I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

Be sure to behave well and leave a good impression on Datang.

Artunes tensed up.

But... this nervousness gradually faded away during the long journey.

Trains, especially over such long distances, are not a great experience for most people.

Artunes was very excited at first, the sights flying by outside the window, vendors hawking, boxed lunches in the train restaurant...all these stimulated his senses.

But half a day later.

He can only be confined in this small space, and he has to queue up with others to go to the bathroom, which is boring and boring, and gradually fills his heart. Just looking at Xue Rengui who is still reading and processing documents, he is not good, and he dare not take this Say it boring and boring.

Just wait.

Wait until night, after waking up, it will be day, and then wait until another night.

The train gradually stopped.

The conductor shouted to Chang'an, Xue Rengui closed the book and packed up his things: "Let's go, we've arrived in Chang'an, let's see the capital of Tang Dynasty."

It's just the five words "the capital of the Tang Dynasty".

It made Artunes tense up.

What would the capital of such a country look like?
Get off at the station, Xue Rengui hired a carriage, and hurried to Chang'an city.

Artunes lifted the curtains and looked outside.

He had seen the spirit of the people of Tang Dynasty before in Guangfu, but the people of Chang'an were completely different. They had an air of arrogance and self-confidence that Artunis could not describe.

The next thing he noticed was the ground beneath his feet.

He had never seen a stone grow like this. It was neat and neat, and it became a road—if it wasn't a miracle, how could there be a stone that grew like this naturally.

The carriage stopped at the gate of Huaizhenfang.

Xue Rengui warned: "The next thing I will show you is the greatest man in the Tang Dynasty, the Dalang I call him, the Duke Zhengyang of the Tang Dynasty."

"When you see him, be more disciplined and be more careful."

"Although Da Lang has a good temper, it's not an excuse for you to be presumptuous."

Artunis nodded again and again, how dare he be presumptuous!
He followed Xue Rengui to a building with black tiles and white walls.

Xue Rengui stopped walking, and waved his hands: "There are some nobles from Tang Dynasty here, they don't like to see foreigners inside, just wait, I'll go in and say hello."

With that said, Xue Rengui raised his foot and walked in.

Artunis raised his head cautiously, looked at the building, and suddenly his eyes fell on the signboard, and the big four characters came into view - "Tongfu Restaurant".

He knows Chinese characters and understands the meaning of Chinese characters.

Doesn't the word "restaurant" mean a place to eat?
how…

Could this Lord Zhengyang be eating here?I don't know how delicious a place that can be favored by the nobles of the Tang Dynasty can be.

After coming to Datang, although he was surprised by the sights he saw, he was also amazed by the delicacies that he ate. Compared with the meals that the Persian royal court entertained guests, they were all half a catty, almost the same.

However, he didn't take this gift of food too seriously.

he thinks…

This is the food that Xue Rengui specially selected and prepared to entertain him. It's just that Datang may have some strange etiquette, which makes the food look a bit cheap.

Waited for a while.

Xue Rengui came out of the restaurant, looked at Artunis, and smiled slightly: "Da Lang said, you can wait in the restaurant now, and see you when he prepares meals for the dinner guests."

Artunes became more nervous, and he nodded.

Just pointing to point, his movements suddenly paused.

Immediately afterwards, he suddenly raised his head, looked at Xue Rengui, faltered, and was a little speechless.

He was really curious about the meaning of the sentence that Xue Rengui said—"prepare meals for the dinner guests". He always felt that this sentence meant that Mr. Like a chef in a restaurant.

Xue Rengui saw the doubts in his heart, and explained: "My Dalang is the owner of this restaurant, and he is indeed a restaurant chef."

"It's just some of his hobbies."

As he said that, Xue Rengui paused for a moment: "And my Dalang's culinary skills and the dishes he has specially developed are far better than his status as Zhengyang Gong in the hearts of Chang'an people."

Ok?
Artunes didn't quite understand what he said.

It's just cooking for others, how can it be better than Zhengyang Gong, a nobleman.

Xue Rengui didn't intend to explain any further, he waved his hand: "After entering, sit obediently at the place I arranged for you, don't talk, if you're hungry, just wait."

Artunes responded.

Although he was full of doubts, even... During this period of time, through Xue Rengui's words, the image of the aloof Zhengyang Gong constructed in his mind collapsed.

But he dared not ask.

The last time he opened his mouth to criticize Lord Zhengyang, he was killed by the person in front of him.

Into the restaurant.

Xue Rengui took him to sit down in the corner.

He glanced around at the guests in the restaurant, took a deep breath, waved his hands, and said, "Let me introduce a few people to you, so as to save you from any trouble when you meet His Majesty."

He lowered his voice so that only those at his table could hear him.

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pointed at the old man who was grabbing food from Wei Zheng.

"Do you know who he is?" Xue Rengui asked.

Artunes shook his head.

Xue Rengui paused for a moment, with an unclear smile: "That is the founding emperor of my Tang Dynasty, the father of the current Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."

Artunes was taken aback.

He understands the emperor, the lord of a country.

But among the kings he has seen, except for the brat Yi Siai III, which one is not full of majesty, why... the emperor of the Tang Dynasty looks so shameless?
Xue Rengui pointed to the little old man who was snatched by Li Yuan.

"That man, he has retired and returned to his hometown now, but before that, he was the most important minister in my Tang Dynasty, and he was still above Duke Zhengyang in terms of title."

"Of course, in terms of status and dignity, he is not as good as my Dalang."

Xue Rengui pointed to another person.

"And this one, which looks ordinary, but this is the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry of the Tang Dynasty. I have introduced the structure of the Tang court to you. You should understand the status of the Minister of the Ministry of Industry."

Xue Rengui introduced more than 20 people in a row.

These 20 people are at least a sixth-rank official.

Artunes stared straight.

This group of people looked mediocre, and there were even a few who looked shameless, but the status of this group of people... Compared to Persia, it was the kind of existence that made him tremble.

If we really met at the restaurant today, we would really be taken aback if we met again in the hall tomorrow.