webnovelvip Chapter 191 Carp Surnamed Li?
Chapter 191 Carp Surnamed Li?
Chapter 191 Carp Surnamed Li?
"His Royal Highness King Jin and the three princesses, let's go shopping first!" Lin Xuan said.
The big trees sprout buds, the grass is emerald green, and the Bahe River flows slowly like a blue ribbon under the sunshine.
However, Li Zhi got tired of watching it for a while, and asked, "Marquis of Jingyang County, do you have anything else to play?"
"His Royal Highness, I have also prepared a kite and a fishing rod. I wonder if you want to fly a kite or go fishing?" Lin Xuan asked.
Li Zhi has never done fishing or kite flying, and he doesn't know which is fun.
"Then go fishing." After Li Zhi finished speaking, he pulled Li Lizhi and said, "Sister Changle, let's go fishing."
"it is good!"
Li Lizhi glanced at Lin Xuan apologetically.
Lin Xuan gave her a look back. He had expected this situation a long time ago.
Some people came to the edge of the Bahe River, and Lin Xuan sent someone to bring fishing rods.
The fishing rod is made of bamboo, and the silk thread is formed by collecting the silk slurry in the body of the cocooning silkworm, artificially drawing it into a single thick silk, and drying it naturally.
The silk thread is very soft, smooth, transparent, and very strong. Although it is not as good as the fishing line of later generations, it is still no problem for river fishing.
The bait was earthworms, of course it was impossible for Li Lizhi and the others to do this kind of thing, the servants they brought would help them put on the bait.
"His Royal Highness, you can't take the fishhook by yourself, why don't you give it to the guards to help you." Lin Xuan said.
Li Zhi said unhappily: "He will help me get it, what am I playing?"
"Your Highness, after the fish is hooked, it struggles so hard that you can't hold it back," Lin Xuan explained.
The ancient fishing technology was very backward, and it is normal to have some big fish in the river.
Don't catch Li Zhi back when the fish is not caught, it will be a lot of fun.
Li Lizhi glared at Li Zhi, and said: "If you are disobedient, I will send you back to the palace."
Li Lizhi had never fished before, but she believed in Lin Xuan.
Li Zhi pursed his lips, looking like he was about to cry.
Li Lizhi glared, Li Zhi immediately stopped crying, and said aggrievedly: "That's fine!"
Lin Xuan called a guard and asked him to help Li Zhi carry the fishing rod, and then he and the others each held a fishing rod, separated by a little distance, and started fishing.
"Mencius Gao Zi Shang Ten" said: "Fish is what I want; bear's paw is also what I want. You can't have both, and those who give up fish and take bear's paw are also."The meaning of this sentence is relatively easy to understand, that is to say, I like to eat fish, and I also like to eat bear's paw.But you can only choose one of these two foods, so you have to give up the fish and eat the bear's paw.
This sentence means that both fish and bear's paw are delicious food. If you have to choose one of them, you will choose bear's paw after a strong ideological struggle.The comparison between bear's paw and fish here shows that "fish" was very precious at that time.Just imagine what a rare food bear's paws are. To get a bear's paw, you have to kill a bear, but there are plenty of fish in the water.
In fact, the reason why fish are precious is not because of backward fishing technology.
There is an idiom called 'drain the lake and fish'.
Fishing is troublesome, just let the water dry up.
What really made fish precious in ancient times was transportation.
Modern times have their own transportation methods, but ancient times did not.
Not only that, the ancient roads, means of transportation, and transportation speed are all inferior to modern times.This is the reason why fish was very expensive in ancient times.
Seeing that he threw the hook into the river, Li Zhi waited foolishly, feeling a little bored, walked to Lin Xuan and asked in a low voice, "Jingyang County Marquis, why don't you take me to fly a kite."
"Your Highness, the wind is too weak to fly the kite. Let's talk about it when the wind picks up." Lin Xuan said.
"Ah! Going out is too boring, not fun at all. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have listened to my mother." Li Zhi said with a sad face.
When Lin Xuan heard it, it was really Empress Changsun who asked Li Zhi to come.
Lin Xuan rolled his eyes and said, "Your Highness, there are many interesting things in my house. If Your Highness helps me with something, I will give those things to Your Highness."
Li Zhi quickly asked, "What's so fun?"
"Anyway, it's just for fun. Does your Highness think I dare to lie to you?" Lin Xuan said.
He has nothing now, so he can only fool around first.
Li Zhi nodded and said, "I'm sorry you don't dare to lie to me, tell me, what's the matter?"
"Your Highness, after lunch, you can't pester Princess Changle, and you have to find a way to hold Princess Yuzhang back. As long as Your Highness can do it, I will give His Highness the fun." Lin Xuan said.
Li Zhi suddenly realized: "Don't you just want to be alone with Sister Changle? As for such a big detour."
Lin Xuan blushed, all the children nowadays are so precocious.
Li Zhi patted his small chest and said, "Although this is not in line with what my mother told me, I can help you."
"Then thank you, Your Highness." Lin Xuan said happily.
Li Zhi waved his hand and said, "Don't forget to give me something fun. If you dare to lie to me, I will tell the queen mother about it!"
"Don't worry, Your Highness, as long as Your Highness does it, I will definitely send it to you." Lin Xuan promised.
Li Zhi is worthy of being an emperor, what the hell, he is only four years old and can threaten people.
Seeing that Lin Xuan agreed, Li Zhi bounced away.
Lin Xuan looked at the buoy, but there was no sign of taking the bait.
I looked at other people and found that no one caught it.
"It shouldn't be. The ancient fish shouldn't be so difficult to catch, right? There's been no response after so long." Lin Xuan wondered to himself.
At this moment, Lin Xuan saw the buoy sink.
Lin Xuan was overjoyed that a fish was finally hooked.
At this moment, there was a sudden strong force. If he hadn't been prepared, he would have been pulled into the river.
Based on the strength of his feeling, Lin Xuan knew that this fish would not be small.
He was not in a hurry to pull the fish up, but started to walk the fish.
Although his strength, the fish cannot catch him, but a strong pull may cause the fish to unhook.
The movement of the fish struggling was so loud that Li Lizhi and the others were all attracted.
"Lin Xuan, let me help you." Cheng Chuliang rolled up his sleeves and was ready to help.
Lin Xuan quickly said: "No, I can handle it."
All males like to behave in front of females, and Lin Xuan is certainly no exception.
He was still thinking about catching this big fish, and seeing Li Lizhi's surprised and admiring eyes, how could he ask Cheng Chuliang to help.
Lin Xuan felt that the strength of the fish's struggle became much weaker, and he began to pull the fish towards the shore.
When the fish reached the shore, they might have sensed the danger and struggled vigorously again.
He thought it was a big fish before, but now looking at the exposed part, the fish weighed at least a dozen catties.
Lin Xuan didn't want to mess with it anymore, so he pulled it to the shore and lifted the fish up with his hands.
After seeing the whole picture of the fish, Lin Xuan knew that he had made a mistake. The fish should be 20 years old.
"What a big fish!" Princess Yuzhang covered her mouth and whispered.
They have lived in the deep palace for a long time, and the fish they usually see, apart from the ones on the dinner plate, are some ornamental fish in the palace.
It was the first time they had seen such a big fish.
Li Lizhi and Princess Qinghe looked at Lin Xuan with admiration.
"Such a big fish is enough for the few of us to eat." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
Cheng Chuliang said with some uncertainty: "This seems to be a carp, right?"
Lin Xuan nodded and said, "It's a carp. The taste of such a big carp should be very good."
This is a wild carp, plus the ancient river, but without any pollution, the taste must be better.
"Carp can't be eaten, let's let it go." Cheng Chuliang said.
Lin Xuan was taken aback, and asked in wonder, "Why can't carp be eaten?"
"Li Tong Li, in order to avoid taboo, you can't eat it." Cheng Chuliang explained.
Of course Lin Xuan knew about the taboo of changing the name of emperors and emperors in ancient times.
For example, Cai Wenji was originally called Zhaoji, but in order to avoid Sima Zhao, she should have become Wenji.
There is also Li Ji, a famous general in the early Tang Dynasty. His original name was Xu Shiji. After he was given the surname Li by Li Yuan, he changed his name to Li Shiji.
There are many other examples of this kind, but they are all because of the name.
He didn't expect to think that carp's carp and Li Tongyin couldn't eat it.
Cheng Chuliang said: "This is an imperial decree issued by the Supreme Emperor during his reign, and His Majesty is not easy to change it, so it has been passed down. Let's catch other fish to eat."
Lin Xuan suddenly realized that it was Li Yuan's order, and he felt that Li Shimin's character should not give such an order.
Li Shimin killed his brother and imprisoned his father. After he ascended the throne, he changed many rules set by Li Yuan, but it was impossible for him to change all the rules set by Li Yuan, leaving some rules that had no effect.
"It's okay, I have to eat this carp today." Lin Xuan said indifferently.
As long as it wasn't Li Shimin's order, he would eat it if he ate it, and Li Shimin would not punish him for this matter.
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