We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

Huang Jin pulled back the covering cloth, revealing five or six gray wine jars underneath.

"This is a wine brewed by His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince himself, specially given to Your Majesty for tasting."

As he spoke, Huang Jin held one of the wine jars, walked quietly to the table, and put the jar down.

Emperor Qing glanced at the wine jar with suspicion, and said doubtfully, "It's only been three months since Lao Liu set out, right? Can he brew wine in three months?"

"Your Highness said that this is not fermented wine, but distilled wine." Huang Jin replied.

"Distilled liquor?" Emperor Qing fiddled with the jar. "What is that?"

"It should be a wine-making process. Your Highness didn't mention it."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Qing became curious.

The winemaking process has been using grain fermentation since the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and there have been no major changes in thousands of years.

What is this distillation?

Emperor Qing waved his hand, and Huang Jin quickly took a wine glass from the palace maid and placed it in front of Emperor Qing.

Then, gently open the lid of the wine jar.

In an instant, a pungent aroma of wine hit him in the face and kept drilling into his nose.

Emperor Qing was also a wine lover, and he subconsciously took a breath of the alcohol in the air.

Huang Jin observed the emperor's expression and saw that he was like this, so he quickly poured half a glass of wine into the glass.

Emperor Qing only felt that the aroma of wine was getting stronger and stronger, as if the wine was being poured into the air, filling the entire hall with the aroma of wine.

"His Highness said that this wine is strong and you shouldn't drink too much. You should take small sips." Huang Jin said in a low voice.

Emperor Qing nodded slightly and was about to reach out to take the wine glass.

Then Huang Jin said, "Your Majesty, please let me drink first."

Emperor Qing glanced at Huang Jin's cautious expression and scolded him with a smile, "Get lost! Why wouldn't you dare drink the wine sent by my own son? How dare he poison me?"

Huang Jin could only withdraw his hand. Emperor Qing picked up the wine glass with one hand and shook it in front of his eyes.

The wine was actually colorless and contained no impurities. It was much purer than most of the wines in Daqing.

As the wine went down his throat, Emperor Qing's slightly narrowed eyes suddenly opened.

The wine is a bit strong, or even spicy.

Spiciness is not a taste but a pain. In the eyes of the ancients, it was a sense of stimulation.

Perhaps the word "spicy" would be more accurate. This wine doesn't reach the level of spicy, but more like a slight stinging sensation.

When he swallowed the wine, his entire throat became hot and his body felt warm.

"Hiss..." Emperor Qing couldn't help but hiss, "This wine is very spicy and has a strong aroma, far superior to other water-based wines."

After a few sips, I could smell the lingering and strong smell of alcohol.

But, it doesn’t taste good.

That’s right, liquor just doesn’t taste good, no matter whether it’s distilled or fermented, no matter whether it’s strong aroma or sauce aroma, it just doesn’t taste good.

The reason why liquor cannot go abroad and be promoted worldwide is not because of its high alcohol content, but because it tastes bad.

But does this mean that Chinese wine is no good?

Of course not! Baijiu cannot represent Chinese wine culture. Baijiu only appeared during the Yuan Dynasty and became popular in New China.

Take a look at ancient poems, such as Du Fu's "I have just put down my cup of muddy wine in poverty", Fan Zhongyan's "A cup of muddy wine, my home is thousands of miles away", Su Shi's "Half a bottle of muddy wine waiting for you to warm", etc.

The turbid wine here is actually the real classic Chinese wine, yellow wine!

The rice wine brewed with superior craftsmanship has a long aftertaste, slightly intoxicating but not intoxicating, and is loved by the scholar-official class.

Not to mention yellow wine and rice wine, even the wine from "Grape Wine in Luminous Cup" is more representative than white wine.

As for why Li Che went to the trouble of distilling baijiu and then giving it to the emperor even though he knew it didn't taste good?

Because white wine has a high alcohol content and is strong!

Ordinary people don't like it, but nomads, lower-class manual laborers and martial artists are used to drinking it.

And he wants to use this to unlock something that is a hundred times more important than liquor.

That is, alcohol!

"What a pity. Maybe it's the first time that the Sixth Brother is brewing wine, and he hasn't grasped the taste well yet." Emperor Qing shook his head and sighed.

Huang Jin stepped forward and repeated what Li Che had told him beforehand, "Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince meant that while this wine may not taste good, it's strong. Ordinary people might not like it, but the veteran generals, military officials, and nobles in the court would probably enjoy it."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Qing's eyes suddenly lit up.

In recent years, the fighting in Daqing has gradually decreased.

Although Emperor Qing was magnanimous, for the sake of national stability, he had to seize some military power from his old brothers who had followed him to conquer the world.

In addition, the imperial examinations were reopened and civil officials were given more importance to govern the country, which led to occasional complaints from military generals.

Using this wine to calm the restless hearts of the generals is actually a good thing.

"In that case, I will give this wine to those old fellows," Emperor Qing said with a smile. "Tell them that this wine was painstakingly made by the Ninggu County Prince. I only have a few jars of it, so please don't waste it."

"Yes, Your Majesty," Huang Jin replied quickly, "The generals will surely enjoy this wine and express their gratitude to Your Majesty."

Emperor Qing thought for a moment and pointed to the jar he had drunk from: "Leave this one for me."

Although it doesn’t taste good, it’s nice to drink some liquor occasionally when you’re tired of rice wine.

Huang Jin smiled in response, then looked around and whispered, "Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince has prepared a few jars of special liquor for you."

"Oh?" Emperor Qing was also very curious.

But Huang Jin turned around and took out two wine jars from his shoulder pole, which were obviously smaller than the other wine jars.

When Emperor Qing opened it, his eyes suddenly lit up.

“This wine…”

Huang Jin smiled and said, "One jar is tiger bone wine, and the other is tiger penis wine. The Sixth Prince discovered a tigress and a cub during his spring hunt. The tigress had injuries, probably from a fight with other tigers."

"Your Highness sent a soldier who was a hunter to search for it. They found a male tiger on another mountain and shot it. They took the best tiger bones and penis and soaked them in wine. Your Highness didn't keep any of it, but had this old servant bring it all to Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, you may not know that the beast outside the pass is very large. The medicinal wine brewed from such a ferocious beast will surely be even more effective."

Emperor Qing had a slight smile on his face and a light in his eyes, but when he saw Huang Jin's increasingly vulgar expression, he immediately restrained himself.

He frowned and scolded seriously:

"Nonsense! We went through all this trouble just to kill a tiger. How can we be so extravagant? Lao Liu is really ignorant!"

"Also, my dragon body is in good health. I can still draw a three-stone bow, eat five pounds of meat, and have sex with several women at night. Why do I need such external aids?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Huang Jin quickly nodded in response.

Emperor Qing had a blank expression on his face. He picked up the wine jar and carefully placed it in Huang Jin's hand. "Go, go, take it away and put it away! Leave it for the Crown Prince and the others to use in the future."

Huang Jin quickly called the eunuch outside the door and was about to hand the wine jar to this person when he heard Emperor Qing say:

"You go, this kid is so clumsy, what if he breaks it?"

Huang Jin suppressed his smile and said, "Yes, yes, I will go by myself."

Why do we need such external help? Hmm...