Qihuang

Yan Liao did not like to eat those colorful and sweet food in two lifetimes.

But there is still a little son from Suzhou in Nai He's family, isn't he?

I haven't returned to my hometown for ten years, and I'm afraid I don't have much to think about my hometown, but I'm still a person there. Even if I grew up in Mobei, I still miss the scenery of my hometown in my bones.

Yan Liao remembered that when he was still young, one year his father went to Xian'an for an audience. At that time, it was the season of high autumn, when the lotus root in the south of the Yangtze River was growing, and the golden osmanthus was fragrant.

The recipe of the sugar cake was sent to the palace. It was said to be extremely delicious, which attracted the emperor's heart and gave it to the princes and kings of all parties to try it together.I don't know what my father thought at the time, but he asked Kuaima to send some sugar cakes back to Mobei.

It's a pity that this so-called super delicacy is not popular in Mobei Palace, only Wu Hai couldn't put it down and ate it clean.

Come to think of it, Wu Hai likes these.

The little things in the past were suddenly remembered for no reason at this time.Yan Liao's eyes flickered slightly, but it's a pity that his father is no longer there, things are different, and he can't bear to look at it anymore.

Now is not the time to lament that things are right and people are wrong. Whether it is Mobei Yanyu's side, Wu Hai's side who may be taken to Nama, or Jizhou's own side, they are all things that need to be dealt with urgently.

Yan Liao calmed down, and said to several pastry masters: "Let's make some lotus root powder and sweet-scented osmanthus cakes."

The master was taken aback, and hesitated, "Master, there is neither lotus root powder nor sweet-scented osmanthus... I'm afraid I can't make it in the season." If we wait a few more days, it's okay for Zhu Junshou to import ingredients from outside, but now it's really Make bricks without straw.

"Is that so." Yan Liao said: "Then do whatever you can, just make some snacks from Gusu, put them in a food box after they are done, and take them away with you."

The master thought for a while and said, "Then let's make some hibiscus cakes."

Lin Er stood aside, not thinking that the prince seemed to feel melancholy, and said quickly: "If the prince wants to eat lotus root powder and sweet-scented osmanthus cake, you can go to Daoxianglou to buy it."

Yan Liao stopped Lin Er who was about to run out: "No, maybe the taste is different?"

There is also a Daoxiang Building in Mobei. It seems that Wu Hai has never been there before?Perhaps the taste of Daoxianglou is not as authentic as that of Gusu?

However, Yan Liao was not sure about such trivial matters. In the past, he didn't like to see Wu Hai in every possible way, so how could he care about what kind of pastries and snacks he likes?Thinking of this, Yan Liao, who was planning to treat Wu Hai better in the future, felt slightly guilty.

Be nice to him in the future.

Shizi Yan's conscience found out that he still felt guilty, but he didn't know that when he returned to Mobei, there would be another world-shaking change waiting for him.

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Xu Shaoqing took his father's order to invite the officials to the county government office first, and met Lin Er who was waiting for them at the main gate of the government office.

Lin Er was squatting on a stone lion at the door, gnawing steamed buns, when he saw a group of people from Xu Shaoqing coming over, jumped off the stone lion, swallowed the unfinished two mouthfuls of steamed buns, and said happily: "Mr. Xu is back? Please come inside, Mr. I'm waiting for you."

The corner of Xu Shaoqing's mouth twitched, and he looked away from the crumbs of steamed buns at the corner of Lin Er's mouth, and said, "You let the adults go in to meet the prince, I have other things."

Across the door, in the government office of Jizhou, the crown prince is launching a coup d'état. As a subordinate of the crown prince, how could this person squat outside and eat steamed buns so leisurely and gracefully?

Could it be that Shizi's subordinates... all have this kind of personality?

Xu Shaozhuo's face appeared in Xu Shaoqing's mind, and he suddenly had the urge to hide his face.

Xu Shaoqing naturally went to meet Xu Bin.

The main forces of Jizhou are all concentrated in Xiagu City. Firstly, the prefectural government is located here, and secondly, they also have a mind to guard against the princes of Mobei.The captain held a military order and commanded the soldiers and horses in Xiagu City, and the military camp was two miles away from the city gate.

Xu Shaoqing rode a horse and galloped on the street. According to his expectation, his father should have led the soldiers and horses now, and he could probably meet his father at the Xiagu city gate.

Sure enough, before reaching the gate of the city, he saw the mighty soldiers and horses from afar.Xu Shaoqing breathed a sigh of relief, waved his whip, and speeded up.

However, the closer Xu Shaoqing got to the city gate, the more he found that it seemed to be different from what he imagined.

Who is the man in yellow fur sitting on the tall horse in front of the city gate?Why didn't father seize the time to lead troops into the city, but surrounded the city?

"Who is coming? Get off your horse quickly!" The soldiers guarding the city stopped Xu Shaoqing: "Young master is dealing with important matters, and the city gate is temporarily not allowed to enter and exit. What are you going to do?"

Xu Shaoqing didn't often ride in and out of Xiagu City, and his face was unnaturally swollen, Xiaobing didn't recognize Xu Shaoqing's identity at a glance.

But what Xu Shaoqing cares about now is not whether he is recognized or not, but who is this "son" in Xiaobing's mouth?It won't be the "son" I thought of, right?

After all, Zhu Zhihua was hungover and beaten like that by Prince Yan, so he should be recuperating in bed now.But...Zhu Yong's other sons are not in Xiagu City, who else can handle important matters here?What's the matter?

Xu Shaoqing got off his horse in panic, and wanted to squeeze out to see the situation, but was immediately grabbed by the guards.

Xiaobing asked cursingly, "You are so brave, what do you want to do?"

Xu Shaoqing said coldly: "I am Xu Shaoqing, son of Xu Bin, don't be rude!"

Xiao Bing was obviously taken aback when he heard this, then turned around and shouted: "Young master! Captain Xu's son is here!"

Xu Shaoqing's heart skipped a beat, and a sense of ominousness rushed up suddenly.

A row of people outside the city dispersed slightly, the man in yellow fur on a tall horse slowly turned around, a face that made Xu Shaoqing startled and frightened was exposed in front of Xu Shaoqing's eyes, it was Zhu Zhihua or who else!

Zhu Zhihua's left hand hangs down unnaturally, while his right hand holds a saber that is still bleeding.His face was pale and gloomy, and he stared fiercely at Xu Shaoqing with triangular eyes and said, "Okay, great, just in time, and in time to see your father for the last time."

"...What did you say?" A thunderbolt hit the top, and Xu Shaoqing's blood stopped suddenly, and he stopped in place in disbelief.

Zhu Zhihua evoked a cruel smile: "Why don't you invite Mr. Xu over quickly?"

After the words fell, before the soldiers defending the city could make a move, two infantrymen in armor came over Zhu Zhihua's side.The two infantrymen shot violently, grabbed Xu Shaoqing and pulled him in front of Zhu Zhihua.

Zhu Zhihua saw it and said: "Be gentle, this little rabbit has caused me a big loss, don't push it to the ground, if it is broken, I will be disappointed when I clean him up at night. ask!"

After speaking, the evil light in his eyes swept Xu Shaoqing up and down, and snorted again: "My son, Xiao has missed him for a long time."

Xu Shaoqing's mind was in chaos, he vaguely heard Zhu Zhihua's words, his stomach was churning with nausea, but immediately he was pushed under the horse, and he saw Ma Xia's father.

Xu Bin was lying on the snow. The white snow on the ground had long been muddy and muddy. He covered his chest with his hands, and the bright red blood couldn't stop flowing out from between his fingers. After hearing his name, he still instinctively wanted to push himself to the ground and get up.

However, he was kicked to the ground again by a soldier, and the painful face was immediately half buried in the muddy water again, coughing for a while.

Xu Shaoqing's eyes were red, and he suddenly gained strength. He broke free from the restraints, and knelt down beside Xu Bin. He pressed his trembling hands on Xu Bin's chest opening, trying to push back all the scalding and stinging blood.

"Father...Father..." However, the trembling hands couldn't use any strength, tears dripped down and fell on the back of the hand, like a knife piercing it, it was cold and painful.

Xu Bin's eyes gradually became slack, and he looked up at Zhu Zhihua pleadingly: "Please... please, my lord, let me and... my son... have a last word..." The chest wound is a fatal wound, and Xu Bin's life is being lost bit by bit. At this moment, I can only express my last wish helplessly and eagerly.

Zhu Zhihua snorted, and with a wave of his right hand, the surrounded infantry retreated into the city gate one after another, leaving room for Xu Bin and his son.

"For the sake of your son's ability to please me, I will grant your wish." After speaking, Zhu Zhihua kicked the horse's belly and went to the city gate to wait for Xu Bin to die.

Seeing Xu Bin's dying state, the fire in Zhu Zhihua's stomach rose again, and he shook his head and cursed: "I'm so old, you still want to go out of the city to transfer troops, do you think it's too late? If it wasn't for my son coming from the camp to meet you , isn’t it my son who is lying on the ground now?”

Zhu Zhihua was taught a lesson by Yan Liao, his wrist was broken, and his lower body was so painful that he half lost consciousness.He wanted to let the doctor take a quick look at it, but someone from the government office informed him that Yan Liao was making a fuss, so the doctor didn't even have time to look at it, so he came out to dispatch private soldiers with injuries all over his body.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, Zhu Zhihua gritted his teeth, thinking that if unfortunately his lower body didn't work well, he would definitely eunuch all the men in Mobei.

Outside the city gate, Xu Shaoqing looked at Xu Bin in disbelief. He hadn't fully accepted the facts in front of him, shaking his body and sobbing.

Xu Bin held Xu Shaoqing's hand tightly, and tried to smile a little: "Shaoqing...it's because my father was incompetent and failed to protect you and Shaozhuo well."

Xu Shaoqing was speechless and kept shaking his head.

"Shaoqing...you are different from Shaozhuo. Shaozhuo is impatient...doing things...but in his head, I have been worried...he will offend the lord...will...cough cough...fortunately, son...saved Shaozhuo's life back then... In this life...you and Shaozhuo...will follow Shizi...well..."

"Father, don't say it, don't say it." Xu Shaoqing grabbed Xu Bin's hand, and couldn't bear to see his father squeeze out words from his throat.

Suddenly, Xu Shaoqing felt a token of sullen body temperature being stuck into the palm of his hand.Xu Shaoqing was shocked and looked at his father.