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Chapter 310 The reception banquet

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    A new dynasty is always accompanied by endless wars.  The first year of Wude was destined to be an unstable year. Xue Ju, Liu Wuzhou and others showed their kindness.  They continued to cause trouble for Li Yuan, forcing Li Yuan to abandon his hometown in Shanxi and hide in Guanzhong to sharpen his sword and prepare for a new war.

    Truckloads of grain collected from various places are gathered at Yongfengcang near Lintong. In Yunjiazhuangzi, which looks like a construction site, you can always see long convoys.  The Tang Empire was gathering strength and preparing for the upcoming war.

    Bad news came one after another, Shanxi was lost, Linfen was lost.  Even the land outside Tongguan was completely lost.  The good news is that Li Xiaogong led his army to win the battle in Bashu.  Many old bandits have been wiped out, and the public security of the people in Shu has improved unprecedentedly.  Taxes were also continuously transported to Chang'an.

    But this is not the best news. The latest good news is Li Mi surrendered.

    Yu Wenhua and his move north put Li Mi in a position of being attacked from both sides.  In order to get rid of this embarrassing situation, Li Mi had to accept the olive branch extended by Yang Tong, the king of Yue.

    In July, the Wagang Army and Yu Wenhuaji Army fought at Tongshan in Liyang. The fierce battle lasted from early morning to dusk.  During the melee, Li Mi was shot by a stray arrow and fell off his horse and fainted. All his men fled and almost fell into the hands of the pursuers. Fortunately, Qin Qiong defended him to the death and was able to escape.  After rescuing Li Mi, Qin Qiong gathered the defeated army and fought with Yu Wenhua and his army, finally repelling him.

    After a battle with Yu Wenhuaji, the Wagang army suffered heavy losses and was severely injured.  But Li Mi was so confident that he was going to take advantage of his victory to trouble Wang Shichong in Luoyang, completely control Luoyang and become the overlord of his generation.

    The arrogant Li Mi went to camp at the foot of Luoyang City but did not set up a stronghold.  As a result, he was attacked at night by Wang Shichong and was completely defeated.  He had killed Zhai Rang in order to seize power, and now that he had lost all his pants, he was naturally afraid that Zhai Rang's old subordinates would kill him.  The defeated Li Mi did not dare to return to Shandong, but ran directly to Guanzhong and surrendered to Li Tang.

    When Yunhao saw Li Mi passing by Yunjiazhuangzi, his eyes widened.  I thought of Li Mi's defeat, but I didn't expect that Li Mi lost so miserably.  The hundreds of thousands of Wagang's troops have been defeated, and there are only a hundred or so people around Li Mi.  Half of them were injured, and many people's wounds were infected.  Under the bright sun, you can see yellow pus flowing out.  Yunhao was surprised that such a person could actually ride a horse!

    Being both descendants of the Eight Pillar States, Li Mi¡¯s surrender is of great historical significance.  Li Yuan attached great importance to Li Mi to the extreme.  The right servant shot Pei Jijiao to greet him thirty miles away. Prince Li Jiancheng was waiting at the city gate.  Li Yuan was waiting in the Tai Chi Palace. After the performance, a banquet would be held to honor Li Mi.

    Yunhao has no interest in this kind of banquet. It is just a group of old guys bragging together.  And the ones you brag about are not just your own brilliance, but the brilliance of your ancestors.

    My ancestors were so awesome that they even beat up dinosaurs!  Yunhao wanted to jump out and scold these shameless old people, but when he thought that he would be arrested as a mentally disordered person, he gave up the idea.

    The reason why I have such great resentment is because I want to be a cook.  Li Yuan specially ordered Yunhao to prepare a grand banquet.  The food made by the people in Li Yuan's palace was far inferior to that of the Yun family in terms of quality and variety.  If he didn't consider the royal dignity, Li Yuan would have thought of joining Yunjiazhuangzi.

    ??No matter what the emperor¡¯s things are, they must be marked with the word ¡°imperial¡±.  Even the place for cooking must be handed over to the imperial kitchen.  The imperial dining room, as it was known to later generations, was a name only found in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.  In the Tang Dynasty, it was called the Imperial Kitchen.

    The gourmet man came to see Yunhao, a famous gourmet.  The chef was trembling with fear, fearing that the waiter would be wrong. It was said that the superiors attached great importance to this banquet, and if it went wrong, they could get away with it without asking for forgiveness.

    "What is your position?" This was the first time Yunhao heard this title, manager of y¨¢ozhu¨¤n. Yunhao understood the word but could not write the two words.

    "Manager of food (y¨¢ozhu¨¤n)!" the fat guy replied respectfully, his head almost stuffed into his crotch.

    In order not to appear illiterate, Yunhao became angry.  "What kind of food! From now on, you call the head cook. Find some good knife skills to help me. Let me tell you, if I mess up this banquet, I am a marquis with a big head. You kid, I'm afraid my head will move.  "

    When Yunhao entered the imperial kitchen, he found that these guys were very suspicious.  It's not a good thing at first glance. It's a cook and nine thieves. Don't look down upon these guys.

    "CookNo!" Facing a dignified Marquis, the head cook had no temper at all and was as honest as a gelded cat.

    Checked Li Yuan¡¯s kitchenWhen Yunhao heard the decree, he felt deeply unworthy of Li Yuan.  Li Mi has been the boss. No matter how good the treatment you give him, he still cannot avoid the fact that he is the younger brother.  This kind of person feeds unfamiliar wolves.  Yunhao sincerely hopes that Li Yuan will not have too many illusions about this good gay friend, so as not to feel heartbroken in the future.

    The crabs were steamed, and Yunhao picked out a few males and kept them.  The female crabs were all arranged in a nice appearance and brought to the Jinde Hall.

    Opening the lid of the crab, Yunhao took a spoonful and put it into his mouth.  Close your eyes and feel the smell of crab.  Even those who don¡¯t know how to eat crabs will eat female crabs, especially the red crab roe.  In fact, everyone who knows how to eat crabs likes to eat male crabs. The thick oil is the most delicious thing.

    Li Yuan was a little confused when he saw that what was served was not pickled crabs.  Thinking of Yunhao's good reputation in the food industry, he tried to open it.  After taking a bite of crab roe, my eyes suddenly lit up.  Just as he was about to put down his chopsticks and continue poking, Su Jin, the head waiter, immediately handed over a small spoon.

    "Your Majesty! This is what Yun Hou ordered to send, for eating crabs."

    Li Yuan looked at the set of small tools. There were scissors and pliers. Well, these are for dealing with crab claws.  The small spoon is for scooping out crab roe, and there are ear spoon-like things next to it. I don¡¯t know what they are for.

    Li Mi was a little confused when holding these things. After eating crabs for decades, this was the first time he used this thing.  Afraid of being laughed at by others, I dare not move at all.

    "Hahaha! If you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools, and this boy actually practices it. Call Yunhou and find out who knows how to use these things. Let him cover it up!"

    "Your Majesty! I wonder which noble family Yunhou belongs to? Why have I never heard of him?"

    "One of my children was with me when I was staying in the mansion. He is a very good child. Hahaha!"

    Yunhao was eating crabs when he heard Li Yuan¡¯s call and immediately arrived at Jinde Hall.

    "Yunhao, please come and meet Duke Xing." Li Yuan saw Yunhao and immediately greeted him.  Li Mi couldn't help but look at Yunhao a few more times. He was a favored guy. This was Li Mi's first impression.

    However, Li Mi looked left and right and seemed to think that this young man looked familiar.  I seem to have seen it somewhere, but I can't remember it for a while.

    "To answer your Majesty's question, I have met Duke Xing before. He can be regarded as an old friend!"

    "Oh, have you seen me before? No wonder I look familiar to you, are you" Li Mi couldn't think of anything, so he could only ask in words.

    "Haha! Mr. Xing, a noble man, often forgets things. When he was at Erxian Village, Yunhao was still a naughty boy. It is inevitable that Mr. Xing cannot remember things for a while."

    "You are!" Li Mi pointed at Yun Hao and suppressed the word "evil".  Yunhao can be regarded as the child who impressed him most in this world.  Later, I just heard from Qin Qiong that Yunhao had arrived at Li Yuan's house.  Little did he know that Yunhao had actually gotten a Marquis hat.  All in all, this kid is only seventeen or eighteen years old this year, which is rare!  rare!

    "Since we are old acquaintances, let's discuss our friendship later. Neither I nor the ministers will use these things you have made. Demonstrate it to everyone!" Li Yuan ordered from above.

    It turns out that he was asked to come here just to show how to eat crabs. Yunhao looked down on these Tang Dynasty idiots.  But Li Yuan asked for a demonstration, so I will demonstrate it to you.  Cut off the legs of the crab with scissors, open the lid and dig out the crab roe with a spoon.  The pliers are used to deal with crabs. The ear spoon-like thing is stuffed into the crab's legs, and a piece of crab meat is poked out.

    The ministers followed suit and began to eat crabs.  But when Yunhao finished eating a crab and washed his hands in the huge tea bowl, the scene suddenly became quiet.

    Li Yuan looked at the empty giant bowl and immediately became angry from shame.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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