Entertaining Li Zhi is a tiring and laborious task.
Although people of this era have not seen much of the world, and the food they eat is nothing more than steaming, cooking and roasting, but since Li Zhi tasted the food cooked by Li Qinzai, he has become more and more cunning.
Now Li Qinzai couldn't satisfy him at all by making some ordinary food. Last night, Li Zhi was hungry before going to bed, so he asked the cook to make a random dish of steamed cakes and golden cakes. Li Zhi only tasted it, and then disliked it for half an hour. Here he is
He hypnotized himself with his long-winded babble.
Li Qinzai really racked his brains to satisfy such a product.
He was not a cook in his previous life either.
There is a hill in Ganjingzhuang with a bamboo forest on the hill.
Li Qinzai led several Bu Qu up the mountain, walked into the bamboo forest, randomly found a bamboo that was pleasing to the eye, and asked Bu Qu to cut the bamboo and drag it down the mountain.
Returning to the other courtyard, Li Qinzai cut off the bamboo joints separately, washed them, and split them into one third.
Stuff the soaked glutinous rice and japonica rice into the split bamboo tube, then marinate the farmer's dried meat with sauce and season it, place it evenly on the rice, close the bamboo tube to fix it, and bake it over firewood.
Li Zhi sat in the yard eagerly, watching Li Qinzai at work. Today's novel approach made Li Zhi look forward to it.
He knew that today he was blessed with good taste, not the kind of hidden good fortune between husband and wife in bed, but a good taste in the literal sense.
After roasting on the firewood for two hours, Li Qinzai took off the bamboo tube and uncovered the top layer. A rich aroma of dried meat and rice immediately spread out and could be smelled throughout the yard.
"It smells so good!" Li Zhi's eyes lit up, and he stretched out his hands like a beggar asking for alms from kindhearted people: "Quickly, give it to me, quick!"
Li Qinzai sighed. For this little food, the emperor would lose his face. Your father, who is lying peacefully in Zhaoling far away, would blow up his tomb if he saw his son's virtue...
He handed the bamboo tube to Li Zhi and gave him a wooden spoon. Li Zhi buried his head and began to cook.
"It's delicious, it's so delicious! I'm my maid!" Li Zhi was so happy that he cursed.
Li Qinzai picked up another bamboo tube and took a bite. Well, it tasted really good. The rice was mixed with the oil and water of the meat, and had a rich aroma of meat and sauce. It tasted very good.
"As long as your Majesty likes it," Li Qinzai smiled: "This thing is called 'Bamboo Tube Rice', and it tastes pretty good."
Li Zhi nodded wildly while eating: "Not only is it okay, it's simply great. Jingchu, I found that you are full of treasures. There will be a long time to come, so I will slowly explore them."
Li Qinzai was startled, and suddenly showed a shy and reserved expression.
The treasure boy officially certified by the emperor, tsk! It’s real.
Li Zhi could eat a portion of rice in a bamboo tube in just a few seconds. If the bamboo tube was not narrow and inconvenient to put in his mouth, Li Zhi would have licked the entire bamboo tube until it looked brand new.
To be honest, none of the Li family's guard dogs have ever cherished food so much.
"It's delicious!" Li Zhi smacked his lips without saying anything, and he didn't bother to wipe off the oily mouth.
"I will write down the secret recipe. Your Majesty can ask the palace chef to make it for you after you return to the palace."
Li Zhi smiled happily and said: "Very good, on the right track!"
"But your majesty, this food is a bit greasy after all. Your majesty has not recovered from his old illness, so you should try to eat as little as possible." Li Qinzai advised.
Li Zhi smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. Ever since Jingchu gave me a folk remedy, cut ginkgo leaves into shreds and soak them in water. I must drink it every day. Since then, I haven't had any illnesses. You are better than the imperial doctor."
Li Qinzai felt briefly stunned in his mind.
Li Zhi hasn't been ill for a long time, so has China's history changed its trajectory from here?
I am afraid that Empress Wu's ambition will never have a chance to be realized, and Li Zhi, the ambitious emperor, will probably live for many more years, and his lifelong ambitions will surely come true.
Where is Li Qinzai?
He has no ambitions and no ideal aspirations. He seems to have done a lot for Datang, but only he knows best. Most of the things he does are done casually.
Making gunpowder, making three-eyed blunderbuss, harvesting Tuguhun, and now new grain seeds...
If you think about it carefully, it seems that there is not a single thing that he is very motivated and takes the initiative to do. Everything happens when things happen, and he just takes advantage of the situation.
If there is any difference, it is probably thanks to his relatively correct outlook on life. Although many things were done casually, the people still benefited from it in the end.
This is not bad. Even if he does nothing from now on, relying on his achievements now, he will still feel good when he lies on his death bed and bids farewell to this world.
His name will definitely appear in the history of history.
"Jingchu, Jingchu!" Li Zhi called out to the soul: "Are you stupid? What are you thinking about?"
"Your Majesty, I forgive you. I tend to feel dazed after eating a full meal. This is commonly known as 'rice dizziness' among the people."
"The same is true for me. Jing Chu, I leave the matter of the new grain seeds to you. You will take good care of it and make sure no mistakes are made. I grant you the power to make arbitrary decisions when the opportunity arises. No matter who covets my new grain seeds, you can kill them first and then report them later."
"I obey the decree."
"When will the grain seeds mature?"
"It's almost time for Queen Xia. Please wait patiently, Your Majesty."
Li Zhi nodded: "Although there are only a few grain seeds, the yield per mu can be estimated when mature. After harvesting, these grain seeds will all be used for planting. In one or two years..."
Thinking of the grand harvest of five thousand kilograms per mu in the future, Li Zhi couldn't help but feel very good. He looked up to the sky and laughed twice: "I'm in a good mood today. Jingchu, give me another bamboo tube rice. I only want meat but not rice."
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Li Zhi burped and left Ganjingzhuang with satisfaction and returned to Chang'an.
This trip was worth it, especially the new grains, which made him so excited that he wanted to scream. To be honest, he had never been so happy when he was having sex with the Korean lady and her daughter.
Before leaving, Li Zhi lingered in the field again, like a licking dog that couldn't love it, staring at the land in a daze, and it took a long time before he got into the chariot and left.
Li Qinzai sent Li Zhigong out of the village, and then let out a long breath.
The new grain has been planted in the soil. The value of the Tocharian merchant Iduo has completely disappeared at this moment. To put it simply, he is just a piece of used toilet paper.
However, although the grain seeds were obtained, the Nestorian's problem was not solved yet. Li Qinzai was not in a hurry and locked up Yi Duo first. After Li Zhi took care of the Nestorian, he would settle the score with Yang Shuen.
Back in the backyard room, Cui Jie was accompanying Zi Nu.
Zi Nu looked depressed, and both girls' eyes were red. Cui Jie didn't know what was wrong, and she shed tears with Zi Nu.
Seeing Li Qinzai come in, Cui Jie stood up to greet him, choking and saying: "Husband, please spend more time with sister Zinu, she is so pitiful."
Li Qinzai frowned, what kind of style is this? One is the main wife, and the other is the concubine. It stands to reason that the two of them should be fighting openly and secretly, but he, the husband, is in a dilemma.
But in this situation, there is indescribable harmony between the three of them. Judging from Cui Jie's appearance, she is not only in harmony, but also empathizes with Zi Nu.