Li Shimin bid farewell to Li Jue and, with his entourage, rode a fast horse to catch up with the main force.

Upon seeing Li Shimin return, Li Daozong took off his dragon robe without hesitation.

"Your Majesty, what exactly is going on? Is someone trying to assassinate you?"

"Indeed, someone is trying to assassinate me!"

"who?"

"Who dares to be so bold? I'll crush his balls!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin awkwardly waved his hand.

"Didn't catch them!"

"Oh oh oh..."

"Then this humble subject will take his leave. Your Majesty may summon me if needed!"

"good!"

When Li Shimin saw Li Daozong off, he did not change into his dragon robe, but instead dozed off in his carriage while wearing ordinary clothes.

Because they were traveling back to Chang'an with a full entourage, their pace was very slow; they had only traveled forty li in the entire morning.

Therefore, the marching army had to rest midway and have lunch before continuing their journey.

Li Shimin originally had little appetite, but when he remembered that his grandson had said he had brought him food, he suddenly became extremely curious.

"Ananda, what delicious food did our eldest grandson bring us?"

"Your Majesty, Young Master Jue said it was just some cheap sausages and instant noodles."

"Worthless?"

Li Shimin snorted coldly upon hearing this.

"Can the gifts from my imperial grandson be measured in monetary terms?"

"This is loyalty, and loyalty is priceless!"

Seeing this, Zhang Anan tentatively asked.

"How about this old servant cooks some instant noodles for Your Majesty to try?"

Go!

Before long, Zhang Anan brought over a large bowl of instant noodles and a plate of sliced ​​sausages.

Upon seeing the golden, slender noodles, Li Shimin felt a surge of appetite and immediately began to devour them.

"This noodle...this noodle is really good...slurp..."

"That grandson didn't say how these noodles were made?"

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince did not say, but in my opinion, these noodles were probably deep-fried in hot oil, so they only need to be soaked in boiling water to become delicious!"

"Yeah?"

Actually, making instant noodles is very simple; it's just a matter of deep-frying thin noodles.

Li Jue had tried making instant noodles before, and apart from not being able to get the seasoning flavor of later generations, the taste was almost the same as later generations.

If I had to point out a difference, it would be that his fried instant noodles are healthier and more eco-friendly.

Just as Li Shimin was hiding in the carriage secretly eating instant noodles, Li Daozong, who had a dog's nose, came running after smelling the aroma.

"Your Majesty, what smells so good?"

"Noodle!"

"Give me a bowl to try!"

"roll!"

"I don't even have enough for myself, how could I possibly share any extra with you!"

Li Daozong was immediately displeased upon hearing this.

"Your Majesty, you think of me when you're looking for a scapegoat, but you don't give me any of the good food? You're not treating me like a human being at all!"

"no!"

"If you don't give me a bowl today, I'm not leaving!"

Li Shimin really couldn't do anything about Li Daozong, after all, this guy was his cousin.

"All right!"

"Ananda, see if there's any left over. Prepare a bowl for this fellow too!"

"Okay!"

Before long, Li Daozong finally got to eat hot instant noodles, and he was as happy as a monkey.

"Your Majesty, these noodles are really good! They're chewy and smooth, and the soup is absolutely amazing, it tastes like it's made with butter..."

"This sausage is pretty good too; it seems to have spices in it!"

Li Daozong became happier and happier as he ate, but suddenly became sad as he ate.

"Your Majesty, if only we had this back when we were on our campaigns, we could have had a hot meal no matter where we were!"

"oh?"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin's eyes lit up. He then slapped his forehead in frustration, lamenting that he hadn't thought of this before. This stuff was perfect for making military rations!

"Your idea is good. When I return to Chang'an, I will have people try to make this, and it will be provided to the soldiers fighting on the front lines!"

Upon hearing this, Li Daozong shook his head and said...

"Your Majesty, this item must be quite difficult to make and must be very expensive. I'm afraid it will be difficult to equip all the troops with it."

Li Shimin naturally understood this principle and knew that this item could not be issued to the entire army.

"Even if this item cannot be provided to the entire army, it can at least be provided to the scouts first. They go out to gather intelligence every day, and if they have such convenient military rations, their operations will be much easier!"

Li Daozong nodded affirmatively upon hearing this.

"That's a good idea!"

"Oh, by the way, Your Majesty, who presented this instant noodle? You must reward them handsomely!"

Li Shimin smiled happily upon hearing this.

"To be honest, this item was presented by a descendant of our Li family, and I am just wondering how to reward him!"

Upon hearing this, Li Daozong's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.

"Our Li family's younger generation?"

"Your Majesty, it's not that I'm trying to belittle our own people, but the younger generation of the Li family is far inferior to us back then. I don't believe such an exquisite item could have come from the hands of these good-for-nothings!"

"This is one of my juniors!"

"His Majesty's junior?"

Upon hearing this, Li Daozong began to secretly ponder in his heart. His Majesty did not have many descendants. Of his fourteen sons, five had already passed away. Apart from Crown Prince Li Zhi, Prince Wei Li Tai, and Prince Wu Li Ke, there were no other people with normal minds left.

"May I ask Your Majesty, was this item presented by His Highness Prince Wei?"

"Is that not so?"

"Could it be the Crown Prince?"

"no!"

"Then it must be His Highness the King of Wu!"

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