Walking into a cesspit, the best evil widow wants to stand up

The person who said this was General Feng Shuo of Dingyuan. He was about 30 years old, eight feet tall, and looked majestic in his armor. His eyes were bright and sharp under his sword-like eyebrows.

The beard on his temples was shiny black, the skin on his face was dark and dry, and his lips were a little chapped, which was obviously caused by years of exposure to wind and sand.

General Feng had made great military achievements. When the late emperor was alive, Feng Shuo was not yet a general. When foreign enemies invaded, he killed everyone by surprise.

Peace had lasted too long, and the army's discipline was loose. General Pang De was addicted to drinking and playing rock-paper-scissors. When foreign enemies invaded, the general was drunk into a pile of mud, and the foreign enemies almost broke through the border.

At that time, Feng Shuo was just a general under Pang De. He fought desperately with the enemy and finally broke through with only a few hundred soldiers left. He successfully wiped out the foreign enemies and defended the border.

General Pang De was finally dealt with according to military regulations, and the late emperor conferred the title of General Dingyuan on Feng Shuo.

When a riot happened on the border, the emperor sent General Dingyuan to pacify the border and he made great achievements.

Under the guard of General Dingyuan, the border has been peaceful in these years. General Dingyuan usually guards the border and rarely returns to Beijing. If the emperor had not passed away last year, he would still be guarding the border now.

In addition, I came back this time specifically to discuss important matters with the Emperor.

When the emperor saw that it was General Dingyuan who spoke, his tone immediately softened and he smiled slightly, "General Dingyuan, please report something."

He respected General Dingyuan, who was personally conferred the title by the emperor when he was still alive, not only because of his outstanding contributions.

The key is that he is dedicated to serving the Dazhi Dynasty and is definitely not a coward. He is a rare military officer. When the late emperor was alive, he respected him very much, not to mention himself.

Feng Shuo looked serious, bowed to the emperor with both hands and said: "Your Majesty, the northwest is desolate and boundless, and it is extremely cold in winter.

Not only in winter, but even in spring there will be late cold snaps that are even colder than winter.

The soldiers don’t have enough cold-weather clothing, and the most important thing is that it’s too heavy and doesn’t keep them warm, which is a big disadvantage when they are on the march or in battle.”

Feng Shuo paused, seeing that there was nothing wrong with the emperor's expression, and continued, "This problem has always existed. When the late emperor was alive, he always wanted to solve it. Unfortunately, the late emperor became seriously ill, so the matter was delayed.

Taking advantage of this return to the capital, I want the emperor to think of a way to see if this problem can be solved, so that our soldiers can guard the border with peace of mind without any worries. "After saying this, Feng Shuo breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, the person sitting on the dragon throne was not the previous emperor. The new emperor was different from the previous emperor. He seemed to be expressionless on the surface, and many officials in the court had been replaced.

He knew that although he had made achievements in the past, they were all in the past. However, he was not a flatterer by nature and just discussed the matter at hand.

Having been stationed at the border for these years, his temper has been tempered a lot, and he knows that he needs to keep a low profile, otherwise he might be bitten back.

The civil and military officials in the court listened to General Dingyuan's words, and many of them were whispering to each other. They had heard that General Dingyuan was unruly, but why did he seem so timid now?

The emperor said solemnly: "General, please rest assured. The former emperor has mentioned this to me. The Minister of Agriculture is here too. I will ask him to study it~"

He still remembered that when the late emperor passed away, he had repeatedly urged him to comfort the frontier soldiers stationed in the northwest.

General Dingyuan must be treated with courtesy. No matter how the officials in the court are replaced, General Dingyuan must not be touched unless it is absolutely necessary.

The frontier was a wild and desolate place full of wolves and wolves. It was only thanks to General Dingyuan's garrison that the place was kept stable.

If General Dingyuan were to be touched, it would very likely lead to a ripple effect and put the Dazhi Dynasty in danger.

"Okay, then I will wait for good news from the emperor." Feng Shuo's eyes were shining and he saluted with his fists clasped.

"Su Desheng~"

The emperor glanced at Su Desheng, who understood what he meant and went back to the inner room and brought out a tray with a handful of rice on it.

Then, the emperor asked Su Desheng to walk around in front of the civil and military officials.

Everyone was surprised to learn that what Su Desheng had in his hand was the high-yield rice that the emperor had mentioned.

This thing doesn't look very impressive, it looks like ordinary rice seeds, how come the yield is so high? Everyone immediately expressed doubt.

Everyone was talking about it, discussing the origin of the rice seeds.

Some of them also heard that the rice seeds seemed to be brought back by the Tenth Prince.

But the Tenth Prince has been missing for some time, and there are all kinds of speculations in the court. But everyone avoids talking about it, for fear of getting into trouble.

Then, at the emperor's order, except for the Minister of Revenue Shi Qiang and the Minister of Agriculture Ma Dong, all other civil and military officials withdrew.

Before adjourning the court, the Censor Hong Changhong looked at the Minister of Agriculture Ma Dong with a sarcastic look on his face and said with a raised corner of his mouth: "Master Ma, you are really concerned about this. Now not only the people cannot get enough food and clothing, but even the soldiers here can't get warm clothes. You, the Minister of Agriculture, really need to reflect on yourself." After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left.

Ma Dong's face turned pale. What Lord Hong said was true, but he was powerless to refute it. Besides, the emperor was here too.

"Master Ma, calm down~"

The Minister of Revenue Shi Qiang smiled and said, "Now that I have the Grand Minister of Agriculture by my side, I feel much more balanced."

Looking at Lord Shi's fake smile, Ma Dong knew what he was thinking, but he didn't argue with him.

After watching the rest of the officials leave, the emperor stepped down, and Su Desheng followed behind with a cloth bag of rice.

"Grand Minister of Agriculture, take this seed back and study it carefully. See how it differs from local rice seeds and whether there is room for growth. Also, you heard what General Dingyuan said just now. This matter is urgent."

After listening to what the emperor said, Su Desheng handed over the rice.

“Your Majesty, I would like to ask you a question, where do these rice seeds come from?” Ma Dong took the rice seeds and asked with a fist clasped.

The emperor ignored him and looked at the Minister of Revenue Shi Qiang: "Shi Qiang, you are responsible for distributing these seeds to various places. The spring plowing in the south is about to begin, so you should get started as soon as possible."

"Yes, I will go right away~"

Shi Qiang clasped his hands together, took the order and left.

Seeing Shi Qiang leave, the emperor looked at Ma Dong with a smile on his face: "Grand Minister of Agriculture, if I remember correctly, your Ma Mei is 16 years old now, I wonder if she is ready to get married?"

"Correct!"

Xia Dong nodded. Speaking of this daughter, he really had a headache. His daughter was eccentric and could play the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. This was true. But her temper was also really stubborn.

After meeting the Tenth Prince by chance a few years ago, she said she would not marry anyone else.

Now that she has reached the age of marriage, she is still not in a hurry. This makes the couple very worried.

I heard that the prince has been making a fuss in the capital recently, and he insisted that I find a way to let her meet the Tenth Prince.

But the Tenth Prince was nowhere to be found, and he had no idea where to go to find him. And this girl kept pestering him day after day, making him extremely anxious.