Li Lin smiled without saying a word. At this moment, he naturally had no way to further provoke Maodun.
The reason he stated his purpose so bluntly was...
It was simply to lower Maodun's guard.
After all, based on common sense, no one would believe that someone who speaks frankly and directly to you would actually be there to pursue what they say.
This is human skepticism.
In addition, he had gathered a lot of information about Modu in the past few days and knew that he was very similar to Cao Cao in personality.
They are all very suspicious.
However, Cao Cao was a cunning and ruthless hero (I personally think he was a tyrant, but it's hard to define the two).
He was a powerful ruler of the grasslands, and his vision and skills were probably no less than Cao Cao's, but his intelligence, well, it was definitely not as high as Cao Cao's.
That's why Li Lin deliberately used such a direct and straightforward approach.
It was simply to prevent Maodun from taking his true purpose for coming as the main objective.
In addition, the things that the First Emperor did in Qin should soon spread, or have already spread on a small scale among the Xiongnu.
As soon as these things reached Maodun's ears.
If he believed even a little bit, Li Lin was confident that he could gain his continued trust.
"Prime Minister Li, please, the central command tent is ahead!"
"Yes, thank you, Chanyu. I'll go right away!"
Li Lin watched Maodun leave first, and then, after sorting out his thoughts, he followed him.
Central command tent.
It's very big.
It is very vast.
The area it occupied was about one and a half basketball courts in later times. This was only the part that was sheltered; the unsheathed campfire area must have been much larger.
The seats are arranged in a row from front to back.
There were over a hundred people seated there. They were all prominent figures in the Xiongnu, and each of them was a well-known name in the Xiongnu.
Normally, if they stomped their feet, the Xiongnu would experience a major earthquake.
At this moment, Modu Chanyu sat in a high position, looking down at the others.
A whole roasted cow was placed in the very center.
Li Lin happened to be located diagonally opposite this beef.
He can see the entire process of roasting beef clearly.
to be honest.
The methods used by the Xiongnu tribes to prepare food were still too rudimentary.
There was no charcoal in this era, nor did they know how to use it. So-called charcoal-grilled beef and mutton was simply made by lighting firewood and dry grass, and then using iron blocks to make a fixed frame.
Arrange the meat on the rack and sprinkle with some meat juice.
Then sprinkle on some salt and bake it like that.
It would be strange if this tasted good!
What a waste!
"Get out of the way! This isn't how you make beef! You're wasting so much food!"
Li Lin was heartbroken, but he quickly mustered his courage and walked directly up to them.
"Ah? Prime Minister Li, you are an honored guest, why are you doing this?"
"Yes, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Isn't that a principle you Qin people uphold?"
"We Qin people do have the saying 'when in Rome, do as the Romans do,' but not at this time. You're wasting your time. You don't know how to cook beef. If you keep doing this, you'll just be sacrificing this cow for nothing!"
"Huh? Isn't that how it's done?"
"Yes, I've been a chef here for over twenty years, and this is how the beef has always been cooked. Minister Li, please don't pretend to know what you don't!"
This group was very reluctant to let Li Lin take over.
The Xiongnu nobles sitting next to him also sneered.
"The legendary Prime Minister Li Lin of the Great Qin Dynasty, could he possibly be a master butcher? Now, he's actually competing with professional chefs in culinary skills, which is truly astonishing!"
"The Left Wise King is right. This Prime Minister Li is so young, his beard hasn't even grown up yet, and he's so arrogant and incompetent. I really look down on him."
"Hmph, it seems that what he did in Qin was half true and half false!"
"Prime Minister Li isn't that amazing; he can't even handle a cook!"
These Xiongnu nobles had always admired Li Lin, but now, Li Lin's actions were utterly disgraceful and completely inconsistent with his public image.
This immediately made them suspicious of him.
King Honglie couldn't help but chuckle as he looked at the group's disdainful expressions.
These bumpkins.
Li Xiang is just not making a move yet. What in this world is there that Li Xiang can't do? His evaluation of the mutton in the main tent earlier already demonstrated his exceptional talent in food.
Not to mention this whole roasted beef dish.
Will it stump him?
The High Priest of Tiyin stood by, smiling and chatting, as if he had great confidence in Li Lin's next move.
After all, Li Lin is the man chosen by the Great God of Eternal Heaven!
How could it be too bad?
Li Lin rolled his eyes at the ignorant cooks in front of him, picked up a curved knife, and cut the cow's carcass into two parts, cutting off the leaner cuts such as beef shank and brisket, and then into small pieces.
Sprinkle a handful of salt, add a little bit of the Hunnic people's homemade wolf meat sauce, spread it evenly on the beef cubes, put it in a clay pot, light a big fire, and pour in a splash of cold water.
Rinse the beef cubes to remove the sauce and salt, pour out the foam, add firewood again, turn the heat to high, put on the lid, and let it simmer.
He then cut the cow into three parts, dividing the leg into three sections and making cuts at each section, using a special meat sauce made by the Xiongnu.
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