Chapter 26 Don't mess with the chef

Feng Shuo narrowed his sharp eyes and looked at Xing Yao.

Xing Yao clasped his hands and said, "The Turks attacked Dingjia Village this afternoon."

Chi Qing was stunned, and Feng Shuo's face also turned ugly. Why would the Turks suddenly attack in broad daylight?

He asked, "Are there any survivors in Dingjia Village?"

Xing Yao said, "No one was killed or injured."

Hearing this, Feng Shuo and Chi Qing were both stunned. When

the Turks attacked the village, they would definitely burn, kill, and loot. Massacres were out of the question. How could there be no casualties, unless the people in the village were evacuated in advance?

Chi Qing urged Xing Yao: "You are a tight-lipped person, don't tell half the truth. Where are the people in Dingjia Village now?"

Xing Yao realized that he had left a suspense behind and said: "More than 300 people in Dingjia Village are outside Xizhou City. The son of the great scholar Lu passed by Dingjia Village and found something unusual nearby. He fled with the whole village and escaped."

Feng Shuo's eyes flashed with surprise and asked: "Lu Linyuan?"

Xing Yao replied: "That's right. Mr. Lu is now outside the Xizhou camp. Would you like to meet him?"

"The father and son of the Lu family are quite interesting. I am afraid that they will be related to me. But the boy took the initiative to come closer." Feng Shuo's eyes were more amused, "Just bring him here."

Xing Yao bowed and left the big tent.

Chi Qing said, "Master Lu's move seems to be to use the three hundred lives of Dingjia Village as a token of surrender to you."

Hearing this, Feng Shuo looked at the location of the capital on the map, his narrow eyes flashing with a faint light, the afterglow of the setting sun shone through the half-lifted curtains and shone on his jade-like face, without any warmth: "Is there any news from the Lu family in the capital?"

Chi Qing seemed to remember something interesting, and said, "Master Lu openly accused the new emperor of indulging in women, not distinguishing between loyalty and treachery, and treating the life and death of his subjects as a child's play in the court. He hit his head against the pillar in the Golden Throne Hall and died to make a warning. The new emperor was furious. Although Master Lu was rescued, he completely lost the emperor's heart. Now he has been fined for half a year and is confined to reflect on his mistakes."

"There are rumors in the capital that the eldest son Lu and the concubine of the Jiang family were childhood sweethearts, but because of the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children, he was forced by his mother to get engaged to the legitimate daughter of the Jiang family. Later, the concubine of the Jiang family entered the palace, and the new emperor was still brooding over the old relationship between him and the concubine of the Jiang family. The eldest son Lu was suddenly demoted to Xizhou, which was probably related to this matter."

Feng Shuo's eyes deepened and he said, "No wonder."

Master Lu was a loyal minister, but he was too stubborn and too straightforward.

He scolded the new emperor in the Golden Throne Hall, obviously not to vindicate his son, but because he couldn't bear to see the new emperor so rashly execute his own minister for a woman.

But the new emperor was unruly, and the effect was counterproductive.

The monarch and his minister became alienated much faster than Feng Shuo expected.

Chi Qing said quietly, "I suspect you had expected this day to come. The memorial you wrote to Fan Wei was like pouring fuel on the fire. The new emperor is now in a state of panic. Fan Wei raped a common woman and the people are cursing him. If the new emperor does not punish him, he will lose the people

's support." Fan Wei has been tyrannical for many years. After the new emperor took the throne, he was even more respected. Ordinary officials and families tried to avoid him.

Even if there was a conflict with the Fan family, they had to swallow their anger.

Fan Wei's youngest son, Fan Shengnian, relied on his father's power and his elder sister was a concubine to bully men and women and do all kinds of evil.

The most absurd thing was that on the eve of the wedding, the daughter of Jingzhao Yin went to Ruyifang to buy a hairpin and was caught by Fan Shengnian. Fan Shengnian was aroused and raped her in Ruyifang. After returning home, the daughter of Jingzhao Yin hanged herself with a white awl.

Jingzhao Yin cried and complained to the emperor, but Fan Shengnian was only sentenced to three days of confinement. Jingzhao Yin was disappointed and resigned to return home. On the way home, Fan Shengnian chased him and beat him to death.

The Fan family is a vicious dog raised by the new emperor. The only one who can fight against the Fan family is Feng Shuo, the wild wolf.

As soon as Feng Shuo submitted the impeachment letter, he didn't even need to send anyone to stir up the people. The court officials who had grievances with the Fan family but dared not speak out showed their talents. Some bribed the storytellers in the teahouse, some asked the children in the neighborhood to sing nursery rhymes exposing the crimes of the Fan family, and some even made a Zhang Wanmin complaint... They all

wanted to take this opportunity to make the Fan family fall.

Feng Shuo heard Chi Qing's words, with a chill between his eyebrows: "Raising a dog without a leash, this is the evil fruit sown by the little emperor himself."

He changed the subject and said in a deep voice: "Carefully investigate the people who stayed in Huotouying last night."

Chi Qing understood what he meant.

Last night, the cook told them that Dingjia Village was not peaceful. They sent spies to investigate and indeed found traces of the Turks.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Turks should attack the village tonight, after all, the best time is when it is late at night and everyone is asleep.

But the Turks suddenly took the risk to attack the village in broad daylight, obviously because they knew that Dingjia Village would increase its defenses, and had to act in advance.

The spy must have sent a message to the Turks, and the spy was also in Huotouying last night.

Chi Qing hesitated for a moment and said, "Do you want a reward for that cook?"

Now it seems that the cook is not the spy, otherwise she would not have revealed such important news to them.

Feng Shuo said a word lightly: "Reward."

Tonight is the last time for the camp prostitutes to go to Huotouying to help cook. When the household registration documents are issued tomorrow, the camp prostitutes, who are decent girls, can leave the barracks. It is said that each person will also receive a travel subsidy of five taels of silver.

The camp prostitutes were all grateful to the general, and Jiang Yanyi felt more and more that the general was simply a kind-hearted person.

She learned that camp prostitutes with convictions could also be sold, and she had secretly made up her mind to buy Qiu Kui, but Qiu Kui's guilt could not be cleared unless she could make a great contribution and receive grace.

But they were not like the soldiers who went to the battlefield, so where could they get the merits?

Jiang Yanyi felt sorry, but she could do nothing about it.

She also changed into thick autumn clothes before going to the Huotou Camp. Seeing the cloak that she had wrapped in cloth and placed on the corner of the bed, Jiang Yanyi sighed, "Give this thing back to the owner, he doesn't want it, and it's just taking up space here."

The more she thought about it afterwards, the more she felt that the cloak belonged to the military advisor, but he just disliked it and didn't want it anymore.

Qiu Kui was still staring at the embroidery on her skirt. When she heard Jiang Yanyi say this, she tilted her head and said, "Maybe because you were wearing thin clothes before, and I was afraid that you would be cold, I left it for you on purpose."

Jiang Yanyi was slightly stunned. Would that eccentric military advisor be so kind?

She quickly shook her head like a wave drum. Impossible, impossible.

If it was a benevolent and amiable general, she would still trust him.

After Jiang Yanyi packed up, she took two cakes of tea leaves and Qiu Kui to Huotouying.

When Chef Li accepted the tea leaves, he said with emotion: "You are a girl, it's good for you to leave here. I heard from Lao Zhao that you want to open your own restaurant?"

Jiang Yanyi smiled and nodded.

Chef Li also laughed, "It's good to open a restaurant. You have to have a goal in life."

He pushed the tea bowl to Jiang Yanyi: "Your father is so lucky to have a daughter like you. The family business is passed down. At my age, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find a practical and insightful apprentice. I know you are good at cooking, but I have been cooking for decades, so I still have something to teach you. If you are willing, can you pour me a cup of tea?"

This means to ask Jiang Yanyi if she is willing to offer tea

and become his apprentice. There are also rest days in the army. Jiang Yanyi will open a restaurant in Xizhou City in the future. He can go to her on his rest days to teach her a few dishes. Jiang Yanyi has a solid foundation, so she doesn't need to be guided by the master like a new apprentice.

He has been cooking on the stove all his life, he has no children, and his original apprentice was a white-eyed wolf.

After experiencing what happened before, he was also afraid that if he closed his eyes, his skills would be buried in the loess with him, and he would not be able to inherit his legacy.

Jiang Yanyi naturally knew that Chef Li was being modest about himself. He had been the head chef of Huotou Camp for decades, so he had his own advantages and knew a lot of dishes.

The profession of cook, even in her original world, has been passed down in the form of master and apprentice for thousands of years.

When she was in Huotou Camp, Chef Li helped her a lot and taught her many cooking skills.

Jiang Yanyi poured a cup of tea and respectfully handed it to Chef Li: "Master."

Chef Li sighed, and his eyes were a little hot for a moment. He took the tea from Jiang Yanyi with a smile and drank a sip. After putting down the tea bowl, he said: "Let's go, go to the stove, Master will show you his skills today."

Earlier, a flag officer came to tell him that the general would entertain guests tonight, and the dishes for the guests must be good.

Chef Li wanted to cook "Braised Lotus Pork Shark's Fin" himself.

This dish is exquisite and can only be seen on the table in the homes of the royal grandsons. The

main ingredient is shark fin. Jiang Yanyi doesn't know much about the cooking techniques of high-end ingredients such as "abalone, shark's fin and belly". After all, she didn't have the spare money to buy these high-end ingredients in her previous life.

Jiang Yanyi learned seriously, and Chef Li explained in detail, pointing to the expanded shark fin and showing her: "Not all shark fins can be called row fins. Only the ones that are expanded like this and are a whole wing are called row fins. If they are expanded like vermicelli, they are called scattered fins, which are inferior products. You have to be more careful when buying shark fins."

Jiang Yanyi nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

The "hibiscus" in "baked hibiscus" refers to chicken.

Jiang Yanyi washed the chicken according to Chef Li's instructions, chopped it into paste with a sharp knife, mixed the mashed ginger and garlic into the chicken paste, added fresh milk, cracked an egg and removed the yolk and kept the clear, added salt, and then added some water starch, and finally stirred it in one direction with chopsticks.

Seeing that she did every step perfectly, Chef Li nodded with satisfaction: "To make good chicken puree, all the effort lies here."

Jiang Yanyi nodded and continued to stir. When her hands were about to cramp, the chicken puree was finally ready. She couldn't help but miss the modern egg beater. She would find a way to make one herself tomorrow. After the

raw materials were almost processed, Chef Li put the soaked pork wings into the steamer that was already steaming, and put oil in another pot. "Chicken puree must be stir-fried slowly over low heat, and the oil temperature in the pot cannot be too high, otherwise it will taste woody and not right."

Jiang Yanyi continued to nod like a little chicken pecking at rice.

Because Chef Li wanted to teach Jiang Yanyi his specialty, everyone else avoided it.

When Chi Qing came to check the secret work in person, Jiang Yanyi and Chef Li were both unaware.

The people on duty in the Fire Camp every night were arranged by Tou'er Zhao.

When Chi Qing asked, Tou'er Zhao quickly called several firemen who were on duty last night to Chi Qing.

Chi Qing questioned them one by one, but couldn't get anything out of them. He then asked who else stayed in the Fire Camp last night besides them. Several firemen thought about it and said that only Jiang Yanyi and Qiu Kui were there.

Chi Qing couldn't help but tap his palm with his fan. He had already confirmed that the cook was not a secret work, so the only suspicious one was the camp prostitute named Qiu Kui.

He said, "Bring the camp prostitute named Qiu Kui here."

Someone immediately went to find Qiu Kui.

A camp prostitute outside saw a soldier calling Qiu Kui, and her face suddenly became a little flustered.

Thinking of Qiu Kui's silly and stupid appearance, she pulled her to a corner before the soldiers came and said, "Qiu Kui, you didn't see me in Huotouying last night, you know?"

Qiu Kui glanced at her and pulled back her hand, "But I clearly saw you?"

She went to the toilet last night and found this camp prostitute sneaking outside the barracks when she came back. The

camp prostitute was resentful in her heart, but she still smiled on her face, "Just say you haven't seen me, do what I say, and I will secretly give you meat later."

Qiu Kui said, "I won't lie, Huahua will give me meat."

A hint of murderous intent flashed in the camp prostitute's eyes, and the dagger under her sleeve was half exposed.

At this moment, a soldier came over here and shouted loudly: "Who is Qiu Kui?"

Qiu Kui raised her hand: "I am."

Immediately, many people looked towards this corner, and the camp prostitute had to put away the dagger in dismay. The camp

prostitute watched Qiu Kui being taken away, and her expression became more and more flustered. Qiu Kui's brain was so stupid that no one would believe that she was a spy. Once she gave herself up, she would be in trouble.

The camp prostitute was ruthless and turned around and went into the back kitchen.

The entire Huotou Camp was surrounded. There were so many soldiers around Chi Qing that she couldn't get close to him. The only way to survive was to kidnap the leader of the Huotou Camp, Chef Li.

When she entered, Chef Li had just put the "braised lotus" on a plate. He didn't like to be disturbed when he was cooking, not to mention that he was teaching cooking today. When he saw someone coming in, he frowned and scolded: "Get out! Who allowed you to come in?"

The camp prostitute walked forward quickly and said: "Master Li, the military advisor is looking for you."

Jiang Yanyi was cutting ham meat. Hearing this, he glanced in her direction and found that the tip of a dagger was exposed under the sleeve of the camp prostitute.

She was so scared that she broke her voice: "Master Li, be careful!"

In a hurry, she threw the kitchen knife in her hand over. The camp prostitute avoided the vital part, but was injured in the hand.

She covered her wrist in pain, and the dagger fell to the ground.

When Chef Li saw the dagger, he also reacted, and hurriedly picked up the big spoon on the stove and hit the camp prostitute on the head.

The camp prostitute was hit hard by the sudden blow, and she couldn't help but screamed in pain, but she was a martial artist after all, and she endured the dizziness and grabbed Chef Li's big spoon, and turned her hand to grab Chef Li. Chef

Li picked up the iron shovel beside him and hit her. The back of the camp prostitute's hand was swollen by the shovel, and a big blue lump appeared, and she grimaced in pain.

At this moment, Jiang Yanyi stepped forward quickly.

The camp prostitute suddenly felt something was wrong, and just as she turned her head, a thick rolling pin had hit her head hard.

There was a dull "bang" sound.

This time, she didn't even make a sound, and she fell down with a black screen before her eyes.

Chef Li was still in shock, and he staggered back a few steps, holding on to the stove to stand steadily.

Jiang Yanyi was also frightened. She carefully poked the fainted prostitute with a rolling pin, and found that she was not moving. She breathed a sigh of relief and went forward to help Chef Li: "Master Li, are you okay?"

Chef Li wiped the sweat from his forehead and shook his head, not caring about Jiang Yanyi's forgotten title.

The movement in the barracks soon attracted the firemen outside, and a group of people rushed in.

Seeing a prostitute lying on the ground with a dagger beside her, everyone was shocked.

Qiu Kui followed several soldiers in. When he saw the prostitute, he pointed at her and said, "That's her. She was outside the tent last night. She just pulled me and asked me to say I had never seen her."

Several soldiers immediately tied up the prostitute and dragged her out.

After a while, someone came in and said that Jiang Yanyi and Li Chef had made great contributions. They were asked to personally deliver food to the general's tent in the evening, and the general would personally reward them.

Jiang Yanyi learned that the prostitute was a spy, and she sighed secretly that it was a good thing. Her last day at work was really not peaceful.

At this time, she didn't know that compared with the "unpeace" in a while, what she saw was really nothing.

Inside the tent.

Lu Linyuan looked at the King of Liaoning who was sitting above him, and for a moment, only the two words "golden appearance and jade quality, tiger steps and dragon steps" came to his mind.

The reputation of the King of Liaoning was well-known in the court, but because he joined the army before he was twenty, and he himself entered the officialdom late, Lu Linyuan had never met Feng Shuo before.

Thinking of the last life, when this hero was overthrown by the Great Xuan Dynasty, he killed all the princes by himself and made them dare not enter the palace. In the end, he died of thousands of arrows piercing his heart. Lu Linyuan couldn't help but feel regretful.

If this person could live longer, wouldn't the world be in chaos for so many years?

There is a saying that "the emperor guards the country's gate, and the king dies for the country". When the Daxuan Dynasty fell, the emperor moved the capital and fled, but this prince died in front of the palace gate.

He was not guarding the country's gate, but the man in the palace.

Lu Linyuan had heard about the secret of the madness of the Grand Empress Dowager in his previous life.

The country was about to fall, but the Grand Empress Dowager regarded herself as the empress of the previous emperor, vowing to perish with the country and stayed in Ci'an Palace.

Liaoning King Feng Shuo killed people at the palace gate, leaving a long street of ten miles full of corpses and blood flowing like a river.

When he was alive, no one could touch the Grand Empress Dowager. After

his death, the gate of Ci'an Palace was broken open...

Lu Linyuan was lost in his memories. He did not speak for a long time. Feng Shuo, who was sitting above him, could not help but frown and said in a deep voice: "Nephew Lu Xian?"

Feng Shuo was of the same generation as Lu Daxueshi. Although he was only a few years older than Lu Linyuan, he was worthy of being called uncle by Lu Linyuan in terms of seniority.

Lu Linyuan came back to his senses and hurriedly bowed: "Prince."

He died of old age in his previous life, but he did not go to the underworld after closing his eyes. Instead, he returned to his youth and was on the way to be exiled to Xizhou.

The love between his son and daughter trapped him for his whole life. After living a new life, he became more open-minded and cared more about his country.

At least -

the King of Liaoning should not die in front of the palace, the land of Xizhou should not become the possession of the Turks, and the world

of Daxuan should not be flooded with blood... The reason why the Grand Empress Dowager was able to leave the palace smoothly in this life was that he used the power of the Lu family to bribe the palace maids around the Queen Mother and let them instigate the Queen Mother to force the Emperor to send the Grand Empress Dowager out of the palace.

Recently, when he arrived at the border of Xizhou, he was worried that Dingjia Village would be massacred like in his previous life.

All the troubles in his previous life started from here...

In order to prevent the tragedy from happening again, he deliberately let the death warriors who secretly protected him keep an eye on the movements near Dingjia Village, so that he rushed to rescue the whole village before the Turks attacked Dingjia Village.

When Lu Linyuan recalled this, he heard Feng Shuo ask:

"How did you know that the Turks would attack Dingjia Village?"

Lu Linyuan said hurriedly: "I'm ashamed. The guards beside me found something unusual. I was afraid that the villagers would be in trouble, so I took them away on my own initiative."

Feng Shuo looked at him thoughtfully: "Your Excellency saved 300 people in Dingjia Village. This is a great achievement."

Lu Linyuan said he was not worthy of it.

At this time, Chi Qing came into the tent. Although there was an outsider, he still bowed to Feng Shuo in a proper manner: "Your Majesty."

Fu Cai nodded to Lu Linyuan, and Lu Linyuan hurriedly returned the greeting.

This Chi military advisor is also an extraordinary person, and is best at arranging troops and battle formations. In his previous life, after the death of King Liaoning in battle, he surrendered to a new master, just to take advantage of the power of the new master to avenge King Liaoning. He was a true hero.

Chi Qing felt uneasy when he saw Lu Linyuan's look of pity, respect, and a little admiration.

He thought, could it be that the young master of the Lu family was impressed by his appearance?

When he thought of this possibility, he nodded politely to Lu Linyuan again. Lu Linyuan looked a little excited, and quickly returned the greeting.

Chi Qing: "..."

He walked to Feng Shuo and asked him in a low voice: "What's wrong with this kid from the Lu family?"

Why does he look like a fool?

Feng Shuo ignored him and asked, "Did you catch the spy?"

Chi Qing then remembered what he had come for and told him about what happened in the Huotou Camp. He then asked, "Catching the spy is also considered a meritorious service. Will you reward him?"

Feng Shuo glanced at him and said, "Reward."

Chi Qing seemed to have expected him to say this, and said in a particularly provocative tone: "I'll have the two chefs come over to deliver the food, and the prince can reward him in person later."

He said the words "reward him in person" with deep meaning.

Feng Shuo frowned, but before he could react, someone outside the tent came to announce that the people from the Fire Camp had delivered the food.