Imperial.

Under the door of the book.

After a hurried bath, Yan Liben didn't care about fatigue and arrived with corn.

When the box was opened, and a golden corn was held in front of Emperor Li Zhi, his eyes were full of surprise and doubt.

"This is corn?"

"Back to Your Majesty, this thing is corn." Yan Liben replied.

The eleven prime ministers in the hall all stretched their necks at this time and looked at the golden thing together.

Li Yifu said with a smile, "This thing is golden and extraordinary at a glance, the golden rod bears jade seeds, the grains are golden, but they are bright as jade, worthy of the name of corn, the image." After speaking, he still looked at the eldest grandson Wuji with some pride.

The eldest grandson Wuji was also looking at this corn, although he was a little surprised that Yan Liben had really made a corn after dragging it out for a long time, but he actually didn't believe in this thing.

The yield per mu can be two or three stones, and it is extremely drought-resistant, it can be planted in both the north and the south, both spring and summer, and it is convenient to store, how can there be such a good thing in the world, why is it only found at this time?

Li Zhi took the corn in his hand and played with it, and the corn had been dried by Li Xiao. When you hold it in your hand, it has a hard and firm feeling, a sense of fulfillment, and it is extremely real.

"Is this really edible?" Han Ying asked.

Han Ying is the eldest grandson, and they are still relatives. Han Ming's wife is the daughter of the eldest grandson Wuji's uncle, so Han Ying and the eldest grandson Wuji are relatives, and they call the eldest grandson Wuji their brother-in-law. This relationship is still quite intimate.

Yan Liben had never eaten corn himself, but he believed in his subordinate Di Renjie, that young man was a talent he discovered when he was serving in Henan, and he promoted him all the way, and he never let himself down.

"I haven't eaten this corn, but my subordinate, Yongzhou Facao Di Renjie, has eaten it. According to him, corn is juicy and delicious when it is tender, and can be made into a variety of dishes. And when the corn is old, it can be ground into flour after drying, similar to wheat. Flour flour can be used to make paste or cakes. Steamed cakes, soup cakes, and cooking cakes are all fine. ”

Li Zhi's eyes lit up when he listened.

Although he received a report from Yongzhou before, he didn't fully believe it in his heart. This matter was discussed with the prime ministers under the Zhongshu Gate, and it was just a routine matter.

But when the attitude of the eldest grandson Wuji was revealed, he had more expectations for this matter than just discovering a new crop.

And now there was a real corn in front of him, which made him very excited.

Eldest grandson Wuji, eldest grandson Wuji, I'm afraid you didn't think that there would really be corn, now it's up to you how you end.

"It's just a piece of corn, what's the point? With such a corn, how can people believe that this thing can produce two or three stones per mu? How do you believe that this thing can be cultivated on a large scale? How can we believe that this thing is really edible? Eldest Sun Wuji stood up and threw out a lot of questions at once.

Xu Jingzong also stood up.

He was also one of the eighteen bachelors of Taizong Qin's Mansion back then, but unfortunately he has not been paid much attention to it, and he has been demoted several times because of mistakes, but he has never dealt with the eldest grandson Wuji, and he has been pressed by the eldest grandson in recent years.

This time, he was finally promoted by the emperor and worshiped as the prime minister, how could he not know the emperor's intentions.

In any case, if the eldest grandson Wuji is in favor, he will oppose it, and that's right.

"Eldest grandson Xiangguo, you said before that there could be no such thing as corn in the world, but now corn is in front of you. Now that the corn is here, and you still don't believe it, that's a bit too much, right? Isn't the eldest grandson Xiangguo unwilling to give me the Tang Shenrui? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji glared at Xu Jingzong with disdain, the swaying villain, this kind of character didn't want to look at him in the past, but now he actually jumped in front of him like a rabid dog and barked.

"If there is no basis for words, let someone believe it, then you have to come up with some real evidence!"

Li Ji, who had not spoken, spoke at this time.

"I heard Yan Changshi say just now that this thing was discovered by Li Xiao, a villager from Lanxi. Dare to ask, this Li Xiao is Li Xiao and Li Sanlang of Lanxi Lijiazhuang, whether he is the one who runs Lanxi Academy and recruits children from the township to study for free. He also established a cooperative, bought a thousand cattle for a lot of money, and then distributed them to the villagers for adoption, so that they could use the cattle for free? ”

"Is it the one reported by Yongzhou before that when there was a drought this year, he signed a villager covenant with the villagers, established a township covenant hall, and jointly fought drought and disaster relief, resulting in many deaths and injuries due to the drought in previous years, but this year because of the township covenant hall it established, there has not been a case of water grabbing brawl, and there has been no casualty, and Li Xiao Li Sanlang, who has been in drought in Lanxi Township this year, has also ensured 30,000 acres of crops?"

A series of inquiries.

But he said so well about a small villager.

It is not easy to be able to praise a small villager in front of the Son of Heaven and all the prime ministers.

Yan Liben nodded.

"It is this person, Li Xiao, the sage of Lanxi Township. This person had previously offered His Majesty the secret recipe for decolorizing and purifying the process of frosting sugar, and later offered the strategy of Ping Liaodong to the imperial court. However, although this person lives in seclusion in the mountains, he also benefits the township and is respected by the villagers. ”

Li Zhi naturally knew that this corn was discovered by Li Xiao, but at this time, he still pretended to remember this person.

"It turned out to be him, this Li Xiao is a talent, before offering the strategy of leveling Liao, the Taiwei was highly praised, and the generals of the Weifu unanimously praised his talent. I even specially decreed that he should be appointed as the seventh rank of the Eastern Army, but unfortunately this person did not want to go out of the mountain to be an official. ”

"I can't imagine that he has done so many good deeds and good deeds in the township, and what is even more unexpected is that he has now found such a god-sent thing corn, this person, like this corn, is simply a gift from God to my Tang Dynasty!"

The emperor's words are equivalent to a final conclusion for Li Xiao's coffin.

This is a good citizen, a great good citizen.

"Your Majesty, Li Xiao is waiting outside at this time, why didn't Your Majesty summon Li Xiao to come and ask in person, the corn was discovered by Li Xiao, and the corn in front of Your Majesty was also cultivated by Li Xiao himself. But anything about corn, if Your Majesty asks him, it will definitely be more detailed. Yan Liben saw that the emperor liked Li Xiao so much, so he added another fire.

"Is Li Xiao outside?"

Unexpectedly, when Li Zhi heard that Li Xiao was outside, he did not immediately summon him to interrogate, but hesitated for a moment and said, "Don't rush to summon him first, let's discuss this corn first." ”