Chapter Twenty-Four: True Fragrance

The stench is incomparable......

In the face of Li Shimin's complaints, Chen Zhengtai was excited, what is the situation, this is an old fire soup, it is a famous dish that can be as famous as claypot rice, is it the taste of the Tang Dynasty...... Is it so unique?

Chen Zhengtai immediately said: "The student is wronged, the taste of this soup is obviously excellent, how can it be extremely foul." ”

Li Shimin saw that he still wanted to deny it, and his original impression of Chen Zhengtai was not bad, and he was immediately discounted: "No matter how nonsense you talk is, it is the crime of bullying the king, in your recipe, you don't put sauce in the soup, and you dare to say that it tastes excellent?" ”

Do you need to put sauce in the soup?

This soup obviously puts the white salt that comes out of the refining body, and the taste is excellent.

Chen Zhengtai looked confused, but then ...... He understood.

Something must be wrong.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, is this soup made of salt sent by the students?"

Li Shimin's face became strange: "You also sent salt?" ”

Groove ......

Chen Zhengtai suddenly felt that he was more wronged than Dou E, it turned out that they didn't put white salt, but put green salt, green salt was originally bitter, so the taste of the soup was ruined by green salt, it was strange that it could be delicious.

Chen Zhengtai was very unconvinced, he pursed his lips and shouted: "Teacher, this soup clearly needs to be made with the salt of the students, the students are wronged, the students ask the teacher for permission to make the soup again!" ”

Li Shimin had completely lost interest in the soup, and waved his hand: "No need, I'm not interested." You offer such a recipe, it is really a crime of deception, I have spared you this time, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped, I am ...... now Take back your destiny and take away your county baronship, thank you. ”

Chen Zhengtai: "......"

To be honest, Chen Zhengtai felt for the first time that Li Shimin had the potential for cold humor.

Just now he gave himself a knighthood, turned his head, and took away the title again...... He should be the fastest person in history to win the knighthood.

Li Shimin is certainly not an ordinary person.

This kind of carrot and stick, give a sweet date and slap you a few times, I think it is the emperor's mental trick.

This is obviously Li Shimin gave Chen Zhengtai a vivid lesson of monarchs and ministers, your honor and disgrace are only in the emperor's thoughts, if he is happy, he can make you a nobleman in an instant, and from then on, your descendants will be replaced, and the glory and wealth will be endless.

But in the next moment, he can also cure you of a crime of bullying at any time and teach you to never recover.

Chen Zhengtai looked up at Li Shimin with a confused expression.

saw Li Shimin's face showing a little smugness.

Yes, these days, have you eaten every day, it's really speechless, don't you claim to be my protΓ©gΓ©?

Very well, since I am your teacher, then I will give you this first lesson first, and teach you what it means to be a companion like a tiger.

Looking at Chen Zhengtai's deflated face, Li Shimin's careful thinking actually felt a little more happy and resentful, he seemed to smile and said: "Thunder and rain and dew, all are the grace of the king, for you, I am both a king and a teacher, at this time, you are not happy to thank me for your grace." ”

Chen Zhengtai's heart was like a heavy blow, and he was very depressed.

He blinked, but he didn't thank him, but said, "The teacher wants to discuss the student's sin, and the student is naturally willing to accept it, but it's just ...... When the students heard that the people praised their teachers for their sageness, they were discerning, impartial, and never blamed others...... Since he is guilty, he should have some evidence, the student's recipe is absolutely not wrong, and please ask the teacher to distinguish it, and it is not too late to discuss the guilt at that time. ”

Li Shimin's original intention was just to give Chen Zhengtai a sweet date, and then give him a mallet.

In Li Shimin's view, this is actually not malicious, after all, Chen Zhengtai is still young, and although he will be of great use in the future, he also needs to sharpen it.

But now that Chen Zhengtai is more serious, he needs to let Chen Zhengtai understand it.

Thinking of the disgusting soup, Li Shimin was also a little annoyed in his heart, very good, this kid seems to be not crying when he sees the coffin, Li Shimin said: "Great, I will make you happy and convinced, come to someone, spread my words, and let the Shangshi Bureau cook a bowl of soup according to the recipe." ”

"But...... What about salt for students? Didn't the students let Ma Zhou bring salt into the palace? ”

"And the salt?" Li Shimin looked sideways and looked at the eunuch on the side.

The little eunuch official saw that the inner servant was pulled out and beaten because he said the wrong thing, so he looked trembling, he lowered his head and said, "Slave...... Slave go and ask. ”

Chen Zhengtai told him a thousand times: "You must let the Shangshi Bureau use the salt I brought into the palace." ”

The little eunuch went away.

Li Shimin saw that Chen Zhengtai was a character who refused to admit defeat, and thought to himself when he thought of the Chen family's various strange tempers...... This kid must not be contaminated with the Chen family's strange temper, otherwise it is a pity for such a talent.

Thereupon...... He pretended to be calm and relaxed, and did not pay attention to Chen Zhengtai, lowered his head and picked up the notes on the case, looked at it with no match, and occasionally picked up the pen and reviewed it.

Chen Zhengtai can be regarded as having a vivid understanding of this lesson taught by Li Shimin, the teacher.

Originally...... It's so great to be an emperor.

Pity...... This is the famous Zhenguan era. If this son goes to the end of the Tang Dynasty or the end of the Ming Dynasty, with the advantage of the traverser, he will compete with a group of heroes at the risk of cutting off his head, and maybe there will be a 1 in 10,000 chance of being an emperor.

I thought in a mess, and after more than an hour, a eunuch from the Shangshi Bureau brought a bowl of soup.

This soup ...... Like the original soup, the color and aroma are complete, and the freshest and finest ingredients are used, because there is no sauce to put it, only a little onion and garlic are cut as accessories, so the soup only floats a little meat foam, and it is extraordinarily crystalline.

The eunuch of the Shangshi Bureau carefully put the soup on Li Shimin's desk.

Li Shimin only raised his head slightly, and glanced at the soup, which was the same as the last time.

Thus...... He sneered in his heart, and then brushed his sleeves and said, "Give this soup to my disciple......"

When it comes to the word apprentice...... Li Shimin's voice stopped abruptly.

He suddenly realized that it seemed that because of Chen Zhengtai's stalking, he subconsciously recognized such a disciple.

It's just that...... Perhaps because of his own identity, Li Shimin felt unwilling, so he hurriedly changed his words: "Give Chen Qing a drink." ”

Chen Zhengtai hurriedly said: "This recipe is originally to honor the teacher, and the teacher now suspects that there is something wrong with the student's soup, of course, it is good for the teacher to taste this soup again." ”

Li Shimin thinks it is reasonable, or let you die clearly, don't say that I didn't take care of you because of your merits, and don't say that I took away your title because of your mistakes.

He glared at Chen Zhengtai and said, "Okay, I'll teach you to be convinced." ”

took the silver spoon, Li Shimin only dipped a little soup, because the last time he drank the soup, there was a shadow in his psychology, so Li Shimin looked at the soup with all the color and fragrance, as if he was taking medicine, after symbolically dipping a little soup, Li Shimin put the silver spoon in his mouth as if he was taking medicine......

He didn't even have time to taste it, so he was anxious to swallow the starry soup immediately.

But......

Jerked......

Li Shimin's body shook.

The original long-lost fishy taste did not appear again, there was an indescribable fragrance rippling between the lips and teeth, the fragrance brought by the fresh meat, mixed with the soup, could not be dispersed for a long time, not only that, the taste of the soup, but also had an indescribable feeling, the slight saltiness brought by the refined salt, just right and mixed with the meat taste, so that Li Shimin could not say the comfort.

It's just that...... It's just a taste......

Li Shimin had a strange look on his face, and continued to scoop a spoonful of soup with a look of surprise, this time without hesitation, a full spoonful of soup went directly to his mouth.

This strong taste instantly stimulated Li Shimin's taste buds.

Li Shimin felt that his whole body was hot, and subconsciously wiped a handful of fine sweat on his forehead, and after taking a sip of soup, he couldn't help but sigh: "This soup is so fragrant!" ”

His tone did not hide his emotions in no way, it was completely motivated by feelings.

The cooking skills of the Tang Dynasty were actually very backward, after all...... In this era, there were no iron pots, and the meat was basically roasted, and because of the problem of condiments, the seasoning basically relied on various sauces.

So much so that the Japanese sent an envoy to the Tang Dynasty to bring the cooking of the Tang Dynasty back to the Japanese Kingdom, and the skill tree was crooked, and they also learned to spread a large amount of sauce in the soup and cooking.

And in this era, the application of sauces is even more extensive, after all...... Because of the condiments, various sauces are put in one go to hide the strange taste of salt.

Right now...... Tasting such a clear soup for the first time, Li Shimin suddenly felt that the delicacies in the world seemed to be a joke in front of this soup.

Li Shimin is a very practical person.

Since the soup was delicious, he didn't bother to pay attention to Chen Zhengtai, picked up the porcelain bowl, and drank the soup in one gulp.