Wan Ze hurriedly explained beside him: "This thing is called chocolate, according to the rules of the palace, only a small piece of food will be given to the concubine when she celebrates her birthday, and I and Nang Jiazhen are the same." www.biquge.info In the past half a year, even if it is a noble concubine, there is no chocolate on her birthday, it can be seen that there is really no more, and the father Khan and the queen don't blame the king of Zhennan. ”

Everyone was even more curious by Wan Ze's explanation, what kind of rarity was it that provoked Kublai Khan to ask Cheng Yue in person? It's a pity that I can't eat anymore, it's a pity.

Cheng Yue suddenly slapped his face and shouted: "I remembered, there are still a few pieces in my carriage, I originally wanted to give them to the Great Song official family, but I forgot about it." ”

Kublai Khan was overjoyed, grabbed Cheng Yue's hand, and roared urgently: "Go and bring it to me!" At the official house of the Great Song Dynasty, I have a special gift, and no one has eaten chocolate here except for me and An Tong, and if you don't eat it, you won't be able to eat it! ”

Cheng Yue was pulled by Kublai Khan's arm and ached, and he couldn't help but laugh and said: "If the Great Khan lets go of his hand, the minister will send someone to fetch it." ”

As soon as Cheng Yue's words fell, Xiao Zhen immediately walked in from outside the pavilion, and Shi Li said, "Lord Wang, my subordinates will go." ”

Cheng Yue waved his hand and said, "Go and go back quickly, those pieces are really the last few pieces in the world, the Great Song Dynasty officials have finally eaten them, and these pieces will be filial to the queen and the queens and princesses." ”

Xiao Zhen bowed and walked quickly to the front of the palace, Kublai Khan let everyone sit down, and specially reserved the position of his right hand for Cheng Yue, which was tied with real gold.

Cheng Yue arranged Hengren and the others on the right side of the Cloud Pavilion to facilitate the care at any time. That place was originally the seat of the military generals, and it was arranged by Cheng Yue to the Japanese ministers, and the generals were not dissatisfied.

As soon as Kublai Khan sat down, he asked, "Cheng Yue, what is the origin of this chocolate?" Why is it so precious? ”

Cheng Yue said: "The raw material of chocolate was born on a continent 40,000 miles away, and I call it Africa. At that time, an Arab merchant brought back some raw materials from overseas, and the ministers happened to buy them, so they made chocolate. But there is only one batch, and no one has been seen selling it again. When the ministers went west, if they could reach the production area, they could try to make some chocolates as a tribute to the Great Khan and the Great Empress. ”

The crowd listened in amazement and became more interested. Cheng Yue then took advantage of the time to serve the food to briefly introduce the African continent, and also mentioned by the way that Mongolia almost captured Africa, but unfortunately was defeated by Mamluk, and everyone present sighed.

Tuohuan listened to the blood boiling, and said: "Brother-in-law, when the time comes to the west, my brother-in-law must destroy the Mamluks, I am willing to avenge the striker and the cowardly Buhua!" ”

Cheng Yue smiled and said, "I have an agreement with the kings and nobles of the Western Expedition on this matter, the Mamluk Dynasty must not be allowed to exist in this world again!" ”

At this time, Xiao Zhen suddenly rushed in from outside the building panting, still carrying a delicate small cloth bag in his hand - the chocolate has arrived!

Kublai Khan was overjoyed, and all the concubines and princes were also full of expectations, all waiting for Xiao Zhen to send chocolate.

Xiao Zhen quickly went upstairs, ran to Cheng Yue, presented the cloth bag with both hands, and said, "I've brought something." ”

Cheng Yue received it in his hand and opened it lightly. I saw that there was a whole piece of chocolate inside, about the size of a palm, and everyone's eyes immediately lit up!

Cheng Yue counted the heads, and the concubines only counted until they were ignored, and then when they returned to the prince, one person could only get a small mouthful.

Cheng Yue did not give it to Kublai Khan, but divided it himself, although Kublai Khan was anxious, he was also up to him.

Cheng Yue divided the broken chocolate, left the largest two pieces and handed them to Kublai Khan and Chabi, and said, "The minister has finished dividing it, please taste it to the Great Khan and the Great Empress." ”

The others were still staring at the dark chocolate, but Kudu Lujian was lost but couldn't wait to eat it in his mouth, and he clapped his hands with joy: "It's delicious!" It's delicious! ”

The crowd scrambled to stuff it into their mouths, lest they would be asked to leave when they were late. Sure enough, everyone was overjoyed and gave a thumbs up and praised.

Kublai Khan couldn't resist the deliciousness, so he ate the chocolate in his hand cleanly, leaving no crumbs left, and in addition to joy, he happily asked, "Great Queen, is it delicious?" ”

Chabi nodded again and again, and exclaimed: "It's really delicious, I didn't expect there to be such a delicious thing in the world!" ”

What Cheng Yue didn't know was that after his repeated renderings and the temptation of chocolate deliciousness, Kublai Khan made up his mind at that time to devote more strength to the western expedition! If the so-called Africa really has such a vast land, how can it be enough for Dayuan to only dispatch more than 100,000 people? Of course, you need more troops and occupy as many places as possible to get the best enjoyment in the world!

Cheng Yue never expected that his unintentional actions would help him a lot in the future. From then on, in order to prepare for the western expedition, Kublai Khan's looting became more and more excessive, and the national strength of the Great Yuan was more and more seriously consumed.

When the wine and food are served, Kublai Khan first toasts and toasts, and then Cheng Yue toasts and thanksgiving, and the feast can begin.

Kublai Khan took it upon himself to cut the hump for Cheng Yue, which was the highest etiquette of the Mongolian Great Khan, Cheng Yue respectfully thanked him with a plate, and then ate all the meat that Kublai Khan cut for him.

Kublai Khan was so happy that after drinking a few pots of mare's milk wine, he exclaimed!

The Mongol tribes were unified, and the last time was when Möngke Khan was there!

It's a great place to celebrate!

Upstairs and downstairs, everyone drank heartily, and the delicacies were delivered to everyone's desks without stopping, and the pomp and circumstance were unprecedented.

Hengren and the others were stunned, they had been in Japan for a long time, where had they ever seen such a heroic and spectacular banquet? In contrast, the feast of the Japanese Imperial Palace is like child's play!

Mongolians can't eat without singing and dancing. Immediately, on the platform in the middle of the building, there were more than a dozen dancing girls on the stage, their skirts fluttering, and the music played in unison, which was wonderful.

Below the platform, clowns, jugglers, and people with various skills waited, and the Mongolian nobles ate and watched, and they were very happy and lively.

At the end of a performance, Kublai Khan looked at Mrs. Sanqi Bureau in the distance, and was still itching, so he said to Cheng Yue: "Cheng Yue, how is the song and dance in Japan?" I haven't seen it yet. ”

Cheng Yue found that Kublai Khan's gaze slipped to Mrs. Sanqi Bureau from time to time, and said with a smile: "Japanese songs and dances are quite elegant, different from those of Mongolia and the Great Song Dynasty. ”

In order to please Cheng Yue, the Sanuki Bureau performed Japanese dance for him many times. At that time, she had worked this, and her skills were so high that it was said that even the Kabuki in Kyoto had to bow down. (To be continued.) )