Chapter 19: The Magic Recipe

As soon as Li Shimin gave the order, the eunuch did not hesitate, hurriedly took the recipe, and walked quickly.

Li Shimin muttered in his heart, but he didn't know what kind of fame was cooked in this recipe.

In fact, although he always scolds in his mouth, the daily shouting and asking for warmth makes Li Shimin gradually become a little dependent on this guy who lives begging for nothing and calling his teacher.

Or, fulfill his filial piety.

The only way for the Tang Dynasty to conquer Xiliang is Liangzhou, this time Li Shimin allocated a large army to conquer Xiliang, this Qizhou is the rear granary of the army, and the military information brought from here will be sent to the palace at any time with a fast horse.

Li Shimin is proficient in the art of war, and then according to his own judgment, he predicts the outcome of this war.

At this time, in his mind, the arrangements of various military horses and the Western Liang rebels of the Liang Division were already in his mind, and these countless arrangements were running rapidly in his mind, so his face became cloudy.

The most worrying ...... right now It is precisely the movement of the Turks, the Turks will definitely come to help, therefore, this puts the Tang army in a dilemma, if it is fought steadily, the war will be protracted; But if you rush forward, you are afraid that you will be copied by the Turks who are eyeing you fiercely.

Li Shimin couldn't help sighing, thinking in his heart, if I can do it in person, maybe ...... Don't worry about that.

He even had a thought in his head.

If it is as Chen Zhengtai said, then Chen Shidao's subordinates took Chen Shidao's head and surrendered it?

As soon as this thought came out, he couldn't help but smile self-deprecatingly, it was ridiculous, Xiliang had not yet reached the point of exhaustion, and most of his subordinates were Chen Shidu's cronies.

And Chen Zhengtai is just a yellow-haired child, what does he know, I actually put the life and death of tens of thousands of troops on such an illusory possibility......

Just when Li Shimin was thinking about it, suddenly, a pair of Qianqian jade hands stretched out from the back of Li Shimin's head and blindfolded Li Shimin's eyes.

Li Shimin's eyes darkened, and his heart was furious.

Just as Li Shimin was about to curse, a silver bell sounded in a pleasant voice: "Guess who I am." ”

As soon as he heard this voice, Li Shimin turned his anger into joy, and coughed: "Such a bold man, dare to abuse me...... Let go of your hands. ”

The pair of jade hands let go, and then a small head poked over from Li Shimin's back shoulder with a smile.

"The son saw that his father was depressed and unhappy when he saw this performance, so he just made his father happy, if his father didn't like it, the son had no choice but to confess."

Standing behind Li Shimin, she is a slim girl, but she is ten years old, and her little face has not yet grown, but she has already seen the first hints of the country's natural fragrance.

Li Shimin deliberately glared at her, but then, his eyes showed a bit of love.

"Beauty, you are going to grow up, you will marry a woman in the future, but you are always so reckless, how can you do it, this is the front hall, what are you doing?"

Li Lizhen is Li Shimin's beloved daughter, and she is also the first daughter born to Li Shimin and Empress Changsun, and the relationship between father and daughter is different.

"I ...... I ......"

Li Shimin felt that his words seemed to be a little heavier, so he hurriedly said: "Hey, hey...... I don't mean to blame you, come, sit down, and dine with me later. ”

Li Lizhi smiled at this time, obediently knelt on the side of Li Shimin's imperial case, poked her head out again, and asked with a pink mouth: "Father, what do you have for lunch?" ”

Li Shimin sold a pass: "I got a recipe, you will know it after you eat it later." ”

Li Lizhi listened, and immediately felt interesting, her willow eyebrows arched slightly, and her eyes lit up: "Recipe? This is interesting, my father has also become interested in this cooking, where did this recipe come from, is it delicious? ”

Li Shimin's face couldn't help twitching.

I don't know.

Every time he hears about eating, Li Shimin always feels that he has a psychological shadow.

"We'll find out when this meal comes."

Li Lizhi blinked, and the cherry little mouth that was even more expectant did not stop: "Since my father is a hand-picked recipe, it must be a good thing, ah, my son can't wait." ”

"Okay, you be quiet, I'll take a look at the music again."

"But my father...... How could you care so much about this recipe, my father is so wise and martial, he must know that this meal is delicious, so he personally explained the cooking of the Shang Food Bureau, and his father and son felt hungry. ”

"Ah...... Oh......" Li Shimin deliberately lowered his head to look at the music.

"Father, are you hungry......

Li Shimin's face twitched again, and he remembered all kinds of greetings such as 'whether to eat' in Chen Zhengtai's letters.

And then all kinds of greetings in my mind are whether you have eaten, whether you have eaten today, what have you eaten, and whether you have eaten deliciously.

"Father, if it's delicious, let the Shangshi Bureau cook more and send it to the queen mother." Li Li supported her cheeks, the cuffs fell off, and Luo revealed her smooth forearms, she saw that Li Shimin ignored her, so she deliberately shook her forearms, so that the imperial case shook slightly.

Li Shimin saw that the performance on the imperial case was shaking, so he had to raise his head, look up to the sky and sigh, but he couldn't attack, so he had to say patiently: "Okay, okay, don't do this...... I'll talk to you......"

Li Lizhi only then showed a smug appearance of a successful conspiracy.

Finally got the news of the Shang Shi Bureau, Li Shimin was like being amnesty, but the eunuch of the Shang Shi Bureau came in cautiously, but he hesitated: "Your Majesty... The meal is ready, it's just ...... Just ......"

Li Shimin said coldly: "Now that it is good, it will be passed on, why do you need to say more?" ”

Li Lizhi stretched out her pink neck and looked outside the hall.

The eunuch was helpless, and then someone served the cooked food one by one.

It seems that an old eunuch from the Shangshi Bureau is also here, but he is not allowed to enter the palace, just looking at his expression, it is a little weird.

Li Shimin didn't want to move to other places to eat, so he simply used this place as a dining hall, and the first thing to be served was an urn of soup, which looked ...... It was colorless and transparent, and when it smelled from afar, it was a sweet smell of meat.

Li Shimin couldn't help but move his appetite and became interested, and when the eunuch scooped him out of a porcelain bowl of soup, Li Shimin picked up the porcelain bowl: "But is it cooked according to the recipe?" ”

"Your Majesty, exactly." The eunuch coughed: "It's just this soup......"

Li Shimin did not hesitate.

To be honest, this soup looks really rare.

On the other side, Li Lizhi had already ordered someone to scoop up the soup for herself with great interest.

At this time, Li Shimin had already taken the silver spoon and gently sent a mouthful of soup into his mouth.

With a smile on his face, he waited for the soup to enter......

"Father, how's it going?" Li Lizhi looked at Li Shimin in surprise.

“……”

Li Shimin's face stiffened.

Forthwith......

It's like a stone sculpture.

The taste of the soup seemed to permeate his tongue.

Burst......

Finally......

Li Shimin squirted out a mouthful of old soup.

Forthwith...... He touched his neck and looked like he was going to vomit.

So...... It frightened Li Lizhen and the eunuch who accompanied him.

Li Shimin's face was already the color of pig liver: "Shangshi Bureau...... People come to ......"

He gritted his teeth, looking murderous.

The old eunuch of the Shangshi Bureau, who had been waiting outside, seemed to have expected this, and he was not qualified to enter the palace, but now he heard His Majesty's roar, so he came in tremblingly, and bowed his head: "The old slave is dead." ”

Li Shimin stood up, fire was about to erupt in his eyes, and he said angrily: "This soup, but it is cooked according to the recipe?" ”

"Your Majesty, it's true, the old slave doesn't dare to slack off, it's all cooked according to the recipe, and when it is cooked, the old slave will let people taste it, and feel that it doesn't taste right, I wanted to show your majesty, but your majesty is urging urgently, I have to try it, the old slave ...... Old slave ......"

He kowtowed like pounding garlic, and he was really scared.

Li Shimin was stunned...... Fang Cai still looked murderous at this old eunuch, but then this murderous aura was swept away.

Li Erlang is reasonable after all, if it is really not the fault of the Shangshi Bureau, then he will never add to the crime.

The old eunuch hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, the old slave has been in charge of the food bureau for several years, serving the meals of Your Majesty and the nobles in the palace. But when cooking, there is no reason to use sauces, but in this recipe, there is no mention of sauces, which is ...... This...... Recipe...... It's simply ridiculous, Your Majesty thinks this soup is disgusting, and it should be, don't use the sauce to hide the fishiness of the ingredients, and the peculiar smell of its condiments, how to get your mouth? ”

The old eunuch talked eloquently and went straight to the heart of the recipe.

You must know that the Tang people love to eat sauces the most, not because they like to add pickles with various flavors to dishes and soups, but because the salt in this era is not pure, and if you only put salt, it will inevitably have an astringent taste.

At that time, people had the impression that salt was inseparable from bitterness in addition to saltiness, and if the sauce was not used to hide the taste, the food would not be able to swallow at all.

Therefore, the cooking of the Tang people is always inseparable from a variety of sauces, which are very extensive and indispensable in cooking.

Li Shimin's face twitched, he was convinced.

That Chen Zhengtai ...... He didn't even put the sauce in the recipe he gave me, so he asked me to make soup for me to drink......

Li Shimin suddenly felt that he was quite second, he was a little doll and knew how to cook with a fart, how could I fall for him.

It's just that...... For a while, it is not easy to have a seizure, and if it spreads, I am afraid that I will become a laughing stock.

So he held his face, he remembered Li Lizhi and said, "Lizhi...... You eat and eat, this ...... What kind of meal is this......"

The words came out.

only to find no response.

So he looked around.

At this time, where is there still Li Lizhen's figure in this hall.

There is no shadow when it comes, and there is no trace when it goes, like a sparrow, and there is no shadow for a long time.

Li Shimin: "......"

After all, he sighed and was confused, so he thought to himself, if that kid Chen Zhengtai came to ask me 'if he ate it', I would definitely not spare him.