The corn was directly broken off the cobs, and a bunch of courtiers rushed up to it, peeled off the corn husks, and then clumsily rubbed the corn kernels...
In the potato field, the plow poles cut the ridges, and countless people rushed in to pick up the potatoes.
Li Zhensheng had a headache after reading it, and asked the steward to read it a second time. Because there were too many people, some potatoes were trampled back into the soil...
In this way, it took a full hour of confusion before the corn kernels and potatoes were weighed. .
Needless to say, the proven high-yield figures made everyone excited.
An old minister fell to his knees and cried loudly.
Some people took corn stalks and rolled them around, and some even took potatoes and started gnawing them raw...
The old man of the Liu family is an old fox who has been in official circles for many years. Liu Zhiheng is quite familiar with such scenes. At this moment, he also pretended to Zuo was extremely excited, but actually he made some remarks in his heart from time to time.
When these people took the scientific examination, they were not tested on articles, but on acting skills, right?
This crying was so exaggerated that my nose was dripping with tears!
And what happened to the one who gnawed the potatoes and then the potato seedlings? Can he bite it?
Li Zhensheng and Li Laosi rarely had such experience. They looked at each other and hid behind the Marquis. The Marquis' cold face could defeat all the evil spirits and heretics in the world!
Sure enough, some of the ministers may have overacted, and they were confused and wanted to make the Marquis cry bitterly.
But before they could get closer, their faces were frozen by the coldness surrounding Mr. Hou. They quickly turned around to find others to "cooperate" with, and continued to express their excitement and joy!
The emperor is so happy!
Although he had known about it for a long time and had sent secret guards to pay attention to this area this year, but now that there were hundreds of acres of high-yield grain in front of him, he still couldn't help but feel excited!
These two new foods solved Tianwu's urgent need.
Originally, the court and the people had moved to the south of the Yangtze River, and only half of the land had to support all the people of Tianwu. This was not enough at all. He and the civil and military officials were worried.
Especially the emperor, who lost half of the country in his hands, has already been engraved with a pillar of shame. If Jiangbei cannot be recaptured in his hands, he will be reviled by all the people for thousands of years to come!
The appearance of these two new foods is simply a sign of auspiciousness sent down by God as it still cares for Tianwu!
He, the emperor, has not been forgotten by heaven. His precarious position will be impregnable again!
"Auspicious blessings from heaven, bless Tianwu!" The emperor cheered loudly, holding a corn cob in one hand and a big potato in the other.
The performance of all the courtiers finally reached the unified stage. They all knelt down, kowtowed to the emperor, and shouted loudly!
"The auspiciousness descends from heaven, bless Tianwu!"
"The auspiciousness descends from heaven, bless Tianwu!"
For a time, the sound echoed in the fields!
The emperor asked again: "Where is Li Zhensheng? Where is Liu Zhiheng?"
Li Zhensheng and Liu Zhiheng immediately knelt forward and kowtowed, "The grassroots are here!"
The emperor said: "The Marquis of Xinting reported that the two of you came from Quanzhou together. The monk got such a high-yielding new grain in his hands. It took hard work to achieve this bumper harvest, and this auspiciousness came to the world! I want to give you many rewards. If you want anything, just ask for it!"
Liu Zhiheng chuckled and replied: "Your Majesty , Cao Min's father often said that Cao Min was ineffective. He liked money since he was a child and was not the material for studying. Therefore, Cao Min wanted to ask the emperor to reward Cao Min with a false position. If he could occasionally go to court with his father, Cao Min would be considered a fool! Old father Naturally, we can no longer scold the common people!"
What he said was humorous, and everyone was originally filled with tears and excitement, but now they were almost amused.
Especially Mrs. Liu, who hurried forward and almost scolded his son through gritted teeth, "How dare you tell the family joke in front of the emperor? Besides, you only planted a few acres of land, how can you have any credit, and you are so shameless to ask for it?" Official position!"
The emperor waved his hand and said with a smile: "Master Liu, what you said is wrong. The new grain will have high yield next year, and there is really no shortage of people to guide the planting."
After that, he said loudly: "Liu Zhiheng listens to the order, I I will appoint you as a fourth-grade doctor and serve in the Department of Agriculture and Forestry to assist the Department of Agriculture and Forestry in promoting the planting of new grains next year."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!" Liu Zhiheng was overjoyed and quickly kowtowed to thank him.
When he got up, he raised his chin towards Mr. Liu. This look of "a villain succeeding in his ambition" made everyone laugh.
The emperor looked at Li Zhensheng again, "Li Zhensheng, you have the greatest contribution to the new grain coming to the world. If you have anything you want, just say it!"
Li Zhensheng kowtowed and said seriously: "Your Majesty, the common people have a strange life experience. They have been away from home for many years. As the eldest son, he failed to fulfill his filial duty to his mother and protect his younger brother. He has always been brooding and had trouble sleeping and eating.
"Nowadays, the common people asked the emperor for great blessings. By chance, they got high-yield grain. They want to use this meager contribution to provide for the mother at home." I am asking for a royal decree and a vacant position for my second brother.
"Firstly, my mother is old, so she no longer has to be bullied because of her low status. Secondly, it also compensates my second brother for giving up his dream of studying because of my disappearance. He has to shoulder the burden of supporting the family and give up his dream of studying.
"In this way, when I walk outside, I don't have to worry about it anymore. The family is half worried. "
The emperor and the ministers were a little stunned when they heard this. With such a good opportunity and such great achievements, Li Zhensheng could only ask for a hereditary duke for himself.
But he asked for the imperial edict for his mother and for his brother. Official position, I didn't think about myself at all...
This man really values love and justice too much!
Especially when some ministers think of the intrigues at home, they really envy the unity and harmony of the Li family, and even more envious of the eldest son of the Li family.
The emperor helped Li Zhensheng stand up with his own hands and said, "I just said that if you ask for anything, I will definitely grant it. Since you ask for these two things, then I will designate your mother as the first-grade imperial concubine, and the second son of your Li family as Zhongshan Bo. It is hereditary and will not be replaced! "
Mrs. Yipin Gaoming is the highest grade of a woman's imperial edict. Although it is rare, there are seven or eight Tianwu, which is not particularly rare.
And they are usually elderly women. They only get some salary on weekdays and are respected by others when they go out. That's it.
When life ends, this honor will be gone.
But the earl is different. He has a salary and a hundred people to protect him. He can attend court meetings, submit memorials, and go straight to heaven.
To explain it more straightforwardly, this means that he has no specific errands. Although he has an official position, he can express his opinions at any time and influence the court!
After getting this title, the Li family will be completely squeezed into Tianwu's powerful class.
What's more, this title is hereditary!
In the future, as long as the Li family does not rebel or usurp the throne, then This title can be passed down from generation to generation!
Others are just jealous of the Li family for having such an adventure.
But Dingbeihou couldn't help it. Although he had never had a direct conflict with the Li family.
But no matter it was Heli's ex-wife, the Jiao family's brother-in-law who was fired from his official position, the Liu family who had always been against him, and the Xinting Marquis who suppressed him in every way.
Which of them is not on good terms with the Li family and has inextricable ties with him ? Ah.
If the Li family is allowed to gain momentum, I don't know if it will do any harm to him, but it will definitely not do any good!
Dingbei Hou immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the Li family is just a refugee. Is this reward too generous? "