Chapter 161 A Visitor from the Imperial Kitchen

A similar scene was taking place in other venues. Everyone was conquered by the wonderful delicacy. Their body and mind were completely satisfied. They were in the mundane world, but at this moment they were lifted up by the unimaginable delicacy in their mouths and transcended the mundane world.

In the stall of Yangquan Restaurant, Master Luo Tian looked at the diners who were intoxicated. He even saw familiar figures in the crowd. They were the chefs of various restaurants.

Their experiences and knowledge far surpassed those of ordinary people, and at this moment, their faces revealed the same intoxicated expressions as everyone else, and they were fascinated by this delicious food.

This is the unique charm of Xu Qing's dish, which is the ultimate and beyond imagination. No matter how much experience and knowledge one has, it becomes so insignificant in front of this dish. And those who have far more experience and knowledge than ordinary people will appreciate the wonderfulness and uniqueness of this dish more deeply than ordinary people, and be deeply intoxicated by it and don't want to wake up.

He reacted like this even when he tasted this dish for the first time. When he came to his senses, the dish on the table had already been eaten up by the others, and not even a drop of broth was left for him.

Xu Qing is an amazing kid. He always manages to overcome difficulties and obstacles and make dishes that are beyond people's imagination.

Master Luo Tian looked through the crowd and towards the city wall above, with a hint of worry in his expression.

Hopefully he'll be safe this time too.

While all the chefs were showing off their skills and working hard, Xu Qing was not there.

The officers and soldiers of Guangzhou Prefecture asked him to go to the city tower.

Xu Qing had no choice but to hand over the prepared dishes to Master Luo Tian and his men, and follow the officers and soldiers to the city wall.

The tower has an excellent view, and one can take in all the scenery below. Under the clear and vast sky is a bustling crowd of people. This rare and lively scene could only be seen during the Chinese New Year in the past, and it makes people unable to help but look around with curiosity.

But the person on the city wall at this moment, Yu Liang, the prefect of Guangzhou, was not in the mood to appreciate the scenery at all. His brows were tightly furrowed, and his face was tangled into a lump.

Just because the person sitting in front of him was the official from the Imperial Kitchen in charge of Guangzhou affairs.

These two people represent the Imperial Kitchen and have enormous power. Even though Yu Liang is the prefect of Guangzhou, he has to be cautious in front of the Imperial Kitchen, which has the imperial signboard.

"I wonder what the two adults are here for?"

"Prefect Yu, we are here to deal with the matter at hand."

One person said this, pointing to the bustling crowd below.

This man's name was Zhang He, and the other's name was Chen Yuanzhen.

After learning that there was a top chef who would present the dishes under assessment to the public for tasting, they rushed here without stopping.

The assessment for top-grade chefs has always been very secretive, especially the re-examination. If a candidate leaks the test questions, he or she will never be able to take the assessment for top-grade chefs again in his or her lifetime. Such strict rules and regulations are intended to ensure the fairness of the assessment on the one hand, and confidentiality on the other.

The more mysterious something is, the more it cannot be explored, the greater the awe people will feel towards it.

The reason why the top chef assessment is so respected is partly due to the awe in people's hearts.

Once the awe in people's hearts disappears, will the top chef still have such power after the assessment? Will he still be admired? This is unknown.

By doing this, Xu Qing has completely exposed the secrets of the top chef assessment to the public, subjecting them to public judgment and discussion.

In this way, the authority of the top chef assessment will be completely lost!

How could they bear it?
However, after consulting the rules and regulations, they found that they could do nothing about Xu Qing.

Because the regulations only stipulate that the test questions cannot be leaked during the special chef assessment, but do not stipulate that the test questions cannot be leaked after the assessment, and certainly do not say that dishes required for the special chef assessment cannot be prepared. Xu Qing's behavior was exactly outside the rules.

However, ensuring the secrecy of the top chef assessment is a tacit understanding that has been passed for many years, similar to an implicit rule. Even if someone wants to recreate the dishes in the top chef assessment, they will not do so in such a high-profile manner and expose them to the eyes of everyone.

But now, this unspoken rule has been completely broken by a young boy, a twelve-year-old child!

And they couldn't do anything to him. This really made people angry.

The only solution now is to minimize the adverse impact of this incident.

Yu Liang's heart sank, but he pretended not to know and asked, "What do you mean, sir?"

Zhang He said with a cold face: "I want you to disperse the crowd immediately and cancel this gourmet banquet in the name of the Guangzhou prefect."

Yu Liang said with a bitter face: "Sir, this is not easy to do. You see, there are so many people gathered below, and the people have been looking forward to this food feast for a long time. If I rashly say that I want to cancel it, I am afraid it will arouse public anger, and then it will be difficult for me to explain to my superiors."

Zhang He said expressionlessly, "That's something you need to consider. I only have one thing to say: disperse the crowd immediately and cancel the banquet!"

Yu Liang's face changed slightly, and anger rose in his heart.

It's so arrogant and rude!
During all the years he served as prefect of Guangzhou, no one had ever dared to speak to him like this.

These two were just officials sent by the imperial kitchen. Did they really think they were a dish? How dare they order him around!
The atmosphere between the three of them suddenly became solemn.

At this time, a voice came from outside the door, "Sir, the top chef Xu Qing is here to see you."

"Please come in." Yu Liang said loudly.

Xu Qing walked in and saw two people sitting at the table and the bright red word "特" on their armbands.

There were two more top chefs, but judging by their expressions, they seemed to be up to no good.

Xu Qing clasped his fists and saluted, "I wonder why you want me here, sir?"

Before Yu Liang could say anything, Zhang He spoke first, his tone hinting at anger: "Xu Qing, how dare you show the dishes from the special chef assessment to the public! Now you must immediately cooperate with Prefect Yu to cancel the banquet and disperse the crowd. Otherwise, I will report to the Imperial City and revoke your special chef qualification!"

Who is this person?

Why do you start giving orders in a threatening tone as soon as we meet?
Xu Qing felt puzzled. He looked at Prefect Yu, only to see that Prefect Yu also had an unhappy look on his face, but remained silent.

It seems that even the Guangzhou prefect finds this person difficult to deal with.

It was probably someone from the imperial kitchen.

Xu Qing asked politely, "Sir, why can't the dishes in the special chef assessment be tasted by the public?"

Anyway, he couldn't figure it out. It was just a matter of making a dish for everyone to enjoy. Isn't that the chef's job? Why were these two people so angry?
Could it be that there was something he hadn't considered?

After all, he was just a simple chef. He was in a different position from the people in the imperial kitchen, so naturally his way of looking at things was different.

Zhang He said coldly: "Humph, this is not something you should know, you just need to do what I say."

Xu Qing was speechless.

This conversation couldn't go on at all. The other party was just being unreasonable and it was pointless to say anything.

Yu Liang could understand the imperial kitchen's considerations, but the arrogance of these two people made him too lazy to say more.

Seeing Xu Qing's silence as a sign of resistance, Zhang He suddenly became even angrier, "It seems you don't want your qualification as a top chef anymore!"

After being threatened again and again, Xu Qing also became angry. Did anyone really think he cared about the qualification of being a top chef?
At this moment, a loud voice suddenly came from outside the door, "I want to see who dares to cancel Xu Qing's qualification as a top chef!"

(End of this chapter)