Chapter 15: Potatoes Again
As soon as Li Shimin's boat approached the painting boat, he heard a sad and mournful voice coming from the painting boat, and when he listened carefully, it was a new song that he had never heard before, and he stretched out his hand to stop Hou Junji, who was about to come forward to shout, and stood on the bow of the boat to listen to the song.
waited until the sound of the song faded away, and then blurted out and praised: "What a white fox, the lyrics are wonderful, the song is fresh, and the people who sing the song are even better." ”
The eldest grandson queen on the side nodded and said: "This song is very different from the song I hear in the palace on weekdays, and the person who sings the song sings this white fox alive, no wonder the prince is reluctant to leave, I am quite curious about the woman who sings this song." ”
Li Shimin smiled: "Then let's meet the person who sings the song." ”
At the moment, he didn't need Hou Junji to shout, but stood on the bow of the boat and said loudly: "I heard that there is a wine fairy on Jinguang Lake who can't get on the boat, and Li Erlang of Chang'an City has come to visit." ”
Li Erlang came to visit the wine fairy?
Originally, seeing that everyone was in a nervous mood, Ning Xiang sang the white fox again, wanting to relieve the tension in her heart, but she didn't expect to hear Li Shimin's voice outside the painting boat as soon as the song ended.
Wang Xiang reacted first, if he didn't know Hou Junji's identity, he might not have thought that Li Erlang was Li Shimin at the first time, but since he knew Hou Junji's identity, then who else could Li Erlang in Chang'an City, not to mention that the other party also mentioned that the Son of Heaven couldn't get on the boat, which was a poem he just wrote when he rejected Hou Junji.
After Hou Junji left, he was thinking that maybe Hou Junji would bring someone over after a while and take him away directly to ask for the crime, but he didn't expect Li Shimin to come in person, and he used the identity of Li Erlang in Chang'an City to come to visit him, can it be a good thing for the emperor to come to visit him.
Although he was very uneasy, he didn't dare to slack off, Wang Xiang said stubbornly: "Don't dare, it's windy outside, please come in and sit down." Since Li Shimin was unwilling to reveal his identity and chose to come with the identity of Li Erlang, of course he would not find himself bored to expose Li Shimin.
Li Shimin is tall and burly, more than half a head taller than Wang Xiang, Hou Junji is also a tiger's back, plus an eldest grandson queen, the narrow painting boat suddenly looks a little crowded.
Li Huiming reversed his previous posture and moved the ground respectfully to the side, and Wang Xiang and Ning Xiang also looked very restrained.
Li Shimin knew that they must know their identity as soon as they saw their reactions, and glanced at Hou Junji with dissatisfaction, which made Hou Junji panic again, and shouted in his heart, he really didn't expose Li Shimin's identity, but Li Huiming recognized him and guessed Li Shimin's identity.
"Today I am just Li Erlang of Chang'an City, everyone is not more restrained, how it was before and how it is now."
Li Er is telling everyone that he doesn't need the identity of the emperor today, but the emperor is the emperor, who dares to be casual, Li Hanming and Ning Xiang both feel very uncomfortable.
Ning Xiang is just a Qinglou woman, with her beauty and talent, she has some fame in Chang'an City, but she never thought that she would have the opportunity to meet the emperor, and although Li Huiming is the son of Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian, but his second son is not taken seriously, and he has never had the opportunity to meet Li Shimin before.
It was Wang Xiang, who was quite nervous before, but when he really saw Li Shimin, he was much calmer than Ning Xiang and Li Huiming, and he was more curious than scared, what kind of person the real Li Shimin was.
"You're the wine fairy?"
Hearing Li Shimin's question, Wang Xiang hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Joking, joking, drinking too much and talking nonsense for a while, I don't remember what I said, hahahaha!" ”
Just hit it haha? A hint of playfulness flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, and he said lightly: "Look at the blue sky with white eyes, the princes will be idle, the Son of Heaven will not be able to get on the boat, and the wine on Jinguang Lake will be immortal." Nonsense can make such an extraordinary poem, it seems that the fairy in wine is still the fairy in poetry. ”
Hearing Li Shimin's tone obviously aggravated when he said that the Son of Heaven couldn't get on the boat, Wang Xiang chuckled in his heart, and said in his heart, it seems that he really asked for guilt.
"It's just a joke, how could this son of heaven come to call a little person like me."
"What if I did call you?" The corners of Li Shimin's mouth curled, and Empress Eldest Sun also smiled, as if she wanted to know how he would answer.
Depend on! It seems that a choice must be made between submission and arrogance.
In front of the imperial power, Wang Xiang honestly gave in, and said with a smile: "The Son of Heaven is coming, of course I am about to whip up." ”
Ning Xiang and Li Huiming were relieved when they heard this, they were really afraid that Wang Xiang would play Qinggao at this time.
Li Shimin shook his head and smiled, not knowing what it meant.
The eldest grandson queen on the side suddenly asked, "I just heard a new song outside, who sang it?" ”
Ning Xiang smiled slightly and said, "Fang is the little woman singing." ”
Empress Eldest Sun nodded and praised: "The lyrics and songs are different from what I usually hear, which is refreshing, and it is really rare for a girl to have such a talent at such a young age." ”
Ning Xiang hurriedly replied: "This song is not composed by me, I just sang it." ”
Empress Eldest Sun asked curiously, "Who composed this song?" ”
"Because Wang Gongzi won the first place in the poetry club, I asked Wang Gongzi for a song, and this white fox was composed by Wang Gongzi."
Empress Eldest Sun glanced at Wang Xiang in surprise and said with a smile: "It turns out that the wine fairy is not only proficient in poetry and literature, but also quite accomplished in lyrics and music, and it seems that he has a wide range of knowledge. ”
Wang Xiang's face turned red, and he was about to say two words modestly, and Li Shimin suddenly asked as if casually: "Have you ever heard of the grain that yields twenty stones per mu in the wine?" ”
As soon as these words came out, except for Empress Changsun and Wang Xiang, everyone else was confused, and they were talking about poetry and lyrics, why did they suddenly ask such a question? Twenty stone of grain per mu? How can it be!
Wang Xiang finally understood why Li Shimin came here in person, it turned out that it was still for the sake of potatoes.
He knew how important this matter was in Li Shimin's heart, so he hesitated for a moment but nodded and said, "I heard a merchant from the Western Regions talk about a grain called potatoes before, and if you take care of it properly, you can produce twenty stones per mu. ”
Li Shimin couldn't help but feel excited when he heard Wang Xiang admit the matter in person, and asked, "Can you believe what the merchants of the Western Regions said?" ”
It seems that he is still a little suspicious of the yield of potatoes per mu of 20 stones, which is no wonder, in the Tang Dynasty, there was not even a grain of 5 stones per mu, and I am afraid that no one will believe it if the yield of 20 stones per mu is said.
Sure enough, Hou Junji couldn't help but sarcastically when he heard Wang Xiang's words: "You also believe in such nonsense, the yield per mu is twenty stones, and if there is such a grain, the tribes of the Western Regions will not use a large number of cattle and sheep to exchange grain with my Datang." ”
Li Shimin also had doubts when he heard Hou Junji's words, he had been immersed in the surprise of twenty stones per mu before, but he had never thought of such a layer, Wang Xiang said that the potatoes were obtained from a merchant in the Western Regions, but the tribes in the Western Regions did exchange a large number of cattle and sheep with the Tang Dynasty every year, even so, I heard that they often ran out of food, if the potatoes really had such an amazing yield, why would the Western Regions tribe be like this.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin's heart suddenly burst, and Wang Xiang could clearly feel a sharp gaze staring at him.
He could almost imagine the terrible anger he would face if he could not give Li Shimin a satisfactory answer, Li Shimin had placed too much on potatoes.
"Maybe I'm mistaken, it's not a merchant from the Western Regions."
"How can you remember this kind of thing!"
Although the stove was lit in the cabin, everyone still felt a chill, a chill from the bottom of their hearts, and the anger of the Son of Heaven was really extraordinary.
Li Shimin's tone was too harsh, and everyone realized that things were unusual, and they were all silent.
The atmosphere in the cabin was a little stiff, and Wang Xiang explained under Li Shimin's burning gaze: "That merchant is similar to a merchant from the Western Regions, I always thought he was a merchant from the Western Regions, but now that I think about it, he said that he came to my Tang Dynasty across the ocean, presumably not from the Western Regions, but from other places." ”
Li Shimin obviously didn't care where the merchant came from, he cared about whether the potato could really produce 20 stone per mu.
"I only ask you if the yield of potatoes per mu is twenty stones, can you believe it?"
After Li Shimin asked this sentence, he stared at Wang Xiang's eyes tightly, and he was relieved that he didn't see a trace of panic in Wang Xiang's eyes.
Wang Xiang knew that Li Shimin needed a guarantee from himself, and said with a serious face at the moment: "If it is planted on fertile land, I can guarantee that the yield per mu can definitely reach twenty stones." ”
"Good!" Li Shimin took a deep breath and sighed: "Not to mention twenty stones, that is, the production capacity per mu is ten stones, and you and I Datang will have immortal achievements." ”
Hearing this, everyone was shocked, Hou Junji was even more unbelievable, Li Erlang is not an ordinary Li Erlang, he is the son of today, the immortal merit that comes out of his mouth is really a great merit, how can this prince Xin He De actually let the Son of Heaven say such a thing.
Empress Eldest Sun patted Li Shimin's hand gently, and she could feel Li Shimin's hand trembling slightly.
Li Shimin believed Wang Xiang's words.
Since he guessed my identity and dared to make this guarantee, he must be sure in his heart, this prince is not only not unlearned as rumored, but quite talented, and it seems that the potato matter is still in charge of him and Sinong Temple, I hope that my Datang will really have no famine from now on.
Li Shimin, who already had a plan in his heart, didn't stay any longer, and only said: "Wang Zixin, you are very good." Then he left with Empress Changsun and Hou Junji.
Wang Xiang was confused by the sentence he left, what do you mean by being good?
Not long after Li Shimin left, Hou Junji came back with a depressed face, and brought a holy decree, and took the holy decree in a dazeWang Xiang said secretly: What kind of supervisor has I become in Sinong Temple?
He didn't know what kind of place this Si Nong Temple was, and what kind of position this prison was.
"Your Majesty asked you to take the will, and I will report to Sinong Temple tomorrow, and the Zhengqing of Sinong Temple will explain to you when the matter is over."
Hou Junji coldly dropped a sentence and turned his head and left without waiting for Wang Xiang to ask, he was a righteous general, but today he came to announce an edict to a supervisor of Sinong Temple, if they let Wei Chi know about it, they would have to ridicule it.
"Young master, you are an official!"
As soon as Hou Junji left, Xiaoya shouted excitedly.
"Yes, I'm an official."
Wang Xiang sighed with emotion, but he couldn't hear the slightest joy in his tone.
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