A barbarian man who was having a barbecue saw a young man in extraordinary clothes rushing over with a large group of guards. He was startled and dropped the brush and bag in his hand.
Ignoring the brush, Li Xian rushed to the bag that had fallen to the ground. When he opened it, he saw that there were indeed a few cumin grains inside. But unfortunately, they are all roasted and cannot be planted.
Grabbing the bag, Li Xian looked at the stunned Hu people, holding the cumin grains and asked: "Where did you come from this thing? If there are any raw ones, I want to purchase some."
Only then did the Hu man realize what he was doing. He took a few steps back and said anxiously, "Keren, the ones we use are all cooked. It saves oiling!"
Seeing his helpless look, Li Xian waved his hand, and Li Yong smiled evilly and led his guards to start digging three feet into the ground to search.
Soon, a guard ran over grabbing a bag and said as he ran, "Your Highness, we found it. It should be still alive."
Li Xian smiled and took the bag, opened it and looked at it. Fortunately, it looked like it was still alive. Now is the season suitable for planting cumin. The soil and climate here in Chang'an are not suitable. If you go to Fengzhou, you should be able to do it. It’s ready to be planted.
Li Yun came over and said angrily: "Your Highness, this man dares to deceive you. I will peel off his skin right now and hang it up at the entrance of Xishikou for public display!"
Li Xian waved his hand, glanced at the Hu man who was so frightened that he fainted, and the other Hu men who were busy running away from the stall, and said: "Let's just skin him. It will harm the kindness of this king. Since this Hu man dares to deceive me, , then I should be fine if I overturn his stall and take away his things."
At the beginning, Li Xian was speaking to Li Yun, but the second half of his words was to the officials who came in a hurry.
The clerk from the Department of Civil Affairs hurriedly stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness was so kind that he overturned his stall and took away his things. It's nothing. If you can spare his life, you're already widening the net." ”
"Well, then I, the king, are welcome."
With the words of the clerk, Li Xian ordered the guards to take away all the spices from the barbarian stall.
Spices were extremely expensive in the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, because the Silk Road had withered for many years, many spices failed to flourish in the Central Plains. This allowed the Hu people to make a lot of money with this cargo.
As for the barbarian hiding the existence of raw seeds, it is actually very simple. How can you sell fish if you teach people how to fish? During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Chen Zhenlong wanted to bring sweet potatoes back to the Ming Dynasty. Didn't he also put a lot of effort into it?
Being able to get cumin made Li Xian feel happy, especially when he saw the guards packing all the spices and preparing to transport them back. At least I won't have to scratch my mouth for a while in the future.
Maintaining a good mood and walking along the West Market until he reached the east gate, Li Xian's mood suddenly became better. Double happiness is coming. Next to the east gate of the West Market, there is also a huge restaurant. Especially the location is symmetrical with the location of the East Market, which is good news for obsessive-compulsive disorder.
He walked to the door of the restaurant with his hands behind his back, and without any instructions, the two guards got in.
However, contrary to expectations, what Li Xian waited for was not the shopkeeper who was picked out by the guards, but the guards who were kicked out.
The ones who kicked people were also guards. Different from the guards of the palace, their weapons were swords. Both of them were extremely strong, and they knew by their looks that they were not easy to mess with.
"Let me see who dares to act wild in my Zheng family's place!"
After the two strong men showed their faces, an old man walked out angrily. However, when he saw the scene outside the door, he was still stunned for a moment.
The Tang Dynasty prohibited people from owning horizontal knives, but it did not prohibit the wearing of swords. Those who wear weapons such as Hengdao are usually the formal army, the Forbidden Army, Qianniu Guard, etc. Those who can own private guards with swords must be rich or noble.
Of course, if we only talk about money and status, the old man will not be afraid of anyone. What made him stunned for a moment was Li Xing.
When the sage established the law, the descendants of Li Bao of Longxi, Wang Qiong of Taiyuan, Zheng Wen of Xingyang, Lu Ziqian of Fanyang, Lu Hun, Lu Fu, Cui Zongbo of Qinghe, Cui Yuansun, Cui Yi of Qianyan Boling, Li Kai of Jinzhao County, etc. , not allowed to marry. At that time, it was Li Xing who went to the Zheng family's hometown in Xingyang to deliver the message!
Seeing the old man's appearance, Li Yun was stunned for a moment, then smiled and whispered a few words into Li Xian's ear.
Hearing Li Yong's words, Li Xian smiled immediately, cupped his hands and said, "It turns out to be Mr. Zheng Wen, the head of the Zheng family in Xingyang. I have admired your name for a long time, and I didn't want to meet you today."
Recalling the information sent by his family, Zheng Wen also understood who was in front of him, and returned the greeting: "It turns out to be His Highness King Yong. I wonder if His Highness is visiting the Zheng family's restaurant today. What advice can you give me?"
Looking at the crowd gathered around because of something good, Li Xian took two steps back and said blankly: "Advice? Instead, I want to ask you, old man, what advice you have! I just want to find a restaurant to rest. Send guards in to see if there is any position, who would have thought that they would be beaten out by your guards."
Hearing this, Li Yun, who had been turned into a human spirit by the emperor a long time ago, didn't know what His Highness was planning. With a wave of his hand, the guards immediately swarmed up and surrounded and protected the prince.
The two guards who fell on the ground, had recovered their breath and were about to stand up. After Li Yun said a few words, they lay back down again, their cheeks fluttered for a while, and then they spit out foam.
Send an escort to see if there is a spot? Nonsense! How can anyone go in and clamor for the shopkeeper to come out and find a seat like this?
Zheng Wen was about to say a few more words, but was interrupted by Li Xian:
"Mr. Zheng, in Shilin, you are a highly respected senior. This junior should not confront you like this. But what happened today, at least, is that the king's bodyguard was beaten, but at worst, it is the king's guard who was beaten. ..."
Li Xian smiled and said nothing, but Li Yun stood up and said with a sinister smile: "Let's talk about it more seriously, Zheng Wen..."
"Do you want to assassinate His Highness King Yong!!"
Hearing Li Yun's roar, Zheng Wen's soles softened and he almost fell to the ground.
He has been the head of the family for many years, and ordinary things would never make him lose his temper like this.
King Yong's bodyguard was kicked out of the restaurant by his own bodyguard, and the bodyguard just yelled for the shopkeeper to come out.
And outside the restaurant is King Yong.
Plus there are so many witnesses in the West Market...
Right now, there is no doubt that all the evidence is against him.
The charge of "assassination", although reluctant, is still enough to be slapped on oneself.
It doesn't matter whether he dies or not, what will the Zheng family do? If you want to assassinate the prince, according to the law, the three tribes of Yi will be killed!
Ever since the quarrel between Emperor Taizong and Qi Wang of the fifth surname, the royal family has opened its eyes wide, waiting for Qi Wang of the fifth surname to make a mistake. As long as he makes a mistake, he will be severely punished for small mistakes.
Now, I am afraid that I will become the eternal sinner of the Zheng family!
