At this moment, in everyone's eyes, Liu Fu was a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
Before the generals even had a chance to compete, they were already vying for credit.
The Liao general Hu Ruocan stepped forward, bowed to the general, and said with a smile:
"The General's capacity for alcohol is astonishing, and I admire him greatly. But how much alcohol can this prince of the Later Han Dynasty handle?"
"The general came up and immediately offered him ten bowls of wine, each bowl containing a pound of wine. Before the prince of the Later Han Dynasty could finish drinking, he was already drunk and dead. How were his subordinates and the other generals supposed to offer him wine then?"
Upon hearing Hu Ruocan's words, the other generals immediately echoed his sentiments.
It seemed to everyone that Liu Fu was destined to lose.
Actually, if you think about it carefully, is there anyone in this world who can drink a thousand pounds of strong liquor without getting drunk?
These soldiers of the Liao Kingdom lived in a cold place and had been drinking strong liquor since childhood, so they were naturally not afraid of drinking.
After all, no one believed that Liu Fu could win a drinking contest against thousands of people. Even if he could drink a lot, his stomach couldn't hold it all.
The Liao emperor also thought that Liu Fu was just showing off his verbal prowess and that he would have to back down later.
If he backs down then, he'll be ridiculed by the generals of the Liao Dynasty, who will then get him drunk until he's half-dead, ideally until he vomits blood.
Then, we'll send people to spread this news to the Later Han Dynasty, to dampen the morale of the Han people and damage the reputation of the Liu imperial family.
This matter can then be brought to a perfect conclusion.
But to his surprise, Liu Fu wasn't just showing off his verbal skills; he genuinely intended to drink with everyone present.
At this moment, Liu Fu smashed the two large wine bowls in front of him on the ground and said to the Liao generals:
"This bowl is too small, do you have a bigger bowl?"
The Liao generals all sneered.
Even after all this, this prince of the Later Han Dynasty is still showing off his power?
Is this how you pretend?
good!
Now you can pretend here, but we'll see how you die later!
Immediately, someone brought out a large bowl used for drinking mutton soup. This bowl was as big as a soup basin and could hold six or seven catties of strong liquor.
Upon seeing how fine the object was, Liu Fu immediately ordered several more to be brought over.
Then he filled a large soup basin with strong liquor and addressed the Liao generals, including the Liao emperor, saying:
"How about we use this soup bowl as a wine bowl and each of us drink ten bowls?"
Everyone thought they had misheard. Did Liu Fu really not want to live anymore?
How dare you use such a soup bowl to provoke us?
Before anyone could react, Liu Fu had already handed a full basin of strong liquor to General Wu Bieli.
"General Wu, I, the prince, will first offer you ten bowls of wine, and then you will offer me ten bowls of wine in return, how about that?"
"Come on, bottoms up!"
After saying that, Liu Fu picked up a full bowl of strong liquor and brought it to his lips.
All the Liao generals were completely dumbfounded.
You actually dare to drink that?
But everyone quickly realized that Liu Fu was just bluffing.
The Liao general, Wu Bieli, picked up the soup bowl and, with a determined bite, began to drink it.
He knew that once he drank that bowl of strong liquor, he would be completely drunk.
But Liu Fu, a Han Chinese, could not hold his liquor as well as the Liao people, and he would definitely fall down much faster than I could.
Thinking of this, Wu Bieli immediately opened his mouth and drank heavily, trying his best to show off and impress the Liao emperor.
Unexpectedly, Liu Fu picked up the soup bowl and drank it even faster than Wu Bieli.
With a series of gulps, Liu Fu finished an entire basin of strong liquor.
Looking at Wu Bieli now, even though he was from Liaodong and had been drinking since childhood, it's clear that he was a Liaodong native.
But the strong liquor was choking, and he couldn't finish it as quickly as Liu Fu.
He forced himself to drink it down, and even had to catch his breath halfway through before he could barely finish it.
But by the time he finished the whole bowl of wine, Liu Fu had already finished drinking a long time ago and was standing by waiting for him.
After drinking it, Wu Bieli felt as if there was a red-hot coal burning inside his stomach, scorching his internal organs, and he was in excruciating pain.
He was already delirious and about to collapse.
He knew that if he didn't hurry up and drink the second bowl of strong liquor, he would definitely collapse and die drunk, losing directly to Liu Fu.
At this moment, with the emperor still sitting on the throne and himself the first to make such a boast, how could he possibly lose?
Thinking of this, Wu Bieli desperately picked up the second basin of strong liquor, closed his eyes, and trembled as he poured it down.
But he had only taken a few sips when he was already unable to continue.
He fell to the ground with a thud, smashing the soup bowl to pieces.
When everyone looked at Liu Fu again, he picked up the second bowl of strong liquor and drank it down in one gulp as if it were water.
One basin weighs six or seven jin, so two basins would be thirteen or fourteen jin of strong liquor!
Liu Fu is such a freak who drinks strong liquor like it's water!
The generals who had just felt confident of victory and feared that others would steal their credit now felt a chill run down their spines.
General Hu Ruocan was in a panic.
He was eager to try, wishing he could be the first to go up and drink with Liu Fu, and get Liu Fu drunk to the ground.
But now that it's almost his turn, he keeps deferring to others:
"General Huwei, why don't you go up and have a drink with the prince of the Later Han Dynasty?"
General Huwei of Liao was no fool; he sneered inwardly, but outwardly remained humble, saying:
"We all look to General of the Cavalry for guidance. If you don't drink, how dare we drink first?"
Hu Ruocan was helpless. He saw that the Liao emperor was already displeased and was glaring at him with displeasure.
Hu Ruocan thought to himself, "Go ahead and drink, but I don't believe you can drink a few more bowls."
Unexpectedly.
As soon as he arrived, Liu Fu downed two bowls of roasted lamb in one go, then sat down as if nothing had happened and started eating the whole roasted lamb.
Hu Ruocan was completely dumbfounded.
But he dared not back down, after all, the wine supervisor held the imperial sword, and if he did not drink, he would be disobeying the imperial decree and would be executed without mercy!
With gritted teeth and a stomp of his foot, Hu Ruocan barely finished the first bowl, feeling as if his internal organs were about to be scorched by the strong liquor.
When he finally finished his second bowl, he could no longer hold on.
Suddenly, a large mouthful of blood gushed from his mouth, and he died on the spot!
This scene immediately startled the Liao generals, who trembled and took several steps back.
The left and right prime ministers of the Liao Kingdom stared at Liu Fu in disbelief, as if they had seen a ghost.
The Liao emperor, sitting at the table in the center, was completely dumbfounded.
After drinking four bowls of strong liquor, Liu Fu had consumed nearly thirty jin (approximately 15 kg) of it. How come he was completely unharmed?
Not to mention, after two rounds of drinking contests, one of the capable and skilled generals died of drunkenness, while the other, a general who had fought in the south and north, was actually drunk to death on the spot.
But the Liao emperor just wouldn't believe it. Liu Fu was only human; how many bowls could he possibly drink?
Immediately, he pointed and called over the Liao generals who were already trembling with fear to come up and offer Liu Fu a drink.
The Liao emperor was resentful and secretly pondered:
"I have a thousand Liao generals. Even if I drink a few more to death today, I will still get you drunk and knocked to the ground. I really don't believe it!"
The Liao emperor never imagined that tonight would be the beginning of his nightmare!
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