Of course, this may also be some unknown trick, like some type of large-scale magic in later generations.

In later generations, there were some magicians who could make a train disappear in the blink of an eye, and then show it to people in front of them and the train would come.

Although most people in later generations could not understand the principles before magic was decrypted, they generally did not regard it as some kind of unnatural magic. Even magicians personally admitted that it was just a kind of magic.

It's just a deception, it's for entertainment only and should not be taken seriously.

In fact.

There is indeed such a detail in the history books.

It was still the experience of Boss Cao’s contact with Zuo Ci. After Zuo Ci used a bottle of wine and a piece of dried meat to make the hundreds of scholar-bureaucrats accompanying Boss Cao well-fed, Boss Cao found this strange, so he sent someone to investigate the reason.

, and upon further investigation, we discovered that all the wine shops and butcher shops nearby were stolen yesterday, and the wine and meat in the shops had disappeared inexplicably.

No one knew how Zuo Ci did it, so Boss Cao planned to capture him for interrogation, but Zuo Ci actually retreated into the wall in front of Boss Cao, and escaped easily.

Later, Boss Cao tried his best to capture Zuo Ci, but he was always able to use incredible methods to avert danger. Even Boss Cao was helpless.

Zuo Ci's method is indeed very simple.

But if we just talk about the meat and wine thing, it is really possible that we can use blindness to explain it.

Otherwise, why would the history books specifically mention the details of all the thefts from nearby wine shops and butcher shops? This at least shows that his wine and meat did not appear out of thin air, and there must always be a traceable destination.

That's why.

Wu Liangcai called Prince Chamu, and Yu Ji and Zhuge Liang stepped forward to line up in order to get back some wine and meat for inspection.

But even if it is really a deception, I am afraid it will not be simple.

After all, the two large bronze cauldrons had just been lifted up, and fires were lit under the bronze cauldrons for heating, so it was impossible to connect them to anywhere.

And just like these two independent bronze tripods, it is necessary to feed the people of the whole city.

If Zuo Ci could really do it, even if he could find the suspected source of the meat and wine, it would still be an incredible thing, and it would definitely be much more subtle than the magic tricks of later generations.

At least Wu Liang couldn't figure out how Zuo Ci could replenish the wine and meat in the bronze cauldron to make it inexhaustible.

…

After a long time.

Prince Chamu, Yu Ji and Zhuge Liang finally came back, and it was really hard for them, squeezing among the almost crazy people.

Fortunately, the Jinyang City defenders have been maintaining order, otherwise they might not have had their turn at all.

Even so, these three guys were in a very embarrassed state when they came back. Zhuge Liang, who had paid great attention to his personal appearance, had his carefully combed hair scattered, Yu Ji's Gebu robe was also torn, and Prince Chamu

There were a few messy footprints on his butt.

But luckily it didn't disgrace my life.

They finally brought back the food and wine distributed by Zuo Ci.

Each person has two slices of dried meat and a bowl of slightly cloudy corn wine.

Like some cafeterias of later generations, each person can only receive so much at a time. You can wait in line to receive it after eating and drinking, but you are not allowed to take it home.

The Jinyang City defenders have surrounded this place, leaving only one exit.

Anyone who leaves must undergo strict inspections, and it is difficult to secretly reveal Chen Cang under their noses.

Of course, Wu Liang had no intention of plotting against Chen Cang. In this case, it was better not to take the risk.

He took the dried meat and corn wine from the three men.

Wu Liang first got closer and smelled the wine. It seemed that the taste was no different from ordinary corn wine. Then he stretched out his tongue and dipped the tip of his tongue into it to taste it. Still he didn't feel any difference.

"Dianwei, do you want to try it too?"

Wu Liang then handed the wine to Dian Wei.

He wasn't too worried that the wine was mixed with poison. Unless Zuo Ci had the intention to poison the people of the city, it would be possible for him to be affected. And if Zuo Ci had done such an earth-shattering and outrageous thing, it would be impossible not to miss it in the history books.

record.

What's more, before them, many people had already eaten wine and meat, which was considered to have tested the poison for them.

"promise."

Although Dian Wei is a good drinker.

But at this moment, he also understood that this wine was not for drinking, so he followed Wu Liang's example and smelled it first. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with it, he dipped the tip of his tongue into it and tasted it.

"From what Wei can see, it's no different from ordinary corn wine."

Dian Wei soon came to a conclusion.

"Um……"

Wu Liang nodded slightly, and gently pulled off a small strip of meat from the dried meat. After smelling it as usual, he bit off a small bit and chewed it carefully in his mouth.

There seems to be no difference, it should be pork.

"You guys should try it too."

Wu Liang said to the others.

Everyone followed the instructions one after another, and then shook their heads: "I didn't taste any difference."

From this point of view, this wine and this meat should both be real...

But where does this meat and wine come from?

Different from what was recorded in the history books, the people who had to be fed this time were only the people of a city. With so many people, even if all the wine shops and butcher shops in Jinyang City were emptied of all their stocks, it would still not be enough.

After all, productivity at this time is really limited, wine and meat are very scarce materials, and Jinyang City can only be regarded as a small county-level city, so it is impossible to hoard so much wine and meat.

"Cha Mu, when you went to collect the wine and meat, did you take a close look at the two big bronze tripods?"

Wu Liang pondered for a moment, then changed direction and asked.

"After observing it, they are just two ordinary copper tripods. They don't have any strange smell. Even the wine and meat inside are very ordinary. It seems that only half of the tripod is left. I'm afraid we will see it soon.

Bottomed."

Chamu said seriously.

"Then when those soldiers distributed wine and meat to you, did they do anything suspicious?"

Wu Liang then asked.

"Not really."

Prince Chamu, Yu Ji and Zhuge Liang shook their heads at the same time.

"..."

Wu Liang immediately fell into silence.

There are no flaws in all aspects. It seems that it is difficult to confirm Wu Liang's conjecture just through these appearances.

However, referring to Boss Cao's methods in the history books, Yang Wanli can still be ordered to visit the wine shops and butcher shops in the city afterwards.

Of course, if these wine shops and butcher shops were collectively stolen, even if they didn't visit, it would definitely cause an uproar, and someone would inevitably go to the government office to ask for an explanation.

Just at this time.

"Sir, look!"

Dian Wei suddenly pointed to the place where wine and meat were distributed and reminded him softly.

I saw that several soldiers had already re-erected the two large bronze tripods that had been carried out on wooden beams, and then carried them together towards the back of the ancient altar.

On the other side, more than ten soldiers came out carrying two large bronze tripods that looked very heavy at first sight.

"this……"

Wu Liang suddenly didn't know what to say.

The only reason is that he preconceived that Zuo Ci was going to use some kind of deceit to feed the people of the city with only two bronze cauldrons of wine and meat.

After working for a long time, they didn't use these mysterious methods at all, but used the simplest means to move out the wine and meat one by one. Naturally, this has nothing to do with the deception method.

but.

Wu Liang still had a question in his mind.

Even if there is no so-called blindfold, Zuo Ci's ability to produce so much meat and wine at once is still a question worthy of further investigation.

This is not a small amount.

If these wine and meat were exchanged for food, I am afraid that even people like Boss Cao and Yuan Benchu ​​would not be able to avoid looking at him. This would definitely be worth a considerable amount of food payment.

What's more, even just transportation requires a lot of manpower.

Unless Zuo Ci came to Jinyang City and brought an army of grain and grass with him, it would be impossible to accomplish this!

This is according to common sense.

Zuo Ci is supposed to be a powerful character who is rich and well-connected.

But if this is the case, it will be difficult for him to avoid the eyes and ears of the people when he enters the city, and it is naturally impossible for the people in the city to know anything about him...
To be continued...