Li Shimin stroked his hand on the down jacket, felt it, looked at Changsun and said:
"Well, this kid is thoughtful. But using a hundred geese to make this piece of clothing is too extravagant. If Wei Zheng finds out, he will probably say that I wasted it. It's a pity that this thing can't be mass-produced, otherwise the people of the Tang Dynasty will winter It would save a lot of people from dying.”
Changsun smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the reason why I and Chang Le came back in a hurry is for this matter."
"Oh? Why did Maid Guanyin say this?"
"Qin Ming discovered a kind of flower that can replace goose feathers. Its thermal insulation effect is only slightly worse than that of goose feathers. Moreover, this kind of flower can be planted on a large scale in our Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty, you see this is it. Qin Ming said that this kind of flower is called cotton. It was brought to us last time. From the house."
Li Shimin took the cotton handed over by his eldest grandson, looked at it in his hand, and said:
"I remember that there are quite a few of these flowers in the Royal Garden. Last time I went to the Qin Mansion, I had people pick them."
After saying this, he handed the cotton to Wuji beside him and said:
"Wuji, take this cotton and ask the eunuch in charge of the imperial garden where this comes from as tribute."
"It's Your Majesty, I'll ask you now."
After saying that, Wu Ji quickly walked out of the hall.
Li Shimin asked Changsun again about the specific details of the matter.
When he learned that Qin Ming said that if there were enough seeds, the people of the Tang Dynasty could be saved from the cold in a few years, Li Shimin became very excited.
If it can be realized in his Zhenguan year and the people can wear this kind of clothes and are not afraid of the severe cold, it will be a huge achievement and will leave a mark in the history books.
He had made up his mind that as long as he found out where this flower came from, he would get it at any cost.
At this moment, Wu Shi came in from outside and worshiped:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I asked the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Garden. He said that this cotton came as tribute from Gaochang Kingdom last year."
Li Shimin thought for a moment and said:
"Well, you go and tell Li Junxian to come see me. In addition, later you arrange for someone to uproot all the cotton in the Imperial Garden and send it to the Qin Mansion in Qinjiazhuang."
"Old slave, I obey."
Queen Changsun saw that everything had already been told to His Majesty, and it was not convenient for her to be here to listen to what was going to happen next, so she bowed to Li Shimin and took Princess Changle back to the Lizheng Palace.
After a while, Wuyu brought Li Junxian to the main hall.
"Last General, Li Junxian is here to see His Majesty."
Li Shimin looked at Li Junxian in the hall and said:
"Jun Xian, I have something that I need you to arrange for to do immediately."
Then he asked the eunuch to hand the cotton to Li Junxian and said:
"This thing is called cotton. It is a kind of flower in Gaochang Kingdom. You arrange for people to go to Gaochang Kingdom and collect all the cotton seeds that can be collected. This thing is very important to me, the Tang Dynasty. You arrange for people to go there as soon as possible. You must rush to bring me as many cotton seeds as possible before next spring plowing. As long as you do this well, I will not hesitate to reward you."
Li Junxian took the cotton from the eunuch's hand, bowed happily and said:
"General, please take your orders and go back to the government office to make arrangements." After saying that, he exited the hall.
....
Tai Chi Palace, Zheng Palace
After returning to the Lizheng Hall, the eldest grandson saw Chengyang, Jinyang and Princess Yuzhang, who had been ill a few days ago, playing in the hall. So he stepped forward and greeted:
"Lixian, Sizi, come here, Qin Ming has a gift for you, come over and try it."
When they heard there was a gift, they both ran to their eldest grandson happily.
He took the down jacket and put it on.
Sizi was wearing the pink down jacket given by Qin Yu. He happily turned around and said:
"Queen Mother, Queen Mother, look at the lotus flowers on my clothes, do they look good or not?"
"Well, it looks good."
At this time, Chengyang, who was also wearing a pink down jacket, walked over and said:
"Mother, this dress is so warm, and Lixian likes it very much."
Princess Yuzhang stood aside, looking at the beautiful clothes of the two sisters with envy in her eyes.
Princess Yuzhang is a few months younger than Princess Changle. Her mother-in-law died young and she was raised by Queen Changsun since she was a child.
Empress Changsun treats her as if she were her own child, and Li Shimin also loves her very much.
She had suffered from the cold a few days ago, but she was fine today. Because the fifth sister and the queen mother had something to do today, she had been playing in the Lizheng Palace with her two younger sisters since she got up in the morning.
The eldest grandson looked at his two daughters kindly and said, "As long as you like it. Remember to thank Qin Ming next time you see him, you know?"
Both women nodded obediently.
At this time, the eldest grandson discovered that Yuzhang seemed to have no down jacket.
It was also strange that things happened suddenly today. She was in a hurry to return to the palace and forgot to ask Qin Ming to make something for Yuzhang. So she pulled Princess Yuzhang aside, touched her head and said softly:
"Xiyao, you were sick and didn't go out last time. Qin Ming doesn't know you yet, but it doesn't matter. Tomorrow, your mother will send someone to inform Qin Ming to make something special for you, okay?"
Princess Yuzhang nodded obediently.
.....
In the fifth year of Zhenguan, on October 20th, at the end of the Shen Dynasty, the Taiji Palace established the Zhengdian Palace.
Queen Changsun, mother and daughter had finished dinner and were sitting together drinking tea and chatting when the palace maid came in and said that Yuechan was back and she wanted to see her.
The eldest grandson thought that the matter might be related to Qin Ming, so he summoned Yuechan to come in. Jian Yuechan quickly walked into the main hall, and the eldest grandson said:
"Chan'er, what happened to Qin Ming?"
Yuechan nodded, and did not tell the matter directly. Instead, she walked to Changsun's ear and whispered what happened.
Changsun put the teacup heavily on the table, snorted, and then said to Yuechan:
"Chan'er, take my token and go to Zhao Guogong's mansion and ask Zhao Guogong to bring his eldest son Huan to the government palace."
"Yes, slave, go right away."
After saying this, Yuechan took the token from Changsun's hand and left the Li Zheng Hall.
Princess Changle on the side said: "Mother, is cousin Huan in trouble?"
The eldest grandson looked at Princess Changle, sighed and said:
"Li Zhi, take your sisters and go back to your bedroom. My mother will have a chat with your uncle later."
"Yes, Queen Mother."
After saying this, he bowed to his eldest grandson and took his three younger sisters back to the palace.
.....
In the fifth year of Zhenguan, on October 20th, at the beginning of Youshi, Chang'an City, Chongrenfang, Zhao Guogong's Mansion.
Changsun Huan, who had just finished eating, was still regretting that he could not spend the night with the two fairies.
Thinking that early tomorrow morning, he would take people to the inn where Qin Ming stayed in the West City and snatch the two young ladies back.
By the way, I want to teach you a lesson, that farmer who doesn’t know the heights of the sky.
Just as he was thinking about sending someone to report, his father asked him to go to the front hall immediately.
He straightened his clothes and went to the front hall with his servants.
As soon as he entered the hall, he saw the cold and arrogant figure standing in the center of the hall.
Changsun Huan thought it was this little lady, so he figured it out and came to his door.
Changsun Huan, whose eyes were shining, did not bother to say hello to his father. He walked straight to Yuechan and said:
"Little lady, have you figured it out and come to see me? Humph, you know what I'm doing. Let's go and follow me back to the courtyard."
At this time, Changsun Wuji, who was sitting in the main seat, had a dark face.
He was still wondering just now, wondering what his sister meant by letting him bring Huan'er into the palace so late.
Seeing Zhang Sunhuan's behavior just now, he probably understood that the matter seemed to have something to do with his sister's personal maid.
"You traitor, please don't be so presumptuous. This is your aunt, the Queen's personal maid."
This roar suddenly exploded in Changsun Huan's ears, making him unable to recover. But he responded quickly:
"Wouldn't it be better if I go to my aunt tomorrow and ask her to reward me?"
After Changsun Wuji heard these bastard words, he stood up and kicked Changsun Huan and said:
"Bastard, what do you normally teach your father?"
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand as if to hit Changsun Huan.
Yuechan looked calmly and said:
"Mr. Zhao, you'd better follow your servants into the palace first. The Queen is still waiting."
Changsun retracted his hand and said:
"Yes, that's what Miss Yuechan said."
