Great Tang Southern Emperor

Li Zhen thought for a while, and said: "The enemy has been wiped out by us. In the past few days, he should not dare to trouble us anymore. Today, the brothers have been fighting for so long. Let's find a shallow sea to anchor for a day and let the brothers Let's take a good rest."

"Thank you, Your Highness. Everyone will be very happy. This subordinate will prepare now." Cheng Chuliang was very happy. To be honest, although the battle was exciting, he would feel exhausted after the battle, especially since they had to fight the enemy just now. , but also to compete with the strong wind, he almost exhausted all his strength--before he came to Li Zhen's place, he saw many brothers on the ship collapsed on the deck from exhaustion.

After the enemy was eliminated, the atmosphere in the fleet became more relaxed, and Li Zhen's order was conveyed by Cheng Chuliang, which immediately won another burst of cheers.

After salvaging all valuable items, the fleet set sail again, and successfully found a reef area and docked before nightfall.

Because of the victory, someone proposed to hold a celebration banquet, which was successfully passed by Li Zhen, and the fleet was full of joy—the fishing boats began to work, and all kinds of fishing tools were put into the sea. Start to salvage fresh seafood.

In this era when the sea has not been completely polluted, you don't have to worry about not being able to catch enough food in the sea, especially here is still a shallow sea area, and some warm-loving marine creatures prefer to gather here.Therefore, today's Datang fleet, whether it is a warship or a merchant ship, will bring a considerable number of fishing boats when sailing, and thus reduce the amount of food supplies and increase the load of cargo. It only needs to bring a little staple food, vegetables and water. Yes, even some unscrupulous fleets don’t bring staple food at all. All the staple food is caught from the sea-this makes many crew members hate it. After all, they will hate anything if they eat too much. They will eat this every day for at least half a month at a time. It was a disaster.

Chapter 1127 The banquet changed

Chapter 75 Banquet surprises

The banquet began soon, because the crisis has not passed, so drinking is not allowed in the fleet, but the food is supplied in sufficient quantities, and the cook is still the imperial chef who follows Li Zhen, all kinds of exquisite food Being sent up, this time it made everyone have a good time-although these taxpayers also eat seafood on weekdays, but the cooks for them are the most ordinary cooks, and they eat big pot rice, It's good to be able to cook the food well, but don't even think about the taste, not to mention how delicious it is today?

"Your Highness, this is the top-quality lobster salvaged from below. Would you like to try it?" On the Holy Prince, Li Zhen was entertaining senior officials in the fleet. Actually lifted up a lobster as tall as a person.

"My God, there is such a big lobster?" Li Zhen was also surprised. He is the prince, and his daily food and clothing are the best, especially in terms of food, he eats the best ingredients It has never been broken, and there is even a department in the food bureau that specializes in purchasing rare ingredients. This department is specially set up to collect all kinds of precious and unique ingredients for the royal family-this is a department proposed by Li Zhen. There is a similar department in Fuchu Zire, especially here near the sea, where all kinds of rare ingredients are often caught. An abalone or something is just like a pediatrician. He usually eats abalones that are two catties in size, and sea cucumbers that are as thick as an arm. , [-]-centimeter large yellow croakers, crabs the size of a person, etc., Li Zhen has never tasted new ones.

But even Li Zhen, who eats delicious food all over the world, has never seen such a big lobster. This lobster is already taller than a person just curled up on a plate. If it is completely spread out, it is estimated to be as tall as Yao Ming. The length is longer, a lobster of more than two meters... such a big lobster, even counting his 40 years in Li Zhen's previous life and this life, he has never seen or even heard of it (because the world's largest The lobster is only 1.2 meters long) - in his previous life, he was just a rich second generation, and it is normal that he has never seen this kind of top food, but in this life for more than 20 years, he was the prince of the most powerful country in the world. Even becoming a prince, such an identity has never been seen before, which makes this lobster very precious.

"It's really rare." Cheng Chuliang was at Li Zhen's lower right. He was also very surprised when he saw it, but then he shook his head and said, "However, Your Highness, such a big lobster has lived for at least several decades, and the quality of the meat should be It's old, and although it looks very spectacular, it doesn't taste very good... It's a pity that such a big lobster will look good if it's raised, but you guys turned it into a dish, it's a waste of money."

"That's the truth, but such an old lobster may not be able to keep it alive." Li Zhen nodded in agreement and said, "Besides, it's the intention of the lower levels, everyone should try it out."

"Your Highness, Commander, I don't agree with this." The words of Li Zhen and Cheng Chuliang annoyed his imperial chef, and he immediately became unhappy: "Do you think that my subordinates have not inspected the lobster before cooking? Anyway, I am also the imperial chef Well, how could you make such a naive mistake? How could you bring unqualified food to Your Highness? Isn’t this slapping myself in the face? Let me tell you the truth, although this lobster is old A little bit, but the meat is quite fresh and tender, not old at all... Serving unqualified ingredients to diners is the biggest insult to our chef. You can despise me, but you must never question my cooking skills and chef Morality, at any rate, this subordinate has been with His Highness for so many years, how is your cooking, Your Highness, don’t you know? Has this subordinate ever made such a mistake?..."

"Really?" Li Zhen looked suspicious. He didn't doubt what the chef said. After all, lobsters are different from cattle and sheep. They are arthropods, and their movements are mainly supported by exoskeletons. It doesn't get old with the passage of time, and maybe it's possible that lobster meat doesn't get old.

He just thought it was a bit strange, but he knew this imperial chef very well. The imperial chef's name was Duan Tiande (at that time Li Zhen almost didn't kick him when he heard the name), and he was under the tutelage of the world's number one cook, Ling Long, who was also the world's number one god of food. Linglong's proud disciple—even though this disciple is older than Linglong.

In addition to Linglong, Duan Tiande is also the second chef under Li Zhen's command. He has at least [-]% of Linglong's craftsmanship, so he was also selected by Li Zhen as the chef on board the ship. However, in Li Zhen's impression, this Duan Tiande's character is a boring gourd, but also a A technical geek is an out-and-out culinary idiot. Except for three meals a day and work, he has been hiding in the kitchen to study cooking, and rarely comes out to communicate with outsiders, except for cooking. , It is also difficult to have any common language with others, let alone such a long speech like now.

But Li Zhen didn't care, she just thought Duan Tiande felt wronged by her denial, he is a culinary idiot, just like what he said, you can doubt his character, but you absolutely can't doubt his cooking skills, Now that he has unintentionally rejected his dish, it is only natural that Duan Tiande would react like this.

Just when Li Zhen was about to continue tasting, Duan Tiande smiled again and said, "And Your Highness, this lobster has another beauty..."

"What?" Li Zhen asked with interest, is there any other secret?

"Your Highness, please take a look." Duan Tiande stepped forward to hold the big lobster's shrimp gun, and broke it hard...

"Crack!"

With a crisp sound, the shrimp gun was snapped off by him.

"Isn't this just a shrimp gun... Ah..." Li Zhen was not prepared at all. After Duan Tiande broke the shrimp gun, his smiling face suddenly became ferocious, and the shrimp gun in his hand stabbed fiercely at Li Zhen...

Li Zhen was taken aback. Fortunately, his usual exercise had an effect. Suddenly, an iron bridge fell off the chair. Duan Tiande's shrimp spear pierced the air, but without any surprise, he immediately counterattacked and stabbed again, and Li Zhen rolled over on the spot. Dodged a blow again...

"Your Highness, be careful." Just now everyone was attracted by Duan Tiande's so-called beauty, and they never thought that he would dare to assassinate Li Zhen in full view, so that no one would react until Duan Tiande stabbed him for the third time. At that time, they were still far away from Li Zhen, but Li Zhen was forced into a dead corner by Duan Tiande. Seeing that Duan Tiande's third strike was about to fall, everyone closed their eyes in despair...

Chapter 1128

Chapter 76 The Assassin Kills the Whole Family

No one expected that the enemy's ultimate trump card was actually here-they actually bribed Li Zhen's imperial chef, and made a move to Li Zhen when it was most unlikely to sell.But it's too late to say anything now, Duan Tiande's shrimp gun has already been stabbed, and Li Zhen has been forced into a corner...

They had already thought about what they would face when they went back—the prince was assassinated and died. As the prince's guards, they were naturally to blame. Even if they didn't die, their lives would be over...

Everyone closed their eyes, waiting for the final moment to come, but in the end they did not hear the sound of sharp weapons piercing into the flesh and blood spurting out, nor did they hear Li Zhen's screams. a strange voice...

"Zheng!"

Duan Tiande's sure-fire third assassination failed after all, because the shrimp gun he was stabbing was caught by a crab claw from the dark. This should be the first time in history, on such a formal occasion In , the lobster collides with the crab.Of course, it would be nice if the claws holding the shrimp gun were real crab claws, but it is a pity that the crab claws holding the shrimp gun are not original, but made of steel, and the one who shot the gun has been hiding beside Li Zhen Among the thirteen knights, the one who made the shot was Sharp Blade—the unlucky ghost in "Dragon Knight", the holder of the crab card, and the earliest and worst death among all the knights (the card box was smashed, and then A knight who was swallowed by his own contracted beast).

"Damn it." Duan Tiande missed a hit, and suddenly stabbed off the other hand. It turned out that when he broke the shrimp gun, the other hand also peeled off a piece of shell from the lobster, although the shell was not as good as the shrimp. The gun is as sharp as that, but such a big lobster has a very thick carapace. If it can hit a vital point, it can also cause death.

But it's a pity that his carapace couldn't be pierced anymore, because at the same time he raised his hand, a sharp sword skipped over his wrist, and it was only after the sword light dissipated that Duan Tiande's left hand was separated from his arm, breaking The pain in his hand was transmitted to his brain from his wrist - the black knight made a move...

"Ah~" Duan Tiande couldn't bear it anymore, let go of the shrimp gun with his right hand, covered his severed hand and screamed.

Everything was completed in a flash, until at this moment, the crowd rushed over, and Cheng Chuliang was the first to plead guilty to Li Zhen: "This subordinate deserves to die, and let the assassin sneak into the boat, which surprised His Highness, and please forgive me!" down the line."

"Please forgive me, Your Highness..."

"It's okay, this period of Tiande belongs to my subordinates, and it's not under your jurisdiction. No wonder you guys." Although Li Zhen had just escaped from the assassination, the quality he had cultivated over the past 20 years still allowed him to return to normal emotions immediately. It's not like those incompetent emperors and nobles in TV dramas, casually accusing and scolding their subordinates for not doing things well, making themselves frightened.That will not only expose your weakness to others, but also make your subordinates alienated. The royal children have received the best education since they were young, so let’s not talk about it, but their own quality is still very qualified, even if it is the most nonsense The same is true for Li You and Li Yin in the TV series - that kind of mindless plot can only appear in TV dramas.

"Your Highness, this person is under control, how should I deal with it?" Just as Cheng Chuliang pleaded guilty to Li Zhen, Duan Tiande was also arrested.

"Pull it down and cut it off." Li Zhen said without even looking at it. This period of Tiande is obviously controlled by someone, and the people who controlled him probably chose to hide their identities, and they couldn't find out anything. It's better to be neat.

"Your Highness, please forgive me. I have no other choice. I am willing to confess, and I am willing to tell everything I know..." Duan Tiande panicked when he heard this, and he was no longer as ferocious as before, struggling to plead guilty to Li Zhen.

It's a pity that Li Zhen didn't even look at him. On the contrary, she was very interested in the shrimp gun he broke off. She took it from the sharp blade and looked at it carefully. After waving it twice, she couldn't help but admire: "Yes, it is indeed A good thing, the hardness is not harder than steel, as long as you pay attention to decoration, it is a good collection."

I have to say that Tiande chose a good weapon in this period - since the two stories of Zhuan Zhu assassinating the king and Jing Ke assassinating the king of Qin, all the people in power have become more cautious about similar things, and all the food is sent to the people in power Not only did they have to go through many inspections before, but the food was not delivered to the king himself by the cook, but was delivered by the guards or eunuchs.

Duan Tiande is the imperial chef himself, of course he knows the rules, so he didn't hide weapons in the lobster at all, but chose the lobster's own weapon. This lobster is so huge that the shrimp gun is as long as a normal dagger Putting it on a little is the best assassination weapon, and it is not easy to be discovered - because the shrimp gun itself comes with the lobster, who would pay attention to the material of the dish itself when checking the food?Moreover, as high-ranking people, the food they eat should not only pay attention to the color, fragrance, but also the shape. When cooking, even if a root is broken, it will be discarded immediately, let alone the shrimp. The gun is such an important accessory, it must be placed on it completely, and this just gave Duan Tiande a chance to make a move.

"Your Highness, what this subordinate said is true. I know who the other party is, and there are also my accomplices. I am willing to tell all of them." Duan Tiande still did not give up: "I don't ask for my own life, I only hope that Your Highness can Spare my family."

"Hehe..." Li Zhen finally took a straight look at him: "I don't care about what you know. As for the fate of you and your family, it will naturally be decided by the law. It is useless to plead with me. Yes... Since you dare to do such a thing, you should understand what punishment you will face next... If you do something wrong, you will be punished. For this reason, you have been in the palace for such a long time, and you should be more serious than this palace. Can you understand it more clearly..."

"Pfft~" Duan Tiande spat out a mouthful of blood, staring at Li Zhen with resentment: "Li Zhen...you...so...ruthless..."

Where did he not know what Li Zhen meant?Li Zhen doesn't intend to let his family go. After all, those who assassinate the royal family must die. The assassination of the prince and the emperor's family is justified in the law. If he assassinates the prince, if it is judged according to the law, it is natural It is to kill the whole family.

"Hehe..." Li Zhen once again gave him a godlike hehe—you are ready to kill me, do you still expect me to forgive you?How can there be such a simple thing in this world?I'm not the Virgin Mary, so I don't have so many kind hearts to send out.

Chapter 1129 Reinforcements are here

Chapter 77 Reinforcement Arrives

Duan Tiande was dragged away with boundless resentment and depression. Looking at Duan Tiande's back, Li Zhen sighed leisurely: "As expected, no one called Duan Tiande is a good thing."

"..." Cheng Chuliang didn't know what Duan Tiande was talking about, so he naturally didn't understand the meaning of Li Zhen's words, so he just asked, "Your Highness, what should we do next?"

"What should I do?" Li Zhen gave him a strange look: "Since the assassin is gone, the banquet will continue... There are so many delicious foods, what a pity if I don't eat them? I can't pour them down, right?... Still Look at you, what a good dish, it was overturned, it’s too wasteful, let’s get someone to clean it, let’s continue eating, there are still many good dishes to come.”

"Ah?" Everyone exclaimed in unison, looking at Li Zhen in disbelief: "I was assassinated just now, and the assassin hasn't been killed yet, so you still want to continue holding the banquet?"How big is your heart?

But Li Zhen took it for granted: "Ah what? It's rare for us to win a battle, so we can't mess up because of a small assassin, right? Then if every time there is a banquet in the future, the enemy will assassinate us, then Don’t we have banquets all our lives? Isn’t this a waste of food because of choking? Besides, if such a good dish is just thrown away, it would be a huge waste.”

"That's right." Cheng Chuliang nodded again and again, but he was full of slander in his heart. Although it is not good to give up eating because of choking, you are acting too calm, right?That assassin almost killed you.

"Stop talking so much nonsense, let's start the banquet quickly. If you don't eat so many dishes, it will be cold." Li Zhen is really not nervous, because even if there is no sharp knife to guard by her side, Li Zhen also has a lot of means to save the day—— No matter how cruel this period of Tiande is, he is still just a cook after all. Although he has a bit of courage, he is still a little worse than Li Zhen who practiced martial arts since childhood. He was just shocked at the beginning, so he didn't react. By the time Duan Tiande made the third stab, Li Zhen had recovered, and even planned to fight back, but the sharp blade just blocked it for him, so Li Zhen didn't bother, otherwise he would have made a move.