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Chapter 194 The state banquet is a tough one (two in one)

Under the folds of Prince Liang's half-closed eyes, there were a pair of eyes stained by worldly desires, and the sight from his eyes pierced Xie Xiaobai sharply.

Xie Xiaobai smiled, took out a handkerchief with lightning speed, and blocked Liang Wang's mouth.

"The prince is really confused, why can he talk nonsense?"

King Liang was so angry that he opened his mouth to spit out the handkerchief. How could Xie Xiaobai give the other party a chance and wink at the imperial guard standing behind King Liang.

The imperial guards grabbed King Liang's arms from left to right, sealed King Liang's mouth completely with cloth strips, and put him in the prison cart.

Xie Xiaobai opened the imperial decree and went through a wave of procedures.

After reading the imperial decree dryly, she swallowed, "What are you still doing?"

"Commander, start searching the house!" Xie Xiaobai waved the imperial edict to the commander of the Imperial Guards, and the Imperial Guards poured into Prince Liang's Mansion like a tide.

Xie Xiaobai's mission was finally completed, and he stood outside the door with his arms folded and watched the excitement.

Prince Liang's mansion was in flames, the concubines and servants were crying for their father and mother, box after box of gold, silver and jewels were found from the mansion.

"I saw him get up from Zhulou, I saw him entertain guests, and I saw him—"

Xie Xiaobai looked up at the plaque of Prince Liang's Mansion with a smile, "The building has collapsed."

"Ms. Xie is very elegant." Chen Yan walked out of the purgatory-like Prince Liang's Mansion with a cloth bag on his back and a book in his hand.

Xie Xiaobai saluted the other party and his eyes fell on his simple luggage, "Is this how you salute Mr. Chen?"

"I have long since found another place to live in Kyoto, and all my important things have been moved there." Chen Yan smiled, "Besides, there is nothing worth missing here."

King Liang, who had been silent in the prison car, struggled violently the moment he saw Chen Yan, and let out a "woo woo" sound.

"Master Chen, Prince Liang seems to be scolding you." Xie Xiaobai glanced at Prince Liang.

Chen Yan handed over the luggage to his entourage, walked to the side of the prison cart by himself, and looked at King Liang angrily in the prison cart.

He bowed his hands to King Liang, "I was able to defeat your deployment from the inside so quickly, thanks to your inhumane way of governing."

Prince Liang's body flew towards Chen Yan, and his face was close to the wooden railing. The chains that imprisoned Prince Liang's limbs made a clattering sound, and Prince Liang could no longer get closer.

The evening wind lifted Chen Yan's hair, and he said softly: "Liangwang Mansion is my father's Gu farm, and the capital is another Gu farm. Father has been a Gu man for a long time, but he forgot that he is also in the game.

"This time, Your Majesty and I won. In a sense, a new Gu King has been born in Father's Gu Farm. It's just that this Gu King does not follow Father's wishes."

Xie Xiaobai interjected, "King Liang, this Chen Yan is also your own son. In fact, rounding it up, it is equivalent to you winning~"

King Liang sat slumped in the prison car, staring straight ahead, and stopped making strange noises.

"Thank you, Miss Chen, Mr. Chen, we have made a major discovery!" The commander of the Imperial Guard found a secret letter.

Xie Xiaobai opened the letter and read it, his eyes widened, "Hey, King Liang really gave us a big surprise!"

"What?" Chen Yan leaned over.

Xie Xiaobai handed the letter to Chen Yan, "Here, see for yourself what 'good things' your father has done."

"Beizhao's secret message!?" Chen Yan's brows became tighter and tighter, "If Beizhao provides troops for him, he will accomplish great things in the future... He is willing to cut off five cities on the border to show the good relations between the two countries!?"

Xie Xiaobai pursed his lips, and said with a sarcasm: "Congratulations to Prince Liang's mansion for another charge of collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country. The border cities of King Liang are like leeks. Once you cut off a crop, you can grow another one. Five cities on the border? What about Prince Liang? Why don't you just surrender the whole country?"

……

With Xie Xiaobai's butterfly wings, Emperor Shunde overthrew King Liang, and King Liang asked Beizhao for help.

The course of history has completely deviated from its original trajectory.

Shunde Emperor's Jade Seal had not yet grasped the heat, and he was unprepared for this incident, and he hurriedly deployed the war.

In the face of national crisis, Emperor Shunde did not dare to slack off.

In the previous life, the long-term war made the people of Da Yong miserable, and their lives were devastated.She and Chen Yan died under Beizhao's cavalry.

This time, nothing can be said to make all the tragedies repeat.

Emperor Shunde knew that he was just an ordinary person who was lucky enough to live again.She is not smart. Even if she had to do many things over again, she alone would not be able to solve them.

Fortunately, there is an entire Dayong think tank behind her.

The palace lanterns of the Zichen Palace were always on all night, and the officials who entered the cabinet to discuss matters almost smashed the threshold.

Emperor Shunde opened up his voice and even summoned talented people among the people. Anyone who could put forward suggestions that were beneficial to the border would be rewarded.

For a time, the eyes of Dayong people were focused on the border war.Military merit has become the fastest way for civilians to gain official positions and become nobles. Many young and middle-aged people voluntarily go to the border to make contributions.

At the same time, Emperor Shunde intended to improve the status of women in Dayong, and female officials headed by Xie Xiaobai began to set foot in the court.

This war lasted for two and a half years. Emperor Shunde's confidants, such as Xie Xiaobai and Chen Yan, personally made several trips to the border to supervise the supply of grain, grass and weapons. When encountering corrupt officials, they had the right to kill first and report later.

When Emperor Shunde had just celebrated his 15th birthday, good news came from the border and Beizhao requested peace.

The Dayong army returned triumphantly, accompanied by envoys sent by Beizhao.

Emperor Shunde held Xie Xiaobai's hand with both hands, "Xie Qing, this state banquet is extraordinary. The Shangshi Bureau must make everything perfect, not only to reflect the style of our great country, but also to let the envoys of Beizhao Eat to your heart's content and surrender to me, the Great Yong."

Xie Xiaobai thought for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty, I wonder how much money the treasury can allocate?"

Emperor Shunde picked up a memorial and covered his face, "Don't ask, the question is that the treasury has no money. The silver that was copied from Prince Liang's Mansion has been used up over the years, and there is not a penny left. I I also want to thank King Liang for making so much money and making an 'outstanding' contribution to our military expenditure."

Xie Xiaobai: "...Your Majesty, our treasury has no money, it is because King Liang emptied our treasury."

"Oh, I dare to say that the money came from the treasury, so I take back what I just said."

Emperor Shunde lay on the imperial case and wailed, "Wars are really expensive, and I am so poor now!"

Xie Xiaobai waited for Emperor Shunde to finish crying for the day, and said: "I know that a dish will definitely suit the taste of Beizhao Kingdom, and it will also allow them to appreciate the strength of our country, Dayong."

"What dish? Tell me quickly!"

"Your Majesty, this is the funding..." Xie Xiaobai rubbed his index finger and thumb together.

Emperor Shunde gritted his teeth, "The state banquet is of great importance, and I still won't save money on this."

"This dish is called Hunyang Shihu." Xie Xiaobai sketched out a blueprint that made people drool. A whole goose inside a sheep body. There is something else in this goose, stuffed with glutinous rice and fresh meat.”

Emperor Shunde complained: "This does not sound 'simple' at all."

"It's just a two-layer matryoshka doll~" Xie Xiaobai closed his eyes, stretched out his eyebrows comfortably, and took a deep breath, "A roast goose that absorbs the fresh fragrance of mutton and the sweet fragrance of glutinous rice is guaranteed to make Beizhao... People say 'it smells so good'."

"Xie Qing, I leave this matter to you." Emperor Shunde patted Xie Xiaobai on the shoulder and entrusted him with a heavy responsibility.

Xie Xiaobai took out the book and wrote on it, "Other pre-dinner snacks, banquet dishes, and after-dinner fruits will be handed over to His Majesty for review after I have decided with the female officials of the Shangshi Bureau."

Emperor Shunde covered his mouth with one hand and whispered, "Remember to save money."

……

Miss Xie, a popular figure in the imperial court, returned to the Shangshi Bureau and personally prepared the state banquet, which became the talk of the harem after dinner.

After Emperor Shunde came to power, Xie Xiaobai's status rose with the tide, and Shangshi Bureau no longer belonged to Cui Shangshi.

Xinshangshi's surname was Wang, from Si Yingsi, who had collaborated with Xie Xiaobai at the Empress Dowager Yuan's Plum Appreciation Banquet.

Miaofu was transferred from the Shangshi Bureau to the Shanggong Bureau. Now she is the Si Yan of the Si Yan Department, and she can often meet Xie Xiaobai.

This time, Xie Xiaobai borrowed Miao Fu from the Shang Palace Bureau and prepared the state banquet with her.

Dayong had just finished the war and the treasury was empty, so everything was simplified.The three of them agreed on the specifications of four cold dishes, four hot dishes and four snacks.While they strive to make their guests eat well and be full, they also rack their brains and use less money to make these dishes more authentic.

And Xie Xiaobai's "muddy sheep died suddenly" is the key to this state banquet.

"Miao Fu, go and find out the number of people attending the banquet today. We will calculate the amount of geese used according to the number of guests."

"Glutinous rice on a steamer."

"Mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots, peas, chestnuts, scallops and diced pork belly are stir-fried together."

"Skin the whole sheep and remove the intestines."

Xie Xiaobai delivered orders in an orderly manner, and she could still hear the bleating of geese and sheep faintly coming from not far away.

"Six big and three thick bearded men are here!" Miaofu brought the news to the Shangshi Bureau with great interest.

In the Yong Dynasty, there were also six people, one goose was eaten by two people, and it was enough to kill six geese.

Xie Xiaobai picked up the knife, swung it around, and deboned the goose without breaking any skin.

She handed the processed goose to Miaofu, "Rub the body of the goose, marinate it with salt and pepper to taste."

After all the ingredients were prepared, Xie Xiaobai mixed the diced pork belly, diced vegetables and glutinous rice evenly, stuffed it into the goose's cavity, then stuffed the geese one by one into the sheep's cavity, re-sewed the cut, and started slowly Slow broil.

The banquet was in full swing, and Xie Xiaobai's mutton was cooked just right.

Under the leadership of Xie Xiaobai, the palace people carried the roasted sheep into the Hanyuan Hall.

The envoy spoke non-standard Dayong dialect, glanced at the roasted lamb, and his eyes lit up, "Is this a roasted whole lamb?"

The people of Beizhao are nomads, so that's fine.

Xie Xiaobai cut open the belly of the sheep in front of the guests, took out the geese one by one, and put them on the porcelain plate.

She is dressed in gorgeous clothes, her movements are smooth, her eyebrows are smiling, and her posture is elegant. Just watching her carve meat is a pleasure.

Everyone's attention was shifted from the dancer to Xie Xiaobai's slender hand holding the cutter.

I saw Xie Xiaobai changed to a smaller knife and cut the goose in half. Black glutinous rice, yellow chestnuts, green peas, white scallops and diced pork belly poured out of the cut one after another. The aromas of various ingredients were mixed together. Converged into a scorched aroma that makes people move their index fingers.

The goose was sent to the guest table who had already seen it straight.

The envoy held a spoon in one hand and took a bite of the glutinous rice. After a long period of slow roasting, the juice had soaked into every grain of rice. Among the sticky rice grains, you could still taste the sweetness of chestnuts, the moistness of peas, and the refreshing taste of winter bamboo shoots. The deliciousness of shiitake mushrooms and the saltiness and tenderness of scallops.

The envoy tore off the boneless goose leg with the other hand, the meat was firm and elastic, and the taste was delicious.The pepper removes the smell of goose and mutton, and brings out the deliciousness of the mutton, adding a touch of pepper and numbness.

The leading envoy wiped his fingers clean, and offered a glass of wine to Emperor Shunde, "I really like the dish His Majesty prepared for us. Our Beizhao also prepared a gift for His Majesty."

The envoy clapped his hands, and three beauties full of exotic styles came up. They were Luoli Yujie and Shaoyu respectively.

They held the local products of Beizhao Kingdom in their hands, but they stared at Emperor Shunde with captivating eyes.

While serving the dishes, Xie Xiaobai complained silently in his heart: Why are you only sending souvenirs now?If you are not satisfied with this meal, will you not give this gift?

Emperor Shunde waved his hand, "If you leave something behind, I will not accept it."

The envoy didn't know whether it was because he lacked a string in his brain or because he didn't understand the language well, and he looked like he couldn't understand Dayong's words.

"Your Majesty doesn't like these beauties? We have prepared other beauties for Your Majesty." He clapped his hands again.

The envoy's eyes seemed to pass over Chen Yan inadvertently: They had long heard that His Majesty had an affair with the twin sister's fiancé, and they were on guard against this when preparing the beauty.

This time, four beautiful men full of exotic styles came up again. The body types were male, young, Zhengtai and... a big guy in women's clothing?
The six people standing together gave Xie Xiaobai the illusion that he was playing a game to choose his body type.

Chen Yan's complexion was very ugly.

Emperor Shunde sighed, "I have understood your country's wishes, but I don't like beauties, so I ask you to take them all away."

The envoy waved his hand, and the seven beauties retreated dejectedly.

While speaking, the envoys slammed their bows left and right, and suddenly ate up all the whole sheep meat on the plate after a few mouthfuls.

When they looked at their plates again, they couldn't help but be surprised: Huh?Is it possible that Dayong people know witchcraft?Why is there nothing left on the plate?
Under everyone's reluctant eyes, Xie Xiaobai removed the mutton.

As she walked quickly outside, she swallowed the saliva secreted from her mouth: abandoning the sheep and eating the geese, this is a magical operation developed by some chef!Thank you for treating such a roasted whole lamb as a pot.

The roasted whole lamb was sent back to the Shangshi Bureau, and the palace people who had nothing to do in the Shangshi Bureau rushed forward and put their hands on the roasted sheep.

Xie Xiaobai jumped anxiously among the crowd, "I roasted this lamb, please leave me a leg of lamb!"

　After this meal, there is still a wedding banquet for the empress, Xiaobai can finally attend the banquet!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)