The ingredients in the imperial dining room were very rich. Xiao Dezi knew the queen's eating habits, so he and Sylvia Lin picked up some of the queen's favorite dishes, while Lin Ping'an poured the hot pot base ingredients into a copper pot and added The soup stock was boiled, and then two more dishes were arranged, and the picked vegetables and meat were put into the copper pot.
The chefs in the imperial dining room were very curious. Although the way of eating hot pot has appeared long ago in history, in the Ming Dynasty, it was mostly used to stir-fry mutton and the like. There are few fried hot pot bases like Lin Pingan's. Material.
The chefs were all proficient in cooking. They looked at the hot pot base and the red soup and started talking.
"I think the base should contain star anise, cinnamon, fennel, bay leaves, Sichuan peppercorns and the like."
An imperial chef picked up a spoon and stirred it in the pot, and said while identifying it.
Another imperial chef nodded: "It should be made by frying watercress and spices together."
The imperial chef from before once again took out the hot pot base ingredients with a spoon, put it in his eyes and observed it carefully, and made a sound in his mouth.
"This seems to be pepper, right?"
He looked at the chili peppers in the spoon with a puzzled look on his face. When several other royal chefs heard this, they immediately gathered around and looked at the chili peppers in the spoon.
"Yes, this is pepper."
"But aren't the peppers for viewing? Can they also be eaten?"
Hearing these words, Lin Pingan smiled secretly in his heart. In his memory, pepper was introduced to China in the late Ming Dynasty. There were two ways of introduction. One was introduced to China from West Asia through the ancient Silk Road. The other one was introduced to China from the Americas through the Strait of Malacca, but at that time it was used as an ornamental plant, not a food, so it is normal for the imperial chefs to be surprised.
One of the imperial chefs lowered his head in thought and said:
"I have seen relevant records about this thing. There are clusters of peppers with white flowers. The fruit looks like a bald pen tip. It tastes spicy and is red in color. It is very impressive. It should be the thing in this pot."
Everyone nodded, and then turned their inquiring eyes to Lin Ping'an.
"This is Lin Ping'an, the director of Tai Hospital."
Xiao Dezi introduced to these royal chefs: "Your Majesty and the Queen want to eat the hot pot he made. You must learn it so that if the Queen wants to eat it in the future, you can bring it out."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but respect Lin Ping'an. They were just wondering, when did the director of Tai Hospital become so young and become good at cooking?
Lin Ping'an said with a smile: "In fact, peppers can not only be used to appreciate, but their biggest function is to eat them. They can be used to dispel dampness and cold, seasoning, and can even be used as a main dish."
The imperial chefs were a little doubtful when they heard this. One of the imperial chefs asked: "How can I use these peppers for cooking?"
"Fried meat."
Lin Pingan blurted out as he remembered the chili fried pork rice bowl that he often ate in his previous life.
One of the imperial chefs took out a spoon, scooped a little soup into his mouth, tasted it, and then praised:
"The spiciness is really refreshing. I didn't expect this pepper to have this effect."
Lin Pingan knew that the group of people in front of him were all chefs with superb cooking skills, and the recipe of the hot pot base was not a secret at all in their eyes, so he generously shared the ingredients of his hot pot base with these royal chefs. Get a clear picture.
The imperial chefs listened and took notes attentively, and their colleagues had a sense of respect for Lin Ping'an. After all, cooking is about inheritance, and there are very few people like Lin Ping'an who directly publish their recipes.
After a while, the soup in the pot was already boiling. Since some meats in hot pot must be cooked and eaten at the same time, Xiao Dezi immediately ordered the eunuchs to move the hot pot table directly to Kunning Palace.
In Kunning Palace, Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Yan looked at the steaming hot pot table and couldn't help but move their index fingers. They picked up their chopsticks, looking eager to try it.
"Your Majesty, the food in the pot is ready to be eaten, but it must be cooked and eaten at the same time."
Lin Pingan said from the side.
Xiao Dezi beside him immediately took out a silver chopstick, picked a little of the food in the pot, put it on a plate, and ate it himself.
After a while, seeing that Xiao Dezi was fine, Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Yan both stretched out their chopsticks and started eating.
After eating for a while, the two of them were sweating and feeling refreshed.
Zhu Youxiao praised: "This food is really delicious, and it can also drive away the cold. I feel very comfortable at the moment."
Zhang Yan ate elegantly, but at this moment she was sweating profusely. She nodded and praised: "I haven't had a bad appetite recently, but this thing has whetted my appetite."
When the eunuchs saw this scene, they couldn't help but swallowed a mouthful of saliva, thinking that the emperor and the empress would not be able to finish the food in a while, so we should have a good taste.
"Lin Ping'an, does your restaurant specialize in selling this kind of thing?"
Zhu Youxiao asked casually while eating.
Lin Ping'an nodded and said: "It used to be, but not now."
"Why?"
Zhu Youxiao was a little strange. He stopped his chopsticks, raised his head and asked.
Lin Pingan sighed heavily and said:
"The business of my restaurant was so good that it made others jealous, so I deliberately caused trouble in the restaurant. Once I went back and forth, the restaurant could no longer be opened. I was also thinking about whether to resign as the director of Taiyuan Hospital and then leave Beijing. Make a living elsewhere.”
Hearing this, Zhang Yan also stopped her chopsticks, frowned and asked: "How could this be? Even if the restaurant is closed, you don't have to leave Beijing?"
Lin Pingan said nothing, but glanced at Sylvia Lin.
Ye Yunshu Bingxue was smart, and immediately became possessed by drama at this moment, with tears streaming down her eyes, she choked and said, "That person is really powerful and we can't afford to offend him. It's too small to open a restaurant, and we're afraid that we might lose our lives because of it."
"Oh, that person is powerful?"
Zhu Youxiao's face suddenly darkened, and he said to Sylvia Lin: "Tell me what's going on?"
Sylvia Sylvia sobbed: "They send some thugs to cause trouble in the restaurant every day, and they also smash things everywhere. The guests are so scared that they don't dare to come. Although they reported it to the government, they let them go the next day. If this continues, the restaurant will no longer be able to open."
When Zhu Youxiao heard this, he couldn't help but frowned and asked with a gloomy face: "Who is that person?"
Lin Pingan shook his head at Sylvia Lin, as if he was afraid that Sylvia Lin would say that person's name.
Seeing this, Zhang Yan said to Lin Ping'an: "You don't have to be afraid, just say it, His Majesty will make the decision for you."
Lin Ping'an was very embarrassed. After hesitating for a moment, he said as if he had made a lot of determination: "That person is Zhou Yingqiu. I heard others say he is Eunuch Wei's godson."
This sentence made Zhang Yan's beautiful eyebrows frown even deeper, and she said as if talking to herself:
"This is the capital, and you dare to be so lawless under the emperor's feet. So what if you are Wei Zhongxian's godson? Can you be so bold?"
Zhu Youxiao did not speak, but waved his hand at Xiao Dezi and said, "Go and send Wei Zhongxian over."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Dezi hurriedly ran out, but secretly said in his heart: "Oh my God, Lin Pingan is looking for trouble!"
Indeed, Lin Pingan was here to cause trouble.
He had already thought about this along the way. Isn't Wei Zhongxian awesome? I will complain to the emperor!
This is also his last resort. If it doesn't work, he will really have no choice but to pack up and run away.
A moment later, Wei Zhongxian hurried over. Looking at the scene in Kunning Palace, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
What's going on?
Why did the emperor and empress eat here?
At this time, he had no time to think too much, and quickly bowed to Zhu Youxiao and shouted: "Old servant Wei Zhongxian comes to see your majesty and the queen.
Zhu Youxiao asked with a gloomy face: "What happened to Zhou Yingqiu?"
Upon hearing this, Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat, and he immediately understood that it was Lin Ping'an who had gone to the emperor to complain.
He shook his head and pretended to be confused and said: "I don't know what your Majesty said?"
Zhu Youxiao slapped the table, and said with an angry smile: "Come on, don't pretend in front of me, I don't care what's going on, from today on, if anyone goes to Lin Ping'an's restaurant to cause trouble, I will be the only one to do it. ask!"
After saying this, he waved his hand and said: "Go down and don't disturb me and the Queen from eating hot pot."
Wei Zhongxian bowed and retreated. Before leaving, he glanced at Lin Ping'an and thought to himself, this guy can do it. He can go directly to the emperor to complain!
Indeed, the entire palace was Wei Zhongxian's spy, and anyone who wanted to see the emperor had to get his approval, but today it was an accident, and I don't know how Lin Ping'an did it.
Wei Zhongxian was full of doubts. He didn't know if one of his bastards had made a mistake. But now that the emperor had issued an order, if he continued to do this, he would probably not end well.
But he didn't think it was anything, it was just a trivial matter. In his heart, Lin Pingan was just a nobody. When he ordered Zhou Yingqiu to do this, he just wanted to disgust the night watchman. He actually didn't feel anything about Lin Pingan, even more so. Not to mention hatred.
When he returned to Suning Mansion, he called Zhou Yingqiu and said solemnly:
"Okay, you are not allowed to go to that restaurant to cause trouble in the future. Your Majesty already knows about this."
Zhou Yingqiu looked confused, thinking that this was such a big deal, how could His Majesty the Emperor know about it?
He asked Wei Zhongxian: "Godfather, what is going on? How could your Majesty know such a thing?"
Wei Zhongxian shook his head helplessly and said:
"I don't know what happened, but Lin Ping'an actually brought that hot pot to His Majesty and the Queen. I guess that kid complained to them in person. Your Majesty has already spoken. If this matter happens again, I will be the one to blame."
After saying this, Wei Zhongxian pointed at Zhou Yingqiu and cursed:
"And you kid, you should do business openly and openly. Doing those sneaky things is simply a disgrace to me!"
When Zhou Yingqiu heard this, he immediately kowtowed and said, "My child knows that he was wrong. He will never do such stupid things again."
Wei Zhongxian waved his hand and asked Zhou Yingqiu to go down. The more he thought about it, the more angry he became. He was nine thousand years old and had been tricked by a twelve-year-old boy. He felt embarrassed even if he said it.
"Lin Ping'an, you little bastard, let me record this grudge for you for the time being. When you fall into our hands one day, you will be rewarded!"
He originally thought that Lin Pingan was just a child and there was no need for him to fight with the other party, let alone hatred. But at this time, he couldn't calm down and suddenly felt that he and Lin Pingan had a grudge.
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When he came out of the palace, Lin Ping'an couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. He didn't expect that Zhu Youxiao was so awesome and didn't give Wei Zhongxian any face in front of him.
At the same time, I also felt a little strange. Didn't the history books say that Zhu Youxiao was obedient to Wei Zhongxian? It seems that this is not the case.
Moreover, Zhu Youxiao had a clear mind and directly told Wei Zhongxian to stop pretending. He obviously saw through the trick in this matter at a glance and was not as stupid as the legend at all.
As Sylvia Lin walked away, he whispered to Lin Pingan:
"Master, you are serious. Why did you pass on the secret recipe of our hot pot to those royal chefs? That is our secret to making money."
Lin Ping'an smiled and said: "Anyone who can be an imperial chef is someone who has deep attainments in cooking. They can tell what the formula is at a glance. Even if I don't tell them, they can develop it immediately, so I'm better off." Be generous and tell them directly."
"What should I do?"
Sylvia Lin said with a sad face: "If someone among them opens another hotpot restaurant, wouldn't it mean they are competing with us?"
"It doesn't matter, we can't just rely on a hot pot to make money."
Lin Ping'an said with a smile: "Don't we still have Yunshu wine? We also have Yunshu perfume, and there will be more novelties called Yunshu in the future. They can only imitate us, but they can never surpass us. .”
After hearing this, Sylvia Lin burst into laughter and said coquettishly: "Master, please don't talk nonsense."
Lin Ping'an was in a good mood, raised his eyebrows, waved his hands grandly and said, "Master, do you think I am a big talker?"
After saying this, he seemed to have remembered something, turned to look at Sylvia Lin, and said with a faint smile:
"By the way, His Majesty just said you were my little wife, and you blushed like a monkey's butt."
Upon hearing this, Sylvia Lin suddenly blushed again. He stared at Lin Ping'an, stamped his feet, and said coquettishly:
"Master, do you know how to speak? There is no way to describe someone's face with a monkey's butt!"
Lin Pingan laughed.
So from that day on, Lin Ping'an's restaurant returned to quietness. No one came to make trouble anymore, and there was no need to leave Beijing anymore.
And after this incident, a version of the story began to circulate in the public: Lu Lupingping's backstage was very tough, so tough that even Zhou Yingqiu couldn't afford to offend him.
Another theory is even more mysterious, directly saying that Lin Ping'an and the nine-thousand-year-old Wei Zhongxian had a fight, and they even won!
And on the other side.
Yan Xiaoxiao said to Hua Fangfang: "Father, is this really how Lin Ping'an's matter is resolved?"
"if not?"
Hua Fangfang chuckled and said, "I told you not to be anxious. How could the Heavenly Pulse Master not be able to solve such a small matter?"
Yan smiled, but she felt that something was wrong.
How could Lin Pingan be able to defeat Wei Zhongxian?
Isn’t this nonsense!
