Huaiyu set up a charcoal stove in the courtyard, and while waiting for the charcoal fire to light up, he processed the ingredients he brought.
Thread corn kernels on skewers, slice potatoes and thread them on skewers, wrap sweet potatoes in lotus leaves and paste them with yellow paste, and cut fresh beef and mutton into small pieces and thread them on skewers...
"These grains are so golden and beautiful. Is this called corn, second brother?"
In Zhou Guogong's mansion, the second lady asked Huaiyu curiously.
"Well, this is corn, young corn, grown in greenhouses."
The second mother also helped thread the corn and secretly ate one, "It's so sweet."
“It’s also delicious steamed, and adding some cheese will make it more tender, but grilling it over charcoal and sprinkling it with some seasonings will give it a different flavor.”
"I want to eat both."
The warrior Yun changed into casual clothes and came over, followed by brothers Yuan Qing and Yuanshuang.
"This is auspicious,"
"When my fourth uncle comes back, my nephew specially made some for everyone to try."
It was clearing up after the snow, and there was a barbecue in the snow in the courtyard. It was quite emotional. Even Mrs. Yang and her third daughter came to join in the fun.
When the charcoal fire was burning vigorously, Huaiyu began to put the skewers on them and grill them.
There are quite a lot of ingredients prepared today, not only various muttons, but also venison and beef, as well as chickens, geese, etc. There are also many vegetables. It is difficult for the people of Chang'an to eat other vegetables besides cabbage and radishes in winter, but the nobles
We have a greenhouse at home, and green leafy vegetables are constantly growing.
For barbecue to be delicious, it must have good seasonings. Huaiyu is a person who likes to eat. He has already come up with many exclusive secret barbecue ingredients. Now when he goes out, he can just take a few bags with him.
Some need to be marinated in advance, while some fresh meat does not even need to be marinated and can be grilled directly.
"Wei Zheng is just a stick. The nobles and relatives of Chang'an know it well, just don't take him too seriously." Lao Wu said while tying the soaked kelp.
"To beat a dog, you still have to look at the owner. Wei Zheng's barking now is actually supported by His Majesty. The court needs such a person.
Wei Zheng was a man who concealed the crown prince. He was a bereaved man. He had no foundation in the court. A person of this background was a very good candidate for admonishment, especially for supervising the new emperor's old Yuan Cong subordinates. These people were all His Majesty's confidants.
Yuan Cong is even a clan relative. There are some things that His Majesty cannot say, but it is very convenient for Wei Zheng..."
"My nephew has understood this a long time ago, otherwise I wouldn't have been tolerant of him."
"You have dug a big hole for Wei Zheng and put him in a big fight. If His Majesty hadn't paid off his debts for him, Wei Zheng would have been controlled by you everywhere in the future."
"This is him digging a hole for himself. He is not overestimating his own abilities. I am just following the trend."
But the warrior Yu just laughed. This was a man who could transform from a businessman to a founding hero. How could he not see some problems in this matter?
"I heard that on the eve of the impeachment of you and Wei Zheng, Quan Zhi suddenly received a secret letter,"
Huaiyu laughed.
The warrior Xun said, "It's fine to teach Wei Zheng a lesson, but that's it. Don't think that no one knows about this matter. I know about it. Do you think the palace doesn't know about it? There are probably many people who know about it. Wei Zheng's marriage is also dirty now."
I’ll give you a thousand guan and a secret recipe for Wei Gong’s wine, so that’s enough.”
"Don't mess with that kind of people in the future. They're just pieces of shit. They'll be dirty if you look at them again."
The appointment of the warrior Xun as the governor of Liangzhou went quite smoothly. With the support of the Wuwei An family, everything was fine there.
This time I returned to Beijing for the Chaoji Fair, and I will go back again after the New Year.
He was very concerned about what happened in the Chang'an court, and he also had his own unique views. Wu Huaiyu was transferred from the Zuoying of Baiqi to the current position of Prince Xima of the Economic Affairs Bureau and the owner of the Chongwen Pavilion. He felt that this transfer was a good thing.
He has become an important member of the Donggong team early and has a promising future.
After all, the prince will one day become the emperor. When the time comes, the emperor and his courtiers will naturally become the new nobles in the court.
But there was always a hurdle in Wu Huaiyu's heart.
There was a voice in my heart that Cheng Qian would not be able to become emperor in the future, but there was another voice that kept saying why not try to change his destiny. If he could support Cheng Qian to inherit the throne, the benefits would naturally be greater.
But Huaiyu felt that it was difficult to change this matter based on his personal ability.
This made him very confused now, and he deliberately did not get close to the prince.
But in the eyes of others, Wu Huaiyu is now a member of the young prince's East Palace team.
"I heard some rumors that after Wuji brought a knife into the palace last time, Yuchi Gong went to the palace to fight for merit. Afterwards, he kept complaining about the reward, which made His Majesty very dissatisfied.
In the next year, there may be many upstarts from the former Qin Palace who will be released from Beijing.
Cheng Yaojin may be the governor of Luzhou in Jiannan, Yuchi Gong is the governor of Xiangzhou in Shannan, Huang Junhan is the governor of Kuizhou, Li Daliang is the governor of Jiaozhou, and Guo Xiaoke is the governor of Zhaozhou.
Li Ji is still the governor of Bingzhou, Li Jing is still the governor of Anzhou, and Li Junxian is the governor of Lanzhou..."
Huaiyu had no doubt about the authenticity of these personnel transfer news, but he was surprised when he heard it.
The above are all generals from the Qin Dynasty. Many of them are real meritorious officials and have been sent abroad in large numbers. Although they hold such important positions as governors, it is surprising that so many people are sent abroad at the same time.
"Where is my husband?"
"He was probably transferred to the left prison guard general, but he still stayed in Beijing. Hou Jijun added the right guard general..."
Huaiyu took a handful of skewered kelp and asked, "Does Fourth Uncle know about the six doors?"
"I've heard of it, what?"
"Zhang Liang is the leader of the Six Doors, and An Yuanshou is also from the Six Doors. Fourth uncle, remember to be careful."
But the warrior Xun just laughed and said, "Actually, there is no need to worry about the six gates. We ministers are loyal to the saint and the Tang Dynasty. Are we still afraid of supervision?"
"Be on guard at all times. If you hide and tuck in, then there is a ghost."
Huaiyu admired him, the old Jianghu was indeed different, the old Jianghu was still more spicy.
"Actually, you don't have to worry. These six gates are mainly for Jiancheng, Yuan Ji's remaining party, those heroes who rebelled against the king in the late Sui Dynasty, and the remaining mountain bandits and horse bandits in various places today.
If we really talk about surveillance, Wei Zheng’s stick will definitely be a more important target of surveillance than you.”
"I have at least two Liumen spy agents in my family," Huaiyu said.
"You are quite clever. You can see through two people, so don't worry about them," the warrior said.
"You have done a great job in getting married to the Wang family. The Wang family brothers will go to the clan school to guide us Wu family disciples during their holidays. I also met them when I came back. They are very knowledgeable people."
Although the warrior Xun married the daughter of the Yang family of Hongnong as his second wife, he was very happy to be married to the Wang family of Taiyuan again.
The grilled skewers are fragrant.
Huaiyu asked everyone to come over and taste it, and the three sisters from the Wu family cheered loudly. Brothers Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang also thought the barbecue was quite good, and they were better than the chefs.
"Erlang will come more often to grill kebabs for our family." Yuan Shuang said while eating kebabs.
The warrior Xun looked at his two sons, and then at Huaiyu, who was not much older than them. He couldn't help but sigh to himself. No wonder the eldest brother Shi Leng always said that there were so many people in the Bingzhou Wu family, but among the younger generation, Huaiyu was the only one who was really outstanding.
The Huaiyi brothers and Wu Xixuan fell in love.
In his two sons, he could not see any trace of the hard work and struggle of their generation, only the aura of aristocratic dandy.
The craftsmanship of Huaiyu's grilled skewers is very good. Not only the mutton skewers are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, but also the grilled vegetables. The Yang family and the three sisters from the Wu family also ate them and kept applauding.
Especially the corn kernel skewers are the favorite of the three little girls.
Mr. Yang praised him repeatedly.
"What will we do if we can't eat these when we return to Liangzhou?" Wu Erniang said.
"Second brother will give you some corn seeds. You can plant some yourself in the backyard garden in Liangzhou. It's quite fun. When they are ripe, you can pick them and eat them."
"Okay, okay." Wu Erniang was very happy, "Second brother, you have to give me some more barbecue seasoning."
Seeing the happy expressions of his daughters, Warrior Xun's eyes were full of doting, "If Erlang still has some seeds, then I really want to bring some back to Liangzhou to plant them, and then I will also plant more auspicious seeds in Hexi."
The family had a barbecue in the snow, eating and roasting. Huaiyu finally taught the girls how to bake, which was a great time. After eating, they had a pot of hot tea and admired the winter plums blooming in the backyard.
"Next year it is estimated that troops will be sent to deal with Liang Shidu in Shuofang and Yuan Junzhang in Yunzhong. Do you have any ideas?" asked the warrior Xun.
Huaiyu drank Yang's tea soup and felt the rich taste.
But he shook his head.
"I went to Longyou this year. The battlefield was cruel. If it weren't for the imperial conscription, I wouldn't want to invite myself to fight."
The warrior Xun only thought that he had gone to the mountains to practice Taoism before and some of his ideas had not changed, but he did not force it. "Now you have changed to a civil servant and become the owner of the East Palace, which is not bad.
I read a lot of your poems when I was in Liangzhou, and I heard that many poets now call you a master of the frontier fortress poetry school, and respect your frontier fortress poetry very much."
Huaiyu no longer explains this anymore. Anyway, he explained before that he didn't write it, and no one believed it. Now that he has become the director of Chongwen Hall and a bachelor, and the prince Xima has become a civil servant, he feels that there is this frontier fortress poetry school.
As a master, it is actually quite easy to blend in with those bachelors and civil servants.
"Do you think you can win these two battles next year?" Samurai Xun asked.
"I think the main reason is Liang Shidu, and Yuan Junzhang is actually nothing to worry about."
Yuan Junzhang was born into powerful people. His father was acting governor Shi. After Liu Wuzhou raised his army, he married his sister and appointed him as the prime minister's internal history order. This man was brave and strategic. After Liu Wuzhou's defeat, they fled into
Turks.
The Turks killed Liu Wuzhou and allowed Yuan Junzhang to lead his old troops and control Shuozhou and Yunzhou. Later, the Tang Dynasty surrendered Gao Manzheng, and Yuan Junzhang was defeated and fled to the Turks alone.
In the sixth year of Wude, Yuan Junzhang led the Turkic army to counterattack Mayi and Yanmen several times, and was defeated several times. However, he finally captured Mayi and killed Gao Manzheng, the Duke of Rongguo who surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. However, Yuan Junzhang did not die after that.
Instead of defending Mayi, retreat to Heng'an Town in Yunzhong.
Because Liu Wuzhou was killed by the Turks, Yuan Junzhang always kept a distance from the Turks even though he received support from the Turks.
Yuan Junzhang, who had retreated to Heng'an, now had many of his subordinates abandoning him. The Tang Dynasty still adopted the strategy of recruiting and surrendering him, hoping that he could be surrendered just like Gao Manzheng and Li Da'en. He would be given an iron bond and the officers and nobles would recruit him, so that he could avoid being forced to surrender.
He defected to the Turks.
Yuan Junzhang was afraid and agreed to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. However, he had just welcomed the Tang envoy and took the iron coupon given by Li Yuan. However, he was persecuted by the Turkic envoy and sent the Tang envoy to the Turks as prisoners. He still relied on the Turks.
Even Yuan Junzhang's son, who wanted to defect to the Tang Dynasty, was imprisoned by him.
This year's large-scale invasion by Jieli was repelled by Li Shimin, which will inevitably wake up the remnants of Yuan Junzhang in Datong. There is no future for continuing to embrace the Turks.
Moreover, they had only a few soldiers, were alone outside the Great Wall, lacked food and armor, and it was impossible for them to survive in the cracks for a long time.
Submitting to the Tang Dynasty is the only way. As long as the Tang Dynasty adds more chips and shows more sincerity, Yuan Junzhang will definitely surrender, and Yunzhou will naturally be recovered by then.
The warrior Xun said: "Since you think so, why don't you do something, such as writing to the emperor to offer suggestions, or going to Heng'an in person to persuade him to surrender. If it can be done, wouldn't it be a great achievement?"
"I know you are newly married, but when young people encounter opportunities, they must seize them and not let them go. Such good opportunities do not come often, so career should be the priority."
"If you are willing, I will advise His Majesty and recommend you to secretly send an envoy to Heng'an. Although you, the Marquis of Shouyang, also have military merits, your military merits are still not enough.
Besides, if you want to go further in the future and become a public official, you must have sufficient military merit. I am still young, so I should work harder for it. Our Wu family will have to rely on you to lead us in the future."
"If you don't have enough fame and title, you can't protect yourself, so how can you lead your family?"
