The judges on the day of the preliminary selection kept secret, this is Lu Saburo, who is fully responsible for organizing the imperial chef selection competition, has never changed his answer in the face of many inquirers.

Therefore, before Ge Yong and the other three old gentlemen, Zhao Guogong and Zhu Jing and other three nobles did not come, when they saw that only Wan Yuan Bao and the other two wealthy businessmen in the capital had ascended the building, and there were three small people looking around as judges, many chefs thought that there were just six people to judge, and the initial disappointment was simply like substance.

After all, no one is sure that they will be able to pass the layers of screening, and finally enter the imperial dining room and get the name of the imperial chef. Their greater hope is to win the favor of the powerful, and when the time comes, they can win a great reputation for themselves, and they will have the capital to brag about opening a restaurant in the future.

But with the arrival of important guests one by one, the chefs began to be excited, and when they heard that Princess Yongping was coming, and today they were even going to celebrate their birthday at this Xinglong Tea House, they were not excited, but excited!

No matter what the results of the imperial chef selection are, when the time comes, they will be the ones who have organized the princess's birthday banquet, and they will have a lot of face!

Not only the chefs were excited, but the people who came to join in the excitement today were also excited, because Chu Kuan, the eunuch who was ordered to accompany Princess Yongping out of the palm seal, announced with a smile that it was Princess Fangchen, and Princess Yongping personally asked all the chefs who were selected for the imperial chef today to make a birthday snack, it is best to eat it with just one bite, and the cost needs to be controlled, the lower the better.

However, at that time, in addition to the many guests upstairs to try the food, 40 people present will be randomly selected to taste and judge.

Hearing the thunderous laughter below, Princess Yongping, who was staying alone on the third floor, smiled faintly, and then said to Chu Kuan: "Zhu Ying and Zhang Shou, the two birthday stars, have not come for a long time, and I am also depressed when I stay here alone. Besides, although this is the place where my father wanted to enjoy the scenery, it doesn't make sense to keep it empty all the time, why don't you invite Mrs. Ge and Zhao Guogong to come up? ”

Although the queen was deposed, the emperor even personally sent a message to let Princess Yongping help the queen mother assist in palace affairs, but Princess Yongping pushed it in front of the queen mother, and the reasons were all ready-made - there were female officials in the palace, and she didn't need to be troublesome at all, and the most important thing was that the queen was abolished, and the other harem concubines were all safe, and there was not much to take care of, so she couldn't let her supervise the monthly money to the concubines?

Thinking that when he heard this, he secretly praised Princess Yongping's wisdom, Chu Kuan smiled and said, "What the princess said is that she should be like this. ”

With Princess Yongping's order, he naturally had to go on this trip in person. After all, those few are all famous ministers and nobles, even the emperor will not slack off, let alone him? Although it took a little bit of a while, he quickly invited someone up. As for Lu Sanlang's little fat man, he said with a smile that he wanted to stay in charge, and he went with the others.

And these top magnates went up to the third floor, and many leaders and wealthy businessmen on the second floor couldn't help but have some regrets. It's just that including Wan Yuan Bao and Hua Siye, the two richest men, no one feels that they are really qualified to go to the same building as Princess Yongping, even if Emperor Taizu has been sneering at the words of men and women from the beginning, but there is a difference between men and women.

So, the two could only jokingly say to the people at the same table that it was the princess's birthday, and they should also give a little congratulatory gift. Such a very natural suggestion naturally provoked a chorus of approval. As for what they didn't prepare in advance, it never mattered to people like them who were not short of money!

But at this moment, a little eunuch's shrill voice suddenly came from the stairs.

The princess said that today is her birthday, and she has made an appointment in advance to celebrate with Miss Zhu of the Zhao Guogong Mansion and Dr. Zhang, the Guozijian of the country. But since it is not a whole life, I just took the opportunity of this imperial chef selection to go to this Xinglong Tea House to taste the skills of a famous chef, so I don't accept gifts today, only taste food. If you want to celebrate your birthday, when you go back and wait for the order from upstairs, just drink a cup and congratulate Fangchen together! ”

This can be regarded as blocking the behavior of some people trying to sneak around, so everyone can only accept this matter when they look at me, and at the same time secretly note that if they encounter this important day again in the future, they must be prepared in advance.

You must know that even if there were rumors outside that Zhang Shou Zhu Ying and Princess Yongping were born on the same day, but because this day happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, they were so busy with the selection of the imperial chef that they almost forgot about it!

Of course, there are also those that have not been forgotten. Wan Yuan Bao sighed and pressed his chest, which were the three mutton fat jade pendants that he had spent a lot of money to ponder. The Qingya that he was going to give to Princess Yongping, and the one he gave to Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying was a pair, and today he felt that he might not be able to send it.

And Hua Siye also touched the hidden pocket in his sleeve, thinking that Princess Yongping and Zhu Ying were just that, one of them likes ancient books of calligraphy and painting, and the other likes gold and jade jewelry, and this kind of valuable thing will definitely not be given away today. But this birthday gift for Zhang Shou was carefully prepared by him before he went to Beijing, and he may be able to send it out today.

This thing is completely worthless to many people, but for a maverick like Zhang Shou, he may appreciate it.

Just downstairs, there were already guys who began to shout, and a chef had already prepared a snack and would immediately send it up for tasting, but suddenly there was a commotion below, followed by someone looking at the window, and then Lu Sanlang smiled and said: "The teacher and Miss Zhu are finally here!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the four of them burst into laughter.

It's just that in the midst of laughter, some people thought of Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing, who was on the third floor, but they couldn't help but squeeze their eyebrows. Before her daughter got married, she and her future son-in-law became a pair, and this Zhao Guogong was really informal.

But some people thought sourly that if they had a daughter and were married to a dignified gentleman like Zhang Shou, they would definitely be willing.

However, Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing on the third floor faced the jokes of several colleagues and elders, but he was smiling and entangled in his heart. knew this earlier, why did he promise to marry again at the end of Zhang Shou's year? is forced, he also wants to force Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying to get married quickly. Otherwise, if you are not married like now, you will be like a small couple going in and out together, what is the matter?

Even if Zhu Ying came with Princess Yongping, it would be better than the two of them appearing at this time!

Miss Zhu doesn't know what her father feels like in his heart, of course, even if she does, she will definitely laugh and laugh at Zhu Jing's old-fashioned style. She took the first step and pedaled up to the second floor first, only to see that the huge place was almost full-because Zhu Jing and Ge Yong and other six people went up to the third floor, and at this time, Lu Sanlang arranged a few people for the extra seats on the second floor.

There is no doubt that it was the civilians who came to join in the fun. Lu Sanlang let a few of his henchmen wander around on the first floor below, claiming to have randomly selected a few people, but they were all honest. At this moment, a few civilians who were at most from the family of Chinese people were mixed in a group of businessmen who were at least the owners of a restaurant and restaurant, and they were a little cringeful no matter how they looked at it.

Seeing this scene, the corners of Zhu Ying's mouth curled slightly, and then smiled briskly: "Today is the birthday of me, Ah Shou and Princess Yongping, and I chose this day as the preliminary day of the imperial chef selection, which is a benefit I specially asked the emperor for!" So, everyone eat well, drink well, and finally give a judgment, just as if it's a festival! ”

Zhu Ying's sentence is very rustic, eat and drink well, and Zhang Shou in the back can't help but laugh. When he saw the old salted fish beside him, as well as the little monk Guantao who was looking around, and the other three young monks who had no ring scars on their heads, they were obviously stunned when they heard Zhu Ying's words, so they said with a smile: "Have you heard them?" Go up to the third floor for a while, just eat and drink well, don't take it too seriously. ”

To put it simply, when I went up to the second floor, I saw four people sitting on the two wearing silk satins, and the old salted fish who was accustomed to strong winds and waves behaved calmly, Guantao was still young, but he just took a few more glances curiously, and the three rural monks who were born in the lower courtyard of the Tibetan Sea, had not really shaved their degrees, and had not yet obtained their degrees, but they were already a little apprehensive.

The farthest they have gone before is to Cangzhou, who would have thought that they would be able to go to Beijing in this life? And the task turned out to be to go to Beijing to farm? And when Zhang Shou led them up to the third floor, when he heard the names of Zhang Shou and the people when he greeted them, and the explanations that the old salted fish hurried to give them next to him, the three young people who should be called novices to be accurate were almost stupid.

Hearing Zhang Shou call Zhao Guogong to one of them, and said with a smile on his face, he didn't expect to invite the people to come, Lao Xianyu said on the side: "Remember, that is Dr. Zhang's future father-in-law, Zhao Guogong, the eldest son of Zhu who is sitting in Cangzhou, is the eldest son of Zhao Guogong, and the one who is wandering around the fields and is running a cooperative is the second son of Zhao Guogong." ”

Hearing Zhang Shou call the middle-aged man who was obviously younger than Zhao Guogong and Zhu Jing called Qin Guogong, Lao Xianyu was busy explaining that it was the current Shuntian Mansion Yin, and the son of the man, Zhang Chen, was still opening a weaving workshop in Cangzhou.

Hearing Zhang Shou's name Wei Nanbo, Lao Xianyu whispered to remind the three big and one small four monks, who were the head of the Ordnance Bureau, and had jurisdiction over all the cannons and firearms of the imperial court and the military. As for hearing Zhang Shou and Ge Yong greeting each other, he was busy explaining the relationship between everyone.

And Princess Yongping, who is as cold and indifferent as the moon in the night sky, the three young novices have already fallen into a sculpture state when they only hear Zhang Shou's princess. Although they had heard what Zhu Ying said just now, who would have thought that the dignified princess did not hide her true face?

And the three of them were brought up by Zhang Shou together with Guantao, which is both fresh and strange for others. Princess Yongping couldn't help but feel that if she hadn't changed her temper from the lonely fang in the past and no one in her eyes, she would have turned her face a long time ago with Zhang Shou's strange behavior.

Even if she used to appear at the Yuehualou Cultural Conference, it was still different from the usual appearance, and she rarely showed her true face in front of those scholars. Today, Zhang Shou didn't even say a word, and directly brought three big monks and a small monk up, what's the matter?

And it's also a fake monk with no scars!

Of course, Zhang Shou could sense Princess Yongping's confusion with a little bit of shame. After meeting a few elders, relatives and friends one by one, he pulled Guantao over first, and then said with a smile: "I also said before that I went to Cangzhou to gain a little, and the biggest harvest was that I found a lot of ingredients transplanted from overseas." ”

"Today is my birthday and Yingying's birthday, and it's the preliminary day of the imperial chef selection, so if Princess Yongping doesn't mind, I also want to give those chefs below an extra question."

Seeing that Princess Yongping raised her eyebrows slightly but didn't speak, some of the others showed curious expressions, such as Weinan Bo Zhang Kang, and some showed a clear sneer, such as Chu Ying, who was well versed in his habits.

However, since Princess Yongping, who came with Chu Kuan and obviously came on behalf of the emperor, didn't say anything, the other people who could be classified as Zhang Shou's relatives and friends naturally had no objections.

"These four are all monks from the Cangzhou Zanghai Lower Courtyard, the little monk Guantao has long followed me to Beijing, he grew up reciting scriptures, and the other three have just come from Cangzhou, and they have all been conscientiously cultivating those overseas ingredients all these years. This time, they also specially brought a lot of novel ingredients that have been successfully planted over the years, and we have never seen or eaten before. ”

"Since it is an ingredient that most people have never seen or eaten, it is certainly not easy for the chefs to start doing it immediately when they see it for the first time, so I have already instructed my family chef Aunt Liu to give a demonstration to those chefs, and then ask them to create their own dishes using overseas ingredients after tasting them."

Speaking of this, Zhang Shou showed a narrow expression: "It's only been a few days since I came back from Cangzhou, and my chef already knows how to use these ingredients in the dishes. In other words, if you want to be selected for the Imperial Dining Room, of course, you have to learn and use it. Being able to put what you have eaten for the first time into your dishes is something that a chef in the Imperial Dining Room should have! ”

Zhu Ying held back a smile, especially when she saw the natural expression of the old salted fish behind Zhang Shou, she almost didn't break the effort. Where did Aunt Liu figure out how to take those overseas ingredients into the dishes by herself, it was clearly taught by Zhang Shou!

How can those chefs who bury their heads in the stove all day long determine the characteristics of those ingredients at a glance, and then make the most reasonable match to make the most delicious Zhang Shoubi!

Of course, Zhang Shou didn't know that the eldest lady would treat him as a genius who knew how to distinguish ingredients without a teacher because of his cooking in Cangzhou, and the reason why he proposed such a play-off topic was of course not only to embarrass those chefs, but to develop new methods of new ingredients as soon as possible in this era, and at the same time promote these delicacies by the way.

Especially peppers, potatoes, pumpkin, peanuts...... These things are simply indispensable delicacies on the table of future generations!

And Princess Yongping listened to Zhang Shou's flawless reason at first glance, and couldn't help but glance at the four monks again, and saw that the three big ones were cramped and uneasy to bow their heads, and they didn't dare to look at her directly, while the small one was curiously looking left and right, but when they met her gaze, they didn't know to avoid it, but stared at her directly, their eyes were clear and clear, and her little anger finally gradually disappeared.

So, after a moment of silence, she smiled and said, "Okay, just follow your proposal, the question of the extra race!" ”

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