my grandfather was qin shi huang

Chapter 304 Emperor Shi Huang: All my previous meals were for nothing

The old man enjoyed himself for a while, then suddenly slapped his forehead.

"Madam Changsun is happy today. Your Majesty and that old man Wang Jian will definitely go to His Highness's side. His Highness will definitely—no, I have to go there right away..."

Speaking of this, Meng Wu subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva, turned around and left.

The chef in His Royal Highness's house is the best in the world, and there must be something delicious to eat today, so if you don't rub it—ahem, if you don't go to congratulate, wouldn't it be a loss of etiquette.

"Eh - even if you want to go, you can't go empty-handed..."

Mrs. Meng reminded him dumbfoundedly from behind, but Meng Wu didn't turn his head back.

"His Royal Highness, the grandson of the emperor, makes a lot of money every day, why would he care about your three walnuts and two dates - don't worry about it, I'm outside, just buy something..."

Mrs. Meng: ...

If he wanted to shout again, the people on Mengwu's side had already run away, so he had no choice but to give up.

……

When Meng Wu arrived at the Changgongzi's mansion, it was just in time for the banquet to begin.

Meng Wu carried two boxes of snacks he bought casually on the side of the road, and came over to greet Shi Huangdi with a happy face.

"Congratulations Your Majesty, Congratulations Your Majesty—"

Then he turned around and greeted Zhao Ying.

"Congratulations Your Highness, Congratulations Your Highness..."

As he spoke, he shook the gift box in his hand.

"It's just a small gift, just to show your intentions. Please don't take it personally, Your Highness..."

Zhao Ying thanked him and took it with a smile.Seeing his tired look, the First Emperor couldn't help but laugh and curse.

"You have a good mouth - find a place to sit by yourself, and have a drink with me today..."

Meng Wu was also polite, and sat down next to Wang Jian. Smelling the smell of alcohol on this guy, Wang Jian moved aside in disgust.

Regarding this, Meng Wu acted as if he hadn't noticed it, and even deliberately moved to Wang Jian's side again.

Wang Jian: ...

Some sighed resignedly.

But fortunately, the food was served soon, and his attention was quickly attracted by the food that was constantly being served.Braised beef in soy sauce, braised tofu in soy sauce, stewed pork ribs, scallion fried lamb, cold cucumber, ginger mixed with sliced ​​lotus root, leek egg, and a large pot of steaming hot, fragrant ginseng stewed venison decorated with bright red wolfberry and green coriander.

The meat is the most tender tenderloin, and the ginseng is the old mountain ginseng from Liaodong. It is nourishing, nourishing and delicious. At this time, its own fragrance is forced by coriander, and the taste becomes more attractive.

Just smelling it, people can't help but feel their Adam's apple twitch and swallow their saliva secretly.

But it wasn't this that attracted the attention of the three of them the most.

"Ying'er, what new trick is this?"

When the maid who served the dishes bowed and left, the First Emperor raised his eyebrows, pointed at the three large plates with black glazed porcelain bowls arranged in a circle in the middle, and asked curiously.

"Ying'er, what kind of new trick are you doing..."

Although he ate with Zhao Ying almost every day, and Zhao Ying took care of his imperial kitchen, this was the first time he had seen this kind of dish.

Seeing that Wang Jian and Meng Wu were looking at him curiously, especially Meng Wu, who was already eager to open the small green bowl on top, Zhao Ying introduced it with a smile.

"Steaming bowl - I just asked the kitchen to develop a new gadget, you might as well try it first to see if it suits your taste..."

"Steaming bowl? Is this bowl still edible?"

When Meng Wu heard this, his eyes widened and he looked at Zhao Ying suspiciously.

Zhao Ying couldn't help laughing. Seeing Emperor Shi Huang and Wang Jian also looking at him, Zhao Ying didn't explain, and stepped forward to lift the steaming bowl closest to Emperor Shi Huang, jokingly.

"Of course, the bowl cannot be given to the old general, but—you can taste the little things in this bowl first to see if it suits your appetite..."

"It looks pretty good..."

The first emperor took the lead and picked up the chopsticks, and greeted Wang Jian and Meng Wu who were sitting beside them.

"Come on, two old generals, let's have a taste together..."

As he spoke, he picked up a chopstick and put it into his mouth first. As soon as he entered it, his eyes lit up.Can't help but lift up the chopsticks and take a bite, it's soft and smooth, it melts in the mouth.

I have eaten chicken for decades, but I never thought that this chicken can be so delicious!
Looking at Wang Jian and Meng Wu, the two old generals couldn't stop eating their chopsticks.

Seeing this, Zhao Ying couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a gratified smile, this steaming bowl was only occasionally strange because of the Shi Huangdi and old general Wang Jian he was hosting today, and someone made it.

Both of them are elderly people, especially General Wang Jian, who is over seventy years old and has lost all his teeth. It is actually difficult to chew ordinary meat, except minced meat.

But this steaming bowl is very friendly to the elderly.

It's tender and juicy, and it melts in your mouth, even if you lose your teeth, it won't have much impact.

Don't talk about Meng Wu, even the old general Wang Jian was full of emotion.

"His Royal Highness, the grandson of the emperor, really put his heart into it. This thing can be called a blessing for the elderly—the old man's teeth have fallen out, and he hasn't tasted chicken for many years..."

Zhao Ying greeted with a smile.

"As long as the old general likes it - when I turn back, I specially asked the people below to make a few more. When I go back, the old general might as well bring some back and ask the old lady to enjoy it..."

Seeing that Meng Wu had stopped his chopsticks and looked at him helplessly, Zhao Ying turned his head and added.

"Old General Meng is the same..."

Meng Wu was overjoyed immediately.

"The old minister is not polite, hehe—the old woman in my family has lost her teeth worse than Wang Jian, and she has not been able to eat chicken for many years. It just so happens that she also gets the honor of His Highness and sees what His Highness does. The craftsmanship of the dishes..."

That look seemed to make him happier than eating himself.

Seeing that, Emperor Shi Huang couldn't help but smile knowingly, and joked.

"What's so difficult about it? Whenever you want to eat in the future, the old general can just bring Mrs. Ling to Ying'er's side and eat it openly, as long as it's enough..."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, that old minister is really impolite—"

Meng Wu thanked happily, and then looked at the other two small black-glazed bowls that were upside down on the plate.

Zhao Ying didn't hold back any more, and stepped forward to open them one by one.

"Come on, have a taste and see if you can tell what kind of meat these steamed bowls are made of..."

"This should be fish meat—but the bones are crispy, and it tastes soft and smooth, with a special flavor..."

With the steamed bowl of chicken as a base, the three of them no longer had the novelty of being exposed to steamed bowls for the first time, but could taste the difference better.The first emperor carefully tasted the steamed fish bowl in front of him, and couldn't help but nodded in praise.

"This product is top-grade, and the taste is even better than the fish balls I usually eat..."

The first emperor loved to eat fish. On weekdays, he ate a bowl of fish balls almost every day.Therefore, it is already very high to get this evaluation.

"What kind of meat is this..."

Meng Wu picked up a chopstick, tasted it carefully after eating, but couldn't bear it, stretched out his chopsticks to pick another piece. "Hey—strange, let me try again..."

First Emperor:……

Wang Jian: ...

Seeing that a steamed bowl was almost half tasted by the old guy himself, the two of them had enough reasons to suspect that the old guy was eating it secretly under the guise of tasting it.

"Let's try it too..."

The first emperor and the old general Wang Jian reached out their chopsticks to eat in tacit agreement, and each of them rescued a chopstick.

But as soon as the meat was eaten, the two of them couldn't help being a little dazed.

"What kind of meat is this? Fat but not greasy, thin but not woody, tender and smooth, crispy and rotten - it seems that I have never eaten this kind of meat..."

Old General Wang Jian was also a little dazed.

"What kind of meat is this? All my life, this old man has asked himself about his appetite. There is no meat that he has never eaten before, but he can't taste the material of this bowl of steamed meat..."

"Uninformed - or let me try..."

Meng Wu glanced at Wang Jian contemptuously, his movements were not slow at all, he shot first, picked up another chopstick, and put it in his mouth with a satisfied face.

Looking at the steaming bowl with only one piece left in the plate.

Wang Jian: ...

Some struggled to move the chopsticks aside.

This old man Meng Wu is quite old, but he is still so shameless!
The First Emperor unhurriedly picked up the last piece of steamed meat, put it in his mouth, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Not bad, not bad - tell me, what kind of material is this bowl of steamed meat made of..."

Only then did Zhao Ying say with a smile.

"pork--"

First Emperor:……

Wang Jian: ...

Meng Wu: ...

"Your Highness, are you kidding me? Do you really think that I have never eaten pork? When I was in the army, Wang Jian and I - ahem, as well as the soldiers of the three armies, had eaten pork more than once. Although the pork was It’s fragrant, but it tastes like an unpleasant fishy smell..."

Meng Wu's words are not an exaggeration.

He and General Wang Jian had really eaten pork.There are so many people in the army, how can there be so much mutton to eat?
For these big soldiers, if they can have a bite of pork once in a while, it will be the past year!

It is the business of aristocratic gentlemen to dislike good things and do bad things, and cannot stand the smell of fish.

The common people at the lower level, even the soldiers in the army, only ask for a favor, so how can they be picky?

After speaking, he turned to look at Wang Jian.

However, what he didn't expect was that the old guy Wang Jian had a thoughtful look on his face.

"Speaking of which, it's really possible. The last time I saw Bai Fen and his fellow old fellows, I heard that His Royal Highness the Emperor's Grandson once taught the Qianshou in Mei County how to raise pigs, using His Royal Highness's method. , the pork raised does not have much fishy smell—it even grows in size, and the local people have benefited a lot from it..."

That is to say, including the first emperor, they are not hypocritical people, and it is not that they cannot eat this kind of "despicable" pork, but Zhao Ying used this kind of "unworthy" pork to treat guests directly. faux pas.

Zhao Ying smiled and nodded.

"At that time, I was just inspired by breeding sheep and donkeys. I bought a few of them and did an experiment. I didn't expect it to be successful. However, the pork I use today is still a little different from the pork in Mei County. These The pigs are raised in separate enclosures, not connected to the latrine, and they are fed grass and grain on weekdays..."

Having said that, Zhao Ying shook his head with some regret.

"It's a pity that our Daqin's food is not rich enough. This farming model cannot be promoted on a large scale. Otherwise, this pork may surpass mutton and become the most important meat on the people's table..."

The First Emperor, Wang Jian and others couldn't help but think so.

The maturation cycle of pigs is fast, and the meat yield rate is far higher than that of goats.

The price-performance ratio is very high, and if it can solve the feed problem, it has great potential.

Speaking of this, Meng Wu suddenly remembered something and said casually.

"I heard that the imperial court has sent General Zhao Tuo to Xianglin County to collect rice seeds that can be harvested three times a year. If it is really possible, the situation may change..."

Shi Huang nodded with a smile.

"That's right, I have received news yesterday that General Zhao Tuo has returned from Xianglin County, and I think he will arrive in Xianyang in a few days..."

Having said that, the first emperor glanced at his eldest grandson indiscriminately.

This kid didn't know what kind of evil it was, and he was all thinking of bringing Zhao Tuo back from Lingnan.In fact, in his opinion, Zhao Ying's series of policies in Lingnan are very decent and effective, and he is the best candidate to guard Lingnan.

However, it doesn't matter, since the eldest grandson of the emperor has doubts, he will find an opportunity to dismiss it, and he will dismiss it.

Whoever guards Lingnan is not guarding.

The performance of General Meng Tian is also remarkable. Great Qin has a wealth of talents, and it is not that without Zhao Tuo, the problem cannot be solved.

"If it's really feasible, for me, Daqin, it will be as effective as taking down the entire Lingnan..."

As Old General Wang Jian said, he subconsciously glanced at Zhao Ying, who was cheerful and didn't take the credit seriously at all, and sighed secretly in his heart.

The emperor's eldest grandson is simply born to be a king with his determination and determination - when your majesty was his age, he was probably not as good as him, right?

"It's not that exaggerated - the land of Lingnan is of extraordinary significance. The patriarch's pacification of Lingnan, the merits of the present, the benefits of the future, are not comparable to the mere fine varieties of Xiang Lindao..."

When Emperor Shihuang heard this, he couldn't help laughing and cursing.

"You brat, if you say this in front of the two old generals, you won't be afraid of being laughed at..."

Zhao Ying laughed.

"As a grandson, I am willing to flatter my elder father. What's so funny about them, if they have the ability, let their grandson flatter themselves..."

Meng Wu and Wang Jian couldn't help laughing.

Meng Wu said with some distress.

"What a shame, those little bastards in my family are so stupid that they know how to play tricks on me. They only have eyes for you, the general, and they don't pay attention to his grandfather at all..."

Wang Jian: ...

This old guy is so shameless. He really doesn't forget to please and behave for his grandson all the time. He can only say angrily.

"The one in our family is not much better. Now I know that I hold the book and read it every day. A good military general is about to be trained by His Royal Highness to become a civil servant..."

Knowing that the two old generals were intentionally joking, Zhao Ying couldn't help laughing. "The old general's words are too unfair to me. Lingsun doesn't need me to teach him. The tiger father has no dogs, not to mention that there is such a famous father as you sitting on top of him..."

Zhao Ying stood up with a smile, took the wine jug, and poured wine for the two old generals Wang Jian and Meng Wu.

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(End of this chapter)