Three Kingdoms

The land of Sichuan and Sichuan.

In the city of Guanghan.

The cold wind blew the flags on the city wall to a crisp sound. Near the watchtower of the city gate, soldiers stood with serious faces and high security.

Because on top of the city gate watchtower, Fei Qian and Xu Shu were holding a closed-door meeting to discuss important military and political matters, so naturally everyone else stayed away!

However, it is different from the scenario imagined by many ordinary people. Fei Qian and Xu Shu did not sit down at the table in a serious manner, staring at the map of Sichuan and Sichuan, arranging troops and horses, and strategizing, but...

"It's really interesting..." Fei Qian lazily wrapped his body in a big cloak, while putting the meat slices into the hot pot, watching the meat slices rolling up and down in the boiling soup, "Liu Xuande is indeed a talent... He actually lasted for such a long time. time……"

On a cold night, there's nothing better than hot pot.

Everything can be rinsed, the world is like a copper furnace.

"But I can't last much longer..." Xu Shu ate the cooked sunflower vegetables into his mouth, and at the same time picked up a chopstick of green vegetables and put it into the hot pot, "This dish is still delicious... It’s so fresh…I haven’t eaten such fresh vegetables for a long time…”

It’s not that Xu Shu likes vegetarian food, but because since entering Sichuan, due to supply reasons, he could only eat some dry food, bacon, noodles, pancakes and the like for a long time. Therefore, when he saw fresh vegetables, he naturally More inclined to take in various vitamin nutrients.

Nowadays, the supply of vegetables and fruits in Guanghan is gradually normal. Firstly, it is because after nearly a year of continuous modification and maintenance, Micang Road has gradually regained its vitality and has even surpassed the original main traffic route Jinniu Road. On the other hand, It was because the relationship between the people who conquered the west and the local nobles in Sichuan and Sichuan had been greatly eased due to trade exchanges, so they also received a lot of local supplies.

"These guys in Sichuan and Sichuan are really rich!" Fei Qian said while eating meat happily, "Do you know how much a war horse can be sold in Sichuan and Shu? Like the one in Longxi, which is slightly worse, it costs Five hundred thousand dollars, if it’s a better one, it’s at least a million dollars per horse! Tsk tsk, if there is no gelding, the price will double again! It makes me a little tempted, and I want to sell all the horses I brought in one go. …”

"Sichuan and Sichuan have accumulated wealth for many years, and there is an extreme shortage of good war horses. It is not surprising that the price is..." Xu Shu looked at Fei Qian, "My lord, you didn't really buy all the horses, did you?"

"How can it be!" Fei Qian chuckled twice and said, "The price is so good, why are you willing to sell it at a low price? I asked Gongheng to hold another auction in Langzhong, and then asked Zhao Lei and two people to assist, every five A few good horses will be auctioned off in a day...Zhao Lei and the two of them can make a lot of money just by selling the inside information of some war horses, so they are very happy, and they probably won't be able to bear to come back for a while..."

Xu Shu laughed. "When the two of them come to their senses, they have gained money but lost their foundation... Haha, I'm afraid they will vomit blood with regret..."

Fei Qian picked up another piece of meat and put it in the hot pot. "Zhao is pretending to be confused. His roots are in Brazil. Guanghan or not has some influence on him, but not much. As for Di Ren Lei, he is really confused. He probably can't think of this... "

Xu Shu thought for a moment, laughed and agreed.

"Looking at the weather, I'm afraid it will snow in the land of Sichuan and Sichuan this winter..." Fei Qian looked at the beef in the hot pot soup that had lost its blood color, and quickly picked it up, casually dipped it in some seasoning, and stuffed it in. In the mouth.

The seasoning is very simple, just some sauce. Due to the limited variety of ingredients in the Han Dynasty, there are no chili peppers, sesame paste, chive flowers, or fermented bean curd in later generations. However, because the ingredients used to make hot pot are very fresh, there is not much seasoning required, and the taste is quite good. good.

Do you know when beef is best?

He was just killed...

Well, strictly speaking, all meat should be eaten as soon as possible after slaughtering. Otherwise, whether it is red meat or white meat, the reproduction of bacteria and fungi will either produce toxins or spoil the taste.

Of course, if you mean to eat something like canned herring, just pretend you didn't say anything.

Freshly killed beef does not need to be drained or marinated. It can be sliced ​​and rinsed directly in the pot. If you want to eat fatter meat, you can choose meat with snowflake texture. The fat and meat complement each other and complement each other. If you want to eat beefier meat, you can choose small beef. The tendons are juicy and chewy, as well as tender tenderloins, beef tongue with unique texture, rib eyes with a little bit of everything...

Xu Shu nodded, and also chose a piece of meat to put into the pot. While boiling it, he said: "Yes, I asked some farmers in Sichuan and Sichuan nearby, and they said that in the past two years in Sichuan and Sichuan, in December and January, There will be snow...but I'm not sure about southern Sichuan. It's said to be better. It seems like it only snowed a little last year, not much...Guanzhong should be colder..."

"Well... speaking of Guanzhong..." Fei Qian raised the wine bowl, "Here's a toast to the jujubes! The Guanzhong greenhouse has expanded again. This winter, tens of thousands of people should be able to survive..."

"My lord, you want to say respect yourself, right?" Xu Shu laughed and touched Fei Qian, "If it weren't for my lord's efforts, just having a son to respect someone would be of no use... Yu Yangqiang is an untimely thing. Where is Taiguan Garden now? It saves tens of millions of years, not to mention the sorrow of the thatched cottage in the cold winter..."

Fei Qian smiled, said nothing, raised his head and drank a bowl.

In fact, greenhouse vegetables have been around since the Han Dynasty. According to records in the Han Dynasty, Taiguanyuan was the first place to grow greenhouse vegetables. "Grow winter onions, leeks, etc., and cover the verandas of the house to keep the fire burning day and night. When the weather is warm, they will grow." Because it is a special dish for the royal family, this greenhouse vegetable was not planted for long before it was criticized by ministers. The reason is that winter Vegetables grown are "out of season, harmful to people, and should not be used as offerings." When the emperor heard this, he thought it was reasonable, so he ordered the greenhouse cultivation to be stopped, "saving tens of millions of years", and all the officials celebrated.

What is ridiculous is that the palace no longer uses greenhouse vegetables for royal expenses, but local nobles began to grow them secretly. Later, the emperor said angrily, "... most of these new flavors are out of season. Or they may be grown in a mature way to make them mature. , or the sprouts are dug through, and the taste is nowhere to be found, and the growth is premature. How can we cultivate things in the right time?" Ordered to arrest those nobles who dared to secretly grow greenhouse vegetables...

Immediately, the methods and methods of greenhouses were basically discontinued, and only a few words on the letter remained. As time went by, some people may have tried some later, but in the end they couldn't get it right. Finally, in Feiqian, it was considered that they would be used again. It has been reproduced, or corresponding improvements have been made.

In the long history of Chinese culture, there are actually many things like this.

"General Yuan and Cao Sikong, hehe, they are finally going to take action..." Fei Qian took out the cooked meat, "...so we can't be in a hurry...Liu Xuande, it's not bad to wait a little longer." …”

"Yuan Cao has been holding it in for so long, he should have been beaten long ago..." Xu Shu nodded, seemingly unsurprised.

"Huh?" Fei Qian was a little surprised and looked at Xu Shu.

Xu Shu also picked up a piece of beef, looked at the texture of the beef, put it into the hot pot, and then said: "When I was in Guanzhong before, I talked about this matter with Shi Yuan..."

"Oh..." Fei Qian nodded. After a while, he put down his chopsticks curiously. He thought it would be interesting to hear Xu Shu's judgment on Cao Cao, so he asked, "Yuan Zhi, what do you think?" How should we evaluate Cao Mengde?"

In later generations, the evaluation of Cao Cao in Chihu is as written in the Year of the Horse, Moon and Monkey. It is very watery and is very helpful for health...

But in fact, because Cao Cao's era was very far away from later generations, during such a long period of time, due to the constraints of historical documents, archaeological materials, etc., Cao Cao's own outline was actually incomplete or even unreal.

Just like the debate over Cao Cao's Gaoling, many people already have an anchor on Cao Cao in their minds, and naturally they will have very different perceptions. Then there are many differences about Cao Cao's face. depict.

Cao Cao was a powerful minister, a military strategist, a poet, a traitor, and someone who would rather bear the world, etc. But under these masks, which one is the real Cao Cao? Or, that part?

Just like the incident of Cao Cao escaping from Luoyang, in the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, there is only "Zhuo Dao, the deposed emperor was replaced by King Hongnong and Emperor Xian was established, and the capital was in chaos. Zhuo Biao Taizu was a Xiaoqi Xiaowei, who wanted to make plans. There are only a few words such as "Taizu changed his name and traveled eastward". Then in the Wei Book, there is an additional story about killing Lu Boshe. Even in the later books, this time about Cao Cao The escape journey became more and more vivid and detailed, and even Cao Cao's personal psychological description appeared...

Only the psychological description of the characters!

Some books even describe what Cao Cao said when a person sighed!

Some people actually read it as a history book!

Is the author who writes such a "history book" a ghost? Did you hear it when you were floating next to Cao Cao?

In addition, anyone who writes a book, even if it is a history book, will inevitably include some personal information, more or less, so it can be clearly known that even if it is a book of Wei, because of the time it took Chen Shou to complete the book of Wei It was in the Jin Dynasty, after Sima seized power, so the description of Cao Cao himself may not be all true...

It is better to have no books than to believe in books.

That's it.

At first, Cao Cao's image was mixed, but after the Song Dynasty, it was basically regarded as a traitor. Su Shi's "Dongpo Zhilin" recorded: "Hearing that Liu Xuande was defeated, some people frowned with tears; hearing that Cao Cao was defeated, that is, He likes to sing fast. Therefore, he knows the virtues of a gentleman and a villain, and he will never be killed for a hundred generations." The negative image of Cao Cao was further intensified in Yuan dramas. For example, in Yuan dramas such as "Bo Wang Shao Tun" and "A Thousand Miles Alone", Cao Cao was the biggest villain, but he was completely pinned down by the coffin board. It was in the later Romance of the Three Kingdoms that Cao Cao was regarded as a traitor. , the image of the villain was sealed and basically fixed...

Well, so, if Cao Cao knew that people named Luo would paint him in such a bad light after his death, would he have wiped out all people named Luo in the world during the Three Kingdoms period?

"Cao Mengde is a man with great ambitions and strategies. He should not be underestimated..." Xu Shu dipped the cooked meat into a thick layer of seasoning and ate it. I don’t know if it’s because of Xu Shu’s tall and thick physique, but he prefers heavy flavors.

"Hmm... um..." Fei Qian nodded and looked at Xu Shu.

Xu Shu blinked and looked at Fei Qian, as if a question appeared above his head: "?"

"Is this the end?" Fei Qian counted on his fingers, "Just ten words? Is the evaluation complete?"

"That's right, how many characters does the master need? Do you still need to write a poem for Cao Mengde?" Xu Shu frowned and said in a dilemma, "Well, I haven't written a poem for many years, so it's a bit difficult to write it now. …”

"Ahem..." Fei Qian almost choked, waved his hands and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about it... Yuan Zhi, who do you think will win in the battle between Yuan and Cao?"

"If there are no accidents, Yuan Ying will win!" Regarding this point, Xu Shudao did not hesitate and gave a very definite answer directly.

"Ahem, cough..." Fei Qian was choked again and waved his hand, signaling Xu Shu to continue.

"There is a huge difference in strength between Yuan and Cao..." Xu Shu glanced at Fei Qian. Seeing Fei Qian pick up the wine bowl and take a sip, he stopped coughing and stopped paying attention. He also put down his chopsticks and said, "Jizhou is rich, generally complete, and not much corrupted. Together with Youzhou and Qingzhou, the Yuan family has at least one and a half big states as its foundation... But where Cao Mengde was, there was a broken Yanzhou and a ruined Yuzhou. What, oh, there is Xuzhou that he himself ruined... Although they are all three states on the surface, how can they compare with the difference? Cao Mengde's winning rate is at most 30%, and he can only win quickly. The longer you delay, the harder it will be to win..."

Xu Shu pointed and continued: "It's like Sichuan and Shu today. Although Liu Xuande occupies most of central Sichuan and the lord only has four cities in Brazil, Liu Xuande still has no chance of winning. Even though Liu Xuande can win over some soldiers of the gentry clan in central Sichuan, he will not be able to win. The longer it goes, the greater the consumption. As long as we don't cause trouble, Liu Xuande will have no chance and will be defeated in the end..."

Fei Qian nodded, then rubbed the beard on his chin and pondered.

It seems...

So do you want to...

Forget it, let’s solve the problem in Sichuan and Shu first.

"But we can't underestimate Liu Xuande..." Fei Qian said, "Before, we thought that letting Wu Yi and Wu Ziyuan go back would start a wedge, but... Liu Xuande actually endured it..."

Xu Shu nodded, and then said with a smile: "Liu Xuande did a good job in this regard, but... Liu Xuande can tolerate Wu Ziyuan, can he also tolerate other people?"

"In the land of Sichuan and Sichuan, these people are also interesting..." Fei Qian agreed with Xu Shu's words, and then continued, "But, I hope Liu Xuande will take action earlier... so we shouldn't put so much pressure on Liu Xuande... …Would you like to take advantage of the cold autumn and winter to close in your troops? Give Liu Xuande more space…”

"Give Liu Xuande some relief? Well, the withdrawal line is fine, but I'm just a little worried about the Nanchong area..." Xu Shu frowned and thought, and then said while thinking, "Anhan and Hanyu can be restored to two places, maybe along the Wuli Stream At this point, you can also enter Nanchong along the Han River. Although General Xu was defeated once in Nanchong, which dampened his spirit, the damage to these guys is not great. If they come back, they will be troublesome..."

"Since we are not going to put much pressure on Liu Xuande, why not..." Fei Qian stretched out two fingers, gestured forward, looked at Xu Shu and said, "Attack Anhan all the way, and recover all the way..."

Xu Shu smiled and nodded, then said: "Attacking Anhan openly, but attacking Yufu secretly?"

"Yes!" Fei Qian also smiled, "Besides... I think we can still do this..."

The two people came together and started muttering. From time to time they let out some creepy laughter, and wandered out through the cracks in the door and window of the watchtower...