The Yang family had a grill. Yang Xuan drew the blueprints and asked King Wei to build it.
"Is this made by King Wei?"
Zhou Ning didn't eat much barbecue, and the weather was nice today. When Yang Xuanren dug out this ironware that looked like an old object, he couldn't help but be surprised.
"He was working as a blacksmith in northern Xinjiang and became my son-in-law. I saw that he was good at his craftsmanship, so I asked him to help me build this grill. Look, charcoal is burning underneath, and the meat is placed on top, and you can flip it around at will."
The grill was scrubbed very clean, and Yang Xuan carried it with one hand, "Don't even smell it now, I'll go to the back to grill it."
Zhou Ning nodded, "Okay."
But as she spoke, she felt a little greedy.
After becoming pregnant, her appetite and preferences also changed. She didn't like eating barbecue in the past, but now she craves it.
However, the doctor's instinct told her not to eat it for the sake of her children!
She touched her belly and whispered: "When will you come out?"
"Aniang!"
Ah Liang came, stopped approaching and asked: "Mom, what do you want to eat?"
"have no idea."
Zhou Ning thinks that such a cute son always eats and eats when he speaks, which shows that he was taught by his father.
Auntie Guan came and said softly: "Someone from Chang'an has come, bringing a message from home."
Zhou Ning nodded, "Say."
"The Ministry of Hubu withheld a sum of money and food from Southern Xinjiang and used it for the Chang'an Guards. Later, a doctor from the Ministry of Hubu was scolded by Yang Songcheng, and corruption was discovered..."
"Dog eat dog!"
…
"Dog eat dog!"
Yang Xuan also got the news.
Wu Luo was putting away the food, and a servant girl was lighting the fire.
Yang Xuan had a free half-day today, so he went to the back garden to barbecue.
He Lianyan said: "It was probably the emperor's people in the household department who intercepted the money and grain and transferred it to the guards. But in southern Xinjiang...in southern Xinjiang, it is said that Shi Zhongtang has the upper hand, and Zhang Chumao is still alive.
, so, if you send this money and food, wouldn’t it be supporting the enemy?”
The servant woman laid out the mat, and Yang Xuan sat down. Someone brought some wine, and he took a sip.
Yang Xuan pointed to the south and said: "Although Zhang Chumao is still alive, don't forget that he is still the governor of southern Xinjiang in name. As long as he is in southern Xinjiang for one day, he may be able to turn over. Yang Songcheng sends money and food to let him
Zhang Chumao maintains his dignity..."
"The money and food here in Northern Xinjiang have been exhausted, and the Ministry of Revenue suddenly has such a large amount of money and food, and it is actually used to win people's hearts?" He Lianyan shook his head, "Those are the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who actually need money and food to return to their hearts. What if in the future?
Someone gave them more money and food, but what if they lose money and food in the future?"
"The Southern Xinjiang Army has been changing over the years. There are more and more foreigners in the army. Do you think the foreigners will identify with the Tang Dynasty?"
"It's difficult. Take me for example. Even though I have been in Northern Xinjiang for several years, I still only identify with Lang Jun, not Northern Xinjiang, and not Datang."
He Lianyan's frankness made Yang Guogong feel good, "The emperor and Yang Songcheng were fighting in the distance. The emperor should be the master of money and food, but Yang Songcheng has controlled the household department for many years and has many party members in the court, so he has a lot of influence on the direction of money and food."
The right to speak. In the beginning, Northern Xinjiang was suppressed by him with money and food."
"There is also news that during the Battle of Neizhou, someone opened a gambling game in Chang'an, with each hand worth 100,000 yuan..."
"It's either the emperor or a member of the family." Yang Xuan said flatly.
"It's the emperor." He Lianyan said: "Those powerful and powerful people all bet on us."
"This is not gambling, this is taking sides!"
The charcoal fire was lit and there was some smoke. Yang Xuan put the skewers on the grill.
"King Wei sold his property and put down two million dollars, betting that Northern Xinjiang would win."
Yang Xuan flipped the skewers and said, "How much did you win?"
"Four million dollars!"
"This guy is getting rich."
Yang Xuan looked at the smoke and seemed to see King Wei.
Even if your eldest nephew cares about you, he always has a straight face.
"Is he still blacksmithing?"
"Yes, I heard business is good."
"What a pity."
Yang Xuan didn't say what it was a pity for, and Helian Yan left without asking.
"etc."
Yang Xuan stopped her, and He Lianyan's face turned red, "Lang Jun..."
"Wait."
Yang Xuan flipped the skewers skillfully, and when they were cooked, he handed her a few skewers.
“Try it!”
Turns out it’s not...just asking me to eat barbecue!
He Lianyan felt a little disappointed.
After she left, Yang Xuan grilled more than ten skewers for himself, "Wu Luo, bake them yourself."
"Slave won't eat."
Wu Luo wanted to eat, but not in front of Yang Xuan.
"Eat!" Yang Xuan raised his head.
A way that cannot be refused.
"yes."
Wu Luo grilled two skewers. They were charred on the outside and tender on the inside. He spit them out after taking one bite.
"You are really a rich lady."
Yang Xuan handed her two skewers that he had baked.
Wu Luo took it and started eating.
Viewed from the back, the curves are graceful.
Wu Luo seemed to feel his gaze, and his body froze.
"Aye, are they okay?"
"fine."
"Have you ever mentioned the illegal activities of local officials?"
It turns out that he wanted to ask about the public sentiment... Wu Luo shook his head, "Most of them are fine."
"That's good."
Wu Luo was very curious. After eating the barbecue, he couldn't help but ask: "Don't you ask me something bad?"
"Everyone has their faults. I try my best to make most officials fulfill their duties. As for perfection, that is a luxury. To have such thoughts is to ask for trouble."
Yang Xuan pulled out a piece of barbecue, ate it happily, and took another sip of wine. His body and mind, which had been a little tired recently, slowly relaxed.
Others looked at him quite handsomely, but no one knew how much pressure he was feeling inside.
The opponent of Bei Liao is eyeing the enemy, and the monarchs and ministers of Chang'an have ulterior motives. He must think twice about every decision he makes, and he must be cautious about every response...
“Starting a business is hard!”
Yang Xuan felt that he was conquering the world with his bare hands.
After eating the barbecue, the faint smoke of fireworks lingers in my nose, which is the most satisfying.
After getting up and smelling the barbecue smell on his body, Yang Xuan ordered: "Get ready to take a bath."
"yes!"
Although Wu Keqing is a free man, he can't eat and drink for free!
The original mission is still there...responsible for taking care of the Duke's bath.
This fat guy living in the backyard is one of the best, and Hua Hong and others are quite jealous.
The Duke is a big fat piece of meat. If you can take a bite of it, you will benefit from it throughout your life.
They couldn't beat Wu Luo in terms of beauty, so they had to work hard on their massage skills.
But unless he is really sick, most of the time a man goes for a massage because he is a drunkard.
Seeing Yang Xuan and Wu Luo enter the bathroom, Huahong curled her lips and said, "Widow Luo seems arrogant, but I think she's just pretending."
"Yeah! Pretending." Yan Xiao nodded. At this point, the two of them were on a united front.
"Tell me, how will she seduce her husband inside?"
"I don't know. Didn't you peek at the picture album in the lady's trousseau?"
"Where is it?"
"I've seen it all."
"Then you peeped too!"
"I just took a look."
"Bah! They're all from thorn fruit. You can't pull them out after just one look."
"Didn't Widow Luo watch it?"
"There's no chance she'll see it, but she has a mother!"
"Yes! She is probably seducing Mr. Hu at the moment."
Before a girl from an aristocratic family gets married, she will be taught this knowledge by an experienced servant girl. Not only that, but some picture books will also be brought into the home as a dowry.
But what Zhou Ning is more puzzled about is that Yang Xuan knows those pictures without looking at the album, and they are very novel.
I don't know how long it took, Huahong poked her head and smiled, "Hey! It's out."
Yang Xuan came out first, looking refreshed.
Next is Wu Luo.
"Most of the skirt is wet, hum!"
"Your face is as red as a peach blossom, which shows that you have done nothing good!"
"My feet are soft!"
"You can't even hold a basin safely, and your hand is broken?"
The two of them were dissatisfied.
There is someone in the front yard asking to see you.
Regardless of whether his hair was still wet, Yang Xuan went to the front yard.
"Mr. Lang."
Lin Feibao said: "There is news from Chang'an. People from the Beijiang Guild Hall went to give gifts to King Wei. King Wei has something to convey."
"explain!"
Yang Xuan twisted his hair.
"King Wei said that the emperor originally wanted to use northern Xinjiang to contain southern Xinjiang, so he would indulge Lang Jun. But he did not expect that Lang Jun would develop so fast and dare to attack Northern Liao. In this way, the emperor was riding a tiger and was unable to dismount, and Lang Jun
So is you.
From now on, Lang Jun must either put down his power and live in seclusion in Chang'an, otherwise he will inevitably die."
"This is what he says from the bottom of his heart, and he sees it very clearly."
These words of the eldest nephew can be said to directly address the emperor's thoughts.
"What else did he say?"
"King Wei also said that the best way is to stay in northern Xinjiang and wait for...the situation to change before making a decision."
"Does this suggest that I stand on my own feet?"
"Mostly."
The eldest nephew seems to not take the country seriously!
But, full of loyalty.
"what else?"
Lin Feibao looked a little strange, "He said, don't believe the emperor's words!"
Yang Xuan was silent for a long time.
"I wish I could kill that family, but I gradually changed my view on this person." Lin Feibao was probably the person who hated the pseudo-emperor's family the most. At first, he also wanted to kill King Wei, but he was just worried about Yang Xuan's attitude.
But gradually, his attitude changed.
"It's not easy for him either!" Yang Xuan sighed.
"Yang Songcheng supports the King of Yue. The huge force behind him can easily crush the King of Wei. He hides in the alley to forge iron. I feel that this is a move to avoid his sharp edge."
"Li Mi is not a good bird. If he didn't need King Wei to check and balance King Yue, he would have killed him long ago."
"He can kill his own son with his own hands, so of course he doesn't care about killing another one." Lin Feibao sneered: "Actually, what I want most is to see his whole family kill each other, and then we will take action."
Yang Xuan felt a little sad.
"If it weren't for this relationship, King Wei and I would have been best friends forever."
Lin Feibao said: "The guild hall said that King Yue's little tricks against King Wei have been reduced a lot."
"That's a poisonous snake!" Yang Xuan said: "He is modeled after Li Mi. Anyone who thinks he is weak is a fool."
"Ruthless and will show weakness."
The situation in Chang'an is unpredictable, and northern Xinjiang is beyond reach.
"We have a large army in our hands. This is our confidence."
On the second day, Yang Xuan took civil and military officials to see the newly recruited warriors.
"More than ten thousand."
Nan He introduced.
The military camp is outside the city, and they cannot be integrated into the Northern Xinjiang army until they have completed preliminary training.
More than 10,000 big men formed an array. The array looked sparse and a little skewed.
"Salute!" shouted the general leading the team, and at the same time took the lead in saluting.
"I've met the Duke!"
Yang Xuan nodded and spoke.
"You and others come from all over Northern Xinjiang..."
On the periphery, some pedestrians stopped and listened.
"There are secret spies from Bei Liao, do you want to take action?"
After receiving the news, Jielong went to ask Helianyan for instructions, but Helianyan was next to Yang Xuan and Yang Xuan was speaking at the moment, so it seemed a bit presumptuous for him to go up.
He Lianrong frowned, "What's the matter?"
Jielong said: "The secret spy of Northern Liao was discovered..."
"Don't worry!"
"Why do you instruct me?" Jielong said dissatisfied.
Helian Rong said calmly: "It's the truth that is telling you!"
Jielong sneered, "So what if we take it?"
"It's not that bad. It's just that Lang Jun's words couldn't reach Beiliao in time. Who should be blamed for this?"
"How did you know that Lang Jun wanted to spread these words to Beiliao?"
He Lianrong sighed. "When I was the governor, you were just a follower of the commander. Whether you listen to this or not, I won't allow you to interfere!"
Jielong said disdainfully: "I only follow the orders of the commander!"
He Lianrong sighed even deeper. "I am following the Duke's orders!"
"...Why expand the army?"
Yang Xuan mentioned the motivation for this matter.
"Northern Liao is watching with eager eyes. This time, some Lin Ya's nephew has come, known as the famous general of Daliao. This means they want to counterattack and counterattack. They want to counterattack and counterattack, but they have forgotten that our Northern Xinjiang is also staring at the north. Why can they come?
, we can’t go?”
The new soldiers looked excited and wished they could send out their weapons and follow the Duke to fight.
Yang Xuan pointed to the north, "I have never been accustomed to other people's faults. Just one sentence, if the bandits can go, I can go too!"
"The Duke is mighty!"
Amid the cheers, the expression of the Northern Liao spy in the crowd changed slightly.
This means to continue the attack.
There have been discussions within the Northern Liao Dynasty about the battle of Neizhou. Most people believe that after Yang Xuan swallowed up Neizhou, Northern Xinjiang gained a security barrier. In this way, Yang Xuan would cease his activities and cultivate his health.
What he didn't expect was that he actually wanted to continue heading north.
However, this may also be a suspicious strategy.
If you really want to continue heading north, why do you want to say it?
"Let them guess what is true and false!"
After Yang Xuan finished his inspection, he said to Han Ji.
"The Duke."
Jielong is here.
"What's the matter?"
"We discovered the Northern Liao spy, do we want to capture it?"
Jielong glanced at Helianrong.
Yang Xuan shook his head, "Just stare."
Jielong glanced at Helianrong again, "Yes."
Yang Xuan waved to He Lianrong and asked after he came over: "How do you think Lin Jun will judge if these words are heard in Taizhou today?"
This is a difficult problem.
He Lianrong was once the governor of Tanzhou, and after assuming his identity, he made the most accurate judgment.
He thought for a while and said, "If you are a lower official, you will guess that the Duke's move is false. However, even if it is judged to be false, the lower official will still put the army on alert."
"knew."
Yang Xuan was very satisfied and asked again, "How would Ning Xing view our army's attack on Taizhou?"
He Lianrong looked at He Lianyan.
This matter involves the higher-ups, and only He Lianyan can answer it.
He Lianyan said: "Lin Ya values Lin Jun. I think He Lianchun's thoughts should be very contradictory. On the one hand, he hopes to see Lin Jun defeated and killed, but on the other hand, he is afraid of what Lang Jun will do to Beiliao after he takes Taizhou.
huge impact.”
Yang Xuan nodded and said with satisfaction: "Okay."
Han Ji asked: "Is Lang Jun determined to attack Taizhou?"