The first free king of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 9 Kingship Hegemony
"Go back first, Lao Cheng is here."

Therefore, Li Shimin directly ordered the accompanying Qianniuwei to go back to the palace first.

"Yes!"

The emperor's order cannot be disobeyed, and several Qianniu guards walked out of Tang Sufan's courtyard and left.

"Okay, Lao Li, you nurses look good."

Tang Sufan looked at the hulking guards and praised them, wondering if he should also recruit two thugs?

How majestic this brings out, and you don’t have to worry about your personal safety when molesting women from good families~
"Okay, I'm going to cook first~" After speaking, Tang Sufan patted Li Shimin's shoulder, and then he was ready to cook.

Li Shimin asked suspiciously: "Do you cook?"

This dog is only a teenager, with the appearance of a scholar, can the food he cooks be eaten?Forget it, it's not the purpose of coming to eat this time, as long as it's not poisonous.

"Come on, don't brag, my culinary skills must be top-notch in this Tang Dynasty. It's just a matter of time, don't worry about it, come and help."

After speaking, Tang Sufan entered the kitchen, ready to show off his talents.

help?Let the dignified emperor, the Duke of the State, and Shang Shuling cook for you?This………

But Li Shimin didn't hesitate, and actually followed him. Now he will follow this boy to see if he can make some more points. As for helping with cooking, he has the right to experience life.

Even his own master went, and Cheng Yao, Jin Fang and Xuan Ling didn't make a difference, they went with them, no one called the emperor would dislike them.

During the Tang Dynasty, cooking methods were either boiled or baked. Tang Sufan's pure modern stomach could not bear the taste.

So Tang Sufan has long developed the habit of cooking by himself. Although sometimes many ingredients and seasonings can't be found in the Tang Dynasty, Tang Sufan's modern cooking skills still make the son of Aunt Wang next door cry. .

in the kitchen

After Tang Sufan finished speaking, he rolled up his sleeves and put on the large apron custom-made by Aunt Wang.

After all, there was no washing powder and liquid detergent for washing clothes in the Tang Dynasty. It was really troublesome to get some oil stains on my clothes, so I asked Aunt Wang to sew a half-length apron.

So Tang Sufan immediately changed from a gentle and elegant literati to a cook.

Then he gave the task to Li Shimin carelessly: "Old Li, you peeled the garlic, there is not enough garlic."

The corner of Li Shimin's mouth twitched, was he being arranged to peel garlic?Come on, peel it off, who calls himself a Mingjun.

"Old Cheng, you have great strength. The sun is shining today. Go to the side room over there and move the table and chairs to the yard. Let's have a drink in the yard."

Cheng Yaojin snorted coldly, the emperor was already peeling garlic, so he could only obey the arrangement, then obediently and quietly, ran over and kicked open the door of Tang Sufan's west wing, and went in to move the table ~

It's also thanks to Tang Sufan's strong door, otherwise the door that has been replaced for less than a month will have to be replaced again.

Tang Sufan glanced at Fang Xuanling, and asked, "Well, Old Li, who is this old gentleman?"

"This is my accountant, you can call him Lao Fang."

I am a generation lower for no reason, and I can't let this old thing be higher than him.

Now you little thief is shouting one after another, Lao Li, when I show my cards and scare you to death, return Lao Li, when the time comes, I will let you call Zuzu~
Thinking of this contrast, Li Shimin instead called himself Lao Li to Tang Sufan, and he felt balanced.

After all, let this kid pretend for a while, and the more fun you pretend, the more miserable you will be slapped in the face.

"Okay, Lao Fang, help me wash the leeks at the door."

So Fang Xuanling, a generation of famous ministers, went to wash the leeks angrily, blowing his beard and staring.

Tang Sufan on the side also began to wash the mutton, cut it into small pieces, and then chopped two crispy white radishes.

He took a few cloves of garlic that Li Shimin had peeled with great difficulty, and put together the onion, ginger and garlic.

Bring the five spices, star anise, cinnamon that I bought from the pharmacy, and a handful of wolfberries.

These are common seasonings in the kitchen of previous lives, but now they are not commonly used medicinal materials in pharmacies.

Tang Sufan was going to use a small stove to stew radish and mutton first. It would definitely be enjoyable to eat some radish and mutton in this cold weather.

After finishing all this, Tang Sufan glanced at it with satisfaction. After a while, it will feel like this, and Datang must be the only one~
"Come on, Lao Li, come here and help watch the fire."

So he called Li Shimin over to watch the stove and add fire.

Fortunately, Li Shimin can be regarded as the immediate emperor who conquered the world by himself, and he is not ignorant of these things, otherwise another emperor may not be able to.

At this time, Li Shimin started talking: "Boy Tang, it is said that a gentleman is far from a cook, why don't you invite a cook back?"

With his back to Li Shimin, Tang Sufan beat the eggs into the earthen bowl and skillfully stirred them with chopsticks, while slowly replying: "What kind of shit is a gentleman far away from cooking, how can there be so much attention to cooking, besides, a gentleman Do you know the meaning of Yuan Pao Chu's words?"

Before Li Shimin could speak, Tang Sufan muttered to himself: "A gentleman is like a beast. He sees its life, but he can't bear to see it die; he hears his voice, he can't bear to eat his meat. That's why a gentleman stays away from the kitchen.

This is Mencius exhorting King Xuan of Qi to practice benevolence and refrain from hegemony and kingship.

It is believed that a gentleman should have a benevolent heart and cannot bear to see killing, so stay away from the kitchen. It does not mean that a gentleman should not enter the kitchen and not be ashamed to cook.

Later, this group of scholars used it as a reason not to enter the kitchen and not to cook. The ancient scholars were so fucking hypocritical. If you go far away, the cook is a gentleman? "

Huh~ Fortunately, I haven't forgotten what I have memorized in middle school. I am really good, Tang Sufan thought leisurely.

The eyes of Li Shimin behind Tang Sufan and Fang Xuanling who was squatting outside the kitchen door lit up at the same time, this kid really has great talent!

"Oh? Since this sentence expresses the difference between kingship and hegemony, what is the difference between kingship and hegemony?"

For Li Shimin, who is an emperor, not only is he extremely sensitive to the meaning of power, but the theory of kingship and hegemony has been debated since the pre-Qin period. thought………

And it just so happened that Tang Sufan studied the Tao of Confucius and Mencius in his sophomore elective course in college. Although Tang Sufan didn't learn it very deeply, it's no problem to brag about it.

After Tang Sufan heard this, he was busy with the things in his hands, and slowly said as if he was reciting a text: "The country is established by hegemony, and the kingship is the rule when it is established. In fact, hegemony is the destiny of the country, and the kingship is the root of the country. .

As for the character of king, it can also be transformed into the character of benevolence. Ren is in the world, so there is no one in the world who is close;

Just like the bastards of the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, only when the Turks have been subdued, frightened, or even killed can the hegemony of the Tang Dynasty be established.

Even if the Tang Dynasty wins next year and does nothing, the Turks will still try to counterattack the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, only by establishing a hegemony and implementing the correct rule of the king can the real problem of the Tang Dynasty and the Turks be solved.

Therefore, kingship and hegemony are not the only way to do one thing. As for which one is better, it is hard to say, but what is certain is that if one line is used alone, even if it is used to the extreme, it will not have a very good effect. "

"Stand by hegemony and rule by kingship." Li Shimin, who was staring at the stove, murmured softly. Hearing Tang Sufan's words, he seemed to understand something.

Immediately, he looked at Tang Sufan with fiery eyes, this little thief is simply a treasure!No, we must find a way to get this kid into account!

(End of this chapter)