Lu Bingzhong and Chang Weiping's faces were as black as the bottom of a pot. The Duke of Wei was a rough man who was famous for his foul language, and his curses were extremely unpleasant to the ears.
He is the nemesis of civil servants in the court.
No one in the court could scold him better.
Take action?
That's even more impossible.
The Duke of Wei gave them all the power, and they could only take the beatings.
Emperor Yongxing coughed dryly, "Ahem, Duke Wei, please pay attention to your image."
Duke Wei's attitude of admitting his mistakes was very good, "Okay, Your Majesty, I will definitely change."
The attitude is very good, but whether it changes or not is another matter.
At this time, someone else stood up and fired at Lu Bingzhong, "Sir Lu, the woman surnamed Zhang's contribution of the prescription is a great achievement.
If she asked the court for an exorbitant amount of money or made excessive demands on the court, it could be said that she had ulterior motives.
But he gave the prescription for free, which is so noble, but you say that he has evil intentions, which is really wrong."
The person who spoke was the Minister of Justice Yan Xiongxin.
Yan Xiongxin suddenly looked as if he had suddenly realized something, then he stared at Lu Bingzhong and said, "Lord Lu, I remember that your Lu family seemed to run a clinic and sell medicinal materials.
In the past, when there was a plague, your Lu family made a lot of money.
You didn't do this because Zhang gave you the prescription, and the ingredients in that prescription are very simple, and ordinary people can treat their illnesses at home, so your Lu family's clinic has lost business and you can't sell the ingredients..."
Yan Xiongxin didn't finish his words, but what he said was enough.
The blow was quite severe, and Emperor Yongxing looked at Lu Bingzhong with a deep look in his eyes.
Lu Bingzhong was so angry that his lips trembled and his beard twitched. He pointed at Yan Xiongxin and shouted, "You are slandering me..."
Yan Xiongxin said: "Why am I slandering you? I didn't mean to say anything bad about you. I just raised this question.
What? Lord Lu, you can't even let others doubt you?"
"You...you..." Lu Bingzhong was so angry that his fingers trembled as he pointed at Yan Xiongxin. But he didn't pay much attention to Yan Xiongxin. He immediately knelt down to Emperor Yongxing and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have no selfish motives. The reason why I doubted was all for the sake of the thousands of people in Yongning Kingdom."
Emperor Yongxing just glanced at Lu Bingzhong coldly, ignored him, and turned his gaze to Qin Bingrong, "Qin Aiqing, do you think that Zhang Hulan should be rewarded?"
Qin Bingrong did not belong to any team. He was promoted by Emperor Yongxing. At the age of only 35, he was already the head of all officials.
Qin Bingrong bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, I remember that it was Zhang who found food for the people last year. Then he provided some information and data on regenerated rice, which enabled the successful cultivation of regenerated rice. The effect was remarkable, allowing many people to successfully survive the winter. This is a great contribution.
At that time, the emperor wanted to confer an imperial decree on Zhang, but several colleagues said that regenerated rice was already in the process of cultivation and could be successfully cultivated even without Zhang.
I had different opinions at that time, but the emperor did not ask me, so I did not speak out.
I think that if Zhang had given us the information and data, it would not have been so easy to cultivate regenerated rice last year.
Even if it is cultivated, it is too late.
At that time, many people were waiting for food to survive the winter.
Because of the regenerated rice that season, many fewer people would have died that winter.
This time.
Zhang even selflessly donated the prescription. With such virtue and contribution, how could he not be rewarded?
Not only should there be a reward, but a generous reward.
This is the only way to allow more capable people to serve the emperor and the court.
It is impossible for everyone in the world to be selfless, but as long as that person has made contributions to the Yongning Kingdom, he should be rewarded.
Even if they were serving the court with a purpose, so what?
They have made real contributions and should be rewarded.
As long as the people of the world know, as long as one serves the emperor and the court, and as long as one has made meritorious service, the emperor will reward him.
This will make people all over the world rush to serve the emperor."
The smile on Emperor Yongxing's face gradually deepened. What he wanted was for everyone in the world to be at his service.
Emperor Yongxing asked, "How do you think we should reward Zhang, my dear minister?"
Qin Bingrong replied: "Based on her merits in these two times, it is more than enough to confer her the title of 'An Ren', a sixth-rank official."
Seeing that Emperor Yongxing didn't even glance at Lu Bingzhong who was still kneeling, Chang Weiping lowered his head and said nothing.
Duke Wei immediately raised his voice again, "Well, Prime Minister Qin's words sound like human words, unlike some of the others, who are just filthy."
What do you mean by human words? Qin Bingrong's mouth twitched. Why did he feel that Duke Wei was calling him a non-human?
Emperor Yongxing nodded, "Then do as Qin Aiqing said. I will confer upon her a sixth-rank imperial decree, and I will also give her a place for a younger generation in her family to study at the Imperial Academy."
This reward is relatively high. There is nothing special about the sixth-rank imperial edict. It is just a status.
But the opportunity to study at the Imperial Academy is a real reward.
If you study in the Imperial Academy, you won’t have to take the imperial examinations in the future and can become an official directly.
Chang Weiping couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, isn't the reward too heavy?"
"It's settled." Emperor Yongxing made the final decision, and then ordered: "Send the prescription to all prefectures immediately, regardless of whether there is plague or not, to be prepared for any eventuality."
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Daping Village.
Zhang Hulan has been pickling bacon and making sausages these days, and she will bring some to the capital when the time comes.
The imperial edict first arrived in Changning County, but Wu Deyong was not there. It was Xiong Zhubu who led the eunuch who delivered the edict to Daping Village.
Ye Hongyun got the news and also came to Zhang Hulan to watch the fun.
Ye Hongyun also asked the driver to drive faster so that he could inform Zhang Hulan before the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict.
The imperial edict came so suddenly that Zhang Hulan was a little confused.
Last time, Wu Deyong just gave her the imperial edict and that was it. Why is there a eunuch coming in person to deliver the imperial edict this time?
However, Zhang Hulan was quite grateful to Wu Deyong. She didn't expect that he would actually get credit for her again.
Ye Hongyun said, "Hurry up and ask your parents to come out to receive the imperial edict, and tidy up your clothes."
Zhang Hulan hurriedly asked someone to call Old Man Zhang and the others.
Soon all the Zhang family members arrived.
Xiang Chunhua, with a big belly, asked excitedly, "Sister, why did the emperor give you another imperial decree?"
Before Zhang Hulan could answer, the team delivering the imperial edict had already arrived at the intersection.
Zhang Hulan immediately led the Zhang family to meet them.
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