Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

After the grand court meeting, the next thing to be held is the grand display.

Li Shimin said with a smile on his face: "Please invite the envoys of the vassal states to enter the Taiji Hall!"

"promise!"

Chu Suiliang responded, then quickly left Ganlu Hall with several officials from the Ministry of Rites.

After a while, a large group of envoys from vassal states with different appearances, led by Chu Suiliang, came to the Taiji Hall with solemn expressions.

Led by the eunuchs, they walked to the center of the hall and bowed respectfully to Li Shimin.

"Greetings to His Majesty the Khan, may His Majesty be everlasting and powerful, and may He live forever!"

Li Shimin said with a smile on his face: "You are welcome, envoys. Please take a seat and rest. Our banquet will begin soon."

"Thank God, Your Majesty Khan."

Under the guidance of the eunuchs, the envoys from various countries came to their respective seats and sat down.

Vassal states with relatively strong power, such as Tubo and Western Turks, sat closer to the front, while small states, such as Xi and Khitan, sat closer to the back.

During the banquet, there were endless performances such as music and singing, dancers, etc., which attracted continuous applause from the envoys of vassal states.

After the banquet, Chu Suiliang, the Minister of Rites, took the envoys to visit the treasures on display in the Taiji Hall.

"What a beautiful jade! I wonder how the craftsman carved it!"

"So many exquisite ceremonial objects! As expected of the Tang Dynasty, it has such a profound heritage."

This group of envoys, like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, were full of praise for the displayed ceremony utensils.

The grand court meeting and the grand display lasted until dusk, and finally ended.

On the way back to Duke Lai's Mansion, Du Gou and Du He sat in a luxurious carriage.

Du Gou said worriedly, "Second brother, the Grand Historian Yuan Tiangang said that there is a golden star flashing in the direction of the Liaodong battlefield, which proves that this journey is dangerous."

"You need to be more careful and pay attention to your own safety."

Du He nodded seriously and said, "Don't worry, big brother. I will pay more attention."

He had been staying in the rear of the central army. Compared with other armies, he and the prince were in the safest place.

If even their lives were threatened, it proved that the Tang troops fighting at the front were almost dead.

Du He continued, "Brother, Minister Lu will bring his family to Duke Lai's residence at noon tomorrow, so we need to arrange meals in advance."

Du Gou looked a little nervous. He nodded and said, "Brother will arrange it."

The eldest brother is like a father, and the third brother’s marriage has to be arranged by him.

The next day.

The Duke of Lai's Mansion was busy again early in the morning.

In addition to killing chickens and sheep, Du Gou also asked his servants to kill a pig he brought back from Cizhou.

Du He had nothing to do and was strolling in the yard with Li Yi. When he saw his elder brother arranging to slaughter a pig, he also decided to show off his talent.

back kitchen.

Du He cursed while cooking food in the pot.

"This iron pot has not evolved thoroughly enough! The steamer doesn't look like a steamer, and the iron pot doesn't look like an iron pot."

"During this period, I ate steamed and boiled dishes. I thought it was good for my health, but it turns out that I can't cook!"

"Oh, forget it, let's just make braised pork."

"I should have asked someone to make an iron pot for me, so it would be more convenient to use."

Beside Du He, a group of cooks who were preparing other dishes saw the Second Master cursing. They did not dare to say anything and could only lower their heads and focus on their own work.

The kitchen utensils in Duke Lai’s Mansion are so easy to use, yet the Second Master is still not satisfied!

If you use pottery cauldrons and tripods made from ordinary people's homes, they would be difficult to use, and the dishes cooked in them would taste even worse.

Outside the kitchen door.

Li Yi, Linglong, Lu Ziying, Du Ai and others poked their heads in to look.

They looked at Du He, who was extremely irritable, with deep distrust on their faces.

Linglong whispered, "Has Prince Consort Du been to the kitchen before?"

Du Aitong shook his head helplessly: "Second brother has never stepped into the kitchen."

These children of noble status live a life of having food and clothes provided for them, so why would they need to cook for themselves in the kitchen?

Du Aitong also couldn't understand why his second brother suddenly had the urge to go into the kitchen to cook.

Linglong said with a bitter face: "Do you think eating the food made by Prince Consort Du will cause health problems?"

"Like the kind of diarrhea that doesn't go away after three or four days?"

The people outside the door looked at each other, with some worry on their faces.

An hour later.

Lu Chengqing came over with his family, and Du He also prepared several dishes.

In the spacious side hall.

After the boiled chicken and mutton were placed on the table, a large group of maids brought up pots of steaming dishes.

Linglong looked at the delicacies on the table and sniffed hard with her nose slightly forward.

She exclaimed in surprise: "What a nice smell!"

The other people in the side hall were also quietly smelling the delicacies on the table, with strange expressions on their faces.

Lu Chengqing pointed at the several pots of pork food on the table and asked Du Gou in shock, "Duke Lai, is this... is this the delicacy that my nephew Du cooked himself?"

"Even the imperial chef in the palace can't make food this delicious!"

As soon as Lu Chengqing finished speaking, Du He walked in.

Du He obviously heard what Lu Chengqing had just said. He walked over to Li Yi and sat down, pointing at the two dishes he had made on the table and introducing them.

"These two dishes, braised spareribs and braised pig's trotters with soybeans, are made from pork."

"This pig was raised by my eldest brother in Cizhou using the castration method. It doesn't have an unpleasant mutton smell and will be on the table of ordinary people in the future."

Hearing Du He's words, Lu Chengqing's wives and concubines showed expressions of disgust on their faces.

I didn't expect that Duke Lai would use cheap meat like pork to treat them. It's obvious that he doesn't care about them!

Seeing the expressions of his wives and concubines, Lu Chengqing turned his head and glanced at them with a serious face.

Seeing the master getting angry, the wives and concubines looked dissatisfied and instantly put on a fake smile.

Lu Chengqing smiled and said, "Nephew Du, Uncle Lu is having a great time today."

Du He smiled and didn't say much.

Du Gou saw everything. He raised his wine glass high and gestured to Lu Chengqing.

"Minister Lu, welcome."

"Duke Lai, please."

Lu Chengqing, along with his family members, quickly responded to Du Gou.

After some greetings, the banquet officially began.

Du He picked up a piece of braised pork ribs and pig's trotter for Li Yi and said softly, "Yier, try the food made by your husband."

Li Yi nodded slightly, and took a small sip under Linglong's horrified gaze.

"Mmm! It tastes really good!"

Li Yi only felt a fragrance that he had never tasted before, filling his entire mouth.

Seeing that the princess was eating with great relish, Lingling picked up a piece of pig's trotter with doubt in her heart and looked at it for several times before she made up her mind to put the meat into her mouth.

"Wow! It smells so good!"

Linglong exclaimed.

Then she started eating without any ladylike manners.

The commotion here attracted the attention of others.

Du Gou, sister-in-law Wen, Du Aitong, Lu Ziying and brother-in-law Lu Chen all tasted the steaming braised spareribs and pig's trotters.

"Really delicious!"

After a few exclamations of praise, the only sound left in the hall was the sound of chewing meat.

Looking at the reactions of the crowd, Lu Chengqing’s wives and concubines asked curiously, “Could it be that the taste of this cheap meat is different?”

Even Princess Chengyang ate it, but they didn't continue to act like a show-off.

When they tasted the pig's trotters themselves, they changed their minds instantly.

Although pork is a cheap meat, it tastes ridiculously delicious when cooked this way.

Lu Chengqing ate until his mouth was full of oil, and he praised: "Nephew Du, this pork and cooking method are really wonderful!"

"If this pig and the cooking method spread to the public, you two brothers will definitely go down in history!"

Food is the most important thing for people. Anything that can be included in people’s daily life will be remembered by future generations.