Chapter Twenty-Three: Masters and Calculations
King Jing's status is noble and his reputation is extremely high, according to common sense, Chu Nan does not dare not make a humble appearance, but King Jing especially does not like the juniors to please himself, and at the beginning there were still people who slandered the surname King Jing, but King Jing is like an old farmer in the palace for decades, and now no one will suspect that he is just hypocritically showing his high demeanor.
Although Chu Nan was not very favored in the Chu family, he always knew some secrets of the year, when the first emperor of Daliang died, King Jing, who was still the crown prince at the time, supported him and quickly stabilized the situation, and later unexpectedly gave way to Li Heng, the fourth prince who was not very conspicuous at that time, and proclaimed himself King Jing, and became an old farmer with peace of mind.
Chu Nan secretly looked at the triumphant King Jing, but there was more pressure in his heart than facing characters like Yang Lie and Chu Yuan, and he really didn't know what this seemingly old man wanted to say to himself, so he had to check some trivial things and say.
King Jing warmly beckoned Chu Nan to eat edamame, Chu Nan picked one up, and found that it was an ordinary soybean, cooked in hot water, and slightly pressed his fingers on the pod, the tender but not astringent, sticky but not glutinous beans slid into his mouth. This was an ordinary farmhouse food, but the two kings of Chu Nanjing ate with relish.
Chu Nan knew that although this soybean was inconspicuous, eating it would have many benefits for the body, but if he ate too much, he would inevitably have the disadvantages of phlegm, gas, and cough. King Jing is old and should not eat too much, so Chu Nan euphemistically said some of the functions of soybeans, emphasizing the many disadvantages of eating too much.
Although he said some very simple truths, King Jing had never heard of them, and he asked for details vigorously. Chu Nan had no choice but to move out of the descriptions of medical books such as Shennong's Materia Medica and Materia Medica's Truth-seeking in his previous life to cope with the past.
King Jing thought for a while after hearing this, and sighed: "Sure enough, this king thinks that he has been studying agriculture for decades, but he has never known that this little soybean has so many words. Thinking about it, he smiled and asked Chu Nandao: "Do you know why this king is looking for you?"
Chu Nan didn't know, stood aside and shook his head, admitting that he had never had any contact with King Jing's Mansion, and he really couldn't guess King Jing's thoughts.
King Jing instructed his subordinates to clean up the stone table and play with the taste: "This king doesn't care much about the affairs in the capital, but he almost knows your recent moves, do you know why?"
Chu Nan lowered his head and secretly thought, could it be that the young master I was in the limelight this time, and King Jing discovered my talent that I couldn't hide? Hey, do you want to admit it frankly and say out loud that Lao Tzu is a master of the eight grades!?
Chu Nan was about to admit it half-pushed, when he saw King Jing wave his hand and said: "Don't be embarrassed not to admit it, this is not a shameful thing, in the future, you will forget to come to the palace often, and this door will always be open to you." β
Chu Nan muttered, "How did the prince know?"
King Jing stood up, greeted him in the distance, and said lightly: "Hey, this girl has to talk about it every time she comes to my house, and this king can't think about it." β
Chu Nan saw Xian'er biting her lip and walking towards this side, although she was a little surprised, but if you think about it carefully, she has never said anything about martial arts in front of Xian'er, after all, Xian'er doesn't know anything about these things, and just about to ask, King Jing turned around and smiled: "Every time Xian'er comes to the palace to deliver tea, she has to talk to this king, every time this little girl says to this king, saying that you are very good at farming, and you are a master of farming, but now it seems that it is not false at all." β
A master who is good at farming ??!! farming!??
Chu Nan was a little sluggish, uh-huh, he couldn't say anything for a long time, and he was 120,000 depressed in his heart.
King Jing looked at Xian'er lovingly, then at the sluggish Chu Nan, and said angrily: "What kind of expression is this? You must know that the people are the foundation of the country, and leading the army to fight wars can make meritorious achievements, and hoeing and farming can also be! If anyone looks down on doing farm work, he looks down on this king!"
Chu Nan hurriedly confessed, lowered his head but couldn't help grinning, if the news that he was a master of farming spread, well, Chu Nan couldn't help but clench his hands, and he could even see Chu Yuan Tieqing, Yangmei's pale faces and countless schadenfreude.
At this time, not long after the founding of the Great Liang, the newly rising and the big families left behind by the war after the founding of the People's Republic of China wantonly enclosed the land, but fortunately, the Liang was lower than the majority, and the people would not have no land to plant, but the fields around the capital were divided by the royal family and several relatives and nobles. And once they become tenants, even if those high-ranking big families are killed, most of the government will turn a blind eye, and the status of the so-called master of farming can be imagined, and even the Great Liang Imperial Examination deleted the subject of agriculture.
Chu Nan opened his mouth, he didn't want to blame Xian'er, and he didn't dare to explain to the angry King Jing, he looked at Xian'er like a resentful woman, and reluctantly became a master of agriculture.
Xian'er stood timidly beside King Jing and said softly, "You...... Eh, Young Master Chu is good. β
Xian'er has been familiar with Chu Nan since she was a child, and she is usually commensurate with Chu Nan, but it is not good to be like this in front of outsiders, after all, the two identities are very different, if you and I are still called, Chu Nan doesn't care, but Xian'er has to wear a hat that does not know the etiquette and does not understand education, which is already a big crime for a civilian girl who has not left the cabinet.
King Jing frowned, and said dissatisfiedly: "What Young Master Chu Second Master Chu, you are not much different in age, and you are acquaintances, is it also called like this?"
Chu Nan heard it, but most of this dissatisfaction came towards him, and said with a wry smile: "The prince is angry, but this is none of my business, and I don't want to." β
King J Jing naturally knows the truth, if it is changed to Yang Lin or other people from other big families, it is not easy to talk about others, but Xian'er was born in a farming family, and now he is in business, and his status as the son of the century-old Chu family is 108,000 miles away, so he dare not pay attention to it.
Chu Nan's heart moved, shook his head and sighed: "Lord Wang, I don't know, I have known Xian'er since I was a child, and we are very familiar with each other, but I have to pretend to be outside, even so, Xian'er has endured a lot of gossip, heyγγγ"
King Jing didn't ask about the world for decades, and when he heard this, he was furious: "The fairy elves are well-behaved, why are they so rude!"
Chu Nan said bitterly: "Lord Wang, you have worked tirelessly to revitalize the agriculture of Daliang over the years, but you don't know how snobbish those people outside are now, if you meet, which one is not the first to compare the official positions of the family or elders, hey, the world is said to be the wind of the world, and the people's hearts are not ancient." β
King Jing thought for a moment, and muttered, "Has this world really become so unbearable?" Xian'er has never told this king. β
Those words naturally added a lot of water, such as today's son is close to the people, attaches importance to agriculture, and the people's words are countless times better than the previous dynasty, but Chu Nan will naturally not be stupid to tell King Jing the truth.
Chu Nan put on a worried posture and said half-truthfully: "My words may be biased, but they are always well-founded. Secretly glanced at King Jing, pretended not to care, and said: "Xian'er is kind-hearted, smart and clever, and well-behaved, according to me, it is no worse than the Shuning County Lord of Prince Heng's Mansion, but it's a pity,,,γ β
King Jing's eyes lit up, and he laughed and said: "County Lord, what's wrong with the County Lord? I will accept Xian'er as a righteous daughter, and Xian'er will also be the county lord in the future, I think which one dares to despise her." β
Chu Nan took a breath, looked at King Jing with admiration and said: "Lord Wang Shengming, Xian'er is also the county lord, not only no one bullies her anymore, but also many of the prince's wonderful ideas in agriculture can also be implemented with the help of Xian'er, it is really a double win." β
Chu Nan talked to King Jing for a long time, but the real protagonist Xian'er stood aside with a red face, wanting to say something but not knowing how to speak. Chu Nan pretended to be dissatisfied and looked at Xian'er, and said coldly: "What are you doing standing there stupidly, and you don't want to see your father-in-law!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was slapped on the back of the head, and when he looked back, he found that it was King Jing, and he stood aside with a bitter face, and he didn't know where to provoke this prince again.
King Jing glared at Chu Nan angrily, and said angrily: "Now Xian'er is the county lord and the daughter of this king!
Xian'er couldn't hear Chu Nan's intention to protect, but there was still a prevarication in her heart, so she saw King Jing's eyes full of love and even vaguely uneasy, and she didn't feel that her heart softened, Ying Ying knelt down, and said respectfully: "My daughter has seen her father." β
This sentence shows that Xian'er doesn't understand the royal affairs, and in this situation, Xian'er should call King Jing his father. But Princess Jing died early, King Jing only had one son under his knees, and now he has a clever and well-behaved daughter at the age of half of the earth, and he can't help but feel relieved, where do he care about these, he hurriedly pulled up Xian'er, and complained in his mouth: "This is the form, the ground is damp, and your body is delicate, how can you say kneel and kneel!" said that it was a complaint, but the meaning of care and maintenance was that even the blind could see it.
Chu Nan pretended to walk forward and backward, and the county lord teased Xian'er shortly. King Jing only felt that he had entered Chu Nan's trap at the beginning, but looking at the red-faced and helpless Xian'er, the more he looked at it, the more he liked it, and secretly thought, if it is really calculated by this kid, I hope to be calculated a few more times. The more I thought about it, the happier I became, and said loudly: "Make tea for my father, make good tea!"
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