Li Yuanying's excerpt stirred up a thousand waves with one stone.
I won't say how well Li Yuanying painted. What's important is that the list of funders in Hu County is attached at the back, which is equivalent to letting them show their small faces to His Majesty Li Er and others in advance. If it is an ordinary county magistrate, even if he writes a letter, he may not be able to be listened to by Datian, but Li Yuanying is different. He is the younger brother of His Majesty Li Er, and he is also His Majesty Li Er's favorite one. Take it out and have a look.
Facts have proved that this is indeed all nonsense. Everyone with ears in the court has heard what Li Yuanying said in the booklet. They are all explaining one thing: how to flatter one's ass perfectly.
Of all the people who have dealt with it, there is no one who has not been disgusted by Li Yuanying. How could this kid be so shameless? If someone else said something that would make them blush, he didn't want money and piled it on the booklet, and even changed the names of several groups of people and boasted all the time, blowing his brother like no one before or after, and he was the only one for thousands of years Wise Monarch! The most important thing is that he didn't use his own words to boast. In order to show his truth, he wrote the accent of the villagers into the notebook, and vividly wrote the simple tone of a group of people who praised others.
Li Yuanying was shameless, but the frightening thing was that Changsun Wuji and the others discovered that His Majesty Li Er was very useful, and he even thought farther than Li Yuanying. Because he inadvertently revealed to Changsun Wuji: "I don't know if he said that building the road to Mount Tai is also his idea."
This really surprised Changsun Wuji. Fortunately, Li Yuanying said that he was still young and felt that money was just for spending and playing. He didn’t feel guilty at all for motivating others to spend money. He felt happy when things were done. very. But His Majesty Li Er is the king of a country, how can he play with other people's money bags? Still thinking about asking someone to build roads and bridges to Mount Tai for him, how many counties would it take to make up? It’s not that all the counties in the world are as rich as the rich counties like Gyeonggi. Is it true that people everywhere can give you a sum of money to build roads, bridges and palaces for you without blinking
Seeing that something was wrong, Changsun Wuji hurriedly persuaded His Majesty Li Er not to do such a matter of fact. The image of a Mingjun that you have worked so hard to establish cannot be laughed at by future generations because of these small money and small profits.
His Majesty Li Er didn't say anything, he only said that he knew it well.
Changsun Wuji looked at it and felt that His Majesty Li Er had nothing in his heart.
Changsun Wuji found an excuse to find Wei Zheng, and vaguely mentioned His Majesty Li Er's terrible thoughts.
Wei Zheng said slowly, "I was ill at the beginning of the year."
Changsun Wuji said, "Isn't it already healed?"
Wei Zheng still responded slowly: "Sometimes are good and sometimes not. That's how people get old. It's easy to get sick, but difficult to get well. I can't help it."
Changsun Wuji was angry.
Ever since this old Wei had such a grandson-in-law, his behavior has become more and more irritating.
In the early years, his daughter also married the clan prince, why didn't he protect her like this? !
Wei Zheng left slowly, leaving Changsun Wuji angry alone. Wei Zheng didn't get involved in this matter. Li Yuanying was slaughtering a big family, not the common people. If someone passed this matter on to the common people, he would naturally stand up and impeach him. As for whether people like Changsun Wuji would be slaughtered, that was out of his consideration.
After Li Yuanying finished writing the scriptures, he forgot about it. He didn't know that his brother had turned his mind to Mount Tai because of his pioneering act of forcing donations to the palace. After everything he could do was done, Li Yuanying began to go down to the bottom to observe the customs and customs of the people. He had the case of going back to Wujia Village last time. This time he didn't encounter any bad things, but he was invited by enthusiastic people to eat delicious food every day. Eat until the belly is round.
In the blink of an eye, it was hot summer, and Li Yuanying felt that the weather was too hot, so he asked someone to send the county government affairs to the edge of Meipi Lake, and he worked by the water every day, which was very cool. When he became interested, he also asked Erlang, who was good at rowing, to take him on a boat on the lake to spend the hot summer chatting.
The renovation of the Taihe Palace was already in full swing. Li Yuanying only recruited a group of people to build the Tengwang Pavilion for him. The manpower needed for the renovation of other buildings was all allocated by the funders themselves. In fact, the efficiency of giving people money to work is not low at all. Li Yuanying's Tengwang Pavilion was originally built first, and it was used as a demonstration. After it was built, it fell behind. His Tengwang Pavilion is still slowly building the third floor.
The Tengwang Pavilion has not been built yet, so everyone is naturally embarrassed to evacuate early. At least those who come to work want to get more money, so they come up with many new ideas back and forth to see if they can build on the original foundation. Innovate and innovate again, and build the pavilions and pavilions claimed by one's own master to be more distinctive and eye-catching.
So all the craftsmen worked hard, repaired and repaired, changed and changed again, every place was meticulous and exquisite. Everyone has no objection, the money has been spent, who doesn't want to paint more worthy? Now that they have already made a big head, they will not save their wages for a day or two, and they must not let others steal the limelight, making it appear that they are not dedicated!
At the end of summer, Li Yuanying could eat both kinds of watermelons, the ones planted first were bigger and the ones planted later were smaller. No one dared to cut it first, according to the method taught by Dai Ting, buckle it every day to see if it is ripe, and when it is confirmed that it is ripe, pick it off and send it to Li Yuanying for him to cut.
Li Yuanying was very happy when he heard that the melons on both sides were ripe together, and asked all his friends to watch him cut the melons. The officials in the county government office had been with Li Yuanying for a long time, and they were no longer afraid of this rumored little demon king, so they sent a representative to come up with a shy face and ask, "Your Highness, can we see?"
Li Yuanying said: "If there is anything you can't see, come!"
Li Yuanying now lives in the house by the lake, works in the long pavilion by the lake every day, and cuts melons in the long pavilion. After hearing the news, the yamen servant Zuo Shi and the neighbors surrounded the pavilion three times outside and three times outside, and stretched their necks to look inside, wanting to see what kind of melon Li Yuanying asked people to plant on purpose. I heard people say that it was brought back from a place far, far away in the west, and it was called watermelon!
Li Yuanying didn't expect to make such a big commotion, but he always likes to be lively, and he was happy to see so many people. He introduced it to everyone enthusiastically, saying that this melon came from the Western Regions, and it was called Watermelon. It is juicy to cool off the heat, and people in the west call it cold melon! Although it is not so hot now, but it has been planted this year, and it will definitely be planted next year. By then, everyone will eat watermelon in summer, and it will be comfortable!
Li Yuanying's eyebrows were beaming, and the others listened with gusto, and then looked at those two big and round odd melons, almost drooling!
Li Yuanying didn't wait too long, seeing that everyone was looking forward to it, he picked up a knife under everyone's attention, and personally cut a knife on one of the big round watermelons. His knife was a little shallow, and he didn't cut it completely, but he heard a click, and it was divided into two halves.
What is disappointing is that this melon is not very red, only a few red gourds the size of a baby's fist are hidden in the middle. There is quite a lot of juice, flowing freely with the fracture, it looks good!
Li Yuanying knew at a glance that these were the melon seeds brought back by Dai Ting from the northwest of Tubo. The few melons grew but did not grow well, and the melons died before they were ripe. They were still grown from seeds. He was not in a hurry to taste it, and just smiled and said to Wei Shu and the others on his left and right: "It doesn't have much red scoops, so let's call it 'A Little Red'."
After naming this watermelon variety, Li Yuanying started to cut another watermelon. Although the melon was big just now, it didn't have any visual impact. Everyone just thought it was a relatively big melon, but they didn't feel particularly eager to eat it. But when Li Yuanying stabbed down this time, everyone gasped!
This melon is so beautiful!
The scoop inside is so red that people love it at first glance, the red scoop, the black scoop, and the white and green skin! Not only is the color so gorgeous that people can't take their eyes off it, but the bright red juice that looks so sweet is even more regrettable-don't let it flow in vain, how good it is for them to taste!
There are such melons in the world!
Even if they haven't tasted it, everyone present already likes it. If there is an opportunity in the future, they must try it out!
The only one who didn't have to be envious was Li Yuanying. He was very satisfied with this new melon, named it "Manjianghong", and divided it among his friends on the spot.
He didn't neglect the "Dian Dian Hong" brought back by Dai Ting, and he also tasted a fresh one. In all fairness, if there is no "Manjianghong" for comparison, the melon seeds brought back by Dai Ting are already very good, at least the juice is clear and sweet, which is a good product for cooling off the summer heat.
Li Yuanying asked Dong Xiaoyi to order the planting team under him to practice with "a little red" to hone their selection and breeding level, and to select and breed in the direction they need in the future.
Dong Xiaoyi took orders seriously.
Li Yuanying's public cutting of watermelons was quickly spread throughout Hu County as an anecdote. The next day, several large and round watermelons flew back to Chang'an with Li Yuanying's attendants. Although the journey back and forth was not too far, Li Yuanying thoughtfully sent melons and vines to Beijing together so that they would not be stale when delivered to His Majesty Li Er!
The melons sent to His Majesty Li Er are still on the way, and Li Yuanying has fulfilled his promise to host a banquet in Fengtai Building to entertain the powerful and wealthy households who have funded the renovation of the palace.
Everyone heard that the watermelon that Li Yuanying asked someone to grow was big and good, and they were all looking forward to it. It is said that this is the only watermelon in the Tang Dynasty. At least many caravans traveling south and north have never heard of this watermelon. Li Yuanying said he wanted to teach them how to grow this kind of melons. Couldn't the Huxian people master this unique business? !
Li Yuanying took the representatives of various families to enjoy a song and dance, and had a meal. When everyone couldn't help but began to move their buttocks, he hesitated to speak, and then he clapped his hands and asked someone to bring melons up—
One small slice per person.
Li Yuanying also said: "The little black kernels chasing on this melon are the seeds of the watermelon. When you eat them, be careful and spit them out. When the banquet is over, you can take them back and try planting them."
Everyone was a little confused.
This little devil in the world, wouldn't be so shameless to send them off with such a small piece of melon, would he? Although they have to admit that this piece of melon looks delicious, but they donated a building! Could it be that this whole building is only exchanged for such a piece of melon? !
Seeing the expressions of "how can you be so shameless" on everyone's faces, Li Yuanying added with a smile: "Next spring, I will have someone formally teach everyone how to grow."
The author has something to say:
Little Prince: Just kidding, you really believe it!
About the Taihe Palace, it is recorded in the "Old Tang Book", which said that Li Yuan ordered the construction of the Taihe Palace in April, and he went there for a stroll on the second day of June, so he built one or two month. Later, His Majesty Li Er was going to escape the summer heat. He asked someone to renovate it one month ago, and passed it by himself in the next month... (.)
Here I’m going to cook another cold meal that I missed on Weibo. It’s like this↓His Majesty Li Er made a palace candle to welcome the new year. He happily picked up the former queen and asked her: Look at what I did. How are you? How did the Chinese New Year celebrate in the Sui Dynasty
The former queen dared not speak.
His Majesty Li Er asked: Tell me!
The former empress could only describe it to him: At that time, dozens of bonfires were to be set up in front of the hall, all lit with agarwood, and sprinkled with special oil. The fire was several feet high and the fragrance wafted for dozens of miles ! In the palace, don't light your candles, don't light your oil lamps, use 120 luminous pearls, everywhere is as bright as day, and there is no candle oil smell!
His Majesty Li Er: ...
Anyway, there is a taste of poverty like this!