The struggle of the reborn prince

During the banquet, only Zhao Tun was a child, and everyone else poured wine. He glanced at the manager, and he was already smiling. It seems that this restaurant is really good. The chief steward will have a drink with everyone!" Zhao Tong said to Chen Tang and the others with a smile.

"Thank you, my lord. I'm ashamed to kill this official. Nizi dared to be rude to my lord. I should apologize to my lord first. I'll punish myself with three glasses of wine first!" Chen Tang stood up and said respectfully, then drank three glasses of wine in a row.

"Prefect Chen is being polite, this glass of wine is still to be respected!" Zhao Tang asked Jianxi to pour wine for Chen Tang and said, the chief executive and Chen Tang drank another glass together.

"Second dish, stir-fried horseshoe crab with eel and goose gizzard and goose gizzard soup!" During the conversation, the second dish came up, "My lord, this stir-fried horseshoe crab with eel is stir-fried horseshoe crab meat with rice field eel. Although the horseshoe crab meat is inconspicuous, it has heat-clearing properties. It can detoxify, improve eyesight and cure malignant sores. It is really a high-quality river fresh seafood dish. Please try it if it suits your taste!" Chen Tang introduced it attentively, as if nothing unpleasant happened at all, "As for this goose The gizzard soup is made of goose gizzard and goose feet. Stew it carefully in a casserole for several hours. After it comes out of the pot, add crushed green onion, ginger and garlic. It will not only warm the stomach but also taste delicious. It is most suitable for eating now .”

"Yeah, yum, it tastes good, let's eat it together!" Zhao Tang tasted it and beckoned everyone to move their chopsticks.

"The third dish, three treasures, mandarin duck fried belly!" It turns out that the three treasures are sashimi. Could it be that Little Japan learned this dish from China? Zhao Tong lightly picked up a piece of meat and looked at the window. There is light shining out, the so-called flimsy piece of paper is nothing more than that.

Eating three treasures, Zhao Tun felt a little regretful that he ate sashimi without wasabi, as if something was missing. In future generations, such a dish would cost hundreds or thousands of dollars. Thinking of this, he ate a few more It can be regarded as filling up the regrets of the previous life.

"The fourth dish, hand-washing crab, blood powder soup!" The waiter served another dish, "Washing hand crab? What stuff!" Crab or river crab?

At this time, Chen Tang personally distributed the crab roe to the crowd and said casually: "Although the time for eating crab roe has passed, it is thanks to our proximity to the canal that we can eat it now!"

Jianxi saw that the prince looked at the crab in a daze, as if he didn't know what to do, and quickly said, "Second Lord, this is to cut the raw crab in half, sprinkle salt and pour wine, and then mix ginger powder with orange puree. The crab roe is plump, one is afraid that it will cost six or seven taels, it is very good!" He peeled off the meat and put it in his mouth.

"I'm afraid this plate of crabs will cost a lot of money?" Zhao Tun asked Chen Tang after eating.

"That's right, I'm afraid it will cost forty pennies!" Chen Tang thought for a while and said.

"Alas!" Zhao Tang put down his chopsticks and said with a heavy sigh.

"My lord, why is it not to your liking?" Chen Tang asked hastily.

"This plate of crabs is enough for our family to eat and drink for a day, but here it is only enough for each of us. I feel distressed!" Zhao Tun said with a mournful face.

"Is the prince's monthly salary not enough now?" Chen Tang knew that a county king had a monthly salary of [-] guan with the title of Jiedushi. He was a little curious about how a child could worry about money.

"Prefect Chen, you don't know..." Zhao Tang had just finished speaking halfway with a bitter face, when there was a sudden noise downstairs, Chen Tang hurriedly signaled the master to go down and check.

Not much effort, the master came up with a half-smile, "Master Li, what happened down there?" Chen Tang asked.

"My lord..." The master still wanted to be a little embarrassed, looked at Zhao Tun and continued: "The entourage of the prince has added food twice, drank more than ten jars of wine, and said that they are not full, and the kitchen has no time to cook , so make a noise!" Everyone listened, and all their eyes were focused on the chief steward, this guy will not starve these guard bearers for several days.

"I'm making you laugh. This king is living a tight life now. The servants in the mansion haven't eaten meat for almost two months. They must have slipped their mouths today. See Xi, go and teach them a lesson!" Zhao Tang saw The chief manager wanted to explain, but he took it right away.

"No need, Mr. Li hurriedly let the kitchen prepare, how can you make the entourage of the prince hungry!" Chen Tang hurriedly stopped Jianxi who got up and ordered.

"Thank you, Prefect Chen. Since we still need to make preparations, let them make a few more. My guards haven't eaten yet!" said Zhao Tang, a little embarrassed.

"Immediately order the staff to set up another table at the bottom, and let a few strong men take their seats!"

"Pan Long, you still don't thank Chen Zhifu, this king is incompetent, and I haven't been able to let you have a good meal for many days. Since Chen Zhifu has such a kind intention today, you should eat more, eat well!" Zhao Tong said to the four Lux said.

"Thank you magistrate..." Pan Long was a little puzzled, he was getting tired of eating meat in the mansion, why did the prince speak the opposite way?Forget about him, since the lord wants us to eat more, you don't have to be polite, and said to the waiter: "Little Er, don't get us a plate, just cook a fat sheep and two big geese!" Pan Long The mind is simple, if you can't figure it out, don't think about it, but now it scares Chen Tang and others, I really think these people don't have enough to eat!

"What's the problem with your lord?" Chen Tang asked with concern seeing Zhao Tun's ashamed expression.

"Chen Zhifu doesn't know. Something happened in my mansion a while ago. A few stewards embezzled the money in the mansion and made a deficit. Now I live on my little salary every month, but look at my grandpa. They brought me a group of idlers, and some cats and dogs. I couldn't drive them out, so I had to keep them. The life became tighter. Last month, the empress gave me [-] yuan to buy some land. , to repair the house, but the land is so expensive now, and the manager has been busy for a long time, but he can't buy a small village!" Zhao Tong said so bitterly that tears were about to fall.

"Children can't tell lies. It seems that the prince's life is really difficult!" Chen Tang looked at the table next to him and the wrestlers had already eaten half a sheep while they were talking. It didn't look like it was pretending. Now he believed eighty percent of what Zhao Tun said.

"Oh, I'm in trouble now. When I left the palace, my father taught me not to bully others, to be kind to my subordinates, to abide by the law, and to be a good person, but there are people everywhere asking for money. Today the state has to pay two taxes, and tomorrow the county If you want a small amount of money, even the entertainment expenses in the village have to be paid by me. The most hateful thing is that Zhang Yan, who asked me for a hundred thousand guan, and now I only have this belt left by Emperor Taizong in my waist, which is worth money. Do you want me to give it to him in exchange for money?" Zhao Tong became more and more angry, "There is also Chen Zian, a few boys and I wanted to grab a few rabbits to make some meat to improve our lives, but who knew he would snatch it away?" , I told him that my father is the current emperor, but he still dared to chase and beat me, he thought I was a piece of cake, and today I want to show them that my dignified second prince is easy to bully?"

After hearing what Zhao Tun said, everyone at the table was startled. The officials of several state capitals looked at each other. It turned out that the magistrate is so dark, and the land scraping actually went up to the prince's house, forcing the prince to sell it. The golden belt bestowed by the emperor looked at Chen Tang with 'admiration' in his eyes; several people in Zhao's mansion were even more surprised, the life in their own mansion was not so miserable. I can't stop eating and drinking. Since the prince issued an order to improve the food, the mansion is full of meat, and everyone has newly made cotton clothes. Everyone is very happy, although there are some unknown allocations, and they have paid a little more tax. , that's just a drop in the bucket.

"My lord, eat some more, you haven't eaten these good things for a long time!" Jianxi still said "wink", although he still couldn't figure out why the lord wanted to "declare himself ugly" in public, and slapped himself in the face. But he knew that the prince must have other meanings in doing so, so he immediately took the position of the first supporting role.

"Hey, I, the chief steward, have also neglected my duty. I annoy the prince every day with these mundane things!" It's hard. The prince is saving money every day, and there is only one meat and one vegetable for each meal, but the money is still not enough. Although the Zhuangzi is a bit promising, he can't make ends meet. The empress wants to buy more property, but now the land price is soaring, and the rewards Your money is not rich!" He shook his head and drank his glass of wine and said in embarrassment.

The four wrestlers who were having fun at the nearby table heard their conversation, stopped their hands suddenly, put down the bones in their hands and stood behind the prince again, everyone was deeply ashamed, it turned out that the prince himself seldom eats meat, but Save money to eat meat for yourself. Although he is short of money, he has never owed his salary. He is really a good master, but his eyes are not very friendly when looking at Chen Tang. The prince is angry today because of his son Damn, now as long as the prince snorts, he will beat them out.

Chen Tang looked at everyone with even more embarrassing eyes. He knew the origin of the gold belt. It had been hidden in the inner treasury for a hundred years. It was a reward to this master, which shows the emperor's love. His mother is His Majesty's most beloved concubine. , Enxiang can be reset, it is her effort. A few days ago in Beijing, it was rumored that His Majesty intends to make the second prince the crown prince, but this man in front of him, if the emperor knows that on his own territory, the prince is being killed by his son's uncle. Grandpa is forced to be like this, and his family is not enough to cut in line. Thinking of Chen Tang, his body is covered in cold sweat, and his buttocks seem to have thorns, and he can't sit still anymore!