Li Shimin held a small bowl of soy milk and walked leisurely in Xingqing Palace.

Under the afterglow of dusk, the scenery of the palace where I lived when I was young evoked memories, and without the smell of cats, the whole palace seemed much closer.

Li Shimin thought at first that the flavor of the beans was too strong, overshadowing the smell of cats, but after walking in, he gradually found that the taste of cats here was much lighter.

And those ubiquitous cats seem to be different from the past, but Li Shimin can't say anything different.

After drinking a cup of soy milk, Li Shimin went outside the palace.

Standing outside the nameless palace, Li Shimin saw his father teasing his cat in the palace from the window, and it was still the same as before, there was not much difference.

"Has something happened in this Xingqing Palace recently? What's wrong with these cats? ”

Li Shimin asked again, it was still the palace maid who had been questioned before.

The palace maid hurriedly replied: "Back to the emperor, a miracle doctor recently came, cured the emperor's mink, and sterilized all the cats here. ”

"Spay/neuter?"

"It's just that these cats can't produce anymore."

Li Shimin understood this time, and thought that this was a good thing.

These cats are the treasures of their father, and no one dares to move, so they can only be allowed to reproduce in the palace, and the number is increasing day by day.

If they can't give birth, these cats will be able to calm down a bit, and the entire Xingxing Qinggong will not be so chaotic.

"Is this sterilization a bit cruel, can he agree to it?"

The palace maid calmly replied: "The miracle doctor said that cats can live longer after being neutered, and if the emperor really loves cats, he should operate on these cats." In the end, the Emperor really agreed, and was very satisfied, and ordered us to learn from the divine doctor. Now every palace maid in Xingqing Palace is a good hand at taking care of cats. ”

"I see, as soon as I entered the palace, I felt different from before."

Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction, this thing is really good, he was about to enter the hall, but he saw a long wooden basin placed in the grass pile outside the hall, which was filled with white powder, and there were many cats squatting on it, and they were also vigilantly watching Li Shimin.

"So what?"

"Back to the emperor, that's called cat litter."

"Cat litter? What is cat litter? ”

"The so-called cat litter is actually the bean dregs left over from grinding beans, mixed with a certain proportion of black soil and lime, and then pressed to become cat litter. This cat litter is for the convenience of cats, no need to teach them, those little ones will come over on it for convenience, and they will bury themselves after convenience, which is very interesting. ”

"With this thing, the cats themselves will come over conveniently?"

Li Shimin was very surprised, looked at the cat litter box seriously, and saw with his own eyes that some cats dug sand to bury their poop.

"Since I have this cat litter, the cat is no longer convenient, and it is all buried in the cat litter, which has the smell of beans and hides the smell. It is also very easy for the slaves and maids to clean up, as long as they are dug up every day, gathered together and discarded together. Since then, there is no longer the smell of cats in Xingqing Palace. ”

"This is what it is!" Li Shimin said, "This cat litter is a bit wonderful, and several concubines in the palace are also good at raising cats, so prepare some for them and send them to the palace." ”

"It's the emperor."

While there was a conversation outside, Li Yuan came out from outside: "Huang'er, you are here." ”

Seeing his father, Li Shimin straightened his face and knelt down respectfully: "The son and the emperor see the father." ”

"Flat, flat."

"Thank you, Father."

The father and son hadn't seen each other for a long time, and after the common ceremony, they supported each other and entered the palace with a smile.

The wine and food in the palace have been prepared, and it is a table of tofu feast.

"Come and try it, this is a new delicacy recently developed by my father, all made of tofu, with different flavors."

Li Shimin couldn't help frowning when he heard that it was all tofu, and wanted to ask his father why he was suddenly obsessed with tofu, but he still forgot about it.

Then Li Shimin tasted it and immediately changed his original mind.

Although the table is full of tofu, the taste is different, the texture is different, and it is very rich and does not feel monotonous.

"Father's tofu is so delicious, I will definitely call the imperial chef to come over another day to learn."

The father and son gossiped affectionately for a long time.

Halfway through the meal, Li Shimin put away his chopsticks and asked, "My father summoned my sons, I don't know what happened?" ”

Speaking of business, Li Yuan also put away his chopsticks.

"Can you see this change in Xingqing Palace when the emperor comes?"

"Back to my father, the Xingqing Palace has undergone a lot of changes, and I have asked the palace maid outside."

"What does the emperor think of this change?"

"It's a lot better."

"My father recently met a strange man, who not only has excellent medical skills, but also has a lot of wonderful ideas. He took care of the cats here, and he taught the cat litter, as well as these tofu feasts. ”

"Oh? By one person? Is there such a strange person in the world? ”

"This person must know it."

"Who?"

"It's the Bai Song who will never be an official."

"Bai Song? The one who wrote the head of the song of the water tune? ”

"Exactly!"

"Erchen knew that Bai Song's medical skills were good, and he intended to let him enter the Tai Hospital. But I didn't expect him to be able to take care of cats? ”

Li Yuan nodded: "My father owes him a big favor this time, so I want to take the opportunity to ask the emperor for a reward." ”

Li Shimin listened to the words, and his brows furrowed: "Father means that he wants his son to retract what he said in the court and give him an official?" It's just a son......"

Li Yuan waved his hand again and again: "The emperor is now the king of a country, where can he easily change?" The father and emperor will not let the emperor give him an official, just something else. ”

"Then father, please speak."

Li Yuan paused and became a little more serious: "Father wants the emperor to give him Princess Runan. ”

Li Shimin was directly stunned, and stiffened for a long time before asking: "Didn't my father say a joke?" ”

"How can you laugh?"

"Does the father know that Runan is going to promise the Turks a marriage between the two countries?"

"You should know."

"My father knows it, why is he still ......"

"I grew up watching Xiang Nan, and I ran to Xingqing Palace to cry because of this marriage. I can't bear to see her marry a Turk......"

"My father also taught his sons that state affairs are more important than family affairs, and as royal children, they must have the consciousness of paying for the country. This matter is related to the long-term peace and stability of the two countries, where can I follow the preference of the south? ”

Li Yuan frowned: "This matter is different from the past, my father and emperor have not asked the emperor to do anything since he came to Xingqing Palace?" It's rare for the father to open his mouth once, isn't the father's face enough for the emperor to make a change? ”

As he spoke, the atmosphere in the room changed, and the smiles on the faces of both of them gradually converged.

"Father, it is difficult to change this matter, today the Turkic envoy has just entered the palace to choose a marriage candidate, even if the marriage has been decided. Wouldn't changing at this time make the sons and daughters untrustworthy? ”

"Just descending to the country, where can they have the final say on everything! Even if the marriage is decided, it can be changed, it depends on the emperor, whether you listen to your father's words! ”