Reborn as a bride, pretending to be virtuous, the prince held his waist and regretted

Marquis Changning was startled, stroked his beautiful beard, thought for a moment, and shook his head decisively.

"It can't be them. Although they have done such stupid things before, it was a personal grudge. It was purely because Gu Xirong didn't want our daughter-in-law to live a good life."

"But now that Xie Jin has stabbed Li Guojiu in the back, he is considered as His Majesty's man and has been promoted two levels. Compared with other things, Xie Jin's ability to gain a firm foothold is the most important thing. As long as Xie Jin and Gu Xirong are not fools, they will not do such a stupid thing."

Song's eyes were filled with doubt. "Who would do such a thing? I think it's very dangerous on the farm. Let Jin'er and Xiling come back as soon as possible."

The old lady tried to stop him, "They've been caught, how can there be any danger? Besides, Jin'er and Xiling have worked so hard for so long, and now it's time to reap the rewards. And something like this happened last night, so His Majesty will definitely come in person."

"As for who wants to burn the corn? His Majesty is more anxious than we are! Let's wait and see what happens. Daughter-in-law, don't worry, it's okay. Son, after you finish your breakfast, hurry to the government office. Maybe His Majesty will ask you to question him."

When Song heard this, she urged the Marquis of Changning, "My Lord, you still have to present the poem that Jin'er wrote yesterday to His Majesty. This is to build momentum for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and His Majesty will definitely pay more attention to it."

Marquis Changning had almost finished eating. After cleaning his mouth, he straightened himself up, bowed slightly, and saluted his mother and wife, "Mother, Madam, don't worry, I'm going to the government office now."

After watching Marquis Changning leave, Song quickly sent someone to the farm to tell Zhou Jin and Gu Xiling to take care of themselves, and to put safety first, and everything else can be put aside.

Marquis of Changning Zhou Ze had just arrived at the government office to explain things and arrange today's tasks. After all, there were dozens of foreign countries under his control, and it was not easy to control them.

At this time, the eunuch came over to inform Marquis Changning to attend the small court meeting.

On the tenth day there is a morning meeting and on three days there is a small morning meeting.

If there is an emergency, the grand court meeting will generally not be changed, but the small court meeting may not be held every three days. If there is a major event, there may be a small court meeting every day.

He got the news, and Emperor Kangping certainly got the news as well.

Marquis Changning packed up the grain tax written by his son and then went to the palace to attend court.

When Marquis Changning arrived, all officials of the third rank and above from the six ministries, as well as the prime minister, were present.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.

Wang Shiwen's father, Lord Wang, saw Marquis Changning coming and bowed with a meaningful look. It was obvious that he knew the reason why His Majesty suddenly held a small court meeting.

Marquis Changning also bowed as a return gesture.

In the court, it is estimated that only Marquis Changning and Lord Wang know about it, but this is not the time to say more.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

As the eunuch's shrill and high-pitched voice sounded, the ministers stood in line according to their official positions, waiting for Emperor Kangping.

Today, the Crown Prince also came to the court with Emperor Kangping and sat below Emperor Kangping.

After the greetings, everyone listened attentively.

Under normal circumstances, Emperor Kangping might have said a few polite words, but when he received the news in the early morning, he was so angry that he felt dizzy.

This will destroy Kangguo’s national destiny!

"Zhou Jin, the son of Marquis Changning, tried to grow a foreign crop called corn, which can produce 500 kilograms per mu. Yesterday, the crown prince went to the farm of Marquis Changning to check, and someone tried to burn the high-yield corn at night. This is true. How do you respond, my dear ministers?"

Since His Majesty has mentioned Zhou Jin, the eldest son of the Marquis of Changning, it was natural for Marquis of Changning Zhou Ze to step forward immediately.

"Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince attach great importance to agriculture and encourage the collection of various high-yield crops. That's why my son Zhou Jin got corn seeds. Now the trial planting is successful, with a yield of 500 kilograms per mu."

"Such an auspicious sign from heaven, but someone actually set fire to it last night. Such behavior will destroy the fortune of our Kangguo and the well-being of our people. Such villains deserve death. Your Majesty, please order a thorough investigation and arrest them to serve as a warning to others."

Seeing that Marquis Changning had already jumped out, Lord Wang was not willing to be left behind. After all, his son had done something wrong, so in order to make amends, he spent tens of thousands of taels of silver to make farm tools.

In order to leave a good impression in front of His Majesty, his son went to the farm to work.

We work so hard, of course we can't work in vain and spend money in vain.

"Your Majesty, the promotion of high-yield corn will surely make more people rich. These villains cannot bear to see the prosperity of the country, and their hearts are worthy of death."

All the people in the court were important figures. Even if they had never seen corn, they more or less knew that Zhou Jin of Changning Marquisate worked in the Agriculture Department. In addition to compiling agricultural books, he also planted foreign crops on his farm.

Everyone knows Zhou Jin's previous behavior. Although he did a great thing to "defeat the traitor" Li Guojiu after getting married, it ended in a whimper.

Later he became low-key, no longer as aloof, arrogant and sarcastic as before, but he was also not so down-to-earth as to go farming.

Farming with your mouth?

Although the other ministers did not know what corn was, since His Majesty said so, they agreed as subjects.

The court officials demanded that those who intended to destroy the corn be severely punished and that the mastermind behind it be thoroughly investigated. This matter concerned the fate of the country, so the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice were ordered to investigate within a time limit.

Not only that, Emperor Kangping also ordered Xie Jin to lead 500 imperial guards to station around the manor of Marquis Changning.

Seeing that Emperor Kangping attached so much importance to this, Zhou Ze, the Marquis of Changning, took out a memorial and presented it to the emperor, "Your Majesty, yesterday the Crown Prince showed concern for agriculture and urged people to try to plant high-yield crops from foreign countries, and renamed foreign wheat to corn. My son Zhou Jin, in gratitude for the Crown Prince's virtue, wrote an article titled "Ode to Grain. Corn."

The ministers had seen the fu written by Zhou Jin. It could not be said to be bad, but it could not be said to be good either. Anyway, it was very gorgeous, but long-winded, and actually had very little content.

If it were in the past, Emperor Kangping might have felt the same as other court officials, but this was Zhou Jin's song praising Crown Prince Qi Heng. How could Emperor Kangping dislike Zhou Jin's flowery words? Instead, he thought that the words could be even more flowery than before.

Prince Qi Heng was stunned. He went to the farm yesterday and checked the corns himself, but... he just wanted to show off in front of his father. He didn't expect Zhou Jin to write a poem for him specially, and Marquis Changning even praised him in the court.

In this case, wouldn’t the cultivation of high-yield crops be his credit?

If this is the case, it is imperative to investigate the mastermind behind the intention to burn the corn. How can this be allowed if they want to destroy his merits?

Emperor Kangping was too embarrassed to take it and read it himself, so he stroked his beard and said, "Since Zhou Jin is so thoughtful, Marquis Changning might as well read it out loud and let me and the Crown Prince listen to it."

Everyone present here is an old fox. How could they not understand what Emperor Kangping meant?

On the contrary, Prince Qi Heng was both excited and a little shy.

Marquis Changning spoke in a clear voice, and after he recited the entire poem, the entire court fell silent.

It is concise, novel in conception, and even more rare, it is catchy.

The mention of Your Majesty and the Crown Prince in the text may seem like flattery, but it is extremely appropriate in the entire fu.

This is good flattery!

The writing is even more amazing!

As long as it is confirmed that corn has a high yield, Emperor Kangping and Crown Prince Qi Heng will be remembered for generations based on this fu.

The court officials looked at Marquis Changning with extremely complicated eyes, even envy, jealousy and hatred.

At this time, everyone has the same idea: if I had a son, I would want him to be like Zhou Tanhua!