Today's morning started with flattery and ended with shock.
The person being flattered was naturally Li Shimin, who had expanded the territory of the Tang Dynasty to the depths of the desert. The person who was shocked was Zhang San, the youngest prince of the Tang Dynasty.
Because of Zhang San, Fang Xuanling originally suffered a lot of ridicule from courtiers, aristocratic families, and his own family; now because Zhang San was made a marquis, he was congratulated by all the civil and military officials.
Zhang San was surrounded by a group of military generals, and everyone praised Zhang San profusely. Of course, they were not the civil servants, but more like that. If translated in today's terms, the word "awesome" for a military commander's praise would be "awesome".
In the end, Cheng Yaojin patted his shoulder and praised Zhang San loudly. Zhang San finally escaped from the clutches of the general.
Just imagine, there are more than a dozen people, and everyone slaps you hard on the shoulder. You can imagine the feeling. It seems that otherwise it cannot express the importance of the junior general Zhang San.
"Xiao San, this time your title has been further improved and you have become the youngest marquis in the history of the Tang Dynasty. As your elder, I am very pleased." Fang Xuanling walked out of the hall and saw Zhang San walking over, rubbing his shoulders.
Said to Zhang San.
"Uncle, thank you very much. Because of me, you were disgraced. My nephew feels very ashamed." Zhang San bowed and saluted Fang Xuanling.
"Haha, it doesn't matter, they are just some ignorant people." Fang Xuanling chuckled, "Since you are back this time, you and Ying'er's marriage can also be put on the agenda. Let Master Miaoying come to the house another day.
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Zhang San was overjoyed when he heard this. He was worried about how to talk to Fang Xuanling about this, "Okay uncle, no, father-in-law!"
Seeing Zhang San change his mind so quickly, Fang Xuanling laughed and said, "You are quite thick-skinned!"
Because Fang Xuanling still had official duties, she left after saying a few words to Zhang San.
Zhang San was in a good mood, humming a little tune and wandering out of the palace.
At this time, an old man, led by the eunuch, passed by Zhang San. The old man was holding a large wooden box in his arms, and he didn't know what treasures were inside. He was held tightly in his arms.
After returning home, Zhang San told his younger sister and others the good news. Naturally, they were overjoyed when they heard the news. They did not expect that Zhang San would become the Marquis.
"Third Brother, let's tell my father, mother and the others this good news quickly. They are in heaven. They will be very happy to know that Third Brother you are so promising now."
After the little sister finished speaking, she took Zhang San and walked towards the ancestral hall.
Before entering the memorial tablets dedicated to his younger sister's parents and brothers, Zhang San dusted off the dust on his body, knelt on the ground respectfully, kowtowed several times, and placed a stick of incense on each tablet.
The little sister cried with joy, crying and laughing for a while, saying some words.
It was hard for Zhang San to persuade the little sister to stop. Every time he and the little sister came here, the little sister would cry.
After Zhang San and his sister walked out, and before Zhang San could sit down and take a sip of water, Zhang Fu hurried in and said, "Master Marquis, the emperor is here again. I see he is coming to us with a group of people."
Hearing Zhang Fu's words, Zhang San was stunned: "Did you read that correctly?"
"No, it must be the emperor. He has been to us several times..."
Before Zhang Fu could finish speaking, he saw Li Shimin walking in from the gate first, followed by Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng and others.
Zhang San quickly ran out of the living room and greeted him.
"The humble minister Zhang San respectfully welcomes the emperor, but I don't know..."
Before Zhang San could finish speaking, Li Shimin walked past Zhang San and said, "Get out of bed, I have something to ask you."
After Xiaomei, Xiaoyu and others greeted Li Shimin, they returned to the backyard. Before leaving, Xie Huaer glanced at the old man standing next to Wei Zheng, feeling secretly annoyed, but it was not easy to get angry at this time.
"Your Majesty, what do you want to ask me? If anything happens, just ask someone to call me and I will go. How can I dare to trouble you?"
While Zhang San was talking, he looked at Fang Xuanling from time to time, wanting to see if his prospective father-in-law had any hints.
As a result, Fang Xuanling seemed to have not seen the signal sent by Zhang San and sat aside without saying a word.
"What happened to the pumpkin?"
Hearing Li Shimin's sudden question, Zhang San was immediately shocked in his heart. He had repeatedly warned him that he must hide it well, at least wait until he planted a batch before telling outsiders. How could Li Shimin know about this?
Woolen cloth?
"Could it be that there was a mole in the family while I was away?" Zhang San was confused.
"Pumpkin? What pumpkin?" Zhang San didn't know how to answer, so he pretended to be dumbfounded and asked.
"Hmph! Xie Yun, show that pumpkin to this kid. He wants to keep such a good thing privately. How brave he is."
"Xie Yun?" When Zhang San heard this, he immediately cursed in his heart. It turned out that there really was a mole.
At first, Zhang San didn't notice that the old man Qing was the same person he saw when he left the palace today. If it weren't for the crowd, Zhang San would have rushed up to greet him.
"Forgive me, Lord Marquis. This old man is Hua'er's master Xie Yun. During the time when you were not at home, I planted these pumpkins according to the method you taught me. I think these pumpkins should belong to the people of the Tang Dynasty.
I decided privately that I wanted to ask the emperor to promote this product, so..."
"So what? Zhang Fu went to the cellar and brought all the pumpkins inside." Zhang San almost got angry when he heard what Xie Yun said. He made me look like a selfish big dog.
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Zhang Fu was also very angry. He was very respectful to Xie Yun at first, but he didn't expect that this old guy turned out to be a traitor.
He just gave away what belonged to his lordship.
Xie Yun was choked by Zhang San's words. Seeing Zhang San's ugly face, he knew that his move had left a bad impression on Zhang San. However, in order to promote the farm family, Xie Yun did not regret doing so.
Once the farmhouse gets Li Shimin's attention, it will surely be able to regain its former glory.
"This guy with a small belly is already a marquis, and he still displays happiness and anger on his face. From now on, Fang Qing, you have to teach this kid well so that he doesn't look like a big shot."
Li Shimin saw Zhang San's ugly face, chuckled lightly, and said to Fang Xuanling beside him.
"The emperor's lesson is that the mistress is still young, so I will discipline him more." Fang Xuanling replied.
"Marquis Zhang, do you think your pumpkin can really produce hundreds of shi per acre?" Wei Zheng asked, changing the subject.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Xie Yun felt a little bitter inside, feeling that he had shot himself in the foot today.
Zhang San was indeed very angry. If Xie Yun had said hello to him in advance, Zhang San would not have refused. Li Shimin would have known about it sooner or later anyway, but this guy brought the pumpkin to Li Shimin behind his back and said so much