The first emperor of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 122 The Stingy Emperor
Zhao Huan's head was full of black lines. He couldn't do the thing of eating locusts raw. At this moment, he couldn't help admiring the second emperor Li. He really went all out for the sake of the country.

But at this time Li Ruoshui's opinion made Zhao Huan's eyes bright, yes, how could he forget this matter, these locusts are also edible.

"Fried big grasshoppers, ten yuan a catty, buy a catty and get a catty free!" This refreshing slogan suddenly popped out of Zhao Huan's mind.

"Yes!" Zhao Huan slapped himself suddenly, and said happily, "So, tomorrow I will have a banquet for all the ministers in Zuixianlou, and treat you to a delicious meal."

When the ministers heard what Zhao Huan said, they looked at each other in blank dismay. They didn't know what the big meal Zhao Huan was talking about, but seeing Zhao Huan like this, it seemed that the taste was very good.

So, on the front page of "Da Song Daily", a news that Zhao Huan was going to have a banquet at the Zuixian Tower tomorrow caused an uproar all over the city. It suddenly occurred to him to have a banquet for the officials, and it was in a restaurant outside the palace.

But no matter what, when the news was released, it caused quite a stir. Many people went to the Drunken Immortal Tower early the next morning to watch. After all, these ordinary people didn't have many chances to see His Majesty the Emperor.

Zuixianlou is busy enough today, not to worry about the food. The food in Zuixianlou is comparable to the royal chef in the palace, and the chef here is also well-known by Zhao Huan. It is said that he is Zhao Huan's direct disciple, and his cooking is incomparable to many imperial chefs.

But this time, Zhang Erke, the chef of Zuixianlou, was worried, because the order Zhao Huan gave him this time turned out to be a feast of locusts, what should he do?
Zhang Erke had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask Zhao Huan again.

At this time, Zhao Huan was in the palace of imperial concubine Xiying. Seeing Zhang Erke coming, he was not surprised at all, and said, "Why? How difficult is this locust feast?"

Zhang Erke smiled wryly, and said, "Your Majesty, the grass-roots are dull, please let your Majesty make it clear."

Xi Ying also heard that Zhao Huan was going to have a banquet in this Zuixian Tower tomorrow, and seeing the boss of the Zuixian Tower coming, she couldn't help being curious, and she listened carefully with her ears up. .

Zhao Huan pampered her nose, and said with a smile: "I want to eavesdrop, this is a secret recipe, not to be passed on."

"Hmph, don't spread the word, she is not an outsider." Xi Ying said a little coquettishly, she is a smart woman, and knows that men sometimes like women to act like a baby.

Zhao Huan just teased her, instead of continuing to talk to her, he said to Zhang Erke: "Actually, this matter is very simple. Now there is a plague of locusts in Shu, and these locusts can be seen everywhere. Naturally, there is no need to worry about the source of the ingredients. .”

Zhang Erke nodded, and hurriedly said to Zhao Huan: "Cao Min has bought hundreds of catties of locusts from the land of Shu according to His Majesty's instructions, which is enough for the ministers to eat tomorrow."

Zhao Huan nodded and said to Zhang Erke: "But I don't know how to make this locust feast?"

Zhang Erke nodded helplessly, and said: "Your Majesty, this locust is too small and has no flesh. The grasshoppers have been thinking about it for a long time, but they really can't figure out how to make this thing into a meal, so I came here to ask Your Majesty for advice."

Zhao Huan nodded and said: "You should think more broadly. In fact, you can consider this issue from another angle. It's like this locust. We don't want to eat its meat. It doesn't have a hard core. As for the shell, then you can make it crispy, since you can’t fry it, you can fry it, then sprinkle some spices on it, it will definitely taste delicious.”

In fact, everyone who can cook is a gourmet foodie. Zhang Erke is a superb cook. Zhao Huan just gave him a direction, and he immediately mastered it. Sometimes, a good idea is actually a layer of window paper, piercing through The front is suddenly enlightened.

"Besides, although this thing is hard, it can still be harder than that mutton. You can completely chop it into a meat paste, and then make it into a braised lion head. As a chef, you must dare to try it. Alright!" Zhao Huan continued.

As if he had found a treasure, Zhang Erke hurriedly carved a head for Zhao Huan, and said: "Your Majesty is wise, the grassroots really dared not even think about such an idea before, but now hearing His Majesty's words, I suddenly feel a sense of enlightenment."

Zhao Huan waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and get ready, but I have one request for this locust feast, that is, the recipe for this locust recipe must be disclosed to all the common people, you understand what I mean."

Although Zhang Erke is not an official of the imperial court, he is not stupid either. Zhao Huan's meaning is obvious. Isn't there a plague of locusts in Sichuan now? Everyone has nothing to eat, so let's eat locusts. The emperor brought all the ministers to eat this food, the emperor You can eat them all, can you victims not eat them?

"The grassroots understand! The secret recipe for the feast of locusts was originally provided by His Majesty. Your Majesty's generous gift to the world is really a blessing to the people of our dynasty!" Zhang Erke complimented.

"Go, go, stop complimenting me here, hurry up and leave, the most important thing for you now is to make this locust feast well, make these dishes delicious, and I will reward you!" Zhao Huan said to Zhang Erke said.

Hearing Zhao Huan's saying that there is a reward, Zhang Erke couldn't help being a fool. He must not believe the emperor's nonsense. The note that Zhang Erke was rewarded last time is still in his hand.

"Half a horse, half a silk, and half a gold belt..." Everything was given half, the emperor was really too stingy, but Zhao Huan had a good reputation at the time and said that now the court has no money, so everything is kept simple, But Zhang Erke still feels the buckle, especially this half horse, can't he cut off half of the rewarded horse and take it away?

Of course, this is impossible, and the meaning of half a horse is naturally very clear, that is, when you reward you with the remaining half horse next time, you can go to get this horse again, which shows how stubborn the emperor is.

However, Zhang Erke was very happy to hear Zhao Huan's statement. After all, if Zhao Huan rewarded him with half a horse, then he could gather enough horses this time, so that he could get his own reward up.

"Caomin leave, go down immediately and get ready." Zhang Erke saluted Zhao Huan respectfully, and withdrew.

　Ask for recommendations and rewards

　　
　
(End of this chapter)