The first free king of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 137 The Family Response
Li Xiaogong looked at the wine on the side, and then said: "Your Majesty, the sweet-scented osmanthus wine left by Tang Xiaolang is said to be a masterpiece. Why don't your majesty have a meal at the house at noon today? Taste this sweet-scented osmanthus wine?"

Cheng Yaojin's face lit up immediately, and he responded before Li Shimin.

"Great, great, my lord needs to prepare two more delicious dishes, you know how much a certain person eats~"

Li Shimin thought for a while, there was no rush to go back anyway, and he had a rare spare time in the past two days, so he nodded and agreed.

"Although I've already drank this wine, it's true that only Su Fan's wine can enter my throat. So today I'm just out to make fun of it, please Xiaogong..."

Li Xiaogong couldn't help sighing again in his heart that the relationship between His Majesty and Tang Xiaolang is very close, and joked at the same time.

"Okay, okay, Cheng Gong, don't worry, I will arrange it now~"

The prince's mansion was busy up and down in an orderly manner.

The Holy One came personally, although it was not on the surface.

But this secret effort cannot be less.

After all, if something goes wrong, no one can bear the responsibility.

The wine was five or six bottles of sweet-scented osmanthus brewed by Tang Sufan.

The dishes were cooked by the chef Li Xiaogong found from the best restaurants in the mansion.

Every ingredient must be carefully prepared, carefully watching where it comes from...

On restaurants.

The restaurants under Li Xiaogong's name are also first-class in Chang'an.

The dishes are naturally ingenious~
unimaginable~
Li Xiaogong also specially arranged several new delicious dishes, hoping to make His Majesty shine.

But when the good dishes were served on the table, Li Xiaogong happily took his seat and asked the monarch and his ministers to use their chopsticks.

Li Xiaogong didn't see any other expressions on the faces of the monarch and his ministers...

The three tastes have passed, but Li Xiaogong didn't see how much Li Shimin and the others liked it.

Li Xiaogong couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty doesn't like these dishes? Why don't you let me change them?"

Li Shimin waved his hands, of course he would not say it clearly, and said, "No need, these dishes are already very good..."

Only Cheng Yaojin, an idiot, took a sip of sweet-scented osmanthus brewing from a cup.

Don't forget to smash it, and said: "My lord, this sweet-scented osmanthus must be served with the dishes made by that boy Su Fan himself, so that's what it is... Oh yes, it's a good match~"

"It's so suitable, you old man..."

Fang Xuanling couldn't help reminding with a disgusted 'kindness', it's still a good idea, why don't you make two o'clock...

Cheng Yaojin scratched his head, and said indifferently: "Oh, that's it, it's okay, it's just a meaning, it doesn't get in the way, it doesn't get in the way~"

It’s so troublesome to drag out a word after all, scholars are so damn particular~
But Cheng Yaojin and Li Xiaogong are both colleagues in the army, both are soldiers, so naturally they don't need to be so euphemistic.

Just go straight~
But this made Li Xiaogong surprised again, what's the matter?
All the good things in this world are in that kid's house, right?

This king's well-known dishes are not as good as Tang Xiaolang's own dishes?
Later, Li Shimin also knew that Li Xiaogong was full of doubts.

While eating and drinking, chatting with Li Xiaogong and the others...

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And it was a rare time for Li Shimin to take a break from his busy schedule while eating and drinking happily at the county palace.

In Chang'an City.

Somewhere in a huge mansion.

This is the main house of the Zheng family, the Zheng residence.

Zheng Chaoyun, the current head of the Zheng family, just burned incense with bare hands and was about to read scriptures and papers.

There was a hasty knock on the door.

Zheng Chao frowned and gave him a wink, and the maid at the side went to open the door.

To be able to be so unscrupulous without reporting, Zheng Chao knows who it is without thinking...

The door opened, and an eight-foot-tall man, wearing a blue Confucian shirt, approached.

As soon as the man entered the door, he said quickly.

"Father, something serious happened!"

Zheng Chaoyun gently put down the scripture scroll in his hand, his old eyebrows twitched slightly, he couldn't help but glared at the man, and shouted softly.

"Why are you so frizzy?! Can't you be more stable like your big brother?!"

The man took a few breaths and seemed to be trotting all the way.

This person is Zheng Yi, the third son of Zheng Chaoyun, the head of the Zheng family.

"Father, this time it's not the child's frizz, but something really big happened!"

"Hmph, tell me, what's the matter?"

Zheng Chaoyun's seat was upright, and there was a bit of turbulence, and I took it calmly.

"The emperor issued an order to erect a merit monument at the main east gate of Zhuque Street!"

Zheng Bianyun asked a question: "The monument of merit?"

"Go back to father, this stele of merit is to record the money donated this time, and to disclose the details, where did it appear this morning!"

Zheng Chaoyun's eyes narrowed, and he stood up immediately.

He who has watched the ups and downs of the court with a smile for many years, how can he not see what kind of signal this is?
Zheng Chaoyun slowly stood up and paced back and forth, his brows furrowed like a river, his face full of thoughts.

Your Majesty is directly ignoring the constraints, and is directly preparing to attack the aristocratic family!

I just don't know, this is helpless...

Or is it that the emperor is really confident, and dares to tear his face openly with several big families...

Zheng Yi quietly waited aside, not daring to speak.

After a long time, Zheng Chaoyun asked thoughtfully, "What is the situation of the other companies?"

"Father, the time is too short, and I still can't figure out the attitudes of the other families, but now, the other families are also stealing the limelight... This matter is of great importance, so the child came over and told father immediately!"

Zheng Chaoyun nodded, the pattern on his forehead was not loose at all.

"The other families seem to have been caught off guard by His Majesty's attack..."

Then he looked at the white snow outside the window, thought about something, and then slowly pondered: "Your Majesty, you really played a good game of chess..."

Ever since Li Shimin managed three disasters together and used work as a substitute for relief, Zheng Chaoyun couldn't help but wonder who came up with this idea...

Later, through the opening of the grain, several chapters sold it for a price, and each had their own calculations in their hearts, wanting to reap more benefits.

I didn't expect Li Shimin to come here...

It's really a good move...

After thinking for a long time, I still can't think of any good way.

Zheng Chaoyun had no choice but to wave his hand: "Let your eldest brother prepare food first, and find a way to find out the amount given by the other companies. We must be higher than them..."

"This matter is related to the prestige of our family, and the other families will also take a fancy to it. Your Majesty...it really is a conspiracy~"

Finally, Zheng Chaoyun sighed deeply after finishing the order, and the light in his eyes became complicated.

"But father, wouldn't this be a waste of money for the court?"

Zheng Chaoyun shook his head: "Hmph, but your Majesty will not be foolish when he makes this move. This matter is related to the prestige of our clan. If the sons of the world lose their hearts, then the loss will be more than this!"

"Not only us, even the other companies have to suffer from this dumb loss!"

"This...well, I'll let my brother do it now..."

Zheng Yi was about to take the order and leave, but he hadn't crossed the threshold yet.

Zheng Chaoyun called to stop him directly, and he got up slowly.

"Forget it, the old man will go and see for himself..."

Not only the Zheng family, but several other families, the Wang family, the Lu family, the Cui family, and even the Li family...

They were all caught off guard by Li Shimin's way of making meritorious deeds.

All of a sudden, there was news that the price of food in Chang'an City had risen sharply among the people.

Many people can only mourn and lament the suffering of the years...

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