After the father of the subjugated country secretly read my heart, he became angry.

Just as Duke Dingguo was about to leave the palace, he was called back, looking confused.

"You go first, I will go back and see what the emperor has ordered."

The other princes and generals looked at Duke Ding sympathetically.

"The emperor won't always settle accounts with you, right?"

"You just scolded the emperor for being cruel."

Duke Dingguo's mouth twitched, especially when he saw Liu Bin's father getting into the carriage from a distance, his eyelids twitched.

"Forget it!" Duke Dingguo snorted, "I'll admit it when I'm wrong!"

After that, he returned to the palace at a fast pace.

After being taken to the imperial garden by the eunuch, Duke Dingguo had good eyesight and saw a woman in palace attire talking to the emperor from a distance. Even though he was majestic just now, his face was now slightly red.

Isn't this lady in palace attire the same as Liu Bin who developed the velvet coat?

Duke Dingguo was seventy years old, and he felt a little uncomfortable when he thought that he had sprayed a young woman who could be considered his granddaughter this morning, and she was still thinking about soldiers.

What a shame! What a shame!

He is still wearing a down jacket made by someone else, how can he be so embarrassed...

Duke Dingguo was in a dilemma and cleared his throat with a cough.

With his hands behind his back, he walked into the imperial garden.

"See Your Majesty."

Xiao Yunzhou raised his hand and was about to ask Duke Ding to give him a seat without any ceremony.

Duke Ding knelt down quickly, turned around, and nodded to Liu Bin with a gentle smile.

This old face smiled like a longevity flower, and looked so amiable that Xiao Yunzhou had never seen before!

"Hey, could this be the kind-hearted, intelligent, decisive and empress of the harem that your Majesty said?"

"Hey, I'm getting old. I didn't expect to see...a hero among women before I die."

Duke Dingguo was so happy that he almost couldn't see his eyes from the smile on his face.

It was completely different from the way he scolded Xiao Yunzhou in the early morning!

"When I saw this strange woman today, I will die with no regrets."

"..."

The corners of Xiao Yunzhou's mouth twitched.

Is this a bitch, or the hard-nosed and tough-tongued Duke Dingguo?

Xiao Yunzhou was about to see stars in front of his eyes.

The majestic duke, flattering me, I can’t stand it anymore!

[Hahahaha,] Xiao Chuchu chuckled in Wei Zheng's arms, [I believe it now, Grandpa Dingguo must be a wise general who knows how to fight~]

[Sun Tzu said in The Art of War that the most powerful weapon is the one who subdues the enemy without fighting. 】

[Compared to fighting by force, it is better to win without losing a single soldier. Grandpa Dingguo's ability to bend and stretch according to changes in the situation makes me laugh to death. 】

[How fierce I was in the early morning, how much I love my mother-in-law now~]

Xiao Yunzhou was stunned when he heard his daughter's voice.

Looking at Liu Bin again, she was also embarrassed by Ding Guogong's unexpected pursuit.

Concubine Liu saluted Duke Ding again and blushed, saying that she had done nothing.

And when Xiao Yunzhou observed Duke Ding again, he really found that what flashed in the old guy's eyes at this moment was not Wei Zheng's usual flattering and flattering look, but a hint of clear calculation.

Xiao Yunzhou was stunned, "Dong Guo Gong, you praise Liu Bin with your mouth, but are you plotting against her in your heart?"

Duke Dingguo was still trying to think of words to praise Liu Bin, which was taking a lot of effort.

I didn't pay attention for a moment, so I nodded subconsciously and blurted out, "I can't coax a powerful person to make her happy, and then she can research something for our soldiers to use."

Make the best use of people!

Dingguo Gong leads the troops to fight and win over the morale of the troops, so he is naturally a good hand.

You can't be a good general if you only know how to curse.

Duke Dingguo's words made Xiao Yunzhou and Liu Concubine dumbfounded and eye-opening.

Xiao Yunzhou, in particular, felt that he had gained a little more understanding on how to gain devoted followers.

"I still want to learn more from the Duke."

"...?!"

Duke Dingguo's body was shaken.

Grass.

He just spilled the beans!

Fortunately, Duke Dingguo was thick-skinned, and for a moment he pretended that it had not happened. "Your Majesty, why did you come to see me? But you want me to put on my down jacket first?"

In one sentence, he would benefit his old department.

Xiao Yunzhou learned it again.

"No. I heard you talk about military pay early in the morning, and I remembered a marching story you told me when you were teaching me how to ride and shoot."

"Back then, after your great victory, you marched for three consecutive days on your way back. When you returned to the camp, you almost starved to death because no one had the energy to cook."

"After lying down for half a day, you finally stood up and cooked three pots of japonica rice to prevent everyone from starving to death."

Duke Dingguo shook his beard. He was not giving him a down jacket or scolding him. The emperor came to tell him stories.

Eh.

How come the emperor is so smart and stupid at other times?

A three-year-old child, you still want him to tell stories?

Duke Dingguo complained in his heart, but he still followed Xiao Yunzhou's words and recalled the tragedy of that year, and his face fell for a moment.

People who have never experienced it have no idea how dangerous it is.

At that time, on the first day of return, there was already a shortage of food.

After marching for five or six days, all the injured horses that could be eaten were divided up.

When we returned to the camp, the cruelty of continuous marching after the war became more apparent. We were hungry, tired, and most of them were wounded and sick.

As soon as they arrived at the camp, many fell to the ground, their wounds bursting open.

Whoever cooks...even he can't get up.

He grabbed a handful of noodles and stuffed them into his mouth.

Finally, I calmed down and started cooking the rice.

But there is no taste in my mouth...

It wasn't until the next day that a few people who were slightly injured went to shoot a few pheasants, which gave everyone some food in their stomachs.

Duke Dingguo didn't even want to recall this incident.

Just thinking about it makes me want to curse.

Damn it, we need reinforcements but not reinforcements, we need oil and water but not oil and water.

Who would have thought that I was not killed by the enemy during the war, but almost died of exhaustion and starvation after I came back...

Duke Dingguo looked at Xiao Yunzhou with a complicated expression.

Since that time, he would always look for soldiers with him who could hunt and cook simple meals... Who knows, these days when one is not afraid of war, but is afraid of being killed by a mouthful of food.

"Hey, the battlefield changes a lot and the situation is complicated."

Duke Dingguo waved his hand, "What I said is just my experience. Other generals also have their own dangerous stories."

"Anyway, before marching, check all aspects of preparations and make them as complete as possible. It is best not to fight an unprepared battle."

Duke Dingguo didn't want to mention that incident any more.

It's useless to mention it.

It may happen to other soldiers in the future, but the situation on the battlefield is different every time, so it depends on the soldiers' own flexibility!

"Well, at that time I was lying on the ground unable to do anything, and I had a wonderful thought. It would be great if there was some kind of snail fairy who could prepare a meal for my military camp in advance. When I come back with the troops, the entire military camp would be able to eat it. How great would it be? .”

Duke Dingguo felt happy when he recalled this.

"But it's impossible, hey."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Chuchu and Xiao Yunzhou's eyes widened at the same time.

[Hey, isn’t this just instant noodles? Isn’t this just instant noodles? 】

【Military compressed biscuits! 】

Xiao Chuchu stared.

[The old country is a bully and has a rich imagination. He is only one step away from modern compressed biscuits and fast food technology~]

[Old Guo Gong is a talent! 】

After listening to his daughter's words, Xiao Yunzhou knew that it was time to 'pretend reasonably'!

If you don't pretend now, when will you wait!

Just when the old man was about to end his story, Xiao Yunzhou tapped the peony branch next to him.

"Old Duke, please repeat what you just said, what fairy, what about cooking for you in advance..."

"Your words inspired me, I seem to have thought of a solution!"

Duke Dingguo opened his mouth, "What?"

Next to her, Liu Bin tried her best to bite her lip so as not to laugh on the spot.

The emperor is getting better and better at pretending!

"Just in time, the manager of the imperial kitchen is here to discuss the Queen Mother's birthday banquet with me - just listen to my idea, is it feasible?"