Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 456 Ice Cream

A mighty team set off from Chang'an and entered Cuiwei Palace.

Li Chengqian and his queens and concubines got out of the car and walked into Cuiwei Palace through the main entrance.

Since the death of the first emperor, he visited Cuiwei Palace again in more than ten years, and this was the first time he visited Cuiwei Palace as an emperor.

Counting this time, there were two times in total. When he came to Cuiwei Palace for the first time, Li Chengqian was still the crown prince. At that time, Li Er was already dying, and he was about to die. After explaining the funeral, Li Er passed away, and he inherited the throne .

This is the second time he has visited Xing Cuiwei Palace, and he came here as an emperor of a dynasty. When he was the crown prince, he didn't have time to watch the scene of Cuiwei Palace, so he hurried back to inherit the throne. This time he came to Cuiwei Palace to be careful Travel around.

Li Chengqian took Wang Quan to Cuiwei Hall, the imperial palace, where the emperor worked during the summer vacation, and also a conference room where he summoned ministers to discuss political affairs.

Not far from Cuiwei Hall is Hanfeng Hall, the emperor's bedroom. It was in Hanfeng Hall that the late emperor died, and Li Chengqian succeeded him.

Next to Hanfeng Hall is the other palace of the prince. If the emperor and the prince travel together, the prince will live in the other palace next to it.

Li Chengqian walked into the Cuiwei Hall and sat on the throne. Wang Quan ordered someone to prepare tea and walked all the way. In addition to the hot weather, he was already thirsty. tea habit.

The tea and cakes were placed in front of Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian looked down at the tea soup in the cup, and there were a few pieces of tea leaves floating on it.

Days come and go, day after day, there are so many days, people are just getting older.

As this person gets older, he will become sentimental, and the older he gets, the easier it is to be nostalgic. Back then, when he was still a prince, he felt that the emperor was easy to be, and he was always looking forward to being able to sit on that supreme position soon.

Only when you really achieve that throne, you will find that governing the world is so easy.

In recent years, there have been wars every year, and natural disasters have continued to occur. Li Chengqian is now physically and mentally exhausted, so he had to leave the prince in Chang'an to supervise the country, while he himself ran here to take refuge for a while.

Li Chengqian took a sip of the tea and said, "Have the Queen and the others made arrangements?"

"It's settled! Do you want to go and have a look?" Wang Quan asked.

"No need! It's rare to leave Beijing. Put all the tedious things aside first. I'm tired, so I need to lie down." Li Chengqian said.

"The servant ordered someone to clean up the bedroom." Wang Quan said.

"No need! Just rest in this Cuiwei Palace." Li Chengqian said.

Wang Quan immediately asked everyone else to step down so as not to disturb Li Chengqian, and he stayed alone to wait on him.

"In such a hot weather, go get some ice, freeze some melons and fruits, and then serve them. I want to eat them, and I will also send some to the queen and the others." Li Chengqian said.

"Your maidservant is going now." Wang Quan took the order to retreat.

In this era, the royal family has cold palaces specially used to store ice cubes, and there are ice mirrors like refrigerators.

Bingjian is a container used to hold ice and put food in it in the hot summer in ancient times. The function of Bingjian is similar to the refrigerator of later generations, and it also has the function of air conditioning.

There are lifting rings on both sides of the refrigerator box, a cover plate on the top, and double money holes on the top, which are not only hand picks, but also air-conditioning outlets.

The specific method of use is to put ice cubes in a box made of wood or bronze. Its function is clear. It can not only preserve food, but also distribute air-conditioning through the upper-opening double coin hands to keep the room cool.

That is, it has the function of a refrigerator and the function of an air conditioner.

In ancient times, ice was not available at any time of the year, especially in the hot summer, ice was very precious.

Only the aristocratic class has such luxurious treatment, and most people can't even see a piece of ice, let alone eat something iced.

Wang Quan brought someone back with an ice mirror, ordered them to close the doors and windows, and put the ice mirror within two meters of Li Chengqian.

"What's in it?" Li Chengqian looked at the cold Bingjian and asked.

"Back to everyone! I cut some watermelon and put it in." Wang Quan said.

With the cold air from Bingjian, the temperature of Cuiwei Hall gradually dropped, slowly dissipating the heat in the hall.

"Take some and let me taste it." Li Chengqian said.

Wang Quan immediately ordered someone to open the ice mirror, took out a piece of watermelon, put it on a plate, and brought it to Li Chengqian for him to eat.

Li Chengqian picked up the watermelon and gnawed it.

This iced watermelon is sweet and cool, really delicious, it would be even better with ice cream, since he came to this era, he has not eaten ice cream.

Then why don't you make an ice cream to eat, he knows how to make ice cream.

When he thinks about it, he will do it. He can't wait to make ice cream.

After eating the iced watermelon, he threw the melon skin on the plate, and Li Chengqian said to Wang Quan: "Go and fetch some eggs for me, and bring some larger bowls, as well as sugar and milk. .”

"Everyone! What do you want to eat? This servant asked the people from Shangshi Bureau to make it for you." Wang Quan asked.

This egg white candy must be used for eating, and Shangshi Bureau is responsible for the diet of the emperor and the harem, so it would be best to let them do it.

Besides, the emperor is the supreme ruler of a country, how can he do what these cooks should do, as the saying goes, a gentleman stays away from the cook.

"Then choose a few skilled chefs from Shangshi Bureau, and I will personally guide them how to do it." Li Chengqian said.

As the emperor himself, if he really made ice cream himself, he wouldn't scare them half to death. If the ministers found out, he wouldn't come from Chang'an to advise him, which would delay work.

What's more, the imperial court raises so many cooks every year to serve the emperor's family. If they want to eat anything by themselves, what do they need these cooks for?
"I'm going now, servant girl." Wang Quan took the order and ran there himself.

Soon the accompanying imperial chef appeared in front of Li Chengqian, with eggs, sugar, milk and bowls all ready.

"I called you here today to teach you how to make ice cream." Li Chengqian said bluntly without talking nonsense.

After hearing this, the cooks looked at each other, ice cream?What the hell?They had never heard of it, and they were puzzled, but they didn't dare to ask.

Not only the cooks were puzzled, but even Wang Quan and the others were also puzzled. They had never heard of this term before, and they didn't know what ice cream was.

But what is certain is that ice cream is edible, otherwise the cook would not be allowed to come over, and it has something to do with ice.

Wang Quan felt that he was not far from the truth.

(End of this chapter)