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Huang Zhong nodded heavily and said, "Report to Your Highness, shortly after Your Highness left Junshan Shui Village yesterday, the General of the General received the order brought by the scout, and then according to Your Highness's order, he was actively preparing everything."

Zhang Yan said: "You are not finished yet, are you?"

"Not yet, it will take some time." Huang Zhong said.

"Then you go and do it first. General Xu and I are waiting for you here. Moreover, the fleet led by Sima Yi has not arrived. It is not too late for Sima Yi's fleet to arrive." Zhang Yan said.

So, Huang Zhong, Yang Xiu, Wei Yan and Li Tong said goodbye to Zhang Yan one after another, left the meeting hall of the Navy Dazhai, and continued to go their own way.

Zhang Yan and Xu Huang were not idle either. Instead, accompanied by the navy soldiers, they left the conference hall and went to visit Junshan River Village.

As noon approached, the fog on the lake had completely dissipated, but a fleet was slowly sailing from the north of Junshan Shui Village. The flags on it were exactly the same as them. This fleet was the fleet full of gunpowder and new secret weapons brought by Sima Yi.

Sima Yi's fleet slowly approached Junshan Shui Village, but did not dock, but stopped in the middle of the lake not far from the shore. Then Sima Yi and the horses were all riding in a small boat, asking the soldiers to paddle their oars and approach the shore.

At this moment, Zhang Yan, Xu Huang, Huang Zhong, Yang Xiu, Wei Yan, Li Tong and others were sitting in the conference hall, and it was almost noon. Lunch was essential, and Junshan Shui Village was located in Dongting Lake. The fish resources were very rich and indispensable. Therefore, these days, the soldiers in Junshan Shui Village basically catching fish, and most of them are from Jingzhou and like to eat fish very much.

"Your Highness, the conditions here are simple. There may not be any delicacies like the ones in the royal palace, but we have very delicious fish here. Today, we will specifically instruct the chef to prepare a full fish banquet for You. I hope Your Highness will like it." Huang Zhong said enthusiastically.

After hearing this, Zhang Yan smiled and said, "I have never eaten this fish banquet. But I heard that since you came to this Junshan Shui Village, the soldiers have been fishing almost every day. Although this fish is delicious, they cannot be eaten every day. Otherwise, if you 100,000 people, each of them will have one fish every day, wouldn't there be 300,000 fish missing in Dongting Lake every day? If this continues, the fish in Dongting Lake will probably be extinct soon, right?"

A seemingly understatement actually has a deep meaning. Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, and Li Tong are all martial artists. They did not hear the meaning of Zhang Yan's words, but just thought it was Zhang Yan joking.

However, Yang Xiu was sitting on pins and needles. When Zhang Yan said this, his sharp gaze actually swept Yang Xiu's body, which made Yang Xiu feel cold sweat.

In Yang Xiu's opinion, Zhang Yan's understatement contained a great profound meaning. As Zhang Yan said, since they arrived here, they had almost every meal, so they had good food. However, before going to the expedition, Zhang Yan consumed very little military food.

Could it be that Zhang Yan was blaming them for suspected embezzlement of military and food? Yang Xiu thought so.

Yang Xiu was shocked and sweated coldly, and he didn't dare to breathe for a moment. He only heard Huang Zhong say, "Your Highness, since we came to this Junshan, we have indeed eaten fish every time, but the account that Your Highness calculated just now was not right!"

"Oh? What's wrong?" Zhang Yan asked suspiciously.

"We Jingzhou people have always loved to eat fish, but there is a clear difference between us eating fish and northerners. Northerners eat fish by eating whole fish and taste the deliciousness of fish meat. Although we southerners also eat fish, they do not like to eat fish meat. Instead, they like to drink fish soup. Even if we eat fish meat, they eat very little, one or two pieces are enough. In addition, there must be spicy in the fish soup, so it often appears. We stewed a pot of fish soup, but the soup is gone, but the fish meat is still there. Because of this, the fish meat can be cooked several times repeatedly, the most important thing is that the fish meat is the most stewed.

The cooked fish can't be cooked anymore, so he eats the fish. Therefore, Your Highness doesn't have to worry about us fishing out of the water. In addition, we Jingzhou people are also good at fishing. They know how big the fish should be caught. If they catch small fish, they will release them. After the fish grows up, they will fish. Besides, when the soldiers eat, they can't always drink fish soup, and they always have to eat something to block hunger. Therefore, military rations are still essential. If we can eat such a strong body by eating fish alone, then what else can we do in farming? Let's just raise fish..."

Huang Zhong talked happily and said something big, and explained these things clearly, which made Zhang Yan feel a little ignorant.

"Haha, so that's how it is, I am ignorant. General Huang's words made me enlightened and I have indeed benefited a lot." Zhang Yan said.

Yang Xiu was so impressed by Huang Zhong's words. Unexpectedly, Huang Zhong was so eloquent that even his Highness, the King of Yan, had no way to say anything, and was willing to give up the disadvantage.

Just as Yang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, he saw Huang Zhong glance at him, and looked at him, as if he was saying, "You helped me last time, and I also helped you this time, let's clear up."

Yang Xiu couldn't help but be stunned and guessed secretly: "Can Huang Zhong also hear the implicit sound from the words of King Yan?"

At this moment, a scout came in from outside the door, and as soon as he entered the door, he bowed to Zhang Yan: "Report to His Highness, King Yan, Sima Yi, the governor of Jingzhou, to see him."

When Zhang Yan heard Sima Yi coming, he immediately said, "He has finally come. Let him come in."

"Here!"

The scout turned around and came out for a while. After a while, Sima Yi and Ma Jun walked in from outside one after another. As soon as they entered the hall, the two of them said in unison: "See Your Highness, the King of Yan!"

"No gifts, I'll give you a seat!" Zhang Yan said.

As soon as Sima Yi and Ma Jun sat down, Zhang Yan said to Huang Zhong: "Governor Huang, everyone has arrived. The whole fish banquet you mentioned can start."

Huang Zhong nodded, then raised his hand and clapped his hands, but heard three "slap" sounds, and the whole fish banquet that had been prepared for a long time was officially brought up.

One dish after another was served, but when all the dishes were served on the table, Zhang Yan was disappointed.

This is not a whole fish feast, it is simply a whole fish soup!

Crucian carp soup, carp soup, sea bass soup, grass carp soup, etc. The table was filled with various fish soups, which was a thousand miles away from the whole fish banquet that Zhang Yan had expected.

"Oh!" Zhang Yan sighed heavily in his heart. Maybe his expectations were too high. Anyway, since he came here, he had basically become accustomed to eating. The cooking skills of the Han Dynasty are incomparable to the cooking skills of modern society. The essence of the cooking skills of the Han Dynasty is just one word, that is, cooking. No matter what kind of dishes, they have to be cooked, they are all cooked. Some families want to save trouble and even stew it in a mess.

Zhang Yanda shook his head in disappointment. He probably won't be able to eat this real fish feast in this life.

What's different from Zhang Yan is that the rest of the people are looking forward to these fish soup, and some of their eyes are green, which shows how much they love drinking these fish soup.

"Come on, don't be polite, eat quickly. After the meal, we still have something to do." Zhang Yan said.

So, after everyone saw that Zhang Yan was the first to start eating, they started to mouth one after another.

Zhang Yan didn't eat too much at the whole fish banquet. It was not that he didn't like to eat fish, but that the fish soup was placed in front of him, and he couldn't even stir-fry it. Even if it was fried, it would be fine. But no one here could do it.

To be honest, after Zhang Yan's living conditions improved, his requirements for food became higher and higher. There was a special imperial chef in the Yan Palace. Unfortunately, the food he cooked was not as good as Zhang Yan's appetite. Although the patterns changed every day, he ate everything he cooked and had been tired of eating it.

Therefore, the chefs in the Yanwang Mansion are the most frequently changed professions. Sometimes, Zhang Yan would cook in person and make what he liked to eat. But when he went to the kitchen to find something, he found that there were no potatoes, tomatoes, corn, and some of the most common foods in modern society, but there was nothing here.

At this time, Zhang Yan deeply felt the importance of cultural exchanges between the East and the West, as well as the importance of exchanges between regions. Although ancient China was vast and abundant, there were indeed no potatoes, tomatoes, and corn. Even if you want to eat the simplest tomato scrambled eggs, you don’t have them.

Because the origin of tomatoes is not in China, but in America across the ocean.

Zhang Yan ate some casually and felt that his stomach was a little full, so he stopped eating. But he saw that others were having a lot of fun eating, and some even drank the fish soup. After Zhang Yan saw it, he couldn't help but have a question in his heart, why did they have such a big belly? After the soup was so sucked, he didn't feel overwhelmed?

After lunch, everything was removed. Everyone was full of food. One and two had a belly bulging like a ball. However, Zhang Yan was not full, after all, it was not right.

"Everyone has eaten and drunk enough, so let's start to get to the topic now!" Zhang Yan said.

Xu Huang, Huang Zhong, Sima Yi, Yang Xiu, Wei Yan, Li Tong, Ma Jun and others all stood up and listened quietly to Zhang Yan's words.

Zhang Yan said: "Now that Zhang Fei has been completely defeated, and there are only some defeated generals, which is not enough to worry. However, if you want to take down the four counties of Jingnan, Guan Yu, who is stationed in Changsha, will become a thorn in your side. If you don't pull out this nail, the four counties of Jingnan will never be peaceful. The four counties of Jingnan were originally the territory of Jingzhou, and it was Guan Yu. Zhang Fei was instructed by Sun Quan and forcibly occupied the past. Sun Quan is not a good bird. He is not only in charge of Jiangdong and openly against the court. This time, I will not only take down the four counties of Jingnan, but also completely take over the entire Jiangnan. Do you have all confidence?"
Chapter completed!