Lord, don't leave your husband

Chapter 35 Six people offended by humble positions (7)
After hunting, the group set up camp by the lake.In the evening, Zou County sent all kinds of seasonings needed for barbecue, as well as several kinds of fine wine and noodle cakes.After hunting, everyone usually likes to barbecue their prey on the ground with wine, which is also a default tradition.

The whole scene was full of joy and harmony, as if today's Dingxi was already prosperous and prosperous without any hidden dangers, as if the current officials all had the world in their hearts and lofty aspirations.

At this moment, Chen Dinglei smiled slightly, picked up the wine and said to Lai San: "Your Majesty, I would like to toast you too!"

Lai San hurriedly stood up and raised a glass with him with a smile, even though he is the county magistrate, it is a matter of face for Chen Dinglei to come to toast.

"Wait a minute!" Chen Dinglei stretched out his hand to hold down his cup, and everyone was startled. Stopping people from drinking seemed to be a bit of a fault, and they were a little nervous, but Chen Dinglei said, "The county is young, and I don't know how powerful it is. Drinking is too much." It hurts your health. You will know when you reach my age. I think the Duke has already drank a lot, so don't rush to drink the glass of wine that the old man toasted, and eat something first, I can afford to wait."

Everyone was relieved after hearing this, and naturally said something like "Master Taifu is thoughtful" and "Master Taifu is only thinking about the health of the county prince".

Lai San smiled and thanked him. Someone had already brought a plate of cut venison to him. He was about to pick up a slice to eat, but Chen Dinglei stopped him with his hand and asked with wide eyes, "Why is it venison again? Deer The meat is very hot, even though it is winter, it is not advisable to eat more. What about the bird that the Duke shot in the morning? Has it not been roasted yet?"

Jingzhou guard Lin Sucheng was in charge of arranging the soldiers to protect these adults, and he was also assisting in the cooking. Seeing the question from the Taifu, he hurriedly shouted: "Is the Duke's bird roasted?" Seeing someone, he covered his mouth and laughed When he got up, Lin Sucheng knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, and hurriedly said: "Ah, no, I was asking, who did you give the bird that the Duke shot? Is it baked?"

Everyone was still covering their mouths, but Lai San himself laughed: "Laugh if you want, I don't mind. If I had known earlier, I would have shot that deer just to shoot a bird. I've been scolded badly today!" Hahaha! You don't mind, let's drink and drink!"

His smile made everyone feel relieved, but they were too embarrassed to laugh at him.

Lai San picked up the wine and wanted to drink, but remembered that this glass was toasted by Chen Dinglei. Chen Dinglei asked him to eat something before drinking, but he didn't let him eat venison... Little Sanzi scratched his head. bother.

It didn't take long for the cook to bring the soup bowl, and when the lid was opened, the aroma overflowed, but the food didn't look like a bird in shape.Lin Sucheng hurriedly asked the cook, and the cook timidly replied that it was wild duck soup.

Lin Sucheng's face sank, and he said, "You bring me a bowl of duck soup, where are the birds?"

The cook was startled, knelt down on the ground, and said: "The villain didn't notice for a while, the bird was burnt, and I couldn't eat it."

There were so many yellow sheep and wild deer to be roasted, the cook never thought that there would be people who would eat this little bird, so he threw it by the fire and ignored it.When Chen Dinglei asked for it, he ordered people to quickly find it and roast it, only to find that the bird was too close to the fire, and it was almost charcoal.

"Can't you eat it if it's burnt?" Chen Dinglei shook his head, "I don't believe it, but you are honest, if you burn it, you can't eat it. If you don't find a similar one to replace it, you are a gentleman if you treat people with sincerity! Just bring it up Well, I don't blame you!"

Lai San heard that he was right, this is the kind of gentleman who doesn't turn his head around in circles!If it's your third brother, he must have another one to make up the number. What's so special about a bird?Could it be that after plucking and roasting, it is possible to distinguish which one is good and which one is not?

The cook could only turn around to get it, and after a while, he came up with a very beautiful carved silver plate, but what was piled on such a beautiful plate was a black thing, not only the color was like charcoal, but even the shape of a bird The shape is almost gone, if you don't look carefully, it's just a piece of irregular charcoal!How the cooks recognized it from the fire!

The cook carefully held the plate in front of Chen Dinglei, and said, "This is the bird that the Duke shot this morning, my lord..."

Chen Dinglei smiled and said: "What are you afraid of? What I want is this bird, not a pretty fake thing, isn't that good?"

After hearing this, everyone bowed their heads in thought, as if pondering some mystery.

"Send it to the county magistrate to eat, the magistrate has been waiting for a long time."

The cook handed the plate to Lai San, and gave him a sympathetic look, not knowing what to say.

Lai San picked up the chopsticks and clamped the burnt bird, the black powder fell off with a sigh!He stared at the bird, then at Chen Dinglei, put it to his mouth and took a light bite, then chewed loudly as if his sense of taste had failed.chewing
There was a crackling sound, and the lips suddenly turned black.

Everyone was very quiet for a while, and everyone couldn't help but think differently, how would they feel if Master Tai Tu let him eat this bird!
"Mr. Jun, what does burnt meat taste like?" Chen Dinglei asked slowly.

"It's bitter, astringent, and a little sour." Lai San opened his dark mouth and said calmly, "It's meat, but it doesn't taste like meat at all."

"Bitter... sour? Duke, do you think that's what the people in Dingxi taste like?" Chen Dinglei asked him with a half-smile.

"You're asking the right person!" Lai San raised his sleeve and wiped it casually on his lips, not caring that his snow-white safari suit from Sichuan Brocade Kesi was very valuable, and sarcastically said, "People can eat this It’s not bad! Don’t you have something to eat? Usually what they eat has no taste at all!”

The two of them seemed to be playing tricks there, and the words they said were quite Zen-like, and everyone was silent.

After a while, Chen Dinglei said: "You must remember the words of the county magistrate! The ancients said that governing a big country is like cooking a small fish, and those of us who are officials are like cooks. Make delicious soup from birds. The people will eat it; make a bird this black and sour and bitter, and the people will eat it too. Understand?"

"The lower officials are to be taught." Everyone echoed, "We must perform our duties, and dare not forget the teaching of the county magistrate today!" Chen Dinglei looked at Lai San and asked: "Jungong, everyone has aspirations for the people and is loyal to their duties. , as the Duke of Zhiguo, why don't you set an example for everyone?"

Lai San looked at him puzzled, not knowing what role model he could set.

Chen Dinglei smiled and said: "The captain is in charge of the military. At first the two generals lived in the barracks, but after the war gradually subsided, the generals became more and more slack! From permanent stationing in the barracks to regular inspections, Then it gradually turned into occasional inspections. In the past ten years, it has become more and more permanent in the city's yamen, as if the military camp has nothing to do with the captain who is in charge of the military! Why doesn't Captain Zhiguo set an example for everyone? After returning So take the lead to garrison the barracks, train soldiers seriously, cook a pot of decent broth, and give the people a taste?"

Live in a barracks?Training?Lai San's heart jumped a few times, and finally he knew what Chen Dinglei was going to say with this bird!

Is this the plan he and Yue Tianyi made?Through this method, Chen Dinglei took himself out of Mu Yanling's home and put him in the barracks, using his status as Captain Zhiguo to divide part of the military power?

His heart skipped a beat, and he said loudly: "Actually, Mu Taishi told me about this too! I was lazy for a while and didn't work hard. Since Taifu Chen also said it, the big fellow will be a witness to me! Looking at it from now on, brother, I will definitely do my best, and I will not disappoint my fate with our old prince!"

Since Chen Dinglei is announcing this in front of everyone here, it shows that he is fully prepared and he is very sure!That being the case, why not lend him a helping hand?
Hearing what he said, Chen Dinglei was probably a little surprised, so he paused for a while before nodding at him approvingly.Lai San knew that he had made the right bet, so he slapped his chest loudly and made more and more bold words.He carried Mu Yanling out and said a lot of good things, as if Mu Yanling was exhausted for Dingxi and was about to die!He also said how much Mu Yanling had high hopes for him, as if if he didn't make some achievements, he would be sorry for the importance of Mu Yanling and Taifu Chen!Everyone was relieved to hear him say this, and they all praised him!
There were also some loyalists of Mu Yanling who felt something was wrong and arranged for someone to report him.But Mu Yanling was in the camp to deal with another group of officials, but he couldn't escape for a while.

"Mr. Jun, I have also been taught today!" Chen Dinglei raised his glass and said, "I have been toasting this glass of wine for a long time. Don't you drink it now?"

Lai San laughed loudly, and finally drank the glass of wine into his mouth, diluting the bitter and sour bird smell!
Under the agitation of passion, everyone came to toast one after another. He pretended to drink a lot and quickly, but in the end, only a little bit went into his stomach.Even so, there were too many people toasting. After drinking more than a dozen glasses, he felt his head was heavy, so he pretended to be drunk and refused to drink any more.

When Mu Yanling arrived, he was pretending to be drunk, and when he saw Mu Yanling, he acted like he was drunk and unconscious, and he would not know whoever moved him.If there is a fight to be fought, the two Hades have to let the two Kings of Hades do it themselves, and he will not get involved if he is a brat.

He closed his eyes and stood still, allowing someone to carry him to a tent and put him on the bed. As for how Chen Dinglei and Mu Yanling coordinate, that is their own business.

After all, he drank too much. Lying on the bed, Lai San was confused for a while and felt uncomfortable in his stomach. He struggled to get up and walked out of the tent.The two soldiers guarding the door were also dozing off, closing their eyes and dozing there. When they saw the Duke coming out, they quickly stood up straight.

Lai San waved his hand and said, "I'm peeing! You don't need to worry about it."

The two of them looked into the tent. Could it be that they were in a hurry and forgot to put the toilet in the tent?It was so dark that it was hard to see if there was any, the Duke had already staggered towards a secluded place.

Nearly a thousand people came today, the tents were next to each other, and there were constant inspections. The soldiers were not worried about his safety, and seeing him peeing, they didn't want anyone to follow, so they let him go.

Lai San searched for a long time before he found a dark place where the light could not be found. Just as he was about to unbutton his pants, a thick arm suddenly stretched out and held it on his arm.

(End of this chapter)