Although the atmosphere in the world is weird, and the princes who are not subordinate to them are ready to move, but the northern Xinjiang is developing steadily as usual, and it can even be said that there is a precursor to prosperity, in this turbulent late Han Dynasty, it can be said to be the only case, and immediately on the stage that has been set up in the big school, the first conference in the world will be held, and all the students and heroes from all walks of life who want to stand out at the conference are gearing up in private, and they are preparing with all their might, and the glory and wealth are in one fell swoop.

Liu Tai of Shenhou Mansion and several important ministers of Northern Xinjiang such as Xi Zhicai, Xun Yu, Zhong Xuan, etc., have gathered around a sitting table, there is a round hole in the middle of the table, and there is a thick smoke under the round hole, and a hot pot is placed on it, and the hot pot is boiling hot water, in which there are some strange leaves and red peppers floating, emitting bursts of fragrance that make the mouth water.

Of course, it is impossible to put a hot pot on the table without anything else, I saw that there was a plate of extremely regular beef and mutton cut outside the hot pot, as well as a variety of vegetarian dishes, as well as the world's famous Lao Baigan, today before everyone came, Liu Tai had already ordered that no tea can be drunk, only wine! Otherwise, it will not give Liu Tai face, and this scene is completely a hot pot feast for later generations.

"My lord, why are all kinds of dishes raw? This... Tell me to wait how to swallow?? Looking at the dishes full of dishes, Xun Yu couldn't let go of his hand to taste it, why? Xun Yu is not a foreigner, everything can be eaten raw.

"Hehe..." Liu Tai, who was sitting in the south position, smiled, directly picked up a piece of beef, leaned forward, and put it in the hot pot for dozens of seconds, then took it out directly, put it in Xun Yu's bowl and said: "Wenruo, you have worked hard in many government affairs in the two states in the past few years, and this first piece of beef is up to you to taste." ”

Smelling the aroma of the beef in the bowl, Xun Yu swallowed his saliva, today Liu Tai ordered a big feast early in the morning, Xun Yu who was harmed had never eaten anything, and now under the temptation of the fragrance, he naturally couldn't keep his usual calm.

In fact, most people are like Xun Yu, although the Northern Xinjiang Yulu is several times higher than the imperial court, but in order to set an example, the officials led by Xun Yu are very economical, and most of the gold and silver will be donated to the students of Beijiang University to charge living expenses, although Liu Tai has repeatedly ordered that there is no need for this, but everyone knows the financial situation of Northern Xinjiang, after the Liaodong War, the finances of Northern Xinjiang were almost dragged down by millions of people in Liaodong, and even now the expenditure of the Shenhou Mansion has been deducted by half.

According to the gossip, Liu Tai spent less than 500 yuan every time (except for the food of maids and guards), which was inferior to the smallest gate valve, and these money were used for Liu Tai and several ladies' food.

"How is this good? I thought that the first bite of beef was better for the lord. "Although I really want to eat, Xun Yu knows that dignity and humility are orderly, if you eat Liu Tai first, wouldn't it mess up the way of the monarch and the minister?

"Today is a family feast, don't talk about so many rules, eat, eat, the brothers are watching, is it unwritten if everyone is waiting for you to eat?" Liu Tai shook his head with a wry smile, and thought depressedly: "This Xun Yu is becoming more and more like an old master." ”

The table is very large, almost able to accommodate fifteen or sixteen people, there are six generals present, Gao Shun, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Zhang Fei, Wen Chou, and Zhao Yun, and Xun Yu, Xun Yu, Tian Feng, Chen Gong, Xi Zhicai, Fu Zhu, Mi Zhu, Guan Ning, Zhong Xuan, plus Liu Tai has a full sixteen people.

When Zhong Miao returned to the Changshe, the person in charge of the dragon group went to represent Liu Tai and invited him to come to Northern Xinjiang to serve, but Zhong Miao refused to come to Northern Xinjiang to live or die, even to the extent of putting a sword on his neck, but the dragon group also has a way, in order to complete the task, the leader of the dragon group simply used drugs to drug all of Zhong Xuan's family [***], tied a strong knot to come to Northern Xinjiang, in order to prevent Zhong Xuan from biting his tongue and committing suicide, and even blocked Zhong Xuan's mouth with linen, when Zhong Xuan's family saw Liu Tai, Almost indistinguishable from a beggar.

This is what someone asked, since Zhong Miao was treated so unfairly, why did he still sit here and eat hot pot with Liu Tai, it's very simple, isn't Zhong Miao stubborn? Liu Tai used Sima Hui's letter to understand the reason, and then some of the four treasures of the study room to know the reason, and the best officials in northern Xinjiang can be said to take turns to fight, "tormenting" Zhong Xuan for nearly two months, Zhong Xuan had no choice but to succumb to Liu Tai's "Yinwei".

"Yuan Chang, come, you can also eat a piece, brother, but you are a newcomer, and you should taste the second piece of meat." Liu Tai cooked the second piece of beef and sheep with a smile, sandwiched it into Zhong Xuan's bowl, and said politely with a smile on his face that you and I are good brothers.

"Hey... Shenhou, how can you be qualified to eat the second piece of meat, let your lords go first. Zhong Tai's face was pulled, although he agreed to be an official in northern Xinjiang, it didn't mean that he recognized Liu Tai as the lord, but Liu Tai's move moved Zhong Tai slightly, well... That's it.

"How can Yuan Chang be so polite, this is the good intentions of the lord, as a courtier, how can he shirk the good intentions of the lord." Tian Feng on the side looked at Zhong Xuan with a dissatisfied face and said, in Tian Feng's opinion, Zhong Xiang is too hypocritical, and it is not a day or two to come to Northern Xinjiang, seeing that Northern Xinjiang is so prosperous and rich, Liu Tai is 100% Mingjun, Zhong Xuan is still unwilling to recognize Liu Tai as a princess, which is obviously too stubborn.

Tian Feng and Zhong Yu are not right, Zhong Miao understands, and everyone present understands, because Tian Feng's loyalty to Liu Tai is deeper than that of the old ministers Chen Gong and Xun Yu and others, and it can also be said that he is a type of character who is die-hard, and although Zhong Miao has some ability, Tian Feng has not put it in his eyes, and now Zhong Xuan is hypocritical again and again, Tian Feng can't see it.

"Hey, well, since Lord Tian said so, it would be disrespectful to him." Zhong Xuan saw Tian Feng with that dead face, and nodded helplessly, Zhong Miao didn't want to teach Tian Feng a "lesson", it was too torturous.

Liu Tai smiled, winked at Tian Feng, and expressed his satisfaction with Tian Feng's words, Tian Feng saw Liu Tai's smile, and the corners of his mouth cracked, and he nodded slightly. In fact, the reason why Tian Feng wanted to target Zhong Xuan was also instructed by Liu Tai in private, if it wasn't for Tian Feng singing blackface, I am afraid that Zhong Xuan would still be in the mansion given to him by Liu Tai.

Tian Feng is famous for his uprightness in Northern Xinjiang, and even sometimes Liu Tai has to take a detour when he sees Tian Feng, for example, Liu Tai reduced his food and clothing, and others praised him, but Tian Feng scolded Liu Tai for being bloody, and even said that Liu Tai, who is the main father, actually lives such a "poor" life, which is the fault of his subordinates who are ineffective, and even took the lead in reducing the amount of money and eating steamed buns every day.

Because of Tian Feng's leading role, the officials in northern Xinjiang have followed suit, and even some people simply went to the fields to help the people farm in their free time.

Of course, no one knew about Liu Tai and Tian Feng's actions against Zhong Xuan in private, including Xi Zhicai, as the saying goes, if you want to deceive, you can deceive everyone, if someone accidentally says it, Liu Tai will not be faceless?

"Let's eat, everyone, you're welcome, for in two days the brothers will not be able to be idle." Liu Tai said to everyone with a smile, without the slightest master's shelf, it can be said that he treats his officials as brothers.

"My lord, please first" Everyone looked at each other with a smile, and then bowed to Liu Tai and said.

Liu Tai shook his head, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and directly poured a plate of beef into the hot pot and said, "Now everyone can eat together, hurry up, don't be polite there." ”

Seeing Liu Tai's behavior, they shook their heads helplessly, but they didn't talk nonsense anymore, everyone picked up the chopsticks in their hands, put the beef in the hot pot to their mouths, and put it in their mouths to taste it after it was cold.

In the cold winter in the north, being able to eat a bite of hot pot meat is definitely a refreshing thing to the bone, these literati generals, although they have been in Huacheng for so much, are used to seeing strange things, but how can they taste the novel food of hot pot?

According to the "Book of Wei" records, hot pot first appeared in the period when Cao Pi called the emperor, first appeared in the cold north, but it is not very popular, it is said that there is a story, the Liu clan living in the Central Plains at that time is compared to the beef and mutton in the hot pot, living in dire straits, it can be described as super precarious, and even every day the Liu clan died in the assassination, of course, who invented the habit of putting the meat in the hot pot and cooking it with a copper tripod to eat after steaming.

The real heyday of hot pot is the Northern Song Dynasty and the dynasties and generations after the Northern Song Dynasty, the biggest advantage of hot pot is that it is simple, convenient, and suitable for all kinds of food, so it is so popular.

Now the hot pot in front of Liu Tai and others can be said to be the only one in the world, well, of course, there are also people who put pork on the fire in a cauldron, this shouldn't be considered a hot pot, right?

Looking at the atmosphere is getting better and better, and the wine in front of everyone is constantly decreasing, Liu Tai has a smile on the corner of his mouth, in the past few years, Liu Tai's small group of people, including Liu Tai, are too tired, and now the time is November 183 AD, soon, after another three months, after the appearance of the famous traitor Tang Zhou of the Yellow Sect, there is no peace in the world, and it can even be said that because of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the heroes divided and fought each other, and the national strength of the Han Dynasty was consumed, resulting in the occurrence of the five chaos in later generations, Dajin, Mongolia, The Qing Dynasty and other small barbarian states entered the Central Plains, resulting in the Han people being slaves for nearly a thousand years.

Today, it is Liu Tai's last relaxation, and it is also a rare gathering of the ministers, although there is still less Huang Zhong, Guan Yu, Fu Zhu and others, but it is also a good party, maybe after this banquet, the next time we get together, I don't know how many years later, although it will be very tired, very nostalgic, but Liu Tai believes that he will hold on, lead the Han Dynasty to formalize, and lead the people of the Han Dynasty to the real hegemony.

(To be continued)