God-level Consort of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 968 Strange Pond
Du He heard the words, smiled, and said lightly: "Your Highness, I, Du He, are not short of money. If I send chili peppers, it will be regarded as making friends with everyone."

Seeing Du He's smile, Li Chengqian believed it at first, but soon he realized it.

make friends?
impossible!
You know, many of the ministers who came today are against the teacher everywhere.

How is it possible to make friends with them unless the teacher is stupid.

"Teacher, everyone has left!" Li Chengqian said suggestively.

Du He looked around, sure enough, everyone had left, and there were no outsiders.

Only then did he whisper: "Your Highness, you are indeed one of the strongest men in the Tang Dynasty... and you can't hide anything from you. There are actually two reasons for doing this for your teacher!"

"Which two reasons?" Li Chengqian rubbed his hands excitedly and asked in a low voice.

Only then did Du He explain his reason for doing so.

"First, now, we have grown peppers. The so-called trees that are beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind, and those who are superior to others must be wronged. I don't know how many people are jealous of our achievements. The county cannot keep an eye on the court all the time. After a long time, there is no guarantee that nothing will go wrong. Now, if so many peppers are sent out for the teacher, even if someone in the court interferes, the guys who received the peppers today may not be for the sake of it. Let's talk, and we are definitely not embarrassed to add insult to injury, and we will win!"

"Secondly, one hundred peppers per catty is actually a sky-high price. There are many rich people in Chang'an City, but not all of them are willing to spend money on peppers. If you don't let everyone taste it, how dare you set such a high price? .”

When Li Chengqian heard this, he was filled with admiration, and hastily bowed and said, "The teacher is far-sighted and considerate, and the students really admire him!"

……

"puff!"

Whoa!

The eldest grandson rushed out of the pond, stood on the bank, and wrung out all the clothes on his body.

A gust of wind blew, and he shivered.

In the distance, several passers-by saw this and left with strange expressions.

The eldest grandson said angrily: "What are you looking at, haven't you seen such a handsome man?"

He lowered his head and looked at his reflection on the water surface, 120 satisfied.

After soaking in this pond for almost an hour and drinking a lot of water, the spicy smell has already been relieved, except for a dull stomach pain, there is no serious problem.

However, he felt a faint stench around him.

I can't tell where it came from, it seems to have appeared in a pond, or it seems to have come from my own body.

Could it be that he pulled it by himself?

Changsun Chong's complexion was a little ugly.

But he reached out and looked under his buttocks, but he didn't see anything.

strange!
Chang Sun Chong shook the water droplets from his hair and walked forward, just in time to meet Old Fu again.

Out of anger, he blocked the old Fu's way, and asked, "Fu Dazhu, what's going on with your farm? Why does the water in this pond look clear, but it has a foul smell?"

The old Fu asked curiously: "Master Changsun, you mean the pond under the wall?"

"Exactly!"

Old Fu said with a smile: "Young Master Changsun, it's no wonder that the water is a little different. If you don't believe me, look carefully."

Saying that, Old Fu covered his nose and ran away.

Chang Sun Chong was taken aback for a moment, turned his head, and looked carefully.

I saw two large characters written on the wall that was as tall as a person: toilet.

toilet?

Could it be that the water in the pond was soaked from the latrine?

Changsun Chong's complexion changed drastically, and he lowered his head to smell it carefully.

That's right, a smell of shit.

"Ah..."

"Du He, I'm not done with you!"

"what!"

Chang Sun Chong's angry roar resounded all around, but the people around him avoided him like they were avoiding a psychopath.

……

Two days passed.

The news that peppers were grown on the Huxian farm finally spread in Chang'an City.

Afterwards, Du He had someone release Sun Simiao's experimental conclusions.

The fact that pepper is not a food, but a medicinal material is gradually being recognized by people.

Without the help of the Sikong Mansion, all the magical legends about peppers will gradually disappear.

The dark guard reported the news to Li Er, and Li Er stopped paying attention to this matter.

But in the early morning of the next day, many officials in the court stood up and slandered Du He. The reason was that Li Chengqian, as the crown prince, and Du He, as the son-in-law, planted chili peppers. There is no such thing.

It was only then that people discovered that those who impeached Du He and Li Chengqian were actually some inconspicuous officials in the court.

People like Wang Gui, Changsun Wuji, and Gao Shilian were silent and watched coldly.

As a result, these officials were reprimanded by Li Er, and the matter was left alone.

When the news was sent back to Hu County, Li Chengqian admired Du He even more.

He said excitedly: "Teacher is really good at predicting things. He knew a long time ago that someone in the court would stand up and slander him, so he promised in advance to give peppers to all the ministers to stop their mouths. As long as these important ministers don't speak, How could the father pay attention to this matter, Gao... Really high, he solved the matter without any effort! I just don't know what the teacher said, the gift of peppers is to sell peppers better, this sentence What does it mean!"

Of the two reasons Du Ho said, the first one has been fulfilled.

The second one, but there is no sign of it yet, Li Chengqian couldn't help being a little curious.

At the same time, the first batch of peppers from Hu County Farm has been harvested.

Du He personally commanded the crowd to cut open each pepper, remove all the seeds, and then send it to the houses of the big shots in the court according to the original promise.

Li Chengqian was very puzzled by this behavior: "Teacher, since the chili is a gift from you to the ministers, wouldn't it be better to keep it as it is, and cut it off and lose a part, wouldn't it make people unhappy."

"Your Highness, this statement is wrong. The essence of chili peppers lies in the outer flesh. As for the seeds, not only have no taste, but they are superfluous when eaten in the mouth..." Du He explained with a smile, "Since it is a gift, it must be given as a gift." Best of all, how can you let everyone eat this imperfect chili, right?"

"Oh, the teacher's understanding of righteousness is really admirable to the students. Fortunately, there are rumors in Chang'an that the teacher grows peppers to make money. How do they know the nobility of the teacher!"

Du He said in a timely manner: "Nobility is the epitaph of the noble, and meanness is the underpants of the mean."

Li Chengqian thought about it carefully, this sentence is incisive and should be passed down through the ages, but the word "big underpants" is not beautiful even though it is an appropriate metaphor.

But this is what the teacher said, and if you agree, it's over.

The peppers sent to Chang'an were loaded with two carriages.

In order to show importance, he was personally escorted by Fu Dazhu, son of Sinong County, and sent to the mansions of the ministers in person. Moreover, the momentum was so great that it became a strange event that happened in Chang'an City recently.

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(End of this chapter)