Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 950

Chapter 72 Prince Anxi's son kisses each other
In the Liangyi Hall of the Taiji Palace in Chang'an City, Li Jiancheng looked at the Minister of Rites and said, "Minister of Rites, Li Jing returns to Beijing and welcomes the grand ceremony in the suburbs. How are you preparing?"

Minister of the Ministry of Rites came out, bowed and said: "Report to Your Majesty, everything is ready.

Li Jiancheng nodded, turned to look at Wei Zheng and said, "Wei Zheng, the battle is over, does the Zhengshitang have a plan for the aftermath?"

Wei Zheng came out and said, "Your Majesty, the Political Affairs Hall already has a preliminary charter."

Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "Tell me."

Wei Zheng thought for a while and said, "First of all, the compensation for the fallen soldiers and their family members and descendants will be exempted from rent and taxes for life; the second is to reward the meritorious soldiers. This can only be determined after Chen Ying and Li Jing submit the list of meritorious soldiers. Come down, I estimate that these two expenses should be no less than 50 guan. The national treasury is probably not enough for this amount. I think that military officers above the captain can be rewarded, and those who have meritorious service below the captain will be rewarded with Kaiyuan Tongbao I hope His Majesty will grant you the reward."

Li Jiancheng said loudly: "The families of the soldiers who died in battle will be treated as the families of the soldiers in Taiyuan!"

All the ministers praised: "Your Majesty is wise."

Li Jiancheng nodded in satisfaction and said, "My dear friends, do you have anything else to say?"

Fang Xuanling came out and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to do, please allow your Majesty."

Li Jiancheng said: "Fang Xiangguo, but it doesn't matter."

Fang Xuanling said indifferently: "The army wiped out the Turks, His Majesty gave amnesty to the world, and the people are all grateful to His Majesty's kindness. The so-called ruler of the land, could it be that the king's ministers and ordinary prisoners are all given amnesty, but those who commit serious crimes cannot be pardoned?" death row, but did not receive His Majesty's kindness."

Li Jiancheng frowned and said, "Fang Xiangguo, don't you want me to pardon their capital crimes?"

Fang Xuanling shook his head and said: "Of course not, I beg Your Majesty to show mercy and allow these death row prisoners to go home for a reunion temporarily, and return to the prison before Qiuhou asks to be executed."

Li Jiancheng looked around, laughed loudly and said, "Fang Xiangguo, you really know how to joke. Those death row prisoners are all vicious and vicious. If these death row prisoners are released from prison, which one will come back?"

The ministers burst into laughter immediately.

Fang Xuanling said calmly: "Your Majesty, since your Majesty took charge of the Great Treasure, even though our Great Tang has experienced a rare natural disaster in a hundred years, and was also threatened by the Turkic military disaster, your Majesty has profound benevolence, and the soldiers and civilians are all respectful. Not only is it safe Overcoming the famine, he even wiped out the Turks who had plagued the Central Plains for hundreds of years. His Majesty's performance is comparable to that of the three generations of sages..."

Li Jiancheng coughed very usefully, and said awkwardly: "It's over..."

Fang Xuanling said: "Although it is unheard of in the history books to let the condemned prisoners go home to reunite, but I believe that those condemned prisoners will never abandon the benevolence bestowed upon them by His Majesty."

Li Jiancheng laughed and said, "Fang Xiangguo, your mouth is so eloquent. Let me ask you, what should you do if these death row prisoners don't return after the deadline?"

Fang Xuanling replied decisively: "I am willing to take the position of Shangshu Youpushe as a pledge. If a prisoner fails to return after the time limit, I am willing to resign from the position of Shangshuxing Youpushe and the post of Minister of Political Affairs... "

Li Jiancheng was moved immediately and said, "Fang Xuanling, why bother?"

Dai Zhou couldn't help going out of the shift and said: "Your Majesty, absolutely not! Those death prisoners violated the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and they are all unforgivable crimes. If they are allowed to go home rashly, then the laws of the Tang Dynasty will be useless. .”

Fang Xuanling said: "Once I say a word, it's hard to catch up with four horses. Please give me your Majesty's kindness."

Dai Zhou turned to Fang Xuanling and said, "It's really absurd. If you escape from the prisoner, wouldn't Your Majesty become the laughing stock of the ages?"

Li Jiancheng shook his head without denying it and said: "Fang Xiangguo is right, it is not unreasonable, my Tang Dynasty was able to overcome the unprecedented difficulties and wiped out the Turks in one fell swoop, it must be protected by the heavens, such a great source of blessing, if Of course I regret not being able to let every citizen of the Tang Dynasty bathe. Since Fang Xiangguo dares to take the title of Shangshu Youpushe, why should I be afraid of leaving a laughing stock for the ages? Zhunzuo, ordered the Secretary of State to draft an order."

Fang Xuanling knelt down and kowtowed: "It is the great fortune of my Tang people to have such protection from Your Majesty!"

All the officials knelt down and praised him.

Li Jiancheng smiled with satisfaction.

Dai Zhou looked unwilling.

The officials retreated.

Wang Gui caught up with Yang Gongren and said, "Why did Your Majesty agree to Fang Xiangguo's request on a whim?"

Yang Gongren smiled and said: "It's just a whim. The civil and military courts are all looking at His Majesty eagerly. At this time, Fang Xiangguo's face is not good. Besides, Fang Xiangguo's play is also good. Didn't you Look at His Majesty, with a smile on his face."

Wang Gui said: "What's the use of being happy now? If you don't have a copy of the signature, this order is just a mouthful, and you can't get out of the Taiji Palace."

Yang Gongren said with an expression of watching a play: "Then it depends on Wei Xuancheng, whether he is willing to raise his hand."

Wang Gui pursed his lips: "Xuan Cheng Xuan Cheng, I think Xuan, nine out of ten, His Majesty wants to be happy for nothing."

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Carrying a bag of things, Li Jiancheng strode into the hall, and said with a clear smile: "Guanyin", all the maids, eunuchs and eunuchs saluted one after another. Li Jiancheng waved his hands and walked straight to Zheng Guanyin.

Zheng Guanyin wanted to get up too, but was immediately stopped by Li Jiancheng.

Zheng Guanyin looked up at Li Jiancheng with a smile on his face, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, why are you so happy today?"

Li Jiancheng teased Li Zhi, who was being carried by the maid, and laughed uncontrollably.

Little Li Zhi reached out and stroked Li Jiancheng's beard, Li Jiancheng grinned in pain.

Xiao Li Zhi giggled.

While teasing little Li Zhi, Li Jiancheng said to Zheng Guanyin: "Yesterday, when Wei Zheng was not in court, I made a fool of myself to find something for him to do."

Zheng Guanyin raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, "Your Majesty, what did you do?"

Li Jiancheng smiled more presumptuously and said, "I have released all the prisoners on death row."

Zheng Guanyinluo's eyes widened in astonishment.

Li Jiancheng admired Zheng Guanyin's surprised expression, sat down beside her, and held her hand while brushing the large sleeves of his toga, and immediately frowned deeply and said, "Why are your hands so cold?" ?”

Zheng Guanyin subconsciously withdrew her hand, stared at her eyes and said, "Talking about yourself, you are the emperor, isn't this nonsense?"

Li Jiancheng obviously lost interest, and said vaguely: "This was suggested by Fang Xuanling, I don't want to refute his face."

Zheng Guanyin shook his head and said, "Then this is too outrageous."

Li Jiancheng said disapprovingly: "It's okay, anyway, there is a hurdle to save the door. Dai Zhou is also famous for his stubborn temper. When Wei Zheng gets paid, Dai Zhou will definitely go to Wei Zheng to talk about it."

Zheng Guanyin couldn't laugh or cry for a while.

Li Jiancheng rubbed Zheng Guanyin's hands with deep self-blame, frowning tightly.

Zheng Guanyin said angrily: "No wonder you came to me so leisurely in broad daylight. The ministers are working so hard, and you are still messing around."

Li Jiancheng smiled and said: "Don't worry about my affairs, Wei Zheng and the others are watching, nothing can go wrong, but you are the one who troubles the harem and the children..."

Li Jiancheng sighed uncontrollably.

Zheng Guanyin looked at Li Jiancheng, who made no secret of his worry and distress, and smiled contentedly and happily.

Zheng Guanyin's eyes fell on the package Li Jiancheng brought, and said with a smile, "I'm fine, hey, what did you bring?"

Li Jiancheng was taken aback, and hurriedly let go of Zheng Guanyin's hands, excitedly opened the package he brought, and a few sweet potatoes rolled out of it.

Zheng Guanyin's eyes lit up and said, "What is it?"

Li Jiancheng excitedly picked up a sweet potato, took out a knife, quickly peeled it, and then broke it in half.

Li Jiancheng said: "This is emigrated from the Fusang Continent, so I brought some here specially, you can try it."

Zheng Guanyin's expression turned serious, and he said solemnly: "Your Majesty!"

Li Jiancheng held up half of the sweet potatoes in front of Zheng Guanyin, nodded helplessly and said, "I know, I know, I guarantee that I won't waste people's money. This is what the third sister stored in the cellar of Furong Garden."

Hearing this, Zheng Guanyin felt better.

After all, Li Xiuning and Chen Ying are truly wealthy.

Zheng Guanyin smiled lightly, took Li Jiancheng's hand, and ate the sweet potato, unconsciously stretching the corners of his eyes and brows.

Li Jiancheng also smiled contentedly and said, "Is it delicious?"

Zheng Guanyin smiled and said, "It's delicious! It's a bit sweet..."

Li Jiancheng said: "This thing is called sweet potato, and its yield is extremely high. It was originally produced in Fusang. Chen Ying asked someone to transplant it from the Fusang mainland. After three years of hard cultivation, it finally yielded results."

Many people think that with sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes, the food crisis can be solved.

In fact, this is a wrong understanding.Sweet potatoes were introduced to China in the 21st year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. Chen Zhenlong, a Fujian sea merchant, and his son Chen Zhenglun, despite the blockade of the Spanish colonial army, hid them in cables and brought them to Fujian for planting.However, sweet potatoes did not quickly spread throughout China.It is said that such high-yield crops can definitely avoid the great famine in the late Ming Dynasty. However, in fact, the problem of food famine in the fields was not completely solved until the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.

More than 300 years have passed.

The main reason is that, for any species, there is a process of adaptation when migrating from the place of origin. Of course, the most important thing is that it needs to cultivate good varieties.

For example, cotton.Ancient India is one of the origins of cotton in the world. However, the quality of cotton in India is not good and the yield is low. On the contrary, long-staple cotton is widely planted in the world, which is mainly the result of cultivation.

When Chen Ying first tried to grow sweet potatoes, the yield per mu was not as amazing as that of later generations, but only five or six stones per mu, which was less than a thousand catties.

Of course, this is still wet weight. If sweet potatoes are made into dried sweet potatoes and then ground into flour, it will weigh at most [-] catties. In fact, peppers, corn, potatoes, including tomatoes, all face a very serious problem.

Yields are extremely low.

Fortunately, Chen Ying had a certain foundation, and used the technicians of the Agricultural College of Datang University of Technology to conduct repeated research and experiments, and finally cultivated sweet potatoes with a yield of more than [-] shi per mu.

Li Jiancheng explained the origin and function of sweet potatoes to Zheng Guanyin.

At the same time, a red clay stove was brought in. On this red clay stove, Li Jiancheng baked sweet potatoes on the fire.

Li Jiancheng explained: "Sweet potatoes can not only be eaten raw, but also roasted, boiled..."

After a while, the sweet smell of sweet potatoes stimulated Zheng Guanyin's taste buds.

Zheng Guanyin smelled the smell of roasted sweet potatoes: "It smells good..."

Li Jiancheng said: "Chen applied for three years, and the sweet potatoes cultivated finally reached [-] shi per mu!"

"What? Fifteen stones?" Zheng Guanyin asked in disbelief: "Is it so high?"

Li Jiancheng nodded.

Zheng Guanyin looked at Li Jiancheng, who was serious about roasting sweet potatoes, with a faint smile from the corner of his eyes, his lips slightly raised, the smile was shallow but surprisingly beautiful.

Zheng Guanyin stretched out his hands, embraced Li Jiancheng's arm, and leaned firmly on his body.

The husband and wife are leaning together, beautifully like a priceless picture scroll!

Zheng Guanyin said softly: "Chen Ying is a talented person. He can fight wars and make money. Even farming is ten thousand times better than ordinary people..."

Li Jiancheng frowned and said, "What do you want to say?"

Zheng Guanyin pointed to Xiao Li Zhi who was beside him and said: "Xiaoqi and Sanniang's eldest daughter are almost the same, why don't we kiss each other more..."

Li Jiancheng said happily: "Let Zhi'er marry Ruoxi?"

Zheng Guanyin said: "It's not enough? Li Siye is a concubine, otherwise I would like to recruit him as Wanshun's son-in-law... But Chen Qian can't, he wants to inherit the title of Duke of Liang..."

Li Jiancheng shook his head and said: "It's not the Duke of Liang, I have discussed it with my father, when Chen Ying's class teacher returns to the court, he and Li Jing will be crowned the king of the county, Li Jing will be the king of Jingbian, and Chen Ying will be the king of Anxi... Chen Qian is the son of Prince Anxi..."

Li Jiancheng's heart moved.

Although it is said that Chen Ying and Li Jiancheng have an irresistible relationship, it is not impossible to get closer.

Of course, in this era, things like the marriage of aunts and cousins ​​like Chen Qian and Princess Wan'an are already a normal phenomenon.

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At the gate of the provincial gate, Dai Zhou stood guard at the gate of the Zhengshitang with a displeased expression on his face.

Wei Zheng walked over from a distance.

Dai Zhou stepped forward to stop Wei Zheng and said, "Mr. Xuan Cheng, you must stop this matter no matter what."

Wei Zheng asked in a daze, "What is it?"

Dai Zhou said: "This morning, Fang Xuanling asked His Majesty to release the death row prisoners in the prison for reunion. He said that the emperor's favor is so great that the death row prisoners will definitely come back when they are executed in autumn."

Wei Zheng let out an "oh" and continued walking with his head buried.

Dai Zhou took two quick steps, stopped Wei Zheng again and said, "Mr. Xuan Cheng, how can such absurd thing be allowed to happen!"

Wei Zheng said "oh" again, and continued on his way.

Dai Zhou couldn't bear to stop Wei Zheng again and said, "Mr. Xuan Cheng, aren't you angry when you hear this?"

Wei Zheng scratched his hair and said, "I was ill and was late for a few days, and I didn't act as an agent. I must have accumulated a lot of memorials and papers..."

After Wei Zheng finished speaking, he bypassed Dai Zhou and walked in to the door.

Dai Zhou was a little confused.

Dai Zhou said to himself: "This Wei Xuancheng, isn't he still sick?"

Wei Zheng walked to the table and sat down.

The case table is already full of memorials and papers.

Wei Zheng spread out the memorial and began to review it.

The two Shu Lingshi stood beside Wei Zheng, looking at each other, neither of them dared to go forward.

Wei Zheng looked up and saw the two people, "What's the matter?"

"Zhongshu Sheng... Zhongshu Sheng has just sent an edict, and please ask Mr. Xiang to draw it."

Wei Zheng raised his hand and said, "Take a look."

The book made Shi terrified, and handed the box containing the edict to Wei Zheng.

Wei Zheng took out the edict and read it carefully.

The two Shu Lingshi exchanged helpless glances.

Wei Zheng slowly picked up the brush, wrote a word "OK" under the imperial decree, and stamped it with a seal.

The two Shu Lingshi looked at Wei Zheng with disbelief.

Wei Zheng handed the box to Shu Lingshi who was still in a daze.

Wei Zheng said, "What? Not satisfied?"

Shu Lingshi took the box in a hurry, pulled his companion, and quickly left the door to save.

(End of this chapter)