Chapter 168, the unhappy and the happy
Pan Long is not a fool, and he can naturally see that there is obviously something wrong with the real person just now - the two sides have no grievances and no hatred, and even plain life, as soon as he opens his mouth, he is angry with himself with yin and yang, either this person is from Zu'an, has practiced the Great Yin and Yang Technique since he was a child, and is a rotten mouth who owes death, or there is some grudge or conspiracy in it that he doesn't know.
But whether it's a grudge or a conspiracy, he doesn't want to take it.
Therefore, as soon as Lu Xi'an opened his mouth, he immediately nodded: "General Lu's words are very reasonable! There is a saying that 'the emperor does not send hungry soldiers'." Of course, we can't ask for benefits from the Zeng family, but we also have to take care of ourselves. Having a meal, you can't delay anything. β
Immediately, other real people chimed in, not giving the real person who was quite provocative just now a chance to answer.
Soon, the group of real grandmasters dispersed one after another, and only a few people remained in Zengjiazhuang.
The real person who provoked Pan Long just now was among them.
He stood on the edge of the huge pit on the ground, staring at the Zeng family manor, which had almost been completely razed to the ground, and couldn't help but sigh deeply.
"Old Fang, have you found anything?" Min Kun did not leave, leaned over at this moment and asked in a low voice.
This real person's name is Fang Donghuan, and his ancestor is also one of the members of "Opening Mountains and Expanding the Sea". Among those people back then, there were four families on a large scale, namely He, Fang, Han, and Zeng.
The plaque of "Opening Mountains and Expanding the Sea" written by Emperor Ding Mao himself was hung in the main hall of the He family at that time.
Many years later, Emperor Yihai usurped the throne in a coup d'Γ©tat, and the He family participated in the war against the puppet emperor, and was finally defeated and destroyed, and the plaque is said to have been destroyed in the war.
Among the remaining three families, the Han family has long withered, only the "Han City" with their Hanjiazhuang as the former site still has some relics left by their family, Fang and Zeng have taken refuge in Emperor Yihai, it is said that they each have a piece of Emperor Yihai personally handwritten "Kaishan Tuohai" plaque, and inherited the title of Marquis of Kaishan and Marquis of Tuohai respectively.
Later, the Fang family continued to separate, and finally the stars scattered all over the place, and the descendants who inherited the title of Marquis of Kaishan lived in the Shendu, in addition to coming back regularly to worship the family cemetery, they would not be seen in the "Dafang Port" all year round.
Among the four major families, only the Zeng family has continued on this land to this day.
And this Fang Donghuan is a member of the Fang family.
Fang and Zeng have been friends for generations, and there are many marriages. Fang Donghuan's mother is Zeng Yingqi's cousin, who is older than Zeng Yingqi's mother.
The two have been friends since childhood, and after Fang Donghuan cultivated into a real person, he has been living in the Shendu as an elder of the Fang family of the Marquis of the Kaishan Mountain, protecting his descendants and descendants. But every year when he goes back to Youzhou to worship his ancestors, he will get together with his old friends and drink two cups.
He didn't come when he heard the news of the flying fire, but when the life talisman that Zeng Yingqi exchanged with him was broken, he rushed to Youzhou as soon as possible, but after all, it was still too late, and he couldn't stop Pan Long.
"I didn't find any valuable leads. Facing Min Kun's inquiry, Fang Donghuan shook his head, but his calm expression concealed the almost crazy hatred in his eyes, "But I think there is something wrong with Pan Long!"
Min Kun frowned and said, "If others borrow his name, he can't do anything about this kind of thing." β
"That's what you said, but why did you borrow his name?" Fang Donghuan said coldly, "As we all know, Yizhou Yiwenxia is just a congenital master. Even if he is outstanding among the innate masters, it is only the innate realm after all. And the fact that Pan Long is a Wenxia, if he hadn't mentioned it himself, I wouldn't even know about it......"
That was the end of his words, but Min Kun understood what he meant.
The person who pretended to be a Wenxia knew that Pan Long was a real Wenxia.
He said: "I also checked it today, and the fact that Pan Long is a Wenxia is not particularly secretive. Many famous masters in Yizhou know that there are special case files in the imperial court. It's just that we don't usually pay attention to things at the innate level. β
Although he had a conflict with Pan Long in the morning, as a great master of the unity of heaven and man, it was naturally impossible for him to be confused by this battle of will.
How can a person who has lived for two hundred and seventy or eighty years be so easy to lose sight of the weight!
Fang Donghuan shook his head and was silent, he didn't know how to explain it, but he just had an inexplicable feeling.
Pan Long must have something to do with the fake Yiwenxia who attacked Zengjiazhuang this morning!
At this time, Pan Long and Lu Xi'an were already sitting in a restaurant in a nearby city.
"Good wine and good food, although it is served, money is not a problem, but it must be fast. Lu Xi'an casually threw out a piece of silver, "We are very busy, we don't have time to grind, we still have official business after eating!"
In just a few moments, the food and wine were already on the table.
The dishes here in Youzhou are mainly seafood, because of the pursuit of time, so the first dish served is a famous dish in Youzhou - Canghai Chowder.
This dish is made of sea fish, seashells, and seaweed stewed into a pot, but the bottom of the pot is a chicken broth made with ingredients such as old hens.
The chef separates the top and bottom of the pot with a perforated partition, and through a long simmer, the richness of the chicken broth and the umami of the shellfish are blended. When it comes out of the pot, it is a bowl of dishes that look like just seafood offal, but in fact they are fresh from both sea and land.
The biggest advantage of Canghai Chowder is that it can be stewed in advance, and it can be heated when you need to eat it. In this kind of high-end restaurant, the food is hot all day and night, and there is no need to even reheat it.
Put the original soup into the pot, add the thinly sliced fish and seaweed, season slightly, and it is ready to roll.
Pan Long had never eaten this dish before, and when he tasted it, he felt that it was delicious, and he couldn't help but praise it.
And what was served next was the fried squid invented by Wen Chaogong.
The origin of this dish is not the style of "...... legend", but the creation of genuine Wenchao.
After Ping Youyan that year, Emperor Jiazi rectified the officialdom and invited those officials who were corrupt and had a bad reputation to an open-air square.
In the center of the square, there is a huge cauldron more than a zhang wide, under which the flames are blazing, Wen Chao commands two strong men, using a special shovel to stir-fry peppers, vegetables and squid together, stir-frying a pot of fragrant dishes.
The dog officials who ate this "fried squid" were dismissed from their posts and left in disgrace, and many people were immediately imprisoned under the report of the people - finally Emperor Jiazi gave them a little face, except for a few people who were very angry, and they left their heads behind.
Since then, "fried squid" has become a symbol of impartial law enforcement and acting for heaven, and it is the most famous dish in Youzhou cuisine.
It's just that...... Pan Long felt that Zhao Sheng and Wen Chao knew that "firing squid" had become such a meaning, and they couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Good wine and food were served like water, and the two of them were very satisfied.
While eating, Pan Long remembered what happened before and couldn't help asking, "That person just now...... He has a grudge against me?"
"He has a good relationship with the Zeng family, and the Zeng family is destroyed in your name, so he hates you. Lu Xi'an was eating spicy tofu, sweating profusely, without even raising his head, and said casually, "Wasn't Min Kun the same before." Whoever that person really is, he uses the name of a writer, and a writer is you...... In their eyes, it is natural to ask you to vent their anger. β
Pan Long frowned: "This is unreasonable, isn't it?"
"Truth is never spoken with mouths. Lu Xi'an said with a smile, "How big the fist is, how big the truth is, how fast the knife is." Isn't that what it is? β
Pan Long frowned for a moment, then smiled at the end.
"I think you should be upset, but you laughed instead, why?" Lu Xi'an was puzzled this time.
"Something happy happened to me. Pan Long said.
Lu Xi'an asked, "Can you share it?"
"Absolutely. Pan Long said with a smile, "We eat and drink well here, they are still blowing the northwest wind on Zengjiazhuang's side, and they can't do anything about us." Don't you think you're happy?"
Lu Xi'an laughed: "You're right! It's so fun! It's worth a toast!"