Barbecue is a great way to have a meal together, especially if everyone does it together, which can quickly bring people closer together.
Let's work together to have enough food and clothing.
Chop the ribs, chop the sheep and scorpions, roast the sheep's hooves, roast the sheep's head, stuff the blood sausage over there, cut the meat here.
Today the Wu family slaughtered two sheep and several chickens.
There is no shortage of fresh vegetables. There are cabbages and radishes in the back garden, and there are more vegetables that are not in season in the greenhouse.
Purple eggplant cut in half and grilled with meat sauce is also delicious.
Even leeks are delicious when grilled on skewers.
Roasted corn kernels, roasted potato slices, and some simmered sweet potatoes, these are auspicious things that even the consort Lu Huairang would never have the chance to eat.
In the courtyard.
There is no need for servants or maids to wait on you, nor is there a cook to cook the barbecue.
Let's all work together and chat while grilling.
Those who came were all friends of Wu Huaiyu, but many of them did not know each other. This was a good opportunity to introduce each other and get to know each other.
"My matter is settled, Guafu Sima." Huaiyi stood beside his brother, and now he has learned 90% of Huaiyu's kebab skills.
With skillful movements, he kept turning and swinging a large number of skewers on the charcoal stove, and the skewers were sizzling on the fire.
"Sima of Guazhou Governor's Office?"
"Um."
The Guazhou Governor's Office was established in the 8th year of Takeori's reign and is managed by the Liangzhou Governor's Office.
In the fifth year of Wude, the imperial court changed Guazhou to Xisha Prefecture, and established Guazhou in the east of Jinchang. Later, Guazhou Dudufu was established with Xisha Prefecture, Guazhou, and Ganzhou.
It controls the land west of the old Yumen Pass.
In the early years, Heba Xingwei rebelled, and the Tang Dynasty had no choice but to abandon Guazhou. Later, Yang Gongxing recruited troops on his own, captured and alienated people, and united with Guazhou's powerful forces. It took more than a year to put down the rebellion. After regaining Guazhou, it was divided into two.
, and then asked for the establishment of the Guazhou Dudufu.
This is also because the Hexi route is narrow from east to west. Yang Gongren, the governor of Liangzhou, focused on guarding against Turkic invasions. He was unable to reach the Guasha area at the western end of the route, so the governor's office was set up to make decisions more quickly.
Yang Gongren also set up the Moli Army and the Yumen Army there to garrison the border.
Yang Gongren spent several years in Hexi, and his achievements were actually very great. Not only did he put down several rebellions by Hexi powerful people and Sogdian Hu, but he also successively weakened many local powerful people, so that the westernmost part of the empire was truly included in the rule of the Tang Dynasty.
It was not just the superficial rule after pacifying Li Gui in the early years.
Wu Huaiyi originally thought that when he went to Hexi, he would be a Sima of Xisha Prefecture at most. Unexpectedly, the warrior Xun was so powerful that he actually asked Yang Gongren, who was known as benevolent and brave, to submit a recommendation.
Although Yang Gongren is now standing aside, his prestige in Hexi and his achievements there give him a great say in Hexi affairs. Even now, the warrior Yu can firmly hold the position of governor in Hexi, which is also due to his support and
Networking has a lot to do with it.
Yang Wu and others took action, so Wu Huaiyi was awarded the post of Sima of the Guazhou Dudufu to inspect the school.
As the Sima of the Lower Mansion, this is the fifth rank. The Governor is in charge of military and horse affairs. It is a very important official position in the Governor's Mansion. After the Governor and the Chief Shi, he is the third in charge of the Gua Mansion.
However, Guafu has always been managed by the Governor of Liangzhou, so the Governor has always been vacant. In fact, it is commanded by Chang Shi and Sima.
"Who is the chief historian of Guafu now?"
"Zhao Xiaolun, the former governor of Guasha, was a very brave man. Previously, the powerful people in Guasha rebelled, and he recruited troops to put it down. Now he is the governor of Guafu and the governor of the capital."
Huaiyu expressed congratulations to his brother.
"Chief Shi of the Guazhou Governor's Office, this is a good job,"
Huaiyi nodded. This was all due to the support of the warrior Xun Yang Gongren, and the help of his father-in-law Cheng Yaojin. Although he was also the fifth-level commander of the Forbidden Army, he did not have these connections to serve as the governor of Guafu.
Less than.
Huaiyu thought for a moment, "Guafu is located at the westernmost end of the Hexi Corridor, directly connected to Gaochang, the Western Turks, etc., so there is no need to worry about the invasion of the East Turks. The main responsibility of Guafu is to guard the western frontier for our Datang Empire.
After you go there, the real opponents you have to face are the powerful locals in Guasha, especially those Sogdians from the Western Regions who moved to the Central Plains in the early years. These people live in small groups and have settlements all over Guasha. They are very powerful and have always formed a group to govern themselves. You
Be careful."
"On the contrary, the Western Turks or Gaochang are not a threat for the time being. They have maintained a good relationship with the imperial court in the past few years. The imperial court mainly focuses on appeasing them and promoting trade."
Huaiyu emphasized the word trade a little more.
Huaiyi looked at him and said, "Erlang, if you have anything to say, speak directly."
"Brother, Guasha is located at the westernmost end of the Hexi Corridor and is also a key node of the Silk Road. You, a Sima, are not only guarding the border for the country, but also maintaining the Silk Road trade. Of course, you can also...
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"How about doing some business by yourself?" Huaiyi asked.
"Brother, think about it when we were in Yanjingzhai, Zhangxian County. Since we were in our position and had convenient advantages, of course we could take advantage of it. Needless to say, we would personally take action and learn from the practices of the Xunqi clan and arrange for the shopkeeper to come forward.
Even get some white gloves."
"White gloves?"
Huaiyu briefly explained to him, and Huaiyi immediately understood that it was enough to support a few merchants and control them secretly. He even cooperated with other noble families. As the official Sima of Guafu, he would definitely be able to take care of them.
Wu Huaiyu didn't think there was anything wrong with taking a ride for personal gain. He had long seen through that this was how aristocratic officials in this era operated.
Silk Road trade is international trade, the most profitable business.
Huaiyu brought a bunch of grilled mutton skewers to An Yuanshou. The big skewers were skewered with willow leaves. They were charred on the outside and tender on the inside. They were dipped in cumin powder, chili powder, and some chopped green onions.
An Yuanshou took it and smiled a little awkwardly.
"Irina is pregnant?"
"Um."
An Yuanshou whispered, "How about I pick him up?"
"She is pregnant with my child, where will she take her?"
"How about I wait until she gives birth to the child and then take her away."
"No."
Although he knew that Irina was An Yuanshou's spy, she already had children, and Huaiyu didn't want her to take the children away like this.
"If An Dalang feels embarrassed, how about removing her from the list and letting her feel at ease as an ordinary person?"
An Yuanshou did not expect that Wu Huaiyu would become the fourth leader of the six sects. Facing this Bai Ze, he had no choice but to nod.
"Can."
He admired Wu Huaiyu quite a bit. If most people knew that the person next to him was a secret spy, even if it was just a concubine, they would never let her around again if they knew.
In normal operation, the person might die suddenly or disappear.
Even if there is a child in the belly, I'm afraid I won't keep it.
But Wu Huaiyu can still stay.
"This grilled skewer is really good." An Yuanshou awkwardly changed the subject, and then added, "In order to express my apology, the West City Fresta Winery gave it to Wu Hou, 300 jars of Sanlejiang in the winery, and
Ten barmaids from the restaurant, ten Persian dancers, and thirty Sogdian slaves were all given to Erlang."
Facing the piece of paper handed over by An Yuanshou.
Huaiyu poured him a cup of persimmon roast and said, "Try my Wuhou roast and see how it is different from Sanle Pudding."
An Yuanshou had long heard of the name of Persimmon Shao, a new strong liquor produced in Chang'an, which was extremely overbearing and could not be compared to fruit wines like Sanler Jue.
He was young and did not like this kind of strong drink, but when faced with the wine glass handed to him by Wu Huaiyu, he still took it and drank it in one gulp.
The wine was so spicy that he couldn't breathe, his whole face turned red quickly, and his eyes almost popped out of his head. It felt like he had swallowed a knife and scraped it from his throat to his intestines.
He was panting heavily, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
Huaiyu laughed and drank it all in one gulp, his face extremely calm.
It took a while before An Yuanshou finally recovered.
"I thought this was a poisonous drink, and I almost thought I was going to die."
"This wine is so strong!"
"You'll get used to it after a few more drinks. How about another drink?"
"...Okay," An Yuanshou looked like he would risk his life to accompany a gentleman.
"Forget it, take your time." Huaiyu smiled and gave him a cup of persimmon wine, a fruit wine directly fermented from persimmons. The same persimmons are used as raw materials, but the taste is completely different.
sour and sweet.
Huaiyu accepted An Yuanshou's accompanying gift.
Although this gift is very important, a large wine shop in the West Market, fifty servants, and a lot of wine, it is not worth mentioning to An Yuanshou and the An family.
It would actually be better if some things were said.
After drinking a glass of strong wine, An Yuanshou's face was always red, he seemed a little drunk, and he said a lot of "sincere words" to Wu Huaiyu.
"Erlang is going to Yanzhou soon. I may not be able to see him off when he arrives,"
"Got a mission?"
"Well, I have just received the appointment of the Youxiao Guard Zhonglang General, and I will soon go to the Western Regions with Zheng Yuanxuan, the Duke of Honglu Qingpei. Since the death of Shekui Khan of the Western Regions, his younger brother Tongyehu Khan succeeded to the throne.
, he conquered the east and west, becoming more and more powerful. Now he not only forced Tiele Xueyantuo to move eastward, but also brought all the kings of the Western Regions under his rule, granted them the title of Jielifa, and sent Tutunfa to lead troops to station to supervise the various countries and conquer the country.
Tax,
Although Tong Yehu is quite respectful to the Tang Dynasty, we still need to strengthen contact to ensure that the increasingly powerful Western Turkic Khanate can continue to be friendly, and the imperial court hopes that the Western Turkic Khanate can cooperate with the Tang Dynasty to encircle and suppress the Eastern Turkic Khanate...
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Fighting the Eastern Turks and moving the Western Turks, this is the basic operation.
An Yuanshou's apparent identity this time was that of General Youxiao Wei Zhonglang, escorting Zheng Yuanxuan on his mission to the Western Turks, but Huaiyu understood that An Yuanshou was still Bi Fang, one of the four commanders of the Six Gates.
Bi Fang is also a kind of mythical beast.
It has the shape of a crane with a human face, only one foot, green feathers with red markings, and a long white beak. Wherever it appears, there will be large wildfires.
This one-legged strange bird is believed to be an arsonist.
When An Yuanshou went to the Western Regions, he must have secretly planned a plot in the Western Regions, placed spies there for the imperial court, bribed and won over some Turkic nobles, tribal chiefs, and even the kings of the Western Regions.
The Tang Dynasty could not stop at Dunhuang. Sooner or later, it would follow the footsteps of the Han Dynasty, return to the Western Regions, and then restore the capital. An Yuanshou was the pioneer.
Zheng Yuanxuan was just protecting him.
The two foreign ministers of Liumen, Bai Ze with a human face and a tiger head, are going to Shuofang, and Bifang, with a human face and a crane body, are going to the Western Regions. The emperor's layout is far away.
"Then I wish Brother Yuan that he will go to the Western Regions to make great achievements and become famous."
Huaiyu raised his glass. An Yuanshou is a Sogdian, and his hair is still braided. His ancestor was Prince Anxi who moved east to Hexi. The An family’s business group has also been traveling to the Western Regions. It is naturally the most suitable for him to go to the Western Regions according to the order.
Nothing more.
An Yuanshou picked up the cup of sweet and sour persimmon stuffed wine and said, "I would also like to wish Erlang immediate success when he goes to Yanzhou!"
"Dry!"
Let’s raise a glass and drink together, letting go of grudges with a smile.
I was a little unhappy before, but I laughed it off now.
The two young people will also go to distant places respectively.
