Chapter 22: The Aroma of Wine Fills Yancheng

East Market of Yancheng.

As soon as the two servants of the palace put the wine jars on the ground, they immediately attracted the attention of many people and merchants.

Even some children of wealthy families who were strolling around the east and west came over to join in the fun.

"Oh, what kind of wine, it smells so strong."

As soon as the wine jars were opened, the aroma of the wine immediately rushed into the noses of the people around.

Immediately, several drunkards drooled.

A servant of the palace was full of pride, recalling the words that the King of Yan taught him, and said: "To be honest, this jar contains the secret wine made by His Royal Highness the King of Yan. We just got a jar today, and His Royal Highness asked us to send it to the East Market to drink for free with everyone."

Another servant said: "That's right, so if everyone drinks it and thinks it's good, just shout a few times for His Royal Highness's wine."

The words "wine" and "free" were heard, and the crowd suddenly became agitated.

The people behind squeezed forward, fearing that they would not get their turn.

The people in front were pushed and shoved, and soon there was almost no place for the palace servants to stand.

As the news of free wine spread, more and more people flocked to the East Market.

The servants of the palace were not dissatisfied with the crowded crowd.

On the contrary, this was what they expected.

So, they did not rush to share the wine, but continued to wait...

Zhang Family.

Zhang Qian's mood these days was like eating a dead fly.

First, the ice-making technique sent 100,000 taels of silver and some land to the Yanwang Mansion.

Now, because his son was blackmailed by the Yanwang for 100,000 taels of silver.

Even though his Zhang family was rich and powerful, it could not withstand such a toss.

The ice-making technique was fine, and it was possible to earn it back.

But the 100,000 taels of silver for ransom could not be returned.

Because he felt sorry for the money, he did not sleep all night.

He was sighing and drinking tea, when he saw the housekeeper hurried over, looking anxious.

"What's wrong, you are in a hurry." Zhang Qian was in a bad mood, so his tone was naturally bad.

The housekeeper was cautious.

He knew that Zhang Qian was like a wounded tiger, and he would eat people if he was not careful.

Several servants had already been in trouble, and some were even beaten to death.

"Master, there is something I don't know whether I should say." said the housekeeper.

"If you have anything to say, say it quickly!" Zhang Qian didn't even raise his head.

Swallowing his saliva, the housekeeper said: "Someone reported that people from the Prince of Yan's Mansion were giving away free wine in the East Market, saying that it was a secret wine made by the Prince of Yan."

Zhang Qian raised his head suddenly when he heard it.

The largest winery in Yan County was his Zhang family.

And because the Zhang family was powerful, only his Zhang family could sell wine in Yan County.

So the profit from selling wine every year was very lucrative.

Now the Prince of Yan's Mansion was giving away free wine in the East Market, and it must have the idea of ​​selling wine.

Isn't this stealing his business?

"Prince of Yan, you are looking for death!" Zhang Qian slapped his palm on the stone table.

Now, he only hated that time passed too slowly.

Otherwise, when the Beidi people came, he could have solved the Prince of Yan, so why should he suffer every day.

Now, he could only watch the King of Yan erode his interests step by step.

"Send someone to taste it. I don't believe that the King of Yan can make any good wine." Zhang Qian said.

He was still very confident in his own wine.

The housekeeper replied yes, did not dare to stay for a moment, and turned away.

At the same time.

The news attracted the attention of other wealthy families, and they sent people to pretend to be ordinary people to mix into the East Market to find out the truth.

And some merchants who came to Yan County from other states to trade learned the news and also decided to join in the fun.

East Market.

Seeing that almost everyone had come.

Two servants took out the prepared small wine glasses.

Such wine glasses can only hold a small sip at a time.

In this way, more people can taste it.

"Don't squeeze, everyone, come one by one, line up, and those who don't line up will not be given."

The servant poured a glass of wine and shouted.

He handed the wine to the first person.

This person was dressed in silk and had a big belly, like a merchant.

After getting the wine, Shangjia drank it without hesitation.

"Ah..." Shangjia's eyes suddenly widened with an exclamation.

The delicious wine stimulated every taste nerve in his mouth.

The wine aroused his addiction to alcohol, making him feel like he was in a dream for a moment and enjoying it very much.

"It's so delicious." Shangjia shouted and refused to leave.

Looking at the servants of the palace beggingly, he said, "Please give me another glass."

The people behind saw that Shangjia was so exaggerated and couldn't wait.

Three or five people immediately shouted and asked Shangjia to leave.

One of them was impatient and dragged Shangjia to the back.

The two servants smiled, they had tasted the wine.

Shangjia's performance was not surprising to them.

Then came the second person.

Like Shangjia, after drinking the first glass, he wanted to drink the second glass, but was also driven away.

After leaving, he stood with the first merchant, as if there was a fire burning in his heart.

He wanted to rush in and take the wine home.

Then, the third, fourth, and fifth people who had tasted the wine stood with him.

"This is simply heavenly wine. If you can drink enough, it's worth dying in this life." A drunkard's eyes were red.

Hearing the exclamations of the drinkers in front, the group of people who had tasted it felt even more heartbroken.

I don't know who suddenly shouted, "Go, grab the wine with me, it's worth dying tonight."

As soon as these words came out, the crowd immediately became agitated.

The crowd rushed towards the servants of the palace.

The two servants of the palace were dumbfounded. They didn't expect that the wine brewed by the King of Yan would cause a riot.

They wanted to stop them, but they couldn't stop the flood of people and were soon drowned.

The wine jars were also snatched away, and the East Market was completely in chaos.

When the riot subsided, they saw the mess on the ground, and the wine jars and wine glasses were all gone.

The two servants had a bitter look on their faces and had to go back to the palace.

At this time.

Three strong men were heading towards Zhang's house.

They held a wine pot in their hands, with only a little white wine in it.

They got this little bit by fighting with their noses and faces swollen.

After entering the palace, they immediately presented the wine to Zhang Qian.

"Is this the wine brewed by the King of Yan?" Zhang Qian knew he had lost just by smelling the wine.

The three nodded.

Trembling, he poured out a glass of wine and drank it all.

The rich aroma of wine melted in his mouth.

The wine was hot, but his heart was cold.

Although he didn't want to admit it.

But in front of this wine, the green ant wine brewed by his Zhang family is nothing but a fart.

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Royal Palace.

As soon as the news of the secret wine spread.

Dong An and Yang He arrived at the palace, only Lu Ran did not come because he went to the county military office.

While others were arguing over a glass of wine, Dong An and Yang He had already drunk their fill.

After all, after the oath with the palace, they and Zhao Xu were considered to be in the same boat.

"Your Highness, there is no better wine in the world than this."

Yang He was drunk, and Dong An was still a little sober.

He knew that the King of Yan was doing this to do the business of selling wine.

He said: "Your Highness, I don't know how much this wine is worth. Our Dong family is willing to buy a thousand jars and ship them to other places for sale."

As soon as he finished speaking, a servant suddenly ran over in a hurry.

"Your Highness, many people from wealthy families came outside the door and said they wanted to see your highness."

Zhao Xu smiled proudly when he heard this.

Clearly, fine wine is more attractive than ice.

Now that the fish are here, it’s time to reel in the net.