"enough."
Li Shimin waved his hands, feeling full of disappointment. The two brothers couldn't put together half a brain!
Could it be that he didn't teach him well? A gentleman should hide his weapon and wait for the time to move! Don’t you understand this?
Li Shimin is not old yet, it is not time for these princes to fight!
"In the biography, Shu Sheng drafted an edict, King Wu Li Ke..."
"His Royal Highness King Wu has arrived——"
Outside the palace, the eunuch's sharp voice suddenly came.
Li Shimin sighed softly and said.
"Declarate it."
Not long after, Li Ke walked up with something like a clay pot in both hands.
"Your Highness King Wu, do you know your guilt?"
Before he could stand firm, Changsun Wuji stood up and asked him loudly.
"Master Auxiliary Machine, I don't understand what you are saying."
The expression on Li Ke's face was a little surprised.
"My Lord, what crime are you guilty of?"
"Your Highness King Wu, don't pretend to be confused because you understand."
Changsun Wuji sneered.
"Your Majesty, as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, is also your father. You are not even willing to attend his birthday party. Isn't this disloyal and unfilial?"
"Master Auxiliary Machine, I think you have misunderstood."
Li Ke shook his head.
"It's not that I don't want to attend my father's birthday banquet, it's just that I spent more time preparing the gifts."
With that said, Li Ke opened the lid of the earthen jar.
A strong aroma wafted out from it.
In an instant, the entire Manna Hall was filled with the aroma of meat cooked by modern industry.
"Is this the gift you prepared for your father?"
Li Chengqian covered his mouth and almost stopped laughing.
"Third brother, I said that if you want to find a reason, you should also find a decent one. How long can it take for a pot of vegetables to last so long? Besides, it is somewhat inappropriate for you to give this to your father on his birthday. Bar."
"This dish is called Braised Pork. It is cooked over slow fire and simmered for three hours...and finally cooked with seasonings."
Li Ke ignored Li Chengqian's sarcasm, took a step forward, and handed the braised pork to Li Shimin.
"Please taste it, Father."
"The size of the gift does not matter. Since it is your filial piety, I will come and taste it."
Li Shimin smiled and motioned to Wang Meng, the eunuch in charge, to take the jar.
The latter took a pair of chopsticks carved from white jade and placed a piece of braised pork in his mouth.
An imperial home has many rules.
Everything that can reach Li Shimin's mouth requires an extremely complicated process.
After the food is served, the cook has to take a bite first, and then he becomes the emperor's personal eunuch.
After confirming that there is nothing wrong with the dishes, Li Shimin will enjoy them himself.
"Wang Meng?"
Everyone waited for a long time. Seeing Wang Meng's delay in responding, Li Shimin frowned. Isn't it just a mouth-watering meal? It has no future!
"Ah... I am wandering in my thoughts, Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Only then did Wang Meng react and bowed to Li Shimin.
"How does this taste?"
Li Shimin ignored his plea and asked straightforwardly.
"This thing... is very delicious."
Wang Meng smacked his lips, seeming to be thinking about it.
"This old slave has served His Majesty for more than twenty years and has never tasted such delicious food."
"Oh? In that case, bring it over quickly."
Li Shimin suddenly became interested.
You know, Wang Meng is an old minister who has followed him since the time of King Qin.
It can be said that most of the things he has eaten are comparable to those of Wang Meng.
To get such a high rating, the taste of the food must not be too bad.
When a piece of meat entered his mouth, Li Shimin's face showed an extremely satisfied look.
"What ingredients is this dish... made with?"
He put down his chopsticks and asked Li Ke.
"Back to my father, I used pig...pork meat."
Li Ke scratched his head and almost forgot that in the Tang Dynasty, there was no such thing as pig, so dolphin was used instead.
"Pork meat, third brother, you actually feed your father something like this?"
Li Chengqian stood up and pointed at Li Ke's nose.
"Porpoise is a dirty and despicable animal. No scholar-bureaucrat with any status is willing to eat it. What are your intentions in making this for my father?"
Li Ke looked surprised: "Despicable animals? Since when have animals been divided into three, six, and nine?"
"Brother, have you ever heard of the allusion that the King of Chu had such a slim waist that many people died of starvation in the palace? If these so-called lowly animals could be made into dishes, and the dishes were even praised by my father after eating them, wouldn't there be a lot of them? Are dignitaries and dignitaries rushing to imitate you?"
"If rich people eat more pork meat, the price of dolphins will inevitably rise. By then, people who raise dolphins will be able to make more money, and it will also encourage more people to raise dolphins."
"There are more people who raise dolphins. If they sell the dolphins and have money, they will be able to avoid starvation and cold. And all it takes is for my father to eat a mouthful of dolphin meat and say a few words of praise. In exchange for this, a large number of people can be fed and clothed. Okay?"
What Li Ke said was reasonable and well-founded, neither humble nor arrogant.
Li Shimin looked calm, but actually his heart was in turmoil. This kid... his way of looking at problems is very strange!
And he is willing to think about the people. If he is the prince...
Li Shimin glanced at Li Chengqian, who had an unhappy face, and sighed helplessly.
The tuba is pretty much useless...
"Ke'er is right. Dolphins, cows and sheep are both livestock, and there is no difference in status. If you can make this cheap thing into a dish, it will be considered a great achievement."
"But...Father, the inferior saint returns the words, and the gentleman stays away from the kitchen."
Li Chengqian blushed and retorted firmly.
Changsun Wuji on the side suddenly shook his head secretly when he heard this.
His Royal Highness is too stupid to dwell on this issue.
If you want to cause trouble for Li Ke, you can insist on him not attending the banquet.
Even if His Majesty has the intention to protect him, he will definitely punish him in accordance with etiquette and rules.
But if you don't think about the crux of the problem, you can't get along with a dish here.
I have to say that this decision was very unwise.
What's more, that's not what a gentleman is supposed to do when he goes to the kitchen...
Sure enough, after hearing Li Chengqian's sophistry.
Li Ke's face showed a confident smile.
"A gentleman is like an animal: when he sees it alive, he can't bear to see it die; when he hears its sound, he can't bear to eat its flesh. This is why a gentleman is far away from the kitchen."
"King Xuan of Qi is kind and full of compassion, so Yasheng used the words "a gentleman is far away from the cook" to point out his fault.
"But that doesn't mean a true gentleman should stay out of the kitchen."
"In today's world, under the leadership of my father, the Tang Dynasty enjoys peace and prosperity."
"My father is merciful to the people under his rule, but he is also merciless to the enemies who dare to invade the majesty of the Tang Dynasty."
"Father's achievements can be remembered for thousands of years, and the glory of the Tang Dynasty can last forever."
"So even if Yasheng is here, when facing the father, he will not say such words as a gentleman is far away from the kitchen."
"Lord Changsun, am I right?"
