Zhaoyun thought about the king's suspicion, but he didn't expect the king's suspicion to come to his own kitchen!

If it is to avoid poisoning, this reason is too far-fetched; Hundreds of cooks are cooking, how can it be possible to confirm whether they have been poisoned one by one? In the end, isn't it for the guards and eunuchs to taste before the food is served?

So where did this guy who watched the kitchen come from? And why is it reported so quickly?

However, Zhaoyun still held on to a hint of luck, thinking that what King Qi said was just learning to cook: "The king said that he was laughing, how could the Son of Heaven dare to take in apprentices?" ”

"But the news I got doesn't seem to be like this!" King Qi pretended to frown deeply, and said thoughtfully: "Three taels of grain, a box of salt, and a pot of wine...... Well, it's not too much of an entry fee! Back then, the entrance fee for that Kong Qiu seemed to be only the price of a meal. ”

Now Zhaoyun was completely embarrassed, and scolded all kinds of mothers in his heart, you obviously knew that Lao Tzu did it, why did you ask so many inexplicably just now? Find the difference, right?

King Qi smiled slightly, and then asked, "I heard that you belong to the gourmet faction...... Tsk, I've heard of so many kinds of schools, but where did you come from, a gourmet? ”

"King, I'm a gourmand who is not in the stream, and I'm the only one from top to bottom, and I can't count as a hundred at all."

"Alone? Not necessarily! King Qi smiled slightly, and shook his head incessantly, "Just one hundred and thirty-seven people in my back kitchen, you are already a lot of disciples, and they are closely related to my Qi country, do you still want to deny it?" ”

Zhaoyun was quite helpless, it seemed that the king of Qi was determined to tie him to death here, so he could only ask: "If the king has words, he might as well say it directly; I am an honest man, and I dare not speculate on the king's intentions. ”

King Qi smiled slyly, what he wanted was for Zhaoyun to be a little more interesting, and he was about to speak, when he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside the door, and the inner attendant hurriedly arrived, and saluted: "King, Zou Xiang asks to see!" ”

"Zou Xiang is here? If you don't guard the country in Linzi, how did you come here? ”

King Qi said yes, but he didn't have time to pay attention to Zhaoyun, and hurriedly ordered Zou Ji to summon him; Zhaoyun breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't expect Zou Ji to come so timely, and he would definitely invite him to a good meal next time.

After a while, the familiar handsome middle-aged man slowly ascended the hall, every piece of soil he passed seemed to exude a faint fragrance, and the place he passed was accompanied by a crisp sound of the piano, if it was not deliberately buried, I am afraid that the brilliance would be better than that of the king of Qi.

"Meet the King!"

Zou Ji's sonorous drink was enough to provoke the joy of King Qi. King Qi smiled and asked, "Zou Xiang is not in Linzi to guard the country, why did he come to Dong'e?" ”

"The news of King Wei's death is now known all over the world, and everyone is eager to see the powerful character who killed King Wei, and his subordinates are not exempt from vulgarity, so they trekked here, hoping to see him."

King Qi laughed when he heard this, and said, "Zou Xiang came at the right time, and the person who killed King Wei is behind you!" ”

"Oh?"

Zou Ji pretended to be shocked and turned his head, looking at the young man in front of him as if he was suspicious, full of disbelief: "Don't let the king trick me, this is just a teenager, how can he have such ability?" ”

Now Zhaoyun is confused, why does Zou Ji want to put on an appearance that he doesn't know himself?

"If you don't believe it, it's okay! Lonely and you look even more powerful! King Qi said and invited Zou Ji to take a seat, and ordered the back kitchen to hurriedly cook, "Zou Xiang came from afar, he must be hungry, so he ordered the back kitchen to make new dishes for Zou Xiang." ”

Zou Jiyu raised his eyebrows slightly, and involuntarily looked at Zhaoyun; I don't know why, he always feels that the next thing is still related to this young man.

The king of Qi dismissed the officials, then glanced at Zhaoyun, but still sent him away; Anyway, this guy is staying in Qi Country, and I'm afraid that he won't be able to escape?

In the following hour, King Qi and Zou Ji discussed state affairs sleeplessly, seemingly tirelessly. Even if the hunger made Zou Ji at a loss, he still insisted on communicating with King Qi.

This scene was not until the fragrant dishes were served in the temple.

The first main dish is Dongpo pork, which seems to be the most representative dish. When it was brought into the hall, Zou Ji's eyes were straight, and he became incoherent when he spoke to King Qi, and he had already been hooked by Dongpo meat.

King Qi was very satisfied with Zou Ji's attitude, and said with a smile: "Hehe, Zou Xiang taste it quickly, this is the delicious taste that Gu has obtained recently." ”

After King Qi gave an order, the dishes were served one by one, and Zou Ji had already eaten it, but he didn't forget to ask: "King, where did the recipe for this dish come from?" Your Majesty thought he was eating the delicacies of all countries, but he had never eaten such delicious food! ”

King Qi stroked his beard lightly and said with a smile: "These dishes were given to me by Professor Lang, the young man who killed King Wei, to the kitchen of Qi Kingdom, and the taste is not bad, right?" ”

Zou Ji's hand holding the chopsticks suddenly trembled, but he continued to hold the dishes silently, trying not to make himself look too shocked: "I didn't expect this young man to not only be able to kill King Wei in words, but also this kind of craftsmanship, which is really admirable!" ”

"yes, I didn't think about it before! This kid also said that he was a hundred people who did not enter the stream, called ...... 'gourmet', and he was originally the only one, but in a noon effort, one hundred and thirty-seven cooks in my back kitchen, all of whom became his doormen! ”

Zou Ji didn't know what to say, originally he took Sun Boling's intention to help Zhaoyun. Because Zhao Yunyan killed the King of Wei, it led to an alliance between Qi and Qin, and the King of Qi definitely wanted to bring him under his command; However, Sun Boling felt sorry for his apprentice, and in order to let him return to his hometown as soon as possible, he could only let Zou Ji find a way to take Zhaoyun away.

But who would have thought that Zhaoyun liked to be in the limelight so much, and a wave of unsettled waves rose again! Greed is human instinct, if King Qi doesn't want to let him go, Zou Ji will be useless even if he says it!

"The king wants to keep him under his command?" Zou Ji asked tentatively.

King Qi smiled, ordered someone to take chopsticks, but in the end he still couldn't resist the gluttony, and shared dinner with Zou Ji: "Gu thinks so, but he is still too young after all, and the eunuch doesn't know what official position he is good with, and he seems reluctant to let him be an official...... Zou Xiang, what do you say I should do? ”

Seeing that King Qi's intentions were not very strong, Zou Ji breathed a sigh of relief, and pretended to be disappreciative and said, "How can a person who cooks make the king so worried? The gentleman is far away from the kitchen, and the king is worried about the country and the people, not the cook! How can you mislead your country and your subjects because of your gluttony? ”

To be honest, Zou Ji swallowed the meat and said the sentence "The gentleman is far away from cooking", asking King Qi to leave Zhaoyun alone, which is really not very convincing.

However, King Qi, who has always respected Zou Ji, did not care about this detail, but sat upright and stood in awe: "What Zou Xiang said is very true, he almost forgot the big thing!" This kitchen should be managed by the waiter, and this lonely fault is also! ”

Having said that, it was obvious that there was a trace of regret in King Qi's eyes.

Such a good cook, what a pity to let it go? But he has always respected Zou Ji and must not listen to him......

What a dilemma!

Zou Ji was actually reluctant to eat such a delicious meal, swallowed his saliva, and said leisurely: "But the king, Confucius is not a master, but the disciples are all masters ......."

King Qi was shocked, and said in surprise: "What do you mean to ......?"

"Let him be the one in Qi Country, and after he is out of school, he will be in my Qi Country!"