Yan Yan didn't expect to be so gossip as the emperor, so he smiled, and then said: "It was my grandmother and mother who proposed it, saying that it was for my husband to follow me to see for a long time, I think this is also true, my husband is going to participate in the scientific examination in a few years, these children of the family do have their merits, and it is not a bad thing if the husband can contact them." But I have another thing I want to ask the emperor, the origin of that Zhou Lu, can the emperor know it? ”

Yan Yan saw that the emperor already knew about the events of that night, and she must be no stranger to this Zhou Lu, so she didn't go around in circles with him, and asked directly.

Sure enough, Li Cong laughed when he heard Yan Yan's words, "I thought you should have come to me for verification, but I didn't expect you to calm down this time." ”

These words made Yan Yan a little embarrassed, she was not calm, but to confirm whether the other party was her peer.

According to Li Cong, Zhou Luzu is indeed a generation of business, the richest man in Bingzhou, once donated to Emperor Taizu to raise an incident, and made great contributions to the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty by Emperor Taizu.

Since then, every year the Zhou family will pay a large amount of taxes to the imperial court, and every time there is a war in the imperial court, the Zhou family will provide an additional donation to the imperial court.

And the reason why Zhou Lu came to the capital this time was because the prince and Lu Duan went to Bingzhou and met the head of the Zhou family, and the head of the Zhou family sent Zhou Lu to go on this trip, first, to meet the emperor; The second is to come out for a long time, and it is said that this Zhou Lu also wants to test his fame.

"The emperor has seen the head of the Zhou family before? Have you seen this Zhou Gongzi? Yan Yan asked.

The main reason is that she doesn't believe that a son of a family who is full of poetry and books will chase others to inquire about her, but the identity and origin of the other party seem to be impeccable, and Yan Yan can't directly say her suspicions, what if the other party is really her peer?

"No, they don't show up under normal circumstances, unless something big happens. What, what's the problem? I heard that he was impressed by your talent and asked around for news of you? Li Cong teased.

"Uncle Emperor, don't make fun of me. The emperor's uncle confirmed his identity, and he didn't hide it from the emperor's uncle, I once wondered if he was the prince of another country, and when I saw that the prince's brother went out to inspect the military situation, they also sent someone to find out our truth. Yan Yan still mentioned Li Cong half-truthfully.

She understood Li Cong's implication, the Zhou family was the secret small treasury of the Great Zhou in the people, so it could not be easily known to outsiders, so if there was no emergency, she would not enter Beijing.

But at this time, Zhou Lu entered Beijing, and he entered Beijing after the prince and Lu Duan went to meet the head of the Zhou family, which made Yan Yan wonder what purpose this person had.

In any case, it's better to be prepared than to cram.

Of course, Yan Yan dared to say this, but also believed that the emperor would not doubt her loyalty, if there was indeed something important, the emperor would judge, if not, Yan Yan's words could be regarded as a reminder to the other party.

"This?" Li Cong obviously didn't think about this problem.

To be honest, if someone else said this, he would definitely not go to his heart, but Yan Yan is different, he has seen Yan Yan's intelligence and keenness, so he is overwhelmed.

But the problem is that Yan Yan can't provide any useful evidence, and this matter is not operated well, and if the Zhou family is offended, the friendship of several lifetimes will be over, this is not as simple as Li Cong losing a small treasury, but will lose the hearts of the people, because there are still several such merchant families.

"Got it, this matter must not spread again." Li Cong nodded.

The next topic was more casual and casual, Li Cong asked Yan Yan about the harvest in Zhuangzi, asked about the development effect of barren mountains and wasteland, and asked her how many acres of cotton and sweet potatoes she could plant next year.

As he spoke, Li Cong changed the topic, "The case of the Zhou family has come out, do you know?" ”

"The Zhou family? Which Zhou family, Zhou Lu? Yan Yan didn't turn a corner for a while, but after asking, she came back to her senses, and the emperor was referring to Zhou Wan's father.

"How? A few days ago, I went back to Lu's house for the Mid-Autumn Festival and didn't hear them mention it. Yan Yan really didn't know.

According to Li Cong, Zhou Wan's father's crime is indeed not a big deal, at first he used his position to follow the salt merchants to do a few salt transportation business to make a fortune, and then he used his position to buy shops and merchant ships, strictly speaking, he is much better than those corrupt officials who exploit the people and accept bribes.

Also, according to the investigation, he still did several good things during his political career, one of which was to dredge the river and control the flood; The second is to vigorously develop the local fishery and sericulture, and the third is to call on the local squire to advocate several schools, and he himself has donated; Fourth, it was handled properly and avoided a smallpox spread.

These are all well-known in the local area, and the bad thing is that he finally touched the interests of some local squires, so he suffered this catastrophe.

In the end, thinking of his merits, Li Cong did not convict him, but only confiscated his family property and removed him from his official position, but retained his family's ancestral property, and the basic life of the family should be no major problem, but it is impossible to live as rich as before.

"Then will their family stay in the capital in the future?" Yan Yan asked.

She thought of Zhou Wan, and she didn't come to tell her about such a big thing, most likely because she was angry with her.

Li Cong shook his head, "I heard that I want to go back to my hometown in the countryside." ”

Yan Yan listened to this thought, "Did Miss Zhou's family leave for the countryside on August 16?" ”

This Li Cong is not clear, Yan Yan still needs to ask where Zhou Wan's hometown is, only to see Li Sui running over, "Father, father, come out, mu output is here." ”

"How much?" Li Congyi stood up excitedly.

Knowing that the yield of yams had reached more than 1,200 catties, Li Cong touched Yan Yan's head excitedly, "Child, I have to thank you for the people of the world." ”

"Don't yet, I don't know about the problem of keeping seeds, and I'll thank you when those seeds can sprout and grow yams next year." Yan Yan was excited, and he also left a way back for himself. Because she really didn't grow it.

Fortunately, she made two preparations for herself, except for those potato beans, she ordered people to keep those tiny tubers along with their mother plants, and buried them with soil, she wanted to try if this way could also be kept, those wild potatoes that grew in the mountains have never been helped to keep seeds, but they can reproduce year after year, presumably relying on their own stems.

"Don't be afraid, I have faith in you." After Li Cong finished speaking, he strode into the field, and when he saw the mountains of yams piled up in the field, his eyebrows and eyes stretched again.

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