Chapter 101: Instant Noodle Banquet!

Li Shimin also noticed the unusual behavior of several people, "You haven't had lunch yet?"

Fang Xuanling, Li Jing and Wei Zheng were surprisingly unanimous and nodded quickly to indicate that they had not eaten.

As the boss, Li Shimin must express his gratitude.

Li Shimin was also hungry, and the smell of instant noodles lingering around him was indeed a bit torturous.

Li Shimin thought for a moment and said, "Let's talk about it later. Let's eat something first."

"Ananda, give this to the three of you!" Li Shimin pointed to the instant noodles on the table.

I can only soak it again.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Fang Xuanling and his companions were not polite either. It was difficult to refuse!
When they opened the lid of the instant noodles, the three of them were shocked. The smell was too strong.

"How do you feel?" Li Shimin looked at them with a smile.

Li Shimin was never stingy with these trusted ministers.

"What delicious food! I've never seen anything like this before!" Fang Xuanling couldn't help swallowing his saliva while speaking.

While Fang Xuanling was speaking, Wei Zheng and Li Jing started to sniff.

The two of them looked at each other, and it was obvious that the food was unexpectedly delicious.

It's more delicious than expected.

"Hahaha! As long as you like it, there isn't much now, but everyone can try it later," Li Shimin said as he made some for himself.

"Your Majesty, is this item expensive?" Li Jing became interested when he heard that he could buy it.

"I don't know yet, but it probably won't be cheap. After all, you all know how it tastes. Also, this kind of thing didn't exist in the Tang Dynasty before, so it's naturally not cheap."

Although Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling and others had many questions, they were tactful and did not ask.

Wei Zheng is a troll, but these are not within the scope of Wei Zheng’s trolling.

Wei Zheng had previously served as a counselor and secretary general. Due to his outstanding political achievements, he was promoted to the position of Shizhong in the seventh year of Zhenguan and became a member of the core decision-making level.

This was one of the prime ministers in the early Tang Dynasty and the head of the Menxia Province.

The Shizhong was responsible for reviewing the emperor's edicts, supervising officials, and participating in decision-making on major state affairs.

This position is highly consistent with Wei Zheng's image of "speaking frankly and giving advice".

Although he said not to talk about state affairs, Li Shimin was not idle while waiting for instant noodles.

He picked up the memorial beside him and said, "I heard that there has been little rain in Guanzhong this summer, and many places have suffered severe disasters. How is the relief work being done by Zuo Pushe?"

Fang Xuanling, who was kneeling, quickly stopped and put down his instant noodles. "Your Majesty, I have ordered the Guanzhong region to open its granaries and release grain. I have also ordered grain from Henan to be transported west. The various prefectures are currently investigating the disaster situation. Once the Ministry of Revenue has compiled the results..."

After hearing this, Wei Zheng and Li Jing stopped eating.

Wei Zheng put down his instant noodles and bowed slightly. "Your Majesty, I have something to say! Although the drought in Guanzhong is urgent, some county officials have taken advantage of this opportunity to withhold food and wages. I have sent personnel to investigate secretly and have found solid evidence of three cases. I implore Your Majesty to punish them severely as a warning to others!"

Li Shimin frowned, quite displeased. How could someone dare to do this at this time?

"Investigate thoroughly, it must be investigated thoroughly. No matter who it is, they must be severely punished!" Li Shimin also expressed his opinion immediately.

"Right Prime Minister, I leave this matter to you. No matter how high or low the official rank is, you will be punished severely!" Li Shimin looked at Li Jing.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey your command!"

While eating instant noodles, military and national affairs basically did not stop.

Considering the hot weather, Xiao Ran saw that Xiao Ruoying and the two little princesses were asleep, so he took some iced watermelon and went to Lizheng Hall.

Yu Shu on the other side saw Xiao Ran and was delighted, "Young Master!"

Xiao Ran is the only special case who can enter and exit the harem in this way.

Hearing the sound, Li Lizhi, Princess Yuzhang and others turned around and saw Xiao Ran coming over with a watermelon.

Li Lizhi and Princess Yuzhang quickly stood up, "Young Master!"

"Changle, Sixth Sister," Xiao Ran called her very intimately, not treating herself as an outsider.

"Xiao Ran, where is Sizi's second sister?" Empress Changsun asked Xiao Ran, not seeing the two little princesses. "Your Highness, Sizi's second sister is asleep. I didn't disturb her. It's hot now, so she had some watermelon."

Princess Yuzhang reached out and touched it gently. "It's so cool."

The palace maid brought a knife and Xiao Ran cut it for them directly.

"Your Highness, it's delicious now." Xiao Ran gave it to Empress Changsun first.

"Okay!" Empress Changsun was not too shy and now treated Xiao Ran as a junior.

"Sizi, Erniang didn't make a fuss before, did she?" Empress Changsun took the watermelon.

"No, Sizi and the other two sisters are very obedient and won't make trouble." Seeing that Li Lizhi and Princess Yuzhang did not take it on their own initiative, Xiao Ran took a piece for each of them.

The watermelon was so big that Empress Changsun and Li Lizhi couldn't finish it.

"Let's send some to His Majesty and the old man as well!" Xiao Ran suggested.

"Okay, thank you, young master." Li Lizhi arranged for someone to deliver it to Li Shimin and Li Yuan.

"Xiao Ran, do your family members know about your visit to the Tang Dynasty?" Empress Changsun suddenly asked.

"I don't know. I'm the only one who doesn't know. No one else knows." Xiao Ran still didn't know what to say.

"By the way, it's okay to wait a minute. Sixth sister, go over there and take a look!" Xiao Ran said proactively.

Princess Yuzhang looked at Empress Changsun. This matter required Empress Changsun's approval.

"Just go if you want! Sizi and Erniang are also there." Empress Changsun did not object to Li Lizhi and Princess Yuzhang going there.

"Before, other people asked me about my second sister's name, and I didn't know what to say. What is my second sister's name?" Xiao Ran asked Empress Changsun.

Many women in this era do not have names.

"Mingda Fanyin!" Empress Changsun thought of the little princess, which was related to Buddhism, so she simply gave the little Princess Chengyang a name related to Buddhism.

"What about Sixth Sister's?" Xiao Ran continued to ask.

"Young master, call me Sister Changle." Princess Yuzhang thought for a moment.

Li Lizhi smiled and said, "Is your name Yuzhang?"

"No, Weiyang, Changle Weiyang is fine." Princess Yuzhang said with a smile.

"Okay!" Empress Changsun nodded.

Princess Yuzhang is a little excited, and she will finally be able to go and see it soon.

I've wanted to go there for a long time, but I just can't say when.

Li Shimin in Lizheng Hall was too embarrassed to eat three buckets, so the other three only ate one bucket.

It is definitely not enough for several people.

I drank up all the soup, and the soup for the instant noodles was actually pretty good.

A few people didn't leave and were still chatting.

Zhang Ananda leaned close to Li Shimin's ear and said, "Your Majesty, we have sent some chilled watermelon to the Lizheng Palace. Please enjoy it while it's cool."

Li Shimin looked at Fang Xuanling and the other two and realized that the watermelon had to be divided.

"Divide it into four portions and let the three nobles have a taste!" Li Shimin said with a smile: "The Queen sent me iced watermelon. It happens to be hot now. This is a good thing to relieve the heat."

Fang Xuanling and the other two were also delighted. They didn't expect such an unexpected surprise.

The watermelons were quickly delivered, and Li Shimin waved his hand, "There aren't enough left. One for each of you, and we can share it all!"

The three of them hurriedly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

When you take the watermelon, you can feel the coolness of the watermelon. This feeling is really rare.

There were no refrigerators in the Tang Dynasty, so it was very difficult to eat such watermelon.

(End of this chapter)

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