Don't be a prince

Holding Li Chengqian's hand, Li Yuan asked, "You came to the palace today to thank me?"

Speaking of this question, Li Chengqian felt a little embarrassed.

He scratched his head and said embarrassingly, "Well, Grandpa Huang, my grandson has something else I want to ask you, and I'm so embarrassed to say it."

Some things, it is better to tell the truth, the more embarrassed to say it, the more difficult it is to say it.Maybe when he reacts, he doesn't know where the things he was going to talk about have gone.

Although it was the truth, Li Yuan laughed loudly: "Hahaha, you are a big kid, tell me, what do you need to ask me? Let me listen and see if I want to answer you."

Li Chengqian smiled and said: "Actually, grandson suddenly wanted to eat leeks, but I heard that this food is only available in the imperial palace. So, grandson wondered if he could ask you for some."

"Chinese chives?"

Li Yuan thought for a while, and then said: "But, as far as I know, leeks are gut-piercing grasses, and eating them is not good for people. Only the Ministry of Rites grows some in the palace, and they are used for offering sacrifices to the heavens. You eat these What are the things for?"

Another said so.

Li Chengqian said directly: "Grandpa, it's not that leeks are inedible, but it's just that some people with weak stomachs will feel uncomfortable after eating them. As far as the grandson knows, as long as leeks are prepared, they are rare delicious. There is no need." How complicated, as long as you add some eggs, it will be delicious."

Chapter 11 The hard-won leek box

Recalling the millet porridge and the tasteless boiled meat these past few days, Li Chengqian was drooling as he spoke.

The leek box is a very common food, but in terms of taste, it is definitely comparable to big fish and meat.

Seeing Li Chengqian's mouth watering, Li Yuan actually became a little moved.

Maybe, can it really be eaten?

Looking back at the memorial on the case, and calculating the time, Li Yuan found that he actually had an afternoon to squander.

Watching songs and dances, accompanying concubines is the same, it is better to accompany the little grandson to mess around.

After making up his mind, Li Yuan said, "Since that's the case, I will go to the Ministry of Rites with you to get some. However, we have agreed in advance that the eunuch must try this food. If there is a problem, I will not allow you to speak!"

Li Chengqian patted his chest and said, "No problem!"

In this way, Li Yuan was successfully abducted by Li Chengqian and taken out of the Taiji Palace.

The grandparents and grandchildren rode on shoulder chariots carried by strong men, without even the elder Sun Baoqing, and let Yu Tai and several guards in front of the palace accompany them.

It was Li Chengqian's first visit to the palace, and his previous memories were not very clear because of his relatively young age.

Looking at it on the spot this time, I didn't remember the route at all, so I felt the intricacies of the palace.

After a while, I finally arrived at the Ministry of Rites.

It stands to reason that on weekdays, the Ministry of Rites can be regarded as a relatively leisurely department among the six ministries of the three provinces, but because of the seriousness of the Minister of Rites, the officials here are not loose even on weekdays, but discuss issues together in twos and threes, especially in ancient rituals. .

Drilling into piles of old papers has always been a stinking problem for scholars.Things like etiquette are just a matter of form, as long as you have your heart set on it.But this group of guys wanted to study the scriptures in a daze, wishing to reproduce the etiquette of the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

Li Chengqian felt desperate when he thought that when he became the prince in the future, the emperor would be the No. [-] strongest tool man, and he would be the No. [-] strongest tool man.

Don't be a prince even if you beat labor and capital to death, how good would it be to be an idle prince?Don't worry about state affairs, don't worry about who will rebel, just focus on eating and waiting to die.In this world, as long as you don't idle and have nothing to do to rebel, being an idle prince is the best job.

The shoulder chariot stopped, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites who were discussing the issue immediately put down their books and ran over to salute the emperor.

As for the little Li Chengqian, he was automatically ignored by them.

Seeing that these officials bowed their hands and none of them knelt down, Li Chengqian knew that his understanding was wrong.In the Tang Dynasty, or the early Tang Dynasty, it seemed that there was no need to kneel down when nothing happened, even when facing the emperor.

Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "Excuse me, I'm here this time to harvest some leeks, you should have planted them."

The Minister of Rites with a long beard and a particularly serious expression said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, some leeks have indeed been planted. I wonder what your Majesty will use for harvesting the leeks? Recently, it seems that there is no need to sacrifice to heaven."

Li Yuan shook his head: "I want leeks because Chengqian needs them. Needless to say, where are the leeks? Show me."

It wasn't until then that the officials noticed Li Chengqian. Although they didn't know why Li Chengqian wanted leeks, the emperor had an order, and they had to obey it.

In this way, Li Chengqian finally saw leeks.

In the atrium of the Ministry of Rites, there is a piece of land on which some crops that can be used in ceremonies such as offering sacrifices to heaven are planted.Among them, there are two ridges of leeks.

However, only half of these leeks have been harvested now, and the new ones are very strong, while the others are a little small, no matter how you look at them, they are not energetic.

With just this bit of leek, it seems that I can only eat one meal!

Seeing Li Chengqian's disappointed look, Li Yuan asked in confusion: "What's wrong? Is it not enough?"

Li Chengqian nodded: "It's really a little less, by the way, who's there?"

Li Chengqian turned his head and found the figure of the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites. He cupped his hands like them and said, "Shangshu, do you know that the Ministry of Rites still has leek seeds? Can I ask for some?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites returned a salute and said: "As for the seeds, there are indeed some. Since King Zhongshan wants them, the Ministry of Rites can give them. However, I don't know why King Zhongshan wants these things?"

If the answer is to eat, I'm afraid it will take some more talking, so Li Chengqian said impatiently: "Don't ask me, this king is useful."

After finishing speaking, Li Chengqian patted Yu Tai and pointed to leeks.

Yu Tai reacted immediately, grabbed the knife from an official, and went to the field to cut leeks.

"Cut close to the roots, be careful, too much force will pull out the roots of the leeks. Cut them all off, anyway, leeks grow fast, and they will grow back in a short time."

Following Li Chengqian's command, a group of officials from the Ministry of Rituals watched helplessly as the leeks were swept away.Only the roots of the two ridges remain.

Too cruel!

Seeing that Li Chengqian got the leeks, and the Minister of Rites also gave him a small bag of leek seeds, Li Yuan waved his hand, calling the strong men who carried the chariot over, and took Li Chengqian's little hand up.

Go straight to...the imperial dining room.

For Li Yuan, although there is a whole afternoon to squander, it is rare that there are fewer memorials, and he still hopes to end it in the first half of the night.

Although he is the emperor, he hasn't had a good life for a long time.

When the emperor came to the imperial dining room, the chefs in the imperial dining room were scared to death.The lead cook quickly got out of the kitchen and fell to his knees.

It also depends on the person whether to kneel in front of the emperor.For people like them who work in the palace but come from poor backgrounds, they don't get such good treatment.Although no one can say anything if you don't kneel, but if you kneel, at least it shows that you are submissive.

Li Yuan glanced at the smoldering kitchen, and frowned in boredom.

The gentleman stays away from the kitchen, even if he, the emperor, is messing around, he will not go in, otherwise, a bunch of impeachment memorials will appear the next day.

"Chengqian, just go in and get these things, I'll just wait outside."

"Row."

Li Chengqian didn't notice Li Yuan's expression, so he asked Yu Tai to call the eldest grandson Baoqing over first, and then instructed the cooks how to pick leeks.

The officials of the Ministry of Rituals tended the crops very well. Although the leeks were not cut to promote growth, the growth of the leeks was quite good.

The strength of a large number of people is great. After a while, all the leeks were picked and cleaned.

Li Chengqian didn't pay much attention to the imperial dining room surrounded by fireworks. After entering, he began to direct the chef to chop leeks, and asked the chef to stuff the various spices he brought into a small mill and grind them into fine powder.

Beating eggs, scrambled eggs, seasoning, kneading noodles, packing boxes, and baking, with the help of the chef in the imperial dining room, the speed is fast.

After tossing and tossing from morning to night, Li Chengqian finally ate the leek egg box with tears streaming down his face.

It's not easy!For this guy, he visited the northwestern half of Chang'an, and the soles of his feet are probably bleeding by now.

Chapter 12 The father who returned from the banquet

After eating half of it to taste, the other half of Li Chengqian stuffed it into the mouth of the eunuch who followed him and supervised the whole process.

Ever since harvesting the leeks, this guy has been staring at the ingredients with his dead fish eyes wide open, so he must be the one trying to eat.

The life of the emperor is greater than the sky, even if it is eaten by the closest people, there must be someone who tastes it to test the poison first.

The eunuch with dead fish eyes didn't move his mouth first, but took out a silver needle and poked it back and forth on half of the box.

After poking for a while, he looked at the silver needle, and was surprised to find that the silver needle had turned black.

poisonous!

The eunuch pointed at Li Chengqian with a trembling hand, and was speechless for a moment.

Li Yuan also saw this scene, but didn't say much.He didn't want to believe that a seven-year-old child, his grandson, actually poisoned him to death.

Without changing his face, Li Chengqian snatched the half box from the eunuch who was trying to eat, and threw it to Yu Tai who was drooling.

"have eaten."

Yu Taicai didn't care what color the silver needle turned into, even if it turned into seven colors, he would still eat what the little master handed him.

Seeing that Yu Tai didn't feel any discomfort after eating the half box, Li Yuan finally asked, "Why?"

The discoloration of the silver needles was obvious to all, but no matter whether it was Li Chengqian or Yu Tai, there was something wrong with every one they ate.

Li Chengqian snatched the silver needle from the already stiff eunuch, and said helplessly: "This silver needle, how should I say, the only poison that can be detected is arsenic. As long as you know about it, grandpa, you can take it directly." If you prick the egg yolk that is intact and non-toxic, this thing will change color."

After speaking, Li Chengqian took out another box and ate it recklessly.

Seeing Li Chengqian's greediness, Li Yuan finally couldn't help it, picked up one and tasted it.

Once he ate it, he couldn't stop.

The fragrance of leeks is slightly spicy, the mellowness of eggs, the crispness of the dough, and the unpredictable flavor of spices inside, the combination is so harmonious.

In contrast, the things made by the imperial dining room during this period are only suitable for feeding pigs!

Li Yuan and Li Chengqian only ate half of a plate of boxes.

As a result, the eunuch accompanied the eunuch to make a cup of hot tea and asked him to give Li Chengqian a cup.After drinking the tea, Li Yuan smiled and said, "Unexpectedly, leeks, which are called sausages, are so delicious, but I have always been too afraid of its reputation."

After speaking, Li Yuan looked at the remaining boxes, and said to the eunuch, "Take these leek and egg boxes and give them to the crown prince."

Even if it is to eat leek boxes, he will give some to the prince.It can be seen that he still likes the prince very much.

Li Chengqian didn't say anything about Li Yuan's distribution.Although he made the leek box, but Li Yuan wanted to reward it, so he couldn't say much.

Not to mention these boxes, in the feudal society, as long as it is on the land of the Tang Dynasty, whether it is dust or air, it belongs to the emperor in theory, and the emperor is born with the first right to dispose of everything.

After asking the eunuch to send the box away, Li Yuan patted Li Chengqian's shoulder lovingly: "Little guy, I've been messing around with you, and you've got the leek seeds you want, so go out of the palace. When I have time, I often come to visit Grandpa Huang."

Among his grandsons, Li Yuan still liked Li Chengqian very much.The other grandchildren were all born in their respective mansions, but this grandson was born suddenly in Chengqian Palace, and he was in the palace from birth to confinement.As the emperor's grandfather, he witnessed Li Chengqian crying for the first time, sucking milk for the first time, and opening his eyes for the first time.It is precisely because of these that he attaches great importance to this grandson, and even named him the king of Zhongshan County before the establishment of the government.

Li Chengqian knew that Li Yuan's willingness to meet him and mess around with him the whole time was already the limit of what an emperor could do, so he nodded: "I understand."

Looking at the well-behaved and sensible Li Chengqian, Li Yuan smiled, and ordered those strong men carrying chariots to carry him out of the palace.

Of course, he had no intention of returning the basket of eggs or the ground spices.

It is rare to meet something that suits his appetite, and he is already looking forward to the leeks in the Ministry of Rites growing again.

In this way, Li Chengqian, carrying a basket of eggs and a large bag of spices, went full load and returned alone.

Although it is very polite to carry the chariot out of the palace, but...

In desperation, Li Chengqian had no choice but to take his eldest grandson Baoqing and Yu Tai to look for the pharmacy again.

The leek box made this time tastes very good. Although the thirteen fragrances are not available, the taste still crushes all the dishes of this era.

After tasting this, Li Chengqian decided to get another batch of spices.

It was still the "Rejuvenation Hall", but it was different from the lively Huichun Hall in the morning. At this time, the Huichun Hall was actually surrounded by a group of soldiers, and pedestrians on the street did not dare to get too close when they saw this formation.

"What's going on here?"

Seeing that the two guards at the door were people he knew, Yu Tai was about to step forward to ask questions when he was stopped by two horizontal knives.

"The King of Qin is asking for medicine, and idlers are not allowed to enter!"

"Dad is asking for medicine?"

Hearing this news, Li Chengqian was puzzled.

Li Shimin did suffer from wind disease and gas disease, but right now he is in good health, these diseases have not yet found him, why did he ask the doctor for medicine at this time?

The curious Li Chengqian stepped forward and said, "This king is Li Chengqian, king of Zhongshan. What's wrong with my father?"

This group of soldiers did not recognize Yu Tai, but they recognized Li Chengqian.

After confirming that this was the prince, the two soldiers put away their knives and replied respectfully: "Reporting to the prince, King Qin was invited to a banquet by the prince at noon, but when he came back from the banquet, he felt unbearable abdominal pain and even vomited blood. The last general is waiting for people to be anxious, so he can only send King Qin here."

"What?"

Hearing this news, Li Chengqian was very confused.

Go to the Prince's place for a banquet?Isn't this a Hongmen Banquet?Li Shimin was kicked in the head by a donkey?