Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1229 If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight

"Is it tasty?"

"good to eat."

While the prince was replying, he still didn’t forget to pick up another locust and stuff it into his mouth. At first he picked up a shrimp steak, but after the second time he picked up a locust and ate it, he picked up three locusts at once. .

Feng Lishi coughed twice to remind the prince, but the prince still caught another one.

Luo Cheng laughed and said, "I said a long time ago that if you eat one, you will miss two. Now I remind you that Chef Liu will have more delicacies made of locusts later. You have to save some." Stomach, if you don’t wait, you won’t be able to eat.”

The prince finished chewing that one, and wiped his mouth with his hand.

"Father, I'm sorry, but the shrimp and chicken chops are really delicious today."

The prince said, and brought the plate of shrimp and chicken chops to the emperor.

Luo Cheng took a pair of new silver chopsticks from the inner servant hall, picked up a locust, it was really crunchy in his mouth, but it was stuffed with chicken flavor, it is not an exaggeration to call it heavenly chicken.

The emperor ate only one, gave the chef a thumbs up, then ate another prawn, pointed to the remaining locusts and prawns and said, "Feng Lishi, try it, the rest will be given to you." Everyone."

There were only eighteen locusts and eighteen shrimps in total.

The prince ate four locusts and one shrimp, the emperor ate the same one, Li Lianying also ate one, and there were fifteen shrimps and twelve locusts left. , one per person, if you don't eat later, you can only swallow your saliva.

The prince couldn't help but asked Chef Liu, "What's the second dish?"

"The second dish is drunk grasshoppers. Bring water to boil with salt, sugar, and peppercorns. After cooling, add wine and mix thoroughly to make drunken bittern. Then wash a pound of live grasshoppers and drain the water. Take a porcelain bowl. Just put green onion knots, ginger and tangerine peel, then put live grasshoppers, put scallion, ginger and tangerine peel on top, press a heavy object and add drunken bittern to seal, put it in the ice room and refrigerate for four days before eating, and then pour water when eating Put it into the water and let it get drunk, the dish is fragrant and tastes delicious."

The prince was drooling again when he heard it.

"It sounds similar to the method of drunken shrimp. It needs to be refrigerated for four days, so I can't eat it today."

The head chef said, "I have already prepared this dish in advance, and today I brought ten catties over, and now pour some drunken marinade on it, and it can be eaten directly."

As soon as he waved his hand, the imperial chef immediately brought up bowls of drunken shrimp.

A big bowl of drunken shrimps that happened to be a pound, made up ten bowls.

Open it, pour it with drunken brine, and a special smell of wine hits your face.

This time Feng Lishi asked to try dishes for the emperor.

The prince couldn't wait, so he took out the silver chopsticks and ate one.

"It's very similar to drunken shrimp, and it's just as delicious."

Ten catties of this dish were prepared, so all the officials in the Jinglocust Division, and even the guards of the Jinwu Guard were all given one.

When I first took it, I still felt that the locust was hideous, and felt that there was nowhere to put my mouth, but I couldn’t stand the temptation of the wine aroma. After I took a sip, I found that it tasted delicious. I wanted to eat it again after eating, but it was gone, so I could only lick my lips. finger.

"Chef Liu, what other locust dishes are there?"

"Flying Locust Tengda, Spicy Grasshopper, Fried Locust, Braised Locust, Jinsha Flying Goose, Fried Sky Chicken, Grasshopper Crossing the Snow Mountain..." Chef Liu reported a long list of dishes in one breath There are hundreds of names, but there is no pause.

The prince was shocked.

I am amazed at Chef Liu's ability to name hundreds of dishes in one breath, and even more amazed at the hundreds of locust dishes. Just hearing those names is very tempting.

There are two dishes of Shrimp Chicken Chop and Drunken Grasshopper as base dishes. Now the prince has no resistance to locusts. In his opinion, locusts are simply synonymous with delicacy.

"Chef Liu, please hurry up and make it for Gu, no, it's for the saint to taste." The prince's saliva could no longer be controlled.

Chef Liu is calm on the face, but he is still very proud and excited in his heart. The prince and everyone like his dishes so much, so proud. Although the emperor said how to eat these locust dishes, and then he perfected them, they are still delicious after all. Saint's recipe, this is the only regret.

"Li Lianying."

"The minister is here." Li Lianying was also very satisfied. He ate more than a dozen locust dishes, but he was not tired at all.

"I brought the crown prince and the royal chefs here today. The most important thing is to ask your Jing Locust Division to help promote this locust recipe. We must find a way to let more people know about these recipes, and let more people know them in the shortest time. accept these locust vegetables."

Li Lianying was a little puzzled why the emperor should pay attention to such a small matter.

"If everyone likes locust vegetables, then the chance of eliminating locusts will increase by [-]%. So don't underestimate this. As long as everyone thinks that locusts are edible and delicious, then I believe that locusts will become a disaster in the future." It will be less."

"The minister first sent people to inform the restaurants and restaurants in Luoyang City, let them come to visit and learn about locust dishes, try to eat locust dishes, and then let them go back and add locust dishes?"

"That's not enough. Isn't it during the imperial examination period? There are also many scholars in Chang'an, and there are also many merchants in various places. Now Luoyang is also tearing down the walls and building a market. I think you can let people in the streets of Luoyang Come on, set up some gourmet stalls, such as fried locusts, roasted grasshoppers, etc., get them up!"

"As for me, I will also hold a whole locust banquet in the palace, and let civil and military officials, as well as representatives of meritorious soldiers, scholars, supervisors, merchants and craftsmen, etc. come to eat."

The Jing Locust Department is the general command office of the imperial court to control locusts, so Luo Cheng also made this place his first stop to promote locust vegetables.It is impossible for the emperor to do everything by himself, the most important thing is to use his subordinates to implement it.

He, the emperor, was able to personally research the locust recipe and take the lead in trying it out, which is already a great example.

"If you can set off a craze for the whole people to eat locust vegetables, I will remember that you, Li Lianying, have made great contributions. But if you fail to promote it, I will punish you severely."

When he left from the Jing Locust Division, Prince Jiawen still held a few skewers of grilled grasshoppers in his hand, saying that he wanted to take them back for his mother and younger siblings to eat.

"You are still a bit filial, you are not blindly greedy." Luo Cheng took out a handkerchief and wiped the prince's mouth, "You can't eat too much fried food, it is easy to gain weight, prince, how is your martial arts practice recently? How many bows can you shoot, how many arrows can you shoot, how is your horsemanship?"

As soon as his father asked about this, Jiawen's joy dissipated immediately.

Luo Cheng frowned when he heard some embarrassing answers.

"Your riding and archery practice is too commonplace. Your younger brother Zhewei's riding and archery is far superior to yours. Although you are a prince and will be the emperor in the future, you don't need to charge and kill the enemy, but our Luo family uses martial arts. Qijia, your uncles and I are all brave and good at fighting, you must not be too bad."

Jiawen said a little disappointed, "My son will work harder."

"Exercise should be strengthened, and diet should be relatively improved. I will ask Shangshi Bureau to formulate a special diet menu for you. In addition, you have to get up early every day to exercise. Come and exercise with me. Riding and archery martial arts are nothing. The trick is to study hard and persevere. You will come to practice martial arts with me in the morning, and then go to court with me to study government affairs. Horses, dogs, silkworms, flowers and other tasks.”

The prince nodded helplessly.

"Do you feel a lot of pressure and heavy schoolwork? Jiawen, my father sent you a message. If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. You are now 11 years old. You have to start studying government affairs. If you are older, you will also learn the art of war and strategy." Commander, etc., slowly, I will let you take charge of the Eastern Palace by yourself, and start to share some affairs, you have to learn to adapt, and you have to work hard to adapt, understand?"

(End of this chapter)