Jingshi, a certain dark alley.

The woman in white clapped her hands, looked at the few figures lying on the ground at the end of the alley, and said disdainfully: "What I'm going to is the Red Sleeve Pavilion, not Lichun Courtyard, even this girl dares to deceive, I'm impatient!" ”

A middle-aged woman knelt in front of her, kept kowtowing, and said in a trembling voice: "The woman spares her life, the woman spares her life!" ”

"Don't let this girl see it next time!" The woman looked at them, turned and drifted away.

Downing was woken up in the morning by a knock on the door outside.

It's not a knock, it's a knock, the knocking sound is frequent and intensive, and the noisy people are upset.

Xiao Jue wouldn't knock on the door like this, Li Tianlan wouldn't either, Su Mei wouldn't go through the door, no one in the Red Sleeve Pavilion would knock on the door like this.

He got up after getting dressed, opened the door with sleepy eyes, and saw the general of the forbidden army named Ling Yun standing in front of the door.

Tang Ning covered his mouth and yawned, and asked, "Something?" ”

"The sun is all on the butt, and I can't get up yet!" The young man's distinctive voice reached Tang Ning's ears.

He looked down, only to find that Runwang Zhao Yuan was standing beside Ling Yun, looking at him with a smile.

Ling Yun looked at him and said, "His Royal Highness King Run wants to personally thank you for saving Concubine Shu, and Your Majesty ordered me to bring him here." ”

Tang Ning looked at this King Run, didn't he thank him last time, he hadn't finished that big bag of snacks yet.

Others want to thank him, but he can't stop him, Tang Ning walked back to the room to wash, and King Run followed him and asked, "What is the assorted pot you said last time?" ”

Speaking of assorted pots, Tang Ning was suddenly a little hungry, and when he was brushing his teeth with willow branches dipped in green salt, he couldn't help but swallow a mouthwash, which was abnormally salty, and hurriedly grabbed the teapot on the table and poured it violently.

There are many types of assorted pots, and Fang Xiaopang's favorite thing in the past is to stew all the dishes together in a casserole, then add various seasonings, and then serve with a bowl of ...... and a few bowls of fragrant rice, Tang Fairy also likes to eat like this.

Thinking of this, Tang Ning missed Fang Xiaopang a little, missed Tang Fairy, and was a little hungry.

I slept very late yesterday, I got up very late today, it's almost time for lunch, Tang Ning thought about it, looked at King Run, and said, "You wait a minute." ”

He went downstairs to the back kitchen, where the two cooks were preparing lunch, and when they saw him walk in, they immediately said, "I've seen Childe." ”

Tang Ning looked around and asked, "Is there a clean casserole?" ”

For the sake of his lifelong happiness, Xiao Jue will move over a lot of good wine every few days to honor the old beggar, Tang Ning will occasionally steam wine for the old beggar here, and he is already very familiar with these two cooks.

A cook brought a casserole and asked, "Childe, is this okay?" ”

Tang Ning nodded and said, "Yes." ”

The cook cleaned the casserole again and asked, "Does Childe need our help?" ”

Tang Ning waved his hand and said, "You guys are busy with yours, don't worry about me." ”

When Zhao Yuan saw him start washing vegetables, he knew what he was going to do, and followed him around.

Ling Yun stood at the door, watching King Run before and after, handing over the vegetables and washing the vegetables, his lips opened, and when he saw his happy face, he closed his mouth again.

There are a lot of dishes in the kitchen, and there are not many vegetables in this season, most of them are transported from other places, not very fresh, but that is, the Red Sleeve Pavilion has a special delivery channel, out of the Red Sleeve Pavilion, most of the powerful people in Jingshi may not even have these stale vegetables.

The soup stock is always prepared in the kitchen, and Downing uses it easily, and the soup stew is more delicious.

Strictly speaking, what he makes is not an assorted pot, it can only be regarded as a casserole, but this practice, Tang Ning has not seen it in any restaurant, the imperial food in the palace is mainly exquisite, I am afraid that no imperial chef will dare to stew such a bunch of things and serve them.

There was no natural gas, just relying on firewood, and it took a longer time to cook, Tang Ning told a cook to help him watch, and walked out of the kitchen.

When he returned to the room, Li Tianlan was already waiting in his room.

Li Tianlan looked at him and said, "I heard everything about last night. ”

Tang Ning looked at Ling Yun who was standing at the door and King Run, who kept swallowing saliva, and said, "I'll explain to you slowly later." ”

Li Tianlan nodded, tilted his head, and changed the topic: "I just saw a few new strategies you wrote, and there is a place that needs to be discussed again. ”

Downing walked over and asked, "Where is it?" ”

He and Li Tianlan often have disagreements about some methods and ideas of governing the country, most of the time he convinces her, and of course there are times when Tang Ning is pajamined by her.

Miss Li's champion is really worthy of the name, with endless allusions, her erudition, even Tang Ning was surprised, after all, she is not like herself, what she has seen will be remembered in her mind, and it is all accumulated bit by bit.

Li Tianlan picked up one of his strategies and said: "Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, this sentence comes from Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching", there are many schools of thought in ancient times, and the understanding of this sentence is different, but most of them agree that Lao Tzu means that governing the country should be as careful as cooking vegetables, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar are indispensable, more than a point, less than a point, not only to pay attention to the condiments, but also to pay attention to the ...... of the heat,"

She looked at Tang Ning and continued: "Cooking fish is annoying, it is broken, governing the people is troubled, knowing how to cook fish is knowing how to govern the people...... this kind of opinion of yours is indeed unique, and it is very reasonable to think carefully, but it is just your speculation, which has not been accepted and recognized by everyone, and may be inadverted. ”

Tang Ning shook his head and said: "Governing a big country is like cooking Xiaoxian, if you want to understand Lao Tzu's words, you must first understand how the ancients cooked Xiaoxian in the era when Lao Tzu lived. ”

This sentence of Lao Tzu has been the object of controversy since ancient times, and the statements are different, and it was not until the Qing Dynasty that some scholars gave an explanation that was accepted by most people after research.

Tang Ning continued: "Xiao Xian is a small fish, the ancients cooked small fish, do not go to the scales, do not go to the intestines, after the pot, the most taboo is to stir frequently, is to worry about breaking the small fish ......, in fact, cooking big fish is the same, frequent turning, the fish meat will be scattered." Therefore, "governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh" can be extended to the fact that cooking a small fresh food cannot be disturbed, and governing a large country cannot be annoyed. Annoyance is hard work, disturbance is fish collapse. ”

When Li Tianlan heard this, he didn't speak, but fell into thought.

Runwang Zhao Yuan's eyes lit up, looked at Tang Ning, and hurriedly asked, "Where is there a small fish to eat, can you let me taste it?" ”

King Run didn't eat the small fish, and Tang Ning told him that the assorted casserole was almost ready, so he ran down and waited.

Tang Ning closed the door and didn't let him disturb Li Tianlan.

She has always been extremely serious about these things, but fortunately, Tang Ning had written a special report on the Tao Te Ching before, and he had studied this issue very deeply, and if she wanted, he could chat with her for three days and three nights without rest.

Tang Ning poured her a cup of tea, and then sat quietly on the side, waiting for her to figure it out.

Squeak!

A small voice reached his ears, the window of his room was opened, and Su Mei jumped in from the outside.

She looked a little tired, with a pair of dark circles under her eyes, and said, "I'll sleep first, and call me when I'm eating." ”

Li Tianlan turned around and looked at Su Mei.

Su Mei was already lying on the bed, only to find that there was a figure in the room, and she looked at Li Tianlan.

There was a knock on the door, Tang Ning didn't have time to pay attention to King Run, and opened the door a crack, intending to tell him that the assorted casserole was ready to eat, and send him away directly.

He opened the door and saw a familiar face, a pretty face he had dreamed of the night before.

He closed the door again and shook his head, he must have missed the Tang fairy so much that he hallucinated......

Tang Monster was obviously in Lingzhou, how could he appear in Jingshi, appear in the Red Sleeve Pavilion, and still hold a sword in his hand......

He reached out and touched the cold sweat on his forehead.

Bang!

The latch of the door was broken by the force coming from outside.