Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 297 Seeing Ginger Again
The reason why Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty was happy was that there were winter rewards for his courtiers, and the rewards were very good, so the courtiers would be happy.Of course, what's more important is that there are fresh vegetables to eat in the harem, so he doesn't have to cook secretly.

You know, a group of women took turns crying in front of him, which is very troublesome.

At this time, a courtier made an exception.

He is just a small official at the Imperial Envoy's Platform: "Saint, I think it should not be placed at the Zhuque Gate. The main entrance of the Zhuque Gate is the imperial road. It should be placed at the intersection of Buzhengfang and Huangcheng Street. There is a right Jinwu Guard stationed there, and you can send troops." Maintain order."

"I think it should be placed at the Vermilion Bird Gate. It doesn't matter to let the Jinwu Guard walk a few steps. It is most suitable for a saint to reward the main gate." Du Ruhui also stood up.

Pei Ji realized that this was a bad thing.

You must know that someone should stand up and propose at this time that the prince should be in charge of this matter, not the Qin Palace.

But on the court, they are fighting for where to be placed.

Liu Mu also jumped out: "Saint, I have some small thoughts."

"Follow me to the study." Li Yuan didn't want to listen to these details anymore, and said to the ministers: "There are some trivial matters, you don't want to argue anymore, and retreat from the court."

A group of courtiers are still arguing.

Pei Ji could also see that the little censor who took the lead must be someone behind the scenes of Prince Qin's mansion.

It was already a few days later when Li Yuan realized what Pei Ji was thinking, and he was busy listening to Liu Mu's plan to store Chinese cabbage in winter, which was a very important thing.

If it wasn't for the heavy snow these days, he would have wanted to visit the place where Liu Mu stored Chinese cabbage.

Two days say, October nineteenth.

At the third watch, Du Zichun changed into his official uniform, and began to organize people to load the trucks and transport them to Chang'an overnight.At this time, the countless roads are difficult to walk, and the snow is thick, so he can't miss Liu Mu's matter.

The cart was covered layer by layer with thick straw curtains, and the vegetables were tightly wrapped for fear of freezing.

Sanyuan is responsible for transporting vegetables, and Jingyang is responsible for transporting flour.

The hardest ones are the farm workers in the pond. They wear very thick clothes and leather jackets that are sealed tightly with glue.

On the shore, each person is rewarded with a bottle of Xifeng wine, plus three catties of shochu in an altar to warm up.

The sky was bright, and the first mule cart with the small flag of the Holy Grace appeared in sight. Many young and strong people who were waiting outside the city gate cheered, some went up to help push the cart, and some ran to the Suzaku Gate to report the news .

Liumu's bulletin boards for East and West cities are very useful in themselves, and with the seals of Prince Qin's Mansion and Jingzhao Mansion, someone from the yamen will go to each square to notify them.There were already people standing outside Suzaku's gate.

A big sign says the rules.

Each household can buy a portion for ten renminbi, which includes a catty of cabbage, half a catty of meat, a catty of fresh leeks, a catty and a half of wheat flour, and a tael of shallots and coriander.A filial son, a filial daughter, and a virtuous elder also pay ten cents a piece, but it is not a cabbage, but a catty of lotus root.

Then, filial sons, filial daughters, and virtuous elders.You can also spend an extra ten cents to buy an ordinary copy.

If you want to buy more, you can buy ordinary ones for 35 renminbi, and fresh lotus root ones for [-] renminbi.

The extra leeks and cabbage will be charged at ten cents per catty until they are sold out.

When Li Shimin arrived, so did many important officials in the court. They were not here to watch the excitement, but to pay close attention to the matter.Everyone who is calm can see the impact of this incident on the power of the Prince's Mansion and King Qin's Mansion.

The crown prince also arrived, but he only glanced at it from a distance before leaving again.

Li Jiancheng was thinking, what would happen if he was in court at that time?

I can only think about it, Liu Mu will never give this opportunity to himself, Liu Mu will try his best to give it to Li Shimin, or he would rather not do it.

Xiao Yu asked Liu Zhenghui: "Mr. Liu, is it beneficial for you to understand agriculture?"

"Profit?" Liu Zhenghui shook his head: "It depends on how much the compensation will be. I will make an estimate after seeing the quality of the fresh vegetables. It is said that this time, the son-in-law Liu has spent a lot of money this time, could it be..."

"Today is the saint's birthday." Pei Ji said beside him.

"Oh..." The important ministers nodded one after another.

What everyone knew was that Liu Mu never spared any cost to curry favor with the Tang Emperor.Liu Mu is the smartest person in the court, even if he loses all his money, it doesn't matter, as long as he is protected by the Tang Emperor, his coins will flow in. This is something that the Prince's Mansion never thought of.

By the middle of the appointment, that is, around ten o'clock in the morning, the first batch of convoys had arrived.

Seeing the incomparably fresh vegetables, Liu Zheng whispered to Xiao Yu: "According to the number of households in Chang'an, Liu Mu's compensation is at least ten thousand."

"Hiss!" Xiao Yu was very surprised.

Li Shimin took the knife with his own hands and cut off several pieces of meat with a snap. There was a scale next to it, and there were eighty copper coins made of willow wood, which weighed exactly half a catty.

Li Shimin cutting meat is just a ceremony.

Then the lotus root was removed from the mud on the spot, cut off and weighed.

All sorted and packed in a paper bag.Li Shimin handed over the first old man with his own hands, and said at the same time: "One year will be better than one year, and you will live a long life."

Liu Mu suddenly cried at this moment.

But let Xiao Yu see that Liu Mu wiped his eyes with ginger.

"Why are you crying, Mr. Lang?" Several old men stepped forward to comfort him, but Liu Mu cried out, "Father, he is nearly sixty years old, and today is his birthday, but he won't allow us to celebrate him. I just heard from the second elder brother that Gao Shou, I feel sad."

Liu Mu was crying fakely, but Li Shimin was really crying, and the tears that flowed down turned into icicles.

Liu Mu said again: "Father Emperor once said that there are still hungry people in the people, and he is uneasy. Before the abolition, the Sui Dynasty left tens of thousands of court ladies to reduce palace expenses and save money so that the people of Chang'an can eat a bowl of hot soup in heavy snow. dumpling."

"I, Liu Mu, was very young, and my father died in battle. My father treated me like a son, always teaching and caring..."

Hearing this, Li Shimin, who was originally very sad, was stunned.

I said in my heart that who put you in a bag and threw you into the small black room, isn't he the saint of today?
Liu Mu didn't want to go to see Li Shimin. He said this sensational speech for a long time, and the people present were all in tears.

Xiao Yu saw Liu Mu wiping his eyes with ginger, but thought Liu Mu had lost ten thousand guan coins, so he thought to let Liu Mu fix it, and let the saint be happy today.

Liu Mu arranged someone in the crowd, and immediately stood up: "Let's each take out some noodles and make a bowl of longevity noodles for the saint."

Li Shimin just cut that piece of meat, and did not cut the rest. He moved it back according to the number of each workshop, and then returned to the workshop to subdivide it.According to each square in Chang'an, each square takes a spoonful of noodles with a spoon, and cuts a small slice of thin pork belly from the whole fan of each square.

All workshops in Chang'an elected the most famous filial sons, and filial daughters were responsible for lighting fires and kneading dough.

Xiao Yu personally entered the palace and told Tang Emperor Li Yuan everything in front of Suzaku's gate, but hid Liu Mu's fake cry, only saying that when Liu Mu said something sad, His Royal Highness King Qin beat his chest and burst into tears like rain.He who considers himself a son cannot make a bowl of noodles for his father on his father's birthday.

(End of this chapter)