Wine is a small thing, and it stands to reason that it is a trivial thing in life.

But in fact, the attitude towards wine in the Han Empire was quite subtle, and the decrees related to wine were changed several times.

The reason for this is simple, that is, winemaking is inseparable from grain, and grain is the foundation of the stability of the Han Empire, and for a long time, wine and salt and iron were the same.

Since the Han Dynasty, the court's attitude towards wine has been divided into three types: alcohol ban, alcohol prohibition and alcohol tax.

The so-called prohibition of alcohol, that is, in the year of famine and disaster, all acts of drinking and drinking alcohol were prohibited, and it was the most common during the reign of Emperor Gao.

The so-called liquor monopoly is the implementation of the monopoly of liquor, which can only be brewed and sold by special government offices, and the private brewing and selling of liquor is a violation of the law of the Han Dynasty.

The so-called liquor tax is that the government levies taxes on private liquor shops and liquor shops, and regulates the output of private liquor by adjusting the tax ratio.

Since the Salt and Iron Conference a few years ago, alcohol has been completely abolished, and the people can freely brew and sell alcohol.

Although sake brewing is allowed among the people, the craftsmen of each prefecture still have sake breweries.

Because the koji, water and grain used in the government-run distillery are all of the highest quality, the quality of the sake brewed far exceeds that of the people.

Among these many government-run wineries, which originally belonged to Shaofu, now belong to the wineries in the examination of Menxia Temple, the wine brewed is naturally the best, and more than 1,000 Hu can be brewed every month.

These wines serve three purposes.

The first is to reward the heroes and the people, the second is to keep it for the big banquet in the palace, and the third is to sell it to the people through the government-run wine shops.

Although the quality of Shaofu sake is very high, due to the limitations of skills, there are still many impurities, and the degree is not high, so it is not easy to preserve.

In the past few months, Liu He has taught Hua Cheng the distillation method, and the wine produced has fewer impurities and higher purity.

Because the distillation method has just been used, the output is not too high, and it can only produce 300 Hu Xuan liquor per month.

One hundred of them are sold directly to the people, which can be regarded as having fun with the people.

In order to sell these wines, Liu He took out a sum of money from Shaofu and asked Dai Zong to order someone to open a small wine shop in Beicheng Guo.

The quantity is limited, and only three dendrobs are sold per day, while stocks last.

Because everyone knew that this was a "Xuanjiu" from the palace, good deeds flocked to it for a while. Although the price is not low, it is always sold out before noon.

And only regular customers who come often can let the two old guys of the wine shop leave some wine specially - this wine shop called "Xianheng" has no proprietor, only two old people from Changyi country, leading seven or eight young men to run it.

Although some of them were old, weak, sick and disabled, no one came to make trouble.

Whether it is an envoy with a rank greater than a thousand stones, or a pawn of a peddler in short clothes, he does not dare to hold it up.

Because everyone knows that the proprietor behind this wine shop is Weiyang Palace, the Son of Heaven.

Only people who are tired of life will come to Xianheng Liquor Store to make trouble.

The smell of one cup of Xuan wine is the same as that of ten glasses of mellow wine.

Ordinary people don't say that they drink a bucket, even if they drink a liter, they will get drunk immediately.

The wine is good, the price is high.

A bucket of ordinary wine costs only 30 yuan, but a bucket of wine costs 300 yuan - enough to buy two tons of grain. [One bucket is equivalent to 2,000 ml]

Although the price is high, in Chang'an City, it has reached the point of "no wine and no feast".

Wang Xian and the two old guys in the wine shop hit it off at first sight, and they got acquainted with them after only half a month, so no matter when he went, he could have Xuan wine to drink, which made the other subordinate officials in the general's mansion very envious.

Today, Wang Xian naturally drank a lot of wine again, and he was already shaking badly when he got up.

On the way from Beichengguo to Qili, Wang Xian encountered several teams of interrogating pavilion guards, and almost caught Wang Xian.

Fortunately, thanks to the group ribbon around his waist and the talisman issued by the general's mansion, he escaped the catastrophe.

Stumbling all the way, Wang Xian was getting closer and closer to his mansion, and soon there was only a hundred zhang away - just turn a corner to get there.

This inevitably made him a little fluttery, and his mind, numbed by alcohol, spun wildly.

What official position will this great general let himself hold?

The history of the Governor's Mansion? No, it's very busy, the previous Changshi is just Jiuqing now, and he can't survive that time.

Lieutenant Sili? It is also unlikely, he is a subordinate officer of the General's Mansion, and he may not be qualified to be promoted to the captain of the division.

Captain Changle? There is not much hope, the incumbent Changle Weiwei is Fan Minh You, that is the virtuous son-in-law of the general, and it is impossible to give this position to himself.

Thinking about it, there are only the lieutenants of each county, although they are going to leave Chang'an, but the rank is promoted after all.

As a person and an official, you can't be too greedy.

Wang Xian is not a person like Tian Yannian and Le Cheng, if the rank can reach two thousand stones, he is already satisfied.

What's more, it is not a bad thing to leave Chang'an now and leave the General's Mansion, he has already smelled a breath of wind and rain.

With this reverie, Wang Xian turned the last corner, and standing here, he could already see the lamp at the door of Wang Xian's house.

The lights are like a pair of orioles, jumping in the cool breeze, and it is very cute.

For some reason, today's royal mansion seems to be quieter.

Wang Xian quickened his pace, wanting to go back quickly, but when he passed the last fork in the road, several dark shadows walked out, and the tallest of them called out to Wang Xian from behind.

"Wang Envoy, why did you leave in such a hurry?"

Originally, Wang Xian had already walked through this fork in the road, but after hearing the voice, he naturally stopped his steps.

He squinted his eyes and leaned forward to observe the men in the shadows.

When he saw who was coming, he straightened up and saluted the men.

"It turned out to be General Huo Shan, the lower official is polite."

Huo Shanpin's rank is higher than Wang Xian's, so Wang Xian's respect is not wrong.

It's just that he was a little strange, why Huo Shan came here at night, and he brought four or five Lang Wei.

The point is that these guards are not wearing armor, but they have swords.

Wang Xian couldn't think about it, this Huo Shan walked out with his hands behind his back, he was much taller than his contemporaries, and he was a head taller than Wang Xian.

When Huo Shan came closer, the latter looked as short as a dwarf, and subconsciously took a step back.

"The general sent me to find the king's envoy and wanted to ask you something."

"General Huo Shan, please speak."

"The matter you mentioned in the General's Mansion that day is very important, and the general wants to ask again, did Wang Envoy tell others about it?"

Wang Xian was a little puzzled, this matter was indeed very important, so why didn't Huo Shan shy away from the subordinates behind him at all-wasn't he afraid that these people would reveal the matter?

Huo Shan saw Wang Xian's doubts, but he only tilted his head slightly, looked at the entourage behind him, and then continued: "It's okay, they are all people I can trust, just say it." ”

"The general can rest assured, the subordinate knows the seriousness of this matter, and has never mentioned it to anyone, not even the relatives in the family."

In fact, Wang Xian didn't tell the truth, he actually left a backhand, but it was not time to say it at this moment.

"Well, that's good, the general should be able to rest assured." Huo Shan nodded and said, not seeming surprised.

The atmosphere in this alleyway suddenly became a little weird, Wang Xian stood in place, not knowing whether to leave or stay.

"General Huo Shan, do you want to go to the mansion to sit down, and the lower official invites you to have a cup of tea." Wang Xian asked tentatively.

For some reason, Huo Shan's face hidden in the darkness seemed to smile, revealing two rows of miserable white teeth, and those Lang Wei behind him actually laughed too, looking very much like those vicious dogs roaming in Chang'an.

"That's it, it's late at night, I'm inconvenient to bother, the general has another word for me to say to the king, you come with your ears."

Wang Xian was overjoyed in his heart, thinking that his future had been decided, he hurriedly took a few steps forward and came to the position where Huo Shan was a fist away.

Huo Shan put his hand on Wang Xian's shoulder a little rudely, lowered his head, and said in Wang Xian's ear: "The general said, let Wang Zhijun go all the way." ”

When he heard this, Wang Xian was just puzzled, and then he turned into stunned, and finally turned into fright.

Seeking skin with the tiger is the most dangerous, he was carried away by the slim career, did such a stupid thing, and was cautious all his life, but he was only careless this time, and he suffered a catastrophe.

Wang Xian subconsciously wanted to struggle, only to find that Huo Shan's iron tong-like hand had tightly clamped his neck, making him unable to move.

Moreover, the strength of the iron tongs was getting bigger and bigger, so that Wang Xian held his breath on his neck, and he couldn't even speak.

He wanted to struggle, but the guards behind him came over and grabbed his arms one by one.

Further back, a knife plunged through his back. There was a heart-piercing coldness, and Wang Xian was immediately drained of his strength.

"Xiaguan...... There is something to say...... "Wang Xian never had a chance to finish his words, sweet blood foam gushed up from his throat, and kept gushing out of his mouth, making his words slurred, and a stench also emanated from his crotch at the same time.

After a while, Jun Sima Wang Xian closed his eyes with the smell of wine, and the entire Chang'an City disappeared in front of his eyes.

Huo Shan and the others let go of their hands in disgust, allowing Wang Xian to continue to bleed on the ground like a dead dog.

"General, he seems to have something to say just now." A Lang Wei said tentatively.

"Zuo is just begging for mercy or something, and if you do this, you can't live anymore." Huo Shan pointed out, although the Lang Wei behind him were his cronies, they were also a little silent.

If Huo Yun, who was more thoughtful, came to do this, then he would definitely let Wang Xian finish his words, but Huo Shan was a reckless person and wouldn't think so much.

Things are so weird, Wang Xian prepared a back hand, but he didn't have a chance to take it out to save his life, and that back hand would back on Huo Dang's body.

Huo Shan kicked Wang Xian on the ground, looked around, and blew a whistle.

A moment later, more than a dozen Lang Wei gathered from different shadows.

"Are there any idlers waiting for anyone to approach?"

"I haven't seen it." Everyone said in unison.

"The little general said that every brother who participated in this matter tonight will get 100,000 yuan."

100,000 yuan, which is already a lot, but everyone did not have any surprises, because they knew that they were not doing this thing to exterminate the clan for the sake of not the 100,000 baht at all, but to have a good future for their wives and children in the future.

"Is everything in this house already cooked?" Huo Shan asked.

"All the dishes are ready, there are twenty-one men, women and children, plus four horses, two dogs, two chickens and four sheep, all checked in advance, and they are all in the house at the moment." A Lang Wei said.

"Okay, carry this person in, fake it as a ranger's vendetta, and finally put a fire and burn it clean."

"No!"

After answering, those Lang Wei quickly lifted the corpse on the ground with their hands and feet, and ran towards Wang Xian's mansion, where it would not be long before a fire broke out, and when the pavilion guards came to extinguish the fire, everything would be dead without proof.

Huo Shan looked at the dark red blood on the ground and spat contemptuously.

Tomorrow morning, countless carriages and horses will pass by, and the bloodstains will soon be trampled clean by the cattle and horses, and melt into the mud.

At the foot of the Son of Heaven, a military Sima with a rank of a thousand stones was destroyed by the whole family, this is naturally a big case, and it must be played by the Son of Heaven.

However, since the general knows the reason, he will find a reasonable way to force Na Jing Zhaoyin to solve the case as soon as possible.

When the time comes, someone will naturally send the splash skin prepared in advance as a scapegoat.

Anyway, in the past few decades, there have been many incidents that have made the rangers guilty, and there is no need to worry about anyone suspecting them.

Just thinking about it for a moment, the bright red blood on the ground had become dark, and Huo Shan suddenly had some curiosity, what did Wang Xian want to say just now.

However, this thought was only fleeting, in short, now that Wang Xian is dead, it doesn't matter what the dead man wants to say.

At the same time, thick smoke billowed from the courtyard of Wang Xian's mansion, and dozens of figures ran out of it, and then retreated in different directions, and finally hid in the darkness.

Huo Shan didn't stop long, took one last look at the smoke on the top of the palace, and walked in the direction of Shang Guanli.

And at this moment, Liu He, who was sleeping peacefully in the Weiyang Palace not far away, may not know that after he came to Chang'an, the first drop of blood finally flowed down, and it was still from Huo Dang.

After Huo Shan and the others left, the fire in Wang Xian's house burned bigger and bigger, although it was said to be Qili, but Wang Xian's house was not where the important ministers of the court were located, so the pavilion soldiers did not come quickly, and when the pavilion soldiers gathered in groups, the fire was completely out of control.

At this time, it was the dry autumn weather, and the water that had accumulated for a summer had already been blown away by the autumn wind, so the fire was still spreading.

In just a quarter of an hour, the fire in the king's mansion was not saved, but burned more and more, and even burned several surrounding mansions.

For a while, the entire Qi Li was shrouded in a firelight, and the powerful people who were awakened were even more frightened.

The fire was blazing and the smoke was filling.

In the end, it was only after several nearby houses were demolished that the fire was barely controlled.

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