The psychology of people is a confused account when it is studied deeply, who can say clearly? Driven by the Zhang brothers, this rare melon is very necessary to taste it, you look at the Zhang brothers, they are crying when they eat, it's really a strange thing.

But there were also people who bought melons, hurriedly entered the palace, and carried melons all the way to the cabinet.

This person is Yang Zhong in the household department, speaking of which, he is Xie Qian's protégé, isn't this melon auspicious? Otherwise, how can melons be born in the winter? So his mind is different from others, others bought melons to eat, and he went to see Gong Xie with melons, which is not only to report good news, but also to give Gong Xie a taste, which is a bit of a slap without leaving a trace.

Outside the cabinet, after the briefing, he hurried to Xie Qian's duty room.

At this time, the court has just been lowered, and there are still many recitals that need to be drafted, and it is the busiest time in the cabinet!

When Xie Qian heard that Yang Zhong was coming, he didn't care, he still looked down at the note on the case, Yang Zhong saluted him, and said, "The student has seen Enfu." ”

Xie Qian didn't look up, he looked down at Song Shu's eyes but was slightly stern, and his voice was slightly calm: "Here, don't call Enfu." ”

"Yes, Gong Xie." Yang Zhong smiled and said, "The lower officials are here to report the good news." ”

"Oh?" Xie Qian reluctantly withdrew his eyes from the self-recital, raised his eyes, and saw what Yang Zhong was holding, but Yang Zhong's official robe had long sleeves, and the long sleeves covered the melon, but he couldn't see what it was, so he said, "What's the matter." ”

"Gong Xie, please take a look." Yang Zhong raised the watermelon with both hands.

"Huh?" Xie Qian was confused.

This...... Isn't it just watermelon? What is rare.

It's just that in his trance, Yang Zhong said: "This is a newly grown watermelon......

Jerked...... Like a heavy hammer, it hit Xie Qian's heart fiercely, and Xie Qian's face collapsed suddenly.

Watermelons are certainly not unusual.

It's just that...... At this time, how can melons grow?

Xie Qian is a native of Yuyao, his family is also a landlord and gentry, and his hometown has thousands of acres of paddy fields.

Xie Qian said in surprise: "Jiangnan has already grown melons at this time? It's too early, right? Was it delivered overnight? ”

"Nope." Yang Zhong shook his head and said, "It grows in the ground of Shuntian Mansion." ”

Xie Qian's heart was shocked, he suddenly got up, and put down the pen in his hand at will, there was still ink on it that had not dried, and it fell on the sparse note on the case, and it was a piece of paste in an instant, but Xie Qian didn't have the heart to pay attention to it, and walked quickly to Yang Zhong, and touched the watermelon, and the watermelon's deliberate coolness came into his palm, and sure enough, it ...... It's a watermelon, and it couldn't be more authentic.

Looking at this watermelon, Xie Qian was actually in a trance: "Shuntianfu can grow melons at this time?" ”

Yang Zhong didn't give him an answer.

Xie Qian's eyes slowly changed to a hint of complicated color, and he immediately said, "Come on, please Liu Gong, Li Gong." ”

In a matter of moments, the three cabinet scholars sat down separately, and then their six eyes were firmly fixed on the melon on the case.

"Really?" Liu Jian raised his eyes and glanced at Xie Qian?

This is so outrageous and completely contrary to common sense.

Although in this place, every once in a while, there will always be a little auspicious news, for example, where the unicorn is found, where the fruit tree actually grows pumpkins, and everything is strange.

When Emperor Chenghua was there, because Emperor Chenghua was keen on such things, there were countless strange auspicious things reported.

But the big scholars of the cabinet, they have never seen anything in the world, although they are silent, they also know that these are all frauds, and someone wants to take the opportunity to invite pets, just listen to it, don't take it seriously.

But......

Now Liu Jian and the three of them are only shocked in their eyes, because the melon in front of them does not exist in the music, but is really placed in front of them.

"It can't be a demon trick, right?" Li Dongyang was thoughtful.

Xie Qian was more upright: "What's so difficult about this, cut it open and look at it, you will know the truth and falsehood, come, take the knife." ”

The scribe on the side hurriedly took a knife and cut the melon neatly, and the bright red melon flesh suddenly bloomed in front of him.

Really...... It's a real watermelon, and it's not a trick.

Liu Jian became more and more puzzled, he stepped forward, sniffed and said, "It's really no different from a watermelon." ”

"Why don't you eat and see?" Even the wise Li Dongyang is a little incomprehensible, he can be regarded as knowledgeable, he has heard a lot of rare things, but there are few people who see is believing, and now this melon in front of him is really ...... It's an eye-opener.

"Yes, you will know the truth until you have eaten it." Xie Qian immediately decided: "The old man will try it first, if it is okay, Liu Gong and Li Gong will eat it again." ”

Xie Qian said very politely.

To tell the truth, the Xie family was originally a wealthy family, but since the Xiaoice River period, several years of long winters, from Shanhaiguan to Xuanfu, and then from Xuanfu to Shandong, Huaibei and other places, most of the land is covered by continuous snow, fertile soil has become frozen soil, even if there is silver, it is difficult to eat any vegetables and fruits, now seeing this melon, but the index finger moved, a bite, juice overflowed in the mouth, for a long time, he grew a breath: "This melon, very luscious." ”

"Old man try." Li Dongyang smiled.

The three of them each took a melon and tasted it, although it was cold outside, but the house was burning anthracite, warm as spring, and even slightly dry, and now eating sweet watermelon, there was an indescribable cool feeling.

After a few moments, the melon was eaten clean.

Liu Jian was in a good mood, and looked at Yang Zhong on the side happily: "Where did you get this melon?" ”

Yang Zhong hurriedly said: "It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Fang Jifan......

Liu Jian listened...... His face changed suddenly.

Originally, His Majesty was very worried about this matter, but he never imagined that the prince and Fang Jifan really planted melons.

In such weather, melons are grown.

Liu Jian's face was already full of shock.

Xie Qian and Li Dongyang obviously restrained their smiles and began to treat them cautiously.

In winter, the snow is heavy and the cold is biting everywhere, especially after the appearance of strange celestial phenomena, this winter is extraordinarily long.

In such weather, countless lands in the north have to be barren, why? What can be grown in the snow? This is close to half a year of abandonment, although the current food supply of the imperial court, is relying on the main production area in the south of the Yangtze River, but such a large-scale land barrenness, but also led to a huge crisis in the Ming Dynasty, although the Hongzhi Emperor and the cabinet are reluctant to support, but in the long run, but it is not a way.

But...... The crown prince and Fang Jifan were able to really grow melons in this long winter, if so, could they grow other things?

Although relying on the supply of the canal, it will not make the Jingshi, or the entire north, hungry, but this does not mean that there is no abundant supply of vegetables and fruits, and there will be no problems. So...... In the whole north, the consumption of food will decline, because people's choices are more abundant, and they will naturally not blindly rely on food to satisfy their hunger.

In this era, agriculture is fundamental, once a large amount of land is idle, it means that the things grown in the field will be reduced, and the reduction of production means that many people will be hungry.

Thinking of this, Liu Jian chuckled in his heart, and his eyes were full of light, if he could really grow food in winter, then what a blessing it would be.

He couldn't help but gasp.

At the same time, Xie Qian and Li Dongyang were also obviously aware of this problem, the three of them looked at each other, and after a short silence, Liu Jian took a deep breath: "Inform the Secretary of the General Administration, please do it on your behalf, the old man, Gong Xie, and Gong Li ask to meet Your Majesty immediately." ”

The three of them quickly cleaned up with understanding, and the matter was so big that Liu Jian was extremely excited.

If he hadn't seen this melon with his own eyes and tried it himself, Liu Jian would never have believed that such a fictitious thing was real.

Shaking up his spirits, he and Li Dongyang and Xie Qian braved the cold wind to leave the cabinet and walked quickly towards the warm pavilion, Liu Jian walked in a hurry, so that the wide-bodied and large-sleeved Qinci bullfighting suit was thrown up by the cold wind, which made Liu Jian feel a little difficult to walk, as if he was about to be blown down with the wind.

But his face was calm, with a solemn face, but his heart was a mess of nonsense.

Can melons really be grown in winter? Can it be generalized?

There are also the crown prince and Fang Jifan...... These two guys get together, and they usually don't cause trouble, how did they grow melons?

If this is the case, then ...... Isn't it...... Can Northland also become Gangnam?

Of course, even if there is no such exaggeration, as long as you can grow something and eat it, you can live countless people, and the people take food as the sky, and the people can be wronged and frozen, but if you don't give him food, it will be the source of the disaster.

Xie Qian and Li Dongyang, who were behind them, were still shocked on their faces, and followed quickly.

When he arrived at the warm pavilion, Emperor Hongzhi only wore a wing good crown and a round-necked robe with narrow sleeves of the dragon, and sat behind the throne.

At this time, he was pondering something, and he was surprised to learn that Liu Jian and the three were going to meet, and after the court meeting, he had summoned three scholars in the cabinet, and these three people had just retired, why did they come again in the blink of an eye?

Seeing the three of them come in, before they saluted, Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said, "No need to be polite, come, sit down." ”

His face was light, his eyes touched the faces of Liu Jian and the others, his eyes were stunned, and he was slightly surprised in his heart, why, why are the faces of the three Qing families so solemn?

Did something happen?

In the past, although Liu Jian and the three of them did not need to be polite when they received a word from His Majesty, they would still solemnly make a big salute.

But today, it seems that even this point, Liu Jian was negligent, and when the eunuch took the Jindun, Liu Jian sat down, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Fang Jifan are planting melons in Zhan Shifu?" ”

They can be said to be straight to the point, and in the past, it is completely different, in the past, the monarchs and ministers played right, and they would definitely not be so direct.