From ancient times to the present, every meal the Chinese eat out has a unique meaning.
Drink with Pao Ze to enhance your relationship; drink with your teacher to express your feelings; drink with your boss to ask for help. Behind every luxurious banquet is the deep sustenance of the guests.
Just like today, a banquet was originally intended to express the feelings of the people in western Liaoning. However, due to the "ulterior motives" of the host Xie An, the content of the banquet was only added to test Liu Yi's talents.
After Liu Yi finished talking about "deconstructing the text for Commander Xie", he began to talk eloquently under Xie An's polite smile, "A hundred years ago, when the Northern Expedition of Prime Minister Zhuge of the Han Dynasty was stalled and he was at a loss, Wei Yan, the then Duting Marquis, He wanted to lead the Shu army with 10,000 elite cavalry, set out from Hanzhong, march day and night, and secretly march north along the difficult and dangerous Ziwu Valley road. Wei Yan expected that although he passed through Chang'an and other places, the defenders along the way would not be able to respond to the sudden appearance of this force. The army will inevitably be too late to respond, and the first reaction should be to defend the city. The Han army can go straight to Tongguan without stopping, seize this natural danger, and hold on for more than 20 days, waiting for Prime Minister Zhuge to lead the main force. When the two armies converge, On that day, the entire territory of Guanzhong will be owned by Shu, and the Northern Expedition may be a great success. With further consolidation, the national strength will be able to compete with the Great Wei State at that time."
Liu Yi walked in the hall, talking eloquently, "At that time, the Shu Han family was weak and could not withstand the hardships. Prime Minister Zhuge was afraid of losing all his money, so he did not adopt this plan. However, although this plan was carried out, It’s a dangerous move, but it’s a surprising and winning move.”
Xie An let out a sigh of relief and said calmly, "Master Liu is familiar with history books at a young age, and I admire him."
This is a military matter, and the generals present listened carefully and extremely seriously. From time to time, chattering discussions could be heard, obviously expressing doubts about the events Liu Yi said.
Except for Xie An and a few civil servants, the military generals present here are all officers at the lowest level of the Han Empire. To put it more bluntly, they all started their careers in the military. They have only read a few days of school and can already read a few words. It’s incredible, let alone studying Chen Shou’s Three Kingdoms.
After Liu Yi saw it, he suddenly understood. He smiled honestly and said straightforwardly, "What I said today is in the book. It is true and true. I did not make it up out of thin air."
Wang Dali raised his voice and said carelessly, "Whatever you say is what you say!"
Everyone laughed again.
Liu Yi smiled, turned back to the case, brought the wine bowl, filled the bottle of wine for Xie An, and faced the heavy snow that was gradually turning into a goose feather, and continued to say to Xie An, "Although Da Qin has changed its land style, the winter is still extremely cold. , I heard that the people of the Qin Dynasty spent the winter with snow blocking their doors and their horses scorching the fire, making it difficult for people to travel and for military supplies to be transported. If there is a station, then a general can be selected to ride tens of thousands of fine cavalry and go out with the force of purple lightning. Bozhou, enter the Great Qinnan Zhudao, attack their villages and seize their Qi, advance lightly and retreat quickly, and work hard at the disadvantages, either burning grain and grass, destroying villages, killing cubs, or pointing the sword directly at Tianlang City to threaten the imperial power. , in short, it turned the world upside down and greatly damaged the vitality of the Qin Dynasty, making it impossible for him to go south to invade the Han Dynasty for twenty years."
Liu Yi was so arrogant that he held up a bottle and said eloquently, "The festival has fallen to the west end of the sea, and thousands of cavalry have relieved homesickness. A hundred years of peace, the border troops have been abolished, and the horses are herded on the border. Wouldn't it be joyful!"
"Okay! Cai! If one day comes, count us among them!"
After listening to Liu Yi's heroic words, these native warriors seemed to have let out the gloom that had been suppressed for many years. They all raised their glasses and drank heavily, extremely excited, and showed admiration for Liu Yi.
Xie An just stood silently in front of the door. Under the moonlight, the corners of his mouth arched with a hint of disdain that passed by. He thought: Da Qin is sitting on millions of lions, and its generals are like rain. Even if When the military immortal Han Xin was still alive, he could not necessarily claim victory with 10,000 cavalry, let alone the embarrassing situation of the current shortage of generals in the Han Empire. Everyone can say big words, but things are difficult to do!
Looking at Liu Yi's performance tonight, Xie An is very satisfied. In his heart, this son is a jade in the world. He has courage, courage, and knowledge. If he can be carved, he will definitely become a pillar of the country.
At this moment, Liu Yi whispered, "It's just."
Xie An opened his eyes and asked a little hastily, "Just what?"
A few pieces of white snow wind lingered around, and the hazy moonlight clouds came and went.
Liu Yi's eyes were blurred. He leaned against the door and looked north. Snowflakes fell dotted into the wine glass. He didn't know how much was in the glass. The young man said quietly, "The Qin army is strong and capable people are born in large numbers. The road is difficult and dangerous for these tens of thousands of elites. The first one to win is The power of the general must be worshiped by someone who is as good as the military sage. He must choose people who are not qualified as generals and use soldiers who have been on the battlefield as soldiers. The land is barren, the battle is difficult, and supplies are hopeless. With the strength of Qin's muscles and bones, , The power of minions, these tens of thousands of men may not be able to come back after completing their mission!"
Everyone here will be silent. It is an honor to wrap a body in horse leather, but who doesn't want to return home in fine clothes?
Faced with life and death, they remained silent.
The hall was quiet, but Xie An was interested and continued to ask, "Mr. Liu, have you ever thought that if you really follow your plan, the Qin Dynasty will move south in a large scale in the spring of the next year. With the current national strength of the dynasty, it is possible to resist it?"
"Then it depends on whether the beating hurts or not!"
The wine in Liu Yi's hand was already half lukewarm. The greedy young man drank it down in one gulp. Past memories came to his mind and he said, "When I was young, my family was poor. Even the cloth shoes my father wore were made by his own hands, stitch by stitch. Father The hands holding the book would always sew the shoes to make them bigger or smaller every time, but in order to cover up his poor craftsmanship, he would always say that you have to put the shoes on to know whether they fit, which is really a shameless thing!"
Xie An narrowed his eyes, "What does Mr. Liu want to express?"
"This is the same principle for marching and fighting. In this battle, how can anyone discuss the outcome first? In the past few years, how could there be an undefeated general?"
Liu Yi smiled at Xie An and said, "If the emperor's soldiers and generals could predict the outcome, then why fight? Wouldn't it be wonderful if everyone learned the astrology and divination techniques of the Yin and Yang family? Even the soldiers should listen to the snow. What are these places for military strategists to discuss, such as Tai, Jiebinglin, and Luojia Temple? What use do we need for millions of scholars and millions of soldiers in our world?"
For a moment, Xie An agreed with Liu Yi's words, turned around and handed over his hands, "I have learned from you, Mr. Liu!"
When everyone returned to their seats, they couldn't help but feel worried because they were talking about state affairs, and the atmosphere was a little depressed for a while. Liu Yi simply took advantage of his drunkenness to express his feelings, "I have a close friend, a young man in white from White Horse Temple. When we were chatting at night, he once said to I said, 'The wars in northern Xinjiang are increasing day by day, the Qin Dynasty is plundering and plundering, and the villages are massacred in the big Qin Dynasty. The people of Li are suffering from war disasters, and the Buddha laments'.
The silence in the hall could be heard. This time, everyone knew that what Liu Yi said was true.
Liu Yi sat up straight and said softly, "The battlefield has not yet calmed down. In the two counties of Huxiao and Sunjiang in Bozhou, 150,000 troops are stationed inside and outside the Great Wall. They seem to be full of military strength, but in fact they are weak in energy and energy. Fifteen thousand soldiers are stationed inside and outside the Great Wall. Tens of thousands of troops were divided into teams, arranged in order, and stretched to various important places. There were only dozens or hundreds of troops stationed in each place. When the Qin Dynasty went south to harvest the autumn troops, they often numbered thousands. They often attacked us unprepared and were like a tide. What happened? If you can, you can rush into the Han territory for more than eighty miles. By the time my reinforcements from other beacon fortresses arrive to help, the Qin soldiers have already fled, leaving only devastation. The number of times the border troops have been defeated by thieves is far greater than the number of times they have retreated from the enemy. Alas, It’s easy to start a business, but hard to keep it!”
It seemed that what Liu Yi said aroused Su Daoyun's sadness. Holding a bottle of wine in his hand, he stared at the bright moon that looked like white jade in the sky. A line of clear tears fell quietly, "It is fun to attack a country that is hostile to others, but it is not a soldier of benevolence." also."
Wang Dali slapped the case hard and said angrily, "Bird! If I were a general of the border army, I would take a group of sergeants and find a Qin dog's nest and kill him. Who cares what happens tomorrow? War is like a vicious dog grabbing food. The more ferocious one barks, the weaker the other barks. The more tolerant my big man is, the more unscrupulous the Qin dog is, huh!"
This time, Xie An stopped talking and listened quietly, as if he felt the same.
Although he had never heard what Liu Yi said, he, who had served as the prime minister's government, naturally knew what a huge figure the Han Dynasty treasury paid to the widow every year. It could be said that Fengzhou, Muzhou, and Bozhou On the border, people are dying every day, and there are hundreds or even thousands of dead people.
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"In order to fight foreign affairs, we must first stabilize our country. The emperor will level the land, strengthen centralization of power, and replenish the national treasury."
Liu Yi suddenly stood up and said, "He succeeded in his dynasty. He has a million-strong army. He draws his sword and rises up the wormwood. He shouts and vents his anger. He swallows thousands of miles like a tiger. He rolls up the flag and marches to Beizhou. He shakes Tianlang City with his strength. Blood floats on the oars." , corpses cut off the rivers, a tooth for a tooth!"
The whole house is filled with anger and roaring with anger. For one day, it lies dormant like a cud dog, and its deeds become thunderous and powerful.
Liu Yi held up the bottle and drank from it, "This bottle, I respectfully order Pingtian Kecheng!"
The East China Sea is vast, the Nanshan Mountains are silent, and there are heroes in the world!
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True feelings can often capture people's hearts.
Liu Yi's grand words made both Qiao Miaoqing, who was standing alone, and Su Daoyun, who was old and seldom drank, all excited. They all picked up the drinks, those who could drink, those who couldn't drink, those who wanted to drink, and those who didn't want to drink. Drink the wine glass in one gulp.
At this time, Xie An looked at Liu Yi with admiration. If before he only thought that Liu Yi was a malleable talent, now his evaluation of Liu Yi is "genius".
There was silence in the hall for a moment, and the little girl's beautiful eyes fluttered, "Sir, I want to eat a piece of volcanic snow!"
Xie An was a little curious, "What is that?"
The little girl grinned, her big eyes twinkling, "It's tomatoes mixed with sugar! Mr. Xie is a talented person, how come you don't even know this?"
Everyone laughed and laughed.
After Qiao Miaoqing's little wish was fulfilled, the banquet finally bid farewell to the exciting melody and gradually slowed down.
Xie An was very satisfied with Liu Yi's handling of major national affairs and his heroic spirit.
However, this does not rule out the possibility that he was influenced by his father Liu Quansheng, or it is possible that these exciting words were simply relaying his father Liu Quansheng's ambitions.
Therefore, Xie An planned to verify one or two more things.
Hey! It’s a bit difficult to get Xie An to approve!
Some people died, but not completely...
