When generals such as Long Yutian, Feng Tu, Sha Yuliang and Sima Yi arrived at the meeting hall, fish pots had already been placed on the table.
“Very well prepared!”
"Today is a big carnival for everyone in our military camp. Tonight at Huotou Camp is stewed fish with pickled cabbage, and here we have a fish pot with so many vegetables and tofu."
Several people sat down while talking, smelling the aroma coming out of the fish pot, and several people swallowed their saliva. In addition to wanting to eat all kinds of delicacies in this winter, they also wanted to eat delicious food.
There were several stoves placed in the corner, which kept the meeting hall very warm, as if it were a world away from the ice and snow outside.
"Hey, dear, where did you get so many vegetables in this winter?"
You must know that in the north, when there is no greenhouse, if you want to enrich your winter dishes, dry vegetables are usually the mainstay, and the rest are shelf-stable vegetables such as cabbage and radish.
Xia Jing didn't let them wait long. She came back from outside, went back to the courtyard where she lived, took a hot bath, changed into a robe, and when her body was warm, she came to the meeting hall with Li Chengmu.
"I've met the Queen!"
"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Xia Jing looked at everyone and said with a smile: "Everyone, get up. Today we will treat it as a family banquet. Let's eat and drink as much as we can to reward our bodies that have been tired from running around for several months."
Long Yutian stood up as he was told, sat back on his seat, and laughed loudly: "It's true what the empress said. After months of fighting abroad, you have to take advantage of the winter to take in more nourishment, so that your body won't be able to resist next year!"
"Today, regardless of whether you are a monarch or a minister, please use your chopsticks without being polite." Xia Jing motioned for everyone to start eating.
Everyone is hungry for green leafy vegetables in winter. Li Chengmu put some spinach into the pot and boiled it while asking: "Mother, how did you grow this spinach in the coldest month of winter?"
After hearing this, everyone looked at Xia Jing. They were also curious about how such tender vegetables were grown.
Xia Jing has been craving spinach for a long time. In the past, various green vegetables matured all year round in Lingnan. When she came to the north, eating green vegetables was a luxury.
"Grow this spinach in a basket, put it on the fire bed, and let people take good care of it. It will take about twenty years for a crop to grow. It is very precious. Don't waste it."
Li Chengmu took a bite first and said, "Well, it's delicious! Mother, the spinach grown in the north is more delicious than the spinach grown in Lingnan. This one has sweetness and no astringency."
"It's cold in the north, so of course it's delicious. Didn't you find that the cabbage and radishes grown in the north are sweeter?"
"Don't say it, it's true." Li Chengmu nodded after thinking about it for a moment.
Long Yutian picked up a piece of tofu and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, it's all thanks to the empress that we can eat tofu. It's you who taught everyone how to make tofu. Otherwise, who would have known that ordinary beans can make such delicious food?"
Where’s the food?”
"The supervisor is right. If the empress hadn't led us to live a good life, we wouldn't know where in the corner we would be eating chaffy vegetables!" Sha Yuliang agreed. He fled to Lingnan and was very lucky to meet him.
He slept with the Queen, otherwise he and his family would not know where they would be hiding in.
Depending on his ability, he might not be able to feed his family, but it would be difficult to live a good life.
Xia Jing was very happy that everyone remembered her kindness, so she raised her glass and said: "It's not as serious as you said, everyone, stop remembering the bitterness and thinking about the sweetness, come and have a drink!"
Xia Jing didn't know how to make liquor, but she couldn't drink the liquor of this era, so she asked the cook to steam the glutinous rice and ferment it into sweet wine, which in some places is also called glutinous rice wine, rice wine, fermented rice wine, etc.
Not to mention that although the alcohol content of the wine you made yourself is a little lower, it still has a different flavor.
Ding Dazhuang drank a drink, wiped his mouth and sighed with a smile: "Vice General Sha is absolutely right. We all have the honor to be together, and it all depends on the queen. However, we now have wine and meat, and we live a happy life."
, is something I never dared to think about before!”
Sha Yuliang: "It's really delicious. If you eat this pot in winter, even if you come back from playing in the snow outside, you will feel warm in your stomach after taking a few bites of this pot!"
"Vice General Sha likes to play in the snow? How do you play?" Xia Jing looked at him with a smile, which reminded her of a saying: 'A man is a boy until he dies!'
Sha Yuliang has lived in the north since he was a child. Boys were naughty when they were young, and they must have many tricks to play.
"Skiing, skating, snowball fights, and sometimes digging out bird's nests when I have no time!"
Xia Jing's mentality is younger than her age. After listening to his words, her eyes lit up, "You can skate and ski, how are your skills?"
Sha Yuliang scratched his head: "Just so so."
Xia Jing raised her eyebrows: "Just so so? Usually people who say this are very skilled!"
Li Chengmu put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and said, "What the Queen Mother said is absolutely true. Vice Admiral Sha's skiing skills are superb. Don't be humble in front of the Queen Mother."
"This is good!" Xia Jing thought of a possibility and looked a little excited.
Sha Yuliang chuckled: "My dear, don't blame me for playing with things and losing my ambition!"
"No, how is that possible!"
Xia Jing waved her hands. It was too late for her to be happy, so how could she think that he was despondent by playing with things.
"While the snow is heavy these days, Lieutenant General Sha will teach the soldiers who don't know how to ski to ski."
Everyone was stunned after hearing this.
Long Yutian confirmed for Sha Yuliang: "Is what the empress said serious?"
Xia Jing nodded: "Of course, this kind of thing is not something to joke about!"
Long Yutian felt that Xia Jing would not do useless work, so he asked: "My Majesty asked everyone to learn skating, but what is the purpose?"
Xia Jing glanced at the generals sitting at the bottom and smiled mysteriously: "You will know then!"
Everyone: "."
They wanted to stop being secretive and tell everyone. But when they thought about Xia Jing's identity, they could only suppress their curiosity in their hearts.
After dinner, Long Yutian asked Sha Yuliang about the style of his skis and mobilized his soldiers to make them overnight.
The soldiers who live in the north more or less have their own ideal style of skis, while the soldiers in the south follow the soldiers in the north. As for whether it is useful or not, I don’t know yet.
After Xia Jing learned about Long Yutian's movements, she drew the style of the skis in her previous life and asked Ye Fei to send it to Long Yutian.
According to the pattern she drew, even if the weight of the boards is different, we can only make do, as long as the skis can ski.
During the day the next day, many soldiers gathered on the hillside outside Pingyang County, happily practicing skiing as if they were children. However, the soldiers from Lingnan fell on the snow not far after skiing. Technically,
Slightly inferior.
Fengzhang didn't know what was going on outside the city, so after breakfast in the morning he asked his servant to hand over a greeting card to the county government office.
Xia Jing glanced at the invitation and threw it aside.
Seeing this, Ye Fei asked: "Don't you plan to see him?"
Xia Jing straightened her bun and robe, listened to Ye Fei's words, and said, "I'm going to practice skiing in the morning. If anyone comes looking for me, please help me move back to the afternoon!"
"yes!"
Ye Fei saw Xia Jing take out a pair of skis from the bedroom. They were white in color, but they didn't know what they were made of.
He told the boy next to him and quickly followed Xia Jing.
"My dear, are you skiing to be the king of children?"
After Xia Jing heard what he said, she burst out laughing. Finally, she suppressed her laughter and nodded, "That's right."
Xia Jing threw the skis to him and said with a wicked smile: "When you get to the outskirts later, don't always stand next to me. Learn it yourself. Don't let me slip away and you're still wrestling on the spot!"
Ye Fei: "."
He wanted to say, Madam, you are looking down on me. He is from the north. He has been skiing since he was a child. There is no need to learn how to ski well like him.
Ye Fei's words are not a lie. Most of the people who survived the difficult years of escape were naughty and smart when they were young, and such children have relatively stronger hands-on abilities when they grow up.
Sha Yuliang's teaching also verified Ye Fei's point of view.
Sha Yuliang taught for a whole morning, but only the northern soldiers skied well. The southern soldiers all stood up, fell, fell and stood up again, and so on. After practicing for a whole morning, the southern soldiers could hardly move around when skiing.
achievement.
Otherwise, he will suspect that there is something wrong with his teaching level.
After Fengzhang received the reply, he heard about the situation outside the city and hurriedly greeted his boy, asking him to prepare some food, pick up his skis and prepare to go out to the ski resort on the outskirts of the city.
I just walked to the ski resort in the suburbs and was stopped by soldiers outside.
"Young master, you are not allowed in." The boy said with a bitter look on his face. They were just ordinary people in Yuzhou now, a military powerhouse. How could they be allowed in?
Feng Zhang looked at the countless little black people in the snow on the hillside in the distance, helplessness flashing in his eyes.
"If you can't get in, go back!"
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After exercising in the snow in the morning, Xia Jing returned to the county office. She took a bath and took a nap. She reluctantly left the warm bed when she heard that Mr. Feng was visiting.
After washing up and drinking tea made by Ye Fei, Xia Jing looked at Feng Zhang who walked in with his head held high. He really lived up to his name - Long Zhang Feng Zi.
"I, Fengzhang, pay my respects to the Queen, and wish her long happiness, good health, and eternal youth!"
Her voice was mellow and melodious, but Xia Jing said with a calm expression: "No courtesy, please sit down."
In fact, she was afraid of this person in her heart. Currently, he was the only one who could get close to her without alerting her and not letting her notice.
"Thank you, empress." Feng Zhang said with a smile, lifted the corners of his robe and sat down at the bottom.
When the servants served tea, he raised his head and clasped his fists and said: "I know your Majesty is in Pingyang County, so I took the liberty of visiting you today. If you disturb your peace, I hope you will forgive me. This is my first visit, and I brought a small gift. I hope you can
Enter the eyes of the empress."
As he spoke, he took out a gift list from his sleeve pocket.
Ye Fei took it and checked it and found no abnormalities before placing it in front of Xia Jing.
Xia Jing slightly glanced at him in surprise. In Lingnan, she rarely received gifts from powerful local families, but when she came to the Central Plains, there was still a difference.
No, Feng Zhang's gift was not light. The tea cloth alone was enough for her to wear and drink for three to five years.
There are also some dry goods and medicinal materials that are worth my money. I give them away as much as I want. I am really willing to give them away. It shows that the plot is not small!
A hint of interest flashed through Xia Jing's lowered eyes. She closed the gift list and looked up at Feng Zhang: "Such a precious gift, I am worthy of it."
The two of them chatted for a while, but nothing meaningful was said.
Feng Zhang noticed that Xia Jing had reached her limit, so she wisely stood up and left.
After he left, Xia Jing asked Ye Fei in confusion: "Why did he come? Is it really just a visit?"
Ye Fei glanced at the door where there was no one left, and expressed his thoughts.
"Today he came and gave you a heavy gift. He seemed to have nothing to ask for, but in fact he had a lot of intentions. This visit was just to get a chance to get to know you. He wanted to build a few good impressions in front of us before we could stand firm.
"
Xia Jing looked at him in surprise and praised: "Not bad, you even revealed his hidden thoughts."
After hearing what she said, Feng Zhang was even more excited than Xia Jing: "Does the empress also agree with this subordinate's point of view?"
At the same time, the boy outside the county government office who had already got on the carriage also asked: "Why don't you express our feelings to the queen?"
Today's generous gift was wasted. As a result, the young master didn't even dare to let go of anything, so he missed this opportunity.
Fengzhang glanced at him and turned his attention to the window, "After seeing the queen's alienated attitude today, I know that what I'm rushing to do is not a sale, but a low price! In order to make the future life more comfortable, I think it's better to forget it."
In the evening, several generals gathered in the meeting hall again, and many delicious dishes were prepared in the kitchen.
After the meal, everyone sat together to drink tea and chat about the situation in Jizhou and Youzhou.
Feng Tu asked: "Mother, Jizhou soldiers and horses are staying in a small county on the border. They have always been defensive and have never taken the initiative to cause trouble. They completely treat us as nothing and have no sense of awe. After the spring, we will rebel.
After rushing over, what do you think will happen to them?"
"What can happen is that they are captured or rescued by us." Sima Yi took over the words: "If it weren't for the ice and snow, we would have to find something for them to do, so as to feed their appetite!"
Xia Jing's eyes flashed with fierceness, and her face was neither angry nor angry. She chuckled and said: "You have been practicing skiing seriously these days. When you can easily control the skis, we will make a surprise attack on the rebels in front and let them
Even if it’s ice and snow, you have to get up and run for your life, otherwise don’t blame them for being ruthless!”
Under such circumstances, the rebels rushed into the Jizhou area headlessly. How much wealth did Xiao Qi have, how many troops and supplies he had?
Frankly speaking, the governor of Jizhou did not take the imperial court seriously and dared to ignore the queen Xia Jing. This shows that he usually behaves arrogantly and arrogantly!
When Long Yutian heard the news, he suddenly looked up at Feng Tu, who was sitting next to him, and then looked at Xia Jing in shock.
"The empress wanted to launch a surprise attack on a snowy day, but some soldiers from Yuzhou were added. Maybe because she had money or a lot of supplies, he didn't have to come to the court to beg, so he dared to disrespect the empress and be arrogant!"
Xia Jing nodded: "Soldiers are valued for their speed. Our surprise attack is on skis, and we can run faster than horses. We can catch them off guard. If they don't want to be wiped out by us, they can only flee to Jizhou."
When the time comes, she wants to see how Jizhou soldiers and horses respond?
Also, what is the combat effectiveness of Jizhou's troops and horses? Compared with the troops and horses you lead, who is stronger and who is weaker?
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