Daming: My grandfather is Emperor Hongwu!

Chapter 137
Zhu Biao, Zhu Xiongying and his father had dinner at a place called Longwan at the entrance of Xuanwu Lake.

The water on the shore is full of restaurants and fishing boats making fresh fish and duck. People in Yingtianfu love to eat duck.The famous Peking duck in later generations actually originated from Yingtianfu.

After Zhu Di ascended the throne, he moved his capital to Beijing, but the officials and royal family members who followed him were all southerners, and their eating habits were still biased towards the south.So every year, countless households raising ducks drive ducks to Beijing along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

The ducks that rushed over, also called lake ducks, grew up on the grain that fell from the canal grain ship. The big leather bag is tender and sweet, and it is most suitable for roasting with fruit wood.

Hundreds of years later, it became the royal meal of the imperial capital, very tall.

Compared with ducks, people in Yingtianfu ate fish in recent years.

In fact, southerners are better at cooking fish, and the lakes and rivers outside Yingtianfu are all from the Yangtze River system. The fish is delicious, and even freshwater fish does not have the slightest earthy smell.

But in the past few years, there were few fish eaters in the capital, especially near Xuanwu Lake and Longwan.

Probably because there was a war here.

At the beginning, Chen Youliang mobilized more than 20 troops and attacked along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in a mighty manner, intending to seize Yingtianfu, an important town in the southeast that was occupied by the old man and Huaixi military leaders.

At that time, the old man's subordinates were all afraid, some talked about making peace, some said they would surrender, and some passively avoided the war.

Only Liu Ji and Liu Bowen told the old man that you can't surrender if everyone else can.Others have surrendered, and they are still prosperous and rich.If the lord surrenders, his wealth and life will be lost.

Therefore, the old man drew his sword on the spot, and if he dared to make peace or avoid war, he would be chopped off!
This matter was later written into the Three Kingdoms Performing Arts by Zhang Shicheng's former staff, Luo Guanzhong.

In that battle, Kang Maocai first pretended to surrender and lured Chen Youliang's army into Longwan.

The bandit ship was several feet high, and it ran aground in the shallow bay, unable to move.

On the shore, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were the vanguard, leading the army to cover up and kill.

Local residents rumored that the river was red.Especially Zhu Xiongying's grandfather, Chang Yuchun, who was not only a fierce general in battle, but also never took prisoners.Just on the edge of Longwan, tens of thousands of captives were beheaded.

Until a few years later, there were often skeletons washed up by the river on the shore.

Therefore, the locals do not eat the fish in Longwan.

But these years have passed, people have multiplied for several generations, and the waves washing the sand in the river are no longer as bloody as before.In addition, this place was the capital of the Ming Dynasty, where literati gathered, and eating fish gradually flourished.

The place that Jiang Yu arranged for the Zhu family and his father was on the shore. It looked inconspicuous, but it was in a small restaurant with many diners.

The restaurant is a husband-and-wife shop. The men cook fish in the back kitchen, the women greet them at the front, and the nephews and nephews wait around to do odd jobs.There are too many people to be too busy, and they are almost always trotting.

"You two masters, don't look at this inconspicuous!" Jiang Yu smiled and used hot water to heat the tableware of the Zhu family's masters again and again, "But this place is the most famous near here!" , and smiled again, "The shopkeeper cooks steamed fish very well, the most delicious. The little one has eaten here a few times, and almost ate his own tongue!"

Zhu Biao sat leaning against the bed, he could see the scene on the water, and there was a gentle breeze blowing, he said with a smile, "You speak so well, if it's not delicious, I'll beat you carefully!"

"It's not delicious, the villain is willing to be punished!" Jiang Yu laughed, "After the punishment, the villain will go and find something delicious for you!"

Seeing his dog-legged appearance, Zhu Xiongying said with a smile, "Lao Jiang, the last time father and uncle went to the place where they listened to the music, did you ask for it too?"

Immediately, Jiang Yu didn't dare to vent his anger, and said in a low voice, "Little ancestor, if someone hears this, will the villain survive? It really wasn't the villain who brought him there!"

Now that Empress Ma mentioned this, she was still gnashing her teeth.

It's just that the person who took Zhu Biao was the old man's nephew, Li Wenzhong, who was raised by Empress Ma as a son since childhood.If it is an outsider, it really will not end well.

"Turn around slowly, the food is here!"

At this moment, the landlady's laughter came from behind.

Immediately afterwards, several dishes were brought up. The first was a plate of cold fish skin. Under the sunlight, the fish skin was crystal clear and shiny.

There is also a piece of fish, each piece is of normal size and thickness, white and tender like jade.

Then, there was another steamed big fish weighing about two catties.

"Try it, both of you!" Jiang Yu waited on the Zhu family's father and said with a smile, "Master, would you like some wine?"

"Well, good!" Zhu Biao wrapped a piece of fish cake with shredded ginger and spring onion, dipped some soy sauce in it and put it in his mouth, "Not bad!"

"Eating freshwater fish has parasites!" Zhu Xiongying said.

"What bug?" Zhu Biao was puzzled.

"That's right!" Zhu Xiongying thought about it, "There are worms in the fish, and they survived in our stomachs after eating them. It's like tapeworms!"

"It's disgusting to eat!" Zhu Biao scolded with a smile, "Nonsense, how can there be worms?"

"I can't explain it to you!" Zhu Xiongying said anxiously.

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand, it makes people laugh!" Zhu Biao held a chopstick for him, "Try it!"

"What a bug!" Zhu Xiongying put it in his mouth and chewed it twice, "Well, it smells so good!"

There is no fishy smell of freshwater fish at all, and the onion and ginger are not irritating. Instead, it tastes fresh, crisp and refreshing, and slides directly down the throat.

Just as the two of them moved their chopsticks, a few rich-looking men in Confucian attire on the table next to them said displeasedly, "Shopkeeper, why did the dishes come first when they came later?"

The proprietress of the restaurant has a bit of a good family charm, she stepped forward with her fat waist twisted, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, the guests, these few are booked early. Naturally, in the kitchen Let them do it first!"

"What's the decision? It's clear that you favor one person over another!" Among the men at the table next to him, one said relentlessly, "Don't fool us with words, and serve the food quickly!"

"Come here, come here!" The proprietress didn't dare to offend, and hurried to work.

Someone at the table said again, "This poor place has been decided early, and it's not the eighth building in the city!"

Listening to their tone, they are a bit arrogant.Looking at their tables, they brought the best Jiangnan Huadiao wine sealed in yellow mud. Looking at their clothes, they were all silk and satin that only scholars and officials could wear.

All of these people held folding fans in their hands, sitting there looking very happy.

"Brother Zhang, aren't you meeting classmates today? Why did you choose such a place?"

"Hey, it's not a classmate who can stand on the stage. He didn't succeed in the palace exam, and now it's on me!"

"Tsk tsk, or people are afraid of being famous, brother Zhang just transferred to the capital, someone came up to curry favor!"

"Speaking of which, if you've been in the Ministry of War in your [-]s, you can be considered as a doctor in the promotion department, and you have a bright future!"

"You are the old Huang Li. Brother Zhang has been transferred to the Ministry of Punishment this morning, the Department of Punishment!"

"congratulations!"

It turns out that the proud person in the main position over there is actually an official of the imperial court, and the doctor is a fifth-rank doctor.The Punishment Division of the Ministry of Punishment is also responsible for investigating major cases in the world, and the chief and procuratorial divisions of all localities must treat each other with kind eyes.

Zhu Biao squinted over there, then shook his head slightly.

Seeing his expression, Jiang Yu nodded slowly towards the distance.

"Don't worry about it!" Zhu Biao said.

"The villain understands!" Jiang Yu laughed.

Zhu Xiongying saw it clearly, probably because Jiang Yu saw that Zhu Biao was making a lot of complaints about the few people on the table next to him.So Jiang Yu secretly signaled that Jin Yiwei, who was secretly guarding not far away, would secretly teach them a lesson.

Suddenly, Zhu Xiongying caught a glimpse of an acquaintance out of the corner of his eye.

"he came?"

"Who is it?"

Zhu Biao looked over and was immediately overjoyed.

It turned out that it was Huang Zicheng who had been beaten up by his wife just now, wearing new clothes, carrying two jars of wine, and hurried over.

As he walked, he looked around.

His eyes fell on the person surnamed Zhang, and he laughed loudly, "Brother Zhang, I'm late!"

(End of this chapter)