Tang Dynasty, I can lead troops through ancient and modern times

Chapter 152 The Prince's Visit 2

After some casual chatting, Li Jing's expression gradually became serious.

"Your Highness, the launch of cheap books will definitely cause some reaction from the noble families. You have to be on guard!"

Li Chengqian nodded: "Don't worry about safety, I have 300 Xuanjia Army guards, and we are in Chang'an City. As long as they are not fools, no one will dare to attack me.

As for the reaction of the noble families, haha, I won't move unless the enemy moves. I want to see how they will react."

Li Jing stroked his beard and continued to ask, "Your Highness, which mansion do you plan to visit next on this visit?"

"Of course it's Old Hou and Old Cheng. Even though we are all family, we still have to show the outside world how close our relationship is."

Li Jing nodded and asked, "What about your Highness towards Zhangsun Wuji..."

"I will go too. I have to pay attention to the influence of Changsun clan among the Guanlong nobles."

"Your Highness is right. If we want to fight against the Shandong nobles, we must win over the Guanlong nobles and the Jingzhao nobles. But Your Highness should not go too far. We must be tough when we need to be tough. After all, we have gunpowder in our hands, and now we have the powerful weapon of movable type printing.

In just a few years, a large number of officials in the court and local governments will surely be selected from humble backgrounds or even the lower classes of the people.

These are what your majesty and your highness rely on. Whether it is the Guanlong nobles or the Hedong nobles, they are just excessive for your highness. "

Li Chengqian nodded: "You are right. I plan to win over the Guanlong nobles while focusing on winning over the poor, such as Fang Xuanling, Chu Suiliang and other ministers."

"Your Highness has been thoughtful, and that's exactly what should happen!!"

Afterwards, the two chatted for a while, and then the group went together to visit Hou Junji's mansion.

Logically speaking, Li Chengqian should first visit Hou Junji, the minister who was most loyal to him.

But politics cannot only consider loyalty, but also influence.

As the god of war of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jing is famous for his intimidation to the aristocratic families, his military achievements, and his loyalty to the royal family.

As the crown prince, he must be put first.

So Hou Junji has to bear the brunt of the situation.

Hou Junji no longer has his title, so the plaque "Mansion of Duke Chen" on the gate of his mansion has been replaced with "Mansion of the Marquis".

But with the prince's resurgence, although he had no title, he still enjoyed the treatment that a duke should have, and no one dared to underestimate the marquis's mansion.

Hou Junji and his entire family were also there to greet them at the door. They were all family members, and after some greetings, they entered the mansion.

After chatting, the three decided to go to Cheng Yaojin's house for dinner because Cheng Yaojin always had beef of unknown origin.

It just so happened that in order to entertain Li Chengqian, Cheng Yaojin had another big bull that lost its footing and fell to its death today.

Now he is cutting up the slaughtered beef with his bare chests together with his sons.

"What did you say? His Highness the Crown Prince has arrived so early, and even the black-haired guy is here with him!!"

Cheng Yaojin hurried out to greet Li Chengqian.

"Your Highness is here so early, Old Cheng, I'm not ready yet!!"

Li Chengqian laughed: "What are you preparing? You want to eat beef again?"

Cheng Yaojin also laughed: "Isn't it? I killed a cow specifically to entertain Your Highness, and even prepared the hot pot. It's a pity that the peppers haven't grown yet, otherwise we could eat spicy hot pot like in later generations."

Li Chengqian said, "If there is no chili, we can eat Chaoshan beef hotpot!"

“Chaoshan....beef hotpot??”

Everyone was confused. What kind of new way of eating was this?

I must try it next time I travel through time!

The group walked into the mansion and went straight to the side yard.

Two pieces of unprocessed beef were hanging on a rack here, and a huge bull's head was thrown on the ground, covered in blood.

The ground was covered with smelly offal, such as beef tripe and golden money tripe, which had not been processed yet, or Cheng Yaojin and his men had no intention of processing them at all.

There is still undigested grass inside...

"Are you going to throw these away?" Li Chengqian pointed at the cattle going into the water.

"What else?" Cheng Yaojin asked doubtfully.

Li Chengqian shook his head: "What a waste, have someone clean up the beef stomach, heart, liver, etc., and we can have hot pot together later."

Everyone was stunned!

Can these dirty offal be eaten?

However, since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is familiar with later generations, if he says it is edible, then it must be edible.

Cheng Yaojin still asked someone to deal with it.

As for whether to eat it or not, and whether it tastes good, we’ll talk about it later.

Li Chengqian also asked Cheng Yaojin to cut off a large piece of hind leg meat.

"This piece of hind leg meat is used to make beef balls. Remember, you can't chop it with a knife, you can only beat it into minced meat, squeeze it into balls, put it into warm water to set, and then boil it..."

After Li Chengqian's explanation, he finally explained how to eat Chaoshan hotpot.

Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong were already drooling at what they heard. They each picked up two wooden hammers and started to pound the beef balls themselves.

After an hour of hard preparation, the ingredients were finally served on the table.

Li Chengqian checked the beef tripe and found it was good and cleanly processed.

Just pick up a piece and toss it in the copper pot of boiling beef bone soup, then dip it in the original soy sauce from the Tang Dynasty and put it into your mouth.

This original way of eating can best reflect the freshness and sweetness of the beef.

Crunchy!!

"Yes, you guys eat it too!!"

Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong looked at each other, picked up a small piece and imitated Li Chengqian's movements and put it into their mouths, then...

Then there is no more.

Everyone started to eat heartily, even the women and children at another table were showing off all kinds of beef balls and beef tripe.

Few people eat thinly sliced beef.

In the end, everyone was full...

At the same time, at the Changsun Mansion, Changsun Chong and Princess Changle came to visit Changsun Wuji and had just finished their meal.

"Father, how can you be sure that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will come to us as the next stop?" Chang Sun Chong asked.

Changsun Wuji did not answer, obviously speechless at his son's question.

Don’t you understand such a simple truth?

Princess Changle tugged at Changsun Chong's clothes and signaled him not to ask any more questions.

Just then, a servant came to report that Princess Jinyang was visiting.

Changsun Wuji frowned, stood up and left.

Not long after, Princess Jinyang Li Mingda, also known as the legendary Little Sizi, came running out, jumping and skipping, followed by two palace maids who hurriedly protected her, fearing that the little ancestor would fall.

"Sister and brother-in-law, I'm here~~"

Princess Changle rushed forward and said, "Don't run around, be careful of your illness recurring!!"

"It's okay. Since I took the medicine my brother gave me, I haven't had a relapse for a long time."

Princess Changle shook her head helplessly: "But father also said that the medicine that my eldest brother sent can only treat the symptoms and cannot cure our qi disease. We still have to be careful."

"Got it. Is big brother here? I heard he's on a visit today, so my uncle's family should be here too!!"