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Chapter 21 Double-Range Flattery

Li Shimin, who was overjoyed, couldn't help laughing loudly: "Haha, good! Good!"

Cheng Chumo and the others were trembling with fear, but now they heard the emperor laugh out loud, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Li Shimin was in a good mood and asked, "Fan Aiqing, do you really have two crops of rice a year in Lin Yiguo?"

Fan Yi hurriedly said: "Returning to Your Majesty, the rice in our Linyi Kingdom does have a short growth cycle and can be harvested twice a year."

Seeing Fan Yi's mess, Li Shimin turned his head to look at Su Cheng and said, "This is a great thing, why did you beat Fan Aiqing?"

Su Cheng was a little embarrassed and said: "Lin Yiguo has rice seeds that are harvested twice a year, but they hide them and don't bring them in and offer them to His Majesty. When the grassroots thought that so many people died of starvation due to the severe drought last year, they were furious for a while. ...I hope His Majesty will forgive me!"

Immediately, Li Shimin looked at Fan Yi with unfriendly eyes. He didn't offer the rice seeds that were harvested twice a year.

The atmosphere seemed to be a bit wrong, Fan Yi swallowed nervously, why did he suddenly feel cold all over?

Cheng Yaojin jumped out all of a sudden, and slapped his head and face: "Good boy, do you know how many people died of starvation in the Tang Dynasty last year? Do you know that there is a shortage of food in the Tang Dynasty? There are such good rice seeds. Do you know how to offer it? His heart can be punished!"

This slap caused Fan Yi to stagger, but Li Shimin felt very upset in his heart. If he hadn't wanted to maintain the emperor's majesty, he would have slapped him a long time ago!

Fan Yi was so frightened that he was about to cry, and quickly kowtowed: "Your Majesty, the minister did not intend to deceive, and the minister did not know that the Tang Dynasty needed rice seeds. In Linyi country, the rice production is huge, as cheap as gravel, and even No one collects it when it rots in the ground, so I dare not dedicate this cheap thing to Your Majesty, so I try my best to find gold, silver and jewels to express my sincerity!"

The output is extremely cheap like sand and gravel?It rots in the ground and no one collects it?Li Shimin, Cheng Yaojin and the others wanted to hit someone even more after hearing this!

Li Shimin said seriously: "In my eyes, gold, silver and jewels are not as precious as rice seeds, do you understand?"

Fan Yi finally felt blessed, kowtowed and said: "I understand, I will return to Linyi Kingdom to collect rice seeds and present them to His Majesty!"

Li Shimin said with satisfaction: "Okay, very good, if Lin Yiguo offers rice seeds, I will reward you a lot!"

Fan Yi excitedly said: "The minister thanked His Majesty, Lin Yiguo will do his best to provide His Majesty with rice seeds!"

"Your Majesty congratulates you on the harvest of high-quality rice seeds that are harvested twice a year!" Li Ji, Fang Xuanling and others congratulated in unison, and the smile on Li Shimin's face became even brighter.

Cheng Yaojin grinned and said: "Your Majesty, this is due to Su Xiaozi, if it weren't for his rice seeds that can be harvested twice a year, the pearls would be dusted!"

Yu Chigong, Li Ji and others also nodded and said: "Yes, yes, Su Cheng has made a great contribution this time!"

Fang Xuanling praised: "This move will benefit the common people, the merits will go to the country, and the benefits will benefit the future!"

Li Shimin naturally understands this too. Su Cheng has indeed made great contributions and deserves to be rewarded. In fact, he has made up his mind to pay attention to marrying Princess Changle to Su Cheng, so it is only natural to reward Su Cheng. It can also keep the baby girl from being wronged.

But I'm still a little upset, no matter how I look at this kid, he looks like he's got a cheap deal and is acting like a good boy.

There are many rewards?Su Cheng's eyes lit up, and when he saw Li Shimin's radiant face, his heart moved suddenly, and he said with a reserved face: "How dare the grassroots take credit? This is all God bless the Tang Dynasty, God bless His Majesty! The grassroots are just pushing the boat with the tide!"

Fang Xuanling glanced at Su Cheng in surprise, and admired him very much in his heart, this kid is amazing, this horse has captured the heart of the emperor!

The emperor ascended to the throne through the change of Xuanwu Gate, which also became a thorn in the emperor's heart. What is the emperor's most taboo?It is most taboo for others to criticize whether the emperor is orthodox!

And Su Cheng's flattery happened to be on this point, even the heavens protected the emperor, who can question whether the emperor's success is orthodox?

Li Shimin was very upset when he heard this, and he looked at Su Cheng with a lot of kindness. He thought this kid looked a little pleasing to the eye.

Cheng Yaojin and the others also clearly observed that the smile on the emperor's face became brighter and brighter. After thinking about Su Cheng's words carefully, they couldn't help but sigh that this kid is really good at flattering!

However, they still underestimated Su Cheng too much, thinking that this would be the end of the matter?

Su Chenggong said: "The rice seeds that are harvested twice a year are bestowed by heaven. !"

Even Fang Xuanling couldn't help being stunned when he heard it, and sighed in his heart, this flatterer is too powerful, and he is too good for the emperor!

Fang Xuanling glanced at the emperor, and sure enough, he found that the emperor's face was about to burst into laughter.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Well, you are right, this is what God bestowed on me from Tang Dynasty, so I will give it the name Zhenguandao!"

The two consecutive shots of flattery made Li Shimin feel refreshed. Looking at Su Cheng, he also felt that it was a bit pleasing to the eye. He laughed and said, "Su Cheng, you have made great achievements this time. But if your meritorious service is not inferior to expanding the territory, I will make you the uncle of Ankang County and give you the honor of Chao Yilang."

But it's just a matter of talking, and this earned an earl?And got an official job from Chao Yilang?I have to say that Li Erlang is still very generous.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!" Su Cheng said happily.

Everyone's eyes focused on Su Cheng again, and they all lamented the boy's good luck. Su Cheng's contribution can be great or small, and it all depends on how the holy will judge. Unexpectedly, the emperor suddenly made the earl. This reward is not enough. It is not heavy.

Cheng Yaojin looked at Su Cheng kindly, thinking that Su Cheng was beaten with forty sticks but was safe, and thinking of the empress's message to take care of Su Cheng, he couldn't help but sigh, this boy is really a holy family.

It seems that the emperor is planning to marry the most precious Princess Changle to Su Cheng, otherwise the reward would never be so grand.

Li Shimin pondered: "You first came to Chang'an, and you have no fixed place to live, that's all, I will give you another house, and I hope you will serve the court and make further contributions in the future!"

"Your minister is loyal and heartless!" Su Cheng said with a moved face, but he made up his mind to eat salted fish and wait to die.

Now that he has a title and an official position, he can make a lot of money doing liquor business with the Cheng family, buy some pretty little maids, and live a shameless life all day long, wouldn't it?

To serve the court?Another meritorious service?impossible!

Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction, then turned to look at Fang Xuanling, and said with a smile: "Master Fang, the matter of Zhenguan rice is related to the livelihood of the people in the country, so we must hurry up!"

(End of this chapter)