"Xuan, magistrate of Yongxiu County, Jiang Kangning—"
Hearing that Xuan himself had entered the imperial court, Jiang Kangning straightened his clothes with one hand, followed by the little eunuch who was summoned, with his head slightly lowered, and walked quickly into the hall. When he came to the middle, Jiang Kangning knelt down holding the ebony box: "Master, the magistrate of Yongxiu County, Jiang Kangning, bow down to my emperor. Long live my emperor, long live—"
Jiang Kangning had something in his hand, so he didn't lie down on the ground. Seeing the box in his hand, Elder Weng and Old General Dai raised their eyebrows at the same time, while Emperor Yongming narrowed his eyes inadvertently. Daimingo also took a few more glances at the box, and the rest of the officials just regarded it as an ordinary, but also particularly ugly box, and many of them showed contempt.
Emperor Yongming: "Jiang Kangning, as the county magistrate of Yongxiu County, an earthquake occurred in Xiushui Village. If you concealed it and did not report it, are you guilty?"
Jiang Kangning kowtowed again, raised his head boldly, looked directly at the Ninety-Five Lord sitting in front of him, and held up the ebony box with both hands: "Your Majesty, the earthquake in Xiushui Village was not caused by natural disasters or man-made disasters. It is actually a big locust tree." The tree god descended into the world, and ordered Huxian to lead Xiushui Village villagers Wang Shijing and Shao Yunan to pick the ten-thousand-year fairy fruit for the emperor through hardships, and present it to the emperor!"
Crash!
Emperor Yongming thought about countless possibilities, but he never thought of this reason! As soon as Jiang Kangning's words fell, Emperor Yongming stood up from the dragon chair.
Emperor Yongming was so shocked, Old Weng and Old General Dai also stood up abruptly, the shock on their faces could not be faked, it was obvious ignorance. And the most convincing one is King Luo Rong, who yelled "Ah", pointed at Jiang Kangning with round eyes and shouted: "Brother An, they said they didn't find the tree god of the big locust tree! "
When Luo Rongwang shouted, everyone looked at him, and Emperor Yongming sternly said calmly, "Uncle Emperor! Please speak clearly!"
King Luo Rong looked at Emperor Yongming in a daze, and said incoherently: "Brother Hu gave An Geer a dream. We guessed that the tree god might be in Xiushui Village, but it really is there without saying anything!"
"What a dream!"
Luo Rongwang, who was dizzy from the shock of the fairy fruit, didn't know what he was talking about, and forgot to avoid calling Shao Yun'an in private.
Jiang Kangning said: "Your Majesty, let me let you discuss this matter."
"Say it!"
Jiang Kangning said. A lie needs to be covered up by countless lies. So Jiang Kangning didn't make up any lies, he told the truth about the ins and outs of the matter, but he missed the details of Wang Shijing's life experience, and only emphasized the misery of Wang Shijing's life experience.
Jiang Kangning detailed that Brother Hu took Wang Shijing and Shao Yunan to pick fairy fruits, which caused an earthquake in Xiushui Village. Then Wang Shijing's life experience involved the legend of the tree god of the big locust tree, and Shao Yun'an's dream, so he guessed that the tree god of the big locust tree probably settled in Xiushui Village, and Brother Hu was the walker of the tree god of the big locust tree in the world .
After saying this, Jiang Kangning held up the ebony box again: "Your Majesty, here is the fairy fruit. The matter is of great importance, please forgive me for concealing it until now."
Emperor Yongming stood still, feeling a little out of breath, staring straight at the things in Jiang Kangning's hands. Guo Xun trotted all the way down the steps, and took several deep breaths before he dared to reach out and hug Jiang Kangning's hand—hugging the ebony box with both hands completely—then turned around, step by step, steady and steady, afraid of If there is any mistake, he slowly stepped up the steps, walked in front of Emperor Yongming, and put the box on the desk. After finishing all this, Guo Xun quickly stepped aside and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Emperor Yongming's eyes kept chasing the box, and finally, it landed on the table. Jiang Kangning raised his voice again: "Your Majesty, when Wang Shijing and Shao Yun'an handed over the fairy fruit to the minister, the minister asked them why they didn't eat the fairy fruit, but asked the minister to hand it over to the emperor. They said that the fairy fruit can be tasted by ordinary people." , They dare not taste it privately. Only the emperor who is a real dragon can eat the fairy fruit. They use the fairy water from the place where the fairy fruit was picked, put it into the most spiritual jade bottle, and put it into the immortal fruit. Inside the sacred wood box, there is fear of any mistakes. This sacred wood is also called ebony, buried deep in the ground for thousands of years, and only the immortals will show up when they come to the world.
The reason why I only present it to the emperor now is because I am also worried about whether the fairy fruit is real; secondly, I am the county magistrate of Yongxiu County, and it is time for picking and making spring tea, and I am entrusted by the emperor. Don't dare to slack off. The third one, the fairy fruit, I just entered the capital to offer it to the emperor, the heroes are actually Wang Shijing and Shao Yun'an, I dare not take the credit, so I presented it to the emperor after the two of them entered the capital. The minister concealed such a major event, and asked the emperor to punish him. "
Jiang Kangning knelt down.
"stand up!"
Emperor Yongming stared at the ebony box all the time, and a minister quickly came out and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I have never heard of the fairy fruit. Qin Tianjian said that the disaster star is in Xiushui Village, so how could there be a big locust tree god? Later, I realized that this matter was extremely absurd. If it is really a fairy fruit, then Wang Shijing and Shao Yun'an are not self-sufficient, which makes no sense at all."
King Luo Rong was not happy, and he came out: "Master Zhou's words are wrong. Wang Shijing and Shao Yun'an are loyal to the emperor. Naturally, the first thing they think of when they get the fairy fruit with their lives is to offer it to the emperor. They will not be like Zhou. You will eat it yourself, my lord."
The face of the other party changed drastically, and he kowtowed and shouted: "The emperor is wise! I have no such intentions! I am just worried..."
King Luo Rong interrupted him: "Your Majesty, I know about the God of the Great Locust Tree. I was there at the time, and I took off my shoes and socks to look at it. I do have two little thumbnails, and there are indeed many people in Xiushui Village whose ancestral home is not There are not two villagers in the north. Brother Hu is extremely smart and understands human speech very well. If he is not a tiger fairy, what is it? If it is a fairy fruit, you can tell if you take it out."
Emperor Yongming was already impatient in his heart, King Luo Rong's last sentence was exactly in his favor. Emperor Yongming restrained his eagerness and said, "Guo Xun, open it."
Guo Xun knelt down with a thud: "Your Majesty, I dare not dare." Guo Xun, who knew some inside information, completely believed that the stuff inside was the fairy fruit.
Emperor Yongming took a deep breath, and reached for the ebony box. Open the box, inside is a green emerald bottle. Jiang Kangning hurriedly said from below: "Your Majesty, the bottle contains fairy water."
Emperor Yongming's hands trembled, Guo Xun covered his chest, and Jiang Kangning looked nervous. Emperor Yongming raised his head: "Have you seen it?"
Jiang Kangning nodded: "I have seen it. It is because I have seen it that I believe that this must be a fairy fruit. Your Majesty, if you pull down the curtain, you will see it more clearly."
Emperor Yongming: "Pull down the curtain!"
The attendants in the hall immediately lowered the curtain in the hall, and the hall became darker immediately. Emperor Yongming took out the jade bottle, and Guo Xun immediately stepped forward to take the ebony box with both hands. The green emerald bottle covered up the light of the fairy fruit. Emperor Yongming held his breath, pinched the bottle cap with one hand, and with a little force, the soft light and sweet fragrance overflowed. When the bottle cap was completely removed, the light suddenly bloomed, and the fragrance filled the entire hall.
Even Jiang Kangning, who had seen it before, couldn't help but forget to breathe as everyone exclaimed. Emperor Yongming moved closer to the mouth of the bottle. When he saw the scene inside the bottle, he was obviously shocked at first, and then quickly closed the bottle cap, short of breath.
Emperor Yongming: "Proclaim King Shijing and Shao Yunan immediately!"
"Slave go!"
Guo Xun quickly ran down the steps and ran out. The curtain opened, and Emperor Yongming sat on the dragon chair with the bottle in his hands, his face flushed red. Jiang Kangning kowtowed: "God bless my emperor, the tree god came to the world, gifted with fairy fruits, and live forever! Long live my emperor, long live, long live—"
King Luo Rong went out and knelt down: "God bless my emperor, bestow the fairy fruit, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
Kneeling on behalf of the old general and Weng Lao: "God bless my emperor, bestow the fairy fruit, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
Under such circumstances, the other ministers, whether they are willing or not, whether they are willing or not, can only kneel down and shout long live.
Shao Yun'an, who was drinking tea with the Queen in the General's Mansion, received the decree from the palace, with an expected expression, but the Queen curiously asked Guo Xun who came to deliver the decree and looked anxious: "My lord Xuanyun Anhe Shijing went to the palace, what's the matter?"
"event!"
Guo Xun didn't hide anything, and quickly said: "The two of them asked the magistrate Jiang to present the fairy fruit to the emperor. The fairy fruit has a strange fragrance and can also emit light. The emperor ordered the servant to quickly announce the two of them to the palace."
The queen was shocked: "Fairy fruit?"
Shao Yun'an: "Qiantui, it's really a fairy fruit. The emperor has been waiting impatiently. Caomin and Brother Jing will go to the emperor and explain clearly, and Caomin will explain it to you in detail when they come back."
Guo Xun: "Chitose, why don't you enter the palace together."
The queen clenched the pillow under her elbows tightly, and after a while, he shook his head: "No. Go quickly, it's inconvenient for me to show up."
"Thousands..." Guo Xun wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the queen raising her hand. Guo Xun knelt down and kowtowed, then stood up and urged: "Master Shao, you and your slaves should quickly enter the palace."
"Eunuch Guo beat me. Brother Jing is in the front yard. I'll go find him."
"The slave has already sent someone to look for it, let's go directly to the door and wait."
"Alright. Eunuch Guo please."
After bowing to the queen, Shao Yunan followed Guo Xun and left. The queen watched the two leave, her brows were slightly furrowed, and Zhuo Jin beside her said, "Qiantui, you..."
The queen still raised her hand and interrupted him: "Don't say anything."
"yes."
Zhuo Jin lowered his head, and was very worried in his heart, if the fairy fruit was real, how would the emperor choose it
If the fairy fruit was fake, no matter how calm Wang Shijing and Shao Yunan were on the surface, they would inevitably feel uneasy in their hearts. But because it was true, after the two of them got into the carriage that came to pick them up from the palace, how calm and calm their demeanors should be. Shao Yun'an even had the mood to ask: "Eunuch Guo, the emperor must have been taken aback, right?"
Guo Xun was about to cry: "Master Shao, this surprise of yours almost knocked the sky of our Great Yan Kingdom down. Don't make any mistakes!"
Guo Xun's words were cryptic, meaning it must not be fake. Shao Yun'an laughed and asked: "Eunuch Guo, what reward do you think the emperor will give me?"
Guo Xun's face turned red instantly, could it really be a fairy fruit? ! Wang Shijing pinched Shao Yun'an's waist, he had to be cautious when he saw the emperor for a while.
Shao Yun'an was in the mood to make fun of Guo Xun in the car, but the atmosphere in the hall was tense. Emperor Yongming sat on pins and needles holding the ebony box, asking King Luo Rong and Jiang Kangning about the earthquake in Xiushui Village over and over again. If it wasn't for his status, Emperor Yongming would definitely take off his shoes and socks on the spot to see if he had one or two little thumbnails.
After much anticipation and anticipation, the eunuch's shout finally sounded outside: "Wang Shijing, a villager in Xiushui Village, Shao Yun'an sees you—"
Emperor Yongming quickly stood up: "Xuan!"