Having said that, Zhao Kai and Li Qi are worthy of memorization. In fact, before the Song army defeated Yanjing for the second time, everyone in the Jin Kingdom still thought that the Song Dynasty was a big country in the south, and many people admired the culture of the Song Dynasty, including
Wan Yan Aguda, so their monarchs and ministers treated Song envoys with courtesy. Zhao Liangsi had never received such bad treatment before.
However, after the Song army was defeated by the Liao army twice, the Jin people saw clearly the true face of this huge country. It turned out that this big country was so vulnerable that it was nothing more than a paper tiger. Naturally, its attitude towards the Song people was also
It changed subtly.
Later, Tong Guan sent an envoy to ask the Jin people for help, which made the Jin people look down on the Song State even more. The Liao State only had one or two cities left, and you couldn't conquer them. How can you tell me how to look down on you?
In the last negotiation, the Jin people thought they were sure of success, but unexpectedly they encountered a stupid young man like Li Qi, who not only ruined their good deeds, but also turned the blame on them and put all the blame on them. This made the Jin people angry.
All of them were furious.
When the Wanyan brothers heard that Li Qi was also here, they couldn't wait to come and meet Li Qi, and give Li Qi a slap in the face, because in their eyes, Song people were really like women, and they would immediately give up after just a few intimidations.
They relented, but they never expected that Li Qi was the person in the entire Song Dynasty who cared the least about this negotiation, and Wanyan Zongwang was surprised by his harsh tone. The toughest Song Dynasty person they had ever come into contact with was in
Zhao Liangsi grew up in the Liao Kingdom, but when comparing Zhao Liangsi and Li Qi, they were not on the same level at all. After they both came out of the post house, they both wondered whether Li Qi was mentally ill. Even the Liao army
They can't win, yet they dare to declare war on them.
However, Li Qi was not out of his mind, but tired. After he returned to the room, he lay on the bed and sulked for a while, then fell into a deep sleep.
In fact, he has seen this kind of scene in the history books. He refused to admit defeat, but in fact he knew very well in his heart that this was the reality. Compared to the Jin Army, the Song Army today is just a group of women, or worse than women.
, he also knows that you can't change anything if you are angry, and he is not the kind of person who is aggressive. After being angry for a while, he began to think about how to change the situation. However, the internal and external troubles of the Song Dynasty made him feel powerless, and he thought about it.
He also fell asleep.
I don't know how long it took, but he opened his eyes in a daze. To be precise, he woke up from hunger. He touched his growling stomach, looked up and looked out the window, and saw that it was already dark.
, scolded: "Damn! I've been sleeping for so long. Damn it, no one asked me to eat. Could something have happened?"
He simply washed up and then went outside. Seeing that there was not even a soul in sight, he thought to himself: This must be what it feels like to live under someone else's roof. If you don't ask me to eat, I can't do it myself. Really. I am a golden man.
The king of knife and kitchen.
He gave full play to Ah Q's spirit and came to the kitchen alone. Suddenly, he faintly saw two "corpses" lying on the left and right of the kitchen door. He was so frightened that he backed away and shouted: "Who dares to trespass on our Da Song Dynasty?"
Posthouse?"
"Deputy Commander, you are finally out."
"Bu Shuai."
Ma Qiao? Yue Fei? Li Qi took a closer look and saw Ma Qiao and Yue Fei each holding a jar of wine, looking at him with excitement, and wondered: "You two, although our room is compact, you don't need to sleep in the kitchen, right?"
?”
Ma Qiao came to him and said hoarsely: "Deputy Commander, are you okay?"
"I feel bad."
Yue Fei said again: "Bu Shuai, haven't you been angry yet?"
Li Qi snorted and said: "Why are you so angry? I'm hungry. I said you two are really unloyal. You didn't even ask me to eat dinner. I'm really sad."
Ma Qiao let out a surprised sound and said, "We saw you leaving angrily in the afternoon, so we didn't dare to call you, but we are not unfaithful. Brother Yue and I haven't had dinner yet."
"Yeah?"
The two nodded sharply several times.
"Then I feel a little more balanced." Li Qi nodded and said, "But I really just fell asleep. Ma Qiao, remember, next time unless I tell you, or I and I
If you are with a woman, you must remember to ask me to eat. If you don't eat on time, you will easily get stomach problems. Alas, it would be better if Aunt Chen was here."
Ma Qiao nodded subconsciously.
"I really don't know how you became a personal bodyguard. I probably starved to death in my room and you wouldn't even know."
Li Qi sighed, shook his head, and went into the kitchen.
Ma Qiao couldn't help but look at Yue Fei and whispered: "Do you think the deputy commander is too stimulated here?" As he spoke, he pointed at his head.
Yue Fei shook his head blankly.
"There's something wrong with your brain."
At some point, Li Qi suddenly turned back and looked at Maqiao with half-squinted eyes.
Ma Qiao was so frightened that he suddenly broke out in cold sweat.
"Remember, don't say bad things about me behind my back. I have a very good ear." Li Qi snorted and went to the kitchen again. As soon as he entered, he heard a gurgling sound coming from inside. He took a closer look and saw
There was also a living big rooster inside. He smiled and said, "Chicken, I'm so sorry."
As soon as Yue Fei and Ma Qiao walked in, they heard Li Qi ask: "Are you two eating chicken butts?"
They both shook their heads at the same time.
"It's really tasteless."
Having said that, after the hair was clean, he chopped off the chicken butt with a clean knife and threw it into the bamboo basket. Although the cook couldn't be picky about food, it was precisely because he had tasted this chicken butt that he knew that he would never be able to do it in his life.
I fell in love with this taste, so I decided to give it up.
Ma Qiao asked curiously: "Deputy Commander, what are you planning to cook?"
"Roasted Chicken."
Half an hour later.
In the front yard, Li Qi, Yue Fei, and Ma Qiao sat down in the moonlight around a small stone table in the yard. There was a large bowl the size of a washbasin placed on the stone table, and the bowl was filled with a bowl full of red oil hair.
The bright chicken, as well as large pieces of ginger, garlic, chives and other ingredients, fill the air with bursts of heat and a spicy aroma.
"Deputy Commander, your roasted chicken is really delicious. The chicken is tender and refreshing, which will whet your appetite." Maqiao Spicy's face turned red and he took a sip of wine. He praised it.
"Uh huh."
Yue Fei must have been really hungry. He had a big appetite, so he filled a large bowl with rice and ate it in big mouthfuls without even having the time to speak.
Li Qi smiled and said: "Actually, the reason why this roasted chicken dish is so delicious is all because of the good jar of bean paste in the kitchen. It is really delicious accumulated over the years. The flavor is quite simple. It is really tailor-made for me."
If you add a little dried chili pepper, it will be even better. It’s a pity that there are only Sichuan peppercorns and no chili peppers here.”
Ma Qiao asked curiously: "What is chili pepper?"
"You don't know even if you tell me."
Li Qi waved his hand and kept searching the bowl, as if he was looking for something.
Yue Fei said vaguely: "Bu Shuai, what are you looking for?"
"Chicken intestines, every time I make roast chicken, I love eating these chicken intestines the most."
"ah?"
Yue Fei looked at Li Qi apologetically, scratched his head and said, "I'm sorry, I seemed to have eaten the chicken intestines just now."
On the same day, another person jumped in first. In later generations, my father-in-law robbed me. Here again, Yue Fei robbed me. I was provoking someone. Li Qi was stunned, squeezed out a smile and said: "It seems that you are quite good.
Do you know how to eat? But when eating, try not to scratch your head. There is no Rejoice these days."
Rejoice? Although Yue Fei was puzzled, he still said oh a few times.
Suddenly, there was a light cough from behind, and the three of them looked back. They saw Zhao Kai standing behind, looking at the three of them with hazy eyes. It seemed that he had just woken up. But he saw a sad look on his face.
Still as high-spirited as before, he was like a defeated rooster.
"Your Highness."
"Yue Fei (Maqiao) meets His Highness."
Zhao Kai's face turned blue and white at the sound of "Your Highness". He nodded slightly, walked over, glanced at Li Qi, and whispered: "I'm sorry."
Li Qi chuckled: "Why did your Highness say this?"
Zhao Kai sighed: "You know what I am referring to."
Li Qi shook his head and said: "Your Highness, I should be the one to say I'm sorry. My tone this afternoon was definitely not what a minister should have."
Ma Qiao, a man who did not understand dignity, stood up and said carelessly: "Your Highness, Deputy Commander, these hateful Jin people are the ones who started this matter. They are so arrogant. It is really unreasonable."
Zhao Kai waved his hand and said sadly: "I just thought about it in the house all night, and I feel that what they said is not unreasonable. An army of hundreds of thousands was actually annihilated by thousands of homeless dogs. Even if it was really hundreds of thousands,
It’s impossible for a woman to fight like this.”
As soon as these words came out, Ma Qiao and Yue Fei both lowered their heads. It was indeed embarrassing to say this.
Li Qi smiled and said: "Your Highness, it is undeniable that what they said is indeed true, but we just need to know it in our hearts. We must not admit it with our mouths. We are negotiating, not fighting. I believe that during formal negotiations, we will use harsher words.
Yes, the other side also wants to use this to break our psychological defense, so you have to be mentally prepared."
Zhao Kai shook his head and said, "Aren't you deceiving yourself and others?"
Li Qi chuckled: "Of course not. As long as we know what I said, we must not give in at this moment. If that is the case, then there will be nothing to talk about."
Zhao Kai sighed: "But the fact is that Yanyun is now in their hands, how can we bargain with them."
Ma Qiao shook his head and said: "Your Highness, Ma Qiao doesn't dare to agree with what you are saying. I think what the deputy commander said this afternoon is quite right. If you want to fight, fight. If you are afraid of what he will do, the worst is to send troops to take it back.
What a big deal."
Yue Fei also nodded in agreement.
This guy still dared to say anything. Li Qi said angrily: "Maqiao, what are you talking about here? Do you know how to fight? Do you think fighting is just playing house?"
Ma Qiao was stunned and said: "Deputy Commander, isn't that what you said?"
"I'm just talking. To tell you the truth, in fact, as long as there is even half a chance that the Jin Dynasty will go to war with Song Dynasty because of my words, I will not say it, because if that is the case, I will
A hundred lives is not enough to die. To put it bluntly, I am just trying to show off." Li Qi said with a bitter smile.
When Zhao Kai heard this, he became even more depressed and said, "Then how can we talk about it?"
Li Qi chuckled and said, "Let's be reasonable. Isn't the Song Dynasty a country of gentlemen? We don't even bother to do such rough work as using force. We have to convince people with reason."
Zhao Kai said angrily: "You are just talking nonsense. Do you think the Jin people will listen to your reasoning? If you ask me, it would be better to have a hearty battle. You are right. Let's exchange a hundred for one.
, they can’t beat us either.”
Li Qi smiled and said: "Your Highness, why are you so excited? Hasn't our Song Dynasty always had this strategy? No matter whether we win or lose, we love to convince others with virtue, and by the way, we also give others a small amount of money. If I didn't
If I remember wrongly, it seems that we were still victorious during the Tanyuan Alliance, so I thought you should have gotten used to it."
Zhao Kai frowned and glanced at Li Qi. He stared at him and said, "Li Qi, what do you mean? Do you think I am a fool? Do you know that just by your words, I can punish you?"
Li Qi spread his hands and said: "Your Highness, it's useless for you to be cruel to me here. If you want to kill me, it's just a matter of one sentence. It's too simple. If you have the ability, just go and be cruel to the Wanyan Sect. That's it."
A true hero.”
"you."
Zhao Kai pointed at Li Qi, his whole body trembling. For a moment, he suddenly picked up the jar of wine that Ma Qiao had placed on the table and threw it towards the ground. With a bang, he roared: "Wanyan Zongwang, you are really bullying me.
, I, the king, are at odds with you."
My wine. Why don't you drink Brother Yue's wine? Maqiao felt a burst of angina, and it was so painful that she couldn't bear to die.
Li Qi glanced at Zhao Kai thoughtfully, with a faint smile on his lips. He said: "Okay, Your Highness, getting angry now will not help. It will only make you angry. You must not have eaten yet, so I will do it."
I ordered a roast chicken, let’s fill our stomachs first.”
Zhao Kai snorted: "People have bullied us, but you still have the appetite to eat."
"Then what do you think we should do?"
"I." Zhao Kai shook his head and said, "I don't know."
"Isn't that enough?" Li Qi chuckled and said: "Your Highness, when King Gou Jian of Yue was beaten by Wu King Fu Chai, the country was almost destroyed. Others could still eat and sleep. A few years later, the Wu Kingdom was directly destroyed.
This shows how important it is to eat, drink and sleep.”
Zhao Kai raised his long eyebrows and looked at Li Qi and said, "Is there something else like this? Why don't I know about it?"
Li Qi nodded and said: "Of course, haven't you heard, lying on the firewood to taste the gallbladder, lying on the firewood is to sleep, tasting is to eat, what is this other than being able to eat and sleep? Then Gou Jian, the king of Yue, can sleep on the firewood to taste the gallbladder, then we can also sleep on the firewood and taste the chicken.
"
Ma Qiao was stunned for a moment and said in confusion: "Deputy Commander, is this what you mean by lying on your back and tasting your courage?"
"It's not much different."
Li Qi said something perfunctory, asked Zhao Kai to sit down, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, as long as you don't forget the humiliation we have suffered today."
Zhao Kai's eyes were bloodshot, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Don't worry, I, Zhao Kai, will never forget this humiliation in my life. If I don't avenge this, I, Zhao Kai, will not be a human being. Yes, the King of Yue, Gou Jian, can live on his salary and taste courage.
I, Zhao Kai, can do the same."
"Your Highness, it's good if you think so. Come and try my roasted chicken."
Zhao Kai rubbed his nose and suddenly felt hungry. Then he remembered that he had only eaten one breakfast today. He swallowed, picked up a piece of chicken wing meat and put it into his mouth. He raised his brows and nodded: "You...
The chicken is really good. Although it is spicy, it is still tender and fragrant. It is really refreshing and appetizing. ”
Li Qi chuckled and said: "Your Highness is indeed a good eater. The beauty of my roast chicken is that I can cross the threshold of spicy food and find the freshness of the chicken."
"The chicken is a good chicken." Zhao Kai nodded and suddenly stretched out his hands to grab both sides of the big bowl.
Li Qi was surprised and said: "Your Highness, you don't want to eat it all to yourself, do you? You can't finish such a big bowl by yourself."
Zhao Kai snorted and said: "Who said I want to eat it? Although this chicken is delicious, it is like poison to me at this time."
Li Qi seemed to have expected something, and said in horror: "Then what do you want to do?"
"Me." Zhao Kai said one word, suddenly picked up the big bowl and slammed it towards the ground.
"don't want."
"boom."
Li Qi almost cried. He stared blankly at the fragrant chicken on the ground and choked up: "My roast chicken, my temple of the five internal organs."
Zhao Kai gasped and said: "I want to take this to warn myself, if I don't take back this Yan Yun, I, Zhao Kai, will not be qualified to taste such delicacies."
Yue Fei stood up and clasped his fists and said: "Your Highness, Yue Fei will definitely support you."
"Um."
Madmen. These guys are all a bunch of madmen. With tears in his eyes, Li Qi said, "Even so, you can still feed me. I'm hungry. Isn't this a waste?"
Zhao Kai patted Li Qi on the shoulder and said, "Li Qi, I believe you will support me."
Li Qi took a deep breath and said, "I absolutely support you mentally, but the problem is, we always have to eat."
Zhao Kai said to Ma Qiao: "Ma Qiao, go get some steamed buns."