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Chapter 2 Li Shimin's Visit!
"Uncle Bao, how far is the best fishing spot you always mentioned?" Li Shimin asked Qin Qiong.

Qin Qiong gently tugged at the reins and pointed due south: "Your Majesty, after another twenty li we will reach Kaolao Village. Last year, I saw an old man here catch a bream that was a foot long, and there was even a copper coin hanging on the lip of the fish!"

Li Shimin nodded, "Yes, it's a good opportunity to check on the autumn harvest situation of the nearby people, and then cast a couple more rounds of fishing!"

Cheng Yaojin was holding three bamboo poles, which were the three people's fishing rods.

"Ah-yeah~ go faster, duck~" a cute voice rang out from inside the carriage.

"Hahaha!" Li Shimin laughed heartily. "Anan, hurry up and listen to Sizi."

"It is Your Majesty!" Zhang Anan cracked his whip, "Giddy up!"

The carriage suddenly accelerated, kicking up dust, and the faint sound of children's laughter could be heard.

In the golden autumn season, the fields are filled with the joy of harvest.

After a year of hard work, the harvest season has finally arrived.

Li Shimin lifted the carriage curtain, his gaze sweeping over the neat stubble in the field, the traces left after the winter wheat harvest this summer, with tender seedlings already sprouting next to it.

Amidst the prosperous scene, Li Shimin's lips curled into a slight smile. The abundance of this vast fertile land was the best testament to his and his ministers' years of diligent governance.

"Hmm, this place is not bad either. How much further is it, Uncle Bao?" Li Shimin asked again.

"Your Majesty, it's just ahead. Just go around that mountain," Qin Qiong pointed.

"Alright, then go even faster." Li Shimin was in a great mood and wanted to swing the rod a couple more times.

"It's your Majesty!"

Soon, the carriage stopped beside the pool.

Zhang Anan jumped off the carriage, prepared a stool, and Li Shimin carried Princess Jinyang down from the carriage.

Following closely behind was the graceful Princess Chang Le, Li Lizhi.

Li Shimin reached out to help Li Lizhi up.

Originally, Li Shimin came with Zhang Anan, Qin Qiong, and Cheng Yaojin, but the little princess insisted that Li Shimin take her out to play, so Li Lizhi came along as well.

Qin Qiong pointed and said, "Your Majesty, that's a good spot. Let's fish there."

"Alright!" Li Shimin put down the little princess and took a fishing rod from Cheng Yaojin's hand.

Li Lizhi, holding her younger sister's hand, looked around curiously.

Although she was a princess of noble birth, she rarely had the opportunity to go out.

He spent most of his time in the palace, and when he did leave, he was always within the city of Chang'an.

It's rare for them to travel this far from the city; this is the little princess's first time going on such a long trip, and her big, watery eyes are full of curiosity.

"Wow~" The little girl was a little excited and pulled Li Lizhi to run on the grass.

"Sizi, slow down!"

"Hmmmm~"

The princess is out having fun, and it's worrying that she's all alone without anyone to protect her.

But Li Shimin was fine with him, along with Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong, especially Qin Qiong, who was Li Shimin's top duo of elite soldiers.

The king of one-on-one duels in the early Tang Dynasty!

The other door god, Yuchi Jingde, was captured alive by Qin Qiong.

Cheng Yaojin took out a small jar, which was filled with pre-prepared bait, namely earthworms.

Originally, dough and rice grains could have been used, but Li Shimin did not recommend such waste and advocated thrift.

Not wanting to be gossiped about, with a group of people watching Li Shimin's every word and action, he had to be extremely cautious.

"Phew!" Xiao Ran let out a long breath and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

The cave entrance is basically covered up; at least from the outside, the RV inside cannot be seen.

He put down what he was holding, intending to wash himself by the pool, but as soon as he stepped out of the ravine, he was startled.

There's someone here!

Xiao Ran saw three people sitting by the pond, holding fishing rods. There was another person standing behind them watching.

As a seasoned angler, seeing this scene felt incredibly familiar.

It was as if they had suddenly found their kind.

On the grass nearby, there were two people, one big and one small, playing. Their faces were not clearly visible, but it was clear that they were girls.

Even from a distance, I could tell it was period drama, but I couldn't see the details clearly.

"Hello, fellow professional!" Xiao Ran felt that this would help to shorten the distance and get to know each other better.

It's a way to indirectly understand this era.

He turned and ran back to the cave, took his two boxes from the RV, which contained not only fishing gear but also tableware.

Xiao Ran has a lot of equipment. He finally earned some money, and aside from tolls and fuel costs, he spent most of it on fishing.

When Xiao Ran appeared by the pool, he also attracted the attention of Li Shimin and others.

Zhang Anan, Qin Qiong, and Cheng Yaojin became wary; the thing Xiao Ran was holding looked very strange.

"It's alright! It's probably just a coincidence!" Li Shimin stared at the water, telling the others to stay calm and ignore it.

Beside Xiao Ran was a white Samoyed, which was quite conspicuous.

Xiao Ran looked around. As a seasoned angler, he could tell where the best fishing spots were just by looking at the pond.

"As the saying goes, fish on the shallows in spring, fish in the deep pools in summer, fish in the shade in autumn, and fish in the sun in winter." Xiao Ran chose a place with aquatic plants and bushes.

The positions of Li Shimin and his companions were clearly not good. Judging from their positions, Xiao Ran knew that these three colleagues were not very skilled.

Thinking about these things actually made me feel a sense of pride.

Xiao Ran sat down and began preparing bait, taking out sweet-smelling bait and mixing it with fermented rice to create a heavy feeding area to attract fish.

“Your Majesty, this man is behaving strangely. Should I arrest him?” Zhang Anan whispered in Li Shimin’s ear.

"Not for now!" Li Shimin and the others had been keeping a close eye on Xiao Ran's every move.

Putting everything else aside, just by looking at Xiao Ran's clothes, it's clear he's not a local.

Very suspicious!
It wasn't until Xiao Ran took out his fishing rod and cast it that Li Shimin and the other two understood.

"So you were fishing too!" Li Shimin smiled.

"What's that duck, sister?" Princess Jinyang pointed to the Samoyed on the other side of the pond.

She wasn't interested in Princess Xiao Ran, but she was very interested in the white guy next to her.

Li Lizhi looked at it and said, "Hmm, it looks like a dog, but I've never seen one so white and so big."

Although it was a bit far away, you could tell that the Samoyed was very big.

It's much bigger than the dogs of the Tang Dynasty.

Actually, it's because their fur is quite long; Samoyeds aren't small to begin with.

Li Lizhi and the little princess returned to Li Shimin's side. Li Lizhi pointed to the opposite side and asked, "Father, what is that?"

Knowing that Xiao Ran was fishing, the group's attention shifted from him to the Samoyed.

"It looks like a dog, but that doesn't seem right either," which made Li Shimin lose confidence.

"Could the white one be a white fox or something?" Qin Qiong also said.

“A fox couldn’t possibly be that big!” Cheng Yaojin stared intently at it.

"Father, I'll go take a look." Li Lizhi was very curious.

Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin put down their fishing rods, wanting to go with them.

I'm not entirely at ease; I need to protect Li Lizhi.

"Ananda can go with us. This is under the emperor's nose, no one should dare to act recklessly!" Li Shimin said confidently.

(End of this chapter)