With a creak, Li Chen pushed open the wooden door.
Not far away, Li Er and two other people were sitting on the ground. Cheng Yaojin was guarding at the side, so he could roughly guess the identity of these two people.
"It's a pleasure to have friends coming from afar.”Li Chen walked up and cupped his hands in a salute. He said in a clear voice,
"I am Li Chen. Greetings to Your Majesty and the two lords.”
Fang Xuanling sized up Li Chen without blinking. It was as if he could see the bottom of Li Chen's crystal clear eyes.
"Mr. Li Chen, let me introduce you. These two beloved ministers are my right-hand men. This is the Duke of Liang and this is the Duke of Zhao.”Li Er introduced enthusiastically.
Li Chen couldn't help but feel a deep respect for him. Although the Duke of Liang wasn't as famous as the Duke of Zhao, he was still a powerful figure in the imperial court.
As for the Duke of Zhao, Zhangsun Wuji, he was the number one contributor to the Lingyan Pavilion, so he was naturally not ordinary.
"Mr. Li Chen, I heard that His Majesty praised your talent. May I ask, who is your teacher?”Fang Xuanling asked calmly.
"Your Majesty, you praise me too much. I am a scholar and have yet to have a teacher. I just have a wide range of interests and have read many books.”Li Chen smiled.
"Since everyone is fortunate enough to be gathered together, why don't we have a drink together?”Li Er suggested.
"Your Majesty, this old minister is not in good health today. I'm afraid I'll have to let down Your Majesty's good intentions by inviting me to this banquet.”
"This lowly subject still has the administrative affairs entrusted to me by His Majesty to handle, so I will take my leave.”
Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji said apologetically at the same time, as if they were not interested in Li Chen yet.
Li Er suddenly became interested and said,
"Why don't we drink while discussing political affairs? It just so happens that Mister Li Chen is also here.”
"In that case, this subordinate can only obey.”The two of them bowed their heads and seemed to have thought about it. Li Er had praised Li Chen for his talent before this. Using this opportunity, they could at least get a glimpse of the leopard from a limited view.
"Mr. Li Chen, you don't mind, right?”Li Er asked.
"No worries." Li Chen smiled and said,""Princess Jin Yang is talking about His Majesty in her room.”
"Ouch!" Li Er's heart tightened. How could he have forgotten about his precious daughter? He hurriedly ran into the room.
Seeing how much he loved his daughter, Li Chen couldn't understand.
Very quickly, Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji followed Li Er into the room. There were ice cubes placed in the room, and a faint chill could be felt. The two of them immediately understood why Li Er had set up the banquet here.
The room was simple and crude, but Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji didn't care about it. They were more concerned about Li Chen's talent and learning ability.
After everyone took their seats, more than ten guards filed in from outside the door. Each guard was not empty-handed. They were either holding delicacies or wine.
For a moment, the slightly cold room was filled with a rich fragrance!
"Daddy, I'm hungry." Yaya whispered.
It was already past lunchtime. Not only Yaya, but everyone in the room was starving.
"Alright, we can eat now.”"Remember what you like to eat. Daddy, you have to cook more in the future." Li Chen said dotingly.”
"Alright," Yaya nodded seriously and looked at the dazzling dining table with Princess Jin Yang.
"Mr. Li Chen, this palace banquet was specially prepared for you and Yaya.”Li Er said with a smile.
Behind this smile, Li Chen could see that he was a little nervous. After all, Li Er was no longer as polite as before. Why did he address him as "Mister" again?
Everyone took their seats. Li Er brought Princess Jin Yang and sat opposite Li Chen and Yaya. Fang Xuanling, Zhangsun Wuji, and Cheng Yaojin sat below Li Er.
Soon, with Li Er's nod, Cheng Yaojin picked up the wine glass in front of Li Chen.
"His Majesty said that Sir is a peerless talent and should drink to his heart's content!”Cheng Yaojin said heroically and filled Li Er and the others 'cups one by one!
Did he think he was Li Bai?
Li Chen smiled secretly when he thought of Green Lotus Benefactor Li Taibai. This peerless talent had left his name in history, and later generations of scholars respected him greatly. Unfortunately, the Immortal Poet was still decades away from being born.
As soon as the banquet began, Li Chen frequently picked up food for Yaya and toasted Cheng Yaojin.
The simple dishes on the table were extremely sumptuous. Even if this palace banquet was held a thousand years later, it would not be something that ordinary people could enjoy.
From the palace fish (sashimi), Mutton Mohu, to green vegetables, dried vegetables, then from roasted and grilled vegetables to palace pastries, and finally porridge and rice.
Among them, the most famous dish was still Mutton Mohu. The cooking method of this dish was to slaughter the goose, pull out its feathers, and stuff it with meat, glutinous rice, and some seasonings.
Then, he placed the goose in the stomach of the entire sheep, sewed the stomach of the sheep, and roasted the sheep. After roasting, he only ate the goose, not the sheep.
This was the first time that Yaya had tasted such a delicious dish. As long as Li Chen picked up a piece of goose filled with beef and glutinous rice, she would eat it immediately.
For a moment, Li Chen was the happiest when he picked up a piece of goose for Yaya.
After the wine had gone through the dishes, Li Chen had already downed several cups of wine. It was also because of the Indestructible Mysterious Art that Li Chen's alcohol tolerance had also increased. No matter how much he drank, he could only feel a slight drunkenness.
"Oh right, Minister Fang, have you made any progress on the strategy we asked you to submit?”Li Er put down his chopsticks and asked casually.
Even Cheng Yaojin could tell that he had other intentions. How was he asking Fang Xuanling? He was clearly asking Li Chen.
(There was another blackout just now, so it was late. I'm sorry, but it's nothing. Everyone, watch and see.)）
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