At the west gate of Dong'a City, a tall tower suddenly erected.

The floor is about three zhang high, supported by six pillars, painted with patterns, covering an area of nearly 100 square meters, almost comparable to a detached house.

No one knows how long this building was built, as if overnight, a bright tower suddenly appeared in the east, thinking that the work of heaven and man, the building thousands of miles away was transported here in a moment.

They didn't know that this was an order given by the King of Qi last night, ordering 500 workers to rush to build it, and it was built while there was a glimmer of nightlight. And there were 500 workers, and it is said that there were more than 100 cooks to help transport bricks and tiles.

As the sky grew brighter, the people of Xicheng gradually woke up from their sleep, but they looked at the buildings in front of them in a daze. Although this platform is not luxurious, it undoubtedly offers a touch of excitement when it stands among the civilian pavilions.

Nearly 100 people were talking about it, all speculating about what this building was for. Some people say that it was used by the King of Qi for sacrifice, some people say that it was built for them to enjoy the shade, and some people even say that this is the prototype of a big family temple.

It wasn't until they saw a few cooks cleaning the floor on the side that they stopped guessing and stopped asking.

"Hey, little brother, what's this for?"

Seeing someone asking, the cook who was sweeping the floor inside gradually raised his head, and it was not pleasant to be watched by hundreds of people, at least they couldn't say what they held in their throats for a long time at first.

"Eh, isn't this the baby of the Yue family on East Street? said that he was a cook in the palace, and Lao Yue was so majestic, why did he come here to sweep the floor? ”

"Hey, don't believe what Lao Yue said! Look at this sweeping look, where does it look like a cook? ”

One of them suddenly blushed, and out of nowhere came the courage to shout: "Hugh is talking nonsense! I'm just a cook in the palace, but I have something to do today, so I'm just here to deal with things! ”

"What can be bigger than the king's dinner?"

"That's it, it's not that my aunt hasn't seen the world, it's not ashamed to be a sweeper and breadwinner, don't be so shy!"

"I ......"

The person who spoke was in his twenties, still very young, and he couldn't speak in the face of the ridicule of his elders. The old man in his forties on the side couldn't stand it anymore, and helped: "You idle women don't want to be noisy, we are all cooks in the palace, but we have come to clean this cloud altar at the behest of the Holy Lord!" ”

"Holy Lord? Who is the Holy Lord? ”

"Has the head of the palace leader changed his name?"

The old man scolded: "Hugh is talking nonsense! The Holy Lord is the grandmaster of today's gastronomic school, and I should respect him in all the chefs in the world! The day before yesterday, King Qi tasted his dishes, and now he is uncomfortable if he doesn't eat them. Now that the king is courteous and kind, how dare you slander the reputation of the Holy Lord? ”

"Even the king knows?"

"My God, the delicacies of the mountains and seas that the king of my Dao eats on weekdays, his mouth must be very picky, I didn't expect this...... What kind of Holy Lord is so powerful? ”

Only then did the young man hold his head high and say proudly: "You know it's amazing, right?" We are all students of the Holy Lord now, learn to cook with him, serve King Qi in the future, and know the taste of King Qi! ”

Everyone was amazed, and even began to envy these sweepers; If these cooks learn anything delicious, then when the time comes, go back and please the mother-in-law, and it will not be easy to marry a wife?

A woman suddenly said, "But what is this...... What is Yuntan used for? It can't be your saint who is here to cook, right? ”

When everyone heard this, they all smiled. Xindao This old woman said really lightly, that is the master chef who even King Qi is very fond of, how could he come to their place to cook for them?

"Hey, this fellow is really smart, King Qi ordered the construction of this cloud platform, in order to let the Holy Lord open the altar to give lectures and recruit students!"

As soon as these words came out, hundreds of people on the street instantly became silent.

"You mean...... Can we eat the king's daily meal? ”

The old man said, "It's beautiful to think!" The Holy Lord will only teach simple vegetarian food here, the food that the king eats, and you are only qualified to learn if you have reached the highest level in the sect! ”

"That is, it was also because of the presence of the Holy Lord at that time that we reluctantly learned a food that satisfies the king, such as Dongpo meat, and that kind of taste...... Tsk, it's a pity that I don't have a good mouth! ”

Everyone doesn't know what Dongpo meat tastes like, after all, these people are not even allowed to eat pork on weekdays, they can only eat vegetarian food or fish and shrimp, at most they eat some dog meat. I didn't feel anything when I heard the man say how delicious Dongpo meat was, I just wanted to know when the so-called Holy Lord would come.

The sweepers did not give a specific time, and some were ready to wait, but others were not interested in these and left one after another, and most of the rest were housewives, or cooks and owners of some inns and wines.

After the hour, a long line of people slowly arrived, and it was the palace cook of nearly thirty people, who strode along the long street with the young man in front of him; What's even more surprising is that when this team came, there was a small group of soldiers out of the way!

But no one has ever seen a soldier make a way for a cook!

The young man at the head was wearing a crimson robe, which was the one of the secretary of the state of Tho, after all, this was the most valuable clothing on his body.

The solemn red lining the helpless face of the young man is quite distinctive, and if it is more serious, these passers-by may still be in awe.

However, Zhaoyun really didn't expect that why inexplicably, King Qi was going to help him start a sect?

At first, when King Qi summoned him to talk about this matter, he actually refused, after all, this thing was bothersome and laborious, and he didn't want to be bald like Old Master Kong; But in the face of such an enthusiastic King Qi, he really couldn't bear to slap him in the face.

He knew what would happen if he disobeyed the king.

It's just that he really didn't expect that the conversation with Su Qin at the beginning has now become a reality! Moreover, such a thing as opening a sect and establishing a sect has actually received strong support from the king of Qi State!

Among the hundreds of schools, which faction has this honor?

In fact, he also understands that the establishment of a so-called food sect has a strict grading system, so that such a sect will not be trespassed because of etiquette during the Warring States Period, so that recipes can gradually spread in this troubled era. For example, why do you know how to cook beef as a junior disciple? This is something that can only be learned by the alliance leader or the protector of the Dharma!

However, the feeling of being a superior may be really good, at least he does not reject the feeling of being surrounded by dozens of people today; Now walking on the long street of Xicheng, thousands of empty alleys are waiting for their arrival.

At this moment, how much he wanted to hear a familiar and unfamiliar sentence: "Good chief, chief has worked hard!" ”

"The Holy Lord is here!"

"Hurry up, get out of the way!"

The cooks who were still cleaning the cloud altar hurriedly dispersed and stepped aside; Although the onlookers were still amazed that this young man was the legendary Holy Master, he was also quickly sent back by the soldiers, and he was not even allowed to go up the brick road.

At this time, the remarks of this "palace gourmet" stationed among the people and teaching court recipes had already spread, and nearly eighty percent of the people in the entire Dong'e City flocked to the West City. Dong'aben is a big city, with a population of more than 10,000, and it is a real empty alley!

Those who came late had already been squeezed into the middle of the city, and even the roof of the Cloud Altar could not be seen.

Just when Zhaoyun sat in front of the cloud altar, there were already five thousand people who came to the palace; If it is really magnificent, I am afraid that only the king will triumph.

Most of the vegetarian dishes on weekdays are wild vegetables, cabbage or radish, which can be boiled in boiling water and can be taken out of the pot, or can be mixed cold. They all want to see if this court gourmand can still make vegetarian dishes into flowers?

However, Zhaoyun really made flowers!

Entering the cloud altar, he didn't even say a word, he ran directly to the topic, and greeted the pots and pans directly. Because he knows that no matter how much he says, it is meaningless, and everything is most appropriate to act in practice.

Zhaoyun's knife work is very good, after all, he is strong, and he is suitable for taking the knife route, but in order to pretend to be forced, he took the sword technique. However, his knife skills are in the foundation, and with a little training, he is enough to become an excellent cook.

The royal white radish stored in the palace cellar was carved into flowers by Zhaoyun and placed on a plate, and the lotus root, which rarely appears in autumn and winter, was taken.

Carrying the glutinous rice that had been soaked long ago to the table, Zhaoyun cut a few lotus roots and stuffed all the holes with glutinous rice; It's such a simple act that makes everyone curious, because they have never known about glutinous rice lotus.

Put the glutinous rice lotus root into the water and boil it over a high fire, and then just wait quietly for the pot to start. Nearly 1,000 people present all discussed, all saying that they were all lotus roots boiled in boiling water, how much difference could there be?

Of course, if they had noticed such seasoning things as jujube and sucrose in Zhaoyunjia, they wouldn't have said so.

After an unknown time, thousands of people's legs were numb, but they didn't want to leave, and sat on the ground, just to see what the recipes in the palace looked like. Finally, the bronze bowl filled with boiling water that Zhaoyun opened took out several huge pieces of glutinous rice lotus.

Zhaoyun ordered people to slice the glutinous rice lotus root and distribute it to everyone to eat, but after all, there were many monks and little porridge, and only a few people close to him ate the lotus root, and the rest could only look at it, looking forward to their evaluation.

“…… Well? This, why is this lotus root so sweet? ”

"Jiang Mi, is it because Jiang Mi was added?"

"Not only that, but also the smell of dates...... The court is different, dates are all used for ingredients! ”

"It's so sweet, there won't be Zhe, right?"

"A dish is so expensive, I can't eat it......"

That's right, in the pre-Qin period, even if you wanted to be a gourmet, you had to have enough money. Lotus root, glutinous rice, dates, and cane sugar alone are enough for ordinary people to eat for half a month!

Seeing that these people had almost eaten, and the people who couldn't eat behind them were like wolves and tigers, eager to devour themselves cleanly, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and glanced at the officials behind him.

The official walked out slowly, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "Ahem, folks, this is the Holy Lord of Gourmets, and he can make dishes that even the king likes!" And near the Holy Lord, go down to the realm and expand the gatekeepers! ”

"Anyone who has three taels of grain, a box of salt, and a pot of wine can become a member of my door!"