When I entered the barracks, I saw that there were two long wooden tables in the barracks, and thousands of soldiers with broken heads and wounded faces and ragged clothes sat on both sides of the wooden tables, drinking wine in big bowls, eating meat in large pieces, and their faces stained with gunpowder smoke all revealed a manic expression of timely fun.

Watching all the way, Yang Yi, Wei Ergou and Liu Ruoxue followed Li Shu'er into the military tent, only to see that the four corners of the military tent were hung with huge air death lanterns, saying that the military tent was bright and bright, and in the middle of the military tent was a one-legged and three-toothed table of eight immortals, which was full of melon silk, pheasant dice, roasted fish head, roasted lily and other meat and vegetable dishes, Shen Ruchao respectfully invited Li Shu'er to sit in the first seat, and he sat on the left side, and the rest of the staff and squires were Aiwu and Wu, after some humility, Gou and Liu Ruoxue were given the position of guest of honor at the top, This time, sit down in turn.

Shen Ruchao knew that Uncle Li, a Taoist priest of the Fire Dwelling, was not taboo, so he filled a glass of wine to Uncle Li, and Uncle Li glanced at the wine cup that he swallowed in a hurry, and said with a smile: "Lord Zhizhou, this is a military camp, let's not make such a false ceremony, just change it to a big bowl, wouldn't it be enjoyable?" ”

Shen Ruchao, all the staff, and the squire all knew Li Shu'er's heroic temperament, so naturally they didn't dare to disobey, so one of the staff members immediately got up and went out, and called the errand outside to fetch the big bowl one after another.

After a while, the messenger came with a stack of large porcelain bowls, one in front of one of them, and the staff and squires looked at the bowl that was half a catty, and looked at each other, secretly complaining.

Uncle Li didn't care about that, looked at Shen Ruchao and everyone and said with a smile: "It's not that the real person is greedy for a cup of good drink, and you all know that this Cangzhou city has been besieged for more than a month, and the long-haired man has been attacking the city and plundering the land since the army, and it is difficult for the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion Army to hold its edge, but it was bravely blocked by thousands of soldiers in Cangzhou District, and it has not been conquered for a long time, what is the reason, eh?" ”

Shen Ruchao looked at Uncle Li respectfully and said, "Ruchao is stupid, please ask the old fairy to show me." ”

Seeing that the Lord Zhizhou refused to speak out rashly, those staff and squires were well versed in the Confucian scriptures of self-preservation, and they were afraid to shake their heads one by one, and did not dare to steal the limelight of the Lord Zhizhou.

Looking at those staff and squires who would rather be mediocre than show their edges, Li Shu'er smiled helplessly, and had to go down and say: "Cangzhou has been able to hold on to this day, relying on Shen Zhizhou and all colleagues to work with one heart and one mind, to protect the Ming Sect as their own responsibility, and to play a core role in the city of Limin, and the second is to rely on the unity of the army and the people, the same hatred of the enemy, and the firm belief of coexisting with the city, will persist to this day, ranked, such a spirit of loyalty to the country, is it admired by people and gods, and can be learned from every day?" ”

As soon as Uncle Li'er said this, Shen Ruchao, the staff, and the squires present all nodded their heads again and again, sighing.

Uncle Li secretly smiled proudly and said, "In this case, the army and civilians have been fighting bloodily for so long, shouldn't they drink happily and be strong, everyone?" ”

Before Uncle Li's words fell, Shen Ruchao stood up first, picked up the wine bowl, and said with a tragic expression: "Cangzhou City can hold on to this day, one battle with the emperor's blessings, and the second battle with you will never give up, sacrificing your life for righteousness, today Menglao Immortal on demand, Ruchao is ashamed of you, so I will show my heart with this wine, thank you, do it!" ”

After that, Shen Ruchao raised his neck and drank a bowl of wine cleanly, as soon as he saw that Zhizhou was like this, those staff and squires didn't care about the amount of wine, which one dared not drink it, and drank the wine in the bowl one after another.

As soon as Shen Ruchao's head opened, the rest of the staff and squires naturally followed suit, and they all got up one after another to toast, and seven or eight people at a table came down in a circle, except for Li Shu'er and Shen Ruchao, whose faces were as usual, the rest of the people were a little unable to sit still.

Yang Yi, Wei Ergou and Liu Ruoxue on the side looked at those staff and squires with a disapproving face, especially Wei Ergou, who was very drunk in his own right.

The book is brief, Uncle Li and they drank heartily inside, and the soldiers outside the military tent drank three rounds, and they all drank their emotions, shouting and fighting fists and wine, and the sound was deafening.

Hearing the noisy sound outside the tent, Shen Ruchao's mood was also infected, and he walked out with a wine bowl, facing thousands of drunken soldiers, and delivered an impassioned speech.

Not to mention, this Shen Ruchao's eloquence is indeed first-class, plus those villagers have been stimulated by alcohol to be extremely excited, and after his incitement, there was a thunderous roar of joy, which in turn made Shen Ruchao even more excited, and returned to the military tent with a red face, seeing that those staff and squires were already drunk, they waved their hands, and asked the servants to take those colleagues and squires away, and then they accompanied Li Shu'er, Yang Yi, Wei Ergou and Liu Ruoxue to drink.

During the banquet, Uncle Li and Shen Ruchao were pushing the cup and changing the lamp, and soon, Uncle Li and Shen Ruchao were drunk and confused, Li Shu'er looked at Shen Ruchao with a smile, and said a little vaguely: "Shen, Master Shen, I am really honest and ask you, how sure are you about holding Cangzhou?" ”

Shen Ruchao tried his best to open his eyes that were a little worried, looked at Uncle Li, and said with a little stuttering: "Old immortal, you have also seen that the three thousand tiger and wolf divisions outside are one to ten, invincible, and only long-haired, but they are just some fanatics who destroy the Ming Sect and bad etiquette, what kind of climate can they become?" What's more, the monk king and the lord of the Qincha Shenggong Bao commanded tens of thousands of iron horsemen to pursue behind, and they will join us inside and outside in a few days, and cutting off the long hair is just around the corner, haha"

Uncle Li narrowed his eyes, looked at Shen Ruchao and smiled meaningfully: "Shen Zhizhou, Shen Zhizhou, it has not been a while and a half since the real person and you have known each other, these brilliant words of yours are still acceptable to those illiterate soldiers, and it is unkind to use them to prevaricate the real person, right?" Let me ask you, if that monk Grinqin really wants to gather Lin Fengxiang's troops under the city of Cangzhou, why is the army moving slowly, why don't you send a light cavalry to help you, obviously to preserve your strength, and use the troops mainly for guarding the important places in Gyeonggi. As for that Shengbao, he is just an arrogant and arrogant man, relying on being a banner man, unlearned and unskilled, speculative drilling, since the commander of the army, and the Taiping army has been repeatedly defeated, and was ridiculed by the people of the time as a defeat, expecting him to help you, isn't it a fool to talk about evil dreams? ”

When Li Shu'er said something, Shen Ruchao was speechless, but he grabbed the gold-painted fine porcelain wine jar, poured wine into Li Shu'er and his own wine bowl, and didn't speak, he drank the wine in the bowl with a complicated expression, and then looked at Li Shu'er with red eyes, and his face formed a strip-like shadow under the reflection of the light, which looked inexplicably gloomy and hideous: "If it's true, everything can't be hidden from the eyes of the old fairy, yes, these words are used by Ruchao to encourage the soldiers who defend the city, but after saying too much, even I believe it, but I can't ...... it."

Shen Ruchao shook his head and laughed bitterly a few times, wiped the wine on his chin, and continued: "However, Ruchao is a two-list jinshi, and he has been favored by the emperor repeatedly, if he abandons the city and flees, one will put the people of the city in the midst of fire and water, and the other will be in accordance with the laws of the Qing Dynasty, abandon the city and state officials, and the crime should be abandoned, and it is not a pity to die like a tide, but as soon as Cangzhou is broken, Jinghai and Tianjin will be in no danger to defend. ”

The more Shen Ruchao spoke, the more excited he became, and he suddenly got together, slammed the table and shook it for a while, and didn't pay attention to it, just looked at Li Shu'er and continued: "Old immortal, if the long-haired really soldiers point to Gyeonggi and endanger the imperial power, it will be a change that has never been seen in the two hundred years since the founding of the Qing Dynasty. ”

"Smack", Shen Ruchao smashed the wine bowl in his hand to the ground, his cheeks were red as blood due to the blood gushing, and the whole person instantly burst out with a kind of anger and murderous intent that made Yang Yi, Wei Ergou and Liu Ruoxue cold.

"For this, even if it is murder and arson, and ruined reputation, will it not hesitate?" Uncle Li was very calm, took a wine bowl, poured a bowl of wine for Shen Ruchao, and smiled in a seemingly flat tone.

Shen Ruchao was about to answer, when he saw the messenger bring a clay clay clay pot with a wooden plate and put it in the center of the table.

Shen Ruchao looked at the casserole, lifted the lid, Li Shu'er, Yang Yi, Wei Ergou and Liu Ruoxue looked at it, and saw the steaming chicken and snake meat stewed in the pot, and couldn't help but be stunned, I don't know what the meaning of this big dish on Shen Ruchao is.

"Old fairy, do you know the method and mystery of this snake bite chicken dish?" Shen Ruchao was in the chopsticks, picked up a piece of chicken and put it in Uncle Li'er's bowl, and asked with a smile.

"This," Uncle Li tasted the chicken, salty and fragrant, completely different from the chicken he ate on weekdays, and couldn't help but look at Shen Ruchao and asked, "This meat is fresh and fragrant, isn't it added with ginseng and other nourishing products?" Well, you guys try it too, and it tastes really good. ”

Yang Yi, Wei Ergou and Liu Ruoxue also tasted a piece of chicken each, and it was really extraordinary, it was fragrant on the teeth and cheeks, and they couldn't help but admire.

Shen Ruchao smiled happily and said: "Don't hide it from the old fairy, the umami of this dish is all about biting the live chicken to death with a poisonous snake, and then cooking the chicken with snake venom all over the body for a long time, and in the end, the snake venom is completely turned into umami into the chicken, which makes the diners move their index fingers and can't stop ......."