Martial Arts Plane Trading Terminal

Chapter 39
"This is the heart-broken, bone-destroying and heart-rending grass you wanted. I didn't expect you to want such a poison. I heard from the imperial doctor that this poison is very poisonous, and it only blooms once every ten years. It's very rare. Even if I search hard, The quantity found is not much. However, I have prepared the rest of the herbs, so take a look!"

"Your Majesty found it!" Looking at the herbs placed in front of him, Zhao Yuan nodded in satisfaction, and it was exactly as described.Zhao Yuan just casually mentioned it to Emperor Chongzhen before, but he didn't expect him to actually get it.It seems that even in the world of Jade Blood Sword, there are the same medicinal materials.

With the heart-broken and bone-rotten grass, together with other medicinal materials, Laba porridge can be slowly boiled in a short time.The reason why everyone on Xia Ke Island is powerful is that they are even higher than those top martial arts masters who have practiced for decades in the rivers and lakes.In addition to the top-level treasures such as the Taixuan Jing, one also needs to rely on the power of Laba porridge, which can improve one's skills!

It's just that the heart-broken, bone-eating and heart-breaking grass is relatively rare, and it only blooms once every ten years, so the Laba porridge on Xiake Island can only be refined once every ten years.Of course, it is not ruled out that the masters in the world must be given a certain amount of time to grow up, so that more talented people can be invited to the island of knights!

"Okay, I've accepted all of this. I wonder how much reward your Majesty wants this time?"

"I don't want a penny this time, I will treat these as gifts from you!"

"It's so generous, but I'm not used to it. Your Majesty, do you have something to say?"

"That's right!" Looking up at Zhao Yuan closely, Emperor Chongzhen said slowly, "I can give you these things, and I can also order the crown prince to gather all the power of the Ming Dynasty to collect these medicinal materials for the gentleman, but the gentleman still needs to promise me something. condition!"

"Your Majesty, are you preparing to ask Gu?" Although he had prepared for it, Zhao Yuan couldn't help being a little disappointed when he heard Emperor Chongzhen say that.Even with so much gold and silver he gave, Daming's situation still hasn't improved a little bit, and even the time has to be rushed, maybe the military expenses he gave are all for nothing.

"Do you know that the bandit army has already approached the capital, and I have decided to let the prince go south!" Looking at Zhao Yuan, Emperor Chongzhen said slowly, "You must promise me to help the prince with all your strength!"

"I will help whoever gets the token. I don't count if I say it!" Shaking his head, Zhao Yuan asked softly, "But, Your Majesty, don't you plan to leave?"

"Hehe!" Shaking his head with a wry smile, Emperor Chongzhen said with a bitter face: "No need, if the capital is really broken, I am willing to die to thank my ancestors!"

"Sir, I have already told the crown prince that any conditions related to the country must be negotiated by ministers before agreeing. I hope you don't mind!"

"Your Majesty is afraid that I will cheat the Crown Prince?" Hearing this, Zhao Yuan's expression turned pale, and he said coldly, "If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, you don't have to give the token to the Crown Prince!"

"Sir, you are joking. If I really don't believe you, why would I hand over the token to the crown prince? And now that I, Ming, have reached such a point, even the capital is about to be breached. No matter how bad the situation is, how bad it can be!"

"The reason why I did this is just in case, I hope sir can understand!" Shaking his head, Emperor Chongzhen said lightly, "And didn't I tell sir in advance, if I really concealed it on purpose, How could it be so?"

Zhao Yuan could clearly feel that the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen looking at him were full of inexplicable meaning.Emperor Chongzhen didn't think that his always honest prince could withstand Zhao Yuan's tricks.Telling Zhao Yuan in advance was nothing more than fearing that Zhao Yuan would react excessively after knowing the inside story, and would even use this to threaten to pit the prince severely.

On the other hand, Emperor Chongzhen just took this opportunity to test Zhao Yuan's attitude. After all, Zhao Yuan was too mysterious, even he couldn't grasp it.He didn't even know whether it was good or bad to give the token to the crown prince.After so long, even he has been unable to turn the tide. This Great Ming Dynasty may really be coming to an end, so it is better to fight one last time.

"Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that the secret of the token will be leaked?" Looking up at the other party, Zhao Yuan said lightly, "You must know that the ministers outside are like wolves and tigers. If they really know, I don't care, anyway. You can trade with anyone, but I'm afraid the prince won't be able to keep himself!"

"Sir, you can rest assured that those ministers will never know the real secret!" With a trace of murderous look on his face, Emperor Chongzhen said coldly, "Even if they knew, they would never live to live for the first time." Two days!"

"It seems that His Majesty is already prepared!" With an indifferent expression on his face, Zhao Yuan said lightly, "Okay, since Your Majesty doesn't mind, then I don't care. I just hope that your ministers won't be too greedy, otherwise , I’m afraid the deal between us will end here!”

"Hehe, the chicks have to learn to fly by themselves. I believe the crown prince can handle it properly!" Looking at Zhao Yuan, Emperor Chongzhen said with a blank expression, "I believe in sir, and I hope that sir will not disappoint my trust!"

"Don't worry, if the crown prince has enough courage, I won't let His Majesty down!"

"Hmph!" After seeing off Emperor Chongzhen, the smile on Zhao Yuan's face quickly disappeared.Trust does not exist between them, there are only naked interests between them.The relationship is fragile, even insecure.Zhao Yuan knew very well that it is absolutely impossible for an emperor to put all his eggs in the same basket. As for what he left behind, it is still unknown.

But Zhao Yuan didn't care much about it, because the other party couldn't do anything to him at all, and the worst result would be to lose this world.But Zhao Yuan knew that he could afford this price, but the other party might not be able to afford it.

"Your Majesty!" Seeing Zhao Yuan pushing the door and coming out, Chen An, who had been waiting outside, immediately stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the scholars are waiting in the main hall, please move your Majesty!"

"Let's go!" As Chen An walked slowly, Zhao Yuan said softly, "Have you found everything I asked you to check?"

"Your Majesty, this is the information of the scholars who have been selected, please read it!"

"Yeah!" Nodding his head, he took the list from the opponent's hand, and then Zhao Yuan frowned a little.There are not only the names of the people on the list, but also the factions and clans they belong to and their basic information, which is relatively detailed.

Most of the people on the list have their own clans, and some even come from local gangs.The top three places are firmly occupied by the children of the aristocratic family.As for the poor children with no background, there are only less than half of them, and most of them are ranked at the bottom.

Compared with those aristocratic families who enjoy the best education, the disciples from poor families do suffer a lot, and their knowledge and knowledge are even worse.No matter how hard you work the day after tomorrow, there are many things you have never learned or seen. It is already very good to be able to pass the exam like this.

Passing through layers of guards, Zhao Yuan walked into the hall with great strides.At this time, the scholars had finished writing and were waiting respectfully aside, and all the articles had been placed on Zhao Yuan's desk.

Everyone thought that Zhao Yuan was just flipping through the papers for pretending. After all, there are so many test papers here, and it takes a long time just to read them, let alone to approve them slowly.Unexpectedly, Zhao Yuan actually watched it, not only watched it, but also commented one by one in front of everyone.

This time, Zhao Yuan's topic was the strategy of making the country rich and the army stronger. Zhao Yuan originally thought that there would be one or two bright spots in the journey of so many people, which might give him some inspiration.But after reading some people's answers, they were nothing more than clichés like throttling and training, which was somewhat disappointing. .

Although these measures are effective, they cannot solve the fundamental problem.Once time is long, the effect will gradually weaken.What made Zhao Yuan a little angry was that some people even suggested ways to pay more taxes.What made him even more unbearable was that it was a disciple from a humble family who proposed such a strategy.

Just after reading so many test papers, Zhao Yuan knew that there should be no cheating in this test, and the knowledge of the disciples from poor families was indeed far behind.Zhao Yuan has always believed that there are many bright pearls in the humble family, and one day they will surely shine.But obviously such a pearl may have missed this exam, and I'm afraid it will only be dusty for a while.

"Alas!" sighed softly, looked at the test papers in front of Zhao Yuan without saying a word for a long time, and then said softly to himself after a while, "Although the knowledge is not good, but this time the number one scholar can only belong to the poor family. We need a role model. It seems that even I have to go against my will once!"

(End of this chapter)