On the dragon chariot, Li Li was in high spirits and headed towards the outskirts of the city with all the civil and military officials. When he thought that Li State could plant rice in the capital, Li Li felt indescribable satisfaction in his heart. Although Lucheng produced rice before,
However, the quantity is really small, and the annual tribute is only ten tons of rice. If rice can be planted in the capital, Pingliang, Lucheng and other places, and the rice and wheat can be harvested twice, when he thinks of this, Li He becomes more and more excited.
Proudly, he looked at Li Huang, who was serving as a guard beside him, with a smile.
Li Huang's expression was indifferent, and he couldn't tell the emotions in his heart at all. His tall posture attracted many people on the road to look up secretly.
Among the civil and military officials behind him, Liu Hu was also full of smiles. He wanted to come forward to chat with Chu Huan several times, but Chu Huan did not look away, which made him very unhappy, but when he thought about his precious son, he could
If you show yourself in front of the emperor, all the displeasure will disappear.
When he arrived at the dry land on the outskirts, he saw that the dry land had been irrigated by water and turned into mud. Li Li was even more happy. He looked around and finally saw a figure not far away, so he immediately took the people there.
"Today I want to see how this rice is grown!" Li Xin's high-spirited voice swayed in the summer wind, and all the officials bowed in agreement.[
The road ahead was getting narrower and narrower, and the dragon chariot could no longer pass through it. However, Li Chun's interest remained unchanged. He got off the dragon chariot and, regardless of the mud, was supported by Xiao Fuzi and walked to the land. However, when he saw the scene in front of him,
The smile on Li Li's face froze instantly.
The rice fields were in a mess, with rice seedlings scattered everywhere. Liu Qi's face was covered in blood, and he knelt there with dozens of officials, respectfully greeting the emperor. Beside him, Lei Yuan stood with a sword, his face cold.
When Liu Hu saw the blood on Liu Qi's face, he immediately let out a low cry, quickly bowed forward, and asked in a low voice: "What on earth is going on? This..."
Liu Qi now knew that he had done something wrong, so he still dared to speak. He just knelt there with his face turning pale.
Li Li originally wanted to see the rice seedlings stretching in the wind and imagine the harvest this season, but he did not expect to see such a situation. He immediately got angry and said, "What on earth is going on?"
Lei Yuan leaned towards Li Li with a cold face and replied: "Reporting to the emperor, as you can see, the people escorted the rice seedlings here, but Mr. Liu was greedy for merit and insisted on forcing the people to transplant the rice seedlings. The people only
However, after asking a few more questions, Mr. Liu imprisoned the people and personally led the officers and soldiers to transplant the rice seedlings in order to claim credit. The funny thing is that Mr. Liu had never transplanted rice seedlings or planted rice at all. Now, more than half of the ten carts of rice seedlings have been damaged.
Ten acres of rice fields were damaged, and hundreds of people were afraid they would starve!"
When Li Li heard this, he was furious and asked Liu Qi: "Is this really so? Liu Qi, you are so brave!"
Although it is only a few dozen acres of land and related to hundreds of people, the country is based on the people and food is the livelihood of the people. If the livelihood of the people is destroyed, a few hundred people are enough to destabilize the foundation of the country!
When Liu Qi heard the emperor's anger, he could not speak any more and could only tremble all over!
"Come here, pull Liu Qi down and kill him!" Li Li said in a deep voice, showing no mercy at all.
Liu Hu was startled. Although he knew that now was not the time to plead, Liu Qi was his eldest son after all. If his eldest son was harmed, the whole family would be harmed. He immediately knelt down and begged: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I'm afraid of this matter.
There is a misunderstanding, and now I have only heard one person’s one-sided words, which cannot be counted. I would like to ask the emperor to investigate carefully before making a judgment! "
Over the years, Liu Hu also had some influence in the court. As soon as he knelt down, several people came forward to intercede for Liu Qi and demanded a thorough investigation.
Li Li's face turned cold as he looked back at Li Huang: "Huang'er, what do you think of this matter?"
Although Li Huang didn't understand what happened, the fact that Lei Yuan was here meant that Chu Yiqing immediately said in a cold voice: "Now that the damaged seedlings are here, what else is there to investigate?"
Li Li nodded and said coldly: "Okay, drag it down!"
Liu Hu was startled and kowtowed again to beg for mercy. The mud stained his official uniform and face, and he couldn't care less about it at the moment.
Some guards, including Liu Qi and others, pulled him out.
Liu Hu suddenly collapsed on the ground.
Li Li frowned, stepped forward to hold the seedlings, and looked around, only to find that there were no people in sight, and asked: "Where are the people in this field?" [
Lei Yuan whispered: "Madam went to the Yamen to pick him up, but..."
Li Li said displeasedly: "If you have something to say, just say it!"
"Madam's eldest brother, the one who escorted the rice seedlings all the way from Lucheng to the capital this time, has been seriously injured and has now been sent to the Prince's Mansion to rest!" Lei Yuan said in a low voice.
Li didn't hear clearly who was seriously injured, but suddenly said with joy: "Yes, yes, if you are here, you will definitely find a way to solve it. Send word to the crown prince's concubine to come see me!"
Li Huang's face was cold, and he was about to say something, but when he saw Lei Yuan wink at him, he stopped moving for the time being.
Chu Yi was outside the city early in the morning, but he deliberately drank two cups of tea before slowly getting up.
At this moment, in the rice fields, it was almost noon, and the sun was getting fierce. Even though Li was under the Dragon Fan, with the maid behind him waving her fan constantly, he was still sweating like rain, soaking his clothes, let alone
It was said that all the civil and military officials who had been standing respectfully behind them were all wet with sweat. Some of the weak civil and military officials fainted and were carried aside to rest.
"Huang'er, why haven't Yiqing come yet?" Li gradually lost his temper.
Li Huang whispered: "Father, you also know that Yiqing is pregnant and cannot be bumpy. The road here is not easy to walk. It takes a long time. Father, don't blame me! In fact, there are so many people in our court.
Farm officials don’t necessarily have to wait for Yiqing to come!”
After Li Huang finished speaking, the faces of the agricultural officials all showed a look of shame. They had only heard about and eaten the rice, but had never planted it. Now that the rice seedlings were damaged like this, they really didn't know how to repair it.
Li coldly glanced at the faces of the agricultural officials and said coldly: "They are all losers! When the hundred yuan was increased before, they could still do some practical things, but now the Ministry of Agriculture is getting worse and worse!"
After hearing what the emperor said, the agricultural officials quickly knelt on the ground to apologize.
"What's the point of asking for forgiveness? If you have the ability, plant this rice for me!" He said in a serious voice, and did not let the agricultural officials get up, and kept them kneeling as before.
This is like a fire at the city gate that affects the fish in the pond. Among the agricultural officials, some were originally aligned with Liu Hu. Now that he was implicated, even Liu Hu immediately hated him. In addition, Liu Qi usually relied on his father to be a good person.
The third-grade minister was arrogant, and now he could not even protect his life. The Liu family was afraid that it was about to decline, and they immediately became dissatisfied.
The civil and military officials behind them didn't even dare to fart at this moment. They all stood with their necks hunched and endured the scorching sun. They all looked forward to the arrival of Chu Yiqing, the goddess of agriculture.
An hour later, almost all the civil and military officials were roasted into human flesh. Chu Yiqing was supported by Yingrun and walked tremblingly. When she walked, she deliberately raised her belly, her steps were sloppy, and her face was
Sweating profusely, it looked like the latest chapter of the sword journey was very hard. Most of the civil and military officials already had wives and children. They all knew the hardships of their wives' pregnancy. Now they saw that Chu Yiqing's belly was so big.
They were still stepping in the mud to share the country's worries. Immediately, a touch of respect surged from their hearts, and even the resentment of waiting under the scorching sun for an hour was transferred to the Liu family.
"It's clear!" Li Huang hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "But where do you feel uncomfortable? If it's hard, just go back, I'm here!"
Chu Yiqing whispered: "I'm fine, just cooperate with me when the time comes!" Chu Yiqing said, and secretly shook Li Huang's hand.
Chu Yiqing's hands were warm, and he didn't seem to be sweating like that on the surface. Li Huang was relieved and helped Chu Yiqing all the way. Seeing Li Huang's deep affection for Chu Yiqing, all the civil and military officials sighed with emotion.
They all stepped aside and made way for them.
Chu Yiqing arrived in front of Li, and when he was about to bend down to salute, Li quickly stopped him and said: "Xian daughter-in-law, please excuse me, how is the injury of your opposite-sex eldest brother?"
Chu Yiqing lowered his eyes and lowered his eyebrows, unable to hide the sadness on his face as he said: "The bones in my body are all broken. Now that my father has mentioned it, I must seek justice for my brother. Although that person is not my brother,
But in Chu Han back then, thanks to the care of his family, I and A Bao were able to survive. Now my brother is entrusted by my concubine to serve the court, but now he has ended up like this, which is really heartbreaking!"
Li Li quickly said: "I have already killed Liu Qi, and I have done this for my virtuous wife. She is pregnant with the emperor's grandson, so she must take care of herself first!" [
Chu Yiqing sneered, did he kill Liu Qi to vent his anger on her? If she didn't know how to grow this rice, I'm afraid Liu Qi wouldn't die so easily!
Chu Yiqing still thanked him lightly.
Li took the opportunity and said, "Xian daughter-in-law, look at the serious damage to the seedlings. Can the rice still be planted?"
Chu Yiqing raised his eyes and said: "I came here today and was about to tell my father about this matter. Looking at the scene in front of me, destroying most of the ten carts of rice seedlings is a trivial matter. It only hurts my brother and his assistant."
It was a big deal. These seedlings were cultivated in Lucheng and transported to the capital. It took six or seven days to travel day and night. On the way, Brother Chenconi and his assistants had been taking care of the seedlings. Now Brother Chenconcubine was seriously injured and there were no two or three people.
He couldn't get up for months, and the other boys were also seriously injured. Now they can no longer transport the seedlings! Father, anyway, what I promised my father that day was accomplished. I diverted water from the south to the north, diverted water for irrigation, and the rice seedlings were successfully cultivated. My concubine's brother
I have tried my best, Naichen is just a little concubine who speaks lightly, so please ask the emperor to hire someone else! Anyway, our Li country is a big country, and there are many capable people and strangers!"
Chu Yiqing said calmly, brushing this matter aside.
These days, the people of the second and sixth princes are trying to attack her and Abao. Now even Liu Qi, a small sixth-grade official, is bullying her. She can't let it go even for Li Huang's sake.
These people are so slow to treat!
When Li heard this, he became anxious and said quickly: "Xian daughter-in-law, although there are many people in Li country, there are very few people who know how to grow rice! Huang'er once said that these rice seedlings cannot survive the beginning of autumn at the latest.
On that day, it seems that the beginning of autumn is just a few days away. Even if there is someone, there is no way to find it for a while. Besides, this matter does not bother the two masters. The virtuous wife has always been known as the Goddess of Agriculture. How can she look at the people without food?
?”
After Li finished speaking, seeing that Chu Yiqing was still calm, he immediately glanced at Li Huang. Li Huang could only say, "Yiqing, is this seedling really hopeless?"
Chu Yiqing looked back at Li Huang and whispered: "Now that it is so ruined, how can we save him? You didn't see Brother Zhao's injuries. What on earth did he do to be beaten like that!"
Li Huang's face was full of guilt, he stepped forward and put his arms around Chu Yiqing's shoulders, patting her shoulders gently.
When Li saw it, he also knew that Chu Yiqing was angry at the moment. He turned to look at Liu Hu and said in a cold voice: "Liu Hu, your good son is the cause of this. Then I will kill this rice planting person."
I leave the matter to you. If rice is not planted in the capital within three days, I will kill all nine of your tribes!"
After Li finished speaking, he angrily got into the dragon chariot and drove back to the palace.
Liu Hu had already been stunned there, his face turned pale with fright. The latest chapter of The Neon of the Republic of China.
Chu Yiqing couldn't help but sneer in his heart. The emperor seemed to be angry with Liu Mansion, but he just wanted to use Liu Mansion to give Chu Yiqing a good beating. Maybe the emperor thought that Liu Qi just beat a commoner.
Besides, he is not Chu Yiqing's biological brother. The Liu family is Princess Jue's natal family after all. This is a relative, and it's just a matter of honor. He won't really delay the livelihood of the people for such a trivial matter, but Li Ke
I don’t know if Chu Yiqing is determined at this moment. What can she do if she wastes thousands of acres of land without farming? This time, she must make these self-proclaimed masters and nobles in the capital remember that she, Chu Yiqing, is not doing it casually.
Can handle it!
On the way back, Li Huang asked with concern: "How is Brother Zhao's injury? Is it really true that he can't get out of bed for two or three months?"
Chu Yiqing sighed, "It's not that severe, but it's almost the same. Two ribs are broken and there are many external injuries on the body!"
Li Huang's eyes darkened and he said: "Liu Qi died well. If my father doesn't kill him, I will find a way to kill him!"
Chu Yiqing said calmly: "Liu Qi is just a small role, and the big role is behind him! There are some things I didn't want you to know, but now that things have happened, I am afraid that you will object to what I do, so I will tell you in advance!"
Chu Yiqing immediately told the story about Li Yan falling into the water that day, and then said: "In addition to the time in Lucheng before, the palace has put a lot of thought into it. Now that Liu Qi is the second prince's brother-in-law, they don't
I dare to deal with you in the court, but I deal with my concubine and Abao!"
When Li Huang heard this, he immediately said: "I have already asked people to find out the evidence of Liu Hu's corruption and bribery. Adding this matter now, Liu Hu will not have a few days to go. Without Liu Hu, Li Jue will be like losing his right and left arm."
, it’s not worth worrying about at all, but that Li Gan, who doesn’t even leave the house on weekdays, has so many things happening..."
"I know you can honor Concubine Wu and Qi Yunluo. If that's the case, then leave it to me!" Chu Yiqing said coldly.
Li Huang whispered: "Don't get angry. Even though I'm a man, I can't embarrass those two women, but I can't watch them trip you up. I can't control my father's harem, but the Qi family is now
It’s hard to protect yourself, but if you use some tactics, Qi Yunluo will never be able to stand up again!”
A few days ago, Chu Yiqing also heard that the Qi family was under investigation, but the evidence had not been implemented. Qi Yunluo had also borrowed money from everywhere and was running for her mother's family, but she didn't know that now was the time for her to ask for help.
Why did you put your brain on Abao's head?
Chu Yiqing didn't want to go into details, but since Li Huang took action, it saved her the trouble, so she nodded.
Li Huang said a few more thoughtful words to make Chu Yiqing happy, and Chu Yiqing finally smiled.
As soon as Li Huang returned to the Prince's Mansion, he rushed to see Zhao Xiaomai's injury.
In the room, as soon as Zhao Maimai saw Li Huang, he wanted to stand up and salute, but was immediately stopped by Li Huang.
"Brother Zhao, why are you so polite!" Li Huang held his shoulders and asked someone to help him lie down, then he looked back and asked Lei Lei, "How is the situation?"
"Two broken ribs, the rest is just skin trauma, nothing serious!" Lei Lei said.
"Brother Zhao, I'll leave it to you. It can be regarded as your atonement!" Li Huang still remembered that Lei Lei came back a day late. Fortunately, Chu Yiqing discovered the bracelet himself and found the reason as soon as possible. If it was true,
If something happens, Li Huang will probably hate Lei Lei for the rest of his life!
Lei Lei quickly responded.
Mai Xiang came in with warm porridge, with tears on her face. When she saw Li Huang, she quickly put the porridge on the table and said, "Uncle, you must avenge my father. That Liu Qi is so hateful!"
"
Zhao Maixiao quickly said: "Maixiang, why do you call the prince like that? You..."
Li Huang quickly said: "Brother Zhao, I allowed Mai Xiang to call you like this. I will always remember your family's affection for Yiqing and Abao!"
Zhao Xiaomai felt ashamed and said: "What kind of affection are you talking about? Sister Yiqing has taken care of us all these years! Read the full text of Xiaosha Fairy! Our family is what it is today, thanks to sister Yiqing!"
"Then let's stop talking to each other as one family. From now on, Brother Zhao can just call me brother-in-law, so we can be affectionate!" Li Huang said, then turned to Mai Xiang and said: "Liu Qi has been beheaded by the emperor, can you come out?"
Angry?"
When they heard that Liu Qi had been beheaded by the emperor, Mai Xiang and Zhao Xiaomai were both stunned. In their hearts, Liu Qi was hateful, but beheading meant a human life!
Seeing them like this, Li Huang naturally understood what they were thinking, so he smiled and said: "He brought it upon himself, so don't think about it too much! Brother Zhao will live in the mansion first and take good care of himself! I will send someone to Chu Han's side
Went to deliver a message!”
Zhao Xiaomai quickly said: "Brother-in-law, let's not talk about my injury. I'm afraid Mai Xiangniang will be worried. She also takes care of three children and has a big stall at home. Don't let him worry anymore!"
Li Huang nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'll just send someone to tell you that I want to keep you here to help Yiqing grow rice, and my family won't doubt it!"
Zhao Maimai nodded quickly, then thought of those seedlings, and sighed: "It's a pity that those seedlings are the blood and sweat of so many people. In a few months, there will be carts and carts of grain, but that Liu Qi...
…”
When I mentioned Liu Qi, I remembered that that man had risked his life for those seedlings, and I was immediately speechless.
"Don't worry about Daomiao. Just take care of your injuries first!" Li Huang said in a low voice, "Treat this place as your home. I will send Hua Zi to take care of you!"
Li Huang said, clapped his hands, and a smart-looking young man came in. He knelt down and saluted Zhao Xiaomai and said, "Master Zhao, my name is Hua Zi. I will be responsible for taking care of Master Zhao's daily life in the future. Master Zhao will have
Just tell me anything and it will be done!"
Zhao Maimai quickly asked Hua Zi to get up. Remembering Jin Yu's instructions, he took out a silver lock from his arms and motioned for Hua Zi to come forward.
Hua Zi was stunned, and naturally he didn't dare to accept it.
"Okay, just accept the reward from Master Zhao. From now on, just serve Master Zhao with all your heart!" Li Huang said coldly.
Hua Zi quickly responded, and stepped forward to take the silver lock with both hands. He weighed it and it seemed to have one or two weights. He immediately looked at Zhao Xiaomai in a different light. I heard that Mr. Zhao came from the countryside of Chu Han, so he thought he was a bumpkin. , I didn’t expect him to be so generous, and Hua Zi also planned to be more interested in Zhao Xiaomai in the future.
After seeing Zhao Maimai, Li Huang went straight to the study, called Tenglong over, and asked in a cold voice: "Then Qi Ding is still being detained?"
Tenglong nodded and said: "Dali Temple said there was insufficient evidence. I heard that Prince Qian sent a message to Dali Temple!"
Li Huang narrowed his eyes and sneered: "Yes, after all, it is his father-in-law who has become a prisoner, and his face is not good-looking! But this prince just wants to make him look bad!"
When Tenglong heard this, he understood what Li Huang meant, and immediately nodded and said: "I'll do it now!"
Li Huang nodded.
On the second day, just as Li Huang expected, Princess Jue Liu Jun and Liu Hu's wife Xia handed over the greeting card. Chu Yiqing naturally rejected the message. Who knew that at noon, the Xia family came with Liu Jun arrived at the door of the mansion and refused to leave no matter what. After waiting for a day and a night, Mrs. Liu finally knelt in front of the door of the mansion. Chu Yiqing was still moved as before. Finally, Li Jue asked to see Li Huang and guard the door. The others couldn't stop them, so they were let in.
When Liu Jun came back this time, he was like a defeated rooster, dejected, with no trace of his previous arrogance and domineering. She was wearing a red court dress with gold thread and was wearing a lifeless look. She kept her head down. , following behind Xia.
As soon as Mrs. Xia entered the door, she handed over the gift list, which was full of precious medicinal materials. She forced herself to endure the pain of losing her son and said with a smile: "Concubine Chu, today we are here to apologize to Concubine Chu's brother. It was Quanzi's fault. Yes, Concubine Chu’s brother was injured. The medicinal materials on this are all for brother Ling’s health! Please don’t blame Concubine Chu!”