In the middle of winter, the sun is shining.

The bright sunlight shone directly on the snow all over the ground, and the sky and the earth were white and white, and there was no other color.

Tong Guan's small courtyard is not very luxurious, after all, he has not completely developed yet.

As long as the eunuchs of the Song Dynasty had a rank, they did not need to live in the palace, they had their own families, not only wives and concubines, but also adopted several children.

In the guest hall, there is a small red clay stove, on which is placed a copper stove with three heels.

The hot soup tumbles as if the clear river is surging with snow-white waves, and after just a few seconds, the red slices of meat turn into a light pink like a sunset.

Yang Lin was full of emotion when he sandwiched the meat slices, it turned out that Da Song knew that shabu was eaten, and he ate it so finely.

In fact, hot pot has been around for a long time, but it was really refined to the point of shabu-shabu, which started in the Song Dynasty.

The ham, Dongpo meat, shabu-shabu, fritters, sashimi, etc., which we can taste now, were all invented or popular in the Song Dynasty, and the complex cooking techniques such as cooking, roasting, roasting, stir-frying, exploding, slipping, boiling, stewing, marinating, steaming, waxing, honey, and green onion pulling were also matured in the Song Dynasty.

The reason for this is also because the Great Song Dynasty was wealthy, and only after eating enough, people would pursue exquisite food.

On the side is the almond mutton, the mutton is cooked with almonds, the seasoning is light, the meat pieces are soft and juicy, and the soup base is very fresh. In the Song Dynasty, being an official was equivalent to eating mutton, because mutton was included in Yulu as an employee benefit, and pork was just a civilian ingredient that did not enter the stream.

Tong Guan raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "Wen Yuan, when we had a happy gathering in Yangzhou, you once predicted today's court. As Wen Yuan expected, the prophecies of that day were fulfilled one by one, and they couldn't help but be convinced. Cai Yuanchang has already paid homage to the prime minister, and a certain family also has a chance to go on the expedition, but a certain family wants to hear what Wen Yuan thinks will happen in the future? ”

Yang Lin put down his chopsticks, drank and said: "Tong Shuai went out to Hehuang, with Cai Xiang taking care of him in the court, there will be no shortage of money and food, and the elite soldiers and strong generals will be transferred at will, but there is one thing Tong Shuai must remember." ”

A mouthful of Tong Shuai, so that Tong Guan is very useful, he is different from ordinary eunuchs, he likes others to pay attention to his burly figure and bold character, especially love military exploits.

"What's the matter?" Seeing that Yang Lin said solemnly, Tong Guan came up and asked.

"Since the expedition is set out, the purpose is to win the battle, no matter what happens in the DPRK, Tong Shuai should put the battle situation first. After all, you are on the front line, and the hundreds of officials in the DPRK and China do not know the situation on the battlefield as well as you. Tong Shuai only needs to remember one thing, winning the battle is the greatest credit, and the official family will reward and reuse. Even if he slightly disobeys the will of the official family and makes him unhappy now, when he needs to fight in the future, the official family will still choose people from among the generals who won the battle. ”

Tong Guan secretly pondered, I don't know what Yang Lin means, winning the battle is a good thing, who doesn't know this, still use him to say? Yang Lin looked at him lightly, and sure enough, within a moment, Tong Guan was full of excitement, raised his eyes and said: "Wen Yuan is saying that there will be someone in the court who will stumble on a certain family and not let a certain person return with a complete victory?" ”

"How big the obstacle is for Tong Shuai to go out to take command, how deep the water behind this matter is, those turban civil officials in the court are not the gentlemen they claim to be showing. What kind of goods are they, I don't think I need to tell Tong Shuai below. ”

Tong Guan pinched the only dozen beards he loved like his life, and fell into deep thought...

In fact, when Tong Guan first set out for the expedition, he won successive battles. Later, on the eve of the decisive battle, he received an edict from the emperor, telling him not to fight.

The reason is ridiculous, it turned out that the Taoist temple in the palace was on fire, and the ministers all wrote to say that this matter was unlucky, and it might be a warning from heaven.

Since Zhao Ji believed... On the eve of the decisive battle, he sent a holy decree to Tong Guan, telling him not to fight.

The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, the fighter plane is fleeting, Tong Guan trembled with the edict, and finally lied that the emperor was encouraging everyone to fight bravely to kill the enemy, regardless of the emperor's order to go to war, and then the Hehuang Tubo lost his armor and abandoned his armor, destroyed his regime in a war, and laid down more than 3,000 miles of land.

At this time, of course, Tong Guan didn't know this, but the thinker civil officials and the emperor might have constrained him, and finally made up his mind, and secretly said that Yang Wenyuan was right, as long as he won the battle, even if he disobeyed the order, he would have a chance to come out in the future. In short, this battle must be won, this is the first time to go out, if you lose, it will be difficult to have the opportunity to display your ambitions in the future.

After eating the wine, it was getting late, and Tong Guan personally got up to send him off.

When I came back from the Tong Mansion, the snow in front of the door had been swept away, revealing the appearance of the Yang Mansion.

From the outside, this house is not outstanding, in fact, it covers a wide area, the interior is gorgeously arranged, the pavilions and pavilions are embellished, and the meandering water is elegant, but unfortunately it is all frozen now, and it is also interesting.

"In the end, it's just a businessman, and the deep layout of the mansion is afraid that it has already exceeded the system according to the construction law of the Great Song Dynasty, and it is a crime to be caught by someone with a heart."

Yang Lin sighed, fortunately, he was about to enter the office, and in the past 100 years since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, there has been more than one construction method that has been abolished.

Yang Lin commanded Yang San with great interest, ready to renovate this big mansion, Ning Er had already moved out, and only the few of them seemed a little empty.

"Recruit a few more maids, clean up this courtyard, and bring my five righteous sons."

Yang San wrote them down one by one, and asked with a salivating face: "Young Master, there is no housekeeper here, who is the money spent..."

Yang Lin scolded with a smile: "It's up to you to take care of it, as for the money spent, I will ask Yun Niang to collect it, and my money will be managed by her in the future." ”

At this time, Li Yunniang happened to come over, bent down and said, "Dalang, there is a father-in-law in the palace who is visiting. ”

"Haha, I heard that Yang Xie Yuan came to Bianliang, our family came to congratulate him, the evil guest is coming, and he has not had time to pass it on, please don't blame him."

Yang Jian was dressed as a foreigner, and he smiled before speaking, he was diametrically opposed to Tong Guan, and his body was full of eunuch style.

"I don't know if Yang Neiguan has arrived, the student has missed the distance, and I hope to forgive the sins." After Yang Lin finished speaking, he was about to bend down and salute, but was caught by Yang Jian, and said with a smile: "Yang Jieyuan is really too polite, the old brother is in Yangzhou to thank you for your hospitality, and I also blame the elder brother for waiting for you to come to the door at home, who knows that the left will not come, and the right will not come, so the elder brother has to salivate and come by himself." ”

"My father-in-law is a dignitary in the palace, a celebrity around the official family, how can students call you brothers."

The smile suddenly narrowed, and he said coldly: "What's the matter, Yang Xie Yuan thinks that our family's body is incomplete and unworthy of befriending you?" ”

"Haha, my father-in-law is really funny, since this is the case, the student has the courage to match his father-in-law and brother."

"This is like words," Yang Jian's face resembled an old woman's face smiled like a chrysanthemum: "Today, you and my brother will have a few drinks to reminisce about the old love." ”

"Hot up a few pots of good wine for me, and then go to Fanlou to order a good wine banquet and send it, I want to get drunk with my father-in-law and not return."