243. I am a good emperor (4) (1/2)

243. I am a good emperor (4) (1/2)

After the maritime ban was lifted, all matters ultimately fell on Prime Minister Zhao.

As soon as the court was over, he couldn't wait to find a few friends who had suddenly changed their minds just now, and asked them why they were so unhelpful.

These ministers have all experienced at least two dynasties. They all have gray hair and are in good spirits. After listening to Prime Minister Zhao's words, they all started to speak with a smile.

"This sea ban has been long enough. If you think about it carefully, actually lifting the sea ban will be a good thing for our Liu country. Those Fanbang people still have good things in their hands."

"That's right." Another veteran minister continued, "Not to mention that it is His Majesty who proposed the lifting of the maritime ban. If other colleagues proposed it, we can discuss it with each other, but His Majesty is the king of a country, and we are all As a person who is loyal to the Emperor, he will be whatever His Majesty says."

As soon as these words came out, the other two ministers immediately understood and echoed, "Exactly."

They put their naked loyalty to the emperor in front of Prime Minister Zhao to see how embarrassed he was to deceive them!

However, Prime Minister Zhao was even more confused than before. He didn't understand why everyone seemed to have changed their minds after one night, despite everyone's good intentions yesterday.

Although the decree has been issued, he still did not give up and said, "Sir, why are you doing this? Although your Majesty is the emperor, we and other veterans also have the purpose of admonishing your majesty. We still have to go together and have a good relationship with your majesty about the lifting of the maritime ban. Said, otherwise it will waste people and money, this..."

Several ministers became vigilant.

Well, they were not fooled, and the Prime Minister actually dragged them into the ditch.

After being friends for many years, I never expected him to be so cunning.

"His Majesty also said that he only lifted the sea ban. There is no need to waste people and money. Those who go to sea are only voluntary. Whether they go or not, what does it have to do with Your Majesty?"

How could the relationship be so simple? Prime Minister Zhao really didn't understand why the tacit understanding between the two of them seemed to have disappeared without a trace at this moment, so he had no choice but to open his mouth and continue to persuade:

"Can……"

"Prime Minister, don't say any more."

Several ministers spoke righteously, with seriousness written all over their faces, "In the past, when Your Majesty was young, it was for the sake of the Liu Kingdom that I would say a few words on political affairs. But now that Your Majesty and the weak crown are weak, what I and the ministers have to do is Listening to His Majesty’s words will not influence His Majesty’s thoughts.”

"Since His Majesty strongly advocated the lifting of the sea ban, there must be His Majesty's reasons. The Prime Minister should properly handle the errands given by His Majesty."

"It's getting late, so I'll take my leave first..."

Prime Minister Zhao stood there with a blank look on his face. When he saw several friends whose faces were full of justice, as if they were walking away with wind in their eyes, he stepped forward to chase after them in desperation.

"But didn't we agree yesterday..."

"My lord, my lord..."

A young eunuch chased after him. When Prime Minister Zhao was able to stop several friends, he said respectfully, "Your Majesty summons you, Prime Minister, to see you."

Prime Minister Zhao had no choice but to swallow the rest of his words and said to several friends, "We will talk in detail after I leave the palace."

Several ministers felt quite complicated as they watched Prime Minister Zhao being respectfully invited away by the eunuch.

He also said that he had no intention of tricking them, and that His Majesty never summoned his ministers.

A minister breathed a sigh of relief, looked around and asked in a low voice, "Have we passed this level?"

"Still need to be cautious."

Another minister looked serious, "We are all good friends, so he won't go too far, but the children in the family need to be careful. If something happens, at this juncture, we old guys can't save it even if we join forces."

Their expressions became much more solemn, and while they were speculating on what big things His Majesty and the Prime Minister were going to do, they were discussing how to maintain their loyal and patriotic image in front of the Prime Minister, and slowly walked away.

And Prime Minister Zhao, who they thought was scheming and unpredictable, was directly summoned into the hall.

This can be regarded as the inner palace. Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has never summoned his ministers to come in. Prime Minister Zhao guessed that it was because of the lifting of the sea ban that his majesty came to him specifically to give instructions.

Thinking that it might be for this matter, his expression suddenly relaxed a lot, and there was some relief in his eyes.

Regardless of whether he approves or disapproves of the lifting of the maritime ban, Prime Minister Zhao is still very happy that His Majesty is finally willing to handle political affairs.

The joy in Prime Minister Zhao's heart did not disappear until he saw the emperor holding a pot of flowers and looking at him non-stop, wearing a black robe.

"My lord, see your majesty."

Wei Mingyan withdrew his gaze from the pot of gorgeous flowers in his hand and smiled at Prime Minister Zhao, "Does Prime Minister know why I called you here?"

Prime Minister Zhao said respectfully with a hint of emotion, "I don't know."

"Come, Prime Minister, take a look."

Wei Mingyan waved, and when he saw Prime Minister Zhao coming forward, he showed him the flower in his hand.

"Look at this flower, how beautiful it is. Do you know why?"

Prime Minister Zhao never imagined that His Majesty would specially summon him for a pot of flowers.

He was a little disappointed, but answered honestly, "I don't know."

"I just know you don't know, Zhang Yuan!"

Zhang Yuan, who had been waiting for a long time, quickly and respectfully placed the plate he was holding on the table in front of the two of them. On it, something like black earth with a strange smell was lying quietly. With.

"Look, this is called chemical fertilizer. When used in the soil, it can speed up the growth of grass plants. It only takes a little bit, and this potted flower will grow much larger than other flowers."

"It is also very easy to match. It only needs a few cheap things to make it. I thought, Zhang Yuan, I would bring the flowers that were planted with this potted flower without any chemical fertilizers and show it to the Prime Minister."

Zhang Yuan quickly held a pot of flowers of the same species that had not yet bloomed in the hands of other eunuchs and showed them to Prime Minister Zhao.

Prime Minister Zhao looked at the two pots of flowers with huge differences, and then at the thing that looked like black soil. The pupils in his eyes were constricted, and his heart was beating with excitement.

"This this……"

He often comes into contact with government affairs, so he can naturally see the effectiveness of chemical fertilizers at a glance.

If such good things are sprinkled on the ground, the tax revenue alone can be increased a lot in a year.

The most important thing is that if this thing is real, it will definitely be able to bring life to all peoples! !

"Prime Minister, I understand what you are thinking."

Wearing a black robe, the most noble man in the world smiled proudly and pushed the pot of flowers in his hand in front of the prime minister.

"What, after that, do you still oppose the lifting of the sea ban?"

No objection!

Of course I won't object!

With these magical artifacts, the people will benefit from farming, and the national treasury will be abundant in a few years. By then, they will not be afraid of mere barbarian countries.

Prime Minister Zhao quickly turned around in his heart, feeling more and more relieved.

Your Majesty has really grown up.

He knelt on the ground with sincerity. He no longer had the feeling of looking after a child in the past. He only felt that His Majesty could take good care of Liu Guo with or without him.

Prime Minister Zhao did not come up with any ideas this time, but asked, "I wonder where your Majesty plans to start from now?"

Should we make this thing in large quantities first, or send people to cultivate it first.

But since His Majesty is so confident, he must have cultivated it before, and he must have thought that there would be no problem before sending it to him.

I can't complain, I can't blame His Majesty for suddenly lifting the sea ban. It turns out that I have confidence in my heart.

Thinking that His Majesty had already achieved such success at such an age, he felt ashamed but also convinced at the same time.

With a leader like this, why should their Liu country not be prosperous?

Wei Mingyan lit up the gorgeous flowers and said confidently: "Of course I need to move out the flowers from my flower room first. The barbarian country must have never seen such beautiful flowers. These flowers should be able to sell for a lot of money." Good price.”

The excited smile that bloomed on Prime Minister Zhao's face because the young master could finally stand up froze.

“Selling flowers??”

"nature."

The most noble man in the world held his chin, and his handsome eyebrows were full of yearning for the smell of copper. "Didn't you say that the flowers in Fanbang are not beautiful? The flowers I raised are all carefully cultivated, and they are also beautiful." With the addition of good things like chemical fertilizers, all of them will look better than ordinary ones, so they should be able to sell for a good price.”

Prime Minister Zhao could hardly believe his ears, "His Majesty strongly advocates the lifting of the sea ban just to sell flowers?"

"Of course not." The handsome emperor's face was full of contempt and scorn, "How could I cancel the sea ban because of this?"

call……

Prime Minister Zhao breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, there is still hope.

He had just relaxed when the guard said clearly, "I am here for Fanbang's glass prescription."

"Glass square?"

Prime Minister Zhao immediately remembered the scene when these items were sought after by everyone and competed to buy them before the maritime ban was lifted.

He was a little confused, "What does Your Majesty want with this?"

Is it possible that this glass has other uses besides viewing?

"Of course it is to use this glass to build a greenhouse. Prime Minister, you know that this greenhouse is of great use. Come closer and I will explain it to you in detail."

"Speaking of which, this method was devised by Zhao Shuqing of your family, and Lang Su of Lang Mansion. If it hadn't been for him, I would never have thought of establishing a sea ban."

Half an hour later, Prime Minister Zhao returned to his house with a complicated expression.

He simply couldn't believe that before he knew it, His Majesty was already playing with Shuqing from his family and Lang Su from his father-in-law's family.

He had been thinking about the establishment of a sea ban all night last night. He never thought that it was because of a few pots of flowers.

Because she was still in a trance, Mrs. Zhao was worried about her husband, so Prime Minister Zhao told her what happened today.

After saying that, he sighed, "I'm going to talk to Qing'er right now."

Mrs. Zhao immediately became anxious, "Husband, you don't know Qing'er's temper. He has no intention of teasing His Majesty."

"I know, I just wanted to ask about his fertilizer."

The second son, who had never expected it, actually came up with such a treasure that could benefit all people. Prime Minister Zhao felt quite complicated, and went all the way to his son's courtyard with Mrs. Zhao's instructions.

Because Zhao Shuqing was unwilling to go out, Prime Minister Zhao had been in this yard countless times when he missed his son, but never once did he look at the flowers and plants in the yard so carefully.

I hadn't thought about it carefully before, but now I saw that they looked better than the ones in their yard.

Such a good thing has been quietly staying in their yard for so long. It's no wonder that he didn't notice it. After all, Qing'er's temperament is like that, and he doesn't have any close friends. If His Majesty hadn't followed Lang on a whim. Su came to the mansion together, maybe this fertilizer will not be released until a hundred years later.

Thinking of His Majesty who saw such a treasure that could bring life to all people, but only thought about using it to grow flowers, Prime Minister Zhao couldn't help but sigh.

It's difficult.

When he entered the yard, he saw his son holding a book and reading it carefully, and his eyes suddenly softened a bit.

There is no parent who doesn't like children who love to read, especially this child who used to be so heart-wrenching.

"fertilizer?"

Zhao Shuqing did not expect that the emperor had already told him about the matter before he went to tell his father. He was a little surprised that the emperor who looked unreliable actually discovered the effects of chemical fertilizers, but his appearance remained the same. Calm.

Seeing his son's calm look, Prime Minister Zhao had to admit that his son, like His Majesty, had no idea what kind of treasure this fertilizer was.

"Qing'er, how did you come up with this fertilizer?"

Zhao Shuqing recalled it and said truthfully, "I want to grow flowers better."

Prime Minister Zhao struggled to hide the complexity on his face.

He tried hard to convince himself in his heart that he couldn't blame the child. After all, Qing'er had suffered from a strange illness since he was a child. After recovering, he never left this courtyard. The master who taught him only had a few words left. It is normal for an old man who plans to live out his life in the mansion not to know what chemical fertilizers can be used for.

After Prime Minister Zhao comforted himself, he looked at Zhao Shuqing with even more loving eyes as he recalled the hardships his son had suffered.

"Qing'er, you have made a great contribution this time. Dad wants to thank you very much."

Yes, of course he knew this was a great achievement.

Speaking of which, in those TV series I watched before, if the protagonist took out something like fertilizer, would he be granted a throne or something?

Thinking that he could become a prince, Zhao Shuqing couldn't help but feel a little excited, but there was no smile on his face. He could only nod his head and said concisely, "You're welcome."

This is what he should do as a time traveler.

Can I choose my own title for the throne? He wanted to choose something that sounded good.

"You like flowers, right? Dad will send someone to buy them for you."

Zhao Cheng promised his son, "If you want to buy flowers from now on, just tell dad and he will buy them for you."

"Okay, Dad won't bother you with your reading. Remember to rest early. Don't read until it gets dark. It's not good for your eyes."

After Prime Minister Zhao finished speaking, he left the courtyard.

When he turned around, he saw his handsome-looking son sitting on a chair, with a fair and calm face. Even though he knew that the child had a cold temperament, he still felt somewhat comforted.

Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with things.

This kid still looks a bit like himself.

Zhao Shuqing waited until Prime Minister Zhao disappeared in this courtyard, then slightly lowered his head in the gentle breeze and looked at the book in his hand.

Was there something wrong just now?

He was just being polite. Dad wouldn't seriously think that he didn't want a reward, would he?

Is it true that such a good thing as chemical fertilizer only replaces a few pots of flowers?

Why is the emperor so stingy?

Does his sister really want to marry such a stingy man? Still a big nine-year-old.

The wind is so strong and it's a bit cold.

It's better to go back to the house and continue thinking.

By the time Zhao Shuqing slowly returned to the house with the book in his arms, he could no longer remember what he was struggling with just now.

***

The matter of lifting the maritime ban has fully begun.

Prime Minister Zhao, who was still trying to argue with the emperor, quickly switched sides after entering the palace once.

The other ministers were more or less confused about the situation, but the senior ministers who stood in high positions snorted in their hearts that the Prime Minister had agreed immediately without any objection from them.

Not even pretending to be fake.

Although there was a lot of mental activity, when Prime Minister Zhao came with fertilizer and posted a message to meet at the restaurant, the few of them still got together affectionately.

"There are such good things in this world."

A minister carefully looked at the black soil in the white jade plate, his face turned red with excitement.

"Your Majesty wants to lift the sea ban, is it because he obtained such a treasure?"

They thought of this almost immediately.

Prime Minister Zhao: "...Almost..."

Several ministers looked at his complicated expression and realized in their hearts.

Look, this guy is embarrassed to trick them.

He still has a conscience.

They were all friends for many years. They put aside their grudges and continued to discuss enthusiastically how to promote this tried and tested treasure.

By the time they finished talking and the sky was getting dark, they all left and prepared to disperse.

"Everyone, please wait."

Prime Minister Zhao thought that after His Majesty told him about this matter, he also said with some laughter that it was busy outside and that he would come to his house to enjoy flowers with Qing'er next time. He kindly reminded him, "There are a lot of things in Beijing recently, and there are many things at home. You guys should be well disciplined and don’t cause trouble outside.”

These officials' children are used to being arrogant and domineering. They often don't like each other and confront each other in the street. They are young and energetic. Prime Minister Zhao also understands it, but he is afraid that when they are noisy, they will bump into His Majesty who is leaving the palace. Then it will not be good. It's over.

He also suddenly remembered, and by the way, he was reminded like this, and he didn't notice that the elders all had stern expressions on their faces, and they agreed with solemn eyes.

It wasn't until Prime Minister Zhao left in his own carriage that they got into the carriage in panic.

Your Majesty, is it possible that we really want to take action on those juniors?

They also know that these noble disciples in the capital have long been cultivated with lawless tempers. If His Majesty wants to investigate, he can find out without much trouble.

And when the trouble comes to His Majesty, how can they survive?

They thought about it all the way with uneasy expressions. Once they arrived at their own mansion, they didn't even bother to drink water, and began to thoroughly investigate whether the descendants of the mansion had done anything untoward.

If there is some, it will be filled up if it can be made up. For those who cannot make up for it, there are those who are ruthless enough to beat the person and then go to the government to report the case, and there are also those who are not ruthless and try their best to make amends and beg the owner of the suffering not to care about it.

Fortunately, although there were a few promiscuous descendants, there was no life-threatening lawsuit.

This thorough investigation also made several elders realize that the children who were well-behaved in front of them would not be so well-behaved outside, and they all gave them a serious warning with a stern face.

They have a prominent position in the court, and they are naturally powerful at home. Such threats and beatings directly scare the juniors in the family into obedience, and they will not dare to mess around again.

The women at home watched the commotion uneasily. If anyone asked, they would not get an answer. They would only say that they just wanted to investigate thoroughly.

This statement was no longer credible the next day.

If it was just a whim to conduct a thorough investigation, why would several adults conduct a thorough investigation together?

They also had in-laws, who were the first to get the news. Although they didn't know what happened to make the adults discipline their children and grandchildren like this, they all learned to check the family carefully.

After such a commotion, half of the capital knew about it.

The officials who are still alive and well in the capital are all fox-minded. If there is any disturbance, they will prick up their ears and look around. Now when they see this situation, they also start to discipline the children at home.

For example, a group of dandy boys used to fight in the street, which happened every three to five times in the capital. But now if they dare to fight outside, their families will break their legs first.

This group of disciples were frightened out of their courage, and they also became very honest, not daring to make any more trouble.

They have always been active members in the capital. Now that they have suddenly become quiet, how could the people in the capital not notice it.

The petty officials in the capital didn't know what was going on, and the common people were even more confused, but that didn't stop them from being careful. Even the petty thieves who were ordinary thieves shrank silently and didn't dare to take action again, for fear of hitting the gun. mouth.

The vegetable vendors didn't even dare to shout too loudly, and the soldiers guarding the gate were no longer as lazy as before. They kept their eyes wide open all day long, patrolling the people coming and going, for fear of accidentally losing them. Errands.

At the end of the quarrel, the atmosphere in the entire capital suddenly became solemn.

This strange situation continued until the well-informed Fanbang fleet heard the news and brought the goods to Beijing.

The last time they came here was more than ten years ago. They originally thought they would make a lot of money after coming, but they didn't expect that after finally arriving in the capital, the goods they worked so hard to bring were not being held up and rushed to buy like last time.

There is no way, more than ten years ago it was the noble children in Beijing who bought their goods at high prices to compare with each other, but now the new dandy children in Beijing have no money.

The family was afraid that they would cause trouble, so they all held on to the gold and silver in their hands. At first, they could continue to play with their own little treasury, but after being withheld for so long, no matter how heavy the treasury was, they couldn't hold it back. Living.

No one can afford it, so naturally there is no desire to compare.

Those overseas businessmen were a little confused.

To be honest, the things they brought did not have much practical value. After all, although they were businessmen, they were also foreigners first. It was impossible to bring good things from their own country that could change the environment to the Liu Kingdom, so as to improve the Liu Kingdom. country's national strength.

What they brought were all items that looked luxurious, but had no use except for being beautiful. In the past, these items were sold in the Liu Kingdom without any worries, but now the noble disciples do not want to buy them, and the common people have no choice but to buy them. Unable to afford it, these overseas businessmen suddenly fell into an embarrassing situation.

There was no other way, so they took apart the seeds they brought and started selling them out at cheap prices.

Although it is cheap, no people are willing to buy it.

They themselves are very tight. With that kind of money, why not buy grain seeds but buy these seeds of who knows what kind?

The noble disciples were somewhat interested in buying it and letting their servants plant it, intending to see what they could grow from overseas seeds. Other than that, no one else wanted to buy it.

They were still interested in the glass photo frame, but they couldn't afford it.

These merchants stayed for nearly half a month and did not sell many goods. Instead, they bought a lot of things in the capital and went back to resell them.

But when I left, the look on my face was not happy.

Obviously the records given by their seniors said that the people here like their goods very much and can make a lot of money from selling them. Not to mention that they are not making any money now, and they are paying a lot of money back.

This group of overseas businessmen left, and the seeds bought by the distinguished disciples began to grow one after another.

It really looks weird and no one recognizes it.

But because some of them did bloom with gorgeous flowers, these young people who had long since lost their pastime became excited again, competing to see whose flowers bloomed more beautifully.

Fortunately, rumors gradually spread in the capital that the emperor also loved flowers. They held small gatherings to enjoy flowers, and the elders in the family turned a blind eye.

These teenagers suddenly seemed to have found new fun.

Flowers are blooming at this house today, and everyone is invited to come and watch it. Flowers are blooming at that house tomorrow, and friends are invited to watch it. In short, because they have no money to go to a restaurant, these noble disciples go up to this house and down there every day. Going to that house again, suddenly there were many more people selling flowers in the capital.

Wei Mingyan also bought flowers.

Today, he came out of the palace with Prime Minister Zhao holding flowers. The two sat in the same carriage. Prime Minister Zhao, who had never been so close to His Majesty, was very nervous. However, His Majesty, who was wearing ordinary clothes, seemed to be invisible. Show off the potted flower in her hand to him enthusiastically.

"I personally selected this flower in front of the foreigner's stall. The flower that bloomed at that time was quite beautiful. After I brought it back to the palace, I watered it every day. I never pretended to do anything to others. I returned it It received a lot of fertilizer, and it really lived up to my expectations. After the flowers faded, it bloomed again. Look how beautiful the flowers bloomed. "

Prime Minister Zhao looked at this strange "flower" with a stiff face.

"Look at this white color, like snow. It looks really nice to me."

The color is quite like snow, but it doesn't look like a flower at all.

Prime Minister Zhao watched His Majesty gently caressing it with his hands, stroking and caressing it, and he caught the white thing inside the 'flower'.

"Ah, it fell out."

Wei Mingyan quickly stuffed it in again with quick eyes and hands, and smiled at Prime Minister Zhao as if nothing had happened, "I thought that Brother Shuqing should also like this flower. I heard that there have been many flowers that have never been seen in Beijing recently. Flowers, if you want me to see them, my flowers are the best.”

"Brother Shuqing must have thought so too."

Seeing His Majesty make a decision on his son's reaction on his own, Prime Minister Zhao wiped the sweat from his head.

He knew that if Qing'er really despised this potted flower, he would tell the truth about his own child.

I just hope that His Majesty will not be too angry when the time comes.

Arriving at the Prime Minister's Mansion worriedly all the way, Wei Mingyan was helped out of the car by Zhang Yuan first, leaving Prime Minister Zhao with a complicated expression as he watched His Majesty swaggering into his home like this, feeling tangled in his heart.

There is still Jiu'er in his house.

Although Jiu'er is engaged to His Majesty and they are far apart in age, it is not good for His Majesty to come all the time.

But if he was asked to influence His Majesty's fate, that would be impossible.

Prime Minister Zhao sighed and thought helplessly, that's all, he should tell Jiu'er to try not to walk around the house in the future.

He still hasn't figured out why Jiu'er was designated as queen.

She is still so young.

Wei Mingyan also had this idea.

From a distance, he saw a little girl in light yellow clothes flapping butterflies. There were two maids watching over her carefully. From time to time, he could hear her ringing laughter.

It has been cold lately, but today the sun is a little warmer. Butterflies also came out and flew around among the flowers. Coupled with a delicate-looking girl chasing them with a smile, the picture was as beautiful as a painting.

It would be even more perfect if the girl wasn't so young.

Just as Wei Mingyan was thinking about it, the laughter there stopped, but Zhao Shujiu, who was having fun, noticed his foreigner, stopped fluttering, and looked over timidly and curiously.

The maid hurriedly stepped forward and said to Wei Mingyan Fu Shen, "Young Master is here to find the Second Young Master. You can get there by taking this road."

Wei Mingyan smiled, broke off one of the flowers he was holding in his arms, and handed it to the maid, "I'll go right away. This flower is blooming well. You can take it to your girls."

Seeing that the maid was stunned, he didn't care, holding the flowerpot and strode towards the path pointed by the maid. Zhang Yuan behind him hurriedly followed with his body bent.

Zhao Shujiu stood there, his delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed, as if he was remembering something. The maid came back and said something strange, "This young master is dressed luxuriously, and he doesn't look like someone who doesn't respect etiquette. Why?" Will you give flowers to the girl?"

There is no reason for a foreign man to give something to a girl who has not left the palace.

Another maid guessed, "Is it an elder from another mansion?"

"There are no elders who give flowers to the younger generation. The girl is already so old."

Zhao Shujiu watched the tall figure go away, then looked back in a daze, and said softly, "Give me the flower."

The maid immediately stopped talking and gave the flowers to her hands.

Another maid said crisply, "This flower blooms strangely. I heard that a foreign businessman came to the capital some time ago and sold a lot of flower seeds. This flower must be one of those flower seeds."

"Yes, girl, I have never seen such a flower without petals."

Zhao Shujiu looked at the weird "flower" in his hand, which was made up of five small white balls, but he was thinking about the man just now.

She had seen him.

Obviously I was a little scared and resentful at first, but now I feel that he is a good person.

Maybe he wasn't as addicted to toys as those people said.

Zhao Shujiu touched the little white ball on it and said, "I don't know what this flower is called."

"Xu doesn't have a name."

"I heard that the flowers grown from Fanbang seeds belong to whose flowers they are named. Maybe the young master just now hasn't named them yet."

Zhao Shujiu's childish face showed a bit of curiosity.

What would he name the flower?

--"cotton."

Zhao Shuqing, who seemed to others to be still extremely calm and indifferent, was shocked and took the flowerpot handed over by the man. Looking at the five familiar little cotton balls on it, he immediately thought in his mind that he finally no longer had to sleep that night. The kapok quilt became flat after being pressed.

As an expert on Baidu Encyclopedia, Zhao Shuqing immediately called up information about cotton in his mind.

It can stop bleeding and can be taken externally or internally.

The most important thing is, now that we have cotton, are cotton quilts still far behind?

He was completely fed up with the kapok quilt that flattened when pressed and could not be expanded back. Although Zhao Shuqing was born in the Prime Minister's Mansion, he did not have to worry about one or two quilts, but when he went to bed at night, in order to be able to sleep all night I slept so soundly that I didn't even dare to turn over under the quilt while sleeping.

Every time when the air gets cold in autumn and winter, the quilts that can be seen everywhere in modern times and are not rare are the things that Zhao Shuqing misses the most.

But now, he actually saw cotton.

"Is this flower called cotton?"

Wei Mingyan took the branch with the small white flower balls in his hand and turned it over to check, "Shuqing, do you think it looks good?"

He said enthusiastically, "I heard that flower parties are popular in Beijing. I also want to hold one so that they can take a good look at my flowers."

Zhao Shuqing asked, "Did Mr. Huang really buy it from the Fanbang people?"

At this point in time, does Europe already have cotton?

Wei Mingyan looked innocent, "When I bought it, it was already blooming. After raising it for a month, it turned into this. Shuqing, I think you have quite a lot of flowers here. How about we being in your yard?" Let’s hold it.”

Zhao Shuqing ignored the last sentence and said, "Are those Fanbang people still there?"

"Gone long ago."

The handsome young man said boredly, "They can't make money, so of course they won't stay for a long time."

"Our flower party will be in your yard. I'll go tell the Prime Minister and it's settled."

Seeing that the man who had been pampered since childhood decided to hold this so-called flower party, Zhao Shuqing finally woke up from the excitement of "With cotton, he no longer has to wake up in the middle of the night with the cold wind and a face full of snot."

He only asked one sentence, "I don't have any friends, do you have any?"

The most noble man in the world was silent.

He has lived in the palace since he was a child, how could he have any friends.

Without friends, even if there are a whole yard of flowers, no one will come to appreciate them.

Seeing that Wei Ming was silent, Zhao Shuqing turned to him with cotton and asked, "Can you give me some of these seeds? I want to make something with them."

"Seeds? Where are the seeds?"

Zhao Shuqing felt helpless. He took out the cotton seeds inside the cotton and showed it to the man, "Seeds."

This little cotton is definitely not enough to make a quilt. Fortunately, his place is big enough and he also has Zhuangzi at his disposal.

To make a quilt, you also need to stretch cotton. Zhao Shuqing has never been exposed to these before, so he needs to search in his mind to see if he has seen it accidentally.

Just thinking that in a few months, he would be able to get a fluffy, warm quilt no matter how hard he pressed it, made Zhao Shuqing feel comfortable.

"Shuqing, do you also like this kind of flower?"

Wei Mingyan was very good-tempered and did not blame him for tearing down his own flowers. He smiled and said, "I also heard that someone planted flowers and grew a long string of red things, which looks pretty good."

Zhao Shuqing's eyes immediately lit up.

He took out a pen and paper, drew a red pepper on the paper, and asked expectantly, "But what does it look like?"

Wei Mingyan glanced at it and nodded, "That's it."

Chili!

Hot pot, fish head with chopped pepper, spicy chicken...

——Gudong!

Zhao Shuqing suddenly stood up with Mian Mian in his arms, pulled him and walked outside.

Zhang Yuan's eyes widened and he quickly followed in small steps.

He was afraid that His Majesty would be angry, but Wei Mingyan had no intention of being angry at all. Instead, he followed Zhao Shuqing out cooperatively, asking as he walked, "Where will Shuqing take me?"

"Let's go find this."

Zhao Shuqing was excited inside, but the words he spoke were still old-fashioned, as if they were orders and notifications.

Wei Mingyan didn't care about his tone, but said regretfully, "I just saw them having a party in the restaurant that day. I went in and took a look around and then came out. I don't know which young master is responsible for it."

The hand holding him immediately let go.

Zhao Shuqing held the cotton in his arms and walked slowly into the house.

Zhang Yuan almost stared out of his eyes. He had never seen anyone who dared to do this to His Majesty. The arrogance reached his throat. He remembered that Your Majesty was hiding his identity, so he had to swallow carefully. go back.

According to his understanding of His Majesty, in the past, His Majesty would have been furious, and it would have been normal for him to pull people out and chop them down. If his anger had been stronger, he might have angered his family members.

But since His Majesty became addicted to flowers, his temperament seems to have improved more than a little bit. Although he is a little strange about this change, His Majesty no longer shouts and kills as before, which is very strange for eunuchs like them who serve people. A good thing.

As soon as he thought of this, he heard His Majesty smile and say, "If Shuqing wants to find that potted flower, I have a way."

Ah, sure enough.

Your Majesty seems to have a particularly good temper towards the Second Young Master Zhao.

***

Your Majesty is going to hold a flower viewing party.

All officials' children who want to participate need to bring flowers. They can bring one pot or many pots, but the most important thing is that these flowers must be new to them before.

Isn’t this worse than the flowers that are grown from the flowers brought by the foreigners?

This news spread quickly throughout the capital. His Majesty's love for flowers has long been spread throughout the country. Now he is actually holding a flower viewing banquet. If someone brings flowers and catches His Majesty's eyes, wouldn't he bring flowers? That person also fell into His Majesty's eyes.

Your Majesty didn't like to do this in the past, and they had no idea if they wanted to get close to His Majesty, but with this flower viewing party, there are countless opportunities...

For a time, those who had bought flowers couldn't help but happily waited to enter the palace, while those who had not bought them were all over the capital looking for them. Those flowers from foreign countries were sold at sky-high prices, and they were not willing to buy them. I wonder if those foreign businessmen would regret leaving the capital early if they knew about this day.

There are still three days left before the date set by His Majesty. Those who bought the flower seeds started to tremble. As soon as they started to tremble, the withered heads and brains that had been trapped in their homes by the elders some time ago disappeared unknowingly. The streets Suddenly it seemed to be back to the liveliness of the past.

When Lang Su stood on the street where he once loved to shop, he suddenly felt like he was in another world.

A rough calculation shows that he has been detained for several months.

In the past few months, he got up early and went to bed late. As soon as he opened his eyes every day, he was forced by the martial arts masters to go to the martial arts training ground and start practicing martial arts.

The fragrant and soft little maids were gone, as was the young boy who ran behind him every day.

Even when he was eating or drinking, he couldn't eat or drink. If it weren't for the fact that the clothes on his body were still as luxurious as before, Lang Su would have almost thought that he was an ordinary citizen.

Because His Majesty said that Lang Su should be allowed to adapt to the hardships of the border in advance and sharpen his character.

He went from a young man who was always waiting for someone to serve him when he opened his eyes, to a hard worker who dressed and washed himself, and even had to go out to fetch water by himself.

If he dares to act like a young master, the martial arts masters will directly sneak him to the martial arts field and beat him in the name of competition.

Lang Su doesn't want to!

But he couldn't do it if he didn't want to. Those martial arts masters were given by His Majesty himself. Even if his mother-in-law and grandma were reluctant to let him endure hardship, they could only advise him to listen to the martial arts masters to avoid suffering.

In the end, Lang Su was beaten into submission.

Because the martial arts masters told him that if he couldn't defeat these martial arts masters in one day, he would be locked up in Lang's mansion until he won.

The key: He fights two martial arts masters alone.

Lang Su almost cried in despair, but fortunately, he was a genius. He could never remember the books he read, but he was learning martial arts at a rapid pace. In just a few months, he was already on par with the martial arts masters.

And the reason why he was able to defeat the two martial arts masters in one go was because his friends came to the house and said that the emperor was going to hold a flower viewing banquet. Everyone was busy trying to show off, and if he didn't come, they would miss it.

Wherever there is limelight, there is Lang Su.

On this day, he became violent and finally defeated two martial arts masters.

They went back to the palace for business, and he could finally come out happily and take a breath of fresh air.

Ah, the fragrance of freedom.

Thinking of the flower viewing feast that his friend mentioned, Lang Su was about to buy potted flowers while strolling back.

Unlike his friends who were all poor because they were afraid of causing trouble, Lang Su had been stuffed with a lot of money by his distressed elders in the past few months, and even his father gave him a hundred taels. He had saved up the banknotes for several months, which was a huge amount of money, and it was not enough to buy potted flowers.

Based on the information given by his friend, he finally found the flower seller.

Lang Su saw a bright red strange plant at a glance.

It's long, pointed, and pretty red.

As soon as he put his hand on top and before it fell, he was tapped on the shoulder.

Turning around, it was Wei Mingyan's handsome face.

Lang Su's legs went weak and he almost fell to his knees.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

"After all, you and my uncle and nephew don't need to salute."

Wei Mingyan stopped him and asked him, "Do you want this?"

Lang Su nodded honestly.

"But I want it too."

He immediately understood the current situation and said, "I don't want it anymore."

"Okay, your nephew is pretty good. Zhang Yuan, take the money."

Wei Mingyan took the pot of red pepper in his hand with satisfaction, and was about to take a closer look when he heard an arrogant voice.

"I bought this weird thing."

This familiar voice...

Lang Su turned around and saw that it was indeed Fan Yuancai, looking at them with disdain.

He carefully looked at Wei Mingyan's face again.

The smile on that handsome face had disappeared.

"I've already paid for this flower."

Wei Mingyan's words did not make Fan Yuancai give up. Instead, he raised his head with even more disdain and sneered, "How much did you spend to buy it? I will give you double the price."

As he spoke, he turned his head and glanced at Lang Su mockingly, "I'm not like some people who don't want what others want."

Fan Yuan just finished speaking and waited for Lang Su to get angry, but in the end, there was no anger on his face.

Instead, she looked at him with a strange look.

What's going on? Lang Su has been locked up at home for several months. Is his brain going crazy?

At this time, the strange young man spoke again, "I won't sell these flowers."

"Not selling?"

Normally, Fan Yuancai would not have done anything wrong, but with Lang Su, his sworn enemy, standing there, followed by several friends, how could he be willing to be humiliated?

He glanced at the strange man standing opposite him and saw that he had a strange face. He was a face he had never seen before in Beijing. He must not be a handsome boy from Beijing. He straightened his back immediately.

He said aggressively, "You won't sell what I want to buy? Do you know who I am? Do you know who my father is! If you piss me off, I can make you..."

Lang Su was almost frightened to death by his boldness, and quickly yelled at him before he said anything more outrageous:

"Fan Yuancai, shut up, you..."

"okay."

A slender hand stopped in front of him. Wei Mingyan looked at Fan Yuancai, slowly put the flower back in his hand, and asked, "You want to buy this flower, but are you going to the palace's flower viewing party?"

"nature."

"Okay, here's the flower for you."

Seeing this rather good-looking strange man put down the flowers and leave, Fan Yuan smiled proudly, "Lang Su, is the person you brought here so brave?"

In the past, Lang Su might have quarreled with him, but now, he could only sympathize with this mortal enemy.

He stepped forward, and under the vigilant gazes of Fan Yuancai and the others, he reached out and patted his shoulder gently, sighing sympathetically.

"Whatever you want to eat in the past two days, just eat more."

I'm afraid I won't be able to eat it anymore.

Fan Yuancai looked at him with a puzzled expression, "Have you been imprisoned in the house to make you stupid?"

Lang Su looked at him again and sighed, "I'm waiting for you to thank me."

three days later

Among the pots of strange-shaped flowers, Fan Yuancai was trembling all over, and he was so frightened that he knelt on the ground with a pale face.

The handsome man in the black dragon robe looked at the pot of red in front of him and said casually, "Now I know who you are and who your father is."

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