Datang: Begin with Li Shimin as a father

Chapter 138 Hey, It's Damn Trying to Rebel
"Knowing the festival, above the court, how can it be child's play?"

Li Shimin glanced at the shocked officials, and his tone was quite reproachful.

"Your Majesty, as Lan Tianhou said, sweet potato seedlings are not afraid of locust plagues. It is best to hunt and kill locusts manually. Even if the hunting fails, the sweet potato seedlings will be eaten clean by locusts!"

"Because the roots of sweet potato seedlings can regenerate, sweet potato seedlings can continue to grow after the locust plague is over."

Cheng Yaojin's voice fell to the ground.

The hall of Xiande was full of exclamations and gasps.

If this is true, then the sweet potato is simply a fetish.

It is not only resistant to drought but also not afraid of locust plagues.

There is no better species in the world.

What's more terrible is the frightening yield of sweet potatoes.

Once it is planted, it is conceivable that the days when the people of the Tang Dynasty could not eat enough will be gone forever because of it!

"Zhijie, is this true?"

Li Shimin asked excitedly.

"Your Majesty, Lan Tianhou is the number one scholar in the current department. The song "Chunjianghuayueye" has now spread throughout Chang'an City. It won't be long before everyone knows it!"

"In order to inherit the unique knowledge of the past, we created the technique of engraving books. How many people could believe it when Ma Zhou Yushi told His Majesty that Zhuangyuanlang would engrave books?"

Cheng Yaojin's words made Xiande Hall fall into silence.

Because what he said was the truth, no one really believed it at the beginning.

"Just now Zhijie said that the sweet potato yields [-] shi per mu. I saw the eyes of many colleagues, and I was sure that I, Lao Cheng, was bragging. What happened? Your Majesty pulled out five sweet potato seedlings in the imperial garden, and all the colleagues were very excited. Believe it, believe it, believe it.”

Cheng Yaojin's words made a group of people wait, and all lowered their heads.

"Now Lan Tianhou is enduring the scorching heat and high temperature, working hard to cultivate sweet potato seedlings, just because this is a life-giving thing for the people!"

"I'm waiting in this cool Xiande Palace, and I'm still skeptical about the sweet potato seedlings. If Lan Tianhou knew about it, it would be so heartbreaking..."

"Your Majesty, do you think what Zhijie said is wrong?"

Hey!
Li Shimin never expected that Cheng Yaojin would teach him a lesson!
Cheng Yaojin of the dog day, this is making me unable to come to power!

Xiande Hall was completely quiet.

Because Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin were staring at each other!
After careful consideration, all the ministers felt that Cheng Yaojin's words were reasonable, thought-provoking and reflective!

"Your Majesty, I feel that what Zhijie said is correct!"

Hey!
Cheng Yaojin never expected that the first one to jump out to support him was that stubborn little old man Wei Zheng.

Yuchi is so stupid, his mother is not interesting, and Shubao is also watching the play.

Just when Cheng Yaojin was talking in his heart.

Yu Chigong and Qin Shubao also left the shift.

"Your Majesty, the general thinks that Zhijie's words are justified!"

Li Shimin panicked a little.

This guy, looking at this situation, Cheng Yaojin will have more and more helpers.

Sure enough, even Fang Xiang and Du Xiang were ready to move.

Li Shimin is a face-saving person!
How can the majestic Ninth Five-Year Lord easily admit defeat in public!

Seeing that Fang Xiang and Du Xiang are also going out to play.

Li Shimin knew that this could not go on, if the two of them took the lead.

I will fall into a very passive situation.

"Back to the court, Cheng Yaojin stays here! I'm waiting for you in the imperial study!"

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he got up and strode towards the outside of Xiande Hall.

All the ministers fell into a state of bewilderment!
"Your Majesty, wait a minute!"

A voice resounded loudly!
Let the lingering sound of the entire Xiande Hall linger!

Li Shimin looked back, hey!It is still Wei Zheng, the censor Taichung Cheng.

"Your Majesty, the matter of planting sweet potatoes is so important to the national economy and the people's livelihood. The discussion has not yet been completed. Why does Your Majesty retire?"

"Could it be that you want the historian to leave a mark, His Majesty disregarding the evaluation of the people's life and death?"

Wei Zheng's words made Li Shimin really want to take off the soles of his shoes and call out.

"Your Majesty, Wei Zhongcheng's words are justified, and I think we should discuss it again!"

Li Shimin saw that Ma Zhou, who had just taken office, also jumped out.

"The ministers think that it should be discussed again!"

Li Shimin saw that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were all working together.

Hey!It's impossible to rebel if you fucking want to!

However, if Li Shimin just throws up his sleeves and leaves right now.

I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of all officials.

"In that case, let's continue the discussion!"

Li Shimin had no choice but to turn back and sit on the dragon chair.

"Just now, as Zhijie said, the Marquis of Lantian is raising seedlings. I am very relieved!"

"After the sweet potato seedlings are cultivated, I think that the area around Chang'an City will be planted first. After all, there are water sources in the surrounding areas, which will also be beneficial for me and the ministers to investigate."

"As long as the sweet potatoes planted this autumn are not afraid of locust plagues and can have a good harvest, I believe that it will not be long before the entire land of Guanlong and the entire Tang Dynasty will be planted with this plant."

"It's getting late, all your lords, let's go back to the court, and I will discuss with Zhijie again about the matter of raising sweet potato seedlings!"

When the officials heard what Li Shimin said, they immediately looked at each other in dismay!
His Majesty bypassed what he just questioned, whether sweet potatoes are really not afraid of locusts.

And directly discuss with Cheng Yaojin about raising seedlings.

Yu Chigong and Qin Shubao glanced at Cheng Yaojin, their eyes full of pity.

This time Cheng Yaojin was left behind, definitely not to discuss the matter of raising seedlings, but most likely to discuss and discuss, how resistant Cheng Yaojin is!

Wei Zheng also gave Cheng Yaojin a sympathetic look.

No way, His Majesty has fully agreed to plant sweet potatoes.

Leaving Cheng Yaojin behind, Wei Zheng can't do anything about what to discuss specifically.

"Your Majesty is wise! I will take my leave!"

Cheng Yaojin panicked!

Because no one can protect him now, he can only protect himself!

Li Shimin strode towards the imperial study.

Cheng Yaojin followed behind, not even daring to breathe.

"Your Majesty, drink some tea first to moisten your throat!"

Stepping into the imperial study room, Cheng Yaojin immediately began to regard himself as a maid.

Tea is served again, and water is poured again.

"Zhijie, do you know your mistake?"

Li Shimin took a sip of tea, with anger on his face, but he wasn't really angry anymore.

After all, this scene was directed by Li Shimin, but Cheng Yaojin overacted it.

In the end, I almost let myself down!

"Your Majesty, you can be angry with Zhijie, but you can't be angry with Marquis of Lantian!"

When Cheng Yaojin opened his mouth, Li Shimin was taken aback.

Without waiting for Li Shimin to ask, Cheng Yaojin continued to speak in plain language.

"Your Majesty, who is the Marquis of Lantian?"

"That's the number one scholar in the current department!"

"Who is the number one scholar in this division? That's Li Gen!"

"Who is Li Gen? That's your majesty's son!"

"Who is your son? That's the prince!"

Li Shimin: "..."

The bewildered Li Shimin was dazed by Cheng Yaojin, and almost began to doubt his life.

Cheng Yaojin walked out of the imperial study in high spirits.

Just walked out of Yanxi Gate.

Yu Chigong and Qin Shubao asked with concern.

"Zhijie, are you okay? Do you want to go to Yankang Square?"

Cheng Yaojin saw that Yu Chigong and Qin Shubao were waiting for him, and felt warm in his heart.

Unexpectedly, there was a little old man next to him, that's right, it was Wei Zheng.

"Su Guogong, Your Majesty didn't do anything to you, did you? Xuan Cheng deeply admires Su Guogong for his integrity!"

"If His Majesty abuses you by lynching, Xuan Cheng will definitely join him in the court tomorrow morning!"

Not only did Cheng Yaojin have little contact with Wei Zheng on weekdays, but the relationship between the two of them is indeed not good!
However, now that he is in trouble, he can wait at the gate of Yanxi Palace, and he is going to fight against injustice, which makes Cheng Yaojin very moved!
"Brother Xuan Cheng, it's okay, it's okay, Zhijie is also for business, how do you say Lan Tianhou, set your heart for the world!"

"Yes, it is to set up a heart for the world!"

Good guy, Cheng Yaojin stunned Wei Zheng for a while when he spoke the vernacular!

"Su Guogong is righteous, he is a model for my generation, a model for the court!"

"Please accept Xuan Cheng's bow!"

"Brother Xuan Cheng, I'm overwhelmed and overwhelmed. You and I are both officials of the imperial court. How dare you accept your obeisance!"

The two actually hit it off quite a bit, and they had a very happy conversation!
After learning that Cheng Yaojin was indeed not lynched by His Majesty, Wei Zheng left with peace of mind.

…………

in the manor.

Because of the weather, sweet potatoes germinated very quickly and grew very gratifyingly. Li Gen pinched off all three leaves, which were good seedlings for transplanting.

"Grand grandson, you are willing to donate such a good species."

"Grandpa, sooner or later we will not be able to hide these sweet potatoes. Why don't you dedicate them to His Majesty during this severe drought? Now that the autumn planting has passed, look at the surrounding land is barren!"

"Grandpa, without food, how difficult life is for the common people."

"To tell you the truth, when my mother was seriously ill, my mother didn't even have a full meal..."

Li Gen had memories of the past in his mind, and those memories made people sad, so he was very reluctant to mention them.

Li Yuan's eyes were red when he heard the words, and Chang Le even burst into tears.

"Grand grandson, grandpa knows what you're thinking. You don't want to see other people, and this kind of thing happens again."

"Okay, grandpa supports you!"

"You are a marquis now, and the common people will definitely appreciate you."

There was the sound of a carriage outside, and today is the day that Li Gen and Chu Mo had agreed upon.

Chu Mo didn't just come with a carriage, there were more than a dozen carriages behind him, and even Yushi Taichung Cheng also came.

"Seventh brother, I'm here."

"Brother Chumo, everything is ready."

Everyone started to load the car.

Li Gen dragged Cheng Chumo to the room.

"Brother Chumo, when you see my father, ask him if he needs anything else? The carriage sweet potato seedlings must be delivered to my father."

"Tell him, our family will be reunited in a short time, this letter must be delivered by brother Mo!"

Cheng Chu silently patted his chest.

"Seventh brother, don't worry, I will handle this matter beautifully."

"It's just that I won't see my seventh brother for a while!"

When Cheng Chumo remembered that he would stay in the mansion for at least another ten days, his mood was really not very beautiful!
"It's hard work for Chumo. When you come back, I will cook delicious food for Brother Chumo myself."

"Hey, that's great, I like it!"

When Li Gen saw Wei Zheng enter the manor, he quickly walked up to him.

"I'm sorry, Wei Zhongcheng, to come over and invite you to drink tea in the room!"

"Lan Tianhou, this has the word "labor", I don't dare to be an official! Lan Tianhou's move is enough to change the situation of people in the Tang Dynasty who can't eat enough. Wei Zheng admires it very much!"

"Wei Zhongcheng is a person who is upright and has a breeze in his sleeves. He is a person worthy of admiration by the younger generation."

The two walked towards the room talking and laughing.

Cheng Chumo took the lead and left with a cart of sweet potato seedlings.

Although his destination was also the imperial palace, Li Gen promised to send them to Jingyang, so these sweet potato seedlings were inserted in the soil to prevent them from dying due to high temperature exposure.

The remaining sweet potato seedlings were pulled out by carriages one by one.

Today is a day to remember.

People around Chang'an City began to receive sweet potato seedlings.

Then plant the seedlings in your own field, pour a little water, and sprinkle a handful of plant ash.

On this day, Li Gen was accompanied by Wei Zheng.

I saw slices of sweet potato seedlings fluttering in the wind on the land around Chang'an City.

With a bright smile on Li Gen's face, he felt a special sense of satisfaction and happiness in his heart.

…………

Ten days later, Cheng Chu came to the manor happily.

"Seventh brother, Uncle Li is very happy to receive your sweet potato seedlings. I have fought back and taught Uncle Li how to manage sweet potato seedlings."

Cheng Chumo asked for credit without blushing, but his purpose was just to make his belly round.

"Uncle Li was so excited when he learned that you were enshrined as Marquis of Lantian by His Majesty, he drank three cups on the spot! Praise three good words!"

"No, this is a letter from Uncle Li to you!"

Li Gen accepted the letter with a smile.

"Brother Chumo, I will cook myself later, and I will make you a delicious meal!"

"Hey, you don't know how I survived these days. The things outside are not something people eat at all."

Hearing Cheng Chumo's words, Li Gen smiled and shook his head.

Open up the letter from his father and spread it out carefully.

Li Genwuer: See words as if they are face to face!
My father is very relieved to know that you have been conferred the title of Marquis of Lantian by His Majesty!

For the sake of the sage, you have developed the method of engraving books, and now even the youths in the countryside are touched by your merit.

As a father, I am sincerely proud of my son!

.........

Li Gen smiled and closed his father's handwritten letter. Between the lines, Li Gen could feel that his father was proud of himself!
At this moment, Li Gen was full of happiness.

In order to repay Chu Mo, the delivery angel, Li Gen personally cooked and cooked a table of delicious dishes.

Naturally, Li Yuan and Chang Le were also very happy. The four gathered around a table, drinking and eating meat.

Chang Le tried to taste the wine several times, but Li Gen stopped him immediately.

Suddenly, the room felt dark.

Gives a feeling of night without the moon shining.

Li Gen immediately felt something was wrong.

The sun was shining brightly just now, even if the sky changes, it is impossible for the clouds to cover so quickly!
What's more, at this time, a scalp-numbing voice came.

Li Gen got up and walked outside the house!

In an instant, Li Gen's eyes widened.

This was the first time he had witnessed the terror of the locust plague.

Dense swarms of locusts flew in.

The sound of wings vibrating makes people's pores stand erect.

The entire sky is full of locusts, covering the sun with clouds, giving people a feeling that the end is coming!

(End of this chapter)