Chapter 367: The Four Kingdoms Banquet (2)
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After the imperial chefs of the other three countries came out of the attic, they each walked towards their pavilions, while Li Qi took his tools and walked towards the middle of the Irigong Lake, where a path had been paved with dry grass on the frozen lake, which was nothing more than for the convenience of Li Qi.
"Master, what are they doing?"
An assistant beside Long Jiang stood in the pavilion and looked at Li Qi and them, and said curiously.
Long Jiang snorted: "Can't you see this, they are obviously carved on the ice." โ
The assistant said, "I know that, but if they want to carve on ice, they can prepare a piece of ice, so why bother." โ
There is some truth in what he said. Long Jiang frowned and thought for a while, but he still couldn't think of a reason, and said, "Okay, leave them alone, Qianhuo." โ
"Yes."
In the attic, laughter and laughter continue, although so the north is in full swing, except for Dali, the other three countries have some friction with each other, but the talk of the two RI has been talked about earlier, today we all have a very tacit understanding not to talk about state affairs, only about food, so as not to spoil the atmosphere.
Song Huizong took a sip of wine, swept his eyes, and said, "What do you think of this unequaled unequaled?" โ
"This wine is like a beautiful woman, intoxicating and intoxicating." A middle-aged man sighed. But seeing that this person is wearing a pink sรจ robe, he looks very handsome, and he shouldn't be a little sissy.
This entry is the cousin Duan Zhengyan of the monarch of Dali State, Duan Zhengwen, because the perennial dragon sees the head but does not see the tail, and travels everywhere, so the people of Dali call him the prince of leisure. In terms of food, he is on par with Cai Jing, and he is also a frequent guest of the Four Kingdoms Banquet.
And that Duan Zhengyan is the Duan Yu in Jin Yong's novel, since he ascended the throne, he has always advocated friendship with the Great Song Dynasty, and once sent an envoy to Bianjing to pay tribute, Song Huizong loves this kind of thing the most, and immediately sealed Duan Zhengyan's titles, and the relationship between the two countries has reached the highest in history, which is also the biggest achievement of Duan Zhengyan's reign, as for other aspects, he is more than enough and not enough, because the power is still in the hands of Gao.
Therefore, when it comes to participating in banquets, the Duan clan is usually sent in, but to discuss military affairs, the Gao clan is sent in.
"The prince is really an o-ah in a word." Song Huizong laughed, he and Duan Zhengwen were also stinking.
"I don't think so."
It was Su Shi Lie Bohe who spoke, he was holding a glass of wine, and his expression was very indifferent.
Song Huizong was slightly displeased, and said, "I don't know what Special Envoy Jin has to say?" โ
Fu Shilie Bohe said: "Don't dare. It's just that I think that although this wine is mellow and fragrant, it is too sweet, and the taste is too light, like a juice, too weak, far less powerful than the cold gin of my Dajin Kingdom, which is the wine that a man with iron Zheng should drink. โ
As soon as these words came out, Song Huizong and the ministers felt that Fu Shilie Bohe was too rude, and he was obviously satirizing the weakness of the Great Song Dynasty. Zhao Kai had already seen that he was unhappy, and immediately sneered, and said: "It seems that Mr. Su Shilie's understanding of this unparalleled is only the tip of the iceberg. โ
yes, how did I forget about it? Song Huizong hahaha: "Kai'er said well, but this wine is too strong, usually drink a little to warm up, so I didn't order to submit it, if the envoy Jin thinks this wine is too light, I can order you to change it." โ
He laughed and said, "Then I want to taste this fire." "There was a lot of disdain in the voice.
Song Huizong couldn't ask for it, and said: "Come in, serve wine." โ
After a while, a maid came up with a tray, but saw two fiery porcelain flasks on the tray.
"I'd like to taste the fiery wine, too."
A burly man entered the heroic road, and this entry was a member of the Western Xia royal family, named Richard, who was also a prince.
Song Huizong waved his hand, and the two maidservants poured wine respectively, but when they saw two streams of water-like liquid poured into the cup, a thick aroma of wine immediately spread.
"Is this like the wine that men drink?"
Fu Shilie Bohe smelled the wine and sighed, and saw that the wine was like clear water, but he didn't care in his heart.
This fiery wine Li Qi has long been brewed, it is the strongest wine and the purest wine, but it is not very popular, and its reputation is far less than that of other types of Wushuang, so it is rarely known, and there are only a few people in the entire hall who have tasted this wine.
"Please."
"Please."
He and Richard saluted each other, but they both drank it all.
"Ahem, ahem."
As soon as the wine entered his throat, Richard was choked by the pungent and spicy smell of wine and coughed violently, even coughing up snot and tears, and the watery liquid burned from his throat to his abdomen like a raging fire, which was extremely uncomfortable.
Although he didn't throw it in like this, he also pushed it hard, and quickly poured a sip of water into it, but his face was very excited.
Seeing this, Song Huizong and other ministers laughed in a low voice, in fact, Li Qi had already told Song Huizong that this wine was too strong and had to be tasted carefully, and it was not appropriate to drink it all in one gulp, but Song Huizong obviously wanted to see them make a fool of themselves, so he concealed it and didn't say it.
Zhao Kai raised his sword eyebrows and said, "How is it?" Mr. Su Shilie will not think that this wine is too strong again. โ
Fu Shilie Bohe looked a little embarrassed, poured another sip of water into it, waved his hand, and sighed: "I can't imagine that the difference between each kind of wine in this unparalleled wine is huge, this wine smells fragrant, but as soon as it enters the throat, it is like a fire, the wine is strong, and the wine taste is sweet, but it is by no means a good wine, much more powerful than the cold gin of my Dajin country." โ
It can be seen that he is indeed a lover of wine, and what he said is sincere.
Zhao Kai smiled, and just opened his mouth, when he suddenly saw Wang Hao shaking his head gently, he stopped his mouth and didn't say anything more.
Richard poured a pot of water into it, and then he relieved himself and said, "This wine is really as good as its name, and the fire is burning in the belly, and I can't stand it." โ
Duan Zhengwen was curious: "I don't know how this unequaled is brewed?" โ
This question was to the point, and everyone looked at Song Huizong.
Song Huizong said: "You don't know, Wushuang represents not a kind of wine, but a kind of wine culture, this wine is ever-changing, even if it is the same wine, if it is not brewed at the same time, the taste is slightly different, the meaning of Wushuang is that the taste of each glass of wine is different, so there is no secret recipe, only Li Qi will be brewed under Pu Yao." โ
Everyone listened, and they all nodded frequently.
Duan Zhengwen sighed: "This person named Li Qi is really amazing, I came to Tokyo this time, and I can hear his name everywhere, but it's a pity that I went to Drunken Xianju three times, and he was not there, it was his apprentice's cooking, and the taste was average." โ
Cai Jing stroked his beard and said with a smile: "That prince is really unlucky, Li Qi's cooking skills are really speechless." โ
Duan Zhengwen laughed and said: "When it comes to food in Tokyo, I still love Wanglou's cave plum blossom buns the most." โ
He was talking about the earliest soup dumplings.
Song Huizong said with a smile: "I know that you are so good, I have already made it ready, and I will present it later." โ
Duan Zhengwen's face was overjoyed, and he hurriedly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." โ
Cai Jing smiled but did not speak.
Seeing this, Duan Zhengwen asked, "I wonder what delicious Taishi has tasted recently?" โ
Cai Jing said with a smile: "When it comes to deliciousness, Cai thinks that pufferfish meat should be the first." โ
"Pufferfish?"
The crowd was surprised by the sรจ on their faces.
Duan Zhengwen frowned, and hurriedly asked, "What the Taishi said is that highly poisonous pufferfish?" โ
"Exactly."
"Then how dare the master eat?"
Cai Jing said with a smile: "Because I have already been able to cook non-toxic pufferfish, what is that method called?" โ
Gao Yu said: "Taishi, it's called the pufferfish rule. โ
Cai Jing patted his head and said: "Yes, yes, yes, the law of pufferfish, tsk, this is really the first freshness, so that the aftertaste is endless." โ
Song Huizong glanced at Cai Jing and shook his head with a smile.
Duan Zhengwen's index finger moved, and he hurriedly said, "Oh? Dare to ask where the master is now? I'm going to try it, too. โ
Cai Jing shook his head lightly and smiled without saying a word.
Before you know it, an hour has passed.
Except for Li Qi, the first course of the other three imperial chefs has been prepared.
The dishes of Gaoping of Dali Kingdom that were presented first had to be covered with a cover because there was still a distance from the pavilion to the attic. After the assistant put the plate on the long table in the middle, Gao Ping stepped forward, saluted Song Huizong, and then uncovered the cover, and said, "This is Xiao Jin's first dish, Blood Guanyin." โ
The crowd took a look, but saw that there was a blooming blood-red lotus flower on the plate, and on the lotus stood a graceful female entry, which was the great compassion Guanyin Bodhisattva. It's all made of watermelon from head to toe.
Song Huizong got up and stepped forward with a thousand ministers and took a closer look. Wang Hao said with a smile: "Yes, yes, use watermelon skin to make lotus petals, flesh and core to make lotus seats, and this Guanyin statue is even more lifelike, it is really ingenious." โ
There was also a large number of people who nodded in agreement with Wang Hao's words.
However, a thousand artists such as Song Huizong, Cai Jing, Song Moquan, and Zhang Zeduan shook their heads.
Cai Jing sighed: "This Guanyin statue does look lifelike, but it only has its shape, not god, the Bodhisattva is dignified and kind, and your statue is dull, it is really difficult to call it a masterpiece." โ
"Yuan Chang is reasonable."
Song Huizong nodded, and said: "And this name is not good, this is the great mercy and compassion of Guanyin Bodhisattva, but you call it Blood Guanyin, the name is not up to the mark, a big failure." โ
These two got up, and the ones behind them stood up and complained. It made Wang Hao embarrassed, and when it came to scheming, I was afraid that he would not be able to get out of the right, but in terms of true talent and real learning, he was far behind.
There are a group of great artists here, they will not be able to bear the little flaws, and the exit is not merciful, and there is no need to be merciful, and those who have poor mental endurance are really not suitable for participating in the eyes of the four countries.
Gao Ping was embarrassed by their training, but he could only nod his head.
Next was Guo Qian of the Western Xia Kingdom, only to see Guo Qian and two assistants enter the hall with a tray.
Song Huizong said lightly: "Master Guo, you can't also carve Buddha statues, right?" โ
Since the Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains Emperor has been rejecting Buddhism and advocating native Taoism, especially in the Song Dynasty. But like Dali and Western Xia are both countries that advocate Buddhism, so Song Huizong will have this question.
Guo Qianzuo said: "Back to His Majesty, Xiao Jin carved not a Buddha statue, but a Sanqing holy entry. โ
Song Huizong was happy, and said busily: "Okay." Let me see. โ
After Guo Qian uncovered the cover, Song Huizong's eyes swept over, and the joy on his face was completely gone, and he spit out two words, saying, "Failure." โ