All this was seen in the eyes of Lu Sheng, the Minister of the Honglu Temple.

It's over...

From the time the prince woke up to the time when he was excited to eat yam soup, Lu Sheng knew that everything he had obtained in his half life ended here.

He almost collapsed on the ground, his mind buzzing.

But Wu Zetian looked at Qin Shaoyou with appreciation and said slowly: "How did you know that the prince is hungry?"

Qin Shaoyou pursed his lips, and the real test was coming.

When I was just saving people, I must not be humble, but now that I have saved them, I cannot be proud and complacent.

The wind is calm and the clouds are clear, and the weight is as light as light... Well, this is a must.

Qin Shaoyou said: "First, Caomin saw that he looked like he was hungry; secondly, Caomin saw that the imperial doctor was hesitant, so he couldn't help but think that the Dali Temple Minister had insisted that it was a heart disease. Since it was a heart disease, why did the imperial doctor dare not confirm the diagnosis? He did not dare to confirm the diagnosis, but he was afraid that he could not make up his mind, so he did not dare to refute the temple minister. Caomin thought of this joint and then insisted."

Wu Zetian nodded, looking very satisfied, and said, "I am thinking that this is the Honglu Temple. The court has allocated so much money and food to enable foreign vassal monarchs and ministers to get proper care. But now, the dignified Persian prince almost starved to death in Huaiyuan Post. Lu Sheng..." Wu Zetian glanced at Lu Sheng meaningfully before continuing, "Do you deserve an explanation to me?"

Lu Sheng's face was as dark as the face, and he said hurriedly: "I was guilty of death."

He was no longer possessed at this moment, and knew that His Majesty had already had a murderous thought at this moment, so he trembled all over and said to the ground.

"Your Majesty..." Qin Shaoyou smiled and said, "Actually, this cannot be blamed on Lu Siqing..."

"What..." Now it was not only Lu Sheng who was surprised, but Wu Zetian and Shangguan Wan'er could not help but be slightly stunned.

Qin Shaoyou said seriously: "The reason why this prince is hungry is not because of the lack of care for the Honglu Temple. If Caomin guessed correctly, when His Royal Highness escaped from Persia, there should not be many entourages around him."

Lu Sheng gritted his teeth to Qin Shaoyou just now, but now he was a little grateful to Qin Shaoyou and hurriedly said, "Yes, there are only a few warriors."

"That's right. He grew up in the Persian palace since childhood, and lived in a pampered state. He suddenly suffered a national crisis and had to escape at night. His Majesty thought about it. He was a Persian. When he came here, he was not suitable for the local conditions. Most of the food in Luoyang was not in line with his appetite. People with status as a Persian prince should be very picky about food. In addition, he fled eastward and was displaced. He heard that his father ascended the throne, so he couldn't help but be overjoyed. In addition, he was usually pampered and had a bad appetite and could not eat the delicacies of his hometown. He was so hungry that he could not be wrong."

Shangguan Wan'er listened, but still caught the loophole: "Is there no Persian dishes in Honglu Temple?"

Luoyang is the center of all countries in the world. I don’t know how many envoys and merchants from many countries gather together every year, so the food is also all-encompassing. For example, the various Hu cakes come from all over the world. It is really unreasonable to say that Honglu Temple cannot even prepare basic Persian dishes.

Qin Shaoyou smiled. He did not answer Shangguan Wan'er, but looked at Wu Zetian and said with a smile: "Is Your Majesty's usual diet the same as ordinary people?"

Qin Shaoyou revealed the secret of heaven in one sentence.

The royal family and ordinary people's diet is indeed one in heaven and the other in the earth. Even in the country of great food, the dishes in the palace are very different from those among the people. The Honglu Temple can indeed find Persian chefs, but for Persian princes, these "Persian flavors" things are afraid that there is no difference between them and other races.

Qin Shaoyou said again: "I think that when the princes and nobles of all kings come to Luoyang, they are afraid that most of them will bring countless servants and escorts. Among these people, there must be a chef who specializes in food and drink. However, the prince escaped in a hurry. Even when he took such a person when he ran away, he was probably separated halfway. He was alone and had only a warrior around him. When he arrived at the Honglu Temple, he might be able to adapt at the beginning, but he gradually became homesick and missed the delicious food of the Persian palace. He gradually became frivolous, and his body became thinner and thinner. After a long time, it led to this. If it was really far-fetched, it was indeed a disease, it was just anorexia. It was just anorexia, but this anorexia was caused by heart disease."

"It is precisely because His Majesty is so blessed that he just summoned the grass people, and the grass people happened to have dabbled in the dishes of the Persian court, so he made this yam soup and this Persian cake. His Royal Highness smelled the smell of his hometown and opened his appetite. He wanted to come and do some good work."

Wu Zetian was stunned.

It's that easy?

She couldn't help but ask, "How did you know this Persian court dish is secret?"

Qin Shaoyou could not tell him that he had been involved in dishes from various countries in later generations, so he replied: "The grass-roots read."

read……

Wu Zetian couldn't help but smile.

She almost forgot that this guy was indeed a person with a rich knowledge. He first had a song of righteousness, and then a person with a low-quality product, which was refreshing.

Wu Zetian couldn't help but re-examine Qin Shaoyou: "But I heard that a gentleman is far away from the kitchen."

The cook is the cook. In this era when family background is emphasized, even Wu Zetian, who boldly appoints his handsome ministers, cannot be spared.

Another test.

Qin Shaoyou took a deep breath, and he knew in his heart that if he could not give a reasonable explanation, then in Wu Zetian's eyes, he would always be just a chef, that is, his future would only be between this line.

He raised his eyes solemnly, and he looked directly at Wu Zetian's eyes with a bold look. His eyes were intertwined. Qin Shaoyou was not timid, and his clear eyes were still bright and bright. He smiled calmly and said, "Your Majesty, a gentleman stayed away from the kitchen from "Mencius". This allusion is the story of Mencius meeting King Xuan of Qi. The so-called "a gentleman stayed away from the kitchen" is just that a gentleman couldn't bear it when he saw a cattle and sheep being killed, so he simply didn't see it and stayed away from the kitchen. Although the grass-roots are good at cooking,

He also agrees with this. He is also very worried when he sees cattle and sheep being killed. However, Caomin was born in the grassroots and inherited his father's business, so he had to rely on the kitchen to make a living. What's wrong with Caomin? Caomin's father also made a living by the kitchen, but he runs a restaurant, is loyal, kind, gentle, respectful and frugal. In the eyes of others, although he is just a chef, he is also a gentleman in the eyes of Caomin. Even if Mencius is alive, would he despise people like his father?"

After hearing his words, Wu Zetian couldn't help but nodded. Qin Shaoyou's words not only spoke the source of this sentence, but also understood the meaning of this sentence, which shows that he was knowledgeable. On the other hand, he brought out his father, and his father was also a cook, but as a son, he gave his father a lot of praise, and Qin Shaoyou's filial piety was expressed here. In this world where filial piety is the first, as long as Qin Shaoyou said this, no matter what kind of person his father was, no one would refute it.

But what is really amazing is the last short passage. He mentioned Mencius, who is a saint. Qin Shaoyou said irrefutably that Mencius would praise his father when he is alive. He presupposes his father's gentle, kind, respectful and frugality. Since Mencius is a saint, of course he will not say anything bad, otherwise he will not be Mencius. This sentence is the most meaningless, because Mencius will not be resurrected. Even if he is resurrected, he will probably not take Qin Shaoyou's father seriously. However, once this assumption comes out, it is enough to sweep all doubts.

Finally, Qin Shaoyou seemed to be still unsatisfied. He continued slowly: "Besides, the Xianshengyuan kitchen was because he could not bear to have the murder of cattle and sheep; while Caomin's kitchen skills were to save people, just as the prince had just come back to life is a clear proof. I dare to ask Your Majesty, is it a gentleman who saves people just because he uses the method of cooking? No, Caomin thought that as long as a person has good thoughts and does not do anything contrary to his conscience, no matter what career he cared about or what kind of background he was born, he could be called a gentleman. If such a person is not a gentleman, then what is the point of being a gentleman? It would be better not to do it!"

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Chapter completed!