Yipin Tang

Chapter 8 Potato Horror
After all, Li Zhi was still Li Shimin's favorite son. Seeing him fall to the ground and sound asleep, Li Shimin sighed and got up and picked him up.

"Let the imperial physician prepare some medicine for sobering up and send it to the Lizheng Hall." After ordering the little eunuch, Li Shimin carried Li Zhi to the Lizheng Hall.

"What's wrong with the young slave?" Empress Changsun was shocked when she saw Li Zhi's appearance.

Li Shimin smiled wryly and put Li Zhi in the arms of Empress Changsun to comfort him, "Don't worry, it's fine. Our childish slave has grown up and knows how to drink."

Empress Changsun covered her mouth with a look of disbelief, and asked, "Is this child drunk from drinking?"

"Can't you smell the alcohol all over your body? I don't know what kind of wine it is, but the smell of wine is so mellow and strong." Li Shimin noticed that the smell of wine on Li Zhi's body was actually stronger than the royal wine in the palace .

"How can a young slave drink alcohol?" Empress Changsun wondered, she thought the smell of alcohol was from Li Shimin just now.

Li Shimin shook his head, and said, "Today, Zhinu went out of the palace with Qinghe to Linchuanhou's Mansion, and this is what he looked like after he came back."

"Marquis of Linchuan?"

"Does Guanyin maidservant remember Wang Zixin mentioned by the young slave yesterday?"

"It's him? How dare he let the young slave drink alcohol?" Empress Changsun was a little surprised. She still admired Wang Xiang's poem about the snow.

"Wait until Qinghe comes and ask."

After nightfall, even the princess is not allowed to enter and leave the palace at will. Princess Qinghe knew there would be trouble when she sent Li Zhi back, so she waited outside the palace. Sure enough, her father-in-law came out after a while and said that Li Shimin wanted to see her, and whispered Remind her that His Majesty is in a bad mood.

It's no wonder that Li Zhi, who has always been obedient and obedient, is in a good mood when he comes back drunk suddenly. Princess Qinghe shook her head helplessly, hoping that the auspiciousness could make her father feel better.

When Princess Qinghe came to the Lizheng Hall, Li Zhi had just taken the hangover medicine prescribed by the imperial physician, and hadn't woken up yet. Zhengxiang was sleeping in the arms of the eldest grandson, and Li Shimin sat beside him with a dark face.

"Is the child okay?" Princess Qinghe asked cautiously, muttering in her heart: You slept comfortably, but sister Huang wants to help you deal with the aftermath.

Li Shimin looked at Princess Qinghe's guilty look and said angrily: "You still know how to care about the childish slave? Why did the childish slave come back like this when he left the palace with you today?"

Princess Qinghe didn't dare to hide anything, so she told the truth about their going to Wang Xiang's mansion to eat hot pot, and repeatedly emphasized that Li Zhi only drank a little wine.

"Can you get so drunk with just a little wine? You have taken the sober medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor and you are still sleeping so deeply." Li Shimin touched Li Zhi's forehead, and the boy fell asleep and said, "Father, Father, Auspicious, auspicious", really made Li Er feel angry and funny.

Princess Qinghe smiled wryly and said: "The wine in the Prince's new residence is different from ordinary wine, even the captain-in-law only drank three bowls and still hasn't woken up yet."

Li Shimin was a little surprised when he heard the words, he knew Cheng Chuliang's drinking capacity, the old Cheng's family were all alcoholics, usually drinking seven or eight bowls was like drinking water, but Qinghe actually said that he was unconscious after drinking only three bowls.

"Could it be that the wine in the prince's new mansion is really extraordinary." Li Shimin suddenly remembered the fresh vegetables and cloud ears that Princess Qinghe sent to the palace.

"Wang Zixin originally invited the captain-in-law to come to the mansion to discuss the matter of the wine making workshop. He once said that if the wine is graded, then his wine can be called first-class."

Li Shimin couldn't help laughing: "What a big tone." But he had a little interest in the wine in his heart.

Li Shimin is also a good drinker, and he really wanted to experience the wine Cheng Chuliang poured in three bowls, but now there are more important things, so he continued to ask with a straight face: "What does this have to do with juvenile drinking? "

Princess Qinghe said in a low voice: "Originally, the young slave did not drink alcohol. After the prince newly offered auspicious auspiciousness, the young slave drank a little wine for a moment of pleasure."

Hearing that Princess Qinghe also mentioned auspiciousness, Li Shimin frowned and said, "Drinking is drinking, don't use any auspiciousness to fool me."

Seeing Li Shimin's disbelief, Princess Qinghe hurriedly said: "The new offering from the prince is indeed auspicious. With this auspicious auspiciousness, there will be no more famine in Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin and Empress Changsun looked at each other in surprise.

There will be no more famine in Datang!

The influence of this sentence is too great. Even Li Shimin, who claims to be the emperor, would not dare to say this. It is true that one day there will be no more famine in the Tang Dynasty, and no one can shake the Li family's country.

Empress Changsun changed her usual gentleness and said seriously: "This is not a joke, otherwise your father will also convict you of deceiving the emperor."

Li Shimin kept silent with a gloomy face.

Princess Qinghe also knew the importance of the matter, and quickly said: "The auspiciousness presented by Wang Zixin is named Tudou, and it was obtained from a merchant in the Western Regions. Do you still remember the potato chips I brought into the palace today? They are made of Tudou. system."

Li Shimin nodded but did not speak. Empress Changsun asked, "What's so special about potatoes?"

"According to Wang Zixin, potatoes can be used as a staple food or as a dish. The most important thing is that potatoes are very easy to grow, even in barren land, and the yield is extremely high."

Li Shimin's face changed and he still didn't speak. Empress Changsun knew what he wanted to ask, and continued to ask: "How much is the potato production?"

Seeing Empress Changsun and Li Shimin staring at her, Princess Qinghe felt unprecedented pressure, hesitated for a moment and gritted her teeth: "Eight stones per mu." She didn't dare to say twenty stones like Wang Xiang.

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Even so, Princess Qinghe could clearly hear Li Shimin and Empress Changsun's breathing. Wasn't it the same when she heard Wang Xiang talking about potato production? The yield achieved in bad times can reach more than [-] stones per mu if it is cultivated in good land."

Li Shimin finally couldn't keep his composure, and his body trembled a little. Not to mention twenty shi per mu, even eight shi per mu can be called auspicious. The best fertile fields in Guanzhong are planted with rice only when there is a bumper harvest. Three to four stones, a grain that can be planted casually to reach eight stones is not auspicious or anything. As for twenty stones, Li Shimin couldn't believe it.

Li Shimin suddenly thought of the two ugly stones brought back by Li Zhi, and asked, "The potatoes you are talking about are fist-sized and look like stones?"

Princess Qinghe nodded.

"Come on, hurry up to the Taiji Hall to fetch Xiangrui!"

When the little eunuch brought the two potatoes over, Li Shimin looked at them carefully and found nothing special, so he asked, "Is this the potatoes?"

Princess Qinghe saw that it was the two pieces of auspiciousness that Li Zhi asked Wang Xiang for before he left, so she nodded and replied, "It's exactly this."

"Then how many of these things are there in the Prince's new residence?"

"I don't know, but in the past two days, he has sliced ​​potatoes for hot pot at home, so there must be some."

Hearing this, Li Shimin said angrily: "Zhuzi, how can such auspiciousness be greedy? If he dares to eat potatoes again, I will peel his skin!"

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Wang Xiang shivered inexplicably when he got up to pee at night after drinking too much wine. He thought it was blown by the cold wind and shivered. The younger brother was about to go back to the house and continue to sleep when he suddenly heard the door of the Hou Mansion being smashed violently. When it opened, there was a jolt.

Nima, someone under the emperor's feet dared to smash the gate of the Marquis Mansion!

Wang Xiang ran to the front yard angrily with a bit of alcohol, and was about to get mad, when he fixed his eyes and saw that all the soldiers barging in were armored soldiers, and he was stunned.

Steward Wang, Aunt Lin, Xiaoya, Laifu, Dazhu, Erzhu, and Buluo were all put on the side in nothing but pajamas, shivering, whether they were frozen or frightened.The gleaming steel knife was resting on his neck, which made people tremble with fear. Wang Xiang woke up half of his wine, sweating coldly, what the hell, did Wang Zixin commit some outrageous things before and now it has happened?This time he was tricked miserably!

"Who is Wang Zixin?" The black-faced man in the lead asked loudly.

Wang Xiang bit the bullet and stepped forward and whispered: "I, I am, I don't know my lord..."

"Your Majesty ordered the prince to hand over all the potatoes in the mansion. If he keeps any potatoes, he will not be pardoned! If he dares to eat potatoes again in the future, he will not be pardoned! If he leaks this thing out, he will not be pardoned!"

Wang Xiang was stunned for a moment, he only heard three unforgivable, and they were all related to potatoes.

Nima, what's going on, I'm messing with someone by eating some of my own potatoes at home, and Li Er even made three unforgivable killings, but I was scared to death.

Of course Wang Xiang didn't dare to say this, he honestly brought the black-faced man to the kitchen, there were still a few leftover potatoes from tonight's dinner on the chopping board, one of them was cut in half, the black-faced man immediately threw a pair of The murderous eyes frightened Wang Xiang very much.

"Any more?"

Wang Xiang tremblingly said: "It's gone."

The black-faced man stared and asked again: "Is there any more? If there is any private possession, I will not be pardoned!"

There are still many in the warehouse, but Wang Xiang dare not say.

"It's really gone, that's all that's left. If Your Majesty likes potatoes, feel free to take them. This roast beef with potatoes is especially delicious..."

He wanted to flatter him, but when he saw the big man's face became more and more unkind, Wang Xiang immediately shut up and stopped talking.

If it wasn't for Lao Cheng's face, I would definitely beat you!And goulash!Not to mention the auspicious things like potatoes, even the cow is also used by the common people to cultivate land, how can it be used for greed!
The black-faced man carefully put all the potatoes into a brocade box, and inadvertently caught a glimpse of the kitchen knife next to him and copied it into his hand, his eyes lit up, and he rushed out to his waist.

Wang Xiang wanted to cry but had no tears, who the hell wouldn't even let our kitchen knife be spared...

A group of soldiers came and went in a hurry, and after they left, Wang Xiang realized that his back was already drenched, the gate of the Hou Mansion fell to the ground, and the cold wind blowing in made people feel a biting cold.

After a long time, the little girl suddenly burst into tears: "Wow! I will never eat potatoes again."

This is the voice of everyone in the Hou Mansion at the moment.

(End of this chapter)