I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 473: Double Ears of Grain, Level Up

Dong Zhuo felt very wronged. After failing in making Ganoderma lucidum for the first time, he had no intention of concocting any auspicious signs again.

But others have put auspicious signs in front of him, can he just sit there and do nothing?

If it is discovered in the future, a letter of impeachment will be sent - you ignored the auspicious signs, are you dissatisfied with the prosperous era ruled by Your Majesty?

Even with Dong Zhuo's thirty or forty years of experience in officialdom, he could not withstand such an impeachment letter.

After hearing the emperor's question, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but think of the sad past. He just hoped that the emperor would remember that he had been punished because of Lingzhi before and would not fine him this time.

So he said with some genuine feeling, "Your Majesty, this time the grain has two ears, each with many grains, and each is full."

But after he finished speaking, he did not receive the emperor's expected reactions.

Instead, the emperor was heard asking, "Are these two ears of corn real or fake?"

Could it be that the emperor really wanted this auspicious sign of two ears of corn growing?
Dong Zhuo was puzzled, but he answered honestly: "To prevent someone from deliberately faking auspicious signs, I have carefully observed and found that it is indeed true. Moreover, the other ears of wheat left in his house, although not double ears, are full of grains."

He originally wanted to find a loophole in the other party's auspicious sign, but after searching for a long time, he found that the other party's auspicious sign was real.

"Bring it here and have a look!"

Dong Zhuo was puzzled when he saw that the emperor was actually interested. Could it be because these two ears of ears grew out of the ground?
But his Ganoderma lucidum also grew by itself, he just placed it on the beam of the house. The Ganoderma lucidum is much bigger than the double spike.

Liu Bian had no idea what Dong Zhuo was thinking, and he certainly didn't care about the auspicious sign of two ears of wheat. What he cared about was the abundance and fullness of the wheat grains.

If it can become a good breed, that would be a real auspicious sign!

After seeing the double ears of wheat brought by Dong Zhuo, Liu Bian found that the wheat was indeed as Dong Zhuo had said, full and plentiful. He also confirmed from Dong Zhuo that even the single ear of wheat in his home was like this, so he immediately sent someone to find Zhuge Liang.

"Kong Ming, maybe we can use this wheat as seeds. If it works, the yield per mu will increase significantly!"

Zhuge Liang touched the wheat ears and nodded repeatedly: "Your Majesty is right. We can indeed give it a try. It's a pity that we will not see any results until next year..."

"Don't feel sorry, the person who grew this wheat is waiting to be summoned!"

Afterwards, Liu Bian summoned the person who offered the auspicious sign.

"My surname is Li Ye, and my family has been farmers for generations..."

Liu Bian patiently listened to the story of how this powerful man, who called himself an ordinary farmer, discovered the double ears of wheat. Then he asked, "If I let you plant wheat for another season, and I don't want double ears of wheat, but only want a single ear as full as this one, is it possible?"

Upon hearing this, Li Ye immediately bowed and said, "As long as the weather is favorable, I will definitely be able to do it!"

"Can the method of growing this wheat be spread to all directions?" Liu Bian asked again.

Li Ye replied: "Your Majesty, when I planted this wheat, I chose good varieties and applied a lot of manure. When I cultivated the land, I turned the soil many times. I also took good care of it on weekdays, removed weeds, and applied water in time. It is difficult to promote it on a large scale."

Liu Bian listened and thought, isn't this intensive farming?

"It's fine as long as others can learn it." Liu Bian said.

Li Ye knew that his future was just around the corner, so he quickly replied, "Yes, if anyone wants to learn, I will do it without reservation!"

"Good, from now on, you will be the captain of the military farm... You have two things to do. One is to find a way to produce more good seeds, and the other is to promote the method of high yield of the fields. For both of these, I will send people to help you!"

"Yes, I thank you, Your Majesty. I will not refuse even if I die!"

……

After Li Ye left with many thanks, Liu Bian noticed that Dong Zhuo had not left yet.

Dong Zhuo was watching the scenes before him, and he suddenly felt that he had used a mean mind to judge the emperor and suspected that the emperor wanted auspicious signs. He really deserved to be scolded!
"Dong Qing has brought a very auspicious blessing this time!"

Upon hearing this, Dong Zhuo immediately bowed and said, "It is all thanks to your Majesty's great fortune."

After that, Dong Zhuo cautiously asked, "I wonder if Your Majesty is satisfied with this auspicious event?" Liu Bian smiled and said, "I will remember Dong Qing's contribution today."

After saying this, Liu Bian saw that Dong Zhuo was still unwilling to leave after thanking him, so he thought for a while and said, "Grant the Minister of Justice another half a year's salary."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Dong Zhuo came with grievance and left happily.

……

Some people are happy, some are not so happy.

Yuan Shao wrote a letter to his family members breaking off his friendship with Yuan Wei and others. He did not deliberately hide the truth when sending the letter, as he thought the emperor would react. However, he did not expect that he was not summoned for several days.

——Does the emperor want to trap me in the position of counselor?

It should be noted that although the counselor has a future, the future needs to be realized! The counselor himself has no regular work, he is only responsible for consulting and responding, and is only used by imperial orders. In other words, if the emperor does not use him, he is just a decoration.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shao felt a little regretful for submitting to the emperor.

If he had known this would happen, he would have stayed in Runan and made friends.

Sure enough, the emperor was still as cunning and evil-minded as he was when he first ascended the throne.

It’s a pity that Yuan Benchu ​​fell into the trap again!

Thinking of this, Yuan Shao was waiting in his room for his servant to come back with some wine, ready to drown his sorrows, but he did not expect Yuan Shang to suddenly run into his room.

"Didn't you inform us in advance?" Yuan Shao scolded. "How could you not know the etiquette at such a big time?"

Yuan Shang was a little aggrieved when he heard this, but he still left the room obediently and bowed outside, saying, "Father, I have something to ask you."

"Come in." Yuan Shao calmed down a little, "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"An angel came and wanted to appoint my father as Taizhong Daifu!" Yuan Shang answered in a serious tone.

"The angel is coming, why didn't you tell me earlier!"

Hearing this, Yuan Shang felt even more aggrieved.

Yuan Shao instinctively stood up in a hurry. After he stood up, he came to his senses. With his son in front of him, he pretended to be calm: "Don't panic, follow your father to welcome the angel!"

The rank of Taizhong Daifu was Qianshi, and his duties were the same as those of Yilan, but he was ranked above Yilan.

Yuan Shao didn't want to be Taizhong Daifu.

The main reason is that the emperor appointed him as Taizhong Daifu, which shows that the emperor cared about him.

This is a matter of attitude.

Thinking of this, on the way to meet the angel, Yuan Shao said to himself: Although the emperor’s new policy has some points worth discussing, it is still good overall.

The emperor himself is very different from when he first ascended the throne in previous years!

Of course, as Taizhong Daifu in the future, if the emperor did anything wrong, he would definitely give advice and correct it in time.

……

"Angel, go slow!"

Yuan Shao sent away the angel who read the imperial edict. Just then his servant came back with some wine. He felt a little thirsty due to the excitement.

"Xianfu, come and have a drink with father!"

After a while, Yuan Shang looked at his father who was lying drunk on the ground... Is this called one cup?
(End of this chapter)