These days, no matter the nobles or scholars, they all like to eat feather fans and silk towels, and pay attention to a noble and dignified appearance. There are indeed very few powerful people like Fang Jun who are obsessed with farming and mulberry trees.
However, this man enjoyed it and did not feel that it was damaging to his identity at all, which really made Princess Gaoyang helpless...
Fang Jun said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will stay here for three or two days and then go directly to the village. Those things are my husband's lifeblood. How can you rest assured and let the villagers mess around? When the time comes,
My husband will personally take care of everything to ensure that nothing goes wrong."
Just peppers and peanuts. They are cash crops after all. Their presence or absence will not have much impact. However, this is the first year of large-scale planting of corn. The success or failure directly determines the extremely high yield and wide adaptability of this crop.
Can it successfully take root in the Tang Dynasty and spread to the north and south of the Yangtze River? How can he arrange slaves and villagers to harvest and store it at will?
You have to supervise it yourself.
The couple were talking when suddenly the maid from outside came in hurriedly to report that it was His Royal Highness the King of Wei who wanted to see...
The couple looked at each other, this King Wei actually chased him to Jiucheng Palace?
But he didn't dare to delay. He quickly stood up and walked out the door. He saw Li Tai in a gorgeous brocade robe walking quickly to the door.
Fang Jun and Princess Gaoyang came forward to greet him.
"My little sister has met her brother."
"I am late to welcome you, Your Highness, I apologize."
Li Tai waved his hand and said, "My family, why are you so polite?"
The bento entered the main hall first.
When the three of them were seated, Fang Jun couldn't help but wonder: "What is your highness doing? Send someone to inform you. I will go on my own. Why do you have to come to Jiucheng Palace?"
Li Tai gasped for a few times and said angrily: "You, Fang Shaobao, are really a noble person who forget things a lot. You promised me the right thing, but then you forgot about it as soon as you turned around?"
Fang Jun was confused when he saw Li Tai take out a bright yellow silk book with gorgeous embroidery from his arms, put it on the coffee table in front of him, and said: "You are not afraid that someone will murder you, so you dare not
Are you going to the south of the Yangtze River with me? Well, I have asked for an imperial decree for you, and my father allows you to lead the troops and accompany you."
Only then did Fang Jun remember what he had promised Li Tai before. He picked up the silk book and opened it to see that it was indeed His Majesty Li Er's imperial edict.
According to the imperial edict, there were officials in Wuzhou who rebelled in Shanyue and caused disasters in the counties and prefectures. For fear of affecting the autumn harvest, King Li Tai of Wei was ordered to inspect, accompanied by Prince Shaobao and Minister of the Ministry of War Fangjun, who had the power to take immediate action...
Fang Jun understood that this was just an excuse for them to lead troops out of the capital. After all, the imperial regulations stipulated that military attachés should not only have personal escorts when leaving the capital, but also strictly lead their troops to guard against these generals waiting for opportunities to cause trouble and gather a crowd to rebel.
Otherwise, when Emperor Gao was far away from Wuzhou that day, why would a prince or a minister of the Ministry of War go there to quell the rebellion?
The place is surrounded by towering mountains and circling mountains, and is surrounded by "barren mountains and rivers." Although it is located in the south of the Yangtze River and has a humid climate, few people visit it because of poor transportation. It is still a veritable barren land these days, and you can hardly see it outside the county seat.
People.
If the imperial army went to quell the rebellion and traveled over the mountains and ridges to reach the countryside of Wuzhou, it would probably take several months... It was obviously just an excuse, and it would never be possible for them to go to quell the rebellion.
The imperial edict was signed not only with the emperor's jade seal, but also with the seal of the province. All procedures were strictly prohibited.
With this imperial edict, even if Fang Jun brought three to five thousand people, no one would be able to make irresponsible remarks or criticize...
Fang Jun rolled up the imperial edict and handed it to Princess Gaoyang, saying, "Put it away later and put it in a secret place when you go home. It will be kept as a family heirloom in the future."
Although the emperor is now in charge, the highest administrative department of the government is nominally the three provinces. Therefore, the so-called imperial edicts are generally issued in the name of the provinces. There are not many imperial edicts that are truly issued under the will of the emperor. This imperial edict
It seems extremely precious. Regardless of whether the descendants of the Fang family can continue to inherit the family business safely, as long as this imperial edict can be preserved intact, it will be a first-class cultural relic in the future.
Princess Gao Yang agreed, but secretly rolled her eyes.
These days, there is no more emphasis than in the Ming and Qing dynasties. There is no need to burn incense and bathe when the emperor promulgates the imperial edict. After the edict is promulgated, the edict must be kept well, because it is a certificate, but it does not need to be treated as a "supreme honor."
"Generally, it must not be defiled or damaged in the slightest, otherwise it will be punished.
Besides, people like Fang Jun usually have a lot of contacts with the emperor, and this imperial edict is issued from time to time. Nowadays, there is probably a big pile in the cabinet in the study room at home. Why do you need to be so cautious?
From Princess Gaoyang's point of view, this is clearly the man's bottomless flattery in order to please His Majesty...
Li Tai also had the same thoughts as his sister. He glanced with disdain and said disdainfully: "You sycophant! The imperial edict has been sent to you. Quickly pack up and follow me to the south of the Yangtze River. I will be waiting for you all the time."
It’s too late, we’re short of money!”
Fang Jun poured tea for him and said, "There is no need to rush. After the ministers have collected the fields at home, they will set off south with His Highness."
"Harvesting the fields?"
Li Tai yelled and said angrily: "You are simply unreasonable. After all, you are also a high official in the imperial court and a powerful figure in the military. The output of Tianzhong is harvested by the servants below, and you still need to do it yourself? You
If you are reluctant to part with the money when you return, then say so clearly and don’t use such excuses to frustrate me!"
Fang Jun quickly explained: "Your Highness, please calm down. Wealthy ministers have never valued money, let alone the ill-gotten wealth that has been promised to be donated to Your Highness? It's just that this year there is a bumper harvest of corn, peppers, peanuts and other crops from overseas."
, because the seeds need to be saved for large-scale planting next year, so the matter is extremely important, and I dare not slack off at all."
Princess Gao Yang also chimed in and said, "Brother Qingque, don't be upset. Your husband has wasted a lot of effort on those crops this year. The harvest is just around the corner. How can you not do your best?"
Of course Li Tai knew about the naval fleet crossing the ocean. It was said that many crops were found from overseas lands and were bred and cultivated in Fang Jun's farm. Even his father paid great attention to it and had to patiently say:
"Then we must set off immediately after the autumn harvest. We must not let anything happen again. I can't afford to delay it!"
Fang Jun frowned in confusion: "I'm just going to receive the money. I won't run away if I put it there. Why is Your Highness so anxious?"
Li Tai groaned and said: "Isn't there a shortage of money everywhere? Recently, county schools and township schools have been opened in Fei, Nan, Xi, Qin and other prefectures in central Guizhou. Those places are really poor. Prefectures
The prefectural and county government offices can’t even provide a few dollars for subsidies, so I can only fund it entirely. No matter how much money I have, I can’t afford to build it like this!”
As he said that, he picked up the tea cup and drank tea.
Fang Jun touched the short mustache on his lips and looked at Li Tai's deliberately evasive eyes. He felt suspicious in his heart. After thinking for a while, he asked tentatively: "Is there something that your highness is hiding from the minister?"
"Where?"
Li Tai denied it flatly: "You are thinking too much."
"Haha," Fang Jun sneered and said, "Your Highness may not know that you have a shortcoming, right? You are very talented, and few people in the world can match it. You can be said to be very clever and intelligent, but there is one thing that happens every time you lie.
If your eyes are wandering and twinkling, it shows that you are actually an honest and honest person who cannot tell lies. Come on, look into Wei Chen's eyes and let Wei Chen take a look."
Li Tai didn't believe it: "I still have this shortcoming? Impossible!"
He raised his head and met Fang Jun's eyes for an instant.
After a long while, Fang Jun said decisively: "His Highness indeed has something to hide from the minister!"
Li Tai shouted: "Fart! I didn't even blink. How did you know that I lied?"
Princess Gao Yang was also surprised and asked: "Yes, I was staring at him, but Brother Qingque didn't even blink."
Fang Jun said with a smile: "Normally speaking, it is difficult not to blink when people look at each other, because this requires the most concentration. But if you don't have any evil intentions, why do you deliberately exert effort not to blink in order to win?
How about proving that I’m not lying? It’s obvious that there are no three hundred taels of silver here!”
Princess Gao Yang yelled, pointed at Fang Jun and said: "Mr. Lang is so insidious, he actually cheated!"
Li Tai also laughed angrily, nodded and said: "People say that Duke Zhao is a 'yin man', but they don't know that your Fang Erlang is the wave behind the Yangtze River pushing the wave ahead. I admire you."
Fang Jun chuckled and said: "How dare your highness praise you for your small skills?"
Li Tai said angrily: "Are you praising you? I wish I could beat you up!"
Fang Jun said: "Whether you want to be beaten or not is another matter. First, let me tell you what you are hiding from me, and why you want to leave Beijing so urgently?"
Li Tai thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I can't say."
Fang Jun's heart suddenly sank. Li Tai said "can't say", which was actually equivalent to saying it.
I would like to ask, apart from the dispute over the reserve position, what else could His Highness, the King of Wei, avoid so much that he was so afraid that he would even have to leave the capital to avoid it?