On the southern gate of Crescent Pass, one side is outside the border line, in the direction of the Liao army, and the other side is inside the border line, the territory of the Qin Dynasty.

Li Chen and Huang Jitian, the Thirteenth Prince of the Jin Kingdom, sat together in a place specially vacated on the city gate.

There are no delicious dishes on a small table, but only the ordinary three meats, three vegetarian and six dishes. The ingredients are not expensive, they are all ordinary chicken, duck, fish, and even among the vegetarian dishes, there is also a wild vegetable dish.

If it is an ordinary family, such food is already very good.

But for the identities of Li Chen and Huang Jitian, they can only be described as shabby.

As the master, Li Chen sat down first, raised his hand to signal Huang Jitian to sit opposite him, while pouring wine for Huang Jitian, Li Chen said: "There is a shortage of supplies in the crescent gate. The dishes on the table are still filial to Ganzhou and Shaanxi. Otherwise, I can only treat you to military rations, don't you dislike it?"

Huang Jitian smiled and said, "I have been in the capital for so long, and I am tired of eating delicacies from mountains and seas. Now I have some light stuff, which is exactly what I want."

As he said that, as if to express his feelings, Huang Jitian squeezed a large chopstick of wild vegetables into his mouth. However, he felt bitter and frowned immediately after he entered his mouth.

Li Chen laughed and said, "This wild vegetable is called bitter amaranth, which is a local specialty. It cannot be found in Ganzhou and Shaanxi. It is famous for its bitter and astringent taste. However, this dish has the effect of clearing fire and warming the spleen. It is more effective than ordinary medicines. Although it is bitter, it is a good ingredient."

Huang Jitian swallowed the bitter amaranth in his mouth with difficulty and said, "Good medicine is bitter, but honest words are unpleasant."

"Drinke and rush your throat."

Li Chen picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Huang Jitian.

If bitter amaranth is said to be unpalatable, the strong wine lit up Huang Jitian's eyes.

"Good wine!" Huang Jitian praised.

"The East Palace's 23rd year aging is naturally a good wine."

Li Chen patted the wine jar and said, "I brought five jars this time when I came out. I drank one jar on the way and gave two jars to the soldiers of the Crescent Pass. Now there are two jars, all of them are here."

The cold wind in the northwest night was like a steel knife, and the two of them sat on the tall city wall again. The strong wind was howling and the cold wind was bitter. Huang Jitian felt uncomfortable, but after a few sips of strong wine, he felt warm all over.

He said to Li Chen: "Isn't it a pity to drink such a good wine?"

"No matter how good the wine is, it is still used to drink it. When it is offered to the baby, it is impossible to enjoy it if it can't be eaten. What's the difference between it and it's not the same?" Li Chen asked back.

Nodded, Huang Jitian said, "Yes."

The two of them ate a few sips of food in silence and drank a few more sips of wine. Huang Jitian took the initiative to raise the topic and said, "Before I come, I killed a few blind people."

Li Chen nodded, poured wine on his own, and waited for Huang Jitian to continue talking.

Sure enough, Huang Jitian paused and said, "It's just that people's hearts are separated from their stomachs. Some people's positions cannot be changed. They will still cause trouble for me."

"But since this head has already risen, we must do the best."

Huang Jitian raised his head, looked at Li Chen with a bright look, and said, "If there was such a person with a high status and a group of loyal soldiers followed him. If a person is not good, it may be a mutiny and will move him. Even if he wins the final victory, I will have great trouble when I go back. Do you think such a person should be killed or not?"

Li Chen asked after hearing this, "Has he blocked your way?"

Huang Jitian said in a deep voice: "Not yet, but I think he will."

"Then kill."
Chapter completed!