The banquet that Kang Ping set for us was held at noon, at his general's house. In addition to me and the Baili disciples, there were also the leaders of the mercenaries, a total of twenty-nine people.

The general's mansion is built very tall, built close to the cliff, surrounded by a high wall more than a zhang high, like a fortress at the foot of the mountain, it is very conspicuous, and it covers a wide area. When we walked to the door, it was already crowded with generals in armor, and the seats and desks were neatly arranged in rows, full of laughter, and the scene was very lively. Entering the door, many officers came to greet us, they were the border generals of the imperial court, but they were very enthusiastic about those of us who had no official rank, and did not put on an official show at all, but I still felt a little uncomfortable when they praised us as "heroes, real heroes" and the like, I always felt like I had plunged into a needle nest, and the ancient saying that my matter had already spread in Minzhou City, I know if any of the generals in these armies had heard of my name, and with my identity as a traitor now, I don't know what they will think of me.

Our seats were all arranged, a little forward on the left side of the main hall, very close to the main seat, because of the small number of people, the seats were scattered, and the seats of the generals were opposite us, and they were much more numerous than us, and they sat a large number on the opposite side. On our side, apart from us, there were seven or eight musicians sitting near the window, holding a few sheng and pipa in their hands, and there were no dancing girls or plays. In the army, it is not as good as the Yingge and Yan Dance in the downtown area, and it is a great pleasure to listen to the Kuangsheng and pipa performances.

After sitting for a while, a person suddenly shouted in the back hall: "General Kang is here!" After the words fell, Kang Ping walked out of the back hall, followed by two personal soldiers.

The officers on the other side all stood up in unison and saluted Kang, and we followed suit and threw a fist at him. Kang Ping walked to the side of the main seat and laughed: "You don't have to be polite as a general, take a seat quickly, Gu Xiaoyou, you don't need to be restrained, today you are a distinguished guest, open your arms and drink and eat meat!"

I looked at Kangping. Kang Ping had changed into a red silk loose regular clothes at this time, a black tiger panfeng gold belt was tied around his waist, his hair was combed neatly, and he was pulled behind his head, and the whole person looked energetic. This person is really extraordinary, originally he was still a mighty general when he put on the armor, but now he changes into regular clothes but looks like a gentle and elegant scholar, the awe-inspiring air between his eyebrows is not angry and arrogant, even Lu Jingzhao, the governor of Chenzhou, does not have such a style as him.

He said very politely, and we saluted him again and said, "Thank you, Lord Kang." "We met these mercenaries halfway, not like they were in the army, but we shouted a few words like rattles.

Kang Ping didn't care about these, after sitting down, a personal soldier poured him a glass of wine, Kang Ping picked up the wine glass, looked at us and said: "This should be the first glass of wine I want to salute all the heroes here, this great victory, Minzhou City is safe and sound, you are really indispensable, today to drink with you, Kang is very honored, and I thank you for the people of Minzhou." Done!"

After that, he drank a glass of wine himself, and we all drank it, and as soon as the wine glass was put down, a lean mercenary suddenly smiled and said: "Where do you speak, our lords, we are also the people of the Great Song Dynasty, and those Fanbangs dare to attack, even if we fight for our lives, we will not agree!"

I have seen him before, and when we were blocked in the corner of the city to fight the Tibetan army, there was this man standing behind the two hundred spearmen, and there was this man in the crowd with short blades, and I remember that their mercenary ranks were very small, only twenty or thirty men. His words were quite arrogant, and when the words fell, many of the leaders of the mercenaries around him spoke out one after another, saying: "Yes, I will never agree, I am a big country, how can I allow them to mess around!", that said: "My heavenly dynasty has always come to the well water does not interfere with the river water, if these barbarians are excessive, they will definitely let them taste the might." A group of people shouted angrily, and they had the intention of immediately rushing out of the city gate to kill the Tubo army again, and the man in the vest also said quite energetically.

What a bunch of mixed people.

I couldn't help but laugh at the babble they were talking about, as if they were more daring than the two hundred pikemen in front of them, but in fact they had been hiding in the rear during the previous battle. The battle of Kunlun Mountain has spread in the rivers and lakes, and Minzhou City has been the first to know, if the news of my arrival in Minzhou City leaks out, I think it must be done by these people. Fortunately, as soon as we entered the city, we were invited to the army, and if these people wanted to spread around, they had to wait until they left the barracks.

Kang Ping's face was already full of joy, and he laughed and said: "Well said! A good man should throw his head and spill his blood for the country! Come on, serve food, play music!" After saying that, he turned his head to look at us and said: "Gu Xiaoyou, the wine and food in our army are rough, don't be surprised if you don't greet you well, but there are a few special dishes in this Minzhou city, but they are very delicious and worth tasting." ”

As soon as the words fell, the musicians sitting at the bottom of us played the sheng and pipa, and a group of plain soldiers also rushed in from the door, all holding plates of dishes in their hands. The mercenary leaders had smiles on their faces, and they raised their glasses to toast each other, and a few people ran to the group of officers on the opposite side to toast them, and those officers drank a lot of alcohol, and the wine was dry, like drinking water. Baili Tu and He Yun had no different colors on their faces, and they didn't show the slightest discomfort at this time, and they drank slowly while eating the dishes.

After a night of fighting, I was also a little hungry, so I sandwiched a round lump of meat with a chopstick. This dish has the least number of more than a dozen dishes on the table, a plate is only four balls, half a fist in size, the surface is yellow, and there is a lot of oil and water. I thought it was just ordinary meat fried, only to find that it was just a layer of tendon meat on the outside, but the inside was overflowing with clear **, I put the meat ball in my mouth and sucked it, only one into the mouth, that** actually all melted in the mouth, such as marrow like honey, with the outer layer of meat slices, the taste is extremely delicious.

This dish is also really delicious. I took a bite and was chewing, when Nagu leaned over and said with a low smile: "How does it taste Brother Gu?" This dish is called 'Tiger Turtle Pith', the outer layer is tiger meat, and the meat juice inside is taken from the bone marrow in the shell of the Western medicine white-headed turtle, mixed with lotus root juice and steamed by Wenwu Fire, the taste is rare, it is the first dish in Minzhou City. ”

"Is that the bald turtle that Zabal mentioned by the Great Witch?" I was slightly startled. In the past, when I went to the Miro tribe to seek medical treatment, Zabal mentioned several kinds of venom in the Western Regions that can make the body strong, one of which is the poison of the mouth and teeth of the white-headed turtle, but I did not expect its juice to be so delicious.

Nagu smiled and said, "Exactly." The size of the white-headed turtle is not big, but it is full of treasures, not only its poison can be used as medicinal materials, but also the pith meat is also fresh like a heavenly delicacy, it can prolong life after eating, with lotus root juice, the taste is comparable to a must, it is quite popular with high-ranking officials and large families in Minzhou. ”

I smiled and said, "It's delicious." I'm afraid it's worth a lot of money to make such a dish, right?" I said, and I put the remaining half of the meat ball back on the plate, not daring to eat any more.

White-headed turtles are a rare species in the Western Regions, and it takes at least one or twenty to make such a dish and only take the bone marrow from its shell and make it with a plate of meat, and now everyone in this hall has a plate of such dishes, and God knows how many white-headed turtles have to be killed to make it.

The ancient road didn't care, and said: "That's nature, this dish is hard to find, and Minzhou City can only be tasted by characters like Lord Kang." However, Brother Gu don't have to worry too much, Minzhou City is one of the most busy places for border trade, and these white-headed turtles are abundant in the Western Regions, and they are in constant supply here. ”

It's a luxury. No matter how much the supply continues, according to this way of eating, I think it won't be long before the white-headed turtle will become extinct. I wanted to say this, but I couldn't help it. I have seen and heard of the extravagant life of these dignitaries and nobles, and I knew it when I was in Chenzhou, but it was the first time I encountered it like this, and the ancient saying that "a hundred gold is hard to find", even in Minzhou City, those people can hardly afford to eat this "tiger and turtle marrow" dish.

It's just that Gu Ben is from the Western Regions, and he is a wizard, so I don't think it's a little strange to say such things. Although their Heavenly Wolf Clan has moved to the Great Song Dynasty, he must still have a heart for the Western Regions in his bones, otherwise he would not hate the Immortal Hall's misdeeds in the Western Regions and reprimand him angrily, and what he says now is actually indifferent to the Western Regions.

I was thinking about it, and I was about to have a cup with Nagu to divert the topic, when Kang Ping, who was sitting at the top, suddenly looked at me and said, "Gu Xiaoyou, are these drinks and dishes still your appetite?"

I didn't expect him to ask me this, so I hurriedly said: "Where is the adult, Gu is a layman, just eat and drink enough, ordinary wine and food are already a great gift, not to mention these delicacies from the mountains and seas." ”

Kang Ping said with a smile: "It's good that Gu Xiaoyou likes it, Kang is in a hurry to prepare, and there is no good reception, if Gu Xiaoyou doesn't give up, you can come to my house every day, and let Kang do his landlord's friendship." ”

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