Chapter 145: The strange dishes at the banquet
Even the emperor had never seen such things, and they have been hiding in Liu An's house since the day they were transported back.
It is just a skeleton, but it still carries huge pressure from people. This is a terrifying giant beast.
The eunuch who registered the dish shouted loudly at the top of his voice: "Green Chew Soup!"
Liu An, who had been eating silently, said at this time: "No matter how sharp the teeth are, no matter how fierce they look, they are just a bite of soup in the bowl of the Emperor of Song Dynasty." After that, Liu An stood up and bowed to the emperor: "Official family, please taste the green chewy soup."
The emperor felt very bright on his face.
Such a ferocious beast is also the soup in his own bowl.
good!
"good."
Regardless of whether the shark fin is delicious or not, the emperor is very satisfied with this dish.
Because he saw the astonished expression on the proud Yelu Longqing's face, and Asi Lanhan's already lost eyes.
Hahaha!
Yelu Longqing suddenly burst out laughing, then stood up and bowed to the emperor: "Today, I opened my eyes to the Great Khitan. Thank you Your Majesty."
"Just like it."
The emperor did not hear the murderous intent in Yelu Longqing's words.
Liu An could hear it, and Li Jilong could also hear it.
Even Li Han and Kou Zhun could hear it, but the emperor could not.
Yelu Longqing looked at Liu An again: "Sir Liu, I thank you. I can see that Mr. Liu has put his heart into consideration at this banquet."
Liu An bowed slightly: "Your Highness, please taste it."
"good."
Yelu Longqing drank the shark fins in the small bowl in one gulp, but he didn't taste the taste.
When Yelu Longqing was about to say something else, Liu An clapped his hands gently: "On the fruit plate."
When a eunuch ran out quickly, Liu An bowed to the emperor: "The official family is greasy, let's have some more fruit."
“Very good.”
Fruit.
There is only one kind of fruit that can be eaten at this time, which is pear.
The Song people already used cellars to store radishes and also preserved some pears.
The saved ones are particularly good and can be saved until February of the coming year.
Or dried fruit, pickled dried fruit.
Liu An asked someone to send it, but it was not a pear.
Some fruits from Nanyang are brought back by steaming and sealing in glass bottles, and the cost is very high.
Some of them are placed in copper boxes and are constantly made of saltpeter to cool down and seal.
And the first time I tried it, I brought back very few.
All this is for today.
Have you seen it?
Khitans!
When Liu An saw Zhang Qixian about to bite mangosteen, he spoke helplessly. Liu An used his hand to push a mangosteen away: "Official family, this thing only ate the white flesh inside."
Then another rambutan: "Official family, this thing is similar to my Song Dynasty lychees."
Yelu Longqing picked up mangosteen only a little later than Zhang Qixian. He also felt that since it was a fruit, he should bite it and eat it directly. Fortunately, Liu An reminded him, otherwise it would be a joke.
Liu An was not reminding him, but Zhang Qixian.
Yelu Longqing was the richest person in the Liao Kingdom, richer than the imperial palace. He was in charge of Nanjing, the Liao Kingdom, that is, Youzhou, but he suddenly realized that he was like a person who came from the countryside and had never seen the world.
Just tonight, ten dishes and a fruit plate.
If he holds a banquet in his palace, he can't even serve a dish. He doesn't have it, and most of him don't know what it is.
His luxury is to kill a thousand sheep and feast the whole sheep.
After the banquet, when singing and dancing.
Yelu Longqing came to Liu An with a wine glass.
"Sir Liu, I wonder if you have any position you have?"
"I am the secretary and supervisor."
Yelu Longqing nodded, he knew that this was an official in the Song Dynasty's official books and classics.
Yelu Longqing asked again: "I wonder if Mr. Liu is very busy every day?"
Liu An replied: "Your Highness, I am just an idle person. I think about how to eat, drink and have fun every day, so the official family asked me to take charge of the banquet."
“Eating, drinking, having fun, is great.”
Liu An said, "Your Highness, there is something we don't have in the Song Dynasty, but your Highness has it. I am willing to wait for the gold to be reused."
"Oh, what?"
"There is a mountain to the east of the Great Khitan, which was called Taibai Mountain in the Tang Dynasty."
"Yeah, I know."
Liu An continued: "In Taibai Mountain, there is a kind of forest frog that lives in the woods. During the egg laying season of frogs every year, they catch the female frog flowers for several days to dry, then spray water and wait for a cup of tea to cut the frog head, tear the frog skin, and carefully tear it from left and right. There will be black frog eggs. After gently removing them, they will be frog oil."
"I am willing to wait for the acquisition of heavy gold."
Yelu Longqing became interested: "What is the use of this thing?"
"I have a big tonic thing. I'm just getting married. My wife needs to make up for it to ensure that my son is strong and healthy. I also plan to offer this thing to my mother-in-law, Empress, and Empress. It's not a problem to be ten years younger."
"really?"
"I can give you the recipe for diet therapy and nourishment. This product is known as gynecology. Unfortunately, I can't buy it even if I have money."
Yelu Longqing nodded, and he wrote down the matter.
Isn't it just a frog?
Give the Jurchens a mission to let them pay tribute every year. If they don’t know how to get treasures, then the dry frog will send it here. Liu An must have a way to think about it.
Yelu Longqing smiled: "This is a trivial matter, I will send someone to bring you dozens of kilograms."
"Your Highness, please listen to what the foreign minister said. It is better to leave as a transaction. Your Highness dare not give it to the foreign ministers, but the foreign ministers need more. Dozens of burdens are not a problem. Moreover, the foreign ministers also want the five ginsengs of Changbai Mountain and thirty-nine medicinal herbs, which are huge."
"Five Speaks?"
"It is Sophora ginseng, ginseng, ginseng, sugar ginseng, red ginseng. Medicinal materials, Gastrodia elata, Agastache, Agastache, Agaricus, Baiqu, baigu..."
After hearing Liu An say, Yelu Longqing asked, "How much can you want?"
"It's a million yuan a year. I have money, but I have money. In this city of Bianliang, Liu An is the richest, no one. Even the official family is not as rich as me. I invested in the banquet today, so I didn't let the palace pay a penny."
"Okay, I promise you that I will make a contract when I have time next year."
Yelu Longqing took the wine glass and went to another table.
He had three kinds of thoughts in his heart at this moment.
Angry, very angry. Then jealous, very jealous. Finally, greed.
The result of being angry was that he wanted to raise his troops south.
The result of jealousy is that he wants to raise his troops south.
The result of greed was that he wanted to kill Liu An, the so-called richest guy in Bianliang, and Liu An's money turned into his money.
Why did Yelu Longqing say that he had time to make a contract? He wanted to fight first, and take advantage of the victory to make a big victory. He wanted to cede the territory of the Song Dynasty and the Emperor of the Song Dynasty to hand over Liu An to him.
Then, let’s talk about the contract.
Liu An looked at Yelu Longqing's back and smiled coldly: Boy, you will die next year. I will demolish your house, transport it back to me, and expand my Zhaixing Pavilion.
Liu An can't fight.
But Liu An knew that Li Jilong was walking.
Chapter completed!