"Well, Zhao Chen, your skills are really incredible. Even here, someone can smell the fragrance."
"It sounds like you are far away from me."
Zhao Chen replied casually.
Lao Litou insisted on coming to the kitchen with him, saying that he wanted to add firewood to his own.
But at the beginning, I couldn't even light a fire.
Sometimes, the fire in the stove is even suffocated.
That made Zhao Chen angry.
Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu stood at the door. They had heard the emperor being scolded by Zhao Chen before, but they didn't even dare to look back.
Now that I heard someone talking inside, I couldn't help but look over again.
"Hehe, your skills are really incredible. It was because of these delicacies that I fell in love with you." Li Shimin looked at the fragrant dishes in the pot and smacked his mouth several times.
Li Shimin remembered the first time he met Zhao Chen because of the calligraphy on the door of the tavern.
After entering, Li Shimin couldn't live without the delicious taste.
But now Li Shimin will be happy in his heart.
If he hadn't walked into the tavern in the first place, he would not have met Zhao Chen later, and there would be no way of knowing his identity.
It is impossible to see so many novel ideas and inventions from Zhao Chen.
When Li Shimin thought about this, he felt that God was helping him.
"Old Li Tou, what are you doing standing still? Add more firewood!" Zhao Chen looked over and shouted.
The bottom of the pot, which was sizzling just a moment ago, is now completely silent.
Li Shimin was sighing in his heart, feeling lucky that he had met Zhao Chen, when he was suddenly scolded like this, and his face suddenly fell.
He curled his lips, glared at Zhao Chen, and hurriedly ran to the stove, feeling in a hurry.
Yu Shinan and others were waiting outside at this time.
The emperor was cooking in the kitchen, and none of them dared to stay away.
Fortunately, there are enough patrol officers at the front, otherwise they would really be overwhelmed.
"Your Majesty, what's going on? You're so good, why do you have to cook by yourself?"
"A gentleman is far away from the kitchen, let alone His Majesty the Emperor. What kind of magic power does this Zhao Chen have?"
The examiners outside were all frowning at this moment.
Who is the emperor? He has to go to the kitchen?
"Everyone, go and have dinner first. I'll be here to guard you." Yu Shinan said to the examiners.
Even he couldn't understand why the emperor valued Zhao Chen so much.
There are so many capable people in the world, why don't we see the emperor treating others like this?
This is what makes Zhao Chen special.
All the officials left one after another, leaving only Yu Shinan and Wei Zheng.
"Doctor Wei, where did this Zhao County Marquis come from to make His Majesty behave like this?" Yu Shinan looked at Wei Zheng and asked in a low voice.
"The Marquis of Zhao County is quite capable. Your Majesty is very thirsty for talents, so naturally..."
"Doctor Wei, although I am old, I am not an old fool. The Marquis of Zhao County is very capable, but this is not the main reason why Your Majesty treats him like this."
"Your Majesty is the lord of the world, and you, Wei Zheng, are a direct minister. Do you dare to speak to Your Majesty like this?" Yu Shinan said calmly.
He didn't believe Wei Zheng's words at all.
Whoever had spoken to the emperor like this would have been killed by the emperor in anger.
When the emperor is angry, he will bleed for thousands of miles, no matter whether you have real ability or not.
"Then you have to ask His Majesty about this. I don't know about it." Wei Zheng shook his head.
Even if you have speculations in your mind, there are some things you cannot tell others.
In particular, Yu Shinan was also the teacher of King Wei.
"By chance, I heard someone say that the Marquis of Zhao County looks very similar to His Majesty when he was young..."
"Master Yu, this is just a guess. If you spread this matter, it will definitely cause turmoil in the court. Is this what you want to see?"
"Moreover, we don't have any evidence to explain the relationship between Zhao Chen and His Majesty."
"Master Yu, please take care of yourself!" Wei Zheng's expression changed slightly and he warned Yu Shinan.
Wei Zheng didn't know what special relationship Zhao Chen had with the emperor.
But these are no longer important.
He only knew that once the news came out, the Crown Prince and the King of Wei would definitely target Zhao Chen.
The emperor and empress valued Zhao Chen so much.
If something really happened to Zhao Chen, the prince and the king of Wei could live in peace.
If it is not done well, it will be a serious matter that will disrupt the government.
"I'm just asking. It's enough to have an idea in my mind. County Marquis Zhao is pretty good. If he can..."
"Why are you two still here and not looking for a place to have dinner?" Before Yu Shinan could finish speaking, he saw the emperor walking over with a plate of steaming dishes.
"We were worried that His Majesty had important orders, so we stayed here." Yu Shinan said with a smile and cupped his hands.
"Well, I have nothing to tell you. Hurry up and find a place to eat."
"You don't get a share of today's meal." Li Shimin said to the two of them with a smile.
He turned around and carried the dishes to the lobby.
Behind him, Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu, each carrying a large plate, followed them.
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"Well, maybe you are hungry today. Zhao Chen, your skills are even better than before."
In the lobby, Li Shimin was holding a bowl of rice, which tasted delicious.
"But the taste is a bit bland." Li Shimin added.
"If you feel it's bland, you can go to the kitchen, scoop out two spoonfuls of salt, put it in your own bowl and eat it slowly." Zhao Chen didn't even bother to talk to Lao Li.
Someone is cooking for him, and he is still here picking and choosing. He is simply not a human being.
"Hey, don't think so. If this fine salt hadn't been too expensive, I would have picked up two spoonfuls of it."
"Boy Zhao, Uncle Fu buys the ingredients you use every day in the tavern, right?" Li Shimin put down his chopsticks and asked.
Zhao Chen nodded.
He was in poor health before and couldn't even leave the house.
All the ingredients in this tavern are handled by Forbes alone.
"That's no wonder. Do you know how much this fine salt costs?" Li Shimin said with a joking look on his face.
It seemed that Zhao Chen was not sure.
"I told you that a pound of fine salt costs a hundred cents. Many people buy salt based on money. Do you know how precious salt is now?" Li Shimin laughed again.
Li Shimin felt that he had finally caught Zhao Chen's shortcomings.
I have talked to myself about so many things before, but I don’t even know the current price of salt.
Li Shimin thought that he could make fun of Zhao Chen later.
Picking up the chopsticks, Li Shimin chewed the rice carefully, waiting to see Zhao Chen's expression change.
Zhao Chen had never thought about the problem that the salt industry in Datang was underdeveloped.
After Old Li Tou said this, he remembered that at this time in the Tang Dynasty, the output of fine salt was very small.
Coarse salt is poisonous and cannot be eaten directly.
This makes fine salt very expensive.
Most people are reluctant to add salt when cooking.
Suddenly, Zhao Chen thought of a new plan to make money.
"Lao Cheng, Xiao Qin, after dinner, let's quickly finish the rest of the things here, and then we will go to develop fine salt." Zhao Chen, Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu said.?