Fusu was confused when he heard this and asked in confusion:
"Is this happening? Why have I never heard of it?"
"It's too early for this." Meng Tian replied with a smile, "At that time, Your Highness probably didn't remember the incident. Later, after the Imperial Master took over, the matter basically disappeared behind the scenes and was no longer known to the public."
"The last one who knows this is because my brother Mengyi told me."
Although Meng Yi came from a family with military exploits and once led an army, he was mainly involved in the internal affairs system, and his time as a civil servant was much longer than that of a military general.
He also has a rich resume, having served as an official in various ministries and offices of the Nine Ministers, and also served as an internal historian.
Only he can dig out old things like old sesame seeds and rotten millet.
Fusu nodded after hearing this.
If it had happened when he couldn't remember, it would have been twenty years ago, and he would not have known about it unless he dug up specifically.
"It seems that the teacher has made some progress on this matter."
Meng Tian nodded, "I just don't know what the yield of these crops is, and how much higher it can be than the grains commonly grown now."
Fusu sighed softly, "It's better to have more. No matter how difficult people's livelihood is, size is a good thing."
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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the empire is in full swing, spending the New Year (tenth month of Zhuanxu calendar) and entering winter.
Amid the biting winter cold, the civilians in the northern reaches of the empire were still struggling on the front line of many projects, barely surviving on the extra winter clothes and food provided by Fusu.
In Lingnan, where the climate is still relatively warm, the imperial army is advancing westward.
Of course, the soldiers fighting in Lingnan do not mean that they are more comfortable than the coolies in the north. After all, Lingnan is just not cold, and not being cold does not mean that it is comfortable.
In fact, the cold, wet and heavy climate in Lingnan brought torture to the soldiers no less than the extreme cold in the north.
After all, people will still become numb when it gets cold, and once they become numb, they won't feel anything anymore. But in Lingnan, torture is always present and never stops.
In this 'lively' winter, the Lishan Imperial Mausoleum, which should have been a source of fire, is actually a bit quieter than before.
The previously rumored personnel transfer has basically been settled, but after it was settled, the prisoners in Lishan became much more honest.
Because although the matter has been settled, it is unclear when exactly it will begin.
How could they, the coolies who work every day, have so much energy to be excited and restless about it all the time, and with the coming of winter, the days are getting harder and harder day by day.
So after the initial restlessness, they became more honest and low-key.
On the periphery of the Lishan Imperial Tomb, there is a large group of continuous buildings. At a glance, it almost covers the land of more than ten or even dozens of miles in radius.
The number of prisoners serving hard labor in Lishan can reach hundreds of thousands at most. Although the standards of food and accommodation for these people are closer to those of animals, it still consumes a huge amount of resources.
So much so that the area surrounding the Lishan Imperial Tomb is almost a large town, but there is no city, no commercial activities, or nothing but a large number of people.
Although there is no city wall and it is not a city, this area also has a 'border' - a relatively thick wooden wall.
This wall was naturally used to restrain the Lishan prisoners, and a large number of soldiers were stationed outside to prevent them from escaping easily.
Most of the buildings within the wall were large shops set up for serving prisoners. Dozens of people could be crammed into one room, which was even bigger than the student dormitories of later generations. In addition, there were various warehouses such as granaries.
However, there are also a small number of "upper-class houses" built near the wall that are obviously more refined and luxurious than other buildings - these houses are prepared for the many officials responsible for the Lishan project.
The gate of the village wall cannot be opened easily, and these officials can only live inside to deal with various situations that may arise in a timely manner.
This type of houses are basically built near the gate of the village wall. They are not only luxurious, but also sturdy, and there are dedicated personnel standing guard - a large number of soldiers are also placed inside the village wall.
Although the Lishan Imperial Tomb was a hard job, the imperial court still had a good conscience and tried its best to ensure the personal safety of officials.
At this moment, Chen Sheng, a burly man with explosive muscles, and his good brother and think tank Wu Kuang were in one of the officials' houses.
Sitting opposite them was Zhang Liang with a smile on his face - he had sneaked into the ranks of officials working on the Lishan Imperial Tomb Project a few months ago.
The imperial mausoleum is a "painful place" that all imperial officials are not willing to come to. It can be called the Great Qinning Ancient Pagoda - the mortality rate is not comparable, but there is no hope of promotion in this life.
With Zhang Liang's ability, it is not easy to sneak into a place like this, and he doesn't even need to rely on the power of Quicksand - although there are basically no manpower of Quicksand in the Guanzhong area now.
"How long will it take for us to leave here?" Chen Sheng asked Zhang Liang angrily, holding his arms that were thicker than other people's legs.
"No one can tell the answer to this question for the time being." Facing the rude Chen Sheng, Zhang Liang was very patient and replied with a chuckle, "Although this matter is on the agenda, it is not urgent after all. It will take a while."
It’s hard to get results.”
"What's more, it seems that the farmer's side hasn't reached a conclusion yet, and it's not yet time for you two to take action."
Even though he was behind bars, he did not forget his grace and posture. Wu Kuang, who had a mustache, stepped forward and said, "Mr. Zhang, what we two brothers are worried about now is not only the escape from Lishan, but also the whereabouts of Tian Guang Xiakui!"
The actual executor of the rebellion plan proposed by Ayan was Chen Sheng. Naturally, this plan could only be implemented with his consent.
The bargaining chip used to persuade Chen Sheng and Wu Kuang to agree to this plan was the whereabouts of the former hero Tian Guang.
The two of them agreed without much consideration to the conditions of the knight leader ‘Tian Yan’ relayed by Zhang Liang.
Firstly, the two of them were really concerned about Tian Guang's whereabouts, but they couldn't find it.
Since the two of them arrived at Lishan, they have been busy trying to find Tian Guang's whereabouts, but they have found nothing and there is no hope at all.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Lishan Mountain is not a big mountain range, and its area is not exaggerated. Whether they pass through Lishan Mountain or go around the mountain, it is nothing to Chen Sheng and the other two.
But a mountain is a mountain, and with the Imperial Tomb Project, the terrain structure of the entire Lishan Mountain is indescribably complex. It would be easy to find someone hiding in a corner, but it would be troublesome to find the person.
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Basically, you can only get lucky by relying on deception. If you keep failing, you will almost have to 'lick' the entire mountain carefully before you can find the person.
Just the two of them doing this thing, even if they find Tian Guangshou dead, they may not be able to find him.
Just when the two of them had no idea what to do, Zhang Liang came to the door and revealed that he might have clues about Tian Guang's whereabouts. Of course, Chen Sheng and Wu Kuang were unwilling to give up.
The second reason is that they both really want to rebel.
Chen Sheng and Wu Kuang were among the most determined anti-imperialists within the peasant family.
To be precise, what they both hate most is the snare, and they hate the empire even under the roof.
To be honest, if they had not taken into account the lives of the peasant family's one hundred thousand disciples, the two of them were not even willing to accept the point-to-point strategy chosen by 'Tian Yan' in the battle of Daze Mountain. They would definitely drag the entire peasant family and the empire into direct
Fight to the death.
Now that they have the opportunity to put aside their relationship with the peasant family and start a rebellion against the empire, they are both willing to do it even if there are no conditions!
As for the danger involved, they both didn't care.
For two people who struggled to climb out of the abyss of death, death was worthy of awe, but not fear.
People die and their eggs fall into the sky!
It would be more uncomfortable to let them both succumb to the empire's "powerful power" and live an ignoble existence than to kill them!
Of course, no matter how keen they are on rebelling, they cannot give up on the conditions they have promised.
They must find out the whereabouts of the former hero!
Zhang Liang smiled warmly when he heard this, "I understand how you two are concerned about Tian Guangxiakui's safety, but this matter cannot be rushed either."
"I don't know the specific whereabouts of Tian Guang Xiakui. The clues I have are very limited. I have to cooperate with your sect's 'Tian Yan' Xiakui and dig deep into the information we have on hand to find Tian Guang Xiakui."
"This takes time."
Chen Sheng asked impatiently, "How long will it take? What if we haven't found it by the time we leave here?"
If this matter continues to be delayed until they leave Lishan and officially embark on the path of uprising and raising the flag of righteousness, won't it be settled?
Chen Sheng and the others would definitely not be happy if the negotiated terms turned into a bad check that could not be cashed.
Zhang Liang naturally gave a very appropriate response to Chen Sheng's reasonable appeal:
"This issue is not within my scope of responsibility."
"If Hall Master Chen Sheng insists on an answer, I will truthfully convey it to the leader of your sect, 'Tian Yan', and let's see how she responds."
Zhang Liang's excellent response is to push four, five, and six.
In this matter, he acted as a middleman, also known as a broker. His main responsibility was to establish communication channels between Chen Sheng, Wu Kuang and ‘Tian Yan’, and to try his best to promote cooperation between the two parties.
The former is the primary responsibility, while the latter can be relaxed appropriately.
On this basis, if Chen Sheng doubts whether the conditions promised by 'Tian Yan' can be fulfilled as scheduled, Zhang Liang can try his best to help Chen Sheng eliminate his doubts, or he can not intervene and only be responsible for conveying the information to 'Tian Yan'.
Faced with Zhang Liang's evasion, Chen Sheng and Wu Kuang were really helpless.
Theoretically, the broker cannot directly interfere or adjust the content of the transaction. After all, he is not responsible for paying the bill.
But if Zhang Liang was fooled like this, Chen Sheng and Wu Kuang would not be happy either.
Although judging from Zhang Liang's previous words, the actual implementation of the plan is still far away, it seems that the two of them still have a lot of time.
But whether time is enough or not has never depended on its absolute length.
More importantly, the two of them couldn't determine whether Zhang Liang's expression of helplessness on the matter was really helpless, or whether he was just trying to frustrate them.
If it's the former, that's fine, but if it's the latter...
That means Zhang Liang, the broker, is not a truly neutral third party, but is on the side of 'Tian Yan'.
If 'Tian Yan' is determined to delay this, if he helps out, sending messages back and forth can delay it for at least one or two months, or even two or three months.
'Tian Yan' only needs to fool around two or three times, and he can delay more than half a year. No matter how free they are, they can't stand this procrastination method.
When the time comes for the plan to be executed, will the two of them continue trading, or will they fall out temporarily?
They were unwilling to let the fool pass without falling out, but if they gave up the deal, they would still suffer losses, which was not appropriate anyway.
Wu Kuang thought for a while, and did not continue to pester Tian Guang about the topic. He changed his topic to chatting and asked Zhang Liang:
"I'm a little curious, how did Mr. Zhang reach a cooperation with 'Tian Yan' Xiakui?"
Zhang Liang saw through Wu Kuang's little intention to dig up information at a glance, but he still replied calmly:
"My cooperation with 'Tian Yan' Xiakui goes back a long time, before I became Xiakui."
This answer surprised both Chen Sheng and Wu Kuang. The former couldn't wait to ask, "So early? What are you collaborating on?"
"Some correspondence reported in the report." Zhang Liang replied with a smile, "I have some information that she needs, and she also happens to have some information that I may be able to use. Let's share the information."
"intelligence?"
This answer made Wu Kuang even more puzzled.
As the third head of the little sage village, it was normal for Zhang Liang to have some unique information in his hands. But at that time, he had not yet become the peasant hero. He was just the "Tian Yan" of the sickly eldest daughter of Lieshan Hall. How could he have any channels to obtain information?
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Obtaining information from Tian Meng? It’s unreasonable...
Zhang Liang smiled playfully when he saw this, and said as if he was pointing out something, "'Tian Yan', the hero, has been smart since he was a child. He is known as Guan Zhong, a farm girl. His abilities are naturally very comparable to others. It is not difficult to get some information."
Wu Kuang immediately figured it out after Zhang Liang's confusing reminder - he was complicating things.
'Tian Yan' confessed many things to them in order to successfully sit on the throne of knight leader.
After the Zhu family and Chen Sheng tried their best to verify these things, it is basically certain that she did not lie much.
Of course, just because she didn't lie doesn't mean she didn't conceal anything, and what Tian Yan said happened to be her situation before she was basically involved in the chaos at the farmhouse.
It seems that before the sudden appearance of the Shennong Order, Tian Meng's sudden death, and other chaos, she had always been a sickly and good girl. Under the suppression and control of her father, she never left the house or stepped out of the door, and did not ask anything about anything.
But if you think about it with your head, you will know that she was able to seize power in the chaotic farm crisis, and eventually even ascended to the throne of the hero. She must have made many small moves before.
She was never the sickly eldest daughter of Lieshan Hall, but a careerist who hid her career from everyone.
It is only normal for such a person to have some secret information in his hands.
Wu Kuang jumped into the trap beforehand and ignored this obvious fact.
However, Zhang Liang was willing to remind him that he didn't seem to be completely on the side of 'Tian Yan'...
Wu Kuang thought about it in his mind and replied, "Mr. Zhang is talking about... so this time Mr. Zhang is willing to help matchmaking, is it also for information?"
"Not this time. 'Tian Yan' Xiakui no longer has any information that interests me, and... she is a bit close to Luo Wang, and is no longer a suitable partner for me." Zhang Liang shook his head.
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"Then why are you helping?" Chen Shengzui asked quickly.
