With a notice from the court, plus the explanation of the newspaper.

Rumors of new grain on General Mountain began to dissipate.

However, the discussion about the new grain is becoming more and more lively.

For these, Zhu Di, Guo An and others didn't pay attention to it.

Guo An, on the other hand, focuses on taking care of the corn and sweet potatoes in his backyard.

A few days later.

Guo An was sitting in the main hall, drinking tea leisurely.

But when he saw it, Xu Yong's face was full of excitement and he strode in.

"Grandpa, the seedlings are out!"

"Huh?"

Guo An was stunned.

Xu Yong shouted again: "Grandpa, it's the corn seedlings in the back garden!" ”

"Let's go!"

Guo An got up directly and walked to the backyard.

The teacup in his hand, but he forgot to put it down.

Xu Yong hurriedly followed.

Guo An's footsteps were fast, passing by some courtyards, and he didn't have time to pay attention to the subordinates and maidservants who saluted.

This made those subordinates and maidservants look puzzled.

What's wrong with today, sir?

Soon, Guo An came to the back garden.

The three large boxes of sweet potatoes were growing more and more luxuriantly, and they had extended from the boxes and spread out in all directions.

Next to it, in the three-point corn field, if you look closely, you will see that there are scattered in it, and tender green two-leaf grass has emerged.

"These are corn seedlings!"

Squatting down, Guo An looked at it for a while, and his heart was very good!

"Slip ......"

After taking a sip of herbal tea, Guo An instructed Xu Yong on the side: "These corn seedlings, you must take good care of them, strictly prevent those animals from giving me a bite, and wait until they grow for another month, so you don't have to worry!" ”

The Dingguo Mansion has a big business, the front yard is clean, and there are no cats, mice or birds.

However, in the back garden, there are gardens, trees, rockeries and pavilions, and there is no shortage of these animals!

Xu Yong said with a solemn face, "Grandpa, don't worry, some more people will be sent in the end!" ”

"It doesn't have to be like this!"

Guo An waved his hand lightly, "Just two or three people watch!" ”

"Yes, Grandpa!"

Xu Yong replied again.

Guo An couldn't help but look at those corn seedlings again, and couldn't help muttering: "When these corn grows up, when they are cooked, they are tender and sweet, but they are very delicious!" ”

Xu Yong: "......"

……

Inside the Fengtian Temple.

Zhu Di frowned slightly, looking at Yishu in front of him.

"How many days has Li Xing been to Datong?"

He was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly replied.

"Back to Your Majesty, Li Daban has been gone for more than a month! A few days ago, Li Daban sent a message that the acting king complied with the edict this time and followed Li Daban into Beijing! ”

Hearing this, Zhu Di's expression eased slightly.

Yisha also breathed a sigh of relief.

It was a few days later.

A chamberlain, riding a fast horse, entered the palace.

"Your Majesty, Li Daban has sent news again!"

Yisha walked into the Fengtian Temple and reported to Zhu Di carefully.

"Oh?"

Zhu Di raised his head slightly and said lightly, "Submit it!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Yisha hurriedly presented a letter to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di opened it directly and looked at it.

"Huh?"

It's just that at a glance, his face is full of anger.

I was also taken aback.

"Mixed Thing!"

After reading it, Zhu Di scolded directly, "No king and no brother, you are so sloppy to me, arrogant and arrogant!" ”

Yishaha's whole person tensed, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is angry, but don't be angry!" ”

"Humph!"

Zhu Di snorted coldly and said, "Summoning Xu Zengshou, the Left Governor of the Right Army Governor's Mansion, to enter the palace!" ”

"Slave obeys!"

Yisha was shocked, and hurriedly responded and left.

Soon.

Xu Zengshou followed a eunuch and hurried to the Fengtian Palace.

"Minister Xu Zengshou see Your Majesty!"

"Get up!"

Zhu Di waved his hand slowly, and without waiting for Xu Zengshou to ask, he said directly: "Acting King Zhu Gui is arrogant and rebellious, has no king and no brother, and I can't summon him to Beijing in the two edicts, and he deliberately stagnates along the way, and he also oppresses the people we send.

Since he doesn't want to come, then just don't come!

I ordered you to carry the will, send him back to Datong, and cut off his three guards and honor guards for me! ”

Xu Zengshou was shocked, his face full of surprise.

"Your Majesty, are you going to cut the three guards and honor guards of the acting king?"

"Hmph, violating the ancestral teachings, abusing the army and the people, having no king and no brother, and repeatedly refusing to change, it should be punished!"

Zhu Di snorted coldly.

Xu Zengshou has also heard about all kinds of evil things that Acting King Zhu Gui did in Datong, especially the bullying of the acting princess, Xu Zengshou's brothers are even more resentful.

It's just that it's the Prince of Daming, and he is still far away in Datong, and they can't be provoked yet.

"That's the ......"

Thinking about it, Xu Zengshou nodded slightly, then reacted, and hurriedly said: "But Your Majesty, if the three guards and honor guards of the acting king are cut, there will be no soldiers to guard the acting king's mansion, and if there is any crazy thief, it will be extremely inappropriate!" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Di's eyes froze, according to the evil things Zhu Gui did in Datong, he could really provoke these thieves!

"In this way, then leave him a hundred captains, and only allow him to guard the Acting Palace!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Xu Zengshou hurriedly responded.

One hundred lieutenants is enough to protect the palace of the king.

In this matter, go back and discuss it with your brother, they can even replace these captains with their Xu family cronies and arrange for them to be in charge of the son!

"You go back and prepare, the will will be given to you in the afternoon, and you will leave immediately tomorrow!"

"Wechen obeys!"

Immediately, Xu Zengshou hurried back.

Afternoon.

Xu Zengshou had just finished discussing with Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, and the holy decree had already arrived at Xu Zengshou's mansion.

Early the next morning.

Xu Zengshou took the men and horses and went in the direction of Datong!

In the Jingshi, even if it is the imperial palace, there are not many secrets.

The acting king annoyed Zhu Di and was cut off the guard, but he didn't hide it for long.

Within a few days of Xu Zengshou's departure, the news spread.

"Teacher, these little people who chew the root of their tongues are really hateful!"

Zhu Gaochi looked indignant.

"Abominable indeed!"

Guo An agreed.

After catharsis for two sentences, Zhu Gaochi did not continue to complain about this topic, but suddenly asked.

"I don't know what the teacher thinks, can the father's punishment of the acting king be published in the newspaper to warn the kings of the world?"

Guo An was stunned for a moment, "Your Highness, this is a royal matter, and Weichen doesn't dare to say anything!" ”

"Thank you, teacher, I see!"

Zhu Gaochi nodded slowly.

Guo An was not ready to meddle in this matter, but thinking of what the acting king had done, he couldn't help but sigh softly.

"Your Highness, what if the acting king does not repent?"

"Huh?"

Zhu Gaochi was startled, a little incredulous.

"Teacher, my father has already cut the three guards of the acting king, what else can he do?"

"Alas!"

Guo An smiled bitterly and said again: "Weichen heard that the acting king favored one of his concubines, and his attitude towards the rest of the people in the palace was no different from that of his subordinates!"

Although you can't go out of the palace and act recklessly, you ...... in the palace."

"This ......"

Zhu Gaochi's face was shocked.

"Thank you for the mention!"

If it is really as Guo An said, if it can't be published in the newspaper.

Otherwise, if there is really a scandal in his palace, it will be a huge scandal for his father and even the royal family.

How unreliable his Uncle Wang is, Zhu Gaochi has heard too much since he was a child.

"Your Highness is gracious!"

Guo An chuckled slightly, and then said again: "Your Highness, do you want to go to the back garden to see the sweet potatoes and corn?" ”

"Sweet potatoes and corn?"

Zhu Gaochi looked happy, "I am willing, I have never seen it, what do the young seedlings of these two Daming Furui grains look like!" ”

"Your Highness, please!"

Guo An got up, took Zhu Gaochi, and walked to the back garden.

Along the way, Zhu Gaochi's steps were fast.

He was right, he really hadn't seen what the seedlings of sweet potatoes and corn looked like.

Soon.

A few people went to the back garden.

"Teacher, these are sweet potatoes?"

Looking at the green vines hanging from the three major boxes, Zhu Gaochi looked curious.

"Exactly!"

Guo An nodded slightly.

After looking at it carefully for a long time, Zhu Gaochi looked at the seedlings in the garden again.

"Teacher, are these corn seedlings?"

"Hmm!"

Guo An nodded slightly.

"How do you look like sorghum and rice seedlings?"

Looking at it for a long time, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but ask again.

"Your Highness is wise!"

Guo An smiled lightly, "Corn seedlings are indeed a bit like sorghum and rice seedlings, but these corn seedlings are still slightly different from sorghum rice seedlings!" ”

Zhu Gaochi stared at it for a long time, but he really didn't see it.

Guo An smiled slightly, "Your Highness, sweet potatoes can be eaten for a month at most." Fresh sweet potatoes, whether steamed or roasted, taste extremely soft and sweet.

In addition, the corn that has not yet fully matured can be boiled in a pot for a while, which is even more sweet and delicious! ”

“……”

Zhu Gaochi looked helpless.

"Teacher, these are all my Ming Furui grain seeds!"

"Your Highness, only the food that can be eaten in the stomach can be called the food of Furui!"

Zhu Gaochi: "......"

"Your Highness, as long as sweet potatoes and corn are planted in the Ming capital, within five years, the people of Daming will be able to eat and drink without worry.

In any case, His Majesty's holy name can far surpass the Han and Tang Dynasties! ”

“…… Teacher's Words...... Hongu agrees! ”

"Your Highness is ...... wise"

……

With Zhu Gaochi leaving the Dingguo Mansion, it took less than a few days.

Good news came from the Jiangjun Mountain Experimental Field.

The corn has also sprouted!

Hearing this, Guo An's face was overjoyed, so he took Xu Yong, Guo Lu and Guo Shen at home, and went to the side of Jiangjun Mountain.

Three acres of fertile land, scattered, sprouting young seedlings, Guo An is full of joy.

"Dad, can we eat all this corn?"

Guo Lu asked suddenly.

There was silence all around, and everyone was shocked.

"You kid knows how to eat!"

Guo An glared at Guo Lu angrily and said, "These corns are all good seeds, and after they are ripe, they must all be collected and planted for the second time!" ”

"When can I eat it?"

Guo Lu looked greedy, "These corns are so delicious to eat, the children haven't eaten enough!" ”

The expressions of the people around looking at Guo An became even more strange.

Dingguo Gong has also eaten corn? However, none of them dared to ask random questions.

Guo An's face remained unchanged, and he continued: "At least after these corns start to be cultivated three times, and the corn seeds are more good, you can eat them!" ”

Guo Lu's face was bitter.

Guo An hurriedly said: "However, at this time, there are more delicious things around Jingshi, and in the next few days, we are all free, we can take you to eat!" ”

"Dad, really?"

Guo Lu was overjoyed and looked at Guo An with an expectant face.

"It's real!"

Guo An nodded slightly, his eyes full of gentleness.

On the side, Guo Shen shivered inexplicably, glanced at Guo Lu who was full of joy in a strange way, and hurriedly bowed to Guo An.

"Dad, the child has been studying the scriptures painstakingly these days, and the child can't accompany his father......"

Guo An glanced at Guo Shen and said disdainfully, "How old are you kid now?" It's the right body, when you're playing, like an old man all day long, what do you do studying the scriptures? ”

"Lu'er knows that you have to eat and play well while you are young, and you, as an elder brother, can't fall behind......"

“……”

Guo Shen's eyes were full of helplessness, he was not Guo Lu's stupid younger brother, as long as he thought of eating, he didn't care about anything, a typical memory of eating but not remembering!

If you can sit, you will not stand; How could my father, who can lie down and not sit, be so kind and take you to eat, drink and have fun near Jingshi?

Alas!

It's just that he, who has always only read the books of sages, is also implicated!

"That's it, big brother, I've been reading that esoteric scripture, which makes people dizzy, why don't you come out and play more?"

Guo Lu also persuaded Guo Shen with a smile on his face.

“……”

Guo Shen was angry, glared at Guo Lu fiercely, and turned his head directly, not wanting to deal with this stupid brother!

Last time, you forgot about the miserable situation of being taken to the fiefdom by your father and eating that unpalatable meal?

It's just that when he thinks of what he will face in the next few days, Guo Shen is full of pain.

When he returned, he ate all the food in the house.

Even, every time you go out, you have to pack yourself with a bag of snacks.

It's just that every time I go out, I am stared at by Guo An.

In the end, these grains all entered Guo An's mouth.

After a few days, Guo Shen felt that he had lost a lot of weight.

On the contrary, it was his stupid brother Guo Lu, who not only did not lose weight, but also gained weight.

This......

Guo Shen said he couldn't understand.

"Auntie, mother, help!"

Until this day, early in the morning, Guo Lu cried and cried, ran all the way into the backyard, and found Liu Baiwei and Yuelan, with extremely miserable voices.

This made Guo Han and Guo An all surprised.

Especially Yuelan, she was even more nervous about Guo Lu, and hurriedly asked, "Lu'er, what's wrong?" ”

"Father and mother are here, if someone wants to harm you, your father will never spare him!"

Don't talk about his father, Guo Lu is fine.

Speaking of Guo An, Guo Lu hugged Yuelan's legs, which became tighter.

While crying, he said: "Auntie, mother, Lu'er is about to starve to death!" ”

Liu Baiwei and Yuelan couldn't help but have strange faces.

Whose little cub is white and fat, and has such a loud voice, is about to starve to death?

"Auntie, mother,...... Don't you know, in the past few days, my father has deceived Lu'er out, saying that there is delicious food outside......

However, the food outside is bitter and unpalatable, and some of them are even raw...... Auntie, mother, Lu'er ran so far outside, not only tired, but also unable to eat!

Lu'er is bitter, if Lu'er wants to take some snacks out, she has to be eaten by her father...... Lu'er has been hungry for several days, but I didn't expect that my father would take Lu'er out today......

Lu'er can't go out anymore, and if she goes out again, she will really starve to death......"

Hearing this, everyone in the house looked weird.

Especially Liu Baiwei and Yuelan, both of them looked at Guo An angrily.

Guo An hurriedly explained with a smile: "Sister, Yuelan, you listen to my explanation!"

These two boys have been clothed and fed since they were children, and they have never suffered any hardships and never seen anything.

If you go outside, if no one follows you, you are like a fool!

I have to take them out while I can still take them, see the world more, and learn how to deal with people.

Otherwise, when they grow up, they will be easily deceived and even bullied......

When the time comes, I will teach them again, but it will be too late!

The boy of our Dingguo Gong may not necessarily have to enter the officialdom in the future, but he will definitely be favored by His Majesty.

If they are taken advantage of, it will be a catastrophe......"

"They can be talentless, they can be stupid, but they can't be stupid, and they can't be used and bullied......"

"I'm bothered, sir!"

Liu Baiwei and Yuelan's faces suddenly turned cloudy to sunny.

As for Guo Shen, his face changed slightly.

And Guo Lu, although he was still young, he also felt that something was wrong, and hugged Yuelan's legs, tighter.

"Mother, the child is still young, the child is hungry ......"

"You kid is getting fatter and fatter, you say you're hungry, who believes you? Also, when the master takes you out, can you still be hungry? ”

Yuelan said lightly.

Guo Lu's eyes widened directly, a little incredulous, "Mother......"

"Hurry up and eat!"

On the side, Guo An smiled lightly, "There are several interesting places around Jingshi, so I didn't go around!" ”

Guo Lu turned his head, glanced at Guo An, and hurriedly ran out.

Sometimes he goes out for one day, sometimes he goes out for two days, he wants to eat more, preferably two days at a meal!

Looking at Guo Lu who was eating wildly on the table, Guo Shen seemed to understand something.

Half an hour later.

Guo An took Guo Shen and Guo Lu, who were full of reluctance, into the carriage and went out.

It's just that.

Not long after leaving the city gate, there was a team that walked into the soldiers.

Xu Yong consciously let Guo An's carriage slowly lean on the side of the road and let the team pass.

Every time they came out, Xu Yong and the others changed into ordinary clothes.

Therefore, although there were a few guards with him, he did not attract much attention.

After the team entered the city, Xu Yong hurriedly came to Guo An's carriage and reported in a low voice.

"Grandpa, this is Xu Dudu of the Right Army Governor's Mansion who has returned from Datong!"

"Hmm!"

Guo An nodded slightly.

Immediately, the carriage set off again.

And at the Royal Palace.

Xu Zengshou and Li Xing respectfully reported to Zhu Di all the matters concerning his trip to Datong.

"What complaints does the acting king have?"

After listening, Zhu Di suddenly asked.

Xu Zengshou was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly reported: "Back to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Acting King has been very quiet all the way, and there are no complaints!" ”

Li Xing was silent.

"Hmm!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly.

…… (End of chapter)