Chapter 1523

However, these were Commander Han's orders, and they would not resist.

A bottle of wine was placed on every table, and there was not much left in the crate.

The soldiers returned the crate to Commander Han before turning and walking out.

"Everyone, feel free to taste the fine wine of my Great Qin Empire."

"Then you will know whether this Commander's words hold any credibility."

After Han Xin finished speaking, he paid no more attention to the crowd.

"Pop..."

The sound of a bottle opening came.

The stopper of the wine bottle was pulled out.

Immediately, a fragrant aroma wafted through the air.

Han Xin took a fresh cup and poured the wine out.

"Come, come, come, bottoms up."

Han Xin downed the wine in one gulp, revealing an expression of enjoyment.

The Great Qin generals also downed the wine in their cups in one gulp.

"Good wine, good wine!"

"It has been so long since I've had such fine wine."

"It truly is addictive once you drink it!"

"I'm not kidding, as soon as I drink this wine, I want to go home."

"I've been out for so long; I'm homesick!"

The generals' voices revealed a hint of nostalgia.

The people of the Maurya Empire also smelled the wine's fragrance.

It felt somewhat incredible; after all, they could smell it even from a distance.

If they were closer, wouldn't it be even more fragrant?

Thinking of this, many people immediately opened the wine bottles on their tables.

Suddenly, there was a series of 'pop, pop, pop' sounds as the bottles were opened.

The entire hall fell silent because of these sounds.

It was unknown how much time had passed.

King Ashoka finally let out an exclamation of surprise.

"It is indeed fine wine!"

"The first time I have smelled such delicious wine!"

Finally, bursts of gasps sounded out.

Some people even started drinking immediately.

Gulping sounds echoed.

Those who drank a lot of this wine gave a thumbs up.

Those who previously didn't believe such fine wine existed dared not speak again.

Or perhaps they had been conquered by this fine wine.

Its color was as clear as crystal, its aroma as mellow as an orchid.

It was sweet and mellow upon entering the mouth, with an aftertaste that lingered indefinitely.

Just then—

No amount of praise could highlight the heights of this fine wine.

Calling it peerless fine wine was not an exaggeration in the slightest.

Their taste buds had been conquered by this fine wine.

Thinking of their own fine wine, it had simply become trash.

After drinking one sip of this fine wine, none of their own could be called wine anymore.

"Everyone, how is it?"

Seeing that apart from Ashoka speaking,

the rest were silent, Han Xin couldn't help but look at them with amusement.

Upon hearing this, the Maurya Empire ministers smiled awkwardly.

This was immediately followed by a round of flattery.

Some called it peerless fine wine, others said they had never seen anything like it.

There were even those who said they wanted to drink it for a lifetime, and various other remarks about how addictive it was.

Han Xin and the other generals smiled silently; they had conquered a group of people just like that.

Great Qin's fine wine was one of a kind; no one could resist its charm.

"Commander Han, shall we eat while we talk?"

Ashoka spoke up, looking at the fine wine and feeling incredibly tempted.

Han Xin nodded, indicating no problem.

Just as everyone was preparing to start eating,

a voice rang out abruptly.

"Sorry, excuse me."

Zhao Tuo waved his hand from the side.

Everyone looked over in confusion.

"May I ask how you all eat?"

"There aren't even any chopsticks; how are we supposed to eat? With our hands?"

Zhao Tuo had wanted to ask this for a long time.

It was just that he was hindered by the fact that everyone was still communicating.

Now that he heard them say 'eat while talking',

he immediately threw this question out.

Originally, he thought it was the servants being careless and forgetting to bring out the chopsticks.

But Zhao Tuo had also observed, and that was simply not the case.

Because there were no chopsticks on any of the tables.

This left him unable to understand; without even chopsticks, how was one supposed to eat?