Lord Yao purchased sweet potatoes in Shuixian Village and distributed them to various places. By the time people from various places came to collect the sweet potatoes, almost a month had passed.
After finishing this task, Lord Yao planned to rest for two days before returning to the capital.
That noon, Li Guang was having lunch with Lord Yao and Li Xue in the military camp when Li Xue suddenly remembered something and spoke up:
"Once, the Emperor asked me, 'Who is farming all the land that Zhao Shaofu's family owns?'"
I told the Emperor that Zhao Shaofu's land was being cultivated by his uncle, whose surname was Li.
After hearing this, the Emperor asked, "Zhao Shaofu's uncle's surname is Li, and he is also a member of the Li family. What is his name?"
Seeing that the Emperor's questions were endless, I became a little worried and dared not say anything carelessly. I could only say that Zhao Shaofu's uncle was named Li Guang.
After hearing the name, the emperor pondered for a long time. He said that Li Guang was a true farmer who could grow high-yield crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes, making a great contribution to the Northern Dynasty.
Later, the emperor asked Li Guang how old he was, and I replied that Li Guang was over forty years old, didn't talk much, couldn't read, and only knew how to farm.
The Emperor nodded and said that the Great Northern Dynasty needed such a person and that he would definitely reward him later.
Thinking back on it now, I'm still a little scared. If the emperor had sent someone to reward Li Guang, and they couldn't find the forty-something-year-old Li Guang, wouldn't I have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor?
Upon hearing this, Lord Yao laughed and said:
"That's easy to handle. If the Emperor really sends someone to bestow rewards, just say that Li Guang went to Southeast Asia to introduce new crop varieties. As for the Emperor's reward, let Zhao Shaofu accept it on his behalf. As long as it's not an audience with the Emperor, everything can be resolved."
Everyone laughed when they heard this. It was indeed true. How could the emperor possibly allow an illiterate peasant to come to the capital to meet him?
But Li Guang did not laugh; instead, he said:
“The princess is right. There is indeed such a person in our village, also named Li Guang. He is over forty years old, weathered by life, and a true farmer.”
General Yao saw this man when he first came to the farm and even asked him about me.
Yao Lin was taken aback, then said:
"That's true. I saw Li Guang when I went to the farm to look for him."
Later, we started building military camps and training troops, and we were always busy, so we never saw him again.
Upon hearing this, Li Xue immediately became interested.
“There really is such a person, who shares your name. When will you take us to meet him? Perhaps one day the Emperor will want to summon you, and we can send this person over.”
“That’s no problem. I’ll take you there to meet this person later,” Li Guang said.
In Li Xue's view, the person Li Guang mentioned was just a farmer in the village who shared the same name as Li Guang, and it didn't matter whether she met him or not.
Since Li Guang said he would take them to meet him, why not go and see?
After finishing their meal, the group left the military camp and headed to the farm.
After settling down at the farm, Li Guang served tea and began:
"Princess and Lord Yao, please wait a moment. I will go and invite Li Guang, who shares the same name as me."
Li Xue smiled and said, "Then go and invite him over so we can get to know each other."
“I will go with Li Guang.” After saying this, Yao Lin stood up and left with Li Guang.
Seeing the two leave, Lord Yao spoke:
"Princess, you have visited Narcissus Village several times, have you never seen this person before?"
"I've never seen him or heard of him. He's just a farmer who shares the same name as Li Guang. It's nothing special."
"This matter may not be so simple. When Li Guang mentioned this person, his eyes were very special, which made us feel that Li Guang was very mysterious and not necessarily the person we imagined."
"Is that so? Now that you mention it, Lord Yao, it's true. Li Guang doesn't have many contacts, but they are all quite mysterious. Take that old Taoist priest, for example; he's definitely a reclusive master."
"What the princess means is that Li Guang is not just a simple farmer; he may be a hermit master."
"This is just my guess. Li Guang certainly knows what kind of person he is. He can find out by asking him later."
As the two were talking, the door was pushed open, and Yao Lin led a farmer in.
Li Xue and Lord Yao immediately took a look at the man. He was over forty years old, with a weathered face, and was wearing a patched linen shirt.
Upon seeing Li Xue and Lord Yao, this man appeared extremely nervous, his hands and feet becoming unresponsive.
This is a farmer from the countryside who has never seen the world. He was afraid of officials and almost knelt down. Fortunately, Yao Lin was standing next to him, so he was less nervous.
"Greetings, Princess; greetings, Lord Yao." The man's voice was old, but his speech was still quite clear.
Lord Yao was afraid of frightening the man, so he asked the question in a very gentle voice.
"Are you from this village, and your name is Li Guang?"
"My name is Li Guang. I make my living by farming. I have lived in Narcissus Village since I was a child. I have never seen the world and I am not good at speaking. Please do not blame me."
Lord Yao nodded and continued, "Besides farming, what else can you do?"
"Your Honor, I know nothing but farming. People like me are the most useless in the village. I don't even have a wife. I'll be a bachelor for the rest of my life."
Li Xue carefully observed the middle-aged man named Li Guang. Although he looked very ordinary, she had a feeling of déjà vu about him, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
It seems Li Guang is very familiar with this person. When Li Guang comes over later, we should ask him a lot of questions.
Li Guangren was sent to invite the person, but the person was brought over and he himself did not come. What happened?
"Li Guang just went to invite you, but I didn't see him come with you."
"Your Highness, I was working in the fields when Li Guang came over and insisted that I come to see Your Highness and Lord Yao, but I haven't finished my farm work yet."
Without a word, Li Guang said, "Help me with the work, and have General Yao bring me here."
So that's what happened. It seems this middle-aged man is too honest; why did he make Li Guang do the work for him before he would come over?
Lord Yao asked around for a long time, but he felt that this middle-aged man named Li Guang was very ordinary and had nothing special about him, so he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
At this moment, Yao Lin was hiding to the side, secretly laughing.
"Yao Lin, why are you laughing?" Lord Yao asked.
"I can't help but laugh. The princess and Lord Yao have both been tricked by Li Guang, but you two are still in the dark and don't know what's going on."
Lord Yao was even more puzzled and asked Yao Lin.
"What exactly happened? How could I have been tricked by Li Guang? I didn't even realize it. Go and invite Li Guang here. I want to ask him what exactly happened."
"No need to invite me, I've been here all along. General Yao is right, I was just joking with the princess and Lord Yao."
The voice that the middle-aged man spoke at this moment was Li Guang's voice; the aged voice was gone.
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