Qi Yuan was stunned.
When I looked up, I met my son's clear eyes which were full of curiosity and doubt.
His heart sank.
His expression remained calm: "Xiao Wu, who told you about 'vegetable people'?"
The third prince stretched his head and looked at the memorial on his brother's desk.
It was like when you are doing homework in class and your deskmate suddenly raises his hand to ask the teacher a question, and you look over curiously.
Xiao Wu pointed his chubby little finger at the memorial in front of him: "This is what's written on the memorial."
Qi Yuan frowned.
Get up and walk over.
The Third Prince had already come to his brother's side and was reading the contents of the memorial:
"There's a family named Zhang in Qinghu County, Liangzhou, who trade vegetables with the Northern Hu. Qinghu is extremely poor, yet some people still embezzle and oppress the people..."
Before the content was finished, the memorial was taken away by Qi Yuan.
This is a compromise letter.
The outermost memorial was a letter of greeting from the prefect of Liangzhou.
And in the interlayer of the folding paper, there was a piece of paper.
The note was firmly glued to the corner of the fold.
It can be seen that he was afraid of being discovered.
Qi Yuan's brows furrowed even more tightly.
He flipped the folded book left and right.
Look at the traces left on it.
If Xiaowu's hands were not small and he had to wet his fingers with water when turning the pages, he would probably not have been able to discover this secret letter.
Liangzhou...
Liangzhou, as the northern border of Da Qi, borders the Northern Hu across a desert.
The land there is barren, and the people have been suffering from provocations and wars from the northern barbarians for many years, so their lives are really poor.
In recent years, the annual tax revenue in Liangzhou has been almost negative, and the imperial court has needed to provide additional subsidies in money and grain almost every year to ensure that the people can survive.
But even so, it is still not enough.
He always thought it was the influence of Liangzhou's geographical conditions.
But I didn't expect that there was another hidden story behind this!
It seems that we have to send someone to Liangzhou.
Qi Yuan was thinking about who to send.
Xiaowu had already leaned close to his brother's ear and whispered, "Third brother, do you know what a 'vegetable person' is?"
He had never heard the word before.
I'm so curious.
The third prince has always loved reading and has a wide range of interests.
Seeing that his brother was still thinking about this after such a long time, he was a little speechless: "Really want to know?"
It’s better to be young and ignorant!
Xiaowu nodded his little head, and his clear eyes were full of curiosity.
The Third Prince pursed his lips and said, "No regrets?"
Xiaowu just felt strange. Why did the third brother suddenly ask so many strange questions?
But he still shook his head obediently: "No regrets."
What's there to regret about gaining experience?
Xiaowu thought to himself.
But soon, he regretted it.
"'Cai Ren' means using people as vegetables."
Xiao Wu was puzzled: "How can a human be a dish?"
He had only heard people say things like "No one takes you seriously."
It sounds like contempt.
Is this what you mean?
Third Prince: ...
He didn't want to explain it in detail, thank you.
But facing his brother's eyes full of curiosity, Xiao San decided to let Xiao Wu suffer a beating:
"It's like pork. In the past, the Hu people would call us Han people 'two-legged sheep,' meaning that people can be like sheep. When they went to war, they didn't bring food or fodder, they just brought people."
Xiaowu: (☉_☉)
Xiaowu was almost dumbfounded.
Human=pig?
yue～
Xiaowu's face turned pale instantly.
Thinking about the steamed pork with rice flour that he had eaten at noon because he was greedy, he couldn't stop retching.
Third Prince: ...
He silently took several steps back, sat down at his desk, picked up the red pen, and continued to read the memorial.
It's none of his business.
This is what Xiaowu needs to know.
He has advised everyone.
Xiaowu retched for a long time but couldn't vomit. He just felt uncomfortable all over and was not feeling well.
Qi Yuan noticed this and hurried forward to pat him on the back:
"What's wrong? Why are you suddenly like this? Are you sick? Someone, call the doctor!"
Someone outside immediately took action.
Qi Yuan patted his son's back and looked at the Third Prince: "Xiao San, what's going on?"
The third prince scratched his face:
"Father, this isn't my fault. It was my fifth brother who wanted to know. I just... gave him a brief explanation..."
The more he spoke, the more guilty he felt, and his voice became softer.
Looking at my fifth brother's pale face, I felt a little distressed and regretful.
Was he being too blunt just now?
Should he have been more tactful?
Or just muddle through?
It’s better than making my fifth brother suffer so much.
The fifth prince retched for a long time but couldn't vomit.
But I was sweating all over and felt exhausted all over.
He leaned halfway in his father's arms and shook his head: "Father, don't blame Third Brother. It's me who can't stand it...yue~"
I can't think about it, I feel like vomiting when I think about it.
Qi Yuan was speechless after hearing the brothers' explanation.
He patted his son's back helplessly.
Speaking of this, no one is to blame.
He didn't help either side.
After waiting for the imperial physician to arrive, he took Xiaowu's pulse and confirmed that he was just frightened and there was no other condition. Then he prescribed a dose of tranquilizing medicine and left.
Xiaowu is in such a state that it is really not suitable for him to stay here any longer.
Qi Yuan then had him taken to a side hall to rest.
For a moment, only Qi Yuan and the third prince were left in the imperial study.
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