there are more guests present. On average, each person is only about a small amount. Almost every guest gets the wine and drinks it all. The angry and distressed old man Cui scolded them for destroying heaven and things, and they didn't know how to cherish the beauty of the gold.

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"Gorou, you can't drink anymore!" In a corner at the end of the banquet, Li Yu persuaded Yang Wushao, who was at the same table as him.

"Jinyu, don't stop so-and-so, let so-and-so have a good drink!" Yang Wushao, who poured a bottle of wine again, said a little haggardly.

"Stop drinking, Goro! I know you're in a bad mood. But if you keep drinking like this, you're going to drink badly. Li Yu said with concern. After finishing speaking, Li Yu snatched the wine jug from Yang Wushao's hand.

"Give it back, give it back to so-and-so! Let so-and-so stay drunk. Now Zi'er is about to leave so-and-so. Adults and Ying Mei, they don't love a certain anymore. Do you want to abandon so-and-so? Yang Wushao said in a choked voice. In the past few days, he has been hit too hard.

After listening to Yang Wushao's words, Li Yu didn't say anything. He didn't know how to comfort Yang Wushao. In fact, he thinks that in this matter, Yang Yang's approach is not wrong. It's good for everyone.