"No defense! My dear, please stand up!"
Hearing that it was okay to eat a little, my panicked and frightened heart finally calmed down.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Only then did Minister Liu feel relieved.
"I haven't had enough just now. How about giving me another one?"
Thinking about the taste just now, the emperor wanted to eat another one.
"Your Majesty, no! The princess said that it's better not to eat too much raw food. Boiled and steamed food are also delicious. Your Majesty should try the cooked food!"
Minister Liu refused.
His heart was still pounding from the panic he felt just now, and he didn't want to try it again.
Eunuch Zhang also tried to persuade him, so the emperor had to give up.
He looked at the sweet potatoes and then at the millet. Every grain was plump, which made him very happy.
After seeing the sweet potatoes and rice, the emperor left with satisfaction. Eunuch Zhang followed behind him, holding a lot of sweet potatoes in his hands.
After seeing the sweet potatoes and rice, the emperor knew that if they were promoted, the people of Daliang would be able to grow them and would no longer have to worry about famine.
Princess Xiangyun is truly his lucky star. Not only does she have superb medical skills and can cure plague, make curved plows, ten-repeater crossbows, and grenades, but she also grows such high-yield rice and sweet potatoes. Such an extraordinary woman must be rewarded.
She is also the legitimate daughter of the General of Cavalry. The General of Cavalry is a soldier who has made great contributions to protecting Daliang and has now defeated the Tatars.
I must reward him and his daughter well so as not to discourage the soldiers and civilians.
The General of Cavalry is devoted to Daliang and has no other intentions. We are not afraid of him rebelling. It is better to make him a king of a different surname, the King of Zhenguo, a hereditary title for three generations. His eldest son will be made the Crown Prince.
Princess Xiangyun might as well adopt her as her goddaughter, name her Princess Xiangyun, and marry her to Jinqian, thus strengthening the relationship.
Thinking of this, the emperor immediately called Eunuch Zhang, took out two house deeds, and asked him to find someone to renovate the house.
These two property deeds are very close to the Princess's Mansion, on the same street.
He planned to give one palace to Murong Yuanbo as the Prince's Palace and the other to Gao Zhijun as the Princess's Palace. When Huo Jinqian returned to the capital, he would give him the Princess's Palace so that he and Gao Zhijun could spend more time together and cultivate their relationship.
Eunuch Zhang took the house deed and went to the Ministry of Works to find craftsmen to renovate the house so that they could move in when the General of Cavalry and his men returned triumphantly.
"Eunuch Zhang, what brings you here?"
The Minister of Works came out personally to greet Eunuch Zhang and spoke respectfully and politely.
"You are too polite, Lord Shangshu. We are here on the orders of the Emperor to have the Ministry of Works send people to renovate these two mansions."
Eunuch Zhang took out two property deeds from his sleeve and handed them to the Minister of Works.
"The emperor gave these two mansions to that minister."
When the Minister of Works took a look at it, he was shocked. This was the best and most prosperous area in the capital. Apart from the Princess's Mansion, the Second Prince's Mansion, the Third Prince's Mansion, the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Prince Gong's Mansion, and the Prince Chun's Mansion, there were only those two mansions left.
The two mansions were on the same street as the residence of the Emperor's younger sister, the Princess. Originally, they had been the residences of the Emperor's two older brothers. They had committed crimes, been stripped of their titles, and banished to Bingzhou and Yongzhou, where they were granted fiefdoms and established residences. They were forbidden from returning to the capital without imperial decree, and the two mansions had remained vacant ever since.
Unexpectedly, the emperor now asked them to renovate it.
Prince Chun and Prince Gong are the elder and younger brothers of the current emperor.
When the emperor was a prince, he was the fourth prince, Prince Jin. Above him were the crown prince (Prince Jin, who was then in Bingzhou), the second prince, Prince Chun (who was then Prince Wei), the third prince, Prince Rui (who was now in Yongzhou, and was then Prince Qin), and the fifth prince, Prince Gong (who was then Prince Liang).
"This is the Prince's Palace, and that is the Princess's Palace."
Eunuch Zhang pointed to the two property deeds and said to the Minister of Works.
"Eunuch Zhang, can you tell me which minister owns the Zhenguo Palace and which princess owns the Princess Palace?"
The Minister of Works asked Eunuch Zhang inquiringly.
He wanted to know who the owners of the two mansions were and whether they were favored or not, so that the Ministry of Works could take action.
If it is not favored, they can simply renovate it and the money can be controlled.
If the person is favored, more money will be needed, the materials will be better, and he will need to supervise the work from time to time.
"Why are you asking about this? Just do your job."
Eunuch Zhang did not tell the Minister of Works, so this remains confidential for the time being.
"Eunuch Zhang, you know. I know that it was that minister who knew how to decorate. If I decorate haphazardly and fail to please him, wouldn't it be a waste? Eunuch Zhang, please be kind and tell me."
The Minister of Works stuffed a silver note of one hundred taels into the hands of Eunuch Zhang and asked him pleadingly.
Eunuch Zhang put away the banknotes, thought for a moment, and then told the Minister of Works, "The Emperor wishes to confer the title of King Zheng of the Kingdom of Qi on the General of Cavalry, and the title of Princess Xiangyun on the Princess Xiangyun."
Being a cavalry general and a king of a different surname was an unprecedented privilege. He must have been incredibly lucky to be favored by the emperor.
However, I still need to get closer to him in the future.
In fact, the Minister of Works had always looked down on military generals, thinking they were rude and barbaric, just like ordinary peasants who could not read a single word.
Especially Princess Xiangyun, her achievements are so great that she is even more powerful than their civil servants.
Her intelligence and talent are no less than theirs.
Think about the plague. Since ancient times, no one has ever been able to cure it. It always ends with the massacre of villages, towns, and cities.
The surgery was unprecedented. A butcher could not kill a pig, and there was no chance of the pig surviving. However, she performed a miracle, opening the pig's stomach and still keeping it alive.
The craftsmen from their Ministry of Works were making the curved plow while praising Princess Xiangyun.
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