thefictionvixens Chapter 372
Chapter 372
Seeing that Li Shimin and Su Chen had not returned for a long time, Empress Changsun walked out of the hall with lotus steps and came to Li Shimin's side.
Concubine Yang and the other two were very interested in Princess Changle's knitting gloves. Princess Changle patiently explained to them and gave each of them a knitting instruction manual.
Li Shimin and Su Chen walked slowly side by side, and the old king deliberately kept some distance from them.
"The school covers an area of about 10,000 acres." Su Chen's value was based on the campus area of Shuimu University in later generations.
Well, it is larger than Shuimu University.
"Too small, at least 20,000 acres, the name of the school: Datang Royal Higher School!" Li Shimin immediately decided on the scale and name of the college.
"Uh, Your Majesty, I don't know if I should say something."
Li Shimin raised the corner of his mouth contemptuously, "Haha, fart quickly!"
He didn't know Su Chen yet, when did he treat him as an emperor?
Still talking about it!
"How about Li Shimin University?" Su Chen looked at Li Shimin with a smile. In fact, Su Chen thought it would be better to call it Tang Taizong University, but he was still alive and couldn't use this name.
Empress Changsun was a little surprised to hear the three words Li Shimin from Su Chen. She hadn't heard these three words for many years, and she also admired Su Chen's courage.
"University?"
"Yes, university, look! There are elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools, and finally there is university, right?" Su Chen counted on his fingers for Li Shimin to hear.
Li Shimin frowned and thought, always feeling that something was wrong. Since ancient times, the emperor's name could not be used indiscriminately.
"Your Majesty, think about it again. The first university in the Tang Dynasty was named after you. How great it would be if the people still remembered you as the emperor even after thousands of years!"
Su Chen continued to do ideological work on Li Shimin.
"Hiss! That's good, but how should the people call this university in the future? They dare to call me by my name? Besides, it's not good to have my name mentioned all the time!"
Li Shimin also considered that if it was to commemorate the deceased emperor, it would be reasonable to name the university after him.
But he is still alive!
"What are you afraid of? You are not a tyrant, why are you afraid of the people mentioning your name?"
Wang Defa was terrified when he heard this.
Since ancient times, the marquis in front of him has never been seen before in terms of his ability to commit suicide.
"Yes, I will never be a tyrant!"
Li Shimin's eyes were extremely firm, and he proudly held his chest and made his ambition clear.
"Your Majesty is an emperor of all ages, how could he be a tyrant?" Su Chen immediately offered a dragon fart.
Li Shimin agreed and nodded in approval, saying, "Well, the only advantage of my son-in-law is that he is honest and likes to tell the truth."
"I have thought about it. After the university is built, it will still be named after Zhenguan, and it will be called: Zhenguan University!"
"I will personally write the title and inscription!"
Su Chen saw that his strange idea failed and did not force it. It was expected.
"How to arrange Zhenguan University, you decide." Finally, Li Shimin got back to the point and gave an order.
"Okay!"
Su Chen nodded solemnly and agreed to draw a sketch.
Although Su Chen had never seen what Shuimu University looked like before, he still remembered the second-tier university he attended!
Just draw a layout sketch according to that.
Li Shimin asked Su Chen about the future teaching model of Zhenguan University and the approximate scale of the university.
Su Chen told Li Shimin about some of the subjects offered by Zhenguan University.
As for the scale, Su Chen was not sure.
The population of the Tang Dynasty is only 4.8 million households, and it would be great if Zhenguan University could gather 10,000 people.
"I like pure cotton underwear very much, and I must copy it as soon as possible!" Li Shimin stopped and put one hand on Su Chen's shoulder and reminded him seriously.
Su Chen looked at Li Shimin and smiled slightly, "Your Majesty, don't worry, the Tang Dynasty has never lacked people who can farm and weave. It won't be long before cotton clothes and quilts will be made."
Li Shimin looked at the sixteen-year-old boy in front of him, who still had a childish look on his face.
It seemed that everything in the Tang Dynasty depended on Su Chen. Li Shimin was full of mixed feelings at this time. Thinking carefully about the changes in the Tang Dynasty over the past six months, everything was inseparable from Su Chen's figure.
"Well, you are right! Let's go, I'll treat you to a good lunch."
Li Shimin took Su Chen back to Lizheng Palace.
"Hehe, Your Majesty, let me treat you to a good meal. Did you buy pork today?" Su Chen remembered the pig blood tofu last time. That was the first time he tasted the taste of pepper in the Tang Dynasty.
This time he planned to make a new dish: boiled pork slices.
Su Chen didn't know about the other side dishes, but he knew that yellow rolls (bean sprouts) and black fungus were always available. Just find some vegetables to match them. I haven't seen cucumbers for a long time, so they should be out of season this time.
Li Shimin turned his head and glanced at Wang Defa, who immediately ran to the imperial kitchen.
"Oh? What's the new dish? Tell me about it."Said!"
Li Shimin and Su Chen walked towards Lizheng Palace with their arms around each other. Empress Changsun followed behind and shook her head, revealing a bitter smile of happiness.
"Boiled pork slices!"
"Your Majesty, it's almost time for lunch now. I'll go to the imperial kitchen with Lao Wang."
As soon as the words fell, Su Chen broke free from Li Shimin's hand and hurriedly chased after Wang Defa.
"Lao Wang, wait for me!"
Li Shimin still raised one hand in the air with his arm around his shoulder, looked at Su Chen and cursed with a smile: "Asshole!"
"Guanyin!" Su Chen ran away, and Li Shimin could only hug Empress Changsun.
The image of Empress Changsun wearing pure cotton underwear before could not help but emerge in his mind.
"Guanyin, you look so charming in that outfit!" Li Shimin stared at Empress Changsun with his eyes shining and said with a smile.
"Erlang, aren't you worried that the ministers will report you? "Hand in hand in the palace, it is unworthy of the emperor!" Empress Changsun looked at Li Shimin like a little bird and asked with a smile.
Li Shimin turned his head and looked around with a guilty conscience, and said confidently:
"This is the harem, who dares to be presumptuous!"
Empress Changsun smiled.
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In the imperial kitchen, Su Chen spent more than 20 minutes preparing the side dishes for boiled pork slices.
"The only drawback is that I didn't get some sweet potato starch, so I can only use egg white to lubricate it." Su Chen muttered to himself.
Several imperial chefs stood beside Su Chen, watching his operation steps carefully.
"Master Cheng, do you have pepper? "Su Chen is now marinating the sliced meat, and the dried chili peppers, minced garlic, and peppercorns and scallions are ready.
Su Chen doesn't remember much about these spices, but he knows that cinnamon, which is as famous as ginger, has existed in the pre-Qin period. Star anise was introduced to China during the Ming Dynasty, and it is unknown when bay leaves were introduced, at least not in the Tang Dynasty at present.
The Silk Road in the Han Dynasty and Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions brought back many things from outside the region, including various vegetable seeds and spices.
"My Lord, there is only pepper in the imperial kitchen, but no pepper powder. If you need it, I can crush it into powder with a stone mortar." A royal chef named Cheng, who had learned barbecue from Su Chen before, replied.
"Okay, sure, Master Cheng, go get some now." Then Su Chen asked other royal chefs if they had star anise and bay leaves. If they did, Su Chen planned to try making braised food.
Braised pork head meat is a rare delicacy!
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