22. Plant trees
Yu Junyan guessed correctly, the next morning, when he was reading a book in the house, Peaches came in to report that Chi Wei was here, Yu Junyan closed the book without surprise, and said with a smile: "It's here." ”
Chi Wei stood outside the gate of the palace, the expression on his face was stricter than going to the tomb, the emperor was afraid that the prince who came back from the battlefield would have a strange move, so he ordered himself to visit his mansion from time to time, visit in the open, and secretly observe if there are any suspicious moves. Chi Wei thought that this was an easy errand, but these few times he came to the palace, the king of You'an County was either dissatisfied with this and wanted to rebuild, or he was not satisfied with the one who didn't like to change to a new one, and it was useless to pretend to be stupid. Chi Wei's stomach has no place to talk about his grievances, even if he has no rights, but after all, he is the king of the county, and he is a relative of the emperor, in his own words, he is now in Yuzhou, and his words and deeds represent the royal demeanor, if the food, clothing, housing and transportation are shabby, it is not his face to meet Junyan, and the majesty of the emperor, as soon as he says this, what else can Chi Wei do, he has a few heads and does not dare to smear the emperor's face.
"Lord Chi, the prince is invited."
The family at the door came to pass the word, Chi Wei immediately put on a smiling face, and as the family entered the house, he heard Yu Junyan's confident voice from a distance, and said: "Lord Chi, this king has prepared a banquet, and I have been waiting for you for a long time." ”
In a word, Chi Wei stumbled under his feet and almost didn't fall, thanks to the family next to him who helped him. Chi Wei felt that his legs were a little weak, and he had a feeling in his heart that he was going to the Hongmen banquet, and felt that the king of You'an County would eat this banquet without going back.
On the banquet, looking at the table full of delicacies from the mountains and seas, Chi Wei felt that the taste was the same as chewing wax, he had been waiting for Yu Junyan to speak, until the banquet was about to end, and Yu Junyan slowly said: "Master Chi thinks the food is delicious?" ”
"Of course! Of course! Chi Wei had a flattering smile on his face, "The prince is hospitable, and the minister is flattered." ”
At this time, the maids brought up the candied fruit, and Yu Junyan smiled and said, "Master Chi, how about tasting this rock molasses?" ”
Chi Wei tasted one, although she couldn't taste anything because of her heart, she still nodded and said, "Sweet and sour, very good, very good." ”
Yu Junyan said with a smile: "This is what the princess wants someone to do, and he loves to eat oranges the most." ”
Chi Wei's complexion changed slightly, he knew that the point was coming.
I only heard Yu Junyan continue: "The princess loves to eat oranges, and she always complains to this king that there are not enough oranges to eat. How do you say it is good. ”
Chi Wei thought in her heart: "Although oranges are delicious, it is easy to get angry if you eat more, the princess is a fool and doesn't understand anything, don't you understand the king of You'an County?" But he didn't dare to say that, so he asked tentatively, "That...... What does the prince mean? ”
"This king wants to plant a few orange trees instead of sending someone to buy oranges every time, once and for all."
Hearing this, Chi Wei's hanging heart was slightly relieved, and planting trees was not a costly thing, so he said: "I will send someone to plant orange trees in the prince's yard tomorrow." ”
"The courtyard in this king's mansion is so small, how many trees can be planted?"
Chi Weixin said: "The courtyard here is still called Xiaoah......"
So he opened his mouth and asked, "What does the prince mean?" ”
"This king wants Master Chi to help find a place to plant trees."
"This ...... How much does the prince want to plant? ”
Yu Junyan raised his right index finger.
Chi Wei saw that it would definitely not be one, and asked, "A hundred?" ”
Unexpectedly, the king of You'an County hadn't spoken yet, but the little maid beside him covered her mouth and smiled: "Lord Chi, if the prince is just for a hundred trees, why do you want to open this mouth with you?" ”
"That's?"
"The king wants to give the princess a grove of oranges."
"A forest ......" Chi Wei looked embarrassed, "Chopping the south is densely populated, I'm afraid...... It's hard to find a place where you can grow orange groves......"
Yu Junyan hooked the corners of his mouth: "It's not okay to cut the south, there is also the north." ”
"This ...... I'm afraid it's not appropriate. ”
Yu Junyan said with a sullen face: "What? Since Yuzhou is my fiefdom, how can there be a reason why you can use the south to cut the north but not? ”
"No, no, the minister definitely didn't mean that." Chi Wei hurriedly explained, "It's just that it's a long way to go to the north, and the people sent need to be arranged for food and accommodation......"
"Master Chi said this funny, why did you send someone over, isn't there anyone in Beibei County?"
"This ...... Yes is naturally there, just ......"
"Just what?" Yu Junyan frowned, his voice became cold, and asked, "Lord Chi has repeatedly shirked, is it unwilling to help this king?!" ”
"It's not! Of course not! Chi Wei hurriedly said, "The minister will go to do this, please rest assured, you can wait for good news in the mansion." ”
The next day, a notice was posted at the entrance of the county government in Qibei County, and the government recruited people to plant trees.
"I heard that wages are calculated according to the tree, and rice is given noodles!"
"That's good! I have the strength, I'm going to go, I have such a serious errand that can earn money for food, what else do I rob! ”
"I'll go too, I planted trees when I was young, you wait for me!"
Yu Junyan is right, within three days of the government's announcement, most of the robbers and bandits in Qibei County have been reduced, and those burly people who have given Gu Liang a headache are carrying hoes, leading saplings, and sowing orange trees under the sun.
Without anyone's order, no one in Chopping County will cut down trees anymore, instead they will compete to plant trees, Gu Liang counted the saplings that were distributed, and thought to himself: This King of You'an County is really not a simple character!