Cui Geng shrugged his shoulders and smiled helplessly: "Lord Wang, others don't know about Xiaguan, don't you understand?" Am I the kind of person who is stupid? ”

Fortunately, Cui Geng had enough impression points in front of Wu Youxu, so Wu Youxu's face eased slightly, and he snorted, saying: "This king also thinks that Cui County Ling is not the kind of corrupt official who collects too much money. Could this case be Li Shan's own doing? ”

"No, it's not!"

Cui Geng shook his head and said, "Lord Wang, the lower officials can guarantee that this method of making frosting was researched by Mr. Li himself, and it has absolutely nothing to do with the secret recipe of the imperial court." ”

As an official of the imperial court, Cui Geng's most important duty is to shepherd one side for the Son of Heaven and educate the people. Therefore, in front of King Anping and Gonggong Wu, of course he couldn't admit that he invented this secret recipe for icing, so it seemed that he was an official but not doing his job, and this pot could only be carried by Li Shan.

"Guaranteed? What guarantees do you take? ”

He sneered and said, "Could it be that Cui County Order is also involved in this case?" Otherwise, if you are not a roundworm in Li Shan's belly, how can you know so clearly? Cui Geng was not in a hurry and responded: "Although Xia Guan is not a worm in Mr. Li's stomach, he has seen the evidence provided by Mr. Li. As long as the evidence is presented, everything can be revealed. In addition, I also asked Gonggong Wu to find Mr. Meng from Lijingmen, and I think Mr. Li is also willing to confront him face to face. ”

Evidence?

If you steal something, you can have stolen goods as evidence, but if you don't steal something, can you still have evidence?

Hearing this, both Wu Zhuang and Wu Youxu were a little confused.

But Cui Geng said it conclusively, and it didn't look like a lie.

What the hell is going on?

"How do you prove it?" Wu Youxu asked.

Cui Geng said: "Don't be impatient, let Li Shan go back and get the evidence." Taking advantage of this effort, Gonggong Wu also brought Manager Meng over. The investigation and judgment of the case pay attention to the fact that the evidence is as solid as a rock, and when the time comes, the two sides will be confronted, and the truth will naturally be revealed! ”

Wu Youxu had no desire, he didn't care about the tilting of all parties in the DPRK and China, and looked at Wu Zhuang and said, "What does Gonggong Wu think?" ”

"The miscellaneous family also has this intention."

Wu Zhuang just owes Lai Junchen a favor, and he is not his subordinate, so he doesn't need to think too much about Lai Junchen. And with such a stubborn character as Wu Youxu in it, he is ready to do business. As for the favor owed to Junchen, I'll talk about it next time.

After a while, they each sent people to invite the relevant people to Yangzhou Assassin's Mansion.

And Cui Geng was only a suspect and not a prisoner, so together with Wu Youxu and Wu Zhuang, he sat in the inner hall of the mansion drinking tea and waiting for people to arrive.

Yangzhou City is small, and there is not much effort, and Meng Shenshuang will arrive soon.

He first saluted the two bigwigs, and then looked at Cui Geng with a smile and teased: "Cui County Order, this is your mistake." If you are short of money or something, you can discuss it with the manager with good words! Stealing without telling is against the laws of the imperial court. Moreover, Cui Xianling, as an official of the imperial court, knows the law and violates the law, so he should be guilty of one more degree! ”

Wipe!

This grandson actually sued the wicked first!

Cui Geng sneered: "Manager Meng, can you stop playing tricks?" Forgot the mouth that Hiramatsuoka slapped you that day? Hear clearly, it is not the official who confronts you in court and fights a lawsuit, it is Li Shan! ”

"Hehe, that day Ping Songgang, Cui County's order was majestic, and tens of thousands of people supported and chanted the name of Qingtian, how could Meng forget?" Meng Shenshuang seemed to have the chance to win, so he took a moment to say, "But Cui Xianling thinks that his relationship with Li Shan can be deceived all the time?" ”

"The contemptible people do have a lot of dealings with Cui County Ling, but it's not what Mr. Meng thinks!"

A voice sounded from outside the door, it was Li Shan who arrived.

After all, he was once a great Confucian who was full of peach and plums, and before he was convicted, Wu Zhuang still gave him considerable courtesy, and he did not use any torture instruments.

Li Shan carried two brocade boxes, walked into the hall, and said, "See King Anping, see Gonggong Wu, and Cui County Order." ”

"No need to be polite, Li Shan, you come closer and answer!"

Wu Youxu beckoned and asked, "Just now Cui County Ling said that you want to confront General Manager Meng face to face?" ”

Li Shandao: "It's not so much about confrontation, it's better to ask Mr. Meng to help the contemptible people make a proof." ”

"You stole the secret recipe of my Lijingmen workshop, and you want the manager to help you prove it?" Meng Shenshuang's face was full of disdain.

"To steal or not to steal, we'll know in a moment. But this proves that you really have to do it, Mr. Meng! ”

As he spoke, Li Shan slowly opened a brocade box and said, "King Anping, Gonggong Wu, Chief Meng, do you recognize this thing?" ”

Wu Zhuang and Wu Youxu sat side by side, and a small servant stepped forward, took the brocade box, and placed it in the middle of them.

Wu Zhuang hesitated: "After the fine white noodles of the five gongs? It's not like ah, the white face is not so crystal clear. ”

Wu Youxu suddenly said excitedly: "This king understands, this is Bai Xue!" ”

"Uh......" Wu Zhuang corrected cautiously, "Lord Wang, it's only August now, and there is no snow in Yangzhou City." ”

"You don't understand that, do you?" Wu Youxu smashed his mouth and said proudly: "Seeing snow in August, this is the means of immortals!" ”

King Anping began to daydream about immortals again, and the gods began to chatter.

Cui Geng hurriedly interrupted: "Lord Wang, Gonggong Wu, this is neither noodles nor snow. Why don't you take a bite? ”

"Taste? Taste it? ”

lent Cui Geng and Li Shan a hundred guts, and did not dare to poison them.

Wu Youxu immediately couldn't wait, regardless of the image, he twisted a handful of white objects with his fingers and put them into his mouth.

"Uh-huh, uh-huh!"

Wu Youxu said "um" three times before he said excitedly: "Haha! This king finally understood why Cui Xianling believed that Li Shan was innocent. Mr. Li has such a great ability, why should he steal? ”

Wu Zhuang heard this, took the spoon from the hand of the servant, scooped a little of this thing and slowly put it in his mouth, his face suddenly changed, and he was shocked and said, "This ...... Is this also sugar? How can there be such sugar in the world? Sweet! There is no taste other than sweetness! ”

Wu Youxu smiled and praised: "There is also this color, deceive the frost and snow, and don't let the pear blossom, this is the real frosting, the original frosting is compared to it, it is just a lump...... A lump of ...... All in all, it's completely incomparable! ”

Wu Zhuang said: "The color is secondary, the key is the appearance, how to make the frosting finer than the white flour?" Even if you use a mill to force it, you can't press it out, right? How the hell is this made? ”

Cui Geng said: "This is the secret recipe of the proprietor Li, and the lower officials don't know much." ”

Of course, this is, but in fact, it was completely his handiwork to make this thing.

What appeared in front of Wu Zhuang and Wu Youxu was also white sugar, but it was more refined white sugar.

What does the "frosting" in the Tang (Wuzhou) era also mean by "sugar"? It is said that it looks like gravel, and it is very rough.

After Cui Geng's improved process, the color of the "frosting" produced in the Li family's workshop is already very white, but the shape is still the same as before.

Is it difficult to make the same "frosting" as the white sugar of later generations? It's not difficult at all, it's still a layer of window paper.

Melt the prepared sugar again, and then slowly boil it over low heat, and the delicate powdered sugar will condense out layer by layer on the surface of the pot, as long as you scrape it with a scraper made of bamboo in time.

There is no technical difficulty at all, it just depends on whether you can imagine it or not.

Cui Geng and Li Shan had tried to make this item earlier, but they did not take it out and sell it, and it was not available on the market. I didn't expect it to come in handy today!

Wu Zhuang looked at Meng Shenshuang and said, "Manager Meng, this thing is a self-made icing made by Mr. Li, but you say that he stole the secret recipe of your Lijing Gate." The official is curious, you can also make such frosting? ”

The icing of Lijingmen was to be paid tribute to the imperial palace, and Wu Zhuang certainly knew what level they were. How could it be that this apprentice who stole the school was more powerful than the master?

Meng Shenshuang was also shocked by the sugar Li Shan brought, but he said, "Maybe Li Shan stole the secret recipe of our Lijing Gate and improved it?" It's all frosting, it's just a difference in color and size. Li Shan learned to be rich in his early years, and the name of Confucianism shook the north and south, with his ingenuity, stealing our secret recipe can naturally improve it, which is not worth making a fuss about! ”

"As long as there are some similarities, Li's suspicion cannot be ruled out? Hmph, this is really a thief's bite, and it goes into the bone. ”

Li Shan showed a mocking smile on his face and sneered: "If someone else encounters this method of Manager Meng, they will really be unable to speak. But Li is ...... There is still evidence!! ”