Li Shimin ignored Lin Xuan and looked at the corn in the basket on the ground.
Li Muxin understood and quickly stepped forward to lift the corn in front of Li Shimin.
Li Shimin took out a piece of corn that had not yet taken off its outer layer from the basket, and felt that it was heavy when he started to hold it.
Bai Qi had already reported to Li Shimin how many cobs there were in one corn.
If most corn cobs have this weight, then the yield per acre of land is much higher than what Lin Xuan said.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin showed a smile on his face and murmured: "It's really a divine thing."
The anger in my heart towards Lin Xuan for breaking the corn has also dissipated a lot.
But Li Shimin didn't show it. Based on his understanding of Lin Xuan, if he simply let him go, it wouldn't be long before Lin Xuan would still pay attention.
"You bastard, why did you break this corn before it's ripe? I'm still waiting to save grain and promote it to the world." Li Shimin cursed with spittle.
Lin Xuan blinked innocently and said, "Your Majesty, please break it off and eat it."
"Eat?" Li Shimin became even more angry when he heard this: "I can't bear to eat it, but you actually break it off and eat it? Just for the sake of your appetite, you actually ignore the people of the world?"
Lin Xuan was dumbfounded. Damn it, I just ate a few corns, how could I become a heinous person in Li Shimin's mouth?
Seeing that Li Shimin looked like he wanted to beat someone up, Lin Xuan felt that he could still save his life.
"Your Majesty, I haven't eaten this thing since I got it. I don't know whether it is delicious or not, and whether it is suitable for promotion. If the court spends energy to promote it, but the corn is inedible, won't it affect your majesty's reputation?
Lin Xuan said righteously and solemnly.
Li Shimin was stunned. What Lin Xuan said seemed to make sense. The impact on his reputation was secondary. If he asked the people to plant corn but couldn't eat it in the end, those people would have no harvest. If someone instigates it, I'm afraid
There's going to be trouble.
But he always felt something was wrong.
wrong.
Li Shimin quickly realized that Lin Xuan had promised him that corn had high yields and could be used as a staple food.
How could Lin Xuan be so sure if he had never eaten it?
I was almost fooled by this guy.
Li Shimin said seemingly unintentionally: "Is the corn delicious?"
"Of course it's delicious, Your Majesty. The corn at this time is the best when cooked. After a while, the corn will be old and not suitable for cooking." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
Sure enough.
He even knew when and how to eat corn, and he even said that he could try to see if corn could be eaten.
Li Shimin looked at Lin Xuan with evil eyes.
Lin Xuan saw Li Shimin's color and said to himself: "Not good."
"Do you know that you have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor?"
"Your Majesty, how dare I deceive Your Majesty? This is all what the Hu merchant who sold me corn said." Lin Xuan said quickly.
"Oh." Li Shimin said noncommittally: "Then you find that Hu Shang. If it is true as you said, I will forgive you."
Lin Xuan:......
He made up what Hu Shangben said. Where could he find it?
"Your Majesty, that Hu Shang has gone back a long time ago. I don't know if he will come again, or he may not come again." Lin Xuan said with a sad face.
"Come here, the Marquis of Jingyang County bullies you and refuses to come forward. He will be dragged down and beaten with a stick for thirty years."
Li Shimin did not listen to Lin Xuan's explanation. He must take care of Lin Xuan this time, otherwise he would become more and more courageous.
The imperial guards guarding the door heard the sound and came in. They bowed and were about to drag Lin Xuan away.
"Your Majesty, please listen to me." Lin Xuan said hurriedly.
"snort!"
Li Shimin snorted coldly and turned around without looking at Lin Xuan.
The two Imperial Guards carried Lin Xuan to the outside of the hall.
Li Mu looked at Li Shimin and found that Li Shimin had no instructions, so he bowed and left.
Outside the main hall, Lin Xuan was already lying on a long and wide stool, waiting for execution.
However, the imperial guards who carried out the execution were not in a hurry to take action.
Seeing Li Mu coming out, the executioners looked at Li Mu's feet.
I saw that Li Mu's feet did not use the usual code words. The imperial army understood and shouted: "Execution!"
There is a lot of room for manipulation in punishments such as cane punishment. If you hit it with all your strength, you can usually kill a civil servant in ten blows, and even an ordinary general can only kill a few dozen blows.
Even a fierce general like Cheng Yaojin would be maimed even if he survived seventy or eighty blows.
So how to beat him during the execution depends on Li Shimin's attitude.
Just like Cheng Yaojin, he was often scolded with a cane. However, although Cheng Yaojin yelled fiercely, he still had to go to court the next day, so nothing happened.
This was all hinted secretly by Li Shimin.
Naturally, it was impossible for Li Shimin to tell him. Li Mu usually informed him.
Li Mu couldn't say it clearly, so he gestured with his feet.
Keeping your feet together means just show off.
If your feet are in a figure eight shape, you are going to be beaten to death.
Li Mu does not have any instructions now, which means that the execution is carried out normally, without mercy or special care.
The two Imperial Guards were standing on the left and right of Lin Xuan with thick sticks in their hands. After hearing this, they waved the sticks in their hands towards Lin Xuan's buttocks.
"ah!"
Lin Xuan let out a scream.
"Consort, we haven't fought yet." The executioner said speechlessly.
The sticks in their hands had just been swung, but before they fell, they were almost frightened by Lin Xuan's cry and lost their grip.
"Didn't you fight?"
Lin Xuan felt it, and there seemed to be nothing abnormal about his butt.
"I heard from others that shouting can distract the pain, so when you don't get hit, you shout out, so that the hit on your body won't hurt so much." Lin Xuan said with some embarrassment.
Forbidden Army:…
Li Mu:……
Although Lin Xuan did this and delayed him for a while, he still had to fight when he needed to.
The Imperial Guards were prepared for this execution. Regardless of Lin Xuan's shouts, the stick in their hand fell firmly on Lin Xuan's body.
"Ah...ah~"
Lin Xuan's shouts could be heard outside the hall.
In fact, the cane is not as painful as imagined.
Not to mention that Lin Xuan inherited Zhao Yun's martial arts and his body was transformed.
Just because of his identity, the Imperial Guards used less force during the execution.
Although Li Mu didn't hint that he would be merciful and let them fight normally, Lin Xuan was the consort. If he was really beaten, would they get something good to eat?
Therefore, when executing an execution, some of the strength will be withdrawn unconsciously.
Lin Xuan screamed so miserably, but he was actually screaming for Li Shimin.
He did not hope that Li Shimin would be soft-hearted and let him go.
What he was thinking was that he had received this beating anyway, so he could stay in Chang'an under the pretext of recovering from his injuries. As for the grassland, whoever wanted to go there could do it.
Li Shimin was a little puzzled when he heard Lin Xuan screaming so miserably in the main hall.
Although he didn't ask for mercy, he didn't ask anyone to beat him to death. A normal execution wouldn't be so miserable.
Could it be that Li Mu had made a mistake?
But Li Shimin soon realized that Lin Xuan's scream was just an act.
Normally, the person who is being punished by the cane will scream more loudly at first, but it will become weaker and weaker.
As for Lin Xuan, his screams became louder and louder, and he was full of energy, just like when Cheng Yaojin was scolded by the cane.
Li Shimin didn't know that Lin Xuan was pretending, so he was so angry that he wanted to give Lin Xuan some extra points.
Aren't you able to scream? I'll let you scream as much as you want.
However, before Li Shimin had time to speak, the rod punishment was over and Lin Xuan was carried into the hall.