Journey to the West: Start by rejecting the Guanyin layout

Chapter 97 The Dishes You Can Only Eat When You Collect Four Meal Tickets

The two walked into the store, and Miao Shan came up to greet them: "Madam, do you want to sit in the lobby or the private room?"

Wu Zetian said: "Of course it's a private room, and also, give me all the delicious food here."

Miao Shan took them to the private room by the window on the second floor: "I'm sorry, our Boss Lu stipulates that a customer can only order one dish, but today Boss Lu has a special gift, the meat is tender, sweet and nutritious before the meal. High-value crucian carp soup. There are also cakes and snacks after the meal. Although you only order two dishes, I guarantee that there will be enough for you to eat."

"Hey, if we don't have enough food, we need more food."

Wu Zetian was still a little unwilling.

Miao Shan reminded: "Boss Lu told me that too much is too much. If the supplement is too heavy, not only will it not be beneficial to the body, but it will also have a counterproductive effect."

As he said that, he leaned over and lowered his tone: "Ladies and gentlemen, after eating our Boss Lu's food, you will look radiant and ten years younger, and it doesn't taste good and you don't need money."

"However, once you eat too much and become a big fat man, I don't think you are willing."

"Then do as Boss Lu arranged."

Wu Zetian and Shangguan Wan'er didn't dare to eat more after hearing this. Looking at the menu, the food here is very simple.

Except for a hot pot, there are some simple home-cooked dishes, so Wu Zetian and Shangguan Wan'er, who are used to delicious food, don't know how to choose.

"Girl, don't you have any special dishes?"

Miao Shan thought for a while and said: "There is such a dish, the boss just researched it yesterday, but this dish is so expensive that you can't even order it if you have money, it must be eaten by people with high morals and high status. .”

Wu Zetian asked curiously, "What kind of food is so rare, and there are such harsh conditions to eat it?"

Miaoshan explained: "This dish is different from ordinary dishes. The main ingredients used need to be ordered. But today, luckily, Boss Lu went to the seafood market early in the morning and bought a sea bream weighing more than ten catties to keep in In the fishbowl."

Wu Zetian smiled: "So it's a sea bream, so there's nothing unusual about that."

"Our Boss Lu is a great chef who turns the rotten into the miraculous. Even the simplest fried rice and green vegetables can be cooked extremely delicious, let alone this carefully prepared big dish."

"Okay, okay, don't brag, isn't it just a dish, you just ask Boss Lu to serve us one, let's try it."

Wu Zetian gave an order, and said to Shangguan Wan'er: "A new dish that has never been sold may not be delicious. Let's keep one for ordering Boss Lu's specialty golden fried rice, and let him put more rice. Let's share it." eat."

Shangguan Wan'er nodded: "Listen to Madam, it's very good to have golden fried rice with a side dish."

Miao Shan said: "Hey, wait a minute, this dish is not something that ordinary people can eat, it has to be highly respected, or a pillar of the imperial court, you can't eat it if you want to eat it."

Wu Zetian didn't want to hide it anymore: "Girl, you stand firm, I will tell you my identity now, but you must agree, don't go crazy and disturb the common people."

Miao Shan nodded: "My mouth is the strictest, you can tell me."

Wu Zetian said: "I am Wu Zetian, the female emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom, and this one is Shangguan Wan'er, the female official of the Great Zhou Kingdom who is second only to me in status."

Miao Shan's expression was extremely flat: "Oh."

"Oh?!"

Wu Zetian was surprised and said: "When you see Her Majesty, don't be afraid if you don't behave politely, just say 'oh', I said girl, do you look down on me a bit?"

Wu Zetian is just the emperor of a country in the world, and Miao Shan is the famous Guanyin Bodhisattva. What is there to be surprised about?
"See Your Majesty."

Miao Shan saluted reluctantly.

"What a bold maniac."

Wu Zetian's face turned black from anger: "Forget it, I won't get angry with you, the girl who served the food. You should hurry up and ask the chef to do the cooking."

"Your Majesty, it is still not possible."

"What? I am the lord of a country, am I not entitled to eat?"

Miao Shan explained: "Your Majesty and Miss Shangguan are qualified to eat. But there is another problem. This dish is worth four dishes, that is to say, it takes four people to order such a dish together."

"If your Majesty wants to eat, you have to find two more people to join us."

Wu Zetian was so angry that she really wanted to order someone to tear down this shabby shop, and then order someone to arrest Boss Lu, strip off his pants and beat him up.

But thinking of the taste and curative effect of this dish, Wan Zhang's anger was forcibly suppressed.

Wu Zetian lowered his head and looked downstairs, and suddenly found that Di Renjie and Wei Zheng, who had been dismissed by him and were at home with leisure time, came to the store together.

Wei Zheng was originally a minister of the East Palace of Li Jiancheng, the founding prince of the Tang Dynasty. After Li Jiancheng died, he returned to Tang Taizong Li Shimin.

Later, he assisted Tang Gaozong Li Zhi. After Gaozong's death, Zhongzong Li Xian came to the throne, and Wu Zetian came to the court to rule.

In February of the first year of Sisheng (684), Empress Wu Zetian abolished Zhongzong as the king of Luling, and established Ruizong Li Dan, who continued to be called the imperial court.

Finally, he was proclaimed emperor in the first year of Tianshou (690), and the country was named Zhou.Ruizong was abolished as the heir of the emperor, and Luoyang, the eastern capital, was changed to be the capital of the gods.

Wei Zheng was loyal to the Li family, and after Wu Zetian proclaimed himself emperor, he used to yell at the court.

Wu Zetian didn't dare to kill him because of her high reputation among the people in the court and the public, and her morality was too deep. She just dismissed him and went home to cultivate the fields to support herself.

And Di Renjie was the prime minister who was promoted during Wu Zetian's reign. Because he had a close relationship with the prime ministers Zhang Jianzhi, Cui Xuanwei, ministers Jinghui, Yan Yanfan, Yuan Shuji and others, Wu Zetian dismissed him from office and stayed at home.

Miao Shan suddenly said: "If you want to eat this big dish, besides Your Majesty and Shangguan Wan'er, only Di Renjie and Wei Zheng are the two pillars of the country who are qualified to taste it. Your Majesty can ask them to come up and eat a big dish together."

Wu Zetian was very upset. The person who was dismissed by him is the pillar of the country. Doesn't that mean that I am a foolish king?
Just wanting me to bow my head just for one dish is too small for me.

Miaoshan explained again: "Boss Lu said that the name of this dish is called Red Sea Bream Continental Map. On this dish, there is a complete map of the big week, and one dish also contains four different mainstream local flavors. "

"Combined with the boss's careful cooking, it is definitely a luxurious, delicious and perfect dish with the highest nutritional value that can be served on a state banquet."

Wu Zetian couldn't help drooling when he heard this, and said to Miao Shan: "Then please go down and pass a message, and invite Di Renjie and Wei Zheng to come in."

Miao Shan smiled and said, "No problem."

She backed out, and soon there was the sound of footsteps going upstairs, Wei Zheng said excitedly: "I'm really looking forward to the dishes that can only be eaten by four people together."

"The Red Snapper Continental Map sounds imposing. It must be better than the magic mapo tofu we ate before."

Di Renjie said with a smile: "The guests in the private room upstairs also know how to eat. If it weren't for her, we wouldn't be able to eat."

Lifting the door curtain, Wei Zheng strode in and recognized Wu Zetian and Shangguan Wan'er in casual clothes at a glance. These were the two women he hated the most.

Two despicable and shameless careerists who would do anything for power.

(End of this chapter)