While Lao Zhu was eating dumplings alone, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians were also eating dumplings in Datong Mansion thousands of miles away.

Dumplings with mutton and green onion.

But after many soldiers ate it, they had to say it was made of mutton with green onion.

Because there are too many green onions, it completely covers the fishy smell of the mutton. It is the kind of green onion-filled dumplings that can't be eaten without chewing them carefully and swallowing them slowly.

However, even if there were a little more green onions and less mutton, every soldier would eat it very happily.

One by one, they gathered around the big pot, and the dumplings that had just been taken out were eaten up in the blink of an eye.

Only soldiers from Guangdong and Guangxi would complain, why are there no dumplings?

But the moment the dumplings were served, I forgot what I just said, for fear that I would not even get the skin if I eat them slowly.

Relatively speaking, Shuaifu dumplings are much better, at least with real mutton and green onion filling.

After a period of recuperation, Lan Yu's health has improved a lot and can be helped by someone to go to the ground.

But I still can't lift my body, so I have to rest for a while after walking a few steps.

But when he saw the dumplings coming, he quickly sat at the table, fearing that he would be eaten up by two foodies, Fu Youde and Chang Sheng.

"You two eat slowly!"

"Slower!"

Lan Yu's hands were bored and could not hold the dumplings. He was so angry that he started to use evil tricks. He held the chopsticks and stomped them in the plate in front of him, which stopped the other two people from chopsticks.

In fact, there were dumplings in front of Chang Sheng and Fu Youde, but these two people deliberately agitated Lan Yu and always put their chopsticks on the plate in front of Lan Yu.

Zhu Yunxiu came over toast the three elders and was pulled down to eat together by the three of them.

But Zhu Yunxiu had to entertain others outside, so he only had a few people to eat and left.

After Zhu Yunyu left, Fu Youde pointed to the table full of dumplings and asked.

"Where did the third emperor grandson make the mutton?"

Chang Sheng quickly lowered his head when he heard this, pretending not to hear it.

Lan Yu pointed to the west and said.

"There is a ranch a hundred miles away over there, and someone is herding sheep..."

Fu Youde frowned when he heard this.

"Isn't that the sheep from the Wang family of Jin?"

Lan Yu nodded and said.

"yes!"

"That's why I've been holding back and not taking action..."

“Uhhh…”

In fact, it was Lan Yu who told Zhu Yunxi about the fact that there was a sheep in the west.

During the years when the King of Jin guarded the border, he fought many wars and collected many herdsmen.

Now, there are at least 30,000 herders in the entire Hetao area who are grazing for the King of Jin. Even the grassland west of their Datong Prefecture has cattle and sheep from the King of Jin's mansion.

Although Lan Yu was domineering, she was still scared of His Highness King Jin.

First of all, the court has made clear orders that no one is allowed to invade the property of the vassal kings. Even if they occupy the property of the vassal kings in Beijing, they will be cut off by the old emperor.

Secondly, King Jin is so good at living, he regards his own industry as if he is eye-catching and will never let anyone touch it.

However, seeing the Chinese New Year, Lan Yu can't treat his subordinates badly.

So he told Zhu Yunxiu that there was a sheep in the west, and then he ate the sheep...

Seeing Lan Yu say this, Fu Youde no longer asked where the sheep came from. Like everyone else, he threw dumplings into his mouth.

While the few were eating, someone suddenly walked in outside the door. When the few people looked closely, they lowered their heads awkwardly.

"Where is the lonely sheep!"

"You are so brave. You even dare to steal an orphan sheep. Are you not afraid of the court's crime?"

Zhu Qi walked in angrily and saw several people eating his sheep, and felt so distressed that they were bleeding.

Chang Sheng hurriedly got up and gave up his seat, but Zhu Qi walked forward and pressed him back.

"You are the great benefactor of our Zhu family. How can you let you give up your seat to the orphan?"

"Zhu Yunxi!"

"Get out for Gu, you sheep thief, don't give Gu a explanation, see if Gu smashes your butt!"

As soon as Zhu Qi finished speaking, he saw Zhu Yunyu walking in with a plate of steaming dumplings, followed by a soldier carrying a chair.

"Uncle San, when did you come?"

Zhu Qi saw that Zhu Yunxi had grown a lot taller again, and his face was full of happiness.

"Good boy!"

"I stole your third uncle's head!"

"But don't steal it by your third uncle alone. If you walk east, your fourth uncle also won over many herders to help him sheep herds!"

Zhu Yunxiu put the dumplings on the table and said with a smile.

"Uncle Xie San reminds me that I will order someone to go east another day, hehehe!"

Zhu Qi patted Zhu Yunxie on the shoulder hard, then kicked him in the ass.

"Get out!"

"Uncle San wants to discuss something with several national officials, and come to settle the score with you later!"

Zhu Qi sent Zhu Yunyu away, sat carelessly on the chair, and ate a lot with Fu Youde, Lan Yu and others.

Although Zhu Qi didn't say that, everyone here knew that Zhu Qi was worried about his eldest nephew, so he didn't even have a New Year's Eve dinner in the palace and rushed over in a hurry.

Therefore, both Fu Youde and Chang Sheng poured wine to Zhu Shi very diligently.

Zhu Qi also refused everyone. After a few glasses of wine, he completely opened up the conversation.

"Duke Liang, please tell me the truth. How many soldiers can there be in Datong Prefecture to fight now?"

Fu Youde rushed to answer without waiting for Lan Yu to speak.

"The main generals are all ill, how much combat effectiveness do you still expect?"

"Most of the soldiers in Datong Mansion have suffered from cold winds and cannot recover in just one or two months."

When Zhu Qi heard this, his face suddenly became ugly. He took out a military newspaper from his sleeve and threw it to Fu Youdedao.

"You guys take a look."

"This is the grassland military newspaper that Gu has recently received. Ugeqihashha has recruited 50,000 cavalry and is planning to enter from Dongsheng City and bypass Datong Prefecture to take Taiyuan..."

As soon as Zhu Qi said this, no one here could eat the meal.

If it is normal, 50,000 cavalry enter the country, it is not enough to stuff them into their teeth.

However, now Datong Prefecture has just experienced a cold epidemic. The soldiers' physical fitness is very poor. Many people still have runny noses all day long. What should they use to resist?

Fu Youde and Chang Sheng both put down their chopsticks and stared at the dumplings with sad faces. Only Lan Yu was still the same, eating in big mouthfuls, as if she was not affected at all.

Seeing this, Zhu Qi couldn't help asking.

"Duke Liang, please give me a clear word. Can you stop your Datong Mansion?"

"If Datong Mansion cannot stop it, Gu Ke will ask his father for reinforcements!"

Lan Yu sneered when she heard this.

"Where are the soldiers you have from your Majesty?"

“Uhhh…”

When Zhu Qi heard this, his expression on his face became stiff.

yes!

Even though the Ming Dynasty had millions of armor, they all had their own garrison areas, and the cost of more than 100,000 mobile troops were basically in Datong Mansion.

Now I send a letter to my father and ask him to send reinforcements, so I can only mobilize from other defense lines. But in that case, the defenses in other places will be loose, and the leader of the Oirat can attack from other places, so there is no need to run away from their Datong side.

"According to Duke Liang's intention, we have to wait for death?"

Lan Yu trembled and fell on the table before he could finish his mouth. He was so angry that he tied the dumplings up and stuffed them into his mouth.

"Why are you waiting to die?"

"Isn't it just 50,000 people? I can kill them by picking 30,000 people in the city!"

Lan Yu said this with great enthusiasm, but Zhu Qi felt a headache when he heard it.

"never mind!"
To be continued...