Chapter 541: It's good to have subordinates
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Xu Jingzong came to visit. After Li Xiu chatted with the other party for a few words, he immediately ordered someone to prepare a banquet, which made Xu Jingzong even happier. After all, when he visited Li Xiu in the past, most of them could only get a cup of tea for entertainment, but now Li Xiu asked someone to prepare a banquet, which clearly shows that his weight in the other party's heart has increased, and it is also very respectful to be able to drink and talk to people like Li Xiu.
The dishes were sent one by one, and it was well known that Li Xiu did not drink alcohol, so he used tea instead of wine and toasted Xu Jingzong several times, which made Xu Jingzong even more flattered. However, at this moment, Li Xiu suddenly gave Yue Chan a wink. Although Yue Chan was a little hesitant, he still nodded slightly and retreated. In a short while, he personally brought a plate of freshly fried locusts.
"Duke, you...you are..." Xu Jingzong couldn't help but look at him in shock when he saw Li Xiu, his expression was almost exactly the same as before Yang Dui and others.
"Zhuozhulang, when you came today, I must have seen locusts rampant outside?" Li Xiu said with a smile, and at the same time, he didn't dare to slut, so he put them in his mouth. After chewing them for a few times, he swallowed them. However, although the locusts tasted good, he had eaten too much today, so he didn't feel that they tasted so good now.
"This locust plague is indeed coming in full force, but I heard that the court had already had a countermeasure about this locust plague, so the prince-consort doesn't have to worry too much!" Xu Jingzong comforted Li Xiu at the end, but his eyes were still staring at the locust in front of him. He really couldn't understand what Li Xiu meant?
"The court did have some solutions, but this is far from enough. I happened to find that locusts are actually a rare delicacy. If everyone in the Tang Dynasty likes to eat locusts, there is no need to worry too much about the locust plague in the future!" Li Xiu said with a smile at this time.
"This...locust..." Xu Jingzong originally wanted to ask if locusts can be eaten? But seeing Li Xiu's eating so deliciously, he didn't dare to ask for this sentence, but he really couldn't believe that locusts were a delicious food!
"Don't stand there, hurry up and try it?" Li Xiu said to Xu Jingzong enthusiastically. Now Xu Jingzong has to eat it even if he doesn't eat it. He also has to pretend to be interested, and he takes a locust and throws it into his mouth. As a result, he soon found that what Li Xiu said was true, and the locust is not as unpalatable as he imagined.
"The prince-consort is really a god. He can actually find that locusts are so delicious. If they can be promoted, the locusts outside will become people's meals!" Xu Jingzong also said excitedly at this time. Li Xiu's discovery can be big or small. If it can be promoted, it may even turn harm into profit.
"That's right, but I've been worried about how to promote the locust eating. Now the court is in trouble, so your Majesty must not be expected. I'm usually busy with business and I can't take time to do this, so I'm very distressed now!" Li Xiu couldn't help but blush when he spoke at the end, but in order to make Xu Jingzong understand what he meant, he couldn't care about these things.
Xu Jingzong is a personal genius, so he naturally heard what Li Xiu said, which made him smile bitterly. If he had known this, he would not have answered this just now, but it would be too late to regret it now. Moreover, since he has already reached the backer of Li Xiu, he naturally has to show his value, otherwise why should he promote you?
It can be said that in an instant, Xu Jingzong made a decision and assured Li Xiu with an unshirkable expression: "Duke, if you believe in the officials, leave this matter to the officials. Although the results cannot be guaranteed, the officials will do their best to let more people know that locusts can be eaten!"
"Okay, since you are so kind of intent in Yan clan, I'm not polite. This matter is not big or small. If the promotion is successful in the future, it will reduce the losses of locust plague, and then you will definitely become famous all over the world. It is not impossible for you to be the most powerful minister in the future!" Li Xiu didn't even refuse and made a decision.
Xu Jingzong heard that Li Xiu no longer called his position, but called himself by his own words, especially Li Xiu later said that he might be the best minister, which made him even more excited. Although he has always been unwilling to be inferior to others and has indeed become the best minister in the future, for him now, this is something that he dare not even think about.
Xu Jingzong took on the matter of promoting locusts, and Li Xiu repeatedly promised that he would support him with all his strength, which also gave Xu Jingzong a little more confidence. He asked Li Xiu about the locusts' practices, and Li Xiu also gave them all.
Next, Li Xiu and Xu Jingzong had a great chat. In the end, he personally sent the other party out. Seeing Xu Jingzong's carriage disappearing on the official road, he smiled. No wonder many people are willing to be bosses. It is indeed a great thing to ask their men to do things. And if something happens in the future, some men will block them in front.
During dinner, Li Xiu specifically ordered Yue Chan to blow up the locusts, but he and a few little guys ate very delicious. Princess Pingyang was fine. She didn't pick on food in the army before, so she tasted a few and felt that the taste was good, but she didn't eat too much. The lady in the wardrobe was very repulsive of locusts. After all, women were instinctively afraid of this kind of insect thing.
"Madam, this locust is really delicious. You can tell if you taste one!" Seeing that the lady in the clothes didn't eat it, Yue Chan smiled and persuaded.
"No, I dare not eat it. Do you dare to eat it too?" The lady in the air looked at the locust in front of her, then looked at Yue Chan again and said, "Princess Pingyang dared to eat it, but she didn't believe that other women dared to eat it too."
"Hehe~, Madam has underestimated me. Not to mention locusts, frogs, snakes and other things, I have eaten a lot of them!" Yue Chan smiled crisply at this time, and said, and took a locust and put it in her mouth. It even tasted very delicious.
"Frogs and snakes? How can you eat such disgusting things?" Yi Niang couldn't help but exclaim when she heard Yue Chan's answer. Compared to locusts, frogs and snakes seemed even more terrifying in her eyes.
Chapter completed!