Great Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 47 47 Your Majesty, I'll Lend You the Imperial Dining Room

The business of the quilt workshop was completely handed over to Li Tai. He himself only paid some costs, and then he became the shopkeeper.

For Zuo Ming's approach, Li Tai naturally hated it deeply. Originally, he already had endless worries about adding a glazed workshop and a greenhouse base, but now that there is another quilt workshop, he must Tired out of shape?
Ever since, in order to avenge Zuo Ming, he secretly asked for the quilt that Zuo Ming newly made and gave to Hu Ke, and then gave it to Empress Changsun.

Empress Changsun was really overjoyed when she saw such a quilt for the first time.

In order to promote a simple life style, except for the emperor Li Shimin and the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan, the quilts of the other people in the palace are filled with plant fibers, not to mention the poor thermal insulation effect, and they are also particularly embarrassing.

This set of quilts is different, it is soft and warm, lying on it is like lying in the clouds, and most importantly, its cost is too cheap!
As long as there is enough cotton, she can even make a bed by herself, how can you not like her?

"I knew that what Zuo Mingken put in so much effort to get was definitely not simple! I didn't expect it to be such a treasure! It's a pity that all the people in Huangzhuang have been transferred to build and take care of the greenhouse, otherwise , but we can build another quilt workshop to produce a large number of this kind of quilts!"

She couldn't put it down and pressed on the quilt, and Empress Changsun sighed softly.But then, she glanced at Li Tai playfully.

Hearing this, Li Tai didn't know that Empress Changsun had already seen through his and Zuo Ming's thoughts, and she was just teasing him at this moment, and the corner of her mouth twitched fiercely, but then she changed her expression, Then he smiled obediently, "There is no need for the mother to sigh, isn't there still a son? Don't worry, Chen and Zuo Ming have already planned this matter, and I will definitely handle it well for you! The son must let me The people of the Tang Dynasty can sleep on such comfortable and warm bedding as soon as possible, and will no longer suffer from the severe winter cold!"

Seeing Li Tai's righteous expression, Empress Changsun burst out laughing, "I'm afraid it's for you and Zuo Ming to get enough money as soon as possible! Alright! Alright! You don't have to argue anymore! You I don't know what Zuo Ming is thinking? But don't blame His Majesty and Ben Gong for being authoritarian. After all, you are still young, and it is useless to ask for so much money.

Instead of this, it is better to keep it in the custody of His Majesty and the Palace, and use it for people's livelihood.When you and Zuo Ming mature one day, His Majesty and Ben Gong will naturally return these properties to you. "

Hearing that Empress Changsun said that he and Zuo Ming were still young, and taking too much money would only fool around, Li Tai pouted all of a sudden.

Still fooling around?Can nonsense make you a glazed workshop?Can you make a greenhouse base by fooling around?
But in his heart, he didn't take it seriously, but Li Tai wanted to thank him, "The queen mother has taken care of it! The boy and Zuo Ming are naturally very grateful. How can there be any intention of blaming the emperor and the queen mother?"

After hearing these duplicity words, Empress Changsun smiled again, but she didn't tease him anymore, but asked how he was doing with his homework these days
Li Tai and Empress Changsun were happy and happy, but Zuo Ming, who entered the palace the next day, was furious when he learned about this incident, and he was ready to beat Li Tai up when he went back.

Li Shimin asked a lot of questions that day, including the established content of the album and a series of extended questions.

For these, Zuo Ming answered very carefully. After all, the era of great navigation is inseparable from the support of Li Shimin. Although it is impossible for Li Shimin to fund him to build ships and guns, some policies still require him to make things easier. of the gate.

Zuo Ming's answer solved many of Li Shimin's doubts, but it also brought a lot of problems.The conversation between the two directly talked about the middle of the night, during which Empress Changsun brought two large bowls of tremella and lotus seed soup, which was so greasy to death.

Seeing Li Shimin eating happily, Zuo Ming finally couldn't help but said, "Your Majesty! Can I borrow your imperial dining room?"

It was not the first time that Zuo Ming disliked Empress Changsun's craftsmanship, but before that, she just kept silent, but this time she opened her mouth for an unprecedented time, which made Empress Changsun very upset for a while.

"What? Is it so difficult for Mr. Zuo Da to swallow the food of this Palace?"

Empress Changsun didn't regard Zuo Ming as an outsider, so she put her waist up and questioned her at all, regardless of her image.

Seeing this situation, Li Shimin also feared that the world would not be chaotic and smiled, "Yes! As the saying goes, a gentleman stays away from the kitchen, and I really want to know how unpalatable the queen's tremella and lotus seed soup is, so that it can force us to eat it. Mr. Zuo Da can disregard the manners of a gentleman and want to do the job of cooking."

"Your Majesty, calm down! Zuo Ming didn't mean to despise your mother's craftsmanship, but he often ate and drank the food of His Majesty and Your Majesty for free. He felt a little sorry and wanted to cook for himself to repay the kindness of the two of you! There is absolutely no other meaning. Nothing else. meaning. Hehehe."

With an embarrassing smile, Zuo Ming said hastily.

But what he said sounded good, how could Li Shimin and Changsun Wugou fail to see that his words were duplicity?

"Hmph! That's good! Since you want to do it! I'll let you do it! But it doesn't taste good, so you can sleep in the imperial garden today!"

Empress Changsun immediately said with a straight face.

She would like to see what kind of delicacies he can cook for a scholar who never enters the kitchen.When the time comes, if he does poorly, she must taunt him well!
The queen spoke, and Li Shimin was of the same mind as husband and wife, and chimed in, "That's right! I saw that it was too late, and I wanted to make an exception and arrange for you to stay overnight in my Manna Hall! But since you committed suicide, I will follow suit." Hello! Zhao Si, you take him to the imperial dining room, and let him choose all the ingredients and seasonings. It is also good for the imperial chefs in the imperial dining room to see how our Mr. Zuo Da cooks delicacies that are beyond their reach. "

Zuo Ming couldn't help laughing at the couple singing and mocking him, but he still had some confidence in his cooking skills.

In his previous life, when he went out to sketch, he lived alone. In order to create some benefits for himself, he naturally practiced his cooking skills hard.

Although it is still incomparable with those chefs in the previous life, but in this Tang Dynasty, isn't he a top chef every minute?
When they came to the imperial dining room, the imperial chefs flocked to the fire workshop one by one when they heard that someone was going to challenge their authority.

"I don't know who it is! It turned out to be the famous Mr. Zuo! What's wrong? Mr. Zuo doesn't paint and wants to be a cook instead?"

Seeing Zuo Ming, the head of the imperial kitchen opened his mouth mockingly.

He didn't know that Zuo Ming actually came to the imperial dining room because he disliked the food of Empress Changsun. He thought that Zuo Ming was disgusted with the incompetence of the imperial dining room under his rule and couldn't make delicious food, so he asked His Majesty for advice. Come and cook for yourself.

Naturally, he couldn't bear this kind of behavior that almost smashed his job.

It's just an imperial cook, Zuo Ming naturally doesn't bother to pay attention to him, if he taunts, just taunt, his jaw will drop in shock later!
Although the imperial palace of the Tang Dynasty was rich, for Zuo Ming, who was used to seeing all kinds of ingredients in later generations, the materials were too scarce.Fortunately, although these royal chefs are useless, they still have a complete collection of seasonings.

In those wooden boxes containing seasonings, Zuo Ming actually found some prickly ash. Although there was only a small bag, it was already quite rare.It's just that looking at it, the imperial chefs don't seem to know how to use these peppercorns.

When he discovered Zanthoxylum bungeanum, Zuo Ming, who didn't know what to cook, immediately remembered a famous dish in his previous life - Zanthoxylum bungeanum chicken!

This pepper chicken is considered a farmhouse delight, with common ingredients and simple recipes. The most important thing is that it tastes good and goes well with meals. So when Zuo Ming was sketching in his previous life, he would cook it every now and then to reward himself.

Although there is a lack of chili peppers right now, but fortunately there are both garlic and ginger, so there is no big problem.

However, seeing Zuo Ming pouring some oil into the pot, and then throwing a handful of chopped plantains mixed with ginger and peppercorns into the pot, a chef suddenly exclaimed, "Master Zuo! How did you put this sansho pepper into the pot?" Put it in the pot, this thing is extremely spicy, not a dish!"

In the Tang Dynasty, prickly ash was mostly used for medicinal purposes, and most Tang people ate sour, sweet, and salty flavors, so they really couldn't understand Zuo Ming's approach.

They all felt that these peppercorns would make a whole plate of chicken extremely spicy and unpalatable.His Majesty will be furious if he eats it.

"My lord is overthinking! What Zuo wants is this spicy taste! You have been immersed in cooking skills for many years, have you never thought that spicy things can actually be a kind of delicacy?"

With a slight smile, Zuo Ming said while stirring the seasoning in the pot.

After hearing this, everyone was stunned.

They really didn't think about it.Tang people are too conservative, especially serving the most delicate people in the world in the palace. How can these royal chefs have the guts to make any innovations?
If it really suits the emperor's appetite, it's okay, but if it's self-defeating, it will cost his head.

However, feeling sorry for Zuo Ming's audacity in their hearts, everyone started to look forward to it.

They also wanted to know whether the emperor would like the chicken made from these sansho peppers or not.

Seeing that everyone stopped talking, Zuo Ming smiled lightly, poured the plate of cut chicken into it, sprinkled some refined salt, and started to stir-fry.

After a while, a tangy fragrance permeated the entire imperial dining room.Smelling this fragrance, the eyes of the royal chefs suddenly brightened.

Now the color and aroma of the chicken are enough, and only the last flavor is left!If it can meet His Majesty's taste, it will definitely be a good delicacy.It will be regarded as a major feature of their palace in the future.

After copying the pepper chicken, Zuo Ming certainly wouldn't stop there, and immediately made a bowl of egg custard with a few eggs.

The imperial chefs of the Tang Dynasty used to make eggs directly boiled as a whole egg, and the way people in the Tang Dynasty ate eggs was also inherited from the Jin Dynasty. They opened a small hole in the egg and dug it with a spoon. Eat, as primitive as they are, when have you seen eggs that can be steamed?
At that time, everyone was surprised and delighted. The surprise was naturally Zuo Ming's handicraft, and the joy was that he had gained another job since then.

However, the surprise given to them by Zuo Ming did not end there!
Afterwards, another dish from Zuo Ming opened their minds again.

In addition to steaming a bowl of egg custard, Zuo Ming actually used oil to make a bowl of egg pancakes!The bright yellow color, combined with the green shallots, is actually another delicacy with a complete color, fragrance and taste!
But later, in order to collect three dishes and one soup, Zuo Ming actually made a move that shocked all of them!

——This guy actually asked Zhao Si to get him a carp!

(End of this chapter)