Zhou Gan said palely, "Prince, if the slaves are not taking care of Zhou, please punish him. But how can you do this cheap quest?"

Mencius said: "A gentleman stays away from the kitchen." This is the case with ordinary scholars and officials, let alone the dignified prince of the Tang Dynasty. If this matter is spread, Zhou Gan and others will not be able to escape the crime of dereliction of duty.

Li You said with a smile: "This matter has nothing to do with you, please prepare as I said." After that, he prescribed a list of ingredients for them and asked them to go back and prepare.

Li You took a few bites, stretched his body, and was about to go to drink tea to nourish the spirit. The magpie came in and said, "Prince Zhang and Master Yin are here."

"Brother You, the sun is shining, why are you still lying in the house?" With the voice, Li You's two best friends came in.

Zhang Baogui, 15 years old, two months younger than Li You, is tall, has a big brain, a round face, a pair of cow eyes and dark skin. He is the third son of Zhang Liang, the assistant minister of the Duke of Yun State of War. Another person with a thin body, beautiful face and gentle appearance is Yin Guanghao. He just turned 14 years old and is the only son of Li You's uncle Yin Hongzhi.

The magpie was very well-behaved and came forward to pour tea for the two young men.

Zhang Baogui saw the wine pots on several tables, and raised them up. After smelling them, he said, "Ling Ant Wine, good wine, I'll drink this. Magpie, go get a few cups."

Yin Guanghao also said, "I'll drink this too."

Li You said disdainfully: "This is also called wine? I think it's similar to sausage."

At this time, the winemaking technology in the Tang Dynasty was still very poor. Before the newly brewed wine was filtered, the rosé floated on the surface of the wine, with a slightly green color (i.e., green wine), as thin as an ant (i.e., the foam of the wine), and was called "green ant". Green ant wine was the best wine in the Tang Dynasty at this time.

Zhang Baogui didn't care about that much, he poured a glass himself and started drinking it.

However, Yin Guanghao was so much that he couldn't drink it anymore by Li You. He said, "Brother You, you said a few days ago that this wine was delicious, why didn't you like it today?"

Li You said: "Last night, I had a dream. The immortal invited me to have a meal. Then I realized that I used to eat pig food and all I drank horse urine. I really don't know how I came here before."

Zhang Baogui was also very interested in eating. He held the wine glass in his hand and asked, "Brother You, what have you eaten in your dreams? Tell me?"

Li You smiled and said, "What are you talking about? You can eat it. I will treat you good food at noon today."

"Ah? What to eat?" Zhang Baogui asked with his eyes wide open.

Yin Guanghao also looked at Li You, a little curious.

Li You smiled and said, "Today I will cook myself and let you see my skills."

When they heard this, the two of them rolled their eyes and shook their heads together.

Zhang Baogui said: "My father asked me to go home for lunch."

Yin Guanghao also said, "I suddenly remembered that I would go back to study at noon today, otherwise my father would beat me up."

Seeing that these two guys actually belittled their cooking skills so much, Li You was furious and shouted: "White Tiger, Black Panther."

"The villain is here." With the sound, two big men came in outside the door.

The first one was twenty-five or six years old and had a very energetic appearance (than Li You must be worse than Li You), with snow-white skin. His original name was Zan Junmo and the son of a former Sui Dynasty officer. Because of his white skin, Li You named him Baihu. The other one was a little younger, named Liang Mengbiao, who was born in a hunter and dark skin, so it was called Black Panther. They were Li You's close friends and were inseparable from Li You.

They said together, "What are the instructions of the prince?"

Li You said: "You two keep the gate. If one of them leaves, I will break your legs!"

"Ah?" The two looked at the two young masters, looking embarrassed.

Zhang Baogui said to them: "Get out."

The two looked at Li You, Li You smiled and nodded, and they went out.

Li You said: "You guys, if you don't want to eat, just pull it over. Just don't regret it."

The few people laughed and made a few words, and Yin Guanghao said, "Brother You, I heard that you will be in court next month. My father wants to talk to you."

In order to cultivate his son's ability to participate in politics, Li Shimin asked the prince to go to court to study government affairs when he was sixteen years old. At this time, Li Chengqian, Li Ke and Li Tai had already participated in court every day.

When Li You mentioned this, his head suddenly became bigger.

The presidency of the Tang Dynasty was mainly divided into a major court meeting held on the New Year and Winter Solstice, followed by the New Year and New Year. That is, the first and fifteenth day of each month. Finally, the Changshen. In the early Tang Dynasty, according to the system, "All civil and military affairs in the Jingsi Department have been promoted to the ninth rank, and the New Year and New Year are recommended to the court meeting; the fifth rank is promoted to the officials, the official, the supervisor, the censor, the doctor of Taichang, and the court meeting every day."

Li You will attend the court every day in the future. The time for attending the court is usually from 7:00 to 8:00 in the morning, and major events will be extended. Li You live in Kaihua Fang. He has to pass Xingdao Fang and then pass the imperial city to attend the court to the Taiji Hall in the palace. This distance is not close. Because he cannot be late, he has to arrive early, which means that he must get up at 5:00 in the morning, wash up, eat breakfast, and then go to the court.

Li You has the habit of getting up early to practice martial arts, so getting up early is not a problem, but he is not interested in the government, which is too boring.

He said, "Oh, life is miserable."

Zhang Baogui said: "Brother You, it's too late for others to envy you. My father said that you can go to court to participate in politics. This is a great thing, and it means that your status has been improved."

"Yes, my father also said that he would have a good talk with you before you go to court." Yin Guanghao said.

"Damn, he shouldn't talk to me, it's going to kill someone when he talks." Li You said in his heart.

Li You's mother, Yin Fei, is one of Li Shimin's four favorite concubines. She is dignified and beautiful, and is very favored. Her uncle Yin Hongzhi is smart and talented, and is highly valued by Li Shimin. She is currently the Minister of Rites. Yin Hongzhi is ambitious and wants to support Li You in fighting for the position of crown prince. Li You's death has a lot to do with him.

Zhou Qian and others returned to the kitchen and conducted a skeptical experiment. They prepared eggs with warm boiled water and put them in a cage to steam. They didn't believe that the prince, who had never cooked rice, had the method he said worked.

In addition to them, the other chefs in the kitchen also surrounded and watched curiously.

The old chefs cooked with experience and didn’t need to time. In about half an incense stick, the staple food Wang Liao took off the steamer and opened the steamer lid with a wet cloth.

"Ah, this..." The scene in front of everyone was shocked. Wang Liao took down the bowl of egg custard and placed it on the pasta table, and everyone surrounded and watched.

I saw that in the light blue and white porcelain bowl, the egg custard was as flat and smooth as porcelain, and the color was tender and yellow. Wang Liao couldn't bear to destroy the picture with the soup spoon.

"Open and take a look." Zhou Qian urged.

Wang Liao carefully inserted the egg custard into the soup spoon and spurted it out. He found that it was tender and full, and there were no honeycomb bubbles. He tasted it and it tasted delicate and smooth, which was a world of difference from what he had made before.

"This..." Zhou Gan said immediately after tasting it: "No one can spread the recipe for this egg custard."

"Yes." Everyone said together. These people are eunuchs. The only way they can keep doing this is to rely on this cooking skill. They have such a wonderful recipe and will never disclose it to the public.

Zhou Gan remembered it, and he said anxiously: "Hurry, prepare the ingredients as the prince said, and the prince will cook in person."
Chapter completed!