Li You's Tang Dynasty

Chapter 448
"teacher!"

While Di Renjie, Xiao Baoer, and Su Qingjie were inspecting the hot air balloon and chatting, Li You walked over from the side and saw Li You and the three hurriedly bowed and saluted.

"How about it, are you almost done checking?"

Li You looked at the three little ones and asked.

"Teacher, don't worry, there is no problem at all, I will go up with you later..." Di Renjie replied with a smile.

"Why...?" Who knew that Xiao Baoer on the other side couldn't calm down: "It's clearly agreed that I will accompany the teacher."

"Hey, what's the situation with the two of you? We went together last time, so you won't take me with you this time?" Su Qingjie was anxious.

Li You said with a smile at this time: "There is nothing to earn, you will all go up, and you will go up many times in the early stage, until you vomit, so don't rush for a while."

You know, it is impossible for Li You to take people to heaven all the time. Li You still has a lot of things to do. The little guy helped.

So Li You said that they will fly to the sky in the future.

"Today's weather is really nice." Li You smiled, and at this moment, Yaoyu came over and said, "My lord, His Majesty is not far away with all the officials, and the empress tells you to go to the square gate immediately to greet you." .”

"Understood!" Li You smiled, but Yao Yu turned around ungratefully.

"Hehe." At this time, Li You laughed out loud. It was because his starling was still angry with him. The last time he went to Hong County, Li You stayed Yaoyu for the safety of Dunhuafang. Hey. My starling is a hundred unhappy, which soldier does not want to go into battle to kill the enemy.

If you don't let him play, it is the greatest contempt for him, not to mention that this is a big victory, Li You even organized a lottery, Zhou Likai got the watch, it was showing off for who knows how many days.

Seriously, those brothers who didn't go would be lying if they said they weren't jealous. No, although Yaoyu has always maintained his responsibilities, he was still slightly angry with Li You.

Of course, this is also because the relationship is very good, and it is also the atmosphere that Li You likes. At this time, Li You is the prince, and he does not need that kind of dominance, he needs brotherhood.

In the past, Li Shimin was also like this. He had a brotherhood with Cheng Yaojin, Qin Shubao and others. It was also because of this brotherhood that these people would work hard for Li Shimin. However, when Li Shimin became the emperor, this kind of relationship would change.

After a while, Li You came to the gate of Dunhuafang, and then saw a large group of honor guards coming. The emperor's guard of honor in the Tang Dynasty was called "Dajia Lubo". It is composed of front and rear parts such as advocacy and rearguard troops.

Guidance: That is, the leading guard of honor, the vanguard of the "Da Jia Lu Book" guard of honor.At the front are several cars that clear the way, and they take the local officials of the capital and the officials of the imperial court in turn.Then there was a "clearing team" composed of two teams of cavalry and six infantry teams. Its role was to clear the road to ensure the smooth travel of the emperor behind.Followed by 6 dragon flags held by soldiers, divided into two rows.

Behind Longqi is a special fleet, including guide cars, Jiligu cars, Bailu cars, Luanqi cars, Pi'e cars, Pixuan cars, etc.Each cart is drawn by 4 horses, and there are 14 drivers and 1 craftsman.At this point, the guard of honor for the pilot is over, followed by the guard of honor for the pilot.

Guiding: The guard of honor is different from the guard of honor for guiding and driving. It is mainly based on music and fighting, and the civil and military officials accompanying the emperor are also included.The leader of the guard of honor is a guard composed of 12 rows of cavalry holding horizontal knives, bows and arrows, and arranged at intervals.

Followed by a huge advocacy band, there are two advocacy orders in front of the band who are responsible for conducting the performance.

After the band, there is a flag array composed of various streamers (rectangular flags that hang down), buildings (flags decorated with feathers), and pennants.Some accompanying officials and the emperor's 24 royal horses were also mixed in the flag array.

After the flag array, there are Qinglong flags and Baihu flags on the left and right.Behind the two flags are the accompanying court officials.In the middle of this team, cavalry and infantry soldiers with weapons were interspersed and mixed.

Waiting for the ostentation to stretch for several miles. Originally, Li Shimin came to Li You so there was no need to make such a big ostentation, and it is very simple to make such a big ostentation, just to attract the attention of the people in Chang'an at this time, so that the people will not chew the prince The root of the tongue between King Wei.

To be honest, Li Shimin was really kind to the sons of Empress Changsun. Originally, Li Shimin was not that kind of extravagant emperor, and he had never used this kind of big book, but for his own sons, Li Shimin Regardless of everything, this made Li You respect Li Shimin a little bit.

"Meet Your Majesty..."

Under the leadership of Concubine Yin, the people on Li You's side hurriedly bowed to Li Shimin who came to the gate of the workshop.

Li Shimin was very happy today, walking in front, followed by Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Cen Wenwen, Ma Zhou, Chu Suiliang and others.

"Get up. The weather is really nice today. How about Youer, is Feitian ready?"

"Back to Father, everything is ready. However, the people are not all here yet. Our appointment is at 8 o'clock, and there is still half an hour. Let's go to the Furong Garden to drink some tea. As soon as 8 o'clock lift off."

"Okay." Li Shimin was very satisfied with Li You's words.

"Si..." Suddenly, an abrupt voice sounded, Li You narrowed his eyes slightly, and when he looked back, he found that Xiao Bao'er shrank his head and followed her as if to flee.

"Yeah, where is my little si?" This voice reminded Li Shimin, just arrived here in Dunhuafang, Li Shimin was also surprised, why did he feel like something was missing, it turned out that his little si was not there, so Li Shimin quickly looked at Li You and asked With a sound.

Before Li You could speak, Li Zhi hurriedly replied: "Father, Sizi was imprisoned by Fifth Brother, because Fifth Brother gave Sizi homework, but Sizi didn't do it, but sneaked out to watch a big show instead. .”

"Ah." Li Shimin looked at Li You who was on the side.

Li You nodded: "My son went too far this time, she sneaked out, I am very worried about her safety, if something happens, how can I explain to you, Father."

"It's true, but, Yu'er, you also know that Sizi is the most lively person, and today's event is a big one, and it's too uncomfortable for you to lock her up at home today.

In this way, if I beg Sizi for a favor today, you can let Sizi come out to play today, and it will not be too late to close it tomorrow. "

What Li Shimin loves the most is Li Mingda. When he found out that Sizi was imprisoned, he immediately interceded for Sizi. Of course, it was because Sizi did something wrong. He will be locked up by Li Shimin.

Li You said just now that it was for Li Mingda's safety, and Li Shimin also agreed, so Li Shimin would intercede.

And Li Shimin pleaded, and Li You had no reason not to agree, and then saw Li You nodded with a smile: "Father and emperor have spoken, and my minister must follow suit. In this way, let's go to the Furong Garden first, and my minister is ready." Have some tea, drink it while slowly waiting for Sizi to come over."

"Okay." Li Shimin laughed.

Then a group of people got on the carriage again, and then went to the place where the hot air balloon took off in the Furong Garden, where a big tent was prepared, but this tent had no roof, so you could use the best place to watch the hot air balloon take off.

In the tent, Li You has already prepared tea. It is not the tea of ​​the Tang Dynasty now, but the modern clear tea. Although the modern clear tea is a bit unorthodox at this time, the taste of clear tea is indeed better than the tea with ginger and scallions. It tastes better, so most people still accept it, especially the acceptance of Li Shimin and others, which may be a bit like the power of idols.

Others are slowly taking it in, too.

A glass pot, you can clearly see that the tea leaves inside are as straight as a gun. The tea soup is clear and beautiful. Pour it into the glass teacup and take a sip. It is very comfortable. There are four saucers beside the tea, including a saucer of chocolates , a plate of milk candy, a plate of lychees, and a plate of pineapples. There are lychees and Tang Dynasty here, but they are still very expensive in Lingnan.

How expensive are lychees? There is a story that in ancient times, a prime minister was rewarded with lychees by the emperor, but instead of eating them, he wrapped them up. Then the emperor asked him why you did this, and then The prime minister said that his mother had dry mouth and couldn’t eat lychees, so he wanted to take the lychees back to his mother. The emperor was moved by the prime minister, so he rewarded him with a lot of money to buy lychees. .

The reason for the scarcity is also very simple. The production conditions of lychees are very harsh. In ancient times, the output was not high, and the seasonality was very strong. The most important thing is that the transportation was not very good. The transportation in ancient times was very slow, and the lychees might go bad when they are halfway there. Either it's gone or it's not tasty.

Some people say that large-scale planting is so expensive that it must make money, but the people at that time didn’t think about it, because they couldn’t eat enough at that time, and the people had no interest in other crops except food, and lychees couldn’t be preserved, and they couldn’t be eaten as food. , ordinary people don’t know how to take care of it, so it’s normal that no one is planting it. Even if it is planted, it is useless. The fruits that have always been in season will rot soon after being picked.

Therefore, except for some literati and some rich people who are heavier in the yard, it is rare to see this kind of fruit. In ancient times, fruit was a very luxurious thing, and the price was very high. Most people could not afford it. something.

Pineapple is even more powerful, because according to history, pineapple was originally called pineapple, which was originally produced in Brazil. It was introduced to China in the 16th century. There were no pineapples in Tang Dynasty. These pineapples were canned pineapples brought by Li You from modern times.

How should I put it, of course it cannot be compared with fresh pineapples, but Tang Dynasty people like sweetness, so pineapples soaked in sugar water are more popular with Tang Dynasty people.

"Oh, you bandit."

Suddenly, just as everyone sat down, there was a shout of anger.

(End of this chapter)