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Chapter 290 God of War Against All Odds!

Although Li Shimin also thought that watermelons and tomatoes were good things, he still prioritized them over potatoes and corn.

The Tang Dynasty can live without tomatoes, and it can live without watermelons, but it cannot live without potatoes and corn.

I didn't know before, but now that I know, I absolutely need these things.

Xiao Ran and his group didn't use machines because they were growing a lot of things.

They are all quite different.

"What's this?" Cheng Yaojin picked up the seeds.

“Uncle, this is a pumpkin,” Xiao Ran said.

Cheng Yaojin looked around and saw many seeds, all of which were quite different.

This greenhouse looks like a platter of fruits and vegetables.

Cheng Yaojin, Cheng Chumo, and a few others helped dig the pit and cover it with soil.

Knowing that these were remarkable crops, highly productive, and of great use to the Tang Dynasty, they dared not be careless about even a single detail.

Qin Qiong is too old; he doesn't need to do these things personally anymore.

The little princess was very satisfied after planting them all. She wiped the fine sweat from her forehead, feeling a great sense of accomplishment.

"Great, all done." Xiao Ran put down the hoe.

Next, we just have to wait for it to grow.

Before going out into the greenhouse, Xiao Ran tied a scarf around the little princess's neck, worried that she might catch a cold.

"Alright, you've all worked hard, go back now!" Li Shimin looked at Qin Qiong, "Shubao, keep an eye on these things, they're very important."

"Your Majesty, I understand." Qin Qiong can still fish here.

Already a seasoned angler, he became even more obsessed with fishing after Xiao Ran gifted him a fishing rod.

Qin Qiong achieved over two hundred major military exploits in his lifetime. He worked incredibly hard before, and now his health is indeed not very good.

Some people say that historical records indicate Qin Qiong did not participate in the Xuanwu Gate Incident, and that his inclusion in the Lingyan Pavilion was due to Li Shimin's utmost benevolence and righteousness.

A little thought reveals that this argument is simply untenable.

Qin Qiong was a trusted confidant of Li Shimin, so how could he possibly remain uninvolved in the Xuanwu Gate Incident?

In terms of loyalty, Yuchi Jingde was probably not as good as Qin Qiong, after all, Yuchi Jingde was captured alive by Qin Qiong.

Although both are doorkeepers, their fighting skills are clearly vastly different.

Qin Qiong did not defeat Yuchi Jingde, but captured him alive, which was even more difficult than killing him.

Yuchi Jingde was no ordinary person; he was a renowned general with exceptional skills.

The Xuanwu Gate Incident was a crucial moment. If Li Shimin had failed, the core members of the Tian Ce Mansion would not have fared well and would have been purged by Li Jiancheng's Crown Prince's Mansion.

Qin Qiong couldn't possibly have been unaware of these things; he was a member of the Tian Ce Mansion, how could he have remained uninvolved during the Xuanwu Gate Incident?

Now that Li Shimin knows Qin Qiong is in poor health, he is letting Qin Qiong stay at home to recuperate.

Although Qin Qiong became less active after Li Shimin ascended the throne, he had previously achieved two hundred major military exploits!
Li Shimin certainly couldn't treat him unfairly.

After giving their instructions, the group left.

Qin Qiong then returned to the riverbank.

Qin Qiong even built a thatched hut for fishing, and prepared a brazier and other such items inside.

Wearing a down jacket and military overcoat, I didn't feel cold at all.

Fishing is not affected even in the dead of winter.

"Uncle really loves fishing, even in this weather," Xiao Ran couldn't help but say as he drove.

"Yes! Should we prepare something to send over?" Li Lizhi asked.

"I'll go back and check. It would be good to prepare some tents and such; they're better than thatched huts." Xiao Ran wasn't a fisherman, but he understood fishermen.

"okay!"

Li Shimin's carriage was being driven by Cheng Yaojin, who wanted to experience Li Shimin's carriage firsthand.

Previously, Xiao Ran was driving, so Cheng Yaojin couldn't speak.

Li Shimin's situation is different now. He has always been very generous to his old brothers who followed him in conquering the world.

People like Yuchi Jingde and Hou Junji, with their fiery tempers, might act recklessly, but Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong wouldn't. Cheng Yaojin, in particular, was shrewd and tactful, so Li Shimin couldn't find fault with him.

Just don't cross the line.

If Li Shimin could cover his drunken brother with his dragon robe, then driving a carriage would naturally be no problem for him.

"Zhijie, how are you feeling?"

Cheng Yaojin gripped the steering wheel, not daring to be careless. Although it was similar to a truck, he was still very cautious.

This is Li Shimin's carriage.

"Your Majesty, yours is more comfortable to drive, yours is better," Cheng Yaojin said truthfully.

"I'll take a look when I have time and prepare some for you too. There are a lot of things to do right now. I'm not busy, but Xiao Ran and the others are."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I'm not in a hurry. We can discuss it after the young master has finished his official duties. There's no rush."

"The weather is still a bit cold now. We need to speed things up when it gets warmer. We can find more people. Money isn't a big problem right now. We can ask Chengqian. If we don't have money, we can borrow from a money exchange."

Nowadays, money shops have a kind of fundraising feel to them. The money that nobles and wealthy merchants spend to buy modern things all goes into money shops.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I have remembered."

Li Shimin wanted to establish universities in the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible.

You can't rely on Li Lizhi, Princess Yuzhang, Li Tai, Li Ke, and a few others to learn things.

To change this era, we need collective wisdom and effort.

It takes a group of people to make a change.

University is a good choice.

When Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin discussed the future changes of the Tang Dynasty, Cheng Yaojin found many things unbelievable, but Li Shimin did not find them far-fetched.

I feel like this is how it will be in the future.

This is Li Shimin's personal charisma.

In other periods, there was concern that those who achieved great merit would overshadow the emperor, but during the Zhenguan era, this problem was not a concern.

Li Shimin himself was the greatest contributor; no one else could intimidate him.

Li Shimin didn't need to kill meritorious officials to pave the way for his son, because the meritorious officials were all older than him.

If he hadn't taken drugs and elixirs, he probably could have lived a few more years and had a chance to send all the people from Lingyan Pavilion away.

His personal charisma was so great that it could extend the life of the Tang Dynasty by thirty years, even at the end of the dynasty. Now that he is still alive, he is naturally even more so.

Although Li Chengqian gradually gained control of the court, he could lose everything with just a word from Li Shimin.

Li Chengqian, as regent, could not possibly sideline Li Shimin.

Unless all the core figures of the Zhenguan era, such as Fang Xuanling and Cheng Yaojin, were absent.

Soon the group returned to the palace, and Li Shimin did not let them go for nothing. During the New Year, he gave the others a lot of things.

Instead of bestowing fine silks, satins, gold, silver, and jewels, all that is given are modern goods.

The reason is that this thing is very cheap for Li Shimin to buy now, but it was priceless in the Tang Dynasty, and you couldn't buy it even if you had money.

Its main selling point is its excellent value for money.

"Mother~ I'm here~" The little princess ran to Empress Zhangsun.

The group returned from the fields, their shoes covered in mud.

"Sizi, go change your shoes and clothes first," Li Lizhi called out.

"A few nests~"

We'll probably need to clean it up properly later.

"Your Majesty, how is it?" Empress Zhangsun asked.

"Xiao Ran's machines are very efficient, and with a large workforce, the planting will be completed quickly. The greenhouses shouldn't be ready for planting for long either." Li Shimin was also looking forward to it and needed to demonstrate the yield of these crops with concrete actions.

(End of this chapter)