Chapter 553 I am his father
The next morning, a row of carriages stopped at Li Zhanxinghuafang's mansion. After Gao Hu saw the person coming, he hurried in to notify him.
"Who... I came so early, you know that the young master has not sobered up yet!" Old Ying frowned slightly at Gao Hu. Old Ying was a little dissatisfied with Gao Hu calling Li Zhan so early, because Li Zhan drank too much wine last night and is now asleep.
However, as soon as Old Ying showed displeasure, Gao Hu hurriedly said, "It's Your Majesty..."
At this time, Mr. Ying immediately said, "Maybe he went to the imperial house, because sweet potatoes are really important, that... you immediately notify Xiaoyue'er and get water to wash your face, and ask Hua Gu to cook a bowl of sobering soup immediately. I'll go outside the young master's room and ask the young master to get up."
"As for orders..." Gao Hu hurriedly left.
Following Mr. Ying, he came to Li Zhan's room and whispered to Li Zhan. After Yang Qiaoer asked what was going on, Mr. Ying said that it was His Holiness. A serene voice immediately came from the room, and it must have been up.
When Xiaoyue'er fetched water in, Mr. Ying heard Li Zhan's complaint: "Why did he come so early? I thought it would be until afternoon!" Why did Li Zhan say that? It was because Li Shimin had to go to the morning court. When the morning court ended, it would be until afternoon.
But who knew that Li Shimin wanted to see sweet potatoes so much that he came early.
After Li Zhan finished speaking, he heard Yang Qiaoer say, "Don't complain, hurry up, you can't let Your Majesty wait and worry!" As he said that, Yang Qiaoer washed her face, and the other girls helped Li Zhan change his clothes.
After Li Zhan changed his clothes, he left the room. After seeing Mr. Ying, Li Zhan frowned slightly and said, "Old Ying, you have a headache..." and said staggeringly.
Old Ying quickly supported Li Zhan and smiled and said, "You drank too much last night, slowly... I have asked the aunt Hua to cook sober soup for you. If you go out and drink a bowl and stay in the carriage for a while, you should get better soon."
"Thank you... Mr. Ying..." Li Zhan leaned against Mr. Ying.
Old Ying laughed and said, "This is what you should do, young master... slowly..."
After walking to the door, Hua Gu ran out from the side and said, "Young master, hurry up and sober up the soup...!"
"So sour...!" After Li Zhan took a sip, he was immediately sour. At this time, Gu Hua said: "It's only sour that he can relieve alcohol. Drink...drink...drink more."
Li Zhan drank the sobering soup cooked by Hua Gu in one breath, and then said, "Oh... I feel so sour, I feel really better, thank you!" After that, Li Zhan touched Hua Gu's head with his hands.
Hua Gu smiled happily.
Then Li Zhan walked out of the mansion. As soon as he came out, there was already a row of carriages waiting outside. Li Chengqian jumped out first and said, "Brother... get in my carriage..."
But as soon as he finished speaking, Li Junxian came over and said, "Young Master... Your Majesty is waiting for you in the carriage."
Li Zhan looked at Li Chengqian and smiled. Li Chengqian quickly climbed onto his carriage. He didn't dare to fight with his father.
After entering Li Shimin's carriage, the entire carriage team began to move forward, with the goal being Li Chengqian's imperial village.
At this time, there were a few people sitting in Li Shimin's carriage. You should know that Li Shimin's carriage was very large, with a ten-square-meter, and it was a four-wheeled one, which was also a trial version made by Li Zhan's four-wheeled carriage workshop.
Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Hou Junji, Yu Wenshi, Wei Zheng...some people sat in it.
Among them, Yuwen Shihe is not very familiar with Li Zhan. Yuwen Shihe has just returned to Chang'an, and this is also Li Shimin's confidant. He is a person who has been the Zhongshuling.
The Secretariat Order was originally an official who helped the emperor handle government affairs in the court. He was responsible for secret memorials directly submitted to the emperor. The responsibility was important. The court was above the prime minister, and Li Shimin himself also served as the Secretariat Order.
However, later, he was released from the state of Puzhou due to illness.
However, some time ago, he was called back by Li Shimin and appointed as a general. He was often summoned to the inner palace and was released in the middle of the night.
Why is this? In fact, there is a small story. Li Shimin once watched the palace and pointed to a tree and said, "This is a Jiamu!" Yu Wenshi praised it very much.
Li Shimin said seriously: "Wei Zheng often advised me to stay away from flatterers. I have never known who I am referring to, but now I know." Yu Wenshi and his apologized, "The Prime Minister often advises you directly, which makes Your Majesty at a loss. I am lucky to be by your side, so I don't want to give you a little. Even if you are the emperor, what fun is there?"
Haha... So Yu Wen Shi and the character who should be a little close to the adults.
He has the ability and can also smooth the emperor's heart. This is what Li Shimin likes very much. If it is all Wei Zheng, he will be angry to death.
As soon as Li Zhan came in, what surprised Yu Wenshi was that all the people sitting inside stood up, making Yu Wenshi not know whether to stand or sit down.
Li Shimin smiled and said, "Don't get up, Zhan'er sits beside me."
Li Zhan smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty... I'm still a little hangover. If I sit with you, I might have to rely on you. I'd better sit with Changsun Sikong...!"
"You guys...how much wine did he drink yesterday?" Li Shimin looked at Hou Junji on the side.
Hou Junji hurriedly smiled and said, "It's really not me. Your Majesty, I helped Master Li block a lot of wine. They are all Duke Cheng and Duke Yuchi...!"
Li Zhan said with a hint: "Your Majesty, it's okay. I'm happy to be a father for the first time...!"
"Well... I'd better sit by my side. I'll let you rely on me... My father, I owe you a lot...!"
After Li Shimin finished speaking, Yu Wenshi and his eyes widened. He looked at Fang Xuanling opposite him with incredible eyes, hoping to see Fang Xuanling's surprise, but Fang Xuanling kept smiling.
On the contrary, the surprise of Yu Wen and himself caused the smiles of the people around him.
"General Yuwen doesn't know yet... This is actually His Highness, the eldest son of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty who disappeared back then...!"
After Fang Xuanling said this, Yu Wenshi immediately knew that few people knew about the eldest son of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty who disappeared back then. However, Yu Wenshi was appointed as the Minister of the Secretariat and was granted the title of Duke of Ying at that time.
So he knew that when he saw Li Zhan, Yu Wenshi immediately stood up and bowed and said, "Yu Wenshi and greet His Highness."
"Get up...get up...were all our own people here, General Yuwen doesn't need to do this..."
After Li Zhan finished speaking, Li Shimin smiled and said, "Yes... Shi Ji, get up... Just like Zhan'er said, everyone is here. When Zhan'er restores his identity in the future, everyone needs to work together."
"Don't... do your best..." Everyone present said together, and Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction.
However, as soon as he nodded, he felt that his shoulder was leaning up by Li Zhan, and then he heard Li Zhan say, "Father, the sobering soup cooked by my Hua Gu is really not very good, and the son-in-law's head is a little dizzy again."
Seeing his son leaning on his shoulder, Li Shimin showed a heartwarming smile.
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Fifty miles outside the city...is Li Chengqian's imperial house, among the green willows.
After arriving, Li Zhan finally felt a little better. When he got off the car, Li Zhan was helped out by Changsun Wuji. Yu Wenshi also came to help, and Li Zhan said thank you several times.
"Chengqian's imperial village is well managed." Li Shimin looked at the green willows, and a smile appeared on the corner of the imperial village's mouth, which was full of spring.
Li Chengqian walked over with a smile and said, "Thank you, let's go to the farm now...I have someone ready the sweet potatoes."
As soon as he heard that the sweet potato was ready, Li Shimin said urgently: "Then let's go... let's go and see the sweet potato."
In fact... From ancient times to the present, a big country like ours has always been short of food!
Since the beginning of agricultural civilization, many dynasties have always been concerned with "have food in your hands and is not panicked", that is, paying attention to "food security".
After the founding monarchs of every dynasty in history established the country, the first thing they did was to "build high walls and accumulate grain" in order to achieve peace and stability in the country and long-term prosperity.
From the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China to the unification of the Sui Dynasty, hundreds of years of war caused the people to be displaced, unable to eat, and starved to the ground.
In the early years of the Sui Dynasty, there was a severe drought in Guanzhong and a large-scale famine. The supply of the court and officials could not be guaranteed. Emperor Wen of Sui had to lead his ministers to Luoyang to eat, becoming the first "grain-seeking emperor" in history.
Food is the most important thing for every emperor, which is why Li Shimin values sweet potatoes. Li Shimin took the lead and walked into Li Chengqian's imperial house in a burgeoning manner.
There were people who saluted the courtesy along the way, and Li Shimin chose to ignore them all.
Soon after Li Shimin arrived at the hall of the imperial village, Li Shimin finally saw the sweet potato he was thinking about.
The oval shape is about one pound in size...it looks like a fruit...Li Shimin held the sweet potato in his hand with a hint of excitement and said, "Can it really be eaten?"
Not only Li Shimin, but also the ministers who were with Li Shimin also showed curiosity about sweet potatoes. Because Li Chengqian made a lot of sweet potatoes prepared, everyone was surprised to hold a piece of sweet potato in their hands.
Looking at the curious expression of everyone, Li Zhan walked up and said, "It is called sweet potato. It can be eaten, steamed, and roasted... Because the sweet potato has a lot of starch, it can be used as a staple food.
Sweet potatoes are also a natural and nutritious food that is fully nutritious and rich... If you eat more, you can strengthen your body and live longer.
Of course, the most important thing is the yield of sweet potatoes... Good fields yield 3,000 kilograms per mu, while poor fields yield can reach about 1,000 kilograms per mu."
"My God..." After Li Zhan said that, there was an uproar around him.
You should know that at this time, the main crops of the Tang Dynasty were rice, millet, sorghum, wheat, beans, millet and other grains... Their yield was too low, and as long as they were drought, they would be completely harvested, without any at all, which made the people really unable to survive.
"Can it survive on arid land?" Fang Xuanling asked excitedly, holding the sweet potato.
"Yes...but there is also water, but it only takes a very small amount, less than one-tenth of other crops."
After Li Zhan answered, Fang Xuanling, who was standing on the side, immediately said: "One tenth of the water... yes... I can do it, water wells, water draws... I will definitely do it. This is the heavens that will not perish Hebei..."
After Fang Xuanling finished speaking, Li Zhan knelt down suddenly and said, "Your Majesty's heart for the people is moved by heaven. In order to encourage Your Majesty's heart for the people, the heaven has brought sweet potatoes, and the prince planted them and harvested them personally. Hebei has severe drought and sweet potatoes rescued.
I wish my emperor a long life."
"Long live my emperor...!" All the ministers knelt down.
Li Shimin looked at the sweet potato in his hand, listened to the sound in his ear, and smiled at the corner of his mouth, saying, "Go up... God is merciful, I am grateful, and I will never forget my heart for the people.
The people of the Tang Dynasty are my people, and I will do my best to protect my people."
All these words were recorded by the historian, and people in later generations would see these words Li Shimin said.
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Chapter completed!