Chapter 244: Carrying the bag on your back (asking for monthly ticket)
Regarding Li Simo's request, we have to wait until the court meeting in a few days before we can discuss it.

Recently, due to the sports meeting being held in Chang'an City, the court simply took a holiday. For such a matter which was not very urgent, the court was not in a hurry to make a reply.

Li Simo was also very anxious, but there was no point in being anxious.

When Li Xiang arrived at the stadium today, there was a heroic Turkic woman in the box.

After seeing Li Xiang, Li Jingren stepped forward and introduced Li Xiang: "Brother, this is Miss Yun."

"Greetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Ashina Yun also bowed gracefully.

It is a very Turkic etiquette, different from the Wanfu ceremony commonly used by women in the Central Plains.

"Hello." Li Xiang nodded and said with a smile, "I always heard Jingren talk about you. Today I finally see you. I understand why Jingren is so obsessed with you that he can't eat or drink."

This joke wasn't too much of an exaggeration. After all, the two of them were holding hands, and it was obvious that they were in love.

The Turkic woman was naturally graceful and elegant. If she were a girl from an ordinary family, she would have blushed with shame by now. However, Ashina Yun was not shy at all. Instead, she looked at Li Jingren with tenderness and affection.

Li Xiang couldn't help but be a little surprised. Wow, wasn't he still emo before? How come he suddenly became good now?
Everyone laughed, and Wei Daijia sat on the side with a look of envy on his face.

"Daijia, what are you looking at?" Li Xiang asked jokingly, "Can you see your wife on your uncle's face?"

Hearing Li Xiang's words, Wei Daijia looked embarrassed.

His story with Li Xueyi,

Seeing his expression, everyone laughed even more happily.

"Please sit down, today is the day of Lao Xue's finals." Li Xiang invited everyone to sit down.

Li Jingren pulled Ashina Yun to sit down. Li Xiang looked at Ashina Yun and said to her, "The emperor has read the memorial submitted by the Prince of Huaihua yesterday. As for the result, we have to wait until it is submitted to the court for discussion."

"Then... will Your Highness support it?" Ashina Yun asked.

"Well, in principle, I have no objection to the Turks' submission." Li Xiang gave a vague but affirmative answer.

In principle, I have no objection. You see, if you can turn your back on the Turkic state and surrender with courtesy... No, if you can give up the name of your country and completely submit to the country, then I fully support this matter.

After getting this answer, Ashina Yun didn't know what to say.

Although people on the grassland are straightforward, it does not mean that they have low emotional intelligence.

Everyone sat down and prepared to watch the horseback archery final.

In fact, horse riding and archery are not exclusive to the people of the grasslands. There are also many Han people who are skilled in horse riding and archery. The best among them is the current His Majesty the Khan.

Of course, Li Xiang had also seen Aweng's riding and shooting skills. At that time, Yin Hongzhi was shot off his horse without even seeing his movements clearly.

Among the Turks, the one who participated in the horse riding and archery was Ashina Yun’s cousin Ashina Funian.

In terms of seniority, Li Simo should be the cousin of Jie Li Khan; and Ashina Funian is the nephew of Jie Li Khan, so it is no problem for him to be the nephew of Ashina Yun.

Speaking of this guy, Li Xiang did know that he later caused trouble in the Shanyu Protectorate. After Pei Xingjian promised that he would not be killed if he surrendered, he led his troops to surrender.

Then when he arrived in Chang'an, he was chopped to death by Li Zhi, a boy with no martial ethics.

You said that he has a bit of a rebellious mind, and whether Li Xiang cares or not, he definitely doesn't care.

With just a few cloves of rotten garlic, even Uncle Yao can handle it. What can he do with it?
As his thoughts turned, Ashina Funian hit the target with all five arrows, scoring ten, eight, ten, seven, and ten rings respectively.

He looked very satisfied, holding a bow and arrow in his hand, walking around the venue on his horse and waving his arms at the people around him.

"This young man has good archery skills." Li Xiang clapped his hands symbolically.

"It's really good." Everyone spoke highly of it.

It is not easy to hit the target with every arrow when archery on horseback at a distance of 100 steps, let alone someone like Ashina She'er who can hit the ten rings three times, making him a leader among the bunch.

"It seems that the champion this time will be none other than Fu Nian." Ashina Yun sighed as he sat next to Li Jingren.

Hearing Ashina Yun's words, everyone looked at her with strange eyes, including Li Jingren.

"What? Did I say something wrong?" Ashina Yun still didn't understand what was going on: "Fu Nian is already an excellent warrior in the tribe. There are almost no people in the younger generation who can compete with him in archery."

"It's okay." Li Xiang waved his hand and said with a smile: "Let's just keep reading."

However, Li Porun, the son of the Uighur leader, and other contestants from various ethnic groups and regions who appeared later did not perform better than Ashina Funian.

Seeing this, Ashina Yun looked even more proud.

"I told you that Fu Nian would be the winner of this competition, but you didn't believe it." Ashina Yun said with some pride.

After all, Ashina Funian was her nephew, and she was proud of him for getting a good grade.

"It's not advisable to open champagne at halftime..." Li Xiang sighed in a low voice.

Cheng Chubi was keenly aware of Li Xiang's words and asked curiously, "Champagne? What is champagne?"

"Nothing." Li Xiang glanced at Cheng Chubi and thought, can I explain to you again what Constantine is...The Miracle of Istanbul?

Now Ashina Yun looks quite like Ancelotti!

Before Cheng Chubi could ask further questions, he heard Yuchi Xunyu's shout from the side.

"I'm coming!"

Everyone looked up and followed the direction the athletes were entering, and sure enough, they saw Xue Rengui, who was dressed in a white robe and silver armor and looked very showy.

"This Old Xue is really a boaster..." Li Qinling spat fiercely.

After hearing what Li Qinling said, everyone echoed and criticized the arrogant Xue Rengui.

You say Old Xue is handsome, but he is so arrogant. Who else should I attack if not you?

If it weren't for Li Qinling, their enemy, who took the lead, the others would have been too embarrassed to speak first.

But if someone takes the lead, the nature of the situation will be different.

"Look? What's following Old Xue?" Cheng Chubi asked with sharp eyes, pointing at the people carrying musical instruments behind Xue Rengui.

"It looks like it should be the military band of the Dengzhou Navy?" Li Qinling had been in the army before, so he naturally knew the military band of the Dengzhou Navy.

This team of military musicians was the one that Li Xiang had assigned to Lao Xue before.

In Li Xiang's opinion, a man as amazing as Xue Rengui should have his own BGM.

After hearing Li Qinling's words, everyone turned their eyes to Li Xiang.

"Yes, it is indeed the military band of the Dengzhou Navy." Li Xiang said with a smile: "Don't you think that people like Lao Xue should bring their own music when they appear on stage?"

Indeed, look at the great hero Qiao Feng, he carries a speaker wherever he goes.

If he, Qiao Feng, can handle it, why can’t we, Old Xue, handle it?
"The next athlete to appear is contestant No. 230001 Xue Rengui from Hedong Province!" Ma Zhou, who loves to join in the fun, shouted loudly as he acted as the host. As he finished speaking, the military band began to play.

In a noisy occasion like a sports meeting, of course, an instrument with strong penetrating power is needed, so Li Xiang chose suona.

As soon as the music started, Li Xiang felt his DNA moving.

Carry your luggage on your back!
Where is my F11?
When the music started, Xue Rengui urged his horse to move towards the target.

"Here it comes!" Cheng Chubi stood up subconsciously, clenching his toes.

Although Ashina Yun was Li Jingren's wife, she was a Turk after all. He really didn't want to see Ashina Yun showing off because she won the gold medal as a Turk.

In the shooting range, Xue Rengui, at an incredible angle, almost hanging sideways on his horse, fired five arrows in succession in a very short period of time, quite like the style of Master Lu who shot seventeen arrows in two seconds.

It’s Xue Rengui, the old soldier from the Tang Dynasty, right?

"Oh my god, what did I see?" Qibi Heli, who was also explaining the event on the stage, covered his forehead and shouted in disbelief: "Xue Rengui actually shot five arrows in a row in just a few breaths! This speed is difficult even for the archers on the grassland! What kind of monster is he!"

Soon, the servant who was inspecting below reported Xue Rengui's results.

Ma Zhou shouted, "Contestant No. 230001 Xue Rengui from Hedong Road scored ten rings! Ten rings! Ten rings! Ten rings! Ten rings!"

When Ma Zhou loudly announced the results, the stadium fell silent.

Then there was an earth-shaking cheer.

"General Xue! Well done!" everyone cheered.

Xue Rengui saluted the stage with his arms crossed in a very low-key manner, showing the demeanor of a master.

Ashina Funian stood not far away like a defeated dog, looking at Xue Rengui with eyes full of resentment.

"Old Xue is really awesome." The young men in the box said with a smile, occasionally glancing at Ashina Yun who looked a little embarrassed.

Ashina Yun was really a little restless now. He had praised Ashina Funian so much just now, but in the end, he was beaten by Xue Rengui's results...

"Okay, fine. I admit that General Xue is also very powerful." Ashina Yun was still stubborn. "But our Turkic warriors are not bad either!"

Li Jingren looked a little unnatural. He didn't know whether he should agree with his brothers or comfort Ashina Yun.

"It's normal to have winners and losers in a competition." Li Xiang smiled and set the tone: "Friendship comes first, competition comes second. Don't let the competition ruin the friendship."

These words were not only spoken to Ashina Yun, but also contained a deeper meaning.

"Yes, friendship is the most important." Cheng Chubi also reacted and quickly changed his words.

Everyone laughed for a while and avoided the awkward situation.

Ashina Yun bowed to Li Xiang with gratitude, but Li Xiang waved his hands and didn't take it seriously.

He was already past the age where he could argue about short-term gains and losses. The most important thing was that he was now the winner, so he naturally had to show the magnanimity of a winner.

After watching Xue Rengui's game, Li Xiang did not stay in the stadium for long, but returned to Jingzhao Prefecture.

The trial production of canned food has yielded results. In fact, the process itself is not difficult. After the food is put into the ceramic jar, it is sealed with insect wax and heated in water. How difficult can it be?
It was under his suggestion that luncheon meat was developed.

In fact, the process of making luncheon meat itself is not difficult, and it can even be said that there is no difficulty at all.

This thing contains oil, salt and meat, and is a nutritious and good thing in this era.

The flavor...

With a pilgrimage-like mood, Li Xiang asked Fubao to open a clay pot, take out luncheon meat and fry it for lunch.

In addition to luncheon meat, there are also fried steamed bread slices wrapped in egg liquid, which makes Li Xiang feel as if he has returned to his childhood.

"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" Li Wei asked with concern.

"Nothing." Li Xiang wiped the tears from his eyes and said to Li Wei, "Gou'er, get ready. When you return to the palace, bring ten cans of luncheon meat with you."

"Yes, Your Highness." Li Wei heard this and turned and left.

Li Xiang stayed in Jingzhao Prefecture until evening before returning to the palace.

The first thing he did was to take the luncheon meat to find Li Shimin.

Old Li hadn't eaten yet. When he saw Li Xiang coming, he smiled and asked, "It's Xiang'er, are you here to eat for free?"

"Send some delicious food to Grandpa." Li Xiang said with a smile, and then asked Fubao to bring in the ten pottery jars.

Seeing those pottery jars, Li Shimin asked curiously: "What is this? Could it be some kind of pickled vegetable?"

Li Xiang shook his head and said, "No, you will know after you try it, Aung."

After saying that, Li Xiang asked Fubao and Wang De to take a can of luncheon meat to the catering bureau to prepare it.

"What's this new thing?" Li Shimin was very interested. He walked to the side, picked up a pottery jar, and scratched it: "There's wax? Wow..."

"Breakfast meat." Li Xiang said with a smile, "It is made of starch and meat, with some oil and salt. It can be made of pork or chicken. The price is not expensive. A can like this only costs more than 30 coins."

Old Li took the pot in his hand and weighed it: "So it's really not expensive."

Soon, Fubao brought his men and walked into the Lizheng Hall carrying luncheon meat and fried steamed bread slices.

"Try it, old man. You have to try the taste of this thing after all." Li Xiang said.

Li Shimin sat in front of the desk, picked up a piece of luncheon meat with chopsticks, put it in front of his nose and sniffed it.

To be honest, if you smell luncheon meat directly, the taste is really average; but if you fry it in a pan for a while, the aroma it emits is at the level of revenge on society.

It smells so damn good, much more fragrant than normal meat.

"Wow, it's so delicious and fragrant." He praised and put the luncheon meat into his mouth.

"Well, it tastes good, it's really top quality." Lao Li spoke highly of luncheon meat.

In fact, he didn't eat much at noon, and now he thinks luncheon meat is delicious. He was probably hungry.

"If that were the case, my grandson wouldn't have brought this luncheon meat to the palace to present it to Grandfather." Li Xiang said with a smile, "Grandfather, guess what the greatest advantage of this thing is?"

"What is it?" Old Li asked with a smile, stroking his beard.

"Guess how long this jar can be preserved?" Li Xiang asked, pointing at the pottery jar.

Hearing what Li Xiang said, Li Shimin's expression suddenly became serious.

How long can it be preserved?

This... could it be possible that this thing could be preserved for more than a month without spoiling?
If that's true, it's a really good thing...

(There is more to come, I got up late today)
(End of this chapter)