Chapter 349 What kind of wine, do you dare to fork with me?
At the rear of the envoy, there was some friction between Shi Jin and Qiong Yao Nayan. Zheng Yunzhong, Tong Guan, Yelu Yujian, Ma Zhi and other Song and Liao officials did not notice at all. The two sides talked about it politely. After speaking, Yelu Yujian led the crowd to invite envoys from the Song Dynasty and went straight to Zhuo County in Zhuozhou.
At a spacious open-air banquet in Zhuoxian City, Zheng Yunzhong, Tong Guan, Xiao Tang and other envoys of the Song Dynasty were all served with sheep, dolphins, pheasants, rabbits, cattle, deer, wild geese and other meats. There were several Khitan maids in clean clothes, and a With a scarf on one hand and a meat-cutting knife in the other hand, they walked back and forth among the crowd, cutting and roasting meat until it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
Next to a large three-legged iron pot as big as a water tank, there is a servant holding a long stove hook, adding firewood to the furnace under the big iron pot. The firewood is blazing, and the large pieces of cooked meat in the big pot are boiling and rolling. At that time, there were several servants with their sleeves rolled up, using iron hooks to fish out the cooked large pieces of meat and cut them into small pieces. Various dipping sauces and sheep soup were placed in front of the officials of Song and Liao Dynasties. , Yang Xiu and other salted meat jerky to feed the guests.
In addition, it was brewed with millet, millet, rice and other grains, and the official fermented milk wine of the Liao Dynasty was stored in a wine storage container made of a whole cowhide called "huntuo". The title of an attendant used by dignitaries when drinking wine) was poured into a large drinking vessel like a wine gourd and passed on to Xiao Tang and others.
The Khitan's bold style of drinking heavily and eating large pieces of meat suited Xiao Tang's taste. He took a sip of the strong wine in the wine gourd. Looking towards the receiving officials of the Liao Kingdom, he saw Ma Zhi lowering his eyebrows. He is pleasing to the eye and taciturn. He only occasionally steals information from Zheng Yunzhong and Tong Guan when no one is paying attention. The strange color in his eyes has disappeared.
I'm afraid this Ma Zhi has already thought of defecting to the Song Dynasty... When Zheng Yunzhong, Tong Guan and Yelu Yu saw each other drinking and chatting happily, and the conversation lasted until they entered the alley, Xiao Tang secretly said in his heart: But I don’t know if he wants to meet Tong Guan privately in Zhuoxian County, or if he wants to go to Xijin Mansion and then act secretly? Although I don’t know what his original intention was when he proposed the plan to "join the Jin Dynasty to conquer the Liao Dynasty", history has long proven that such a plan is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger. .
However, Ma Zhi used the excuse of "recovering the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun" to cultivate the Jurchen tribes who were oppressed by the Khitan nobles to shake down the Liao regime that was in opposition to the Song Dynasty. Not only Tong Guan, who was eager to be crowned king, would definitely The case is amazing, considering only from the perspective of strategic principles, this strategy is also very clever... However, when the Jurchen nation rose, its powerful explosive power and destructive power for the Song and Liao Dynasties, except for the Xiao and Tang Dynasties, It's really unpredictable outside.
This incident will happen after all... Xiao Tang sighed secretly in his heart. At this time, he suddenly felt that everyone was drunk and I was alone, but this feeling made him a little uncomfortable.
Xiao Tang definitely didn't want to experience the powerlessness of some things that he knew would happen but could not change or reverse them again when the Jin Army cavalry really had to march south.
"Marquis Xiao Duyu, after all, you are also a Khitan son, so drinking like this is too unpleasant!"
At this moment, Xiao Tang suddenly heard Yelu Yujian smile at him and said: "The sons of the Han family often say when eating wine: There is no need to drink alone and sigh in the flowers, and it will be more refreshing to call friends. We, the sons of Khitan, also have to drink with friends. Drinking heavily is enough to be sincere! You envoys from the Song Dynasty have come all the way, so naturally you want to drink to your heart's content today."
After speaking, Yelu Yujian raised the wine gourd in his hand and drank the strong wine in the gourd like a whale sucking water. Then he waved his hand to the drinker beside him and said boldly: "Here comes the wine again!"
Tong Guan had been fighting in the Western Army for more than ten years, and had developed a good drinking capacity when socializing with the hot-tempered generals under his command. But when he saw Yelu Yu, he drank as much as a small jar of wine in one breath.
After drinking the gourd, his expression could not help but change slightly.
Zheng Yunzhong winked at Tong Guan and Xiao Tang. He also picked up the wine gourd in his hand, smiled at Yelu Yu and said, "Yelu Dutong treats you so kindly, and we should treat each other with sincerity." After saying this, Zheng Yunzhong actually also responded.
With the same neck, he drank all the gourd liquor. Xiao Tang really didn't realize that Zheng Yunzhong, who was a bachelor in Duanming Palace, could drink so much.
When Yeluyu saw the Khitan generals and officers who had surrendered, they immediately burst into cheers. They even shouted to Tong Guan, Xiao Tang and other members of the envoy to drink. They each held their fists and sleeves, as if they were about to fight with others.
Fighting against such high emotions.
Seeing the aggressive look of the officials of the Liao Kingdom, Xiao Tang confirmed the rumors he had heard about the Liao Kingdom's diplomacy with other countries: the whole clan was "proud to be able to drink, and ashamed to be not good at drinking", and the wine culture
The extremely strong Khitan people, during the diplomatic relations between the two countries, forced the other party's envoys to drink heavily, which was definitely more aggressive than the old Russian diplomats in later generations.
According to historical records, during the diplomacy with the Liao State, there were many foreign envoys who were drunk by Liao officials until they were exposed to ugly circumstances. The most famous among them was Zheng Gong, the envoy of the Northern Han Dynasty who was attached to the Liao State during the Five Dynasties.
At that time, Emperor Liu Chong of the Northern Han Dynasty wanted to rely on the Liao Kingdom to resist the Later Zhou Dynasty, so he sent Zheng Gong, the Minister of Rites, to curry favor with the Liao Kingdom. The ministers of the Liao Kingdom rushed to invite Zheng Gong to a party and drink.
He was stuffed until his intestines rotted and died. History records that he "resurrected his corpse" and drank wine on envoys until he died in the line of duty... The Liao Kingdom was also very righteous, and drank all the envoys of the Northern Han Dynasty.
After his death, he readily agreed to send troops to assist the Northern Han Dynasty in resisting the attack of the Later Zhou Dynasty, causing the weak Northern Han Dynasty to resist the Later Zhou Dynasty, such as Guowei, Chai Rong, Zhao Kuangyin of the Great Song Dynasty, and other Ming Dynasty kings until the reign of Emperor Taizong Zhao Guangyi of the Song Dynasty.
The country was destroyed before...
Xiao Tang saw local Liao officials in Zhuoxian County, as well as Arich and other Liao generals holding gourds as if to show their respect. He also knew that it was not only the custom of the Khitan people that caused this, but also the local Liao officials who were facing the envoys from the Song Dynasty.
There was also a faint sense of competition in his heart. It seemed that he was going to get drunk again this time... Xiao Tang also picked up the wine gourd and stood up. At the same time, he couldn't help but think: This time...
It was a bad idea. To compete with these Liao officials, the Niu Gao brothers, who were addicted to alcohol and had an alarming amount of alcohol, should also be brought to the Xiao family...
Xiao Tang, A Qi and others drank two gourds of strong liquor in a row, and their drunkenness was gradually rising. In addition to Yan Qing's sharp teeth and sharp mouth, he was able to deal with the small officials in Zhuo County. Xu Guanzhong, Xiao Yi and Duan Jingzhu were already drunk.
His face was red and his ears were red, and his steps were a little wobbly.
"Isn't it just drinking? How can we, the Great Song Dynasty, lose to you!?" Shi Jin is young and energetic, how can he be willing to give in when fighting with others for drinking? He saw Shi Jin opening his clothes again, exposing his naked upper body.
The green dragon tattooed him, and he shouted loudly. Several Liao generals saw Shi Jin's showy appearance at first glance, and they all surrounded him.
Seeing Shi Jin's recklessness, Qiong Yao Nayan curled up the corner of his mouth and called a drinker to fill another gourd full of strong liquor. Qiong Yao Nayan walked straight to Shi Jin and stuffed the wine gourd into Shi Jin's arms. , said: "If you were a good man, you would have made this gourd wine with me!"
"Am I still afraid of you!?" Shi Jin glared. He raised the wine gourd and drank from it. Suddenly, the extremely pungent and spicy smell of wine filled Shi Jin's mouth, and it seemed like a burning fire was rushing towards his heavenly spirit cap. go.
"Pfft!" Shi Jin couldn't hold back, he spit out the wine and coughed non-stop. When Qiong Yao Nayan saw it, he burst into laughter. The strong wine he gave Shi Jin was actually the woman from the black water of the White Mountain. Shokou liquor was originally made to withstand the harsh winter cold. The spiciness and badness of this liquor are not much worse than those of later distilled liquors.
Seeing Qiong Yao Nayan laughing at him, when Shi Jin's coughing subsided a little, he immediately shouted: "What are you laughing at?"
Qiong Yao Nayan squinted at Shi Jin and sneered: "You can't even drink such a strong drink, but you have the dignity to call yourself a man!"
Shi Jin was furious after hearing this. He threw the wine gourd to the ground, pointed at Nayan, the Qiong Demon, and scolded: "Bah! You are just teasing me! You are just a fool when it comes to drinking. If you have the ability, let's compete in martial arts! You Do you dare to cross paths with me!?"
