Great Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 62 Chapter 63
After listening to the third dark version of Havoc in Heaven, everyone was speechless for a long time.

After about half a cup of tea, Li Shimin slowly raised his head, "Among the three versions, the third one is the most authentic, but my favorite is the first one!
What I dislike the most is the second version.Patriarch Bodhi is a good teacher, I really don't want him to become so dark.

As for the third version. Although you omitted the part where the monster clan fights against the Heavenly Court, I can still imagine how magnificent and tragic it was!
I admire Sun Wukong's heroic spirit of endless life and endless battles!But I can't bear this failure!So, I don't like this version either! "

After finishing speaking, Li Shimin looked at Zuo Ming.

He already knew that this story must be drawn, even Zuo Ming had already drawn it, so he would bluntly express his joy and anger.

He hoped that what his children would see would be the first version of Havoc in Heaven, not the second or even third version of Havoc in Heaven.

Understanding Li Shimin's meaning, Zuo Ming smiled and nodded, "Actually, Cao Min's favorite is also the first version."

After finishing speaking, Zuo Ming used a stick to pick up the sweet potatoes in the fire, seeing that they were already soft, Zuo Ming couldn't help being overjoyed, and quickly picked them out.

However, when he picked it up with a thick cloth to push it away, Li Shimin snatched it away.

"It's not big or small! Didn't you see that I'm here? How can you be the first one?"

After speaking, he handed the sweet potato to Eunuch Qian, and asked Eunuch Qian to help peel off the skin.

The sweet potato was robbed, Zuo Ming really couldn't laugh or cry, but all the courtiers were envious.

They knew that His Majesty would not have acted like this if he was not someone who was absolutely close to him.Looking at it, he almost regarded Zuo Ming as his nephew, how could this not make them envious?

Speaking of which, Eunuch Qian is really a wonderful person. After peeling Li Shimin's skin, he handed him a spoon in a very considerate manner.

Seeing this situation, Zuo Ming felt very tired.

No wonder the old eunuch kept his word in the palace. It turned out that there were nine holes in his heart, so he was so considerate!

"Eunuch Qian, do you still have a spoon? Bring me one too!"

Besides being tired of crookedness, Zuo Ming didn't know what it meant to be polite, so he said cheekily.

Seeing his appearance, all the courtiers had weird expressions, and Wang Gui twitched the corner of his mouth fiercely.

"Master Zuo, you have a good idea! Last time we bombed our family so that we couldn't get out of bed for half a month, now you still have the face to ask our family for something?"

Seeing Zuo Ming, Eunuch Qian couldn't help having a heartache. It's good that Zuo Ming didn't come to provoke him, but there was no reason for him not to be angry when he opened his mouth.

After hearing this, Zuo Ming was really upset to the extreme.

"Eunuch Qian, this food can be eaten indiscriminately, but you can't talk indiscriminately! Did I blow you up? You killed yourself, okay? At the beginning, I emphasized repeatedly that the power of that thing should not be underestimated! I think the lead wire is too long, so I want to cut off a piece of it! I wanted to trap you, but you cut off that piece and went straight to light the fire! What do you want me to do?"

Zuo Ming's words made sense, and Eunuch Qian was immediately speechless and unable to get off the stage.

But fortunately, Li Shimin interrupted the two of them with a sideways look after taking a bite of roasted sweet potatoes.

"Okay! Okay! Why are you still talking about old things? Eunuch Qian, I'm not talking about you. You're in your teens. What do you care about with a kid like him? And Zuo Ming, if you really want to talk about it, You were the one who didn't say anything at the time! I asked you how powerful it was, and you just said that there was no problem in blowing up that big tree! But in the end, a palace wall was completely blown up! Fortunately, I was far away at that time, otherwise I would You have to be injured too!"

When this matter was mentioned, Li Shimin was also a little terrified.At that time, Zuo Ming's description of the power of explosives was too vague, so he wanted to take a closer look.Looking back now, having this kind of thought at the time was really no different from committing suicide.

"It's not my fault! I only experimented with small doses, who knew that increasing the dose would have such a powerful effect."

Zuo Ming knew he was in the wrong, and argued embarrassingly.

"You just listen to what your Majesty says! Why are you still sophistrying! How rude!" Seeing that Zuo Ming dared to confront His Majesty, Wang Gui's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly taught him a lesson, with an apologetic expression on his face after speaking. Turning to Li Shimin, "My son-in-law is young and doesn't understand etiquette, I hope His Majesty will forgive me!"

Knowing that Wang Gui was defending himself, Zuo Ming couldn't help feeling warm in his heart, but Li Shimin's expression didn't seem very good-looking.

Because he had already made up his mind to facilitate Zuo Ming and Li Lizhi's affairs, what he dislikes most now is the harmonious scene between Zuo Ming and Wang Gui Weng's son-in-law.

"Hmph! You're still young! We're married, and in two years our son will be playing soy sauce!"

Speaking with a slightly sour taste, Li Shimin stood up slowly, and turned to the pile of sweet potatoes and potatoes behind him.

At this moment, all the sweet potatoes and potatoes have been dug, and the total amount has been counted.

"How many stones in total?" Li Shimin asked directly after calling in the guards of the Imperial Forest Army who were in charge of weighing.

"Report to Your Majesty, the sweet potatoes are 65 stones, [-] buckets and [-] liters! The potatoes are [-] stones, [-] buckets and [-] liters!" Kneeling respectfully, the guard announced these two figures excitedly!

Hearing the first number, Li Shimin was already very uneasy, and when the second number was called out by the sergeant, his hands shook violently.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! These two things are really gods! Especially this sweet potato, which is simple to make, and sweet and delicious. It is really a suitable vegetable and food! It is the blessing of my Tang Dynasty!"

"Yes! Your Majesty! With these two things, how can we worry about not being strong? Why not be prosperous?"

At this time, the officials who had already tasted the taste of sweet potatoes naturally also heard the two numbers, and after looking at each other, they actually bowed to Li Shimin excitedly.

Nodding his head, Li Shimin was quite excited, and turned to Zuo Ming, "Zuo Ming obeys the order! The common man Zuo Ming, in the sixth year of Zhenguan, offered sweet potatoes and potatoes, and contributed to the people and the community! You will be granted the title of Marquis of Yong'an County, with thousands of households in Shiyi! Shishiyi! As a reward!"

Happiness came so suddenly, Zuo Ming was really caught off guard.

Originally, although this Marquis of Yong'an County was a title of the third rank, his value was not very high, because according to the etiquette system of the Tang Dynasty, the so-called thousand households in the food town were actually only a hundred households.But Li Shimin added the word "Shishiyi" at the end, which is quite different.

In today's Tang Dynasty, even the princes are nothing more than a thousand households in Shishiyi!Although he is only a marquis now, but the consort is the standard of a prince, how can he not like it?

Regarding Li Shimin's reward, all the ministers were secretly shocked, but Zuo Ming's contribution was too great, and he himself did not participate in the government, so no one made things difficult for him.

Seeing that Zuo Ming stayed there, Wang Gui quickly went over and shook him awake, "Silly boy! Why don't you take the order to thank you?"

It's no wonder that he was so excited, Zuo ordered him to be a marquis, and Wang Siyan, as the wife of the Zuo family, would naturally rise. This is definitely a rare good thing for their Wang family.

"My humble minister, Zuo Ming! Thank you for the emperor's grace!"

This time, it was the first time since Zuo Ming came to Datang to thank him willingly.

No way, Li Shimin is asking him to be a lord!And he is the great lord of a thousand households!

He knew about Yong'an County, which belonged to Kyoto and was very close to Chang'an. Most importantly, it was a Linjiang County.At the beginning, he mentioned to Li Shimin that he wanted to turn this county into a wharf.Unexpectedly, Li Shimin gave it to himself directly.

This is really a pleasant surprise!

"Okay! Get up! In the future, I will not treat you badly when you work hard! I will not hide it from you. When the artillery is successfully developed, I will definitely use troops against Tuyuhun! At that time, you, Qingque and the prince will go to see it together , It can also be regarded as accumulating experience for expanding the territory in the future! Don’t you always think about the American continent? If you don’t know how to lead troops, you won’t be able to take over that territory!”

Li Shimin patted Zuo Ming on the shoulder rarely, and said kindly.

However, when he heard that he was going to go to the battlefield, Zuo Ming suddenly cried and said, "You still have to go to the battlefield? Can you not go? I've been dizzy since I was a child!"

After hearing this, let alone Li Shimin, Wang Gui and others have almost ascended to heaven.

Li Shimin made it clear that he wanted to get him some qualifications in the army, which ordinary people can't ask for, but this kid is lucky, he doesn't want to go?

"What nonsense are you talking about! A man is always going to see blood! Otherwise, how will he make achievements in the future?"

At that time, Wang Gui hated the way that iron cannot become steel.

"That's right! Since you have the ambition to conquer the American continent, you should have the courage to face the swords! Otherwise, what are you going to do to negotiate with those native Americans? I don't think they will just watch you invaders fight against them. Domineering in the land of the world!"

Li Shimin also hated the way that iron can't be made into steel.But then, he softened his tone again, "Actually, you don't have to be afraid. Since I dared to let the prince and Qingque go there together, I naturally have a way to ensure your safety. You just need to be responsible for watching, listening, and learning in the past. That's it! Don't worry about other things at all."

Li Shimin's words have come to this point, even if Zuo Ming is reluctant, he can only nod his head and agree.

"That's right! A good man has ambitions everywhere, how can he be afraid of war? You are the only one who is good at cooking these potatoes and sweet potatoes. Later, you go to the palace and make some side dishes for the queen, so that she can try something new! It's not in vain for her." Always remember you."

Seeing Zuo Ming nod his head, Li Shimin's face looked much better now, and he patted his shoulder immediately, exhorting him.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty! I'll go and make some preparations in a while, and I'm sure I can make a sumptuous dinner for the empress. However, you have to ask Eunuch Qian to bring back a few more tomatoes in a while! With this, the empress will definitely increase her appetite." !"

When it comes to food, Zuo Ming immediately regains his spirits.After all, the condiments in the palace are more than those in his home, and he just had a good time making a delicious meal.

"Whatever you want, you are the chef, you make up your own mind! Eunuch Qian, just work harder and pick more tomatoes with him!"

Nodding his head, Li Shimin left with a group of courtiers after speaking.Only Zuo Ming, Eunuch Qian, and a group of guards of the Royal Forest Army were left busy.

"Eunuch Qian, it doesn't matter if you are a little bit smaller!"

"Our family knows."

(End of this chapter)