Cheng Chen ordered the butler to move the hotpot to the living room. With Li Er's status, it was not appropriate for him to eat in the kitchen.
After sitting down in the living room, Cheng Chen changed the soup and sesame sauce. Then, he waited for the pot to start.
Li Er sat on the seat of honor and assumed a nonchalant posture." Let me say this in advance. I didn't come here to eat. It was you who insisted on inviting me, so I decided to try it.”
Cheng Yaojin nodded repeatedly." Yes, Your Majesty. It's our honor to have a meal."”
Cheng Chen curled his lips in disdain." I'm just greedy. Why are you looking for so many excuses?”
"Greedy?" Li Eryi raised his eyebrows." I am the ruler of a country. What good things have I not eaten? How can I be greedy? Brat, you were the one who invited me.”
"Your Majesty, don't talk big now. I promise you'll be shocked later.”Cheng Chen curled his lips.
"Hmph, I don't believe that this thing can be very delicious.”Li Er snorted and looked at the hotpot.
The red soup in the hotpot was rolling, and some ingredients were floating.
Li Er stared at the red ingredient and revealed a puzzled expression. What was this?
"Your Majesty, you don't know him, do you?" Cheng Chen smiled and said," The red one is chili, the brown one is hemp pepper, and the fragrant leaves are all high-quality ingredients.”
"To tell you the truth, these things don't exist in the Great Tang. I'm the only one who has them!”
Li Er didn't know what these ingredients were either. He said disdainfully,"Look at what you can do. Our Great Tang can't find these things. Zhen doesn't believe it!”
"Believe it or not." Cheng Chen shrugged and was too lazy to argue with Li Er.
After a while, the pot was completely boiled. The red soup in the hotpot was boiling, and the fragrance spread out again.
"Your Majesty, the meat can be served now." Cheng Yaojin took a plate of mutton and put it into the hotpot." Your Majesty, I'm not boasting, but this hotpot is the best thing I've ever eaten.”
"Come, have a taste." Cheng Yaojin picked up his chopsticks and picked up a few pieces of mutton for Li Er. He dipped them in the sesame sauce and placed them on Li Er's plate.
Li Er looked at the mutton on the plate and asked in puzzlement,"It's cooked so quickly?"
"That's right, Your Majesty. As long as the hot soup is over, it will be cooked. Try it quickly. I guarantee that you will be full of praise.”Cheng Yaojin said with a smile.
"Then I will try it." Li Er picked up the mutton, sniffed it, and then put it in his mouth.
As soon as the mutton entered his mouth, Li Er's taste buds instantly exploded.
The spicy taste activated his quiet taste buds, followed by the fragrance of mutton, which instantly filled his mouth.
It was not that Li Er had never eaten mutton before, but he had never thought that mutton would taste so good. At this moment, he seemed to have seen a grassland where sheep lived.
It was simply awesome!
Cheng Chen saw Li Er's expression and knew that Li Er had been conquered by the hotpot.
Speaking of which, the food in the Great Tang was too monotonous. Other than being salty, it was also sweet. Li Er had never come into contact with such a spicy taste before, so it was normal for him to be conquered.
"Your Majesty, what do you think?" Cheng Yaojin asked impatiently.
"It's so delicious!" Li Er's eyes widened." I've never tasted this taste in my entire life. It's so delicious that I can't even describe it with words!”
" Delicious, divine delicacy!" Li Er sighed intensely. The chopsticks in his hand did not stop. He quickly picked up the meat in the hotpot and wolfed it down.
When Li Er ate, he would always be served by a eunuch and brought to his mouth before eating. When he ate, Li Er's posture was very dignified and noble.
But now, Li Er had forgotten about being dignified and noble. He ate mouthful after mouthful as if he had not eaten for days.
"Delicious, it's really delicious!"
"Quick, add more meat for zhen, zhen can still eat!”
The butler had never seen the Emperor in such a state before and was stunned for a moment. When he came back to his senses and wanted to take the meat, he was stopped by Cheng Chen.
Cheng Chen looked at Li Er and asked with a smile,"Your Majesty, is it delicious?"
"Delicious, too delicious." Li Er was full of praise.
"Do you still want to eat?"
"Of course I do!"
"Hehe, I'm sorry, there's no meat left.”Cheng Chen smiled and spread his hands.
"What?" Li Eryi was stunned." No meat? Really?"
"It's true. We've finished all the meat. There are only these few plates left, and now you've finished them all.”Cheng Chen said softly.
Li Er couldn't take it anymore. He threw his chopsticks away." Minister Cheng, what do you mean by this? You were the one who asked me to eat, and now you don't care?”
Cheng Yaojin quickly stood up." Your Majesty, it's not like that. It's…"
"Your Majesty, your words are wrong.”Cheng Chen pursed his lips." I'm treating you to a meal, but I didn't say that I'll feed you!"”
"Besides, you've already eaten so much.”
"You have to know that mutton is very expensive now.”
"Is it expensive?" Li Er laughed." Brat, I'm the emperor. Can't I afford mutton?"”
"Not to mention eating alone, even if I invite all the civil and military officials, I can afford it!”
Cheng Chen pursed his lips." It's not illegal to brag. Just brag."”
"You said I was bragging?" Li Eryi glared at him." Brat, you're too unruly.”
"Chen 'er, what are you saying? Don't be rude to His Majesty!”Cheng Yaojin scolded.
"Father, I'm not being rude." Cheng Chen said calmly," I know that Your Majesty doesn't lack money, but there's a shortage of mutton on the market now. Even if Your Majesty has money, you can't buy much mutton.”
Eh? Li Eryi was stunned." What do you mean? What do you mean by lacking mutton?"
Cheng Chen sighed." Your Majesty, you're really too focused on the palace to pay attention to what's going on outside. The price of mutton on the market has soared, and the supply is very scarce.”
"I reckon that after a while, all the mutton in Chang 'an will be extinct.”
"How is this possible?" Li Er was surprised." The trade in the Tang Empire was the most prosperous in all the dynasties. How could we cut off the mutton?”
"What's impossible about that? Once the war starts at the northern border, the mutton will naturally not be able to enter.”Cheng Chen said calmly.
War at the northern border?
The Turks wanted to invade the south?
That's impossible. Why didn't I get any news?
Li Er looked at Cheng Chen and his face darkened." Cheng Chen, this is a national matter. You can't joke about it?”
"I'm not joking."
"Then how did you know that there was going to be a war at the border?”Li Er asked.
"I guessed it from the price of the mutton." Cheng Chen replied calmly.”
"You guessed it from the price of mutton?”Li Eryi frowned." Cheng Chen, explain it clearly to Zhen. Otherwise, Zhen will punish you for offending me!"”
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