Chapter 20 Hot pot hospitality
Zhang Sheng really didn't know this, and when he heard that he had been rewarded with so much silver all at once, he immediately said excitedly: "Second son, it's too much." ”
"Not much, this is all you deserve, as long as you make meritorious service in the future, you will be rewarded. However, the rewards of this son are clear, and there is still something to be done to review it back. Moreover, in the future, it is necessary to form a habit that after every battle, it is necessary to sum up, sum up good experiences, and correct insufficient mistakes. Zhang Chao's voice came out loud.
These words were heard in Guo Jia's ears, making him nod his head vigorously. He found that by following Zhang Chao's side, he could indeed learn a lot of useful things.
For example, the earliest sentence "Power comes out of the barrel of a gun." There is also the current practice of summarizing a battle, which he thinks is all right and a good habit.
Zhao Yun on the side also saw everything in his eyes, and the touch in his heart was indeed great.
After learning art from the master and leaving, I saw too many people living in poverty along the way, and saw too many battles between officers and soldiers and thieves. Often, after winning a victory, one side will never sum up anything like now, and praise it for merit, that is, everyone eats and drinks, and then sits on the next outbreak of war, fighting for their lives.
And even if there is any victory, it is the credit of the officer, and there is no difference between it and the ordinary soldiers below, and even for many people, there is not much difference between winning and defeating, and after victory, they still live the lowest ordinary life before.
But here, he did see something different, that is, the friendship that everyone is a brother, as well as the obvious demagogic words spoken by Zhang Chao, and the way of setting lofty goals for people, all prove that this is a good general with a good army. And with these generals, where will the brothers below have a reason not to work hard?
Zhang Chao didn't expect what kind of touch these words would bring to Zhao Yun. The so-called summing up experience after fighting a battle is what he envisioned before, and he didn't mean to play anything on the spot. Now that he was done, he smiled at Guo Jia and Zhao Yun and said, "Go, go back to the city!" ”
At the gate of the city, Zhang Jie had already stood here in a neat line with the soldiers guarding the city.
When they saw the cavalry team returning, they all showed respect and envy. Of course, it's more fear, the nearly 1,000 Yellow Turban Army just now was defeated so quickly, if these methods were used on them, wouldn't they be able to resist themselves.
There are even some young people who really didn't think of this, and what they thought in their hearts was whether they could join this cavalry team. Or like that, how majestic! You shouldn't have to worry about eating and drinking.
When the guard Zhang Jie waited until Zhang Chao rode a horse to him, he bowed halfway and said, "Welcome the second son to return victorious." I just don't know what to do with these displaced people and allow them to enter the city? ”
Zhang Chao had thought about this problem for a long time, so he opened his mouth and said: "Screening one by one, if there is no problem with the identity, you can put it in the city, but you must strictly order that you are not allowed to make trouble, otherwise, the military law will punish you." If there are not enough soldiers in the city defense, you can report to me, and I will arrange for cavalry to help. ”
Zhang Jie wanted this sentence, what he needed was the help of the cavalry, and he immediately replied loudly: "Yes, I respect the second son's order." ”
The people outside the city heard this conversation at this time, and they immediately became honest one by one. The result of the mess may be death, which is the result that no one wants.
"Fengxiao, you think this is good." didn't immediately lift the horse into the city, Zhang Chao asked Guo Jia on the side.
Zhang Chao's words just now are very clear, screening into the city, and this power is in the hands of the city defense soldiers, that is to say, if he says that you have a problem, you will have a problem, and if there is no problem, there will be no problem, which can play a very positive role in better management of city defense. It's just that the number of city guards is limited after all, and if someone really makes a large-scale disturbance, I'm afraid it will be difficult to wait for the cavalry to appear. "Lord, do you think you can do this, pick some strong ones, if they want, they can absorb the sequence of entering the city guards?"
"Yes, this will better defend the city, General Zhang Jie, can you hear me." Zhang Chao said with a look of great admiration.
"My subordinates understand." Zhang Jie hurriedly agreed. Although he manages the city defense army, when it comes to recruiting a large number of people, he still needs the consent of the Taishou. Now that Zhang Miao is not here, the second son has spoken, which is the same top.
Seeing that the problem was solved, Zhang Chao burst into laughter, and was the first to enter the city. Guo Jia and Zhao Yun on the side, as well as eight hundred cavalrymen, followed behind.
At the door of the Second Prince's Mansion, Bai Tong, Lu Fei and others were looking forward to it.
The news of Zhang Chao's victory has long been transmitted. Even if he couldn't go out of the city to greet him, he couldn't show his face, so he waited at the gate of the house.
As soon as Zhang Chao and the others turned to this street, Bai Tong and the others immediately greeted them. "Second son." The women said excitedly.
"Hehe, I said it would be fine." Looking at the concerned eyes of Bai Tong and the others, Zhang Chao was very moved in his heart, as if his family was waiting for him to return home.
"The second son is omnipotent, so naturally he will be fine." Bai Tong also hurriedly echoed and said.
"Hehe, okay, my family doesn't need such praise. In this way, let people prepare good wine and food immediately, and take out the overlord drunk, and I will get drunk with Zilong. Zhang Chao laughed.
After receiving the order, Bai Tong immediately sent someone to do it. In the mouth of the second prince's mansion, Zhang Chao pulled Zhao Yun with his left hand and Guo Jia with his right hand, and the three of them strode towards the courtyard.
The people in the house are very neat in their work, and there is already a pure copper hot pot in the center of the table. After the three of them sat down, a jar of overlord drunk was opened, and the rich aroma of wine immediately overflowed, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the room was full of fragrance.
Zhao Yunzuo was on Zhang Chao's left hand, and he couldn't calm down at this time.
It was because everything in front of him was something he had never seen. For example, how can the aroma of wine be so strong, it is really unheard of; For example, what is this thing on the table, but it is a hot day, what do you want to do with such a thing?
The overlord is drunk and does not spread outside, and it is natural that he will sigh when he first hears it. But the matter of this copper pot is really rare and tight.
Speaking of this copper pot, it is actually the hot pot that people often eat at home now. To put it bluntly, it is to use fire to heat the pot, use water (soup) to conduct heat, and cook (shabu) food.
Its history has appeared since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, but it has not been widely used. It really made it famous during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.
At that time, Emperor Qianlong wanted to entertain some old friends in his life, but because there were too many people, the general venue could not be placed, and it was the first month of the year, and it was freezing outside, and it was very cold. It thought of eating hot pot, so that it was lively and hot, and it could also be set up anywhere, so it set up 530 tables of palace hot pot, which was the most prosperous hot pot in China at that time, and also made the hot pot famous all over the world.
Today, Zhang Chao is going to use the situation of hot pot to receive Zhao Yun, and when he asks why he did this, the answer is very simple, he needs to stay this person in the shortest possible time, so he thought of this most approachable, even naked, opportunity.
It's summer and summer now, and the weather outside is already very hot, and it's conceivable that people who pay attention to their appearance can't stand it when they are eating hot pot. Once the human body can't stand it, they start to take off their coats and start to ignore the image, and the relationship between them will naturally become closer.
It can be said that in order to recruit Zhao Yun, a general, and in order to dispel the other party's concerns, Zhang Chao can be described as painstaking.
Guo Jia, who also didn't understand Zhang Chao's thoughts, kept a smile on the surface, but he was also very curious about the hot pot in his heart, obviously he was also seeing it for the first time, and he muttered in his heart about how to eat such a thing, whether it was delicious or not.
Of course, what Guo Jia didn't understand even more was Zhang Chao's attitude towards Zhao Yun.
To say that Zhao Yun just showed himself in front of those Yellow Turban Army who had no military qualities, and he didn't even kill himself, such a person may have some ability, but is it really worth such a solicitation?
Guo Jia didn't understand, naturally he didn't have the ability to be familiar with the characters of the Three Kingdoms like Zhang Chao.
Zhang Chao is indeed different, in order to keep Zhao Yun, he thinks that no matter what he does now, it is not an exaggeration. "Fengxiao, Zilong, let me introduce one, this is called hot pot, after the water boils, you can put things down. Slices of lamb need to be cooked for a little longer, and freshly picked vegetables are ready to eat when exposed to water. Hehe, wait for the chilli oil, soy sauce and other condiments on the side, it is quite delicious. As he spoke, he threw a whole plate of mutton into the pot.
Suddenly, the mutton began to turn over when it encountered water, and it didn't take long for the color to change, as if it was ripe, and a unique smell also diffused.
"It's ready to eat." Zhang Chao laughed, and then took the lead in picking up the chopsticks and scooping up the mutton in the pot, and then dipped some condiments and added them to his mouth.
"Uh, yes, it tastes good, fresh lamb is delicious." While chewing, Zhang Chao nodded with satisfaction.
After seeing what Zhang Chao did, after Guo Jia and Zhao Long glanced at each other, they also picked up the chopsticks and learned from them.
"My lord, how do you know that such a delicious thing has never been heard of before?" After Guo Jia digested a piece of mutton into his abdomen, he asked out loud while sighing at the delicious taste.
"Hehe, I'm afraid you don't believe it. These are all things I got in my dreams. Zhang Chao said with a pretended profoundness.