After the banquet in the Yama Palace, I found that all the dishes were yin food, and the ingredients were exquisite, and the methods were exquisite, especially the four main dishes.

The Stygian Sea Shell is made of half a shell, which is large and tender; The dragon egg is the Nine Ghost Snake Egg, which is steamed out with the yellow spring water of Yin Si Stream; Roast suckling porpoise is a small porpoise that is only one month old and grows up drinking only milk, with smooth skin and tender flesh; I've seen transparent fish before, but unfortunately I couldn't eat it, and it's a well-known specialty from Hanglou Town.

The most rare thing is that transparent fish are not suitable for preservation, and the town of Hanglou is quite far away from the underworld, and I don't know how they transported fresh transparent fish?

I guess this may be the tribute that Hanglou Town specially offered to the underworld!

In addition to the preciousness and rarity of the ingredients, the cooking techniques of these four main dishes are even more master-level, and they should be personally handled by the chef of the imperial dining room. The fresh fragrance is strong, the yin qi is abundant, nourishing the yin and nourishing the deficiency, these yin meals are just suitable for the yin cultivation of the fourth to the fifth yin cultivation, and it seems that they are also specially prepared for us middle-level civil officials and military generals.

However, the ingredients used in these imperial dishes are extremely expensive, and the cost of each dish is sky-high. Even if I had learned, I would probably not have been able to afford it with my current salary!

At the same time as the main dish, the imperial dining room immediately served four staple dishes: golden meat buns, jade noodle gourds, ghost celery dumplings and assorted fried rice.

There are so many of these dishes that I can only taste them at a glance, and I am more likely to find a way to steal one or two things that seem to be easier to get back. But Shen Turen, who was sitting next to me, didn't have this kind of concern, he didn't refuse to come, gobbled it up, and he was almost overwhelmed!

On the other hand, after the main dish was served, everyone's conversation and wine were also strong. Especially the judges of the four divisions and the two Yin marshals sitting in front of them, they had a very happy conversation with the kings and ministers of the king of Yama, and the topic naturally came to the reorganization of the Yin army.

But Cui Yu took the lead in expressing his opposition: "The Night Patrol Army only added a batch of soldiers two years ago, and if it is conscripted again this year, the pressure on the government treasury to spend military salaries is not small. Especially in the last two expeditions, the military expenditure is huge, and the cost is huge! ”

The Night Tour Army has lost the most troops in the last two battles, so Marshal Night Tour also had to complain: "What Judge Cui said is indeed the truth. However, at present, the strength of the Yin army is very small, and it is only enough to maintain the garrison of the various departments and departments of the prefecture and the ghost gate. If there is another expatriate mission, it is really difficult to spare manpower to deal with it. ”

"Military salaries and military spending are only one of the difficulties." Cui Yu didn't seem to want to give Ye You this face, and said: "With such frequent recruitment, I'm afraid that all Yin Cities will complain." When the time comes, troops will have to be sent to suppress it, won't it fall into a vicious circle? ”

"The method of conscription can be renegotiated." Lu Zhidao, who was sitting next to Cui Yu, suddenly spoke up at this time and said, "However, the Yin Army is an indispensable deterrent to our underworld, and we still need to continue to maintain enough soldiers to deter Xiaoxiao." If it is difficult to recruit soldiers, I propose that you may be able to go to the yang world and directly recruit scattered yin cultivators......"

Before Lu Zhidao could finish speaking, Cui Yu interjected and refuted: "How can we know their true temperament and details without the first-level inspection of Yin City in various places to examine the origin and ability of these scattered cultivators?" ”

Lu Zhidao smiled, and didn't intend to debate with Cui Yu, but said very casually: "Of course, it's not just a matter of finding some cats and dogs and recruiting them in." I suggest that the descendants be recruited directly from the major Yin cultivation families, and the head of the family will issue a guarantee, so that there will be a guarantee! ”

It turns out that his plan is ambushing here!

Last time, the two Yin Marshals on the day tour and night tour invited Lu Zhidao to a banquet, and Gan Sheng and I also accompanied them, and we talked about the topic of conscription and reorganization. At that time, Lu Zhidao proposed to Marshal Riyou that he wanted to recommend his own children and nephews to enter the Yin Army, and now he proposed to recruit new soldiers directly from the descendants of major families, wouldn't it be justified to change his name?

"Well, what Judge Lu said is feasible!" I didn't think about it, Cui Yu didn't have time to continue to refute, and Wei Zheng, who was sitting in the first place, couldn't help but agree when he heard it: "The major families have roots in the underworld and the Yin City, and it shouldn't be too much of a problem to recruit Yin soldiers from their descendants." It's just that you can't cheat on your cultivation! ”

"That's natural, those who don't meet the standards for cultivation and martial arts, no matter how good their family background and background are, they can't be hired!" Lu Zhidao hurriedly added.

Wei Zheng is the head of Wenchen, and the weight of his words is heavier than that of Lu Zhidao and Cui Yudu. He also agreed with Lu Zhidao's opinion, and Cui Yu would not be able to speak out against it.

King Yama hesitated a little, and then asked Zhong Kui's opinion: "Judge Zhong is also here to discuss?" ”

But Zhong Kui was on the mood for drinking, so he said perfunctorily: "The matter of conscription is not within the responsibility of the punishment department. The ministers only have to punish the evil spirits, and whether to levy them or not, it is up to Your Majesty and you to decide! ”

Six important ministers, four agreed, one opposed, and one abstained, it seems that this conscription should be a certainty!

King Yama nodded, and then said to Cui Yu: "Since the two marshals and the two judges of Wei and Lu agree, you can go and do this." However, it is not necessary to recruit all at once, I think we will first recruit 1,000 recruits for emergency purposes, and then wait for two years to fill the vacant quotas. ”

"Obey the order!" Cui Yu bowed and replied.

Since the king of Yama has already spoken, and he has discounted it, no one has anything to say now. But apparently he still values Cui Yu's opinion very much, and did not decide to engage in conscription and reorganization because of the overwhelming vote.

At this time, Shen Turen, who was sitting next to me, hiccuped and whispered to me, "It seems that your luck is not good enough!" ”

"Why do you say that?" I feel a little baffled.

"Now there are many soldiers and generals in the Yin army, maybe when the reorganization is over, you still have no soldiers, so you can only be the commander of the light pole! Ha ha! ”

I knew that Shen Turen had always been straightforward and fast-talking, and he didn't think he was annoyed, so he had to smile bitterly and shake his head. A thousand recruits can only be regarded as better than nothing for the Yin army that has just lost more than 3,000 soldiers, regardless of the fact that there is still a lot of water in it!

After chatting about business and eating the main dishes, the last thing that came up from the imperial dining room was the four beet dishes: Qibao sweet porridge, rock sugar fungus, lotus seed glutinous rice cake and seasonal fruits. These are relatively ordinary foods, but they are a little more elaborate than those made outside.

At the same time, a new pot of tea was also re-arranged: the best Baiyan tea from Crystal City. Baiyan tea has an extremely yang attribute, just to neutralize the yin energy accumulated by eating so many yin meals just now. The harmony of yin and yang and the coexistence of the two instruments are the fundamental theories expounded in the Yang chapter of the two yi hearts of the Ghost Dining Gate.

In this court banquet, not only did we, the middle- and lower-ranking officers who enjoyed the palace dinner for the first time, feel very enjoyable, but even the king of Yama himself was very happy. He ordered someone to announce the head of the imperial dining room, saying that he wanted to give a verbal reward.

I "chuckled" in my heart, isn't the current head of the imperial dining room my master's former junior brother: Liao Keng?

In terms of seniority, Liao Keng is actually my uncle. However, my master has already been expelled from the ghost dining door, and even if I recognize him as my uncle, it is estimated that he will not agree, and maybe he will give me some looks. Of course I'm not going to do such a stupid thing!

"Minister Liao Keng, meet Your Majesty!" An official dressed in a wide red robe and wearing a black round hat walked into the Yama hall with small steps, and bowed down when he saw the king of Yama.

"Liao Aiqing is flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The first time I saw this Liao Keng, who had conspired to frame my master, was different from the obscene image I imagined, he was actually a middle-aged man with a white face and no beard, and his speech was also decent, and he couldn't see the treacherous color. No wonder that he was able to deceive King Yama back then!

King Yama smiled and asked, "Liao Aiqing, are you personally handling today's main dish?" ”

"It's the minister's hands!"

"Well, that's good! Very good! I was so satisfied! King Yama stroked his beard and said approvingly: "Liao Aiqing's cooking skills are really getting better and better, which is endlessly memorable." All the civil ministers and generals also praised you just now! ”

"This is a matter within the scope of the ministers, and His Majesty has praised it again! Thank you for your compliments! Liao Keng smiled and bowed around.

"Mr. Liao's cooking skills are superb, I'm waiting for a blessing today!" All the guests also returned the salute.

Grievances are grievances, but in terms of facts, Liao Keng's cooking skills really have nothing to complain about. In my opinion, his cooking skills at this time are not necessarily much worse than my master's. And his martial arts and cultivation are outstanding, no wonder he dared to covet my master's position back then.

I have mixed feelings about him now, I feel sorry for him for his cooking skills, and I don't have a good impression of him because of my master. However, Master never asked me to avenge him, but just regarded the grievances between him and Liao Keng as an old thing. So I don't plan to go to Liao Keng's trouble easily.

Of course, with his current cultivation, it's still unknown whether I can beat it!

After rewarding Liao Keng, King Yama left the palace to rest, and tonight's banquet ended. All the courtiers were full of wine and food, and returned satisfied. When I returned to the dormitory, I was pleasantly surprised.

Don't think crookedly, my so-called surprise does not mean Yanfu. Liu Han continued to help Lu Lian lead the troops that night, and he didn't have time to come to me. Instead, during my routine meditation and cultivation before going to bed, my Yin Gong cultivation finally broke through to the fourth level!

At this time, it has been less than a year since I broke through to the fourth intermediate level, and it can be seen that the effect of the Huangquan soup boiled with real yellow spring water is indeed good enough, and my cultivation progress has been improving by leaps and bounds. Moreover, Master said before that since I realized the Great Dao of Life and Death when I broke through the Fourth Greatest Realm last time, and then encountered a bottleneck in my cultivation, it would be easier to pass the level.

No, I just had a sumptuous yin feast, and the overflowing yin power washed under the dantian repeatedly, and the breakthrough was a matter of course. This kind of breakthrough is easy and tight!