Imperial City, East Palace.

The prince holds a white piece in his hand and is hesitating about the move. Opposite him, Chang Yuan has a calm look on his face and seems to have already secured the victory.

After a while, the prince sighed and put down the chess piece dejectedly.

"Hey, Changyuan, your chess skills have improved a lot, so I can't accompany you anymore."

"His Royal Highness was too cautious in his chess moves. Instead, he missed several opportunities to turn defeat into victory."

"Yes, my personality is like this. That's why I need you, Changyuan. Nowadays, the civil and military officials in the entire dynasty only have the right prime minister to follow their lead, and my father is wary of me. I can only be cautious every step, and I will make the wrong step.

, it may be beyond redemption.”

"What His Highness said makes sense. His Highness does not have the upper hand in the court. Therefore, His Highness the Crown Prince needs to consider other aspects."

"It's easier said than done. I, the prince, am being stared at by countless pairs of eyes. As long as I dare to contact any courtier in private, dozens of memorials will arrive on my father's desk the next day. Alas...

By the way, how was your observation of Lieutenant Lu, whom we talked about last time?"

When the prince said this, his face actually looked a little downcast. Thinking that he was also a dignified prince, when recruiting his own people, he could only choose a barbarian from the Western Regions, from the eighth-grade Wannian County Captain...

Chang Yuan did not speak, but clapped his hands, and saw a group of servants taking the seats one by one, serving more than a dozen novel dishes.

"Your Highness, try these dishes first." Changyuan said, pointing to the dishes on the table.

"Oh, is this also a new dish created by Lieutenant Lu?"

"That's right."

The prince tasted each one with great interest.

"Haha, this person is indeed unique in cooking. Although not all of these dishes are to my taste, they are all commendable. Some of them are even delicious. Even the royal chef in the palace

, and have never made these dishes. I really don’t know how he came up with them. But these alone are not enough. If you have anything, just tell me, I know you must have discovered something different.

"

"I did find some differences. For example, these dishes are all discarded by Lu Xianwei."

"What, abandoned?? Then you..."

"Your Highness, there is no need to panic. I have tested these dishes and they are harmless. The reason why they are discarded dishes is because Lieutenant Lu's requirements for the dishes are too high."

"It's too high. But the dishes we had in his tavern were not better than these, right?"

"It's different. The dishes in the tavern are for the guests. But these dishes are all made for himself. He experimented repeatedly with each dish, but in the end, he basically gave it to the servants at home.

"

"Even the prince like me can't eat such complicated and exquisite dishes. He only cooks them at home for himself? From what you're saying, he's not satisfied with these dishes?"

"Has your Highness thought of anything?" Chang Yuan asked calmly.

"Such a fastidious manner is not what a swordsman from the Western Region should have. Who was he before he lost his memory? Could he be a child of a certain aristocratic family?"

"Chang Yuan thought so at first. But later he overturned this idea."

"Tell me about it." The prince waved his hands and asked his servants to remove all the dishes. Then he poured himself and Chang Yuan a cup of tea and made a listening gesture.

"Most of the children of the aristocratic families have obvious characteristics. Their family education is strict, and their conversation and temperament are very distinctive. They can be distinguished at a glance. But although this Lu County Lieutenant is also proficient in poetry and calligraphy, his temperament is very different from those disciples of the aristocratic families. .

There is a feeling of...freedom in him. It is the freedom from power, status, and all these. It is as if he does not belong to our world. Sometimes I even feel envious. He, I have been practicing Taoism for many years, but I have never felt that way."

Chang Yuan's words made the prince's face change slightly. This evaluation can be said to be very high, but it is different from what he imagined.

"What I really want to know now is whether he is suitable to enter the court."

"I can't guarantee this Chang Yuan. But I just received a very interesting news. That is that this Lu County Lieutenant is buying pigs everywhere."

"Pig? That kind of domestic animal, the meat is fishy and smelly, and only the lower class people eat it?"

"Yes, as I said before, this Lieutenant Lu has tried various new dishes many times, many of which are made with pork. It's just that he doesn't seem satisfied. I feel that he should be trying to solve the problem now. This question."

Prince Li Heng is no idiot. He can be said to be one of the most well-educated people in the world. So he felt the key almost instantly.

"If he can solve this problem, then the people of the Tang Dynasty will have one more kind of meat that is commonly eaten. This will benefit the country and the people, and it is a great merit."

"His Highness wants to know whether he is suitable to enter the court. All we need to do is see whether he can succeed. Although this matter may seem crude and unreasonable, it is actually related to people's livelihood. If he succeeds, then His Highness's worries will naturally disappear. It won’t be a problem anymore.”

The prince nodded slightly. But then he remembered something.

"Chang Yuan, you will go to Master Mao Shun for me later and ask him to help me make a knife."

Chang Yuan smiled slightly, obviously understanding the prince's thoughts. Regardless of whether Lu Xuan succeeds or not, it is always right to pay a small price and make friends now. This move of the prince is naturally excellent. For ordinary people , Master Mao Shun, who could not even see him, naturally could not afford to lose his temper in front of the prince.

Lu Xuan didn't know that the prince and his best friend were discussing him. At this time, he was trying to castrate the pig for the first time...

The boy and the old man on the side were looking at him with painful expressions on their faces.

"Master, if you want to eat this food, just give me an order. You don't have to do it yourself."

"Shut up." Lu Xuan snorted angrily. But he didn't know how to explain it. He could only let the two of them hold down the little piglet and try to do it themselves.

He remembered seeing a castrated pig in the countryside when he was a child. It must have had two eggs cut off. So he followed the gourd and used the knife in his hand to cut...

Damn it, it seems that the cut was not right. I saw that the little piggy’s lower body was bleeding profusely, and it couldn’t be stopped. Before he could get out the two balls, it started to twitch...

Lu Xuan: "..."

Old man: "..."
Chapter completed!