The gourmet feast of the Four Nations Banquet finally came to an end with Li Qi winning, but the delicacies presented at this banquet were unforgettable, and its level exceeded all previous Four Nations Banquets.
Song Huizong was in a good mood at this time, so how could he reward Li Qi with such a title? Of course, money and cloth were indispensable. Not only that, even the other three imperial chefs also received some rewards.
After seeing off the envoys, Gao Qiu took this opportunity to suggest that Li Qi be promoted to the post of bodyguard Ma Duzhi. This suggestion was very useful to Li Qi, who really wanted to take this position.
But unfortunately, Wang Fu stood up and refuted this suggestion. The reason was that the Four Kingdoms Banquet was a competition of cooking skills and had nothing to do with politics. Therefore, promoting Li Qi would inevitably lead to criticism. For this reason, he even mentioned it again, saying that he would
When Li Qi invented the new military uniform, he proposed to promote Li Qi to the rank of palace commander, but he was opposed by Li Bangyan and others. He would not be promoted to another official for his meritorious service and military affairs, but he would be promoted to another official for winning a chef competition. This is really a bit strange.
Putting the cart before the horse.
Li Bangyan was also afraid that Wang Fu would suddenly change his mind and suggest that Li Qi be appointed as the palace commander, so he had no choice but to stand up and oppose it.
Cai Jing had no authority and could do nothing to help Li Qi. Gao Qiu himself had always advocated not to interfere in the affairs of these two factions. Now that he saw the leaders of both sides standing up to oppose him, he chose to withdraw his head without hesitation. In fact,
He also knew that the hope of promoting Li Qi to the position of Du Zhi was quite slim. He did this just to give Song Huizong a warning. In the future, if Li Qi made great achievements again, I am afraid that there would be no need for him to speak.
Huizong may also take the initiative to promote Li Qi.
In a few simple sentences, a political confrontation was completed, and all three parties had their own agenda.
Although Song Huizong liked Li Qi very much, he still trusted Wang Fu very much. After thinking about it, he rejected Gao Qiu's suggestion.
Seeing that there was no hope of promotion, Li Qi felt a little disappointed and didn't think too much. It would be good if he could be promoted, but it didn't matter if he couldn't. He had such a good relationship with Gao Qiu that even Hu You didn't dare to go against him.
, besides, Hu You was not interested in military training, so it was all up to him.
Li Qi, Gao Qiu, Bai Shizhong and Cai Jing left the palace together and went back to their respective homes.
"Deputy Commander, can you lend me that golden sword?" Ma Qiao said hehely.
Li Qi took out the golden knife and handed it over, saying: "Don't break it, otherwise it won't be valuable."
"I saved this."
Ma Qiao took the golden sword, looked at it carefully, and said, "This golden sword is really beautiful. I don't know how much it costs."
Wu Xiaoliu said proudly: "That's natural. What the emperor rewards must be the best."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Ma Qiao, don't you also want to give your junior sister a golden sword?"
Seeing that Li Qi had seen through it, Ma Qiao laughed twice without answering, and returned the golden knife to Li Qi. Whenever he saw something good, the first thing he thought of was Lu Meimei, which has become one of his
This instinct is just like breathing, but he also knows that this is undoubtedly a luxury wish for him. Let alone a golden knife, he cannot even afford to give away a fine kitchen knife...
Although Li Qi hated Ma Qiao for always talking about Lu Meimei, this was what he admired most about Ma Qiao. Compared to Ma Qiao, he was really ashamed.
"Let's go."
Li Qi and his two apprentices got on the carriage and rode towards the Qin Mansion in the dark. Master Li Qi and his apprentice were probably really tired. As soon as they drove out of the palace, they all staggered around and fell asleep.
A louder voice came from inside the car.
I don't know how long it took, but suddenly I heard a "whoop" and a few clangs, and the carriage stopped.
"Cāo! Why is there no shock absorber?"
Due to his habitual nature, Li Qi's head suddenly hit the wooden board. The pain was so painful that he grimaced, cursed, and then said: "Are you here so soon?"
Ma Qiao's voice came from outside, saying: "Deputy Commander, someone is looking for you."
"Who?" Li Qi rubbed his forehead.
"Guan Yan envoy, it's me, Yuan Hong."
This bastard? Li Qi suddenly woke up, a light of joy flashed in his eyes, he quickly got out of the car, cupped his hands and said: "It turns out to be Translator Yuan, polite, polite."
"Don't dare, don't dare."
Yuan Hong bowed in return. Now he didn't dare to treat Li Qi like he used to. He smiled and said, "Envoy Guan Yan, my master would like to invite you to come over and have a chat."
"Oh? I wonder where Mr. He Shilie is?"
"It's in the carriage in front." Yuan Hong pointed forward.
"Then I'll trouble Yuan Translator to introduce you."
"Where, where, please."
"Maqiao, come with me, Liuzi, Dazhu, you guys are watching the carriage here."
"Oh. Brother Li, please come back early."
Erru followed Yuan Hong for a while and saw a carriage parked on the edge of the street, with a faint candlelight inside, and four black figures standing around, motionless in the cold wind.
Translator Yuan stood beside the carriage and said respectfully: "Master, come in, the envoy from Yan is here."
"Envoy Guan Yan, please come up quickly."
Li Qi and Yuan Hong got into the carriage one after another. When He Shiliebohe saw Li Qi coming in, he raised his hands and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Guan Yanshi for being honored as the Golden Knife Chef King. You deserve the title. Guan Yanshi's cooking skills
It was a real eye-opener for me.”
This is not artificial at all. The political significance of Jin Guo's participation in the Four Nations Banquet is far greater than the victory or defeat of the game. After all, Jin Guo has not long been established, and he has to find opportunities to express his existence to neighboring countries.
"No, no, Mr. He Shilie received the award. It's all just a false name." Li Qi sat down opposite He Shilie Bohe unceremoniously and said with a smile: "Mr. He Shilie is so elegant."
, I’m still here enjoying the scenery of Bianjing so late at night.”
Heshi Liebohe glanced out the window and saw that he couldn't see his fingers outside. He smiled bitterly and said: "The official Yanshi was joking, so I just stepped in. How could I appreciate the scenery?"
Li Qi smiled and said, "Isn't Mr. He Shilie waiting for me?"
I really love pretending to be stupid. If I hadn't waited for you, it would have been so cold and it was so late at night. I really had to eat enough to support myself.
Simply said directly: "What Guan Yan said is right, I am just waiting for you."
Li Qi pretended to be curious and said, "Oh? I wonder what kind of money Mr. He Shilie wants from me?"
Heshi Liebohe said with a smile: "Mr. Yan, do you still remember that you mentioned to me last time at the Prime Minister's Mansion that we would cooperate in opening a restaurant?"
"Of course I remember, but Mr. He Shilie said that we should think about it."
Heshi Liebohe smiled slightly and said: "It turns out that I was still hesitating, but after seeing Guan Yanshi's cooking skills today, I really can't think of any reason to refuse."
Li Qi's eyes flashed and he said with a smile: "That's great. I really don't know what to say other than congratulations to Mr. He Shilie for his wise decision. Congratulations."
Are you praising me or yourself? Heshi Liebohe laughed for a while and then said: "I wonder how the official Yanshi plans to cooperate?"
It's refreshing enough, I like it. Li Qi said seriously: "It's very simple. As the general agent of our Zuixianju Jinguo, we will help you cultivate talents, teach you techniques, and sell ingredients to you. We will base the price on you."
We will adjust according to the situation in Jinguo, and we will never sell ingredients to other Jinguo stores except you. Of course, you don’t need to put our Zuixianju name on it like other chain stores. Specific cooperation plans
, I have already prepared it, by the way, just wait a moment."
As he spoke, he groped around on his body, and suddenly laughed and said, "Fortunately, I still have it with me." As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his arms, handed it over, and said, "This is just a preliminary plan.
Please take a look at it first, and if there is anything you are not satisfied with, we can discuss it."
Heshi Liebohe was stunned and said: "Did you expect that I would definitely agree to you?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "As you just said, I really can't think of any reason for you to reject me."
Seeing the confidence on Li Qi's face, Heshi Liebohe laughed and said: "Interesting, interesting. Official Yanshi is really different. Okay, I will look at this plan carefully and give you an answer tomorrow."
"Actually, you don't have to rush like this."
"Envoy Guan Yan is unaware of something. I will go back in three days, but I will send someone in to discuss it with you. But before that, I want to do a business with Envoy Guan Yan first."
No wonder you are so anxious, you want to go back. Li Qi asked curiously: "What business?"
"That's right, I want to buy some fire wine from your Zuixianju first."
This is really great. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to sell the liquor. Li Qiwei pondered and said, "I have to go back and discuss this with my boss. But there shouldn't be any problem, but I still have to check the quantity."
"Excuse me, but don't worry, because of our relationship, no matter how much you buy, I will definitely give you a 30% discount, and I will also give you some other types of Yaoxia Wushuang wine."
He Shilie Bohe cupped his hands and said, "Then He Shilie would like to thank you in advance."
It's me who should thank you. You, the Kingdom of Jin, took advantage of the situation and demanded annual tribute from our Song Dynasty. If I don't get the money back, am I worthy of my status as a tax payer? Li Qi smiled and said: "Where, where
, This is all as it should be. In fact, our proprietor loves money as much as his life, otherwise it would be okay for me to give it to you for just this little wine money."
Heshi Liebohe knew very well that Li Qi was a big-spirited businessman, so how could he believe his words, but he did not expose him and smiled without saying a word.
The two discussed the cooperation for a while, and then Li Qi left.
When I returned to the Qin Mansion, before I even entered the door, I heard Mrs. Chen shouting: "Come in, Master Li is back, Master Li is back."
Suddenly there was a chaotic sound of footsteps inside.
When Qin Fu entered, Wu Furong, Bai Qiannuo and Ji Hongnu came out to greet him.
Li Qi chuckled and said, "Oh, they're all here."
"Brother Li, congratulations."
"Golden Knife Chef King, hehe, this name is really nice. Brother, where is your golden knife? Bring it to me and let me have a look."
Facing the crowd’s congratulations, Li Qi was a little stunned and said, “How come you all know this?”
Qin Furu smiled and said: "Father has just sent us in to tell us the news. Let's talk about it after we go in."
This old guy, Li Qi gave a wry smile, and then went in with everyone else.
When they arrived at the house, before Li Qi could speak, Wu Xiaoliu volunteered to stand up and described the experience of the Four Nations Banquet to them in detail. When everyone heard that Li Qi had injured his hand,
, couldn't help but show worried expressions, and later when they heard Li Qi's brilliant song "The sun and the moon compete for glory, and the mountains and rivers are swallowed up with anger", they were all very excited, laughing constantly and enjoying themselves.
Li Qi also laughed and shook his head. Perhaps compared to winning the Four Nations Banquet and the big business he just received, this moment of warmth is what he wants most.
************Xiangguo Temple.
Long Jiang had just arrived at the side entrance of Xiangguo Temple with a lonely look, when suddenly a woman came forward and asked, "How are you?" There was a hint of nervousness in her voice.
Long Jiang glanced at the woman, sighed, and said: "You won - but I lost."