Datang: Dad, I really didn't want to rebel!

Chapter 107
Chapter 138
Among the many dishes, there is one dish that stands out the most.

That was a large piece of stewed beef, Li Chengqian couldn't help baring his teeth.

Eating beef these days...is illegal.

Cattle and horses are important strategic materials. Since the Northern Wei Dynasty, the entire country has been ordered to ban the slaughter of horses and livestock.

After the Sui Dynasty unified the country, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty also ordered the people not to slaughter the three animals without reason.

In the Tang Dynasty, the protection of the six animals was even more serious.

In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, affected by factors such as internal wars and harassment by foreign enemies, there was an extreme shortage of cattle, horses, donkeys and other livestock among the people.

In order to solve this outstanding contradiction, in the third year of Zhenguan, the Tang Dynasty and the Turks traded each other, and spent a lot of money to buy a large amount of livestock from the Turks for plowing and transportation.

In order to develop production, the newly established Tang Dynasty explicitly prohibited all six animals from being slaughtered at will.

When Li Shimin ascended the throne, he even formally determined the status of the six animals in the form of law.

Li Shimin attached great importance to agriculture. In order to protect the cattle and develop production, he directly abolished the custom of holding celebrations and killing cattle to entertain subjects since the Qin and Han Dynasties.

Moreover, the "Tang Law Shuyi" stipulates that "thieves and officials who kill horses and cattle for private use will have three years...the master who kills horses and cattle will have two years."

That is, those who steal official houses, private horses, and cattle and kill them will be sentenced to two and a half years in prison, and those who kill horses and cattle by their own owners will be sentenced to one year in prison.

This decree is undoubtedly a warning to those diners who like to eat beef: you can also want beef, a bite of beef, two years of prison, and you can make a profit without losing money.

As for Li Bai's phrase "cooking cattle and slaughtering sheep for fun, you will have to drink three hundred cups at a time", it's just a verbal talk, if he really wants to do this, he will probably have to spend the rest of his life in prison.

Because during the Tang Xuanzong period, the crime of killing cattle was even more serious.

But even though the imperial court strictly forbids the slaughter of farm cattle, some gluttons can't help it.

Some princes, nobles and scholar-bureaucrats began to have the idea of ​​​​calf, and even put forward the absurd view that "calf is not a cow".

At this time, luxurious dishes related to calves such as "water calf refining" and "roasted calf" also appeared.

At the same time, many nobles took advantage of legal loopholes, because the "Tang Law Shuyi" stipulated that if the cattle were old or disabled, they only needed to report to the local government, and then they could be slaughtered.

As a result, the screams of cows were heard from time to time in the homes of various powerful people. After careful questioning, they found out that it was their cows that had no eyes when they walked, and their feet slipped and became disabled.

People with a discerning eye know that they did it on purpose, but who dares to control it?
Even Li Shimin turned a blind eye and would visit from time to time, wanting to find out whether the feng shui in these dignitaries' houses is bad, or why do cows keep falling down?
Among them, the old Cheng’s cows are the most vicious. If you buy one and drop another, none of them can survive two days...

"Come on, brat, don't be dumbfounded. The old Cheng's family doesn't have so many rules and regulations. When you come to the door, you are a guest. If you have wine, you can drink it, and if you have meat, you can drink it!" Passing a cup of sanle syrup to him, he said proudly, "Come on, if you're a brother, I'll do it."

"... "

Looking at the big cup full of yellow liquid, Li Chengqian took a breath, and said cautiously: "Uncle Cheng, we are uncles and nephews, not brothers."

Cheng Yaojin said with a straight face and a soft smile: "So, you don't want to give me face?"

The air suddenly froze, and the six little demon kings stared at Li Chengqian unkindly, as if they would attack Li Chengqian as long as he gave an order.

"Don't dare..."

Li Chengqian was sweating profusely, took the wine glass immediately, and drank it down in one gulp.

"Tsk tsk..."

After drinking, Li Chengqian couldn't help smacking his lips. He had been drinking wine before, and this was the first time he drank sanle syrup.

I have to say, the taste of this three-legged pulp is really...weird.

Sweet and sour, similar to Jianwei Xiaoshi tablets, like throwing a Xiaoshi tablet into wine and soaking it for a while before taking it out.

Just this thing... can be intoxicating?

Li Chengqian curled his lips in disdain, and began to drink and chat with the Cheng family members enthusiastically.

And then... there is no more.

...

At the same time, in the palace of Prince Wei.

Li Tai looked at Chu Suiliang, with a sincere smile on his face, and said, "Master Chu, if you can support Tai, Tai will definitely treat him as a national soldier in the future!"

Recently, Li Tai's life is not going well.

Li Chengqian did one sensational event after another, shocking the entire court.

And Li Tai saw it in his eyes, it was called envy and hatred.

It's just that after being warned by Li Shimin last time, he didn't dare to target Li Chengqian anymore.

The most important task at present is to supervise the country. As long as Li Shimin can see his ability in the matter of supervising the country, the position of prince will basically be stable.

But for Li Chengqian, he still hated him so much.

The most cruel thing is that because of targeting Li Chengqian, he lost two generals in a row.

Du Chuke, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, was sent to Qianhua County as a county magistrate because he maliciously belittled King Qian.

Cen Wenwen also withdrew from Li Tai's camp after being warned.

These two are very important figures in the court, and Li Tai lost two of them at once, which is a heartache.

That's why he was going to transfer Jiang Yan to Chang'an to take up the post of minister of the Ministry of Industry, so that he could recover some losses.

And just when Li Tai was heartbroken, an unexpected person came to him suddenly and offered to support him.

Chu Suiliang is now the servant of the Huang family, the adjutant of the province under the family, and the most important thing is that he has a great status in the literary world, and he belongs to the kind of person whose future is limitless.

Chu Suiliang's visit made Li Tai feel better, and in order to show his trust in him, Li Tai also specially handed over the job report to Chu Suiliang.

Chu Suiliang smiled lightly, and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, the old man has prepared everything needed for the debriefing!"

Although Li Tai has been in Chang'an, in fact, he is the governor of Xiangzhou, supervising the military affairs of the seven states of Xiangxiang, Wei, Li, Wei, Ming, Xing, and Bei.

But Li Shimin couldn't bear him to leave, so he let him stay in Chang'an City.

In the past, the affairs of Xiangzhou were managed by Shi Du Chuke, the head of Wei Wangfu, and he was naturally responsible for the debriefing.

But now that Du Chuke was demoted, Li Tai could only find someone new.

Originally, he wanted to find Cen Wenwen, but he was rejected. It happened that Chu Suiliang approached him. With his talent and learning, debriefing was a piece of cake for him.

Li Tai nodded, "Lord Chu, it may be a signal that Father asked Li Chengqian to return to Chang'an this time, so we must not be suppressed by him!"

Chu Suiliang stroked his beard, and said softly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the things I prepared this time will definitely be able to stabilize King Qian!"

Li Tai's eyes flashed, "Can Tai know?"

Chu Suiliang smiled and said, "Your Highness, do you know that His Majesty has been worrying about one thing recently?"

Li Tai raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the matter?"

"It's about conquering Goguryeo!"

Chu Suiliang said: "At least [-] troops are needed to conquer Goguryeo, and a lot of food will be consumed among them. However, the drought in the past year has led to poor grain harvests."

"That's why His Majesty can't expropriate grain. In this way, the expedition can only continue to be delayed."

"And this time, what the old man wants to talk about is grain! This year, the harvest in Xiangzhou and other places is very good, and the grain handed over to the governor's mansion has reached [-] shi. If the [-] shi are handed over to the court, His Majesty will be very happy , at that time, no matter who it is, it will not be able to compare with you, Your Highness!"

(End of this chapter)