I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 264 Huo Dang Shed His First Blood First (Subscribe)

Wine is an extremely small thing, logically speaking, it is a trivial matter in life.

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

The reason is simple, that is, wine making cannot be separated from food, and food is the foundation of the stability of the Han Empire. For a long time, the status of wine and salt and iron was the same.

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

The so-called prohibition of alcohol refers to the prohibition of all wine making and drinking in years of famine and disaster. It was most common during the reign of Emperor Gao.

The so-called winemaking refers to the monopoly of liquor, which can only be brewed and sold by special government offices. Private brewing and selling of liquor is a violation of the laws of the Han Dynasty.

The so-called wine tax means that the government levies taxes on private wineries and restaurants, and adjusts the production of private wine by adjusting the taxation ratio.

Starting from the Salt and Iron Conference a few years ago, alcohol consumption was completely abolished, and folks were free to brew and sell alcohol.

Although the folks can make wine, the workers and officials of the counties still have wineries.

Because the koji, water and food used in the official distillery are all high-quality, the quality of the brewed wine is far superior to that of the folk.

Among the many government-run wineries, the winery in Kaogongli, which originally belonged to Shaofu and now belongs to Menxia Temple, naturally produces the best wine, and can brew more than a thousand dendrobium per month.

These wines serve three purposes.

One is used to reward meritorious officials and common people, the other is reserved for banquets in the palace, and the third is sold to the people through government-run wine shops.

Although the quality of Shaofu brewed wine is very high, but limited by the technique, 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. The wine produced has fewer impurities and higher purity. .

Because the distillation method has just been used, the output is not too high, and only [-] dendrobium Xuanjiu can be produced every month.

Among them, one hundred dendrobiums 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 the Shaofu and asked Dai Zong to order someone to open a small wine shop in Beichengguo.

The quantity is limited, only three dendrobiums are sold every day, while stocks last.

Because everyone knew that it was "Xuanjiu" from the palace, and all those who wanted to do it flocked to it.Although the price is not low, it is always sold out before noon.

And only frequent customers can let the two old guys in the restaurant keep some wine specially - this restaurant named "Xianheng" has no proprietor, only two old people from Changyi Kingdom, leading seven or eight young people Lang manages.

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

No matter whether it is an envoy whose rank is higher than that of a thousand stones, or a trafficker in short clothes, he dare not hold him too high.

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

Only those who are tired of life will come to Xianheng Restaurant to make trouble.

The smell of one glass of Xuanjiu is stronger than that of ten glasses of mellow wine.

Ordinary people would immediately pass out after drinking just one bucket or one liter, let alone one bucket.

The wine is good, the price is high.

A bucket of ordinary wine only costs [-] yuan, but a bucket of Xuanjiu costs [-] yuan—enough to buy two dendrobiums of grain. [One bucket is equal to two thousand milliliters]

Although the price is high, in the city of Chang'an, it has reached the point where "no feast without Xuanjiu".

Wang Xian hit it off with the two old guys at the restaurant, and they got to know each other within half a month, so no matter when he went, he could have Xuanjiu to drink, which made the other officials in the General's Mansion very happy. It's envy.

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

On the road from Beichengguo to Qili, Wang Xian encountered several groups of soldiers who were interrogating him, and almost arrested Wang Xian.

Thanks to the ribbon around his waist and the talisman order issued by the General's Mansion, he escaped a catastrophe.

Stumbling along the way, Wang Xian was getting closer and closer to his house, and soon there was only a distance of less than a hundred feet - just turn another corner and you will reach it.

This unavoidably made him feel a little flustered, and his mind, which was numb with alcohol, turned wildly.

What kind of official position will this general let himself take up?

The history of the general's mansion?No, it's very busy. The previous long history is nothing more than Jiuqing now, and I can't make it through that time.

Captain Sili?It's also unlikely, since I'm a subordinate official of the General's Mansion, I'm afraid I'm not qualified to be directly promoted to Captain Sili.

Changle Weiwei?There is not much hope, the current Changle Weiwei is Fan Mingyou, who is the great general's son-in-law, it is impossible to give up this position to himself.

After thinking about it, there are only the captains of the counties. Although they have to leave Chang'an, their ranks have risen after all.

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

Wang Xian is not like Tian Yannian and Lecheng, he is already satisfied when his rank can reach two thousand shi.

What's more, it would not be a bad thing to leave Chang'an and the General's Mansion now, he could already smell a storm that was about to come.

With this daydream, Wang Xian turned the last corner, standing here, he could already see the light at the gate of Wang Xian's house.

The lights are like a pair of orioles jumping in the cool wind, which is really lovely.

For some reason, the palace seems to be quieter today.

Wang Xian quickened his pace, wanting to go back quickly, but when he passed the last fork, several shadows came out, and the tallest one called out to Wang Xian from behind.

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

Originally, Wang Xian had already walked through this fork, but after hearing the sound, he naturally stopped.

He squinted his eyes and leaned his neck forward to observe the few people in the dark.

After seeing clearly who it was, he stood up straight and saluted those people.

"So it's General Huo Shan, you're being polite."

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

It's just that he was a little surprised why Huo Shan came here at night, and he brought four or five Langwei with him.

The point is, these guards don't wear armor, but they carry swords.

Not allowing Wang Xian to think too much, this Huo Shan came out with his hands behind his back. He was much taller than his contemporaries, even a head taller than Wang Xian.

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

"It was the general who sent me to Wang Shijun, and wanted to ask you something."

"General Huo Shan, please tell me."

"The matter you mentioned in the general's mansion that day is of great importance. The general wants to ask again, has Wang Shijun told others about it?"

Wang Xian was a little puzzled, this matter was indeed of great importance, so why did Huo Shan not shy away from those subordinates behind him at all - isn't he afraid that these people will reveal the matter?

Huo Shan saw Wang Xian's doubts, but he just turned his head slightly, looked at the followers behind him, and then continued: "It's okay, they are all people I can trust, just speak up."

"Don't worry, the general, the lower officials know the seriousness of the matter, and have never mentioned it to anyone, not even the relatives at home."

In fact, Wang Xian didn't tell the truth, he actually left behind, but it's not time to tell.

"Well, that's very good, the general should be relieved." Huo Shan nodded and said, not seeming surprised.

The atmosphere in this alleyway suddenly became a little weird. Wang Xian stood where he was, not knowing whether he should leave or stay.

"General Huo Shan, do you want to sit in the mansion? I invite you all 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 pale teeth, and the guards behind him also laughed, looking very much like those vicious dogs wandering in Chang'an.

"Forget it, it's already late at night, I can't wait to bother you, the general still has something to say to Wang Shijun, please listen to me."

Wang Xian was overjoyed, thinking that his future had been settled, he hurried forward a few steps, and came to a position a punch away from Huo Shan.

Huo Shan put his hands on Wang Xian's shoulders rudely, lowered his head, and said in Wang Xian's ear: "The general said, let Wang Shijun go all the way."

When he heard it suddenly, Wang Xian was only puzzled, which turned into astonishment, and finally frightened.

Seeking skins from tigers is the most dangerous thing. I was dazzled by the bleak official career. I did such a stupid thing, and I was cautious all my life, but I was only careless, and I was in trouble.

Wang Xian wanted to struggle subconsciously, only to realize that Huo Shan's iron-like hands had tightly clamped his neck, preventing him from moving.

Moreover, the strength of the iron tongs was getting stronger and stronger, making Wang Xian hold his breath on his neck, unable to even speak.

He wanted to struggle, but the guards behind him came over and clamped his arms from left to right.

Later, a knife went straight down from his back.After a burst of chills, Wang Xian was immediately drained of strength.

"Xiaguan... I have something to say..." Wang Xian never had a chance to finish his sentence. Sweet blood froth surged up from his throat, and kept coming out of his mouth, making his subsequent words ambiguous. Unclear, a foul smell also came out from the crotch at the same time.

A moment later, Army Sima Wang Xian closed his eyes with the smell of alcohol all over his body, and the entire Chang'an City disappeared before his eyes.

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

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

"Zuo is just begging for mercy. If you do this, you will not be able to live anymore." Huo Shan pointed out that although the Lang Wei behind him were his confidantes, they were all silent.

If Huo Yun, who was more thoughtful, would have done this, then Wang Xian would definitely have finished speaking, but Huo Shan is a reckless person and would not think so much.

The thing is so weird, Wang Xian prepared a backhand, but he didn't have a chance to use it to save his life, and that backhand would come back to Huo Dang.

Huo Shan kicked Wang Xian who was on the ground, looked around, and whistled once.

After a while, more than a dozen Lang Wei gathered from different dark places.

"Are there any idlers waiting to approach?"

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

"The little general said that the brothers who participated in this matter tonight will each get [-] yuan."

One hundred thousand yuan is already quite a lot, but the crowd did not have any surprises, because they knew that the purpose of doing this thing that required the extermination of the clan was not for the mere one hundred and five baht at all, but for the sake of having a family in the future. The bright future of sealing his wife and Yinzi.

"Has everything been taken care of in this house?" Huo Shan asked.

"Everything has been properly prepared. A total of 21 people, men, women and children, plus four horses, two dogs, two chickens and four sheep, have been checked in advance, and they are all in the house at the moment." Lang Wei said.

"Okay, carry this person in as well, pretend to be a ranger vendetta, and finally set a fire to burn it clean."

"promise!"

After answering, those guards lifted up the corpse on the ground swiftly and ran towards Wang Xian's mansion. It would not be long before there would be a fire there, and when the pavilion soldiers came to put out the fire, everything would be dead without proof.

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

Tomorrow morning, countless horses and chariots will pass by here, and the pool of blood will soon be trampled clean by the cows and horses, and blended into the mud.

At the foot of the emperor, a military commander with a rank of a thousand stones was exterminated by his family. This is naturally a major case, and it must be reported to the emperor.

However, since the general knew the reason, he would 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 Rogue prepared in advance as a scapegoat.

Anyway, in the past few decades, there have been a lot of incidents that made Ranger confess his crimes, so there is no need to worry about anyone being suspicious.

Just thinking about it for a moment, the bright red blood pool on the ground has turned dark, Huo Shan suddenly became curious about what Wang Xian was trying to say just now.

However, this thought was only fleeting. In short, now that Wang Xian is dead, what the dead man wants to say is no longer important.

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

Huo Shan didn't stop any longer, and took one last look at the thick smoke on the roof of the palace, then walked towards Shang Guanli.

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

After Huo Shan and the others left, the fire in Wang Xian's house became bigger and bigger. Although it is said to be Qi Li, Wang Xian's house is not where the important officials of the court are located, so the soldiers did not come too fast. By the time the crowd gathered, the fire was completely out of control.

At this time, it was the dry autumn again, and the moisture accumulated over the 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 Wang Xian's house was not extinguished. Instead, it burned more and more vigorously, and even burned several surrounding houses.

For a moment, the entire Qili was shrouded in flames, and those nobles who were awakened were even more terrified.

The flames shot up into the sky, and the smoke filled the air.

In the end, the fire was barely contained by demolishing several nearby homes.

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