At the lively dinner, all the ministers of the Yan Kingdom attended to greet Ji Jie.
Apart from a pot of mutton and a pot of venison on the bar table in front of everyone, the rest were all vegetarian dishes. The wine didn't taste very good either, with a strong watery smell.
Is this considered the highest level of courtesy?
Ji Jie thought that Ji Lin had made a mistake. Although he had never had a state banquet, Lord Xinling Wei Wuji, Prime Minister of Qin Lu Buwei and Prince Zhao Zhao Qian had invited him to dinner many times, and the standards were much higher than this.
I picked up my chopsticks and flipped around. There were more bones than meat in the two small pots. Two of the vegetarian dishes looked like wild vegetables that can be seen everywhere on the roadside. They were probably wild vegetables.
Look at the ministers of Yan State, each one devouring meat as if they haven’t seen meat in months!
Isn't this true?
Ji Jie really wanted to find some clues about the show, but he couldn't find any! Looking at the ministers who were neatly dressed but regardless of etiquette, holding stew and feasting on it, he completely believed that the country was poor, the people were poor, the ministers were poor, and the monarch was poor too!
"My dear brother, don't be polite, eat quickly!" King Yan said to Ji Jie with a smile.
"Okay, you're welcome, you're welcome!" Ji Jie picked up a piece of venison and put it into his mouth. He probably didn't add any seasoning except salt, and he didn't even put enough salt in it, so the taste was very bland.
"Let's all welcome my virtuous brother, Da Zhou Jianguo, Zhaowen Jun Ji Jie, to our country of Yan!" King Yan stood up with a large bowl of wine and suggested: "Drink this cup together and support my virtuous brother.
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"Dry!"
"Dry!"
Although the taste of the wine is not very good, it can barely satisfy the requirement of drinking it in large quantities. I heard that the food of Yan State is not enough every year, and the share used for wine making is very small, but there is no feast without wine. Smart
People collect grass seeds and tree seeds and mix them with grain to make wine.
This way the quantity is revealed, but the taste is much different.
Ji Lin sat opposite Ji Jie. She drank a big bowl with everyone, her expression was very generous.
King Yan smiled and suggested: "My dear brother, you have been working hard all the way. How about you rest for a few days and get familiar with the situation in Jicheng before training your soldiers? What do you think?"
Ji Jie waved his hand and said, "I'm not tired, I don't need a rest! I want to start tomorrow, is that okay?"
Of course, it was a dream come true! However, King Yan still strongly recommended that he rest for a few days, but in the end he refused.
"By the way, brother Xian, are you planning to recruit new troops, or directly train the existing veterans?" King Yan asked.
Ji Jie thought for a moment and said, "I'll take a look at the veterans first tomorrow. If that works, training directly will get twice the result with half the effort! If they can't meet my requirements, then recruit new soldiers!"
"Dear brother, do you need anything? I will send someone to prepare for you immediately!"
Ji Jie said: "First of all, since I am training the new recruits, everyone within the training ground must obey my orders!"
"No problem!" King Yan waved his hand, and the eunuch beside him came over with a brocade box, placed it in front of Ji Jie and opened the lid. Inside was a bronze tiger seal. He said with a smile: "From now on, my dear brother is
Our General Huwei of Yan State is fully responsible for the training of the new army. No one, including me, is allowed to harass the troops in training!"
"I need a helper!" Ji Jie turned to Ji Lin and said with a smile: "This person must be the eldest princess. The king must agree!"
Just when Ji Lin was about to express her opinion, King Yan jumped in front of her and said, "Of course, you and Sister Wang can definitely help me build an iron army by combining our swords. Sister, don't you think so?"
It was obvious that Ji Lin was very reluctant, but she could only nod.
It's okay to be reluctant. Ji Jie was already holding back on how to punish her. Hey, now it's okay. I have to let you, a recruit with the title of deputy general, complete various trainings together with other recruits, and I will do a good job
Taking care of you, wow haha!
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The next day, Ji Jie got up early and headed to the Jicheng garrison camp without waiting for anyone to call him.
The first thing I saw was a tent that was as dilapidated as the city. The tents were covered with patches. People who didn’t know better would think that a group of beggars lived here!
When we arrived at the gate of the camp, it was already more than half past midnight, and all the soldiers in the camp were still sound asleep.
The first impression was not good. Ji Jie and the three Xiong brothers went straight to the Chinese army's tent without anyone blocking them. It went very smoothly.
"Get up!" Xiongba grabbed the general who was still snoring.
"Who is it?" Pian Jiang said dissatisfiedly while rubbing his eyes: "You slept well. Who are you and how did you get in?"
How did you get in? You have the nerve to ask, luckily we are not bad guys, otherwise your general’s head would have disappeared long ago!
Ji Jie threw the seal given by King Yan over, and when the general saw the tiger stripes on it, he quickly stood up straight and said loudly: "I don't know if General Huwei has arrived, but the young general Chen Yuan is not far away to welcome you."
General's atonement..."
"Stop talking nonsense and gather the soldiers quickly!" Ji Jie said impatiently.
"Got the order!"
Under the eight eyes of Ji Jie and four others, it took a full quarter of an hour for the whole battalion to stand on the school field.
Many people were disheveled, their eyes were sleepy, and they were yawning one after another.
It would be strange for an army like this not to suffer in front of the Rongdi and Huns. I really don’t know what they relied on to maintain their country without being destroyed for so many years!
"Please cheer up, General Huwei is here!" Chen Yuan kicked a soldier who was dozing off, but the mud couldn't hold him up to the wall.
Ji Jie was extremely disappointed. He originally wanted to find a group of veterans and start training directly. Who would have thought that the quality of the soldiers was so low that they were no better than the unarmed common people!
It can be seen that there are a lot of soldiers and oilmen mixed in. You can't train such a team until you are exhausted.
"General Huwei, if you have any orders, I will go and do it right away!" Chen Yuan kept making flattering expressions.
"Dismissed, it's time to eat and sleep!" Ji Jie turned around and left, saying, "Just pretend I've never been here!"
The three brothers followed closely. Xiong Kui shook his head and said: "I have always heard people say that the Yan army is vulnerable. Today I have seen it. The horse thieves who have just fallen into the grass are more powerful than them!"
"Go and inform Ji Lin that I have something to ask her!" Before Ji Jie could finish her words, a female voice sounded at the door: "No need to look for me, I'm here, tell me what you want!"
Ji Lin was wearing a lavender outfit, showing off her perfect figure. Her black hair was simply tied behind her head, and she wore red boots and a simple long sword on her waist.
Gee, this woman is truly naturally beautiful and looks good in anything she wears.
However, Ji Jie really had no intention of appreciating the beauty and said: "Recruit new soldiers. This is the first task I give you. Within seven days, as many people as you can recruit, I will give you an army of as many people as the training center!"