Chapter 651 Your Majesty, I also want the city of the vassal state!
Then, Li Xuan thought of something, chuckled lightly, and said coldly.
"Also, the escort team goes out to help those aristocratic families attack the city. The escort team has all the autonomy. If any aristocratic family dares to covet the weapons of the escort team, or does something detrimental to the escort team, the escort team can directly eliminate any aristocratic family on the spot.
!”
Hearing such murderous words, all the noble ministers could not help but shudder subconsciously.
"Don't worry Xuanba, no matter what time, I will never tolerate this matter!"
Li Shimin also said with a solemn expression.
"Um!"
Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction.
Li Shimin opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but suddenly a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.
At the same time, all the distinguished ministers in the main hall were all staring, sniffling, and looking outside.
An alluring fragrance that they had never tasted came in from outside.
After a while, Li Baoding and Wang Xuance walked in with several maids and two food boxes.
"Master, the corn is ready!"
Li Baoding cupped his hands and said.
"Bring it here quickly!"
Li Xuan looked happy and felt that the saliva in his mouth was spreading involuntarily.
"yes!"
Li Baoding and Wang Xuance quickly placed the food box in the hands of the maid on the side in front of Li Xuan.
Li Xuan just found a food box and opened it.
Suddenly, a plume of white smoke rose up, and an even richer and attractive fragrance spread throughout the main hall.
All the distinguished ministers looked at Li Xuan expectantly.
Li Xuan stretched out his hand, picked up a piece of corn, plucked the brown and black corn silk a few times, and took a bite.
"Hmm~"
Li Xuan looked satisfied.
Seeing this, Li Shimin on the side couldn't bear it any longer, so he reached out and took out a piece of corn, imitating Li Xuan's example, and gnawed it.
After one sip, Li Shimin's eyes widened.
"This corn is so sweet?"
"Give these to you!"
Li Xuan said to the two maids.
In fact, there was no need for Li Xuan to give special orders. Cheng Zhijie, Li Xiaogong and others could no longer bear it and consciously walked over, reached out and picked up the corn to eat.
Everyone ignored the burning in their hands and gnawed on it.
Immediately, there were exclamations from the nobles in the main hall.
"too delicious!"
“This is truly a delicacy in the world!”
"Uh-huh……"
Although they were talking, everyone never stopped what they were doing and ate quickly.
Unfortunately, after they finished eating, they looked into the food box and saw that the entire food box was empty, and they couldn't help but feel disappointed.
But he didn't know that Li Baoding and Wang Xuance had two people, but the corn was broken according to their heads.
Afterwards, several people looked at each other, looked at each other a few times, and then looked at Li Xuan again.
"Your Highness, Prince Jin, do you still have corn?"
"Gone!"
Li Xuan was not polite, "I have only planted twenty acres of corn, so I can't eat it randomly!"
All the nobles could not help but feel angry.
Well, if Li Xuan didn't say the second sentence, everyone would still be able to accept it.
However, after planting twenty acres of corn, it is still not enough?
"King Jin, please don't do this. This kind of corn is so delicious that we will never be able to eat any other delicious food. Twenty acres of corn can yield more than a hundred stones of corn. I beg King Jin to sell some corn to us."
"That's right, Prince Jin, this kind of corn has brought out the greedy bugs in my stomach. If I don't eat it for one day, I won't be able to eat anything else!"
"Please also invite King Jin..."
Hearing this, Li Xuan couldn't help but look indifferent.
He looked at everyone quietly and said: "These corns are not yet mature and have not yet been harvested. I just kindly want you to taste them first, and I do not necessarily invite you to eat them.
Moreover, there was only so much corn in the Tang Dynasty. If you ate one corn, you would lose a pound of seeds.
I wonder if you still want corn seeds after next spring?"
"Are these seeds?"
Hearing this, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others were all shocked.
"Exactly!"
Li Xuan nodded slowly, "These young corns are the best growing among all corns. As long as they are mature, they are excellent corn seeds!"
After hearing this, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and other dignitaries looked at the corn cobs in their hands and couldn't help but feel distressed.
However, no one mentioned eating corn again.
"I wonder if there is anything else your Majesty has to do?"
Li Xuan asked Li Shimin.
"..."
It was the first time that someone dared to challenge Li Shimin's nobles, and they couldn't help but be shocked. Then they quickly lowered their heads and pretended not to hear anything.
Li Shimin also looked helpless.
He couldn't stay in Lijiazhuang for too long, otherwise he would definitely be driven away by Li Xuan.
"I do have one more thing!"
"Um?"
Li Xuan was startled and looked at Li Shimin in surprise. He had already chased people away, so why didn't he leave?
"I wonder what's wrong with Your Majesty?"
"I have issued an edict a few years ago. As long as someone can bring back sweet potatoes to the Tang Dynasty, I will make them the county son. Now, the sweet potato production has been confirmed, and the remaining potato and corn production.
It’s almost time for me to be knighted!”
With that said, Li Shimin looked around at the ministers and nobles in the main hall and said, "I wonder what reward Xuanba wants?"
"Your Majesty really wants to give me a reward?"
Li Xuan asked Li Shimin.
Hearing this, Li Shimin felt happy. This was the first time Li Xuan asked him for a reward.
"Of course! It's just that you are now the King of Jin, and the title of county prince mentioned in my edict is of little use to you. I can reward Chenglu or Jinyun!"
Li Jinyun is the daughter born to Li Xuan by Zi Yun.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but they are still young and do not need to be rewarded!"
Li Xuan shook his head and said directly.
As the children of the prince, Li Chenglu and Li Jinyun will definitely have titles when they grow up, and Li Xuan will not waste this opportunity.
"Then what reward does Xuanba want?"
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Li Xuan was thinking.
"Your Majesty, I want several vassal cities!"
Li Xuan said directly: "Since those aristocratic families have kingdoms outside the Tang Dynasty, and what others have, Chenglu must also have it. I want to ask for some cities for Chenglu!"
"city?"
Hearing this, Li Shimin's expression froze, but he quickly returned to normal!
"Of course you can! I wonder where Xuanba wants to build a city and how many cities are needed?"
"Your Majesty, three cities are enough!"
Li Xuandan laughed and said, "As for the location of the cities, they are Beisha City, Cave City and Stone City!"
"These three cities?"
Suddenly, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others were shocked.
"These three cities combined don't even have 50,000 people, and the islands make up for it, and the land is very barren. Xuanba, are you sure you want these three cities?"
Everyone was in disbelief at Li Xuan's request.
Everyone has already made preparations. Li Xuan wants Jian'an in Goguryeo and Pyongyang, a large city with a population of more than 100,000.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be these three small towns.
"It's these three small towns!"
Li Xuan nodded slowly, "Your Majesty, these three cities are the three cities that I led my men to conquer with my own hands. Moreover, these three cities are relatively close to the Tang Dynasty, making them easier to manage.
As for the population, it doesn't matter. Even if the population is not large, I feel a lot more relaxed.
Anyway, no matter how things change in the future, Datang will always be the most prosperous city, and we will still live in Datang.
I am only responsible for occupying three cities in advance for that boy Chenglu. As for what he wants to do when he grows up, it has nothing to do with me!"