Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 455 Cold Noodles
"Let's go! Go to the Empress's Hanliang Hall to have a look, and inform the Empress to also come to the Hanliang Hall." Li Chengqian said.

"The weather is hot now, the empress and noble concubines should all escape the summer heat in the Hanliang Hall." Wang Quan said.

"That's good too! I'll save the need for someone to call them. By the way, don't disturb them. I want to see what these women are talking about when they get together?" Li Chengqian said.

"No!" Wang Quan replied.

The two masters and servants walked out of the Zichen Hall and headed towards the Hanliang Hall. To go to the Hanliang Hall, they first passed through the Zichen Gate and walked along the side street to the north of the street. From the Penglai Hall to the back is the Hanliang Hall.

There is a horizontal street in the north of Zichen Hall in Daming Palace. The north of the street is the bedroom area where the concubines live. The main hall is north of Zichen Hall, named Penglai Hall.

There are several secondary palaces on the left and right of the two halls of Penglai and Hanliang, which are juxtaposed from east to west and form their own courtyards.

In this way, from the Zichen Gate in the south to the Hanliang Hall in the north, including the east and west secondary halls, surrounded by palace walls, the sleeping area for the concubines in the palace was formed.

The Hanliang Hall is built along the water, so it is very cool in summer, in order to allow the emperor and empresses to escape the heat here.

Mechanically driven refrigeration equipment is installed in the Hanliang Temple.This kind of equipment adopts the method of cold water circulation, and uses the fan wheel to rotate to generate wind force to send cold air into the hall.

At the same time, machinery is also used to send cold water to the roof, and let it go straight down along the eaves, forming an artificial water curtain to arouse cool air, so as to cool off the heat.

There are hydraulically rotating fans in and around the hall of Hanliang. The four eaves are equipped with water pipes to guide water up to the eaves, and the non-stop rotating fan turns the water into mist and blows it into the hall. It is for the emperor and empresses to enjoy the cool and summer heat here.

The two of Li Chengqian came outside the Hanliang Hall, and the maids and eunuchs who stayed outside the hall knelt down, but no one dared to speak out, because Wang Quan had already ordered them to keep quiet when they saw the emperor.

Li Chengqian waved them to get up, walked to the position near the door, and listened carefully, wanting to hear what they were talking about.

"It's hot outside now, I've only stayed outside for a while, my skin is almost sunburned, I'm sweating all over, I'm so uncomfortable to die, it's still cool in the Hanliang Temple, I don't want to leave, I just live here .” The person who spoke was Concubine Xiao.

"My sister is confused! Where is Hanliang Palace? Even I dare not say that I will live here permanently. How dare you talk nonsense in front of this Palace? It would be bad if His Majesty heard it." Queen Su.

"Your Majesty don't need to remind me. I heard that Your Majesty is planning to go to Cuiwei Palace to escape the summer heat and leave the crown prince in Chang'an to supervise the country. The crown prince's son is smart and has won the queen's favor. The queen is really lucky. It's like us, meeting our own son Both sides are difficult." Xiao Guifei said.

Hearing someone praise her son, the queen smiled happily. Her son is the prince, who will be the emperor of the Tang Dynasty in the future.

The chatter between the women is nothing more than the family's shortcomings, such as how their sons are promising, their grandchildren are naughty and so on.

Li Chengqian stood outside for a long time, but couldn't stand listening anymore, so he walked in with Wang Quan's support.

"The concubine sees Your Majesty!" The queen and concubines hurriedly got up and saluted when they saw Li Chengqian coming in.

"Excuse me! Everyone sit down!" Li Chengqian said, sitting on the main seat.

Empress Su came to sit next to Li Chengqian, and the other concubines sat down according to rank.

"When did His Majesty come, why was no one notified? The courtiers and concubines didn't even have time to welcome His Majesty!" Concubine Xiao Gui said.

"I've been here for a while, didn't you say it was hot outside, so I didn't ask them to notify you." Li Chengqian said.

"Your Majesty is going to Cuiwei Palace to escape the summer heat. Can you bring your concubine with you? I haven't been to Cuiwei Palace yet! I heard that Cuiwei Palace has a pleasant scenery." Xiao Guifei said.

"Okay! In Chang'an, there is the crown prince in charge of the country, the queen and concubine, and you all go to Cuiwei Palace with me to escape the summer heat. When the late emperor was alive, he often went to Cuiwei Palace to escape the summer heat."

"When I was the crown prince, I went there a few times, and the scenery there is really good! Since I became the throne, I have never been there again, and this time I will take you together." Li Chengqian said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The concubines were elated, and traveling with the emperor would increase the chances of being favored by the emperor.

"It's lunch time now, Wang Quan, ask Shangshi Bureau to deliver meals to Hanliang Hall, what do you want to eat today?" Li Chengqian asked Wang Quan while asking the queen and others.

"Your Majesty! The weather is so hot now, the concubine really has no appetite and can't eat." Xiao Guifei said, and the others also nodded in agreement.

"I have a way to solve this problem, and it will definitely make you appetite." Li Chengqian said, thinking of cold noodles.

It is said that before Wu Zetian entered the palace, Chang Jianfeng, his childhood sweetheart, burned his tongue while eating noodles, so he and his lover worked out how to eat cold noodles.

It is also because of Wu Zetian that cold noodles can be promoted, so that people all over the world can eat cold noodles.

Now that Wu Zetian has been cold for many years, doesn't it mean that cold noodles will be lost.

Now he ordered people to make this cold noodle, and then promote it, so that the cold noodle has not been lost.

"How does Your Majesty solve the problem of poor appetite?" Xiao Guifei asked.

"I won't tell you first." Li Chengqian turned to Wang Quan and said, "Go and let Shangshi Fengyu come to Hanliang Hall."

"I'm going now, servant girl." Wang Quan responded, and hurriedly left Hanliang Hall, went to Shangshi Bureau to find Shangshi Fengyu.

"I pay homage to Your Majesty!" Shangshi Fengyu came to Hanliang Hall and saluted Li Chengqian.

"Pingshen! Come with me." After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he walked towards the side hall next to Hanliang Hall, and Shangshi Fengyu hurriedly followed.

"After you go back, cook the noodles until they are seven ripe, then pick them up, run through cold water, pour in the sesame oil and stir evenly, then put them on top of the ice cubes, I don't need to teach you how to put the remaining seasonings!"

"I only have one request. The cold noodles must be sweet, sour, spicy, refreshing, and have an excellent taste. If they are done well, I will reward you a lot." Li Chengqian said.

"Your Majesty understands! I will go back and follow His Majesty's instructions." Shangshi Fengyu saluted and said goodbye, and he wanted to go back immediately to study how to make cold noodles.

How much seasoning should be added can meet the emperor's requirements. He must first make a cold noodle and taste it by himself.

Soon, Shangshi Fengyu mastered the method of making cold noodles, and immediately made a cold noodle for each of Li Chengqian, the empress, and concubines and sent them over.

After everyone ate it, they were full of praise, and suddenly their appetites were whetted.

(End of this chapter)