Chapter 39: Descendants of Old Qin
The history of Chinese rice wine is very long, as early as the Xia and Shang period, it has appeared.
However, the period when the rice wine process was really perfect and mature was in the Northern Song Dynasty, and various brands of rice wine began to emerge.
At the turn of the Qin and Han dynasties, rice wine could only stay at the level of Wuqi wine.
The concept of sake has emerged, but only relatively. In the long history of Wuqi, only Shen Qi can barely be regarded as sake.
And the use of sake is not mainly for quotation, but for the sacrifice of heaven and earth.
In "Zhou Li-Tianguan Jiuzheng", the use of the three wines was recorded: to distinguish the things of the three wines, one is the wine, the second is the old wine, and the third is the sake. Drink wine, drink when you have something; The old wine, drink it without anything. As for sake, it is sacrificial wine. This shows the status of sake.
The Jiuyu brewing method mainly divides the brewing process of rice wine in detail.
Soaking rice, steaming rice, drying rice, dropping fermentation, raking, altar leaven, decoction...... Work like this must be done sequentially.
What was missing in the previous Surabaya Huadiao was the process of frying sake.
Of course, such a process is only clear to Liu Kan. This is also the most crucial step in the whole winemaking process. Rice wine is not fried, so it can only be ordinary turbid sake, but after the process of frying sake, ordinary turbid sake can be turned into sake.
Sacrificing heaven and earth with such fine wine can reflect the unusualness of the first emperor.
As for the 'long live wine', it is just nonsense covered by clouds and mountains. If you don't say that, how can you show the dignity of 'Banzai wine'? As for Ren Huan, he has been stunned by Liu Kankan. The truth is in front of him, and he has never seen or tasted such a fine wine.
Therefore, no matter what Liu Kan says now, Ren Huan will not hesitate to believe it.
"Ah Kan, I want this 100 long live wine!"
After finishing speaking, he immediately felt that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly added: "No, no, it's not that I want it, it's me who asked for it on behalf of the emperor...... No, it's not ...... It was I who offered this wine to the emperor. The emperor will be in Mount Tai next year, and only long live wine can be worthy of the identity of my emperor. Liu Kan, can you say something, how much is this wine a jar? I can give as much as I want. ”
Liu Kan said with a surprised face: "But this wine was originally meant to be given to the emperor." ”
"Ah......h
Ren Huan was also too excited, forgetting what Liu Kan had said before. However, after calming down for a while, Ren Huan said with appreciation: "Liu Kan, it is indeed best that you can have this intention." Well, I'll take care of this matter. Luo Jia listens to orders! ”
"The last general!"
Ren Huan turned around, plugged the mouth of the urn with a black wooden stopper, and then carefully covered the black towel on the mouth of the urn, tied it, and tied it.
took out a copper seal with a black ribbon from his arms, and handed it to Li Bi with the jar of 'Long Live Wine'.
"You hold my seal, lead the troops to set off overnight, and rush to the next minister. After the next minister, please send soldiers and horses to Lord Tu, you must not leave your body, rush to Xianyang immediately, and hand over this wine to Lord Meng Tian, and Lord Meng Tian will naturally understand what I mean...... Remember, it's delivered by hand, and if the wine is missing, you can bring it up. ”
"Hey!"
Luo Jia also knows the importance of this 'long live wine'.
So without saying a word, he walked with a drink and strode out of the lobby.
In the hall, in addition to Ren Huan, there are only two people left, Li Bi and Liu Kan.
"Liu Kan, your success in brewing wine this time can be regarded as a great achievement. However, before the pardon arrives, you still have to grieve it. ”
"Sinners understand!"
Liu Kan bowed and saluted, indicating that he had no complaints.
Ren Huan said: "However, this 'long live wine' is very important, and one hundred long live wine must be packed and released within the month...... I'm not very relieved. Well, it's up to you to take care of it. In the meantime, I will allow you to stay at home, but you are not allowed to take half a step out of the house. Be sure to do this well, and when you are out of the wine, you will go back to prison and wait for the pardon to come. ”
"Thank you, sinners!"
Ren Huan ordered Li Bi to lead ten Qin troops to escort Liu Kan home.
After sending Liu Kan away, Ren Huan breathed a sigh of relief, and then felt a tiredness that he had never felt before.
One thing has finally been solved...... I didn't expect my hunch to be true! I didn't expect that this Liu Kan still had this ability.
However, Liu Kan's identity has not yet been confirmed.
The collapse of King Wu of Qin was nearly ninety years ago. Ninety years have been a great change. In the past, the people who lived in Sanchuan County, that is, Luoyang, the capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty at that time, died and walked, how could they trace the matter of Liu Kan's ancestors?
Moreover, Liu Kan's mother and son don't seem to know much about Liu Fu's affairs.
Mrs. Kan told Liu Fu's residence in Luoyang, but after investigation, it was confirmed that long before Qin Wangzheng captured Luoyang, Liu Fu's former residence no longer existed, and only a ruin remained. As for the residents who lived in the vicinity back then, none of them could be found.
This time, Liu Kan offered wine, and the credit was not small.
Since General Meng intends to introduce Liu Kan into the Lantian camp when he becomes an adult, why don't he push the boat down the river and offer this favor?
Thinking of this, Ren Huan immediately ordered someone to take Liu Kan's household registration.
After pondering for a long time, he lifted the carving knife and carved the words 'Pinyang Dongxiang' in the blank space under the two words of ancestral hometown one by one.
Pinyang is the residence of Liu Wei, a descendant of the Tang Kingdom of the Liu family, when he was in the Qin State.
It was also from this moment that Liu Kan's body was marked by a real old Qin person. Regardless of whether Liu Kan is willing to admit this fact or not, it is clearly shown on his household registration that he is a descendant of the old Qin people.