When Kong Yingda, Xu Shiming, and the other Great Confucians of Hongwen Hall heard the news of the appointment, their expressions were very unnatural. It seemed that Retired Emperor valued Green Sparrow very much and intended to let him replace Crown Prince Li Chengqian…
"Brother Chongyuan, don't be rash!"
Without waiting for the others to speak, Kong Yingda actually stood up and left his seat. He bowed three times to Retired Emperor Li Yuan and said," Although Retired Emperor has retired, he still has the world in his heart. We are very touched. However, since you have already abdicated, why do you continue to give orders and indiscriminately confer the title of vassal king? Isn't that overstepping the etiquette system and becoming a new generation?"”
His words shocked everyone!
The noisy banquet hall instantly fell silent. Li Er, who was hugging a lamb chop and eating it, was so scared that he broke out in a sweat when he heard Kong Yingda's words!
Kong Yingda, it's up to you to court death. Why do you have to drag me into this!
Li Yuan glanced at him and smiled." Official Kong's words make sense. I have already abdicated, and it is indeed inappropriate to continue giving orders. In that case, I will have to trouble Your Majesty to confer the title of King Yong on Green Sparrow and grant him 3,000 households in Lantian County! How about it?"
Li Er immediately found it difficult to back down!
"The Ministry of Central Affairs will draft an edict to confer the title of King Yong on the Fourth Prince, Li Tai, with a fief of 3,000 households!”Li Eryi waved his hand and finally settled this small dispute.
Concubine Yan and Concubine Wei congratulated Empress Zhangsun. In their eyes, the throne would never fall to their children, so they were happy to do a favor.
Moreover, Green Sparrow's contribution this time was too great. Just these few crops alone were enough to feed the entire Great Tang Empire. Such a rare contribution was not enough to be rewarded, let alone being conferred the title of King!
Empress Zhangsun had a smile on her face as she calmly accepted the congratulations of her sisters. Concubine Yang lowered her head and held the fragrant wine in her hand. She was a little unhappy.
The small storm finally calmed down, and the sound of the generals playing with their fists could be heard in the hall again. Yuchi Jingde and Cheng Yaojin, the two boorish men, each held a jar of wine, and neither of them was willing to submit to the other like cockfighting. Li Jing and Xu Maogong ate and chatted, while the City Lord, Li Daozong, held a wine glass and slipped to the table of the wives. After toasting the imperial sister-in-law, Empress Zhangsun, he put his arm around the green sparrow's shoulder.
"My good nephew, you're in the limelight today! Gosh, 5,000 catties of grain per mu of land, how many people could that feed!”
Li Daozong pinched his little nose and gave him a thumbs up!
The green sparrow pouted. It was just a small scene!
He looked around and saw that no one was around. Then, he took out the two military books from his pocket." Nephew, there's something you have to help Uncle with. I can't understand the contents of this book no matter how hard I try. Why don't you teach Uncle?”
"No!" The green sparrow pursed her lips and refused without hesitation.
" You…" Li Daozong was so angry that he gritted his teeth. However, he immediately put on a smile and leaned in front of him." Your father is going to test me in seven days. If I still can't do it by then, I'll be pressed to the ground and spanked!"”
"Uncle, as long as you help Green Sparrow do one thing, Green Sparrow will teach you the art of firearms.”Li Tai rolled his eyes and chuckled.
"Uncle can do ten, a hundred, or even a thousand things, let alone one!”
"Send this plate of chili peppers to Confucius!”Li Tai pointed at a plate of red, flame-like raw chili and ordered.
"Simple!" Li Daozong had thought that the green sparrow wanted him to do something big, but it turned out that it was just a plate of vegetables!
But this plate of vegetables…
It looked as red as fire, delicate and pleasant, making him want to try it as well. However, Kong Yingda had just opposed the conferring of the title of King Yong on the spot, and Green Sparrow was definitely not the kind of person who would let others hit his left cheek and let others hit his right cheek!
Therefore, he concluded that there was definitely something fishy about this dish!
Li Daozong picked up the little chili and swaggered over to the table of the scholars, placing the plate in front of Kong Yingda." Confucius, this is a gift from His Highness King Yong. You must try it!"”
"What is this?" Yu Zhining and Su Shichang's eyes lit up when they saw such a small and cute vegetable!
This must have been cultivated by the immortal seed that His Highness King Yong obtained from an immortal!
They had already tasted the delicious tomatoes and sweet strawberries, so they should not be able to check this plate!
"Many thanks for Your Highness King Yong's reward!" Kong Yingda had forgotten about how she had berated Li Tai for becoming King. She grabbed her chopsticks and warmly invited everyone to taste it.
"Please, please, please!"
The scholars were all smiles. Each of them picked up a pepper and put it into their mouths with a laugh.
In the next second, their faces immediately changed color. They quickly turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, and sweat poured down their foreheads like rain!
"Bah!"
"Pui! Pui!"
"Spicy, it's so spicy!"
"Help…"
The scholars were rendered speechless by the spiciness, and Kong Yingda was even more so, scratching his ears and cheeks, jumping up and down like a monkey on a metal plate!
"Hahaha!" Li Tai's maniacal laughter came from afar!
When the generals saw that these old fogeys, who were usually very literal, were actually being spiced by a little chili, they all laughed out loud!
Cheng Yaojin laughed so hard that he swayed back and forth, and Yuchi Jingde laughed so hard that his stomach hurt!
Li Yuan also laughed and secretly gave him a thumbs up. Good job!
Li Er also held back his laughter and ordered people to hand over water bottles to the scholars. After they gulped down their bellies of water, they felt better.
" Congratulations to the host for successfully letting Kong Yingda, Yu Zhining, and the other scholars experience the power of chili. They made a fool of themselves in front of the officials and vented their anger. Demon index: 3 stars. Reward: physical fitness enhancement..."
"Tsk, this is the outcome for daring to speak ill of Yours Truly!”Li Tai curled his lips in disdain. What scholar? He didn't even recognize a pepper. Scholar my ass!
"Ren Chengwang, you, why are you teasing me like this!”Kong Yingda spat out a mouthful of water and felt a little better. She raised her head and glared at Li Daozong, who was delivering the food, as she asked loudly.
"It's fine if you're ignorant, but you still blame others!”The green sparrow's tender voice sounded in the distance,"You always say that you're well-read. In that case, may I ask the few scholars, what's the name of the thing you ate just now?"”
Everyone looked at each other, stunned!
That's right, he was so spicy by this little thing that he didn't even know what it was called!
(I'll update the chapter on 2000 Flowers later. I think as long as the general logic of the book is not bad, and everyone is happy to read it, it's fine as long as they laugh. Pursuing rationality too much…That's what graduate students do, right?）
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