All the officials had never seen it before, so they gathered around to take a look out of curiosity. After tasting it, they all gave thumbs up, saying that it tasted good and had a soft and tender texture.
Any food that they can accept is considered delicious to the common people.
Minister Xu fell to his knees with a thud, tears already welling up in the corners of his eyes. It was he who had failed in his duty, always thinking of robbing the treasury and increasing his own power.
Now it seems that his vision is too low, even lower than that of the woman, Nujun.
"I, an old minister, feel ashamed of myself and on behalf of the people, I kowtow to thank you for your great grace." He kowtowed loudly, and the officials of the Ministry of Revenue also knelt down and kowtowed.
Shen Shurong raised his hand: “Get up, and focus on benefiting the people in the future. Don’t always be prejudiced. People can’t always look back, and always have to take a new step.”
"The potato trial has been successful and will be shipped to the northern states this year for the governors to test plant. If the yield is good, it can be planted on a large scale next year."
"Yes, my lady, I will personally supervise this matter." Minister Xu knelt down and accepted the order.
"Okay, if this matter cannot be handled properly, you can handle it in the Ministry of Revenue."
The official from the Ministry of Revenue shuddered slightly. He had already warned the two adults when they were suspended from their posts last time. If they failed to do a good job again, he was afraid that they would be replaced as a whole.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Next, can we talk about the women's imperial examination?"
Officials: "..."
They suspected that the lady had deliberately taken out the potatoes at this time.
…
In the first year of the Yongjia reign, the two emperors were eager to recruit talented people, so they set up special examinations and even added examinations for women.
Notices are posted to look for talented people who are good at research. If they have real talents and knowledge, they will be directly recruited into the Ministry of Works.
As potatoes spread, the news also spread throughout the country, allowing the people to see a different Great Zhou.
In September, before Lu Ziqian was executed, Xie Yunzhao had him brought out.
Looking at the sun in the sky, Lu Ziqian looked at it greedily several times.
In the restaurant they used to go to, Xie Yunzhao served fine wine and delicious food.
Lu Ziqian's life in prison this year was not too difficult, as Xie Yunzhao had someone take care of his diet.
Now, looking at the high-spirited man sitting opposite him, he suddenly felt a strong desire to survive.
He choked up and asked: "Can we go back to the way we were before?"
Xie Yunzhao lowered his head and chuckled: "Don't think too much, I'm just here to see you off."
Lu Ziqian took a step forward and said in a slightly anxious tone: "Even without my guidance, you wouldn't have anything to do."
Xie Yunzhao looked up and pointed at the food: "Eat first, I'll tell you after you're done."
Lu Ziqian closed his eyes. It was a sumptuous...last meal!
With tears in his eyes, he sat down, picked up the bowl, and put rice into his mouth, his heart full of bitterness.
Xie Yunzhao watched quietly, without disturbing or eating.
Lu Ziqian put down his bowl and chopsticks. Xie Yunzhao slowly stood up and spoke without any emotion, as if he was already dead: "You can deal with me, and I will accept the victory or defeat, but if you touch Rongrong on the day of the polo match, I will never let you live."
Lu Ziqian laughed. He knew that Xie Yunzhao had always been thinking about his future sister-in-law. "You finally admitted it, so you designed the marriage!"
Xie Yunzhao was about to leave, but he stepped back upon hearing this and gave Lu Ziqian his most smug smile: "She planned it. She wants to marry me."
"How is that possible? Xie Yunzheng was so proud at that time. Marrying Xie Yunzheng is ten thousand times better than marrying you. She is not stupid!"
Xie Yunzhao raised his eyebrows and became even more proud: "Because she has liked me since she was a child, she would rather suffer the consequences in order to marry me."
"It's all my fault for not knowing her feelings, otherwise how could I let her take the initiative?"
Lu Ziqian didn't want to see him so proud, so he turned his head and took a sip of wine: "No one would believe that."
Xie Yunzhao glared at him. Believe it or not, why bother with a dead person? He turned and walked away: "I've sent it off for you. I won't see you again."
"I'm sorry!" Although he didn't care, he owed him an apology.
On the second day, Lu Ziqian was executed. He hated his father, hated Xie Yunzheng, and hated himself even more.
If there is a next life, he will never be anyone's pawn again.
…
At the beginning of the second year of the Yongjia period, a seemingly ordinary event occurred in the capital: the wife of a minor official died of illness.
Originally no one cared and just treated the funeral as normal, but Chen Shurong took it to heart.
This minor official had offered his wife to Li Chen in his previous life, so Shen Shurong had no intention of reusing such a person and just let him stay in his original position.
After his wife entered the palace, she did not have any health problems. Why did she die of illness early in this life?
Chen Shurong asked someone to investigate, and they found out that this minor official favored his concubine and neglected his wife, and he had long been fed up with his wife. He thought that he had offered his wife to her in his previous life just to go with the flow.
After Xie Yunzhao found out, he was even angrier than Chen Shurong. He would feel heartbroken for several days just because Shurong had a scratch on her hand, but he never expected that someone would actually kill his wife.
He immediately sent someone to execute the minor official, and issued an order that those who disrespected their wives or favored concubines over their wives would never be allowed to serve as officials again.
All the officials did not expect that Emperor Yun would be so angry, but no one dared to offend Emperor Yun and they all started to treat their wives well.
…
In the spring of the same year, Yu Sheng, the son of Linzhou Prefecture's magistrate, passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi. When Shen Shurong saw his name, he thought of Sun Feifei.
Not knowing how they were living, Chen Shurong became curious and summoned Yu Sheng to the palace.
Yu Sheng didn't expect to be summoned by the Queen. While taking a bath and changing clothes, he was thinking about the Queen's purpose.
Xie Yunzhao had long forgotten about this person. When he heard that Rongrong was going to meet the newly-appointed Jinshi alone, he followed him eagerly.
Seeing the couple wearing bright yellow dragon robes, Yu Sheng trembled slightly and knelt down to kowtow: "Newly-appointed Jinshi Yu Sheng, I pay my respects to the Lady, and to the Emperor Yun."
Chen Shurong raised his hand: "Get up, don't be nervous. I asked you to come here today because I haven't been to Linzhou for a long time, and I want to learn more from you."
Yu Sheng stood up, still with his head down, and answered obediently. His words were very logical and he seemed to have a relatively good understanding of Linzhou.
He also specifically praised Jia County and praised the lady's courage at the time. Not everyone would dare to spend money to govern a large area of disaster-stricken land.
Shen Shurong smiled and waved his hands: "Don't praise me, don't learn from your father's official style."
Yu Sheng quickly bowed, feeling a little embarrassed. It was because he didn't praise her well and the lady saw through it.
"Are you married?"
Yu Sheng slightly raised his eyelids and then shook his head: "Yu Sheng only has Feifei in his heart. He is very content with her. He has never married and has no plans to marry."
"Will your father agree?" Shen Shurong wondered.
Yu Sheng explained: "If I can pass the imperial examination this time, my father will not care about me anymore. Otherwise, I will go back to discuss marriage."
Shen Shurong nodded, infatuatedly: "Do you have any children?"
After asking, I felt it was unnecessary. How could he let a concubine give birth to a child without having a wife?
Yu Sheng pursed her lips, her ears slightly red. "Fei Fei didn't dare to have children, but Yu Sheng insisted. Now we have a son and a daughter. Although their parents are angry, they are their grandchildren after all, so they like them too."
Shen Shurong was really shocked by him. The pressure he was under was not small.
Xie Yunzhao suddenly stood up, as if he had seen some rare treasure, walked to Yu Sheng, and patted him on the shoulder: "Well done, you are actually a fellow traveler. From now on, you will stay by my side."
Yu Sheng looked up in shock. He foolishly didn't understand and forgot to kowtow to thank him for his grace.
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