It's another New Year, and it's been seven years since Su Ren came to Dahan. Half of the past seven years have not been able to celebrate the New Year with everyone, even if they are together, they will be invited out on the night of the New Year, either the businessmen of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, or the brothers of Gongsun He. This year, Su Ren planned not to go there, so he stayed at home with his wife and children.

said that he was with his wife and children, but in fact, there were more than just wives and children in his family. The old and small ones add up, and there are not thirty mouths, but also twenty ** mouths. As in previous years, the large round tables in the lobby had been propped up, and the chairs were slipped in circles one after another. The Chinese New Year is a festival of reunion, the most important thing for the Chinese people is reunion, the New Year pays attention to reunion, the Mid-Autumn Festival pays attention to reunion, and even the Double Ninth Festival on September 9 pays attention to reunion, otherwise there is no embarrassment of one less person in the dogwood.

There is another thing this year, Liu Che is here. Su Ren was not happy about Liu Che's arrival, at this moment of reunion, an emperor was not in the palace to reunite with the emperor's relatives and relatives, and what was it like to go to other people's homes? Liu Che not only came, but also brought Wei Zifu, Wei Zifu came, how could the old Wei family not come. Therefore, Su Ren's family is actually two big families for the New Year this year.

"Hehe, you don't need to be polite, I just came to see Su Ren, what should you do, what should you do, you should play, you should eat, don't care about me!"

What Liu Che said sounded good, but who was still messing around when the emperor was sitting in front of him? Even the naughty Su Jian and the boys sat quietly in their seats, looking at each other like a little adult, completely annihilating the child's nature.

Su Ren is the busiest today, as long as he is there, he prepares the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, which can be regarded as a compensation for everyone. Holding a pot of braised pork, he shouted and came out of the kitchen: "Come on!" Braised pork, it's a pity that the icing is still impure, and it tastes a little burnt, so make do with it, and wait for them to make a purer white frosting next year, and then let you see my real craftsmanship. ”

Looking at the red braised pork and smelling the sweet and greasy aroma of meat, a few little guys can't wait to stuff their heads into the plate. A foot long of drooling, Luo Datou was just about to stretch out his hand, but he was slapped by Hawking, glanced at the emperor, and glared at Luo Datou fiercely.

Su Ren saw that the atmosphere was not right, and coughed: "Okay, my majesty, can we not join in this fun?" Why don't you go to my study, and the two of us will say while eating, the people in the province hate you! ”

Dong Zhongshu frowned, he had never seen anyone talk to His Majesty like this, and he was about to open his mouth to reprimand. I heard Wei Zifu smile: "Your Majesty, Mr. Su said yes, they can't eat well here, so they will be handed over to the concubines here." ”

Liu Che swept a group of small dots, and the little eyes clearly told him to let him go quickly. sighed and said with a smile: "Hehe, I also have times when I am not welcomed, so let's go to your study!" ”

Liu Che walked on his front foot, and he heard a burst of cheers behind him, followed by various sounds. As soon as he turned around, the sounds disappeared as if they had never happened. Su Ren took off his apron and pulled Liu Che's arm: "Let's go!" If you don't leave, someone will scold you! Look at your son-in-law's face, I wish you had gone as far as possible. ”

Liu Che glared at Su Jian, and Su Jian hurriedly lowered his head. Dangli looked at Liu Che's eyes, and did not forget to shout: "Congratulations to my father!" ”

Su Ren expected such a result. In the previous life, eating with the leader was like this, as long as the leader was present to eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, there was no taste, but as soon as the leader left, even if he drank swill, it was good, this is the atmosphere. A small leader is like this, sitting with the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, without sifting chaff on his legs, he can already be regarded as a person from the Su family who has seen the world.

There is also a small table in the study, and several plates of delicious side dishes have been arranged. Su Ren specially picked some non-greasy ones for the emperor to change his taste. The two sat down, and Su Ren said to Liu Fu: "There is a jar of wine behind that cabinet, which was buried the year before last, and it was just dug up yesterday, and it can still be drunk, so let Your Majesty taste it today." ”

Liu Fu hurriedly nodded and went to find it. Su Ren introduced the dishes on the table again, and praised his craftsmanship. After Liu Fu poured the wine for the two of them, they drank a few glasses first, and then they were eating and chatting.

For the Han people, meat has always been the staple food, especially the rich and noble. Liu Che's favorite dish is the braised pork, and he was reluctant to leave the big table just now because he fell in love with the braised pork brought out by Su Ren. After tasting a piece, it is indeed as Su Ren said, sweet with Sisi's greasy, but not losing its tenderness and crispy fragrance, it is really a delicious dish.

"Tell me about your plan, the Huns are not Yelang people or Qiang people, those people are all savages, they will grab whatever they like, they will not do business with you seriously at all, and their previous experience may not work." Liu Che was very satisfied with the braised pork, and moved his chopsticks vigorously.

Su Ren is not interested in braised pork, he prefers vegetables, but unfortunately there are no suitable materials to build a greenhouse, so he can only eat some dried vegetables: "Doing business is about mutual benefit, the former Han businessmen always think about how to deceive the Huns, and when people understand it, who will they rob if they don't rob you?" I have always been a child in business, only both sides feel reasonable to succeed, although the Huns are barbaric, but not extremely vicious, the truth is still listened to. ”

"If you think so, I guess you'll suffer."

"There's a saying, I don't know if Your Majesty has heard it? It is a blessing to suffer losses! As long as the Huns are willing to exchange war horses, we will suffer a little loss, and when the army goes to find it back in the future. ”

Liu Che nodded and laughed twice: "People are not stupid, why haven't there been Hun war horses over the years?" The measure of my retreat is only secondary, the key is that the Huns are unwilling to sell horses to us! ”

Su Ren smiled: "That was before, I can change this status quo if I go, Your Majesty may not know that the relationship between the Xiongnu Right Valley Liwang and their prince is not good, and he always wants to kill the other party, fortunately, one of my friends is the Xiongnu prince, this matter can be used." ”

"You said Yu Dan?" Liu Che smiled contemptuously: "How useful can a prince who has been driven out of the Xiongnu court do?" ”

"He was kicked out of the royal court, and he was also the prince, and he was only driven out because he didn't have enough strength to compete with the king of Yougu Li, and I thought of a way to reverse it."

"Are you going to support Yu Dan!?"

Su Ren shook his head: "Support can't be talked about, it's just mutual benefit!" ”

Liu Che ate up a plate of braised pork, took a sip of wine comfortably, leaned back in the chair, and the corners of his mouth curled: "You always like to take advantage of others, this is not a good habit, if I find out that you are also using me, have you ever thought about the consequences?" ”

Su Ren smiled: "Have I used Your Majesty?" It's not all Your Majesty using me! Use me to fight the powerful, use me to pacify Lingnan, use me to subdue the Yuanshan thieves and the Qiang people to change horses, and walk out of Laojunguan from me, all of which are being used by His Majesty. ”

Liu Che also smiled: "You should be glad that you still have the capital to use it, so many people in the world want to be used by me, and I still don't give them a chance!" Of course, using you is not in vain, Shu's daughter didn't give your son, Shu still came to you on Chinese New Year's Eve, the so-called thunder and rain are all Jun'en, this seems to be what you said. ”

Su Ren looked annoyed: "Mistake! I knew that now, I should have stayed in Lao Junguan and not went out, so as not to be entangled in these troubles! ”

Liu Che laughed: "It's late!" Now you can't go back! ”

There is a bronze bell in the academy, weighing 1,300 catties, which was specially cast by Su Ren when he built the academy. It rings every half hour, so that the teachers and students of the academy can know the time, and secondly, it is also to remember the clock tower to tell the time. The reason why it is designed for half an hour is completely Su Ren's bad taste, he is still not very used to the hour, and prefers to use hours to calculate time.

As soon as the bell rang, the academy was full of jubilation. The new year is coming, and all the students who did not go home will have dinner in the canteen, which is a benefit given by Su Ren to the students. Young people like to stay with young people, and besides, there is no such a rich Chinese New Year's Eve meal at home. This year is the first year of the college's opening, because of Chen He's incident, the college was in a depression, Su Ren asked the parents of students who were willing to come to the college, and everyone had a lively New Year, suppressing the bad luck of the college.

The playground was crowded with a large number of people, and the two horses were already hitched. Li Dang and Huo Quzhi stood together with a semicircular iron fist. Behind them gathered a large crowd of people watching the excitement. Parents of students who have never seen this battle are asking their son what he is doing. The children patiently explained to their parents what the pressure and resistance were, and the parents who listened were dizzy.

Liu Fu opened his mouth and was about to shout when His Majesty arrived, but was interrupted by Liu Che. Liu Che didn't say anything, and under the protection of a group of guards, he took up the best position through the crowd.

As soon as Su Ren walked in, the students cheered again. People who had never seen Su Ren hurriedly inquired, and when they heard that this was Su Ren, they all showed surprised expressions.

Su Ren looked at Li Kang and Huo Quai, and waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet: "Okay, since I promised you, let me show you what pressure is, don't always think that there is nothing in the world we live in, in fact, the strength of these breaths is very great!" ”

gave Li Dang and Huo Qubing a look, Li Dang and Huo Qubing glanced at each other, and the two cooperated to pair the two hollow semicircles. In the eyes of everyone who craned their necks and studied hard, Su Ren personally examined the two hemispheres. The craftsmanship of the craftsmen in the palace is really good, so that the two iron balls can be made so tightly that even the cowhide glued to it is glued to it without finding any air leakage.

Zhou Jiande has the greatest strength, and his lung capacity is naturally not too small, so he sucked the cowhide tube connecting the hemisphere together in one bite. Su Ren pointed to the cowhide pipe and said, "I've seen it all!" This cowhide pipe is supported by iron bars, and now that it is pressed together by the air, it is presumably that the iron ball will not be separated. ”

With Su Ren's voice, Li Dang and Huo Quzhi let go at the same time, and the iron ball fell heavily to the ground, not falling in half as imagined, and the original two semicircles were still tightly glued together.