Zhou Tai came to Han Xuan with the support of Chen Wu and Guan Hai, Han Xuan saw Zhou Tai hit two arrows in his body, and asked in surprise: "Youping, what is going on?" ”

Zhou Tai gasped, and Guan Hai on the side replied: "General Zhou supervised the battle in front of the battle, and was shot by the enemy's stray arrows!" ”

"Our army is several times outnumbered by the enemy, and it will suffer such a great defeat?" Han Xuan saw that all the generals were disgraced and asked.

Chen Wu took off his armor, sat on the chair and sighed: "I don't know where Liu Du got this sharp weapon, the crossbow arrows are like they can't be shot, and our army's bows and crossbows are suppressed to death!" ”

Han Xuan touched his chin and thought, Liu Dujun must have equipment masters like Liu Ye and Huang Daozhou to create such a repeater. Han Xuan kept flipping through the historical knowledge in his mind, there were too many skilled craftsmen in the Three Kingdoms, and he couldn't even think of Zhuge Liang for a while.

Now that the soldiers have no heart to fight, and there is not much food and grass, Han Xuan has a sense of retreat. But if you hastily withdraw from the army at this time, all the previous efforts will be in vain.

So Han Xuan sent Lu Ji as an envoy to the city with the talisman festival to ask for peace. Liu Dujun also wanted to quit the army for a long time, and when he heard that Han Xuan wanted to make peace, he agreed. Lu Ji conveyed Han Xuan's meaning to Liu Du, and agreed that the two families should be bounded by Xiangshui, with the west of Xiangshui returning to Xishu and the east to Jiangdong.

Lu Ji wanted to show his eloquence skills, but who knew that Liu Du happily agreed to Han Xuan's treaty. Lu Ji returned from completing his mission, and Han Xuan was also figuring out Liu Du's intentions after hearing about it, Yizhou is known as the country of abundance, and Liu Du has Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wan and many other talents in governing the country, he must want to return to Sichuan to accumulate strength, and send troops to the Central Plains again after the country is rich and strong.

Han Xuan also has his own considerations, and it is time for his layout in Liaodong to enter the final stage, Han Xuan's overseas territory is constantly expanding, and Han Xuan's forces are too scattered, which is extremely unfavorable to him.

The next day, Han Xuan led the army to retreat. Han Xuan left Lu Su to lead the army to defend Lingling, and formed a line of defense against Liu Du with Lü Meng stationed in Xiangyang, Gan Ning stationed in Jiangxia, and Du Xun stationed in Changsha.

After that, Han Xuan returned to Jianye to deal with several key figures in this battle. First of all, Liu Bei, after all, he and Zhang Fei have a sworn brotherhood, although the two have turned against each other before, but now that Zhang Fei has returned to obedience, it is extremely inappropriate to keep Liu Bei by his side.

But Liu Bei has the reputation of virtuousness, and he declares himself everywhere that he is the uncle of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and if he kills him, he will be accused of harming the virtuous by the scholars.

Han Xuan was bored, but saw Chen Wu come over and invite Han Xuan over for a banquet. Han Xuan ordered people to invite Liu Bei, Yu Tuo, Gu Yong, Zhou Tai and others, and then invited Zuo Ci.

"Today, Zilie set up a banquet to invite Benhou, this time it is all thanks to the generals on the battlefield and the dispatch of the rear divisions of the officials, and my Jiangdong can receive Jingxiang. I would like to take this feast to thank you, please drink this death! Han Xuan took the wine and saluted everyone.

Everyone was full of drinks, Chen Wu pointed to the dishes in front of everyone's desk and said with a smile: "I personally cooked to entertain you this time, my skills are not refined, please use it!" ”

Everyone ate the dishes on the table, although they felt that the dishes made by Chen Wu were very delicious, but there was still a little disdain in their eyes. The civil officials here are all practicing Confucianism, they believe in the phrase "a gentleman is far away from cooking", and they scoff at such things as cooking, and General Chen Wutangtang Jiangdong actually cooks in person, and they only dare to laugh at Chen Wushi in their hearts for being a martial artist.

Only Liu Bei slapped Chen Wu's ass after seeing everyone's expressions: "I have heard the prestige of Jiangdong's little overlord for a long time, and I thought that the general would only fight on the battlefield, and I didn't want to have the miraculous skills of Ku Ding." These dishes are truly unprecedented, and they are delicious! ”

"Hahaha~ Xuande Gong praised it falsely, Xuande Gong traveled all over the world, even if the delicacies in the heavenly womb have you tasted it?" Chen Wu replied modestly.

Liu Bei looked at Han Xuan again and said: "The Son of Heaven was coerced by the Cao thief, and he was always thinking about rescuing, but he couldn't reach it. Now the Marquis of Chu sits in the land south of the Yangtze River, and the people belong to him, and he is actually the hero of the world. It is possible to ascend to the throne and become the king, in the name of the Son of Qintian, enter the Central Plains, and eliminate the Cao thief! ”

Han Xuan glanced at Liu Bei in surprise, he didn't expect that he, who had always been a Han, would say this, and he would really see the wind and rudder. Liu Bei flickered like this, and everyone at the banquet persuaded Han Xuan to be king.

Han Xuan was in a dilemma, and Chen Wu helped to play the round, and let people carry in a cauldron. I saw that after a few men set up the stove and lit the fire, the aroma in the pot gradually drifted out.

"It's so fragrant, what are the ingredients in this dish that make people salivate?" Everyone in the room was amazed.

Chen Wu explained with a smile: "This dish is an original creation, called hot pot!" The main course is lamb, greens, and radish...... Excipients include peppercorns, green onions, ginger, garlic and ...... It's a pity ......"

"Why did the general say that it was a pity?" Shi Guangyuan asked.

"It's a pity that there is still one thing, if you get this thing, you can get the essence of hot pot." Chen Wu shook his head and sighed.

"I don't know what it is, I can produce it in Jiangdong?" Dasi Nong Liu Ji asked.

"The name of this thing is 'chili pepper', don't say that it is in Jiangdong, even if you look at the big Han, you can't find this thing!" Chen Wu explained, and sighed a few more times after speaking.

Han Xuan deeply agreed, of course, hot pot must be spicy enough to be delicious, but in the late Han Dynasty, only the seasoning of dogwood can have a spicy taste, but if you want to be spicy, only chili peppers.

Han Xuan looked at the hot pot in front of the hall, and then at Liu Bei under the seat, and suddenly a flash of inspiration moved in his mind. Han Xuan pretended to be a mystery and said: "I had a dream last night, saying that there were immortals on the eastern sea. He said that there was a large piece of land overseas, larger than the entire Han Dynasty, and there were many immortals on it. Chili peppers are abundant there, but the immortals don't eat grains, and it's a pity that this thing rots in the ground there! ”

Everyone in the audience was skeptical, only Yu Fu couldn't stop laughing. Han Xuan continued: "There is a thing called 'potato' and a thing called 'sweet potato'. These two cannot be planted without land, and dozens of stones can be obtained per acre, which is twenty times better than planting grain. In addition, it is moist and edible, or boiled or ground into powder, raw food is like arrowroot, cooked food is like honey, and the taste is like water chestnut. If we can find these two potatoes and push them to the people's planting, our people will no longer suffer from famine! ”

"One acre can get dozens of stones! Dare to ask Chu Hou, is there really such a crop in the world? Shi Guangyuan's eyes revealed indescribable excitement, and Liu Ji on the side was also skeptical.

"Ben Hou is the lord of one side, how can he joke? Zilie and Yang Kun have both been to overseas places and know that there are many strange things in their places. Han Xuan said with a serious face.

"If there are such crops, I, Shi Guangyuan, am willing to search for them thousands of miles away to save my Han tens of millions of poor people!" Shi Guangyuan couldn't hold back his mood and took the initiative to ask Han Xuan to go to sea.

At this time, Zuo Ci said to Han Xuan: "Chu Hou, the risks overseas are unpredictable, or there are some scattered immortals who are cultivating there. Its people are erratic, they don't like outsiders to disturb, if they are ordinary people, I am afraid that there will be no return! ”

Yu turned to Zuo Ci and the others and said: "You are all dead corpses, and you are still talking about immortals here, how can there be immortals in the world?" ”

Yu Xuan's words angered Han Xuan, who wanted to increase the mystery of the Americas and arouse the adventurous spirit of immortal seekers and fame seekers to explore the Americas, but was demolished by Yu Xuan.

Han Xuan was about to get angry, but he saw Liu Bei persuade Yu to turn over and say: "Mr. Zhong Xiang can't be presumptuous, 'there are gods three feet above your head'." Kong Zhongni is still respectful of ghosts and gods, and Mr. is comparable to Kong Zhongni? ”

"Xuande's words are very true. Zuo Ci said that ordinary people should not go, but Xuande is the uncle of the Han Emperor, and he has the protection of the first emperor of the Han Dynasty, and it is expected that overseas immortals will give a few thin noodles. How about this important task of finding overseas places to Xuande? Han Xuan said to Liu Bei, his tone was very firm.

Liu Bei was sweating profusely when he heard this, and said: "Bei was born in the north, and he is not used to water. There is often discomfort when taking a boat on the river, how can you lead the crowd to sea? ”

Han Xuan took the wine and came down to salute Liu Bei, patted Liu Bei's shoulder and said: "Xuande can be relieved, my Jiangdong has Yizhou as a transit overseas, and my Jiangdong big ship can now resist the huge waves and sail far." And if Xuande can find the other place, it will really open up the territory of the Han Dynasty and cover the world. In addition, bring back sweet potatoes and potatoes, so that my Han people will no longer suffer from famine, and the Han people will worship Xuande as gods and be grateful to Dade! ”

Han Xuan said and bowed to Liu Bei, Han Xuan gave him enough face, and Liu Bei couldn't say anything if he didn't agree. Liu Bei had no choice but to drink a full drink, and said angrily: "That's the case. Prepare to lead the people to the sea, even if you spend the rest of your life, you will find this place! ”

"Good! Xuande is worthy of being the uncle of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and I am now playing the Son of Heaven to worship Xuande as the Marquis of Xuanwu and the commander of this operation. Ask Xuande to go to Yizhou and lead the Jiangdong Navy to the sea to find this place. I ordered Wei Wen and Zhuge Zhi to be Xuande's deputies and assist Xuande ......"