10. The Instant Noodles Controversy (II)

On the fifteenth day of September in the ninth year of the Tang Dynasty, it was another morning pilgrimage. The Tang Dynasty did not have to hold court meetings every day, and the real court meeting only held the largest court meeting on New Year's Day and winter solstice, using all the honor guards. The second is the pilgrimage on the 15th day of the first month of each month, which is to pay homage to high-level personnel, and the etiquette is much less. Finally, there are the permanent staff, only a few officials need to go, and most of the others are doing their own administrative work, and they don't need to see the emperor. However, no one thought that something would happen at today's court meeting, and the history of the Tang Dynasty would be rewritten because of today's court meeting.

"I've seen the emperor!" The ministers bowed and saluted.

"Excuse me!" Emperor Li Shimin said.

After the ministers got up, Li Shimin said: "Do you have anything else to do with Aiqing?" If not, then go about your business. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister begs the emperor to let the imperial dining room first supply our right guard grain and grass!" A general came out first.

Li Shimin looked at this person and said, "Zhijie, what did you say?" Let me provide food and grass for the right guard? Didn't I allocate funds to the armies a long time ago, and also prepared food and grass? ”

"Your Majesty, the minister means to ask the emperor to ask the imperial dining room to provide instant noodles to our right guard, that is, the new type of noodles made by the imperial dining room." Cheng Yanjin said.

At this time, another black-faced general also came out and said; "The minister asked the emperor to let the imperial dining room provide instant noodles for our Wuhou Wei, and our soldiers of Wuhou Wei are crazy thinking about instant noodles."

"Your Majesty, please provide us with instant noodles for Zuo Weiwei." "Your Majesty, please provide instant noodles to our right guard." "Your Majesty, we can't miss the left leading army guard!" "Your Majesty, the soldiers of our right leading army guard are crazy when they are idle with instant noodles!"

All the generals said that they wanted instant noodles. Li Shimin sweated in his head, obviously he didn't expect that these generals actually had a unified voice, that is, they came to ask for instant noodles. But Li Shimin has just learned what instant noodles are, that is, the new type of noodles that made him appetite a few days ago. And that little chef Jingwen also said that he could let the whole army eat hot pasta in the cold weather. Li Shimin also took advantage of the situation and let the imperial dining room handle it. However, it has only been a few days, and the entire military has asked for instant noodles.

"Why did you all come to me for instant noodles?" Li Shimin asked.

Cheng Yanjin hurriedly replied; "Your Majesty, that instant noodle is so delicious, and the ministers have eaten several bowls of it. Those soldiers who have eaten it want to care about when our instant noodles will be available, and they all want to eat it! ”

"Yes! Your Majesty, our soldiers of Wuhouwei have been late for instant noodles recently, and they all want to ask us generals when we will have instant noodles to eat. Instant noodles are so delicious, and they really don't lose the name of convenience, and it is very convenient to make zuò. Chen can be sure that the best thing Chen has ever eaten in his life is this instant noodles. There are no expensive ingredients, but they are delicious! No wonder the soldiers want to eat, the soldiers want to eat instant noodles and go crazy, if it drags on any longer, I'm afraid there is a risk of mutiny! Yu Chigong also hurriedly said.

"Grass!" Li Shimin complained in his heart.

Li Shimin didn't expect that an instant noodle would be so powerful that the soldiers almost mutinied. But Li Shimin thinks about it, what kind of bird is the original military ration, can he, the emperor who was born as a general, not know? Even Li Shimin, who was late for instant noodles for the first time, ate several bowls, not to mention those ordinary soldiers? Those sergeants who have eaten the delicious taste of instant noodles, who would want to gnaw on that coarse and hard dry food!

"Everyone, Aiqing, do you all want instant noodles?" Li Shimin asked.

"Yes! Your Majesty, I, Lao Cheng, and you will fight the world, and there is no merit and hard work! Your Majesty, please let the imperial dining room give me instant noodles first! Cheng Yanjin said.

"You fart! Are you the only one who has the credit? The emperor and I have fought the world, and we have made a lot of contributions, so why can you get it first? Wei Chigong also shouted.

"Yu Chi Kuroko, do you want to fight?" "Okay! You, Cheng Lao Pifu, there is a kind of practice on the spot, let an adult be a referee for us. ”

"Smack!" With a loud bang, Li Shimin slapped the table fiercely.

"Alright, your quarrels can be put to rest! Isn't it just for an instant noodle? Why hurt everyone's peace? Li Shimin said angrily.

"Your Majesty, my right Wuwei and the emperor have made great achievements in the world, can't they even give some instant noodles?" Cheng Yanjin asked unconvinced.

However, Wei Chigong was not to be outdone: "Your Majesty, our Wuhou Wei is responsible for the security of Chang'an, which is related to the stability of Chang'an, so morale is very important." Your Majesty, now Wuhou Wei is eager for the emperor to give instant noodles, so I am grateful for the emperor's kindness! ”

"Yu Chi Heizi, the world is not completely peaceful yet, so our right military guard should be the main one, so please give priority to the emperor to supply us with instant noodles."

"Nonsense, it is precisely because the world is not peaceful that the security guards in Chang'an are the most important, so we should be given priority to supply Wuhou Wei."

Li Shimin complained in his heart: "Damn, are you all a group of foodies? You two birdmen, you actually quarreled over some instant noodles, ignoring the friendship of your former comrades-in-arms? ”

"Bastard, you guys actually quarreled over some instant noodles, do you still have the dignity of a court general?" Li Shimin asked.

"Your Majesty, it's not that we're in a hurry, but the soldiers below are forcing us! The soldiers are chasing us for instant noodles, so we can only come to the emperor. This instant noodle was made from the imperial dining room, so ......"

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Dining Room is under your jurisdiction, so we specially came to ask you to give us instant noodles!"

"Huh? How much is the Imperial Dining Room going to sell you a piece of instant noodles? Li Shimin suddenly asked curiously, because he also wanted to know the cost of this!

"Your Majesty, one serving of instant noodles is twenty-five copper plates, which is one and a half times more expensive than our normal dry food!" Cheng Yanjin replied.

Li Shimin thought for a moment and said, "Since it's half a percent more expensive, why do you still buy it?" ”

"Your Majesty, now because of this instant noodles, the morale of the soldiers is high, so it is important to spend more money. If you can eat these delicacies regularly, the morale of the soldiers will be very high. ”

Li Shimin also agreed with this statement, because it is normal for soldiers to be high during the period of eating well.

"I'll talk about this later, I'll go and ask the Imperial Dining Room! I don't know much about the Imperial Dining Room. Li Shimin said.

Cheng Yanjin and Wei Chigong stopped arguing, and waited for Li Shimin to give an answer.

And no one knows that the "infighting" in the army caused by instant noodles this time was recorded in the history books. Countless historians in later generations have praised this history without hesitation, and they all say that it is the beginning of the rise of a great man.