Start the Tang Dynasty: The descendant of Wei Wu from the Qin Qiong family!

Chapter 65

"Qin Huaiyu, what did you say?"

The little fat man jumped up immediately and looked at Qin Huaiyu with excitement.

"Can you please say it again?"

Li Chengqian and Li Ke also heard it.

Looking at the three boys with glistening eyes in front of him, Qin Huaiyu said: "You go get a pen and paper, and I will write for you."

"Go and get a pen and paper!"

"Forget it, I'll go!"

After Li Ke finished speaking, he ran out of the backyard and headed straight to the study with his entourage.

Qin's study.

"Huh?" Li Shimin was slightly surprised: "You mean, that guy Qin Huaiyu wrote another poem to praise your imperial sister?"

"Yeah, yeah." Li Ke nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

"Hehehe, this guy is pretty good at it."

Cheng Yaojin, who was standing next to him, chuckled: "This method is quite as effective as the three success stories of my old Cheng, who was so popular back then."

"just you?"

Yuchi Gong looked at Cheng Yaojin with contempt.

"What's wrong with me!"

"I have two wives, but you only have one!" Yuchi Gong crossed his arms proudly.

"Oh, you Yuchi Laohei wants to fight, right?"

Cheng Yaojin immediately began to roll up his sleeves.

"All right."

Li Shimin suddenly felt that his little cabbage might be pulled out.

There was a pain in my heart: "Let's go and see what that kid Qin Huaiyu is doing!"

Why don't you prepare your meal properly and go flirt with my daughter?
Li Shimin decided that he must take care of that kid soon!

Backyard kitchen.

"Okay, you can go play by yourselves, I'm going to prepare meals."

Qin Huaiyu said, rolled up his sleeves and started to heat the pot.

"It's not good for you."

Beside, Li Chengqian asked aloud.

"You want to say that the gentleman is far away from the kitchen?" Qin Huaiyu said without looking back.

Li Chengqian nodded slightly, as if he didn't understand why Qin Huaiyu, a man with both civil and military skills, was so keen on cooking?
"Well, it's just a good time to test your academic performance."

Qin Huaiyu heated up the oil in the pot and said: "Linking the previous and next sentences, explain to me the sentence that a gentleman is far away from the chef."

"Uh." Li Chengqian scratched his head.

To be honest, he hasn't read a few pages of Mencius.

"Mencius" Chapter [-] of King Hui of Liang: 'A gentleman is like an animal: when he sees it alive, he can't bear to see it die; when he hears its sound, he can't bear to eat its meat. This is why a gentleman stays far away from the kitchen.'"

But it was Li Tai, the little fat guy, who recited the original text easily with a loud voice.

He raised his eyebrows at Li Chengqian, as if to say: "Learn more!"

Qin Huaiyu said nothing and continued to copy his own dishes.

"This means that when a gentleman sees an animal that is about to be slaughtered and sees it alive, he cannot bear to see it die or hear its cries of agony and cannot bear to eat its meat. Therefore, a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen!"

Li Chengqian explained softly.

There is nothing difficult to understand in the literal meaning of this sentence.

"Then what do you think is the main purpose of Mencius's words?"

Qin Huaiyu put the meat and vegetables into the pot and started stir-frying over high heat.

The rich fragrance bloomed instantly and floated in the air.

Li Tai and Li Chengqian both twitched their noses involuntarily, with unconcealable desire in their eyes.

"Hey, it smells so good!"

Yu Chigong's rough voice came from outside the courtyard.

"I didn't expect it, second brother, your cook is really good at it." Cheng Yaojin touched his big belly, already eager to have a big meal.

"Uh."

Qin Qiong felt a pain in his liver.

With such a fragrant smell, it was most likely cooked by the boy himself.Li Shimin's face was also full of smiles, which was much better than what the imperial chef did.

Since he came to power, he has taken the lead in promoting frugality. It has been a long time since he has eaten anything particularly delicious.

"Meet your father."

Li Chengqian and Li Tai were shocked when they saw Li Shimin coming.

"Well, get up."

While Li Shimin was talking, his eyes were still looking at the kitchen.

"Why is that boy Huaiyu cooking there?"

Cheng Yaojin immediately looked at Qin Qiong in confusion.

"He just likes to do such pyrotechnic things. In his words, it makes him feel that he is still alive."

Qin Qiong said softly.

"Then why are you three here?" Li Shimin's eyes fell on Li Chengqian and the others.

"Well, let's ask for advice."

Li Chengqian's little mind was spinning very fast.

"Oh?"

"Then what did you discuss? Tell us!"

Li Shimin sat directly on the stone bench in the courtyard.

Li Tai, who was standing next to him, hurriedly told Li Shimin what had just happened, with no concealment of the look on his face that was begging for praise.

"Qing Que is indeed a real Lin'er. He can actually memorize the four books."

Li Shimin did not disappoint him, and the smile on his face was particularly bright.

Li Chengqian next to him was particularly envious, but what was waiting for him was Li Shimin's faint words: "Then how do you think you should explain Qin Huaiyu's problem?"

The disappointment in Li Chengqian's eyes flashed away, but after thinking about it, he still said:
"Those who work in the kitchen should not be considered gentlemen."

"Because most of the chefs are butchers. They want to kill donkeys and sheep. That is not what a gentleman should do."

"A gentleman should study wisely, with humility on his face, a book in his hand, and articles in his mouth."

"It's not like a butcher, who has rough clothes and greasy dirt. He has a fierce look in his eyes and holds a knife in his hand. He just talks about which one is fatter and then kills him."

After Li Chengqian finished speaking, Li Shimin nodded slightly.

"laugh!"

Qin Huaiyu, who was cooking, sneered: "Isn't this what you think?"

Li Chengqian's face turned red: "This is what my teacher said."

"Honestly, do you know what I think I should do with your teacher?"

"How to deal with it?" Li Shimin interrupted and asked.

"Should kill!"

Qin Huaiyu took out the stir-fry in his hand and said the coldest words in a very natural manner.

"This kind of person should be skinned and stuffed with grass and thrown outside the East Palace Gate as a warning!"

The strong murderous aura came and went away just as quickly.

"why?"

Li Chengqian's eyes widened immediately.

"They are my teachers, why do you want to kill them?"

He doesn't understand at all.

"You treat them as teachers, but they don't treat you as students." Qin Huaiyu smiled and said, "Maybe you are more like a tool."

"Tool?" Li Chengqian was even more confused.

"A tool for gaining fame!"

Qin Huaiyu then started to fry the next dish, but he kept talking.

"The status of Prince Master alone is enough for those people to be praised in the scholarly community."

"I usually brag when I have nothing to do, and talk about how I reprimanded the prince today. That prince is really stupid. Without me, he would be a waste..."

After listening to Qin Huaiyu's words, Li Shimin's face suddenly turned green.

Li Chengqian's teachers were all personally selected by him.

Li Chengqian, on the other hand, froze in place.

(End of this chapter)