In the imperial kitchen, Li Shiming was standing in the same spot, looking at the fine salt in his hand, which had a slightly different color from the blue salt, but was also delicate and did not taste bitter at all.
After a while, Li Shi Min asked with uncertainty,"Did Third Brother really teach you the salt-making method?”
Li Degui, who was kneeling on the ground, quickly said,"Even if this servant has the guts of the heavens, I would not dare to deceive Your Majesty!”
The Great Tang had always lacked salt, but ordinary salt mines contained too many impurities and toxins. If one consumed too much of it, they would be poisoned.
Therefore, other than the best green salt, the rest were also known as poisonous salt.
However, green salt was too precious and rare. Moreover, it was not edible. It was saved up with willow branches every day. It cost at least 500 wen per catty.
Even Chang 'an was like this, let alone the army.
In the Great Tang army, vinegar cloth was used as a seasoning, and the soldiers 'bodies grew weaker with each passing year. Not only did the Turks invade the border, but the soldiers were too weak to defend the city.
This question made Li Shiming angry every time he thought about it.
And now, this high-quality salt was made by a group of chefs in the imperial kitchen.
Especially when he found out that this method of making salt was invented by his youngest son who had just turned seven years old and was less than two months old. One could imagine the shock in Li Shimin's heart.
Fortunately, Li Shiming was still the emperor of the Great Tang, and he recovered after a few minutes.
Then, as if he had remembered something, he asked Li Degui to cook the dishes that Li Ke had taught them yesterday for him.
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At dusk, Li Ke, who had been wandering in Chang 'an for a day, had just returned to the Imperial Palace when he saw Xu Wei, who had been in his courtyard for a long time.
After seeing Li Ke come in, Xu Wei quickly walked up to Li Ke and bowed,""This old servant greets the Third Prince."
Looking at Xu Wei in front of him, Li Ke raised his hand to let him stand up and asked curiously,"What are you doing here?"
Xu Wei had just raised his head, but before he could speak, Li Shimin's voice came from inside," Get your ass in here."”
Hearing the voice, Li Ke's body trembled.
He had just caused a ruckus in the Imperial College during the day, and now Li Shimin was waiting for him in his courtyard.
Li Ke wasn't stupid, so he naturally thought that Li Shiming was here to settle the score with him.
He immediately rolled his eyes and suddenly smiled."Imperial Father, this son remembered that Imperial Mother had just called me. This son will first go to Imperial Mother's place to take a look before looking for Imperial Father!”
After saying that, he wanted to run.
Li Shi Min couldn't help but smile when he heard Li Ke's childish voice, but he still said in a deep voice: "Brat, if you dare to run, I will teach you a lesson.”
Hearing this, Li Ke's small mouth twitched, and then he reluctantly walked into the room.
Looking at Li Ke's aggrieved expression, Li Shi Min also shook his head.
As the Emperor of the Great Tang, Li Shimin was extremely strict with Li Chengqian and Li Kuan.
However, Li Ke was different. His mother, Concubine Yang, was originally a member of the royal family of the previous dynasty. Li Shimin was the culprit who single-handedly destroyed the entire Sui Dynasty. Naturally, he owed Concubine Yang a little.
He also doted on Li Ke since he was young.
Moreover, although Crown Prince Li Chengqian and Second Prince Li Kuan were usually good in all aspects, they were too well-behaved, causing Li Shiming to feel a little less intimate with them.
On the contrary, Li Ke's mischievous appearance made Li Shiming feel more comfortable.
The royal family was not heartless. It was just that many times, some things were difficult to express because of some problems.
Seeing Li Ke's aggrieved look, Li Shi Min couldn't help but laugh in his heart.
However, his expression was still slightly solemn as he said,"I told you to study at the directorate, but you actually went against Wei Chang. You're so young, but you dare to go to the gambling den.”
Li Ke was relieved to see that Li Shi Min's face was calm, but there was no anger in his eyes.
Then, he lowered his head and replied,"Your son knows his mistake."”
Li Shi Min nodded and sipped the tea in his cup."Since you know you're wrong, then tell me what you did wrong.”
Li Ke whispered,"I shouldn't have stayed in the gambling den for so long. Next time, I will try to hide it from my father's eyes and not let him know."”
"Puff!"
Li Shi Min, who was waiting for Li Ke to admit his mistake, suddenly spat out a mouthful of tea when he heard Li Ke's reply. He couldn't help but cough.
After he recovered, Li Shimin pointed at Li Ke and shouted,"Bastard, what nonsense are you talking about? Is this what I'm asking you?"
"Then what else should I say?" Li Ke pursed his lips. The Everlasting Victory Casino relied on the Chai family to be so unscrupulous, even fighting on the streets. Your son did not do anything extreme.”
Li Shi Min snorted coldly at these words. Not only did you win ten thousand taels of gold, but you also beat him up. What else do you want?”
Then, as if he didn't want to dwell on this matter too much, he waved his hand and said,"Forget it, let's not talk about this matter for now. When this one takes away the ten thousand gold taels, this one will pretend that this matter never happened.”
Although Li Shiming was the ruler of the Great Tang, the Great Tang had just been established, and there were many places in the country that needed money.
As a result, Li Shiming had very little money on hand.
Seventy to eighty percent of the country's wealth was controlled by those aristocratic families, which gave Li Shiming a headache.
Since Li Ke had ten thousand taels of gold in his hands, Li Shi Min naturally couldn't turn a deaf ear to it.
Moreover, in Li Shimin's opinion, Li Ke was so young, why would he take so much money?
Of course, it was better to use it on his own journey.
Li Ke's expression froze when he heard Li Shi Min's words and how he wanted to take all the money he had just brought back.
After seeing Li Shiming squint, Li Ke swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
After that, he sighed in his heart,"As expected, as the ruler of the Tang Empire, Li Shimin is the most ruthless. With one sentence, he snatched away the money that he hadn't kept warm. His heart is extremely black, but he can't say anything."”
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