Datang: My Peerless Talent Has Been Exposed

Seeing Li Shimin coming in, Empress Changsun hurried over to salute after receiving the report, while the imperial physician honestly reported the results of the examination.

After a careful examination by the imperial physician, Empress Changsun was indeed suffering from a gas disease, but the current symptoms were extremely mild. On weekdays, Empress Changsun occasionally had chest tightness and cough and didn't pay much attention to it. She was afraid that Li Shimin would be worried, so she never told anyone about it.

If it wasn't for Zhang Nuo telling the truth this time, I'm afraid it won't be known until the disease has deepened to a certain extent.

But the imperial doctor also said that as long as you take care of it carefully, not to mention recovering, at least it will not be a big problem to keep it going.

Although this result was not completely satisfactory to Li Shimin, at least it was more than half relieved, God knows how much he wanted to kill these imperial physicians when he first returned to the palace.

Now the imperial physician saved his life, and Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji felt relieved.

In the evening, Changsun Wuji was left by Li Shimin to have dinner together. After all, he also has the identity of the elder brother of Empress Changsun. It is not easy for siblings to meet each other. Now that they have met, let's have a meal together It's also good to chat.

It's just that as soon as the food was served, Empress Changsun began to sigh,

"Your Majesty, where do you think shopkeeper Xiao Zhang came up with so many gourmet delicacies? They are all common ingredients. How come the ones he made are so delicious?"

"My concubine is not a greedy person, but after eating the lunch at noon, seeing what the royal chef in the palace is cooking, I don't even want to talk."

Li Shimin also didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he didn't even have much appetite when he looked at the plates of dishes carefully prepared by the imperial chef in front of him.

"Guanyin maidservant, there is an old saying that it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, and it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. When I was conquering the world, I came here all the time. But now after eating two meals from the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, the chef's craftsmanship has begun to dislike. , Thinking about it is quite emotional!"

Changsun Wuji couldn't help being a little surprised when he heard that his younger sister was talking about the craftsmanship of the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang.

One must know that Empress Changsun is known to be diligent, thrifty and virtuous, and she never seeks enjoyment, but now she is obsessed with food. It seems that the shopkeeper Zhang can't be underestimated at least in terms of cooking skills!

But it's already night now, and the entire Chang'an City is about to have a curfew, and the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang must be closed, so he can't just smash the door to eat.

So Li Shimin and his wife both frowned and barely ate a bowl of rice without touching the dishes on the table.

I don't know, I thought the husband and wife both ate bran-swallowed vegetables, which was hard to swallow, but Changsun Wuji ate quite well, and he wondered, this skill is already pretty good, so why do we have to make dragon livers? Can the phoenix marrow be served?

After the meal, a servant brought tea to digest the food. Li Shimin and his grandson Wuji continued to discuss the previous topic, how to give money to the treasury.

But after discussions and discussions, they finally fell into a dead end, either to increase taxes for the people or to have no money.

But now the world has only been stable for ten years, and the common people managed to survive the exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes of the Sui Dynasty, so they can live a good life for a few years by relying on the light and thin taxes. This increase in taxes should not force the common people to rebel!

On the other hand, Empress Changsun who was accompanying her suddenly said thoughtfully,

"Since it's about making money, why doesn't Your Majesty go to shopkeeper Xiao Zhang and ask? It may not be certain that you will get something."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard the words, that's right, shopkeeper Xiao Zhang is a good hand at making money, how could he forget him!

Chapter 13 Li Shimin Calls for Help

Although Changsun Wuji felt a little displeased with asking a common man about important national affairs, it was his sister Empress Datang who kept making suggestions, and even His Majesty didn't object, so he didn't have to come over to disgusting people.

On the other hand, he was really aroused by this shopkeeper Xiao Zhang. He really wanted to know what kind of opinions this son of an old friend, who was not as young as a weak crown, could express on this important national event that was difficult for both the monarch and his ministers.

So just after the morning court the next day, Changsun Wuji hurried home to change clothes, and then waited for Li Shimin's arrival outside the palace gate as agreed before.

Not long after, the monarch and his ministers got into the same carriage and went straight to Kaihuafang.

In the carriage, looking at Changsun Wuji who had already changed into the purple official robe, Li Shimin still couldn't help reminding, "Auxiliary machine, when you get to shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, you can call yourself Old Sun. The name of Changsun is too eye-catching. If it’s not from your family, I’m afraid no one will believe it.”

Changsun Wuji nodded speechlessly, so let's call him Laosun, even His Majesty is called Lao Li, and it doesn't matter if he is called Laosun.

But when he arrived in front of Zhang Nuo's small shop, Li Shimin was surprised to see that Zhang Nuo was eating with several servants.

Zhang Nuo got up early this morning and was extremely corrupt. Just after waking up, Gouzi's younger sister, Zhang Xiaomei, came over with warm face wash water and a handkerchief, and she could wipe her face while sitting on the bed.

After that, Xiaomei Zhang even dressed and waited on her, and even helped Zhang Nuo comb her hair after she was dressed.

It seems that the corruption has reached the extreme, and it seems to be similar to the scene in the TV series that Zhang Nuo originally thought, but in fact Zhang Nuo is really not used to it.

Later generations took care of themselves for so many years, when did they enjoy this kind of treatment?

To put it bluntly, I am not afraid of people's jokes. When Zhang Nuo was born, he probably dressed and ate by himself since he was in kindergarten. How could his parents have the time to greet him and rush to buy vegetables and open the door for business.

Unfortunately, when Zhang Nuo packed up and came to the front yard, he was a little unhappy.

why?Because there is no breakfast!

Although the material life in the Tang Dynasty has improved compared to before, it is still not affluent, so the people at the bottom are still used to two meals a day.

Zhang Nuo couldn't bear it, it was really hard for him not to eat breakfast.

So, amidst Erniang's sincere apology, Zhang Nuo resolutely went into the kitchen, intending to give a sample to the new cook at home.

Chinese cabbage, eggs, and pancakes left over from yesterday, all put together to make a large fried pancake.

Erniang was already very embarrassed to see the master's family go to the kitchen by herself, but now she saw that the master's family even cooked for her family of three, she almost burst into tears.

What is this?

It's fine if you don't know the habits of the master's family on the first day of work, but even the master's craftsmanship is hard to match. This is the rhythm of being laid off!

He persuaded Erniang with good words, explained her daily routine and eating habits, and finally persuaded the family of three to come down to eat together.

And the meal was another meal, which made the family of three barely sit at the same table with him to eat.

While eating, Zhang Nuo explained the shops Gouzi was going to buy later and the types and quantities of purchases.

After such a long time, the other party has long been familiar with Zhang Nuo's side. From the previous cash payment, it has become a ten-day payment.

So Gouzi just needs to go over there and report Zhang Nuo's name, then organize the vegetables to be bought today, make a record and bring them back.