"Next, I would like to ask Jing Wen, the food doctor from the Shangshi Bureau, to introduce a few dishes to you." Li Shimin said.

Jingwen took the initiative to step forward and bowed to all the talents, which can be regarded as meeting with everyone. And Jingwen was also a little nervous, it was the first time he had faced so many big shots. Jingwen knows that many of these characters are probably famous in history, and maybe even many well-known prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty are here, can Jingwen not be nervous?

And Jingwen spoke in front of so many people for the first time in his life, which almost made Jingwen unbearable. This is a New Year's feast, and if you get out of the basket, it's not a small sin! Under this huge pressure, Jingwen actually calmed down and began to introduce.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to these dishes." Jingwen said.

Jingwen came to the front of a table of dishes and said: "Although this year is the first banquet since the emperor ascended the throne, but adhering to the emperor's will, we will give the banquet in accordance with the frugal method, so it is just a frugal four dishes and one soup." ”

"I'm going to introduce the first course, the first dish is like a blooming chrysanthemum, but it's not really a chrysanthemum. This dish is called chrysanthemum fish, and it is actually fried with grass carp and then cut into flowers. Finally, it is wrapped in flour and fried, and after it comes out of the pot, it becomes a chrysanthemum. Jingwen said.

This dish is actually a dish that Jingwen is often late for in later generations, but Jingwen can often eat it during the Chinese New Year. In addition to the above-mentioned processes, the chrysanthemum fish in later generations was also drizzled with tomato juice or used to make a dipping sauce, which was very delicious. But in this era, there are no tomatoes, and tomatoes are still on the American continent! So Jingwen had to use sugar and vinegar to make sweet and sour sauce, although it was not as delicious as tomato juice, but it was still good.

"Does this dish have any meaning?" Li Shimin asked suddenly.

Jingwen immediately said: "Your Majesty, this dish means that there will be more than one year in a row, and I wish all the people in my Tang Dynasty to have more than one year in a row." ”

"Good! There are more than one year in a row, and this implication is good. Ladies and gentlemen, we must work hard, and I hope that all the people of Datang will be able to live for more than one year in the future. Li Shimin said.

The ministers immediately expressed their loyalty, saying that they must work hard so that the people of Datang can have a bumper harvest every year, more than one year after another.

"The second course, which is a small plate in front of no one's seat, has four meatballs in it. This is made with pork stuffing, called Sixi meatballs, and these four balls represent the four joys of happiness and longevity in life. Adults may wish to try it, it is very good, and we use a secret fish sauce as a seasoning, which is very rare. ”

"The third course, also made with pork, is a pig's round hooves. On behalf of the emperor, I wish everyone to be fulfilled, whether it is a family or an official, they can be fulfilled. This round hoof has been stewed, so you can eat it directly with chopsticks. ”

"The fourth course is a vegetarian dish. The main ingredient is tofu, which is called spicy tofu. This dish tastes very numb and spicy, so it is called spicy tofu. It is made of Sichuan pepper from Jiannan Province and zuò, which is commonly used in wasabi. It means that everyone can live a prosperous life in the future, which is the emperor's blessing to everyone. ”

"The last dish, which is the soup dish, is the mutton soup of Eucommia. Eucommia ulmoides and mutton have the effect of aphrodisiac and kidney tonification, suitable for middle-aged and elderly people, especially those who are not in harmony with their husbands and wives can eat more appropriately, which is helpful for the harmony of yin and yang. ”

When some women heard this, they all blushed a little, they didn't expect that Jingwen would say something here that would help the combination of yin and yang, which was really shameless.

Jingwen also finished introducing the four dishes, and then exchanged the topic to Li Shimin.

"The moral of Jing Wenqing's family is that I hope that everyone can have more than one year in a row, complete the four joys in life, and the family can be happy and prosperous. Let's go! Li Shimin said.

The adults have already smelled the aroma of the dishes, and they almost can't help it. But the emperor didn't say anything about starting, so how dare they start? Now that the emperor has given an order, everyone has set off.

At first, they didn't think so, but when they actually took the first bite of the dish, they found that the dish was very delicious, and they had never eaten it in the first half of their lives. Although there was a restaurant with every day before, many of them have also gone to eat. But this palace banquet was a dish that had not appeared before, so they all ate it again.

Some eunuchs saw that these ministers were so uncourteous when they ate, and they just wanted to stop them and make them pay attention to the etiquette of the banquet. But Li Shimin stopped it, because Li Shimin didn't want to spoil this happy atmosphere. In the court and officialdom, how many happy times can you have? Now that everyone has an appetite, there is no need to stop it. And Jingwen and all the chefs who eat and drink every day are serving by the side, ready to serve when they need to serve at any time.

After the banquet was over, Jingwen breathed a sigh of relief. Because this banquet is finally over, Jingwen can be regarded as passing. If there is no basket for this feast, the signboard of Tiantian diet will also be smashed. Although it is a good thing to host a palace banquet, if it is not done well at first, it will become a bad thing. Maybe the emperor will punish him at that time, and this is the problem. When the time comes, those guys from Guanglu Temple will probably not let go of this opportunity, and they will definitely criticize the diet every day.

After the banquet was over, all the ministers were ready to leave, and Jingwen came to Wei Zheng's side and said, "Lord Wei, this time it doesn't cost much, so you don't need to admonish." ”

Wei Zheng regained that stinky face, and whispered to Jingwen: "It is my responsibility to admonish, if you dare to betray your principles in order to please the emperor, I will not let you go!" ”

"Wei Heizi!" Jingwen scolded in his heart.

When Jing Wen just wanted to leave, he was stopped by a eunuch eunuch and said that Emperor Li Shimin was looking for him. Jingwen didn't know what Li Shimin was doing when he stopped him, but it should be a good thing to think about it. Now that I have done a good job of the feast, I should be rewarded.

"I don't know what the emperor intends to reward me, I don't lack money, I'm afraid I'm richer than the treasury. But I am not qualified for the title, and this credit is not enough to be knighted. As for marrying a princess, it is even more out of tune. Of course, it would be nice if I could make my official hat bigger. Jingwen thought with an official fan.