Tangzhou, the Marshal's Mansion of the Southern Expeditionary Army.

Li Ke, the king of Lingnan, received a telegram from Li You, and smiled at Quan Wanji, the governor of the Lingnan palace and the secretary of the march of the Southern Expeditionary Army: "The fifth brother is smart, he has just made the matter of Mount Tai Feng Zen, and has made a great contribution. Then he immediately started messing around and doing some kind of food conference. There really is him. ”

Quan Wanji had a deep conflict with Li You before, and it was basically resolved later. Time has passed, and the grievances of the past have long since disappeared. He said admiringly: "Your Highness, you are right, His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest is indeed smart. He now has a huge amount of power in his hands, but he has won the trust of His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His foolish method played a big role.

Over the years, he has made a lot of contributions. But he is willful from time to time, does not care about his reputation at all, and clearly shows his attitude towards things. How could His Majesty not like a person who is capable but not ambitious?

Your Highness, you have now governed Lingnan and laid down Linyi, and you will make more and greater contributions in the future. His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest This method of avoiding the suspicion of others, the minister thinks you can learn from it. ”

Li Ke nodded and said, "What you said makes sense. I have been observing what the fifth brother is doing for a long time, and this is indeed a good way to dispel the jealousy of others. In the future, let's not be so cautious in doing things, and we can also let go of our hands and feet. As long as you are open-minded and don't make big mistakes and small mistakes, you will live a much more comfortable life. ”

Quan Wanji said: "There are many ethnic groups in the area under our jurisdiction, excluding the Han people, there are a total of 39 ethnic groups, each ethnic group has a special cuisine, it is better to let the local government notify each ethnic group, each ethnic group selects a few special cuisines, and goes to Chang'an to cheer for His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest." ”

Li Ke said: "This is a good idea, first notify the leaders of these ethnic groups to come to Tangzhou, hold a meeting of tribal leaders, divide the area under their jurisdiction, and mediate the contradictions between them, which will play a very good role in stabilizing the entire Lingnan and Jiao area." ”

Quan Wanji praised: "Your Highness, you are really smart. Through this meeting of the leaders of various nationalities, the two sides have solved the problem of stability in the southern border areas, which is in itself a great achievement. The minister suggested that this idea be reported to His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

Li Ke said: "Okay, I'll draft a message for my father." The matter of the meeting of the tribal leaders, you can start arranging. ”

Chang'an City, the Northwest Palace.

The venue of the Chang'an Food Conference is located in the Northwest Palace, Tian Min is the president, Wang Liao and Gao Zhiming are the vice presidents, responsible for the entire conference arrangement.

These days, people from all over the world who come to Chang'an to participate in the food conference have come to the Northwest Palace to report and bring a lot of food.

On this day, an official came to Yuzhou, Jiangnan West Dao, and came to the Northwest Mansion with a few cooks, they entered the Northwest Palace, and after tasting the food in the mansion, they were full of praise, and immediately felt that some of their best dishes were out of their hands.

However, they still brought a delicacy, and Wang Liao and Gao Zhiming also felt that it was distinctive, so they let them make this dish and deliver it to the prince's table at dinner.

Li You likes to share food with others the most, and Xiao Wanyu brought Li Yu to taste it.

Wang Liao, Gao Zhiming, and the people from Yuzhou stood aside, waiting for the prince to taste and evaluate.

Li You's mouth is awkward, his eyes are also awkward, and his nose is even more awkward. As soon as he got on the table, he automatically ignored the other dishes, and stared directly at the purple clay pot.

There are a lot of shiny pieces of meat in the clay pot, mixed with many green green beans, and it looks like you have an appetite.

Li You's nose twitched, and he put his chopsticks into the jar, and he picked up a piece of stewed meat, put it in his mouth and tasted it.

The people who came from Yuzhou were very nervous, and they didn't know how the prince felt.

After Li You finished eating, he didn't speak, and everyone was disappointed. At this time, Li You picked up another piece of meat, tasted it and said: "Good thing, stewed bamboo rat with green beans, good, delicious, I haven't eaten it for many years." ”

Seeing that Wang Ye liked it, Wang Liao and Gao Zhiming were very happy, and the people from Yuzhou were even happier. The official said: "The minister has long heard that the prince is the number one gourmand in the world, and he is really powerful when he sees it today." Yes, this is our Yuzhou specialty bamboo rat. ”

"What, bamboo rat? Is it a rat? Xiao Wanyu was shocked, her stomach churned for a while, and she felt like she wanted to vomit.

The people from Yuzhou looked at each other and were very embarrassed.

Li You smiled: "Wanyu, this is a pig rat, not a mouse, it is a kind of pig, because the head looks a bit like a mouse, so it is called a pig mouse." ”

"Oh, that's right." Xiao Wanyu breathed a sigh of relief.

However, she still felt a little uncomfortable and said, "Brother You, you eat slowly, and the concubine will go back first." ”

Li You nodded and said, "Okay, go back and let Wang Liao and them make you something else to eat." ”

Li Yu, who is already 6 years old, inherited his father's dog nose, he smelled the aroma of bamboo rats and was reluctant to leave. He said, "Auntie, the child wants to stay and eat with Daddy. ”

Xiao Wanyu nodded and said, "Okay, you can accompany your father." With that, she left the restaurant.

Seeing that the prince was so witty, everyone was secretly amazed. However, the people from Yuzhou still felt a little sorry and felt that Her Royal Highness the princess did not know the goods.

Li You's father and son feasted, their mouths full of oil, and they were full of praise.

Li You was very interested and wanted to talk to them about the bamboo rats, so he asked everyone to sit down and eat together.

He first learned about the local bamboo rats. When he heard that because the locals love to eat bamboo rats, there are many people from other places who come here, and the number of wild bamboo rats in the local area has become very scarce. When they came to Chang'an this time, they invited many mountain people to catch bamboo rats, and they brought more than a dozen bamboo rats.

Li You said: "Actually, you can try to raise bamboo rats in captivity in the local area. ”

Then, he started from the habits of bamboo rats, and talked about the key points of artificial breeding, variety selection, introduction cycle, daily management, precautions, disease prevention, etc.

Subsequently, he said: "Raising bamboo rats is a good project to develop your Yuzhou economy, and the taste of bamboo rat meat is needless to say." Bamboo rat skin hair is fine and soft, plush and abundant, the color is smooth, and the plate quality is good, which is the raw material for making fur. It can be processed into leather products, such as leather shoes and bamboo rat coats, etc., which will definitely have a good market price. Bamboo rat whiskers are high-grade raw materials for making brushes, and high-grade brushes made from whiskers are also high-quality brushes.

Since bamboo rat meat and other products are selling well, you can raise a large number of bamboo rats, which can form a local characteristic industry, which will promote the increase of employment opportunities in your local area and the development of other related local industries. ”

The people who came from Yuzhou admired the prince's profound knowledge very much, and the official said: "The prince's teachings have been written down by the minister, and the minister will definitely convey the prince's instructions to Lord Assassin Shi when he returns." ”

After speaking, he said a little embarrassed: "Lord Wang, the knowledge you just talked about bamboo rat breeding, the minister can't remember it for a while, see if you can ...... it"

At this time, the magpie handed over a piece of paper and said, "My lord, the slave has written it down for you." “

Magpie's shorthand skills have always been very strong, especially now that he manages the radio station, he uses shorthand in more places, and this skill is becoming more and more proficient.

The people from Yuzhou have gained insight today. Moreover, they were able to eat at the same table with the prince, just this one thing was enough for them to blow for a lifetime.

This period is one of Li You's happiest times, everywhere is smooth, tasting all kinds of special foods every day, and living a good life.

On this day, Li Daozong came to visit, and he was specially approved by Li Shimin to come back and prepare for the marriage of his daughter Li Xueyan and Songtsan Ganbu.

Li Daozong said: "Your Highness, before the minister came back, His Majesty looked at the whole Tang Dynasty and pondered for a long time, and said to the minister: 'Chengfan (Li Daozong's character), you go back and discuss with Li You to see how to make Tubo submit to the Tang Dynasty? ’

I don't know what to do about this matter, so it's up to you to get an idea. ”