Chapter 203: Kang·The First Pickup·Prince Jie Shu
The old general's rich voice slowly sounded in front of the royal gate:
"It was an endless rice field."
"The rice waves are layered in layers, yellow and green, it's really beautiful."
"That day, I couldn't chew the dry food I had with me. I was waiting for my attendants to make soup."
"Beside the rice field, someone was roasting the crops in the field. It was very fragrant. The taste was somewhat similar to today's."
"That man was quite generous. When he saw me wandering around, he brought some baked goods over. I saw that he was a genius and spoke generously, so I took them."
"It's definitely not because I was already hungry at that time."
The emperor laughed loudly: "Could it be that those are baked potatoes?"
"Your Majesty's guess is correct. It's potatoes, and red sweet potatoes."
"I have short hands, so I happened to chat with that person for a few words."
"Probably because the harvest in the fields was good, he was in a good mood and boasted to the owners of his farm. He said that they not only had a lot of potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn to eat this year."
"When his master came, he brought out a lot of high-quality rice seeds. Unlike previous winters when there was nothing, this winter they barely had enough land to plant."
"Many tenant farmers from the farm next door want to come and work on their farm. However, there are also some who are not short-sighted and want to leave. The master has never made it difficult for them. I think they must regret it now."
When Prince Kang said this, he raised his head: "Your Majesty, I don't know what I said. Can I exchange some potatoes and sweet potatoes with you?"
"At such an old age, I would be embarrassed to reach out to a junior."
After the emperor heard this, he couldn't laugh for a long time.
Prince Kang hints at so much.
At this moment, he could only answer the question: "Am I not the emperor's junior?"
"But it's rare for your royal brother to speak to me. The high-yielding crops brought to Fourth Brother's house today and those that have not been cooked will belong to Prince Kang."
"My lord, thank you for the generous reward, Your Majesty!"
Some officials secretly lamented that Jie Shu was worthy of being the first prince of the Qing Dynasty.
He was actually able to grab all the high-yielding crops that Yumen had left at this juncture.
The earliest Aixinjueluo Jie book only granted the title of Prince Duoluo.
Unexpectedly, his uncle, Prince Mandahai of Xun, was demoted to Baylor.
In this way, the hereditary iron hat of Prince Li Daishan was inherited by Mandahai's son Chang Adai and Jieshu, and was renamed Prince Kang.
This kind of good thing like a hereditary iron hat from heaven can be picked up by the fourteen-year-old Jie Shu.
Is there anything strange about picking up some high-yielding crops and rice along the way?
There were also some officials who understood the implication of Prince Kang's words and made silent calculations in their hearts.
No wonder Prince Kang, who holds military power, has been able to keep this iron hat on his head for so many years.
Even after the emperor personally welcomed him back to such a prestigious favor, Prince Kang was able to keep his head clear, violated military discipline, and retired after being fined for a year.
When the three princes, the prince, the eldest brother and the fourth prince, were competing for good rice varieties, he could rush out and grab a morsel of grain, walking ahead of everyone.
So, will they follow or not?
Suo'etu was the first to stand up: "It's okay that Prince Kang doesn't like eating rice. How can he slander others without any evidence just to eat a few small potatoes?"
Prince Kang was getting up, facing the wind, and suddenly coughed.
Dai Zi, who was originally standing behind the Minister of Industry and the Minister of Industry, heard this and rushed out: "Master Suo, the general just told what he saw with his own eyes. But tell me, who did he slander?"
The Minister of Industry and the Minister of Industry looked at each other in confusion, their eyes saying "Why didn't you hold him back?"
Dai Zi ignored Gao Shiqi's crazy wink and spoke loudly: "Your Majesty, just like the humble minister, he only told the court what he felt in his heart, and never concealed or lied. I hope the Emperor will understand the inside story of what the general said."
The emperor was silent.
Even Ethan Abdul, who was still eating potatoes, wanted to sigh. He understood the entanglement in the emperor's heart at this time, so he had to say: "Your Majesty, if there is no result today, I'm afraid...it will violate the original intention."
The emperor's original intention was to hope for fair and healthy competition among the princes, and to focus on such serious matters as increasing grain production.
To protect any party would indeed deviate from the original intention.
From then on, the sibling rivalry is likely to get out of hand.
"Ma Qi, no, Zhang Yushu, please supervise and ask them to move the rice plants from the three families to the imperial gate so that Prince Kang and the ministers can recognize them."
The prince and the eldest brother objected in unison: "Khan Ama!"
"Rice species all over the world are similar. If you really identify the rice species in front of this imperial gate today, it will be the result that the rice species of our three families are different."
"Once the rumors spread, everyone in the world will think that someone really stole the seeds."
"Do you really want your son to suffer such slander?"
Yisang A could understand the emperor's resentment, so he just said to Si Age: "Si Age, why don't you object? But you are very confident in the rice seeds in your hands?"
The fourth elder brother looked squarely into the scholar's piercing eyes: "I think that since I have doubts, if I don't express them in public, it will make everyone more suspicious in private."
"As for confidence, I think I have it just like my two brothers."
"But my confidence may come from that mysterious man. After all, he still wants to teach the world how to produce seeds."
It was not known to which family Hershey Gelfen's tenants belonged.
The tout on the street in Nalan Kuifang was even missing.
Only the mysterious man named Si Age was still observing in secret.
Coupled with the testimony of Prince Kang, the iron hat king, anyone who is not blind can probably guess the truth.
The officials in Cangchang Yamen have stocks of rice seeds from the prince and elder brother.
Regarding the rice seeds from Brother Si's house, the eunuchs sent out earlier had taken high-yielding crops, so how could there be no rice plants?
Some pots of late-maturing plants were even moved out of the greenhouse.
Zhang Yushu saluted the emperor and indicated that the whole process was under his supervision.
The emperor said: "Come on, let's admit it." "
Brother Fourteen in the back jumped up and down again, Kangxi said: "Fourteen, what do you want to do again?"
Brother Fourteen: "Khan Amar, we recognize him. We have been to Brother Four's greenhouse. Twelve and Thirteen, you think so, right?"
The tenth elder brother first expressed his support: "Khan Ama, my son has also been there."
As for Brother Jiu, who had also been there, he looked at Concubine Yi next to him who almost made Concubine De a hole in his face, and calmed down his beating heart.
Kangxi had a headache and waved his hand.
While several elder brothers were identifying in front, Zhang Yushu brought several agriculturists, who were also carefully identifying rice seeds on the table where the red paper had just been placed.
Prince Kang was the first to complete the question: "Your Majesty, these rice grains are very similar to the three types of rice I saw on the way that day."
"My eyesight is not good, so I can only make a rough judgment."
Suo'etu and Nalan Mingzhu are so angry!
You said you have bad eyesight, why do you want to get involved?
Are you so greedy for a bite of potatoes?
The fourteenth elder brother was not the first one. He was a little anxious. Suddenly he pointed to the side of a flowerpot: "Khan Ama, this must be from the fourth brother's family. On the side of this flowerpot, my son Draw a star to mark that day.”
Kangxi was not angry: "Why are you drawing stars on the flower pots when you have nothing to do?"
The fourteenth elder brother looked innocent: "Because that day, the fourth elder brother gave his son a puppy, which he called Xingxing. My son likes the stars."
