Destiny Only Han

Chapter 222

In Liyang, Guanzhong, in November of the third year of the Han Dynasty, there was heavy snowfall.

The setting sun was shining on the earth, and the surrounding fields were vast, and the entire Han Palace fell silent, except for a few palace people with their hands folded and their heads lowered and running quickly, there was no life at all.

But in a large hall in the harem, the lights were brightly lit, and there were bursts of laughter from time to time.

Today is the second day after Liu Bang returned to Guanzhong, and it is also the family banquet held by Liu Taigong.

Except for Lu Wan who insisted on staying here, all the other men present were people with the surname Liu.

Lu Wan's father has passed away, and in his heart, Taigong Liu is almost his father.

And as a father, he can actually know the distress in his son's heart from his son's forced smile.

It's just that although Taigong Liu scolded Lu Wan for being worthless, he still ordered Lu Zhi to quickly arrange a marriage for him.

In the past, Lu Wan was a dick who achieved nothing, but now he is a big Han Taiwei, Marquis of Chang'an!
After Lu Zhi made the promise, his gaze deliberately skipped over Liu Bang, making him both ashamed and angry.

Isn't it just, did you make a mistake that would annoy a man?

Besides, he is also a king, so why can't he save some face in front of his relatives?
Out of revenge, when Liu Ying, Liu Fei and others were toasting and saluting to him in turn, he deliberately scowled at Liu Ying and reprimanded him loudly.

Afterwards, even worse, he hugged Liu Fei and Liu Ruyi, who looked exactly like him when he was a child, in his arms, and became very intimate.

I was really beeping the dog... After Liu Ying savored the inexplicable atmosphere at the moment, she turned her head and sat next to Mrs. Liu, picked up the jug, and poured wine for him and Lu Wan.

Well, let's listen to some gossip by the way.

It sounds very relieved that Lu Wan lied about Xiang Yu!
On Han Xin's side, he has reserved Xiang Yu's steed, Wu Zhui. If Lu Wan can get his wish during the Battle of Gaixia...

In a sense, he is the same generation as Lu Wan...

At today's family banquet, Liu Ying originally wanted to build a round table, and then everyone would sit together and enjoy the food together.

However, considering hygiene issues and the most important thing to start in a hurry, we can only follow the previous method and still use the meal sharing system.

In fact, in ancient times, because of the lack of productivity, the price of tableware and tables was not cheap, so most ordinary people sat together to eat at family dinners.

As for weekdays, everyone holds their own rice bowls, and after filling them with food, they just find a corner to squat down and eat while chatting with family members or neighbors.

Of course, except for those who are rich in wine and meat.

After a while, all kinds of big dishes were presented like flowing water.

Among them, Liu Ying is most proud of the hanging oven roast duck he engraved.

Except that the selected duck species is not authentic duck feeding, many of the remaining steps are almost exactly the same.

But his confidence lies in the quality of the ducks he uses.

This is the paddy field duck that he raised in the paddy field after sowing in spring this year.

Under the symbiosis of duck and rice, not only can weed and insects be removed for the farmland, but also when the ducks run around in the shallow water, the turbulent silt can effectively block the sun and avoid the growth of some weeds that are resistant to the swamp environment.

Well, because the edges of rice leaves have irregular serrations, ducks will not steal rice.

Of course, after the rice has eared, the ducks need to be driven out of the fields.

After all, just because ducks don't eat leaves doesn't mean they don't steal rice ears.

During this period of time, Liu Ying began to have people feed the ducks with concentrated feed to fatten them. Not only did they harvest high-quality duck down, but the roast ducks at the moment were bright red in color, tender in texture, fat but not greasy.

Well, it's actually quite boring.

The duck is already full of oil and water, and it needs to be brushed with oil during the roasting process, so it looks oily.

But in this era when people generally lack oil and water, naturally the fatter the better!

Liu Ying cleared her throat, and when all the relatives in the same family turned their attention to him, she gracefully picked up a little noodle sauce with chopsticks and spread it on the burrito, then picked up a few slices of duck meat and shredded green onion, and put the burrito After rolling it up, he handed it to Mr. Liu beside him.

As the longest member of the Liu family, he needs to be the first to move his chopsticks when eating.

Although feudal etiquette is pedantic, it is an indispensable tool for building a society.

After Mrs. Liu made a move, the women's seats on the side of the main hall followed suit. As for Liu Bang, except for Liu Jiao, who was a little more elegant, the rest were all peonies...

People say that a nobleman was raised for three generations, but it is really not just talk.

Well, the reason why Liu Jiaowen is elegant is mainly because his own mother was present, so he couldn't bear to lose face.

So, Liu Ying, who was forcibly pulled by Lu Wan, began to panic.

Not only does he have to serve Mr. Liu beside him, but he also needs to frequently take care of Lu Wan who is frustrated in love.

On the other side, Liu Bang, out of the effect of kicking a cat, looked gloating.

However, Liu Ying's courtship to Lu Wan's nothing at this moment is mainly to use the other party's right to speak in the Han Dynasty to help her complete one thing.

That is to go to Han Xin's army as a supervisor.

This is not just to get rid of the cock-crowing study life in Liyang every day.

But more importantly, he wanted to save someone's life.

Well, not Han Xin.

Han Xin's politically insensitive character cannot be saved at all.

Because he would always offend Liu Bang unknowingly in many inexplicable places...

For example, the more generals Han Xin has, the better he is. In fact, he had to go back to smooth things over after hurting Liu Bang, which is why he said that Liu Bang is good at generals.

However, Liu Bang is actually a man who usually speaks unforgivingly, but does not kill.

If it wasn't for Lu Zhi's worry that Liu Ying would not be able to control those arrogant soldiers, people like Peng Yue and Han Xin might not have died.

Well, in fact, from a historical point of view, Lu Zhi's worries are completely unnecessary.

During the years when Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty reigned, although it can't be said that he made many great achievements, it was generally not bad.

Liu Ying didn't bother to care about Han Xin's tricks to death. Anyway, Han Xin didn't have much foundation in the army, otherwise, he wouldn't have been hesitant all the time and was manipulated by Liu Bang.

As for saying that Han Xin did not dare to rebel because of indecision, just listen to it.

The word indecision has nothing to do with a soldier who can command thousands of troops and seize fleeting opportunities.

In fact, he is just a political idiot...

And Liu Ying's purpose was actually to go to Qi to recruit Li Shiqi to surrender.

It was in this operation to recruit and surrender that Han Xin, because he followed Kuai Che's suggestion, rose into trouble after Qi had already surrendered.

Therefore, Li Shiqi was cooked and killed.

Liu Ying's impression of Li Shiqi was not bad. Before the old man got drunk, he was still a polite Confucian scholar, but after he got drunk...

How dare he forcefully put his arms around Liu Bang's neck and pour wine into his mouth!

This is actually what Liu Ying particularly likes.

Without him, vent your anger!
Therefore, this old man must survive!
As a result, Liu Ying became extra diligent.

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Jiujiang country, six counties.

Yingbo stood on the top of the city, wanting to cry but not crying.

What he really didn't expect was that Xiang Yu actually appeared on the battlefield in person!
Originally, the only ones who came from Western Chu to attack Jiujiang were Xiang Sheng and Long Qi who had just recovered from his injuries.

Longqi knew Yingbo well. Although he was good at fighting, to be honest, Yingbo didn't take the opponent seriously at all.

When he served in the Chu army, although Long Qi, Zhong Limei, Ji Bu, Huan Chu, Pu Gu and others were called generals of the Chu army with him, the only one among them that he feared and valued was Pu Gu.

He is good at attacking, and he is the sharpest spear second only to Xiang Yu in the Chu army on weekdays, and Pu Gu is the unstoppable shield in the Chu army.

When fighting, as long as there is Pu Gu, even if the situation on the battlefield is not optimistic, Ying Bu's heart is full of security.

Therefore, when he heard the news that Pu Gu was killed for no reason, Ying Bu felt sad at first, but then joy.

After all, he no longer intends to work for Xiang Yu anymore, naturally the weaker the opponent's power, the better.

Because of this, after hearing that the commander of the Chu army was Xiang Sheng from the Xiang family, Ying Bu felt even more worried.

Xiang Sheng, a little boy, has never been on the battlefield, but because he is Xiang Yu's half-brother, he was able to overwhelm Long Qie and become the general in command of the crusade against Jiujiang.

Yingbo's plan is to avoid the time when the morale of the Chu army is at its highest, and lure the enemy deep.

After that, he used the defense of the six counties that he had been running for a long time to wear down the spirit of the Chu army, and then mobilized the surrounding troops to gather and wipe them out.

Although this style of play did not fit Yingbo's previous style of warfare, there was nothing he could do about it. The soldiers who could cooperate with him in an invincible attack were still the soldiers of the Chu army who were facing the enemy.

It's just that Xiang Yu's appearance completely disrupted Yingbo's plan.

Xiang Yu is the existence of Zijin Liang in the Chu army.

As long as he appears in front of the soldiers of the Chu army wearing the iconic golden helmet and armor, the morale of the Chu army will always remain high.

After all, Xiang Yu's past experience can almost be described as invincible.

Although there are occasional overturns, just relying on the battle of the giant deer with less to win more is enough for Xiang Yu to brag about for a lifetime!
But although Yingbo was a little apprehensive, he was not in despair.

Although the Chu army is good at attacking, under his management, the city defense of the six counties is not inferior to any dangerous pass in the Central Plains.

Now, let this place become another battlefield to break the myth of Xiang Yu's invincibility!

So, when walking around Yingbo, cheering for the soldiers of Jiujiang State.

Among the Chu army on the opposite side, gravity catapults slowly appeared in front of the whole army.

Break the city, just today!
(End of this chapter)