People all over the city cheered and cheered, and the sound was loud.
There are endless welcome ceremonies at the shops along the street and various wealthy families, which is dizzying.
The triumphal procession marched slowly along Suzaku Street while waving in response.
Star City is big enough, and Suzaku Street is long enough.
The long team walked for nearly two hours with thousands of people chasing after them. It was not until almost noon that the leading generals entered the gate of the imperial city.
Not long after, Chen Xiulan at the front shrugged her nose.
Huh.
"What does it smell like? It smells so good!"
"It seems like someone is having a barbecue in the palace?"
Cough cough cough.
Lu Ping'an, Huang Ming and others behind him kept coughing with strange expressions on their faces.
In fact, they could also smell the strong smell of barbecue in the air. If they weren't in the forbidden palace, they would have started asking and joking with each other.
What's going on?
The group of people suppressed their doubts and confused thoughts and walked slowly and slowly, and finally arrived at Jinshui Bridge.
I happened to see the Minister of War, Guanyi, waiting there early with a group of people.
"Welcome welcome."
"Welcome the prince and the generals on their triumphant return. Quickly dismount, your majesty is waiting for you in front."
Chen Xiulan and others responded and got off their horses.
After crossing the Jinshui Bridge, looking up, the group of people were a little dizzy.
The spacious square in front of the Golden Palace is the place where civil and military officials used to attend court.
I don't know when two or three long rows of ovens were set up and countless meat skewers were piled up.
Next to it are colorful pots of ingredients with all kinds of colors, flavors and flavors.
Ren Ning, who was dressed in a yellow robe, rolled up his high sleeves and held an oil dish, was having a barbecue with Lei Er, Huo Yun, Huo Li, Ren Rong and others.
The meat on many stoves has almost been roasted, and is now sizzling with oil, and the air is filled with the aroma of meat.
Everyone had been courted by the people for a long time, but they had really traveled for a long time. At this time, everyone was already hungry. Looking at those fragrant barbecues, they couldn't help but salivate.
"Why are you so dazed?" Ren Ning waved to them from a distance, "Aren't you hungry enough? Come over and eat barbecue."
"Coming, coming!"
Chen Xiulan and others woke up from a dream, looked at each other, and ran over with a smile.
When they reached the barbecue stove, they stopped saluting.
"I have met your Majesty! Long live your Majesty. Long live your Majesty."
Ren Ning smiled and nodded slightly, "Get flat."
"Just come back." He laughed and looked around, "We're all acquaintances, no need to be polite. You can bake whatever you want to eat. We'll wait until you're full."
"There are a lot of people, and I can't bake enough. Let's try our best to make enough food and clothing by ourselves."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Ren Ning smiled and nodded, "You all come from the military, so there shouldn't be any of you who don't know how to barbecue, right?"
"It's a small thing," Fatty Chen Xiulan laughed loudly, "It's just barbecue, who doesn't know how to do it?"
"Since we have been fighting these days, I haven't eaten barbecue for a long time. Now I don't know if my skills are rusty."
After saying that, he stepped over, grabbed several skewers of beef and mutton, walked to the stove next to Ren Ning, and started roasting them.
"I'm coming too." Lu Ping'an walked forward with a laugh, "Your Majesty, the minister and his brothers used to do barbecue a lot at sea. They even used the barbecue trick to pick out Japanese pirates. They are very familiar with it."
After saying that, he took off his helmet and started doing it himself.
hey-hey.
"Of course my subordinates can do it too." Liang Ru of the Starfall Legion is Ren Ning's old subordinate. He glanced at Lei Er who was working hard over there, "It's just that he doesn't bake as well as Lei Er."
In the past, at Xingluo Pioneer Camp, Lei Er was famous for his barbecue skills.
Upon hearing his name, Lei Er was finally willing to raise his head and look over.
"Who did I say it was? It turned out to be Lao Liang."
"And you, General Yu, come here quickly. The meat is almost ready. Let's try it together."
Liang Rushi and Yu Ziping responded naturally and came to Lei Er's side.
However, among the people who had just entered the palace, there were really some who didn't know how to barbecue, and that was the two ministers of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War, as well as the Ming Dynasty King Chen Xiujian.
"What a decent person, what a decent person." Fan Wen looked at Ren Ning with his sleeves rolled up and disheveled clothes over there, covering his chest and couldn't bear to look at him.
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Guanyi was not surprised.
He coughed lightly and stepped forward directly.
"Your Highness, after the victory, the military department has many things to do, so I... I will take my leave and go back to watch. I won't eat the barbecue for now."
After speaking, he raised his head and scanned everyone present carefully.
Although it is only September at this time, there is still some time before the statistics of military achievements at the end of the year.
But these young generals in front of him were the future pillars of the empire, and he had to go back quickly to calculate their military achievements and submit them as soon as possible.
Ren Ning was not surprised and raised his hand to signal him to do whatever he wanted.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Guan Yi let out a long breath and hurried away with his subordinates.
As soon as I saw the model article here, I decided to imitate it.
The Ministry of Rites didn't have anything urgent, but he was afraid that if he continued reading, he would have a heart attack and call the doctor.
Once the two left, only Chen Xiujian was left.
It's not right for him to leave, and it's not right for him to stay.
During the reign of Emperor Changxing, although Chen Xiujian was not favored, he was still a dignified prince and was later promoted to prince. He had never grilled meat like this, and it could even be said that he had never been close to it at all.
It is really difficult for him to grill the meat with his own hands.
I'm afraid the meat wasn't cooked properly and was burnt first.
However, looking at the fat man over there who was happily eating meat, he had no choice but to leave.
Finally, Ren Rong from Taishi Mansion saw him and called him.
"It turns out that His Highness doesn't know how to barbecue. Haha, I'm ashamed to say that I can't do it either. Why don't you come over and learn from the other brothers?"
Chen Xiujian responded gratefully and walked over.
Ren Ning ignored this and talked to Huang Ming next to him while grilling meat.
"It's Huang Ming. After fighting for so long, you didn't get any injuries, right?"
"By the way, your eldest daughter was born a few days ago. Congratulations. The queen went to see her for me and Lei Er and said she is a very beautiful girl."
Huang Ming grinned to the back of his head.
He had already received the news that there was a daughter in the family.
Upon hearing this, he quickly put down the meat skewers in his hands.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. The great battle was fought by His Highness the King of Jin and other brothers. I was not injured at all."
"As for my daughter, thank you for your concern. However, I think it doesn't matter whether my daughter is beautiful or not, as long as she is safe and healthy."
Lei Er over there was unhappy when he heard that.
He put down the meat skewers in his hand angrily.
"I said Huang Ming, what's the matter with you as a father? How can a girl's family not be beautiful?"
"Fortunately, the Queen has seen my future daughter-in-law with her own eyes. Tsk tsk, she looks like a first-class handsome woman. Moreover, she has become more and more handsome after her 18th birthday. When the time comes, Huang Ming, don't even think about finding a crooked melon.
Come and fool my son."
Many people knew that their two families had made an appointment to get married, and couldn't help laughing when they heard the news.
After finishing the joke, Ren Ning continued to look at him, "The war is over for the time being. We finally returned to Star City. Remember to spend time with your family."
"I understand." Huang Ming nodded.
"But a good man has ambitions all over the world, so it's not a problem to always stay in Xingji City. What are your plans for the future?"
After saying that, Ren Ning handed over a skewer of roasted mutton.
Huang Ming quickly took it with both hands, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"I have little power, so I serve Your Majesty and Yun Chui wherever I go. As long as Your Majesty needs it, no matter where I go, I will go through thick and thin without hesitation."
Ren Ning nodded with satisfaction.
He continued to roast the new meat in his hand, not caring about the pricked ears of others.
"The war in the East China Sea is over. The original Northern Army will be disbanded soon, and most of the soldiers under your command will return to their original garrison."
"As for you, you have fought well and commanded meritoriously. But now that the Central Army Corps and the North Customs are being rebuilt, they are in urgent need of talents. You can consider joining one of them."