The senior eunuch was ordering them one by one, and suddenly asked suspiciously, "What are potatoes?" ”

Ji Yan's old face was slightly red, he just said it well, he actually forgot that the potato thing was introduced to China a long time later, and now it is estimated that it is still fending for itself on the distant South American continent, the senior eunuch did not know, and hurriedly said: "It may be that I have a wrong memory, if there is no one here, let's omit it." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Under the guidance of Ji Yan, the chefs threw the smashed garlic, ginger, star anise, cinnamon, pepper and other things into the ding, although they were slightly surprised, but they had no doubt about the words of the Son of Heaven who had been instructed by the gods. Then, Ji Yan asked them to throw a few pieces of fat from the pig's body into it.

When it was time to release the salt, the high eunuch finally stopped: "My lord, these salts are only for my king and queen to enjoy, and they are for three full months, and every meal must be rationed on weekdays, and if there is no reasonable use, it cannot be replenished from the salt people." The king wanted to use up nearly half of it at one time today, and a month later, there will be no salt to use when I cook the dishes for the king! Therefore the king is not allowed to use salt today. The amount of bitter salt is more, although the taste is slightly bitter, the saltiness is the same, Weichen thinks that this dish is still the first time to cook, and the use of bitter salt can be carried out! ”

Of course, Ji Yan wanted to get a full house on the first shot, so he was reluctant to use bitter salt with a bitter taste, but unexpectedly, the senior eunuch was holding on to the small amount of salt and refused to use it. Ji Yan was helpless, so he had to promise: "Afterwards, Lone personally went to the salt man to replenish the salt for you, is this good?" ”

What Ji Yan didn't expect was that even if he made such a promise, Gao Jian Zheng still wouldn't give an inch, which made him inexplicably angry: "It's just a little salt, you can't use it, believe it or not, I removed your prison." ”

The high eunuch was prostrate on the ground, and said with a burning look on his neck: "If the king ignores the truth and insists on going his own way, Weichen would rather be removed." ”

Looking at this hard bone, Ji Yan can be regarded as seeing the stubbornness of the courtiers in this period. You must know that although the people of the Warring States Period have been admonished by Zhou Li for hundreds of years, after all, Zhou Li only regulates people's various behaviors, not to teach people to be subservient and subservient, unlike some classics in later generations that have removed people's bones, so people at this time still retain the pride of human beings.

Thinking that the salt in this era was not easy to come by, especially the starch salt for the Son of Heaven, which was extremely expensive, the anger in Ji Yan's heart slowly disappeared, so he said slowly: "Aiqing is in his position and seeks his own affairs, and he can adhere to his principles without fear of power, and he is very relieved to be alone." Then it's up to you, use bitter salt! ”

About half an hour later, the bronze tripod that had been burned by the fire began to bubble up steam, and bursts of never-before-heard fragrance wafted in the kitchener's prison, and the chefs quickly realized the subtlety, and tried to twitch their noses and breathe deeply, and had great confidence in the so-called "hot pot" of the Son of Heaven, and even Wang Ding, the noble queen, could not help but be moved.

Ji Yan took a deep breath of the long-lost taste, closed his eyes slightly and exhaled comfortably, and said secretly: Thousands of years of cooking crystallization, if you can't scare you ancients, then you are really blind.

After a while, the fragrance became more and more intense, Ji Yan estimated that the chicken was cooked, so he asked the senior supervisor not to add wood to the fire, and when the fire became smaller, the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, and asked him to set up a few tricks around the fire. Although the high supervisor did not understand very well, he still instructed the chefs to do so, and when the tables were ready, he laid out the mats according to the instructions and placed a few on each table.

Ji Yan clapped his hands and said loudly: "Okay, start work!" After saying that, he sat down on the mat next to one of the tables, only to find that everyone looked at him strangely, probably frightened by his actions. Ji Yan ignored their strange eyes, and said to the senior eunuch: "Bring me some of the sting, pickling, and any kind of fish roe, it's not okay to eat hot pot without dipping sauce, wash some green onions, chop them and put them in the gui and bring them over." I sighed in my heart: It's a pity that there are no chili peppers, but these things can't be obtained in a short time, so I have to settle for it.

When all kinds of dipping sauces and green onions were put into the noodles in front of him, a pair of thick chopsticks were sent to Ji Yan's hands, and he was looking forward to going to Dingzhong to get food, but Wang Ding stopped him and said, "My king wants to eat here?" ”

Ji Yan turned his head and said, "I have to try the taste, otherwise how do I know if it has fully reached the deliciousness that the god of agriculture said." ”

Wang Ding had no choice but to ask a maid to come and wait. The maid took a skull, used long chopsticks to pick up a piece of fat floating on the surface from the ding, put it inside, and sent it to Ji Yan. Ji Yan looked at it and smiled bitterly, this little girl is so interesting, don't you know that fat is used to make oil? I had to ask the maid to pour the fat back and take out a few pieces of chicken from the bottom of the ding.

Everyone looked at Ji Yan with a blank eye, to see how this thing called "hot pot" was eaten.

Ji Yan picked up a piece of chicken, clicked it in the rice bowl containing the rice and the liquor, dipped a few green onions, blew two mouthfuls, and stuffed it into his mouth at once, and took a big bite, muttering in his mouth: "Oh, oh!" Good stuff! It's a good thing, steaming, spicy, no, it's not spicy, but it's also supremely delicious! If you can eat this hot delicacy every day, you will have no regrets in this era. ”

Looking at his gluttonous eating appearance, smelling a strong fragrance, everyone couldn't help but move their index fingers, and their saliva flowed, but the chefs didn't dare to taste it because of their identity, and Wang Ding didn't dare to eat and drink in this kind of place because of the etiquette, so except for the sound of Ji Yan eating and drinking, there was no sound, which made this temptation seep into the bones of the spectators. When he was excited, Ji Yan said loudly: "Hot pot, hot pot, starting from loneliness!" ”

After eating a few pieces of cooked chicken, Ji Yan asked the maid to take some of the beef, mutton and fish that had been sliced and put them into the ding, and after a while, she scooped them up, divided them by two, and then added some washed vegetables.

Ji Yanhu ate one tuck after another, until he was sweating profusely, hearty, that was called a pleasure, and then simply asked the maid to take off the top and cloak and take it away, and looked up at Wang Ding, who was standing on the side, and said, "Sister taste?" ”

Wang Ding shook his head, but he couldn't hide the look of hope on his face, Ji Yan stood up, regardless of the surprise of the chef and his entourage, and directly pulled Wang Ding to sit next to him, and said to the senior eunuch: "Prepare the same tableware and meals for the queen as you are." "The high supervisor is leaving.

A moment later, Wang Ding's table was also filled with various spices, and the maid quickly filled a handful of ripe dishes in front of her. Although Wang Ding was still struggling in his heart, he couldn't resist the pungent aroma, slowly picked up a piece of mutton, dipped it in the seasoning according to Ji Yan's appearance, put it in his mouth, closed his mouth and took a reserved bite, his face changed suddenly, he couldn't care about the image anymore, and he ate it in a big gulp, at this moment, what is Zhou Li? When she was excited, Wang Ding learned from Ji Yan to let the maid take off the crown, and continued her eating work as if no one was around.

The maids were amazed, and they looked at each other, thinking to themselves what kind of delicacy it would be to make the queen, who had always kept the image of the mother of the country, forgetful. Could it be that there is a devil in the Ding who tempts the appetite?

I don't know how long it took, Ji Yan finally stopped his chopsticks, stared at the bronze tripod on the fire with unfinished eyes, gave a wonderful burp, touched his round belly and sighed: "Although the food is good, the belly is small, it's a pity!" ”

Wang Ding also ate to his heart's content, also stopped his chopsticks, and then Ji Yan's words: "Beautiful lips and tongue, tired belly, sigh what!" ”

Ji Yan laughed, Wang Ding pursed his lips and glanced at him, his eyes were full of anger, and then Yingying got up and walked straight out with the support of the maid.

Ji Yan was stunned, what's wrong? Aren't you happy to let her enjoy a good meal? Ignore her for now, and say to the senior eunuch who has been serving by his side: "The rest will be left to you." Remember, in the future, you will have to give Lone a Ding according to this way. Also, I won't eat here in the future, just put it in the dining room of the palace. ”

The senior supervisor kept nodding in agreement, and finally said: "The rest are not to worry, but the fireworks are too big, and it is quite inconvenient to put the hot pot in the dining room." ”

Ji Yan thought about it, this smoke and fire can't be eaten, thought about it, pointed to the firewood that was still burning, and said: "When the fire is small, you can extinguish it, and some black charcoal will be left, you can collect more, and when you eat hot pot in the future, you can put the charcoal in a copper basin and burn it." ”

"Can this thing work?" The senior eunuch asked suspiciously.

"You boil the soup in the dingzhong here first, and then move it to the dining room and put it on the charcoal basin, no problem at all."

"No."

"The god of agriculture also passed on some dishes from this king, and I will teach you when I have time in the future."

The high eunuch was overjoyed, and begged the Son of Heaven to come often. Ji Yan agreed with a smile.

After the explanation, accompanied by the senior eunuch, Ji Yan walked out of the kitchen prison and quickly got into the queen's carriage. Wang Ding, who was wearing a crown by the maid, saw Ji Yan coming up and said in a low voice: "How bad my king's hot pot is!" ”

Ji Yan was puzzled: "It's good, why is it broken?" ”

"On the one hand, the child lost his manners because of it, and on the other hand, this thing made the child have a great appetite, which seemed to be excessive, and the stomach is still uncomfortable."

Ji Yan laughed again, which caused countless scorns.

In the prison of the chef, as soon as the queen of heaven went, everyone couldn't wait to take the chopsticks and copper bowls and ate them, and some people kept exclaiming: "Ah! What kind of food is this, I'm afraid it's only available in the Heavenly Palace! ”

"Needless to say, since the god of agriculture was passed down to the Son of Heaven, it is a heavenly thing."

"Ouch! My tongue, ahhhhhh "But someone ate so fast that he bit his tongue.

In a matter of moments, all the food prepared was swept away, and even the soup was drunk by the pond fish.

Gao Jian Zheng was also smiling and smiling, and the soup was dripping, but he remembered the instructions of the Son of Heaven and asked people to extinguish the wood fire that was still burning, so as to collect charcoal.

Since then, hot pot, charcoal, and even the shelves used to set up the ding, these things have become the daily things of the Great Zhou Diet and Prison. Occasionally, an official came here to do business, found this thing, tasted a sip and was amazed, and asked the senior eunuch to teach the chef in his house to make this thing, and after going back, the hot pot every day, spread ten or ten hundreds, so it spread throughout Luoyang. As for other countries, it also gradually became popular after three or five months, so that charcoal became a straining commodity, and the price soared, and even there was no market, which Ji Yan did not expect, but of course, he made a lot of money because of it, which is a later story.

On the queen's carriage, Ji Yan put on the crown, and saw that the time was close to noon, and he didn't need to go back to the palace to eat, so he planned to go to the Tiger Benjian to see what his forbidden army looked like, but he thought that a large amount of grain and grass would be delivered at noon, so he said to Wang Ding: "The two weeks will be delivered in Wengcheng, let's take a look?" ”

Wang Ding happened to have this plan, so he ordered the driver, surrounded by guards and maids, to slowly move towards the urn city.