Chapter 89 Fire and Fire

"No wonder Zhang Kang pretended to be loyal, but it turned out to be a delaying tactic. This person is really very scheming, but if he attacks the Zhang family at this time, it will inevitably scare the snake, which will make the Beidi people change their plans. It is better to dig a hole and let them jump. ��Liu Fu has always been calculating and calculating, and is much calmer than Chang Wei.

Zhao Xu nodded. Liu Fu and him had the same thinking most of the time.

"We will act with the Zhang family for another two months."

Turning to Chang Wei, he said: "The emperor has allowed me to expand the army to 30,000 people. There are still two months left. There is enough time for recruitment and training. You can start it immediately."

When Chang Wei heard this, the anger on his face suddenly turned into ecstasy, "Hey, that's great, General Mo will post the notice right now."

He hugged his fist hard, turned around and left.

Liu Fu and Zhao Xu looked at each other with helpless expressions.

…

After King Chun left, peace returned to Yan County.

On this day, Zhao Xu sat on a piece of marble and read the documents sent by Liu Fu.

Luan'er suddenly asked: "Your Highness, what is hot pot?"

"Hot pot? How do you know this?" Zhao Xu looked at Luan'er doubtfully.

This girl is not like Feng'er, who can't sit still as if there is wind on her feet all day long, and she doesn't like gossip.

"My slave has also heard about it, but I just find it new." Luan'er said softly.

Zhao Xu nodded, "This hot pot is a fresh food. Do you want to try it?"

"Your Highness, I want to go."

Before Luan'er could say anything, Feng'er twisted her waist and came over with a coquettish look on her face.

When Luan'er saw Feng'er coming, her eyes turned into crescent moons with laughter.

Zhao Xu handed the document to Feng'er, "Take it to the study and change into casual clothes. Let's travel incognito together."

Hearing what Zhao Xu said, Feng'er almost jumped up with joy.

They are not like Zhao Xu who can show up frequently.

After coming to Yan County for so many days, I have never seen what Yan County is like.

"Yes, Your Highness." Feng'er giggled and walked all the way to the study.

Zhao Xuze and Luan'er returned to the dormitory. They both put on ordinary clothes and went to the front yard.

After waiting for a while, the group went to the Golden Scale Pond.

The hot pot restaurant is located in the most prosperous area of ​​Yancheng.

"Your Highness, there is a hot pot shop ahead." When they arrived at the Golden Scale Pond, a scent of fragrance wafted over, and Feng'er pointed forward.

Zhao Xu glanced and saw a group of people coming to the hot pot shop.

"Ji Jie, please come inside. This is our shopkeeper's own delicacy. It has never been done before or since. I guarantee JJ will eat it for the first time and want to eat it for the second time. After eating it for the second time, I will keep wanting to eat it..." The waiter at the door said The two of them talked like a river, boasting.

"Is there still room?" Zhao Xu winked.

"Yes, it's on the third floor. Please come with me." The waiter led Zhao Xu in.

Entering the store, Zhao Xu took a look.

Like contemporary hot pot restaurants, there are many rectangular tables in the shop.

These tables all have two or four stoves in the middle.

There are no briquettes in the stove at no one's table.

When someone orders food, the waiter in the store will pick up a briquette from behind and put it into the stove.

Then the pot with soup was served, and at the same time someone brought various vegetables and meats.

All that's left is to cook.

Basically, except for the heating method.

Everything in this hot pot shop is designed according to modern standards.

At this time, although the customers in the store were sweating profusely from eating, the satisfied expressions on their faces could not be concealed.

When passing the counter, Zhao Xu saw Xu Yuan.

At this time, Xu Yuan was dressed as a shopkeeper, looking exactly like a businessman.

Seeing Zhao Xu, he just raised his head slightly.

When Zhao Xu went upstairs, he asked a waiter to look at the account, and then went upstairs.

"Your Highness, is this shop okay?" Xu Yuan smiled broadly.

"Yes, it looks very similar. How is the revenue these days?" Zhao Xu asked.

"Back to Your Highness, if it's full every day, it's no problem to make a net profit of three hundred taels of silver." Xu Yuan said with a smile.

Zhao Xu nodded, this hot pot restaurant is definitely incomparable to his other businesses.

But making two hundred taels a day is really good. It's enough to cover Yanwei's expenses. After all, he doesn't expect to make a fortune from this.

"Your Highness, this is where Yanwei will discuss matters." Xu Yuan walked to the east wall at this time and turned an iron ring on the wall.

There was a click, and a gap suddenly appeared in the wall.

Xu Yuan pushed hard, and there turned out to be a secret room inside.

At this time, Tsui Hark and others were discussing something inside, and there were many unfamiliar faces inside.

"See Your Highness."

Seeing Zhao Xu, everyone in the secret room stood up.

The old members of Yanwei had met Zhao Xu and were not surprised.

The newcomer was obviously a little nervous. A scholar-looking man mumbled blankly: "Your Highness? King Yan?"

Tsui Hark said to the scholar at this time: "Now you should believe it. We are His Highness's people and we are not lying to you."

The scholar nodded unconsciously, and then bowed to Zhao Xu, "Your Highness, little Xu Wei, I am willing to die for Your Highness."

Zhao Xu was startled for a moment, a little confused by the scholar's excessive enthusiasm.

Xu Ke said: "Your Highness, Xu Wei is the teacher hired by the official. He will be responsible for teaching literacy to the Yanwei members in the future, but he has never believed that we are working for His Highness."

"I see." Zhao Xu walked to the table and glanced at the faces of the strangers. "Since you have entered Yanwei, you must have signed the life and death certificate. Now I can officially tell you that Xu Ke is directly under my jurisdiction in Yan County. , and are also official officials of the royal palace. Once you join Yanwei, you will be my king’s people from now on.”

Zhao Xu's words caused the breathing of the new members of the Flame Guard to worsen.

It feels quite different to hear it from Tsui Hark and say it from King Yan himself.

At this time, their blood seemed to be heating up, and their hearts were filled with enthusiasm.

"Your Majesty, if your Majesty is like Yan County, if your parents are too early, we will do our best to help you." Xu Wei shouted loudly.

The others nodded.

Tsui Hark looked at Xu Wei and said with a smile: "You are not a scholar, but you can talk."

Everyone laughed after hearing this. They were not mocking Xu Wei, but admired him.

After all, he is the only one in Yanwei who can read the book given by King Yan.

From this book, they learned many spying methods that they could not even imagine.

After some fuss, Zhao Xu said to Xu Hark, "It's not bad. We recruited so many people at once."

"Your Highness, although there are more than thirty people, the subordinates are not randomly selected. First of all, they have no family members and have a clean background and will not have worries. Secondly, they have received favors from His Highness in tangible and intangible ways."

Xu Wei interrupted at this time, "My parents were harmed by the Huang family. It was His Highness who gave me the opportunity to judge them face to face. Your Highness's kindness will be unforgettable for me."

Tsui Hark continued: "Besides, before letting them join Yanwei, I asked them if they were willing to die for His Highness. They were willing and signed a life and death certificate, and then I led them here."

Zhao Xu nodded when he heard this. He came to Xu Wei and patted his shoulder, "I know that you are suffering. There are many people in Yan County and Dasong who are suffering as much as you, or even worse." , and what I want to do is to save them from this suffering, and to achieve this, I and you need to walk in the darkness and bring light to them. "

"Your Highness... I remember it, little one."

Xu Wei's body trembled slightly, and the blood that had not cooled down was ignited by Zhao Xu again.

Yes, he believed what King Yan said was true, because this is what King Yan did after he came to Yan County.

What's more important is that King Yan made him understand the meaning of joining Yanwei - to benefit more people.

Not only Zhang Wei, but also other new members also showed relief at this moment.

Seeing this, Xu Hark sighed: "His Highness is still the most powerful. The low-ranking officials are trying to coax them, but it is not as good as His Highness's words."

"Don't be discouraged, just keep working hard." Zhao Xu chuckled twice, and then said: "What were you discussing just now?"

"The official is talking about disguise." Tsui Hark picked up a writing brush and then picked up the rouge box.

After a pause, he said: "Your Highness's book contains many disguise techniques."

Zhao Xu nodded. He collected a lot of knowledge and put it in this book.

There are many superb makeup techniques in it, such as some contemporary film and television makeup techniques, including how to make some of the makeup props, such as wigs and eyelashes.

"Also, the official is also setting up surveillance points." After speaking, Tsui Hark spread out a drawing.

Zhao Xu looked at it and saw that this was a drawing of the Yancheng area. There are many points marked on the drawing.

These European points are what Tsui Hark calls monitoring points.

On the drawing, the points near Tianxiang Tower and Zhangjia are relatively dense.

Other points are scattered throughout Yancheng.

In addition, there are also such points in the countryside near the wealthy Uburg.

Of course, Wu Bao of the Zhang family was also given special attention.

Seeing that Xu Hark did it well, Zhao Xu felt relieved.

He said: "Not bad, it looks good. Okay, you go about your business. I'm going to eat hot pot."

Xu Yuanyuan and Xu Ke were delighted when Zhao Xu praised him, "Yanwei's hot pot will not disappoint His Highness."

"Okay, I'm going to have a feast today." Zhao Xu and Xu Yuan left the secret room.

Arriving outside the room, Xu Yuan turned around and the secret room was closed again.

At this time, Zhao Xu and Xu Yuan once again restored the superficial relationship between host and guest.

Xu Yuan went downstairs, and Zhao Xu went to his box.

"Your Highness, this slave is going to starve to death." Seeing Zhao Xu, Feng'er puffed out her cheeks and pouted.

"Don't worry, I have something for you to eat." Zhao Xu said.

After a while, mutton, duck intestines, venison, etc. were served, with some sauce.

"Let's eat." Zhao Xu ordered after all the dishes were served.

He, Feng'er and Luan'er share a pot, and the rest of the pots belong to the guards.

After picking up the dishes, Zhao Xu started to rinse them naturally, and everyone followed suit.

Feng'er asked doubtfully: "Your Highness, have you ever eaten hot pot before?"

Hearing this, Zhao Xu nodded subconsciously, and then shook his head, "What did the shopkeeper teach you just now? How does it taste?"

Luan'er chewed a piece of venison with enjoyment, "This way of eating it tastes very special."

The group of people were talking and laughing when suddenly a group of people walked past the door of the box.

The woman in white, who was surrounded by everyone, stopped and said softly: "No wonder His Highness ignores the slave family. It turns out that he is accompanied by a beauty."

When the woman's voice fell, Feng'er and Luan'er raised their heads at the same time and cast their gazes on the woman, their eyes full of hostility.

"Well, they are indeed my beauties."

Through the steaming heat of the hot pot, Zhao Xu saw Xu E standing at the door, surrounded by fat and thin girls, all of whom were girls from Tianxiang Tower.

But he never fell into Xu E's trap, so when he heard what she said, he put his arms around the two of them, looking lustful.

Zhao Xu was intimate with the two of them in front of everyone. Luan'er was excited but shy, lowering her head and smiling with her chopsticks in her mouth.

Feng'er held her head high and her chest high, looking proud. She glanced at Xu E lightly, deliberately buried her head in Zhao Xu's chest, pretending to be cute, and cooed, "Your Highness, who is she?"

Xu E's face turned cold.

Today, with nothing to do, the sisters in Tianxianglou suggested going to the newly opened hot pot restaurant to try it out.

She couldn't resist the coaxing and came.

Unexpectedly, when she passed by here after going upstairs, she saw the King of Yan talking and laughing with two women.

She wanted to pretend not to see it, but her heart suddenly felt sour and she couldn't help but speak out.

Unexpectedly, the King of Yan treated her like air, and what was even more hateful was the little goblin beside the King of Yan, who was clearly trying to anger her on purpose.

But how could Xu E lose to them.

At that moment, the coldness on her face dissipated, and her charming appearance emerged.

She walked into the room slowly, ignoring Feng'er and Luan'er.

After pouring a glass of wine, she went behind Zhao Xu.

She leaned down, and her jade-like arms went around Zhao Xu's neck and handed the wine to Zhao Xu's mouth.

"Your Highness, last time Governor Yuan wanted to raid Tianxiang Tower, thank you for blocking him for me. I have always wanted to invite you to my place to thank you in person, but I was afraid that you would be too busy. Now that we meet by chance today, why not thank you with this glass of wine?"