A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 754 Guangzhou
March,

Huaiyu took a boat from the Yulin Naval Camp and headed north, returning to Guangzhou.

March in Guangzhou is not as hot as Luhuitou in Zhenzhou. It is the comfortable season, and the Guangzhou Port terminal is busy.

The Maritime Silk Road has become more prosperous as the central court of the Tang Dynasty strengthened its control over Lingnan, and Guangzhou has become the most exciting stop on the Maritime Silk Road.

Brother Wu Huaiyi specially came to the pier to greet him.

Guangzhou Governor Shi Wangda and Sima Chensheng also came, as did the fat man Wu Junya who was the envoy of Lingnan Road.

There was a large group of people following behind.

Huaiyu got off the boat and the brothers embraced each other.

"Dark." Huaiyi looked at him and smiled.

"At the southern end of Yazhou Island, it's like midsummer during the Chinese New Year. You swim in the sea and bask in the sun every day. Of course, you get dark due to the wind and sun."

"It's very cold in Guangzhou during the Chinese New Year. Although the winter in Guangzhou is already very warm compared to Chang'an, I really can't imagine that it's so hot there during the Chinese New Year."

The two brothers smiled, and a group of civil servants, military officers, generals and local celebrities came to greet them.

There are many familiar faces, but also many unfamiliar ones.

"I have prepared a banquet to welcome you and wash away the dust,"

"You're not eating seafood, are you? I've been eating seafood every day for a while, and I'm tired of it."

"I don't eat seafood. The Jingzhao Wei family has opened a large restaurant in Guangzhou. The main signature is the Shao Wei Banquet. The whole banquet has 58 dishes, including cold dishes, hot stir-fries, barbecues, soups, desserts and noodles. It’s all there,”

Huaiyu laughed when he heard about the Wei family's tail-burning feast.

The tail-burning banquet is one of the famous banquets in Chang'an. It was originally held to celebrate the passing of scholars. Legend has it that a carp leaping over the dragon gate must have its tail burned by heavenly fire in order to transform into a dragon.

Later, when officials were promoted, they also held tail-burning banquets. Colleagues, relatives and friends came to congratulate and entertain them.Later, when a court official was promoted, a tail-burning banquet was held at home to honor the emperor.

This tail-burning banquet has also become more and more famous from an ordinary banquet.

Especially under the promotion of some powerful people, the Shaowei Banquet has been brought to a higher level and brought together the essence of cooking.

The Wei family's Shao Wei Banquet is the most famous among the Shao Wei Banquets. Their family even opened a number of high-end restaurants. Their main signature is the Shao Wei Banquet. They can host banquets for scholars or officials to be promoted, or they can be served directly at your door. Dishes service.

Wu Huaiyu's return to Guangzhou this time was to return from a provincial tour, not for promotion.

But Huaiyi also knew that his brother might miss the food of his hometown after being away for a long time, so he specially arranged the reception banquet in the Wei family restaurant.

The chef of Weijia Restaurant was brought from Chang'an, and the entire kitchen was from Chang'an.

Jingzhao Weishi is one of the six surnames in Guanzhong, and is even the first of the six surnames.

Huaiyu is also related to the Wei family. Huaiyu's eldest daughter Yingluo is the tenth prince born to Concubine Wei, and Concubine Wei's cousin Wei Zhaoyi's brother Wei Siren is also a good friend of Huaiyu.

The restaurant owner welcomed them into the restaurant very enthusiastically.

"Shopkeeper, what are the dishes for today's roast tail banquet?"

"There are 58 dishes, including cold cuts such as Wuxing braised fish, hot stir-fried dishes such as Quxun sauce, barbecue dishes such as Guangming Shrimp Grill, Jinling Grill, etc., as well as sweet snacks such as Ju Sheng Nu, Guifei Red, Han Gongqi, and Tianxue,"

Huaiyu smiled and said, "Who doesn't know Jingzhao Wei's tail-burning banquet? It was a banquet to thank the emperor and was highly praised by the saint."

Wu Huaiyu actually ate the Wei family's braised tail banquet more than once, and was very impressed by the dishes. The Wu Xing with bream was a sashimi dish.

Guangming shrimp roast is actually grilled shrimp, Quxun sauce is quick-fried fish and mutton, Jushengnu is dense steamed buns, Guifeihong is flavored red pastry, Bailongyao is made from repeatedly hammered shredded mandarin fish, Yuhuangwang Momomeshi is a rice bowl made with meat, chicken, eggs, etc.······
The sheepskin filament is fried shredded mutton, the little celestial being is fried chicken and deer, and the chopsticks are grilled quail...

The restaurant was well prepared and moved quickly.After sitting down, the pot of tea was not finished before the dishes began to be served.

The delicious food is displayed, the dishes overlap, and the 58 dishes are not the same.

Really full of color and fragrance.

There are even many dishes on the table for decoration and viewing. One of them is a vegetarian steamed sound part, which uses vegetarian vegetables and steamed noodles to make a group of Penglai fairy-like singing girls and dancers. There are seventy pieces in one set.

For brothers Wu Huaiyu, Wu Huaiyi, and Wu Junya, this is not surprising.

Shi Wangda, the governor of Guangfu, was the son of the Duke of Yue. Sima Chensheng also served as Li Erlang's companion at Li Jing's house in his early years, so he was not surprised by this.

But for the rest of the people, especially those officers and generals who were born in Lingnan, this Weishi tail-burning banquet was enough to make them stunned.

They didn't dare to put down their chopsticks when faced with those exquisite dishes.

Some people even think that those vegetables are edible.

Zhang Fuguo, the envoy of Guangzhou, smiled and raised a toast to Huaiyu. Zhang Ananda's adopted son, Fan Xuanfu was even called Uncle Sheng.

"Speaking of this Weishi roasted tail banquet, everything is indeed exquisite and rare delicacies. However, who in Chang'an doesn't know that when it comes to roasted tail banquets, the number one one is from the Wu Xiang family.

Wei's Shao Tai Banquet has 58 dishes, while Wu Xiang's Shao Tai Banquet has a full [-] dishes. His Majesty went to Wei's house to eat Shao Tai Banquet three times, but it is said that he ate seven times at Wu Xiang's house. "

As soon as the eunuch said this, everyone in the restaurant was even more shocked.

The Wei family's 58-course roast tail banquet was so amazing. The Wu family's [-]-course roast tail banquet was so shocking. What's more, the emperor also ate the Wu family's roast tail banquet seven times?

This means at least seven promotions in the Wu family, and then a banquet to thank the emperor.

Huaiyu waved his hand.

Many dignitaries in Chang'an really like ostentation and hold various banquets every year, not only to maintain personal connections but also to show their strength.
The Wei family prepared a lot of famous wines today, including Xinfeng wine, Jiannanchun, Sangluo wine, Shijongchun, etc., as well as Lingnan's local Lingxichun and Luofu wines.

Huaiyu chose Lingxichun, poured a glass of wine, and raised his glass.

Everyone also raised their glasses.

This Fengfeng Banquet was very lively.

Wu Huaiyu spent more than half a year touring Lingnan, but he only visited some of the 96 states.
But in general, since he left Beijing at the end of last year, and now in March, more than a year ago, the situation in Lingnan has generally stabilized, and the most dangerous period has passed.

In the invisible darkness, various compromises and deals have been reached, and Lingnan has become increasingly stable and stable.

I didn't drink much Huaiyu wine at the table.

Given his current status, no one dares to persuade him.

After the banquet was over, Huaiyu made an appointment to have a detailed chat with Huaiyi and the others tomorrow, and then went to the manor first.

During the more than half a year that Foresta has been in Guangzhou, she not only opened a branch of Foresta here, but also built a beautiful large house in the city, and even built a manor outside the city.

Because she was about to give birth, Forresta waited for him at the manor outside the city.

As soon as Huaiyu came back, she came to welcome him with a full belly. She had been waiting for him.

"Prepare a hangover tea for A Lang."

"I haven't had a few drinks," Huaiyu came up to him with a smile. Forresta's belly was surprisingly big. They had just chatted for a few words when they suddenly touched her belly and screamed.
"Alang, my water broke."

(End of this chapter)