Whoever wins the crouching dragon wins the world

Fulai is closed!The grand occasion of the previous few days is no longer crowded, and now only a few drinkers stand sporadically under the closing notice, discussing the reasons for the closure of Fulai in twos and threes.

After being free for a long time, I got back to work and was cleaning the old ashes from the wine utensils when Ah Xiang suddenly came over and pulled my sleeve: "Nan Shuang, just now I saw in a daze that the shopkeeper was hiding behind the counter and secretly wiping tears."

"That's it." I answered without any surprise.Since the morning, the shopkeeper has been sitting on the bench for two hours today, doing calculations, but in fact the shop has not been opened for several months, so he has no account at all.Thinking about it, it should be that he didn't want us juniors to see him crying with joy, so he deliberately covered it up.

If you don't experience it personally, no one else will be able to understand the taste of the rest of your life after a lifetime of painstaking efforts.

At this moment, let the shopkeeper be alone.

"Nan Shuang, thanks to you asking for Mr. Kong Ming's ingenious plan this time, my husband and I will definitely come to thank you in the future." Looking at his plan by the side, every time he moves up a point of chips, the smile lines on his face will increase by one point, and he can't help but be happy.

The shopkeeper sighed in his heart, concealed the tears in the corners of his eyes, and solemnly said in a hoarse voice: "I really should thank you for your kindness. When the first snow falls, I will make a few jars of snow plum wine for him, and express my heart." A jar of wine is not worth a lot of money, but the brewing process of Xuemei wine is very special. The craftsman must shake the wine jar at a constant speed for three consecutive days without stopping for 72 hours, otherwise it will become smelly due to excessive fermentation and cannot be drunk.In the Three Kingdoms where there is no mechanical equipment to assist stirring, the difficulty of brewing can be imagined.

The shopkeeper's lady blamed: "Although Xuemei wine is rare, its taste is bland and the price is low, so it may not be able to please Mr. Kong Ming. In my opinion, if you don't send some chickens, ducks and silk, you can use it in exchange for real money." The shopkeeper The lady is practical and pushes others by herself. She always thinks that courtesy is more important than affection.

The shopkeeper turned pale with shock, and shook his head again and again: "The mother-in-law is ignorant, how can she send those vulgar things! Mr. Kong Ming is a scholar, is it an insult to send food?"

The shopkeeper's wife was not to be outdone: "So what about a scholar, can a scholar live without eating rice and meat? You actually despise me for being ignorant..."

The noise intensified, and Ah Xiang and I looked at each other and smiled, feeling warm from the bottom of our hearts.According to the original plan, today is the day when Ah Xiang and He Dacheng leave, but they still stay in the shop, work and play with me, and manage the foreseeable prosperous future together, which is great.

Because of the revival of wine shops, I insist that the 12th year of Jian'an is the most refreshing winter I have experienced since traveling, but for many people, this cold winter is extremely difficult.More than ten days ago, due to the absence of the Bowangpo fire planned by Kong Ming, Liu Bei was defeated by the [-] Cao army led by Xiahou Dun, and tried to flee in a hurry. Finally, he was shot and killed by Yu Jin, Han Hao and others together with Guan Yunchang.

History has tied a knot here. Liu Bei, who was supposed to become the top tyrant of the Three Kingdoms, died early. Zhang Fei was so angry that he rode his horses into a scuffle, and joined forces with Zhao Yun to escape in the direction of Jingzhou.Cao Jun could not pursue, so Ming Jin withdrew his troops and settled in Xinye.

Unexpectedly, another surprise attack followed.

"The next day when Cao Jun celebrated his victory, all the soldiers would drink for fun and rest until the third watch. Cao Jun suddenly heard the sound of fighting and screaming in his sleep. Xiahou Dun hurriedly dressed and left the camp. The gatekeepers flew to report that the west, south and north were all on fire. Standing up. Facing the wind, I saw flames everywhere, and the sky was full of red light. Xiahou Dun got on his horse anxiously, and before he could sit still, he heard a loud shout, ha! It was Zhang Fei who came from the south to avenge his second brother. Xiahou Dun was shocked and dodged Zhang Flying a shot, he didn't dare to fight. Seeing that the firepower in the east was weak, he pulled his horse and fled. Zhang Fei chased and killed him. At the same time, the young generals Chen Yue and Qian Chao led their troops out from the west and north to intercept Cao's army. Take the life of the forbidden." After Fulai closed down, the shop was soon leased by the Lin family to another merchant in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to sell tea.The new owner of the shop has a lot of business acumen, and brought a "hundred young man from the rivers and lakes" from his hometown to sit in the tea shop every noon and tell stories, successfully attracting a large number of tea customers who are concerned about current affairs. gold.

Bai Xiaosheng patted the gavel, raised his eyebrows, and spit flying all over the place: "Xiahoudun fights and retreats. He joined Han Hao and Xiahoulan 20 meters away from the east gate, and saw a young general straddling his horse and slashing his sword in front of him." It turned out to be Guan Yu's foster son, Guan Ping. Xiahou Dun screamed bitterly, and rushed to fight. Xiahou Lan assisted in the attack, but Guan Ping was weak. But within a moment, Zhang Fei chased after him, with spring thunder on his tongue and blood red eyes, and he took Xiahou Dun as a target There was a burst of sharp stabs, and a bowl-sized hole was poked out of the chest, and blood gushed out." He gestured to the size of the wound, took a breath, and continued, "When Cao Jun saw the casualties of the general, the dragons were leaderless for a while, fleeing in all directions, trampling on each other, trampling on each other. Countless. Xia Houlan and Han Hao led the remnants of the army to rush out in chaos. On the way, they met a young sword-wielding general who called himself Qin Fan and charged for a while. After running for more than [-] miles, they collided head-on with a small group of enemy troops. Shao Zhe, the leader of the army, , and another burst of fighting. When the sky was bright and the men and horses were trapped, they fled to the Baihe River. Xia Houlan secretly rejoiced that she had escaped to death, but Zhao Yun had already intercepted the flowing water at the upper reaches, and ordered the soldiers to release the water when they heard the horses neighing ashore. , the river was rushing and rushing down, Cao Jun was not good at water, and the casualties of drowning were tens of thousands, and Han Hao also died in the flood."

After this battle, Qian Chao became famous.Everyone returned to Xinye, the flag was hoisted, and a big "Liu" was written.Someone asked about it, and the soldiers in the camp called their lord Liu Xi, the third son of the late emperor, and the half brother of Liu Xie, the current young emperor.

Ah Xiang sat in the corner listening to the big book for half a day, and asked the shopkeeper strangely: "Could it be that I remembered wrongly, isn't this Liu Xi a silly prince?"

The shopkeeper also looked puzzled: "It is rumored that the twins born by Chen Meiren are idiots and foolish girls; Liu Xi, the king of Ping'an, is unconscious and has a terrifying expression, and often throws objects and things for no reason; his sister, Princess Shengyang, has dull eyes and slow reactions I don’t know the pain when I burn it, and I still grin stupidly..." He frowned and looked at the drinkers in the shop, "Could it be that the world misrepresented it?"

"It's not impossible." A few scholars were sitting in the store. Although they had never been in official positions, they were happy to talk about the situation in the world, and enthusiastically told everyone the old way: "When the former emperor was alive, Empress He and Empress Dowager Dong were at odds. Empress He wanted to help her parents and children to argue for success, but Empress Dowager Dong was more optimistic about the present emperor who was born by Wang Meiren. Although the former emperor preferred the present emperor, he hesitated because of the ancestral system of establishing heirs and the power of the He family. After the death of the former emperor , He Jin, Empress He's half-brother, embraced Liu Bian as emperor, made Jinshang the king of Bohai, changed the title of king of Chenliu after a month, and made Liu Xi the king of Ping'an. , Shi Changshi, Lu Zhi, Min Gong and others fought several times, until Dong Zhuo abolished and killed Liu Bian, and established the nine-year-old present-day sage, the dust settled, and the danger was self-evident. The birth mother of the third prince Liu Xi Difficult childbirth, premature death, no relatives to rely on outside, no paternal grandparents to love inside, and more than two years younger than the Holy One, it is unknown if she pretends to be crazy and foolish to protect herself and avoid the disaster of taking the throne."

Ah Xiang couldn't believe it: "But he was only seven years old..."

The students argued: "There are many people with extraordinary talents! Empress He is jealous, and both Chen Meiren and Wang Meiren were killed by her. The former emperor sent her to the palace of Empress Dowager Dong to raise her in order to prevent the sage from following the example of his biological mother. Only then did he escape. After a catastrophe, the third prince has neither been taken care of by the empress dowager nor heard of the protection of the late emperor, yet he can become one of the three surviving sons of the late emperor, which in itself is not easy."

His companion nodded in agreement: "Dong Zhuo acted recklessly and put the Holy Majesty and King Ping'an under house arrest. Although Lu Bu later assassinated Dong Zhuo for Diao Chan, the two dragon sons fell into the hands of Cao Cao after several twists and turns, and they must be strictly guarded. He escaped from the hands and rushed to Xinye to win this battle, so he is definitely not something in the pool."

"In today's world, troubled times will arise!" Bai Xiaosheng's sigh floated into the wine shop with the wind, causing the wine shoppers to worry.