Chapter 240: Improving Green Salt
Li Jiancheng returned Muhammad Aziben and Caliph Morikud and all the green salt in their shop to the Tai Womb. Zheng Wanzhen and Yang Yan, www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion, are hugging Li Chengxun and Li Chengdao together to comfort, the two brothers are a little awkward when they are playing, the two brothers ignore each other, and the mothers of the two brothers mediate the conflict on the side. At this time, the eunuch in the palace shouted:
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has returned home, and everyone is waiting for you!" This sound made Li Chengxun and Li Chengdao stop making awkward noises, and they both broke free from the arms of Yang Yan and Zheng Wanzhen, and ran directly to Li Jiancheng:
"Father! Father! I want my father to hug me, I want my father to hug me! ”
"Father! Father! I want my father to hug me, I want my father to hug me! Li Chengxun and Li Chengdao brothers ran towards Li Jiancheng like a race, Li Chengxun pulled Li Jiancheng's left shoulder, and Li Chengdao pulled Li Jiancheng's right shoulder. The two little guys pulled Li Jiancheng like a tug-of-war, vowing to pull Li Jiancheng to his side. Li Jiancheng was hurt by the hands of their brothers, so he had to hug one on the side, Zheng Wanzhen said to Li Jiancheng:
"Hey! Everyone says that the boy is the closest to his mother, but as soon as you come back, the two brothers will immediately come to you. In later history, due to Li Jiancheng's failure, Li Shimin killed all the ten sons of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, so there is no record of the fight between Li Chengxun and Li Chengdao brothers, but now it is different, Li Jiancheng believes that he will one day worship Li Shimin and climb the chair with supremacy in the Tang Dynasty. Thinking of this, Li Jiancheng suddenly understood that Li Yuan was swaying left and right between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin's war for the throne, on the one hand, the Tang Empire needed a national monarch made of iron and blood, and on the other hand, his left hand and right hand were all meat, and it hurt to cut off either side. At this time, Yang Yan suddenly saw Muhammad Azi Benma and Caliph Morikud following Li Jiancheng, as well as the salt frame held by the eunuchs. And the gray green salt in the salt box:
"Husband, are there guests at home, what's going on with the two Persians behind you? Also, what's in this box? Before Li Jiancheng could answer, Su Dingfang preemptively said:
"Qi Yu Niangniang, one of these two people is called Muhammad Aziben, and the other is called Caliph Morikud, both of them are Persian traders who came to Chang'an to do business, what kind of green salt is sold in the market, and they quarreled with a few scoundrels in the market, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince helped them out of the siege, and tasted it himself." As soon as they heard the four words of tasting in person, Zheng Wanzhen and Yang Yan were immediately shocked:
"Oops! The salt is all snow-white, it will be like this, by the way Su Dingfang, what is this called? Zheng Wanzhen asked Su Dingfang anxiously, but Yang Yan immediately walked to Li Jiancheng's side and asked Li Jiancheng with concern:
"Husband, if you are uncomfortable in any place, do you want to send the imperial doctor to check it, forget it, let's send the imperial doctor to ask! Someone! Hurry up and call the Imperial Doctor to treat His Royal Highness the Prince! Zheng Wanzhen was also anxious, and the brothers Li Chengdao and Li Chengxun ran directly in front of Muhammad Aziben and Caliph Morikud, one by one, waving their little fists and feet to greet Muhammad Aziben and Caliph Morikud:
"Shoot you, you bad guy, shoot you!"
"You bad man, I will kill you, let you harm my father, beat you to death." The two adults of Muhammad Aziben and Caliph Moriqul were so flattened by two little ghosts who were not as tall as their shoulders, and they felt very aggrieved in their hearts, but it was Li Jiancheng's son who flattened the two of them, and Muhammad Aziben and Caliph Moriku could not afford to offend, so they could only hold their heads, curl up, and beg for mercy vigorously:
"The two little highnesses are light, and the little highnesses are merciful! Your Highness has mercy! Oops! Your Royal Highness, don't slap your face, don't slap your face! Li Chengdao and Li Chengxun probably beat their hands painfully, so they changed to greet with their feet, and the two brothers were on one side, kicking Muhammad Aziben and Caliph Morikud with their feet like kicking a ball, Muhammad Aziben and Caliph Morikud rolled around on the ground, not daring to fight back, Li Jiancheng couldn't stand it:
"Chengdao, Chengxian, you two stop me!" The brothers Li Chengdao and Li Chengxun did not listen to Li Jiancheng's words, and still greeted Muhammad Aziben and Caliph Morikul:
"Inheritance, training, you two stop for your father immediately! If you don't stop, your father will be angry. Li Jiancheng accentuated the tone of his speech.
"Father! They ......" Li Chengdao wanted to answer Li Jiancheng's words, Li Jiancheng's eyes were clouded, and he said fiercely:
"Didn't you hear your father asking you two to stop? Is it that the father, the queen and the mother love you, so the two of you are used to being so unruly, when did you two be so disobedient? Li Chengdao heard Li Jiancheng's lesson and immediately stopped talking, Li Chengxun also quickly stopped moving, the two brothers stood aside silently and didn't dare to make a sound, tears rolled in their eyes, a look of grievance, Zheng Wanzhen and Yang Yan looked at their sons distressed, and each pulled their sons to the side to coax well, Yang Yan whispered to Li Jiancheng:
"Husband, Chengdao and Chengxun are still young and don't understand the world, is it appropriate for you to yell at them like this?" Because Li Jiancheng has been busy with government affairs, and then he is guarding against the struggle with Li Shimin, he doesn't dare to get close to Zheng Wanzhen and Yang Yan, and there are no other show maids in the East Palace, so far there are only two sons, Li Chengdao and Li Chengxun, Li Jiancheng is also very uncomfortable when he sees the grievances of Li Chengdao and Li Chengxun. walked up to the two sons and touched the pink cheeks of the brothers Li Chengdao and Li Chengxun:
"Chengdao, Chengxian, you two remember, you two are the descendants of Li Tang, and you have the responsibility to bear on your shoulders, these two uncles are not bad people, these two uncles are distinguished guests invited by your father, you two can't be so rude to treat guests, this green salt is also the responsibility of your father, and you can't escape it." Li Chengdao and Li Chengxun, the two little guys, nodded as if they didn't understand. Then, Li Chengdao's little eyes rolled:
"My father wants to taste the green salt, and I have to take on this responsibility, and I want to taste it too." As he spoke, he ran to the salt frame filled with green salt, grabbed a handful and put it in his mouth, tears fell immediately, Li Chengxun was very curious when he saw it:
"Brother! What does this green salt taste like, is it delicious? ”
"It's delicious! Why don't you try it too? Li Chengxun looked at Li Chengdao suspiciously, not daring to taste:
"If it's delicious, why are you crying?" Li Chengdao wanted to let Li Chengxun be fooled:
"It's because it's so delicious, that's why I'm crying, brother, you can taste it too. If you don't taste it, then my brother and I will swallow it alone, and you won't be able to sue your father when the time comes! Li Chengxun still didn't fall for it.
"Hey! Coward, you are still surnamed Li, don't say it is my brother outside in the future, I Li Chengdao can't afford to lose that person. Saying that, Li Chengdao raised his little face and looked at Li Chengxun proudly, Li Chengxun couldn't stand Li Chengdao's excitement, and directly grabbed a large handful of green salt and sent it to his mouth, and suddenly made tears out, and ran to Li Jiancheng's side aggrievedly:
"Father, my brother is a liar, and you don't care about him." Li Jiancheng called Li Chengdao and Li Chengxun to his side:
"You two brothers remember to me, don't believe anything you encounter in the future, you must doubt yourself first, and then try to judge before making a decision." Li Chengdao and Li Chengxun, the two little guys, nodded to Li Jiancheng sensibly like little adults:
"The teachings of my father, my sons and daughters should keep them in mind!"
"That's it! You two go back with your mother! Wanzhen, Yan'er, bring in the inheritance and training! As a husband, I still have important things to deal with. Don't come and disturb me. Zheng Wanzhen and Yang Yan saluted Li Jiancheng and said goodbye, and each grabbed Li Chengdao and Li Chengxun and disappeared from Li Jiancheng. Li Jiancheng turned to Su Dingfang and reprimanded:
"Who made you talk so much, making the princess worry blindly!" Su Dingfang had never seen Li Jiancheng get so angry, so he was immediately frightened and knelt in front of Li Jiancheng to plead guilty:
"Please forgive His Royal Highness the Prince, Weichen is just a momentary quick talk." Xue Li also quickly knelt down together and pleaded with Li Jiancheng:
"Your Highness, he didn't mean to. Please spare Your Highness this time. Li Jiancheng said Su Dingfang in a fake way and asked the two of them to get up:
"Determine the prescription, you can avoid the death penalty, but the living sin is unforgivable. From today on, Muhammad Aziben and Caliph Molikud are the distinguished guests of the palace, and you will receive them personally, and you must not treat them two badly, and in addition, the palace will pass on an edict to tell the food stove division that from today onwards, the palace will be separated from the meals of other people in the palace, and the two gentlemen of Muhammad Aziben and Caliph Morikkud will eat together, and they will eat whatever the palace eats, and then let the chief administrator vacate the small courtyard next to the bedroom of the palace, so that the two gentlemen of Muhammad Aziben and Caliph Molikud can live without mistake. Xue Li, the place where the palace and the two gentlemen of Muhammad Aziben and Caliph Molikud live is designated as a forbidden place, and you are personally responsible for guarding it, so that the palace has recently been repairing with the two gentlemen, and is thinking hard about the best way to survive the salt famine, if there is no order from the palace, no one can disturb the palace and the two gentlemen, and all visitors will be in the way, and whoever dares to break into the forbidden place, no matter who it is, will be killed. Do you understand? ”
"Yes! Wechen and others obey orders! "Su Dingfang and Xue Li are both well-minded people, so they naturally heard Li Jiancheng's intention - this is to use Mohammad Aziben and Caliph Morikud as two people, and Li Jiancheng himself as a guinea pig for experiments! But in the hearts of Muhammad al-Azben and the caliph Morikud, it was not like that. immediately knelt down to Li Jiancheng
"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, what are the abilities of the two of us that will allow you to treat the two of us with the same food, sleeping in the same bedchamber, and going in and out of the same car, from this day on, I, Mohammed Azibn (I'm Caliph Morikud), will be your noble servant, and will never betray my master again, never." Although he has lived in the Central Plains for many years, he naturally understands some of the language and allusions of the Central Plains people, but the Chinese culture of the Central Plains people is broad and profound, and the two people of Muhammad Aziben and Caliph Morikud do not know too much. Li Jiancheng didn't think too much, there was only one sentence in his heart that was a wise saying, not my race, his heart would be different, and let Xue Li and Su Dingfang take Muhammad Aziben and Caliph Molikud down. Li Jiancheng stayed with Muhammad Aziben and Caliph Molikud and ate green salt for three days, except for the slightly astringent taste, there was no discomfort on the body, and the hearts of all the people in the prince's east palace were put down from the hanging place. In order to improve the taste of green salt, Li Jiancheng thought hard about the chemistry knowledge he learned in middle school before crossing: "The reason why green salt is astringent is because it contains impurities, how can we remove impurities?" There are too many impurities that need to be dissolved with acid, but where can I find so many edible acids here? That's right, vinegar! Thinking of this, Li Jiancheng quickly asked Xue Li and Su Dingfang to bring a few jars of edible vinegar, mashed the salt cubes of green salt and put them into the vinegar jar, and then let Xue Li and Su Dingfang shake desperately, and waited until the green salt and edible vinegar were completely integrated, Li Jiancheng asked Xue Xue and Su Dingfang to find some clean white gauze, in order to disinfect, and after washing the white gauze with high-concentration strong liquor, he took a few clean empty jars, covered the white gauze with the jar with green salt, and poured it into the empty jar. After pouring the liquid mixed with green salt and edible vinegar in the jar, the liquid was diluted off, the gauze was covered again, and the liquid was filtered again, and the liquid was continuously circulated back and forth several times to completely remove the fine impurities in the liquid. After the liquid was boiled dry, Li Jiancheng extinguished the fire, picked up the jar and looked at it, only to see a thin layer of salt frost on the inside of the jar. Li Jiancheng scraped off the salt frost and put it in his mouth to taste it, and said to Xue Li and Su Dingfang:
"Xue Li, Su Dingfang, the two of you can also try it! How does it taste? Xue Li and Su Dingfang also licked some with their hands, and immediately knelt in front of Li Jiancheng:
"The taste is more mellow than sea salt, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really a god in the world, he can talk about decay into magic, and the ministers congratulate His Highness on his success. Long live His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, long live, long live. ”
Attached: Historical and geographical knowledge, green salt, is the salt directly extracted from the salt lake and the salt made from the salt lake brine as raw material in the salt pan. It can be used as edible salt, food preservative, and is also a raw material for alkali, hydrochloric acid and luqi, and can also be used to refine metal sodium. Green salt, which has just been dried from the salt lake, contains impurities and is grayish, yellow, reddish, or black-brown in color. In addition, the word long live, before the Yuan Dynasty, was not the emperor's special word, in the Northern Song Dynasty, the Northern Song Dynasty famous minister Kou Zhun governed the place in a good way, and when he left office, the local people also shouted long live to Kou Zhun.