frightfiction Chapter 1226 The Emperor Eats Special Food
Chapter 1226 The Emperor Eats Special Food
"It won't hurt to walk around."
Seeing Wan Lianxing's look, Cheng Feng couldn't help but feel a little worried. No one can laugh when being scolded. Needless to say, it feels so bad to be scolded. He comforted him, "Uncle, the people here don't know how good you are. The people in the eleven cities all remember your kindness, so don't think too much."
How could Wan Lianxing not know this truth? "Fighting a war will only lead to criticism, but we have to fight. If I withdraw my troops, the Great Lang Kingdom will think I am afraid and will definitely counterattack."
"Uncle, how long will the fight end?"
"Fight until one side begs for mercy, cedes territory and pays compensation."
When Cheng Feng heard this, he thought that this would be a long time coming.
They had come here on foot, and now they had to walk back on foot. Wan Lianxing walked in front with his hands behind his back, and no one behind dared to ride a horse or a carriage.
The people who stayed in the camp were all soldiers who were seriously infected with the plague. Most of them were feeling cold all over, so at this time in the military camp, everyone was basking in the sun in groups of three or five. When they saw Wan Lianxing, they all knelt down to greet him.
Wan Lianxing, who had been gloomy all the way, finally smiled when he saw these people, and asked them with concern: "How do you feel?"
A soldier said, "Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong now. The herpes on my body has been controlled. I need to rest for two more days, and then I can catch up with the main force."
Wan Lianxing looked at these sick soldiers and said, "Don't worry, wait until you are well again. I will ask the kitchen to give everyone a snack tonight."
When the soldiers heard about the extra meals, they cheered like crazy. Just as Wan Lianxing was enjoying the festive atmosphere, Huang Chenming whispered inappropriately, "Your Majesty, there is a plague in the city. There is no place to buy meat. What can we get for the extra meals? In my opinion, let's talk about the extra meals in a few days."
Although Huang Chenming's voice was not loud, the soldiers who were surrounding him in front and behind still heard what he said. The soldiers all stopped smiling and dared not laugh anymore.
Wan Lianxing asked, "Is there no meat in the kitchen? No bacon either?"
Huang Chenming: "We don't have any fresh meat. As for the bacon, most of it has been taken away by the main force. The bacon left in our small kitchen is very limited, but if we cook for you, it will definitely be enough to last you for a while."
"Nonsense, when did I ever have a special kitchen? My opinion has always been the same as General Sha's. I eat and live with all the soldiers and never ask for special treatment. Besides, although our barracks are full of old, young, sick, disabled and weak people, there are still 7,000 to 8,000 people. How can it be called a small kitchen? There is no fresh meat in this kitchen, and there must not be much bacon at all."
Huang Chenming said, "Your Majesty, we originally had a month's supply of meat in reserve, but when you rewarded the troops and held a celebration banquet two days ago, you ate up almost all the good stuff in the kitchen."
Wan Lianxing suddenly realized, "It turns out that the food and drink for the three armies were all paid by Lao Sha. No wonder he was crying poor to me before he left for the battle today. It turns out he wanted me to allocate military pay for him."
At this time, a soldier said, "Your Majesty, then we can't have extra meals today."
Wan Lianxing said, "Don't worry, go and call the cook over so I can ask him first."
Upon hearing this, the soldier hurriedly ran towards the kitchen. After a while, a cook followed the soldier and ran back, "Your Majesty, what instructions do you have for me?"
"Get up and talk!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"I want to give the soldiers extra food. How much meat is left in the kitchen?"
The cook was stunned at first, then quickly took out a small account book from his pocket, flipped to the middle page in front of Wan Lianxing, and said, "Your Majesty, there are still seven pieces of cured pork, thirty pieces of cured duck, fifty pieces of cured fish, five pieces of pickled bacon, and thirty-five pieces of salted fish."
Wan Lianxing saw the cook close the notebook and asked, "Is that all?"
The cook said somewhat embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, that's all."
"That's not enough for a snack!"
The cook said, "Your Majesty, it's okay to make a meat soup. If we cook a dish, everyone won't get enough. But drink this meat soup today, and everyone won't be able to eat meat for the next month!"
Wan Lianxing said in surprise: "Is our kitchen so poor? The military pay is allocated to you on time, and there has never been a shortage."
The cook said, "We have a lot of food, but the meat is limited. We also have rules about how often we can eat meat."
Wan Lianxing asked: "How often do you eat meat?"
“Once every half month!”
"Since there is so little meat left, why is there meat in every meal of mine?" If Wan Lianxing hadn't asked today, he would have thought that there was endless meat stored in the military camp.
"This is General Sha's order. He asked us to prepare a special meal for you, Your Majesty, and give you two dishes and a soup for every meal."
Wan Lianxing was so angry that he almost rolled his eyes: "This old man, he ruined my wisdom. For many days, I thought I was not getting special treatment."
In order not to embarrass the emperor, the cook explained: "Your Majesty, the food you eat is not much different from that of the soldiers. When we eat stir-fried cabbage, we put a few slices of meat in your cabbage. If we eat stewed radish, we add a few slices of meat to your radish, but we don't put too much because we see that you always leave some meat."
Wan Lianxing had always thought that the not-so-delicious dish was the big pot rice, but it turned out to be a small pot. He looked at Huang Chenming and said, "Am I the only one who eats meat every day?"
Huang Chenming nodded: "My entourage, the Sha family father and son and I all eat authentic big pot meals."
"Oh, why didn't you tell me earlier? I thought I was eating from the same big pot!" At this point, Wan Lianxing felt a little ashamed. He didn't consider the food that others couldn't eat as good. He couldn't help but sigh, "Don't blame Lao Sha for rushing me back to Fengying every day. I ate all your meat for a month with just one word. There is so little meat in the kitchen, and you still took the trouble to cook for me. It's really hard for you. Mingming, pass on my oral order and ask Fengying to supply some meat and eggs to Lao Sha and his men who are going to the front line. Even if they can't eat meat during the march and battle, they can still have energy if they can drink a bowl of meat soup!"
"Your Majesty is wise, I will do it immediately!"
"By the way, where did the soup I drank this morning come from?
The cook said, "Your Majesty, you drank pigeon soup this morning. The pigeons were caught by Master Cheng. Master Cheng also caught a pheasant. He asked us to make soup for you in the evening to nourish your body."
Wan Lianxing looked at Cheng Feng and said, "Feng'er is thoughtful, but I can't eat this alone. It would have been fine if I didn't know about it, but now that I know about it, how can I swallow it?"