A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 620 Rice Evidence Collection
Yu Li, who was sitting at the next table, poked his head out and asked curiously, "Who is your master?"

Prince Fengling answered for the military advisor: "Prince Lanling."

After she finished speaking, she and Prince Consort Yu looked at each other in awkward silence.

Yu Li nodded, "So he is an old friend of my master. We are a perfect match."

Military Advisor Yu Jiulu at the opposite table also asked curiously:

"Who is your master?"

Yu Li raised his neck and said proudly, "It is King Fengling."

Yuan Wuyou: "…Why did you suddenly change your name to Prince Consort?"

Yu Fu Ma smiled and said, "I've heard that the Han leader likes to be called Lord. If others have it, my Lord must have it too."

Seeing that Fengling Wang was standing there, the two sides were talking to each other. He was very familiar with everyone. Li Mingjian, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but pull the corner of her sleeves and said coldly, "Go back to your seat, you're blocking the way."

Yuan Wuyou: "..."

Prince Fengling then came up in his brocade robe and official robes, and walked to the front with the slender Master Li.

When Yuan Wuyou was about to sit down, he found a new table opposite, with guests also sitting with their hands hanging down under the host.

This guest was wearing a bamboo-green cross-collared skirt and a water-green gauze dress. Perhaps because she was too young to have reached adulthood, she simply used a jade button to tie her long black hair behind her head, and the ends of her hair hung down on her thin shoulders.

When he saw King Fengling sitting opposite him, he quickly stood up slightly, clasped his hands together, and made an elegant cross-arm salute: "Hello again, Your Highness."

It turned out to be Xiao Qingzhi, the prince of Xizhou.

"Why did Prince Xizhou come here?"

Before Yuan Wuyou finished speaking, he heard someone on the right throw something onto the table with a "bang".

"Who? Prince Xizhou? You are the nephew of the fisherman, right? Well, you came to my door! I have long suspected that the Xiao family was behind the trouble with Chen Guo. How do you explain this evidence?"

Yuan Wuyou looked back and saw that Yuwen Zhi, the Duke of Weiguo of Zhou, was smashing a few yellow rice stalks wrapped in cloth on the table.

Duke of Wei, Yuwen Zhi, had already crossed his legs and put the toes of his patent leather military boots on the table. At this moment, he was looking down on everyone with his brows raised, his mouth curled up, and he looked like he deserved a beating.

But the two long braids under his ear-length hair casually hung down his shoulders and onto his front, inexplicably adding a bit of playfulness to his look.

Xiao Tongyan, who was sitting in the main seat, suddenly looked gloomy.

"Why does the Duke of Wei say this?"

Yuwen Zhi said calmly,

"Stop talking nonsense. I know you have bad intentions in holding this Hongmen Banquet. Why do you want us to redeem Chi Luoxie and take the money from the Zheng family? Aren't you just being petty and seeking revenge for Jiangling?"

He came up and said it all at once. Yuan Wuyou was the most shocked. This was not something Yuwen Zhi could have. Besides, the Zheng family's money was hers. Is it your turn to take it? As a result, he continued aggressively, as if no one was around.
"But I am here to question you. The evidence I just got is just the right thing to do. It can not only expose the true face of your Xiao family, but also prove that Qi and Southern Chen are colluding!"

Duke Wei gave a look to the two princes-in-law beside him, and Su Wei came out to bow, then pointed at the rice and said:
"These two rice plants were obtained from Rang County and Mulan City in Qi State respectively. They are unique varieties developed by Fisherman and Farmer. The rice ears are like twins, and even the peeled rice grains look exactly the same. But Fisherman and Farmer stopped planting this kind of rice in Nanyang ten years ago. Where did this year's fresh rice come from?"

Duke Weiguo continued, "We, the Great Zhou, have long suspected that the crown prince of the Southern Chen, Chen Shubao, also joined the rebellion of the Xiao family of the Southern Liang! After all, he has been detained in Rang County as a hostage since Jiangling. He must have secretly learned the art of farming from the Fisherman and Farmer when he was young, and brought the unique rice seedlings of Rang County to Qi State and the border! And this is the evidence!"

Hearing this, everyone in the room stared at each other in astonishment. This Wei Guo had already exposed the Xiao family's intention of holding the Hongmen Banquet, which was enough to make people sweat. And with a few more sarcastic remarks, he turned the situation around and became the host, and even produced evidence?
Everyone didn't know who to side with, so they just listened to what these two companies said.

The people in Qi State looked at each other in confusion. Just as Gao Yanzong was about to open his mouth to clarify, he was stopped by Military Advisor Yu Jiulu and did not dare to interrupt.

On the contrary, Yuchi Jiong crossed his arms and said disdainfully:
"What do I think? Just based on two rice plants, you want to convict Nan Chen based on nothing more than rumors? You even mentioned that they were held hostage by their father and son. The Duke of Wei is trying to humiliate them."

Yu Li couldn't help but agree: "The current Crown Prince Chen Shubao was a hostage in Rang County and was provided with fine clothes and delicious food. He didn't know the hardship of farming. How could he have the ability to steal rice seedlings and give them to Qi?"

His words caused laughter among those present.

Yuwen Zhi did not intend to get away with it, and turned to ask Gao Yanzong at the opposite table, "May I ask King Ande, how do you explain that the fisherman and farmer did not teach farming in Mulan City, but you have the same rice as Rangcheng?"

Now everyone's eyes were on Gao Yanzong.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he had to answer, and he couldn't answer randomly, so he coughed lightly and said seriously:

"I really need to clarify this matter for Da Qi. The rice seedlings in Mulan City were planted by... the aunt of the Zheng family of Xingyang, the chief family in Mulan City. She was indeed taught by Mr. Yu Nong."

"Oh? The Zheng family was burned down by a fire? Now there is no evidence. Prince Ande is really good at making excuses."

King Ande's upturned peach blossom eyes glanced at King Fengling diagonally across from him and said with a smile,

"There is no one left in the Zheng family, but Aunt Zheng is still alive, and she is in love with my brother, Prince Lanling. My fourteenth uncle, Prince Fengyi, also knows about this."

Yuwen Zhi waved his hand and said, "Okay, you go find Prince Feng Yi and Aunt Zheng, and we'll confront them in court."

Aunt Zheng is easy to find, she is far away and yet right in front of you, but Yuan Wuyou dare not admit it. If she jumps out, he is afraid that both he and the State of Qi will be in trouble.

Prince Xizhou was the closest to Prince Fengling. Seeing her frowning and grim expression, he quickly said:
"I left Jiankang when I was young, so I don't know about Jiangling and the Crown Prince of Chen. Since the Duke of Wei wants to forcibly link the Xiao family with the Chen family, let me also listen to what is going on with the Chen family."

Xiao Tongyan waved his hand and said, "Oh, during the Battle of Jiangling, the brothers and nephews of Chen Baxian, the great general of the Xiao family, were all stranded in the Northern Dynasty, especially the mother and son of the current crown prince of the Chen Dynasty, Chen Shubao, who were detained in Rangcheng, Nanyang."

As she spoke, she looked at King Fengling who was holding his hands down, and said with a smile, "In terms of being familiar with Nanyang and Jingxiang, Crown Prince Chen is probably more familiar with them than King Fengling."

When she mentioned it, Yuan Wuyou recalled some old things.

In those days, Yuan Wuyou occasionally met Chen Shubao, because he had to go to Beijing to pay homage to the emperor, her mother and her cousin who succeeded the last emperor, during the holidays.

When she mentioned Rangcheng, she suddenly thought of someone, "Do you know who the founding duke of Rang County is? Does he have a grudge against the Xiao family?"

Yuwen Zhi asked back first:
"The founding duke of Rang County? Aren't they all dead?"