Zhu Guichen declined repeatedly, "The palace ban cannot delay us. If we finish feeding, we will miss the time. I'll nag you another day."

At this time, Wang Xian had already prepared a red envelope and gave one to each person who came to announce the decree. This time Zhu Guichen was a little polite and accepted the red envelope.

This was as it should be. As long as it was an imperial edict announcing good news, one would be able to get some benefits. Wang Xian was not a stingy person, and now he had money, so all he gave was silver. This made the smiles on the faces of the people who came to announce the edict more sincere.

After Zhu Guichen and his men left, the villagers who came to watch the fun gathered around again, constantly saying congratulations. Wang Xian asked Wang Zhong to take out a bag of copper coins and throw handfuls of them to the people. The little kids were particularly happy to pick them up.

Yingniang felt a little uncomfortable watching this, and grumbled to Wang Zheng: "In the past, other families didn't have so many copper coins to pick up, and it was considered good if one person could grab three or five copper coins."

"It's okay. We don't lack copper."

"But I don't have much."

Wang Zheng smiled and said, "I don't know if it will work, let's try it first."

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Changsun Wuji raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "That's great."

"Hahaha."

It's just a roasted lamb, but there are many ways to cook it. Wang Zheng asked someone to bring some lamb and divided it into four portions.

The next day, Wang Zheng was taken to the imperial kitchen early in the morning.

However, the superficial relationship still needs to be maintained for the time being. After all, it is not time to really fall out yet.

When the mutton was served, Li Zhi personally cut a small piece with a table knife and put it in his mouth to test it. He then praised: "It is indeed roasted mutton, and it melts in your mouth."

Although it was called a grand banquet for all the ministers, there were actually only about a hundred people attending. Basically, only officials in Beijing above the fifth rank were eligible to be on the banquet list, that is, bigwigs at the level of the vice ministers of the six ministries.

Finally, Yang Zhizhen asked someone to carry the remaining three jars over.

Yingniang immediately perked up, pulled Wang Zheng's sleeve and asked, "Is there any way to earn copper coins? Brother, teach me."

Yang Zhizhen straightened his body slightly, raised his head and said, "You can chew without teeth, as long as you can open your mouth."

Yang Zhizhen looked at Wang Zheng with a bitter face and asked, "Do you have any ideas? This is a provocation from the old villain Changsun. We must let him know that Your Majesty has many ways to deal with it. We must not let Your Majesty lose face."

Li Zhi nodded and asked, "But is it roasted lamb that even the Duke of Zhao can chew?"

"Steamed ones are definitely not good. They are not as fragrant as directly grilled meat. Although those cooked in oil are just as fragrant, the difference is still a bit big. Minced meat should be okay, but those baked in a jar are still the best."

"What's the harm? Uncle can take it if he likes it."

At the beginning, the portion of each dish is not large, so you can just taste it. If you like a certain one, you can ask the palace maid to get it for you later.

Chang Sun Wuji, who was sitting at the front, sighed, "Your Majesty's dishes this year are indeed special, and the fish is especially delicious. However, I still prefer mutton, but my mouth is loose and I can't eat mutton."

Wang Zheng found a large clay pot, washed it clean and moved it to the kitchen near the fire pit. After sprinkling a layer of soybeans, he placed a layer of bamboo strips on it at a distance of more than ten centimeters, then put a layer of linen on it and sprinkled another layer of beans. After repeating this five times, the clay pot was full.

“So the beans can sprout?”

Today is the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month. The emperor will hold a banquet for his ministers tonight. After dinner, they will have a holiday and go back to work on the 4th day. Doesn’t this feel similar in ancient times and today?

Yingniang looked suspicious, "How can beans sprout in the middle of winter?"

Zhang Sun Wuji nodded and said, "This is really good roasted lamb. Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven and can do what others cannot. I wonder if you can teach me the method of roasting lamb?"

Ever since Wu Zetian was crowned empress, Li Zhi has disliked this uncle who took money but did not do anything, and has been constantly weakening his power.

"Your Majesty, the roast lamb is here."

Wang Zheng nodded and said, "It should be possible. Let's go eat first. We will know in two days."

"Simple."

Wang Zheng smiled and said, "We can just grow some bean sprouts and sell them for money."

Zhang Sun Wuji shook his head and sighed, "It's better not to trouble your majesty. Although the yokan is delicious, it doesn't have the aroma of roasted lamb."

When the mud seal on the jar was removed, an extremely rich fragrance came out, making everyone swallow their saliva.

The two bosses' joking rivalry finally got back to Wang Zheng.

"You only need to water it four or five times a day. You don't need to water it too much, as long as it's moist inside."

Li Zhi laughed and said, "Okay, okay, quickly present it to Duke Zhao, and bring some to me as well."

Even if they are of the fifth rank, only a few powerful officials such as the Grand Counselor, the Chief Censor, the Doctor of the Imperial College, the Secretary of the Imperial Secretariat, etc. will be invited to the banquet, and they have to sit at the last seat.

Several copies of each were made. After Yang Zhizhen and others were ready, they tried them one by one and finally said.

During the Tang Dynasty, the system of separate dining was adopted. Each person had a seat with a low table in front of them. Various tableware were placed on the low table. A large tripod filled with food was carried up by strong men, and then the palace maids distributed the food to everyone.

"That's not difficult. Since my uncle likes mutton, I will ask the imperial kitchen to make some mutton for him."

One part is chopped into meat paste and then roasted, one part is boiled in oil and then roasted, one part is steamed and then roasted, and one part is roasted in a large jar with the mouth of the jar sealed to create high pressure, which can make the mutton particularly soft and tender.

The emperor gave a speech, and then everyone tried the food. After tasting each dish, they were basically half full. Then there was singing and dancing. Everyone could chat casually or ask the palace maids to get their favorite dishes for them.

Seeing Yingniang bowing her head and kicking her feet in grievance, Wang Zheng pondered for a moment and said, "How about I teach you a way to make some money?"

Then Li Zhi asked Zhangsun Wuji, "What do you think, uncle? Is this roasted lamb to your taste?"

Li Zhi was silent for a moment and then smiled, "Then let the imperial kitchen prepare roasted lamb for Uncle that he can chew."

As soon as Changsun Wuji said this, everyone in the room suddenly fell silent, and Li Zhi narrowed his eyes.

"What do you mean, uncle?"

Zhang Sun Wuji smiled and said, "It's just what it says. I want to relieve myself of some of my duties so that I can relax a little."

Li Zhi sighed inwardly, but smiled and said, "Let's not talk about this for now. Uncle, enjoy the food first."

After that, Changsun Wuji no longer attended court meetings.