area51novel Chapter 283
Chapter 283
Just as Li Shimin continued to ask questions, Changsun Wuji coughed falsely.
Li Shimin did not know what he meant, but saw Changsun Wuji glanced at Linyi envoy Ruan Dabao.
Li Shimin then reacted and said calmly:
"Send someone to escort the envoy back to the Honglu Guest House, and reward ten thousand gold coins!"
As the suzerain state, it is still necessary to have the proper demeanor, and the reward of ten strings of copper coins is not a small amount.
The Linyi envoy bowed and thanked him immediately as if he had been pardoned.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. I will write a letter as soon as I return to my residence and go to my country with your elite troops."
Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction and gave Wang Defa a look.
"Yes!"
"Envoy, please!"
The Linyi envoy bowed to Li Shimin again and said:
"I will take my leave!"
Wang Defa sent Ruan Dabao to the exit of the manor and ordered the guards who came to send him back to the Honglu Guest House.
...
After the Linyi envoys left, Li Shimin looked at Su Chen and said:
"You recommend Xue Wanche to lead the troops to Linyi?"
At this time, Li Shimin did not like Xue Wanche very much.
But Su Chen knew that in history, Xue Wanche and Chai Shao would soon recover Shuofang.
"Well, there is another person named Su Lie or Su Dingfang.
Send these two generals, each with 10,000 people, to be safe. Let Xue Wanche go to Siam when he comes back.
Find a plant called rubber tree and ask the local people. It may be fruitless."
Su Chen planned to try his luck. What if he found a wild one?
Anyway, it would be on the way back.
"Rubber trees are native to South America. Maybe they have not spread to Southeast Asia at this time."
"Rubber trees?" Li Shimin asked in confusion.
"Well, rubber trees produce a special kind of gum, which has a wide range of uses. If you can find it, it's better. If you can't find it, it won't be too late.
Besides, we don't have the technology now. We just want to bring rubber trees to the Tang Dynasty for planting in advance."
Li Shimin seemed to understand, but didn't delve into it.
"Boy, Su Lie and Su Dingfang are the same person. His surname is Su, his name is Lie, and his courtesy name is Dingfang. He uses his courtesy name as his name."
Su Chen nodded. This is similar to Xue Rengui, who also used his courtesy name as his name.
"What else do you want to say? Tell me."
Li Shimin glanced at his watch and planned to discuss the household registration system that will be implemented with the Ministry of Households after returning to the palace.
"I don't have anything to say." Su Chen shook his head.
Li Shimin suddenly stood up and said:
"I can't stay for long today. I have something to discuss when I return to the palace."
Fang Xuanling and others followed suit.
"Okay, Your Majesty, I'll see you off!" Su Chen immediately stood up and walked in front to lead the way.
Hmm?
Su Chen didn't see Li Shimin move, so he turned around curiously.
Li Shimin was looking at Su Chen with a half-smile.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"
Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Everyone, please go ahead and wait outside the manor for a quarter of an hour. I have something to tell him."
Fang Xuanling and others bowed and said yes.
"It's great to stay!"
Li Chengqian left with everyone else, but was suddenly stopped by Li Shimin.
"Yes, father!"
After everyone left, Su Chen rushed forward and asked, "What instructions does your majesty have?"
"Humph, didn't you forget the instant noodles and sausages?"
That's it?
"Uh... Your Majesty, wait!" Su Chen quickly ran to the study.
"Old man, go prepare a package." Li Shimin felt that it would be bad if he walked out with instant noodles "blatantly".
Too ostentatious, it would make people jealous!
After a while, Old Wang and Su Chen returned to the living room at the same time.
Su Chen was carrying more than a dozen packs of instant noodles and sausages.
"Your Majesty, these are fifteen packs of instant noodles and fifteen sausages. You can distribute them as you wish. I don't have much stock now. There are three more little guys in the manor, so I have to keep some."
Su Chen was not distressed about the points, but the source of the points was unknown, and he didn't know when they would increase next time.
The more points you spend, the faster the mall will upgrade.
"Okay, that's enough!" Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction.
Wang Defa immediately shook a piece of cloth flat and put it aside.
Su Chen's mouth twitched, thinking very thoughtfully.
"Gao Ming, you stay. If there is anything, send someone to send a letter back to the palace immediately."
Li Shimin saw Wang Defa finishing the instant noodles and looked at Li Chengqian.
"Your son obeys your order!" Li Chengqian replied respectfully.
"Well, boy, I'm going to the academy to meet the queen, you don't have to see me off."
After that, Li Shimin strode away.
Wang Defa bowed respectfully to Su Chen and Crown Prince Li Chengqian, picked up the package and chased after Li Shimin.
"Brother-in-law, let's go together!"
"That's exactly what I meant!"
...
Outside the manor, Zhangsun Wuji and others saw Li Shimin walking out of the manor and were about to bow.
Suddenly, they saw Wang Defa holding a package in his hand.
In an instant, they lost their thoughts of bowing.
Zhangsun Wuji looked at Li Shimin with an indescribable look.People.
"Everyone, follow me to the Zhenguan Hope Primary School, just in time to meet the emperor." Li Shimin automatically filtered out the malicious eyes of the crowd, pretending to be unaware.
Li Shimin was about to step on the carriage, and he saw Su Chen and Li Chengqian chasing him out of the corner of his eye.
"Old man, put the package on the carriage and walk there."
The school is not too far from the manor, more than ten minutes away.
When the two came to the front, Li Shimin gently patted Su Chen on the shoulder and said:
"Boy, you have a lot of trivial matters on weekdays, do you need to arrange two capable assistants?"
Li Shimin and the other two walked in front, and Changsun Wuji and others followed closely behind.
"No need, Wang Xi is very worry-free." Su Chen declined.
"He is a butler, how can he be on call to handle trivial matters for you? There are many skilled people under the old man, just ask him for someone you like."
Li Shimin patiently persuaded.
Li Shimin had never been to the manor several times. Su Chen was accompanied by servants, not to mention maids.
"Your Majesty, it's really not necessary. I don't have anything to do all day."
Li Shimin saw Su Chen's insistence, thought about it and stopped forcing him.
"Well, if you need it, you can find the old goods at any time."
Soon, everyone came to the school gate.
Li Shimin looked up at the six big characters on the plaque of the building.
"Not bad, it's very impressive!"
Su Chen also looked at the school gate, and suddenly found that it would be more perfect if a couplet or slogan was put on the side doorposts on both sides.
'What couplet should I make? 'Su Chen muttered to himself.
I couldn't think of a good couplet for a while, so I followed everyone into the campus.
The flag-raising platform in the middle of the square has been built, and the cement seems to have not dried yet. It should be completed soon.
The flag-raising platform is about three feet high and one foot square, with steps all around.
The bare flagpole stood in the center of the flag-raising platform. The bottom of the straight log was about seven inches thick and about two and a half feet long.
There was a pulley fixed on the top of the flagpole, and a rope passed through the pulley and extended upward.
The rope was two-way and could be used to raise and lower the national flag.
There were three desks in front of the flag-raising platform, with three people sitting on them.
There were six people gathered in front of the desks, and two children about six years old.
Li Shimin did not rush forward, but stood not far away and watched.
Soon, the people in front of the desks dispersed.
The three people registered and looked up and saw Li Shimin and his party.
They had all seen Li Shimin and Su Chen, and they quickly stood up and trotted towards Li Shimin.
"See..."
"No need to be polite!"
Li Shimin interrupted their salute.