While everyone was watching the performance of the coyote soldiers' combat prowess, in a room in the earthen fort, Xiao Chen stretched and sat up.
A few days ago, Ming Chengzu came to him specifically and said that during the "hunting" period for a month, he would not have to show up at Huailaiwei and would only be responsible for the safety of the camp.
Although I don't know what the emperor meant by this, even the factory owner Lin Shangli was sent away when the two of them were talking. It must be that the emperor was secretly planning something.
Moreover, he was sure that this matter had something to do with him.
After pouring some hot water into the basin next to the door, Xiao Chen rubbed his face casually a few times and walked out.
Huailaiwei is not a big place, and this earthen fort is even smaller and pitiful. Xiao Chen feels a little overwhelmed after wandering around here all day.
I heard that the Shenji Battalion, which the Emperor was most interested in, was very powerful. The firearms it used were even more powerful. Xiao Chen really wanted to see it.
However, the emperor had already said that he would not be allowed to appear with him. As soon as this thought appeared, Xiao Chen suppressed it in his heart.
As a minister, how could I disobey the Emperor's orders?
Since everything is fine, let's go to the emperor's camp and check the safety.
As soon as I walked into the main hall, a strong fragrance wafted out from the back hall.
"What a coincidence. This should be the imperial chef preparing lunch for the emperor." Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes, licked his lips, and walked quickly into the hall.
Although Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty was not in the camp, the eunuch on duty still stood respectfully at his place in the main hall.
When he saw Xiao Chen, he bowed and said, "Master Ziyi."
"Well. I'm here to check the safety of the camp." Xiao Chen said seriously with a straight face.
"The slaves all perform their duties. Lord Ziyi, please help yourself." The old eunuch raised his right hand and made a sign of invitation.
Xiao Chen nodded, sniffed hard, and followed the source of the scent to find it.
Compared with the imperial dining room in the palace, the imperial dining room in the camp was much simpler.
Passing through the entire hall and coming out from the back door of the hall is an adobe room that can accommodate more than ten people working at the same time.
A row of stoves and water tanks of different sizes were set up inside, surrounding the surrounding walls.
In the middle of the house, a huge platform was built with flat stones, with dozens of chopping boards on it, connected end to end.
The chopping board is filled with various pots, pots, and various ingredients.
On a stove near the corner, there was a large pot, steaming out.
This alluring aroma wafts out from that big pot.
Xiao Chen didn't recognize any of the imperial chefs in the imperial dining room.
But standing at the door, the two eunuchs responsible for monitoring the food safety in the imperial kitchen and the two Dongchang captains still had a good relationship with Xiao Chen.
Seeing Xiao Chen coming, the four of them hurriedly bowed and saluted.
"Well, no need, no need." Xiao Chen waved his hand, "I'm here to see if the emperor's food is safe."
"Brother Xiao, we are here to watch, you can just go home and sleep peacefully." A captain said in a flattering manner with a smile on his face.
Seeing what the other party said, Xiao Chen's desire to go in and try something new became even stronger.
"I'd better go in and take a look. If something goes wrong, it could be a life-threatening matter." Xiao Chen gritted his teeth and was about to walk in.
Xiao Chen had never smelled this kind of fragrance before, it was so tempting.
It's okay if you don't want to eat it, just go in and see what it is.
The captain continued to stop him without blinking, but the eunuch on the side spoke: "Master Ziyi is responsible for the safety of the entire camp, and the safety of the imperial dining room is the top priority. We are just standing at the door, the steam inside is too big, and
Not all can be seen clearly, please come in."
As he spoke, he made a gesture of invitation.
"Yeah." Xiao Chen nodded, put his hands behind his back, and walked in.
The captain wanted to say something else, but the eunuch next to him stretched out his right hand and violently pinched the other man's thigh.
Seeing Xiao Chen enter the room, the famous captain turned around and stared angrily at the eunuch next to him: "What are you doing to me? It hurts me so much."
As he spoke, he kneaded the pinched area with his hands, a painful expression on his face.
"What are you looking at? Didn't you see Master Ziyi licking his lips just now?" Looking at the other party, the eunuch said with disdain.
"It's winter, my lips are chapped, what's wrong with licking them? We people in Dongchang are running outside all the time. Do you think we are just like you eunuchs in the palace, who have fine skin and tender flesh without being exposed to the wind or the sun?"
The Dongchang captain was unambiguous and responded with just one sentence.
Xiao Chen is a figure respected by everyone in the East Factory, how can you allow eunuchs like you to comment on him?
"You are such a stupid person." Hearing what the other party said, the contempt in the eunuch's eyes became even greater.
"You can say what you like. Anyway, just don't talk nonsense about Brother Xiao. He is responsible for the safety of the entire camp, how hard it is. I have to personally keep an eye on such a small imperial dining room. I don't want him to have to work so hard.
." The captain said his reasons without any courtesy.
The eunuch seemed to be in despair and couldn't help but shook his head: "It seems that God is fair. If the limbs are developed, the mind will not also be developed."
"Are you talking about me again? Do you have the ability to challenge me to a duel?" Hearing the other party insulting him, the captain of the Dongchang Academy immediately became angry.
"A gentleman talks but doesn't do anything. I'm too lazy to argue with you."
"you..."
Seeing the two people quarreling because of Xiao Chen, the other two people next to them hurriedly persuaded: "We are all our own people. If we are making such a quarrel, do we want to quarrel with the emperor?"
"snort."
"snort."
The two of them ignored each other and turned their backs.
In the room, seven or eight royal chefs were busy.
Although they didn't recognize Xiao Chen, they saw the gorgeous purple clothes. Everyone hurriedly stopped what they were doing, bowed and said, "Sir."
"Well, I'm here to see if the emperor's diet is safe and reliable." Xiao Chen put his hands behind his back and tried his best to suppress the saliva in his mouth, pretending to be serious.
"The emperor brought us all from the palace, so you can rest assured," said one of the royal chefs.
"What's cooking in this pot, is it really so foggy?" Since he couldn't find anything wrong with it, Xiao Chen simply started talking about the fog.
"Oh, you don't know something, sir. This pot is a pot of braised pork. The braised pork needs to be cooked for a long time, so the mist keeps coming."
"Braised pork? What ingredients are in it? Is it safe?" Xiao Chen's throat surged a few times and he said.
"It's pork, plus star anise, tangerine peel, bay leaves, angelica root, cloves, etc., a total of 28 kinds of spices, and it's cooked for more than ten hours." The royal chef said.
"So many spices? Will there be a reaction and unsafe effects on people?"
"No, no, we have always done this in the palace." The imperial chef explained hurriedly.
"I am not responsible for the safety of the palace. If something happens in this camp, I cannot bear the responsibility. Bring out a bowl and let me test the safety of this braised pork."
Holding back his temper, Xiao Chen looked upright and awe-inspiring.