Tanabata Diva Concert: Happy Breakup

The next day, early in the morning,
Jiang Ci sat in the carriage and went to the court. He was the idle king, so he was really idle and didn't have to attend the morning court.
Of course, when the civil and military officials saw Jiang Ci, they would think, he is here, he is here, he has brought something with him.

In the palace hall, Li Xiaogong beside Jiang Ci asked, "Prince Xian, what happened to the strange phenomenon in Chang'an City yesterday?"

Jiang Ci whispered, "It must be a sign of good fortune from heaven after the Queen gave birth to quadruplets."

Before Li Xiaogong, because Li Shimin had done a good job of keeping the news secret, many ministers did not know what was going on.

He asked in shock, "Quadruplets? Is the queen okay?"

"It'll be fine, don't worry," Jiang Ci did not say that his mother was also in the palace because there was no need.

Li Shimin, sitting on the dragon throne, had a rosy face today, and one could tell at a glance that he was in a very good mood at the moment.

Wang De said in a shrill voice: "If you have something to say, please report it. If not, please leave the court."

Wei Zheng stepped forward at this time and asked, "Your Majesty, could you please tell us what the mysterious halo that occurred in the palace yesterday was about?"

Li Shimin gave Wei Zheng a compliment, saying, "Little brother, you've been sensible for once."

You should know that during this period, Wei Zheng often confronted Li Shimin about other things, which made Li Shimin so angry that he often cursed Wei Zheng after leaving court.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Haha, Minister Wei asked a good question. I was planning to tell you later. Since someone asked, I will tell you. Yesterday, my maid gave birth to quadruplets, a prince and three princesses. All are safe."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. The Queen is blessed with great fortune and is blessed by the gods." Everyone else was really confused. Quadruplets, this is going to be heavenly. And in such a poor medical environment, all the babies were safe.

Li Shimin continued, "Yesterday, the ray of sunlight happened to shine on the forehead of the sixth daughter of me and the queen, and a blue mark appeared on her forehead. At the same time, yesterday, a fairy palace appeared in the open space outside the Lizheng Hall of the Imperial Palace. I feel that it should be given to me, the queen and the princess." Li Shimin rationalized Ling Xue's gift of the manor to him. After all, the manor was the tallest building in the entire Chang'an City.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. This is a sign of good fortune. May God bless our Tang Dynasty." The ministers were very curious whether the fairy palace Li Shimin talked about was real. But when they thought about it, Li Shimin was the emperor. As an emperor, his words must be lawful, and he would not lie to them.

Li Shimin was still very comfortable with the flattery of many ministers.
Jiang Ci knew that Li Shimin was pretending, but he did not expose him. What fairy palace? It should be just a big villa given to Li Shimin and his family by his mother.

Jiang Ci stood up at this moment, stood in front of the crowd, and said: "Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to the Tang Dynasty, after the sunset glow in the palace yesterday, Le Yan and her friends went out to play and found several new types of food outside the city. Not only can they grow in harsh environments, but the yield is also quite high. Among them, sweet potatoes have the highest yield, followed by potatoes, and then corn. So this should also be due to the Queen and the little princess."

Li Shimin stood up and asked in confusion: "Are there such auspicious things? How high is their production?"

Jiang Ci said calmly: "Your Majesty, the crop with the highest yield is sweet potato, followed by potato, and the last is corn. The yield of corn is about 20 dan (2,000 kilograms) per mu. Moreover, all of them can be used as staple food." Everyone looked at Jiang Ci in disbelief, especially Wei Zheng. Wasn't the purpose of him becoming a scholar to ensure that all people in the world had enough food to eat?

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were also shocked. If these foods existed, then he estimated that there would be no more people in the Tang Dynasty who would go hungry.

Li Shimin took a deep breath and then asked seriously, "Are you telling the truth?"

Jiang Ci nodded and said, "It is true." Li Shimin knew potatoes. After all, he had eaten beef stewed with potatoes at Jiang Ci's house before. He just didn't expect that Jiang Ci would give this kind of food as a gift to his queen and princesses.

"Haha, God really blesses our Tang Dynasty." Li Shimin was very happy, and then continued: "Can you tell me about the production of potatoes and sweet potatoes?"

Jiang Ci said seriously: "The yield of potatoes is about 30 dan, and the yield of sweet potatoes is about 50 dan. Of course, it depends on the land and the situation. These three crops are much more resistant to cold and heat.

Moreover, these three kinds of food can be ground into powder and made into noodles after being dried. They are also easy to preserve. If the environment allows, they can be preserved for half a year. "

Minister of War Li Jing stepped forward and asked, "Your Highness Prince Xian, can this staple food be grown on a large scale? How long does it take to mature?"

Jiang Ci looked at Li Jing, the Duke of Wei, and said, "General Li, the ripening period of sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes is about two months."

Li Jing continued to ask: "In that case, can this kind of food be grown on the border?" He was thinking that if the soldiers on the border could be self-sufficient, then if there was a war, then once the war broke out on the border, they could better protect the Tang Dynasty.

Jiang Ci nodded and said, "Okay, but it's better not to eat this kind of staple food for every meal. After all, some things will make you tired of them."

Li Jing understood, and then said to Li Shimin respectfully: "Your Majesty, I suggest that the three kinds of food mentioned by His Royal Highness Prince Xian can be promoted to the whole country, but during this period, there will definitely be many people who will make trouble. Your Majesty, please issue an order. I promise you that if anyone dares to pay attention to these three kinds of food, I will fight them to the death."

As for the fact that he had not seen the real thing yet, Li Shimin naturally believed it, because he felt that there was no need for Jiang Ci to make up a fictitious thing to fool him.

Many officials from the Five Surnames and Seven Families dared not speak now. Now these officials were almost ruined by the Zhenguan salt that Jiang Ci had introduced before. They wanted to cut Jiang Ci into pieces, but there was nothing they could do. They were just small officials and had no right to participate in the struggle between the Five Surnames and Seven Families and Jiang Ci. Otherwise, they would become cannon fodder if they were not careful. Not even a scum would be left.

No one knew what Zheng Qishuang, the patriarch of the Zheng family, one of the five most prosperous families in the world, was thinking. In short, he felt that he must suppress Jiang Ci, or kick Jiang Ci out of the court, otherwise, the name of their Xingyang Zheng family would probably no longer exist. Zheng Qishuang was extremely uncomfortable during this period of time. His most beloved concubine, illegitimate sons and daughters were all ruined. Not only that, he even lost the face of the Xingyang Zheng family.

What made Zheng Qishuang most angry was that bastard Jiang Ci, who quietly brought Zheng Guanyin to Prince Xian's mansion. Not only that, he also gave Li Yuan a large sum of money.
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(End of this chapter)