Datang Nongwang

Chapter 819 Someone Wants to Destroy Potatoes

In the court today, Li Shimin's words spread to the entire Chang'an people in a short time.

Who passed it on?
Those court officials?
of course not.

It was Wang Li who received a signal from Li Shimin and heard it from the palace.

It was precisely because of these news that people in Chang'an knew about it, those people who had jumped out of the court hall and continued to attack Li Chongyuan were suddenly surrounded by a large number of people at the gate of the mansion.

Outside everyone's mansion, there are at least three to 4000 people around, and the most are nearly [-] people.

Where these people came from, no one knows.

But from their words filled with righteous indignation, something could be heard.

"A dignified servant of the Ministry of Rites, who does not respect the saints and serve the court, speaks falsely and criticizes the king of Xisha County, who is beneficial to the country and the people. Such villainous people have read some books of sages, but they insult the name of the sages and sages. Such villains Behavior, why do you think you are a court official, and why do you think you are an official. The old man has been studying since he was three years old, and he is now in his sixtieth year. For decades, he has watched the people because of wars, natural disasters, and man-made disasters. But these bad officials and bad officials are ignorant of the life and death of the people, and the court criticizes them. The king of Xisha County spent his private money, regardless of dangers, and traveled across the ocean to find food for the people of our Tang Dynasty. It is beneficial to the achievements of the people. Although the old man is old, he also knows shame, right and wrong, and even more right and wrong. If these court officials are allowed to continue to be officials, they will surely bring disaster to the country and the people, and destroy the foundation of the country."

"All evil officials, the high halls and temples are upright, and the Holy Majesty doesn't like it. They should be dismissed and investigated, their family members imprisoned, and sent to thousands of miles. If we don't do this, we will kneel in front of the palace gate and beg the Holy Majesty to punish these evil officials severely."

"Kill him, the servant of the Ministry of Rituals, and return me to the sky."

"Kill him and let him harm people."

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All the words and characters in the palace about today's court directly led to the siege.

Today, those who still continue to criticize Li Chongyuan in the court, when they got the news while sitting in the office, they dare not even return home.

And the family members of these officials are even more worried that someone will attack their mansion, smash and injure others.

Fortunately, these common people know right from wrong, they just surrounded the mansions of these court officials, and they haven't done any 'evil things' yet.

Whether so many people surrounded the mansions of dignified court officials of the fifth rank or above, whether it was Marquis Wu, or soldiers, or Wannian County, the two-level yamen of Chang'an County had already known about it.

but.

They seemed to be avoiding the most important and taking the lightest. They just sent a few dozen people over to have a look, and they just stood on the periphery and watched.

At the same time, the stewards of the court officials, no matter who they were, had already sent people to report to the officials after seeing so many people surrounding their mansions.

But such a report to the official did not play any role.

Marquis Wu watched operas, yamen servants watched operas, and soldiers watched operas.

But this kind of siege started at noon and lasted until You hour, and the people didn't disperse until the Jingjie drum rang to the last hundred rings.

even.

The common people are also discussing that they will come to surround the mansions of these court officials tomorrow.

After hearing the news, the servants and family members of the court officials were very scared and worried, and even more nervous and overwhelmed. They hoped that the court would send soldiers to quell this so-called siege of officials.

And their masters, that is, those court officials who continued to attack Li Chongyuan in today's court hall, did not return to the mansion until after the Jingjie drums were played.

How?
The Jingjie drums are all finished, even if they are officials, they can't violate this order, so they have to live in the Yamen.

Those who live in the yamen, this day can be said to be in fear.

They also don't know who spread the things in the court today to the people.

This also made them hate the person who spread the story of the court to the people, and at the same time, they hated Li Chongyuan even more.

even.

They unanimously suspected that what happened in the court today was deliberately done by Li Chongyuan's elder brother Li Chongji, with the purpose of defeating them.

But they never know.

The news above the court was deliberately spread by Li Shimin.

As for why Li Shimin did this, if Li Chongyuan was around, he would definitely be able to guess a little bit.

For high food production.

There is only one purpose.

If you want to pave the way for high-yield grain, you have to shut up those court officials who once opposed or questioned Li Chongyuan.

Li Shimin's purpose in doing this is to pave the way for high-yield grain.

And this time.

At the Prince's Mansion of Xisha County, Li Chongji and his brothers all gathered here after leaving the Yamen.

They even resorted to their mother's knowledge of what happened in the court today and in Chang'an.

After listening to their narration, the old lady pondered for a long time and said: "I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. Those people will definitely suspect that this is what our Li family did. At that time, you all have to be careful." , Don’t make a mistake during this time.”

The old lady is very smart, after listening to the narration of her sons, she already knew that this matter is not easy, and even told the three brothers Li Chongji a few words.

"Mother, don't worry, we know that this matter is serious, we must be very careful recently, so as not to be criticized." Li Chongji replied.

The old lady nodded and said: "Although I can't think of who spread the news, who has such a great ability to gather so many people to surround those people's mansions. However, today Judging from this situation, I'm afraid it won't end within a day or two."

"If the fourth brother is here, maybe he can know who made these things. The fourth brother is so smart, he can definitely guess it." Li Chongxu said.

Li Chongxuan also nodded and said in agreement: "Yes, if the fourth brother is here, he can definitely guess who did it. However, the fourth brother is far away in Zhenzhou, and I am afraid that he will not be able to return to Chang'an in a short time. Now, the situation in Chang'an is getting worse. People can't understand it, but luckily the Holy One is for the fourth younger brother, otherwise the fourth younger brother might be in danger in this court."

"Fourth brother, we don't need to worry about it. The fourth brother has the title of Minister of Agriculture and Justice. If the Holy Majesty did not insist on taking down the fourth brother, all the court officials would have no choice but to take the fourth brother. However, the four The potatoes I found from the Eastern Continent are really good things." Li Chongji said.

Potatoes, Li Chongji and his brothers have known about them for a long time, and even came to Xisha County Prince's Mansion to taste them yesterday.

Of course, chili is also indispensable.

However, they are really not used to eating chili at the moment.

It's not worth it. It can be said that people in the whole Tang Dynasty are probably not used to eating chili.

When the old lady saw the mention of potatoes, she immediately said: "Recently, more people should be sent to guard Lizhuang, lest someone make plans there and surprise your uncle."

"Mother, don't worry, the Holy Majesty has sent someone to Li Zhuang today, and it's not our turn to take care of this matter." Li Chongxuan said with a smile when his mother said that he would send more people to Li Zhuang.

After the old lady heard the words, she understood after thinking about it.

Potatoes are such an important thing, it is impossible for Li Shimin not to be nervous.

And today Chang'an City has been spread everywhere. It can be said that the people in Chang'an City know about potatoes, and even know that potatoes are grown in Lizhuang.

What's more, the people in Chang'an City also knew the yield of potatoes.

That is, during the daytime today, when the news came out from the palace, many people spontaneously went to Lizhuang to watch the potatoes.

but.

These people really can't get into Li Zhuang, and they can't even get through Yuan Zhuang.

why.

Because many soldiers stopped there, no one was allowed to enter the ten-mile range of Lizhuang.

People can't get in, and officials can't get in either.

As for others, they can't get in either.

At this time, Li Zhuang is like a closed world, only allowed to go out, not allowed to enter.

The common people want to see potatoes with an yield of twenty or thirty shi per mu, but they may not be able to do so.

It is precisely because it doesn't work, and there is no high-yield grain with an yield of [-] to [-] shi per mu. Whether it is the people in Chang'an City or those who have the idea of ​​​​potatoes, it can be said that they are very caring.

People, that's all.

The more you can't see, the more you want to know.

Like a curious cat.

This is not.

When Li Zhuang was banned for several days, someone took a crooked path and crossed the mountain from Zhongnan Mountain to enter within ten miles of Li Zhuang.

Li Shimin sealed off Lizhuang, but he never thought that someone would enter Lizhuang by crossing the mountains of Zhongnan Mountain.

But fortunately, on that day, after Jin Neishi saw that there were many soldiers outside Li Zhuang, he knew that they were sent by Li Shimin, and he also knew that Li Shimin had sent soldiers to guard the potatoes.

Afterwards, Jin's servant became more defensive, sent some guards, and hid in various places.

one evening.

Some rustling sounds came from Niu Shou Mountain.

The rustling sound attracted the little lunatic who was slowly walking towards the farm on a white scorpion.

After hearing the rustling sound, the little lunatic thought that he had met a wild boar as before, and was very excited. He patted the white scorpion, pointed and said: "Wild boar, bite, eat meat."

Like a spiritual pet who can understand, Bai Zhen got the instruction of the little lunatic, without saying a word, he sprang up and ran towards the place where the rustling sound came from.

Three times, five times and two times, the white pig carrying the little lunatic came to the place where the rustling sound was heard in an instant.

But right now.

Under several peach trees, when several heads suddenly saw a white cat appearing in front of them, they were frightened out of their wits.

"Ah!!! It's Bai Ji, run!" Seeing Bai Ji appearing, those few people shouted in fright, and Sa Yazi ran to the depths of Niu Shou Mountain.

These people were the ones who crossed Zhongnan Mountain for several ridges, and even crossed the dam of the reservoir to the outskirts of Niu Shou Mountain when no one noticed, trying to steal Li Zhuang's potatoes.

But they really didn't expect that they were planning to stay in the peach grove, and when it was dark, they would go to the potato field to steal some potatoes and leave, but they saw a white cat appearing above their heads.

It is good that these people are not scared to death, and they can still run away, which is enough to see that these people are really very courageous.

The little lunatic riding a white scorpion is a bit strange.

Originally thought that the rustling sound was a wild boar, but it turned into a human in an instant.

The white bear under his butt wanted to chase after him, but the little lunatic would not let the white bear bite, so he patted the white bear on the head, "Don't bite, go back and eat."

The white bear shook its chubby head, opened its mouth wide in the direction of those people running, and let out a "roar~~", then turned around and walked towards the farm.

Bai Zhen seldom roars on weekdays.

There was a sudden roar this evening, which attracted the vigilance of some hidden guards.

These guards rushed to the outskirts of Niu Shou Mountain after hearing Bai Zhen's roar.

When they arrived at Niu Shou Mountain, they happened to meet a little lunatic riding a white cockroach, "Why is it barking? Is there a wild animal?"

"Man, run." The little lunatic pointed to the direction of Niu Shou Mountain, and continued to ride the white 罴 towards the farm.

These guards also knew that the little lunatic was like this on weekdays, whether he was talking or doing things, it was the same.

But they guessed the word 'man, run' that the little lunatic said, someone came from Niu Shou Mountain.

In an instant, without saying a word, these guards chased in the direction pointed by the little lunatic, and at the same time, they also sent a person to Li Zhuang to report to their leader Jin Neishi.

Those people were caught at Youshi.

As soon as those people were caught, Jin's servant immediately understood the intentions of these people. After asking Li Yuan for instructions, Jin's servant said: "Send them to Chang'an tomorrow and hand them over to the Holy One."

In the early morning of the second day, these people were taken away by the guards.

After those people were in Li Shimin's hands, Li Shimin became angry again after Li Shimin's retrial.

"How bold, these people dare to put their hands into Li Zhuang. It seems that they think that I really dare not do anything to them!" Li Shimin was furious.

Li Shimin was so angry because after interrogating those people, he knew what their purpose was.

Stealing potatoes is only one of their goals, destroying potatoes is their ultimate goal.

although.

Under Li Shimin's first trial, these unlucky people who were arrested did not reveal the people behind them, but Li Shimin could guess who the people behind these people were.

Those who dare to do this are nothing more than those court officials.

Of course Li Shimin would be angry and angry.

But there is no direct evidence, and those people did not tell the truth about the people behind them. Li Shimin wanted to do something to those court officials.

After thinking about it for a long time, Li Shimin told Wang Li: "Wang Li, those gangsters have to pry their mouths open no matter what. No matter what method you use, I want to know who is behind them."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will go now." Wang Li left after hearing the words.

Wang Li has many ways to pry people's mouths open.

but.

Under Wang Li's use of various instruments of torture, those people still couldn't make them open their mouths.

Three days in a row.

Wang Li really had no choice but to report back to Li Shimin, "Your Majesty, the slaves are incompetent. For three days, all kinds of instruments of torture have been used, and they still haven't revealed the person behind them. Please punish them."

"Forget it, forget it, these people are dead men, no matter what kind of punishment you use, it will be useless to them." Li Shimin was rewarded with the royal ceremony, and he already understood the identity of these people in his heart.

(End of this chapter)