The Romance of the Famous Marshals of the Early Tang Dynasty Li Jichuan

Chapter Forty-Four: The Condor Counts as a Wagang

Xu Gai and housekeeper Xu Quan waved goodbye to Xu Maogong (Li Ji) and Xu Mouse, rode their horses and whips, and rushed to Weinan County.

Xu Mouse tied the blue cloth bag to his body, Xu Maogong (Li Ji) and Xu Mouse pulled the horse into the gate of Wagangzhai, flew on the horse, and galloped towards Zhongzhai.

Three moments later, when they came to Xu Maogong (Li Ji)'s room, the two jumped off the horse, and Xu Maogong (Li Ji) and Xu Rat untied two large food boxes and carried them to the room.

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) instructed: "Xu Rat, you go and invite the second master to eat famous dishes together."

Xu Mouse responded: "Yes." "Turn and leave.

A moment later, Shan Xiongxin and Xu Mouse walked into the room.

Shan Xiongxin said with a smile: "Brother Xu, I heard Xu Rat, Lord Ling Zun sent a famous dish, and the little brother is blessed today."

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) smiled and said, "Brother Shan, please take a seat."

Shan Xiongxin sat down in a chair.

Xu Rat came over with two bowls of rice, one bowl in front of Shan Xiongxin, and one bowl in front of Xu Maogong (Li Ji).

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) opens the extra-large food box containing roasted oxtail.

said with a smile: "Single brother, this dish is called roasted oxtail, which is simple and easy to make, but has the effect of strengthening muscles and bones and anti-aging, please taste it for single brother." ”

Shan Xiongxin grabbed a large piece of roasted oxtail with chopsticks, put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully, and said with a smile: "The meat is thick and juicy, fragrant and mellow, and it is delicious." ”

Shan Xiongxin put down his chopsticks and said with a smile, tomorrow at noon, the big boss will have a banquet in the main hall, and Brother Xu and Xu Rat will talk about the fact that the Condor Dart Bureau invited the masters of the rivers and lakes to come to Wagangzhai to compete.

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) took a bite of food, put down his rice bowl and said: "Brother Shan Xiongxin, what is the origin of this Condor Dart Game?"

Shan Xiongxin said with a smile: "Brother Xu, I heard that the Condor Dart Game is the largest Dart Game north of the Yellow River. Who is famous, but the martial arts of one of the chief dart heads and two dart masters who fought with the younger brother that day are very common, and the younger brother is worried that they invite many people and use wheel tactics.

After speaking, Shan Xiongxin took a bite of rice with chopsticks, put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully.

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) said with a smile: "Single brother, the day after tomorrow is ready, the iron Huaxia stick has been built, plus Xu Mouse, a total of four of us take turns to fight, which is enough to deal with their wheel war."

Shan Xiongxin, put down his chopsticks and said with a smile: "Brother Xu, you are willing to help each other, plus Xu Mouse is holding an iron Huaxia stick on the field, I don't think there will be a big mistake, these days, let's just rest well."

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) opened the extra-large food box containing Yiya five-flavor chicken, took out a casserole, and said with a smile: "Brother Shan Xiongxin, this dish is called Yiya five-flavor chicken, the casserole has a lid, my father said, Yiya five-flavor chicken doesn't like to be cold, eat it in winter, taste it quickly."

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) picked up the lid of the casserole and put the lid on the corner of the table.

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) turned over the chicken in the casserole with chopsticks, then used chopsticks to tear off a large piece of chicken breast meat, put it in Shan Xiongxin's rice bowl, and said with a smile: "Brother Shan Xiongxin, taste it."

Shan Xiongxin chopsticks tore off a small piece of chicken breast meat in the rice bowl and put it in his mouth to chew carefully, while chewing, he blurted out: "The meat is rotten and fragrant, delicious."

After Shan Xiongxin finished eating this small piece of chicken breast meat, he tore off another piece with chopsticks and put it in his mouth to chew carefully, and said while chewing: "Brother Xu, this chicken breast meat and the one I eat on the Land Temple Mountain seem to be the same dish."

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) said with a smile: "Brother Shan Xiongxin, it's a dish, but that time I used a horse to carry the food box, ran a long way, and went up the land temple mountain, bumping up and down, I couldn't see the appearance of Yiya five-flavor chicken."

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) instructed Xu Rat: "Xu Shu, you go and invite Mu Jiu to have dinner together."

Xu Rat replied: "Young Master, Mu Jiu can't come, he will go to the Land Temple Mountain to pick herbs."

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) said with a smile: "Xu Mouse, you can eat together with the dishes and chopsticks,

Xu Mouse responded: "Yes." He filled a bowl of rice, took a pair of chopsticks and sat next to Xu Maogong (Li Ji) to eat.

In the evening, the rat tied the blue cloth bag containing the meat bun to his body, went out of the house, and ran to the barracks in the backyard.

After running to the barracks in the backyard, he found the second room in the last row, knocked on the door, and there was no answer, Xu Rat walked back in disappointment, walked to the head of the room, and met Mu Jiu head-on.

Mu Jiu asked in surprise, "Hey, why are you Xu Rat?"

Xu Rat smiled and said, "I came to look for you, I knocked on the door and no one answered, I wanted to go back and happened to meet you."

After speaking, he untied the blue cloth bag from his body, handed it to Mu Jiu with both hands, and said with a smile: "My lord asked someone to send me ten meat buns, I ate one, and the remaining nine are given to you, please eat them with your brothers."

Mu Jiu took the blue cloth bag with both hands, and said with a smile: "Xu Rat, don't you like to eat meat buns, you can keep a few more."

Xu Rat said: "My lord also sent some famous dishes, I ate famous dishes, only one meat bun, nine for you and your brothers to eat."

Mu Jiu smiled and said, "Xu Rat, come into the house and sit for a while."

Xu Mouse said with a smile: "Mu Jiu, I won't go into the house to sit today, and when I'm done with the battle, I'll sit and chat again, and I'll go back." After speaking, he pulled his legs and ran to Xu Maogong's (Li Ji) room.

At noon on the eleventh day, Shan Xiongxin, Xu Maogong (Li Ji), and Xu Mouse were invited to the main hall.

Zhai Rang, the big boss, sat in the center, and Jia Xiong stood next to him.

Zhai Rang pointed to the chair on the left and beckoned, "Young Master Xu, please take a seat." Xu Maogong (Li Ji) sat on the chair to the left of Zhai Rang,

Zhai Rang pointed to the chair on the right and beckoned: "Second master, please sit, Shan Xiongxin sat on the chair on Zhai Rang's right."

Zhai Rang smiled at Xu Mouse and said, "Brother Xu Rat, please sit next to your son-in-law." Xu Rat walked over and sat down next to Xu Maogong (Li Ji).

Zhai Rang said to the soldiers: "Go and ask Zhai to set up the banquet."

The soldier responded: "Yes." He turned around and walked out of the main hall door.

After a while, Zhai Hong walked into the main hall with a jar of wine, followed by five pro-soldiers holding wine, food, bowls and chopsticks, and the pro-soldiers placed a plate of fried purple crispy meat, a plate of scallion and steak mutton, a plate of fried eight pieces, a plate of sauced beef, a plate of salted peanuts, a plate of dried tofu, and a pair of chopsticks and a wine glass in front of each person. After arranging, the pro-soldiers withdrew.

Zhai Hong carried the wine jar and poured wine for everyone, and said with a smile while pouring wine: "Two masters, two distinguished guests, the big boss ordered: let me go to Jixiang Restaurant, buy a jar of good wine, order four dishes, good wine and good food, I wish you all a victory tomorrow and success."

Zhai Rang said: "The second master, Xu Gongzi, and Xu Mouse brothers, received a challenge at noon the day before yesterday, and the Condor Dart Bureau invited the masters of the rivers and lakes, and they will come to Wagangzhai in three days, and the competition will be won or lost.

The afternoon before yesterday, I asked Mr. Jia Xiong to go out of Wagangzhai to inquire: The Condor Dart Bureau and our cottage competition, please tell Mr. Jia about it.

Jia Xiong said: "On the orders of the big boss, I went out of Wagang Village and inquired about the competition between the Eagle Dart Bureau and our cottage, the headquarters of the Eagle Dart Bureau is in Luoyang, the eastern capital, and the following jurisdiction has three semicolons, the southern branch is in Jiangdu (Yangzhou), the western branch is in Chang'an (Xi'an), and the northern branch is in Zhuojun (the ancient name of Beijing).

This time, the dart from Jiangdu (Yangzhou) to Zhuojun (the ancient name of Beijing) was escorted by the Northern Branch in Zhuojun (the ancient name of Beijing).

I inquired, the Condor Dart Bureau carries a carrier pigeon every time the dart is carried with it, from this dart, intercepted by the second master to noon tomorrow, a total of five days, according to the distance to calculate, the Condor Dart Bureau headquarters (Luoyang, the eastern capital), the northern branch in Zhuo County (Beijing's ancient name) of the martial arts hand, can arrive in time to Wagangzhai, I guess, tomorrow to challenge, the Condor Dart Bureau will bring a lot of people.

Zhai Rang took a sip of wine and said, "Mr. Jia, the sharpness of the Xiu Chang Divine Eagle Dart Bureau will destroy the majesty of Wagangzhai itself.

Jia Xiong said: "The big master, "The Art of War" says: know yourself and know your opponent, you will not be defeated in a hundred battles, and the small one introduces the Condor Dart Game in this way just to let everyone understand it thoroughly."

Shan Xiongxin said with a smile: "Big boss, that day, one of the chief dart heads and two dart masters of the Condor Dart Bureau who fought with the younger brother were very common, and the younger brother was worried: they invited a lot of people and used wheel warfare.

Zhai Rang said: "There are many people in the Condor Dart Bureau, and wheel warfare is used. How do we respond to stand a chance of winning?

Shan Xiongxin replied: "The big boss, you and me, my brother-in-law Brother Xu is also willing to help, tomorrow the iron Huaxia stick will be built, plus Xu Rat, a total of four of us will take turns to fight, which is enough to deal with their wheel war."

Zhai Rang called his own soldiers and ordered: "Come to the backyard weapons team and take a look at the Xu Mouse brothers' iron Huaxia sticks, has they been built?"

The pro-soldier responded: "Yes." "Turned around and went to the backyard weapons team.

Zhai Rang took a piece of fried purple crispy meat with chopsticks, put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully, and said while chewing: "The second master, Xu Gongzi, Brother Xu Rat, please eat vegetables, and chat while eating."

Everyone picked up chopsticks and ate the food.

A moment later, the soldiers ran into the main hall, clasped their fists and saluted, and said: "The big boss, the captain of the weapons team said that the rough embryo of the Xu Mouse Brothers' iron Huaxia stick has been built, when will the Xu Mouse brothers be free?" You can go to the weapons team and try to see if it fits.

After hearing this, Zhai Rang put down his chopsticks and said with a smile: "Brother Xu Rat, let's go to the backyard weapons team and try whether the iron Huaxia stick fits or not, how about it?"

Xu Mouse replied with a smile: "The big boss, the villain can't ask for it."

Zhai Rang stood up and said with a smile: "Brother Xu Rat, let's go to the backyard weapons team now."

Zhai Rang, Shan Xiongxin, Xu Maogong, Xu Mouse came to the backyard weapons team, in the middle of the open space in front of the house, there was a large iron stove, the charcoal fire in the furnace was burning, seven or eight masters were tinkling to build weapons, seeing Zhai Rang, Shan Xiongxin, Xu Maogong, Xu Mouse came over, seven or eight masters put down the tools in their hands, and shouted in unison: "The big boss is good."

The leading master (Captain Gao) quickly ran to Zhai Rang's side and said with a smile: "The big boss, the rough embryo of the Xu Mouse Brothers' iron Huaxia stick has been built, please try whether the Xu Mouse Brothers fit together."

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