royal robes

Chapter 1007 Cumin Roast
The reason why Venerable Bailian accompanied Li Hongji all the way here was because he wanted to join Taoist Priest Wu Yazi.Venerable Bailian knew that even if they pretended to be beggars, they would encounter many troubles along the way.

The Khitan people have no compassion for the Han people, and the poorer they are, the less qualified they are to call for human rights, so if they see a beggar... maybe the Khitan people will shoot them to death with arrows.

What's more, the situation in Youyun Sixteen Prefectures is complicated and inaccessible. Venerable Bailian can't guarantee that he can survive, so how can he protect Li Hongji.

If you come here to join Taoist Priest Wu Yazi, at least Taoist Priest Wu Yazi has money, and his martial arts can ensure that there are no enemies in Khitan.After all, once the Nine Suns Burning Heaven Art comes out, both the Han people and the Khitan people will stay away.

Venerable Bai Lian really didn't expect that Li Hongji's troubled thing would be how to prove his identity. As expected, he had just left his status as an idiot, and his mind was completely mature, but his brain had not improved much.

Of course, Venerable Bai Lian still appreciates Jiangxi's pacification of chaos, because these methods were indeed proposed by the two brothers Li Hongji and Li Hongmao, and Daoist Wu Yazi did not help.

But... the two brothers came up with more than one solution?It can be said that there are countless, and Taoist Wu Yazi did not nod until he heard a satisfactory solution.

Although they came up with the solution, Taoist Master Wu Yazi was the one who made the final decision, so he was the real powerful person, not Li Hongji.Venerable Bailian has always been very clear about this, and he also told Li Jing the whole story, and Li Jing also knew that although Taoist Wu Yazi did not directly help, he was the key to the chaos in Jiangxi .

In fact, Li Jing had thought of this a long time ago. Although he hadn't seen him for a few months, Li Hongji's change can be said to be huge.But the change is mainly in the mind. His knowledge and abilities must be accumulated slowly, so that it is possible to sublimate his whole being.

At the beginning, Li Jing was also taken aback by Li Hongji, and his son became very mature and capable in an instant.He thought that Wu Yazi was just guiding him from the sidelines, but he never thought that the real reason was that he was making decisions.Li Hongji and Li Hongmao came up with countless methods, and he just chose the safest method for them to implement.

Of course, Li Jing will not ignore Li Hongji's efforts and growth.But after he calmed down, he immediately figured it out, and it turned out that the really powerful one was only Daoist Wu Yazi.

"Then it's decided like this. I'll give you some money to take a shower and change your clothes. If you dress casually, you won't attract attention. We will settle down at the Pingfu Inn not far ahead. After you pack up, go to the inn for the night." , and set off for the Wang Clan tomorrow morning." Tianya took out a certain amount of gold, not too much, about five or six taels, enough for the two of them to squander for a long time, and it doesn't cost much to take a bath and change clothes, they can still drink Digest with a glass of wine.

There is no need for Tianya to give so much money, one tael of silver is enough for two people to take a bath and change clothes.The reason Tianya gave so much money was to hope that they would buy two horses.

Li Hongji said: "Thank you, Taoist Priest Wu Yazi. This... Actually, I just wanted to ask, who is this girl next to you?"

"The newly married daughter-in-law...Xiang'er, this is Li Hongji, Crown Prince of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and Venerable Bailian is beside him."

Xiang'er nodded and said: "The prince is polite, the lord is polite."

Venerable Bailian immediately waved his hand and said, "There is no need to be too polite."

"Can a Taoist priest still marry a wife?" Li Hongji looked at Wu Yazi with a surprised expression. He originally thought he was a real expert, but it turned out...to be a fake Taoist priest.

In fact, Li Hongji was not surprised that a Taoist priest took a wife, because there were also some Taoist priests in his house. These people were just pretending to be monks, doing everything secretly, and they were more active than himself when they went to the brothel.

What surprised Li Hongji was that such an expert as Wu Yazi was also a fake Taoist... It was surprising.

Venerable Bailian said: "Taoism has more than a dozen factions, and most of the Taoist priests can start a family and start a career."

"Is there such a thing? I thought Taoist priests were Taoist priests, and monks were monks..."

Tian Ya said awkwardly: "Even monks can be divided into Zen Buddhism in the Central Plains and Tantric Buddhism in the Western Regions, right? Even Zen Buddhism has several major branches, how could they all be the same?"

"Oh~ Xiao Wang has been taught." Li Hongji learned one more thing, and he felt quite happy in his heart.But both Venerable Bailian and Tianya's faces are not very good-looking, why is he happy in this situation?A boatload of gold, silver and treasures are all gone, and they finally begged to come to this place, what is there to be happy about?
"Okay, Pindao will also have a good meal with his new wife. Go get ready, buy two horses by the way, and prepare more clothes and things for the journey. We have to hurry."

"Understood." Although Li Hongji was stupid, he still understood these things.Of course, so much gold is not only for bathing and changing clothes, the most important thing is to buy horses.

It's not too far to go to Wang Clan this way, but if you don't have horses, you still have to go for a long time.

To the south of Pingzhou is Haizhou, and less than a hundred miles southwest of Haizhou is Cangzhou, so the distance is not far.If nothing happens along the way, everyone will be happy.

After Li Hongji got the money, he left the restaurant with Venerable Bailian.They also really needed a shower and a change of clothes, looking at each other like beggars.Venerable Bailian could hardly recall the time when Li Hongji was in high spirits.

Tianya and Xiang'er also breathed a sigh of relief, not emotionally but physically.The smell on these two people... Only they can't smell it.

"This is the Prince of Southern Tang?" Xiang'er disappointed, "Xun killed me, did you smell him? Let alone half a month, I think he hasn't bathed in a year."

Tian Ya said: "He's in trouble, don't talk about this kind of topic when we meet, so as not to embarrass him. Don't call me Brother Tian Ya, just call me Mr. Xianggong. If others know my identity, it will be dangerous , look at Venerable Bailian's age, doesn't he want to regain his youth? Even his own people can't trust him, let alone outsiders."

Xiang'er nodded and said: "You have said it many times, I will not call you wrong. I will only call you Brother Tianya when there is no one around."

"Hey, let's eat at another table, I also feel that there is a smell here..." Tianya actually also smelled uncomfortable, I really didn't expect Li Hongji and Venerable Bailian to get along so badly.

But it's nothing, Tian Ya was quite happy seeing these two people looking down and out.Taking Xiang'er to a place farther away, they ordered another table of food and the two continued to eat.

They basically didn't eat just now, not only because they were afraid of losing the two hungry ghosts, but also because they lost their appetite when they were around them.

Tianya feels that such a multi-ethnic place is quite good. Not only Khitan and Han people live here, but also some ethnic groups with a small number of people, such as Jurchen.

The biggest feature of this multi-ethnic place is the food. The restaurants here must know how to cook the most proud dishes of each ethnic group. If they can only cook the dishes of the Han nationality, what should they do when the Khitan people come?
Tianya ordered a large table of weird dishes. Apart from traditional Han dishes, most of the most important ones were barbecue.The Khitan people’s requirements for food are different from those of the Han people. They pay more attention to the quality of the ingredients. The taste of captive mutton and wild mutton is different, because the cooking method is very simple, the most important are roasting and boiling. If something goes wrong, then the ingredients determine the taste of a dish.

The Han people pay more attention to the chef's cooking skills. If the cooking skills are excellent, ordinary ingredients can also make top-notch delicacies.

There are still not many cooked dishes in Khitan, and the main food is still barbecue.This is the simplest and most direct cooking method, and at the same time, it can taste the original and purest deliciousness of the ingredients.

It’s hard to say which side’s idea is more correct, it’s just that the living habits are different.

For Tianya, Khitan's food is indeed unique.The scalding lamb chops are roasted on the outside, charred on the outside and tender on the inside. Pick it up and put it in your mouth, and bite it down. It is fat, thin and oily. The taste is not soft and waxy, but it is chewy.

The taste is naturally the purest oily aroma of mutton, a little bit of sheep smell, but it does not affect the overall taste.The best part is that it even has cumin in it...

"Cumin? This scent is definitely cumin." Tian Ya was surprised and said, "It shouldn't be. Cumin should only be available in Uyghurs. Uyghurs don't take the Silk Road, so it's impossible for Han people to go to Uyghurs to buy this kind of thing. How much?" Buying a piece of jade is more valuable than a cartload of cumin. How can there be cumin here?"

Tian Ya was very surprised by this discovery. Although the taste of the roast meat was sublimated by cumin, what he was thinking about now was not the taste, but who brought the cumin here. Could it be another good thing done by Master?Master is already very rich, there is no need for him to do this kind of thing anymore.

"Is this strange fragrance the same as cumin? I heard you say before that cumin is a very fragrant and delicious seasoning, but only the Uighurs have cumin. I didn't expect it to be found in Khitan as well."

"The blame is here. I have been to Khitan more than once. There is no cumin here. Where did these cumin come from?" Tian Ya said: "It is impossible for my master to bring cumin from the Uighur to Khitan, even if he brings it back. At most, it is for Yeluzhen to enjoy, but there is cumin in a small restaurant, which shows that cumin is already a very commonly used seasoning in Khitan, and it is not something that only nobles can use."

"Is there anything strange about this?" Xiang'er asked curiously, "Someone must have brought cumin from Uighur back to the Central Plains, planted it in the Central Plains, and then sold it to Khitan."

Tian Ya nodded and said: "Yes, I think so too. So I feel strange, merchants in the Central Plains would not do this, who else would take the Silk Road besides merchants? Maybe some monks will follow Master Xuanzang to walk this road. But the monks will never know that the aroma in the barbecue is different from that in the Central Plains."

"Then who do you think it is?"

"How do I know? I just find it strange."

(End of this chapter)