In the Wu Mansion in the capital, Wu Zheng was lying on the bed with a wet towel on his forehead. His old wife next to him took the medicine bowl from the hand of his subordinate, handed it to his mouth, and said softly: "Come, drink the medicine." ”

Wu Zheng waved his hand and said irritably: "Don't drink." ”

"You old man." Old Madam Wu glared at him and turned her head to look at her son.

Wu Zheng's son stepped forward and comforted his father: "Dad, now I know that the high-yield rice is a seed problem, and the responsibility lies with Du Jinning, and it is not on you, so you don't need to be in such a hurry." The emperor is a wise man, so he naturally understands the truth, why can't you think about it and torture yourself? ”

"Ugh." Wu Zheng sighed and said, "I have been in the Ministry of Engineering for most of my life, and I am familiar with the characteristics of rice, why is it so far from the sixteen-year-old Lord Du?" ”

After knowing that it was a seed problem from the last season, when planting this season, their Ministry of Industry devoted all their manpower and material resources to the best of their ability, and if they wanted to stop the degradation of the seed, it was best to optimize it to the initial yield of seven stones per mu. But I don't want to use all the methods, and this kind of seed has degenerated to the point where it is not even as good as ordinary seeds.

And "the high-yield rice that Lord Du Jinning has worked hard to research has not only failed to maintain the original yield in the hands of the officials of the Ministry of Industry, but has regressed step by step, destroying the high-yield rice in one fell swoop, and making it impossible to reach the yield of two stones per mu." I don't know when this kind of news spread out and spread to everyone.

Now, the people of the whole Song Dynasty know that the officials of their Ministry of Industry are incompetent.

How can this Wu Zheng have a face to face up?

He had no choice but to hide at home after claiming illness. Who would have thought that a fake illness would become a real illness, and now they only feel dizzy and weak. He invited the imperial physician to come, and the imperial physician said that he was thinking too much and was sick with worries.

He was even wondering if he should simply hand over the fold to Zhishi, anyway, he was old and in poor health, so it was time to retire.

But he was not reconciled. Now that he is a leader, the shame mark on his back will follow him for the rest of his life, and when people talk about it, they say that he retired because of incompetence. and their children and grandchildren will be affected.

So he could only hold on.

Ignoring the useless comfort of his son and his old wife's broken thoughts, he asked, "Is there any news from Master Du?" ”

The son said, "How can you find it?" I've been missing for so long, I'm afraid I'll ...... long ago" he shook his head and didn't say any more.

For so long, I have been looking for Master Du, but I am almost three feet into the ground, but I still can't find it, everyone is guessing that Du Jinning was killed by the Zhang family or the Zhao family, and the body was destroyed. Now the search is in vain.

At this time, the housekeeper of the Wu Mansion suddenly hurriedly walked in and said to Wu Zhengyi: "My lord, the villain just heard a news. ”

"Oh, what news? Isn't it about Master Du? Wu Zheng said in a slightly teasing tone.

Except for Du Jinning's news, nothing else matters to him.

The butler nodded: "Exactly." ”

Wu Zheng was stunned, and then his spirits were greatly lifted, and he struggled to sit up. Wu Zheng's son hurriedly stepped forward to help his father.

"What's the news, tell me quickly." Wu Zheng urged.

"The villain just went shopping. I heard people chatting in the pastry shop, saying that Lord Du was probably taken captive by the Japanese benzene. said that on the boat that day, they vaguely saw a person who was particularly like Lord Du. ”

"What?" Everyone in the room was shocked.

Wu Zheng sat up straight and asked urgently, "What about that person?" Call him in, and I'll ask him. ”

The housekeeper looked frustrated: "The two of them spoke very quietly, and the villain overheard it." When they turned around to look for them, the two were gone. When asked about the guy and the shopkeeper of the pastry shop, they said that they didn't pay attention, but they saw two men come in and shake it out again. The villain went out to look for it, but he didn't find it. ”

Old Madam Wu said: "Even if you find these two people, it will be useless. If you find them, they will deny them outright. The matter is very important, who dares to guarantee that that person is really Lord Du Jinning? If not, wouldn't he have been beheaded? ”

Wu Zhengyi also makes sense when he thinks about it.

As soon as he relaxed and wanted to lie down, his body suddenly stiffened, and then he lifted the quilt and ordered: "Change my clothes, I want to enter the palace to see the emperor." ”

"Dad, what's wrong?" His son was inexplicable.

"You're still sick...... Old Madam Wu also wanted to persuade him.

Wu Zheng waved his hand: "Don't say it." Whether this is true or not, the emperor must know. Master Du not only researched high-yield rice, but also opened the road in the south was also his idea. If such a talent goes to Japan, Japan will rise because of this, and our Great Song Dynasty will be in danger. ”

Wu Zheng's son was taken aback: "Dad, won't it be so serious?" Besides, he is a native of the Great Song Dynasty, or an official of the Great Song Dynasty, why did he go to Japan? ”

Wu Zheng felt that it should be Du Jinning who had researched high-yield rice, and Zhao Yu not only did not reward him, but asked him to be a bait to attract the family's fire, so that Du Jinning was dissatisfied with Zhao Yu, so he went to Japan in a rage.

But he wouldn't say that to anyone.

He said, "Don't worry so much, hurry up and change my clothes." ”

The subordinate had already brought his official uniform, and Wu Zheng hurriedly went out with his clothes on.

Zhao Yu was discussing with Qi Bokun, and when he heard Wu Zheng's words, he looked surprised: "How is it possible?" ”

No matter how much Du Jinning's brain is pumped, it is impossible for him to leave the prosperous Song Dynasty and run to Ribenzen, right?

Qi Bokun glanced at Zhao Yu and said meaningfully: "It's very likely." ”

Zhao Yu immediately understood what Qi Bokun meant-the truth that Du Jinning was a woman was broken by Zhao Mingyue, and he was worried that he would punish her, so he simply ran away to Riben, and planned not to come back?

Zhao Yu's heart sank to the bottom all of a sudden.

As the emperor, he immediately thought of the serious consequences of Du Jinning's help in the development of Japanese benzene.

Even if this is a 1 in 10,000 possibility, he can't tolerate it.

He turned his head and instructed Gonggong Wu: "Spread my will, let Honglu Temple Qing thoroughly investigate when the ship that went to Japan set off, and then check who went to Japan that day." ”

"Yes." Gonggong Wu went out to give orders.

The ships between countries, who came and went, what things were transported, Honglu Temple has a detailed record, and there are special people in charge of this matter.

Honglu Siqing received the order, and immediately took the official and took the registration book into the palace.

The official said: "Because there was a little problem with the Japanese benzene ship that day, it was repaired and delayed some of the trip, so the departure time is Shenshi." In addition to the group of people who came to the ship, it was Mr. Lu and his party. The only special place is that when it came to boarding the ship, Mr. Lu Jiuyuan said that his original little guy made a mistake, and he didn't want to take it with him, so he wanted to change to a new guy. ”

Realizing that he might have made a mistake, his voice trembled a little: "Because of Mr. Lu's guarantee, the minister thought that there was no problem, and it was common to change people, so he didn't care, and he registered them and let them go." ”

"Do you remember that little guy's name and what he looks like?" Zhao Yu asked.

The official handed the register to the eunuch and said, "It's called Anshi." Because it is more special, the minister remembers his appearance: at first glance it is very ordinary, but on closer inspection, he feels that the person's appearance is extremely outstanding. ”

"Comfortable, Jinning?" muttering these two names, and then thinking about Du Jinning's outstanding appearance, it may become ordinary after putting on makeup; Thinking that the ship would not have problems sooner or later, but there was a problem at that time, and the departure time was delayed until after Du Jinning disappeared, Zhao Yu felt that the person was Du Jinning nine times out of ten.

When An Shi was in Runzhou, as a pianist, he only played the piano in the background and hardly appeared in front of people. And because of his outstanding appearance and his previous identity, Du Jinning was worried that he would be harassed and cause trouble, so he also told him that he didn't like to show his face even more.

The garden is so big, even if he wants to take a walk, he doesn't need to go out of the garden.

Therefore, except for Du Jinning and Lu Jiuyuan's group, the tenant farmers on Dujia Zhuangzi in Runzhou did not know that such a person had lived in the garden. The name "Anshi" was given to himself after he left the Chu Pavilion. Even if Zhao Yu sent someone to Runzhou to investigate, he may not be able to find out.

After Zhao Yu sent someone to Lu Jiuyuan's mansion to check, he almost completely identified that the person called "Anshi" was Du Jinning.

"Qi Gong, what should I do?" He asked Qi Bokun anxiously, feeling inexplicably sympathetic to Qi Muyuan.

Du Jinning left Japan, and he definitely didn't plan to come back. Qi Muyuan has always had a deep affection for Du Jinning, and would rather not be married to live up to his family, but after Du Jinning disappeared, he was tortured to the point that he was not human, and in the end he was abandoned. And when Du Jinning left, he didn't even leave him a message.

Qi Bokun said: "Send someone to Ribenzen, be sure to arrest Du Jinning back." ”

"No, no, you can't catch it." Zhao Yu remembered a lot of troublesome things in front of him, and he had to let Du Jinning deal with it, so he quickly corrected, "I want to invite her back politely." Let's just say that I will not pursue her for any crime of deceit. ”

"Just don't pursue the crime of bullying? Don't forget, the emperor has a Danshu iron coupon in her hand, which can be used for a capital crime. Qi Bokun said, "The court wants her to continue to study high-yield rice, and she has to be consulted about the affairs of the south, do you have to give her the status of an official?" ”

Zhao Yu was suddenly embarrassed, thought for a while, and asked, "What identity does Duke Qi think should be given to her?" ”

Qi Bokun shook his head: "It's hard to say this minister. Since Du Jinning is a woman, if she does not marry in Japan, my family Xiaoyuan will definitely want to marry her after returning to China, and she will be the minister's granddaughter-in-law at that time. The emperor may not care, but the officials in the court will inevitably gossip, so the ministers should avoid this matter. ”

Zhao Yu's body suddenly froze, and his mind was full of the words "she got married in Japan".

He has always felt that the Great Song Dynasty is several times more prosperous than the Japanese benzene, and it is Du Jinning's hometown, as long as he gives sincerity, Du Jinning will definitely be happy to return to the Great Song Dynasty.

He didn't expect that Du Jinning would get married in Japan and become an out-and-out Japanese Bon person. If she is married to the Japanese royal family......

Zhao Yu shuddered, not daring to think about it.

In the past, because Du Jinning was a native of the Great Song Dynasty, no matter whether she was a man or a woman, whether she was an official or not, she lived in the Great Song Dynasty, and the whole world was the land of the king, no matter how she was, she had to serve the Great Song Dynasty.

So Du Jinning disappeared, although Zhao Yu regretted that she was such a talent, but since she was a woman, even if she was recovered, she could not be reused, so he did not take her to heart anymore.

Even if there is a problem with the high-yield rice, he is anxious, but he just thinks that the worst result is to return to the original point, as if no one Du Jinning has appeared, the loss is not big.

Now, he really realizes the importance of Du Jinning to the entire society.

He remembered the grand blueprint that Du Jinning had outlined for him during the palace examination, and later talked many times about the governance of the country, and the solution of the family problem that she had come up with and caused the royal family to be a headache for several generations.

Her political prowess, her foresight in opening up the road and prospering the economy, and her research on high-yielding rice......

If all of these are given to Japanese benzene. Even if the country is small, it is difficult to say that it will not become a threat to the existence of the Great Song Dynasty.

Thinking of this, he completely ignored Qi Bokun's words just now, and asked, "Then what identity did you say to her?" Why don't I recognize her as a sister-in-law and give her the identity of a princess? The kind that enjoys the food eup. ”

He glanced at Qi Bokun and added, "Her son can be hereditary, and he enjoys the same title as the son of Lu State." ”

The merits of Qi Bokun and Du Jinning are completely worthy of his hereditary title. The most important thing is that this can attract Du Jinning to return to China, and Qi Bokun will also make great efforts to find and persuade Du Jinning to return to China and marry Qi Muyuan for the sake of the title.

Qi Bokun was still very satisfied with this proposal.

Participating in political affairs as a princess, no one can say any gossip, and he can get a knighthood for his great-grandson. The most important thing is that when Du Jinning becomes a princess, she can have a princess's mansion, and she can live alone with Qi Muyuan, without having to serve her mother-in-law Su.

Thinking about the stinky virtues of his son and daughter-in-law, Qi Bokun was embarrassed to let Du Jinning marry into the Qi family.

If she is made a princess, everything will be solved.

He said: "It's too early for this matter, and the plan for today is to find Du Jinning first." Maybe Du Jinning has a different idea. ”

Zhao Yu knew that Qi Bokun had no opinion on his proposal, and nodded: "It's okay, ask Du Jinning when the time comes." ”

After discussing this, he asked again: "Aiqing, who do you think is better to send to Ribenzen to find Du Jinning?" ”

Qi Bokun shook his head: "There are no good candidates for the minister. ”

Joke. Although this route is quite mature, who can calculate the wind and waves at sea? Moreover, if Du Jinning is not in Japan, but in China, the people who go to Japan will return in vain, and they will be eaten and hung up when the time comes.

Hearing this, Zhao Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

When he asked, he planned to send Qi Mu away. But as soon as the question came out, he thought that if Du Jinning was willing to enter the palace as a concubine, wouldn't it be a sheep into the tiger's mouth if he sent Qi Muyuan away? Immediately, he hoped that Qi Bokun would not let his grandson take this risk.

Fortunately, Qi Bokun's answer was exactly what he wanted.

"Then I will make a decision after consulting with the people of Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites." He said.