Li Qi glanced at Zuo Boqing resentfully, as if asking if it was you who made the report. The latter's eyes bulged, expressing strong protest, as if he felt that his personality had been seriously hurt.
Isn't it? Why are you glaring at me? Really, you are so stingy. Li Qi curled his lips. When Song Huizong saw that Li Qi had not answered for a long time, his face was a little unhappy, and he said in a deep voice: "Did I really mean what I said?"
Now, you haven’t even prepared a single dish?”
Li Qi was slightly startled and said hurriedly: "Of course not---."
Song Huizong raised his hand and said, "That's enough. Please quickly cook a dish for us to try. Can we also give you some opinions?"
Bai Shizhong also nodded and said: "What the senior officials said is true. Working behind closed doors is not as good as pooling wisdom."
Day. Father-in-law, where are you standing? I don’t even know where the main dish is. If I tell you this, I’m afraid the emperor will really flog me. Li Qi also felt bitter in his heart and handed over his hand.
Said: "Master, you know that I always pay attention to excellence in cooking, so now only one dish is ready. As for the other two, there are still some flaws. If it is not perfect, how can I dare to present it to you?
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Song Huizong smiled and said: "Just one dish will do. I don't have time to wait for you to cook three dishes."
"but---."
"So what?" Song Huizong said angrily.
Li Qi said sarcastically: "But this dish is not made in the kitchen, and it cannot be brought here. If the officials really want to see it, they have to go outside the city with me."
When everyone heard this, their faces were all blank.
Zuo Boqing couldn't help but asked curiously: "What kind of dish is this?"
Li Qidao: "Oh, I remember that there are three dishes to be tested in the Four Nations Banquet. The first one is knife skills. This is the dish I prepared."
The more Song Huizong listened, the more curious he became, and he nodded and said: "Well, well, let's go outside. We can still enjoy the snow scenery. Dear friends, please accompany me to see Li Qi's first dish."
Everyone said in unison: "Yes."
Li Qi first asked Song Huizong and others to wait for a while, and then quickly came downstairs. He called Ma Qiao, who was hiding in the corner drinking, and said: "Ma Qiao, go to the small lake in the eastern suburbs quickly.
If Madam’s ice sculpture is still there, please level it immediately.”
Ma Qiao asked in surprise: "Why is this?"
"Don't ask so many questions, go quickly. Stop riding on the donkey and go on horseback."
Ma Qiao's face lit up with joy, but then he said depressedly: "But where did I get the horse?"
That's true. Li Qi thought to himself and said, "Go to Fan Tower first and borrow a horse from there."
Ma Qiao nodded and said, "I understand." After saying that, he prepared to go out.
Li Qi grabbed him and said urgently: "Boss, get a shovel. You don't know how to melt ice palm."
"Yeah."
Ma Qiao nodded hurriedly, then walked towards the backyard, muttering: "Ice-melting palm? What kind of martial arts?"
Li Qi shook his head speechlessly, then went to the back to pick up the tools. After Maqiao set off, he came to the top and informed Song Huizong and others that they could set off.
When Li Qi came to the back door of Zuixianju, he looked at the carriages in front of him, and then at the calm donkey beside him. His eyes turned red, and he shouted in his heart that I must get a carriage.
On the way, the wind was so cold that Li Qi almost fell off the donkey several times. Fortunately, Bai Shizhong, his father-in-law, asked Li Qi to get on his carriage as soon as he left the city. Li Qi was not a polite person.
Without saying a word, the man mercilessly handed the donkey to someone, and then he jumped into Bai Shizhong's carriage.
Bai Shizhong still wanted to chat with him. Unexpectedly, this guy fell asleep as soon as he got on the carriage. He was very sleepy now. If he didn't replenish his energy, he would make a fool of himself later.
This kid is really happy with things. Bai Shizhong sighed and let him go.
After walking for nearly an hour, we finally arrived at the small frozen lake Li Qi mentioned. Li Qi fired eight consecutive moves in Bai Shi, but regretted it and finally woke up, yawning and mumbling something.
You don't need to listen to know that they are not good words. Bai Shizhong was almost driven crazy by Li Qi. In the whole world, he is probably the only one who dares to let the emperor wait.
After Li Qi got off the carriage, he saw Song Huizong and others standing by the lake admiring the scenery, pointing and pointing with great interest. Ma Qiao, who was standing at the back, winked at Li Qi and signaled everything.
All done.
Li Qi looked towards the lake and saw that the ice sculpture had indeed disappeared. He felt a little relieved and walked over, cupping his hands and saying, "I'm really sorry for making the emperor and all your lords wait."
There isn't even a birdman here now, so there's no need to call him a high official.
Song Huizong saw that he had just woken up and knew that he was indeed tired today, so he did not blame him and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter. By the way, you mean that your dish must be cooked here."
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"That's not true, it's just that it doesn't cost much to do it here, and it's more convenient." Li Qi answered truthfully.
Zuo Boqing asked: "Are you going to carve on this ice?"
An expert is an expert, so there is nothing to say. Li Qi smiled and nodded: "Not bad."
"This is quite interesting." Song Huizong said with a smile.
Li Qidao: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this carving will take some effort. Your Majesty can go with a few adults to see the snow scene nearby."
Song Huizong waved his hand and said: "It's okay, I'm just here to watch how you carve on the ice, you don't need to worry about me, just go quickly."
Li Qi said "Oh", put down the bag containing the tools, opened it and took out two pairs of straw sandals, and handed a pair to Ma Qiao. Everyone looked inside curiously and saw some awls, hammers, etc. inside the bag.
Carving tools such as zizi and knives. In addition, there are two wooden rulers, one straight and the other triangular.
Song Huizong curiously picked up two rulers and looked at them, but saw that the scales on them were completely different from the current ones. He asked curiously: "Li Qi, are you a regular ruler?"
If it's not a ruler, then it's a massage stick. Li Qi was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing and said, "Oh, Wei Chen made this specially for this dish, and the scales on it were also made by Wei Chen himself."
The scale of this ruler was naturally made according to later generations, and it was relatively standard, but this was all thanks to the pair of leather shoes Li Qi wore from later generations. The reason why he did this was because he was not used to the measurement units of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Wang Zhongling is an expert in this field and said: "Your Majesty, can you let me have a look?"
Song Huizong handed two rulers to Wang Zhongling and said to Li Qi: "Do you still need this thing for this dish?"
What do you know? This is what I call professional. Li Qi said hey: "It has to be used in some places."
After the two of them had put on their straw sandals, Li Qi stood up and walked to Wang Zhongling and said, "Uncle Wang, I have to go."
Wang Zhongling was slightly startled, then handed the ruler over, a bit of confusion flashing in his eyes.
Li Qi had no time to pay attention to him, so he threw the baggage to Ma Qiao, and then the two of them walked towards the lake.
Li Qi whispered as he walked: "Maqiao, how did you do it so that there is not even a trace on the ground?"
Ma Qiao shook his head and said: "I didn't do anything at all. It has been snowing for the past two days. The ice sculpture must have been covered by heavy snow."
"Yes. Why didn't I think of this?"
As Li Qi walked, he looked back at Song Huizong and others. He seemed to be calculating something. After a while, he chose a position, stepped hard with his right foot a few times, nodded with satisfaction, and took out something from his arms.
He handed a piece of paper to Ma Qiao and said, "Hold it for me."
Ma Qiao took it and saw that it was not Mrs. Qin. He couldn't help but said in surprise: "Could this be the Great Wall?"
Li Qi smiled slightly and said, "This name is too tacky." He stopped talking and started to pick up a ruler and measure it on the ice. Since the two of them had practiced together several times, they had a perfect understanding.
Song Huizong and others watched Li Qi measuring and knocking things by the lake, and discussed with Ma Qiao and Ma Qiao from time to time. They were all very curious. If the lake was not too slippery to walk on, they would have to go and watch.
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Song Huizong asked curiously: "Boqing, what do you think Li Qi plans to carve?"
Zuo Boqing shook his head and said: "The deputy general manager behaves strangely, it's hard to guess."
Bai Shizhong said worriedly: "As long as you don't carve anything out of the ordinary, it will be fine." He was really afraid that Li Qi would make a statue of his daughter, which would be a big deal.
Song Huizong laughed and said: "It is really possible."
After the warm-up was completed, Li Qi's hand movements became faster and faster. However, he saw ice chips flying around and making constant noises. Ma Qiao was also watching carefully.
Song Huizong stood aside and watched for a while, then he felt a little cold, and seeing that he couldn't see anything now, he and Liang Shicheng returned to the car. Seeing that the emperor had left, Gao Qiu and others hurriedly returned to the car.
Once they went up, they were already extremely cold.
Unknowingly, an hour passed.
The sky was gradually getting dark. Song Huizong was lying in the car and was about to go to bed early. Suddenly he heard someone outside the car shouting: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Song Huizong rubbed his eyes and said, "What's the matter?"
"For your information, Your Majesty, the deputy commander has finished carving it."
Song Huizong couldn't help but feel excited. He sat up suddenly and jumped out of the carriage in a hurry. Gao Qiu and others also got off the carriage.
Under the guidance of Ma Qiao, a group of people quickly came to the lake. When they saw the statue in the lake, they all gasped in unison. They saw that the ice sculpture in the center of the lake was an undulating and endless sculpture.
, the ancient and modern Great Wall, although it is only a meter wide, it still looks majestic, majestic, crystal clear and extremely beautiful.
More importantly, the Great Wall that Song Huizong and others had just seen was carved on the lake by Li Qi, but now it looks like the Great Wall is protruding from the lake.
Zhang Zeduan exclaimed: "This---this is so beautiful."
Song Huizong rubbed his eyes and said in a trembling voice: "Could it be that I---I'm dizzy, what---what the hell is going on?" After saying that, he didn't care about so much anymore, raised his legs and walked towards the ice sculpture.
Go. When Liang Shicheng and Gao Qiu saw this, they quickly helped him.
Bai Shizhong and others also hurriedly followed.
But something strange happened. When they took a closer look, they found that the ice sculpture had no protrusions and was indeed carved on the lake.
This was so serious that Song Huizong exclaimed several times, "It's amazing---" and turned his back to the lake. When he saw it, the ice sculpture was bulging again.
After going back and forth three times, everyone still didn't know the reason.
Zhang Zeduan's eyes flashed, as if he had discovered a new treasure. Zuo Boqing shook his head and exclaimed: "This is really a miraculous workmanship."
Song Huizong was trembling with excitement and said: "Li Qi, you---what kind of fame do you have?"
Li Qi smiled slightly, pointed at the ice sculpture, and said: "Your Majesty, please see, this Great Wall has a total of sixteen bunkers. It symbolizes the sixteen states of Yanyun in the north, so this ice sculpture is called Yanyun."