Transmigrating into a Turbulent Era as a Soldier, Starting with Marrying a Wife

Putting down their wine bowls, the four men all wore expressions of surprise.

This wine's flavor was more than ten times better than that of [Qingyuan Paste].

The Left Sima, Zhang Kui, a man of boisterous character, slapped the table and said,

"Little brother, how much of this wine do you have?"

"I, Lao Zhang, want it all!"

Zhang Kui was overjoyed at this moment, thinking that if he sent such good wine to the Commander, he would surely receive his praise.

Perhaps he would even receive some reward.

"Left Sima, you can't hog such good wine."

He inwardly grumbled.

How could he let Zhang Kui take all of such good wine?

What does a boorish soldier like you know about good wine?

The Left Sima was stunned, realizing he had forgotten about this pedantic scholar.

Zhang Kui was eager to gain merit at this time, understanding that Li Yuan likely didn't have much of this top-quality wine.

He had to get the wine for the Commander no matter what.

So, he said to Registrar Yang Yue,

"Lord Yang, isn't the County Magistrate's birthday still some time away?"

"You can certainly wait a bit longer."

"The Military Commandery urgently needs this wine, so I'm taking it."

Registrar Yang Yue was instantly displeased.

"Zhang Kui, what are you saying?"

"Is your Military Commandery really this overbearing?"

"Why doesn't your Commander wait a while before giving gifts!"

"You!"

Seeing that the two lords were about to argue over the ownership of the wine at Drunken Fragrance House,

Li Yuan quickly cupped his fist to them and said,

"Reporting to the two officials,"

"Although this wine is extremely difficult to brew, I still have some on hand."

"If the two officials need it, I will send the wine to your residences later."

"I guarantee that the two officials will be satisfied."

Li Yuan didn't say how much of this top-quality [Worry-Free Brew] he had.

Instead, he said he would send it to their respective residences later.

The two officials exchanged a glance.

Although they each had their own thoughts, they could accept this proposal.

After all, if the two of them really fought over the wine at Drunken Fragrance House, wouldn't that become a local joke?

It would also make the County Office and the Military Commandery behind them lose face.

Seeing that the matter had been settled, the two officials bid farewell to Old Qin and Ninth Sister.

They returned to their residences to wait for Li Yuan to deliver the wine.

Once the two officials left,

Li Yuan then sat down in front of Old Qin and Ninth Sister.

Old Qin smiled at him.

"Thank you, Young Master Li, for defusing the situation for us today."

Ninth Sister also bowed to Li Yuan with great sincerity to express her gratitude.

If Li Yuan hadn't brought out the top-quality [Worry-Free Brew],

then the [Qingyuan Paste] and [Hundred Flower Wine] that their two families had ordered would probably have been retained.

If that were the result, it would have a great impact on their business.

"Don't rush to thank me, tell me about the temperaments of these two officials first."

"I'll be paying them a visit later, so I shouldn't be rude."

Old Qin and Ninth Sister exchanged a glance.

They both nodded in agreement, thinking that Li Yuan was meticulous.

Old Qin said with a smile,

"No wonder you, Young Master Li, were able to brew such good wine in such a short time."

"Your temperament is indeed rare, and you do things flawlessly."

"Alright, then I'll tell you what I know."

Li Yuan's intention in delivering wine to the two officials this time,

wasn't just simply to deliver wine.

Although Old Qin had called him over with the intention of shifting the conflict,

it also gave Li Yuan the opportunity to establish relationships with the two officials of Qingyuan County.

He was currently just a humble squad leader of the military household, and there were too few things he could do.

He had to find opportunities to improve his status as soon as possible.

Whether it was to survive in this chaotic world,

or to marry more women to increase his martial strength and luck,

he needed to obtain a higher position.

From Old Qin, Li Yuan obtained the necessary information about the two officials.

Just as he was about to get up and leave,

Old Qin grabbed Li Yuan, asking anxiously,

"Young Master Li, don't rush to leave, how much [Worry-Free Brew] do you still have on hand?"

"Could you leave some for this old man as well?"

Ninth Sister also had a look of anticipation on her face.

Her meaning was, Young Master Li, I want some too.

Li Yuan sighed.

"You've both tasted this Worry-Free Brew."

"Its quality surpasses Qingyuan Paste and Hundred Flower Wine several times over."

"The production is indeed pitifully small."

"How about this, everyone is an old acquaintance."

"How about I leave you with five bottles each for now?"

They were both overjoyed.

Li Yuan then said,

"But we have to make it clear, my Worry-Free Brew is very expensive."

"Five strings of cash per bottle, no bargaining."

Old Qin chuckled, patting Li Yuan on the shoulder and said,

"No problem, Young Master Li, five strings it is."

"In the future, however much of this wine you have, I, Lao Qin, will take however much."

Old Qin had only drunk it once, but he could no longer forget the taste of Worry-Free Brew.

Compared to Worry-Free Brew, all other wines were just unpalatable horse pee.

Ninth Sister also sighed with some resentment, playfully saying to Li Yuan,

"After drinking your wine, this girl can no longer drink any other wine."

"Young Master Li, you have to compensate me."

He handed over the [Hundred Flower Wine] and [Qingyuan Paste] that the two had pre-ordered to Ninth Sister and Old Qin.

And left them with ten bottles of [Worry-Free Brew].

This time, he obtained a total of one hundred and fifty strings of cash.

After bidding farewell to the two, Li Yuan did not go directly to the residences of the two officials to deliver the wine.

Instead, he first took several of his subordinates to the Cross Street, where shops gathered.

He had learned from Old Qin that,

Yang Yue, the Registrar of the County Office, was an upright and rigid person.

If he wanted to impress him, sending money and silk would naturally not work.

However, Li Yuan had learned a piece of news from Old Qin.

That was that this Registrar Yang usually loved to read books.

He especially liked to read ancient books and historical books.

Li Yuan came to the largest bookstore in the city and bought a set of [Historical Annotations and Compilations], said to be the latest woodblock printed edition.

This set of books had just been transported from the capital, and there was only one set in this Qingyuan County. Li Yuan believed that Registrar Yang should like it.

As for the other official, Left Sima Zhang Kui of the Military Commandery.

For Li Yuan, whose current status was that of a military household, he was even more important.

In the military household system of the Great Liang Dynasty.

Each county established a Military Commandery, responsible for managing the county's military forts and military household villages.

The Military Commandery had one Commander, who was the highest-ranking officer of the Military Commandery.

Under the Commander, there were two Sima, who were the Commander's deputies, namely the Left Sima and the Right Sima.

Among them, the Left Sima was responsible for the supervision, rewards, punishments, and promotion of the military households.

Although the position of this Left Sima was not considered large in the Great Liang Dynasty, it had great real power in the basic military household system at the county level.

This person was extremely important to Li Yuan, who was still a military household squad leader, and establishing a deep friendship with him would be extremely beneficial.

Old Qin told Li Yuan that this Left Sima Zhang Kui was quite forthright in character and righteous.

But at the same time, this official was also greedy for wealth and lustful, and it was rumored that this person was addicted to alcohol.

This was also the reason why the Commander had specially sent him to prepare good wine.

Because this Left Sima Zhang Kui was indeed very knowledgeable about wine.

Hearing this, Li Yuan was naturally overjoyed.

What I have the most of is good wine, so it shouldn't be difficult for me to establish some relationship with Lord Left Sima.

Li Yuan calculated in his mind and decided to visit Registrar Yang Yue, whose journey was closer, first.