Chapter 53 Li Chenggan: Are you also eating pig food in the palace?

The merchant was instantly terrified.

"Why did you come to eat in person..."

The young man smiled and said, "Do you need a fake hand to eat? I heard that such delicious food, if you don't come to taste it, wouldn't it be a waste of time?"

The merchant shivered and said, "Don't queue up, I'll go to the front and buy you a seat."

The young man thought for a while and said, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do. I'm not the kind of person who doesn't queue up."

The merchant shivered in his heart, silently gave up his seat, and stood aside respectfully.

Of course you don't have to queue up, you are at the front of the line.

This young man is none other than the prince of the Tang Dynasty, Li Chenggan.

Last night, when Mr. Li Gang was drunk and talking to Li Chenggan about the Analects, he mentioned a poem.

It is said that this poem was written by a young shopkeeper called the Tang Dynasty Restaurant. ✤

Li Chenggan was so excited that he remembered this place immediately.

Today, Li Chenggan ran out secretly.

As soon as he arrived at the Tang Dynasty Restaurant, he saw the merchant.

It stands to reason that Li Chenggan, as a prince, cannot come into contact with merchants, but he is an imperial merchant who has followed his father for many years and has been doing things after Wu Shigui stopped doing business.

"Have you ever eaten at this Datang Restaurant?"

Li Chenggan asked.

The merchant lowered his head and was extremely respectful: "My lord, I came here yesterday to eat. You know, I have a big appetite and a heavy body, so I ate four dishes."

Li Chenggan frowned, shook his head and sighed: "Are the dishes here really that delicious?"

The merchant was immediately interested when he heard it.

"My lord, you know, I don't have any hobbies in this life, I just like to eat delicious food in the world."

"But yesterday, I suddenly began to doubt my life."

"So, in the first half of my life, I worked hard and traveled, claiming to have eaten all the delicacies in the world, but all I ate was pig food!"

Li Chenggan was angry. You mean, you also eat pig food in the palace?

What did I... eat?

"Ahem... Liu Fu, is it really that delicious?"

Although Li Chenggan was somewhat dissatisfied, the man in front of him would not lie, let alone lie in front of him.

Such a foodie who speaks so highly of the dishes of Datang Restaurant shows that there is something real here.

The door of the back kitchen of Datang Restaurant was closed. In the back kitchen, Liu Xuan's spatula flew with the fire, and the pot smell was the same color as the sky. If someone was here, they would definitely see an incredible scene.

The money bag placed in front of Liu Xuan was getting drier and drier, but some ingredients such as meat and vegetables kept appearing in front of Liu Xuan out of thin air.

The more people there were, the more efficient Liu Xuan would be in cooking. After all, when the big pot was on fire, several plates would be cooked at a time.

"Da Zhuang, take out the pot!"

Da Zhuang pushed the door open from outside, put the cooked food on the plate, and ran out excitedly. Although he was so strong, his feet were extremely brisk.

In the backyard, Liu Renyuan was rubbing his buttocks. When he felt that it was almost time, he wanted to climb over the wall and find His Majesty at the main gate. As soon as he jumped up, Liu Renyuan regretted it.

He forgot that he had been scratched on the buttocks by the glass slag in the morning...

"Ah..."

A moment later, in the private room on the second floor, Li Shimin introduced Liu Renyuan in front of him to Liu Xuan with a smile.

"This is Liu Renyuan, a well-known figure in the army in Chang'an City."

Liu Xuan took a look at Liu Renyuan. He had seen him before.

"How well-known is he? Can he be better than Qin Shubao? Can he suppress Yuchi Gong? Can he beat Guo Yaojin? Can he compete with Niu Jinda?"

Li Shimin knew that he should not let Liu Xuan speak.

With a clang, the chopsticks in his hand almost fell down. There was still a piece of meat on the chopsticks. If the meat fell off, it would be a pity.

"You are always so honest, kid." Li Shimin said with a smile, "Liu Renyuan, you know what the superiors mean. I am not the kind of person who mistreats my brothers. Liu Xuan and I are sworn brothers. The superiors sent you to guard the house for brother Liu Xuan. Do you have any complaints?"

A thousand horses galloped through Liu Renyuan's heart.

Your Majesty, your acting is really bad.

"Military orders are like mountains. I dare not complain." Liu Renyuan took a deep breath, "Manager Li, Liu Renyuan already knows what the superiors mean. As long as Liu Renyuan is alive, the head of the Liu family cannot lose a hair!"

"Well, that's right, second brother, look, this is our Tang Dynasty soldier, such a good person, I begged and persuaded him with all my heart and spent a lot of effort to get him here for you."

Liu Xuan looked at Li Shimin calmly, and his heart was already smiling.

These two people sang in unison, and it was obvious that they had not checked the manuscript yet. Didn't you see that Liu Renyuan's forehead was sweating?

"Old Li, you are sensible. I love you. I gave you such a big business. I thought that if you meet an ungrateful person, you would just admit defeat."

Li Shimin stood up immediately: "Nonsense, nonsense, how is it possible!"

"I...really, what kind of person is our Old Li, second brother, don't you know?"

Liu Xuan nodded: "Come on, Old Li, such a big favor is sent to you, what do you want from me?"

"You'd better have something to do and cook in a hurry. Don't you see that the people queuing outside are drooling and the blue bricks outside the door are all marinated in saliva. When exposed to the sun, they are all saliva-smelling."

Li Shimin nodded and let Liu Renyuan go out.

Then he asked mysteriously: "Second brother, this is a good thing, but I have encountered a problem."

"The higher-ups asked me to find the manpower myself."

"It's hard to deal with prisoners in the prison."

Li Shimin said this for a reason. Death row prisoners and criminals are all laborers imprisoned in the prison.

But now there is a biggest problem. If Li Shimin dares to use these people, someone will dare to make trouble.

Since ascending the throne, Li Shimin has been walking on thin ice and doing things carefully, just to avoid the five surnames and seven families from making trouble for him.

It's easy to conquer the world, but it's hard to keep it.

Using death row prisoners is not humane, and using prisoners is what a tyrant does.

This is Li Shimin's compromise under the strict pressure of the five surnames and seven families in the past few years.

Liu Xuan narrowed his eyes and instantly understood what Li Shimin meant.

Li Shimin was a little scared of using death row prisoners.

Liu Xuan raised his lips: "In fact, under the laws of our Tang Dynasty, there are very few people who do evil."

"You said there are so many prisoners in the cell, do they just want to wait for death?"

"Give them a chance, let them have the thought of atonement, no normal person should refuse it, right?"

Li Shimin's face twitched, who can't say polite words?

"It seems that there is pressure from the court."

Liu Xuan raised his eyebrows: "Those people know nothing!"

"As the emperor, he still has to be constrained by others. Why doesn't he dare to fight with those old shady guys? Who can beat him? One slap and one old man!"