He immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, saying, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger! This humble general absolutely did not mean that!"
"What I mean is... Your Majesty, could you please eat some of this to tide you over, and then..."
"Shut up!" Qin Yu roared in fury.
"How dare I, the Son of Heaven, dine with you worthless soldiers?"
He grew angrier as he spoke, and slapped Zhang Shirong across the face again.
Zhang Shirong was stunned by the beating, his head was buzzing, he covered his swollen cheek and stared blankly at Qin Yu.
Just then, Qin Yu pointed at the pile of prey on the ground with a look of annoyance and said, "Useless trash! Look at yourself, aren't these prey the best food?"
Zhang Shirong swallowed hard and quickly said, "Your Majesty... this... the kitchen in the imperial palace is not yet completed, and the cooking facilities are not yet in place. Besides, you went on this hunt in a hurry and did not bring any cooks with you..."
"These prey probably can't be cooked here at Mount Li..."
"Useless! Without a cook, you can't even eat the meat right in front of you? I refuse to believe it!"
Qin Yu waved his hand and commanded in a condescending tone, "Men, slaughter these prey and find a barbecue grill. I will personally grill the game and eat it!"
Zhang Shirong's lips twitched instantly; he was utterly speechless.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Zhang Shirong had no choice but to agree; he wanted to see this tyrannical emperor for himself.
He then turned around, walked towards the tent, and called out, "Come in and help quickly."
Before long, a barbecue grill was set up on the spot. People were ordered to skin and pluck the prey, boil water to blanch it, brush it with the secret sauce, and then put it on the grill to barbecue.
Qin Yu kicked Zhang Shirong, who was plucking and skinning fur beside him, away with a look of disgust, and said, "Get out of here! You're so clumsy, you're going to ruin all my food!"
"Yes, yes, I was wrong, I'll get out of here right now." Zhang Shirong admitted his mistake repeatedly and quickly stepped aside.
Qin Yu nodded in satisfaction.
Next, he had someone bring him various seasonings.
However, they then busied themselves in front of various barbecued meats.
Everyone watched him busily working, feeling utterly bewildered.
Although these people were all soldiers and had roasted game in the wild, that was only during wartime when military rations were unavailable and they had no other choice but to hunt and roast the game to fill their stomachs.
Meat grilled under these conditions is anything but delicious.
It was smoky and greasy, leaving a bitter taste in your mouth. It was also tough and fishy; if the fire was too high, it would burn; if it was too low, it wouldn't cook properly. It was no different from eating raw meat and drinking blood...
But this was the first time they had ever seen someone like Qin Yu, who had specially made such a strange grill to rotate the food.
What's even more baffling is that no one would sprinkle so many strange things on it; it looks like they've drugged it.
Isn't the normal way to just rub some salt on it and then roast it over a fire?
Qin Yu paid no attention to the discussions around him. He sprinkled various seasonings on the top while humming a little tune.
He even started using a dagger, decorating it with knife patterns, a scene that baffled everyone present.
"How did you manage to cut such a perfectly good piece of meat into this state?"
"Heh heh, the Emperor has been living in the deep palace for so long, how could he understand the hardships of our military campaigns? He probably thinks this roasted meat is a delicacy!"
"Shh, keep your voice down, or the Emperor will hear you, or your entire family will be wiped out!"
Everyone fell silent, not daring to speak out of turn.
Qin Yu, however, remained undecided, continuing to hum a little tune, appearing quite enthusiastic.
After an unknown amount of time, the roasted meat gradually turned golden brown, and an extraordinary aroma immediately wafted around.
Everyone's eyes were instantly drawn to the roasted rabbit and whole roasted lamb in Qin Yu's hands.
This enticing aroma makes your mouth water.
In their past lives, only after completing grueling training would the cooks be willing to prepare a whole roasted lamb for them.
It is a great blessing to be able to relive the delicious food from my previous life in the army at Mount Li!
What secretly pleased him even more was that in his previous life, after eating a whole roasted lamb, he slept on the ground with a group of sweaty comrades.
Tonight, after enjoying this whole roasted lamb, he can return to his tent and have another delicious meal.
"It smells so good! It's so soft!"
Qin Yu seemed to be savoring something, flipping the grilled meat while leisurely sprinkling various seasonings on it.
After a long while, he flipped the roast meat over to make sure there was nothing wrong, and then waved his hand and said, "Someone, bring all the roast meat to the table."
A group of guards immediately obeyed the order, carrying the grill and food box to deliver the roasted meat to the table.
Qin Yu slowly sat down, took out his knife, and, under the watchful eyes of everyone who was swallowing hard, cut off a piece of lamb rump.
"Zhu Fei," he called out.
Zhu Fei hurriedly stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Your subordinate is here!"
"This lamb's rump is a treat for you," Qin Yu said with a smile.
Zhu Fei's eyes widened immediately, and he said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Thank you... thank you for the Emperor's reward."
As he spoke, Zhu Fei took the roasted lamb rump and, to everyone's astonishment, stuffed it into his mouth and began to chew.
Qin Yu looked at him amusedly and asked, "How is it?"
Zhu Fei chewed a few mouthfuls, then suddenly his body trembled, his small eyes sparkling, and he exclaimed excitedly, "My God! This is so delicious! The Emperor's cooking skills are truly amazing. This humble general has never eaten such delicious roasted meat before!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Shirong, who was standing to the side, immediately gave a disdainful smile.
I just took it as Fatty Liu flattering me.
But the next second, a rich aroma of meat suddenly wafted to his nose, causing him to frown.
No, this tastes...
It turned out to be Liu Fei, who had broken off a leg of lamb and was distributing it among the soldiers.
Several soldiers took the large pieces of mutton, hesitated for a few seconds, and seeing Liu Fei enjoying his meal, finally mustered up the courage to try taking a bite.
The next second, the aroma of soft and succulent mutton filled their mouths. As they chewed, the rich and juicy fat made the soldiers dizzy with its fragrance, and they began to wolf it down!
This scene completely stunned Zhang Shirong!
Just then, Qin Yu looked at Yu Zhu, whose stomach was already rumbling with hunger, and waved his hand, saying:
"Yuzhu, come here."
"Ah? This servant...this servant has one too?"
Yu Zhu looked over curiously.
Qin Yu glanced at her with a smile, then said lecherously, "Of course, even if I make someone suffer, I can't let you suffer."
"You've done all that hard work for me..."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Yu Zhu blushed, overjoyed and deeply grateful.
Having just been thoroughly exhausted for over an hour, she was now starving.
Qin Yu cut her a large piece of meat, and while handing it to her, he didn't forget to touch Yu Zhu's little hand to take advantage of her.
"I can't let my beauty suffer, because if she goes hungry, who will I find to amuse myself during the long night?"
As he spoke, an ambiguous look appeared on his face.
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