Since he agreed to the emperor's request, Su Ren had to start preparing. Bean sprouts and tofu are naturally indispensable dishes, and the state banquet for the four kings is very high. Speaking of which, Su Ren's cooking skills are not very good, but they are better than a kit kat. The same ingredients can be transformed into different patterns in Su Ren's hands, which is the main reason why Liu Che asked Su Ren to be the imperial chef.

The time for the four kings to come has been set, and there is not much time left for Su Ren. While thinking about the recipe, I lowered my head and pondered. Writing and drawing, locking himself in the house all afternoon and not coming out. Even Dong Qian came in in the name of delivering water, but was blasted out by Su Ren with a smile.

Dong Zhongshu and Wen Dang passed by the door of Su Ren's room, Dong Zhongshu glanced at the closed door and Huang Shisan, who was like a javelin at the door, and said to Wen Dang: "I don't know what this kid is doing?" ”

Wen Dang shook his head: "Don't bother him, I heard that Taixue already has a look, take advantage of today's good weather, how about going and seeing?" ”

As soon as he walked to the door, he saw Liu Gao sneakily back, saw Dong Zhongshu and Wen Dang, and hurriedly said hello. Dong Zhongshu glanced at Liu Gao's back, two family members carrying a huge tray covered with a thick black cloth, Dong Zhongshu asked, "What is it?" ”

Liu Gao glanced back: "Flowers!" Brother Ren asked me to find him the flowers. ”

"There are still flowers in this winter?"

Liu Gao smiled: "When I was in Shuzhong, when I chatted with the shopkeeper Cui, I talked about his teacher's greenhouse, and the shopkeeper Cui actually built it in Chang'an, but I didn't expect it to be true. ”

Dong Zhongshu and Wen Dang then remembered that in a few days, there will be some green vegetables in their rice bowls, and if there are fewer shepherd's cabbage and spinach, they can still see the water spirit. I usually don't care much about it, but when I heard Liu Gao say this today, I suddenly realized.

Wen Dang was surprised: "You mean, those green vegetables were all planted by Shopkeeper Cui in winter?" ”

Liu Gao nodded, and waved his hand to let the family carry the tray in: "Exactly, that thing is amazing, a big house, go to the roof to cover the bamboo film, cover it with silk, the two gentlemen also know that there is no shortage of bamboo and silk in our Shu, light a stove in the house, it is cold outside, and the hot people inside are sweating." ”

"Bamboo film? Silk? How much copper is this? Dong Zhongshu frowned: "It's really a lot of money, in order to eat green vegetables in winter, how much bamboo is harmed?" How much does it cost? ”

Liu Gao smiled and said nothing, he couldn't control other people's affairs, he hoped that he would also build one at home, so that he could eat green vegetables every day. Since following Su Ren, money has never been a matter in Liu Gao's eyes.

Wen Dang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "This kind of trick can be thought of by Ziheng, and no one else can think of it!" ”

"For the sake of appetite, labor and money, how can you say a clever plan!"

"Forget it, it wasn't Ziheng who made it himself, not to mention that you also ate the green vegetables sent by others, and said behind your back that these are not the actions of a gentleman, let's go, let's go to Taixue to see." Wen Dang dragged Dong Zhongshu into the carriage.

Sending the two old men away, Liu Gao hurriedly ran back, and the big plate covered with cloth had been placed in Su Ren's room. The cloth was also uncovered, and it was a golden yellow, which was especially beautiful in the light. It's just that they have just been taken out of the greenhouse, and after the severe cold all the way, some of them have wilted and drooped their heads.

Liu Gao was very happy to see Su Ren, and also asked with a smile: "What kind of flower is this?" So pretty? ”

"It's not a flower, it's a vegetable, it's edible!"

"Oh? Who would be willing to eat such a beautiful flower! ”

"This thing is called daylily, put some in the soup cake bowl, it is beautiful and chewy, and it can also be served cold; Or a taste of medicinal materials, nourishing blood and replenishing deficiency, clearing heat and detoxifying, can treat dizziness and tinnitus, last year we came on the way, when we crossed the Qinling Mountains, I happened to meet, I asked people to pick some seeds, I didn't expect Cui Chengru to really plant! ”

"It's such a good thing, so you can eat more!"

Su Ren smiled and shook his head: "You should eat more, but you have to cook and dry it, and if you eat it raw, you will be poisoned!" ”

"Ahh It turned out to be poison, huh? ”

"You should have heard the saying that it is a medicine with three poisons, no matter what it is, as long as the method is not right, what you eat in your stomach is poison!" Su Ren's face was full of joy, with this thing, the task assigned by Liu Che was much easier, and asked Liu Gaodao: "You brought so much, do you still have it there?" ”

"And some, just that big!"

"Hurry up, tell Cui Chengru, just say what I said, let him keep it all, I will be of great use in a few days!"

Liu Gao glanced at Su Ren, nodded hurriedly, turned over and ran out of the door.

Daylily is also known as daylily, forget worry grass. The Book of Songs records: In ancient times, a woman planted daylilies at home because of her husband's expedition, so as to relieve her sorrows and forget her worries, and since then the world has called it "forgetting worries grass". "Materia Medica" says: "Daylilies are sweet, make people happy, happy and forget worries." "Actually, daylily is toxic because it contains colchicine, which in the body turns into colchicine and poisons people.

Both colchicine and dicoccicite have toxins, and eating too much of this stuff can cause thirst and burning sensation in the throat, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain leading to kidney failure, followed by respiratory failure and death. If it is really poisoned, there will be no good antidote in the future, let alone the Han Dynasty, I am afraid that those imperial doctors are helpless. And there is also a benefit, under normal circumstances, the symptoms of poisoning will take two to five hours to avoid ignition.

I pulled out a small yellow flower, put it in front of my nose and sniffed it, but there was no trace of taste. This is the difference between greenhouse flowers and ordinary flowers, no matter how well you cultivate them, they do not have the fragrance of Mandarin.

If something is available, what is the effect, Su Ren has not seen it, so he must find an experimental subject. Su Ren's original intention was to get a pig or a sheep, but after this matter was reported to Liu Che, Liu Che immediately asked Gongsun Ao to go to Jingzhao Yin to mention a death row prisoner. Watching that guy finish eating a large plate of daylily, Su Ren thought in his heart, this is a test of poison! The process of technical testing and animal experiments is completely omitted, and it starts directly with people, and the 731 unit that was made by the country with the national flag is nothing more than that, right?

After waiting for two hours, the condemned prisoner finally reacted. At first, I was thirsty, wanted to drink water, and soon started vomiting. After tossing for three days, I kicked my legs and closed my eyes unwillingly. Seeing the tragic death of that person, Gongsun Ao gasped and unconsciously stayed away from Su Ren.

Liu Che clapped his hands excitedly: "Okay!" Well, this stuff is really good, how did you come up with it? ”

Su Ren smiled awkwardly: "It's a coincidence, it's just a coincidence, this thing was originally used to make dishes, it's delicious." ”

"You are really my blessed general, what else can I do with you, a weed found at random is so powerful, say, what else I don't know?"

"It's a coincidence, otherwise I use this thing to make a dish, Your Majesty can taste it, it's really delicious."

"Okay!"

"Ahh Gongsun Ao looked at Su Ren and then at the emperor, but he really didn't know what was going on in the minds of these two people.

Su Ren was not pretentious, and immediately made another plate, cooked it in hot water and then mixed it cold, and he first grabbed a chopstick, and chewed it crunching. signaled Liu Che and Gongsun Ao to do it, Gongsun Ao really didn't want to eat it, but the emperor was in front of him, so he could only try it for the emperor. Before he could put it in his mouth, Liu Che grabbed the chopsticks, took a bite and chewed it with Su Ren.

Nodding while eating: "It's really good, it's delicious." ”

Watching Liu Che and Su Ren eat the plate of daylilies in front of them, Gongsun Ao's cold sweat flowed down the back of his back into the butt groove.

After eating, several people held the stove and drank wine. Liu Che suddenly patted Su Ren on the shoulder: "When this matter is over, you might as well go out for a walk, right?" ”

"Hmmm! Yes, get out of the way! ”

Liu Che smiled: "Where do you want to go?" Why don't you go back to Shu County? I know where you have a child. ”

Su Ren smiled: "You know all this?" ”

"I also know if that woman of yours is a servant, or if she climbed on your couch."

"Are you investigating too clearly? Did you find out what kind of action we used? ”

"Hahaha......" Liu Che laughed: "That's not true, if you don't mind, you can talk about it." ”

"Forget it, don't talk about this kind of thing!" Su Ren drank a glass of wine: "I'm not going back to Shu County, it's too close, I want to go to Huiji!" ”

"Oh? Why? ”

"If you want to run away, the farther away the better, in the land of the Southern Barbarians, even if there is something, it won't catch me so quickly."

Liu Che nodded: "It's okay, those people in Nanban have been making a lot of trouble recently, and I see that there will be problems soon, I have given Ji Taishou Yan Zhu an order, let him be ready at any time, you have experience in migrating servants, and I can rest assured that you can help Yan Zhu." ”

Su Ren turned his head: "Listening to what this means, you have already planned it?" ”

Liu Che smiled meaningfully: "Sort of!" But there's a miasma there, so you have to be careful. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister also wants to go!" Gongsun Ao suddenly stood up and asked Liu Che for his life: "Stay in Chang'an all day, the minister has nothing to do, since Nanban has something to do, the minister is willing to share the worries for His Majesty." ”

"Haha, good! That's it! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Gongsun Ao looked excited.

Su Ren thought for a while: "I think this time is an opportunity, if Your Majesty agrees, I also want to bring Wei Qing, Li Danghu, and Gongsun He." ”

"Why?"

"I know, Your Majesty's mind is not in the Southern Barbarians, the North is the big trouble for my Han, isn't the purpose of Your Majesty's construction of the Forest Garden to train troops? Why not use Nanban as a place for military training? Although there are differences between the north and the south, the art of war and battle formations are the same, and there is nothing wrong with preparing for the future. ”

Liu Che slapped his thigh: "If I am not the emperor, I really want to go with you, and it will be fun to gallop on the field!" This time, I will prepare a celebration banquet for you in Chang'an! ”

"You have to have daylily?!"

"Hahaha...... yes, there must be, I will have people shovel the royal garden in the spring, and the yard will be planted with daylily!"