Although the announcement of the secret recipe for fried chicken and barbecue has caused a significant decline in the business of gnawing chicken.

Moreover, these restaurant chefs are all professional people, and the taste of the food is no worse than that of the nibbled chicken. Coupled with the fact that they launched a series of promotional activities, many ordinary people went to those restaurants to eat.

And Xu Xiang showed them a new cooking method in addition to steaming, boiling, and stewing at the last dinner: stir-frying.

For a time, the catering industry in Ningdu City can be said to be full of flowers, there are more diners, and there are more ingredients needed, and the eggs and ingredients that cannot be sold at all have been snapped up by major restaurants.

When the farmers sell the ingredients in their hands, they become rich and can squeeze out some money to go to the restaurant. In this way, a cycle is formed, and the flow of capital makes the economy begin to show signs of development.

Xu Xiang has never relied on these things to make money, and he can boost the consumption of Ningdu City by doing so, mainly to let the money in the hands of the nobles flow to the people.

With the backing of 50,000 stone of grain, Xu Xiang began to make a bold plan to resettle the displaced people.

Over the course of a month, 140,000 displaced people outside Zhenchuan have been resettled on the Yellow River beach, and the first phase of clearing the silt and cutting down trees is almost complete.

All this is in charge of Yang Dianfeng and Fu Shaoyou, he has never been to the Yellow River beach.

During this period of time, Lin Fuhang has been following him, even if Xu Xiang wanted to talk to him, he didn't get any reaction, and Lin Chong's situation that someone wanted to be unfavorable to him did not appear.

Xuanyuan got up early in the morning, for no other reason, today is the court meeting again.

Since the last time the Great Dynasty was killed by the people of the Tianque Division because of the Bailumen guard Chun Yuhuai, there was a heated discussion in the court, and Xuanyuan Mingyue of the Tianque Division also came forward and admitted the matter in person.

This made the Ningdu nobles think that the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow would reappear in Ningdu's field of vision, thus breaking the balance of Ningdu.

However, after waiting for more than a month, Daxia Longque was stunned and did not make the slightest move, as if posting a "food connoisseur" was just child's play.

Since that court meeting, there has never been such a lively scene, basically some ordinary things, all decided by Ming Heng, Xuanyuan Ding Zhu Bi is over.

But today's pilgrimage meeting was especially different, and he got a few pieces of news that he didn't know if it was good or bad.

The army of Zhongshan Kingdom entered the town of Lushui and fought against the Wuye Kingdom, but suffered heavy losses.

At the same time, the Beiyi army invaded the south in four ways, except for the Tsukayou Pass and Mizhou Road, which were resisted by the Beimeng garrison on the border of Beimeng, and the Shanhaiguan Pass, which was resisted by the 30,000 advance troops of the Longqi Division of Daxia Longqi, and the Zilu Pass in the northwest of Zhongshan was also the direction of Beiyi's attack.

Last night, I received a secret report that Beimeng urgently withdrew the 90,000 elite soldiers stationed in Chu State and rushed to the aid of Mizhou Road. Although there is no result of the Northern War, it must have been defeated, otherwise there would be no urgent transfer of troops.

And today's great court meeting is to support the matter of Zitong Pass.

Although the Great Xia royal family is an ornament, the entire country is divided into seven, not to mention, Ningdu is also controlled by the Ming clan.

However, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and the Great Xia royal family still has a 30,000-strong Baolong army in Linhe, which is under the control of the Baolong clan Zhai and the only military force in the hands of Xuanyuan Ding.

Now that the Zhongshan Kingdom is at war on two fronts, Wuye Kingdom and Beiyi are not easy to deal with, and all the troops that can be mobilized in the hands of the Ming clan have been transferred to support, but it is not enough!

Although the Ming clan has a lot of elite troops in Ningdu and the important towns that have been handed over with various countries, they dare not mobilize them, this is the foundation of the Ming clan, and it is impossible to transfer them!

And the 50,000 soldiers outside Ningdu City could not move, which was the foundation of deterring the royal family and powerful families in Ningdu.

Therefore, this time the court meeting is aimed at the Zhai family's 30,000 dragon army.

The Baolong Army has a good combat power and can be used to support Zitong Pass. It's just that Xuanyuan Ding is definitely unwilling to hand it over, it all depends on the result of today's court meeting.

In the Longming Palace, Xuanyuan Ding sat upright, Ming Heng straddled the long sword at his waist, and sat on the golden chair, looking majestic with an iron face.

"Your Majesty! The Beiyi army invaded Zitong Pass, and Ma Bainian, the general guarding the pass, sent three letters asking for help in a row, imploring His Majesty to send a large army to help! "It is often the little people who break the silence at the beginning, and a petty officer loyal to the Ming clan in the military department is the first to speak.

"It's coming!" Xuanyuan said secretly.

A game between the Ming clan and the Great Xia royal family is about to begin.

"Oh? Master Gu is a member of the military department, so he naturally knows that the heavy responsibility of resisting foreign enemies is entrusted to the King of Zhongshan, I don't know anything about this at all, please let the King of Zhongshan decide! Xuanyuan said.

"Your Majesty, the army under the King of Zhongshan has been sent to the Hexi Corridor, and it is snoring at war with the Wuye Kingdom, and it can't be drawn out at all! Please also ask Your Majesty to focus on the overall situation and send troops to Zitong Pass to support! ”

Xuanyuan Ding looked at Ming Heng and said, "King Zhongshan, do you have no soldiers to send?" ”

Ming Heng didn't speak, just put his face on his face, and the atmosphere was depressed for a while.

At this time, an official from the Ministry of Rites came out and said, "The King of Zhongshan has 50,000 elites in Ning, why can't he be transferred to Zitong Pass?" ”

Xuanyuan Ding glanced at the official, showing an appreciative look, he also wanted to say this, but he didn't dare to say it, saying it was equivalent to tearing his face with Ming Heng.

This official of the Ministry of Rites was one of the few officials who were secretly loyal to the Great Xia Imperial Family, and today's Great Imperial Council did not have time to communicate with them, but they were very clever to understand his thoughts.

The official surnamed Gu retorted, "The 50,000 troops outside Ningdu City are Baoningdu Anning, how can they be moved lightly?" ”

"Joke, there is a city patrol division to protect the tranquility of Ningdu, and the 50,000 elite soldiers in the camp outside the Zhongshan King City can be transferred over for reinforcements!" The official of the Ministry of Rites said.

Everyone's eyes turned to Ming Heng and Yang Wu, the commander of the City Patrol Division, and the words had already been said at this point, and someone among the two of them had to speak.

Yang Wu walked out from among the hundred officials, saluted Xuanyuan Ding, and said, "Your Majesty, the City Patrol Division is only responsible for patrolling the city and protecting the peace of the city gate, if there is an enemy army attacking Ningdu, it can naturally guard the city gate, but after all, Ningdu has not been at war for a thousand years, and the soldiers of the City Patrol Division are not as safe as the army defending the city." Therefore, the minister thinks that the 50,000 troops outside the city still cannot be mobilized, please think twice! ”

"Where did the enemy come from in Ningdu? Flying from the sky? Xuanyuan Ding wanted to refute it, Zhongshan Guo distributed the elite of his Ming clan in various important towns around Ningdu, and there could be no enemies at all.

But the words were always swallowed.

Yang Wu, the commander of the city patrol, that is, the Yang clan of Ningdu is loyal to the Ming clan, and it is clear that they have been ventilated and will not move these 50,000 elite soldiers.

"Yang Dutong's words are wrong, now except for Wuye Kingdom and Beiyi, who will attack Ningdu? Therefore, Ningdu is naturally worry-free, as long as the Zitong Pass is held, the direction of the other three armies of Beiyi is the Tomb You Pass garrisoned by the King of Beimeng, Mizhou Road, and the Shanhaiguan where the Dilong Division is stationed! With the prosperity of the Beimeng soldiers and the courage of the Earth Dragon Division, Beiyi will be defeated! ”

The official of the Ministry of Rites seems to have done a lot of homework on this, and he is very reasonable. As soon as he said this, he received Xuanyuan Ding's highly appreciative gaze, and Yang Wu's face turned red for a while, and he didn't know how to refute it! .

"You...... What do you know......" Yang Wu scolded angrily, but did not say why.

At this time, Ming Heng got up and slowly walked towards the Ministry of Rites official, he was silent and did not speak, but his eyes revealed a gloomy light, and every step he took made the Ministry of Rites official feel that thousands of mountains were pressing on him.

"What do you call this adult?" Ming Heng stopped in front of him and asked lightly.

"Qin Yuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Lower Rites!"

"Oh~ It turned out to be Qin Qian's old immortal son! I said, why are you stupid like this, it turns out to be genetic! Ming Heng showed a hint of abruptness, "Since you are from the Ministry of Rites, you should do your own job, the country's heavy weapons, and the safety of the imperial capital, how can you allow a small five-grade discussion of the book?" ”

When Qin Yuan heard Ming Heng scolding his father for being old and immortal, he immediately trembled with anger, "You...... You ......"

Not only insulted his father, but Ming Heng had been in a high position for many years, which gave him extremely heavy pressure, making him completely speechless.

"Eh, King Zhongshan, now that Zitong Pass is in danger, Lord Qin is also speaking his own opinion for the country, how can he refute it because of the size of his official position?" Xuanyuan opened his mouth to relieve him.

When Ming Heng heard this, he turned around and strode towards the front of the hall, his eyes fixed on Xuanyuan Ding, and an unparalleled momentum pressed towards Xuanyuan Ding.

"Your Majesty doesn't understand military affairs, and it's not easy for the minister to say anything, but this little Yishulang is making a lot of nonsense in the palace, and he should refute it!" Ming Heng said loudly, his right hand had slowly pressed against the sword at his waist.

"You...... If there is something wrong with what Lord Qin said, then you should talk about it! ”

Ming Heng's momentum was slightly retracted, and he said softly: "Your Majesty, have you ever heard that three months ago, the Nangong clan in the East China Sea betrayed the East China Sea and occupied the land of the three cities in the East China Sea?" ”

"Of course I know this! The Nangong clan is a descendant of the Sui State before the unification of Great Xia, and the founding emperor Rende, named the Nangong clan as the Suihou, hereditary replacement, and moved to the East China Sea. But I didn't expect the ambition of the wolf son of the Nangong clan to dare to establish himself as the king! I have issued an order for all countries to ask for it, and later I heard that the East China Sea has put down the rebellion of the Nangong clan and beheaded Yu Linzi! ”

"Hmmm! Your Majesty is not wrong at all! But Your Majesty, how did the Jiang clan in the East China Sea pacify the Nangong clan? ”

"This ......" Xuanyuan Ding shook his head, with the power he had now, he could know that the rebellion in the East China Sea was already the limit, and he naturally didn't know the details of the battle.

"Donghai has developed a new type of weapon, which has a range of about 100 paces. Originally, Jiang Fu, the great prince of the East China Sea, had been deeply trapped in the predicament of the Nangong clan, but later a mysterious person appeared to help, and Jiang Fu relied on this weapon to turn the situation around! ”

"Later, the Nangong clan abandoned Jishui County and fled, and Lu and the Northern Mongolian Jinjia Army who came to help him killed the pursuing soldiers in the East China Sea and returned to Hanning Ferry!"

"The strength of the Northern Mongolian Jinjia Army, presumably no one will not know, its commander He Yuan is also a person who can fight well, with these five thousand Jinjia Army, it will be able to help the Nangong clan recapture Jishui County, but does Your Majesty know why He Yuan returned in the end?"

Xuanyuan Ding was surprised when he heard the inside story of the battle in the East China Sea for the first time, so he said tentatively: "Could it be that it was the new weapons of the East China Sea that caused the Jinjia Army to retreat?" ”

"That's right, Jiang Fu relied on five hundred soldiers equipped with this new weapon to repel the extremely powerful Northern Mongolian Jinjia Army, causing the Jinjia Army to drop three hundred corpses and flee in embarrassment!"

Xuanyuan was stunned for a moment, he had seen a lot of the achievements of the Jinjia Army from the secret records of the royal family, and he could be called the strongest army in Great Xia, but he didn't expect it...... With one enemy out of ten, you will be defeated!

Ming Heng ignored his shock and continued: "Jiang Yu returned to Linzi with the power of the Nangong clan and promoted a large number of cronies, which made the five monarchs of the East China Sea very dissatisfied. ”

"Just a month ago, Xinyang Jun and Pingyang Jun of the Five Monarchs of the East China Sea jointly raised troops in Linzi, and 30,000 elite soldiers surrounded the East China Sea Palace with lightning speed, in a vain attempt to launch a coup d'état!"

Xuanyuan Ding and the hundred officials in the palace were shocked, they didn't expect this kind of thing to happen in the East China Sea? Since there was a coup d'état a month ago, but there is no news that the East China Sea has changed hands, this coup is definitely a failure!

"Jiang Fu personally led a thousand soldiers with new weapons, plus 5,000 Yu Lin Wei, and wiped out the 30,000 elite soldiers of Xinyangjun and Pingyangjun." Ming Heng said lightly, and then added: "It's all annihilation!" None of them lived. ”

"This ...... Is this new weapon so powerful? Xuanyuan Ding's face was full of shock, and at the same time, he was also envious of Jiang Fu in his heart, if he had this kind of weapon and equipped it for the Baolong Army, then he still had to be suppressed by the Ming Clan?

"The East China Sea is a country that the royal family can't control, but now it's completely different. Almost all the forces in the East China Sea are in the hands of the Jiang family and the Wei family! Ming Heng sighed again, "A month ago, Donghai had sent an additional 10,000 people to Jishui County, and one thousand of them were soldiers equipped with this new weapon, which Donghai called the Donghai musketeers!" ”

Xuanyuan was stunned for a moment, and he had an extra heart in his heart, what is the East China Sea doing to increase troops in Jishui County? Do you want to fight Zhongshan Country? Or hit Beimeng?

The Zhongshan Kingdom is now holding the Son of Heaven hostage to order the princes, and attacking the Zhongshan Kingdom is equivalent to attacking Great Xia!

So, he had to pay attention!