Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 300 Proud

   Whenever Xiao Jing thinks of Fang Jifan, his mood is more complicated!

  Fang Jifan gave him a lot of shadows!

The little **** looked up at Xiao Jing, saw Xiao Jing's depressed expression, and showed a little hesitation on his face, but he continued: "The fan of Dongchang even found out that today is the On the day of harvesting potatoes, the crown prince, Uncle Xinjian and others have to choose an auspicious time to start harvesting potatoes..."

   "Oh." Xiao Jing raised his head and finally recovered from the thoughts just now.

In fact, the eunuchs are all superstitious, and they value the lunar calendar the most. They can’t do this today, and they can’t do this tomorrow. They are well-behaved. They firmly believe that there are gods and Buddhas in the world. Only if they believe, can they be reborn in the next life. complete man.

  So Xiao Jing only thought for a moment, isn't the auspicious time two hours away?

Xiao Jing paused, and fell into deep thought again. Dongchang has disappointed His Majesty several times. This time, His Majesty has already asked about this matter. Now that there is a result, he has to report back quickly. The factory is not incompetent.

  At this time, it is not the time to care about personal grievances.

   Having made up his mind, Xiao Jing immediately said: "Come here."

   A group of eunuchs had been waiting outside, and when they heard Xiao Jing's voice, they hurried in.

  Xiao Jing asked: "Where is Your Majesty now?"

  An **** said: "At this time, it is time to summon some ministers in the warm pavilion."

  Xiao Jing hesitated, should he...play the report later?

   No way! You can't delay, go and report early, even if it is an hour, you can have an explanation in front of His Majesty.

  Otherwise, if the opportunity is missed again, Dongchang's face will be completely lost.

  Xiao Jing said decisively: "Go to the Nuan Pavilion!"

  ………

  The weather is very cold, but the inside of the Snapper is different from the outside.

  At this time, Emperor Hongzhi was not wearing very thick clothes, and he was sitting quietly in front of the imperial case in the warm pavilion.

In the past two days, his body has actually caught some wind and cold, and he keeps coughing, but he doesn't seem to care about it. He just ordered someone to boil some soup to dispel the cold. After drinking it, he felt better. What I recall so far is still Ouyang Zhi's words - Liaodong soldiers and civilians, it's too bitter.

  Yes, the army and civilians in Liaodong are suffering too much, but why don’t the miners in Xishan not suffer? Therefore, it can be deduced that among the people in the world, which one is not suffering?

  Thinking of this, Emperor Hongzhi felt worried for no reason.

  He looked at Liu Jian, looked at Xie Qian, looked at Li Dongyang, looked at Ma Wensheng, and Shen Wen, the summoned scholar of the Imperial Academy.

  Shen Wen is here to report on the writing of the imperial edict.

  His Majesty wants to issue an imperial order to publicize Ouyang Zhi's deeds, but how to handle it, the bachelor's attendant who is waiting for the imperial edict is a bit difficult.

   But here, His Majesty didn't say anything, just kept silent.

   Occasionally heard His Majesty cough slightly, which made Shen Wen quite worried.

   In this strange silence, Emperor Hongzhi suddenly said: "What did the Zhuqing family look like during the time of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors?"

  Everyone was taken aback.

   Never would have expected that His Majesty would be so elegant.

  As soon as Shen Wen heard about the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, he immediately lifted his spirits, and said happily, "It's a matter of great governance. The sages educate the people, so everyone in the world knows how to be polite. They don't pick up things on the road, and they don't close their doors at night. It's really desirable."

   This is almost the most standard answer for scholars.

  Emperor Hongzhi said inappropriately: "Will the people at that time be able to eat enough?"

  Shen Wen paused for a moment before saying: "Your Majesty, if you think about it...they must be full, right? With the Holy King above, how can the common people look hungry?"

  Emperor Hongzhi heaved a sigh of relief, and said quietly: "It seems that I am not a holy king, but maybe a tyrant. Otherwise, why would the people look hungry? The people... are miserable."

   "..." Shen Wen didn't expect that His Majesty the Emperor would come to raise an argument.

  At first I thought it was a theoretical research, but what His Majesty said almost made him choke to death. He was expecting Ai Ai, but he didn't know how to answer it. He couldn't really say that His Majesty is indeed a tyrant.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled: "I still don't understand one thing. During the time of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, the people could still have enough to eat. Why is it that now, not only are people's hearts inferior, but even food and clothing are not as good as the ancients? I have some ideas about this." Doubt, whether this matter of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors is spreading rumors."

   All of a sudden, everyone was stunned.

  Any theory, or religion, is most afraid of people always asking why.

  Because the world's knowledge, after all, has loopholes. In this world, there has never been something without flaws and loopholes.

   Therefore, the general academic or religious groups generally adopt the method that if you keep beeping, I will kill you. Ever since, the person who asked the question has solved it, then everything can be justified.

   But what if you meet someone who can't be killed?

  For example... this person is Your Majesty.

  Shen Wen blushed, not knowing what to say, feeling panicked in his heart.

  Emperor Hongzhi said sadly: "The Three Emperors and Five Emperors are admired by everyone, but during the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, how to feed the people and how to rule the world, the descendants are mostly unclear. This is really strange."

  Actually, Emperor Hongzhi was not trying to argue. Instead, he hoped that there would really be a world of great rule with three emperors and five emperors, because at least this proved that a world of great rule existed. Since the ancients could do it, he could work towards that goal.

  What he is most afraid of is that if the five emperors and three emperors are sacred, if the people who are deceived are just passing by, it will be really lamentable.

  The ministers remained silent.

After a lot of difficulty, Shen Wen, as a scholar of the Imperial Academy, was a little bit impatient, and said: "The sage said that this exists, so it must have existed. If the era of great rule does not exist, then the way of the sage is from the beginning. Where did it come from? Your Majesty, you must not breed this thought."

Emperor Hongzhi smiled bluntly, and said: "But I have another question. The way of sages has been spread all over the world, but why has there been no great rule in the world since Confucius made the Spring and Autumn Period? All bitter..."

   "..."

  Shen Wen felt very bad, he didn't even want to chat with Emperor Hongzhi anymore, if it were someone else, he would have pointed to his nose and yelled at him to confuse the public. But he didn't dare to point to Emperor Hongzhi's nose, so he gave Emperor Hongzhi a resentful look, and pretended to be deaf and dumb.

  Emperor Hongzhi sighed, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Maybe this is the case in the world, this is the truth of everything!"

   Just as he was talking, a little **** Xu Bu came in from outside and said, "Your Majesty, Eunuch Xiao is asking to see you."

  Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly.

  In Emperor Hongzhi's opinion, Xiao Jing is a very sensible person, and under normal circumstances, he would not bother him at this time, unless...

  Emperor Hongzhi coughed lightly and said, "Call in."

  Xiao Jing came in, glanced at all the ministers, stepped forward to salute and said: "I have seen Your Majesty, Your Majesty, is your dragon body better?"

  Emperor Hongzhi said lightly: "It's better."

  Xiao Jing looked worriedly at the sick-looking Emperor Hongzhi. Speaking of which, he was the one who watched Emperor Hongzhi grow up. In the eyes of outsiders, he was the emperor's slave, but in his own heart?

  Xiao Jing never thought he was a good person, and he will never be a good person. A man has become a monster who is neither yin nor yang. How can he distinguish between good and bad?

  However, no matter to anyone, it may be in the eyes of others, when his face is either good or evil, loves to fight for power, or is vicious, he can beat people to death. But in the depths of Xiao Jing's heart, there is affection between him and Emperor Hongzhi. This kind of emotion is hidden under the etiquette. ...a little pain.

He understood Emperor Hongzhi's temperament, so he naturally knew that Emperor Hongzhi didn't want to ask too many questions about the dragon's poor health in front of the ministers, so as not to cause any bad comments in the foreign court, so he quickly became serious. Instead, he said: "Your Majesty, Tudou... I have already inquired clearly."

  Emperor Hongzhi immediately sat upright, under the puzzled eyes of the ministers, he said solemnly: "Go on."

   "This is a new crop, which was cultivated by His Royal Highness, Uncle Xinjian, and Uncle Fengcheng. It is said...it can be used as a staple food, better than sweet potatoes!"

   All of a sudden...

  All the ministers in the hall looked at each other, although each of them looked calm, but their eyes still showed the shock in their hearts.

   Staple Food…

  You must know that staple food and grain are actually different.

  Wheat is food, soybeans can also be food, and rice is even more food. But although soybeans can also be used as food, people cannot live on eating soybeans all the time.

  This sweet potato is food, but according to everyone's understanding, it is a supplementary food, which is far from the level of staple food.

  It can improve the lives of countless people, and it can also save countless people in disaster years, but it is obviously...unrealistic to really make people live on sweet potatoes every day.

   But now, as Xiao Jing said, this potato is actually the staple food.

  Emperor Hongzhi's face became more serious, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "How's the taste?"

"His Royal Highness said, it smells so good!" Xiao Jing seemed cautious, he had to use His Royal Highness's evaluation as an argument, otherwise if it was unpalatable at that time, he would go out and turn left to find the Prince, after all the Prince is a King Kong who is not bad, and has an immortal body Well, the emperor only has such a bloodline, so the big thing can only be beaten up!

  But he... doesn't have such a hard body, it's better to be more cautious.

  Emperor Hongzhi was thoughtful, and his face became more solemn: "Why didn't the prince and Fang Jifan come to report?"

   "It hasn't been harvested yet." Xiao Jing smiled. He saw His Majesty's concern about this matter, so he said slowly: "When Dongchang found the news, the potatoes hadn't been harvested yet."

  Finally... feel elated.

  Look, before the potatoes were harvested, the Dongji Incident Factory found them. What does this mean? It shows that the Dongji Incident Factory is not just eating dry rice.

  (end of this chapter)