The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Today is the day of plowing, and all the officials will follow Emperor Hongzhi to the fields outside the city to perform rituals.

Before dawn, hundreds of officials were about to enter the palace and were waiting in Fengtian Hall. Yan Chengjin saw the two brothers of the Zhang family.

The Zhang brothers smiled and said, "Good morning, Mr. Yan."

"Good morning, gentlemen."

Zhang Heling's heart moved and he said with a smile: "My two brothers made a match and wanted to recommend him to the prince. Now he wants to give you an advantage. Do you want it? It's at my house."

The brothers of the Zhang family wanted to cheat the matchmaker again, but after hearing that there was a scholar in Hanlin Academy, they believed their words and gave the matchmaker money. As a result, they lost both their life and money.

Yan Chengjin said: "Let's leave it to my uncle."

Zhou Yu hinted to Yan Chengjin with his eyes not to talk to those two people, they were fools.

The plowing ceremony began.

Emperor Hongzhi, wearing a yellow robe and a Yishan crown, left the palace under the guidance of Taichang Qing Chen Zhen, accompanied by hundreds of officials.

It is rare to see the emperor's chariot. The people of the capital lined up on both sides of the street like monkeys in a zoo. They were full of people and bustling. When they saw Emperor Hongzhi's car coming, they knelt down and saluted.

Zhu Houzhao was also wearing a gorgeous yellow robe today, looking very heroic. At this time, the eunuch next to him was replaced by Xiao An again.

The place where the plowing ceremony was held was at Huangzhuang outside the city. Not only Emperor Hongzhi had to go to the fields, but also all the civil and military officials.

Under the guidance of Taichang Temple Minister, Emperor Hongzhi faced south. Xu Qiong, the Minister of Rites, knelt in front of him and handed over the grass.

Emperor Hongzhi paused and looked at Yan Chengjin: "Yan Qing's family, come and give me some grass."

It's Xu Qiong every year, floods and landslides, nothing less. This year, Emperor Hongzhi decided to change someone. Yan Chengjin has made a lot of achievements this year. I think he has good luck.

All the officials were shocked!

"Your Majesty, it is an ancestral system for the Ministry of Rites to hand over grassroots. How can it be easily changed?"

An official statement from the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Before Emperor Hongzhi spoke, Zeng Jianxian said: "Master Yan is the number one scholar and the middle of the three yuan. I think there is nothing wrong with this fortune. Moreover, there were many disasters last year. It may be a good thing to change people."

If I pass it to Lei Chu, my luck will be bad this year. Who will take the blame?

Hearing what Zeng Jian said, even Xu Qiong felt that grass was much heavier.

Yan Chengjin was originally happy that this was a good thing that everyone was celebrating, but he couldn't be happy when he heard it.

"Yan Qing's family, hurry up and don't miss the time." Emperor Hongzhi reminded.

"I accept the order." Yan Chengjin stood up and took Lei Cui with both hands. All the officials nodded and smiled. This man knows etiquette.

The plowing ceremony was solemn and sacred, but it was all destroyed by Zhu Houzhao.

This guy saw a big cricket in the field, secretly caught it and hid it in his sleeve. Strange noises kept coming from his sleeve.

Just as he was about to squat on the ground and catch another one, Liu Jian reminded him: "Your Highness, kneel down quickly."

Zhu Houzhao shouted, and found that Emperor Hongzhi and the ministers were looking at him, and he quickly knelt down.

After taking the grass, Emperor Hongzhi began to plow the fields diligently. When he got a little tired, he stopped to wipe the hot sweat from his forehead.

He smiled and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Houzhao, come and sprinkle the seeds into the pit, and I will cover it with soil."

A loving father and a filial son!

All the officials showed peaceful smiles. The Holy King and the Crown Prince were of one heart and one mind, praying to heaven for a good harvest this year.

Zhu Houzhao sprinkled the seeds into the pit, and the farming was completed.

But he kept quiet for a long time.

Zhu Houzhao had an idea, looked at Yan Chengjin, and said happily: "Lao Gao, do you think the law of the strong can be applied to grains?"

Liu Jian and others were anxious. It was about this year's fortune, and the prince didn't want to cause any trouble.

"There is no male or female distinction between rice seeds. How can we use the law of the strong? The auspicious time is about to pass. Prince, please scatter it quickly." Liu Jian's eyes bulged out.

Baiguan has also heard of the Law of the Strong, but that requires one male and one female.

How can rice be divided into male and female?

My legs are numb. Your Highness should go back to the palace.

Emperor Hongzhi became angry: "Hurry up, I will tell you slowly when I get back."

For the sake of his own reputation, Zhu Houzhao was not angry: "When I go back, my father will definitely beat his sons and ministers in a place where no one is around. What's so funny about dividing the rice into male and female? Do you think the rice is divided into male and female?"

These thirty farmers were recruited from Shuntian Prefecture. The emperor plowed a few symbolic shovels, and the rest of the land had to be plowed by them.

The farmers didn't dare to answer, so they staggered and knelt on the ground.

Emperor Hongzhi was extremely angry, took a deep breath and said: "But it doesn't matter!"

"Grass people...Grass people have never heard that rice is divided into male and female rice." said the slightly older farmer.

Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling couldn't help covering their mouths and burst into laughter. Baiguan also suppressed his laughter, and Yan Chengjin also laughed. There was no way, everyone laughed, but he didn't laugh, so he seemed a bit different?

The difference is that the officials laughed because Zhu Houzhao was a fool, but Yan Chengjin laughed because Zhu Houzhao's words made sense.

Zhu Houzhao was humiliated and had an expression on his face: "I won't let you play anymore."

Emperor Hongzhi was completely disgraced. This made the world think of the crown prince. He whispered: "Hurry up!"

Zhu Houzhao threw the seeds into the pit, and Emperor Hongzhi filled it with soil and quickly finished the farming.

After returning to the palace, Zhu Houzhao was naturally punished.

After Emperor Hongzhi left, Zhu Houzhao found Yan Chengjin: "Lao Gao, do you think rice is male or female?"

In the ancient people's understanding, plants are not divided into male and female, which is normal.

After all, no plant has strong gender differences.

In a sense, ZJ rice can be said to conform to the law of the strong, but this "survival of the fittest" selection process is artificial.

Zhu Houzhao's guess is correct.

However, what does this guy want to do?

Yan Chengjin blinked: "What does your highness want to do?"

"I want to slap the face of the world!"

After being beaten by Emperor Hongzhi, Zhu Houzhao became more and more interested in this, but he didn't know what to do, so he had to find Yan Chengjin, the founder of the law of the strong.

Yan Chengjin thought about it and decided to give it a try.

"Your Highness, you can ask the Earl of Changning to give it a try. In the Jiangnan area, recruit the most skilled farmers to plant the best rice in one field. According to the law of the strong, they can continuously select seeds. If they can produce rice with high yield per mu, it means that it is applicable, and the distinction between male and female rice will be self-defeating."

In fact, the idea of ​​evolution theory was proposed as early as Zhuangzi. Later, Song Yingxing proposed the detailed differences between rice and millet. The early evolution theory was basically formed, but there was no scientific evidence.

The soil in Jiangnan is also fertile. With some experienced farmers, it is entirely possible to cultivate zj rice, but I don't know how long it will take to eat it.

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up as if he had been enlightened. Yes! The premise of the application of the law of the strong is that there are male and female. If the law of the strong can be applied, doesn't it mean that rice also has male and female?

Zhu Houzhao burst out laughing and said, "I said that there are ten talents in the world, I have seven, and you, Lao Gao, have two. It's true, hahahaha."

When Zhou Yu heard that he was going to test whether the rice was male or female in Jiangnan, he immediately refused to do it. Didn't they treat him as a fool?

Emperor Hongzhi knew that he indulged the prince's nonsense and would punish him to death.

"I won't plant! I won't plant even if you kill me, and I won't plant even if you give me silver. If the prince forces me, I will call for help!" Last time, he went to an empty alley, but he would never be fooled this time. He was the younger brother of the empress dowager and the uncle of the late emperor. He didn't believe that the prince dared to kill him.

Zhu Houzhao laughed and said, "Why don't you call for help?"

"Call it, it's your life! Prince... What did the prince want to do?" Zhou Yu thought about it and thought it was wrong. He didn't kill anyone.

Zhou Yu wanted to run, but he couldn't run.

Zhu Houzhao didn't care at all: "I have another decree left. If you don't agree, when I become the emperor, I will be the first to invite you to the Fengtian Palace for tea."

Zhou Yu burst into tears immediately. This is forcing a good woman to become a prostitute!

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