The rise of the prince

Chapter 39

De Gong said angrily: "You kid, don't you think this old man is your jug! You have a good idea!"

Li Ye sat down, then picked up the wine glass and handed it to him. Gillian had already filled it up for him. She took a sip, and the wine was still warm, and put another chopstick on the table.

Degong wanted to say something, but he stared at him but didn't say it.

Gillian seemed to understand what she had done, her face blushed slightly and she lowered her head.

Li Ye said while eating the dishes: "This mutton is really unpalatable." The mutton is marinated, but it is naturally much worse than the recipe accumulated by later generations for thousands of years.

"Choose and choose, this is the best mutton, what else do you want." De Gong was displeased.

Li Ye was taken aback for a while before he realized that people in this era like to eat mutton but rarely eat pork. Pork is called inferior meat. The main reason is that pork has a very strong taste and a strong stench.

This was also the case during the Song Dynasty in the previous life. It was not until the Yuan and Ming Dynasties that pork replaced mutton as the main meat. One of the reasons for this was the advancement of cooking methods. The most famous contributor was Mr. Su Shi, a famous writer.

That's right, it's Su Shi who wrote the water melody song head.He had a rough life, and was sent to wander around because of Wang Anshi's persecution and suppression.

He is different from ordinary foodies, who only eat ready-made food, but Su Shi invented new dishes by himself, and even wrote a book about it to pass on to future generations. He is simply a literary hero among foodies!
His hobbies are also different from those of the people at that time. At that time, mutton was admired in society, but he thought that pork was the best food, but the cooking method was wrong, so he invented various new pork cooking methods, such as the famous "Dongpo pork ".

After his promotion and efforts, coupled with historical reasons, pork had completely replaced mutton by the Yuan Dynasty and became the most common meat in people's homes.

Speaking of benefits, pork obviously has more advantages than mutton. Pigs are easier to raise than sheep, with lower farming costs, more meat, and higher fat content, which can provide more energy for people.

"What are you thinking, kid?" Degong interrupted his thoughts.

Li Ye took another sip: "It's nothing, I just thought why not eat pork?"

De Gong was taken aback, apparently he didn't expect him to ask this question suddenly, and thought for a while: "Pork is cheap, solid and rich. There are no restaurants and tea shops in Beijing. I think it's not the case, because pork is smelly and smelly, so it's difficult Into the throat, solid and few people eat."

Li Ye nodded, that's true. Improperly handled pork really smells bad, and pigs can only be raised in free range in this era, which is definitely not as good as later generations, but there must be some pork sellers, and it will definitely be cheaper than mutton. If pork can be used instead of mutton in restaurants, wouldn't the cost be reduced a lot?
"You just told those gifted scholars that you would invite everyone in Beijing to comment on their poems. Who do you want to ask?" Degong interrupted his train of thought again.

Li Ye handed out the wine glass, and Gillian filled him with warm wine, and then said slowly, "It's strange that I know him, the only one I know is Mr. Chen Yu, who was sentenced to the Tokyo Imperial College. Unfortunately, I beat him. He is Impossible to help me."

After saying this, the surroundings became quiet, and Gillian opened her mouth slightly and couldn't close it anymore.De Gong even blew his beard and stared: "You bastard! You dare to fight Yue Weng! It's lawless!"

Seeing their excited expressions, Li Ye was a little stunned, and said awkwardly: "It wasn't intentional, I missed it for a while, and I have already apologized to the old man."

De Gong was really angry with him this time, it took him a while to calm down, and he asked with a dark face, "Why did you even beat Yue Weng!"

"Forget it, the hero doesn't mention the bravery of the past." Li Ye also blushed a little, after all, Li Xingzhou's bastard beat the old man in his 60s, it was too shameless.
"You, you, you, you don't know how to repent, you're still a good guy, you bastard is going to piss me off!" De Gong's face was completely covered in a pot, his fingers trembled, and his eyes were wide open. Gillian quickly patted him on the back to comfort him. .

Degong just stared at him like this, Li Ye had a thick skin, he should eat and drink, and finally Degong was defeated after a quarter of an hour, and he was not afraid of anyone who was thicker than him.

The old man waved his hand helplessly, and snorted: "Forget it, what do I worry about for you bastard, anyway, that's your business, so what should I do with this old man."

Li Ye didn't know why he was so angry all of a sudden, but he also knew that he couldn't ask at this time. The old man was angry, and he would suffer if he asked more, so he had to drink by himself. Remuneration is not always available.

After drinking several cups, De Gong glared at him again and said dryly, "I don't know you well, how are you preparing for the poetry competition?"

"What else can I do? I'll choose whatever I want, and then I'll tell them that I picked someone so and so, and it's over. Anyway, no one knows." Li Ye had already thought about this matter.

"You are acting recklessly, it's degrading!" De Gong said angrily.

"Otherwise, what else can we do?" Li Ye spread his hands, there was really no way around this matter.

"Huh!" Degong snorted, held his beard, held his head high and said, "Since I'm here, I can't just stand by and let you, a brat, do anything wrong and humiliate scholars. Anyway, I have nothing to do, and I can judge young talents. Alright, let the old man do it for you."

Gillian raised her head in surprise: "Grandpa."

Li Ye was also stunned, put down the wine glass in his hand, and raised his hand to interrupt him: "Wait, wait, it's a good thing you want to help, but what are you, maybe you are also everyone?"

Degong stroked his gray beard proudly, and looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle: "Hmph, I am the Imperial Tutor, and it is Ming Degong who is under the same law as Zhongshumen!"

Li Ye was a little confused, and suddenly jumped up and pointed at him with wide eyes: "Ping Zhang? Isn't that Wang Yue!"

"It's the old man!" De Gong said proudly.

Li Ye's face turned black: "Okay, you old man is so cunning! I said why you are so angry suddenly, because you are afraid that you will lose your momentum by saying that you bullied me, so you are deliberately angry, trying to turn the situation around and take the initiative Well, you think I'm so easy to deceive!"

The muscles on the old man's face twitched, and he said with a straight face: "There is absolutely no such thing, the old man has a clear conscience, how could he be such a cheeky person."

"Hmph, pretending! Then why are you hiding it from me?"

De Gong remained expressionless: "You didn't ask the old man."

Li Ye was speechless, it was the first time he was deflated, and after a long time, this old man was one of his biggest enemies, Wang Yue from the Wang family!
The most annoying thing is that he is still teaching the old man how to deal with himself!How could an old man with nothing to do every day be a normal thing, he doesn't have to go to court, doesn't he have to deal with state affairs?So Li Ye never thought about it. He made a mistake himself, so the old man still had a reason to gag him.

Fortunately, Li Ye still trusts him so much!Pacing back and forth angrily, but couldn't find a reason to refute, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Seeing him like this, Gillian stood up in a panic, lowered her head and said in a low voice: "This matter is my fault, please don't be angry, my son."

Li Ye was furious, and said angrily, "What else can I do if I'm not angry!"

Turning around, the little girl actually sobbed softly.

Uh, no, I'm crying now
(End of this chapter)