In the Deyang Hall of the North Palace, Liu Hong, the Son of Heaven, glanced around, and finally turned his gaze to the position of Sikong Qiaoxuan in the front row, and muttered: "Sikong, a few days ago, Rushang played a sparse performance, and I said that it was convenient to plant cotton and sugar beets, and offered the strategy of immigrating to the border, and I also thought so!" Can Sikong share a word with Zhu Qing, what is the magic of this method of growing cotton and sugar beets? ”

"Yui!" Hearing the Son of Heaven mention himself, Qiao Xuan straightened his clothes and bowed down to the Son of Heaven. Then, Sikong Qiaoxuan stood up, looked around at everyone, and slowly spoke: "A few days ago, Wu Shiyu sent a few feet of cotton cloth and a jar of white sugar to a certain person, I looked strange, so I asked about the source, but I didn't expect that they were all made by the things of the Western Regions that we ignored, so I read to Wu Shi to teach the method of planting, and offered the method of planting cotton and beets to Your Majesty!" Qiao Xuan simply gave Wu Yong a gift, and asked about the planting of the two crops, and told everyone about it, not saying too much, but Liao Liao told a few words about the general experience.

Then, he took out a bunch of bamboo slips from his cuffs in a hurry, bowed to the Son of Heaven and said: "I have discussed with Wu Shiyu and Dasi Nong Cao Song for a few days, and made a few words on the method of planting cotton and sugar beets, and I will present it to Your Majesty, please take a look!" ”

"Good!" The Son of Heaven bowed slightly, and instructed left and right: "Go, take the space and take a look at it!" ”

"Yui!" When the eunuch beside Liu Hong heard this, he hurriedly bowed down and agreed, and hurried to Qiao Xuan, took the bamboo slip, and presented it to the Son of Heaven.

After Liu Hong got the bamboo slips, he glanced at them casually, and then instructed the left and right: "Present this to the Taifu and the princes in the palace!" "In fact, Liu Hong has already seen the content of Qiao Xuanshu's performance, and the action just now is just a formality, which is a necessary process for the interaction between the emperor and his courtiers, and it is also one of the basic etiquettes of a court meeting.

Etiquette is indispensable and essential! In this way, the seriousness of this topic is revealed. There is only one sparse performance, and there are very few who can be qualified to watch it, among the hundreds of people present, only officials with more than 2,000 stones, such as Taifu and Sangong Jiuqing, are qualified to take a look, and the decision is also in the hands of them and the Son of Heaven.

After watching this sparse performance, Taifu Hu Guang couldn't help but sigh and said: "This cotton produces cotton cloth, which can keep out the cold and protect my Han people with abundant clothes; Beets produce syrup, which can enrich the diet of our people and bless my subjects with enough food! Chen Cheng thinks that this policy is a great good! As he spoke, Hu Guang bowed to the Son of Heaven and said, "I hope that Your Majesty will be fortunate in the world, so that the people will plant this cotton and sugar beet!" In order to solve the plight of the people, the warehouse of the rich world! After Hu Guang finished speaking, the Son of Heaven smiled slightly, and did not answer, but turned his eyes to the rest of the ministers, patiently waiting for their answers.

"The minister seconded the proposal!" When Taiwei heard the attack, he also finished reading the recital, and then he went out and said to the Son of Heaven: "The common policy is conducive to state affairs, and the minister is willing to receive the order to implement the policy of planting cotton and sugar beets in all parts of the border pass to the Central Plains!" However, unlike Hu Guang's way of thinking, Wen Renxing seemed to be more interested in moving people to the border passes, and he then said to the Son of Heaven: "The ministers are amazed by this strategy of planting cotton and sugar beet, and they think it is wonderful!" Especially with this cotton cloth, my Han people can no longer be affected by the bitter cold of the frontier, and the frontier land has always been barren, which is not conducive to planting food crops. In fact, Taiwei also got the cotton cloth and white sugar sent by Wu Yong on the day he heard the attack, but he didn't ask in detail, and he only thought it was Wu Yong's accidental getting, and didn't take it to heart.

So he looked at Wu Yong, who was standing beside the Son of Heaven, and said in surprise: "I never thought that I wouldn't see it for a few days, and Wu Shiyu found such a major event that benefits the country and the people!" People say that since ancient times, heroes have come out of teenagers, and the ancients have not deceived me! Saying that, he couldn't help but sigh when he heard the attack: "Qin has Ganluo, and he is the secretary at the age of twelve." My big man also has such an outstanding young man as Wu Shiyu! Congratulations! Congratulations! Hearing the words of the attack, Wu Yong almost rolled his eyes, and secretly spit in his heart: "It seems that my gift was not given in vain, but I didn't expect that the captain, who is the head of the Three Princes, praised people without ambiguity at all." But I don't dare to monopolize this credit, it's better to share some favors with the Son of Heaven, after all, because of Dong Pet's incident last time, the Son of Heaven was still a little depressed in his heart. So Wu Yong stubbornly came out of the ranks, and bowed to the Son of Heaven: "The ministers can come to Luoyang from the countryside, all thanks to Your Majesty's favor, and now they can offer two crops to the court, which is also the result of accompanying Your Majesty every day and listening to the teachings of the sage." When Liu Hong, the son of heaven, heard this, he couldn't help but be a little moved, he was indeed a little alienated from Wu Yong because of Dong Pet's affairs in the past few days, but now he sees that although he is neglected by himself, he is still worried about the people of the world, and he should not tolerate others.

So he nodded at Wu Yong and said earnestly: "I didn't expect to have a grateful heart at a young age." Sure enough, it was wise for me to choose you as an attendant. Wu Yong immediately replied: "Your Majesty has praised it, and the ministers can often listen to Your Majesty's side, and you are fortunate to be a third life!" The hundreds of officials and ministers in the palace saw that Wu Yong was willing to share this great contribution with Liu Hong, the son of heaven, and couldn't help but look at him again.

At the court meeting, Wu Yong's appearance was just one of the episodes, and after this episode, the Deyang Hall soon returned to the topic.

When Sikong Qiaoxuan's sparse performance was circulated in the hands of officials with more than 2,000 stones, such as the Three Princes and Nine Secretaries, the Son of Heaven consulted the ministers again.

Following the attack of Taifu Hu Guang and Taiwei people, Situ Xu Xun, Dasi Nongqing Cao Song and others also expressed their approval of this sparse performance, and the three dukes and nine secretaries almost unanimously agreed that cotton and sugar beet planting should be promoted in the border passes and northern counties!

However, when the Son of Heaven asked who should be responsible for promoting the cultivation of cotton and sugar beets, the court suddenly fell into a new round of contention.

Among the ministers, some people proposed that the matter should be handed over to the Taifu Hu Guang, and that Shangshutai should announce it to the world, ordering the officials of the counties to implement the matter.

Some people say that this matter should be handed over to Cao Song, the secretary of agriculture, to be fully responsible, and to order the agricultural officials of all counties and counties to teach the art of planting cotton and sugar beet, and then spread it widely.

There are also nominations, Taiwei Wenren, Sikong Qiaoxuan, Situ Xuxun and other people, as long as they get a little bit of edge, they all want to get a piece of the pie and share a little credit... But no one mentions Wu Yong's name, as if he, the initiator, does not exist at all.

Wu Yong doesn't care about this, anyway, he is young and doesn't have any qualifications at all, so it is basically impossible to participate in this kind of thing, not to mention that if he wants to promote this matter in the future, he has to give advice.

In short, now the Son of Heaven and the Hundred Officials and Ministers know that this matter is caused by him, and the credit belongs to him, and no one can snatch it away.

Seeing the endless arguments among the ministers, the Son of Heaven gradually lost his patience and directly named him: "I intend to appoint Sikong Qiaoxuan as the captain of Tuntian, and promote the planting of cotton and sugar beets in the county, why do you think it is?" Qiao Xuan has the merit of recommendation, and he himself knows more about cotton and sugar beet planting.

In particular, Qiao Xuan used to be a general of the Liao Dynasty, served for three years, trained soldiers, and had a stable border.

If you want to emigrate to the border land, you still have to rely on him. On that day, Wu Yong sent cotton clothes and white sugar to many people, and even he, the son of heaven, got a copy, but no one thought deeply, and Qiao Xuan was still far-sighted.

Therefore, the Son of Heaven intended to let Qiao Xuan be in charge of this matter. First, it is to reward Qiao Xuan's recommendation, and secondly, it can be regarded as making the best use of his talents and giving Qiao Xuan a chance to complete his long-cherished wish.

Liu Hong has just ascended the throne not long ago, and he has done a very good job in knowing people and rewarding and punishing, as long as you are meritorious and talented, basically you will not hesitate to reward and reuse, but the premise is not to do it against him!

It can be said that being an official under him, some small mistakes are harmless, as long as you sincerely serve the court, he is still very enlightened.

But it is a pity that although Liu Hong had great ambitions, he obeyed the words of the eunuchs such as the Ten Standing Attendants, and many things were kept in the dark, which eventually led to corruption in the imperial court, which led to the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the collapse of the Han family.

Although the Son of Heaven intended to make Qiao Xuan the lieutenant of Tuntian, responsible for promoting the cultivation of cotton and sugar beets, Qiao Xuan had just become the boss, and his foundation in the court was still unstable, and there were still many political enemies, for example, Situ Xu Xun had always looked at Qiao Xuan very unpleasantly.

As mentioned above, the reason why Qiao Xuan was able to ascend to the throne was because Liu Huan was attacked by a group of hundreds of officials and ministers, and was dismissed from the position of Sikong by Liu Hong, the son of heaven, which also caused the ten permanent servants to lose an eye and ear in the court, so they found Situ Xu Xun as a spokesperson.

Xu Xun used to be a representative of scholars, and his influence among the family was extraordinary. But since Qiao Xuan became the director, a large part of the officials among the scholars have been co-opted by Qiao Xuan, which makes him have some grudges against Qiao Xuan.

At the same time, the Xu family, as a big family, knows very well that there is a lot of room for operation in the imperial court to promote the cultivation of cotton and sugar beet.

For these two new crops to be implemented on a large scale, seeds are indispensable, but the question is where to get so many seeds and how to distribute them.

You must know that cotton clothes and syrup are scarce items, and whoever can plant them a year earlier can get an extra year's benefits.

Therefore, as soon as the words of the Son of Heaven fell, Situ Xu Xun came out and said: "Qiao Gong is full of poetry and books, rigorous in governing the army, famous all over the world, and the ministers are also quite respectful. However, Qiao Gong was born rich and had a family of millions, and he had not been able to cultivate crops for a long time, and he was afraid that he would not understand his reason and delay the country's major affairs! ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!" After Xu Xun finished speaking, Yuan Feng, the servant, also immediately stood up and bowed to the Son of Heaven: "The minister Wenqiao Gong has a straightforward personality, jealousy and hatred, and he has lived in the border for a long time, and he does not do the work of farming, how can he know about farming, such a major matter that benefits the country and the people, and entrusts him to operate, is it not a mistake for the country?" Compared with Xu Xun, Yuan Feng's words are a bit heavy, and the meaning of his words is that Qiao Xuan doesn't know about agricultural affairs, so wouldn't it be a mistake to let him serve as the captain of Tuntian?

The reason why he said this was also because Qiao Xuan held the position of Sikong, and the original servant could often be promoted to the third prince because he was a prominent position among the secretaries.

After Liu Huan was deposed, Yuan Feng had the best chance to become the boss, but what people didn't expect was that a bridge suddenly appeared, which made the position of the third prince that originally belonged to him go to waste.

Immediately afterwards, Wen Renzheng also said: "Planting cotton and sugar beet is an agricultural matter, and Cao Song, the secretary of agriculture, is in charge of the agricultural officials of the county and country in the world, and the implementation of the method of planting cotton and sugar beet will get twice the result with half the effort." The minister thinks that this matter should be done to the great Si Nongqing, and not to others! ”

"The minister also thinks that Qiao Gong can't be ...... in this matter" After hearing the attack, other courtiers also stood up against it, and their reasons were basically based on the points raised by Situ Xu Xun and Yuan Feng, the servant Qing, in short, everyone disagreed with Qiao Xuan's responsibility for planting cotton and sugar beet.

Seeing that the ministers reacted so violently, Liu Hong, the son of heaven after the imperial case, couldn't help frowning, thinking in his heart, Qiao Xuan's army was a good hand at defending the city, but maybe Qiao Xuan might really not be suitable for promoting the cultivation of cotton and sugar beet, and it was not unreasonable for the ministers to oppose him being in charge of this matter!

At the same time, Qiao Xuan also saw all the scenes in the hall, and saw that among the ministers, none of them were willing to stand up and speak for him, but all of them opposed him as the captain of Tuntian, and he couldn't help but feel gloomy, and for a while he didn't even have the heart to refute everyone.

Seeing that Qiao Xuan was silent, he let the ministers attack in every way, which made someone in the hall anxious, seeing that the situation was taking a turn for the worse, Qiao Xuan seemed to be about to miss the important task of Captain Tuntian, and someone felt that he couldn't bear it anymore!

So he gritted his teeth fiercely and went out to play to the Son of Heaven: "The old minister Chen Qiu, the old minister, died to play Your Majesty, today the strong sect is strong, the legal system is chaotic, most of the strong are weak, the people are tyrannical, the public is private, the people are invaded, and the merger is the first evil in the world!" The minister implored His Majesty to move his people and the border passes, cut his wings, and strengthen the border army. And the strong Zonghao right family has accumulated the wealth of the world, and the family has millions of dollars, thousands of times more than the common people! It can also make him bear the cost of food, clothing and travel, and then he will have a large amount of expenses left for the imperial court. ”

"As for the border pass to grant the field..."Chen Qiu sneered again, and said: "Qiang Zonghao right, millions of families, thousands of servants, why do you need the imperial court to grant it?" Fend for yourself! ”

"Yes, the minister implores His Majesty to appoint all things to those who are good at doing things, and use them according to their talents, this matter cannot be carried out unless the bridge is duke!" When he heard these words, Qiao Xuan suddenly raised his head and looked at the back in the hall, his eyes were a little moist.

"Alas!" Seeing this scene, Wu Yong couldn't help but stand up and bow to the Son of Heaven: "The art of planting cotton and sugar beets offered by the minister is a small Tao, and the minister heard that the public has immigrated to the border gates, so the minister will offer the method of fire kang to the Son of Heaven to ensure that the people keep warm in winter!" Liu Hong was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked: "What is the method of fire kang?" Wu Yong arched his hand and replied: "Your Majesty, the principle of the fire kang is very simple, it uses the smoke with hot gas generated when the fire burns to heat up the room. Specifically, dig one or more ditches connecting the stove and lay them with bluestone slabs or masonry to construct one or more flues. When the stove is burning, the smoke produced will enter the room along the flue, and finally be discharged by the outside, during this period, the smoke with heat will produce a large amount of heat, and the slate or masonry that burns the slate and heats up will also increase the temperature of the room, so as to play a role in keeping warm..."After a pause, Wu Yongyou added: "The smoke produced when charcoal or dry wood is burned enters the room along the flue, and there is an isolation of slate or masonry, and the smoke will not be emitted. Therefore, there is no need to worry about the problems caused by tobacco poison, it is a fire kang this thing, which can keep warm and very safe, because of its benefits, this law will be granted to the people of Luoyang Huangzhuang, so that they can build greenhouses, for winter planting vegetables, think about it will not be long before it can be completed, and then His Majesty will send someone to see it! After hearing Wu Yong's words, the hundred officials and ministers in the Deyang Hall all looked at each other, I don't know what Wu Yong meant, only Duan Yong's eyes suddenly flashed a trace of essence, his eyes swept over Wu Yong's face like a sharp sword, his expression was slightly excited, and he didn't care about anything else, he stood up and said: "Great goodness!" Xiaolang's method is wonderful! If this law can be extended, the counties of the northern regions will benefit from it. If this method can be introduced into the army, the soldiers of Liangzhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou will also be spared the suffering of winter! After saying that, Duan Cheng suddenly looked at Wu Yong and bowed: "Duan Cheng, on behalf of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the north, thank you to Xiaolang!" Please wait for me! Wu Yong immediately saluted Duan Cheng and said: "The general is polite, it is convenient for others and himself, if the method of fire kang can be popularized to the entire northern counties, Wu Yong's heart is also happy!" Seeing that Wu Yong was so generous, Duan Cheng couldn't help but sigh: "Xiao Lang is kind-hearted, capable of what others can't, which makes people admire, Your Majesty is really as wise as a torch, and can find such a talent as you in the countryside!" Hearing the conversation between Wu Yong and Duan Cheng, the ministers were speechless, no one expected that Wu Yong would jump out at such a time and offer the method of fire kang to the Son of Heaven!

This kind of incident, which involves hundreds of thousands of border soldiers, is not something they can easily handle, and it is not worth it if it is not good and attracts backlash.

So, the ministers couldn't help but look at the Son of Heaven after the imperial case, waiting for the final verdict of the Son of Heaven!

In the midst of all the attention, Liu Hong, the Son of Heaven, glanced at the ministers with a majestic gaze, and slowly spoke: "I have made up my mind, and I will appoint Sikong Qiaoxuan as the captain of Tuntian and the general leader of the border immigration." At the same time, Cao Song, the secretary of the Great Nongqing, was appointed as the Governor of Tuntian, assisting from the side, and was in charge of planting cotton and sugar beets! The edict ordered each county to send its subordinate agricultural officials, Litian, to Luoyang within three months to learn the way of planting cotton and sugar beets! At the same time, the ministers of the hundred officials came out and bowed: "Obey Your Majesty's order!" The decision and appointment of the Son of Heaven put an end to this dispute.

All the noise in the temple came to an abrupt end. Although not all of them were satisfied with this result, it was not completely unacceptable.