Gongye Hong's words simply added fuel to the fire and were a blatant attempt to flatter King Zhuang.
The Duke of Zhenguo and Lord Cao looked at each other and secretly mourned for King Zhuang for a few seconds.
I just got scolded and haven't recovered yet. Now I don't know how I offended the Crown Prince of Beiyan. I'm afraid I'm going to be in trouble again...
A hint of anger flashed in Emperor Mingde's eyes, but quickly disappeared.
"You are always welcome here! Prince Zhuang has been busy with many things at home recently. Please bear with me if the hospitality is not good enough. I will find someone else to accompany you for a walk."
"This matter is not urgent. Today, I seek to see Your Majesty to inquire about the grain issue. After so many days, has Your Majesty considered it carefully? Beiyan came here sincerely seeking cooperation and has shown its utmost sincerity. Although the demand is a bit large, we are not asking for it for nothing, nor are we refusing. We will pay you every cent!"
When they heard the serious business, the adults who were distracted all perked up and looked over.
What Gongye Hong said was indeed correct, but the problem was that they really couldn't produce it in Dali.
Lord Cao couldn't help but speak up: "We have no objection to what the Crown Prince said, but the problem is that 10,000 dan of grain is not a small amount, and we can't afford that much right now."
Luo Chengwu was a little annoyed. "If you don't want to speak frankly, just say it! Why push the issue back and forth? Are you treating us Northern Yan people like monkeys? I've given you enough time to consider it, and you're still giving me the same answer. Haven't you decided how to control us?"
The Duke of Zhenguo was also a military commander. Hearing Luo Chengwu's disrespect towards them, his temper flared up. "I'm really confused. We told you we didn't have that much food, and you didn't understand. What's your reason for accusing us of refusing? Have you looked into our treasury? Did you sneak under His Majesty's bed and eavesdrop on our discussions?"
The words of the Duke of Zhenguo not only made Luo Chengwu's face red with anger, but also made Emperor Mingde's face darken.
Seeing Luo Chengwu's temper about to explode, the Grand Minister of Agriculture behind Gong Yehong quickly reached out to stop him, whispering, "Calm down! You must calm down. Don't forget what we said before you came here!"
Gong Yehong frowned, "It's not that we are so sure, but someone said it personally. Your Dali years are plentiful, and your homes are full of abundance. This is a sign of a prosperous era."
These words stunned everyone in the hall.
Weren't we arguing? What do you mean by praising us all of a sudden?
No emperor could control his mouth when hearing this, especially when the person was not trying to flatter him, nor was he one of his subordinates, and the words came from the prince of another country. Emperor Mingde could not help it even more.
The anger provoked by Luo Chengwu immediately disappeared. Emperor Mingde looked at Gong Yehong with a look that could be described as 'loving': "Ahem, although your words please me greatly, you still have to seek truth from facts."
Luo Chengwu frowned, "Don't you have something called potatoes and sweet potatoes?"
When these words were spoken, Lord Cao and the others were all stunned.
"I wonder what General Luo is talking about?"
Lord Cao looked at Luo Chengwu with a face full of curiosity, which made his heart feel like it was sinking into an ice cave.
Gong Yehong couldn't keep the smile on his face any longer, "You really don't have any?"
Emperor Mingde frowned. He knew about potatoes. Jiang Qianruo had told him before.
But he felt it was a bit exaggerated, and he heard that Hehua had already started trying it in Liangzhou, so he planned to wait until the results came out before announcing it, so as to avoid Hehua being questioned and laughed at.
But this news was not spread outside. How did the prince of Northern Yan know about it?
Thinking of the previous experience of spies at the border, Emperor Mingde's face darkened and he looked at Gongye Hong with a sharp gaze, "I wonder who said that?"
Luo Chengwu's face was filled with anger as he clenched his fingers until they clicked loudly. He practically gnashed his teeth as he spoke, "It was a well-traveled Taoist priest named Wuyouzi. He said you produce these two crops here, with high yields and drought resistance. He even described their appearance and taste to our Majesty, praising them to the skies. Otherwise, why would we have come all this way here?"
The Duke of Zhenguo looked at him sympathetically: "You've been deceived! We haven't even heard of this thing! Have you ever seen it in the capital for so long?"
Not only that, he also muttered quietly: "They believe the words of the wandering Taoist priest. I don't think the people of Beiyan are very smart..."
"How dare you humiliate our Majesty?!"
Luo Chengwu's eyes widened, and he rolled up his sleeves and was about to go up and fight with the Duke of Zhenguo.
Several adults on the side tried to suppress their laughter and acted as peacemakers: "Hey! General Luo, don't be impulsive! If you have something to say, let's talk it over..."
Gongye Hong couldn't laugh anymore.
Wuyouzi was someone the Emperor of Northern Yan met by chance on the mountain when he was out of the palace hunting. Just by meeting him, he pointed out the most secret private matters in the heart of the Emperor of Northern Yan, and was then brought into the palace by the Emperor of Northern Yan.
Despite being in the imperial palace, Wuyouzi himself lived an extremely carefree life. He did not seek wealth or power, and did not care about being watched. He only wanted to have three meals a day. Although his actions were a little crazy, his speech was clear and logical.
When summoned by the emperor, he would say a few more words if he was in a good mood. Usually, the emperor would be talking while he was snoring.
At first, everyone thought he was a charlatan who was trying to get free food and drinks.
As a result, when Wuyouzi calculated that Northern Yan was about to suffer a great disaster and a drought, they refused to believe it. They argued for a long time in the court and did not take any measures, which resulted in a total loss of harvest.
Wuyouzi's calculations were very accurate, so they believed him. Several people squatted for a long time holding a pot of flowers according to the direction calculated by Wuyouzi.
Turns out everything is fake?
The potatoes and sweet potatoes are fake, and the fact that the Dali treasury easily took out 10,000 shi of grain is fake.
It's all fake, even the saying 'He who saves flowers can save the country' is fake?
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When Ji Changying returned home, she moved the Jade Plant to a new pot.
Looking at the new seedlings that had grown back, she simply transplanted a few more and planned to give them to Zheng Xiangyi. After all, she had promised her before, so she took this opportunity to do it all at once.
"Yanyun, you personally deliver this pot of flowers to the post station and give it to the Crown Prince of Beiyan. Have Butler Gou deliver this pot to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and give it to Princess Kangning."
"yes!"
After hearing the instructions, Yanyun took it very seriously, called a little maid over, and the two of them went out with the flowers.
She handed the matter over and left it alone. She asked the kitchen at home to prepare food for ten people and prepared to go to the Criminal Investigation Department to visit Ren Dongnan and the others.
In the cell.
Lao Lu was lying leisurely in the clean and tidy cell, a straw in his mouth: "When do you think we can get out? Life like this..."
Before he could finish his words, Ren Dongnan turned his head and looked outside the cell with a serious expression.
"finally found you."
There was a person standing there, looking at Ren Dongnan with a sigh.
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