Li Chengqian drooped his head.
The other students also held the buns in their hands and said nothing.
"In any country or dynasty, the people at the bottom are the most important cornerstone! You have to understand them, observe their lives, and listen to their voices."
Xu Fenglei said sharply,
"If one day the emperor sitting in the temple completely separates himself from the people and thinks he has become a superior god, then he will not be far from the destruction of his country."
"My master wants you to exchange meat slices for steamed buns, and let you taste the food of the common people with your own mouth. This is not to torture you, and it is not even considered as training! It is just to let you experience it!"
"After chewing this steamed bun, you will not regard the people as a word or a number. They are living people, people like you and me! They also live on this land and eat this thing every day! When you enjoy power and rich food and clothing in the future, if you can have this thought flashing through your mind and be able to think about the people even a little bit, today's lesson as a teacher will be considered to be in vain."
After saying this, he took a hard bite of the steamed bun in his hand, and there was a clicking sound from his mouth.
But this time, the students no longer complained.
"Master, the child understands."
Li Ke looked up at Xu Fenglei and said seriously,
"But I really can't eat anymore. Can I go back and eat again? I promise that I will finish this steamed bun!"
He squeezed the hard object in his hand and looked determined.
"A man's promise?" Xu Fenglei asked.
"Um!"
Li Ke said solemnly,
"A manly promise!"
Xu Fenglei smiled.
"Okay, then you are allowed to take it back and eat it!"
His purpose was not to force the children to eat this hard and unpalatable steamed bun, but to allow them to truly understand the living conditions of the common people and let them know how big the gap between the two sides was.
They have grown up in the hands of women in the deep palace, and have been born with silver spoons in their mouths. They have no such understanding at all, and we must help them establish it.
"Chengqian, Qingque."
Changsun Wugou gently pushed his two sons and whispered,
"Promise."
Li Ke was the first to express his opinion. His two legitimate sons couldn't lag behind others, right?
As the prince, Cheng Qian should be better than Li Ke!
"Teacher...Master!"
When Li Chengqian was pushed by his mother, he immediately reacted and said,
"My child will also go back and eat it in three meals to experience the hardships of people's livelihood! This is also a man's promise!"
Li Tai also expressed his stance:
"Same goes for my kid, promise!"
The three boys all gave their promises, and Li Lizhi followed suit and said:
"Boy, go back and finish eating too, a man's promise!"
"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed when they heard this, amused by the child's innocence.
"You little girl, you are not a man."
Xu Fenglei scratched her nose and said with a smile,
"However, among the children, you are the one who chews the most seriously. Your cheeks are bulging!"
"You don't have to be a man, you are already better than them! Women are not inferior to men!"
"Yeah! Beauty is the best!" Li Lizhi responded confidently with bright eyes.
Disciples; "..."
Good guy, this time I was completely outmatched by my little sister!
The movement here attracted all the ministers to cross the stream.
Li Shimin stepped forward, held up the steamed bun in his hand and asked:
"Old man, do you usually eat this?"
The old farmer got the meat slices, and he became a little more enthusiastic. He chewed the buns, shook his head happily and said:
"Where can I eat this all the time? Isn't it so beautiful?"
"It's when we are harvesting wheat that we have this good food to eat. It's full of food and can do a whole afternoon's work after eating a few!"
Click, click, click.
Li Shimin kept chewing the steamed bun in his mouth and couldn't help but ask:
"But this thing...it really doesn't taste good!"
Not to mention the children, even he didn't have the courage to eat the whole bun...
"Hey, how does it taste? It's salty, isn't it delicious?"
The old farmer looked surprised, waved his hand and said,
"For an old man from the countryside, it's good if he can eat enough to eat. Not to mention steamed buns. When there was a famine, the old man even gnawed the bark of the trees and ate the dirt! If you eat that thing, you won't be able to poop out!"
"After living such a life, now I have steamed buns in my hands and a bumper wheat harvest. Is there anything more beautiful than this?"
There was a bright smile on his face, as if he was extremely happy.
Li Shimin squeezed half of the bun in his hand, but felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
"I claim to be a wise king, but I don't even know what the people's lives are like..."
He murmured softly,
"What kind of wise king is this? He is simply a faint king, a dark king..."
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard a voice coming from behind him:
"Your Majesty, the beggar's chicken is ready. The beggar's chicken is freshly baked and fragrant!"
"There are also eggs, would you like to try them?"
The accompanying eunuch handed the delicious food to Li Shimin like a treasure.
But at this time, Li Shimin was no longer in the mood to taste delicious food.
"you go."
He ordered,
"Take all the meat and snacks and ask the farmers to exchange them for steamed buns, and exchange all their steamed buns for them!"
The eunuch was stunned.
"Huh? This..." He was a little at a loss.
"Go if I tell you to. Didn't you hear what I said?!" Li Shimin said displeased.
"……Yes Yes!"
Seeing that the emperor's tone had increased, the eunuch dared to delay? He quickly turned around and ran back to the camp, led a few guards, picked up the five remaining roast sheep, a pile of beggar's chickens and stewed eggs, and walked towards the farmers in the wheat field not far away. go.
The men were a little confused at first, but after learning the other party's intention, the atmosphere instantly became extremely lively!
For a time, the wheat field became a lively free market, and farmers rushed to tell each other——
Come on! You fools from the city are exchanging meat for steamed buns!
…
After a while.
All the meat pastries had been distributed to the farmers, and the buns in front of Li Shimin had already piled up into a small mountain.
What is staggering is that the colors of these steamed buns are actually different. Most of them are yellowish and white, but some are black and blue, and there are even some indescribable colors...
"I exchanged my lunch for this pile of food."
Li Shimin looked at the ministers and said calmly,
"Today, let the common people have a taste of our things, and we will also have a taste of the common people's things. Let's make an exchange!"
"Everyone, please, one for each person, don't take more."
Ministers: "..."
It’s really hard to have an appetite looking at these things!
Who the hell would take more? !
Seeing the hesitation of the ministers, Li Shimin looked calm and said slowly:
"Everyone must eat. If you don't, I will feed you myself."
Everyone: "!!!"
(End of chapter)
