In this era, pork is still a cheap thing eaten by ordinary people, and it is not allowed to go to high-end banquets. Don't look at Huang Qiong's cooking pot wrapped meat, the emperor didn't eat less. But on a high-end occasion like a royal banquet, that thing can't be put on the table. Therefore, among these dishes, the lowest grade is also duck, and mutton and venison account for the majority.

If it weren't for today's royal banquet, Huang Qiong wouldn't have thought of it at all. In this era of underdeveloped transportation, in Jingshi, which is far away from the sea, you can still eat live shrimp, and it is also an authentic Bohai shrimp. That prawn is as long as Huang Qiong's palm. Huang Qiong herself is a foodie, and she can't eat this shrimp there, and she is simply alive before it is made into a delicacy.

It's winter, and it's not surprising to eat frozen seafood in Kyoto, thousands of miles away from the sea. But if you want to eat live shrimp, then this shrimp is probably worth a thousand gold. In addition to other equally cherished ingredients, as well as all aspects of the Inner Servant Province and Honglu Temple, the people in charge of the imperial banquet are up and down, I am afraid that this table of wine banquet will not be able to come down without Wanguan.

I think of a certain dynasty a few hundred years later, an egg with only a few pennies was sent to the emperor's table, and he dared to quote twenty or thirty taels of silver, and his value increased hundreds of times. Thinking about those officials who are so bold at the moment that they dare to steal and sell out even the grain in the official warehouse. Presumably, if this table of imperial banquet is placed in a restaurant, it will cost 10,000 yuan, and those guys in the internal service province will dare to report 50,000 yuan.

If it is a normal year, it would be fine, but now it is a year of great drought, and countless victims in the northwest are waiting to be fed. Countless displaced people inside and outside the capital will be without food for several days after a heavy snowfall. The whole family didn't even have a winter coat or quilt to keep out the cold. The so-called peaceful and prosperous era is nothing more than this, which only exists in official history books. The true face can't even withstand the test of a heavy snowfall.

A royal banquet in the palace will cost 100,000 yuan. If it is spread out, what should others think of the Heavenly Family? It was really Zhumen's wine and meat that stinked, and there were frozen bones on the road, thinking of this, Huang Qiong could only smile bitterly and shake his head. Facing the emperor who raised his glass frequently, as well as the king of Guilin County with a smirk on his face, he could only deal with it with some energy. The face project still needs to be done.

Everyone is a blessed person, and the delicious dishes are also tasted at a moment's notice. And although the imperial banquet is not only a great glory for those lower-level officials or ordinary people, but also something that they dare not think of on weekdays. But for these people, the royal banquet is just a name. Not to mention the emperor, it is the king of Guilin who is rich at home and abroad, what has he not eaten?

Even what people eat, the emperor may not be able to eat. For example, the lobster, king crab and other precious seafood abundant in the South China Sea, it is estimated that if you are located inland, let alone eat, I am afraid you may not have heard of it. After all, in this era, fresh seafood is not popular in most areas because of the difficulty of transportation and preservation. Fish, shrimp and crabs, including shellfish or river fresh.

In addition to the ordinary mutton, chickens and ducks, the treasures are more mountain goods. After all, at this time, it is not like hundreds of years later, except for mice, all wild animals that can fly and run are about to be extinct, and it can be said that there are mountains and beasts. The last time Huang Qiong went to Shaolin Temple, when she passed through Songshan, she saw a large group of sika deer with her own eyes, just dangling on the edge of the official road.

So in this era, mountain delicacies are delicious, and seafood is still far behind. The king of Guilin is guarding the edge of the South China Sea, what delicious seafood can't be eaten? You must know that Guilin is much closer to the sea than Jingzhao. What's more, because of the climate, there is wild meat in the south, but there may not be real game in the north, such as civets, pangolins, cobras, etc.

Huang Qiong bet that he, the emperor Lao Tzu, who had not taken a step out of the north since he ascended the throne, must not have eaten it. It's just that I don't know, whether this king of Guilin eats the Liangguang area or not, it is very popular, such as three rats, dragon lice and other things. Looking at the king of Guilin, who was not interested in the delicacies on the table, Huang Qiong couldn't help but think a little viciously.

Since there is no shortage of food, the imperial banquet full of tables, except for Huang Qiong, who is full of thoughts, did not move a few bites, and the rest of the people only occasionally moved their chopsticks. Except for a few dishes, most of the dishes didn't even move. Although I also know that these dishes will be rewarded to eunuchs and palace maids in the end, in fact, they are not wasted.

But looking at the high-end dishes on the table that had not moved, and they were wasted in vain, Huang Qiong was still a little speechless. But today, the emperor at least looks happy. Although I didn't eat a few bites of the dish, I drank a lot of this wine rarely. I was very excited, and I chattered a lot with the king of Guilin.

Halfway through the banquet, the somewhat excited emperor actually disregarded his own son of heaven, and came to the king of Guilin with a wine glass and said, "How about it, if this son of mine Aiqing is satisfied." After the New Year, I instructed the Qin Tian to choose an auspicious day for the zodiac and hold a ceremony for them to be hired. Strive for the beginning of spring, and do their business. In this way, Aiqing can also go back with confidence. ”

Regarding the emperor's proposal, the equally shrewd King of Guilin County naturally would not refute: "Since the emperor thinks that the little girl Pu Liu's posture is worthy of His Royal Highness the King of England, the foreign ministers are naturally respectful and disobedient." It's just that they will be married next spring, isn't it a bit tricky? The ministers knew that the princes were usually twenty years old when they got married. ”

Regarding the words of the king of Guilin, the emperor smiled faintly and said: "Why can't you deserve it?" In this world, if you are the county lord of the Guilin County Palace, you are not worthy of being the queen of my Great Qi Dynasty, and whose daughter has this qualification. As for whether to it or not, I don't think so. Ah Jiu will be nineteen after the New Year, and your county lord will be eighteen after the New Year, and it is not a matter of a year in advance. ”

Presumably, this is the first time that the emperor has mentioned the appointment of his daughter as the next queen in front of the king of Guilin. After listening to the emperor's words, not only the faces of the prince and Situ Zhaoshuang changed slightly. Even the king of Guilin, who was probably also cunning and cunning, couldn't help but be surprised.

Don't look at the emperor to toast with deep meaning, at this time, after listening to the emperor's words, he can even say the earth-shattering words, but his face is plain Huang Qiong, but he laughed and said: "The emperor loves the little girl so much, it really makes the ministers not know what to say." The minister didn't expect that the little girl would be so blessed that she would be selected by the emperor as the new crown princess. ”

For the Guilin County King's somewhat flattering words, the emperor looked at him and said with a smile: "Of course, there are some things that can't be said yet." I am happy today, I drank a little too much of this wine, and this mouth said what was in my heart. I hope Aiqing will keep it a secret for me. After the two children get married, I will naturally make a move. ”

Looking at the emperor who had obviously drunk a little too much, after groaning slightly, the king of Guilin County naturally took the prince and the county lord, and hurriedly knelt down to thank him. And behind the emperor, also looking at the somewhat hypocritical King of Guilin, Huang Qiong said that he didn't say anything on the surface, but in his heart he pouted slightly, and somewhat ridiculed the acting skills of these two people.

Although I don't know how much alcohol I drink as the emperor Laozi. But with Huang Qiong's understanding of himself, the emperor Laozi, let alone drinking too much in front of a foreign minister like the king of Guilin. Even if you are a son in front of yourself, you will never drink too much. What drinks a little too much, obviously intentionally, wants to express his thoughts.

As for the king of Guilin, who has become his father-in-law, I am afraid he is also full of reluctance. Didn't Shuang'er say that his future father-in-law, compared to himself, has a crush on King Shen and King Song, which are easier to grasp, and he is not his first choice. Even if it is given the position of a queen, but for the king of Guilin, a son-in-law who cannot be controlled by himself is not a good thing.

After hearing the old man's words, although the expression on his face was well concealed, the slight frown was enough to show that his true thoughts in his heart were at least not as good as he said. I'm afraid that at the moment, he is thinking more about how to deal with his future son-in-law in the future. If Situ Zhaoshuang is really his daughter.

Huang Qiong knows very well that don't look at the current emperor Lao Tzu, who looks like a harmonious family with the king of Guilin. In fact, I can't tell you how to calculate each other. The king of Guilin has been in Beijing for so long, Huang Qiong does not believe that the emperor has not talked to him about the right to trade overseas.

Not to mention a vacant position that is still in vain, it is now the father-in-law who immediately makes him the emperor. But if he is allowed to hand over the trade rights that the Guilin County Mansion has monopolized for hundreds of years for such a title, I am afraid he will definitely not be reconciled. It's just that it's an old fox. If you have any ideas, you will only do things in secret, and you will never show them on your face.

Thinking of this, Huang Qiong glanced at the emperor without a trace, and the emperor, who had always been very excited today, shook his head secretly in his heart. Although his acting skills are a little worse, this scheming is not bad. Even if you want Ming'er in your heart, you will take back the right to trade overseas, and there is no shortage of superficial work that should be done on the surface, and you have been a king for many years.

The two old foxes in front of him, one occupies the supreme power, but the corresponding talent is lacking in his hands. A person who has almost all the time, place, and even people, but has no rights. The two are competing, and it is estimated that there will be a lot of fighting. I don't know who of the two old foxes in this battle will have the last laugh.

It's just that it doesn't matter whether it's the emperor or the king of Guilin. Whether it's an open fight or a secret fight. What kind of situation this matter will go in the future is no longer something that Huang Qiong can control. He just hopes that no matter how these two fight in private, they must take the people of the world as a bet, and make the real sword and soldier meet each other and the world will be in chaos.

There is no banquet in this world, and this imperial banquet today is for Huang Qiong's family. Now that the family affair has been decided, it means that the royal banquet has come to an end. Regardless of the emperor and the king of Guilin, what are the real thoughts in the hearts of these two. But at least on the surface, it was still a pleasure for the guests and hosts.

It doesn't matter if it's really just that amount of alcohol, or if it's pretending to be too much of a drink. After sending away the Guilin County Wang family, who was obviously unable to sit down, and was a little bit homesick, the old man who had made an exception and drank a lot of wine today obviously showed a tired look on his face. Originally, in front of the King of Guilin, his waist, which had always been straight, was somewhat rickety.

Seeing that the old man's fatigue was obvious, Huang Qiong, who had just returned from sending the Guilin County Wang's family to the main gate of the palace on behalf of the old man, hurriedly took a few steps and hugged him. And looking at Huang Qiong, who came over to support herself, after hesitating for a moment, the hand that was originally going to refuse was slowly put down. Nodding his head, he said, "I'm really tired today, you accompany me to the Imperial Garden." ”