A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1084 The dog jumps over the wall in a hurry

Song Guogong Mansion.

Emperor Li Shimin changed into a black casual robe and came in private. Xiao Sizi happily took his father's hand and went to Wu's Baofang.

"Aye, Mrs. Liu's family has raised a son,"

The Wu family not only raised lions, elephants, jackals, tigers and leopards, but also hippos, rhinos, golden monkeys, peacocks, parrots, etc. Jinyang Princess Li Mingda’s nickname is Sizi, and Si is the one-horned rhinoceros.

She saw the real Sizi here,

An exclusive rhino family, including several one-horned rhinos. These rhinos are extremely strong and have a long sharp horn on their heads. They look ugly and cute at the same time. Princess Jinyang is deeply affectionate to their family.
I like it very much.

Little Sizi and Little Liuniang held hands and ran jumping under the sunset.

Li Shimin and Wu Huaiyu, as well as Ma Zhou and Xu Shiluo, followed behind, and the emperor finally had a smile on his face.

The princess took them to the rhino park in Baofang,

"Your Majesty, the one-horned rhinoceros from the South China Sea is actually a small one-horned rhinoceros. The one-horned rhinoceros from Tianzhu is bigger. The one-horned rhinoceros from Tianzhu is called the big one-horned rhinoceros."

A pair of long and narrow ears, covered with short hair, and slender lips, revealing the front teeth.

As the sun sets,

The princess felt that these one-horned rhinos were her natal animals, so she took Wu Liuer to see the rhinos every day. She also named each rhinoceros in that rhinoceros family.

"Father, don't look at how big these guys are, but they are very timid and like to roll in the mud every day. When they fight, they don't use their horns, but use their front teeth.
They like to eat fresh young leaves..."

The little princesses stood behind the fence, looking at the one-horned rhinoceros rolling in the mud in the distance, and kept making noises.

The rhinoceros, which weighs several thousand kilograms, has a strong body, its limbs are particularly short and thick, and there are dots on its skin.
They are very different from animals like pigs, horses, cattle and sheep.

Li Shimin chuckled. He named the princess Xiao Sizi. Naturally, he knew something about rhino horns. In fact, Sizi refers specifically to the strong female one-horned rhinoceros.

"These one-horned rhinoceros were all shipped over from the South China Sea. They were not used to the weather in Chang'an at first. During the last cold wave, these one-horned rhinoceros almost froze to death. Fortunately, a greenhouse was built for them and they were heated by fire every day. ·····”

It always feels like it's fake made by clay sculpting hands.
But when they roll in the mud, their movements are very naive and even appear to be very flexible.

This place has been designed as a living environment that rhinos like, with woods and mud ponds. The one-horned rhino likes to wallow in the mud after eating and drinking.

These one-horned rhinos are bulky and majestic,
The adult weighs more than three thousand kilograms, has a majestic long horn on its head, and its skin is like a thick layer of armor.

"The strongest one is the leader of this rhinoceros family. He weighs five thousand kilograms and is taller than a person at the shoulders."

Li Shimin listened carefully to his daughter's introduction. Seeing his daughter glowing again with a smile on her face, Li Shimin was very pleased. It seemed that he had done the right thing by sending his daughter here.

The one-horned rhinoceros is indeed special;

At this time, Xiao Sizi also introduced his knowledge to his father, "Father, look at those rhinos. The ones with horns are male, and the ones without horns are female. No matter how big the females are, they don't have horns."

After watching Rhino Family,

Not only does the male have a single horn, but the rhinoceros' skin is also very special. The outer skin is made up of large leather pieces connected together, which is as hard as armor. The most special thing is that its skin has several folds, which are spliced ​​together on the back to make it look more rhino-like. Like wearing a piece of armor.

The two little girls separated the fence and asked the attendants to bring bamboo shoots and throw them in hard to feed Huahua.

The princess and Wu Liu took them to see the flower bears again.
Wu Liu said Hua Xiong was her good friend, and also gave the iron-eating beasts cute names such as Hua Hua, etc.
She beckoned for flowers, and actually a flower bear came running over.
"That's Huahua, my good friend." Wu Liu said proudly.

"This rhino is really big."

After returning from Baofang, Li Shimin first walked around his daughter's courtyard, and then chatted with Ji Jiachi and Lu Congbi's four nuns, and asked if the princess was still used to eating and drinking here.

They all said that the princess was really happy here, smiling more and more every day, and even eating more.

"We have an imperial chef sent by the Palace Food Bureau to cook in our courtyard, but Her Royal Highness the Princess doesn't like to eat here, so she goes to Mrs. Song's place to eat together every meal.

Every evening after the Duke of Song comes back, all the wives, concubines, and young ladies in the house dine together in the large dining room in the main courtyard. The princess also likes many people to dine together,"

Not only does Princess Jinyang not open a small stove in her courtyard, but she also likes to eat with the children of the Wu family, and her appetite has increased a lot.

"Then send all the ingredients sent from the palace to the Wu family kitchen. Xiao Sizi can dine with everyone as she pleases." Li Shimin didn't care about this. He only hoped that his daughter could get over the grief of losing her mother and be able to Be cheerful and happy.

"When you come to the Song Dynasty Duke's Mansion, you must not only take care of Princess Jinyang's food and daily life, but also take good care of Liu Niang, the head of Anlu County. She is also the adopted daughter of me and Queen Wende."

At dinner, the emperor could not resist the little princess's kindness in trying to persuade him to stay.

Then he also stayed at Wu's house for dinner.

The dinner at Wukong Mansion Restaurant was really lively.

Most of Wu Huaiyu's concubines left in Guangzhou, except Runniang and Forresta, have returned to Chang'an.
More than twenty wives and concubines, more than forty children,
Then the maids served,
This large restaurant was also full.

During the dinner at the Wu family, there was even a troupe performing soothing and elegant music.

The food is also quite exquisite.

Seeing the relaxed and harmonious atmosphere of Wu Huaiyu's dinner, Li Shimin even felt a little envious of Wu Huaiyu. This guy seemed to be successful in everything. The meat and vegetable dishes were very suitable to Li Shimin's appetite. Even seeing that his daughter had a good appetite, he rarely ate more.

This is the first time the emperor has eaten meat since the queen died of illness at the beginning of the year.

Wu Huaiyu also knew that the emperor had always been a vegetarian, but he deliberately served meat today. There were fish, meat, eggs, chicken, and duck. The dishes were exquisite and delicious.

Fortunately, the emperor did not refuse and even returned the CD.

After dinner,

Tea and snacks were served again,

The princess said hello to her father, and then went to play in the courtyard with Liu Niang and other children of the Wu family.
"I even envy you,"

Li Shimin held a cup of black tea and looked at the children chasing and playing in the courtyard, as well as the wives and concubines of the Wu family who were watching over their children on the porch, chatting and getting along harmoniously.

"I also feel very happy. After a busy day of work, I return home and have dinner with my family. Then I hold a cup of tea and sit here, watching the children playing and the wives chatting. I feel very comfortable and satisfied. , fatigue will be swept away,”

Li Shimin's eyes followed his daughter in the courtyard, lost in thought.

Yes, such a life is so pleasant,

It's a pity that the Queen left early and can no longer enjoy such a warm time with him, Prince Jin and Princess Jinyang.

"I heard that the seaside scenery is more beautiful under the setting sun in Luzon?"

"Well, the sky is blue and the sea is blue over there. There is no winter, it's summer all year round. Morning and sunset are the most pleasant times of the day.
The sea breeze was blowing, very cool, with the salty smell of the sea, and the fishermen who got up early returned with the first batch of fishing goods.
And in the evening, the fishermen return with the sunset..."

"I want to go to Luzon to see you,"

"When your Majesty is free, you can patrol the world. That is the country that your Majesty conquered thousands of miles ago,"

Li Shimin felt a little yearning after hearing this, and patrolled his thousands of miles of land.

"Maybe one day, I will patrol the world, but we can't leave for now. If I go on patrol now, Wei Zheng will definitely spit on my face, saying that I am Qin Shihuang and Sui Yang Emperor."

The emperor sipped black tea,

smiled,
I really asked about the situation in Luzon.

"Did Lu Song encounter any trouble and need my help?"

"Fortunately, Luzon is an isolated island in the deep sea. Although there are many indigenous people on the island, they are very backward. Now we have established a development base along the coast and relied on our maritime advantages to slowly operate.

Although the climate there is hot and there are frequent storms, there is no need to worry about growing food. As long as there is food, we can develop stably. Now we are cultivating rice there, as well as sugar cane, cotton, tea, abaca and other economic crops. product,
In particular, there is a kind of banana over there. Although the fruit is inedible, it is very suitable for weaving, and the paper produced is also quite good."

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Luzon hemp, I have also seen the Luzon hemp products that you paid tribute to, including linen cloth, linen clothes, hemp shoes, hemp rope, hemp carpets, and hemp paper. They are indeed very good."

Wu Huaiyu said, "The output is still a bit low now. As the population gradually increases, Luzon will be able to contribute more abaca products."

"Just pay a little tribute for each item. You can transport these local products from Luzon back to the Central Plains to sell, or you can exchange them for some farm tools such as hoes and knives."

After drinking a pot of tea,

The emperor is also returning to the palace.

The princess was a little reluctant to give up.

"My father will come to see you often. If you miss your father, you can also come back to the palace to see your father."

"Ah."

Wu Huaiyu sent the emperor out,
"Tell me, can the imperial court restart the restoration of the Turkic state and allow the Turkic tribes to continue to move north?"

Wu Huaiyu shook his head, "In this cold disaster, the disaster is more serious in the north. The Turkic tribes who were originally scheduled to move north have been severely affected. Now everyone is still busy helping them. They are not willing to move north in the first place. Now they are even less able to move north. If the court forces them to move north, something will happen. "

Li Shimin frowned,
"In this natural disaster, Xue Yantuo in Mobei was more severely affected than us. I got the news that now the Tiele tribes in Mobei have begun to rob each other, but they have all suffered major disasters, so according to past experience, Mobei Tiele tribes have begun to rob each other. Sooner or later, the fifteen surnames will unite to plunder."

"Your Majesty is worried about them going south?"

"A dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, and a rabbit bites when it's in a hurry. If the Tiele tribes are in a hurry, they can do anything."

Wu Huaiyu thought for a while, "I think that the fifteen surnames in Mobei, including the Xueyantuo Khanate, may not dare to go south easily even if they suffer a serious disaster this time.

If they want to rob, they will most likely go west across the Jinshan Mountains and attack the Western Regions, or they may go east and plunder the Bailin, Xi, Khitan, Shiwei and other tribes.
At most, they would plunder the Turkic tribes north of Yinshan Mountain when going south, and they would never dare to cross Yinshan Mountain. "

Li Shimin was not so optimistic. The grasslands were most afraid of snow disasters, called white disasters. In the face of those big snow disasters, nomadic tribes had to rob others to survive. At that time, the name of the Tang Dynasty might not be able to shock those people. ,

Because at that time, they were no different from those hungry people and thieves in the late Sui Dynasty. They had long lost their minds.

Li Shimin wanted to restart the Turkic restoration of the country. He wanted to move the Turks to the south of the desert and north of the Yin Mountains to act as a buffer zone for the Tang Dynasty and the Xueyantuo people. If the Mobei people really moved south, they would first let the Turks take over.

Li Shimin didn't want to gamble,
Today's Tiele people are more dangerous than ever.

(End of this chapter)