Chapter 258

"Good, good. [Full text reading. 】”

However, before the emperor ordered someone to send someone to Taoshuwan to check what Lin Baozhu said with Zhang Ji Zhuangzi, someone jumped out again.

"Your Majesty, the words of the Duchess of the Protector are all based on her personal words, who knows if they are made up for the sake of reward, in order to deceive the Holy Grace." This time, it was Lord Lin himself who spoke, and he said righteously, "The matter of Nongsang has always been the top priority, if it is delayed because of her selfishness, I am afraid that it will be a negative will of the emperor." ”

Seeing that Taichang Siqing, who had never made achievements in the court, actually came forward, the emperor couldn't help but pause, and then squinted his eyes and lightly swept over Lord Yue, who had an in-law with him. After a pause, he handed the wooden box in his hand to Zhang Lai beside him to guard it, and then showed a smile and said lightly: "Then what does Lin Aiqing mean?" ”

"The minister thinks that there is something strange about this matter, and I ask Your Majesty not to be deceived. Although the protector is talented, his wife is just a merchant girl, how can she have such the ability to make the world's Jiahe production? What's more, the desert north is deserted and uninhabited, and it is the Gobi Desert, and since ancient times, I have never heard of anyone who can grow food anywhere. Lord Lin said this justly, and it seemed that he was not biased. And the whole person is also a selfless and wholehearted public. In fact, he really doesn't believe it, how can he not know the way to be an official after a long time? If it is really as Lin Baozhu said, then the local officials are afraid that they can't wait for the imperial court to find the high-yield Jiahe for the sake of performance evaluation, so why keep their political achievements for a woman?

Besides, even if this is the case, then he must not let Zhang Manchu and Lin Baozhu be in the limelight now. It is necessary to know that these two husband and wife are one, and Zhang Manchu is the right-hand man of His Royal Highness the Prince, if the two of them have another achievement, they can only add glory to His Royal Highness the Prince. Success with His Royal Highness the Five Princes will be a big hindrance.

So after thinking about it a few times, he could only go past everyone and speak first to suppress Lin Baozhu's pride. In addition, it is also for the sake of showing up in front of the five princes, you must know that for the weight of the Yue family, the five princes did acquiesce to him as his henchman, and even passed the word openly and secretly, as long as he can show his value, it is not difficult to give the daughter of the Lin family a prince's side concubine.

As for why it is the side concubine and not the fifth princess, Lord Lin knows it himself, and now the reputation of his concubine Lin Yanran is already notorious, and many people avoid it. If you want to be a concubine, it is absolutely impossible. But it's not in the way, as long as the five princes can ascend to the throne, their daughter can at least be named one of the four concubines as a side concubine.

When the time comes, who will dare to despise him? If you are lucky, your daughter will give birth to Lin'er once, and she may still have a place in the court. At that time, he was not only a relative of the emperor, but he could also get great benefits by virtue of his relatives.

As soon as he thought of the future, the uneasiness in his heart was suppressed by ambition.

It's a pity that Lin Baozhu slightly hooked the corners of his mouth on one side, stepped forward, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, the courtiers still have something to say." ”

Hearing Lin Baozhu speak again, the emperor's face was slightly better, and he said with a pleasant face: "But it's okay to say it's okay." ”

"The courtiers once said that all the huó dòng of Zhang Ji should be recorded in the register, and if there are major achievements, they must seek the witness of the local government. First, no matter how Zhang Ji develops, he is the people of the Great Zhou. Second, it is also a rule set by the courtiers just in case. Lin Baozhu cleared his throat, glanced at Lord Lin, and continued, "If the emperor doesn't believe it, you can send people to check the grain stocks in various industries in Zhangji, or you can find the manager of Zhangji to get the record book, and then there are local governments that have also filed it." ”

For this, I'm afraid that the entire court has never thought of it. And the emperor was the same, he first glanced at Lin Baozhu in some surprise, then smiled in his eyes, waved his hand and sent someone to rush to Taoshuwan overnight, and then ordered his henchmen to personally go to the industrial Zhuangzi in Zhangji to inspect all over the country.

But at this time, who wouldn't believe Lin Baozhu's words?

As for what Lord Lin said, if you think about it carefully, there is some truth. It's just a loss, he just surrendered to the five princes, but he hasn't won the trust of the five princes, so the five princes will naturally hide many things from him.

You must know that the fifth prince is in charge of household assessment and other affairs, and it is not that he has not reported Zhang Ji's grain harvest to local officials before. However, the fifth prince knew that if this matter was really sent to his father, it would undoubtedly add prestige and benefits to the crown prince. Simply, he suppressed the news on his own, only thinking that he would send people to various places after the year to find a way to intercept Zhang Ji's credit.

But he didn't want to, what he thought was good, how could he know that Lin Baozhu would be killed halfway. Bisheng looked at Lord Lin, who was quite safe, and actually came up at this time.

In fact, it's no wonder that some people are still suspicious, after all, there are indeed not many merchants like Lin Baozhu who have many researchers. Even if there is, there are very few and most of the masters supported by the merchants are related to their own industrial business, not like Lin Baozhu, as long as people have ideas, regardless of what industry or what objects, they can toss it.

In this way, Lin Baozhu and Zhang Ji completely opened up the thoughts and ideas of the remaining dogs, and the so-called wisdom of the masses is unlimited. Later generations developed hybrid rice, and now Zhang Ji has also come up with similar varieties? Of course, she is not a professional and does not understand the difference between the two varieties, but she knows that this object can benefit the people.

"Your Majesty, although the courtiers are not saints, they also know some simple truths. Now the gifts given by the courtiers did not dare to take credit, because they were the fruits of the people of Peachtree Bay, and the courtiers were at best giving them some convenience. After speaking, Lin Baozhu saluted again.

At this time, not only did the three giants in the upper position smile a little and nodded with satisfaction, but even many Wenchen and women sitting below couldn't help but sigh with emotion. In all fairness, if they are so great, the Duchess of the Protector can simply push it out, but if it were them, it would be too late for Xu to be excited, where would she be willing to send it to others?

I really don't know if the Duchess Protector is stupid or too kind, and then look at the Protector who has not said a word on the side, not only is he not angry, but he hasn't even changed his expression. Don't he know what a credit his wife had for refusing?

No matter what other people guess in their hearts, anyway, after the emperor finished his order at this time, he praised a few words in a row, and he directly rewarded a lot. Even Xiao Shengrui, who was holding Mama Liu on the side, was also pleased with the emperor's private treasury, such as the Rui Beast Jade Pendant and the Gluttonous Seven Treasure Short Sword, because of the dragon's heart. And the eldest girl on the side is Zhang Jinruo, who was praised by the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother for her intelligence and reasoning, and then the two women who were mothers of the world gave jade pendant headdresses and other things.

Lin Baozhu took the two children to curtsy, and after thanking him, he sat back in his seat with his man.

The next pilgrimage ceremony can be described as uneventful, but almost everyone knows in their hearts that with the New Year's gift of the Protector and his wife, no matter how valuable it is, it will not be able to enter the eyes of the emperor and the queen mother. Later, Mrs. Xu San offered the embroidery of 10,000 words, and barely got a word of praise from the Queen Mother.

And Lin Baozhu, who was sitting on the seat and was taken care of by her own masters, couldn't help but raise her eyebrows at this time, she remembered that the third daughter-in-law Xu was also a peasant woman, simple and kind. Although he is not handsome, he is diligent and down-to-earth. But the one in front of him, with fine skin and tender flesh, is like a delicate flower, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like Xu San's original match.

"Daughter-in-law, don't look at it, after he was promoted to the general of the guard army last year, he married the daughter of Lord Li, a member of the Ministry of Works. And the original partner took his son to be a child. Zhang Manchu looked disgusted, but refused to say more.

It is said that every time Xu San and his colleagues are full of wine and food, they will boast of their beautiful wives and concubines. And the original match, but he didn't mention it, and occasionally asked about the brothers who fought against the Huns on the battlefield together, and he was also disgusted, and his words were very vulgar. even said that if it weren't for his kindness, he would have divorced the mother-in-law a long time ago, and how could he let her eat more rice in the house.

Not to mention that a bad wife can't be abandoned, even for the sake of his original partner to give birth to children and take care of his old mother, he shouldn't be so cheap.

The so-called Tao is different and does not conspire with each other, not to mention that Zhang Manchu looks down on people like Xu San who are ungrateful when they get some rights. Over time, he and Liuzi and others, and Xu San also faded their contacts, and almost no longer talked.

Listening to Zhu Neng mention it a few times, at present, Xu San is quite appreciated by the five princes, it is the time when the spring breeze is proud, and it is unpleasant to call friends and friends every day. But those have nothing to do with him.

With the Jiahe seeds offered by Lin Baozhu, where did the emperor still have the heart to delay at the banquet, just after the queen mother found an excuse to say that she was a little tired and took someone away, the emperor and the queen also found a reason to be a little drunk and left. And the rest of the people, each with their own thoughts, had no intention of watching the song and dance behind, so the palace banquet was dispersed.

All the ministers knelt down and sent the emperor away, and only then did they go out of the Zhengyuan Hall in twos and threes. At this time, there were obviously many more noble ladies around Lin Baozhu, and the women who were originally good friends with the Lin family and the Yue family quietly staggered their steps without showing a trace.

At this time, many people saw that Lord Yue's face was not good-looking, and naturally there were a few officials who had been impeached by him and sneered at him. It's not that he can't be a person, but he can be said to be a person trusted by the emperor, an emperor's eyeliner, and he has never acted badly on weekdays, and he has never stood in line among the princes, which is why he can be valued by the emperor. But he didn't want the performance of his son-in-law today, and properly labeled him as the Five Princes.

It is not important to offend His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, for fear that it will arouse the suspicion of the emperor. If his position is suspected by the emperor, then his career will come to an end.