When everyone heard this, they could not help but reveal bitter expressions.
"Your Majesty, this plague of locusts is a punishment from the heavens …"
"What punishment?"
Before Du Ruhui could finish, Li Shimin interrupted him. With a wave of his hand, palace maids entered the imperial study with large bowls of something with an alluring aroma.
Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "The weather is hot. Drink something good to moisten your throats and think carefully about how to deal with it. Then, tell me if this is a natural disaster or something else!"
As he spoke, the palace maids opened the lids of the white marble bowls in front of them. Instantly, the alluring aroma filled the hall.
Everyone was puzzled.
But they still stood up and said in unison, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After that, they looked at the bowls of something pale yellow and covered in oil. They couldn't tell what it was. They gently scooped up a spoonful and put it into their mouths.
But in the next moment, their puzzlement disappeared. Everyone's faces were filled with surprise and surprise.
"How is it? How does it taste?"
Li Shimin didn't tell them that it was locust powder. He believed that if he had told them in advance, these bastards would have a hundred ways to stop drinking it!
But that wasn't what he wanted to see.
He wanted to wait until they finished drinking before revealing the ingredients. It wasn't that Li Shimin had a bad taste, but that these guys couldn't think of a way!
Could it be that none of the civil and military officials could come up with a perfect plan?
Therefore, he wanted to use this to punish them. On the other hand, he wanted to leave a deep impression on them, just like when they ate the eggs.
This was the usual tactic of a monarch. Rub first and then use force.
After a while, the four of them finished drinking. At this moment, Li Shimin waved his hand again. The palace maids held up a large jade plate. The plate was covered with a red cloth again, looking very mysterious.
Li Shimin asked, "My dear officials, how does this soup taste?"
They ate it very confusedly.
So they ate very slowly.
The taste of this thing was indeed delicious. It had the freshness of fish and crab, the texture of cattle and sheep, and even the texture of frogs. But even if they ate it slowly, they still couldn't taste what it was.
While drinking, they also pondered about the emperor's expression.
They saw that the emperor's expression was strange, but they really couldn't figure out what this thing was.
At this moment, when the palace maids came up with the jade plate and the emperor asked again, they finally spoke.
"Your Majesty, this thing is really something that I haven't eaten in all these years!"
"Could it be the seafood that Zhen La's tribute? Or a treasure from the Western Region? "
When Li Shimin heard this, he laughed and said, "How is this Zhen La or something from the Western Regions? This thing is originally from the Tang Dynasty! "
"Well …"
Everyone was speechless...
Looking at the clean bowl, the crowd was unable to figure out how exactly this thing was made.
Li Shimin said lightly, "Let's talk about the main effect of this thing first!"
"I know that over the years, you have worked hard for the Tang Dynasty. In the early years, you even fought all over the country for the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. Needless to say, your bodies are a little weak. And these days, I'm also worried when I see your white hair!"
Li Shimin said what was in his heart, but Wei Zheng and others choked.
They hurriedly knelt on the ground with a "plop".
"Your Majesty! This is what I should do! Your Majesty, you don't have to do this … "
"Forget it, forget it. When people get old, they like to sigh."
Li Shimin waved his hand and motioned for everyone to get up.
Then he continued, "Zhangsun, don't you always feel pain in your knees? And Du, your body is weak. And Prime Minister Wei, if you don't have money, just tell me! Don't be so poor all day. People who don't know better will think that I'm deliberately embezzling. Look at your court robe. It's torn. Get a new one! "
Li Shimin's words made everyone even more confused.
They were talking about locusts. Why did the Emperor suddenly change the topic?
However, the Emperor did not say anything. Everyone could only suppress their doubts and wait for the Emperor to speak.
Li Shimin sighed with emotion and said, "The thing you drank just now is called Bone Strengthening Powder. Brother Zhang Feng said that this thing can not only strengthen your physique, but this bowl is equivalent to the nutrition of a bowl of meat soup!"
"I don't know anything about nutrition, but I drank a bowl. I think Brother Zhang Feng won't trick me, so I'll let you have a taste. If you think it's delicious, I'll reward you handsomely!"
Everyone trembled with excitement when they heard that.
"Your Majesty, you don't have to do this …"
Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Li Shimin stood up with a smile and helped everyone up. He pretended to warn them, "Although this is good stuff, I have to warn you. I heard that it's very effective in strengthening your sex drive!"
"You all work hard for the court, so I also hope that your children can flourish. So, you all must control yourself!"
"…"
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