Destiny Only Han

As night fell, little lights lit up in the Laoshan Palace.

The palace is far away from Qing County, and there are no power plants around it. However, there are ravines and ravines on the Laoshan Mountain, with waterfalls and springs. It is not a problem to build a hydropower station to meet the power consumption of the palace.

After all, it is different from the Taishan Palace, which is dedicated to enshrining Zen and offering sacrifices to heaven.

Liu Ying didn't plan to go to that palace often, so she didn't bother to spend money on upgrading and renovating it. This is a place where he plans to build a summer resort and inspect the eastern part of the empire. It would be great to spend a little money to make himself more comfortable. necessary.

In the palace, the heat of summer disappeared under the salty and humid sea breeze and the fresh mountain breeze.

The faint aroma of wormwood in the air made Liu Ying, who watched Zhou Yafu leave, feel very at ease.

With wormwood, no mosquitoes!
Liu Ying stood up and stretched, and suddenly heard a burst of fine and messy footsteps.

So he turned his head, and what he saw was a cute loli running towards him with two short legs upside down.

"Father...hug!"

Liu Ying took advantage of the opportunity to pick up Liu Xuan, deliberately pricked her delicate face with her short beard, and asked with a smile, "Why are you running here instead of playing with my brothers?"

Liu Xuan put her lotus-like arm on Liu Ying's face, full of resistance: "My aunt asked me to come, and my aunt said that tonight's family dinner, the father is not busy here, so hurry up..."

After she finished speaking, she quietly said, "Auntie said, tonight's chef is Anmei, and the dishes we have never eaten before..."

Liu Ying was startled.

The family feast that the second-generation foodie loli said was proposed by Liu Ying and organized by Liu Taigong. It has been a family activity for many years, aiming to enhance the relationship between the members of the "lumberjack" through eating together.

As for An Meiren, it refers to An Mingming, which is Cleopatra.

Beauty is a title given to a concubine, and the treatment is comparable to that of a concubine.

In fact, according to the original ceremony, the courtiers mainly enshrined An Mingming as his wife based on Chang Xiaolu's suggestion. After all, the other party was a princess and married from afar. It's just a child, and the important thing is that she didn't have children, so she was only given the title of 'beauty'.

So Liu Ying's worry lies in this.

Although Seleucus was defeated by the Romans many times, it was still a big country after all. As a princess, An Mingming naturally grew up with rich clothes and fine food.

Cook by yourself?

The possibility of dark cuisine is relatively high!

But Liu Ying thought for a while, and asked a crucial question: "What did my aunt say?"

Liu Xuan thought for a while, followed Liu Le's example and raised her thumbs up, saying in a thick voice, "Delicious, really delicious... Hahaha!"

You will play less with her in the future... Liu Ying is full of confusion, but she is relieved.

After all, to be recognized by Liu Le, the taste is not that bad!
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In the bright room, there is a strong aroma of spices.

An Mingming, as today's chef, sat obediently beside Lu Zhi, serving tea and water, holding chopsticks clumsily in her hands, skimming across the dazzling array of dishes like a dragonfly, always keeping Lu Zhi in front of her. The food is kept in a state of being able to finish it in two or three bites, but it is still in a state of being unable to finish it.

Although she is a barbarian, she has learned etiquette for a long time after arriving in the Han Dynasty. Besides, this is a family banquet, and Lu Zhi is not too picky, but she is a little displeased when the other party's demeanor is careless.

Well, this is mainly because An Mingming did not give birth to a granddaughter or grandson for her...

An Mingming was full of grievances.

So when Liu Ying's figure appeared at the door, An Mingming's eyes were full of longing and anticipation.

At this moment, Liu Ying is not only Maitreya Buddha, but also Avalokitesvara...

Liu Ying turned a blind eye to this, walked in with her cute loli in her arms, saluted Liu Bang and Lu Zhi casually, and immediately sat down.

Liu Bang snorted: "How big do you need to be hugged? Come here, sit here with Daddy! I'll give you all the delicious food from Daddy's place!"

Obviously, he was talking to Liu Xuan.

Liu Xuan was full of confusion.

She always likes to cling to Liu Ying in summer, not only because of the deep love between father and daughter, but also because Liu Ying smells good, and when she is with Liu Ying, the mosquito bites Liu Ying instead of her...

But after all, she is the second generation of foodie lolita, so she climbed off Liu Ying, walked to Liu Bang's side and sat down obediently without looking back, as if waiting to be fed.

Lu Yu couldn't help laughing, put a piece of roast lamb chops in front of Liu Ying, and blinked at the same time.

She understood what she meant. Little Lolita is really cute, so she wants to have another daughter. Mutton is sweet but not greasy, warm but not dry. The effect of invigorating the spleen.

The key point is to invigorate the kidney and strengthen the yang...

I don't need it, you are slandering me... Liu Ying looked sideways, as if we are going to settle accounts after autumn.

Lu Yu grinned, and handed over a plate of sauce and naan-like bread that looked a little bad in shape: "Take cucumber sauce with yogurt, it tastes a bit strange but it tastes good...relieves the tiredness."

Liu Ying first looked at the grilled lamb chops. Although it tasted of garlic and pepper instead of cumin and chili, it was the first dish he could accept after simply looking around for a week.

However, other foods that obviously mix Mediterranean and Middle Eastern styles, such as garlic mussels, prawns with green beans, beef ball pie, rice wrapped in grape leaves, and vegetables stuffed with meat, are not unacceptable.

In fact, it's normal to think about it.

After all, Turkish cuisine and Italian cuisine are also world-renowned cuisines.

Liu Ying took a sip.

Lu Yu asked, "Is it delicious?"

Liu Ying showed a satisfied expression on his face.

Lu Yu said with a smile: "It's delicious. This is the salt flat sheep that I bought from my brother! It's a good mutton that is said to be delicious without any spices!"

Liu Ying gave a thumbs up: "It's because you have a lot of face. I discussed with my elder brother to get two sheep to have a good time. I was almost beaten out of the house by my elder brother..."

Lu Yuman raised his eyebrows proudly.

Liu Ying stopped talking, picked up the pie that Anmingming presented to him like a treasure, and took a bite.

The moment the pie entered the mouth, he understood what the expressions on the faces of Liu Le and Zhang Buyi meant.

With a poor vocabulary, only one word came to his mind.

good to eat!

The deep-fried patties, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, are mixed with chopped onions, bread crumbs and other unknown spices, so they are full of flavor and juicy at the same time.

"It's fennel, I added fennel..." An Mingming explained.

Liu, who doesn't eat fennel, is full of shock, and suddenly realizes that people are often picky eaters, just because the cook's skills are too poor...

But he still asked, "Where did you get the fennel? Did you bring it from your hometown?"

After all, Liu Ying didn't eat fennel. As the emperor, the Taiguan Cheng in the palace would naturally not prepare this kind of spice that originated from the Mediterranean and traveled across the ocean and was priced at a price of gold and jade.

An Mingming shook her head and said, "I bought it from a sailor when my sister took me and other sisters out for a trip... a small bag only sells for one hundred silver coins, it's a good deal!"

"It's a good deal, okay?" Liu Le said enviously: "It is said that those sailors just came back from some continent in the South, and they don't understand farts. They were selling blindly there, and we just caught up with them..."

Liu Ying looked at her and asked, "What continent is South? Ah, by the way, is it South America?"

Liu Le nodded: "Yes, yes! Mrs. Xu's brother is also among them."

Xu Negative's face immediately ached.

She is a brave person, and she hates others being a prodigal.

It's a pity that when they saw it, the sailors who returned with Xu An had already sold a lot of things at a low price, which really made her feel bad...

After all, if she had arrived a little earlier, through Xu An's relationship, she could add a little money to make her conscience feel good, and buy all those rare treasures that are rare in the Han Dynasty, and then immediately resell them back to the original...

Well, there are some she's keeping.

Like those cute little animals.

So Xu Negative looked at Liu Ying who was feasting, and said as if offering a treasure: "Your Majesty, this concubine got a strange beast from my brother. I wonder if Your Majesty knows what it is?"

Liu Ying swallowed the pie in twos and nodded, "Take it out and let me have a look."

After a while, a tall, tall, long-necked, grass-mud horse that looked like a camel and sheep appeared in front of Liu Ying.

Liu Ying looked around: "What do you think this is?"

Lu Yu said firmly: "Sheep. Long-necked sheep!"

Liu Le hesitated and said, "But...it really looks like a camel, and its attack methods are similar to those of a camel. Its saliva stinks!"

Well, don't ask her how she knows!

Lu Yu frowned: "Sister, it really looks like a sheep..."

Liu Le refused to budge: "It's obviously a camel, but it doesn't have a hump... I really want to eat a roasted hump... soft and fat."

Her style of painting was crooked in an instant...

Lu Yu pouted and looked at Liu Ying: "Your Majesty, tell me, is this a sheep or a camel!"

Liu Ying said with a smile: "Otherwise, just call it an alpaca!"

Zhang Buyi was stunned, and gave a thumbs up silently, but his brows and eyes were full of sarcasm.

The meaning is clear.

And Mui, you are a professional...

Liu Ying ignored it directly, but asked Zhang Dan and Liu Xuan who were trying to ride the alpaca to be arrested.

After all, the saliva of the alpaca stinks!

Amidst Liu Xuan's unhappiness, Liu Ying looked at Xu Negative and asked: "Since Fanyang Jun (Xu An) has returned, let him come to the palace to see me tomorrow. I will entrust him with important tasks again." ..."

Xu Negative nodded, but she didn't like to ask clearly in this situation, she just kept teasing Liu Ying with watery eyes.

This is called sneaking glances.

The purpose is also very simple, she bought a new luminous bracelet, and is going to look at it together with Liu Yingzuan under the quilt...

I don't know if you believe it or not, but anyway, I believe it... Liu Ying nodded invisibly, and sent a signal to Xu Negative that he must do it this time.

The luminous bracelet is amazing, I like it the most...

As for what he said about entrusting him with a heavy responsibility, it is naturally true.

After all, Xu An's expeditionary fleet set off from the Mediterranean Sea, went to South America along the monsoon and ocean currents, and then returned to the big man through the Cape of Good Hope.

Although it sounds a little unbelievable, the sea boat they took was after all a [-]th-century sailing warship imitated by Liu Ying, and they crossed the ocean with ease.

Therefore, this group of sailors and captains with rich sailing experience will complete the great feat that they failed to accomplish because of supply and morale problems!
Sailing around the world!

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City of Rome.

The door of Brothers Mill, which successfully bid again this month to provide free bread to all citizens, was closed, and the signboard that read 'the purest bread dedicated to the real Romans' was smashed to pieces.

The mill has been closed since yesterday and has not resumed business until today.

At this moment, a large number of hungry Roman citizens gathered outside the door. After smashing the signboard of the mill, they were still puzzled, waving their arms angrily and shouting the slogan "We want bread..."

But the gate of the mill was still tightly closed.

As for the reason for the closure of the mill, the price of wheat has skyrocketed. Even if they mix wood chips and sand into the bread, they will still lose money in the end.

However, the Senate, or the few patrons behind the mill who are interested in running for consuls and local administrators, are unwilling to increase the budget.

After all, this is a food crisis that has spread to the entire Mediterranean!

At first the Romans thought it was just a natural disaster that broke out in Han, and no one cared what impact it would have on Rome, but unexpectedly, the ensuing food crisis broke out from Egypt and quickly affected all of them!

Therefore, in the Senate at this moment, the new representative of the Hawk Faction, Titus Claudius Cicero, is giving an impassioned speech.

"What is the cornerstone of Rome?"

"It's free bread!"

"No matter what fiasco Rome has suffered, as long as there is free bread, Rome will last forever!"

"But today, our citizens are starving!"

"Who is the culprit of all this?"

"It's Publius Cornelius Scipio!"

"It is Marcus Polchius Cato!"

"It's Titus Quinctius Flaminin!"

"It's all the cowards who were defeated by the Han people from the end of the world!"

"It's all the cowards who are frightened by the Han people and lie on the ground with their crotches between their crotches like whores!"

"It's you who ruined Rome's rights in the Eastern Mediterranean!"

"It's you who made Rome lose Egypt, the back garden and granary of the Romans!"

"It's you who are starving the citizens of Rome!"

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Under Cicero's extremely provocative speech, the proposal to prepare the army for war and use the sword of the Roman legion to obtain bread for the Roman citizens was quickly passed.

But the target of the war is not Han.

To be precise, it is not the so-called Egypt of the back garden and granary of the Romans in the mouth of Cicero, but Carthage to the west of Rome...

After all, although Carthage's forces retreated from the Iberian Peninsula, that is, Spain, they still hold another granary in the Mediterranean in North Africa.

Can't beat the Han Chinese or the Carthaginians?
So, it's time to let the Carthaginians know how powerful the Romans are!