Old Liu arrived at Beiping Restaurant. It was almost time for dinner. Since Old Liu had promised to give everyone a farewell, Jian Yong and a few generals had already arrived at the restaurant. They found a private room on the third floor and ordered food and wine. They were just waiting for Old Liu.
Old Liu quickly said to everyone," Brothers, I'm going to the palace first. The Emperor heard that our restaurant's roast duck is delicious and asked me to send a few to the palace every day. He doesn't eat it for free and has to pay. In the future, we can also say that our roast duck is for the royal court. In this way, more people will come to the restaurant to eat. You guys eat first. I'll be back in a while."”
Everyone hurriedly said,"Lord, you should go and do your work. We will drink and wait for you."”
Old Liu saw that Wen Chou was not around, so he asked Yan Liang,""Why isn't Bujun here?"
"Why aren't you here? I'm chatting with the two beautiful sisters in the private room next door.”Yan Liang said.
"Is that so? How's his relationship with the sisters going?
"My lord, you don't know. Now, whenever Bujun is free, he will run to the restaurant. He even said that it was arranged by my lord to let him be the guard of the restaurant. In fact, he just wants to find an opportunity to see the sisters.”
"Alright, it seems that Bujun has finally opened his eyes. This is good too. It saves me the trouble of finding a wife for him.”
After bidding farewell to everyone, Old Liu went to the private room next door to take a look. The restaurant's guests had not arrived yet, so most of the waiters were fine. Wen Chou was chatting with the sisters. As Wen Chou's back was facing the door, he did not see Old Liu come in. The two girls saw Old Liu and were about to stand up to salute him. Old Liu quickly reached out his hand to signal them not to make a sound. He wanted to hear what Wen Chou was saying with his stupid mouth. It actually attracted the attention of the two girls.
After listening for a while, it turned out that Wen Chou was talking about the martial arts competition between him and the Wuhuan warrior Iron Head. Since ancient times, beauties loved heroes. Although Wen Chou was ugly, he had beaten Yuan Shu up on the way home to protect them from being bullied by the soldiers. Naturally, they were grateful to Wen Chou from the bottom of their hearts. Later on, Wen Chou followed Old Liu's instructions and bought them some things that girls liked. Of course, they were happy. Therefore, every time Wen Chou came to the restaurant, He would always chat with them, and now he would tell them about his glorious history. The two girls had already changed from gratitude to good feelings for him.
Old Liu didn't interrupt him. He quietly left the room and went to the roast duck stove. He asked the chef to pick out a few better ones and put them in a food box. There were also dozens of small cakes. After putting the sweet sauce and shredded green onions away, Old Liu went out and rode his horse straight to the palace.
When they arrived at the palace gate, they handed the horses to the guards to look after. Now, the guards all knew Old Liu, and Old Liu also gave them some scattered gold to make them have a better impression of Old Liu. They told Old Liu to enter the palace without worry, and they would take good care of the horses.
When he entered the palace, the young eunuch Li Qiang was already waiting for him. Seeing that Old Liu had arrived, he quickly brought Old Liu and went straight to the harem.
The Emperor usually dined with his concubines in the Northern Palace's Jingfu Hall. When Old Liu came in, the Spirit Monarch had already begun to eat with everyone. Seeing the food box that Old Liu brought, the Spirit Monarch hurriedly asked the eunuchs and serving girls to stop for a moment. He wanted to try the roast duck that his younger brother had invented first.
Old Liu was too…
The supervisor went to the imperial kitchen to get a knife and chopping board for cutting meat. He also brought a few empty plates over. At the same time, he called a chef and asked him to learn from Old Liu. Once he learned, he would be the one to cook roast duck in the future.
The eunuch looked at the Spirit Monarch and the Spirit Monarch said,""If little brother Yu asks you to take it, then go and take it. Hurry up, or else you will delay zhen's mood and zhen will punish you heavily.”
The eunuch repeatedly agreed and quickly went to the kitchen to bring a knife, chopping board, and empty plates. He also brought a chef with him.
Old Liu first asked the chef to prepare shredded green onions, sweet sauce, and small pancakes for everyone. Then, he took out a roast duck. The alluring fragrance really made the Spirit Monarch and the others hungry.
Old Liu sliced a roast duck and placed the meat on a plate. Then, he brought it to the Spirit Monarch and said,""Your Majesty, this is the Peking Roast Duck that I invented. Please have a taste, Your Majesty?”
Knowing that the Spirit Monarch and the others had never eaten before, Old Liu rolled up a pancake for the Spirit Monarch and handed it to him.
The Spirit Monarch couldn't wait any longer. He hurriedly took the pancake from Old Liu's hand and took a bite. After tasting the taste, he finished the pancake in a few bites.
"Little brother Yu, you actually didn't let me eat first when there's such a delicacy. I'm going to blame you. What other good dishes do you have in your restaurant? Send them to me tomorrow. In order to punish you, I won't pay you. It's on you.”
"I was negligent. Please forgive me, Your Majesty. Tomorrow, I'll call a chef over and send some of the soybean oil I squeezed myself to the palace. I guarantee that Your Majesty will be able to taste the dishes in my restaurant at noon tomorrow.”
Seeing that the Spirit Monarch was only focused on the plate of roast duck in front of him, Old Liu quickly instructed the chef to slice the remaining roast duck and plate it for the concubines.
Everyone followed Old Liu's example and served the roast duck with shredded green onions and sweet sauce. Then, they rolled it up with a pancake. It was indeed a delicious dish. The few roast ducks were quickly swept away.
Old Liu saw that Liu Bian was also there, so he rolled up a few pancakes for him to eat. After all, children liked people who were good to them. After eating the pancakes that Old Liu had rolled up for him, Liu Bian and Old Liu quickly became familiar with each other. He leaned on Old Liu's side and begged Old Liu to tell him stories.
Thinking that he still had to go back to the restaurant to send off the generals, Old Liu promised him that he would come to the palace tomorrow to teach him and tell him stories. Liu Bian then happily returned to his mother, Empress He.
Seeing that everyone had finished their roast duck, Old Liu came to the Spirit Monarch and knelt down.""Your Majesty, this official will settle the matters you mentioned just now tomorrow morning. It just so happens that this official will enter the palace tomorrow to teach the prince some things. Right now, this official still has something to do in the hotel.”
"Okay, then you can go back, brother Yu. Remember, I want to eat the dishes in your hotel for lunch tomorrow.”
Old Liu agreed again and bid farewell to the Spirit Monarch and the concubines. He then left the palace and rode back to the restaurant.
When Old Liu returned to the restaurant. Guan Yu and the others had already started drinking, but they knew that Old Liu was coming back, so they didn't drink as much as they wanted.
Seeing that Old Liu had finally returned, Wen Chou hurriedly said,""My lord, you're finally back. They didn't let me drink too much. Now that you're back, I can drink well.”
"I've let everyone down. Then I'll punish myself with a bowl.”With that, Old Liu picked up the wine bowl in front of him and drank it in one gulp…
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"My lord, what are you saying? It's only right for us to wait for you. If you want to drink, let's all drink together.”Guan Yu said. The few of them also picked up their wine bowls and drank the wine in them.
"When you go out tomorrow, no matter what the result is, the most important thing is that you must return safely. Please remember that our great cause needs all of you to complete it together, so you must protect yourself.”
"Yes, we will definitely complete the mission our lord has given us.”
The meal lasted until late at night. Old Liu did not let everyone get drunk because of their long journey tomorrow.
The next morning, after breakfast, Old Liu, Jian Yong, and Wen Chou sent everyone to the door of the mansion. They had wanted to send them out of the city gate, but they had to go through the north gate and the east gate separately, so Old Liu could only send them here. After repeatedly reminding everyone, they cupped their hands and bid farewell.
Old Liu asked Wen Chou to continue training his personal guards while Jian Yong stayed in the residence. He went to the Beiping Restaurant first and asked Shopkeeper Wang to find the best chef. Then, he took a jar of soybean oil and went straight to the palace.
With his waist tag, Old Liu entered the palace. He knew that he was going to cook lunch for the emperor today, so Guo Sheng was waiting for him at the palace gate with the young eunuch Li Qiang.
After the two of them greeted each other, Old Liu called the chef over and said,"Follow Lord Guo to the imperial kitchen of the palace and prepare the new dishes of our Beiping Restaurant for the emperor. You don't have to be nervous.”
The chef agreed and followed Guo Sheng. Before Guo Sheng left, he left Li Qiang with Old Liu and asked him to take Old Liu to find Prince Liu Bian.
Because Liu Bian was still young, he lived with his mother, Empress He. As the Empress, Empress He lived in Long Autumn Palace in Nangong. This was the palace where the successive Empresses of the Eastern Han lived.
Following Li Qiang, Old Liu came to Long Autumn palace. Li Qiang asked Old Liu to wait in front of the palace gate for a moment while he went to report.
Soon, Li Qiang came back and said to Old Liu,""Lord Liu, the Empress has issued an edict to summon you into the palace. The Empress and Prince are waiting for you inside. You can go in now.”
"Thank you, Eunuch Li." With that, Old Liu gave him another gold ingot and sent him away happily.
Entering the hall, Old Liu saw Empress He sitting in the middle and Liu Bian standing beside his mother. They looked very obedient.
Old Liu hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.”
"Yu little brother need not be so polite. You are the emperor's Yu little brother, which is also this widow's Yu little brother. We are a family, Yu little brother need not be so polite in the future.”
"Yes, I understand."
Empress He said to Liu Bian," My son, come and greet your Imperial Uncle. From now on, you have to learn from him. Your Imperial Uncle is a talented person in both civil and martial arts. I hope that with his guidance, my son will be able to make great progress."”
Old Liu thought to himself that he could only teach a five or six-year-old child some general principles. As for how much he could understand, it would depend on himself.
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