"My younger brother, Li Yuanjia, has met His Majesty!"
"Haha, get back on your feet!"
Putting down the wolf hair in his hand, Li Shimin looked at his younger brother with interest, and then said with a smile: "It seems that you have been living a good life recently. You seem to have gained some weight compared to the last time you entered the palace?"
"Ah? Are you really fat?"
After hearing what his second brother said, Li Yuanjia was stunned and subconsciously patted his belly.
Dude, you have a belly again?
Isn't that the case?
However, the touch on his hands told Li Yuanjia that although he didn't have a belly now, he was indeed a little fatter than before! And he immediately thought of the reason. Of course, he was newlywed and couldn't resist the temptation of Wenrouxiang, so he got up for a run in the morning.
The number of times has been greatly reduced compared to before!
Frowning slightly, Li Yuanjia secretly warned himself not to continue slacking off, but Li Shimin's face darkened as he sat at the desk.
What is this kid doing? Patting his belly in front of me?
However, seeing the worried look on Li Yuanjia's face, the emperor had no intention of scolding him for this minor lack of etiquette. Instead, he laughed and said: "What? Don't you like to gain weight?"
"Well, of course I don't like it!"
Without any hesitation, Li Yuanjia immediately shook his head.
Are you kidding me?
Of course he doesn't like gaining weight. It's not a good thing either for his image or for his health... In fact, in the world of his previous life, as long as he was a normal person, no one would like to gain weight. But not wanting to gain weight means that he has to
Keep your mouth shut and move your legs. This is too difficult for many people.
So when he discovered that he had gained some weight, Li Yuanjia quickly warned himself in his mind.
But his idea made Li Shimin feel a little awkward, and he couldn't help but frown: "Eleven, what's wrong with being a little fatter? You are just too thin, and you are already young, and you don't look like you at all.
The majesty that a prince should have! Now that I am a little fatter, I feel much better."
"..."
The corners of his eyes twitched, and Li Yuanjia was speechless.
He almost forgot that although the women of the Tang Dynasty have not yet completely established the aesthetic concept of fatness as beauty, the habit of men liking big bellies was not established only in the Tang Dynasty!
Men in ancient China have never liked thin people.
Perhaps because of the backward productivity and scarcity of materials in ancient times, people believed that a good figure was a symbol of a wealthy family. And the conditions of the family meant many things, such as being qualified to study, and not having to work hard in the fields, etc.
It means you can draw a clear line between you and those skinny "mud-legged people"!
Take a look at those ancient portraits. Among all the people of some status, which one is the thin one?
Even if he is thin, the painters must make him fatter!
In the previous era of the official system and the imperial examination system, fatter figures were bound to be favored more. Even after the imperial examination system became the main method of selecting candidates, if a man was too thin, he would probably be detained.
If you fall into the trap of having a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, you will lose a great opportunity.
Therefore, Li Yuanjia's reaction just now is naturally a bit unusual in this era.
only……
Looking at the "majestic" figure of the emperor in front of him, Li Yuanjia hesitated for a moment.
It is definitely not a wise move to rashly challenge the long-established aesthetic concepts, but deep down in his heart, Li Yuanjia hopes that his second brother can live longer, even if he does not consider the fate of this "eternal emperor"
Enlightened and courageous, just thinking about Wu Zetian, that ruthless woman, Li Yuanjia must let Li Shimin live for at least five more years!
If I could live ten more years, it would be basically fine.
Historically, Wu Zetian was twenty-five years old when Li Shimin died, which was at the best age for a woman. It would not be surprising that she could capture the soul of Li Zhi. But if she was already thirty years old by then, or even thirty
What about five years old? Once she is over thirty, no matter how naturally beautiful Wu Zetian is, under the age limit and without the means of skin care in the future, can she still maintain her appearance and figure?
So after hesitating for a moment, Li Yuanjia said seriously: "Second brother, it's not that I like to be a thin man, but I read a passage in a medical book before, saying that if a person is too fat, it is easy to get some diseases...
…Of course, it doesn’t mean that all people will get sick because of being fat, but the possibility is higher!”
"Fat people are more likely to get sick? Nonsense!"
Although Li Yuanjia added something later, after hearing his words, the emperor's face instantly darkened and his expression became a little unhappy.
His figure is fat enough now.
"Second brother, I just..."
"Okay, no need to say more!"
Seeing that Li Yuanjia seemed to want to explain, Li Shimin waved his hands impatiently and said: "That's not why I asked you to enter the palace today! Shizilang, I remember that when you came last time, you said you wanted to make peace with the Turks.
How is the Tibetan tea and liquor business doing now?"
"Ah? Tea and spirits?"
Hearing this, Li Yuanjia licked his lips and said, "To tell you your Majesty, I have already found a Turkic businessman and asked them to bring some tea bricks and spirits back to try when winter is about to begin."
Regarding the emperor's figure and health, Li Yuanjia would never act hastily.
After all, it is very difficult for him to learn medicine now. If he casually mentioned some medical common sense that everyone would know in later generations and applied it to the Tang Dynasty, he would be just embarrassing himself. Only when some of his arrangements slowly come to fruition,
His words can be convincing to a certain extent.
So he immediately gave up on the topic of fatness and thinness, and Li Yuanjia began to answer the emperor's questions.
However, Li Shimin suddenly asked about the tea and liquor business, which made him feel a little strange, so after answering the question, he couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with this matter?"
Shaking his head, Li Shimin frowned slightly and said: "There's nothing wrong with it, but... Well, forget it, it's useless to tell you this! Shiyilang, are you sure that these bricks of tea and spirits can be exchanged from the Tubo people?"
Come to fight horses?"
"..."
After listening to the emperor's words, Li Yuanjia was suddenly confused.
What's the meaning?
I was suddenly summoned to the palace today just to ask this question? Didn’t I not take it seriously last time?
However, after hesitating for a moment, Li Yuanjia immediately nodded and said: "Second brother, although it may be difficult in a short period of time, I feel that as long as you put enough effort, the Tubo people will fall in love with tea and spirits sooner or later! It's just that Tubo people
After all, there are few people there, so I want to try it on the Turks first."
When he said these words, he finally figured it out: "It seems that the Tubo people must have done something to remind the second child of what happened last time."
Sure enough, after listening to his words, Li Shimin nodded and said: "Very good, then you can use more snacks here, and try it in Tubo too..."