Chapter 72
Just as the emperor did not want the queen's private affairs to be known by the officials, Prince Fu Rui also did not want the princess's secrets to be known. This was why the emperor let Prince Fu Rui enter the palace first.
After reading the report, Prince Fu Rui chose to delete the part about the secrets of the Princess and the Crown Princess, and kept the part about his robbery of the Western Rong and Northern Di.
The older generation all knew about the things he did when he was young. After all, it was the enemy who was embarrassed, not him, so there was no need to hide it.
Besides, Chu Huan said it well.
The enemy's things, that can not be called robbing? That is called picking up!
It’s time for all officials to appreciate the true art of speaking!
A group of old men who have studied for decades are not as good at speaking as a teenage girl. How dare they talk about their own hearts!
If the melon-eating system 188 had a favorability display, Prince Fu Rui's favorability towards Chu Huan would be rising rapidly at this time.
After deleting all the content related to the Princess and the Crown Prince's Consort, the entire report became full of holes, and one could tell at a glance that a lot of things had been deleted.
If you try too hard to cover up something, it will only make people want to explore it.
Moreover, when Chu Huan and the system were chatting, many people in the Chu family heard it. This was not top secret information, so there was a high possibility of it being leaked.
Prince Furui found that a rough deletion of all the text was not enough, so he changed to a more detailed deletion and revision, trying not to let people see the mistakes.
After reading a pile of memorials, the emperor found that his uncle was still working with his head down, so he took a curious look.
The content and logic are very smooth, but there seems to be something wrong somewhere.
The emperor took a look at it but didn't find any problems, so he didn't care much about it and just sent this version down.
When the revised report was delivered to the old master, he could tell at a glance that it had been tampered with.
Not much was deleted from the entire report, only the order was changed and some modifications were made to make people think that Chu Huan was curious about Prince Fu Rui himself, and the princess, the prince and others were also mentioned.
The content of Chu Huan's praise for Prince Fu Rui, the Princess, and the Crown Prince remained exactly as it was, without a single word changed.
The old master either couldn't understand the reason for doing this or felt it was unnecessary.
So what if it's changed now? They don't think Chu Huan only ate melon once and the system won't bring it up again, right?
The emperor had previously deleted the gossip about the empress and her substitute concubine, but it was later exposed anyway? The officials also got an extra piece of gossip, secretly mocking the emperor for his useless efforts.
However, as long as Prince Fu Rui is willing, they have no right to interfere in these matters.
All the officials gathered in the imperial study only because of the various remarks made by Chu Huan in the chat with the system.
Counting the military strategies adopted by the Western Rong in the past years, they could understand "fighting to support war" and "diverting contradictions", but the saying "Da Sheng is not as good as Bei Di" directly shocked the emperor and all the civil and military officials in the court.
The Minister of Revenue was the first to express his dissatisfaction: "Can the Northern Di be as rich as we are in Dasheng?"
Officials: "..." Does the national treasury that has become rich this year give you such courage?
The Minister of Revenue smiled proudly, but he didn't dare to say anything else. Miaoshou Kongkong had already led people to Xirong. Sooner or later, he would take the burial objects of the emperors of the Xirong Imperial Mausoleum into his pocket. Then, stealing the Xirong treasury would be a piece of cake, right?
In the next few decades, Dasheng’s treasury will definitely be the richest among the three kingdoms!
The Minister of Justice was also unconvinced: "Can the Beidi kill as many corrupt officials and confiscate their property as we do?"
Officials: "..." Before you raid their houses, could you please check the number of corrupt officials? Don't you feel guilty?
The Minister of Rites sneered: "We are a country of etiquette and propriety. What do the barbarians of the north mean to us?"
Officials: "..." My goodness, even the Minister of Rites, who pays the most attention to etiquette and regulations, was beaten to a pulp!
No matter how much they disobeyed, the old master suppressed all the officials' arrogance and disobedience with just one sentence: "Everyone in Beidi practices martial arts."
Since the time of the previous emperor, Dasheng has attached great importance to military power. It held autumn hunts, increased military pay, recruited princes into the army, and rewarded meritorious officials. Over the past few decades, it has launched many measures, which have achieved some results, but not much.
The civil officials lowered their heads and the military generals remained silent. They had to admit that they really could not compare with the Northern Di in this regard.
The old master said again: "There are female warriors in the Northern Di."
The civil officials wanted to speak but stopped themselves, and the military generals wanted to speak but stopped. They wanted to say that the Northern Di were barbarians, different from the Da Sheng people who valued etiquette, but they could accept women going to the battlefield, so what about them?
Dasheng finally produced a female military officer who was better than many men, but they continued to exclude her, trying to force her to leave her job and resign on her own initiative.
Many of the generals blushed with embarrassment.
General Xuanwei repeatedly reviewed some of Chu Huan's speeches, and suddenly regretted not insisting on teaching Chu Huan when the emperor asked him to.
If he had persisted a little longer and tried harder to give Chu Huan an extra course, wouldn't he have been able to get something better than a telescope from her, and also some unexpected military strategies?
He didn't know what was so special about Chu Huan, but seeing that Chu Huan could communicate with the system without any obstacles and often talked about ancient and modern times, he had a vague guess: they probably came from the same place.
As for whether Chu Huan was the God of Literature or someone else's reincarnation, everyone knew it: Who cares how she got here? As long as it benefits Dasheng, that's all that matters.
The imperial study fell into an awkward silence.
General Xuanwei didn't bother to care about what others were thinking and stepped forward: "Your Majesty, I think Lord Chu should add two more courses."
emperor:? ? ?
Officials: ???
Are you a monster? She has been working non-stop from morning till night!
General Xuanwei pretended not to notice the accusatory looks from the others: "Lord Chu is weak, so he's suitable for martial arts training. If you're going to learn martial arts, you can also learn the art of war at the same time."
emperor:"……"
Officials: "..."
Hiss - I really underestimated you. You are quite good at telling lies with your eyes open.
General Mingwei disagreed: "Lord Chu's classes are full. Do you think you want to take over the classes of the Grand Tutor and the Grand Master?"
The old Grand Tutor and the old Grand Preceptor cast "kind" looks at General Xuanwei: What's the matter? Do you want these two old guys to get sick one by one so that they can give you the class?
How could General Xuanwei dare to have such an idea?
"To learn martial arts, one must practice in the coldest days of winter and the hottest days of summer. She can get up an hour earlier every day. The first step in learning martial arts is horse stance. She can do horse stance while listening to me explain the art of war, without any delay."
emperor:"……"
Officials: "..."
Wow, he arranged Chu Huan’s rest time very clearly and also found a teacher position for himself.
From today on, anyone who dares to say in front of them that civil officials have dirty hearts and cannot compete with military generals will be drowned in their spit!
The emperor did not expect that when he proposed that General Xuanwei teach Chu Huan, General Xuanwei refused, but now he took the initiative to ask for it.
"Isn't it too late to learn martial arts at the age of fourteen?" His sons all started learning martial arts at the age of five.
General Mingwei said honestly, "It's too late." If she had waited two years, she could have gotten married.
General Xuanwei remained calm and said, "It's a lifelong learning experience. I fully agree with Prince Furui's words."
Prince Furui hiding in the corner: ???
What does it have to do with him? He never said anything like that!
He still wanted to pass the blame, but the officials had been showing off one after another recently, either the imperial examination questions or their various achievements, faithfully practicing the principle of "survey until old age", and no one even looked at him - no one cared whether he had said it or not.
Prince Fu Rui naturally passed the buck: "No matter how much Chu Huan learns, she can't be divided into two people. She is both a civil official and a military commander. Instead of letting Chu Huan learn martial arts, what you should do most now is to ensure that Nie Shui receives the treatment that a military officer deserves."
Nie Shui is the female military officer who disguised herself as a man and came in third place in the autumn hunt.
Prince Furui is the clan leader, and logically he should only focus on the royal family and remain silent on this matter.
But he saw that some people in the court were becoming more and more unreasonable, so he took advantage of the opportunity when the old Grand Tutor was advising the officials, who were feeling aggrieved by the words "Da Sheng is not as good as Bei Di", and General Xuanwei proposed that Chu Huan learn martial arts.
He felt that there was no better opportunity than now.
Facts have proved that regardless of his purpose, there are still many people in the court who agree with him.
The old master said: "I second the motion."
The old tutor said: "I second the motion."
General Xuanwei: "I second the motion."
The two Three Dukes were the leaders of the civil officials, and Prince Furui and General Xuanwei were very prestigious among the military generals. The four of them were the first to express their opinions, and many people followed suit. Some people were unwilling but could not object.
The emperor had not expected such a pleasant surprise, and he suppressed the upward curve of his lips: "It is approved."
Nie Shui's father, who had been silent the entire time, said: ???
What is a trap from the sky? This is it, so big that it almost knocked him out.
An hour later, Nie Shui, who was practicing martial arts alone in the training ground, received a document from the Ministry of War. She was promoted from the position of deputy captain of the seventh rank to captain of the seventh rank.
Her first reaction was: What new tricks have those people come up with to deal with her?
Whatever the trick, getting her promoted and then dealing with her is a bit much, isn't it? The Ministry of War has been bribed!
What surprised her even more was that her colleagues, who had always ignored her in the past, now greeted her as soon as they saw her.
"Boss Nie."
"Where is Captain Nie going?"
"Is Captain Nie here for training again?"
Nie Shui: "..." Either there is something wrong with her, or there is something wrong with these colleagues.
This time, the trick her colleagues used was quite new. At least it was better than not letting her work and treating her like air. She even began to doubt whether there was something wrong with her eyes and ears.
No, she needs to see a doctor.
When Nie's father, realizing that his daughter would be stunned by the pie, hurried to the training ground, he missed his daughter completely.
It was not until the evening when the father and daughter returned home one after another that Nie's father told his daughter how she got the promotion, and only then did Nie Shui finally let go of the worry that had been hanging in her heart.
"So, I am still indebted to Prince Furui?"
Father Nie had been an official for many years and saw things more deeply than his daughter did. "Prince Furui's proposal did indeed allow you to receive the treatment you deserved. You must remember this favor, but the Grand Tutor, the Grand Preceptor, and General Xuanwei agreed more because of Chu Huan."
"Counting back, this incident started because Chu Huan was dissatisfied with Dasheng's lack of female generals. The emperor and all the officials didn't want Dasheng to lose to the Beidi. And this wasn't the first time she had questioned Dasheng's lack of female officials."
There is more that Nie's father didn't say, and Nie Shui can fill in the blanks himself.
It was precisely because she learned that Chu Huan was serving as an official in the court disguised as a man, and brought a group of female relatives to attack the Ministry of Revenue, causing women to appear in the court, that she dared to boldly disguise herself as a man to go to the autumn hunt to test her skills - she wanted to know where exactly she was inferior to men.
Turns out, men are just like that.
Being given an official title was an unexpected surprise, but it was indeed thanks to Chu Huan that she made such a change.
Who knew that the promotion and breaking of the ice were all because of Chu Huan.
Nie Shui's affection for Chu Huan soared rapidly, her cheeks flushed, like a girl about to meet her ideal man by chance. "Dad, do you think I can meet Chu Huan by chance?"
Father Nie fell back in shock. He had such natural strength that he could kill a master with one punch, but his daughter could be so shy!
When he realized what his daughter had said, Father Nie quickly waved his hand and said, "No! The Emperor won't allow it. Don't do anything rash, or you'll lose the promotion you worked so hard to get."
"Oh." Nie Shui felt extremely regretful.
Forget it, let’s wait until the day when Chu Huan can go to court openly with her own identity, then they will meet again.
Merchant.
Chu Huan brought Shang Lu something good. The aroma of roasted sweet potatoes filled the entire study. This strange and tempting sweet smell made it difficult for Shang Lu not to focus his attention on it.
"What is this?" Shang Lu found that he didn't recognize this crop.
"Sweet potato." Chu Hua flipped the roasted sweet potato with a stick. Seeing that it was almost done, she quickly gave one to Shang Lu, "This is a good thing brought by the caravan. Come and try it."
Sweet potato? Shang Lu confirmed that he had never heard of it before. He followed Chu Huan's example and tore open the roasted skin to taste the inner core.
It is soft in the mouth, with a sweet and burnt aroma and a strong sense of fullness. It is indeed a new crop.
Phytolacca: "Do you know the production volume?"
Chu Huan only knew that the sweet potato production was very high in modern times, but in ancient times... the caravan was only responsible for bringing things to her, not for inquiring.
【Tonger~】
The system responds immediately: [There are many varieties of sweet potatoes. This one you have hasn't been well cared for, and the yield per mu is 200 kilograms.]
Shanglu's breath was choked, and Jia Yi and Cai Gang almost went crazy. Two hundred kilograms per mu? What kind of magical crop is this!
You should know that the wheat yield per mu in Dasheng varies depending on the planting area. The lowest is only 20 to 30 kilograms, the most fertile area is more than 200 kilograms, and the average level is about 100 kilograms.
Even if the sweet potatoes are not taken care of properly, the yield per mu can reach 200 kilograms. If they are taken good care of, more than 300 kilograms should not be a problem.
If sweet potatoes could replace wheat, rice, and soybeans, I wonder how many more people in Dasheng would live!
Even the usually indifferent Shang Lu was shocked by this horrible guess.
The next moment, Chu Huan said, "Sweet potatoes can yield two to three hundred kilograms per mu. Since they grow underground, they're fine even if a locust plague comes, but they need to be rotated."
"How to rotate crops?" Shang Lu asked.
Chu Huan smiled apologetically: "Sorry, I don't quite understand this."
Phytolacca: “…”
Jia Yi and Cai Gang: "..."
This piece of news was delivered to the palace together with the sweet potatoes that the caravan delivered to the Chu family. While the emperor and the officials were shocked by the high yield of sweet potatoes, they also noticed the embarrassing words that Chu Huan had said halfway through.
The emperor's eyes darkened. "We can't let her learn how to farm again, can we?"
Just as the king and his ministers were happy when they saw the yield of two or three hundred kilograms per mu, they are now just as discouraged.
Sweet potatoes are a crop that Dasheng is not familiar with. He doesn’t know how to grow them, nor does he know what to pay attention to. It’s like having a box full of treasures in front of you, but you don’t have the key to open it, and you are extremely anxious.
You know sweet potatoes grow underground, you know they can prevent locust plagues, and you know you need to rotate crops, but why don't you know how to plant them?!
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