Chapter 133 Complex Relationship
Li Dachui held a porcelain bowl in one hand and a pair of chopsticks in the other hand, beating egg whites. His hand speed was naturally inferior to that of a peak Xuanyuan ninth-level master. He said that people like Luo Hua basically couldn't see Li Dachui's hand clearly, and could only see some afterimages. Seeing that the small half bowl of egg white turned into a ball of white foam in a moment.
Stir the white paste with the previously mixed egg yolk and flour mixture, then put it into the oven and start baking it over a fire.
Li Dachui did not hesitate to teach Luo Hua these things, regardless of the temperature of the fire or the length of time.
After the tea time, the oven was opened, and in a small pottery bowl, the bright yellow and soft egg cake was officially baked.
Li Dachui then put the previously made cream into an oil paper bag. With a slight squeeze, the cream would flow out from the tip of the oil paper bag.
Li Dachui’s hands are very skillful, and he used the cream to outline various patterns on the cake.
Finally, sprinkle with crushed nuts, and embed the diced fruits into it, and a bowl of beautiful dessert is officially baked.
Beautiful and delicious.
Luo Hua stared at the seven or eight bowls of desserts on the table, then looked up at Li Dachui, who was a little stunned.
"You have nothing to do on weekdays, so you still study this?" she asked in a daze.
“You don’t need to study these, just do it casually!” Li Dachui said with a smile: “My cooks are also good at it now, but their skills are worse than mine. Today I’m just cooking for you two sisters. Try your hand, I have many other dessert recipes here. When I have time in the future, I will make them for you to eat!”
This is really annoying.
Luo Hua glanced at Xiao Changche beside him and said with a sneer: "Then I will benefit from it. I guess the main thing is not for me to eat."
"Eat together, Let's eat together!" Li Dachui laughed and handed a bowl to Xiao Changche: "I have lost a lot of money during this period, so I can make up for it by eating more sweets."
Xiao Changche was originally very good at eating, but women had a hard time giving up on sweets. After only one bite, his eyes widened, and he finished the whole bowl in two or three bites. It was clean, but it was Luo Hua, holding a spoon, eating and savoring it gracefully.
While packing up the utensils for making desserts on the table, Li Dachui said: "Ningyu, after finishing the desserts, it's time for us to set off to meet the imperial envoy. The one who came was the son of the prime minister and a relic from the emperor's side. It’s not too much to welcome us ten miles out of town.” Just pick him up outside the gate of the military camp. "
"I've come all the way to send you the imperial edict for promotion, so it's not an exaggeration for us to greet you!" Li Dachui said with a smile. "Besides, this imperial envoy has a father who is a prime minister, and the Wei family is in Guan Nei, which is also a famous family. It will do no harm to us to make friends with them."
"You are not saying that the so-called "Guan Nei" Don’t you have any good people from these wealthy families? Why are you fawning over them again? "Xiao Changzhai.
"Of course they are not good people, but we don't have the capital to treat all the bad people without excuses!" Li Dachui said: "Now we have to drag them together to deal with Linghuye and Beiyuan! Don't look at it Da Qin is now in decline, but a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. If someone leaks something from his fingers, it will be enough for us to digest it for a while."
Xiao Changche looked at Li Dachui and said: "Li Dachui. , Didn’t you say you have a line in the pass? Who is this line? If you don’t want to tell me, forget it.”
“There’s nothing I can’t say to you!” On the Dacheng line, Ma Dacheng also has a backer in Chang'an. This person is Zhang Songlin, the Minister of War. "
"Is Ma Dacheng one of yours?" Xiao Changche was surprised.
Li Dachui waved his hand and said: "You are overthinking this, it is just a cooperative relationship. In the past two years, as the imperial court has become more and more wary of Linghuye, it has also paid more and more attention to Yangguan. , Ma Dacheng has very little dependence on us, but he has the intention of joining forces with us to fight against Linghuye once he rebels, so he does not break our line."
"Where is Zhang Songlin?"
"Although Zhang Songlin was promoted to Minister of War, the Zhang family actually came from a humble background and did not have a strong family background. Last year, through Ma Dacheng, we established a line with him and opened up a road outside the customs. Zhang Songlin accounted for 60% of the profits from the Chang'an and Luoyang trade routes. We only took 40% and barely managed to maintain capital."
"You used Zhang Songlin to start a layout in the pass?"
"Zhang Songlin went from being a minister to the Ministry of War, and brought everyone together. The children of the wealthy families he competed with were defeated. Dealing with such people was actually no different than seeking the skin of a tiger. "More, he is also guarding us! So our two years of hard work are just laying some chess pieces on the bottom layer." Li Dachui shook his head and said: "We don't have a fuel-efficient lamp, but we can't cut off this line yet." "
"Now?" "It's different now." Li Dachui smiled, "Zhang Qingyunru. Today, the main responsibility in Zhiqiuyuan is to open up the situation in Chang'an. The Zhang family is not a wealthy family, but it is a real noble family and has a lot of influence in Chang'an and Luoyang. This Zhang Qingyun. , was also quite talented in Chang'an, and there were quite a few dandies gathered around her. ”
“Dandy kids?”
“Don’t underestimate these people, their abilities are not weak.” Li Dachui smiled and said: “The so-called dandy kids really need to make good use of their abilities. The ability is not comparable to that of ordinary people."
"This is your business, I don't care!" Xiao Changche picked up another bowl of dessert and took a bite: "There is one more thing. Didn't you tell me who the person who asked you to save Zhang Ruo was?"
"You may not believe me when I tell you!"
"As long as you speak honestly, I will still believe you."
"Wei Zhengdao!"
"What?" Xiao Changche and Luo Hua's eyes widened.
"The person Wei Zhengdao was looking for in a roundabout way was not me, but my old man. Of course, in the end, this matter will definitely fall on me."
"The person who sent Zhang Ruofa to the outside world It's Wei Zhengdao, and it's Wei Zhengdao who wants to save his life. It's really hard to guess what these people are thinking." Xiao Changche rubbed his temples, feeling that his head was a little empty, and they were all filled with anger. of. It seems that he is really not suitable to deal with these people. The battlefield is his area of expertise. Let Li Dachui come face to face with these people in the future.
"This time Ma Dacheng from Yangguan asked his son to personally send the imperial envoy named Wei. The purpose is not simple, right?" Luo Hua on the side said suddenly.
Li Dachui gave a thumbs up, "Miss Luo is right. Ma Dacheng has been neglecting me in the past two years. Now that our strength is revealed, of course he can't sit still and sends his son. Naturally, I guess this is Zhang Songlin’s intention to renew our relationship and strengthen our relationship.”
“Zhang Songlin and Wei Zhengdao are not the same people?”
They are almost a group of people now, and they all want to work together to stabilize the crumbling Daqin. However, there are many differences between the two sides in many details. "
It gives me a headache!
Xiao Changche threw the clean bowl on the table, stood up and said, "Let's go, didn't you say you wanted to meet the imperial envoy from Shili in the suburbs? Let's go out now, welcome him in, and get the imperial edict. I went to the military camp. After the integration of the two armies, the tacit understanding between the two armies is too far apart, and they still need to practice. I will let you deal with it next!"
"It's natural to deal with it! Yes, but you still have to attend some important occasions!" Li Dachui said with a smile: "The court's will must be based on you."
"What we want is just a name, internally. How to operate it is our own business." Xiao Changche put the iron helmet on his head, took out the mask from his arms and slapped it on his face, turned around and walked out.
Wei Yi and Ma Liang walked side by side. Along the way, the two of them had become very friendly. After all, they had worked as servants around the emperor, and their ability to win over people was only half the best. Not bad, in just a few days, Ma Liang has already called Wei Yi his eldest brother, and through Ma Liang, Wei Yi already knows everything about Yangguan. Ma Liang knew everything that Ma Dacheng didn't want to say, and told him everything.
Yangguan has been the focus of the imperial court’s investment in the past two years. A considerable part of the supplies sent outside the pass in previous years have been left in Yangguan. Yangguan has also expanded from a mere three thousand garrison to a military force within two years. Ten thousand people.
Ma Dacheng's weight is now very heavy.
"Aquarius Prefecture, compared to other places, is indeed very prosperous. Compared with some wealthy prefectures and counties in the pass, it is no worse!" Looking at the villages on both sides of the road, and the area Wei Yi was very touched by the land and the farmers working on it.
"Aquarius Prefecture benefits from two rivers. The land is fertile and there is no shortage of water. The area may not be large, but it is rich in produce and has hundreds of thousands of people. The Yan family managed it carefully in the past. , but now they are all cheaper than Xiao Changcheluo. But Xiao Changche has never been interested in Marshal Linghu. He only thinks about the Northern Expedition and is not interested in Marshal Linghu's ambition at all. So as soon as this place fell into Xiao Chang's hands, Marshal Linghu was anxious!"
"He is anxious, but we are not anxious!"
The two looked at each other and both looked at each other. It was a big laugh.
The sentry in front galloped back, dismounted in front of the two men, and said with cupped hands: "Major General, I met Xiao Cheqi's sentry in front. I heard from them that Xiao Cheqi, Li Dachui and others came out of Aquarius City. Shili welcomes the imperial envoy."
Wei Yi's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "It is said that Xiao Cheqi became famous at a young age and was unruly. Now it seems that he is still very understanding of the world. Brother Ma, let's hurry up. We can’t put on airs when others give us face, right?”
(End of this chapter)