The fire soared into the sky, and the flat ground where the food was stored outside the city was busy. The guards were furious and frustrated with the fire, mixed with the helpless cry of the people. The thick black smoke rushed straight into the clouds, and the clear sky was gradually covered by a black fog.

Li Su and Li Zhi and others hurried outside the city, looking at the chaos in front of them, but their expressions were different.

Li Zhi was so anxious that tears were rolling in his eyes, and he kept stomping his feet. There were only a few guards beside him kicked out, and he ordered them to fetch water to put out the fire. After observing for a while, seeing that the fire became more and more unstoppable, Li Zhi sagged his mouth and finally burst into tears.

"What should I do? What should I do? If the food and grass we brought from Jinzhou... are burned, the people of Jinyang will be in chaos! What should I do!"

Li Su pursed her lips and said nothing, only looking at the burning fire in the distance, but her expression was not very anxious.

"The heavy land guarded by heavy troops actually burned it and burned it. Haha, it's interesting..." Li Su murmured to himself.

"Brother Zizheng, it is obvious that someone set fire to disrupt the hearts of the people in Jinyang. They... They didn't want to let go of these 10,000 people outside the city, and deliberately cut off their way to survive!" Li Zhi cried.

"Okay, okay, why are you crying? How old is a person who cries at any time? Can you be as tough as a real man?" Li Su said dissatisfiedly.

"But, these foods..."

"The food and grass have been burned, what's the use of crying? Tsk!" Li Su curled his lips disgustedly, turned his head to look at the firefighting scene where people were tilted down in the distance.

Shaking his head, a sneer that was not easy to detect was raised at the corner of Li Su's mouth.

"I'm so impatient. If you hold on for two or three days, maybe I'm really anxious, but you chose today. This flaw was revealed by you, no wonder I... "

"Hmm? Brother Zizheng, what are you talking about?"

"Nothing...Oh, I'm hungry, do you want to have a barbecue? I'll treat you." Li Su blinked at him.

Li Zhi was stunned.

It's on fire! The food is gone! Jinyang is about to be in chaos! At this time, you are still thinking about eating barbecue?

"Brother Zizheng, do you... know something? Does this fire..." Li Zhi, who realized it later, finally showed suspicion.

"Nonsense! Could it be that I put this fire?" Li Su said seriously: "I just want to have barbecue. It's a simple thing. What do you want to do so complicatedly?"

Li Zhi stared at his face, and after a while, he nodded affirmatively, and then Zhan Yan smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I want to roast the deer meat, it's burnt on the outside and tender on the inside..."

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Leaving the countless military and civilians outside the city to put out the fire, Li Su actually led Li Zhi back to the city, and actually ordered people to get barbecue utensils and deer meat, and really started to make barbecue. He was really heartless and kept his word.

Of course, before the barbecue, Li Su still gave a very plain order.

"Please ask County Magistrate Sun to come over and say that His Highness King Jin has invited me and everyone will share the good things together."

County Magistrate Sun came very quickly, with a panic and anxious look on his face, half red and half black, dirty, his eyes were red, as if he had just cried, and when he entered the county courtyard, when he saw Li Su and the other two, Sun Furen knelt down and cried: "The officials are not in good supervision, and the people's life-saving food and grass are burned by the thieves. The officials are guilty of death and are willing to commit suicide and apologize to the people!"

Li Zhi was confused and looked at him in a daze, wondering what the purpose of his long-winded words were.

Sun Furen also looked confused and bowed to Li Su, saying, "The Marquis is a noble man, and he has received a lot of education, but the fire outside the city..."

"Don't worry about the fire outside the city, let's only talk about the fire of barbecue..." Li Su finally raised his head and grinned at Sun Furen: "Although it's all fire, this fire is not the same as that. County Magistrate Sun, let's have a good chat, don't tilt the building."

Sun Furen sighed, knowing that the Marquis Li today is heartless, so he had to lower his head and say, "I wish to listen to the Marquis' teachings."

"That's right. Chat, you're talking back and forth, and you have to talk about the topics together to continue happily. Otherwise, you're talking about yours and I'm mine, everyone is not talking about the same thing. If you change the temper, sit in front of you. County Magistrate Sun, you're probably already beaten up now." Li Su smiled faintly, but his hands kept moving, quickly flipping through the bamboo sticks and meat strips.

Sun Furen smiled bitterly and said nothing.

Li Su said lightly: "Well, I've said a lot about the topic of barbecue just now. It's probably that's what it means. Let's change the topic. County Magistrate Sun, how long have you been appointed as County Magistrate of Jinyang?"

Sun Furen was stunned, thought for a while, and said, "It's been more than three years."

"It's been three years, and it's a blessing for everyone. After so long, I guess my parents, mothers, and children have come with me, right? Family happiness is rare."

"Yes, I brought my parents and wife's children to Jinyang two years ago, so I lived in the backyard of the county government. This year, there was a disaster. The officials were busy every day and didn't care about their young family. So I sent someone to send their parents and children back to their hometown, leaving only the wife beside me."

Li Su nodded: "It's pitiful. It's said that he is an official, but his family is still full of trouble. People in the world say that the happiness of being an official is enjoyable. If you don't sit in this position, how can you know the pain that is not told by outsiders? I can't help but feel the hardships of Sun County Magistrate."

Sun Furen sighed, turned around and bowed to Chang'an, saying, "Loyalty and filial piety are hard to achieve. Since you have become an official, you should die for Your Majesty. You can't take care of your family anymore."

"Good words!" Li Su smiled and praised, then handed over two skewers of meat strips and said, "The meat is ready, taste my skills. I may not be as diligent and solid as you, but I am the only one who cooks. Soon, eat it while it is hot. The deer meat is wild game, but when it is cold, it will smell fishy and mutton..."

Li Zhi had been waiting around long ago. At this time, he didn't care about the prince's face and reached out to Li Suyi: "I'm there, and I'm there!"

Li Su glared at him and sighed, "Your Highness, at least you should take care of the prince's demeanor?"

With a gentle reproach, Li Su still handed over two skewers of meat. Li Zhi took it without hesitation, opened his mouth and stuffed it. By the way, he also gave Li Su a blank look.

Blinking and looking at Sun Furen who was eating elegantly slowly, Li Su smiled expectantly: "Mr. Sun, how does it taste? Is it much better than the meat roasted by others?"

Sun Furen was not in the mood to taste wild game at this time. He nodded randomly when he heard this and squeezed out an ugly smile.

"You are happy, I am happy. Magistrate Sun. I can eat the meat roasted by the Marquis of Jingyang County. I don't say humbly that you are really lucky in your life. Many dukes and counties in Chang'an City like my family's food. Even His Majesty sent the imperial chef to my house to learn skills. My Li family's food is famous in Chang'an..."

Sun Furen praised a few perfunctorily, chewing the meat without knowing the taste, but his eyes gradually changed indescribably.

Li Su took a few more strings of fresh meat strips, put them on the rack and grilled them, and said lightly: "During the Wude period of the Tang Dynasty, I resumed the scientific expeditions of the former Sui Dynasty, and took the poor scholars from all over the world to serve them. I wonder if County Magistrate Sun had participated in the scientific expeditions of our Tang Dynasty?"

Sun Furen twitched his cheek slightly, put down the strip of flesh in his hand, lowered his head and remained silent for a moment, his tone suddenly became a little deeper.

"A lower-ranking official was recommended and entered the officialdom, and he had never taken the imperial examination."

Li Su said lightly: "Oh, I haven't had a scientific examination, well, it's normal. The Tang Dynasty said that there were scientific examinations, but now there are many famous and talented families in the family. It's a good way to be promoted by the aristocratic families... But the magistrate of Sun County, this marquis is a little curious. I heard that you were from Qizhou, which family recommended you?"

Sun Furen's eyelids twitched and said, "It was recommended by the Chen family in Qizhou."

"Qizhou Chen family? Haha, this family doesn't seem to be very famous. In the early Sui Dynasty, some people in the Chen family served as two governors? Apart from this, no one has ever been given a talent. I'm afraid that it's not something that the little Chen family can do... "

Li Su kept flipping the flesh strips in her hands, and her eyes were also staring at them, but her eyes were filled with coldness, as if she suddenly pulled out the sheath, and her cold light could not even hide the red charcoal fire.

"Mr. Sun County, is there aristocratic family behind the Chen family? Is the foundation of this family near Jinyang? For example... the Wang family in Taiyuan?"

Li Su looked at Sun Furen with a smile, but saw Sun Furen's face pale, and cold sweats as big as beans slid down his cheeks, and his eyes were filled with shock and despair.

"...Mr. Sun County Magistrate, I just said that the deer meat should be eaten while it is hot. When it is cold, it will taste bad. Don't stand there, eat it quickly." Li Su blinked and reminded kindly, his tone was very gentle, as if he was afraid of scaring him. (To be continued.)
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