Xiao Jingchen stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Lord Yao said is very true. The Lin woman is just a grass farmer, so let her be in charge of promotion, but I'm afraid that there will be some trouble. The officials below are more angry, and they are afraid that they will embarrass her in every possible way, and it will have an impact on the promotion when the time comes. ”

Yao Bingzhang looked at Xiao Jingchen with some surprise, not knowing what kind of medicine he was selling in this gourd. He brought the man, and he also has his share of the credit, so what does he mean by that? Do you want to get rid of that Lin Ruan and monopolize the credit?

Yao Bingzhang's eyes jumped, and he felt that he had guessed correctly. After all, the credit for this matter is really too great, who wouldn't be blushing?

Even this always noble Xiao Wang Ye is difficult to resist temptation.

The other officials in the court also thought of Yao Bingzhang.

Everyone looked at Xiao Jingchen with a smile.

The third prince spoke: "Then in the opinion of Prince Xiao, how should this matter be resolved?" ”

After being disturbed by Xiao Jingchen and wanting to take Lin Ruan's business as an existing thing, the third prince held a grudge. Now I know that Lin Ruan is not only capable of doing business, but also has something as important as sweet potatoes in his hands.

If he had brought Lin Ruan under his command earlier, then the biggest credit now would have been his. can solve the biggest dilemma of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it goes without saying how heavy his weight will be in front of his father.

So the third prince is now gritting his teeth with hatred for Xiao Jingchen, who has ruined his future, and really wants to uncover Xiao Jingchen's hypocritical mask and let his father see the true face of this hypocrite.

Xiao Jingchen didn't even give him a corner of his eye, and said directly to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the minister has an idea, that is, to give the daughter of the Lin family a title, so that she can justifiably take charge of the promotion of sweet potatoes." Presumably, in this way, those officials below will no longer dare to disagree and make things difficult, and the promotion will be carried out smoothly. In the autumn of next year, the people of Dazhou will be able to usher in a bumper harvest. ”

Yao Bingzhang's eyelids jumped a few times, he never expected that Xiao Jingchen would ask for a seal for Lin Ruan at this time, how could this be, so he jumped out again: "Your Majesty, this must not be." What the sweet potato is, no one dares to guarantee now. In case that sweet potato can't solve my Great Zhou's suffering, then won't this title become a laughing stock. ”

Others hurried to respond.

It stands to reason that before the matter is completed, there is no such thing as asking for a seal. After all, if you don't see the results, who knows what the results will be in the end.

Therefore, the ministers were not worried that Xiao Jingchen's proposal would be approved.

However, they didn't know that Lin Ruan's contribution to the Great Zhou was far more than that.

The dark pavilion, the binoculars, the ice-making recipe, and the fact that she saved Xiao Jingchen's life, although these things cannot be said to outsiders, but when they are added up, the credit is no less than that of offering sweet potatoes.

Therefore, Lin Ruan's weight in the emperor's heart is heavy enough.

The emperor looked at the group of people jumping up and down below, pulled the corners of his mouth and said, "What is the solution for those Aiqing?" ”

Yao Bingzhang thought for a while and said: "The minister thinks that this Lin woman is the person who knows the habits and planting requirements of sweet potatoes best, and she is indeed inseparable from the promotion of it." However, there is no precedent for our dynasty to give a seal, let alone in the case of nothing, otherwise, it will be difficult to block the mouth of the world. Therefore, the minister felt that let this Lin woman retreat into the background, hand over all matters of sweet potatoes to the agricultural officials, and set up a few more supervisors to ensure the progress of the promotion, so that the promotion can be carried out smoothly and the people of the world can be convinced. ”

Xiao Jingchen sneered and said, "According to what Lord Yao said, then the Lin woman can't get half of the credit?" This mill has not been unloaded yet, and everyone is in a hurry to kill the donkey, is it a bit too immoral. In the future, who will dare to contribute to the imperial court? ”

Yao Bingzhang was dumbfounded by the question, and other officials who were eager to reap the benefits were also silenced.

Xiao Jingchen looked at this group of sanctimonious officials coldly, turned his head to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that although the sweet potato matter has not yet begun to be promoted, the emperor has already made a preliminary judgment on the true value of sweet potatoes. Putting aside these factors, just one thing, only let the meritorious people get the rewards they deserve, so as to most effectively inspire people all over the world to follow suit. If the people of the world are like the women of the Lin family, then why can't I worry about the future generations! ”

After listening to his words, the emperor nodded: "Chen'er is right, I Da Zhou, I can't chill the hearts of meritorious people, otherwise who will dare to do things for my Da Zhou in the future." This sweet potato thing, even if it can't be promoted successfully, is indispensable for the reward of the Lin woman. What's more, what is the true value of sweet potatoes, I already have a number. ”

"Once the sweet potato is popularized, the troubles of my Dazhou for many years can be solved, and the people of Dazhou will no longer be hungry, which is a great achievement. Since sooner or later we will be rewarded, it is better to let the people of the world see the sincerity of my Great Zhou court earlier, and by the way, it will also make the promotion of the Lin women's road smoother and solve my worries about the Great Zhou as soon as possible. ”

The emperor had already made a decision in his heart, and said loudly: "Come here, pass on the decree, Lin's A Ruan Jin has made meritorious contributions, and he is specially awarded the title of Yulin Township Jun, and he enjoys the four grades of Fenglu." In addition, all agricultural officials under the jurisdiction of Huaiyang Prefecture were ordered to fully cooperate with the promotion of Yulin Township, and if there was any neglect, all of them would be dismissed. ”

Immediately, the officer in charge of writing the decree wrote it down.

Yao Bingzhang heard this will, and immediately shouted: "The emperor thinks twice, since the beginning of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there has never been a precedent for such a reward, that is, it is traced back to the previous dynasty, and there is no such reward, please ask the emperor to withdraw the will." ”

Other people who did not reap the benefits also shouted.

The emperor's eyes narrowed, staring at Yao Bingzhang: "Why is Yao Aiqing so excited?" Are you afraid that after Yulin Xiangjun frees up his hands, he will trouble you? ”

Yao Bingzhang sighed: "Your Majesty, the minister didn't mean this." ”

The emperor sneered: "I have heard about the arson murder case of your nephew, but I am very curious about the situation inside, and I am about to order the Criminal Department to re-investigate the case." Originally, I almost forgot about it, but Aiqing's behavior reminded me. If it weren't for the Yulin Township Jun who happened to be rescued that day, I was afraid that this sweet potato would have been lost to the dust from now on, and the loss of Da Zhou would be immeasurable! ”

Yao Bingzhang's face was warm and pale, and he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't know the connection between these two things, and he doesn't even know the identity of the Lin woman, the minister has no selfish intentions, please ask the emperor to find out." ”

The emperor said with a smile: "If you really don't know, you will find out if you check it." Chen'er. ”

Xiao Jingchen stepped forward and said, "The minister is here." ”