"This prodigal son is so hard to understand..."
A bunch of people sighed and groaned, causing many people to sigh in their hearts, yes... When you are against this prodigal son, you think he is going to do serious work, but he runs away to spend money and doesn't want to play with you at all. But when you think you have seen through his tricks, he comes back and slaps you hard in the face... It's true and false, and he sets traps step by step, which is fine. What people can't accept is that the means he uses to achieve all this is... spending money
How embarrassed are these old foxes
"… The most important thing is His Majesty!"
One of them became angrier and angrier, and said angrily, "If it weren't for your majesty lending the Heavenly Sound Transmission Conch to Chu Tianxiao, how could we be so passive and embarrassed now!"
"Your Majesty has clearly taken back the 'Spiritual Subconsciousness', but at the critical moment he did this... He went back on his word, is he playing a trick on us?"
"Qin Wen, be careful with your words!" After these angry words fell, an elder frowned and said heavily. After hearing this, the man knew that it was extremely inappropriate to criticize His Majesty, but he was still upset: "But, Your Majesty did this... Oh, I, I really can't accept it..."
The elder said coldly: "Do you think you are the only one who thinks this way? If you think about your majesty's behavior this time, it is terrifying! It is impossible for us not to ask for clarification..."
Hearing this, the man's eyes lit up. He was not stupid, and he immediately reacted: "So, the Patriarch... and other Divine Marquises have already asked His Majesty?"
"Of course..." the elder said slowly, "Early this morning, the head of the family and several divine marquises came to the court. His Majesty did give an answer, but this answer, ah... it doesn't matter!"
"I don't understand what you mean. What did your Majesty say?"
"Four words..." the other party gritted his teeth and said word by word, "A great achievement!"
After these words were spoken, everyone in the room fell silent, and gradually figured something out in their minds... You know, so-called merits are often assessed based on a country's current situation... For example, in troubled times, managing a key county in good order might be considered a good merit, but in prosperous times, managing a state well is a given, and while it is still a merit, it will never be so "obvious"... From this, we can infer that for the Great Zhou, which is now in its heyday, what kind of merits would it take for Your Majesty to describe it as "enormous merits"
There is only one point left... there is only one possibility!
"Your Majesty has made great contributions in unifying the entire Chinese land..."
"…How could a loser make such a contribution?"
"I don't believe it! I absolutely don't believe it!"
After figuring it out, the group of people all showed extremely surprised expressions. They knew exactly what this meant...
It’s terrifying when you think about it!
At this moment, the elder suddenly said in a cold voice: "Don't worry too much, everyone. Although this prodigal son has made great contributions this time, we are not without a solution... If we manage it well, we may be able to turn the tables and cut off the prodigal son's arm!"
"What do you mean?"
"Hmph... just wait and see!"
…
At this moment, Nong Temple.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say." An official in official uniform walked out of the crowd and bowed to Emperor Zhou who had come here. "Whether this magical rice is really as exaggerated as Prince Chu said, it is an indisputable fact that it has miraculous effects... I think that such an important thing should not be controlled by private hands..."
"Why don't we invite those people to the Nong Palace and serve as officials in the court."
The gentleman waved his hand and said, "This matter is beneficial to the country and the people. I'm sure that Prince Chu will agree to it when he learns about it."
Hearing this, everyone in the room started whispering to each other, and then several people from the Farm Hall stood up one after another.
"Master Liang's words make sense."
"I second the motion."
"I second this motion."
"I would like to meet the person who made this fine rice. It would be great if I could be his colleague and discuss ways to improve it together."
Seeing more and more people speaking up in support, Emperor Zhou still stood with his hands behind his back, unmoved. He just turned around slightly and looked at the "adult" who first proposed it with interest, and said with a smile: "Liang Kun, you still remember the old things that happened so long ago."
After these words fell, the pupils of the agricultural official named Liang Kun suddenly shrank, and the corners of his mouth twitched bitterly. He did not expect that His Majesty the Emperor Zhou actually knew all the trivial matters at that time... Yes, this person is Liang Qiu's brother, and Liang Qiu... is the deputy envoy of the Wasteland Guild who intended to harm Chu Tianxiao and prevent him from going to the Autumn Night Banquet. Later, he repeatedly approached the Qin family and finally offended the Chu family. In the end, he was killed by the president of the Wasteland Guild and became one of the "gifts" of the Seventh Prince to show his goodwill, and was sent to the Chu family...
From then on, his elder brother Liang Kun hated Chu Tianxiao and the Seventh Prince to death. Blinded by hatred, he had the same opinion as those from the Divine Marquis Family who hated the Chu Family to the core. The two sides hit it off immediately, and what happened just now happened.
It must be said that this move of theirs was quite ruthless. If successful, it would be equivalent to cutting off one of Chu's arms, and... there was indeed a high chance of success!
Listening to the voices of seconding in the room, we know that this is what many people want to do... After all, the Nong Palace has been very weak in recent years. If this group of strong reinforcements can enter the palace, it will surely turn the situation around and even create another miracle. It must be said that the minds of the people in the Nong Palace are much simpler than those in other palaces. If it were the other palaces, they would probably be hesitant about interests and positions at this time. How could they agree like the Nong Palace
Therefore, what Liang Kun said is completely in line with the interests of the Nong Palace, and is also completely in line with the interests of Emperor Zhou himself and the royal family. It is a good thing to harm the increasingly powerful divine marquis and benefit the Great Zhou. Even if there is some selfish motive, it is understandable!
As he thought about this, he bowed and said, "I dare not deceive you, Your Majesty. I do have some selfish motives, but they are also sincere. I respectfully ask Your Majesty to make your decision!"
"Your Majesty, I respectfully request your judgment!"
The crowd bowed their heads and echoed. The people in the Agricultural Palace were not targeting Chu Tianxiao. Many of them simply wanted to make the Agricultural Palace flourish. As for other things, they probably didn't see it clearly... Seeing this, Emperor Zhou looked at the head of the Agricultural Palace, the Grand Minister of Agriculture, and said calmly, "Lord Feng, what do you think of what the others said?"
Hearing this, the Minister of Agriculture Feng bowed and said, "This matter is of great concern... After all, the Prince of Chu is a meritorious minister. Taking his people away for no reason would be discouraging, but... what everyone here said is also true. Money and grain are related to the lifeblood of the country and must not fall into the hands of private individuals... I think that the spiritual rice must be obtained. Your Majesty can grant rewards to show your favor. As for the group of people of the Prince of Chu, it is up to Your Majesty to decide. I dare not make any rash comments."
After these words were spoken, everyone in the room said in their hearts, "Old Fox". It seemed that this person said a lot, but in fact, he said nothing. He just threw the difficult question back like practicing Tai Chi.
However, even the Minister of Agriculture has spoken, and now it is up to Your Majesty to make a decision...
Emperor Zhou stood with his hands behind his back, and smiled at Grand Minister Feng, saying, "My dear Minister Feng, do you know that just yesterday, Chu Tianxiao presented the exact method of cultivating spiritual rice to me?"