Zhi Xuan

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, the cold winter recedes, the snow melts, and greenery emerges, covering the earth with a green blanket.

The melted snow water converges into creeks, which meander and flow together, filling the criss-crossing waterways.

The frozen river came back to life, and the ice layer on the water surface became crisp. If you step on it accidentally, it will soon collapse downwards, revealing a huge ice hole.

The shoals of fish that had been silent for a whole winter came to the surface and scrambled for the ice mouth, dozens of hundreds of them crowded together.

Beasts that had been hungry all winter appeared one after another, and some of them gathered by the river, trying to catch a few fat fish to fill their empty stomachs.

Zheng Dirong's army returned from the north one after another, and different teams converged in the same direction.

The black and red armies met by the river, the chariot stopped its wheels, and the horsemen stood up, neighing continuously.

Orders were issued layer by layer, the soldiers were resting by the river, and the servants were busy driving the grain carts to drive away the cattle and sheep.The slaves carried a large number of bulging bags, which were filled with animal skins captured from the tribe.

The captured Di Rong followed the team with his hands tied, one after another, forming a string as he marched.

On the way, a group of Di people tried to escape, cut the rope with hidden stones, injured the guards, and rushed north together.It's just that before they rushed far, they were hit by arrows and fell to the ground one after another.

Several soldiers stepped forward to check and found that the Di people had died, so they ordered the slaves to drag them away and ignore them.

The slave dragged him to a mound, and before leaving, he spat out a few mouthfuls of saliva.These Di people injured their companions, and if they hadn't dodged in time, their heads would have been smashed.

When Fan Xu and Miwu's troops arrived at the river, they saw flags that were either familiar or unfamiliar, and they had to meet each other in accordance with etiquette.

The Qing of Bei'an Kingdom had already separated from them, and led his soldiers to the east of the Great River to join the other two armies of Bei'an Kingdom.

After receiving the order from the army to rest by the river, Zhixuan ordered people to clear out an open space and prepare to bury the pot for cooking.

In order to hurry up, the army marched at high speed during the day, and did not set up tents at night, but directly rested in the wild.Cattle, sheep and chariots are used as protection around the camp, and soldiers are on duty in turn.

He couldn't eat or sleep well along the way, and after several days in a row, Zhi Xuan didn't need to deliberately pretend, he looked very tired and his face became haggard.

Doctor Sang was a little worried. In any case, it was not a fake that Zhi Xuan was poisoned before.

After checking the pulse and confirming that Zhi Xuan was just tired from marching and showed no signs of illness, Doctor Sang breathed a sigh of relief.But just to be cautious, I still boiled some soup for Zhi Xuan.

The incident reached the ears of Fan Xu and Mi Wu, they had different reactions, Fan Xu frowned and said nothing, Mi Wu was a little relieved, and stopped trying to find out about Zhi Xuan's performance on the battlefield.

The army stopped by the river, and Doctor Qing got off the chariot one after another.Marching in a hurry for several days in a row, not to mention Zhi Xuan, even they couldn't hold on.It's just that before they rest, they still have to visit the Bei'an Guo clan, or greet visitors and say hello to each other.

In comparison, Zhi Xuan was much more relaxed.

In view of his status, he would not take the initiative to contact Dr. Bei'an Guoqing, and the other party would not rush to see him.Compared with Fan Xumiwu and others who have been busy since arriving, he is very leisurely. He found bighead carp in the water and asked people to catch them to cook a pot of delicious fish soup.

"When the fish is minced or roasted, how do you cook the soup?"

Facing Zhi Xuan's order, the servants looked at each other and scratched their heads.

Seeing this, Zhixuan summoned people to come to him, and gave orders like this.Doctor Sang was also invited to find ginger, garlic and cornel from his medicine box, and told the waiter to put them in when cooking fish.

The waiter was holding the medicinal materials, completely unable to imagine what the taste of the fish would be like.

Doctor Sang wants to cry but has no tears.

Ever since he turned to Zhixuan, this young master has become more and more impolite.Nearly half of the medicinal materials in the medicine box were emptied, not for curing diseases, but for cooking meals!

For these medicinal materials, he spent a lot of time and energy. He not only tried the medicine himself, but also entered the deep mountains and old forests, and encountered countless difficulties.

Now it is used as seasoning?

Doctor Sang's lips trembled, not knowing how to express his feelings.

"My lord, how can medicine be used indiscriminately?" Doctor Sang couldn't help but speak.

"Don't worry." Zhi Xuan didn't know how to explain, so he simply didn't explain.Knowing that Dr. Sang was in pain, he gave him strong cattle and horses on the spot.And he promised that after returning, he would give him a few more medicine servants to help search and process medicine.

"Medicine can also be grown, there is no need to search for it all in the forest." Zhi Xuan picked up a piece of processed ginger and said to Doctor Sang.

"Is what the young master said true?"

"Naturally." Zhi Xuan nodded.

I can’t guarantee anything else, but onions, ginger and garlic are absolutely fine.He planted it himself when he was a child, although it was already a matter of his previous life.

Zhixuan was confident, but Doctor Sang was dubious.

Seeing Doctor Sang's suspicion, Zhi Xuan didn't intend to say more.When he returns to Western Capital City and asks someone to test it in the mansion, the other party will naturally believe him.

When the two were talking, the servant had already led the slave to break the ice and fish.

In winter, the river freezes, the ice is thick and hard, and war horses can gallop on the ice.

From winter to spring, the ice surface looks unchanged, but it has become extremely fragile, and a stronger person can break off a large piece with bare hands.

The waiter found the right position and asked the slave to bring the stone and smash it down on the ice.

With a bang, the stone pierced through the ice and fell into the water.

There were a few crackling sounds, and the edge of the ice hole continued to shatter and collapse, pieces of crushed ice fell into the water, quickly spreading into a layer.

The ice surface was broken and scattered by the current.

Schools of fish appear in large numbers, jockeying for position at the breach.

The servants and slaves did not go into the water, but just found the target, threw the harpoon tied with a rope, and caught several large fish in a row.It's not that their fishing skills are so superb, it's just that there are too many fish crowded in the ice holes, and they can hit them with their eyes closed.

If it weren't for the fact that the ice surface is too brittle, it would be dangerous to stand on it, but if you get close to it, you will definitely get more.

After catching a certain amount, the waiters stopped their work one after another and went directly to the river to clean the belly of the fish, remove the gills and scales, cut off the fins, and wash the fish clean before heading back home.

Fan Xugang sent away a minister from the Bei'an Kingdom, and when he heard that Zhixuan sent people to fish in the river, he thought it was because he didn't have enough sauce, so he ordered two urns to be sent immediately.

"Thank you, Uncle Fan." Knowing that the other party had misunderstood, Zhi Xuan did not point it out, but invited someone to tell Fan Xu to thank him for his kindness.

The "bo" in his mouth does not refer to uncle, but refers to status.Fan Bo is the boss of the Fan family and the patriarch of the Fan family.

Looking at the Xiyuan Kingdom, there are only a handful of people who can be called by him.There are only six officials in the court and the middle school who are full of calculations.

Thank you, thank you, Zhixuan is really respectful and insensitive to the sauce made of fish.The waiter knew his habits, so he put away the fish sauce without even opening the mouth of the urn.

On the other side, the cleaned river fish was brought back to the camp, and the waiter brought a clean stone slab. According to Zhixuan, after roasting, apply oil, fry the fish head and meat, then put it into the pot, add seasoning and cook .

This approach is somewhat similar to the fish sacrifice during the sacrifice.

Fish sacrifices are first roasted and then boiled, and a tripod is used for cooking.Only human kings and monarchs are eligible to enjoy such food.Zhi Xuan told the waiter that the way to cook fish is to fry it, and the utensils and process of cooking fish are also different.What's more, he asked for soup by name.

The fish head and fish meat were put into the pot, and the waiters stood by, feeling uneasy, not sure what the pot of fish would taste like.

Not long after, the teams by the river began to bury pots and cook, and the smell of food wafted from each camp.

The fragrance in Zhixuan Camp is particularly unique.

The waiter standing by the pot raised the lid and looked at the whitish fish soup with surprise on his face.

In their impression, no matter what method is used to cook fish, it will inevitably have a fishy smell, especially fish sauce and surimi.As time goes by, in the world's conception, the taste of fish should be like this.

Today, this pot of fish soup opened their eyes.

It turns out that fish can still do this, and the taste can still be so fragrant?

The waiters swallowed, and brought the cooked fish and fish soup to Zhi Xuan.

According to etiquette, fish should be served with wild rice.

Reluctantly marching outside, there is no way to cover everything, so Zhi Xuan asked someone to serve millet rice with fish soup and pickles, which was also enjoyable.

"It's a pity that there is no tofu." Zhi Xuan put down his chopsticks, feeling a little regretful.

How should tofu be made?

Zhi Xuan tapped his forehead, he had a vague impression, but when it came to the details, his eyes were darkened, so we can only discuss it later.

The waiters caught a lot of bighead carp, all of which were cooked according to the method Zhixuan said, and the fragrance wafted away for ten miles.

Doctor Sang was pained by the lost medicinal materials, and at the same time ate three bowls of millet and rice, half a pot of fish and fish soup.

It is impossible for the whole battalion to eat fish. Except for the soldiers, most of them can only taste the fish soup.Even so, it also made the neighboring camp very envious, and at the same time curious about what they were eating.

Is it fish?

Fish will taste like this?

When Zhao Hao's troops arrived at the river, Zhixuan's camp was sharing fish soup.

The fragrance wafted with the wind, causing the soldiers to look back frequently.

Standing in the car, Zhao Hao could not help being curious when he saw the banner of Zhixuan's camp.

Both are the sons of the monarch, out of etiquette, he and Zhi Xuanli should meet each other.

Thinking of this, Zhao Hao ordered the whole army to set up camp on the spot, and then sent people to Zhixuan camp in accordance with the etiquette, saying that Prince Hao of Bei'an State would go to visit.