Wei and Jin cooks

Zhao Hanzhang led Liu Yi to the center of the camp and very generously asked the kitchen to prepare meat and vegetables.

There are dried pork in the logistics department, and some live pigs and sheep, but not much.

Therefore, Zhao Hanzhang is very frugal and does not want to eat alone. If there were no guests here today, he would have to wait two more days for meat to eat, and there is not much. With an army of 50,000 people, it would be good to get a bowl of soup with oily flowers. .

After receiving Zhao Hanzhang's order, the kitchen immediately went to the logistics office to pick out a fat sheep and slaughtered it directly.

They were quick with their hands and feet, and the kitchen had just enough water to boil. It only took a quarter of an hour to catch, kill, and bleed the sheep.

The chief cook's knife slid across the whetstone, and then he pressed the sheep's head. He moved around quickly and gently, and in less than half a moment, he peeled off a whole piece of sheepskin.

The soldier next to him who was holding a torch to illuminate him couldn't help but clapped his hands, "The cook is awesome!"

The chief cook raised his head and said, "I'm not good at anything else, but skinning sheep is a piece of cake. Before, in Luoyang, I skinned all the sheep in the army. The skins I peeled out didn't have a trace of fat, nor were they torn. Now, The boots you wear on your feet are made of the sheepskin I peeled, and they are very warm."

The onlookers immediately started to praise him.

The chief cook's face turned red after being praised. He waved his hand pretending to be reserved and said to his subordinates: "Hurry up and prepare the mutton and mutton legs and send them to the envoy for roasting. Don't neglect the guests."

Everyone agreed and rubbed their legs one after another, piece by piece. After a while, they went to find Zhao Hanzhang with their things.

Zhao Hanzhang asked the young prince Liu Yi to sit by the fire, and asked his guards to sit down and rest on the other side.

Except for the captain of the guard, everyone else followed.

Ji Yuan hurried over and saw Zhao Hanzhang sitting down by the fire with a happy face. She and Liu Yi didn't know who to say was arrogant.

One dares to lead twenty or so people into the enemy's camp; the other dares to let the other party's guards approach with weapons, without fear of the other party taking the opportunity to assassinate him.

Ji Yuan stepped forward silently.

Zhao Hanzhang saw him and immediately introduced them happily, "Mr. Ji, this is the King of Beihai of Han. King Beihai, this is Mr. Ji next to me."

Liu Yi looked up at Ji Yuan again. He had also heard of Ji Yuan. People around his father said that he was the most capable person around Zhao Hanzhang.

She is able to achieve what she is today, firstly because of Ji Yuan, and secondly because of Zhao. Some people say that secondly, she relies on Fu Tinghan, but this statement is quite controversial.

People close to his father had an idea and sent people to bribe Ji Yuan with money and beauties. However, it was said that none of the people who went there came back and were arrested as spies, and all the money they brought went into Zhao Hanzhang's pocket.

Therefore, his father no longer sent people to Yuzhou to bribe the people around Zhao Hanzhang.

Liu Yi admired this kind of backbone and principled counselor, so he immediately stood up and saluted, "Mr. Ji."

Ji Yuan saw that the little prince was so polite and docile, and couldn't help but glance at Zhao Hanzhang.

Zhao Hanzhang smiled and asked Ji Yuan to sit down quickly, and everyone roasted mutton and ate it together.

The kitchen brought up a stone slab, smeared it with soybean oil and then left, leaving them to grill the meat themselves, with a leg of lamb hanging on the other side.

Zhao Hanzhang asked while flipping the pieces of meat, "King Beihai is coming from Pingyang City. Can he have food on the way?"

Liu Yi shook his head honestly.

Zhao Hanzhang gave him the roasted meat and asked someone to bring him a basket of white flour steamed buns.

That was good food that she couldn't even afford, but she couldn't show cowardice in front of her opponents, so she was served good food.

Zhao Hanzhang asked him while letting him eat, "The king of Beihai said he came to negotiate peace with me?"

Liu Yi took a bite of steamed buns and a bite of barbecued meat. He ate it with gusto and nodded: "Yes, my Han Dynasty has a strong army. You can't conquer Pingyang, so why waste the lives of the soldiers? Why don't we negotiate a peace."

Zhao Hanzhang looked at his young face, and after a moment of silence, he suddenly smiled and agreed, "Okay, it's just King Beihai, what conditions can you come up with to negotiate peace with me?"

Liu Yi was stunned, grabbed the steamed bun's hand, and asked: "What other conditions are needed? If you withdraw your troops and leave, we will not attack you, and we will not take back the counties that you have taken away..."

Zhao Hanzhang shook his head and interrupted: "This is not okay. The King of Beihai came here and only said that he wanted to negotiate peace, but he was not sincere at all. I have to suspect that Han Ting is deliberately entertaining me."

Liu Yi said hurriedly: "My father personally agreed to the peace negotiation. Governor Zhao, I think you must know that my fourth brother is coming back. When the army arrives, you will have no choice but to retreat."

"Wouldn't it be better to leave early before there are any casualties to avoid the chaos?"

Zhao Hanzhang narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "It's not a short journey for Liu Cong to return from Jinyang to Pingyang. Since the King of Beihai is here today, to show my sincerity, I won't hide it from you. I plan to send troops to attack Pingyang City tonight." of."

Liu Yi was startled, "What? You want to attack Pingyang City at night? Have you already set off?"

Zhao Hanzhang smiled and said nothing.

Liu Yi hurriedly said: "No, no, if you dare to attack Pingyang, General Shi will definitely send troops to help the king, and you will not survive by then."

"Shouldn't you Han Kingdom be happy that I'm dead? Why is the King of Beihai so anxious?"

Liu Yi opened his mouth and said after a while: "I, I admire the character of Governor Zhao, and I don't want to see you lose your life in vain."

Seeing him in such embarrassment, Zhao Hanzhang couldn't help laughing. She patted his shoulder hard and said happily: "Based on the words of the seventh prince, I can afford this meal."

She asked for wine.

There was less wine than meat in the army, and it was used to ward off the cold. Zhao Hanzhang poured him a bowl, and then poured it for himself. He touched his bowl and drank it all in one gulp, looking at it with a half-smile. He said: "But, I don't think Shi Le's reinforcements can reach Pingyang City."

"My General Beigong is not a vegetarian, Shi Le is no match for him," Zhao Hanzhang said with a smile: "And if we want to take a detour, are the five Xiongnu tribes and other tribes willing to let Shi Le's army pass through their territory?"

Liu Yi was startled, and chills ran down her spine. How did she know they were unwilling?

Zhao Hanzhang looked at his face. Her suspicion was confirmed and she became even happier, but her face did not change much. She smiled and said: "Shi Le is cruel. Compared with your fourth brother, it is common for generals to kill and eat people. Let's When he passes through your territory, it’s not certain what he will take with him when he leaves, and he may even stay behind. By then, your losses will be greater than if I attacked Pingyang City.”

Liu Yi pursed his lips and defended Shi Le, "That was just what his subordinates did. General Shi himself still didn't want to do that."

He added: "My father and he had the kindness of knowing each other. He will be grateful to my father."

"Really?" Zhao Hanzhang asked: "If Shi Le was grateful, how could he seize Shangdang County?"

Liu Yi couldn't say anything in defense. He was still young and not firm-minded enough, so he was quickly led astray by Zhao Hanzhang.

Zhao Hanzhang then said slowly: "As for Liu Cong, he has returned from a long journey and his army is exhausted. Do you think he can stop my Zhao family's army, which is replenishing its strength?"

Good night