Queen Changsun's health has not been very good. Although she has given birth to Princess Jinyang for several days, she is still in bed recuperating.
Li Shimin, except for some necessary matters, left most things to Li Chengqian to handle these days. He basically accompanied Empress Changsun in the Lizheng Palace.
"Your Majesty! Eunuch Li has something urgent to ask for. He is waiting outside the palace." Ruxue walked in to report.
Li Shimin said apologetically: "Mr. Guanyin, I will go for a while and will be back soon."
Empress Changsun said gently: "Your Majesty, you have been with me for a long time these days. National affairs cannot be neglected. Although Gao Ming is the crown prince, he is still too immature to handle things."
"It's okay. Nothing major happened now. I've seen the results of his handling, and he handled it well. You have a good rest, I'll leave first," Li Shimin said.
Li Shimin came outside the palace and said, "Tell me, what happened!"
He told Li Mu that there was nothing serious and he should not disturb him. Since Li Mu is here, something big must have happened.
Li Mu said respectfully: "Your Majesty, something big happened in the Western Turks. Siyehu was attacked by the Shebeidagan and Nushubi tribes. He was defeated and fled to Ankang. The Western Turkic tribes welcomed Nishu to the west.
Turkic Khan."
"Where's the letter? Bring it to me and take a look." Li Shimin said.
Li Mu quickly took out the letter sent back from Xizuo and handed it to Li Shimin.
After Li Shimin read it, his brows furrowed tightly.
Si Yehu was the Khan of the Western Turks, and he never felt that there was much threat.
The Western Turks were clearly stronger than Xue Yantuo, but Si Yehu's previous attack on Xue Yantuo actually failed.
The most important thing is that Si Yehu is headstrong and unpopular, and his calculations are completely unaware of him.
But Nishu was different. Although Li Shimin didn't know much about Nishu, judging from his series of methods, Nishu was not simple.
He was worried that if Ni Zuo saw something, his plan would not work.
"Is there any news about the person who arranged to go to the border to purchase war horses, cattle and sheep?" Li Shimin asked.
"Back to Your Majesty, not yet."
Li Shimin thought for a while, Ni Shu had just taken over and still needed time to stabilize the situation. If there was no response after a few days, he must have sensed something.
"If any news comes back, I want to know it as soon as possible!" Li Shimin said.
"yes!"
Li Shimin relaxed his brows and walked into the Li Zheng Hall with a smile on his face, as if nothing happened.
…
This may be because the imperial court did not allow eating carp. There are not only many carps in the Bahe River, but they are also very large.
Lin Xuan and the others caught more than a dozen fish until noon. Except for a few that were not carp, the others were all carp.
"Okay, no more fishing, let's get ready for lunch." Lin Xuan said.
Cheng Chuliang whispered: "Lin Xuan, do we really want to eat carp?"
Lin Xuan rolled his eyes and said angrily: "The court is not allowed to kill cows, but your family still kills them often?"
Cheng Chuliang quickly denied it and said, "Don't talk nonsense. My cow died accidentally."
Lin Xuan was too lazy to pay attention to him and said to Liu Da: "Keep one big one and share the rest with the guards."
"Master Hou, this..." Liu Da hesitated.
Although he didn't know carp, he heard what Lin Xuan and the others said. The imperial court was not allowed to eat carp.
Lin Xuan is not afraid, but he is.
Lin Xuan waved his hand and said: "What are you afraid of? Just pretend you don't know anything. Those soldiers don't know anything about carp. Just eat it. I'll take care of it if something happens."
"Yes!" Liu Da responded and began to divide the fish.
Lin Xuan asked his soldiers to move out the barbecue grill and start playing with it.
"Princesses, wait a moment. You have never tasted the delicacies I will prepare." Lin Xuan said to Li Lizhi and others not far away.
"Sister, after all he is a prince and a future prince-in-law, how can he cook with his own hands?" Princess Yuzhang said in a low voice.
Li Lizhi shook her head. She also felt that this was not good, but she was not married yet, so it was not convenient for her to say some things.
The ingredients Lin Xuan brought had already been skewered before arriving. The beef Cheng Chuliang brought had not yet been shredded. Lin Xuan arranged for the servants he brought to skewer the beef.
After the servants finished burning the charcoal, Lin Xuan put the meat skewers on the shelf and started taking the exam.
"Isn't it just barbecue? I thought it was something. And it's so small, how can it be enough to eat?" Cheng Chuliang said.
Lin Xuan said: "This is different from the barbecue you usually eat. You will know after a while."
He has also eaten Tang Dynasty barbecue, and it tastes good, but compared to barbecue, it is still much worse.
Lin Xuan picked up a brush and applied oil on the meat skewers, and the aroma of the meat skewers began to spread.
"It smells so good!" Princess Yuzhang said.
She completely forgot that she just thought Lin Xuan shouldn't do it himself. She stared at the meat skewers and swallowed.
Li Lizhi glanced at her and said angrily: "Look at you, you still look like a princess."
Princess Yuzhang stuck out her tongue and said, "I want to eat it."
Princess Qinghe looked at Li Lizhi and Princess Yuzhang with some envy.
Although she is nominally a sister to them, she is actually not familiar with them and seldom talks to them.
Li Lizhi noticed Princess Qinghe's expression, stepped forward and took her hand, and asked with a smile: "Sister Qinghe, Cheng Chuliang is your future consort, what do you think?"
Princess Qinghe said shyly: "Sister Changle, please stop making fun of your sister."
"So, are you dissatisfied? How about I help you talk to your father about changing your consort?" Li Lizhi said with a half-smile.
Princess Qinghe said quickly: "No need."
"So, Sister Qinghe is quite satisfied with this prince-in-law." Li Lizhi joked.
How could she have the ability to change the marriage between Princess Qinghe and Cheng Chuliang, just to tease Princess Qinghe.
Princess Qinghe's face turned red with embarrassment, her head lowered, and she was too embarrassed to speak.
Cheng Chuliang has good looks and a good family background. She has nothing to be picky about.
"Sister Changle, when will the barbecue be ready?" Li Zhi asked.
He had long been craving for the smell of barbecue.
"You little greedy cat, it should be over soon, don't worry." Li Lizhi said with a smile.
Lin Xuan flipped the meat skewers and felt that they were almost ready. He evenly spread the prepared seasonings on them.
The only regret is that I couldn’t find cumin and the peppers haven’t been planted yet.
Lin Xuan put the finished meat skewers on the tray, handed them to Cheng Chuliang, and said, "Okay, give these to the princess."
"Can I have a taste first?" Cheng Chuliang asked, swallowing his saliva.
"Let the princesses eat first, why are you in a hurry?" Lin Xuan said angrily.
This was his first barbecue in Datang, and he hadn't even tasted it yet.
Cheng Chuliang smiled and took the tray over.
"His Royal Highness the King of Jin, the princesses, the barbecue is ready." Cheng Chuliang said.
"Give it to me quickly!" Li Zhi quickly ran over and took the tray.
However, he was only four years old after all. Although he could carry the meat skewers, he couldn't spare his hands to eat the meat skewers.
Looking at the golden color and attractive aroma of meat skewers, but not being able to eat them, Li Zhi became very anxious.
Li Lizhi found it very funny and stepped forward to take the tray from Li Zhi's hand.
After the tray left his hand, Li Zhi quickly grabbed the meat skewers and started eating.
"Well...it's so hot...it's delicious." Li Zhi said inarticulately.
Princess Yuzhang couldn't bear it anymore, so she picked up the meat skewers and started eating them too.
Lin Xuan saw them fighting, smiled, and asked his servants to take the cleaned fish and stew it in soup.
For such a big fish, braised in braised fish is definitely more delicious, but the ingredients are not complete, so it can only be used to stew soup.
Lin Xuan continued to grill the meat skewers. Before he could pass the exam, Cheng Chuliang came back and asked, "Is it ready? Princess and the others have already finished eating."
"Almost!" Lin Xuan responded, lowering his head and continuing to work.
…
This lunch made Lin Xuan exhausted.
He thought that a child and three women wouldn't be able to eat much.
But their appetite somewhat surprised Lin Xuan.
The most important thing is that Cheng Chuliang, a big eater, is here.
"Lin Xuan, go bake some more, I'm not full yet." Cheng Chuliang said.
Lin Xuan was unmoved and said: "I'm not full yet so let's have some fish soup. There's still a big pot left."
"The fish soup is delicious, but I have already drank three bowls and I don't want to drink it anymore," Cheng Chuliang said.
Lin Xuan rolled his eyes and said, "You've already eaten more than a hundred skewers of meat, why do you want more?"
"Isn't this delicious?" Cheng Chuliang said a little embarrassed.
"Don't think about eating meat skewers. His Royal Highness Prince Jin promised to hold Princess Yuzhang away, and you will find a chance to find Princess Qinghe later." Lin Xuan said.
Cheng Chuliang said in surprise: "How did you manage His Highness King Jin?"
"Don't worry about it." Lin Xuan's old face turned red.