Chapter 2 The Origin of Dongpo Meat
  The system is very user-friendly. In order to allow the ancients to understand the video, it has thoughtfully added bilingual subtitles suitable for each dynasty.

The subtitles include not only the characters of the current dynasty, but also modern simplified characters.

Ying Zheng looked at the bilingual subtitles below the canopy in confusion. Xiaozhuan knew it, but the words with missing arms and legs made him confused.

But he quickly realized that the meaning expressed by these two words should be the same.

Ying Zheng: What is the Hangzhou Asian Games? What is Dongpo Pork?
  Liu Che: Is Tianmu going to teach everyone how to cook? I don’t know what kind of meat Dongpo meat is. Is it mutton?

Cao Cao: Where is Hangzhou? I've never heard of this place. Could it be somewhere in the fairy world?

Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian: I just established Hangzhou. Why does Tianmu know about Hangzhou?
  Li Shimin: There is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. Is Hangzhou so famous that even heaven knows about it?

Su Shi: Dongpo meat? What a strange name, this is a dish from heaven, it should be delicious!
  People in Hangzhou: Dongpo Pork is a famous dish in Hangzhou. Even Tianmu knows about it. This is so awesome!

Zhu Di: Dongpo meat? Isn’t this Su Shi’s Dongpo Pork from the Northern Song Dynasty? Why would Tianmu know?

Qianlong: Hangzhou Asian Games? It sounds like an event. Why haven't I heard of any Asian Games in Hangzhou before?
  Amid the doubts of all ancient people from all dynasties, the video continued to play.

[Making Dongpo Pork requires a lot of preparation work. While we are processing the ingredients, we will introduce the origin of Dongpo Pork to you. Why I teach you how to make Dongpo Pork today is because Dongpo Pork has a deep connection with Hangzhou. As the most famous delicacy in Hangzhou, it was undoubtedly selected as the first dish on the Hangzhou Asian Games menu]

[Historical records indicate that the dish Dongpo Pork was created by Su Shi, a famous writer from the Northern Song Dynasty in Chinese history]

[During the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Shi offended the emperor and was demoted to Huangzhou. At that time, Su Shi was reclaiming wasteland and farming on an east slope outside Huangzhou City, and called himself Dongpo Jushi. Su Dongpo cooked a braised pork dish in Huangzhou and named it Dongpo pork. This is the origin of Dongpo pork. At that time, Dongpo Pork was not famous throughout the country. It was when Su Shi was an official in Hangzhou that Dongpo Pork became famous throughout the country]

Great Qin.

Ying Zheng was shocked in his heart as he digested the information he just heard. One sentence made him completely understand what Tianmu was about.

According to historical records, the dish of Dongpo Pork was created by Su Shi, a famous writer in the Northern Song Dynasty in Chinese history.

This sentence also means that the person who introduced Dongpo Meat on the marquee came from later generations.

It took Ying Zheng a long time to come to his senses and sighed deeply in his heart.

He unified the world and became the First Emperor. He wanted to pass down the foundation of Qin to all generations, but now it seems that he has not been able to achieve it.

In fact, he knew very well that since ancient times, there has been no eternal dynasty.

It was just that he suddenly felt unwilling to hear that Great Qin would be destroyed in later generations.

But he wanted to know how many generations it took for Da Qin to perish.

Liu Bang: Northern Song Dynasty? Sure enough, there is no immortal dynasty in this world, and my great Han Dynasty also perished in the end.

Liu Che: Although the Han Dynasty does not last forever, as long as it is not occupied by foreigners, the descendants on the sky appear to belong to the Chinese nation, and their living conditions are also very good, so I am relieved.

Yang Jian: According to the introduction of later generations, the Northern Song Dynasty should be the dynasty after the Sui Dynasty. Not long after I unified the world and established the Sui Dynasty, I am now told that the Sui Dynasty also perished. It is really tiring!
  Li Longji: Northern Song Dynasty? How can it be? Will my prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty also come to an end? Zhao Kuangyin: Northern Song Dynasty writer Su Shi? What is the relationship between the Northern Song Dynasty and the Great Song Dynasty? Don't tell me that the Song Dynasty was divided into the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty. What happened in the Song Dynasty and why did it split into two parts?
  Zhao Xu, Shenzong of the Song Dynasty: It was mentioned on the sky screen that I should be the emperor who demoted Su Shi to Huangzhou. Later generations say that Su Shi was a writer in the Northern Song Dynasty. Doesn't that mean that this dynasty perished and the descendants of the Zhao family established the Southern Song Dynasty? Seeing that later generations have a very good opinion of Su Shi, should I demote Su Shi to another place in the future?
  Su Shi: Su Shi, the famous writer of the Northern Song Dynasty, do later generations think so highly of me? Then I can be considered famous forever! Dongpo Jushi is a very nice name, so I’m welcome to use it. Anyway, I created it myself later, so it’s okay to use it in advance. This Dongpo Pork has actually been passed down to later generations. It must be delicious. Let me tell you how to make Dongpo Pork. I'm a little greedy.

Wang Anshi: Is now the time to get greedy? Haven’t you heard people in later generations say the word Northern Song Dynasty? Doesn't that mean my reform failed?
  Su Che: My brother is really careless. Why is he demoted to Huangzhou and Hangzhou at one moment? But now that my brother Qingshi’s name is known to His Majesty, he should not be demoted again!
  Southern Song Dynasty.

When Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, heard that later generations were talking about Su Shi of the Northern Song Dynasty, his face turned pale and he was extremely frightened.

He established the Southern Song Dynasty and became the first emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty. Of course, he knew everything that happened in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Not only did he know Su Shi's deeds clearly, but he had also tasted Dongpo Pork, which was famous for Su Shi.

The descendants on the sky now are obviously not from the Southern Song Dynasty, which means that the Southern Song Dynasty was eventually destroyed by the Jin Kingdom.

He didn't know when the Southern Song Dynasty perished. He just hoped that he was not the last emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty. As long as the Southern Song Dynasty did not perish in his hands, everything would be easy.

He hasn't fully enjoyed the glory and wealth yet, but he doesn't want to ruin his country and his family so early.

But one thing made him happy, that is, these descendants were obviously Chinese, not foreigners.

This means that even if the Jin Kingdom was destroyed by the Southern Song Dynasty, the world would eventually return to the hands of the Han people.

Kublai Khan: Alas! It seems that the Central Plains has finally returned to the hands of the Han people.

Chongzhen: It seems that my Ming Dynasty has also perished? I just don’t know if he perished in my hands? But fortunately, the Han people are in charge of the final world. Those wild boar skins in the north still want to covet the world. It is really wishful thinking.

Yongzheng: The people of this generation are obviously Han people. Could it be said that the unworthy descendants have lost the country and the world has returned to the hands of the Han people?

Guangxu: I feel sorry for the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty, and I have lost the Qing Dynasty.

The emperors of all dynasties were smart people, and they could judge important information just by reading some words on the sky screen.

There were many wise people in ancient times, and there were also many ancient people who could see that the people on the sky curtain came from later generations.

Compared with the ancient big shots who were sensitive to the words Northern Song Dynasty revealed on the sky screen, most ordinary people were not interested in these. Whether it was the Northern Song Dynasty or the Southern Song Dynasty, it had nothing to do with ordinary people like them, and they could not change anything.

Everyone is interested in the preparation methods of Dongpo Pork in later generations, especially the cooks of various dynasties. They all pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

[Step 1: Scrape off the remaining hair on the skin of the pork belly, wash it with warm water, put it in a boiling water pot for 5 minutes to boil the bleeding water, then wash it and cut it into cubes. 】

[Step 2: Take a casserole, place a small steaming rack on the bottom, first put green onions and ginger, then arrange the pork neatly on top, add sugar, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, add green onions, and cover the pot. Bring to a boil over high heat, then seal the edges, then simmer over low heat for about two hours. When the meat is cooked, open the lid, turn the meat over, seal again, and continue to simmer over low heat until crispy. 】

[Step 3: Then take the casserole away from the fire, skim off the floating oil, put the skin side up into two clay pots, cover it, put it in a cage and steam it over high heat for about half an hour, until the meat is crispy and tender. Before eating, put the jar into a steamer and steam over high heat for 10 minutes. 】

[Rising from the east slope, the slopes are fragrant, and the meat welcomes athletes holding gold medals in their hometown. The last acrostic poem is dedicated to all athletes participating in the Hangzhou Asian Games. 】

(End of this chapter)

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