Chapter 53: The Night Banquet at the Palace

Li Yulong returned to the house with a bag of snacks full of harvest, Li Tao looked at his daughter's happy appearance and smiled along the way, Ziyun looked at the empty purse in a daze, and Xiangxin didn't know where to bring two skewers of roasted wings and was eating, Xie Ziwen was also eating roasted gluten.

Li Tao's father and daughter were cleaning the snacks on the table, and they sat on the side with a full burp without looking at it.

Li Yulong couldn't help but ask when he saw this appearance: "Where did you eat, why do you look like you have eaten more than me!" ”

Xiangxin clasped his teeth and said, "That, when you two were walking around in front, I ate a drawer of xiaolongbao and a few skewers in the back, and I was full!" ”

Li Tao ate these delicacies that he had never tasted, and the satisfaction of rubbing his stomach became more and more satisfied, and before Li Tao finished eating, Ziyun brought a plate of green vegetables to the table.

Li Tao was also shocked when he saw this green vegetable, and hurriedly looked at Li Yulong and said: "How can there be green vegetables in this winter, those rewarded in the palace don't seem to have this thing!" What is it? ”

Li Yulong felt hungry again when he saw the green vegetables brought up, so he picked up a chopstick and stuffed it into his mouth, and the crisp taste burst in his mouth, "Sure enough, if you eat meat, you have to eat some more green vegetables, otherwise you will get tired!" ”

When he heard Li Tao's words, he immediately replied: "Bean sprouts, hasn't Daddy eaten bean sprouts?" ”

Li Tao's face turned red, and after picking up a pair of chopsticks to make sure it was the familiar taste, he also said: "How could my father never eat bean sprouts, but how can there be bean sprouts in this time?" You guys made this up? ”

Li Yulong looked at Xiangxin, who was still rubbing his stomach, and pointed to it: "He made it, saying that he was tired of eating meat every day and wanted to eat some vegetables!" ”

Xiangxin opened his eyes and saw that the father and daughter were both looking at him, and he immediately said: "This should have been implemented for a while in Mickey's Restaurant and Hu Lilao, the bean sprouts are all sent out in the mountains, and the prince's mansion will lead a thousand people to take care of it!" ”

Li Tao rolled his eyes and scolded: "How dare you let the soldiers do coolies for you!" ”

Xiangxin was not afraid when he heard these stern words, and said slowly: "The soldiers have not eaten less, and besides, where do they get the money, more than 1,000 people in your military department still don't care, let the prince give people money!" ”

Li Tao was a little embarrassed, after all, it was he who proposed to let the prince lead the government to recover, although he was kind, but now there is no extra silver in the treasury to allocate to the East Palace, so he can only let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince be self-sufficient, fortunately, the income of the restaurant opened by the princess and the prince is not bad, and the purchase and sale of some raw pork can also maintain a balance of entry and exit.

Li Tao ate this long-lost bean sprouts, and remembered that the emperor in the palace didn't seem to have eaten these things, so he hurriedly ordered: "Prepare another copy of these snacks, and I'll take them to the palace for the emperor to taste later!" ”

Ziyun, who was waiting on the side, immediately ran out in person, if he gave the emperor food to others to do things, he couldn't rest assured, he glanced at Xie Ziwen with satisfaction, Xie Ziwen also immediately understood the meaning of satisfaction and went out with Ziyun, and on the way Xie Ziwen also wanted to bring another one to Miss Liu.

Time passed quickly, Li Tao entered the palace with a large bag of snacks that had been cold, and Xiangxin, Li Yulong and others were also watching the programs arranged by the people in the house, and rewarded the money with a smile.

In the palace, hundreds of officials sat down, and Li Shimin raised his wine glass in the middle and said: "Zhongqing's family, so far in the Spring Festival, drink hard!" ”

The officials all picked up their glasses and said, "Drink!" ”

After drinking this cup of Chinese wine, Li Shimin waved his hand, and the old man on the side shouted: "Serve!" ”

One by one, the eunuchs and palace maids brought the prepared dishes up, and Li Tao also walked to Li Shimin's side, took out the snack bag prepared before, and said: "Your Majesty, this is a little snack that my little daughter and son-in-law have studied, it is a little cold at this time, why don't you let the kitchen heat it up, can you taste it?" ”

Li Shimin looked at Li Tao below with some surprise, Li Tao is the most clear person, he never slapped the horse, and it was a little strange to suddenly give a gift at this time.

However, Li Shimin still trusts his old ministers very much, looked at the old eunuch on the side and said, "Take it hot!" ”

The old eunuch was ordered to take the package in Li Tao's hand, and Li Shimin was also quite curious and said: "Mao Gong, what kind of delicacy can make you think of me for the first time!" ”

Li Tao was also proud, raised his head and said: "The emperor doesn't know, the little girl and son-in-law have made a snack street on the side of Yong'an Fang, and there are countless snacks in a dazzling array of snacks. ”

Li Shimin was a little curious, and looked at Li Chengqian and his wife, who respected and loved each other on the side, "Mao Gong has worked hard, go back to your seat to eat, today's dinner is a rare delicacy!" ”

Li Tao didn't explain, Shi Li returned to his position, and the generals and his party were naturally fighting for wine and meat, and they ate with their mouths full of oil.

It didn't take long for the snack to be presented, and the old eunuch nodded to Li Shimin quietly, indicating that he had experienced poison, and Li Shimin couldn't help but add a piece of chicken leg to nibble when he asked about these tempting aromas.

The other officials didn't pay attention to Li Shimin's movements, and they were all drinking with the people around them, but Cheng Yanjin saw Li Shimin eating something different, and walked over with a swaying body and said, "Emperor Qiqi, what are you eating?" ”

Li Shimin was still tasting the delicious fried chicken, but when he suddenly heard Cheng Yanjin's voice, he was also startled, and hurriedly picked up the food box in front of him and said: "It's nothing, Cheng Yanjin, go back and drink, don't get in the way!" ”

Cheng Yanjin also saw the thing clearly after approaching, and said a little carelessly: "The emperor is eating fried chicken for a long time, this fried chicken is my family Cheng Chumo will bring me some every time he goes home, and the emperor is still a treasure!" Hum! ”

Cheng Yanjin turned his head and returned to his seat regardless of Li Shimin's ugly face, the fried chicken in Li Shimin's mouth suddenly became unfragrant, and Cheng Yanjin, who was twisting his buttocks, also snorted coldly, but this festive time was not the time for him to find Cheng Biting Jin's problem, glancing at Li Chengqian, who was toasting with the crown princess, Li Shimin slowly said: "The prince come here, see what this is!" ”

Li Chengqian was also shocked when he heard Li Shimin's words, and hurriedly leaned over to listen to the training, the noisy court was instantly quiet, and the king of Wei, who was full of oil, also stopped chewing, and silently looked in the direction of Li Chengqian and Li Shimin, trying to hear what they were talking about!

Li Chengqian stepped forward and saw the things in Li Shimin's hand clearly, and immediately said: "Father Qiqi, the object in your hand should be fried chicken!" ”

Li Shimin knew in his heart that everyone had seen this thing, but he hadn't seen it, so he hurriedly stretched out his hand to summon Li Chengqian to step forward, "Come up and see what is in this food box?" ”

Li Chengqian didn't think much about going up to this Jinling platform in three steps and two steps, the chicken thigh meat in the hands of King Wei was crushed, but Li Tao and other generals were smiling happily, and said that Li Chengqian's throne was stable.

Li Chengqian, who had no other thoughts here, also said when he saw the food in the food box: "This is fried bean sprouts, this is grilled gluten, this is kebabs, and this is cold skinΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·"

Li Chengqian introduced the food in the box one by one, Li Shimin's face also changed, and when Li Chengqian's words were finished, he immediately said: "So the prince has seen these things and eaten these things?" ”

Li Chengqian listened to Li Shimin's somewhat yin and yang strange question, and immediately understood what Li Shimin meant, and hurriedly explained: "Father, these snacks are satisfactorily researched, and they have only been thoroughly implemented in the past month. Li Chengqian said in his heart that he must not say that it has been implemented for a long time, otherwise he is afraid that his unfilial name will be confirmed!

Li Shimin didn't care about this, waved his hand and said: "You go back, these things are small, are you ready for the military parade on the tenth day of the first month?" ”

Li Chengqian was also shocked when he heard this, turned around tremblingly, and said in a squeaky voice: "Erchen, Erchen is ready, please rest assured!" ”

Li Shimin nodded, and then waved his hand to signal him to go down.

After eating the delicacies of the snack street, Li Shimin looked at the delicacies of the mountains and seas in front of him but felt tasteless, and greeted the old eunuch on the side and said: "Send the snacks in this food box to the pheasant slave and the son, and after tonight, ask someone to find the recipe that is satisfactory, so that the imperial chef can learn!" ”

The old eunuch bowed and left, but Li Junxian didn't know when he came over, and said a few words in Li Shimin's ear, Li Shimin was a little surprised, and hurriedly asked, "Really?" Are you sure? ”

Seeing Li Junxian nodded, he laughed, raised his glass and said, "Everyone Aiqing, He, congratulations for the Tang Dynasty, congratulations for the prince!" ”

Although the officials didn't know what was going on, they all followed Li Shimin and raised their glasses and said: "Congratulations for the Tang Dynasty, congratulations for the prince!" ”

King Wei's face became more and more unsightly, but he could only drink this cup of bitter wine.

Li Chengqian was also confused, looking at Li Shimin with a little doubt, and the crown princess on the side also looked at Li Chengqian and Li Shimin with doubts.

With a glass of wine in his throat, Fang Xuanling put down the wine glass and got up and asked, "I don't know why the emperor is so happy, can you talk to us!" ”

Li Shimin laughed, glanced at Fang Xuanling and then at Li Chengqian before he said: "Why not, Fang Xiangke still remembers that I told you a few months ago that the prince's subordinates had discovered a new staple food!" ”

When Fang Xuanling heard this, he immediately understood what Li Shimin meant, and said in surprise: "Isn't the experiment in the south successful?" ”

Li Shimin laughed and nodded, Fang Xuanling couldn't help but laugh: "This is indeed worth congratulating, congratulations for the prince!" ”

The people in the front row all heard the conversation between the two, and more or less understood what the situation was, Li Chengqian's face became more and more exciting, he still felt that the period of potatoes and sweet potatoes had passed, but he didn't expect that there were bigger surprises waiting for him.