Chapter 210 Bad things
"Oh no, Master! Xu Qing has been captured by the soldiers!"

Before the people arrived, a loud roar spread throughout the Yangquan Restaurant.

Master Luo Tian, ​​who was playing hide-and-seek with Mei Li, suddenly ran over, his face solemn, "What did you say? How could Xu Qing be captured by soldiers? Were they soldiers from the Guangzhou government office?"

This shouldn't be possible. Xu Qing had such a good relationship with the Guangzhou prefect and had helped him a lot. Why would he suddenly send soldiers to arrest Xu Qing?
The chef said hesitantly, "No... I'm not sure, but the official in charge looks very unfamiliar, and doesn't seem to be a local official."

"Not a local official..."

Master Luo Tian pulled his beard worriedly.

This is what happened.

I'm afraid something big is going to happen.

Generally speaking, officials from other places who come to do business are more restrained and will basically do things according to the wishes of local officials. There are very few who are so arrogant and personally bring troops to arrest people without any reason.

unless……

Unless the person behind him holds a much higher position than the Guangzhou prefect, he would not care about the opinion of the Guangzhou prefect.

Alas, nothing good will come of being involved with these high-ranking officials.

The chefs said anxiously: "What should we do, Master! Please think of a way to save Xu Qing!"

Mary heard what had happened and was also very anxious.

Master Luo Tian calmed down and said, "Don't worry, we will suspend business today and wait for my news. I will go to the Guangdong Chefs Association to see what is going on."

"it is good."

The chefs nodded.

The chef was arrested, so the restaurant had to suspend business.

And no one is in the mood to work at all.

After explaining everything, Master Luo Tian hurried out to the Guangdong Chefs Association.

Along the way, he unexpectedly discovered that all the famous restaurants were closed and all the doors were closed.

what happened?

Could it be that something happened to these restaurants too?

With doubts in his heart, Luo Tian just stepped into the door of Guangdong Chefs Association and saw Elder Li and other elders preparing to go out, each of them holding a pile of books in their hands.

Elder Li saw Luo Tian coming and asked in surprise, "Why are you here? Weren't you taken away by the soldiers?"

Luo Tian said with a sullen face: "They took Xu Qing away."

"So that's how it is." Elder Li sighed.

Luo Tian immediately asked, "What happened? Do you know anything? In addition to Xu Qing, are there other chefs from other restaurants who were taken away?"

Elder Li nodded helplessly and said, "Let's go, we'll talk on the way."

After saying that, Elder Li took Luo Tian and a group of elders towards the Guangzhou government office.

Elder Li said, "You should know that the Guangzhou Chefs Association and the Guangzhou government have cooperated to eliminate the influence of the dark cuisine community in Guangzhou."

"I know." Luo Tian nodded.

Elder Li continued, "Most of the people in the dark cuisine world who were arrested were small fry. The real backbones are not here. Even if they are small fry, many of them are fugitives with crimes ranging from theft to murder and robbery. These people who cannot live a normal life in the sun have been absorbed into the dark cuisine world and given a place to live."

"Sir Yu has captured all these criminals, almost filling up the jail cells of Guangzhou government office. Many cases that could not be solved in the past have now been brought back to trial. Sir Yu has been working non-stop these days, almost every day in court to try cases and solve past cases at the same time. Sir Yu has achieved more in these days than all the previous prefects combined. This matter has reached the imperial city, and it is said that the emperor was very pleased and sent an imperial envoy to verify the matter, and also convey the emperor's praise and encouragement to Sir Yu." Luo Tian said, "This is a good thing."

Elder Li sighed deeply: "It is indeed a good thing. Alas... who could have thought that a good thing would turn into a bad thing."

Luo Tian frowned, "Don't keep me in suspense, what's going on?"

"This imperial envoy from the imperial city fell ill as soon as he arrived in Guangzhou. At first, it was just a minor illness, but after a few days, the condition became more and more serious. Lord Yu invited famous doctors from all over Guangzhou to diagnose him and prescribed a lot of medicine, but the disease still did not get better and got worse. In the past few days, the imperial envoy has become terminally ill. I'm afraid... I'm afraid he will not survive."

Elder Li sighed.

Luo Tian was stunned when he heard this. "How could this happen?"

Elder Li said, "In the past, people coming from other places would experience physical discomfort when they first arrived in a strange place. But generally, after a few days, they would get used to it and be fine. I just didn't expect this imperial envoy to react so violently."

"What do the doctors say?"

"They said it was called acclimatization. They boiled the medicine according to the prescriptions they usually used to treat this kind of illness, but it didn't work. Lord Yu was also very anxious. After all, this was the imperial envoy. If the imperial envoy died of a sudden illness in Guangzhou, he would have to bear a lot of responsibility."

Luo Tian sighed, "Alas... we can only blame his bad luck. But what does this have to do with Xu Qing and the others? They are just cooks and can't treat illnesses."

Elder Li had a slightly strange expression on his face, and said, "Perhaps Lord Yu is desperate and is trying all kinds of treatments. An old doctor said that a similar thing happened a long time ago. It is said that a distinguished person also fell seriously ill after arriving in Guangzhou, and there was no cure. At this time, someone presented a recipe for medicinal food, and it is said that the dishes made according to the recipe really cured the illness of that noble person."

Luo Tian was so shocked that he was speechless for a moment. It took him a long time to come back to his senses and slowly said, "Isn't that a legend?"

"Yes..." Elder Li said helplessly, "But at this critical moment, let alone legends, even if it was the gods and Buddhas in the sky, Lord Yu wanted to invite them down to try. He even went to the temple to pray a few days ago."

Luo Tian looked at the elders behind him and asked, "What are they holding?"

Elder Li said, "It's an ancient recipe book collected by the Guangdong Chefs Association. Lord Yu asked me to take it over. Maybe we can find some clues from it."

Luo Tian was indignant: "This is too difficult. This is even more impossible than finding a needle in a haystack!"

"Yes, because it was almost impossible, and in order to prevent the chefs from shirking their responsibilities, the imperial envoy's attendant officials personally led the troops and invited the chefs from all the major restaurants to come over. They said they wanted everyone to brainstorm and come up with a solution."

As they were talking, they arrived at the Guangzhou government office.

Unlike the atmosphere in the past, the atmosphere in the Guangzhou government office was extremely solemn at this moment, and the officers and soldiers all looked heavy-hearted.

Although everyone was trying hard to find a solution, they all knew in their hearts that the imperial envoy might not be able to make it.

Luo Tian followed Elder Li inside and saw the chefs gathered in groups of three or four, all with ugly looks on their faces.

In the corner, Xu Qing and Lord Yu Liangyu were whispering something.

Lord Yu bent down and bowed, with a pleading look on his face, and kept talking to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing listened in silence with a dark face, without saying a word, until finally he nodded helplessly.

Yu Liang then breathed a sigh of relief and let Xu Qing go and stopped pestering him.

When Xu Qing raised his eyes, he saw Master Luo Tian coming towards him.

"Grandmaster."

Luo Tian asked: "Do you know everything?"

Xu Qing complained worriedly, "I know. But I'm just a cook, not a doctor! What's the point of me coming to treat a disease that even doctors can't cure?"

Luo Tian sighed and said, "Do your best."

(End of this chapter)