"Hugh took the Taiwei Mansion to press me!" Ding Xiao finally looked at Tong Ji, "Hugh said that it was the little Jin Cao Peng, even the third prince himself, and no one was allowed to provoke the tenants of Qingping Lane!" ”

Tong Ji heard Ding Xiao's stern tone, afraid that he would really move his character, so he only said: "Farewell!" He didn't say hello to his subordinates, picked up his legs, and ran away. The more than 100 light heroes and evil young men and more than a dozen Jin Cao officials left behind saw Tong Ji slip away, although they were not angry in their hearts, they could only scatter as birds and beasts.

Ding Xiao relieved Jiang Hyun, Jiang Hyun saw that Ding Xiao was coming with Liu Bei and Shi A, so he hurriedly stepped forward to thank him, Ding Xiao knew Jiang Hyun's identity from Liu Bei, and also knew what Jiang Hyun did in Sour Jujube and Taixue, admired in his heart, and did not dare to accept his salute.

Seeing this, Liu Bei stepped forward to introduce the two. He pointed at Ding Xiao and said, "Bo Pei, this is the hero of Luoyang, Ding Xiao of Wei County, and the name Meng Chen." ”

Ding Xiao had a great friendship with Liu Bei, waved his hand, and said: "Xuande said that he was laughing, Ding Mou can't be a hero." ”

Liu Bei pointed at Jiang Xun again and said, "Meng Chen, this is Hanyang Jiang Xun, the cousin Bo Pei, the eldest son of Jiang Yuzhou in the past. Meng Chen must have heard of it! ”

Ding Xiao was hearty and arrogant, and said: "Jiang Bopei's name, others don't know, but I know." is also the son of Jiang Yuzhou, Ding has seen it! As he spoke, he shook his sword as he spoke.

Jiang Xun also looked at it squarely, with flat shoulders and back, pushed his hand and saluted, and said: "I often hear Zitai talk about Brother Meng Chen, and I can see you today, fortunately, fortunately!" ”

In this way, the two are officially acquainted, and they are practicing peer salutes to each other, and in order to show respect, Ding Xiao no longer continues to hold the sword, but holds it in his hand.

After Jing Wei also stepped forward to greet Ding Xiao, Jiang Xun invited Ding Xiao and Liu Bei into the courtyard. The group passed through the two entrances and entered the inner courtyard, Jiang Xun instructed Jing Wei and Shi A to throw out the evil boys who collapsed in the courtyard, and then instructed Chen Yu and Xu Po to clean up the courtyard, and everyone sat down in the courtyard.

In the inner courtyard there was a large circular stone table, two and a half feet high, surrounded by eight stone piers, around which everyone sat down. Jiang Hyun pointed to the two jars of wine that Liu Bei had just placed on the stone case, and asked, "Xuande, why is this wine?" ”

Liu Bei said with a smile: "Pepper wine, cypress wine, a little heart." ”

"Haha, pepper flowers and cypress leaves, but they are matched with the food prepared today."

Liu Bei was very curious and asked, "What kind of food is it?" ”

"Oops!" Jing Wei patted Liu Bei's arm and said, "Liu Jun doesn't know, this is ...... hot."

"Hey!" Jiang Xun interrupted Jing Wei and said, "If Yi Zhi says it at this time, it will be boring. As the sun sank westward, when the two of them came at the right time, they waited for me to get them. With that, he pulled Shi Ah up and went to the backyard to get the food he said.

Ding Xiao said: "Bo Pei, let the servants go to this matter, why do you do it with Zitai?" ”

Jiang Xun pretended to be mysterious and said: "Brother Meng Chen doesn't know, if I let others pick it up, I can't rest assured." With that, he went to the backyard with Shi A. Ding Xiao asked Liu Bei what he would eat, and where did Liu Bei know. asked Jing Wei again, but Jing Wei listened to Jiang Hyun's words and refused to say anything.

After a while, Jiang Hyun and Shi Ah each brought two lacquer plates, each with a whole cooked duck in the lacquer plate.

Before the roasted duck was served, he smelled the aroma. Take a look at the stone case again, the color is jujube red, the skin is bright, and it is different from ordinary roasted birds, but the appearance is round and full. Liu Bei stared at the roasted duck and said, "Meng De is not blessed with this mouthful!" ”

Seeing that everyone was salivating, Jiang Hyun was quite proud in his heart and said, "This roasted duck is only available to me here." Elsewhere, never! "This roasted duck is Jiang Hyun's original, and when he was in Hanyang, Liangzhou, it has been developed and improved many times, and it has finally become a mature dish.

The production of this roasted duck is very elegant, the selection needs to be captive fat duck, just grown into the best, fat and thin, subcutaneous fat thick, fresh and moderate, not fishy and sour.

After slaughtering the fat duck, he had to bleed, scald, and select the hair, and the means were quite meticulous, so he could only do it himself. After the hair is removed, it is also necessary to blow from the knife edge, and slowly fill the air work between the subcutaneous fat and connective tissue of the duck body. After that, the chamber is cut and washed. Then hook the duck's head, then blanch the skin to close the pores, and then pour honey water on the duck, cool and ventilated to dry. Then, pour water into the duck, so that it is cooked inside and roasted outside, cooked quickly, and can supplement the excessive consumption of water in the duck meat, and the duck meat is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Finally, the duck is hung on top of the fire with jujube wood and pear wood, and the duck is repeatedly turned over so that it is evenly heated, so that it can be served.

In addition to the roasting process, which was handed over to the careful Jing Zhen, the rest of the handling of ducks and building the stove were all handled by Jiang Hyun himself.

The duck served the stone case, and Jiang Hyun picked up a sharp short knife from the lacquer plate, and walked on the duck with the handle in his hand. While slicing the duck, Jiang Hyun told how the roasted duck was selected and made. Liu Bei likes to be fine, listening carefully to Jiang Hyun's dictation, it seems that he wants to go back and imitate it. Ding Xiao and Shi A are obsessed with swordsmanship, and they have been paying attention to Jiang Xun's subtle and swift techniques. And Jing Wei, except for saliva and staring at the duck, there is nothing else in his head.

Chen Yu brought another food table, which was full of sweet sauce prepared by Jiang Hyun, as well as steamed pancakes, green onions, and courgettes. Courgette is the cucumber of later generations.

Jiang Hyun's skills are not skilled, but he is used to using a sword, so he is very fast, and he will slice all four ducks in a short time, even if the thickness is different, and he can't do a piece with skin, but it can only be like this. He held up a pancake, sandwiched it with duck slices, green onions, and courgettes, and then smeared a sweet sauce, and said: "The pancake wraps the meat, and is accompanied by green onions and melons, the duck meat has a thick flavor, and it is accompanied by the fragrance of pepper and cypress wine, which is beautiful!" ”

Everyone moved their index fingers, and they all followed Jiang Hyun's example, and rolled up the duck meat, which was crispy and tender in the mouth, and the taste was mellow. If you eat too much duck meat, you will feel slightly greasy, but the grass and pepper fragrance in this pepper and cypress wine are rich, in addition to relieving greasy, it also increases the flavor.

However, it was said that Jin Cao Peng Deng Wen of the Taiwei Mansion had just taken office and had many things to sort out, so it was almost dark and he was not on duty. After finishing the business at hand, just as he was about to leave, a small official hurriedly ran into the school where he worked and reported what happened in Qingping Lane.

Deng Wen didn't say anything, and asked the little official to go home directly. He also changed out of Jinxian's crown and soap robe, put on civilian clothes, and left in the car.

Deng Wen's ox cart turned around, and instead of going back directly to Yongheli, where he lived, he drove to the Baijun Mansion in the north. When I arrived at the Baijun Mansion, at the back door of a big mansion, I got out of the car and looked around, and after making sure that no one was following, I drove into the courtyard.

This mansion is not elsewhere, but the residence of Chen Wang Liu Pet in Luoyang. Liu Chong, the great-grandson of Emperor Liu Zhuang of the Han Dynasty, the great-grandson of Liu Xian, the king of Chen Jing, the grandson of Liu Chong, the king of Chen Qing, and the son of Liu Cheng, the king of Chen Xiao. According to the generation, he is the uncle of Liu Hong. Last year's Son of Heaven Christmas, Liu Pet was summoned to the capital, and then he stayed in Luoyang and did not return to the fiefdom, and now it has been more than half a year.

Liu Pet is fond of bows and crossbows, likes to collect them everywhere, and is trying a new crossbow in the study. I heard the news from my family that Deng Wen was here and passed it on directly.

Deng Wen was holding a wooden box, and he didn't know what was inside. When I entered the study, I saw a person sitting behind a few cases on the steps, in his thirties, with a strong body, a handsome face, a tall and straight nose like the rest of the Liu family, two long beards hanging down the corners of his mouth, and the short hair under his chin curled inward.

Of course Deng Wen knows, this person is Chen Wang Liu Chong. Deng Wen first made a big salute, and then put the wooden box on several cases.

Seeing the gift on Deng Wenwen, Liu Chong's eyelids didn't move, he was still playing with the crossbow in his hand, and said coldly: "This, what do you mean?" This king recommended you to Yang Taiwei as Jin Cao Peng, for the sake of the country, not for this! ”

Deng Wen bowed down again and said: "Your Highness is wise, worried about the country and the people, and doesn't care about things outside your body. Weichen, just talking about the heart, this is not a golden and jade vulgar thing, but Weichen occasionally got a crossbow machine in front of the court, and dedicated it to His Royal Highness. ”

Liu Chong didn't say anything more, waved his hand, and sat down beside Deng Wen.

"Your Highness, I heard that Princess Wannian has returned to the capital safely and lived in Yong'an Palace."

Liu Pet frowned, and said absentmindedly: "This trip is thrilling, very good, very good!" ”

"Your Majesty welcomes back the princess, and it seems that he is interested in Dong Hou. However, the ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China are different from the young, and they have repeatedly written to discuss the establishment of Shi Hou as the prince. ”

Liu Pet raised his eyebrows and asked, "What does Deng Caopeng think about this?" ”

"Uh...... Weichen felt that no matter Shi Hou or Dong Hou, they were all young, he was on the throne one day, and when he was young, he relied on his relatives, and when he was older, he reused eunuchs. It is better to be from the clan, then an elder is an auxiliary government, and Fang Zhen is treacherous inside and outside. ”

"Hmm......" Liu Pet groaned, and then said sharply: "The Son of Heaven is in the prime of life, although Shi Hou and Dong Hou are young today, how can they always be young in the future?" Deng Caopeng's words seem to be disrespectful! "Deng Wen means that Liu Hong, the son of heaven, will not live to be the time when the prince Liu Ban and Liu Xie grow up.

Deng Wen seemed to be frightened, and hurriedly raised his ass and bowed down: "Your Highness spare your life!" Your Highness spares your life! Deng Wen is loyal to His Royal Highness! ”

Liu Pet stared at Deng Wen for a while, and then suddenly laughed and said, "Hahaha...... Deng Caopeng, please get up! ”

Deng Wen straightened up, wiped his cold sweat, and said, "Your Highness, great grace, Wen should repay with his life!" ”

Liu Chong waved his hand and began to get down to business: "Deng Caopeng has just taken over Jin Cao, who has just taken over the Taiwei Mansion, and it should be expanded." That Qingping Lane is near Luoshui, and it is convenient to take goods, but I don't know how to change the house to a warehouse, how is it going? ”

"Uh...... This...... This matter ......"

Liu Pet was a little impatient and said, "Why are you spitting and spitting? ”

Deng Wen said: "The homestead in Qingping Lane is all taken care of by Qingfeng Ding Xiao, but Weichen has encountered difficulties. ”

Liu Pet took a few shots and said angrily: "How can the imperial court and temple do things, how can they be hindered by such a reckless gang? ”

Deng Wen hurriedly said: "Your Highness is angry, this Qingfeng is not simple, Si Li's school captain and Tingwei's mansion have suppressed and encircled many times, but it is difficult to move a bit, I am afraid that Ding Xiao has an unusual backer behind him." Weichen Fang Ren Jin Cao Peng, low position, insufficient people, difficult to act! ”

Liu Pet opened the wooden box sent by Deng Wen, and inside was a bronze crossbow machine, a little green rust, looking at its ornamentation, cloud thunder ghost face, it was a product of Xianzhou. While playing with the crossbow machine, Liu Pet said viciously: "Ding Xiao, Ding Xiao, this king will see him in person, I just hope he can be interesting!" ”