It is said that it has entered summer, but these days Tongcheng is cloudy but not rainy, and the weather is not hot.

So today, the kitchen that is not lost specially arranged a small stove, cut the mutton, cooked the mutton soup, and distributed it to various courtyards, and the guests themselves made the roasted mutton to eat, and also warmed the stomach.

The others naturally thanked the eldest lady happily, but in the courtyard where Tang Mingyi lived, there was a difficulty, and a group of guards looked at the charcoal fire and the marinated mutton, and no one dared to make the first move.

Seeing that the charcoal was almost burned, a younger one finally couldn't help it, and asked the people on the side in a low voice, "Shall we eat?" ”

The man didn't dare to reply, just shook his head vigorously.

When the leader heard this, he hurriedly reprimanded: "What to eat?" Are you ...... Is Childe too good-tempered? ”

Another slightly older man hurriedly came to play the round: "It's nothing to say that you are hungry, but just now people said, tonight is also a stewed sheep, you can't be hungry for a day, right?" ”

"Yes, under the fence, this is also an expedient act."

"Childe didn't say he wouldn't let us eat."

"Then what do you say Childe eats?"

Although the voices of the people were low, the gossip was lively. The argument is nothing more than the question of whether to eat the mutton or not.

After arguing for a while, Tang Mingyi, who had fallen asleep looking at the book, finally woke up, heard the noise outside, and walked out quietly.

In fact, he didn't even need to look, just smelled the smell, and knew what his subordinates were arguing about.

In the past few days when he was not lost, Tang Mingyi has almost lived the most idle days so far, with no homework to do, nothing to be busy with, and no intrigue.

Moreover, even if Xu Zhongyan arrived in Tongcheng, he would not be in a hurry. I ate and slept every day, slept and ate, and asked my aunt for a lot of books to read. Except for not being able to move around at will, there is hardly anything bad to pick out, in short, it is very pleasant.

At this time, Tang Mingyi stretched his waist and walked straight towards the hall where the ingredients were placed.

The guards had already seen the Second Highness coming down, so they all fell silent. And Tang Mingyi didn't hear all the disputes of the people, sat down at the table, first served himself a bowl of mutton soup to drink, and then put a piece of mutton on the shelf, only felt that the stove was not hot, so he pointed to the stove with his finger.

The guards who were close were only stunned for a moment, and then they came to their senses and added new charcoal to the stove.

"If you don't call me after eating, forget it, what are you all standing for? Not hungry? Tang Mingyi swept the guards around with his eyes, and then asked, with no displeasure in his tone.

The guards looked at the mutton and then at the Second Highness, and no one dared to speak first.

Tang Mingyi let out a "hey" and hurriedly waved his hand: "Sit down and eat." ”

The guards said "yes" and "good", and then there was a sound of tables and chairs, and everyone sat down, but there was still nothing superfluous to say, not even the dishes and chopsticks were moved.

Tang Mingyi was not in a hurry to break the situation, but carefully roasted the mutton, and as he moved, the oil juice overflowed with the aroma of meat, which aroused everyone's appetite a little more.

This piece of meat was quickly roasted, and Tang Mingyi sandwiched the meat into the bowl of the guards on the side, and said "Eat quickly".

The guard was also given an order, so he dared to move his chopsticks.

Tang Mingyi didn't raise his head, and picked up another one and put it on the shelf: "I'll give all of you this mutton, I'm tired, and you can't eat it happily, can you do it yourself?" ”

As soon as these words came out, some people said "yes" and some called "good", but still no one dared to move.

"Do it yourself!" Tang Mingyi finally changed his tone, but he couldn't hear the annoyance, only the helplessness.

The guards finally dared to act, but they were also hungry, and after a while, the stove was filled in so that there were no gaps.

Tang Mingyi continued to show up, one would ask someone to serve the soup, and the other would dislike others for not baking well. After everyone had their stomachs cushioned, and they were all relaxed, he finally spoke: "I said I don't eat sheep, it's not that I can't eat it, it's not that I don't like to eat it......"

Before Tang Mingyi finished speaking, the guards only heard him talk about it, and put down all the dishes and chopsticks.

Tang Mingyi let out a helpless "oops", and opened it again, but in the end, he really had no choice, so he simply picked two that were almost burnt, put them in his mouth and chewed them, and the guards dared to do it again.

"If you stop again, you won't eat for three days." Tang Mingyi was afraid that they would repeat Fang Cai's situation again, so he had to explain first, and when he saw them nodding, he continued with peace of mind, "This is just an attitude, an expectation, and an idea that I have to have now. ”

"Our Great Chu is rich in water and soil, many years of recuperation, and the people are also rich, and Beiyu first went west to defend the country, and then committed my Great Chu, and the people have long been miserable. Even so, if you talk about soldiers, my Dachu is not inferior to Beiyu in the slightest. ”

Tang Mingyi said, although his eyes were complicated, his tone was quite calm, and the guards also nodded one after another.

"But why, they raised unrighteous troops to move south, but we fell to a situation where we were defeated one after another, and we could even be said to be powerless to resist?" Tang Mingyi paused here when he said this, but he didn't wait for others to reply, and continued, "Because Beiyu is strong, and I am Dachu, I have long lost the place to raise horses. ”

"In the seventy years of mutual market, Beiyu has collected sheep at a high price, and sold horses at a low price. In this way, I am full of fat lambs, but it is difficult to find a few war horses that can be driven by my elite soldiers. ”

"But it's not something that can be changed overnight, I just think, I don't eat, I don't eat in my house. With five sheep less, you can feed one horse. Although it is a drop in the bucket, it can also be said to ......" Tang Mingyi originally wanted to talk about the government and the opposition, but because of the place he was in now, he had to change the words, "I can show them that I am determined to fight Beiyu to the death." ”

When Tang Mingyi spoke, the guards were silent, and gradually stopped moving, and finally someone couldn't help but put down the chopsticks, and let the mutton on the stove gradually burn.

Tang Mingyi was a little sad and indignant, but he still picked up the chopsticks and quickly took out the meat and put it in a bowl for them.

"I can think that, but I can't force others to think the same way. The sheep have been killed and cut into meat, and if you don't eat them, can you turn back into sheep and horses? Besides, the war horse is the root, and so are the warriors. At the moment of the great enemy, how can there be any reason for my big Chu man to be hungry? ”

After Tang Mingyi finished speaking, he urged them again, and only told them to eat quickly. He couldn't say it too bluntly and thoroughly, but it was enough for the subordinates present to empathize.

(End of chapter)