Chapter 615: Twenty Dan
On the wharf of Yangzhou, a broken ship docked, blocking the boat of a large merchant, and the owner of the ship was about to come forward to negotiate, when he saw a docking plate stretched out from the side of the broken ship, and a team of soldiers ran down to guard the shore, and then a team of soldiers escorted a load of things down
All the soldiers unsheathed their swords, and the soldiers at the head shouted: "Fusang is in a hurry to report the army, and those who disobey the order will be killed without mercy." What's the dock steward? Hurry up and prepare our horses. ”
Everyone retreated in an uproar, and some even fell directly into the sea. I've never heard of the 800-mile rush when there was a 100,000-strong rush, and it was a big event that couldn't be seen at first glance.
The steward of the dock was accompanying Ma Zhou and Hou Junji to inspect, Ma Zhou and Hou Junji looked at each other and hurriedly ran towards the wharf, the fat steward followed behind the two with big thick legs, and he didn't lag behind at all.
"I am Hou Junji, the head of the Navy, and I will report on any urgent military affairs quickly."
After the steward checked the token code, Hou Junji stepped forward and asked.
Unexpectedly, the soldier at the head clenched his fists and said: "I'm sorry for the general manager, this military situation can only be presented to His Majesty in a hurry, and the rest of the people can't be seen." Please arrange horses for us as soon as possible, and send people to arrange boats, and we will enter Beijing at once. ”
Hou Junji suddenly had a gloomy face and didn't speak, the Yangzhou Navy was now installed by his cronies, and it was almost under control, but the Fusang Navy was beyond his reach, if Cai Cong was standing here today, he would never believe that these Qiu Ba would dare to be so arrogant.
Ma Zhou saw that Hou Junji was deflated, and hurriedly ordered people to prepare horses and boats. I couldn't help shaking my head in my heart, this Hou Junji has the ability, he often eats and lives with the soldiers, and the soldiers have recognized him in less than a month, but this person is too small-minded, and he has to pay attention to every little thing.
The horses were soon brought in, and the two teams of soldiers escorted the grain to set off, without looking at Hou Junji. Although it is a heavy responsibility, why not look down on this big official who comes to pick fruits?
They rushed through Yangzhou City and went straight up the canal, and soon came to the outside of Chang'an City, this time they chose to land at the Cai family's private dock, and the horses were inserted with chicken feathers and a clip of the horse's belly and galloped towards Chang'an City.
"Fusang 10,000 miles expedited, quickly avoided, Fusang 10,000 miles expedited, quickly avoided ......"
The group rampaged on Suzaku Street, causing chickens and dogs to jump on the street, but none of the Wuhou dared to come out and block the way.
When the soldiers arrived at the gate of the palace, they dismounted and unloaded their weapons, and ran towards the Taiji Hall with the grain, shouting as they ran.
Li Shimin and the hundred officials, who were at the court meeting, were trembling when they learned that Fusang was anxious, and Fusang couldn't make a mess at this juncture!
"Announce their audience."
Li Shimin said majestically, and the four soldiers carried the grain seeds to the hall.
"Meet my emperor!"
"No rudeness! Will there be any changes in the Fuso War? ”
Li Shimin asked eagerly, and the others also looked at the four of them with a concerned face.
"Back to Your Majesty, the war in Fusang is stable, and now only Prince Fusang is resisting, but it won't be long before they will be defeated by us."
The soldier said steadily and clearly, Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief, but he was confused in his heart, since there is no change, then what is the need to rush eight hundred miles?
"Your Majesty, a few months ago, a fleet docked at Fusang Territory, and upon investigation, it was learned that they were holding a decree in their hands, saying that they had gone to sea to look for grain on the orders of the prince, and now they have returned from their mission.
General Fang Yuan personally came to the scene to inspect and confirmed that the person at the head was General Xu Yuan, who was next to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”
Before the soldier's words were finished, Li Shimin had already gotten up from the dragon chair, walked down quickly, lifted the red cloth on the basket and asked, "This is the new grain?" ”
"Back to Your Majesty, General Xu Yuan said that it was a new grain species, but the specific true and false villains are unknown, and the prince needs to be asked to identify with the Marquis of Chang'an."
The soldier also said curiously, even if it is a new grain species, it will not be so fussed! They are all people who are used to eating grains, and getting new grains may not be able to be eaten by the people of the Tang Dynasty.
"Where are the crown prince and the Marquis of Chang'an? Why aren't they in the temple? Li Shimin's eyes swept around and immediately asked, Yan Liben came out and said: "Your Majesty, there is a new waterwheel on the market, the Marquis of Chang'an asked Ying to check the authenticity, and the prince also went with him to care about farming."
"The quick order summoned the two into the palace, it's just confused, do they need to go to the water wheel in person?"
Li Shimin scolded angrily, and the two of them would inevitably be praised at another time, but they couldn't find anyone at this juncture, and they could torture Lao Li's heart to death.
"Your Majesty, how can the crown prince's move be said to be completely confused? If it is spread out, it will be thought that His Majesty is dissatisfied with the crown prince, so please be cautious. ”
Wei Zheng's face was still like eating a bitter melon, and he grabbed Li Shimin and persuaded him to death when he was sick.
"Hahaha...... Does Wei Qing's family know how much this new grain grows per mu? ”
Lao Li was rarely persuaded by Wei Zheng and didn't feel uncomfortable at all, but laughed and asked him.
"This ...... This minister doesn't know. Wei Zheng hesitated for a moment and said honestly, but he expected that there must be more than rice, otherwise the emperor would not be so happy.
"I wanted you to guess, but even if I thought about it, I would never let you guess." Li Shimin made a joke in a rare good mood, and now other people's curiosity was aroused by him, and they all looked at Li Shimin with inquisitive eyes.
Li Shimin's vanity was greatly satisfied, and then the corners of his mouth rose, and he stretched out his slap and said loudly: "If it is really the new grain seed that Cai Cong said, the yield per mu is twenty quintals!" ”
As soon as these words came out of the Taiji Palace, everyone lowered their heads in unison, and we didn't hear the emperor's hysteria. The province turned back and met each other awkwardly.
Li Shimin was also a little embarrassed to see that the reaction was so cold, he was actually a little weak-hearted, he had heard Cai Cong say this amount. More than 2,000 pounds! What's that concept?
He felt that Wei Zheng didn't dare to think about it, so how could he dare to think about it himself? The atmosphere froze for a while, and everyone had no intention of talking about political affairs, thinking about what the emperor would do when he found out that it was an empty fantasy, and the emperor lost face and was angry.
When the eunuch found Li Chengqian and the others, they were testing the waterwheel in the low-lying place by the river, and they were stunned at first when they heard the name Xu Yuan, and then the two of them were overjoyed and ran towards the horse tied to the side of the road.
Cai Cong felt that his heart was beating wildly, if he really found the potato, then the sky of the Tang Dynasty would change color. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, many disasters and difficulties can maintain the national oak for so long, this potato has a great merit, in which grain mu yields hundreds of catties of the era, potatoes can produce more than 2,000 catties, I don't know how many people have been fed.
The two of them galloped all the way to the palace gate and were about to turn over and dismount, when they heard the guards at the palace gate shouting: "His Royal Highness the Prince, Marquis of Chang'an, Your Majesty has a decree to give you two to ride horses in the palace, and hurry to the Taiji Palace." ”
This is better for the two of them to fight horses directly outside the Taiji Palace, and the waiter directly let the two of them enter the palace, and the communication is saved.
"Son, (minister) to see Your Majesty."
"Hurry up. Take a quick look, is that the new grain you are talking about? ”
Li Shimin still took care of this red tape, and pointed to the two baskets and asked them to confirm it quickly. Li Chengqian stepped forward to see that it was really a fucking like the potato drawn by Cai Cong, but he didn't dare to look up at Cai Cong with confirmation.