Chapter 9: Grapes

When he got off his carriage, Chen Zhi was really a little apprehensive in his heart.

Especially when he raised his head and saw the two big men standing next to the gate of the Luzhou Government Office, his calves and stomach trembled, and his mouth became a little dry in an instant.

However, it was all in place, and of course Chen Zhi couldn't turn back, so he took a deep breath and stepped forward.

As soon as Chen Zhi walked to the front of the gate, a big man immediately greeted him and asked very politely: "This Langjun, is there something wrong?" ”

"Please let me know, Luzhou Chen Zhi was ordered to come."

Taking a deep breath, Chen Zhi arched his hand at the big man.

Although he knew that this was just a porter, Chen Zhi did not dare to slack off, after all, even if it was a porter, it was also the gatehouse of King Xu's mansion, and he should be polite when he should be polite. And before coming, my father also deliberately explained that I must be cautious when I come to Xu Wangfu this time, and there is no harm in keeping a low profile in everything.

"It turned out that Chen joined the army, disrespectful and disrespectful!"

After listening to Chen Zhi's words, Dahan suddenly came to his senses, and hurriedly said respectfully: "The king has already explained, and as soon as Chen joins the army, he will invite you in...... Chen joins the army, please come with me! ”

Having received the order in advance, Dahan naturally knew his identity.

It's just that after walking into the gate, when Chen Zhi quietly took out a string of copper coins and wanted to stuff it into him, saying that he would invite him to drink with his companions who were standing guard just now, the big man seemed to have seen something terrible, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "I can't help it, Chen joins the army, you don't hurt me!" ”

"Huh? Hurt you? ”

Dahan's words suddenly made Chen Zhi stunned.

He thought it was strange just now, after all, it was the gatekeeper of the Yuwang Mansion, all of them were brought from Chang'an, and it was just so polite to a small soldier to join the army, and now he didn't even want a reward, and said that he didn't want to hurt him?

Seeing that Chen Zhi felt strange, Dahan didn't explain much, just pushed the copper coin back and walked forward.

Shaking his head suspiciously, Chen Zhi hurriedly followed.

While walking, Chen Zhi also stared at his eyebrows and pondered, pondering the Luzhou assassin who he was going to see later.

Unknowingly, this king has been in Luzhou for ten days.

Chen Zhi's father, Chen Lin, that is, Luzhou Beijia, was quite worried for a while, worried that the king who had just turned fifteen years old was young and vigorous, and he was indiscriminately pointing fingers at Luzhou's government affairs; Of course, what I am more afraid of is that the other party wants to have a new official to take office three fires, and there is nothing to do. But what no one expected was that this young prince had not even left the gate of the government office for ten days, except for attending a reception banquet when he first arrived!

This kind of performance is strange.

But what's even more strange is that today Chen Zhi suddenly received a message from the palace, saying that the king had something to summon, and he seemed to be in a hurry. So Chen Zhi didn't even have time to inform his father, so he hurriedly rushed over in a carriage......

After passing the shadow wall, Chen Zhi's eyes suddenly brightened.

It's just that when Chen Zhi raised his eyes and saw a frightening sobriety, his eyes suddenly froze, and his feet that were walking forward were as if he had been hung with two big pieces of iron, and he couldn't move for a while!

This......

What's going on?!

I saw that in the open space on the left side of the courtyard, several subordinates were busy. Some people were digging holes with hoes, some were holding long sticks and trying to pestle it into the ground, and some were holding thin branches and hemp ropes, and they were winding around several sticks that had been erected, as if they wanted to build something!

Of course, if it was just like that, it wouldn't be fine, at least Chen Zhi wouldn't find it strange.

But if there was a young man he had seen among these busy people, and he was also a noble king, it would be a scene that subverted his outlook on life!

Under the scorching sun, the young prince was building a wooden frame under the sun with his subordinates, and seemed to be in the role of a conductor. Because in Chen Zhi's eyes, Li Yuanjia was loudly telling people what to do, and at the same time, he even personally held a hemp rope and tied the erected wooden sticks and more thin branches together!

Oh my God, is that really the king?!

Looking at Li Yuanjia's embarrassed appearance of sweating profusely and even half of his clothes wet, Chen Zhi suddenly had an urge to run away - of course, it was just an impulse. Seeing that the big man who brought him in looked surprised and seemed to be accustomed to it, Chen Zhi took a deep breath and hurriedly walked over.

"King, Chen has joined the army!"

With the respectful report of the porter, Li Yuanjia squatted there and looked up = When he took a look, Chen Zhi hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Sicang joins the army Chen Zhi, meet the king!" ”

"Hehe, Chen is exempt from joining the army!"

Seeing that the guest he had asked had arrived, Li Yuanjia naturally wouldn't continue to do it, clapping his hands and standing up.

Seeing this, the maid Chunyan, who had been guarding next to her, hurriedly stepped forward with a basin of water, and Li Yuanjia first washed her hands inside, then took a towel to wipe her sweat and smiled, waved her hand and said, "Let's go, let's go into the house and talk." ”

"Yes, King!"

After nodding respectfully, Chen Zhi followed Li Yuanjia inside, but after walking a few steps, he still couldn't hold back, and glanced back at the group of subordinates who were still busy.

"What they're building is a grape trellis!"

At the moment when Chen Zhi was startled and hurriedly turned around, Li Yuanjia smiled leisurely: "In a few days, someone will send me grape branches, I will set up the shelf first, and then I can plant it directly...... Grapes are the best of the ...... Ganzhen, you don't know? ”

"I'm ashamed, I'm lonely."

With a blush of shame on his face, Chen Zhi hurriedly lowered his head.

Li Yuanjia didn't care either, smiled and waved his hand: "Haha, it's okay, this thing is very rare!" I also liked the taste very much after eating it twice in Chang'an, so I wanted to plant one or two of my own. ”

Grapes seem to be very rare in the Tang Dynasty.

First, it is difficult to plant, second, it is seasonal, and it is not easy to preserve, and thirdly, after all, it is the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, and nothing is as important as grain, and this rare thing cannot be planted on a large scale after all. So even if you are a prince, Li Yuanjia has only eaten it a few times. However, he knew an allusion related to grapes in the early Tang Dynasty, that is, the story of Chen Shuda's mother......

He loves grapes so much that he naturally has to plant a few of them himself.

The people of the Tang Dynasty didn't know how to grow grapes, and it wasn't until a few years later that they conquered Gaochang and got the seeds and wine-making methods of mare's milk grapes. But Li Yuanjia, who grew grapes at home in his previous life, understood, and he specially asked people to prepare them before coming to Luzhou, and they were delivered in a few days.

Seeing that Chen Zhi hadn't even seen grapes, Li Yuanjia didn't want to waste time on this topic, so after entering the room and sitting down, he said straight to the point: "Chen joins the army, I invite you to come today, mainly because I want to ask you for a favor with some things......