It was a big deal for the village to grow 800 kilograms of grain per mu, so the village chief once again took An Dashan to the county government office. The county magistrate saw the joy on their faces and knew that something good had happened again, so he asked, "What's the matter with you two?"
The village chief said first: "Sir, this is a great event. This year, An Dashan's wheat yield is more than 800 kilograms per mu, which is dozens of kilograms more than winter wheat."
With the winter wheat incident, the county magistrate did not lose his composure this time. He just sat up straight and asked, "Is this true?"
The village chief nodded and said, "Sir, this is absolutely true."
The county magistrate stood up and said, "Come on, take me to see it." The village chief and An Dashan didn't even have a sip of tea before following the county magistrate back to Huaishu Village.
Today, the villagers had all started to harvest their wheat, so they didn't meet anyone on the road, and they had no trouble getting to An Dashan's granary. The county magistrate looked at the full granary and seemed to see the scene of his own promotion.
He thought for a moment and said, "But there are still fields where wheat has not been harvested. Take me to have a look."
The village chief quickly said, "Yes, sir, my family is harvesting wheat now, why don't you go to my field and take a look."
The county magistrate nodded and signaled the village chief to lead the way.
The village chief brought a few people to the wheat field where his family was harvesting. When they arrived, he said to his son and daughter-in-law who were harvesting wheat, "Stop harvesting for now. Come and pay your respects to the county magistrate."
Several people who were cutting wheat quickly put down their work, walked over, knelt down and kowtowed in greeting.
The county magistrate waved his hand and said, "Everyone, get up. Give me the sickle. I'll try it a few times."
The village chief's eldest son did not dare to disobey the county magistrate's words and handed over the sickle with both hands.
The county magistrate picked up the sickle, weighed it, and then began to cut the wheat. Unexpectedly, the county magistrate, who looked gentle and refined, actually did his work in an efficient manner.
After repeated verification by the county magistrate, the people who planted the seeds from An Dashan's family this year harvested 700 kilograms of wheat from the smallest acre of land.
The county magistrate left in a very good mood. Before leaving, he told An Dashan and the village chief not to sell the wheat and wait for him to deal with it. He would never let the villagers suffer any loss.
An Dashan and the village chief naturally agreed immediately. After seeing off the county magistrate, An Dashan and the village chief went about their own business.
The county magistrate rode back to the county office as fast as he could. He did not even have time to change his clothes and went straight to the study. The county magistrate came to the study, spread paper specially used for writing memorials on the table, and wrote a long memorial.
After the county magistrate finished writing the memorial, he let the ink dry, put it in an envelope, and sealed it with wax. After sealing the memorial, he called his trusted servant and ordered, "You must hurry and give this memorial to your father, and let him present it to the emperor in person. Remember not to let anyone else do it."
The trusted servant clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "Yes, sir, I will definitely fulfill my mission." After that, he took the memorial and turned to leave the study.
The trusted servant rode as fast as he could, changing horses several times along the way, and finally arrived in the capital on the fifth day. When he arrived in the capital, he went nowhere but headed straight to the Earl of Loyalty and Bravery's mansion.
When the old loyal and brave earl heard the servant come to report that the servant of his concubine's son who was the county magistrate of Beichuan County had something important to report, he said, "Let him in."
The trusted servant entered the study, bowed, and said, "Your Excellency, my master has written a memorial and would like to ask you to present it to the Emperor on his behalf. My master said that this memorial is of great importance and must not be handed over to other people."
The Earl of Zhongyong knew that his son was a steady man, and he thought that the content of the memorial must be of great importance, so he said, "Okay, I understand. You can go down and rest first."
After sending the servant away, Earl Zhongyong looked at the memorial on the table, wondering what it said. After thinking for a long time, he still had no idea, so he simply gave up. Anyway, he would know what happened after presenting the memorial to the emperor tomorrow.
The next morning, as usual, Earl Zhongyong got up early to attend the court meeting. He took the memorial from yesterday with him and took a carriage to the imperial city.
After waiting for a while, it was time to go to court. Civil and military officials lined up in two rows and walked into the Golden Palace in an orderly manner.
The Earl of Loyalty and Bravery was a military officer, and his rank was not low, so he could stand in the front rows. As soon as he stood there, he heard the eunuch shout, "The Emperor has arrived!"
All the civil and military officials knelt down and saluted, shouting: "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long, long live the emperor!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a majestic voice came from the dragon throne, saying: "All the ministers, please stand up."
Then the eunuch beside him shouted: "If you have something to say, please report it. If not, please leave the court."
The Earl of Loyalty and Bravery stepped out quickly and said, "I have something to report."
The emperor asked, "What does Earl Zhongyong have to say?"
The Earl of Loyalty and Bravery bent down, raised the wax-sealed memorial to his head, and said, "My second son, the magistrate of Beichuan County, rode back with a memorial yesterday, saying that he had something important to report, and asked me to present it to the emperor in person."
The emperor signaled to the eunuch beside him to bring up the memorial. The eunuch understood and quickly walked to the side of Earl Zhongyong, took the memorial from his hand and quickly returned to the emperor. Then he opened the wax sealed cover and presented the memorial inside to the emperor.
The emperor read the memorial quickly, trying his best to hide his excitement, and said, "Chen Zhong, read this memorial to everyone."
Chen Zhong, the emperor's personal eunuch and chief eunuch of the palace, took the memorial from the emperor with both hands and read it aloud.
The contents of the memorial were like a bolt of thunder. The ministers did not care that they were in the Golden Palace and began to discuss it.
The emperor saw that everyone had almost finished discussing it, so he said, "If what Lord Wu wrote in his memorial is true, it will definitely be a great thing for our Great Yong Dynasty."
The Prime Minister stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this is too unbelievable. Not to mention the winter wheat, even the seeds that can produce 800 kilograms of wheat per mu are just a fantasy. Everyone knows that if an mu of land can produce 300 kilograms of grain, it is already considered good land. I think Lord Wu is exaggerating."
After the Prime Minister said this, many officials stood up to express their agreement with the Prime Minister.
The Grand Tutor Situ, who was standing beside the Prime Minister, came out and said, "Your Majesty, the world is so vast that there are all kinds of wonders. Why not send an imperial envoy to take a look? After all, seeing is believing."
The emperor sitting on the dragon throne nodded and said, "What the Grand Tutor said makes sense, but who should be sent as the imperial envoy?"
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