Chapter 528: Offering auspiciousness, rumors spread around to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival)
After Changsun Wuji spoke of auspiciousness, as the person Li Shimin believed most, so Li Shimin also looked at Changsun Wuji and asked: "Wuji... auspiciousness, where is the auspiciousness in my Tang Dynasty?"
However, this time, Changsun Wuji did not speak. Li Zhi walked out at this time, then raised the potatoes in his hand and said, "Father, auspiciousness is here."
"Clam..." The ministers were all stunned.
Cen Wenben walked to Li Zhi's side, looked at the potatoes on Li Zhi's hand and said with some amusement and laughter: "Your Highness King of Jin, what auspiciousness is this? It's an unknown fruit...!"
"Yes...!" Liu Wei also came up and shook his head: "Your Highness King Jin, your joke is a bit big."
Li Shimin frowned, and a hint of ridicule sounded around him.
To be honest, listening to these ridiculous voices, Li Zhi felt timid. Fortunately, at this moment, Li You walked behind Li Zhi slightly, and then gently put his hand on Li Zhi. This touch made Li Zhi, who was originally timid, feel a little safe.
Then, Li Zhi, who was originally a little timid, returned to normal without any fear. Instead, he raised the potatoes in his hand and said, "Its name is potatoes. It is a kind of food, a kind of food that can fill the belly of the people of the Tang Dynasty."
"So what can I do if it is food... Could it be that I can find a kind of food that can be eaten, which is a kind of auspiciousness? Then I can go to the mountains where there are many unknown fruits, and I will bring them back to fill the people's food. Did that turn into auspiciousness?"
This is an official's refutation. This is actually very true. There are still many unknown fruits in the Tang Dynasty that have not been discovered. So now I find them from other places and will it also become auspicious?
Li Zhi smiled slowly and looked at Li Shimin who was lofty and said, "Father... I was a few months ago, a dream came across an old Taoist riding a young man in my dream.
The old Taoist told his son that the Emperor of Tang loves the people as his son, and is a role model for all ancient and later emperors. Hearing that the Emperor of Tang was still hungry, he specially gave potatoes to encourage and reward the Emperor of Tang.
At this time, my son immediately asked a question, saying that I am not the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, why did you give me potatoes?
The old Taoist Qingniu smiled and replied: "The dragon energy is too strong to enter the dream, and your dragon energy has not yet taken shape, so I ask you for help."
Later, the old Taoist riding a green cow told me that the potatoes can be used as food for the people. They can be eaten raw or cooked and can be filled with food, and can be eaten with vegetables. They are very convenient food.
More importantly, this kind of potato can produce ten stones per mu...!"
"What...the yield per mu of ten stones...?"
Li Zhi's words were like a drop of clear water falling into a boiling oil pan, and the whole court exploded, because according to the data of New Tang Books and Foods, the border farming yielded basically more than one stone per mu, and the fertile capital of the capital could exceed three stones.
However, there are currently statements about how many pounds of a stone in the Tang Dynasty range from 106 to 118 pounds.
Now you suddenly appear and say there is a grain crop that can produce thousands of kilograms per mu. Will these ministers be shocked and shocked?
"Zhi...Zhi...Zhi Nu, say it again, how much can this potato yield per mu?" Even Li Shimin felt a little shocked when he sat on the tall dragon throne?
So he looked at Li Zhi with some uncertainty and asked.
At this time, Li Zhi replied firmly: "Father, potatoes produce ten stones per mu...!"
"Impossible..." Liu Wei walked out and looked at Li Shimin and bowed: "Your Majesty, the best land in the capital, the best farmer... The grain can only be grown for three stones, how could this produce ten stones per mu!"
Li Shimin also frowned suspiciously. After all, Shishi was indeed a bit too much, and even Li Shimin had to be suspicious.
"That's why it is called auspiciousness. To be honest, Erchen didn't believe that this dream was true at first, but when I woke up the next day, I did see potatoes, but even if potatoes appeared, Erchen couldn't believe the yield of these ten stones.
Therefore, the Erchen did not dare to make a statement, but was worried that some ministers would not believe the Erchen. Later, the Erchen took these potatoes to find the fifth brother. The Erchen wanted to ask the fifth brother what to do?
The fifth brother is still the fifth brother...!"
Li Zhi looked at Li You behind him and smiled and said, "When the man brought the potatoes to the fifth brother, the fifth brother smiled and said, "What's the difficulty? The Qingniu Taoist said that the yield per mu of ten stones is ok, just plant it according to its requirements.
Yiyu solved Erchen's worries, and then we chose a piece of land in Wu Ge's Lavender Villa and planted it.
Three months, just a while ago, the potatoes were harvested, and ten stones per acre...even more than August, and it was about to grow potatoes again, so my son hoped that this time the imperial court would plant them and then announce the world."
After saying that, Li Zhi looked at Li Shimin excitedly and shouted: "From now on, the Tang Dynasty will not be famine again."
This sentence made Li Shimin's body tremble slightly, and at this time, Liu Shi said again: "This is just one-sided word of Your Highness... Has anyone seen one acre of ten stones?"
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Li Mingda came out: "Father, I have seen it. The potatoes on my hand were mined by Brother Jiu. One acre of ten stones were also weighed in front of me.
If this matter is false, then the son is willing to apologize for his death.”
After saying that, Li Mingda bowed and then Li You walked out: "Father, sons can also testify, and this time the Immortals meet, I think this is God's affirmation of the father's rule over the Tang Dynasty. The father loves the people as if they were sons, and moved God. He specially sent immortals to come down to earth to give his father a gift, so that the people of the Tang Dynasty will never be famine again.
This is a great auspicious auspiciousness...!"
"That's right..." Changsun Wuji also came out and said, "Your Majesty, King of Qi Li You, King of Jin Li Zhi, Princess Jin Yang Li Mingda... You don't think that the three of them would lie, right... Ten stones of food sounded a bit fake, but that was given by an immortal, and it was a compliment from Your Majesty who loved the people as much as his son throughout his life.
That must be true, not to mention that potatoes are here. As long as the court sends people to try the seeds, the true and false will be immediately effective. I don’t think there is anything to be confused about...!"
After Changsun Wuji finished speaking, a smile appeared on the corner of Li Shimin's mouth: "Yes... You'er, Yizi and Zhinu will never lie. This is auspicious, a great auspiciousness."
"Not right..." Just as Li Shimin nodded and acquiesced.
Chu Suiliang on the side said slightly.
"No...what is wrong?" Li Shimin looked at Chu Suiliang with a bad look, and felt Li Shimin's bad look. Chu Suiliang hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, I am not saying that auspiciousness is wrong. What I want to say is the old Taoist riding a green bull.
I have been thinking for a long time. Shouldn’t the old Taoist riding a green bull be Mr. Li Er, the supreme teacher?
He is your ancestor, Your Majesty... Is it because of this that the supreme master Mr. Li Er appeared in the dream of His Highness King Jin and offered this auspiciousness?"
"So that's how it is..." After Chu Suiliang's explanation, Li Shimin and all the ministers present also felt the reason. The supreme master Mr. Li Er saw that the Tang Dynasty was well-managed, so he brought auspiciousness to his Majesty Li Shimin, which affirmed the contributions of Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty.
These are what Li Shimin urgently needs now, and there is also food that produces ten stones per mu, which is simply a rare good fortune.
So soon, the auspiciousness of potatoes was widely promoted by the Tang Dynasty. The meaning of publicity was very simple, that is, Mr. Li Er, the supreme master of the Tang Dynasty, saw that the Tang Dynasty Emperor Li Shimin loved the people as his son, and brought a stable, prosperous and peaceful life to the people of the Tang Dynasty.
He specially entered the dream of King Li Zhi of Jin and brought a lucky auspiciousness to the people of the Tang Dynasty. This lucky auspiciousness is a kind of grain that can produce ten stones per mu. As long as the Tang Dynasty can plant it on a large scale in the future, there will be no more famine in the future.
This is God's affirmation and reward for Li Shimin becoming the emperor.
Since this matter is very important to Li Shimin, he can prove the orthodox position of his emperor from the perspective of the situation. Let's take a look. Even the supreme master Mr. Li Er and God think that it is right to be the emperor, so the previous killing of brothers and brothers was right, not because he was cruel, but because he did it for the people of the Tang Dynasty.
In an instant, Li Shimin's killing of his brother turned into a helpless move, a move for the people of the Tang Dynasty. Because of this, Li Shimin issued an order to promote this matter.
The potatoes were also carefully preserved and were waiting for the seeding in August. If there was really a yield of ten stones per mu, it would be promoted nationwide. Of course, Li Zhi also received a lot of rewards.
And during the publicity, Li Shimin also deliberately kept it because Li Zhi communicated with the supreme master Mr. Li Er, and then brought potatoes. If it were Li You, this transaction might not have been brought out at all.
However, because Li Zhi was the legitimate son, Li Zhi appeared in the propaganda. What Li Shimin didn't know was that this happened to be the plan of Li You and Changsun Wuji, because at the same time the propaganda began, a rumor was also circulating in Chang'an.
The supreme master Mr. Li Er chose to meet Li Zhi in his dream and hand over the auspiciousness to Li Zhi because Li Zhi was kind and filial, and could govern the Tang Dynasty gently so that the people could live and work in peace. Therefore, it is very likely that Li Zhi was the most suitable heir to the next prince.
Needless to say, this news was released by Li You and Changsun Wuji. The level difference between Li Zhi and Li Tai was too great, so we had to find another way, and this move was indeed very accurate. Soon, such a message was spread in Chang'an Square and was recognized by many people.
For the people, a gentle emperor is much better than a talented emperor, so many people are quietly discussing it in private, hoping that His Majesty can choose Li Zhi as the heir to the crown prince.
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Chapter completed!