Buddha Tiaoqiang, also known as "Mantanxiang" and "Fushouquan", is the top Fujian cuisine. It uses eighteen kinds of main ingredients and twelve kinds of auxiliary ingredients, including almost all the most delicious ingredients in the world, including sea cucumber, abalone, shark's fin, and scallops. , fish lips, fish maw, razor clams, ham, pork belly, sheep elbows, hoof tips, tendons, chicken breasts, duck breasts, chicken gizzards, duck gizzards, flower mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots...
After washing the above-mentioned ingredients, they are boiled, fried, fried, fried, steamed... In short, they are thoroughly cooked into dishes with their own characteristics, and then layered layer by layer. Put it into a large wine jar, add an appropriate amount of cooking wine, fill it with soup, seal the mouth of the wine jar with lotus leaves, and put it on the fire to heat. After the fire boils, turn to a simmer and simmer for five or six hours. .
Jinxi spent two days preparing the complicated ingredients for Buddha Jumping Over the Wall, and on the morning of the third day it was officially put into the wine jar and started to stew.
As early as the first day after she returned to the palace, Kangxi secretly started preparing sea cucumbers and shark's fins and other ingredients that needed to be soaked in water. Before Jinxi asked Yinzhen to go to the Palace of Qianqing to invite him, he spontaneously I took the Queen Mother and the Fourth Concubine to Nansuo to enjoy this mouth-watering delicacy.
Fortunately, Jin Xi’s preparation work was very thorough this time. In addition to the main dish of Buddha Jumping Over the Wall, he also made several signature dishes from the top ten cuisines that are popular among “foodies” in later generations. Among them, Jin Xi is good at Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine. Mainly: West Lake vinegar fish, Longjing shrimp, poached tenderloin, crab meat lion head, chrysanthemum sea bass balls, Babao chicken, salted duck, braised bamboo shoots, vegetarian shark's fin... In addition, we specially made a table of authentic Hong Kong-style dim sum, not only In addition to snacks such as red bean egg tarts, crystal shrimp dumplings, Lesha glutinous rice balls, soup dumplings, chee cheong fun, nest egg beef porridge and other snacks that are currently popular in Xi Teng Tea House, we also make glutinous rice chicken and sweet potato crisps that have not been on the market before. , black rice cake... Otherwise, I would be really embarrassed to entertain these heavyweights in the palace.
At three o'clock, the Buddha Jumping Over the Wall was successfully released. As soon as the altar was opened, the rich fragrance that came out made Kangxi and others feel hungry on the spot.
"Girl, to be honest, I have been waiting for this day for a long time, and today I finally get what I want... Tell me. What reward do you want? I will grant it to you within a reasonable range." After eating, he said nothing. It took three days to complete the cup of hibiscus seals before the Buddha jumped over the wall. Kangxi sighed with satisfaction.
"As long as Huang Ama is satisfied. Jin Xi's abilities are limited. That's all he can do. If Huang Ama can make Huang Ama smile with satisfaction, Jin Xi will be satisfied." Who doesn't say good things? Jin Xi replied in a decent manner.
"Your Majesty, it seems to Yi Ai's family that if you ask Xi'er girl, it would be more practical to ask Fourth Brother." The Queen Mother had eaten eighty cents full, put down her chopsticks restrainedly, and said with a smile.
"That's right. So, Fourth Brother, please tell me, what does your wife lack? Or is there any reward that she particularly wants?" Kangxi heard what the Queen Mother said, and looked at Yinzhen with a half-smile and asked. The Queen Mother and the Fourth Concubine also stared at Yinzhen, with smiles on their faces.
Jinxi was speechless. They were making fun of herself and Yinzhen together... It was really unkind to say that she had spent so much time and energy to treat them to such a delicious feast of happiness...
When Yinzhen saw this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and slandered: Could it be that there is a lack of gossip protagonists in the palace recently? Otherwise, how could he and Jinxi become the objects of ridicule in everyone's mouth one after another?! This was the case in Yuqing Palace before. , and now it’s... alas... what a group of pitiful people who live with loneliness but are unwilling to be lonely...
"Huang Ama. My son didn't dare to say what Fujin lacked. However, I heard her mention it a few days ago that she wanted to go to Jiangnan to see the different scenery of the water town. Therefore, my son begged Huang Ama to give him a few days off so that he could
My son can take Fujin to the Jiangnan water town to see something... In addition, my son heard that the water conservancy projects in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are very stable. If he is lucky enough to go there, he would also like to take the opportunity to observe and see whether the water conservancy construction there is suitable for implementation in the Yellow River waters.
, if possible, my son is willing to assist the Ministry of Works to completely cure the Yellow River floods that have been incurable for many years..."
Yinzhen's invitation to play both public and private matters immediately made Kangxi smile. He closed the folding fan in his hand and immediately agreed: "Okay! I want you to cherish your own Fujin so much, and at the same time not forget the great things that benefit the people, I
So I agreed to your request. You can tell me which days of vacation you want, etc. Once you have determined the departure date, I will approve it. However, as you said yourself, you must give me a detailed memorial about the Jiangnan water conservancy construction later.
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"My son, I obey the order." Yinzhen knelt down to accept the order.
With Kangxi's verbal metaphor, are you still afraid that the prince will say something bad about you to those old-fashioned ministers?! When the planned time comes, he will take Fujin's baggage and go to the south of the Yangtze River to admire the broken bridge in the West Lake and the remaining snow...
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Jinxi was very happy when she saw that Kangxi immediately agreed without saying a word. What does this mean? Not only can she leave the palace and travel around, but she can also take the opportunity to go to Jinling to remember her hometown. Although Jinling at this time is not the same as Nanjing three hundred years later.
They cannot be completely equated, but they are still from the same land, so they can be regarded as brothers born from the same mother with a huge age difference.
Jinxi and Yinzhen were naturally overjoyed to have jumped over the wall in exchange for such a good paid annual leave.
After careful arrangements, it is tentatively scheduled to depart after the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, so there are still four months to prepare.
On his next trip to the south of the Yangtze River, he would have to spare at least half a month's time. Therefore, taking advantage of this period, Yinzhen worked hard to handle the errands at hand, and reached an agreement with the Ministry of Industry to postpone the construction of the palace in Xiangshan until the end of the year.
During this period, the Ministry of Industry will focus on the development and trial production of muskets...
Kangxi saw that Yinzhen not only arranged the work at hand in such an orderly manner, but also stimulated the enthusiasm of the Ministry of Industry to develop gunpowder. He was relieved and relieved, and immediately rewarded Yinzhen and his wife with five thousand taels of silver for this trip south.
expenses.
"Tsk tsk...Huang Ama is really generous. Any time he makes a move, it is a check of large denomination..." Jinxi took the 5,000 taels of silver note that Yinzhen had just brought from Qianqing Palace to Nansuo and looked around with a smile.
.Who doesn’t love money? As long as it is earned through legitimate channels, she likes it more than anyone else.
Yinzhen shook his head with a smile. It was difficult to imagine that she and the word "little money fan" were connected together.
"You can keep this bank note. I have already prepared the expenses for going to Jiangnan." Yinzhen said with a smile.
Jin Xi blinked, then pointed to the banknote in his hand, "You mean it belongs to me personally?"
"Uh-huh..." Yinzhen nodded, "After Jiangnan comes back, I have to take care of the construction of the Xiangshan Palace and the other courtyards, and I also have to go to Heye Mountain to inspect the construction progress of the branch. Therefore, regarding the business head office, you first discuss with Lang Yue
All in all, if possible, we would expand a few more stores. I was thinking that since Xi Teng’s dim sum is so popular, we might as well open a large-scale tea restaurant chain, which not only offers Hong Kong-style morning tea, but also introduces European afternoon tea.
Dinner... In addition, the inkstones in Liulichang have been decorated and will be open for business soon. You will definitely need to send someone to take care of it. It is an antique shop, because the prince's eyeliner has been keeping an eye on it, so you should wait a few more days.
Anyway, we don’t have that much energy to take care of it in a short period of time.”
Yinzhen tapped his index finger on the table, arranging a series of business plans for the next year one by one.
Jin Xi held her chin and sat across from him, listening carefully and nodding occasionally. Finally, seeing that Yinzhen seemed to have arranged all the matters, she spoke: "I have considered the matter of the tea restaurant before, but now,
With Xiang Keyu here, I'm afraid of such a grand place..."
"Don't worry about her." Yinzhen poured a cup of hot Dongding Oolong for the two of them, and explained slowly: "Her nonsense has already tortured her."
"How do you say that?" Jin Xi was suspicious. Didn't Guining see her well before?
"I don't know the specific context, but what is certain is that she has been imprisoned by the prince these days. Perhaps she is afraid that the nonsense she said will reach the ears of Emperor Ama..."
After hearing this, Jinxi also roughly understood the meaning of Yinzhen's words.
It was nothing more than that Xiang Keyu wanted to take a gamble, not wanting to be mediocre, so she told the outcome of this period of history to the prince. Although the prince might not believe it, he was afraid that Kangxi would believe it after hearing it, so he imprisoned her... It's really
...What a stupid woman...Isn't this driving herself to a dead end?
Although her intention in telling the historical results was that she hoped that the prince would value her and rely on her, it would be better to worship her as a reincarnation of a god rather than just as a helpless orphan. However, the prince was cruel to her.
With such a violent temper, how could he let her go so easily? Even if he might strengthen his defense against Yinzhen and stumble, so that Kangxi would gradually become disappointed with Yinzhen until he no longer reuses her, he would never beg for it with Keyu.
benefit……
"So, we should thank the second brother of the prince for helping us understand this hidden danger... Next, you can open a tea restaurant without any worries. As for Dou Erdun, I have given him a task. Within three years, we must
I will organize a team of spies who are proficient in various fields for me."
I know that this Jinxi is the secret weapon of Yongzheng that is widely rumored to be the secret weapon of Yongzheng in later generations - the sticky pole.
From this, she has a vague feeling that the battle between Yinzhen and the prince has really begun at this time... Everything is to prepare for the future palace coup. If the prince has a broad vision and is committed to the national power of the Qing Dynasty,
Construction, then these preparations made by Yinzhen will only become a solid backing for the Qing Dynasty's national power. But if the prince is narrow-minded and wants to fight Yinzhen to win or lose, then he should wait to step down and give way.
Although Yinzhen is not very interested in the highest position, if he gets it, it can not only ensure the safety of those around him, but also ensure the harmony of the people of the Qing Dynasty, he will never give it up. (To be continued)