"Just give me any of your clothes to change into, I'm just going for a walk, I'll be right back," Li Gancheng said, almost pleadingly.

But Sun Jian wouldn't buy it. Getting him to come to the Sun residence was already Sun Jian's biggest concession.

This was not an era when we were born under the red flag and grew up in the spring breeze.

He couldn't afford to be in danger for the Crown Prince.

"impossible."

Sun Jian's tone hardened.

Seeing Sun Jian's expression change, Li Gancheng once again played the role of a ruler pressuring his subject, ordering Sun Jian to obey his commands.

Sun Jian conceded, "Your Highness, this really won't do. At most, I can promise to take you around the capital next time, but we just finished the morning court session today, and we haven't even changed our clothes yet. Plus, we don't have any guards to protect us, so the safety risks are too great!"

"With you here, why would I need to protect you?" Li Gancheng persisted.

"You can even break General Li Mu's ribs. You can count the number of people who can defeat you on one hand."

"Your Highness!!"

Sun Jian became even more serious. "Protecting you and sparring are two different things. I can fight General Li Mu, but if we were to face a hail of arrows, I wouldn't be able to protect you!"

Li Gancheng sighed softly, "Alright then, you mean next time?"

"Yes, definitely next time! I'll show you around Kyoto!"

"Judging from the situation, you should be going to the Tiger Legion the day after tomorrow. Tell me, when is the next time?"

Sun Jian sighed helplessly, "Then wait until I return from the Tiger Legion, I'll definitely take you on a trip! Okay?"

"Okay! It's a deal."

When Li Gancheng heard Sun Jian agree, he stopped hesitating and, with Sun Jian's help, they entered the main gate of Sun's residence through a side gate.

Sun Jian really had no way to deal with this friend of the crown prince.

The side gate was usually the entrance and exit for Lao Cao and Lao Jiang to deliver goods. After entering the gate, the area of ​​the house was still very spacious, which made Li Gancheng quite satisfied.

The three of them walked through the corridor and arrived at the door of Sun Jian's study in the inner courtyard.

When Li Gancheng saw that there were still many empty spaces in the yard planted with all kinds of vegetables that he had never seen before, his eyes lit up.

"Brother Sun, what are these things?"

Sun Jian patiently explained everything to Li Gancheng.

"These are all vegetables. This is a tomato, this is a winter melon, this is a zucchini..."

"Each flavor is delicious and nutritious."

Li Gancheng shook his head in amazement, "Brother Sun... how... how did you discover these things? Could they have been cultivated from wild seeds in the mountains? Or were they introduced from foreign lands?"

Sun Jian scratched his head helplessly; he hated answering questions like this the most.

Fortunately, he didn't answer, and Li Gancheng didn't dwell on it.

"Brother Sun, you are truly an extraordinary person."

"Where are the potatoes? Where are they? What kind of potatoes are the officials in the court talking about?" Li Gancheng walked back and forth in the vegetable garden, looking around in search of them.

"Hey, Your Highness, don't trample all of my special seedlings to death!"

Seeing his appearance, Sun Jian quickly tried to persuade him.

"The potatoes aren't here. They haven't been planted yet. I'm short-staffed lately and haven't had time to plant them, but I have some in stock. I brought them from Sunjiazhuang. If you want to try them, I can have someone cook potatoes for you."

Li Gancheng walked out of the courtyard, his face full of excitement.

"Great! I really want to try it and see what it is, since it's been described as so amazing!"

Upon hearing Li Gancheng say this, Sun Jian immediately gave Lao Jiang a wink.

Old Jiang immediately understood and scurried off to the kitchen.

Li Gancheng continued, "Brother Sun, do you know that all the officials in the court now know about the potato incident? The entire court is in an uproar!"

"If it weren't for the numerous memorials and reports of disasters in various regions these past few days, someone would definitely be bringing these things up in court!"

Sun Jian pursed his lips, "How come I didn't know? When I went to court, all those officials surrounded me, and they were all touching me inappropriately, they were all very excited."

Li Gancheng laughed heartily and quickly said, "So, did they not ask you about the potatoes? Were they more curious about your poem 'Shuidiao Getou' and your defeat of General Li Mu?"

"Damn, you have spies in the Waiting-for-Leaks Courtyard?" Sun Jian asked curiously.

"No, it's just that after Father Emperor finishes reviewing the memorials submitted to the court, he always makes me read them."

Li Gancheng patted the dust off his hands and continued, "Now the court is divided into two factions because of the potato. Many people have great doubts about your invention of the potato. They suspect that the yield is fabricated and that it is not edible. That's why the officials don't question you about the potato."

"I see, I understand now."

Sun Jian nodded.

After all, people of this era have never seen these things before, so it's understandable that they are cautious.

"Father trusts you a lot and has suppressed many memorials. I heard that he arranged for you to live nearby because it is close to the imperial estate."

"If these potatoes are really as good as the rumors say, then you've done a great job!"

"It is equivalent to saving tens of millions of people in Daqian, and at the same time, it has completely solved and improved the food crisis and population crisis in Daqian."

Li Gancheng spoke eloquently, "Not only that, but the national strength and all other aspects will be enhanced in ways we never imagined."

Sun Jian nodded. He understood these things without the Crown Prince having to say them.

In this era without high technology, food has always been of paramount importance. Food determines population, chaos, national strength, and people's livelihood.

"So, your Super Potato is really as you say?"

"Um."

Sun Jian nodded.

"That's wonderful! You're truly a genius sent from heaven to work with me, Brother Sun, hahaha."

Seeing Sun Jian nod, Li Gancheng became even more excited, as he naturally trusted Sun Jian.

"Tsk tsk, tell me about yourself. You are outstanding in literature, proficient in medicine and military strategy, able to solve food crises, have superb martial arts skills, and can invent all sorts of strange and wonderful things. I really can't think of anything that you can't do."

Li Gancheng stroked his chin and looked at Sun Jian with his deep eyes.

"Your Highness, please stop teasing me. Let's talk in the study. I reckon the servants have already poured the tea."

Sun Jian respectfully clasped his hands in a salute and gestured for him to enter.

The two went to the study one after the other and began to chat.

Sun Jian originally wanted to prepare a good meal and bring out a bottle of Forget-Worry Valley for Li Gancheng to try, but after thinking it over again, he cancelled the idea.

After all, the Crown Prince was traveling incognito. If Wangyou Valley got drunk and the Crown Prince was out of control, Sun Jian really wouldn't know how to handle the situation.

After chatting for a while, Old Jiang brought over the steamed potatoes.