Li Shimin's words made Pei Lin even more afraid to say anything, so he could only lower his head and stop speaking.

"Father, the emperor, and the sons have ordered the thirty-third heaven to buy grain from all over the country and transport it to the disaster area. It is estimated that there will soon be enough food to deal with the locust infestation. Li Tai said to Li Shimin.

"Well, I didn't expect that at the critical moment, King Wei made a great contribution to the imperial court." Li Shimin said happily.

"Father, there is still something I want to ask my father. I don't know if to talk about it or not. Li Tai opened his mouth and asked Li Shimin.

At this time, Li Shimin's mood was not to mention how happy, and it was pleasing to the eye to look at Li Tai. So he smiled and said, "If you have anything to say, just ask." ”

"The son heard that his father devoured locusts in order to pass on the suffering caused by locusts to the people himself. However, the retainers wanted to ask their father a little bit, and they didn't know what the locust tasted like. Li Tai asked Li Shimin with a smile.

Everyone didn't expect Li Tai to ask such a sentence. Even Li Shimin didn't know how to answer Li Tai.

Looking at everyone's puzzled eyes, Li Tai continued: "Father, you don't know, in fact, this locust is still a delicacy. It's just that the way my father eats is wrong. ”

Li Tai has always been known as a food expert, as long as Li Tai drums up something, it can definitely be called the world's food.

So when he heard Li Tai say this, Li Shimin hurriedly asked, "I heard that this locust has a disease, how can I use it again?" ”

In fact, Li Shimin knew in his heart that he was talking about locusts and diseases, in order to pat Li Shimin's sycophants and infinitely magnify Li Shimin's devouring of locusts.

"Father, there is indeed a virus in locusts, but this virus will die quickly when exposed to high temperatures. That is, as long as we cook, all he has left is good. Li Tai said to Li Shimin with a smile.

"Then I wonder how this locust is cooked?" Li Shimin asked Li Tai.

"Father, you can send someone to catch some locusts. Erchen personally cooked today, so that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty could taste it, what is the real delicacy in the world. Li Tai said to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin did not hesitate after hearing this, and ordered Qianniuwei to catch locusts. and ordered the eunuch to inform the imperial dining room and set up a stove outside the Jinluan Palace.

If you want to say that it is good to be the emperor, as long as the holy decree is issued, everyone will run and break their legs. After a short time, the stove outside the Jinluan Hall was erected. The locusts were also captured by Qianniuwei.

Li Shimin ordered people to move tables and chairs, and let the Manchu Dynasty civil and military sit down outside the Jinluan Palace. Then he said to Li Tai: "It's up to you today, don't let me down." ”

"Father, you just look at it, the son promises to let you eat once and think about next time. When the time comes, don't say that this locust will become a plague, but if you want to catch it and eat it, I'm afraid you won't be able to find it. Because it has long been eaten up by you. Li Tai said with a laugh.

Li Tai then instructed the cooks in the imperial dining room to begin to deal with the locusts according to his request. First, the locust's head is pulled off, so that the locust's internal organs can be pulled out together. Then fold off its wings, and then clean it up.

Li Tai then blanched the grasshoppers with hot water to wash away the dirt on their bodies. Then fry slowly in oil over low heat, and in a short time a delicious grasshopper will come out of the pot.

"Father, there is a locust in the locust, so it is not appropriate to use it to name this dish. Therefore, Erchen named it fried grasshopper. Li Tai took the plate of grasshoppers he had made, walked up to Li Shimin and said.

Li Shimin stretched out his chopsticks, took a fried grasshopper and put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly. It doesn't matter what you eat, Li Shimin couldn't help but nod his head again and again.

"This fried grasshopper made by King Wei is really delicious in the world. Come, all Aiqing also have a taste. Li Shimin said happily to everyone.

In fact, the civil and military officials are resistant in their hearts, and in their impression, locusts are disasters. It is a representative of diseases and natural disasters, so how can it be eaten?

But now that everyone Li Shimin has eaten it, he definitely can't eat it if he wants to. But no one wants to be the first to try.

So everyone bowed their heads, you look at me, I look at you, and no one wants to stand up.

"Your Majesty, they don't dare to eat, so let Lao Cheng come first." Seeing that everyone was indifferent, Cheng Yanjin stood up and said with a smile.

"Brother Cheng Wang, I will never lie to you. This fried grasshopper made by King Wei is definitely a delicacy. Li Shimin said happily to Cheng Yanjin.

Cheng Yanjin didn't use chopsticks, he directly reached out and took a grasshopper and threw it into his mouth. After chewing slowly, I can't help but light up.

Then he ate several more in succession, and kept saying: "It really tastes good, if there is a jar of Jade Emperor drunk, it would be the best." ”

Hearing Cheng Biting Jin's words, Li Shimin laughed and said, "Come on, bring the Supreme Jade Emperor that I have treasured to get drunk." ”

This time, Cheng can bite Jin Le, holding the plate of fried grasshoppers just won't let go. However, Wei Chigong and others will not let Cheng Yanjin dominate the limelight.

So the generals of the court stood up one after another and began to taste the fried grasshoppers. After eating it, everyone was full of praise.

This also aroused the appetite of those civil officials, and they also stepped forward to taste it. After tasting it, I was amazed.

Seeing that the ministers were crazy about robbing locusts, Li Shimin said loudly: "Today, I will hold a locust banquet on this Jinluan Palace. ”

What Li Shimin said was the holy decree, and immediately someone went to prepare delicious fried grasshoppers for the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs.

Now the imperial chef in the palace has mastered how to make this fried grasshopper. So naturally there is no need for Li Tai to make any more moves.

Moreover, the cooking skills of these palace chefs are much better than Li Tai. The fried grasshoppers made are even crispier than Li Tai's.

Watching the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu drinking wine and eating fried grasshoppers. Li Tai couldn't help but smile all over his face, and his heart was even more smiling.

Li Tai secretly said in his heart: "Eat, eat slowly." But if you taste sweetness, your money will flow like water into the king's hand. ”

The news that Li Shimin had set up a locust feast in the palace soon spread throughout Chang'an City. The people in Chang'an City don't know the taste of fried locusts.

They believed that Li Shimin cared about the people in order to eliminate the locust plague. He did not hesitate to personally lead the military generals of the civil affairs and eat locusts at the same time.

This made Li Shimin's voice higher in the minds of the people, and the people of Chang'an City took to the streets. Kneeling on the ground, he said long live my emperor, long live, long live.

At this time, Li Tai had already returned to his Wei Mansion leisurely. I went to prepare for tomorrow's disaster relief.

(End of chapter)