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

Artunes froze for a moment.

This is his compatriots?But what does that mean?
"Mr. Zhengyang is a magnanimous person. He doesn't shy away from who his guests are." The Persian spoke quickly and introduced, "But the guests in the restaurants really mind talking to me. Who is eating at the same table?"

"So only Tang people can eat there, we foreigners are not qualified to go there."

As he spoke, he paused for a moment, with a frightened look in his eyes.

"Last time, there was a Tubo merchant who didn't know the heights of heaven and earth, so he didn't listen to his persuasion. He went to eat in a restaurant, and he did eat."

"But... I haven't seen him since then."

Artunes shrank his neck, his feet were weak, if he hadn't met his compatriots, he would have almost gone in.

It doesn't matter if you die.

But now Persia has to rely on Datang to save his life. If he is gone, Persia will be gone.

He was about to leave, when he rolled his eyes, his eyes fell on the two people, and his feet didn't seem to be soft anymore. He raised his hand and pointed at the two people: "Wait a minute, there are two foreigners."

"I seem to have seen them at noon."

The Persian shook his head: "That's different, do you know who they are?"

Artunes shook his head obediently.

The Persian sighed softly: "Those two people used to be the kings of two countries, and later they sold their country to Datang."

"That's why the people of Tang Dynasty allowed the two of them to eat in Zhengyang Gong's restaurant."

Artunes listened straight.

Those two mediocre people were once the kings of two countries?What frightened him even more was the price of eating at Tongfu Restaurant. Without the identity of a Datang person, he had to sell his country?
"I see." Artunis nodded, his voice a little hoarse.

He originally had a lot of complaints about Xue Rengui not letting him eat at Tongfu restaurant, but he didn't dare to say it in his heart. Now it seems that he is saving his life.

"It's a pity that you can't eat the food cooked by Mr. Zhengyang." Artunis sighed, and quickly comforted himself, "But...there are so many foods here, it should not be inferior to Mr. Zhengyang Let’s make delicious food.”

The Persian sneered and shook his head: "The snacks in the whole street can't compare to a delicacy cooked by Mr. Zhengyang."

Artunis exclaimed: "Have you eaten the food at Tongfu Restaurant?"

The Persian raised his chest proudly: "Eat it!"

After half a beat, he added the last sentence: "It's just at the branch."

"Branch?" Artunis asked suspiciously.

The Persian nodded, and tried to dissuade him earnestly: "Yes, if you want to eat the food of Tongfu Restaurant, then go to the branch."

"There are all kinds of Yizhou and Juzhou. Now it takes a day to take a train."

"Although the food in the branch is not made by Mr. Zhengyang himself, it is not comparable to any restaurant. I heard from those who have eaten in both the branch and the restaurant. The food in the branch is better than the restaurant. It’s just one level worse.”

Artunis was at a loss: "Isn't there a lot of difference in one grade?"

The Persian sneered again: "Oh, it is true normally, but... these snacks are about five or six grades worse than those made by Mr. Zhengyang himself."

"In addition to Tongfu Restaurant, Mingyuelou, the largest restaurant in Chang'an City, is also two or three grades worse than Tongfu Restaurant."

He paused for a moment, then lowered his voice.

Even when talking in Persian, he didn't dare to speak too loudly when talking about the emperor of Tang Dynasty.

"I've also heard that even today's great sage of the Tang Dynasty, the son of heaven, his imperial cuisine is two or three grades worse than Zhengyanggong's."

"So you can understand how precious it is to be only one grade away."

Artunis nodded, keeping the two place names of Yizhou and Juzhou firmly in his heart. After the matter here, Persia is stable and everything is settled, he must go to the branch to eat once.

"By the way, I heard that you came to Datang as a Persian envoy. Did something happen in Persia?" The Persian asked seemingly casually.

Of course he didn't have the good intentions to stand up for his compatriots.

He is a merchant.

He knows how far his country is from Datang.

He also knows how powerful Persia is in his own territory. To put it bluntly, Persia is not as good as the current Tang Dynasty, and even slightly inferior to the Tang Dynasty in the past ten years.

But compared with the former Turks, it is almost the same.

This is a powerful existence that is only inferior to Datang, but capable of overpowering other countries.

But such a country is going to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty now, has something happened, has there been any huge changes?

There may be endless business opportunities hidden in it.

He would never miss an opportunity to make money.

This Persian businessman invited Artunis to dinner, and even reluctantly asked for a bottle of Yujingqiu. He specially introduced that this is the only delicacy of Tongfu restaurant that foreigners like them can eat. There is nothing wrong with it except that it is expensive. .

This made Artunis even more grateful. In addition, what the Persian merchant asked was something that everyone in Persia knew.

Early the next morning.

Artunes got up in a daze amidst a violent knock on the door. Yesterday he drank more than half a catty in a daze, and this kind of strong alcohol was not something he could control.

He opened the door, and what he saw was the still dark sky and Xue Rengui, who had an uneasy face.

"It's time to get up and go to the court meeting." Xue Rengui waved his hand, avoiding the smell of alcohol, and took a step back, staggering a little.

Artunes was taken aback: "So early?"

Xue Rengui smiled slightly: "Datang is a hardworking country."

Artunis hurried back, washed his face, arranged his clothes, and got into the carriage with Xue Rengui.

Xue Rengui is going to the court meeting with Artunis.

This is…

People from Tongfu Restaurant met Li Shimin as the emperor for the first time.

After all, such a big matter can no longer be pretended to be stupid, Li Shimin had to treat it with caution.

In front of Suzaku's gate, Xue Rengui was wearing court clothes and led Artunis to wait.

Now it's summer, and the court clothes are bloated. When the sun came out, Xue Rengui was sweating profusely, so he sat down on the ground carelessly.

The eunuch next to him frowned, but he couldn't persuade Xue Rengui—although this man is only a county magistrate, he couldn't treat him like an ordinary magistrate.

Not to mention his achievements, his status as a member of the Zhengyang family has already determined these.

Artunes was different.

He stood a little irregularly, and the eunuch glared at him unceremoniously.