Li Zhi was very excited after receiving the new grain seeds.
A wise emperor will not do whatever he wants. On the contrary, he will bear more pressure and suffer grievances than ordinary people.
Throughout the ages, the Tang Dynasty has been praised by later generations as "tolerant and enlightened".
Tolerance and openness come from top to bottom. Rulers are open-minded and can readily accept new things. They can also smile and ignore criticism.
Only when rulers have such a broad mind can they make the government and the public take action and bring such a good atmosphere to the people.
But who can really not care when faced with criticism and accusation? It's just a forced smile to hold it back.
When Li Shimin was still alive, Wei Zheng, a well-known minister in the court, always criticized and admonished him, nagging him endlessly about trivial matters.
After Li Zhi ascended the throne, there were also remonstrators in the court such as Liu Rengui who were very critical of him. What made him feel even more pressured was that both the court and the people were immersed in the achievements that Li Shimin, the Heavenly Khan, had brought to the Tang Dynasty. Inextricable from glory.
Comparing Li Zhi's performance after he ascended the throne, although he still won hundreds of battles in foreign campaigns, the frequency was much less. Without the blessing of the winner's aura, and without the achievements of expanding the territory, Li Zhi was regarded as almost unsupportable by others. The young Adou is not as good as the late Emperor in every way.
What Li Zhi said just now is not an exaggeration. Fortunately, Li Qinzai has added a lot of glory to the Tang Dynasty. In the past two years, the evaluation of Li Zhi among the government and the public has gradually improved, and people no longer criticize him for being inferior to the late emperor.
And Li Zhi, after taking care of Changsun Wuji, has been tense all these years, and now he can finally relax a little.
After confirming that the new grain was indeed sweet potato, Li Qinzai's long-hanging heart was relieved.
Turning to look at Zi Nu, Li Qinzai looked at her carefully.
Zi Nu was injured, but the injury was not serious and the wound had been bandaged. Li Qinzai was not like in the bloody plot, where he called a team of experts for consultation after a slight skin injury. If she couldn't cure it, she let the whole world know. Buried with people.
Not only is it bloody, but it's also perfect.
The injury was not serious. Li Qinzai was relieved and said in a deep voice: "You were intercepted and killed on the road? Do you know who did it?"
Zi Nu shook his head and choked up: "In the canyon outside Qingzhou City, we were ambushed just after we found new grain seeds. In order to save me, Wei Tuo and several brothers who have been with us for many years..."
Li Qinzai and Li Zhi quickly looked at each other, and Li Zhi's expression suddenly became solemn.
"Are those thieves here for new grain seeds?" Li Zhi asked coldly.
Zi Nu was silent for a moment and said: "Their purpose is obvious. They are coming for me. Maybe they want to kill me, maybe they want to blackmail me."
Li Zhi and Li Qinzai are not stupid, and they can understand it if they use their brains a little.
"It's probably the Nestorian religion." Li Zhi's tone became colder.
Li Qinzai nodded: "It was probably Yang Shuen's instigation. Zi Nu is my woman. If she is held hostage and used as a threat to exchange for Iduo, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me not to comply."
Li Zhi looked at the sweet potato seeds in his hand and suddenly smiled: "The new grain seeds have been obtained, what else does Yang Shuen have to rely on? It's time to deal with him."
Looking at Zi Nu seriously for the first time, Li Zhi said slowly: "You risked your life to bring the new grain seeds back. You have suffered for the sake of the Tang Dynasty. I..."
Before he finished speaking, Zi Nu suddenly said: "I am not doing this for the sake of the country, but just for my man. If he wants it, I will help him get it."
Li Zhi paused and looked at Li Qinzai awkwardly.
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this girl is the princess of the Loulan Kingdom. After Loulan destroyed the country, she wandered around. When I was trapped in the Tubo camp, it was she who helped me escape from the siege. Later, I was besieged by the Tubo army. It was she too.
Live and die with me, she is already my woman."
Li Zhi suddenly understood, but his expression was still a little awkward.
Li Zhi knows better than anyone who destroyed the Loulan Kingdom. It is no exaggeration to say that he and Zi Nu have a hatred for the destruction of the country.
After a long time, Li Zhi smiled: "I respect her deeply because she values love and righteousness. She is a wonderful woman in the world who is not inferior to the integrity of a man."
Then Li Zhi said seriously: "Don't mention the past grudges. No matter what your intentions are, after all, you have fought for the Tang Dynasty, shed blood, and paid a heavy price to bring me new grains. How can I not reward you?"
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"Tuyuhun has been decided. A five hundred mile radius of Qinghai Lake will be designated as your fiefdom. You will be given three hundred tents and ten thousand cattle and sheep for your people. You will be allowed to graze for generations. The vassal belongs to the Tang Dynasty."
Zi Nu bit her lower lip and looked at Li Qinzai for help.
Li Qinzai nodded with a smile.
Zinu knelt down and bowed to Li Zhi, bowed his head and said, "Thank you so much, my dear Khan, for the reward."
Li Qinzai also bowed to Li Zhi: "I would like to thank your Majesty for the generous gift."
Li Zhi sighed: "Jingchu is not only very capable, but he also has a very vicious eye for finding women. In the past, he had the Cui family's daughter to help him, and in the later, Princess Loulan sacrificed his life to help me. I really..."
I thought that although I was the emperor, my life in the harem was controlled by Empress Wu, and even having an affair with a Korean lady had to be secretive and shameful...
"Jingchu, does your wife know about the existence of Miss Zinu?" Li Zhi asked unwillingly.
Li Qinzai raised his nostrils slightly: "I have known it for a long time, and the relationship between sisters is as deep as best friends."
Li Zhi smiled miserably: "As expected..."
We are all men, so why did you marry a good woman who is well-educated and not jealous? But I... just wanted to have fun with the Korean lady and her daughter and do something happy. What did I do wrong?
After a lot of tossing, the fish belly turned white on the horizon.
Li Zhi's experience that night made him so excited that he simply didn't sleep and urged Li Qinzai to quickly find a good field and plant sweet potatoes.
Li Qinzai did not dare to delay. After asking experienced farmers in Zhuangzi, he chose a small piece of land not far from the other courtyard and asked the farmers to test the fertility of the land, and then carefully planted sweet potato seeds in the ground.
Li Zhi stared at it from beginning to end without blinking. It wasn't until the sweet potato seeds fell into the ground that he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Come here, order the Jinwu Guards to dispatch three thousand soldiers and horses to station outside Ganjingzhuang." Li Zhi pointed to the land at his feet, then drew a circle with all his strength, and said: "With this as the center of the circle, within half a mile, there will be no
Anyone is allowed to approach, and ten experienced farmers will be sent to serve the new grains full-time."
The eunuch behind him hurriedly resigned and went to deliver the order.
Li Zhi stared at the piece of land and sighed: "I wish I could move to Zhuangzi and live there for a long time. I can stare at it myself and see how big the harvest can be."
Li Qinzai was shocked. Although Li Zhi was joking, he must strangle the joke in the cradle, otherwise the emperor of the Tang Dynasty would live in Zhuangzi forever, and the whole Zhuangzi would be in a state of chaos every day.
Apart from anything else, villagers will be searched by guards when they go out to do farm work. How can they live a good life?
"Your Majesty, no, the people of the Tang Dynasty need you, please return to Chang'an as soon as possible." Li Qinzai sincerely advised.
Li Zhi glanced at him dissatisfied: "What? Are you chasing away guests? I won't leave. I want to eat beef today. Beef stewed will melt in your mouth. Make it quickly."