On the third floor of Wangjing Building in Yuji City, Li Yuanji was calmly watching his subordinates making noise.

"Old Hu, what are you talking about so much that you can't forget? We brothers from Wangjinglou are regular customers and come a lot on weekdays. Why don't we know that there is such a strange thing?" One person joked at the deputy general of Yujicheng.

Before the deputy general could explain, someone next to him guessed: "Is it because the Marquis has developed a new dish?"

"Ha, the Marquis's new dish? Then we must see it."

"How is it possible? If the Marquis releases a new dish, our prince will definitely be the first to know. How will it be Lao Hu's turn?" The man took the opportunity to praise Li Yuanji next to him.

Li Yuanji smiled but said nothing, looking at the deputy general, wanting to ask him what happened?

Deputy General Hu's name is Hu Zilai. He has been following Li Yuanji for many years and has always been his confidant.

"Your Majesty, you don't know that this time it was not a new dish for the Marquis, but a chef from Wangjinglou created it himself. The taste is really... not inferior to the fried ones by the Marquis himself."

This person originally wanted to say that he was more skilled than Bai Fan of Lantian Hou, but then he thought about it and did not dare to disrespect Bai Fan, so he changed his words and said that it was no less.

"Really, fake? Lao Hu, you are a little exaggerated. Who is the Marquis? That's my chef in the Tang Dynasty. Can a chef in a frontier restaurant be comparable?" Some people don't believe it.

However, Li Yuanji waved his hand and said, "Old Hu is recognized as the number one foodie among us. Even if the dishes he praised are not as good as Jianzhi, they must have their own extraordinary features. I am looking forward to it very much.

If it really surpasses Jian Zhi, then the king will definitely write a book in person, so that Jian Zhi can see what it means to have heaven outside the sky. It is interesting to think about it."

Deputy General Hu Zilai said confidently: "Haha, it's still the Marquis who understand me. I dare not guarantee this matter of surpassing Marquis. However, this person's cooking is really memorable. I even want to taste his skills every day. Even my family is almost inseparable from it. I guarantee that today's dishes will not disappoint you."

Several people were chatting and laughing. The restaurant here was ready. A chef dressed up with a few chefs and came to serve the dishes with several trays.

"Haha, I'm talking about Cao Cao, everyone, this is Liu Zicheng, the new chef of the restaurant I mentioned. Today I heard that His Highness King Qi came to taste his craftsmanship, so I admired him so I took the opportunity of serving the food to come and pay a visit." Hu Zilai introduced carelessly.

Although everyone thought it was a bit strange that the chef in the restaurant served the dishes himself, this statement was not surprising.

The chef sent someone to put the food on the table, and then wanted to come forward and kneel down to salute Li Yuanji and express his admiration.

But Li Yuanji came with his personal guard. The personal guard never leaves his responsibilities. How could he let a stranger come forward?

"Get back, strangers cannot approach His Highness within three steps." The guard scolded.

Li Yuanji waved his hand and said, "Hey, I'm just seeing you now. Since it was recommended by Lao Hu, I'm naturally not a bad person, so I feel at ease."

"Your Highness, we are in the important area of ​​the border, so we must be very careful. Your Highness is more safe than Mount Tai. If there are evil people who want to assassinate..."

"The villain once learned cooking skills from Chef Xu of Chang'an. In terms of seniority, he is the disciple of Marquis Lantian, and he is not a bad person." The man said boldly.

Li Yuanji smiled and said, "Haha, no wonder he did extraordinary things. It turns out that there is a legacy of famous teachers.

Forget it, you don’t have to be too careful. How can you not argue about good or evil when you recruit people from Jinglou? I am also a general. Can I not know if the assassin has murderous aura? Don’t disturb our elegant pleasure in eating.”

"This, then okay, but your highness is eating outside, and food safety inspection is necessary. Please do not stop your subordinates anymore." The man insisted on coming forward to test the poison.

Li Yuanji naturally would not stop him anymore. After all, this guard is really a confidant and he trusts the most. For the general, he still needs to have these cautious processes.

Soon the chef finished his visit and happily retreated with a group of chefs. There was no surprise at all when the poison was tested. The generals began to feast on the instigation of Deputy General Hu.

In fact, this Deputy General Hu is not a spy, but a fool who is addicted to himself because of his desire. As long as there is delicious food, he can't help but feel trust in others without bribery. Chef Liu Zicheng is a big undercover sent by Tubo king Li Xinzhong. After taking on the task, he set a long-term plan.

First, he used food to conquer Hu Zilai, but did not expose his purpose. He just naturally waited for the opportunity to bring Li Yuanji, and then gradually borrowed the relationship between a restaurant colleague and added food to his colleagues' catering, so that his colleagues and even the restaurant executives would be held by his own food. In this way, he could control the Wangjing Building in Yuji City invisibly.

Then we had the opportunity to carry out the plan against Li Yuanji. The reason why it was only aimed at Li Yuanji instead of the whole city was to capture the thief and capture the king first. Otherwise, if something happened to the people in the city, it would definitely attract Li Yuanji's vigilance.

"Hmm? Not bad. This yak slice tastes very different from the beef from the Tang Dynasty. It seems that it is a new dish developed by this chef on this plateau. This person is a talent.

Let’s look back to see if we can recruit it to our palace.”

The last sentence was said to the guard behind him.

"Your Highness is obedient, but after all, he is an unknown person. He still needs to find out his origin and make sure that his safety is done."

"No, Your Highness, I, Lao Hu, can hardly do without this chef's craftsmanship every time. Thinking that the people in the city also want delicious food, I didn't dare to steal people, otherwise I would have been kidnapped home as a chef.

You can't take your love with your sword, otherwise what should we do if we have dinner in the future? You can't go to your city lord's mansion every time."

Dede, the other generals were conquered by the delicacies at this time and they all spoke, and the matter of recruiting the chef was given up.

There is no doubt that Liu Zicheng's plan was successful, or Li Xinzhong's plan was successful, because he was the boss behind the scenes.

These leaders of the Yuji City defenders all remembered the food here for a meal. The more they thought about it, the more they savored it, they still had to eat it every day. This is the addiction to the poison of forgetting worries added to the dish. In fact, this thing was well-known in the late Qing Dynasty, that is poppy. At this time, Li Xinzhong sent someone to develop a finished edible poppy powder. This thing cannot be tried with silver needles.

Opium is usually consumed. It is toxic to eat cigarette paste in alcohol, but cigarette paste can also be eaten. Eating it directly will also be addictive. Although the effect is slow but not severe, drug addiction lasts longer.

Here, the edible powder is made from the Tang Dynasty's drug-making black technology, and the kind that will not be poisoned with wine, so hereby explain it.)

As Li Yuanji and others were plotted step by step, Wangjinglou finally began to put his hands into the people in the city. The richest people in the city were the soldiers guarding the city. The soldiers sent to Yuji City to train soldiers were three times the normal salary. It can be said that the treatment was extremely generous, just to pave the way to train soldiers in the future.
Chapter completed!