Quick travel: I am bound by the longevity system

When Emperor Taikang heard that it was a high-yielding grain, he quickly got up to take a look. Seeing this, Qi Mingchen quickly handed over the sweet potatoes.

"It looks a bit like the roots of Pueraria multiflorum. Is this really delicious?" Taikangdi asked as he picked up a sweet potato.

"It's really delicious, but you can't eat it alone. It needs to be eaten with other foods. Here is the eating method given by Lin Zhizhou. The simplest way is to just wash it and bake it."

Qi Mingchen handed over the copied instructions on how to eat sweet potatoes to Emperor Taikang.

"Then let's try baking two first?"

Taikangdi immediately became interested.

Seeing this, Li Fuquan quickly asked the chamberlain to prepare the stove, and the father and son roasted sweet potatoes in the hall.

"It smells sweet, so it seems to taste good."

After the sweet potatoes were roasted, Qi Mingchen cut off a small piece and ate it himself, then respectfully placed the sweet potatoes in front of Emperor Taikang.

Taikangdi took a bite with a spoon and was overcome by the taste of sweet potatoes.

"It tastes good, Fourth Brother. Do you know the yield of these sweet potatoes?"

"This kind of sweet potato has an yield of 2,000 per mu, and there is also a heavy type with a yield of 1,500 per mu. Not only sweet potatoes, but also potatoes and corn. The yield of potatoes is 2,000 per mu. The yield of corn is lower, which is also 1,000 per mu. Two or three. But Lin Zhizhou only gave me sweet potatoes and a bag of corn seeds. The potatoes refused to be given to me at all. He said he was afraid that my son would eat the seeds."

Qi Mingchen was a little speechless when he said this. Didn't he just order a few more dishes related to potatoes? As for finishing all the potatoes, he was the one who failed to succeed.

When Emperor Taikang heard that the yield was the same as when Qi Mingchen learned about potatoes, if these yields were really so high, then Da Qi would no longer have to worry about famine in bad years.

"Fourth, what do you think of Lin Jiu?"

"Father, from what Lin Zhizhou has done in Dingyuan in the past six months, she seems to be better at farming and more concerned about people's livelihood. She seems to be more considerate of the interests of ordinary people."

Emperor Taikang said: "Lin Jiu has neither awe nor loyalty to the imperial power in his eyes."

"Father..."

"Why are you anxious? I don't mean to blame her. Although Lin Jiu has no respect for the imperial power and will not be loyal to the royal family, she is loyal to the country and the nation. Fourth child, she will do everything possible for people like Lin Jiu. She has all the abilities to make the country prosperous and powerful, and let the people live a good life. But she will not tolerate sand in her eyes. If such a person meets Ming Jun, he will become a good king and minister, but if he meets someone like the deposed emperor of the previous dynasty, King, that means either you die or I die. Guess who will die in the end?"

"My father also said that people like Lin Jiu will only be loyal to the nation and the country. My son thinks that Lin Jiu will definitely win in the end."

"Fourth old man, remember two sentences: the people are the most valuable, the country is the second most important, and the king is the lightest. The king is the boat, and the people are the water. The water can carry the boat but also capsize it."

"My son, I would like to thank my father for your teachings." Qi Mingchen saluted Emperor Taikang.

"If you are alone, go to the harem to see your mother and concubine. It has not been easy for her these past few years."

The relationship between his son and his biological mother was not good. In the early years, Emperor Taikang couldn't help but feel guilty. The fourth son was the one who was taken away from his biological mother as soon as he was born in order to prevent this. The son threatened the legitimate son's status, but the legitimate son he protected in every possible way became a puppet cultivated by the family.

He could already imagine how his sons would be abused if Qi Mingye was really allowed to ascend the throne.

He didn't want him, Rong Ming and Xiurong to suppress the arrogance of those aristocratic families with great difficulty, only to be praised by Qi Mingye in the end.

"Yes, my son will go see his mother and concubine later."

Anren Hall

"Master, the fourth prince is asking for an audience outside the palace."

De Zhaoyi's hand holding the scissors paused slightly, then she cut off the excess flower branches in the flower pot, and said to the manager Wang next to her as if nothing had happened: "Let him in!"

"Yes."

Seeing De Zhaoyi's cold attitude, Manager Wang wanted to persuade her, but in the end he said nothing.

Manager Wang was De Zhaoyi's dowry girl, and she had gone through many trials and tribulations in the palace with her master. Back then, in order to be on guard against his master and fearing that his master's child would threaten the crown prince's status, the king carried the fourth prince to the Empress Dowager Ci'an as soon as he landed, but his master didn't even look at him. The Empress Dowager Ci'an was also cruel. She did not let her master see the child for a year after he was born. Even the clothes the master made for the child were thrown in the corner to gather dust.

Later, the Empress Dowager Ci'an passed away, and the fourth prince finally returned to his master, but some thoughtful people instigated a wedge between mother and son, so that the mother and son are not very close to this day.

Nowadays, if a son wants to see his mother, he has to ask for permission outside. This is not mother and son, he is clearly a guest.

"Fourth Prince, my master invites you to come in." Manager Wang blessed Qi Mingchen, but Qi Mingchen quickly avoided it and only received a half-ceremony.

"Thank you so much, Chief. How is my mother and concubine these days..." Qi Mingchen followed Mr. Wang's side and asked in a low voice about De Zhaoyi's recent physical condition.

"Everything is well, Master. The Fourth Prince went on a business trip some time ago, and Master is worried about him very much." Manager Wang said with a smile.

"I'm thinking about you, my concubine." Qi Mingchen pursed his lips and wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.

Seeing this, Manager Wang could only sigh in his heart.

The mother and son clearly missed each other, but neither said anything.

"The son has met his mother and concubine."

"The fourth prince does not need to be polite." De Zhaoyi looked at the eldest son with a somewhat complicated mood. After the child was born, she was taken away before she could even take a look at it. Even though he later asked to see the child outside the Queen Mother's Palace every day, he only wanted to see the child. , what you get is always: De Zhaoyi, the fourth prince is asleep, the Queen Mother is tired, and there are no outsiders, Zhaoyi should go back!

However, every time she left, Guo Shuyi entered the Queen Mother's palace. Every time she could hear the laughter inside through the palace wall.

At that moment, she knew that they were trying to take away her son. That bitch Guo wanted to take away her child since he couldn't give birth to a child.

This group of people originally had the idea of ​​​​leaving the mother to keep the son. It was Ah Rong who saved their mother and son.

That bitch of the Guo family wanted to take away her child, so she sent her to the Taiye Pool to feed the bastard. That was the first time her hands were stained with blood. Her methods at the time were not clever, and even her tail was from A Rong's gang. She swept it clean.

It's a pity that although she saved her son, she also became estranged from him.

"Fourth Prince, this is the sweet-scented osmanthus cake that the master ordered the kitchen to make. You may like the taste if you try it."

Seeing the stalemate between mother and son, Manager Wang quickly ordered the palace servants to bring in a plate of snacks.

Qi Mingchen carefully picked up a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and put it into his mouth. After swallowing the cake, the corners of his mouth rose.

"Thank you, concubine, my son likes it very much."