The dusk is sinking little by little.
The state banquet ended in the exclamation of the emperor, queen and everyone.
The foreign envoys lived in the palace and were taken back to rest by the eunuchs. The ministers of the first and second grades took their leave and left the palace. Cheng Wanwan deliberately lingered for a while.
When they were almost gone, Cheng Wanwan walked forward and walked in front of the emperor and empress: "Your Majesty, I have something important to report."
The emperor paused. He thought Cheng Wanwan had figured out what reward he wanted. He was not a stingy person and would never be stingy with the rewards he deserved.
"Weichen has been digging in the fields since he was born, so he knows a lot about farming. Today, Weichen only took one look at the novel species that Laji paid tribute to, and felt there was something wrong with them." Cheng Wanwan lowered his head and said slowly, "In order to confirm Weichen's guess, Weichen proposed to bring it back to Huzhou for cultivation."
The emperor's expression suddenly became solemn: "Tell me carefully, what's the problem?"
Cheng Wanwan pursed her lips: "I can't say for sure, but I have an ominous premonition that these new species will affect the growth of crops after they spread in Daewoo. If it causes a reduction in food production, the consequences will be disastrous."
This emperor is too smart. She doesn't dare to say too much. She will make many mistakes if she says too much. When the time comes and it is verified, she will naturally understand everything.
"Although the Laji Kingdom is a vassal state of our Dayu Dynasty, it has always liked to play tricks." The queen said coldly, "Those things that are paid tribute every year do not look like treasures. Their country is small, and our Dayu Dynasty The land is vast and abundant, and I have never cared about these things. I didn’t expect that these young people would dare to use such methods."
The emperor's eyes narrowed slightly: "Until this matter has a clear result, please do not alert the enemy. I want to see what the Laji Kingdom is going to do. Come on!"
Eunuch Ming immediately stepped forward: "My slave is here!"
"Assign a few people to secretly keep an eye on the people in Laji Kingdom. If there is any movement, report to me immediately."
"yes!"
Cheng Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief.
The purpose of her coming to report this matter was to make Dayu Dynasty be wary of Laji Country, so as not to be caught secretly without even knowing it.
The emperor's eyes fell on Cheng Wanwan, and he could feel that this woman was really worried about state affairs.
He spoke slowly: "Sui'an people, are you sure you don't want any reward?"
Cheng Wanwan has a bald head.
Is it okay to reward him directly like he did a few times before? How would she answer if he asked me so directly?
In order to maintain her clean image, she could only endure the pain and said: "Your Majesty, I just hope that the country of Dayu will become stronger and stronger. As for the rewards, the Emperor has already given me enough, and I am very grateful."
The emperor nodded: "Okay, then you can step back."
Cheng Wanwan cupped his hands and took three steps back, then turned around and walked out of the palace.
Seeing her figure getting further and further away, the queen sighed: "The Sui'an people have made two major contributions this time. One is to promote trade with Assab, and the other is to develop agricultural equipment. Maybe they will also There is a third skill, no matter which one, it is worthy of being promoted to the fifth rank of Pleasant, the emperor cannot chill people's hearts."
"A fifth-grade pleasant person is not enough." The emperor smiled, "How about a fourth-grade respectful person?"
Zhao Cheng is a representative of a poor family. She came from a poor family and was promoted to the fourth rank of imperial concubine in two or three years. Those poor people will know that no matter how humble your background is, no matter how unworthy your life experience is, as long as you have Ability, as long as you can contribute a little to the Dayu Dynasty, you will be able to receive generous rewards.
Letting Zhao Cheng be promoted to two levels in a row is not only a reward, but also an encouragement to the world.
"I heard that the eldest son of the Zhao Cheng family was indispensable for the success of cotton promotion. In that case..." After the emperor thought for a moment, he said, "The eldest son of the Zhao Cheng family was granted the title of Seventh Rank Cotton Commander. From then on, The Ministry of Household Affairs dispatched two ninth-grade agricultural workers to Dahe Village for their assignment."
The queen laughed.
Because there was no cotton in the Dayu Dynasty, there was no position of commander of cotton before this. Now it is a great honor to have a new official position for the son of Sui'an people.
She smiled and said: "When will the decree be announced?"
"If you declare an edict in the capital, those old guys won't be able to talk about anything until your ears are numb." The emperor tilted his head slightly, "Ming Gong, you go and draft the edict. We will set off early tomorrow and rush to Dahe Village in Huzhou. , and will announce the decree when Zhao Cheng returns home."
Eunuch Ming understood. This was to build momentum for Sui'an.
The emperor and the queen attach great importance to the people of Sui'an. It seems that the people of Sui'an will be promoted again in the future.
He immediately said: "Slave, take orders!"
Cheng Wanwan had no idea what happened in the palace.
She was led by a little eunuch to the palace gate. There were palace lanterns along the way, which was very bright.
When they arrived at the palace gate, they saw Mrs. Qi and Cheng Jia standing by the carriage waiting for her from a distance. When they saw her coming out, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
Cheng Wanwan turned around and said to the little eunuch: "Thank you for your hard work, father-in-law."
As he spoke, he took out a couple of pieces of silver from his sleeve and handed it over.
"Thank you for the reward from Sui'an." The young eunuch happily took the silver coins, "It's too dark, people from Sui'an should be careful on the road."
Cheng Wanwan walked towards the carriage and was about to get on when a voice suddenly sounded from behind him: "People from Sui'an, please stay."
She turned around and saw a young man, about thirty years old, wearing violet brocade clothes and a jade crown on his head. He looked like a noble man.
The man's facial contour looked very familiar. After a few glances, she guessed that this was probably He Ling, the eldest son of the He family and He Xiao's brother.
But naturally she couldn't show recognition, so she asked slightly doubtfully: "Who are you?"
"I'm He Ling of the He family." He Ling put on a humble and polite look, "The palace banquet has ended, but my father has not left the palace for a long time. I wonder if the people in Sui'an have seen my father when he left the palace?"
"It turns out to be Master Xiao He." Cheng Wanwan said with a smile, "Sir He had left the palace a quarter of an hour ago. You two must have missed it."
After she finished speaking, she was about to leave, not wanting to deal with the people of the He family.
He Ling stopped her again: "I heard that the Sui'an people are from Dahe Village in Huzhou. More than a year ago, a friend of mine went to Dahe Village on errands, but there is no news yet. I want to ask the Sui'an people about me. Regarding the whereabouts of this friend, I wonder if people from Sui'an can help?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Wanwan tightened his fingers.
Her expression didn't change much, and she looked back and said, "I wonder who Mr. Xiao He wants to inquire about?"
He Ling took out a scroll from his sleeve and slowly opened it in front of Cheng Wanwan.
In the painting, there is a young man wearing brocade clothes, a jade crown on his head, and a long sword instead of a jade pendant around his waist.
This is He Xiao!
Cheng Wanwan's eyes narrowed slightly, so did He Ling know He Xiao's whereabouts and deliberately test her?
