In the past two days, the locusts in Chang 'an City were wiped out in an instant. The people of Chang' an City were all in high spirits. Even the old man who was over seventy years old was squatting under the tree with his walking stick, looking for locusts with wide eyes.
The locusts were a treasure at this time.
Originally, everyone thought that this thing was just a pest. Who would have thought that in this half a month, not only did this thing not cause them any losses, but they also made a final calculation. Good heavens, this thing earned them more than what they usually earned in a year!
And this was a cost-free business.
Now, the people in Chang 'an City were rich, and their waists were straightened a lot. Even the meat stalls that few people cared about before were surrounded by people picking with their hands behind their backs.
That was nothing. The most terrifying thing was the restaurants and teahouses.
Good heavens. The Dragon Boat Festival made everyone have an illusion that it was much livelier than the New Year in previous years. All the stalls on the street were crowded with people buying things.
This time, as long as the merchants saw the newcomer, it was as if they had seen their ancestor, and they all laughed heartily.
In this lively atmosphere, everyone suddenly felt that this was not a calamity from the heavens. This was simply a stroke of good fortune from the heavens!
Now, those who spread the word that the locusts were pests did not dare to go out. Once they went out, they were afraid that today would be the last time they saw the sun.
In the palace, it was also very lively at this time.
All the palaces were hung with lanterns. Even the little eunuchs and palace maids were smiling so widely that their teeth could not be seen.
Not for anything else, but because the plague of locusts had been stopped, the Emperor was happy. After the worship ceremony, hundreds of officials and even everyone in the palace were rewarded by the Emperor with a banquet of ten taels of silver!
Ten taels of silver, that was their annual salary. Just because the Emperor was happy, everyone received a reward. Who wouldn't be happy?
At this time.
Taiji Palace, Taiji Palace.
In Li Shimin's bedroom.
But it was a little lonely.
In the enormous palace, there was only Li Shimin and Li Yuan, two people. And at this time, Li Yuan somewhat lost his composure.
Looking at the table full of things that she had never seen before, she didn't even use chopsticks. She used her hands to grab a little from this plate, a little from that plate.
"What dish is this?"
"This is called Fish with Pickled Cabbage."
"What about this?"
"Salted duck in soy sauce."
"Then this, I know this is a pig trotter, but what is this? Soft and sticky? "
Li Yuan was like a curious baby, pointing at the exquisite dishes on the plate, or the dishes that looked incomparably crude.
The dishes were good dishes, and it could be seen from Li Yuan's mouth and face that he was full of them. Li Yuan ate to his heart's content. He ate while drinking to his heart's content.
Li Shimin was also in a particularly good mood.
He introduced it to Li Yuan over and over again, and at the same time, he was busy pouring wine for Li Yuan.
At this time, the palace maid standing at the door secretly glanced at the scene inside and was instantly stunned.
Was this the normally dignified Emperor?
This …
Shouldn't the Emperor be high and mighty?
What was going on?
But in Li Shimin's view, this was what he should do.
Over the years, the conflict between him and his father was too deep. They had just reconciled, and he didn't want this conflict to deepen. After all, he was also going to be old.
And now, he was already old.
Even though he gave Li Yuan everything within his power that could make his imperial father happy, he could also see that Li Yuan still had people in the imperial court. Moreover, he often paid attention to the matters of the imperial court.
They were also paying attention to him.
After three rounds of wine.
Li Yuan touched his belly and drank the lotus seed soup: "These dishes were all made by that Zhang Feng boy?"
"Replying to father, yes."
"Then the wine last time was also his?"
"Yes!"
"Then, why don't you let him enter the imperial court? It's really a waste not to keep such a talent by your side as an imperial chef!"
Li Shimin pursed his lips and didn't say anything.
"Don't tell me that the fine salt, and the cooperative, as well as the plan for Zhen La and Tubo, these were all made by him?"
"Imperial Father, it was really his idea to cut them all together …"
Li Shimin thought that Li Yuan was going to be furious, but he was wrong.
Li Yuan was just silent for a moment and said with a sigh, "Oh, Shimin, you've encountered a rare and virtuous talent!"
"Originally, I thought that these things were definitely not what Fang Xuanling and the others could come up with, and it was even more impossible for that old faker Yuan Tiangang to come up with the idea. I didn't expect that it was really made by that God.
He, Li Yuan, was clear about everything that happened in the palace. Not to mention the people around him, just take Zhangsun's daily greetings as an example, he would tell him some things, especially the matter of Li Shimin leaving the palace.
At first, he was still very angry, thinking that Li Shimin was not doing his job properly. But as the matters were dealt with one after another, now not only could he easily control the terrifying locust plague, but he could also use Zhen La to tie up the restless guys around him during this period of time.
Just this point made Li Yuan have no choice but to prostrate himself in admiration.
This person was not the reincarnation of Zhuge. He must be the Emperor Star that the Imperial Astronomer said had descended to the mortal world.
Li Shimin also didn't hide anything. He told Li Yuan about Zhang Feng's matter from beginning to end.
Finally, when Li Yuan heard that Zhang Feng had actually bestowed Li Shimin a treasure of calligraphy that had been handed down for generations, he couldn't help but be interested.
"Let's go, follow me to see that treasure of calligraphy!"
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