Under the command of Liang Jing, the 200,000 soldiers and civilians of the Eastern Customs were divided into three routes; one was divided into four groups of men and horses under the leadership of Master Xu to rush to the source of the fire in an attempt to extinguish the fire; and the other was under the command of the supervising officers to pacify the frightened people in the city and maintain order on the ground; The last way, led by the clever herald, quietly went to the east gate to clean up the boulders piled up at the city gate, and tried to open up the only way to survive for the more than 200,000 soldiers and civilians trapped in a sea of fire as soon as possible.

And Liang Jing, who was tied to the heavy responsibility, sat firmly on the platform in the square in front of the East Gate after arranging everything. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, he also ordered his subordinates to put some melons and fruits and refreshments for himself, so that he could watch the fire and drink kung fu tea leisurely; Seeing that the commander seemed to have a plan in his chest, and the burning of the city was still so leisurely, those Beiyan sergeants who had no task for the time being, their hearts were completely down-to-earth.

It's a pity that even if he drinks more cups of kung fu tea, it won't help Liang Jing's heart to burn at this time.

The more than 200,000 Beiyan people in the East Customs have been completely caught in the hot 'rescue and disaster relief activities', and at the same time, Shen Gui is holding a 'family banquet' in the Shen Mansion in Fengjing City.

There were not many people who participated in this 'family banquet', but after many days of friendship, they had more or less some friendship with each other, and everyone had a certain understanding of the story behind the war between the two norths, so they completely avoided a greeting before entering the table.

When Song Xingzhou served the last plate, he sat down in the vacant seat. This plate of evenly thick beef is as fresh as if the color of the meat is still the body temperature of a cow.

Although there were already many plates of fresh and beautiful beef on the takeover table behind him, he still looked back at the little fat man next to him with a pout:

"I said Lao Shen, you called everyone here, do you want to invite us to eat raw meat? Otherwise, Master Song, you will teach me, how to eat this raw beef? ”

Hearing this, He Wendao pointed at Shen Gui, and said with a smile to Qi Hui who was 'humbly seeking advice':

"You have to ask Lao Shen how to eat this raw meat, this is the method he figured out...... Oh, by the way, the second prince, you don't commit taboos when you see the open fire now, right? ”

Yan Qinghong, who had already untied the bandage yesterday, was also sitting at the table at this time, stretching his neck to look at the steaming casserole on the table. Now when he heard Song Xingzhou's question, he pursed his lips and said without care:

"Little second master, I, now except for relatives, there are no taboos!"

Shen Gui stood up and opened the lid of the casserole, only to see that it was only full of boiling 'clear water', and there were some seasonings and medicinal materials floating on the surface of the water that had not been cut:

"This way of eating is called hot pot, and there are different ways to eat it in various places, and it is said that it was the first ...... invented by the Mobei people."

Yan Qinghong shook his head when he heard it:

"Why do you come with your mouth open? Half of my bones are Mobei people, and I have never heard my mother say such a strange way to eat! ”

Shen Gui rolled his eyes, looked at Yan Qinghong with a smile and said:

"Then you still can't eat it? Don't eat you've been out in the wind? Oh...... Do you still want to eat it? If you want to eat, just keep your mouth shut, I saved the bureau, and everything was prepared by me, so you have to listen to me first! ”

Speaking of this, Shen Gui took a few bottles and cans from the small table behind him, stood up and prepared sauces for everyone in turn, but his mouth was not idle:

"Today I prepared two tripod hot pots, one is the soup base I made, the dishes prepared by Master Song, we have our own wine and enjoy it; The 'soup base' of the other hot pot was also mixed by me, but the dish was prepared by everyone sitting here and given to the people of Beiyan to taste. ”

After speaking, Shen Gui stretched out his chopsticks and picked up a piece of red and white thin beef, put it into the casserole that had been boiled, and after a pause of only eight breaths, he scooped the meat out of the pot, put it in the prepared sauce and gently wiped it, and handed it to Liu Banxian, who was hanging half of his arm on the main seat:

"You are an elder, come here first. This piece of meat is called neck kernel, a cow that weighs nearly a thousand pounds, and this neck kernel meat can produce one to two catties at most, but it is the rarest and most delicious part...... Oh yes, the 'neck Ren' in Beiyan's 'hot pot', Yan Chongwu gave it to the son-in-law Liang Jingliang of the Prince of Mubei, presumably he must be very happy to eat now. ”

Liu Banxian took the bowl, dipped the cooked beef slices in a strange-looking sauce, and just put it in his mouth, he smiled and chewed the beard at the corner of his mouth.

Immediately, Shen Gui reached out and grabbed a piece of red and white meat and fell into the casserole. This time, it took a little longer, and after about fifteen breaths, he handed it to the 'inverted yin and yang' Sun Baizhi, who was looking at Liu Banxian with envy:

"Recently, we have injured more people, Dr. Sun, you have worked hard, come to a piece of this mellow fat to make up for your body. Well, Beiyan's pot of fat spelling was purchased by Pei Ya...... I just don't know if that kid has thought about it now. But it doesn't matter, if he doesn't think about it, he won't eat cows in the next pot, let's eat people instead! ”

Immediately afterwards, Shen Gui picked up a piece of beef with a trace of white fascia on the edge, and also put it in the pot for about fifteen breaths. And this piece was given to Qi Hui by him:

"Xiao Hui has recently made a fortune with the crown prince, and now half of the land and real estate in Fengjing City are almost the same, right? Since you have been so 'wasted legs' recently, my brother will give you a piece of pork belly tendon meat to make up for your legs and feet, and I left Beiyan's pot of pork belly tendon to Yan Chongwu and let him take it himself. After all, after a period of conquest, he has much more activity than Xiao Hui. ”

Then Shen Gui glanced at Yan Qinghong, reached out and grabbed a piece of milky white meat with a strange appearance, and threw it directly into the pot:

"Yan Er, among these parts of beef, only your piece of chest is the most peculiar. His taste is not like meat, some people find it refreshing, some people find it greasy; Some people think he is the best meat, while others think he is just a piece of butter. But in any case, you'll have to try it for yourself to find out what it's like; And Beiyan's pot of chest fishing, he gave it to the young marquis Guo Xing, and asked him to eat it for himself, I don't know if he will like this taste? Well, this chest fishing time is longer, I am generally used to soaking for about three minutes, and it is not impossible to fish for a longer time, it all depends on personal preference. ”

After they were all divided, only he and Song Xingzhou were left without eating. Shen Gui thought about it for a while and stood up, and gently pushed the small cart with wooden wheels behind him to Song Xingzhou's side:

"You are an outstanding master, and you have watched the three of us brothers grow up since childhood, so no matter what, I regard you as a close person, and even today's pot of soup base is your masterpiece, if there is no secret recipe for you, Shen can only use thick chicken soup as the base. As for how to eat this hot pot, how much to eat, and where to eat, you must have your own opinions, and I won't make an axe. And these sauces are all bought back from Nankang at a high price, so I simply give them all to you, I hope you will like this gift. ”

Finally, he picked up a large wine jar behind him, waved his hand to break the mud seal, and while dividing the wine in the jar, he introduced to everyone:

"As the saying goes, there is no banquet without wine, and the wine we drink today is the wine of Nankang Wudi - Huiji Zhuangyuanhong. Eating this kind of beef pot with champion red is more likely to bring out the sweetness of beef and rice wine, which are different and complement each other. Of course, Beiyan's jar of wine is about to be given to Guo Xiao, the Marquis of Pingbei, who died on the bank of the Pu River! I have to say that I still admire that old General Guo very much...... It's a pity, it's a pity......"

After that, Shen Gui's first bowl of wine was picked up by him and splashed on the ground facing southwest. Everyone present understood in their hearts that the southwest direction of Shen Gui's sacrificial wine is the direction of Guo Xiao's death on the bank of the Pu River.

"Finally, Shen would like to use this 'Yi'an beef hot pot' to pay tribute to the spirit of the ancestor of the great shaman Li Xuanyu in the sky! If it weren't for her, Shen would definitely not know you! Although, he didn't have time to tell me what I should do in my life......"

Speaking of this, Shen Gui shook his head, put some chaotic thoughts behind him, pulled up a smiling face, looked around, and Lang Sheng laughed:

"Guys, let's eat!"

And Princess Fengyang and Tie Lian'er, who were hiding in the corner outside the door and eavesdropping, listened to the men's talk and playful laughter in the main hall at this time, and they also tightly covered their hands on the sandalwood mouth, and they didn't dare to laugh out loud, until the two pairs of optimistic eyebrows and eyes were choked into a crescent moon. I don't know what these two girls are happy about in their hearts at this time.

In the East Customs, Liang Jingliang, who was suffering in the 'hot pot', also felt the invisible heat wave around him at this time. As the fire grew bigger and bigger, the entire southern part of the city was already in a sea of fire. You don't need to look to know that there is no possibility of rescue in the entire southern city at all.

Although the south gate of the East Customs is not far from the East Bay of the Bohai Sea, the South City Gate has long been under the advice of those Mobei shamans. Master Xu, who has a forward-looking strategic vision, made the decision and blocked a leak; and because the south city of Donghaiguan is closer to Dongyouwan, it is also the most prosperous commercial area on weekdays; even if there is a fire outside of peacetime, if it is found at half a minute at night, it can only wait for the fire to burn and extinguish itself; not to mention that now with the blessing of fierce fire oil, it will spread quickly.

Liang Jing, who has always been strict in governing the army, looked at the soldiers who were all scorched, and did not say a word of reproach, but comforted them with kind words.

Subsequently, Liang Jing surrendered his gaze to the East City Gate of the East Customs, which was also their only way to survive.