Li Shimin really didn't want to pay attention to these people.
But the current situation was already enough.
If they continued to cause trouble, they would lose control of the situation. This was something he didn't want to see.
Li Shimin calmly glanced at the crowd and leaned back on the soft marten leather throne. "We have been planning this for months.
"You have all seen the benefits of the locust eggs at that time, right?
"We have a record of your purchases and your private hoarding of the locust eggs here!"
Li Shimin knocked on a register on the table. This time, all the civil officials couldn't help but pale. They didn't know what the emperor wanted to do.
Li Shimin waited for a while before continuing, "We feel that this thing is not bad. It's good stuff, so we share it with you all so that you can get benefits and strengthen your bodies!
"But …
"We have prepared another thing today!"
Li Shimin calmly waved his hand.
His sister-in-law looked at the crowd with disdain and shouted, "Come, serve breakfast!"
A moment later, two rows of palace maids carrying exquisite white jade plates with fist-sized jade bowls on them entered the Political Announcement Hall unhurriedly.
Everyone immediately stepped aside to make a path.
Li Shimin waved his hand, and everyone sat on their prayer mats.
Smelling the tempting fragrance in the air, everyone was a bit confused. On the other hand, Cheng Yaojin impatiently looked at the bowls, drooling.
He didn't make it for dinner last night, but he learned about the wonders of this thing from Zhangsun and the others' bragging.
The palace maids first placed the first bowl in front of Li Shimin, and then placed a bowl of light yellow paste for the officials according to their official ranks.
Even Little Guizi was rewarded with a bowl by Li Shimin.
He excitedly held the jade bowl and trembled all over.
"We know that you are all wondering why we would invite you all to a banquet at this time, and it's just a bowl of paste."
"This bowl of paste has a great background."
When everyone heard this, even the impatient Cheng Yaojin hurriedly put away his greedy look and carefully listened to the emperor's next words.
Li Shimin held the bowl and stirred the paste with a spoon. Then, he gently scooped up a spoonful and put it into his mouth, savoring it carefully.
After a while, Li Shimin opened his eyes in enjoyment.
This time, the ministers were even more confused.
"In the past few days, I have received the grace of the heavens to obtain this treasure! This is Bone Strengthening Powder! "
"What?"
"Bone-strengthening Powder?"
"What the hell?"
Everyone was astonished.
However, Li Shimin stood up.
Holding the bowl, he ate as he walked down the stairs and said, "This thing was developed by one of my nobles. I know that many of you have been working hard for the Tang Dynasty. Many of you have inconveniences in your legs, and some of you even feel unbearable pain in your knees, waist, and legs in the middle of the night, especially those soldiers who have opened up the country for the Tang Dynasty!"
The eyes of all the generals turned red when they heard this.
'His Majesty hasn't forgotten us!'
"We are willing to go through water and tread on fire for the Tang Dynasty and die a thousand times without hesitation!"
The generals raised their bowls excitedly and shouted in unison.
They roared.
Li Shimin waved his hand indifferently, walked into the middle of the ministers, and sat cross-legged on the ground. Everyone was shocked and hurriedly followed the emperor's example and sat cross-legged on the ground.
Only then did Li Shimin say, "It's been a long time since I've sat so close to you!"
"The effect of this Bone-Strengthening Powder is to strengthen the bones. I heard that a small bowl of this thing is equivalent to eating a catty of meat or drinking a large bowl of mutton soup! But the price is only one ten-thousandth of the mutton soup! It's not even close! "
Everyone looked at the yellow thing in the bowl, which was emitting a tempting fragrance, in horror.
'Is it really so magical?'
However, when they saw that the emperor had eaten half a bowl, how could they not believe it?
Li Shimin saw that everyone was staring at the bowl but not eating, so he waved his hand and said, "Eat. Eat a little with me."
After that, the ministers thanked him in unison, held the bowl, and ate while choking.
Li Shimin said while eating, "This small bowl is less than a copper coin. Do you believe it?"
"Wh … What?"
"How … How is this possible!?"
Everyone was shocked.
Before they ate, they didn't feel anything.
But now, although they only ate a little, how could they forget the taste?
There was the taste of pepper and salt, but it couldn't hide the fresh taste. 'What is this?'
'This …'
'What is it?'
Li Shimin waved his hand, indicating that everyone should eat quickly.
Li Shimin had already finished the last little bit of the bowl, and carefully put the last bit of the bowl into his mouth with a spoon. Li Shimin then put down the bowl reluctantly.
"If you can have two small bowls of this every day, as long as you persist for a year, I believe that each of you will be much stronger. Not only can this thing nourish the kidneys, it can also strengthen the body. After the court, I will reward each of you with a catty of this thing. In less than three days, you will definitely feel the magic of this thing!"
"What?"
"Three … Three catties? Three catties per person?? "
Everyone was stunned.
But everyone hurriedly put down the bowl, kneeled on the ground and shouted, "Long live the emperor!"
When Li Shimin heard this.
Only then did he smile.
He had achieved his goal!
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