"What's going on in the guest room?" Deng Wenjiao raised her small chin and pointed in the direction of the guest room in the southwest of the Anguo Mansion.

The little guy replied respectfully: "It's a friend who came back with the eldest prince, and he said that he met in the Zhenla country, and they are all from the Central Plains." In Zhenla country, he also saved the life of the eldest prince, saying that he came back to help plant some rice. The little one is not too clear, but the eldest prince has instructed that he must treat each other according to the courtesy of the distinguished guests. ”

"Guest?" Deng Wenjiao sneered, "What kind of person dares to call a distinguished guest in the Anguo Mansion?" ”

The little guy laughed and said: "The little ones don't know, the ...... who don't look good" Before he finished speaking, a few people came over from the west, and the little guy lowered his voice and said, "Princess, it's just a few of them." ”

Deng Wenjiao turned around to look, she was not prepared in advance, but was startled by the sturdiness.

The one at the head is long, and at first glance it is also the demeanor of a handsome son. Only his face was covered by a silver mask, and the part below his eyes was hidden in the mask. But his exposed forehead, eyes and other parts are already shocking, and Deng Wenjiao's eyes are full of uneven scars, faintly red, as if he has experienced a serious burn.

"In Xia Shen Jiazheng, I took the liberty of abruptly assaulting the princess, and I ask for forgiveness." His voice was gruff, with a hint of hoarseness and magnetism. When bowing, the ceremonial posture is just right, which makes people feel pleasing to the eye.

"Well, it's okay, I'm just curious." Deng Wenjiao felt that his face was really terrifying, and he didn't want to talk to him more, so he hurried out of the door without saying a word.

When she got into the carriage, Deng Wenjiao still felt frightened. She stroked her chest and gasped, "What is my brother doing when he brings such a person back!" Didn't frighten grandmothers and mothers! ”

Coral quickly poured tea for Deng Wenjiao, and echoed: "That's it! When the slave took a look, she thought she was a handsome man, but who knew that she looked so scary. ”

"Really?" Deng Wenjiao took a sip of tea, stabilized her mind, and continued, "It's like, it's like there is a person in him, a beautiful son." There was another person on the face, ugly. ”

She shook her head, trying to shake Shen Jiazheng's terrible appearance out of her mind, and instructed Sango, "Remember to light me benzoin tonight, otherwise I really won't be able to sleep." ”

*

Early the next morning, Deng Hong carried a wooden box into the palace to face the saint, and Chen Yuantai summoned him in the Qianqing Palace.

Deng Hong vividly recounted what he had seen and heard in the South China Sea, and Chen Yuantai listened to it with relish. At the end, he praised: "When I was your age, I only ran from the northwest to the Central Plains, and then to the south of the Yangtze River, and I didn't even set foot in Fujian and Guangdong. If I had gone at that time, I was afraid that I would have gone out with the sea ship and had a long experience. You have such courage at such a young age, you are really terrifying! ”

Deng Hong hurriedly got up, and he didn't dare to say that he didn't dare to do so.

The prince sat aside, and his heart finally settled down. In the past few months, Chen Yuantai has spent most of his time in Jingren Palace, occasionally going to Zhang Jieyu's Yanxi Palace to stay overnight. Although the queen is recuperating from illness and should not be lively, Kunning Palace has been as quiet as a cold palace these days.

The prince knew that he and his mother were one. If the queen is just left out in the cold, he can still turn around with his face in front of his father, and it is not difficult to protect himself. But if the Anguo Mansion and the Empress continue to anger their father and the emperor, and finally lead to the abolition of the queen, then their position will become subtle and embarrassing.

Fortunately, my cousin is a smart man, and now that he is back, the prince feels that he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"The countries of the South China Sea are rich in ivory, rhino horn, jewelry, spices and other things, and Wechen brought a lot back this time, and then they will be sent to the palace to honor the emperor and the queen mother." Deng Hong said with a smile.

Chen Yuantai nodded and said with a smile: "It's hard for you to have this filial piety." What are your plans for coming back this time? Your aunt, grandfather, and father were very troubled by your refusal to join the ranks. ”

Deng Hong pretended to be embarrassed and smiled: "I entered the palace this time to ask for a favor from the emperor." I'm not very proficient in reading, and if I want to take the imperial examination, I'm afraid I'll have to read as an eighty-year-old boy......"

"And what kind of official position do you want? Let's start with that. Chen Yuantai looked at Deng Hong with a deep smile, guessing in his heart what he would want. Is it to act as the Deng family used to be, greedily opening its mouth, or is it steady, step by step?

"The Weichen family has been favored by the emperor for a long time, and the micro-minister has a hereditary title before he has built an inch, and he does not dare to ask the emperor in vain." Deng Hong said humbly, and handed the wooden box to the prince.

"This is a kind of rice that Wechen saw the locals planting widely when he was in Zhenla country." He saw that Chen Yuantai had opened the box, and then continued, "There are many gentle slopes and high mountains in Zhenla Country, and there are quite few plains, and they are very barren. In the whole country, most of it is cultivated land equivalent to the second grade of our Great Yan Dynasty. ”

"However, this kind of rice can be harvested two or even three times a year, and it can be grown on plains and hillsides."

Chen Yuantai listened to him, and this was really interesting. He straightened up, took a handful of rice with his hand, rubbed it in his hand, and pinched another grain and put it in his mouth to taste.

"Your Majesty......" The prince and the crown prince wanted to stop it, but Chen Yuantai had already touched the rice and swallowed it.

"It's a little astringent, but it's not as sweet and ......moist as the japonica rice in Jiangnan," Chen Yuantai said with a smile.

"What the emperor said is extremely true." Deng Hong said with a smile, "This kind of rice is rarely eaten by the high-class families of Zhenla Country, but it is the main food in ordinary people's homes. Just because the rice does not pick the land and does not limit the rain, the harvest is quite abundant in a year, so the price is low. If it is in a good year, this rice will not be more than Erer. But if it is in a year of famine, I am afraid that it will be able to save the country and save the people......"

Chen Yuantai was very happy and said with a smile: "Good, very good!" It's worth more than you give me thousands of boxes of gold and jade! ”

Deng Hong hurriedly said modestly: "Although Weichen was overseas at that time, the only thing he thought about in his heart was my Dayan Kingdom. Weichen's family eats the monarch and is supported by the people, so he should serve the king loyally and sympathize with the people. ”

"Do you know how this rice is grown?" Chen Yuantai pinched another grain of grain and put it in his mouth to savor it.

Deng Hong smiled embarrassedly: "It's okay for Weichen to plan to do business, but I really don't know anything about this crop." However, Wechen made a friend in the country of Chenla, and he had many talented people under him, and it was not difficult for them to grow this rice. ”

Chen Yuantai laughed loudly: "Very good! I will reward you as a household langzhong, and allocate you a hectare of land in the suburbs of Beijing, if the planting method is correct and promoted, there will be no more hungry people in my Dayan! ”