"Your Majesty, why don't you issue an imperial decree and ask this county lady to think of other ways to find high-yielding crops?"
At this time, a minister stood up tremblingly and spoke with a frightened look on his face.
"Assholes, what did you all say when I wanted to give her the land? She just found some potatoes. It was a great favor from the Emperor to give her the title of County Lady? And now? You're actually flattering her and asking her to find other crops? Even if you had the nerve to say that, I wouldn't have issued this imperial decree!"
The emperor was almost laughing at what these ministers said!
No matter how high the potato yield is, it is impossible for them in the Great Zhao to plant potatoes on all the land!
So the land that can be used to grow potatoes now is just a drop in the bucket for their entire country.
"Hey, if the wheat yield could be doubled, not only would we not be afraid of these blind people, but even destroying their lair would be a piece of cake. Then, neither our soldiers nor the people would go hungry anymore!"
The ministers were also whispering to each other at this time, but no one could come up with a better solution.
They also didn't think anyone else would be able to come up with a solution.
"Humph, if someone can really come up with a way to double the food supply, let alone a fiefdom, even if he is made a king of a different surname, what's the big deal?"
Of course the emperor heard what they said and couldn't help but laugh out loud!
These people usually have a lot of ideas, but when it comes to the critical moment, they all fail!
When the ministers saw that the emperor was angry, they all knelt down in fear and trepidation.
"Where's the great general who protects the country? Has he not returned yet after visiting his relatives?"
The emperor couldn't help but look at the kneeling minister at this time, but he didn't see Gu Zhen, and the displeasure on his face became even more obvious.
"Your Majesty, General Gu has not yet returned to the capital. If you wish to have him return, I will immediately send someone to rush him back eight hundred miles."
When the ministers saw that the emperor seemed to have diverted his attention, they all showed excitement on their faces. It might be a good idea to let Gu Zhen come out and be their scapegoat.
"Hmph, what's the point of letting a common man like him come to the capital? If you civil officials can't come up with a solution, what use will you have to me?"
The emperor was obviously really angry at this moment, and many civil officials lowered their heads and dared not say a word.
"Your Majesty, General Gu is seeking an audience outside! He has something very important to report to you!"
The eunuch walked out tremblingly at this time. If Gu Shacai had not said that he had something extremely urgent, he would not have dared to come to the imperial study when the emperor was angry.
"Speak of the devil! Since General Gu has already gone back, let him in. I want to see what important things he has to say."
After the emperor said this, he sat back on the throne.
When the ministers saw this scene, they all breathed a sigh of relief, then quietly raised their hands and wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads.
At this moment, General Gu is their savior.
But when Gu Hong walked in from outside, these ministers looked at each other with expressions of astonishment on their faces. They didn't expect that the General Gu the eunuch was talking about was actually Gu Hong!
"Your humble servant, Gu Hong, pays homage to His Majesty. Long live the Emperor."
Gu Hong knelt down respectfully and kowtowed deeply to the emperor, and Zhao Xianxing beside him did the same.
"Gu Hong, you actually returned to Beijing?"
The emperor originally thought that Gu Zhen had returned, but he didn't expect that the person who came in was Gu Hong, and he was slightly shocked.
"Your Majesty, I have come to the capital this time to report something extremely urgent to you in the next life."
After Gu Hong said this, he respectfully raised the memorial he had written at home above his head. When many ministers heard him say this, they all showed puzzled expressions on their faces.
"What kind of war has broken out at the southern border? Otherwise, why would Gu Shacai suddenly return to Beijing?"
When the ministers heard this, they couldn't help but feel worried, because it must be a big deal for Gu Shacai to tell them such an urgent matter!
Everyone began to worry that the barbarians at the border had already broken in.
When the emperor heard him say this, he waved his hand and the eunuch beside him took the letter from his hand and placed it on the emperor's desk.
The emperor was in a bad mood at the moment and wanted to know what Gu Hong wanted to say. So he took the sealing wax apart carelessly.
When he picked up the envelope, he took a few glances at it and an expression of excitement immediately appeared on his face.
"My dear Minister Gu, is everything written in the letter true?" The emperor's face showed excitement, and even the way he addressed Gu Hong changed. The ministers standing by were all stunned.
"Your Majesty, everything I have said is true, and here is the evidence."
After Gu Hong finished speaking, Zhao Xianxian, who was standing beside him, immediately took out the brocade box from his arms carefully and held it above his head.
"Quick! Bring it to me quickly."
The emperor's face also showed excitement, and he immediately asked the eunuch beside him to take the things in Zhao Xianxing's hand.
As the emperor's personal eunuch, Tian Xianshao did not dare to delay when he saw the emperor's excitement. He walked over quickly, carefully took the brocade box from Zhao Xianxing's hand, and then handed it to the emperor.
The emperor took the brocade box and opened it quickly without any hesitation. Then, two slightly yellowed ears of wheat appeared in front of him.
The emperor immediately stretched out his hand, which was trembling with excitement, took out the ear of wheat from the brocade box, put it to the tip of his nose, and sniffed it gently.
"this……"
At this time, the ministers also saw the yellow and green wheat ears in the emperor's hand.
There was a puzzled look on everyone's face.
"This is……"
They couldn't help but look at Gu Hong standing aside.
Moreover, these ministers had already heard the emperor's address to him, and each of them had an expression of disbelief on their face.
"Is all this true, Lord Gu?"
Although he had the wheat ears tightly grasped in his hands, the emperor still had an expression of disbelief on his face.
"Your Majesty, how dare I joke about this matter? If you don't believe me, you can immediately send an imperial envoy to accompany me back to Wanning Village!"
Gu Hong's face showed an expression of neither arrogance nor servility. When he came, he had already thought that the emperor would not believe this.
But the wheat ears in his hand are the best evidence.
"Hahaha... Great, great, God is on our side!"
The emperor raised the wheat ear in his hand as if it were a treasure.
"From now on, my Great Zhao will be able to harvest two crops of wheat a year!"
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