Chapter 48: Hot Pot Night Banquet (Part II)
The ingredients of the shabu-shabu shabu prepared by Zhao Yunze are not very rich, in addition to meat dishes such as mutton, pork, chicken nuggets, and fish fillets, there are also a considerable amount of vegetables.
He first poured the chicken pieces into the pot and boiled, and when the soup pot boiled again, he poured in the thinly sliced lamb.
After just a few rolls, Zhao Yunze beckoned everyone: "Come, you can eat now." ”
"So fast?" Yan Liben was surprised.
Zhao Yunze said: "Shabu shabu, what you eat is this freshness. ”
As he spoke, he used a small spoon to float out a few slices of mutton and poured them into Li Shimin's bowl.
Li Shimin picked up a slice of mutton, stirred it a few times in the dipping sauce, and then put it in his mouth.
"Well, it's delicious!" Li Shimin squinted his eyes slightly and nodded in praise again and again.
As soon as Cheng Yanjin heard this, he didn't bother Zhao Yunze to do it, and grabbed the spoon himself and fished it into the pot.
Scooped out half a spoonful of mutton, poured it into his bowl, and then devoured it.
"It's enjoyable, it's delicious!" Cheng Yanjin muttered while munching.
Seeing that Li Shimin and Cheng Biting Jin were so full of praise, the rest of the people also spooned it one after another, fished out the mutton and ate it.
Zhao Yunze didn't care about others, he focused his attention on Qin Mo'er.
I saw Qin Mo'er carefully pick up a piece of mutton, open it lightly, and enter the mutton. She eats with a delicate look, her two cherry lips closed slightly, but her teeth are hidden in her mouth and chewing.
After her lips squirmed a few times, Qin Mo'er's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but nod slightly.
Zhao Yunze was relieved after seeing Qin Mo'er's performance, as long as this little aunt and grandmother were satisfied with what she ate, as the saying goes, "eat other people's soft mouths", thinking about it, in the future, she will not be unkind to herself at every turn.
"I don't know what you kid has in his head to come up with such a novel way to eat. Enjoyable! Enjoyable! Cheng Biting Jin grinned again at this time.
Li Shimin also said: "Yun Ze, go back to the palace and teach the making method of this hot pot to the imperial dining room." ”
Zhao Yunze was just about to agree, but Li Shimin suddenly changed his voice again and said, "Don't enter the palace, when the banquet is over, you should talk to Mo'er." She has a good memory and is also a good cook. As long as you teach Mo'er, you will be able to teach the imperial dining room. ”
"Dare to disobey!" Zhao Yunze responded, and subconsciously looked at Qin Mo'er.
Qin Mo'er saw Zhao Yunze looking at her and snorted softly. This time she didn't turn her head, and the humming voice was also very soft, more like coquettishness.
Hehe, it seems that the food offensive is working well, and this girl is no longer angry with herself.
"Don't patronize and eat, come, drink!" Cheng Yanjin picked up the wine glass and rushed to Zhao Yunze.
Zhao Yunze looked at Li Shimin cautiously.
Li Shimin coughed lightly and feigned anger: "What do you think I do? Let you go today and have a few drinks with Zhijie. In the future, don't drink too much! ”
Zhao Yunze was overjoyed, and hurriedly picked up the wine glass and walked with Cheng Yanjin.
After a while, Li Shimin put down his chopsticks and picked up his wine glass. He motioned to Yan Liben and Fang Zhidao: "Today, I borrowed Yunze's wine, and I want to explain a few words to the two of you." ”
Yan Liben and Fang Zhiren hurriedly picked up their cups.
"Fang Zhi and Liben, I have newly set up a yamen, called the Arsenal Bureau. In this yamen, Zhao Yunze was appointed as the acting order, the original was the young order, and Fang Zhi was the acting officer. As for the responsibilities and related matters of the Arsenal Special Administration, I have Yun Ze to explain to the two of you. What I want to warn you two today is that the arsenal is related to the rise and fall of our Tang Dynasty's military power, and you two must not take it lightly. Although Yun Ze has just entered the government and the opposition, his qualifications are still light, but all the matters of this arsenal are not handled by Yun Ze. I hope that the two of you will do your best to assist Yunze in the future, and you must not give birth to two ambitions. ”
"The minister will obey His Majesty's will and will do his best!" Yan Liben and Fang Zhi said in unison.
"Then I will use this wine, and I wish the three of you to work together in the future to run the arsenal well!" After Li Shimin finished speaking, he raised his head and drank the wine in the cup.
Zhao Yunze also picked up his wine glass and drank a glass with Yan Liben and Fang Zhi.
At this time, the plate of mutton that was poured into the pot by Zhao Yunze was almost eaten. Cheng Yanjin picked up a plate of pork and poured it into the pot.
didn't wait for the pork to be cooked, Cheng Biting Jin directly scooped up half a spoonful and poured it into his own bowl.
"This mutton, it's still delicious with a little blood!" While speaking, Cheng Yanjin picked up a large chopstick pork and stuffed it into his mouth.
After just a few bites, Cheng Yanjin suddenly frowned: "Why is it the pork of the special mother?" Zhao boy, don't you know that pork is something that only ordinary people eat, and it's just for me Lao Cheng to eat, how can it be used to entertain Your Majesty? ”
Cheng Yanjin was not wrong, in the Sui and Tang dynasties, the nobles and the rich did not eat pork, because they felt that the pigs were rolling in the muddy soup all day long, and they were very dirty. In addition, people at that time raised pigs, unlike the feed used in later generations, basically used some leftover soup and wild grass and wild vegetables, plus the cooking was illegal, pork inevitably had a bad taste. Therefore, only the common people at the bottom will eat pork.
Where did Zhao Yunze know these rules, and when he heard Cheng Yanjin say this, he immediately panicked.
He just wanted to plead guilty, but Li Shimin picked up a spoon by himself, scooped up a few slices of pork and put them in his bowl.
"Zhijie, no fuss! When I was fighting the world, I encountered a shortage of food and grass, not to mention pork, and even ate wild vegetables, snake meat, and rat meat......"
"Poof!" As soon as Qin Mo'er heard Li Shimin say that she would eat snake meat and rat meat, she immediately felt sick to her stomach, and immediately spit out a piece of mutton that had just been put into her mouth. Immediately, she glanced at Li Shimin in shame.
Li Shimin was suddenly a little embarrassed. But he immediately continued like no one else: "Now that I have won the world, is it hypocritical, what the common people can eat, I can't eat it." ”
After speaking, Li Shimin picked up a slice of pork and sent it to his mouth.
"Well, this pork made by Yun Ze has no fishy taste." Li Shimin nodded and said. "Come, taste them all. Ladies and gentlemen, no matter when, no matter how big an official is, he can't despise the common people! ”
As soon as everyone heard Li Shimin's words, they immediately started to get the pork one after another. Including Qin Mo'er, she also fished a few pieces.
While eating, Zhao Yunze whispered with deep emotion: "Jun, Zhouye; The people, the water is ......"
As soon as the words came out, he immediately realized that something was wrong, and the words that followed must not be said, the words "water can carry a boat or overturn a boat", it doesn't hurt to be the emperor's own words, but when the minister's words are spoken, it is very likely to anger the emperor.
Zhao Yunze immediately shut up.
"What did Yun Ze say?" Li Shimin asked.
"He said, Jun Zhou also, Minshui also!" Because Cheng Yanjin was sitting relatively close to Zhao Yunze, he heard Zhao Yunze's words just now.
When Li Shimin heard this, he immediately narrowed his eyes slightly and pondered.
"Jun, Zhouya; People, water also. Water can carry a boat, or it can capsize a boat! Li Shimin's eyes suddenly widened, and his folds were full of energy, "Yes, that's the reason!" ”
When Zhao Yunze heard Li Shimin's words, he was immediately surprised. Mom, this sentence that has been passed down through the ages was actually said by my brother and Li Shimin together!
"This sentence should be the emperor's epigram!" Li Shimin suddenly stood up.
Everyone was shocked and just wanted to speak, but Li Shimin had already realized his gaffe and sat down again.
"Mo'er, pour wine! I'm going to have a good drink today. Li Shimin commanded Qin Mo'er arrogantly.
Qin Mo'er was distracted at this time, she looked at Zhao Yunze for a while, and then looked at Li Shimin. She was already shocked by the words that Zhao Yunze and Li Shimin said together.
It wasn't until Li Shimin called her that Qin Mo'er came back to her senses, hurriedly picked up the wine jar, and poured wine for Li Shimin and the others.
Li Shimin raised his cup and said: "Zhuqing, those who are in power, should be the same as me, think of the people, and remember the principle that 'water can carry a boat or overturn a boat'. In this sentence, I encourage you with all of you! ”
Everyone was also very excited to raise their glasses.
Zhao Yunze couldn't help but slander in his heart: This will take all the copyright of the sentence just now on his head Li Shimin?
But after thinking about it again, this sentence was originally said by Li Shimin, and he just reminded him in advance.