I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 153 Sima Qian: I’m on fire!
A mere jar of wine weighs only about ten pounds.

Naturally, it was impossible to distribute it to the tens of thousands of people on the scene for tasting, but Liu Ju had never thought of letting everyone see this "nectar from the fairyland".

The only ones who need to see the "nectar from the fairyland" are local officials and alchemists, because they are the ones who truly control the direction of public opinion.

As for the common people in the audience, they only need to pick out a very small number of people to feel it a little bit, and use this matter as capital to brag about it for several lifetimes, and it is enough to brag about him crazily among the people and spread his influence.

"My fellow countrymen, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already agreed!"

Li Guangli was immediately "overjoyed" and excitedly shouted to the audience,
"It's a pity that there is only one jar of this immortal wine. Only a few lucky people will be able to taste it..."

"What are you waiting for? Why don't you kneel down and thank His Highness for his gift? Shout out your gratitude loudly. I will select twenty lucky ones from those who shout the most earnestly and devoutly, and have them come forward to taste the immortal wine!"

Naturally, these were what Liu Ju taught Li Guangli in advance.

However, Li Guangli had obviously gotten into the mood. His tone at this moment was even more expressive than during rehearsal, and his incitement had reached its peak.

The atmosphere in the venue instantly reached a more enthusiastic climax.

"Thank you for your gift, Your Highness!!!"

"Choose me, choose me. I have already kowtowed to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!!!"

“I knocked even louder…”

The crowd below the stage then surged forward like waves of wheat, eager to get in.

If it weren't for the Qimen warriors, Jianzhang Camp and the Donglai County Magistrate who mobilized thousands of troops to maintain order in case of accidents, the situation would have been completely chaotic.

It was just this one moment, except for the people at the back who were slow to react and couldn't hear clearly.

More than half of the people knelt down, shouting loudly, requesting to be the lucky one to taste the fairy wine.

"This……"

Even the local officials and alchemists in the VIP seats were eager to try it. Regardless of whether it was true or not, they all hoped to personally taste the "immortal wine" that Liu Ju brought from the "immortal world" using his "immortal magic".

Huo Guang, Sima Qian, Gongsun Qing and others were also very excited.

However, what no one expected was that the most conspicuous person was Sima Qian.

While Huo Guang, Gongsun Qing and the people in the VIP seats were still hesitating, he had already knelt on the ground with a plop and shouted at the top of his voice:

"Please give me some wine, Your Highness!!!"

He was not greedy for wine, nor was he completely convinced by Liu Ju's magic.

Instead, he believed that as the son of a historian, he must personally taste the "immortal wine" brought by Liu Ju.

In this way, when he writes about this event that he has determined must be recorded in history books in the future, he can make it perfect and realistic enough. This is the mission of a historian!

Otherwise, if we can’t even describe the appearance and taste of the “immortal wine” that appeared in this grand event, how can the history books we write be trusted?

then.

Sima Qian was met with strange looks from everyone in the VIP seats.

It was not only because he was the first person in the VIP seats to kneel down and express gratitude like the common people, but also because while Sima Qian was kneeling, Li Guangli had ordered people to distribute the "immortal wine".

Some of it has been poured into the wine bottles prepared in advance.

It has now been sent to the stage and is being carefully carried by some maids to the VIP seats.

"Am I being too mean..."

It was only after Sima Qian knelt and shouted that he realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere around him.

When he looked up and saw that everyone was looking at him, his face instantly turned red and white, and he was so embarrassed that he wished he could find a hole to crawl into.

The result is here.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has ordered that Sima Qian, with his sincere heart, be granted the first cup of immortal wine!"

Li Guangli's voice suddenly came from the stage.

It turned out that the scene just now had successfully attracted Liu Ju's attention. He immediately called Li Guangli to his side and whispered a few words to help Sima Qian resolve the dilemma.

It also let those local officials and alchemists understand what they should do now...

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out.

The local officials and alchemists reacted immediately and knelt down to express their gratitude like the people in the audience:
"Please grant me the immortal wine, Your Highness!"

Huo Guang and Gongsun Qing naturally did not dare to show themselves, and mixed in with the crowd to perform the kneeling ceremony.

then.

The first cup of "immortal wine" was thus brought to Sima Qian.

Sima Qian thanked Liu Ju in his heart for helping him out, while he stood up, raised his hands high and respectfully took the wine jar.

"It smells so strong of alcohol!"

Before he retracted his hands to bring the wine jar in front of him, Sima Qian's nostrils twitched uncontrollably twice.

The main feature of distilled liquor is its high alcohol content. The smell of alcohol is naturally much stronger than the low-alcohol rice wine of this era, and can be smelled from a long distance.

The rich aroma of wine, which he had never experienced in his life, instantly made Sima Qian's heart beat faster.

"Could this really be the immortal wine from the immortal world? Can the prince really bring back the nectar from the immortal world?"

With inner shock, Sima Qian steadied his hands and slowly put down the wine jar, fearing that a drop might be accidentally spilled.

Then he saw an even more amazing scene in the wine bottle.

Just as Li Guangli described on the stage before.

The wine in this bottle is crystal clear, just like a pool of clear spring water. You can see through the wine to the bottom of the bottle at a glance, and even see the fine lines on the bottom of the bottle!

Do not!
Not only is it sweet spring water, but sweet spring water also comes from between rocks and may be mixed with mud, sand and other impurities.

However, the wine in this bottle does not have a trace of impurities and is so clear that it is heart-warming. Perhaps only the Tianshui Narcissus Dew can be compared with it!

Heavenly water is rain water. Fairy dew is dew water.

The environment of the Han Dynasty, especially the Western Han Dynasty, was not as good as that of later industrialized times. Even the Yellow River was not yet yellow. The rain and dew were naturally purer and even had a mythical color.

Haven’t you seen the bronze figures holding jade plates built by Emperor Liu Che at Bailiang Terrace and Ganquan Palace, which were used to receive the so-called “immortal dew”?
But in this era, the wine is still turbid.

This is the reason why wine is called "turbid wine" in countless poems and ancient texts.

Therefore, the distilled liquor that Liu Ju brought out was enough to stand out just by this point!

"Oh--"

Huo Guang and Gongsun Qing, who were kneeling beside, naturally also smelled the strong aroma of wine. When Sima Qian saw the wine in the jar, their eyes suddenly widened. They unconsciously moved closer and stared at the jar with bulging eyes.

And when they saw the distilled liquor in the wine barrel, they couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

It can be said that Gongsun Qing has never seen the world.

But Huo Guang was different. As a close minister of Emperor Wu of Han, he must have seen all the finest wines in the world, even if he had never tasted them.

However, this was also the first time he had seen wine so clear that the bottom was visible!
Huo Guang and Gongsun Qing stood on the left and right, unconsciously moving closer, wanting to appreciate the charm of this "immortal wine" from a closer distance.

"?!"

Sima Qian suddenly looked at the two of them warily.

Then he immediately picked up the wine bottle and poured all the wine in the bottle into his mouth in a flash.

"Cough! Cough!"

The pungent taste of the wine instantly choked Sima Qian and made him cough repeatedly. The taste was completely different from what he had imagined, and could even be said to be unpalatable.

But he still forced himself to hold back, not wasting a drop of wine, and drank it all.

This bite is at least one and a half taels.

Liu Ju's distillation equipment was very simple, and he did not have the corresponding measuring tools, so he did not know the exact alcohol content of the wine. He only tasted a few drops before and estimated that it was at least 50 or 60 degrees.

next moment.

"Ah! This magical wine... this magical wine..."

Sima Qian's eyes gradually widened and he looked at Huo Guang and Gongsun Qing on both sides in disbelief.

"What's wrong with this wine?"

Huo Guang and Gongsun Qing asked quickly.

At this distance, they could clearly smell the alcohol coming out of Sima Qian's mouth as he spoke, and the smell was even stronger than that from the wine jar just now.

Is this the legendary "sweet taste lingering on the lips and teeth"?

The two of them swallowed unconsciously, they also wanted to taste this magical wine immediately.

It’s so tempting!

Then Sima Qian commented:

"This magical wine seems to contain a stream of magical power. After I took it, wherever it flows through, from my throat to my stomach, I can feel a stream of burning warmth. This warmth is now flowing through my body. I feel like I'm burning from the inside out. It feels so comfortable!"

"Gulu!"

Huo Guang and Gongsun Qing swallowed their saliva again when they heard this.

Even the people around who heard this couldn't help swallowing their saliva, and looked eagerly at the maids who were serving wine to the VIP guests, or to be more precise, at the wine bottles on the maids' trays.

The rice wine at this time will not have this feeling at all because of its lower alcohol content.

Even rice wine and drinking water at room temperature have a cool and astringent taste, which is why people usually warm the wine before drinking it.

And the other side.

Li Guangli had also randomly selected twenty people from the people below the stage and allowed them to pass the guards' line and come to the front of the stage, where maids came forward and served them wine one by one.

When this step is finally completed.

There was already a burst of praise in the VIP seats:
"Mystical wine, this is truly the most magical wine I've ever seen!"

"I feel like I'm burning from the inside out, too!"

"I have lived for most of my life, and finally I know what it means to have a lingering fragrance on the lips and teeth. The smell of wine stays in my mouth for a long time and cannot be dissipated!"

"Although it is spicy and choking, this may be the unique taste of the fairy wine. As long as you can endure it, it will all be a good aftertaste!"

"After just one drink, I felt dizzy. Is this the power of the immortal wine?"

"The prince's magic has indeed reached the immortal world. It's incredible..."

"..."

Just as Liu Ju had thought before, it didn’t matter whether the wine tasted good or not, and it didn’t matter whether these people were used to drinking it or not. What mattered was that it had to be unique and unprecedented!

Only in this way can it be worthy of the word "immortal wine".

It's also some people's fault for drinking too quickly, gulping down a tael and a half of strong liquor in one gulp.

Even if some old drinkers in later generations drank in this way, they would still get drunk. Fortunately, Liu Juci didn't drink much, otherwise several people might have died on the spot.

at the same time.

The twenty people who drank the wine returned to the crowd with strong smell of alcohol in their mouths, which immediately caused a sensation:
"Is this the taste of the fairy wine?"

"I've already drank the wine, but the aroma is still so strong. It's worthy of being called a fairy wine!"

"I'm your brother, open your mouth and let me smell it!"

"Come on, come on, spit in my mouth so that I can get some of the immortal brew and blessed roots. Then you don't have to pay me back the ten cents you owe me!"

"My dear, please don't say anything and don't be afraid of the crowd. Please kiss me hard..."

For a time, the fact that the immortal wine was brewed had been deeply rooted in people's hearts, and the vast majority of people no longer questioned Liu Ju's "immortal art"!
Now he is only one step away from becoming an immortal!
(End of this chapter)