Datang: Only by resisting the decree can we become stronger

"This is also what I like and admire most about you."

Having said that, Li Shimin couldn't help but wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then subconsciously looked around.

"Hey, Queen, why is it so hot in your Lizheng Palace today?"

"How did I find a feeling of summer?!"

At this time, Empress Changsun thoughtfully helped Li Shimin take off the cotton coat outside, and then said with a smile: "Didn't Your Majesty notice that the charcoal stove in the palace today is a little different from usual?"

"This is also Li Qiu who traveled thousands of miles and brought it back from Youzhou to honor you and me."

"With this carbon stove, His Majesty's wind disease can be relieved a lot."

After hearing what Empress Changsun said, Li Shimin also came to the charcoal furnace curiously.

After looking inside and outside, I am also amazed again and again.

"Li Qiu, you said your carbon was smelted from rocks?"

"It's really amazing."

"For the old injury on my leg, and the cold wind in the palace, this is definitely a good thing!"

Li Qiu said with a smile, "As long as your majesty and empress can use it, it will be the greatest good thing."

"From now on, the charcoal stove in the palace will be provided by the minister."

Li Shimin smiled comfortably at this time, "Okay!"

"Li Qiu, you two children have a heart."

"It's been a long time since I played chess, Li Qiu, come and play a game with me."

Empress Changsun also looked at the father and son with a smile, and said from the side: "Li Qiu, in the past year, His Majesty's troubles have almost never stopped."

"It's a rare good mood today, so you can have a good chat with His Majesty."

"Kexin and I are going to prepare lunch."

"It's rare for you young couple to come back, so you should stay in the palace for lunch at noon."

It was not the first time for Li Qiu and Luo Kexin to have dinner at the Lizheng Hall where Empress Changsun lived.

And Li Qiu had already made this preparation before entering the palace today.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I'm afraid we can only play this chess game after dinner."

"This time, when I came back from Youzhou, I brought back a few good things that your majesty and empress have never eaten before."

"I have to let the minister do the cooking himself!"

"If Your Majesty is interested, you can also take a look with me."

Hearing that Li Qiu had brought back new food and dishes that had never been seen and eaten before, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun were naturally curious as well, with cherry tomatoes and a large pile of delicacies.

So he followed Li Qiu and Luo Kexin to the kitchen dedicated to Empress Changsun behind the Lizheng Hall.

Here, the eunuch Xu De had already prepared sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes and other ingredients according to Li Qiu's instructions.

Li Shimin and Empress Changsun had never seen these three crops before.

Then he took it into his hand and looked at it carefully, "Li Qiu, did you find this in Youzhou?"

"Don't tell me, I really haven't seen it before."

"Can they all be eaten?"

Li Qiu smiled and nodded, "Your Majesty, empress, not only are they all edible, but they are also very delicious."

"In less than half an hour, Your Majesty and Your Majesty will be able to eat delicious new dishes made from them."

Afterwards, Luo Kexin and Empress Changsun personally helped Li Qiu and were busy in the kitchen.

Li Shimin was also rarely interested, and wanted to see how Li Qiu made these three ingredients into new dishes.

About half an hour later, several dishes in charge of Li Qiu were officially released.

Corn with pine nuts, sweet noodles made of cornmeal, fried corn, and a pot of fragrant sweet potato porridge.

There are also candied sweet potatoes, sweet potato balls, stewed potatoes with chicken nuggets, hot and sour potato shreds, and mashed potatoes.

This is something that Li Shimin and Empress Changsun have never seen or tasted.

In fact, let alone the two of them, even Luo Kexin has never eaten most of these dishes.

This past year, Li Qiu was indeed too busy.

It's hard to go home, and I'm too tired to cook.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please have a taste and see if these dishes are delicious?"

After listening to his words, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun nodded with a smile, and picked up the chopsticks to taste one by one.

Afterwards, the two of them were really full of praise from the bottom of their hearts.

"Li Qiu, is this dish made with those potatoes and chicken nuggets?"

"It tastes really good!"

"And your sweet potato porridge and fried corn are also very sweet and delicious, and the taste is really good."

"It suits my taste!"

As for Empress Changsun, who has always had a very small appetite, it may be because she finally saw her son in the past year and was happy in her heart.

Appetite is also boosted.

"Li Qiu, this mashed potato and hot and sour potato shreds are very suitable for my taste."

"As for the sweet pine nut corn and glazed sweet potato, I think Gao Yang and Changle will love it very much."

"It's a pity that these two girls won't be able to eat today."

"If they are free one day, let them go to your Furong Garden to have a taste."

In Empress Changsun's heart, she wanted these two younger sisters to be closer and closer to her own brother.

Not much thought either.

But when Li Qiu heard these words, he was as jealous as a tiger.

In history, the princesses of Li Shimin and Empress Changsun were all reincarnated broom stars and masters at causing trouble.

He didn't want to have anything to do with them at all.

Hence, Li Qiu said with a smile at this time: "Return to Madam, although the three ingredients I brought back this time are not many."

"But it's enough for the empress to eat here."

"When you turn around, the lady can order the people from the imperial dining room to come to my Furong Garden, and I will teach them how to make these few dishes."

"Otherwise, I would never have dared to let the two princesses condescend to go to the Furong Garden in the minister's Furong Garden to taste the food."

Tired and confused, went to bed, good night everyone...

Chapter 287

Hearing Li Qiu's words, Li Shimin immediately expressed his disapproval.

"Ugh?!"

"They're nothing more than two little girls, what's the point of praising and condescending?"

"Take it as a child who went to your Furong Garden to play!"

"Facing Gao Yang and Chang Le, you don't have to care too much about their princess identities."

"These two children are both well-educated, polite, and very sensible."

Empress Changsun smiled the same way, "Li Qiu, what Your Majesty said is exactly."

"Like Li Yin, don't you often go to your place to play?"

"It's good for you people of the same age to get closer if you have nothing to do."

Hearing the words of Li Shimin and Empress Changsun, Li Qiu couldn't help feeling bitter:

Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Li Yin is Li Daozong's daughter and Wu Jue's best friend. Can she compare with Gao Yang and Chang Le, your two first-law princesses?

Also, in the eyes of all parents in this world, their children are the best.

Princess Changle is not very clear about it, but that Princess Gaoyang is famous in history.

How come the two of you have such high evaluations?

As everyone knows, when Li Qiu was secretly slandering Gao Yang, he even put himself in it.

In the past, when talking about Li Qiu, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun had a much higher evaluation than Gao Yang.

After dinner, Li Qiu played chess and chatted with Li Shimin.

And Luo Kexin was dragged by Empress Changsun to take a walk outside the palace while the sun was shining.

Just like before, when playing chess, Li Shimin always likes to chat with Li Qiu about what happened in the court recently.

I want to hear Li Qiu's opinions and opinions.

Since Li Qiu hasn't been back for nearly a year, Li Shimin has more problems.

When Li Shimin was alone with the crown prince, the king of Wei, the king of Shu and other princes, he would occasionally ask them about their views on current affairs.

But that is more like a father's test of his son's homework and progress.

But for Li Qiu, it was completely different.

It's more like exchanging views with people like Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wang Gui, and Cen Wenwen.

Moreover, Li Qiu's thinking, intention, and starting point are very different from ordinary people.

It can often give people a refreshing feeling.

This is why Li Shimin always likes to chat with Li Qiu about these things.

"Li Qiu, what is your specific opinion on the Yicang matter?"

"This year, your Youzhou and other thirteen states applied to me to cancel the free warehouse, and I approved it."

"From the current situation, even if there is no righteous warehouse, you still survived the famine very well."

"At the same time, it also accommodated 10,000+ refugees."

"Although the disaster situation on your side this year is very light, being able to take in so many refugees in one go shows that even if there is a famine, you are still very well prepared."

"However, taking a step back, if there is no Yicang this year, the battle between Tuyuhun and Jingzhou would be a different scene."

Hearing this, Li Qiu thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, in my view, this warehouse is a disguised method of transferring the burden that the court should go to the common people."

"For every commoner in my Tang Dynasty, the taxes that should be paid have been paid, and the corvee and military service have also been served."

"Disasters like these droughts and floods should have been resolved by the imperial court."

"Why do you have to add extra burdens to the people?"

"As for the food in the righteous warehouse, it has helped the front line a lot. This is indeed the case at first glance."

"However, if you think about it carefully, isn't this equivalent to collecting an extra war tax from the people?!"

"In the history books, such tax titles are not uncommon."

"I remember that at the beginning of the year, His Majesty ordered Wang Gui, Wei Zheng and others to govern the country with the strategy of calming the people and recuperating."

"Thus, the officials who proposed the Yicang at the beginning had various concerns, and it was predicted that His Majesty would not agree to the proposal of raising taxes on the common people."

"So I changed a piece of Yicang's skin, and then got His Majesty's consent, and achieved the same result."

"For Your Majesty, for Datang, and for the common people, the food is all that food."

"It won't increase because of righteous warehouses."

"Even if there is no free warehouse, once the war in Jingzhou gets tighter, the food that should be expropriated will still be collected, and what should be sent over will still be sent over."

"The only beneficiaries of the establishment of Yicang are the officials in power."

"After all, the taxes on the people have been increased in advance, and their room for maneuver and retreat will be much greater."

"It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a lazy government."