The reason why Lu Sanlang chose to pay a surprise visit to the Yangzhou Guild Hall in the dead of night was to catch up with Chef Fang, the royal chef, who had just come out of the oven and countless people were staring at the Yangzhou Guild Hall.

Sure enough, Chef Fang, who had just experienced a day of ups and downs, was originally extremely worried that he, the imperial chef, was just a tool for the emperor to calm public opinion, but in fact, he would be quietly disposed of after the calm. When he heard that Lu Sanlang wanted to

He was in the limelight, and he immediately felt that he had grasped a life-saving straw, and he immediately nodded and agreed without thinking.

Not to mention Yu Huishou, his own club suddenly took the top spot. He didn't expect it at all. But once the initial attention subsided, without the Yangzhou Guild Hall where Chef Fang was in charge, the business of this tea house would be in the end.

I can't say for sure, after all, this is also a way to make money by running a guild hall. In this case, why not bring elite soldiers and generals to show off their power and publicize it?

What if Yangzhou Guild Hall can have a second royal chef?

As a result, both parties hit it off and everyone was very happy. Especially when the head of the meeting really confirmed that the specific person in charge of this imperial chef selection competition was the Jiuzhangtang Zhai Chief in front of him. He was so excited that Chef Fang couldn't even care about it for a day.

Feeling frightened, he rolled up his sleeves and prepared to cook a supper for Lu Sanlang himself.

Facing such two attentive hosts, the little fat man was naturally polite and refused in every possible way. On both sides, one was trying to cook and the other was trying to stop him. The noise gradually became louder, which naturally alarmed the guests upstairs.

It should be noted that Yangzhou and Suzhou, the land south of the Yangtze River, have always been rich and wealthy. Most of the people living in the Yangzhou guild hall are Huaiyang businessmen. As soon as they sent someone to inquire, the leader of the guild was a very public person, so he immediately spread the identity of the little fat man and the good news he brought.

and went out. At this time, many people didn't even bother to sleep. They all hurriedly got dressed and tried to make friends with the little fat man below.

Who doesn't know that this fat young man from the Lu family is someone who has been praised by the emperor himself? What's more, this time he has gained the emperor's trust and personally handled such a selection? That is a major matter related to the emperor's diet!

As a result, through Lu Sanlang's mouth, the Queen Mother actually allocated fifty taels of gold to prepare for this matter. When the news spread, it also caused a commotion. As for the abolition of the Queen that went viral after the evening, here

For a moment, many people in the Yangzhou Guild Hall were completely forgotten!

What does it matter to them if the queen is abolished? They have no relatives as concubines in the palace, so who is the queen has nothing to do with them? Oh, I can’t say it doesn’t matter. If a new queen is to be registered, the Weaving Bureau will definitely have to make a batch

New dresses, by then the various folk craftsmen and machine builders will have been busy for a while! But generally speaking, the post-abolition incident had no impact on them.

If we talk about the influence, it probably means that we don’t have to worry that the eldest prince, who is not successful enough but has failed in many things, will inherit the great treasure... that is, those stupid and greedy businessmen in Cangzhou will follow the eldest prince’s fooling around. If it were them in Yangzhou or

In Suzhou, there are servants everywhere who work for people to make a living. Who dares to force people to have no way of living? To force people to rebel?

The Yangzhou Guild Hall, brightly lit and bustling with people, naturally attracts attention in the Outer City Guild Hall area in the middle of the night. What's more, Shopkeeper Hua and Fourth Master Hua from the Suzhou Guild Hall opposite have been staring at this place for a long time.

.Seeing the commotion getting louder and louder, Fourth Master Hua looked at Shopkeeper Hua like an ant on a hot pot, but he was worried that he could not find out the specific situation, so he made a decision in a moment.

"Instead of being here anxiously trying to find out the news, it's better to be proactive. You go to other nearby guild halls, gather everyone, and we go to the Yangzhou guild hall opposite to knock on the door and ask directly face to face. I don't believe that surname.

Yu Lu Chai Bang dares to ignore so many comrades!"

Shopkeeper Hua suddenly realized it. He hurriedly agreed, and then went to the neighbors to knock on the door. Sure enough, everyone who had been staring at the Yangzhou Guild Hall for a long time discovered that someone was visiting at night - and he was also a suspicious-looking person wearing a hooded cloak.

.Now that no one has come out, the Yangzhou Guild Hall is bustling like this. With the Chinese family members of the Suzhou Guild Hall taking the lead, who wouldn’t want to go and find out what’s going on?

So, in less than two-quarters of an hour, Shopkeeper Hua knocked on the doors of five guild halls and invited five guild leaders to come out. There were more than a dozen businessmen joining in the fun. But before he could knock on the door again, someone followed him after hearing the news.

, there were three more guild leaders, and seven or eight businessmen. So, together with Fourth Master Hua, dozens of people gathered in front of the Yangzhou Guild Hall to watch.

When the young man from the Yangzhou Guild Hall heard the banging on the door and went to check, he was almost frightened when he saw the dark posture. He hurriedly ran to report the news to the head of the guild. When he opened his mouth, he was so panicked that he yelled.

Said: "It's not good, it's not good, our guild hall is surrounded by people!"

The lobby, which had been filled with excitement just now, fell silent for an instant. Countless eyes immediately focused on Chef Fang, and even Chef Fang himself was trembling, like a frightened deer.

But he had just met Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying before, but Lu Sanlang knew best what was going on in the palace now. He smiled calmly and said: "I didn't expect that I was not the only one visiting late at night. It's quite lively! Do you want to

Let’s go and see what happens, who is so interested in being an uninvited guest?”

Without waiting for anyone to respond, he strode forward. As he took the lead, the leader of the meeting didn't care about anything else and hurriedly followed him. Then, the other businessmen looked at me and figured out what it was like.

If Chef Fang was really guilty, how could he leave the palace? How could he be appointed by the emperor as the royal chef? From this point of view, the officers and soldiers outside were definitely not here to arrest him!

As the door opened, a large number of people from the Yangzhou Guild Hall followed Lu Sanlang. They were stunned when they saw the crowd outside. When Yu Huihuang recognized the leader, Shopkeeper Hua and Fourth Master Hua, he was even more furious.

Itchy.

These people came to the door together, what a quick move!

Although Lu Sanlang didn't know the dark crowd outside, he was very good at identifying people by their clothes, so he could tell at a glance that they were businessmen. And he recognized others, and others recognized them at a glance.

After all, his signature figure is so easy to recognize.

Among the crowd, the leader of the Fourth Master Hua smiled brightly and stepped forward, cupped his hands and said: "I am the Fourth Master of Suzhou, may I ask if this is the Chief Lu Zhai of Jiuzhang Hall?"

"Oh, you are the Fourth Master Hua, the richest man in Suzhou and the head of the Hua family? I heard my teacher mention you. You are indeed young and talented." Lu Sanlang cleverly avoided the topic of admitting his identity - because he didn't want to

He announced the name Lu Zhu. Moreover, he carried his identity in an old-fashioned manner, as if he was completely unaware that he, like Zhang Shou, was at least ten years younger than Fourth Master Hua!

As for his admission, there was a commotion all around, and impatient people soon came up to ask about his purpose. Lu Sanlang's original intention was to follow Zhang Shou's instructions to make a big splash, so naturally he generously asked Chef Fang to cook it in public.

Judging, and asking the leader of the Yangzhou Guild Hall to lead his elite troops to demonstrate his cooking skills. At this time, many people from the Guild Hall gave up.

Especially the loud-voiced Lu Huishou from Shandong, his shouts were like thunder: "Not all people in the world who can cook delicious food are in Yangzhou! Does Chief Lu look down on me from Shandong?"

Lu Sanlang's eyes widened immediately, with an innocent expression on his face: "How could I look down on Shandong? Not to mention Shandong, my teacher often said that every cuisine in the world has its own merits, and the imperial dining room should learn from the best of others. The emperor said this because of him,

That’s why we decided to abandon the custom of Guanglu Temple having the final say and organize such a grand event.”

Seeing that everyone was listening to him with bated breath, he smiled and said: "Moreover, if it can be done well this time, the emperor intends to hold it every year in the future and make it a permanent system."

Although there have been rumors outside that such a system may be used in the selection of royal chefs in the future, most people still don't believe it. When Lu Sanlang said this, the crowd suddenly became commotion.

Seeing this scene, before Lu Sanlang could continue to explain why he chose Yangzhou Guild Hall alone, Fourth Master Hua said decisively: "At the head of the guild, so many people came to ask for advice after hearing that Chief Lu was coming, how could you, Yangzhou Guild Hall?"

Why don't you just show your kindness as a landlord and just let everyone talk like this at the gate?"

The leader of the meeting immediately cursed secretly. He was obviously a nasty guest who came uninvited in the night, but why did he still ask us to entertain him? Why? You can curse, there are so many comrades outside, if one person is not good, many people will be offended.

.Therefore, he had to swallow his nerve and call the waiter to invite all these dozens of people in.

At this time, the originally spacious lobby of the Yangzhou Guild Hall was actually crowded. Not to mention chairs, there were not even enough stools. Most people had to stand. Lu Sanlang was directly invited to the stairs on the second floor by the cunning Yu Guild Leader.

Firstly, it is because he is condescending and easy to talk to, and everyone can see it. Secondly... of course, Yu Hui leader wants to avoid people coming into direct contact with Lu Sanlang.

There has to be a first-come, first-served basis, right? If others take advantage, wouldn't the Yangzhou Guild Hall suffer a huge loss?

Lu Sanlang didn't care at all about this. He didn't press the railing with his hands because he didn't trust such seemingly strong things since he was a child. He was afraid that excessive force would injure the railing and it would be uneconomical for him to fall down at that time.

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He just held on weakly, cleared his throat and said, "Someone asked me just now why I only went to the Yangzhou Guild Hall. Is it because I looked down on the lack of delicious food in other provinces and prefectures? This is actually an injustice to me."

"Although the emperor allocated money directly from the inner treasury to handle this matter, and the queen mother also spent private money, the money is not much and has to be spent wisely. Everyone has also heard that the dignified emperor's concubine was actually used by Guanglu before.

A group of scoundrels in the temple deprived themselves of food and drink. When told, it really saddens the listeners and sheds tears when they see it..."

At this point, the little fat man actually sniffed and looked a little sad.

Although his behavior was a bit fake, there was a lot of information about the mess in Guanglu Temple, so many people among the people below were sighing and sighing.

But Fourth Master Hua, who was so keen, immediately sensed the mystery behind Lu Sanlang's cry for the emperor. So, he got ahead of everyone and was the first to say loudly: "The emperor has resisted all opinions and used such a fair method."

The selection of imperial chefs gives equal opportunities to all provinces and prefectures, so how can we let Junfu worry about the expenses when we strive to recommend our own famous chefs?"

He paused for a moment and then said loudly: "But please let Chief Lu tell you where this event will be held. Our Suzhou Guild Hall is willing to bear all expenses from beginning to end!"

Fourth Master Hua thought very clearly. What happened this time was so sudden that the famous chefs in Suzhou couldn't catch up. Even if they had wings, they wouldn't be able to fly to the capital. But Chef Wu of the Suzhou Guild Hall could push him up, and

Who said this is just a food event, it can also promote various exquisite silk fabrics from Suzhou!

Even if these ideas don't work, it is at least the best way to promote Suzhou!

As soon as he finished speaking, the former head of the Shandong Guild Hall, Lu Hui, quit. He immediately slapped his chest with the unique boldness of Shandong people and shouted: "Chief Lu, although our Shandong Guild Hall is not as rich as those guys in Jiangnan, but

This expense is still affordable!”

As the northern and southern guilds expressed their opinions one after another, the other guilds also scrambled to bear all the expenses of this grand event. In the end, many guild halls in poor areas could only say that everyone should share the expenses.

But even so, Lu Sanlang still felt that if he was greedy, then maybe everyone could eat them all, and then still be able to host such a grand event beautifully!

However, he had already passed the stage of having money and everything. He smiled and stretched out his hand to press it, and then said earnestly: "Everyone, everyone! What I said before was not accurate, neither the Queen Mother nor the Emperor.

I’m short of money, but I just don’t want to host this unprecedented event too extravagantly, and then be criticized by those who don’t know what’s going on.”

He changed the topic and then said with a smile: "However, after choosing a place to hold this event, if each family can set up their own booth near the venue and invite expert chefs to demonstrate their cooking skills to the public,

The people in the capital display their delicacies, but this is a spontaneous act by each family, so of course others have nothing to say."

This kind of food exhibition-like event is naturally very new these days - although there are also small streets with food stalls in the capital, however, they often sell trinkets for a few pennies, and it is absolutely impossible to have a lot of them.

Celebrity chefs gathered together to demonstrate their cooking skills. Therefore, after a moment of silence, there was a chorus of responses.

"Zhaizhang Lu's idea is indeed a good one!"

“This way you can show your strengths!”

Faced with such an enthusiastic response, Lu Sanlang grinned, then cupped his hands and said: "As for the location, I also told you clearly, it is just to the west of the guild hall area, in the Nanyuexiu Hutong area of ​​the outer city. The terrain there is flat, and now there
Chapter completed!