So I play chess

Chapter 169 Tang Mingyi's Ambition
It is said that it has already entered summer, but it has been cloudy and not rainy in Tongcheng for the past few days, and the weather will not be hot no matter what.

So today, the back kitchen who did not lose his home specially arranged a small stove, cut the mutton, boiled mutton soup, and distributed it to various yards. The diners would cook the roasted mutton and eat it, which also warmed the stomach.

The others naturally thanked the eldest lady happily, but Tang Mingyi encountered difficulties in the courtyard where Tang Mingyi lived. A group of guards looked at the charcoal fire and the marinated mutton anxiously, and no one dared to make a move first.

Seeing that a furnace of charcoal was almost finished, a younger man finally couldn't bear it and asked the people beside him in a low voice, "Shall we eat?"

The man didn't dare to reply, just shook his head vigorously.

When the leader of the team heard this, he hurriedly reprimanded softly: "What are you eating? Do you think... Is your temper too good?"

Another older man hurriedly came to smooth things over: "It's okay to be hungry, but someone just said that tonight is stewed lamb, so you can't be hungry all day, right?"

"Yeah, it's a matter of expediency to send someone under the fence."

"My son didn't say that we wouldn't let us eat."

"Then what do you say the young master eats?"

Although the voices of the people were low, the chatter became lively.The debate is nothing more than the question of whether to eat or not to eat mutton.

After arguing for a while, Tang Mingyi finally woke up after falling asleep while reading a book. Hearing the commotion outside, he walked out calmly.

In fact, he didn't even need to look at it, just by smelling it, he knew what his subordinates were arguing about.

The few days when he was not lost were almost the most leisurely days of Tang Mingyi's life so far. There was no homework to do, nothing to be busy with, and no intrigue.

Moreover, it would take some time for Xu Zhongyan to arrive in Tongcheng, so he was even less anxious.Every day I ate and slept, slept and ate, and asked the prefect's aunt to ask for a lot of books to read.Apart from not being able to walk around freely, there is almost nothing wrong with it. In short, it is very comfortable.

At this time, Tang Mingyi stretched his waist and walked towards the hall where the ingredients were placed.

The guards had already seen the Second Highness coming, so they all kept silent and saluted.Tang Mingyi pretended not to hear the disputes of the people just now, sat down at the table, first poured a bowl of mutton soup for himself to drink, and then put a piece of mutton on the rack. He pointed to the stove.

The guard who was close was only a little startled, but immediately understood, and added new charcoal to the stove.

"It's fine if you don't call me after dinner. What are you all doing standing around? Are you hungry?" Tang Mingyi scanned the guards with his eyes, and then asked, with no displeasure in his tone.

The guards looked at the mutton and then at the Second Highness, none of them dared to speak first.

Tang Mingyi let out an "hey" and quickly waved his hands: "Everyone sit down and eat."

Only then did the guards say "yes" and some said "good", and then there was a sound of tables and chairs. Everyone sat down, but there was still nothing to say, and no one even moved the dishes.

Tang Mingyi was not in a hurry to break the situation, but carefully turned over the roasted mutton, and as he moved, the oil juice overflowed with a meaty fragrance, which aroused everyone's appetite even more.

This piece of meat was roasted soon, Tang Mingyi put the meat into the bowl of the guard at the side, and said "Hurry up".

The guard had obtained the order, so he dared to move his chopsticks.

Without raising his head, Tang Mingyi picked another one and put it on the shelf: "I'll roast this mutton for all of you. I'm tired and you won't enjoy it. Can you do it yourself?"

As soon as this statement came out, some people said "yes" and some said "good", but still no one dared to move.

"Move yourself!" Tang Mingyi finally changed his tone, but he couldn't hear anger, only helplessness.

The guards finally dared to move, and they were also very hungry. After a while, the grate was filled so that there were no gaps.

Tang Mingyi continued to make a fuss, sometimes he ordered someone to serve the soup, and sometimes he disliked other people's poor roasting.After waiting until everyone was full of stomachs and more relaxed than before, he finally said: "I say I don't eat sheep, it's not that I can't eat it, nor that I don't like it..."

Tang Mingyi hadn't finished speaking, the guards only heard him talk about it, and put down all the bowls and chopsticks in unison.

Tang Mingyi let out a helpless "Oops" and searched again. In the end, he had no choice but to pick two that were almost burnt, put them in his mouth and chewed them, and the guards dared to start again.

"If you stop any longer, you won't eat for the next three days." Tang Mingyi was afraid that they would repeat the situation just now, so he had to explain something first, and after seeing them nodding, he continued with peace of mind, "This is just an attitude, an expectation. , an idea that has to be had now.”

"Our Great Chu is rich in water and soil. We have recuperated for many years, and the people are also rich. However, Bei Yu first conquered the country to defend the country, and then invaded our Great Chu. He was full of troops, and the people have long been in dire straits. Even so, when it comes to soldiers, our Great Chu is not the slightest Not inferior to Beiyu."

Tang Mingyi said, although his eyes were complicated, his tone was calm, and the guards all nodded in agreement.

"But why, they sent unjust soldiers to the south, but we fell into a situation where we were defeated one after another, and we could even be said to be powerless to resist?" Tang Mingyi paused when he said this, but continued without waiting for anyone to reply, "Because The horses in Beiyu are strong, but I, Dachu, have long since lost the land to raise horses."

"In the 70 years of the mutual market, the price of sheep in Beiyu is high, while the price of horses is cheap. Under such a subtle influence, I have fat lambs everywhere in Dachu, but it is difficult to find a few horses that can be driven by my elite soldiers."

"However, this is not something that can be changed overnight. I just thought, I don't eat it, and my family doesn't eat it. If you save five sheep, you can feed a horse. Although it's a drop in the bucket, you can also..." Tang Mingyi originally I wanted to talk about the ruling and opposition parties, but because of where I am now, I had to change the words, "I can show them my determination to fight Beiyu to the death."

When Tang Mingyi spoke, the guards were silent, and gradually stopped moving. At this moment, someone finally couldn't help but even put down their chopsticks, allowing the mutton on the fire to gradually burn.

Tang Mingyi felt a little sad and angry when he said it, but he still picked up the chopsticks and quickly picked up the meat, and put it in a bowl for them.

"I can think this way, but I can't force others to think the same way. The sheep are all killed and cut into meat. If you don't eat them, can you turn back into sheep and horses? Besides, war horses are the source, and so are warriors. With the enemy in front of us, how can there be any reason to let my Dachu man go hungry?"

After Tang Mingyi finished speaking, he urged them again, telling them to eat quickly.He couldn't speak too bluntly and thoroughly, but it was enough to make the subordinates present empathize with him.

(End of this chapter)