Chapter 583 [First Update] 583

Slicing roast duck is actually a technical job. However, these days no one knows what roast duck is, so it doesn’t matter even if Liu Tan’s skills are not that good.

Liu Tan first sliced ​​off two pieces of the crispiest duck skin, placed them on a small dish filled with sugar, and had someone bring it to Liu Che, saying, "Your Majesty, please try it first."

He had seen this way of eating it when he was eating in a restaurant. He was amazed after taking a bite, and the only regret was that there was too little.

Later, when he learned how to make it himself, he made a few more slices to eat and realized why people made so little - this thing is too greasy, sweet and greasy. It tastes sweet after one bite, but you can't stand it if you eat too much.

Liu Che picked it up and looked at it carefully. After taking a bite, his eyes lit up.

The skin of the roast duck is still warm from the oven, and after being dipped in sugar, it becomes crispy and sweet, and it tastes really good.

He and Liu Tan were in a similar state at this moment, having tasted this kind of thing for the first time. After taking two bites, he felt a little unsatisfied. He was more direct with Liu Tan and said, "There's so much duck skin, and you only give me this much?"

Liu Tan carefully sliced ​​the meat and said with a smile, "That one is too greasy. If you eat too much, you won't be able to eat anything else. Don't worry, try this first."

After slicing a few pieces, he took a piece of spring pancake and spread the sauce on it. After thinking for a while, he was worried that Liu Che didn't like it with onions, so he added cucumber.

After everything was done, roll the spring pancake into the shape of a spring roll, place it on a small plate and hand it over.

He wiped his hands and handed the knife to the specially selected chef with excellent knife skills. Before he left, he instructed, "Slice it the way I just did. It doesn't have to be the thinnest, but it must be even."

The chef was a little nervous, and his hands holding the knife were shaking. Although they were also serving the emperor, they were a group of people who were often ignored in the palace.

The emperor would not meet the chef if he had nothing to do. At most, he would reward the chef with some money if he was happy after eating something delicious.

Money is good, but being able to perform your skills in front of the emperor is definitely the supreme honor.

From the beginning, Liu Tan had no intention of slicing the entire roast duck by himself. He was not a professional at this, and the duck would probably be cold by the time he finished.

After the chef at Liu Che's place started slicing the duck, Liu Tan and Liu Ju also started.

Although he was a little late, Liu Ju still tasted the crispy and sugar-dipped food that even his father was amazed.

I have to say that he felt a little unsatisfied after eating.

While he was eating this, Liu Che had already taken his first bite of the roast duck wrap.

The spring rolls are made thin and flexible, and have the unique aroma of pasta when you take them. You can first taste the fragrance of the spring rolls, but it is quickly overshadowed by the aroma of the roast duck. The mixture of roast duck and sauce has a very special taste, a little sweet and a little salty, with the unique oily aroma of meat dishes. Before you feel greasy in your mouth, you can taste the freshness of the cucumber.

It can be said that one bite gives you four levels of taste, and after chewing in your mouth, new and different flavors will appear.

Liu Che was eating happily with chopsticks in his hand. When he looked up, he saw his son preparing the roast duck by himself without using chopsticks or spoon.

Liu Che looked at Liu Tan and raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean?"

The way he eats is totally unrecognizable!

Liu Tan looked up at him, smiled, and said, "Actually, this thing tastes best when you make it yourself. If you like sauce, add more sauce. If you like roast duck, add more roast duck. It all depends on your taste, just like eating crab roe, you have to peel it yourself for it to be most delicious."

If you really wait for others to prepare it bit by bit and serve it to you, it will look elegant, but it will lose some of its flavor.

Liu Tan was used to eating by himself, so he assigned a person to roll the roast duck to Liu Che and Liu Ju, but he himself did not want one.

After hearing this, Liu Ju immediately put his chopsticks aside and started eating - after all, the only people present were his father and his younger brother, so he didn't have to worry about anyone saying that the prince was unreserved.

After hearing this, Liu Che thought that this was indeed the case. He stretched out his noble hand and rolled up a portion in a very unfamiliar way, and then he found the joy of eating roast duck.

Just as Liu Ju thought, there was no one else in the entire hall anyway. As for the palace servants...the palace servants were nothing in his eyes. Even if he gave these palace servants some courage, they would not dare to tell the matter to anyone.

The chefs sliced ​​the duck very quickly. Although they also wanted to take longer to show off their knife skills, the King of the North specifically told them to slice faster after selecting them. If they were too slow, the duck would get cold and the taste would be bad.

The King of the North didn't even need to say the rest, they knew what he meant. It all tasted bad. If the Emperor was unhappy, wouldn't he cause trouble for them?

After the duck was filleted, the duck bones were taken away by them. Liu Tan had already instructed that the duck bones could be used to make soup, which did not need to be boiled for too long.

They ate slowly, and when the father and his two sons had almost finished eating, the duck soup was served. It was the original soup without any other seasoning except salt, which was just right to remove the greasiness from the mouth.

This meal was similar to last night's. Except for the roast duck, most of the dishes were left untouched. Liu Tan had already gotten used to it.

If it were an ordinary family, they would definitely not prepare other dishes. However, there are regulations on the number of dishes that the emperor, the crown prince, and the princes can order when they dine. Even if they feel it is a waste, they have to follow these regulations, otherwise it would be a loss of status.

After these dishes are removed, they will be thrown away and not be eaten by anyone, because no one can eat dishes that only the emperor can enjoy.

After finishing the meal, Liu Tan saw that Liu Che was in a good mood and took the opportunity to say, "Father, I will go to Shihe Garden tomorrow. I have something I want to make that is stuck and I need to study it again."

Liu Che ate a lot today and felt a little sleepy after eating. He raised his eyelids and snorted when he heard his words: "Want to go to the palace by the way?"

Liu Tan admitted frankly, "I have to go and take a look at it anyway."

Liu Che waved his hand at him and said, "Go ahead, go ahead! You dare to climb over the wall even though I won't let you go!"

Liu Tan was immediately horrified: "I dare not do this!"

The wall of Weiyang Palace was indeed not very high, and it was not difficult to climb over it, but the problem was not whether it was difficult or not, but that if he dared to climb over the wall, the archers would shoot him without asking any questions.

This was the suggestion Liu Tan made to Liu Che when he first invented the crossbow. This would improve the safety factor of the Weiyang Palace.

Since Liu Tan knew about it, he would definitely not commit the crime knowingly.

Liu Che laughed and said, "You are so bold, is there anything you dare not do?"

Liu Tan groaned and said, "That's a lot."

Liu Che didn't say anything else. He stood up and decided to take a walk and then go back for a nap. As for his sons... let them go back to where they came from.

Liu Tan and Liu Ju walked out of the Weiyang Palace side by side. Halfway through, Liu Ju suddenly said, "Brother, even if you don't marry, you should at least have a concubine and a child, right?"

Liu Tan turned to look at Liu Ju and said with a smile, "Why are you asking this all of a sudden? I don't care. Think about Liu Dan, Liu Bo, and Liu Fuling. This kid was born to collect debts. I don't feel like I owe anyone anything, so let's just pay it back."

Liu Ju was somewhat helpless: "If you think like this now, you won't be able to do it in the future. Well, it won't be difficult to get married when you want to."

He still thinks that Liu Tan is young and frivolous. However, Liu Tan is only twenty years old now. Even in ten or twenty years, it will not be difficult for him to marry a young girl.

Liu Tan didn't argue. Some things took time to prove. He changed the subject and asked, "What about you? Your Highness the Crown Prince still doesn't have a Crown Princess. Isn't it urgent?"

To be honest, this is really the thing that Liu Tan is most curious about at this stage.

In history, it was really strange that Liu Ju lived to be almost forty years old without a crown princess.

Various speculations have never stopped in later generations, and no one knows why.

Liu Ju's expression was calm: "It doesn't matter if he doesn't have it. If he does... he might be a burden."

Looking at his expression, Liu Tan suddenly remembered that Liu Che had tried to depose Chen Ajiao several times but failed. Perhaps the father and son had reached an agreement on this matter.

If it was someone chosen by Liu Che, Liu Ju could not depose her unless the queen committed a serious taboo or had no children.

Even if these two things really exist, it would still take a lot of effort to depose the queen.

As for why I thought of deposing the queen, it was really... the Liu family's bad character was also hereditary. Anyway, up to now, there are very few original queens who have not been deposed.

Anyway, when it comes to these issues, it is not easy for Liu Tan to continue discussing this matter with Liu Ju, as his identity is quite awkward.

As he was walking, he suddenly slapped his head and said, "Look at my memory. I even forgot to tell Father about Xiaomai."

Liu Ju turned around and asked, "What?"

Liu Tan said, "When we were making the burrito earlier, the kitchen staff mentioned that there wasn't much flour available. If we wanted to eat it every now and then, we might run out of flour. I figured the Han Dynasty was vast and rich in resources, so there shouldn't be anything we can't grow. They couldn't grow anything before because they were using the wrong method. I want Father to find someone who's truly skilled in this to help."

Liu Ju couldn't help but laugh after hearing this. "Someone who's really good at this? Then why would we need someone else? Aren't you good enough?"

Well, it's a good opportunity to find something more for his brother to do, so that he won't think back to what the Huns did and get angry and sneak back to the Northern Border to lead troops to beat the Huns.

"Me?" Liu Tan immediately shook his head and said, "I can't do that."

Liu Ju was a little surprised. "Why can't you? There are more and more grape growers near Chang'an now. Isn't it your credit?"

Liu Tan laughed. "Grapes are different from grain crops, and that one uses the grafting method. Although the final fruit is a grape variety from the Western Regions, the mother plant is actually from the Han Dynasty."

Liu Ju asked, somewhat puzzled, "Isn't flour the same as the rice you mentioned?"

Liu Tan shook his head. "No, it's completely different. This can't be grafted... Hmm? No, it seems... it can work. No, no, no, it's still not right. Grafting requires the same crop. If you just graft it randomly, it won't survive."

Liu Ju waved his hand decisively: "Then go and study it."

Liu Tan: ???