Mulu City, Great Xia Palace, Overlord Palace.

Xiang Yu sat high in the center and summoned Lu Wang, Ji Bu, Zhong Liwu, Xianzhen and others to discuss countermeasures, whether to take advantage of the fire and rob Temujin, or raise his noble hand and let the remnants of the defeated army led by Temujin cross the border?

"This is a good opportunity given by God to the king to achieve hegemony, and it must not be allowed to slip through his fingers, and God will be blamed if he does not take it. Our army is short of horses, and we will not find a second such opportunity except that the Huns can provide such a large number of horses. ”

Lu Wang had just returned from an inspection tour of the county below, and when he heard that Temujin had led his troops to cross the border, he immediately made a loud suggestion. Don't look at his beard, which is already gray, but he is in good spirits and has a loud voice, which is not inferior to his prime at all. As the "second father" of the Great Xia monarch, Lu Wang also enjoyed the respectful treatment of watching the upper hall and not worshipping in the lower hall.

"Surround Temujin and return all the Xiongnu people and war horses to Great Xia!" Ji Bu, Zhong Liwu, Xianzhen and other generals raised their fists one after another in response to Lu Wang's proposal.

Xiang Yu raised his hand and signaled the generals to be calm: "Lone has no friendship with Temujin, and Lone is also very disgusted with the Huns' style of burning, killing and looting. The person who is worried about Gu is just that I have no grievances with the Xiongnu in the past, and there is no enmity in the near future, so I take the opportunity to make trouble, will it affect the benevolent and righteous image that my father has painstakingly established for Lone? ”

Lu Wangfu muttered: "The king's worries are also reasonable, now the king's prestige has spread all over the rest of the country, and nearly a thousand people come to join from various vassal states, even Kushan, Han, Rome and other countries every day, the king really can't affect his reputation." ”

"Does the Father have both?" Xiang Yu frowned and asked.

Lu Wang thought about it slightly, and then thought about it: "Since the Huns are born to love to plunder. We did what they liked, and moved some of the people to the only way through the Huns. Give more money, grain, cloth, cattle, sheep, and livestock. The Huns will inevitably be tempted, and nine times out of ten they will plunder. In this way, we are famous! ”

"Good...... The Father's strategy is good, so he did it! Xiang Yu high-fived and applauded, and made a decision decisively.

After some discussion, he ordered Xue Wanche to take five or six hundred fast horses to the border of 200 miles to the north, where the Huns must pass through to move westward. He ordered the magistrate who guarded the place to open the treasury and give money, grain, cloth, cattle, sheep and livestock to the people in the border areas. Use it as bait, as long as the Huns dare to plunder, the army of Great Xia will annihilate them with the overwhelming force of Mount Tai.

And Xiang Yu personally led Zhong Liwu and Xian to pick up all the cavalry, plus 50,000 infantry, gathered overnight, prepared to leave Mulu City, and hurried in the starry night, following Xue Wanche's pace to the northern border to find a dangerous terrain to set up an ambush.

The generals were about to leave, and Xiang Yu said: "The two women rescued by Gu today are the daughters of the Han general Lu Bu. One of the girls is a good cook, and she is in charge of the kitchen in the backyard, and it is not too late for you to go out after eating this hometown meal! ”

The identities of the civil and military forces here who were systematically implanted were all descendants of the vassal states in the last years of the Warring States Period, or Han people who came from the Yongliang region in the name of Mu Xiangyu. are all regarded as the descendants of Yan and Huang. When they heard that there were authentic hometown dishes to eat, they were all overjoyed and said in unison: "Since this is the case." Then I'm going to have my fill of it! ”

Lu Zhi's cooking skills were inherited from his previous life, and he really didn't cover it. With the help of several palace chefs, he made a sumptuous feast. Mainly Chu cuisine. Mixed with Huaiyang cuisine, Lu cuisine and other classic eating methods of the Han people, the color and flavor are complete, making people smell the aroma and move their index fingers.

When Xiang Yu and Yu Ji were in the center, all the civil and military officers sat separately, lifting chopsticks one after another, pushing cups and changing lamps, feasting, eating one by one, and praising Lu Zhi's cooking skills.

Xiang Yu swallowed three glasses of wine and sighed with emotion: "Alas...... I still remember that when I was 17 years old, I followed my uncle back to my hometown Jiangdong and ate a hometown meal, which I will never forget! Thirteen years have passed in a blink of an eye, and Lone finally ate authentic hometown food again, but unfortunately it is in Mulu City, not my ancestral hometown Jiangdong. ”

The generals exhorted in unison: "Don't worry, the king, after obtaining Temujin's horses, our army will definitely be able to sweep away and rest in peace within three years." The country is pacified, and you can enter Kushan in the south, and you can sweep all the way to Chang'an in the east. Sooner or later, it's just a matter of recovering your homeland! ”

Xiang Yu raised the pot of horn wine in front of him, raised his head and drank it in one gulp, and said: "The generals are full of food and drink, and they will follow Gu to the north later, capture Temujin alive, and completely wipe out the Huns from the world!" ”

"It's done!"

Except for Lu Wang, the other generals followed Xiang Yu's example, raised the horn wine jug in their hands, and poured their heads into their necks. This scene is not like a monarch and a minister, but like a group of like-minded bandits feasting and eating meat in a big bowl.

Lu Zhi naturally would not let go of such an opportunity to show his face, and after all the dishes were presented, he came to salute with an apron, and said solemnly: "The little woman's cooking skills can only be regarded as so-so, and the king and the generals will bear with it!" ”

Miss Lu is modest in what she said, and she doesn't like to hear it. In our Great Xia, if you claim to be second in cooking, no one dares to boast of being first! From today on, you are the chief chef of my Great Xia Palace. Xiang Yu was full of praise while tasting the wine and food.

Yu Ji also smiled and praised: "My sister's cooking skills are really not good, I have never eaten such a delicious meal in the years since I came to rest." ”

The generals also praised one after another: "It is said that it is difficult to reconcile, but Miss Lu's cooking skills are really not picky, I am full of food today!" ”

Lu Zhi bowed and thanked him again and again: "Thank you for the praise of the king and the queen's sister, as long as the king and the queen's sister like it, Ju'e is willing to stay in Daxia and cook for you for the rest of your life." Thank you for your praise from the generals, if any general wants to eat Chinese food in the future, the little girl will work hard! ”

After being full of wine and food, Xiang Yu Huoran got up and said to Lu Wang and Ji Bu: "After I and the generals left Mulu City, Lao Yafu and General Ji guarded Mulu City to beware of the vassal states. ”

Ji Bu picked his teeth with a bamboo stick and said: "Don't worry, the king can rest assured, in the entire rest of the territory, except for Alexander of Babylon, the other vassal states do not need the king to go out, and I, Ji Bu, can pinch them to death with two fingers!" ”

At this moment, a heroic, tall, and armored female general walked into the banquet hall and saluted Xiang Yu: "King Xiang, I heard that you are going to lead your troops to encircle and suppress the remnants of the Huns, please allow Lingqi to go out with the army!" My hometown is in Jiuyuan, Bingzhou, which has been devastated by the Huns over the years, and I don't know how many villagers have been buried under the iron hooves of the Huns. ”

Xiang Yu and the generals laughed one after another: "Haha...... Miss Lu, don't be joking, although my Great Xia Kingdom lacks soldiers and major generals, it has never been in the habit of letting women go to the battlefield. ”

Lu Lingqi hugged her fists and saluted, and said stubbornly: "The king Hugh should despise women, and women heroes can also make contributions!" I think the king also knows that the Emperor of the Han Dynasty has a concubine named Mu Guiying, right? She often led the three armies to fight on the battlefield. In addition to Mu Guiying, there are many female generals in Dahan, such as Fan Lihua, Hua Mulan, Qin Liangyu, Liang Hongyu, etc., oh...... There is also a female general from the West, who seems to be named Joan of Arc. ”

Without waiting for Xiang Yu to speak, Ji Bu threw away the toothpick in his hand and strode out: "Hugh is verbose, you can walk ten rounds under my sword, and then you will follow the king on the expedition!" ”

"If that's the case, then it's offended!"

Without waiting for others to stop her, Lu Lingqi suddenly pulled out her sword and stabbed Ji Budang in the chest.

Ji Bu was taken aback, he didn't expect Lu Lingqi's swordsmanship to be so good, he didn't dare to be careless at the moment, and hurriedly swung his sword to block. used all his skills to fight with Lu Lingqi.

For a while, the sword light was flickering, the sound of sword strikes was endless, and the sparks of the two swords slashing were flying everywhere. A man and a woman, flashing and moving, you come and go, fighting for ten rounds, and the victory is indistinguishable.

After ten moves, Ji Bupiao retreated, and arched his hand towards Xiang Yu: "King, I lost, I didn't get a little cheap in ten rounds, so the king will take Miss Lu to the battlefield!" ”

Xiang Yu stroked his beard and laughed: "It seems that you Ji Bu has learned the way of life of Ji Bu, the general under the ancestor, and you want to carry forward the '100 catties of gold, it is better to get Ji Bu Yinuo' to the end!" ”

Ji Bu scratched his scalp and laughed: "Hehe...... Since the last general has taken the name of Jibu, he cannot be insulted! ”

Xiang Yu ordered loudly: "It's rare that Miss Lu Lingqi hasn't forgotten the hatred of Sangzi, and she will fulfill you alone, go out with the army, let me see your ability!" ”

Xiang Yu stepped on the black horse, carried the dragon halberd to break the city, and led more than 10,000 cavalry and 50,000 infantry to the north to ambush the Xiongnu. And Lu Lingqi stepped onto the Shadow War Horse, holding a single-edged halberd that Xiang Yu asked for, and went out with the army.

The day after Xiang Yu led the army to leave Mulu City, Lu Zhi inquired in many ways and knew that Ji Bu liked to eat the sweets of Chu State the most, so he made a bag of horn dumplings, which were actually the dumplings before Liu Wei crossed. I made some "dragon and phoenix cakes" made of glutinous rice, and found a reason to leave the Great Xia Palace to visit Ji Bu's mansion.

"I heard that General Ji likes to eat the sweets of Chu State the most, so the little woman made some for you." Lu Zhi generously put the bamboo basket containing the food on Ji Bu's table.

Ji Bu patted his chest and said, "Miss Lu is bothered, it's rare that you are so attentive." In the future, whoever dares to bully you in Mulu City, I, Ji Bu, will definitely be the first to stand up and support you. ”

Lu Zhi said with a smile: "No wonder they all say that it is a hundred catties of gold, it is better to have Ji Bu Yinuo!" With Brother Ji taking care of me, no one will dare to bully me. If my brother likes to eat it, I'll give it to you another day. ”

After a good conversation with Ji Bu, Lu Zhi happily returned to the Great Xia Palace. Looking up at the sky, the sky is clear and the sun is shining, it is so brilliant and beautiful, indicating that you will have a bright future. (To be continued.) )