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, Lu Yun, Hu Wei, and at most one more general who might need to cooperate. Among his generals, Wang Mi participated in this plan the most.

The others left as ordered, and in the end, Lu Yun, Hu Wei and Wang Mi stayed.

"What's Shilong's plan?" You Hongyin asked.

"Liu Yuan is a Xiongnu. I heard that they all like strong liquor very much?" Lu Yun said.

You Hongyin smiled: "It coincides with my opinion."

Qingzhou has the top strong liquor, sorghum liquor 'Shaochun'.

Chapter 216 The Elegance of Celebrities (Forty-three)

Han Capital.

Yu Kui was drinking sake calmly. His wide sleeves and loose robes made his originally thin appearance become gentle and refined, eloquent, and knowledgeable, which became the synonym of Yu Kui.

The nobles in Han Capital liked to invite Yu Kui to visit them, and in Han Capital, Liu Yuan's fourth son, Liu Cong, even gave Yu Kui a mansion to stay temporarily. After two years, Yu Kui had gone from being an envoy who lost his master to a "celebrity" with extensive social connections in the Han capital.

And the fourth prince Liu Cong, who was on good terms with Yu Kui, was naturally a person who loved Chinese studies very much, and it was precisely because of his love for Chinese studies that the fourth prince was quite favored.

Liu Yuan had many children, and there were six or seven of them alive now, but his favorite was the fourth son Liu Cong.

This was also related to Liu Yuan's own personality and life experience.

Liu Yuan was a descendant of Maodun, the Chanyu of the Xiongnu, but he was not a descendant of the royal family of the Xiongnu Xulianti clan, nor was he one of the traditional four nobles Huyan, Xubu, Qiulin, and Lan. Instead, he was a Xiongnu Xiutu tribe that surrendered to the Han Dynasty and moved inland during the Western Han Dynasty. He was a member of the Xiongnu Xiutu tribe that migrated to Bingzhou Tuge in the central and northern part of Shanxi today.

The so-called Tuge are the Xiongnu people who surrendered to the Han Dynasty, migrated out of the grassland, lived close to the Han Kingdom, and were deeply influenced by the Han culture. Most of them were not pure blood, but mixed blood.

The reason why Liu Yuan was named Liu was that he was under the banner of restoring the Han Kingdom. He was named Liu because the Han Kingdom, which once unified the world, married princesses to Maodun Chanyu. Countless Han princesses died in the grasslands, which brought the Han Kingdom a short-term compromise from the grassland tribes. The Xiongnu royal family changed their surname to "Liu" to show their submission.

However, it also shows that the Xiongnu that Liu Yuan took over had been influenced by the Han culture, and Liu Yuan himself was a student of the Han Cui You. To be precise, Liu Yuan was actually raised by the authentic Han family education.

Therefore, he admired Han studies very much, and his fourth son Liu Cong, probably because his mother Zhang was a Han Chinese, Liu Cong was very similar to Liu Yuan since he was a child. He was very good at Han studies and had a good handwriting.

Therefore, Liu Yuan always loved this fourth son.

In addition to being smart and studious, Liu Cong also made great contributions when Liu Yuan founded the Han Dynasty. He can be said to be a young talent.

However, the crown prince of the Han Dynasty was not Liu Cong.

The crown prince appointed by Liu Yuan was the legitimate son born by Empress Huyan, Liu He.

But just as Empress Huyan was married because she was the daughter of a Xiongnu noble, Liu Yuan had to marry her in order to firmly grasp the Xiongnu tribes. The crown prince born by Empress Liu He was mediocre and incompetent, and he was extremely opposed to Chinese studies and was always proud of his pure blood.

Liu Yuan did not like him. The crown prince could not help him conquer the world at all. If it was a peaceful and prosperous era, such a crown prince would barely be enough to maintain the status quo. But now is the critical moment of competing for the world, and a mediocre crown prince can only be placed in the palace as a vase.

But even if he was very dissatisfied with the crown prince, Liu Yuan did not plan to temporarily replace him as the crown prince. Since the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Liu Yuan gradually discovered the difference between a tribe and a country.

First of all, the previous Xiongnu governance method did not work in the Han Dynasty, but it was impossible for the tribe to become the Han people all at once, so Liu Yuan racked his brains and came up with a political system of Hu and Han division. This method did ease the contradictions between the domestic Hu people and the Han people, but it also caused some alienation and dissatisfaction among the Han people who were finally gathered back. It can only be said that there are pros and cons. Even the official position is so troublesome, not to mention the matter of the crown prince.

Standing in this position, he can't deal with the prince's affairs as he pleases. The tough methods in the past would find opposition from countless officials. The Han people believe in the order of seniority and cannot be rebellious, while the Xiongnu people say that the country's heavy tools should not be neglected, and the mixed-blood Han people are not qualified to ascend the throne.

So Liu Yuan has always been troubled by the successor, but he feels that his life is not short, so he is not so anxious to arrange his affairs after his death. Instead, he thinks that Liu He is too weak and he must conquer vast territories, otherwise the Han Dynasty is afraid that it will really be like those short-lived forces and will sooner or later be destroyed.

Yu Kui saw the chief beside him hurriedly coming in from the outside, so he asked: "Is there something wrong?"

The chief gave a look, and Yu Kui stopped asking any more questions and immediately put on his proper airs.

Sure enough, the person who came in was the King of Chu Liu Cong.

"Your Highness, what brings you here today?" Yu Kui continued his wine tasting.

"Haha, I heard that Mr. Yu often has some good things that are hard to find here, so I came to bother you." Liu Cong and Yu Kui were also familiar with each other, so they were not polite.

Yu Kui suddenly realized: "No wonder the prince came back from the border, I think it's because your majesty's birthday is coming soon."

Liu Cong smiled, and without being shy, he picked up the empty wine glass on the table and poured himself a glass of wine. He raised his head and drank it. After savoring it for a long time, he sighed: "Good wine, mellow taste, no trace of sourness, and a fragrance of rice. It seems that I have found the right gentleman. It's a pity that the emperor likes strong liquor, not this kind of soft wine."

Yu Kui snatched the wine glass and said with heartache: "So when you came, I knew that my collection would be reduced again. This wine is originally a southern flavor. If you don't know how to appreciate it, why waste my good wine."

Liu Cong hehe He smiled and then asked casually, "Have you noticed the news in the court now?"

Yu Kui was relieved when he saw that he didn't seem to want to drink anymore. He answered this light question nonchalantly, "The Crown Prince and the Prime Minister are having a quarrel. Your Majesty hasn't seen them for two days."

The Prime Minister of Han was Liu Huanle, the Prince of Chenliu, a cousin of Liu Yuan. He held great power and his words carried a lot of weight in front of Liu Yuan. However, his favorite prince was neither the legitimate crown prince nor Liu Cong, who was favored by Liu Yuan, but the second prince Liu Gong.

No one knew how this prince, who had been sick and weak since childhood and had a bad character, won Liu Huanle's favor, but Liu Huanle liked him the most.

"The crown prince is really anxious. He has the support of his mother and many Xiongnu nobles. Why should he be afraid of a second brother who poses no threat?" Liu Cong didn't care about this dog-eat-dog situation. He was just worried that someone would trip him up behind the scenes.

Because of his Han mother, Liu Cong had little power in the court. If his father had not secretly protected and supported him, he would have been framed by the prince's men when he led troops in battle.

It was a pity that he, a general leading an army and a legitimate prince of Chu, had to go through an outsider like Yu Kui to inquire about the court news.

"Don't mention such mundane things anymore. Your Highness should follow me to pick out the collection. It's better to get rid of it as soon as possible, so I don't have to be heartbroken all the time." Yu Kui stood up and led the way.

Opening the warehouse, there were more than a dozen boxes on the wooden shelves, some large and some small, all locked, and it was impossible to see what was inside.

"During this period of time, the prince is away. I don't know how many caravans came from the south. They sell rare items. They opened a shop on the street in the West Market. If the prince doesn't find what he likes here, he can go to their place." Yu Kui said this carefully, with a tone that he hoped that his things would not be picked up, which made Liu Cong laugh.

The locks of the boxes were opened one by one. When Liu Cong saw the many treasures in the boxes, he couldn't help holding his breath for a while.

"Some of these things flowed out of the hands of the aristocratic families because of the relocation of the capital in Luoyang, and some were once collected by Envoy Wang Jun." Yu Kui explained.

In fact, the treasures here are all processed by You Hongyin's private workshop.

However, they are indeed treasures. This work is provided by Situ.com for online reading

For example, the colored porcelain water lantern is called the Immortal Pointing the Way. On a green boat-shaped tray, a graceful woman holds a bright lantern in her hand. Her face is like a peach blossom, her figure is swaying, and her eyes are bright and energetic, as if she is a real fairy. Above the tray is a place to place clean water, and the empty space is decorated with a small colorful pot, and the lower layer is a place to place lamp oil.

The ignited wick is in the lantern in the fairy's hand. When the lamp is lit, the light will shine through the extremely thin lantern wall, and the clean water will absorb and filter the smoke of the lamp, which is not as irritating to the eyes and nose as ordinary lamps.

"In the south, boudoir girls like to grow one or two flowers in the water lanterns, or put some spices in the colorful small pots. The use of water lanterns is like putting a garden in front of the bedside table." Yu Kui explained.

In fact, these words are all the information passed down by Yu Kui. He has never seen such a thing as a water lantern, and he can say with certainty that no young lady in the south can use this thing. This is simply Guo Shijun's own exclusive collection.

"Exquisite workmanship!" Liu Cong clapped his hands and exclaimed: "I think there are only a handful of craftsmen in the world who can make this kind of porcelain. Sir, I am looking forward to your other collections."

The things in the other boxes are jade ornaments, exquisite gold objects, etc. Although they are very precious, they do not seem to be more attractive than the water lanterns.

At least, Liu Cong's mind was attracted by the water lanterns.

There is no way, he was influenced by the Han culture and liked these elegant things.

Then, Yu Kui brought another very precious and novel thing.

It is a pitcher.

This pitcher has a beautiful appearance and is shiny. It seems to be made of silver. The belly is round and the two sides are flat. The whole is like a drum. There is a carving of nine dragons in the sky painted on it. The nine dragons are graceful and have different expressions. The neck of the wine pot is slender, and there are auspicious cloud patterns carved around it. The lines of the pot handle are smooth, and the smooth silver between the spout and the neck of the pot is connected, making the whole wine pot look smart and beautiful.

But the appearance is not the special feature of this wine pot.

"You can look inside from the mouth of the pot, but you can't see the bottom of the pot. The neck and belly of this pot are separated, and the edge of the neck can rotate." Yu Kui explained: "The belly of the wine pot is divided into two spaces, and there is a small hole at the dividing point, which is not easy to be found. Gently rotate the neck edge to drive the small hole to rotate. The wine on that side can flow out."

Yu Kui himself actually didn't understand the working principle of this pot at all. Anyway, he had memorized all the information given to him, and now he spoke it out without caring whether Liu Cong could understand it or not.

Liu Cong's eyes lit up, and he vaguely understood; "This pot seems to be able to hold two kinds of wine."

Yu Kui praised: "Your Majesty is smart. I also thought about it carefully for a long time before I understood why this thing was bought by my subordinates with a large sum of money. Yes, this pot is called Tianji Pot. It can hold two kinds of wine, and it can control which kind of wine is poured out."

"This is it!" Liu Cong immediately made up his mind: "The emperor likes things in the cup the most. The clever design of this pot will definitely make the emperor like it."

Liu Cong happily left with the Tianji Pot, and also persuaded several jars of the strong liquor "Shaochun". If Yu Kui hadn't said with a sad face that those southern caravans had it for sale, I'm afraid he wouldn't have left a single jar for Yu Kui.

After Liu Cong left, the leader who led the way came over again and bowed respectfully: "Northern Lord."

Yu Kui had been formally recruited by Heming. Although he was reluctant to join an organization that was obviously a spy organization at first, he changed his mind after hearing that the leader of this organization was the master's personal disciple.

Later, he did better and better in Han State, so Hu Wei simply promoted him to be the Northern Lord of Heming, mainly responsible for the Han State and the grassland tribes in the north, and also arranged Heming in Han State.