"His Majesty the Emperor of Qi, the Queen of Heaven, it has been verified that all kinds of food are non-toxic and edible!"

Waiting and waiting, the long wait was tireless, but fortunately, the incense pillar as a sign finally burned to the end, and the little leader of the eunuch in charge of the food inspection asked a few small eunuchs who tried the dishes in a low voice, and saw that everyone said that everything was normal, which was relieved, and walked quickly to the front of the Gaozong banquet, and respectfully said a word.

"Hmm."

After waiting for so long, Gaozong was already quite displeased, and he didn't give the eunuch the little leader the slightest good face, but just kept a straight face, said lightly, and sent him away.

"Grandpa Huang, give, Yi'er peeled peanuts for you."

Although Li Chongyi is young, his ability to observe his face is not bad, and when he saw that Gaozong was in an unhappy mood, he immediately quickly peeled a few peanuts, showed an innocent smile, and obediently handed them to Gaozong.

"Well, okay, then the imperial grandfather will come and taste it."

As soon as he saw Xiao Chongyi's innocent smile, no matter how much unhappiness Gaozong had, he immediately disappeared, smiled and reached out to take a few peanuts, stuffed them into his mouth, and chewed them carefully, the more he chewed, the more fragrant he felt, and the surprise on his face became more and more.

"It's delicious, it's delicious, it's good, it's good, all of you Aiqing have tasted it."

Gaozong didn't pay much attention to food, but after all, as an emperor, he had tasted a lot of delicacies from the mountains and seas, but he had never eaten such crispy food.

"Well, it's good, it's good."

"It's crispy, chewy, good, really good!"

"It's delicious, it's as delicious as overseas, it's good!"

……

The ministers were originally curious, and when they saw Gaozong speak, they all started to move, whether it was peanuts or roasted sweet potatoes, they put them in their mouths, and this meal tasted good, and the praise suddenly became louder.

"Grandma Huang, this is the peanut kernel that Yi'er peeled for you, please taste it."

The sound of chewing was everywhere in the hall, only Empress Wu was sitting upright and did not move, although her face was calm as usual, but there was a trace of haze flashing in her eyes, Li Xian saw this, and quietly gave Li Chongyi a look, and the well-behaved Li Chongyi immediately walked in front of Empress Wu with a small plate of peeled peanuts, and said crisply.

"Yo, Yi'er is so good, come, let the imperial grandmother here, and the imperial grandmother will eat it."

Although Empress Wu didn't like Li Chongyi in her heart, she would never show it at this moment, but showed a kind smile, reached out and touched Li Chongyi's head, and replied with pity.

"Yi'er obeys."

Li Chongyi is not close to the Empress Wu at all, and he will not be coquettish in front of the Empress Wu, but respectfully agreed, put the small plate in his hand on the position pointed out by the Empress Wu, and retreated to Gaozong's side, while laughing with Gaozong, while busy picking up vegetables for Gaozong, the ancestors and grandchildren were happy to take care of themselves, as soon as this situation came out, although the Empress Wu still smiled lightly, but the haze in his eyes was a little thicker.

For this feast, Li Xian had already made sufficient preparations a few months earlier, and all kinds of dishes were rare things that were not available now, and the chefs of the East Palace had practiced several times, and the dishes made were full of color and flavor.

The more everyone ate happily, the deeper the dissatisfaction in the heart of the Empress Wu, but it was not good to attack casually in front of everyone, after all, the image was still needed, so he quietly glanced at Jia Chaoyin and motioned for him to come forward to stir up the scene.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, Weichen heard that His Highness said that he could solve the disaster in Henan and Hebei, and he didn't know what to do?"

Jia Chaoyin is the confidant of the Empress Wu, since he has already been explained in advance by the Empress Wu, at this time, when he saw the signal given by the Empress Wu, he didn't dare to slack off, so he stopped the chopsticks in his hand, arched his hand towards Li Xianyi, and began to make trouble.

"Jia Xiang is not in a hurry, since he dares to speak out about this matter, he dares to take it, and he will eat first, and then it will not be too late to discuss it later."

Li Xian had long expected that the Empress Wu party would stir up trouble at the banquet, so he would not be moved by Jia Chaoyin's sideways, smiled slightly, and replied confidently.

"Xian'er's words are inappropriate, millions of people in the two places are in danger of not having enough to eat, we are the people who are in charge of the court, how can we have the heart to feast, this matter is not decided for a day, for the mother is not able to live in peace for a day, Xian'er can solve this misfortune, so come up with a safe way."

Don't look at Jia Chaoyin daring to take the lead, but he wanted him to resist Li Xian in court, but he didn't have the guts, and he was blocked by Li Xian's words and didn't know how to deal with it.

"The queen mother's lesson is that the child should obey it, but before the child says the law, she also asks the father, the queen mother, and the ministers to go to the back garden with the son."

Naturally, Li Xian was not afraid of the incident provoked by the Empress Wu at all, but he did not go according to the rhythm of the Empress Wu, but smiled and made an invitation.

"Well, okay, you Aiqing will go with me."

Although Gaozong ate well, he was worried about the current drought, and when he heard Li Xian's words, he immediately put down his chopsticks without hesitation and took the lead in getting up.

"The sons (ministers) obey the order!"

Since Gaozong had already let go, the group of people, whether they were willing or not, could only fulfill their promises, and stood up one after another, led by Li Xian and went straight to the back garden.

The back garden of the East Palace is not small, more than 40 acres in a square area, it was originally a place where green grass and flowers are intertwined between pavilions and pavilions, but now the back garden that appears in front of everyone is a big vegetable field, the whole half of the back garden has been plowed by Li Xian, planted with rows of strange plants, and a small half of the empty ridges, the soil on them is still freshly turned, obviously, the plants on those ridges have just been harvested.

"Xian'er, what kind of plants are these, why don't I know them all?"

Although Gaozong is the emperor, he still knows about the five grains, and at this time, seeing that the plants in the fields are so green and lovely, his curiosity immediately aroused, and he walked to the edge of the field for a while, but suddenly found that he couldn't recognize any of them, and had to throw the question to Li Xian.

"So that my father may know that this is where the ingredients used in the previous feast come from, and they are the dishes that have been harvested and made by the sons in advance, and the father and the emperor please see that this row is planted with corn, and in those protruding green sacs are fruits, and on the side are sweet potatoes, whose leaves are edible, and whose tubers are buried in the ground, and these seemingly inconspicuous grasses are peanuts, and their fruits are also in the ground, and the potatoes are planted in this ridge, and those fruits that hang red are peppers, which are excellent condiments, and the sons and daughters invite their father, mother, and princes to comeI want to ask you to testify together. ”

Li Xian pointed to the plants in the ridge with a smile on his face, and came out the names of various plants one by one like a few treasures, but at the end, he changed his words and made a request.

"Witness? What do you mean by that? ”

As soon as he heard Li Xian's words, Gao Zongden was a little confused, glanced at Li Xian suspiciously, and asked hesitantly.

Li Xian bowed down and explained with a smile: "Back to my father's words, my son plans to let the palace guards harvest all kinds of plants immediately, and ask my father and mother to see how the yield of these plants is." ”

"Oh? Alright, let's get started. ”

Although Gaozong didn't understand Li Xian's intentions, he did not refute Li Xian's face, and accepted it with a smile.

"Father, the queen mother, please sit in the pavilion, and the sons will tell the palace guards to start immediately."

As soon as he heard that Gaozong agreed to his request, Li Xian didn't dare to let Gaozong stay in the sun longer, so he respectfully let Gaozong and Empress Wu go to the pavilion on the edge of the field, and arranged for the eunuchs in the palace to serve freshly brewed fragrant tea, and then ordered the guards who had been waiting on the side for a long time to go to the field to harvest.

After Li Xian gave an order, a group of guards immediately got busy, some went to pick corn, some went to turn over the fields to harvest sweet potatoes, and some weighed the harvested results on the side, Rao is number of guards involved in farm work was as many as more than 200, but it took more than half an hour to get things done completely.

"His Majesty the Emperor and the Queen of Heaven, all kinds of crops have been harvested, of which sweet potatoes are planted in five points, and the actual harvest is 2,700 catties; corn, six points of land, five hundred and twenty pounds of actual harvest; potatoes, five points of land, four hundred and thirty catties of actual income; Peanuts, one acre of land, three hundred and fifty catties; Pepper, three points of land, the actual income is fifty-seven pounds and eight taels. ”

The work of statistical data is Zhang Mingwu personally in charge, and after the data are summarized, Zhang Mingwu did not dare to slack off, but when he saw him walking into the pavilion, he bowed to Gaozong and Empress Wu, and reported loudly.

"Okay, Aiqing has worked hard."

Although Gaozong can distinguish the grains, he has no concept of the data of mu yield, and he has no special reaction to the data reported by Zhang Mingwu, that is, he casually appeased.

"Your Majesty, these are all God-given artifacts, if they can be extended, why worry about the people's food and clothing!"

Gaozong didn't understand, but Pei Yan, the head of the household, heard the stakes in it, and under the agitation of the mood, he didn't care what others thought, he took the lead and stood up and shouted excitedly.

"Huh? Why did Aiqing say this? ”

Gaozong really didn't understand, seeing that Pei Yan was so excited, his curiosity immediately rose, and he hurriedly asked.

"Back to Your Majesty's words, the minister should be in charge of the household, a little understanding of the yield per mu of grains, as far as the minister knows, the rice yield per mu in the south is only less than 500 catties, and the wheat in the north is only about 400 catties, most of the people rely on this for a living, the harvest year is not enough, once the yield is reduced, then / the people are not enough, if you get this artifact for use, why worry about the world is not big!"

Pei Yan took a few breaths, calmed down his excitement a little, and then explained.

"Oh? I don't know, it turns out that these things are really treasures, and how these treasures are found? ”

Gao Zong calculated the yield per mu of sweet potatoes and other things, and compared it with the yield per mu of grains mentioned by Pei Yan, his interest immediately rose, but he was not in a hurry to make a decision, but asked the bottom with great interest......