Chapter 893: Ginseng Fruit
Ginseng fruit!
"Doesn't this kind of fruit only appear in some strange and interesting books?" a minister questioned.
"Your Excellency is wrong. The people who wrote books and recorded things would not make up stories. Since the book also mentions ginseng fruit, then of course this kind of fruit existed."
Yuan Feng shook his head and glanced at the minister who was questioning him. His eyes seemed to be saying: You are really ignorant.
"But the ginseng fruit is not as magical as described in books and legends. Of course, eating one can't increase your strength by a decade, or turn your white hair black, or make you ten years younger. It's also impossible for it to grow bones and flesh."
"So it's just the name?"
If there is nothing special about it, why is it called ginseng fruit?
"No, no, no, of course it does work. Our Majesty has personally experienced this. For example, there was one time when our Majesty suddenly felt heart pain, his face turned pale, his vision went dark, he couldn't breathe, and his fingers began to twitch—"
"So serious?" The emperor also exclaimed.
"Yes, at that time, our Majesty collapsed directly, but the imperial physician immediately squeezed out the juice from the ginseng fruit and fed it to him. In just a blink of an eye, His Majesty calmed down, his face became rosy again, and there was no sign of any discomfort in his heart."
"Wow, so magical?" The ministers exclaimed.
"Another time, our little prince was attacked by someone and pushed into a lake in winter. When he was fished out, he was already dead. He was given a cup of ginseng juice and was immediately saved. His body was even warm afterwards, and he didn't even catch a cold."
Yuan Gang's words fascinated everyone present, and now when they looked at the fruit tree, they were looking at it as if it were a great treasure.
"Your Excellency the Envoy, this fruit tree has no fruit now?" Concubine Le couldn't help but ask.
"This fruit tree blooms in March and April, and bears fruit in May and June. The fruit-growing period is one month, and the ripening period is three days. After the fruit is ripe, it must be picked and carefully handled and preserved. Now it's the first month of the year, so of course there are no fruits yet," said Yuan Gang.
"However, this ginseng fruit tree needs to be carefully cared for. It took us more than ten years to figure it out. The Minister of Agriculture has taught my son how to plant it. When the time comes, I will let Yuan Yi teach you well."
"My dear Mr. Tian!" The emperor immediately called the Minister of Agriculture, "Did you hear me? I'm handing this fruit tree over to you. I'll have to ask Mr. Yuan for advice and ask him to plant this fruit tree well for me so that it can bear fruit!"
The emperor's voice was trembling with excitement.
This is a precious tree!
They all did not doubt Yuan Gang's words. After all, the country was so far away, and there was no need for the great Min State to specially send them a fruit tree to make up stories for them and amuse them.
Then we can send someone to Min State to inquire about it and find out whether this is true.
"Yes, I obey your order." Lord Tian quickly stood up and looked at the tree. He was excited and nervous.
Such a precious tree was given to him. If he could really make it bear fruit, his contribution would be enormous. But this was also accompanied by risks. If the tree died, would the emperor chop off his head?
Anyway, Mr. Tian quickly stood beside the fruit tree and kept watch over it for a while, while thinking about where to plant the fruit tree.
However, needless to say, the fruit tree must be planted in the palace, but no one knows where is suitable.
Xiao Lanyuan glanced at Yuan Yi.
It seems that Yuan Yi is highly valued in the State of Min. This time, many things were given to him to take charge of.
Yuan Yi noticed his gaze, looked over at him and smiled.
Xiao Lanyuan paused and lowered his eyes.
Yuan Yi's smile deepened.
Le Fei, who had been paying some attention to Xiao Lanyuan, of course also saw this scene. She frowned, looked at Yuan Yi, but couldn't make out anything.
After Min State sent the fruit tree, it also sent several kinds of grain seeds, which were also very precious because they were grains that Zhao State did not have!
I heard that the yield per mu is very high. If they can really grow it, there won’t be such a shortage of food in the future!
This is a great thing for the people, the army and the national treasury.
Because they needed to pass on their experience, Min Guo also brought a few agricultural officials with him, so they would have to stay in Zhao Guo for a longer period of time.
Of course, the emperor now hopes that they can stay longer so that they can learn all these things.
In addition, they also had to find out more about the Min Kingdom from these people.
These gifts made the emperor very happy, so he placed them in the temporary palace.
"Your Majesty, Prince Qiong is still living in the temporary palace recuperating from his injuries—" the eunuch quickly reminded the emperor.
"Will I forget? Let Prince Qiong move to..." The emperor thought for a moment, "Didn't I reward Princess Bingyu with a house? Let Prince Qiong live there first, so that they can get along well with each other. Having a daughter and a concubine to take care of them is more caring than having a maidservant, isn't it?"
"Your Majesty is wise."
So, King Qiong received the imperial edict and was forcibly sent to the house in Guixiang Lane.
The emperor didn't care what Madam Chen and Chen Haobing thought when they saw him moving in, but he couldn't take care of it at the moment.
The envoys went to the palace, and the emperor and his ministers stayed for a while.
"Your Majesty, what is the purpose of Min Guo sending so many gifts?"
"Didn't you hear what Lord Yuan said just now? There's no rush. They are determined to make peace with Zhao State, so they won't make any excessive demands."
"If they didn't have any excessive demands, why didn't they just state their purpose?"
It's obviously hard to say, so I'll postpone it for now.
"Maybe there are no requirements?" someone said.
Everyone looked at him and almost rolled their eyes.
Can I believe what he said? If there is no purpose, why would he, a great saint, come all the way here to send so many treasures?
"Since the envoys say they are not in a hurry, then I am not in a hurry either. Let's wait until they want to speak," the emperor said calmly. "Anyway, if their request is excessive, I can refuse it."
Can I still force him?
As for these treasures, once they were given to him, they of course belonged to him. How could he possibly return them?
"Prince Jun, what do you think?"
The emperor looked at Xiao Lanyuan again. He didn't say a word the whole time, wearing that mask and pretending to be dead.
"Well, whatever the emperor thinks is best. I will take my leave first."
Xiao Lanyuan replied, then turned around and walked out without waiting for the emperor to reply.
"Prince Jun——"
The emperor called out again, but Xiao Lanyuan walked away as if he didn't hear him.
But no one expected that after he left the main hall, he went to the side hall.
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