At the banquet.
Li Shimin had specially prepared a delicacy called the cocoon.
After Zhang Feng's improvements, this dish had become the signature dish of the Imperial Palace. Even the locust eggs around Chang 'an City seemed to have been plowed, and the production had gradually decreased. Some businessmen had found a business opportunity and bought them from Longyou Road, then sold them to Chang' an!
Even so, it was still not enough to satisfy the people of Chang 'an City.
Therefore, the price of this thing had skyrocketed from one copper coin per catty to one kilogram to one kilogram of it now!
Now that the crowd had seen so many different kinds of things, how could the officials wait any longer?
They immediately reached out to grab it.
Li Shimin was also quite generous. He took out two jars of fine wine that Zhang Feng gave him.
"Everyone, I really can't bear to drink these two jars of fine wine! However, to celebrate today, I would like to share them with you! "
The two jars of wine were not big.
At most, the crowd could only drink two bowls each. However, when they saw Li Shimin's mysterious and solemn expression, as well as his pained expression, they understood that this thing was definitely something good!
The crowd stood up and shouted in unison.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin waved his hand, and a palace maid opened the seal with a bang. In an instant, a rich wine aroma aroused everyone's appetite.
First, it was the locust eggs.
Now, it was this fine wine!
Although they had not tasted it yet, the rich and fragrant aroma of the wine had already made everyone's eyes widen.
If a palace maid accidentally spilled a drop of it, she would be so distressed that she would bleed.
Although Wei Zheng and the others had this kind of wine at home, they could only drink it once!
What was this now?
This was a gift from the Emperor!
No, they had to find Brother Zhang Feng alone. At most, they would buy some!
Anyway, the Emperor had rewarded them with a thousand taels of gold. What else could they do besides buy wine?
They had just drunk and the wine was gone. However, Li Shimin was generous for once today. He directly took out thirty jars of tribute wine from the wine cellar and invited everyone to a banquet.
The banquet soon ended.
Wei Zheng and the others were stopped by Li Shimin.
"All of you have seen this matter. If it weren't for Zhang Feng, We would still be worried about the drought in Longyou and the surrounding situation!"
"But now, I have Zhang Feng. It seems that everything in his eyes has become so simple that it can't be any simpler! While talking and laughing, he has already thoroughly analyzed the situation of the Tang Dynasty! "
"I am ashamed of today's banquet!"
"He is clearly a meritorious subject, but I don't know what reason I have to summon him here to drink with me!"
Speaking of which.
Li Shimin's voice was choked with emotion.
"Tell me, how should we thank him?"
Everyone was shocked.
Could it be that the Emperor wanted to lay his cards on the table?
"Emperor!"
Wei Zheng knelt on one knee excitedly.
"We have to think about this matter at length! It's not the right time yet! At least, it won't be too late to talk about it after this matter is perfectly solved and the Tujue, Tuyuhun, and other countries are all restrained! "
"That's right, Your Majesty! Right now, the situation is still unknown. Think about it, if we were to lay our cards on the table right now, let's not talk about whether Brother Zhang Feng would agree to His Majesty's request at this time. Besides, if that was the case, would Zhang Feng still talk to you like this? "
Everyone was anxious.
They all tried to persuade Li Shimin.
This matter was true. If the Emperor laid his cards on the table at this time, what would they do?
They still wanted to rope in Zhang Feng!
Li Shimin was also confused.
"So you mean … it's not the right time yet?"
"It's not the right time! It's really not the right time now! "
Everyone hurriedly waved their hands.
Li Shimin also fell silent.
He also knew that everything was a little uncertain.
But now, after hearing what these people said, he really felt a little guilty.
Most importantly, Wei Zheng was so anxious that his face and neck were red!
No!
He had to sound out Zhang Feng on this matter. If he was willing, then what should he be afraid of?
But if it really didn't work, he could send the Crown Prince and the others to learn from Zhang Feng first. That should be fine, right?
Thinking of this.
Li Shimin looked at the sky and then said, "Wei Zheng, come with me to the tavern tomorrow and give half of what you got this time to the shopkeeper!"
"Wait!"
"Your Majesty, you can't do that!"
Wei Zheng was shocked.
He hurriedly said, "Half of it is more than 20,000 taels of gold. Your Majesty should know that this amount is enough to start a war between two countries! And with Zhang Feng's character, as long as you take it out, he will definitely think it through and you will be the Emperor! Have you really thought it through, Your Majesty? "
Li Shimin was put in a difficult position.
"Then, what do you think we should do with this money?"
Everyone fell silent.
At this moment, Du Ruhui said leisurely, "Your Majesty, have you ever thought that if you reward Zhang Feng according to one percent of the amount, although I haven't seen him, I can feel his talent and he will definitely be in the imperial court in the future?"
"Why don't you wait until Zhang Feng comes to the imperial court and then reward him? At that time, the officials will be convinced and you won't be in a difficult position. What do you think?"
"Well …"
Li Shimin was a little hesitant.
"Then, let's talk about it tomorrow!"
"…"
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