Volume VIII 1140 Beer, Kebabs, Brothers!

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Xiao Lotian and Fuqing haven't sat together to drink and chat for a long time, it seems that since Xiao Lotian became the prime minister of the Ryukyus, except for the big party where they can clink glasses and drink together, they are busy at other times, one is fighting for the rise of the Chinese people, and the other is dedicating their strength to the modernization of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

They are all complete reformists, but they sit in different directions.

"How long has it been since we two have been drinking alone?a year or two?I can't remember......" Fuqing took a sip of the black beer in the crystal glass, and the thick bitterness filled his mouth.

Xiao Letian looked at his strange expression and smiled, "If you can't get used to this taste, don't drink it, to be honest, I am the only one who can accept beer, especially German dark beer in Asia......"

"Xiao Hexin's gang has been to Prussia with me, but until now they can only accept the two flavors of white beer and light beer, and you can't enjoy this kind of bitter dark beer!"

Fuqing pulled aside the rice wine chop that Xiao Lotian pushed over, "No, I want to give it a try, a little bitterness in my mouth can make me sober, at least let me know that I am still living in this turbid evil world, and I am willing to fall!"

"No, you are a second-class member of the imperial court, what kind of bitterness do you have to shout about the prime minister's yamen second only to the devil's sixth? You are all responsible for the industrial plans of the Great Qing Kingdom, and the previous telegraph line erection work has also been approved by the imperial court, what else is there to sigh?"

"The complaint is too strong to prevent the intestines from breaking!" Xiao Lotian picked up the crystal cup and looked at the dark beer and took a big sip, the buzzing mutton skewers on the table were bubbling with oil, drinking beer and skewers This is a private dish invented by Xiao Letian, but it is a pity that the entire Ryukyu is the only one who likes this combination.

"Beer with this kind of meat skewer, to be honest, I really don't agree with your way of eating...... And what is this? Garlic! You even roast garlic over a charcoal fire? It seems that the bare-bottomed kid in my village has this way of eating, roasting garlic and sweet potatoes in a fire pit or something......

"Why are you talking so much nonsense, this is baked by the number one master in North China, Long Ye will leave by boat tomorrow, and you can't eat it if you want to......"

Outside the glass viewing pavilion, it was indeed Long Ye who was grilling skewers for Xiao Letian, as the first personal guard by Xiao Letian's side, of course he knew the boss's taste, and even knew the boss's heavy taste...... Peppers are also roasted with charcoal, garlic and weads are also roasted with fire, and the most terrifying thing is that Xiao Lotian actually likes to marinate chicken skin with honey and then roast it to eat.

These heavy-tasting recipes are all known to Long Ye, and others really can't do it.

Long Ye held the fire, and the little ghost of the fog was on the side, whenever the skewers she wore were not neat, she would be scolded by Long Ye, and the scolded Sister Wu was angry and stomped her feet.

The glass window is very thick, you can see inside and outside, but the sound is difficult to hear, Xiao Lotian just used gestures to command Long Ye to add food. He pointed to his neck, and then stretched out four fingers, and Long Ye understood when he was outside.

"Four chicken necks...... Okay!"

Fuqing looked at Xiao Letian's cynical expression, as well as the barbecue banquet that was almost like a game, and he couldn't cry or laugh, "Where do you still look like a prime minister, you are a hanger, I think it is quite appropriate for you to go to Jingshi to be a hutong skewer...... I'll give you a pair of walnuts tomorrow, get a starling, and you'll be able to play ......."

"Haha, I think it's okay, it's more blessed to be a gentleman, you don't have to carry so much pressure on yourself, you can live comfortably for a lifetime and consume all the blessings brought by your mother's womb, and then kick your legs and sleep, and that's it for the rest of your life......"

"Do you know my good third master, I want to open it now, I have to enjoy it, just look at this cup of dark beer, although no one drinks it in Asia, but I Xiao Lotian has to drink it, so I invited a brewing master from Prussia with a lot of money, and I invested in a small boutique beer workshop in the Ryukyus......"

"It's so beautiful, the good wine is brewed, I drink it myself and give it to my brothers, and finally I can ship it to Shanghai and sell it if I am rich...... Don't you say business is really good!"

On the bamboo skewer in Fuqing's hand, the freshly roasted chicken neck was bubbling with oil, sprinkled with all kinds of spices, and a smell of cumin went straight to his nose...... is that as long as Xiao Letian likes it, he will force himself to try and adapt.

Chewing tender meat and cartilage, Qing Sanye also said that it was not good, whether the taste was good or bad, Xiao Letian next to him looked at it and shook his head, "If you can't get used to eating, forget it, I'll let the small kitchen cook a few favorite dishes for you, why embarrass yourself?"

Fuqing shook his head, and then gnawed on the chicken neck, just like the enemy's neck, "No, I want to adapt to your taste...... And I want you to adapt to our tastes, my brother, can't you be less maverick?"

The appetizer wrapped in brotherhood was finally enjoyed, and a sentence changed the atmosphere of this family banquet, Xiao Lotian sighed that what should come is always coming.

"Brother, I have known that you are a person who does great things since I was in Taihang Mountain, especially the book you wrote about the journey to the west, which made my brother and I admire it to my heart...... But why don't you want to be an official in the court?"

"Is it true that the imperial court can't give you a reward? Or does it mean that the imperial court won't reuse you? No, as long as you are willing, the position of the first military minister of the Qing Dynasty is yours, and even Prince Gong is willing to give up the position of prime minister to you......"

"The first person under the emperor, isn't it enough? What is so difficult about you to be knighted, it is natural to be crowned a prince with your ability, why should you bother to start a new stove yourself?"

"It's unwise, it's really unwise!"

Qing Sanye painstakingly persuaded Xiao Letian, how he hoped that Xiao Letian could change his mind and return to the East Asian order system with the Qing Dynasty as the main body, even if he continued to maintain the status quo of the Ryukyu Domain.

"Brother, let me say something from my heart, if you really want to rebel, if you really want to be the emperor, to be honest, brother, I feel at ease! Really, this is not some empty talk, I sometimes really think, brother, if you really set up a dynasty, maybe brother, I will be your pawn, and I can even do my best to mobilize some Manchurians under your command......"

"But I know you very well, you never meant to be an emperor from beginning to end, right? Look at this Chinese code you made, you canonized a nobleman, but what is your title? Why don't you mention it? And none of your subordinates have made any comments, which can only mean that you have reached an agreement in advance, and you just don't want to be knighted!"

"And you also abolished the idea of the heavenly grant of monarchy, and you also determined the fundamental constitutional status of the Chinese legal code, and even the Chinese did not have an emperor, this qiē can only prove that you don't want to go to which position......"

"Since you didn't want to be an emperor at all, then why did you have to start anew? Can we take revenge on the Qing Dynasty? Your industrialization, your powerful new army, your deep blue ocean fleet, and your dream of a modern power ......?"

"Do you think we can't give it to you?"