Not long after Xiahou Ba and his entourage left, the news of Wuguan was sent to Xiangyang, and the Qingyu Sword really came in handy.

Liu Qi was overjoyed, crowned Wei Yan as the general of Pingkou, and sent Fu Wei to lead 3,000 troops to reinforce him.

With the danger of Wuguan, plus these two generals, 10,000 defenders are enough to fight against 100,000 Cao soldiers.

Later, he invited Sun Qian and asked him to go to Wollongong again, ask Zhuge Liang for advice, and go to Guanzhong to contact Ma Teng and stir up the situation in Guanzhong.

After Zhuge Liang got married, he wanted to go to Xiangyang to take office, but it was winter, and it was not suitable to send troops.

In history, Zhuge Liang had a son in his later years, probably because he followed Liu Bei to run around, and he was busy with political affairs all the year round, and he was overworked and had no heirs, so that the descendants were young and suffered from the disaster of annihilation, although it was heroic, but it was also regrettable.

Now that Jingzhou is stable, there is enough time for them to reunite their husbands and wives, if Zhuge Liang gives birth to Zhuge Zhan in the prime of life and teaches him carefully, he will definitely be able to become a great weapon.

At this time, Dongwu had also withdrawn from the army, Jiangxia was guarded by Yu, and Sun Quan did not dare to act rashly, and it seemed to be calm down within the four seas, but in fact, there was an undercurrent surging, and there would be a big war in the coming year.

Liu Qi stepped up to learn swords from Wang Yue, learned from Xu Shu, Shi A and others, plus some of his later ideas, made rapid progress, and everyone was happy.

On this day, Xi Guanxi brought a pot of wine and invited Liu Qi to taste it, and the strong aroma of wine was unique in this era.

The distillation method proposed by Liu Qi was purified, and after several attempts to improve, it was purified a lot.

The boiling point of alcohol is lower than that of water, and the steam of the wine rises first, although Xi Yuan does not understand this truth, but he knows that it is feasible after a try.

Immediately a lot of money was hired to hire a winemaker to try, from the first two pots, to the creation of a retort still, the purity is getting higher and higher.

The ancients were not stupid, they just didn't find a way, this method seems simple, but this step alone may take hundreds of years of exploration.

"It's just a two-pot head mixed with water!"

Liu Qi still shook his head: "These distilled spirits can also be purified many times, and different grains are brewed with different tastes. ”

Xi Guan stomped his feet and shouted: "Ouch, my brother, do you know that the wine yield of this method is extremely low, and this pot uses ten jars of ordinary wine, and the cost is more than ten times higher......"

"What are you afraid of?" Liu Qi tasted it carefully, this is just the original puree, and the taste is still a little worse, and said: "Rare things are expensive, with this fine wine, are you worried about not being able to sell it at a high price?" ”

"That's the truth," Xi Guan still rubbed his hands habitually: "It's just that this investment is a bit too big, and it consumes a lot of food every day, do you know that in the first battle of Nanyang, the price of grain rose five times?" ”

Liu Qi put down the wine glass and asked with a smile: "Have you ever thought that in addition to grain, other things can also make wine?" For example, fruits, pine nuts, and so on. ”

"This ......" Xi Guan's eyes widened: "Isn't this whimsical?" ”

"Practice is the only criterion for testing truth!" Liu Qi waved his hand very generously: "If you don't try, how do you know?" ”

"Okay, I'll tell my little sister when I go back!" Xi Guan didn't see that Liu Qi was joking, he was skeptical, and said: "Xiaomei said that this wine is about to come out, and there is no name yet, please take one from Da Lang." ”

Liu Qi nodded and said, "I will go to the winery in the next few days and discuss it again." ”

After Xi Guan left, Liu Qi immediately asked Liu Neng to drive and went straight to Huang's house with distilled liquor.

The Cai family was wiped out, only Huang Chengyan and his wife were not affected, Liu Qi knew that this matter had nothing to do with Mrs. Cai, and he didn't want to have a bad relationship with the Huang family.

Huang Chengyan has a very high reputation in Jingzhou, but he has no intention of fame, Liu Biao has invited several times, but he refused.

The affairs of the Cai family are related to politics, and they can even rise to the imperial power, Liu Qi is not easy to explain, only with this pot of wine, hoping to eliminate this barrier invisibly, but also to help Zhuge Liang relieve his concerns.

Liu Qi of the Huang family also came a few times, but later, with the strong suppression of Mrs. Cai, Huang Chengyan also deliberately kept a distance from Liu Biao, and he has not been here in recent years.

When the carriage stopped, I saw that the gate of the courtyard was more mottled than before, and the earthen wall was covered with wild grass, but the old plum tree in the courtyard was becoming more and more luxuriant, and its branches were sticking out of the wall.

Liu Neng stepped forward and knocked on the door, a middle-aged man opened the door, it was Huang Chengyan's second son Huang Huan, who was slightly stunned when he saw Liu Qi, but his expression was indifferent: "I don't know if the general is coming, what are you doing?" ”

Liu Qi hugged his fists and smiled: "I took the liberty of disturbing and came to visit...... Senior Huang, I don't know if Ling Zun is there? ”

used to call Huang Chengyan his uncle-in-law, but now that his brother-in-law has become an enemy, this title is a little embarrassing.

Huang Huan frowned slightly, as if he wanted to refuse, but Liu Qi is the lord of Jingzhou today, and he doesn't dare to make his own decisions, so he paused and said, "Please wait!" ”

Seeing that Huang Huan actually closed the door, Liu Neng was furious, and was about to step forward and kick the door: "What a big shelf, who gave him the courage?" ”

Liu Qi stopped him and smiled: "We are here to meet Huang Lao, why should we meet other people?" ”

After a while, Huang Huan opened the door to greet him: "My father is in the study, the general invites me in." ”

Liu Qi entered the door with his head bowed, Liu Neng held the wine jug, and muttered as he passed by: "It's really good to see the king of Hades, the little ghost is difficult." ”

Liu Qi turned around and scolded: "Liu Neng, you are floating now!" ”

Liu Neng smiled, lowered his head and stopped talking, thinking that half a year ago, his father and son followed Liu Qi, and even eating became a problem.

Liu Futuo bought a few acres of land, let himself return to his hometown to settle down, and almost married the widow of the king in the neighboring village.

When he came to the door of the study, he smelled the fragrance of wine, Huang Chengyan was white, but he was in good spirits and was concentrating on cooking wine.

In the Han Dynasty, all the wine was fermented, the alcohol content was very low, and the turbid wine of slightly worse quality needed to be filtered with gauze, and the good wine had sediment after a long time, so it was necessary to cook the wine temporarily.

Liu Qi was not in a hurry, he stood quietly at the door, and after a while, Huang Chengyan raised his head, shook his head and smiled: "The older I get, the more confused I become, as soon as I touch the wine, I forget everything, and it is really rude for distinguished guests to come to the door!" ”

Both are Jingzhou celebrities, but Huang Chengyan and Sima Hui are very different, they are straightforward, do not stick to etiquette, and they are also short shirts and shoes when they go out, which are not recognized by the people at all, and they are quite cynical.

"It's okay!" Liu Qi entered the door with a smile, hugged his fists and said: "I know that the things in the cup of my predecessors are good, and I have a good wine, so I will send it all the way, and I will never have to cook wine and eat it in the future." ”

"Wine that doesn't need to be boiled?" Huang Chengyan's white eyebrows twitched, his eyes stared at the wine pot in Liu Neng's arms, and he stroked his beard and said: "Only this small pot, the general is too stingy." ”

Liu Qi said with a smile: "Although it is only half a catty, I am afraid that my predecessors will get drunk!" ”

"Hahaha-" Huang Chengyan stroked his beard and laughed, "The old man has been drinking for decades, and he used to fight wine without getting drunk, but now although he is older, he is not drunk with a thousand cups, how can this little pot be enough?" ”

Liu Qi smiled faintly, knowing that Huang Chengyan was not bragging, and the degree of these turbid wines was comparable to that of beer.

Fighting wine without getting drunk sounds like a lot of alcohol, but it's almost just a piece of beer, and there are a lot of people in barbecue stalls, bars and other places in later generations.

But what he brought today was forty or fifty degrees of liquor, who would dare to drink it like that?