It is also the time of year when you can eat the most.
Especially in the south, there are a lot of fruits there.
Such as watermelon, melon, peach, plum, apricot, cherry tomato, lychee.
As for things like watermelon and cherry tomatoes, they were not introduced from foreign countries during the Tang Dynasty, so they are still not available for the time being.
The future is possible, because nearly half of the people Li Min sent have returned, but they are still far away.
Having said that, in central and northern Datang, it is more difficult to eat more tropical fruits.
But it’s not impossible to eat it.
Especially some rich people can use some power to obtain fruits from the south.
Just like in the Daming Palace, Li Shimin ordered many fruits to be brought from the south to supply the palace with food.
On this day, Li Shimin came to the palace of Queen Changsun.
He seemed very happy.
As soon as he arrived, he asked: "Queen, can you eat the lychees I sent to you?"
This question directly confused Queen Changsun.
"His Majesty……"
She hesitated to speak.
"What's wrong? Didn't those people send it?"
he asks.
Then he got angry again.
"These people are getting bolder and bolder. I asked them to send lychees, but they didn't! Come on! Come on!"
Empress Changsun immediately stopped Li Shimin.
"No, no, no, that's not the case, Your Majesty!"
"What's that? Where's the lychee? I want to try it too? Didn't I say I let you eat them all?"
Li Shimin asked curiously.
At the same time, this question was also asked.
It makes people feel distrustful.
"no!"
"What's going on? I'm getting anxious. Tell me quickly!"
"Because the weather was too hot, when these lychees arrived, they were all spoiled and smelled like alcohol. They were completely inedible!"
Once lychees are stored for a long time, they will smell like alcohol. Eating lychees at this time may upset your stomach.
You know, the lychees in the south are the best in Lingnan.
At that time, the distance from Lingnan, where lychees were abundant, to Chang'an was more than 2,100 kilometers.
With such a long distance, it takes a long time just to travel.
And it was done in hot weather.
The journey was bumpy again.
Therefore, it is more likely to break down on the road.
In ancient times, the only mode of long-distance transportation was horseback riding.
After that, Queen Changsun took out the broken lychee.
The basket was full of black lychees, which made people feel sick to their stomachs.
It's really all broken.
"ah?"
Li Shimin was shocked after seeing it.
It took a lot of manpower to get these lychees to Chang'an.
This is broken.
It's incredible.
At the same time, a problem was also exposed.
The big dilemma about storing fruit in the summer.
"I have told these people that this is a very important matter, but they don't even take it to heart. It seems that I have to teach them a lesson. Can't they do such a small thing well?"
Li Shimin was furious.
This is not something he can accept.
It's also unforgivable.
Queen Changsun advised: "Your Majesty, these lychees are originally a fruit from the south, not from those near Chang'an. There are differences between the north and the south. If we force the change, it will waste people and money, and the gain will not be worth the loss!"
Queen Changsun’s words are still very useful.
If other people said this, they would have been killed by Li Shimin.
Even though he said this, Li Shimin was still very unhappy.
After all, this was something he didn't want to see.
He doesn't care about transportation issues.
He only cares about his own feelings.
And this is what he asked the people below to do well. If they don't do it well, they just don't do it well.
No need to look for reasons.
"Queen, please stop speaking for them. At this time, they should think carefully about how to transport the fruits from the south to us and preserve them properly. This is an imperial decree! It is an imperial decree!"
Li Shimin's temper became louder.
It's a little scary.
"Your Majesty, you..."
"Queen, I'm sorry, I'm rude."
Only then did Li Shimin realize that he had been too impulsive.
This shouldn't have happened just now.
Therefore, I admitted my mistake promptly.
"I know that Your Majesty came with hope, but came back disappointed. No one wants this kind of gap. However, this is also reality."
Queen Changsun's words are very reasonable.
Li Shimin wanted to eat lychees, otherwise he would not have come excitedly at this time to eat lychees with Queen Changsun.
"How about I ask someone to send some more from tonight?"
Li Shimin still doesn't give up. It can always be done at night, right? It's not hot at that time! But it is dangerous, and accidents are more likely to happen at night!
Queen Changsun said: "No, no, I don't want to eat. If one day, I can go to the south of the Yangtze River, maybe I can go there and have a good meal. What do you think?"
Empress Changsun is very sensible, so what she said is very reasonable.
Since we can't have it delivered, let's go to Jiangnan and have a good time there. Why not?
You can eat it fresher, you can even pick it from the tree and eat it.
This is a good idea.
"Hey, I have been busy with state affairs and rarely have time to accompany you on travels. This is my fault!"
Li Shimin said with some guilt.
This is one of his sorrows as an emperor.
Others are irreplaceable.
Of course, if you want to be a good emperor, you must work harder.
Open all year round.
Busy everyday!
If you just want to be an emperor and have fun, then you can play around every day and indulge in wine and sex, isn't that a bad thing?
But Li Shimin just wanted to be a good emperor.
One of the reasons in the past was that he took the position of prince from his elder brother. In order to prove that he was more suitable to be emperor, he had to work harder.
Now, because of Li Min's growth, he is under greater pressure.
His own reputation is almost not as good as that of a self-made son, and he can't keep his face off.
Therefore, he has never had time to spend time with his family, especially Queen Changsun. After being married for so many years, he has never spent a day with her to play around.
Before he became emperor, he was fighting all over the world and had no time to spend with Empress Changsun.
After becoming the emperor, there was no time left.
Therefore, he wanted to compensate Empress Changsun in this way.
And lychee is the best gift.
But it happened to be this outcome, which made him very uncomfortable.
"Your Majesty, I don't insist on this. You can go there when you have time in the future."
Li Shimin's heart moved and he hugged Queen Changsun into his arms.
"Thank you for working so hard."
"I just wish I couldn't share too much burden for Your Majesty."
"Enough, enough!"
While the two were talking, a eunuch suddenly came to report.