food color system

Zhuo Yichen rubbed his numb lower back, and slowly got out of bed from the warm blanket.Fortunately, this imperial city is not as cold as the modern Beijing city.The climate here is warm and mild. Although the coldness in winter is relatively long, it is not severe.Otherwise, Zhuo Yichen might not be able to stand this unheated environment.

Zhuo Yichen put on the complicated clothes, got off the bed and stretched a lot.He yawned and rubbed his dim eyes.It was only then that he suddenly discovered that there was a progress bar on the small virtual panel, and another value was added next to the "food value" - chromaticity value.

Color, quality, value?

What the hell is this?

A while ago, he could only accumulate "food value", but now that his physical condition has improved in all aspects, he suddenly has an extra "color value". Could it be that he has become more beautiful than before?As soon as this thought occurred, Zhuo Yichen ran to his mother's side and took a picture with his mother's bronze mirror.

It didn't seem to have changed much, except that her complexion became more rosy, her eyes became brighter, and her saliva stopped drooling.

Zhuo's mother was making the quilt at the side, and when she saw her eldest son looking left and right in the mirror, she rubbed or opened his eyes from time to time.

Zhuo's mother laughed, "My son is born very well!"

It was only then that Zhuo Yichen realized that when he was agitated, his behavior was a bit out of line.He hastily put down the bronze mirror in his hand, lowered his head to stand upright, and called "Mother" in a dignified manner.

When Zhuo Yichen was still a famous chef in modern times, he was already used to greetings and following the rules, but after he came to ancient times, he paid more attention to this.So he talks less, is slow, has a good temper, and doesn't even move too much, so he wants to silently reduce his sense of existence and not be too conspicuous.

Zhuo's mother felt that her eldest son was a pain in the ass, so she rubbed Zhuo Yichen's head vigorously.

"Loving beauty is a good thing. The ancients said that 'food and sex are also'! Besides, my son is old and sensible now, and it's time for him to think about spring! The neighbor's son is as old as you. You have married a wife! The house on the front street has children!"

It seems that the mother is not only open-minded, but also speaks boldly like a man.

Mother Zhuo pressed her son's shoulders to let him sit down, removed the loose bun, and tied him a new one.After his mother finished combing, Zhuo Yichen stood up, turned around, and bowed again facing his mother.

The mother pinched his little face cheerfully, "Silly boy, what are you doing with so many ceremonies with your mother?" She looked at her son's size again and clapped her hands happily.

"Hey, you've made a move! Da Zhuang is now taller than your mother!"

Zhuo Yichen also laughed.In fact, he is not very short, but because of his frail body, he often bends his waist and bends his knees, making him look a bit shorter.But now he has corrected these bad habits.Moreover, he is young and still in the growth stage, and Zhuo Yichen himself is a top chef, so he naturally knows how to match nutrition.

Zhuo's mother confessed to her son again, saying that Zhuo's father will go to Wuhou's mansion to investigate the situation again. After all, the Hou's mansion and Zhuo's mansion had a close personal relationship before. If something really happened to Wuliehou's mansion, the next The unlucky one is probably the Zhuo family.Relegation to common people is the virtue accumulated by the ancestors of the Zhuo Mansion, but it is not over like this, maybe this is just the beginning of the next fight.Factional struggles can never end easily, and once they are not over, they will continue to be suppressed to death until the clan is destroyed!

After being demoted to common people, Zhuo's father and Zhuo Yun never thought of going back to hermit because they knew it was impossible!Therefore, they must do everything possible to make a comeback.

Zhuo Yichen went out from his mother's room and saw Zhuo Yun waiting for him in the front yard.Zhuo Yun lowered his head, holding something in his palm, and was looking at it carefully.

Zhuo Yichen walked up to him, and Zhuo Yun put away the things in his hand.His actions are not in a hurry, but he doesn't shy away from it.

It was a piece of jade.But Zhuo Yichen didn't look at it very carefully. He had no intention of prying into other people's privacy, let alone asking in detail.He could feel that Zhuo Yun was unusual, maybe this person's situation was somewhat similar to his, since they were the same kind of person, then everyone should tacitly not mention each other and understand each other.

Zhuo Yun said, "Let's go."

Zhuo Yichen took his hand and asked, "Learn, learn, learn... where is the school?"

"Sir, take leave and go back to your hometown."

Zhuo Yichen nodded, and then let Zhuo Yun follow him at ease.

This morning was not as lively as yesterday, and there were far fewer pedestrians, carriages and horses on the road.It takes a lot of time to rush from the farmhouse in the suburbs to the market, but Zhuo Yichen regards it as a walk. He looks at the plain rural scenery while thinking about today's dishes.From time to time, his eyes swept over Zhuo Yun beside him.And Zhuo Yun seemed to be thinking about something all the time, but his steps were steady.

There are actually four cities in the imperial capital, which are the outer city, the inner city, the imperial city, and the forbidden city from outside to inside.The gates of the city are strictly hierarchical.Since the outer city, the city wall has been built high and heavily guarded to resist the invasion of foreign enemies.There are nine gates in the inner city, and one must go through the gate of any identity, and those who violate the rules are regarded as treason and can be killed immediately.There are four gates in the imperial city, and the residences inside are high-ranking relatives of the emperor, princes and marquises, and they are not allowed to enter or leave without imperial orders.Inside the Forbidden City is the royal palace.

The first-class Bo Zhuo Mansion and Marquis Wu Lie Mansion can only enter the inner city, and only when they go to the pilgrimage, they can enter the Imperial City and the Forbidden City with their waist cards.But the Zhuo Mansion was copied and its power was taken away, and now even the imperial city can't even take a step, let alone the Forbidden City.

Zhuo Yichen took Zhuo Yun to the market in the inner city to set up a stall, which was still where it was yesterday.Zhuo Yun set up the pot in twos and twos. After all the preparations were completed, Zhuo Yichen began to concentrate on frying his own stinky tofu.He fiddled with the long chopsticks up and down, but there was no splash of oil in the oil pan.Soon, a circle of people gathered around the stall, especially noisy, and the business was unbelievably good.

Zhuo Yichen was in charge of fried tofu, and Zhuo Yun was in charge of cash register.But Zhuo Yun really got impatient very quickly, he put the bamboo strip frame containing the copper coins on the table, and left.

Zhuo Yun withdrew just like that, but Zhuo Yichen didn't stop him.Because he knew that Zhuo Yun couldn't wait to leave a long time ago, and had to do his business.

After that, Zhuo Yichen took care of the stall by himself, and he couldn't spare to collect the money. The diners who bought tofu relied on their consciousness and conscience, and threw copper coins into the bamboo baskets.

The entrance to the imperial city from the inner city is heavily guarded, patrolled constantly, and heavily guarded.Zhuo Yun was stopped by officers and soldiers before he reached the city gate.

"No entry without a royal badge!"

They squinted their eyes and looked Zhuo Yun up and down. Seeing that he was dressed in coarse cloth, they immediately concluded that he was just an ordinary farmer. How could a son of a high-ranking official and minister be so virtuous?

The officers and soldiers were too lazy to flatter and flatter, and the one in the lead said, "Bold and unreasonable! Is the imperial city a place you can get close to, hurry up and get away!"

Zhuo Yun stood on the spot, motionless.

An officer and soldier stepped forward impatiently, rolled up his sleeves without saying a word, and wanted to push him away, but Zhuo Yun grabbed his wrist tightly.The officer and soldier shook his hand violently, but he didn't break free from the restraint at all. On the contrary, Zhuo Yun pinched him even more painfully.He never expected that this seemingly ordinary young man would have such great strength!

He screamed in pain, "You you you... let me go!"

Zhuo Yun glanced at him lightly, and said, "I want to see Ren Beiyao."

"Presumptuous!" Another officer and soldier directly pulled out his knife, and pointed the sharp blade at Zhuo Yun.

"How dare you call the admiral of the Nine Gates by the name of a pariah like you! Are you tired of working!"

Zhuo Yun's expression remained unchanged, and he said, "Go and say two words to Ren Beiyao, 'Yangui'..."

"Shut up, pariah!" The officers and soldiers turned a blind eye to Zhuo Yun's words, and even slashed at Zhuo Yun with the big knife in their hands.

Zhuo Yun let go of his hand and dodged to the side.

The big knife he swung just missed the air, and the officer almost fell to the ground on his back. After he stabilized his body, he became furious and shouted, "Damn! Come on, kill this troublemaker for me!"

Several officers and soldiers rushed up from behind, swiping their knives and slashing indiscriminately.

Zhuo Yun had no choice but to retreat while hiding, and was even almost injured by them.

These dog slaves bully others, thinking that they are superior to others by guarding the gate of the imperial city.

Forcibly breaking into the city gate was punished as treason, Zhuo Yun was not so reckless and not so stupid.But he didn't have a royal badge, let alone anything to prove his noble status.The only piece of phoenix jade is only a very small number of royal family members who can recognize that it is the token of Queen Yuan.And even if you recognize it, you may not be framed as stealing and poisoning by people with evil intentions.

If Zhuo Yun wants to recognize his identity, restore his identity, and return to the royal family in a legitimate way, he must succeed once, and the key to success depends on whether he finds the right person.Otherwise, the easy exposure of his identity will only bring about many crises and even kill him.At that time, he was in the light, while the enemy was in the dark, he was like a fish on the table, ready to be slaughtered.

Zhuo Yun can now conclude that at most only the father and the emperor's grandmother knew about the death of the crown prince, and Concubine Zhuang didn't know about it. If she knew about it, the whole city would know about that woman!Concubine Zhuang didn't know about this, so she dared to send eunuchs to kill the original owner of this body. If the crown prince's identity is exposed, one can imagine how dangerous it would be!

When he was still the crown prince of the Eastern Palace, the emperor hid him tightly when he was young and did not listen to the government. This is a great benefit, but it also has disadvantages.The downside is that Zhuo Yun doesn't know many relatives and officials of the emperor, except for the emperor's uncle and uncle, and the father of Empress Yuan, who is also his grandfather, Duke Ruiyuan Zhen.The emperor's uncle would not be able to see him, and even if he did, he might not be able to help him, and [-]% of them would fall into his hands.And the general of Duke Guo of Ruiyuan Town is still stationed in the remote frontier.hopeless.The only ones left are the right prime minister, Zhao Fu, and the nine admirals.

The Right Prime Minister's Mansion was originally in the inner city, since the Right Prime Minister's daughter was conferred the title of Concubine Shu by the emperor, the eldest son was named General Huong Yong for his meritorious service in the battlefield, and the second son became the Inspector Censor.For a while, the honor of the Zhao family was completely shattered, and it could be said that it had reached the pinnacle of the family.The emperor specially bestowed a mansion in the imperial city, which is a great honor. The Zhao family had to thank him and move into the imperial city immediately.

But now, the emperor is trying to rectify the party forces. The Zhao family is afraid of being implicated and framed by villains, so they adopt a passive and evasive attitude, and stay away from all parties.

Zhuo Yun knew very well in his heart, so what if he went to the Zhao Mansion?Does the right minister dare to send himself to the palace to meet the emperor?He didn't dare, he was afraid of being labeled as a "rebel" from now on.The emperor was already very afraid of the power of the Zhao family, and if they got involved with the crown prince, their Zhao family might become the emperor's thorn in the side.

The Zhao Mansion could not go, and the only one left was Ren Beiyao, the admiral of the Nine Schools.Zhuo Yun had supported this poor man when he was in the East Palace, and Ren Beiyao was upright and loyal to him all the time.Apart from this person, Zhuo Yun really can't think of anyone else.Even if Ren Beiyao was brought up step by step by himself, he never fully trusted him and was still on guard.It's just that in this situation, he has to use this person.However, it is difficult for him to see Ren Beiyao now.

So, should you choose Zhuo's father Zhuo Tinghuan?

Zhuo Yun walked back while thinking about this possibility.

Now, once Zhuo Yun reveals his identity to someone, it is equivalent to handing over his wealth and life to that person.

Zhuo Yun actually hates this very much. He is used to being in control, he doesn't trust anyone, and he hates being passive.

Zhuo's father has now been demoted to a commoner, and the forces involved with the Zhuo family have also been suppressed.Since there is no way to ensure that everything is safe and one blow will win, then Zhuo Yun will never entrust his fate to their hands.

Best of all, without revealing his identity, he could still meet his father, or the emperor's grandmother in person.Must be in person.

Zhuo Yun thought of another person who might help him do this - his silly brother.If Zhuo Yichen can become the imperial chef, then he can pretend to be his follower.And the most important thing is that his silly brother is silent and peaceful, never asking more questions, so he doesn't have to mention his identity.

When Zhuo Yun was walking back, he passed "Tianyi Pavilion".He saw many pedestrians gathered in front of the restaurant, blocking the wide road.These people were all looking at the posted notice and talking about it.Zhuo Yun walked over, took a closer look, and saw that there were three big golden characters written on the top of the notice, "Famous Knife Club".

"Tianyi Pavilion" is the No.1 floor of the Imperial Capital.

Every time the first emperor left the palace, he would have the chief chef of "Tianyi Pavilion" wait in front of him, and he would give a plaque "No. [-] Pavilion in the World" to hang in front of the high hall at the main entrance.Needless to say how powerful the swordsmen are, even Xiao Caitou, who is not in charge of cooking but only responsible for selecting ingredients, is highly skilled.High-ranking officials and nobles, princes and marquises all like to poach people from here.However, none of them can poach the chief chef, because the chief chef must enter the palace.

The most powerful swordsman in the restaurant is the chief chef, who is called "head knife" in the kitchen circle, while other chefs are divided into "second knife", "three knife" and "four knife" according to their level.As long as one can enter the back kitchen of Tianyi Pavilion, even if it is not the head knife, it means being able to cook in the palace of a dignitary, and also to compete with top swordsmen from different places.

Moreover, Tianyi Pavilion has always obeyed the late emperor's instructions and sent down talents regardless of style.At the beginning, the chief chef who waited in Yuqian was only from a commoner background, so "regardless of background, just look at craftsmanship" has become the biggest shining point for Tianyi Pavilion to attract top swordsmen from all over the world.

The so-called "Famous Knife Club" means that Tianyi Pavilion openly selects swordsmen from all over the world in order to enrich the kitchen.

Yingchao has always attached great importance to food culture, especially in the imperial capital.The head of the Famous Knife Association is not inferior to the number one scholar in the civil and educational imperial examinations. They are all lucky enough to be summoned by the emperor. If Longyan is happy, he may be able to directly enter the imperial dining room.

Zhuo Yun pushed aside the people in front of him, and squeezed to the front step by step.He stared at the notice for a moment, then tore it off.Then, regardless of the uproar from the crowd behind him, he just raised his head and looked at the towering and magnificent city gate.

The corners of Zhuo Yun's mouth slowly curled up, revealing a sharp and wanton smile.

A must!

After finally waiting for Zhuo Yun to finish his work and come back, Zhuo Yichen was already sweating profusely from exhaustion.

As soon as Zhuo Yun came, he withdrew his stall.Zhuo Yichen was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly pressed his hand, with a puzzled expression on his face.

Zhuo Yun pinched his brother's chin, "Don't worry about this, we have to prepare something else."

Zhuo Yichen grabbed his younger brother's arm and shook it vigorously, meaning to ask: What's going on?

Zhuo Yun threw the roll of notice in his hand to Zhuo Yichen, and continued to close the stall on his own.

Zhuo Yichen immediately opened it to look at it, and when he saw the three big characters "Famous Sword Society" at the top, his expression became serious.

After Zhuo Yun packed up his things, he leaned aside to observe his brother's reaction.

Zhuo Yichen is a little slow to react to other things, but when it comes to eating and drinking, he becomes very serious. Not only does his waist straighten, but even his eyes change, with desire and drive.

very good.Isn't this the effect Zhuo Yun wanted?

He walked over, put one arm around his brother's waist, and rested his chin on his shoulder.

"This 'Famous Knife Society' is actually the same as draft girls filling the harem. The difference is that it is to enrich the Tianyi Pavilion's back kitchen and the imperial palace's imperial kitchen. The difference between the harem and the back kitchen is nothing more than the 'color' in the previous picture. , and the last picture is 'food'. Both can make people rich and prosperous, and food and sex are probably the fastest way."

Zhuo Yichen was not moved by these words, he raised his eyes to look at Zhuo Yun, and even frowned.

He felt a little unhappy in his heart, and wanted to push Zhuo Yun away, but he was hugged too tightly by the other party.He had no choice but to pat Zhuo Yun's hand around his waist vigorously.

Zhuo Yun thought for a while, then said: "Brother, I was the one who said something wrong. I shouldn't have lured you with glory and wealth. I should have known that you didn't care about these things."

More than disdain.If "food" is used as a means of striving for wealth, glory and power, it is actually an insult.

Zhuo Yun said again: "The imperial chef is divided into nine halls, with a total of [-] people. These [-] people are top chefs recruited from all over the world. If you become the chief chef of the inner palace one day, then Undoubtedly, you are the best among these masters. At that time, you will be the number one swordsman in the world!"

It has to be said that Zhuo Yun grew up in the palace since he was a child, and he has developed the ability to observe words and emotions and be able to hit the nail on the head.

The world's number one swordsman.This is indeed Zhuo Yichen's lifelong pursuit. No matter how the times change, his original intention remains the same.But, can his pursuit be realized only in the palace?Moreover, Zhuo Yichen didn't want to go to that kind of right and wrong place.

Zhuo Yun saw that his brother's expression seemed to be loosened, so he continued to "seduce": "With the famous knife club, you can fulfill your grand ambitions, and..." Zhuo Yun's hands slowly tightened, and he said in a low voice, "As long as you can enter the palace, I can promise you a safe life."

A stable life?

Zhuo Yichen just glanced at Zhuo Yun lightly, his expression was not as moved and grateful as Zhuo Yun expected.

He struggled to break away from Zhuo Yun's hand, and pushed him away. Then, Zhuo Yichen walked forward alone without looking back.

Zhuo Yun froze on the spot, looking at his hands that were pushed away in disbelief.

He was the majestic prince of the East Palace, but was rejected decisively? !