Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 143 A Consultation from the Princess

A group of people returned to the mansion, and the place they arrived at was the main hall.Weizeguan has limited conditions. Princess Pingyang adheres to the principle of frugality and does not want to be extravagant. She has guests, banquets, and public discussions in one place, and most of the time she works here, most of which are paperwork and the like. , placed in the back hall.

A group of people entered the main hall, Princess Pingyang sat in the main seat, and welcomed Li Gang into the guest seat.In the huge main hall, there were only Princess Pingyang, Li Gang, and Xue Lang.As a long history, Han Jin was supposed to sit with him, but Princess Pingyang didn't summon him. Xue Lang wondered if Princess Pingyang didn't want people to share his credit?
For a while, he couldn't figure out what medicine was sold in Princess Pingyang's gourd, so Xue Lang sat silently with her and didn't take the initiative to speak.

Princess Pingyang said: "Li Shangshu came from a long way, the journey was hard, the boat and the car were tiring, must the journey be very hard?"

Li Gang said with a smile: "Thank you for your concern, the old minister is old. The saint took care of the coachman when he came, and took care of the old man, so there was not much rush on the road. The saint loved him, and the road was safe. Just thinking of sweet potatoes, I can't wait to have wings Fly over!"

The old man is actually quite good at talking.That's right, if he couldn't speak, and could only speak straight, Li Gang wouldn't be able to go through two dynasties, and finally died.

Li Gang was jokingly called the prince killer in later generations because he had been the master of three deposed princes, one was Yang Yong, the deposed prince of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty, the other was Li Jiancheng, and the other was Li Chengqian, who is still a young prince.He has taught three princes before and after, and the three of them failed to become emperors in the end. Isn't he a "Prince Killer"?

Speaking of it, the ancient times are quite strange. People in ancient times lived to seventy or eighty years old. For example, Li Gang and Li Shangshu are over seventy years old. Those who have lived more than 100 years old are called old gods by the world.

However, compared with long-lived people, there are more short-lived people, some of them can't live beyond the age of 40, and many people die at the age of 50.That's why there are seventy ancient sayings about life?

Well, Xue Lang's thinking started to diverge again!

"Xue Advisory."

Li Gang called Xue Lang, and Xue Lang quickly returned to his senses: "The officer is here, what orders does Li Shangshu have?"

Li Gangdao: "I don't dare to give orders, but I just chatted a few words. I heard that Xue Ziyi came back from a foreign country, and was rescued by His Highness Princess Pingyang by chance. I heard that it is quite legendary. Is there something wrong?"

Xue Lang said: "It's true, the weather in the early spring was freezing, if Her Highness the Princess hadn't rescued him, I'm afraid there would be no such person as Xue Lang in this world!"

This is the truth!In that kind of weather, even the traveler couldn't hold it. If Princess Pingyang hadn't rescued him, Xue Lang's physical condition at that time might have frozen to death.Therefore, Xue Lang has always regarded Princess Pingyang as a lifesaver, and he is very grateful.

A faint smile appeared on the corners of Princess Pingyang's lips, and she said: "It's a coincidence that I rarely go out on patrol on weekdays. That day I led the team out on a whim, and was attracted by the spirit dog. After running for more than ten miles, I rescued Youyang."

"Spirit dog?"

Li Gang asked a question.Therefore, Princess Pingyang recounted the situation at that time, especially emphasizing the intelligence of Baozi and Mantou: "...If it weren't for the extraordinary intelligence of the spirit dogs that day, I would not be so eager to love and follow them all the way. It was a coincidence Saved Youyang."

Princess Pingyang usually doesn’t talk much, but when she speaks now, although she is not the witty type, she is still lively, neither too exaggerated nor too plain, her words and sentences are just right, her eloquence is much better than Xue Lang’s .

Li Gang's eyes shot strangely when he heard it, and he looked at Xue Lang's eyes with a little more surprise and consideration, as if he was weighing.At this moment, Xue Lang also realized what Her Royal Highness meant, which was to lead him on the road to a stranger and sage.

Anyone who is familiar with history books knows that when Chinese history books write about historical figures, they have a bad habit of judging good or bad, that is, all extraordinary figures, who came to the world, have magical phenomena or are different from ordinary people. There are differences.

For example, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, it is said that his mother had intercourse with the gods in a dream. At that time, the god of electricity thundered and the sky was dark.Liu Bang's father, Grandpa Liu, went over and saw a dragon approaching his daughter-in-law. Liu Bang's mother was pregnant like this, and Liu Bang was born.

For example, Xue Rengui, the future famous general, is the virtuous minister Ying Meng of His Majesty Taizong.Such records are too numerous to enumerate. Regardless of whether the rulers believe it or not, the common people quite believe it anyway.So, is Princess Pingyang trying to portray Xue Lang as a body vision?
However, Xue Lang thought about it for himself, and it seemed that his whole body was no different from ordinary people. Liu Bang still had 72 moles on his body. What did he have?
Silently complaining about myself is also to let myself have a clear understanding in my heart, so don't let others praise you a few times in the future so that you can't find Bei!However, Xue Lang also knew that Princess Pingyang's methods were much better than his, so naturally he would not object foolishly, and no one would pick him up to watch anyway, he just needed to keep a low profile.

Princess Pingyang said: "Youyang is a man of great affection, he is grateful to me for rescuing him, and offered sweet potatoes and potatoes and many other crops that I never had..."

Li Gang asked: "Potatoes? Is it a new crop brought by Xue Jianyi?"

Princess Pingyang said: "Exactly. There is one thing that Pingyang is still hesitant about. Li Shangshu is mature and prudent, with rich experience. Please Li Shangshu give advice to Pingyang."

Li Gang hurriedly said: "Don't dare, don't dare, please tell me what's your Highness, and let the old minister and Xue Jianyi discuss it in detail."

Princess Pingyang said: "Youyang brought five kinds of crops at the beginning, namely sweet potatoes, potatoes, pumpkins, peanuts, and cabbage. Among them, sweet potatoes and potatoes can be used for food and cooking, pumpkins and cabbages are vegetables, and peanuts can be used for oil extraction. , are all things that are easy to grow.”

Li Gang hurriedly said: "So many? I wonder if it is convenient for the old minister to take a look?"

Princess Pingyang said: "Naturally it is convenient, I will let Youyang accompany me tomorrow, please Li Shangshu to have a look."

"Great!"

Li Gang touched his beard in satisfaction.Princess Pingyang said: "What Pingyang worries about is potatoes."

"Oh? What's so magical about this potato? What makes His Highness so embarrassed?"

Princess Pingyang said: "Because Youyang once told me that the yield of potatoes is higher than that of sweet potatoes. Irrigation is convenient and the fertility is sufficient, so that it can produce high yields."

The expression on Li Gang's face was extremely complicated, and he kept asking: "Is it more productive than sweet potatoes? How much higher?"

Xue Lang interjected at this time: "The yield of potatoes is comparable to that of sweet potatoes. If the fertility and irrigation keep up, the yield of sweet potatoes will easily double."

"puff!"

This is Li Gang who lost his composure and sprayed it directly!
(End of this chapter)