Canghai is located in the bitter cold land of the north, the people are bold and brave, from the court down to the people's homes, most of them like spirits, it is best to be like a fire knife, from the throat to the abdomen to earn some hot sweat, to drive away the cold.

In comparison, rice wine is slightly sweet and bland, which is much inferior, so it is rarely popular, and some people even make a bitter "bland" evaluation.

However, Liu De was born in Chudi, but he has no such prejudice against rice wine.

I still remember that in the early years, he was in Jianye but he was poor, he couldn't even afford to buy a thick cotton coat for the winter, and there was no firewood at home, so it was as cold as an ice cellar, so he could only go into a dilapidated tavern with a book, ask for a pot of inferior rice wine, and sit cheekily for a day.

At that time, Ziyun was still there, and he and the person in Jing Wu Shen Palace had not yet broken up, and his second brother Guan Changyu was not yet the famous grandmaster general who was now famous, and they gathered together at a table to drink the rice wine brewed by the farmer, and when they took a sip of wine into their throats, they spit out a trace of white smoke with warmth, and when they dispersed the cold of winter, they felt the sweet taste permeating their chests, which was really a great enjoyment.

And what makes him even happier is that the people around the same table are like brothers to each other, and they are family members who can really be trusted.

It's a pity that there is no going back.

In Liu De's eyes, the flames were beating softly, and the hand on the wine jar gradually felt a damp and hot breath rising, so he lifted the wine jar, put it on the table, and smiled at the two of them: "This is just right, if it is too hot, the wine will dissipate, and it will be dull and tasteless." ”

Cao Meng and Guan Changyu couldn't wait for a while, and they didn't wait for Liu De to make a move, they grabbed it directly, Guan Changyu cultivated deeply, and just by flicking the bottle mouth of the wine jar with one finger, Cao Meng's palm was numb, and he involuntarily let go of his hand.

And Guan Changyu laughed, and just wanted to pour wine into his bowl, but the pottery bowl was copied by Cao Mengxian, so he had to stop the wine jar in the air awkwardly.

Cao Meng showed a smug smile on his face, handed over his pottery bowl, and scolded with a smile: "It's against you, dare to use cultivation to suppress me." Shaking my hand open with a finger through the wine jar but not hurting the wine jar is really a good means, but do you think I will praise you for your cleverness? Hehe, you see me and Liu De, who is not older than you? There are no rules. ”

Guan Changyu raised his chin, snorted coldly, and said arrogantly: "When I came out, the lord of the country personally said that there is no need to talk about the stinky rules of those monarchs and ministers today, why, now that you have wine to drink, you want to regret it? If you, the lord of the country, don't count if you talk so much, how can you order me to be a soldier of the three armies in the future? Give me back the bowl quickly!"

As he spoke, he reached out to grab the bowl in Cao Meng's hand.

Cao Meng was so smart, he naturally knew in his heart that if he was competing in force, he would definitely not be Guan Changyu's opponent, so he simply took three steps back with the bench and forcibly distanced himself from Guan Changyu.

At this moment, no matter how deep Guan Changyu's cultivation is, it is impossible for him to really make a big move to get up and grab it openly, and he immediately scolded angrily: "How are you ...... Laipi?"

It's just that when he lowered his head, he had a plan, so he picked up the bowl prepared for Liu De, and directly regarded it as his own bowl, and then poured the wine and drank it, and raised his eyebrows to Cao Meng demonstratively while drinking.

Cao Meng's face darkened suddenly, and then he stared at Guan Changyu for a long time, and finally put the wine bowl back on the table with a smile, shook his head helplessly, and said: "You guy, I rewarded you with so much wine in Canghai, but I didn't see you in such a hurry." ”

Guan Changyu grinned, and poured himself another glass with the wine bowl: "There is no shortage of wine to drink in Canghai, and now that the expedition is outside, where is it so convenient, the times are different." ”

"It's a different time. Cao Meng laughed heartily, waited for Guan Changyu to pour him wine with peace of mind, shook his head and said, "Even if your words are reasonable, let you drink a few more bowls today." ”

Liu De slowly sat down at this time, in fact, he saw the fight between the two just now, but he didn't open his mouth to persuade the childish performance of the two people, laughed lightly, and pretended to be serious: "Second brother, don't care about drinking yourself, pour wine for the lord of the country first." ”

"Yes, big brother. Guan Changyu nodded, and then obediently poured two full bowls.

"You brother, I often don't listen to my words, but I obey your words......" Cao Meng looked at Guan Changyu's appearance, and couldn't help sighing: "It seems that my lord is not as effective as your eldest brother." ”

If this situation is changed to another country, and there is such a dialogue between the monarch and the minister, I am afraid that the courtier will have to kneel on the spot in fright, and keep kowtowing to explain, everyone knows that once this courtier is powerful and autocratic, it is tantamount to a kind of arrogance.

However, the pair of monarchs and ministers in the sea seem to be really different.

Liu De smiled and said calmly: "I am the courtier of the lord, and if he listens to me, he listens to the lord, and there is no difference." ”

As he spoke, he lifted the wine bowl, and his eyes just happened to meet Cao Meng's, and the wine bowls of the two touched each other tacitly, and everything was silent.

Tujia rice wine has a unique sweetness, after being warmed on the fire, it will flow into the throat and turn into a warm current throughout the stomach and intestines, and then with the pickled radish washed out with water, the more the three of them drink the more enjoyable.

The people around the table certainly didn't remain silent, perhaps because the three of them always had something on their minds, and the topic was naturally pushed to the forefront of the war.

"Is there a letter from Xiahou?" Cao Meng drank the warm rice wine and looked at Liu De, his eyes seemed to be a little distant, "Since we beat the Hongguan, more than ten days have passed, and it is impossible for the Mo family to remain silent about the exchange of prisoners, more than 50,000 people have more than 50,000 mouths, if we want to raise him every day, there is no such good thing in the world, don't you say?"

Liu De nodded slightly and said: "The letter I received last night, now the Mo family court is divided into two factions, one faction advocates the strong wall and clear the field, thinking of delaying our army for another month, and when our army is short of food and grass and cannot be replenished, it will naturally withdraw from Hongguan, while the other faction advocates a quick battle to recapture Hongguan and restore the prestige of the Mo family...... During this time, the court has argued no less than ten times, but it has never been able to have a unified result. ”

"Let me guess, this main battle faction should be that Master Zhong, right?" Cao Meng smiled playfully.

"Yes. Liu De replied calmly: "If it were me, I'm afraid I would be like him, right?" If the Mo family really doesn't do anything, it will really chill the hearts of 50,000 soldiers, and it will also chill the hearts of the people.

"That being said, if they really fight, they are also not sure of winning, right? Otherwise, why should the court fight again?" Guan Changyu smiled indifferently and said, "I want to see if the natal light-containing sword is really as terrible as the rumors say if he personally leads the troops into battle." ”

"From this point of view, the entire Mo family court is in the main battle, and the point of contention is only on offense or defense?" Cao Meng didn't care about Guan Changyu's words, and tapped lightly on the table with one hand, "In this way, the matter of cutting the ground is considered yellow, and it still sounds a little disappointing." ”

said that he was disappointed, but Liu De clearly saw the playful smile on the corner of Cao Meng's mouth, and knew that he didn't care much about the lord of the country.

Liu Dedao: "If the Mo family really cuts the land and sends grain, it is equivalent to opening a hole for us in our own land, and then I will gallop on the territory of the Mo family, and I can make waves again at any time, and who in the Mo family will be willing to be this sinner for the ages......"

In fact, from the very beginning, Cao Meng and Liu De set this strategy, and they didn't really expect the Mo family to cut the land and send grain.

The reason why Xiahou was sent to the Jishang Palace alone to make such a fuss was just to make things bigger, and to force the Mo family to fight quickly by taking advantage of the public anger of the Mo family.