I am a thief in the Tang Dynasty

Especially what Li Junxian said, streamlining training methods.

Which ones to remove and which ones to retain need to be adjusted based on the specialties of the various Tang Dynasty guards and the enemies they are guarding.

It’s not an easy workload!

Fang Yiyi said seriously: "But General, I need to think about it carefully and make a specific and feasible plan."

Li Junxian was quite impressed by his calm attitude, and even said a little embarrassedly:

"All up to you. This is just a suggestion from the general. I'm sorry to have troubled you so much!"

Fang Yiyi smiled and said, "It's all for the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Junxian said seriously: "It's all for the Tang Dynasty!"

Then, the two of them quickly followed.

After everyone took their seats.

Li Shimin looked at the copper pot bubbling with steam under the candlelight and asked curiously, "What is this?"

Fang Xuanling explained according to what Fang Yiyi said:

"This is a new way of eating it invented by Xiao Er Xingzhi."

“Put the meat and vegetables in water and blanch them. After they are cooked, serve them with dipping sauce. They are delicious!”

"Everyone's tastes are different, and the dipping sauce can be adjusted according to individual tastes to avoid the problem of satisfying everyone."

When Li Shimin heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

I think this is really a good idea.

The same dish can have different flavors when served with different proportions of dipping sauce.

Without saying a word, he imitated the way Fang Yiyi and others prepared the seasoning and started to prepare the dipping sauce in the same way. He added the seasonings and tasted them at the same time and finally made a dipping sauce that made him very satisfied.

During this time, the maidservant beside him added mutton to Li Shimin's pot.

After the mutton in the pot was cooked, Li Shimin couldn't wait to eat it.

After taking a bite, Li Shimin's eyes became brighter and he quickly started eating.

After finishing all the food in the pot and putting in another round of food, he paused and exclaimed:

“Oh, oh, oh, it’s really delicious!”

"You can enjoy the deliciousness of the mutton while also choosing the right saltiness for your taste. This is a really good way to eat it!"

"Xingzhi, your brain is really useful!"

Fang Yiyi smiled and said, "As long as the emperor likes it!"

"I will come up with something else tomorrow and present it to the emperor!"

"Okay, then I'll wait!" Li Shimin responded happily.

The hot pot that Fang Yiyi makes now is just a plain water hot pot with green onions and ginger as the base, and the dipping sauce is just simple sesame paste, chives and fermented bean curd.

Fortunately, it is spring now, the time to eat leeks, and the widows have pickled leeks. Otherwise, the taste of the hot pot tonight might be much worse.

As for the spicy hot pot, we have to wait until we find the chili peppers before we can make it.

Chapter 239: Who does Xuanling think should be sent?

Right now, this clear water hot pot alone is already an incredible delicacy.

After Wang the blacksmith has made enough copper pots, he can open a shabu-shabu restaurant. This new way of eating will surely attract a constant stream of customers and become popular in Chang'an, allowing Fang Yiyi to become a food tycoon!

As for the stir-fried dishes that are not yet available in the Tang Dynasty, this is not difficult at all for Fang Yiyi, he just doesn't have the time to prepare them.

After all, Fang Yiyi had studied in the cooking class, so he was proficient in frying, stewing and stir-frying, and his dishes were all delicious and tasty.

However, the variety of seasonings in the Tang Dynasty is somewhat limited. There is no chili pepper, and pepper and Sichuan pepper are expensive. If they are used in cooking, the cost of a dish will definitely be high.

Even though the dignitaries in Chang'an were not short of money, they would certainly be happy to eat delicious food. And if they saw peppercorns and pepper in the dishes, they would definitely happily pay the sky-high price for the meal.

But if you can find a cheap substitute, why not?

In this way, people can also eat delicious stir-fried dishes, which is what is important.

Making money is necessary, but Fang Yiyi feels that it is imperfect if ordinary people cannot enjoy the good things.

After he finished the most important military training and the Longhua Association wrestling competition, he had time to taste the seasonings currently available in the Tang Dynasty, and after some experiments, he started again.

If you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools!

Fang Yiyi was unwilling to produce a half-finished product that was not satisfactory.

After wolfing down his food, Li Shimin was half full. He put down his chopsticks, ate slowly, and said:

"Xuanling, Yiai and Xingzhi have obtained intelligence about the Eastern Turks. Do you know about this?"

When Fang Yiyi and others heard Li Shimin asking about state affairs, they all sat upright with their hands hanging down and listened.

Fang Xuanling put down his chopsticks, raised his wine glass, and saluted Li Shimin from afar:

"Your Majesty, I have learned about this. I think we should send someone to Eastern Turkestan to get close to Tuli Khan."

"However, we cannot actively propose an alliance with Tuli."

"We can fan the flames and increase Tuli's sense of crisis, so that he will take the initiative to unite with the Tang Dynasty."

"In this case, it means he has something to ask of the Tang Dynasty, which makes it easier to control him!"

When Fang Yiyi heard Fang Xuanling's proposal, he was extremely impressed.

It turns out that old ginger is still wise, and Fang Mou and Du Duan are indeed not bragging.

Fang Yiyi originally wanted to cooperate to resolve the problem of Jie Li, which posed a greater threat to the Tang Dynasty.

Fang Xuanling's move forced Tuli to ask for help from the Tang Dynasty in order to save his life, and the nature of the situation changed directly.

The Tang Dynasty can become a righteous army that helps the Eastern Turks get rid of the oppression of Jie Li, and the benefits gained will be greater!

We can also control Tuli well and win this battle, and we can also better control the Eastern Turks and prevent them from hating the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin nodded and smiled, "Good, Xuanling really knows my heart."

As he spoke, he drank the wine from the cup with Fang Xuanling.

After Li Shimin put it down, he continued:

"Who do you think should be sent, Xuanling?"

Fang Xuanling paused when he heard this. After thinking for a while, his eyes flickered and he said:

"Shi Renbiao, the eldest son of Shi Danai, Duke of Kangguo, is the best candidate."

Li Shimin's eyes flashed and he began to think.

Shi Danai was originally a Turkic Terer, also from the Ashina clan. He followed Jie Li's elder brother, Tuli's uncle Chuluo Khan, and was naturally very familiar with Tuli!

Later he defected to the Tang Dynasty and served under Li Shimin, who was then the Prince of Qin. He made great military achievements and was given the surname Shi.

He was loyal to the Tang Dynasty and Li Shimin, and was relied upon by Li Shimin.

Chapter 240: I have such a talented person, so why should I worry about the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty!

From the Wude period to the present, Shi Danai has been awarded the title of Duke Kangguo, a first-rank noble, Shangzhuguo, and Guanglu Dafu, a second-rank official.

Some time ago, he was promoted to the position of General of the Right Guard, a third-rank military official.

The highest honors and titles that people of other surnames can obtain are still the second-rank civil official and the third-rank military official. This halo can be said to be full of halos.

There are not many people who have greater achievements than him!

Fang Xuanling and Shi Danai were both dukes, and Fang Xuanling was also the left prime minister of the dynasty, holding real power, but when he saw Shi Danai, he had to bow and greet him respectfully.

There's nothing we can do, he's a senior and his status is there!

It is conceivable that if Shi Danai's eldest son Shi Renbiao appeared in Eastern Turkestan, Tuli, who was afraid of being killed by his uncle Jie Li, would quickly find Shi Renbiao and try to build a relationship with him to test the attitude of the Tang Dynasty and see if Tuli's life could be saved.

Fang Xuanling continued:

"His son Shi Renbiao went to the Eastern Turks. Tuli, the young Khan of the Eastern Turks, will definitely send someone to invite Shi Renbiao to establish relations with him after hearing the news."

"When the time comes, Shi Renbiao only needs to talk about the prestige of his grandfather, Duke Kangguo, in the Tang Dynasty and how much he is valued by the emperor. He should also describe the strength of the Tang army and its dissatisfaction with Jie Li. Tuli will definitely take the initiative to surrender."

After hearing this explanation, Li Shimin nodded heavily, raised the corners of his mouth, picked up his chopsticks and smiled:

"What Xuanling said makes sense. However, I promised to have a family dinner, but someone asked about state affairs. This made Yiai and Xingzhi feel embarrassed to eat, which ruined the fun of this hot pot."

"Come on, come on, everyone, eat. This meat is good. We need more!"

As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin was not only extremely majestic, but also had the ability to liven up the atmosphere, needless to say.

In an instant, the somewhat solemn atmosphere in the field became lively again.

Li Shimin enjoyed the hotpot very much. Before leaving, Fang Yiyi took the initiative to explain the usage of the copper stove hotpot and let Li Shimin take away two small copper stoves for single use and a large copper stove. Li Shimin was very pleased and praised Fang Yiyi for being sensible.

On the way back to Chang'an.

Li Shimin looked at Li Junxian who was standing beside him and asked:

"Before you sat down, did you ask Xingzhi if that kid could train more soldiers?"

Li Junxian, who was stunned, saluted Li Shimin in amazement and said:

"Your Majesty is truly amazing. Nothing I do can be hidden from you."

Li Shimin twitched his lips and complained in his heart:

"You guys were talking quite loudly at first. I heard a little bit of it. Otherwise, no one would have guessed it!"

However, Li Shimin would not say this. He asked directly: "How does he decide?"

Li Junxian did not answer the question first. He repeated the conversation between the two verbatim. Finally, he said:

"Xingzhi said we should think about it carefully and come up with a specific, feasible plan!"

After he finished speaking, he saw that Li Shimin didn't say anything. He looked up and saw that the emperor's face was full of joy and his eyes showed undisguised approval. He immediately understood that the plan that Fang Yiyi had expressed in just a few words must have won the emperor's heart.

Fang Yiyi is indeed worthy of being Fang Xuanling's son. He has inherited all of his strategies.

After a few breaths.

Hahahaha!

A hearty laugh came out of Li Shimin's mouth, and he said happily:

"What a great Fang Yiyi and Fang Xingzhi! With such a talented person in my life, why should I worry about the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty?"

When Li Junxian heard Li Shimin's evaluation of Fang Yiyi, he was immediately surprised.

Chapter 241 The Cool and Beautiful Young Woman Beside the Pingkangfang Wrestling Arena

Li Junxian knew that Fang Yiyi was highly regarded by Li Shimin.

But he never expected it to be so high.

Having Fang Yiyi alone can make the Tang Dynasty strong.

Throughout the dynasties, few people can have such an evaluation.

The Fang family is really going to soar to the sky!

......

Early the next morning.

Chai Xueying stayed in the manor to help Fang Yiyi watch Zhou Peizhao and others train.

Fang Yiyi took the Snow Leopard Guard to Chang'an.

The Longhua Meeting will be held in four days.

It's time for Xue Li and the others to show up, put on a show, and lose a few games to raise the Fang family's odds.

In the center of Pingkangfang, there is a wrestling arena.

Fang Yiyi, Xue Li and others made a grand appearance, immediately attracting everyone's attention.