Carefree Prince In Tang Dynasty

Li Xin and Chen Xiao chatted as if no one was there. Chen Youlan stood there and could only smile wryly——is this a man? Once your attention is attracted by something, you will quickly forget what kind of occasion you are in.

Li Shimin and Empress Changsun couldn't help but look at each other, and shook their heads with a smile. Frankly speaking, this kind of thing often happened to Empress Changsun. Many times after Li Shimin said, "Go to bed after reading this memorial", he read it several times after reading it, completely forgetting Empress Changsun. If it wasn't for the virtuous Empress Changsun, she would have died of anger long ago.

In the end, it was Cheng Yaojin who said: "What nonsense are you two brats talking about? Can you make it clear? What is the purpose of these few pieces of chaff? Is it more valuable than the golden pig I gave you?"

Yes, Cheng Yaojin's congratulatory gift was very simple and rude: a golden pig, weighing about twenty catties, looked very pleasing and had a good meaning. When Li Xin saw the gift list, he couldn't help but smile from ear to ear.

But now, he had to say that among the many gifts he received today, the most precious was Chen Xiao's Champa rice. If used properly, it can definitely bless all people.

Li Xin knew that Cheng Yaojin wanted to remind him to quickly resolve the situation and not to be self-conscious about it. He glanced back at Cheng Yaojin gratefully, then walked slowly back to Li Shimin with the champagne rice he took from Chen Xiao. When he walked past Chen Youlan, he gently touched Youlan's hand. Chen Youlan also smiled, returning a reassuring look.

"Tell me, what is so magical about this gift?" Li Shimin asked curiously. He came to attend Li Xin's big wedding today, and he was in a relaxed mood, so he had a smile on his face. Frankly speaking, if the wedding goes smoothly, it always feels monotonous, but such an accident now seems to be full of fun.

As expected of the restless Li Xin, he was dishonest even in marriage—although this accident was not caused by Li Xin himself.

Li Xin said with a smile: "I must first congratulate Your Majesty, for being able to obtain such auspiciousness."

The word auspiciousness is generally used to express treasures bestowed by heaven. Since the theory of the interaction between heaven and man was widely spread in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the emperor's words, deeds, government orders and measures have had a lot to do with the illusory heaven on the level of public opinion.

If the heavens send disasters, it means that the heavens think that the emperor is a senseless and foolish emperor, so they are furious and punished. On the contrary, if the auspiciousness is sent down from the sky, it means that the emperor's behavior is very satisfactory to the heaven, so the auspiciousness is sent down as a reward.

Because of this reason, if the local governments find any weird things, they will present them in the name of "Xiangrui" to Chang'an, expressing tactful flattery, and trying to curry favor with Li Shimin.

However, Li Shimin was not a second-rate emperor who would be fooled so easily. He has long reprimanded the local government for this kind of auspicious offering, thinking that it is flashy and wastes people's money, and even issued a ban to prohibit the so-called auspicious offering. Li Xin was the first guy who dared to offer auspiciousness to Li Shimin after the ban.

Li Shimin couldn't help being a little amused, and asked, "Are you talking about these rice?"

Li Xin nodded firmly.

Chen Youlan was puzzled, and quietly looked back at her elder brother. Chen Xiao gave her a reassuring look, meaning: watch the show with confidence.

"May I ask Your Majesty, if a thing can feed tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people in the Tang Dynasty every year, can it be worthy of the word 'auspiciousness'?" Li Xin asked.