Tang's dining table

Master Xuanzang planned to spend 70,000 guan to settle the matter, but now Li Si raised the price to 280,000 guan.

Therefore, Master Xuanzang originally wanted to save 210,000 guan, but now, he has no choice. Master Zhishen still has to spend 280,000 guan to avoid this disaster.

In fact, this 280,000 yuan was not paid by the Shaolin Temple alone, but by temples, Taoist temples in Zhengzhou, as well as Persian, Dashi, and other religious sects.

This time Li Zhi did not use the method of wooing one to attack each. On the contrary, he used a very fair strategy against the world's religions - that is, every family needs to be suppressed, and no one can escape.

It’s just that Shaolin Temple is the largest temple in Zhengzhou, so it was selected as the spokesperson.

Just when Prince Li Hong and his four children were cooking meat in the resident kitchen, Li Xian confidently began to lobby his father and nominal mother, hoping that they could be compassionate and enlighten the people of the world, and stabilize the world. The mentality of people in the world should be faced with religion, and then do not tighten the restrictions on religion.

"...Lao Tzu is also the legacy of Confucius, and the descendants are able to fight against each other. Moreover, Yang Mo Shen Han, the punishment names are arbitrary and horizontal, they are repeated to destroy each other, and those who are contradictory and inconsistent can be said to be superior? All of them are used to help the world. After the death of Duke Taishi, there was Shi Shi. The reason why Gu scholars are so surprised by the misfortunes is that..."

Li Zhi and Wu Mei were sitting on the brocade tower, listening to Li Xian's words. After a long time, Li Zhi said to Li Xian: "Go home, I will make my own decision."

Seeing his father's kind face, Li Xian thought that his advice had an effect, so he left proudly.

Li Zhi looked at Wu Mei and said, "Did you understand what he said just now?"

Wu Mei said: "It's not difficult. Yong Wangxian is very insightful. He believes that Laozi, Confucius, Yang Mo, Shen Han, and other punishment names are all complementary to the world and are not contradictory. The differences are just different opinions. As for Buddhism, the same is true, and Buddhism It is not completely contrary to Confucianism. It teaches people to start with good nature and end with good nature. It is not false to work and hoe. It is inherently quiet and is fundamentally connected with Confucian filial piety. Therefore, he advises Your Majesty not to harm Buddhism, Taoism, and even the world. Good religions should not be treated in a general way, but should be treated differently, for example, Buddhism should be opened to the door of convenience and so on."

Li Zhi said again: "Do you think he understands the righteousness of my doing this?"

Wu Mei said perfunctorily: "You probably know. After all, as long as you are not too stupid, you can see that your Majesty is doing this to prepare for the Li family to dominate the world."

Li Zhi bared his teeth and said, "I thought he didn't know."

Wu Mei sneered and said, "I was fascinated by the two hundred and eighty thousand dollars."

Li Zhi looked at Wu Mei and said, "Didn't you mislead him?"

Wu Mei shook her head and said, "No."

Li Zhi asked again: "Didn't the prince mislead him?"

Wu Mei shook her head and said: "At this moment, the prince is taking Li Si and Yun Chu's son and disciple to cook beef in a big pot at the residence. With his temperament, he should not be able to do such a thing."

Li Zhi said: "That's just being bewitched by the villains around you."

Wu Mei shook her head and said: "Zhang Da'an, Liu Nayan, Ge Xiyuan, Xu Shuya, Cheng Xuanyi, Shi Zangjie, Zhou Baoning and others around him can all be considered temporary choices. Some of them were not even invited to the prince's east palace. "

Li Zhi frowned and said: "This child has read "Book of Secrets", "Book of Rites", and "The Analects of Confucius", and recited more than ten ancient poems. He can understand it at a glance and will not forget it. I once asked him to read "The Analects of Confucius", and he read "The wise man changes his color" and recited it again and again. I asked why he read it over and over again, and he said that he especially liked this sentence in his heart. Only then did I realize that this child's intelligence comes from his nature.

Since this child is very smart, why is it that the things he does are always unsatisfactory? "

Wu Mei patted her belly proudly and said, "If this child crawled out of my belly, he would not have done such a disobedient thing to His Majesty."

Li Zhi suddenly stood up, pointed at Wu Mei and said, "Do you have to force me to punish this motherless child?"

Wu Mei also stood up and said: "Unless your Majesty gives up the act of persecuting Buddhism, as Yong Wangxian said, Buddhist teachings teach people to be good and have no ill intentions towards the Tang Dynasty."

The veins on Li Zhi's forehead jumped sharply, and he pointed at Wu Mei and said: "You don't agree with me dealing with Buddhism, right?"

Wu Mei smiled and said: "Now Yongwang Xian disagrees. He has also roped in many ministers and submitted a memorial. I hope your majesty can be more reasonable and give them a way to survive for the sake of the Buddhists who have already bowed their heads."

Li Zhi sat down again and said somewhat dullly: "Those words Yong Wangxian said are actually paving the way for you to plead for Buddhism, right?"

Wu Mei smiled and said: "I just think what King Yong Xian said is very reasonable. Just now, Your Majesty also said that he would give careful consideration to King Yong Xian's advice."

Li Zhi looked at Wu Mei and said, "We are a family."

Wu Mei smiled and said: "This is natural. If your son Yong Wangxian had not said such words, I would definitely keep silent. No matter what your Majesty does, I will follow you.

Since your son has said it, my concubine can naturally say it too. "

Li Zhi thought for a moment and said to Wu Mei: "Zhou Xing has finished his work in Zhengzhou and he can come back."

Wu Meiyingying prostrated herself and said, "Your Majesty is wise and wise."

Li Zhi said with waning interest: "Don't torment Yong Wangxian, I just hope he can live well."

Wu Mei said: "In this way, the 280,000 guan of silver raised by the Shaolin Temple will be collected by my concubine and used to make up for the shortage of expenses in the harem."

Li Zhi said: "Yong Wangxian caught a cold and acted against nature, but in the end he got nothing. It was his great misfortune that he was born into the royal family."

Wu Mei smiled and said: "It is also a great blessing for Yong Wangxian to have such a loving father as Your Majesty."

Li Si sneered at the beef in the big pot cooked by Li Hong himself. Especially when he saw Li Hong and the three little ones, each holding a large piece of beef and eating it dripping with juice, he couldn't stand it.

She always felt that her brother had stayed at the house for so long in vain.

Tell the maid to bring over the pan she used to roast the meat.

Just this sound made Yun Jin, Wen Huan, and Di Guangsi immediately put down the beef ribs that they had said were delicious just now, and all stood beside Li Si, waiting for something new to eat.

When Li Hong saw this, he also put down the piece of meat in his hand, washed his hands with water, and came over to take a look. He didn't believe that the beef Li Si made would be more delicious than the beef he made.

You must know that the big pot of beef he cooked has won unanimous praise from the nobles and citizens of Chang'an. It is a good thing that has withstood the test of the market.

Li Si is not as fussy as Li Hong. This child likes to eat Yun's desserts, so she has learned a lot from her master. She likes to eat more delicate food, so she has learned some simple plating and making some exquisite ones. One of the Dalu dishes is called Grilled Steak, which tastes great when paired with Yun's unique black pepper sauce.

The most important thing is that when eating this dish, you don’t need to use chopsticks, only a knife and fork, and there is a set of very elegant dining etiquette. Li Si learned it from his master because he liked the ritual feeling of eating this dish. of.

Seeing the palace maids and servants helping Li Si get the stove and chopping board, she herself also changed into a set of snow-white chef clothes. The most important thing was that she wore a tall white hat with wrinkles on her head. Her aura suddenly increased. Out.

"Before the Spring and Autumn Period, the cook could be the prime minister!" Li Si said to Li Hong.

Li Hong nodded and said: "Yi Yin was the cook who came as a dowry, and eventually became the prime minister. He also exiled the then dim Wang Taijia to Tonggong. After three years, Taijia improved, and Yi Yin brought him back. , continue to be king.

You look very much like Yi Yin now. "

Li Si held the spatula and smiled proudly. After the palace maid put an apron on her, she put a piece of butter into the slightly striped iron pot.

Li Si didn't do the work of cutting raw beef, so naturally her personal maid put the marinated beef rib-eye into the iron pot.

Li Hong watched Li Si cooking beef skillfully and asked Yun Jin, who was already sitting at the table covered with linen, "How many times has she done this?"

Yun Jin watched the palace maid place the knife, fork, and cloth for him, and then said to Li Si: "It's almost cooked."

Seeing that Yun Jin seemed to still be angry with him, Li Hong sat across from Yun Jin and said to Li Si with a smile: "70% cooked."

Wen Huan, who had already taken a seat, suggested to Li Hong: "Elder brother, master generally likes to eat medium rare, how about you..."

Li Hong slapped Wen Huan on the head and said: "Don't dig a hole for me, just make it half cooked."

When the palace maids placed the large pure white porcelain plates with shallow bottoms that had been baked one by one and were still warm in front of Li Hong, he no longer paid much attention to the roasted beef that was about to be served.

After picking up the porcelain plate in front of her and looking left and right, she asked Yun Jin, "Has a new kiln opened in the mansion?"

Li Si put a thick piece of steak on Li Hong's plate and said angrily: "You have already left school, so don't ask about family matters. No matter how good the plate is, it has nothing to do with you."

Yun Jin saw that Li Hong's question was serious and said: "Aye said that when I grow up, even if I don't become an official, I can still run a kiln to support An Ding and our family. Our family does not live on the salary from the court, and we don't like to be rice farmers." Chong, when Yunshi eats, he only eats handmade food. If you do things like this, you will be tough when you speak."

Li Hong raised his hand and touched Yun Jin's round head and said, "Don't worry, I will be with you in the future."

Yun Jin shook his head and said: "Aye said that if we can't rely on you for everything, the Yun family will be finished if we become accustomed to relying on you. By then, not only will we not be able to help you, but we will become a burden to you.

The Yun family is different after all. We want to be a family that is beneficial to the entire Tang Dynasty, forever. "

Under Li Si's instruction, Li Hong ate the divided steak with a knife in one hand and a fork in the other. After taking a bite, he threw away the knife and fork, raised the grape wine Li Si had prepared for him, took a big sip, and took the chopsticks. Stuff the remaining tender and juicy steak into your mouth and munch on it.

After eating, he said to Li Si: "From now on, you will use chopsticks to eat this kind of beef."

Li Si said disdainfully: "It has no sense of beauty."

Li Hong snorted coldly and said, "This is the Prince's Cult."