"Giving a birthday party to the old man? Isn't this a difficult task?"
In the guard duty room in the southwest corner of the Forbidden City, Li Jinglong was sitting alone, frowning and thinking, and the tourmaline rosary in his hand was spinning rapidly.
"The old man likes to have fun, but he can't spend too much money. If he spends too much money, he will be anxious!"
"Your Majesty, this is a necessary event, and I can't let the old man feel that it's too much money!"
"It's hard to do, it's hard to do!"
After thinking about it for a long time without any clue, Li Jinglong picked up the purple clay pot on the table and took a few sips.
"What should I do?"
"You can't just celebrate your birthday like an old birthday star in the countryside, by singing on a stage and setting up a flowing banquet, right?"
"The flowing water mat is okay. If it's an opera, why don't you kick all the actors out?"
"Besides, the old man's birthday is a matter for the entire Ming Dynasty. If it is held without etiquette, the officials will not be able to justify it?"
"Hey..." Suddenly, Li Jinglong's mind lit up, and he seemed to be grasping something.
At this moment, a figure suddenly came in from outside.
"Brother-in-law!" The person who came was Deng Ping, who shouted to Li Jinglong. Then he picked up the thermos on the table, poured two cups of warm tea, and drank it down.
"What are you doing? Are you sweating on your forehead?" Li Jinglong asked, "Besides, you should be waiting by Long Live Lord's side?"
Deng Ping sat down opposite Li Jinglong, took a long time to catch his breath, and said with a smile, "Today, the crown prince is learning to ride a horse. The emperor asked me to accompany the young master of the Cheng'enhou family." After that, he rolled up his sleeves and said with a smile.
, "If you don't want a docile pony, the prince will ride on a tall horse."
"Look at me, I'm covered in white hair and sweat. I'm holding the reins for fear that the horse will go too fast and scare the prince!"
Hearing this, Li Jinglong smiled and said, "The horses in the palace are all carefully selected. They are not surprised when they hear the sound of cannons. How can they be so evil?"
"It would be better if the sound of the cannons was heard!" Deng Ping said with a smile, "The young Marquis of the Zhao family, I don't know where he found a pen tail ash from Qinzhou for the prince. What a good dog, with a head like a gourd, ears like a fork, and a tail like a gourd.
Jin Qiang pinched his waist."
"This is too dangerous!" Li Jinglong said worriedly, "If dogs from outside are brought in casually, who can take care of them if something happens to them?" He then added, "No one will take care of them?"
"Who cares? The old prince held the prince in his arms and watched happily as Mr. Zhao Xiaohou let the dog catch the rabbit. Several bachelors came up to persuade him, saying that it was not good for the prince to see such a bloody scene. What do you think the old man said?
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"The old man said, what kind of blood is this? Chasing dogs and hunting is a way to make a living. The future emperor of the Ming Dynasty cannot be taught to be like a nerd, he must be wild."
Deng Ping smiled and suddenly asked, "Brother-in-law, where are you sitting?"
"I'm going to sit here and think about something!" Li Jinglong stood up and was about to walk out, but as soon as he reached the door, he pulled back his legs and looked outside in confusion.
"Brother-in-law, what are you looking at?"
"Prince Yan?" Li Jinglong blinked, "Look at that, is it the Crown Prince Yan?"
Deng Ping also looked over there, "That's right." After saying that, he looked at Li Jinglong and whispered, "The three sons of King Yan entered the city at dawn this morning."
Suddenly, Li Jinglong understood.
Now that the sons of King Yan are here, the other sons and grandsons of the dragon will soon arrive.
Suddenly, Li Jinglong felt a headache again.
The emperor ordered him to organize the old man's birthday. All the dragons, dragons, grandsons and ministers of civil and military affairs may number in the thousands. Just what to eat is enough to worry about.
Are you waiting to get scolded by the old man for making those delicacies?
But when he was shabby, Li Jinglong waited for the civil and military officials and the dragons and grandsons to scold him.
Besides, this is different from the flowing water mat in the countryside.
In the countryside, there is a lot of eating, and in the palace, there is a banquet at an auspicious time.
Not to mention that there are not so many cooks to cook, even if there are so many cooks, he will not rush there. Besides, if there is a banquet at an auspicious time, the dishes must be prepared first. By the time the banquet is served, the dishes will be cold.
It would be too late to cook it and eat it now. Moreover, the old man’s birthday banquet is not as simple as eating it as soon as it is served and scattering after it is over.
It’s not okay to eat cold food, it’s not okay to not hurry up when the food is served, and it’s not okay to let people wait. It’s not okay to eat when the food is cold, it’s even worse to eat poorly, and it’s definitely not okay to eat too extravagantly, you’ll get scolded no matter what!
Li Jinglong's temples were twitching suddenly, and his whole body felt bad.
"Brother-in-law, I see you have something on your mind!" Deng Ping said from the side.
"It's okay, I'll leave first. There's still something to do in the Yamen." Li Jinglong responded and stepped out.
"Why don't you leave!" Deng Ping said with a smile, "The kitchen of the guard's office has prepared a mutton pot today. Why don't you eat it before going back? It's cold today, so warm yourself up with a hot bowl." He continued to laugh.
, "Although the rice served at the guard's office is usually chicken and duck, and even the bean sprouts are raw, this mutton pot is really good."
"Just be content. The small households outside can celebrate the New Year by cutting two taels of meat." Li Jinglong snorted and said with a hint of exhortation, "Aren't you satisfied with eating and drinking every day in the palace? You are the emperor's sidekick, and you have to speak and do things.
Be careful. Others say these things casually, but you can't say it casually. If you talk too much, it will make Guanglu Temple's face look ugly. Wouldn't that offend others?"
As he spoke, he walked out, "If you like to eat, eat it. If you don't like it, go out and find a good restaurant..."
Then, his footsteps paused again.
"Mutton pot?" Li Jinglong thought to himself, "This is good. Mutton is the main course of the banquet, and it is not that expensive. When the time comes, each person has a copper pot and makes it by himself. As long as the charcoal does not go out, the pot will always be hot."
"The meat and vegetables are also easy to prepare. When the time comes, just instruct people from Guanglu Temple to add soup."
"It's delicious to eat while watching the commotion. It's hot and bustling. It's delicious but not extravagant. The emperor, the old man, can't find fault with it!"
But the next second, his face was full of embarrassment.
"The mutton pots are good, but where the hell am I going to get those copper pots? It's too late to ask Guanglu Temple, the Construction Bureau, to prepare them?"
The more he thought about it, the more headache he got, so Li Jinglong slowly walked out of the palace with his hands behind his back.
Because I had something on my mind, I didn't get on the carriage or sedan. I took off my official hat, put on a long sable short-hair cloak to cover my python robe, walked out of Xi'an Gate, crossed Xi'an Street, crossed Xi'an Outer Street, and entered Xisi Fourth Street.
Straight alley.
Anyway, I walked slowly and absentmindedly.
It was the warmest noon of the day, and there were more and more people on the street. There were vendors, merchants, scholars, servants, young ladies and young wives, etc.
"Hey, whose little girl is so damn sexy!"
Li Jinglong stopped on the street and saw a woman walking like willow leaves coming out of a silk shop and swaying into a carriage.
"Haha, your little face is flushed, you can tell that you are very good at first sight. You are a nurturing person!"
His eyes followed the carriage for a long distance, and his mood relaxed a lot because of the scene just now.
"I'm not going back at noon. I'm going to find a restaurant on the street to deal with you!" Li Jinglong turned around and gave casual instructions to the attendants following behind him.
Then he looked around, looking for a restaurant that suited his taste on the street.
The place where he was at the moment was the junction of the palace city and the inner city. The bustling city was filled with fireworks, and the air was filled with the aroma of hot tea and meat noodles.
As he was walking among the crowd, he was suddenly hit hard on the shoulder.
He turned around angrily and saw several young students.
"I'm sorry!" A seventeen or eighteen-year-old student with red cheeks saluted, "I'm sorry!"
"Ah! It's okay!" Li Jinglong said lightly.
I saw several students smiling and hugging each other, "What's for lunch?"
"The weather is so cold, why not turn on the side stove?"
"Tah! Pour some water on the side stove, and then ask Lao Sai to cook a chicken and a plate of green vegetables."
"Damn, the chicken here is not delicious. It is not as fresh and smooth as our Qingyuan chicken. How about we eat fish in the stove? Fish fillets and fish balls are so good!"
Several people were chattering, and Li Jinglong was confused.
"What the hell is a bird saying?"
Just as I was thinking about this, I saw a few scholars entering a trendy and delicious restaurant on the roadside.
"Should I go and have a look too?"
This chapter has been completed!