Chapter 365： If you are not an actor, you cannot be a good courtier!

Chapter 365: If you are not an actor, you cannot be a good courtier!

The corn was directly broken off the cob, and a bunch of courtiers rushed up to it, peeled off the corn husks, and then clumsily rubbed the corn kernels...

In the potato field, the plows cut the ridges, and countless people rushed in to pick up the potatoes.

Li Zhensheng had a headache after reading it, and asked the steward to read it a second time. Because there were too many people, some potatoes were stepped back into the soil...

In this way, it took a full hour of busy work before the corn kernels and potatoes were weighed.

Needless to say, the proven high-yield figures made everyone excited.

An old minister fell to his knees and cried loudly.

Some people took corn stalks and rolled them around, and some even took potatoes and started gnawing them raw...

The old man of the Liu family is an old fox who has been in the officialdom for many years. Liu Zhiheng is quite familiar with such scenes. At this moment, he pretended to be extremely excited on his face, but in fact he was complaining from time to time in his heart.

These people took the scientific examination back then. The test was not about articles, but about acting skills, right?

This crying is so exaggerated that my nose is dripping with tears!

And what happened to the one who finished eating the potatoes and then started to eat the potato seedlings? Can he bite it?

Li Zhensheng and Li Laosi rarely had such experience. They looked at each other and hid behind the Marquis. The Marquis's cold face could defeat all the evil spirits and heretics in the world!

Sure enough, some of the ministers may have overacted and were confused for a moment, and even wanted to make the Marquis cry bitterly.

But before they even got close, their faces were frozen by the coldness surrounding the Marquis. They quickly turned around to find others to "cooperate" with, and continued to express their excitement and joy!

The emperor is so happy!

Even though he had known about it for a long time and had sent secret guards to pay attention to this area throughout the year, now that there were hundreds of acres of high-yield grain in front of him, he still couldn't help but feel excited!

These two new grains have solved Tianwu's urgent need.

Originally, the court and people moved to the south of the Yangtze River, and only half of the land had to support all the people of Tianwu. This was not enough. He and the civil and military officials were worried.

Especially for him, the emperor, who lost half of the country in his hands and has already been engraved with a pillar of shame. If Jiangbei cannot be recaptured in his hands, he will be reviled by all the people for thousands of years to come!

The appearance of these two new foods is simply a sign of auspiciousness sent down by God as he still cares for Tianwu!

He, the emperor, has not been forgotten by heaven. His precarious status will be impregnable again!

“Auspicious blessings from heaven, bless Tianwu!” The emperor cheered loudly, holding a corn cob in one hand and a big potato in the other.

The performances of all the courtiers finally reached a unified stage. They all knelt down, kowtowed to the emperor, and shouted loudly!

“The auspiciousness descends from heaven, bless Tianwu!”

“The auspiciousness descends from heaven and bless Tianwu!”

For a time, sounds echoed in the fields!

The emperor asked again: "Where is Li Zhensheng? Where is Liu Zhiheng?"

Li Zhensheng and Liu Zhiheng immediately knelt forward and kowtowed, saying, "The grassroots are here!"

The emperor said: "The Marquis of Xinting reported that one of you got such high-yielding new grain from the hands of the monks in Quanzhou, and the other worked hard to have the harvest now, and to have such auspiciousness come to the world! I will reward you heavily, can you get something?" Please, just say it!”

Liu Zhiheng chuckled and replied: "Your Majesty, Cao Min's father often said that Cao Min is useless. He has liked money since childhood and is not the material for studying. Therefore, Cao Min wants to ask the emperor to reward Cao Min with a false position and occasionally go to court with his father. Cao Min also Now that I have taken off my hat as an idiot! Of course, my old father can no longer scold the common people!"

What he said was so humorous that everyone was originally filled with tears and excitement, but now they were almost amused.

Especially Mrs. Liu, who hurried forward and almost scolded his son through gritted teeth, "How dare you tell the family joke in front of the emperor? Besides, you only planted a few acres of land, how can you have any credit, and you are so shameless to ask for it?" Official position!”

The emperor waved his hand and said with a smile: "Master Liu, what you said is wrong. The new grain will have a high yield next year, and there is really no shortage of people who can guide the planting."

After that, he said loudly: "Liu Zhiheng listened to the decree. I will appoint you as a fourth-grade doctor and serve as the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. You will assist the Department of Agriculture and Forestry in promoting the planting of new grains next year."                                                                                   ． Kowtow to express gratitude.

When he got up, he raised his chin at Old Mrs. Liu. This look of "a villain who succeeds" made everyone laugh.

The emperor looked at Li Zhensheng again and said, "Li Zhensheng, you have the greatest credit for the new grain coming to the world. If you have anything you want, just say it!"

Li Zhensheng kowtowed and said seriously: "Your Majesty, Cao Min's life experience is strange. He has been away from home for many years. As the eldest son, he failed to fulfill his responsibilities to his mother and protect his younger brother. He has been grudged and has trouble sleeping and eating.

“Nowadays, the common people rely on the emperor for great blessings. They have this chance to obtain high-yield grain, and they want to use this meager contribution to seek a royal life for their mother and a vacant position for their second brother.

“Firstly, my mother is old and she no longer has to be bullied because of her low status. Secondly, I can also compensate my second brother for giving up his dream of studying because I am missing and have to shoulder the burden of supporting the family.

“From now on, when I’m out and about, I don’t have to worry about home anymore.”

The emperor and the ministers were a little stunned when they heard this. With such a good opportunity and such great achievements, Li Zhensheng could just ask for a hereditary duke for himself.

But he asked for a royal decree for his mother and an official position for his brother, without even thinking about himself...

This man is really too caring and righteous!

Especially when some ministers thought of the intrigues at home, they really envied the unity and harmony of the Li family, and even more envied the Li family for having such an eldest son.

The emperor helped Li Zhensheng stand up with his own hands and said: "I just said that if you ask for anything, I will definitely grant it. Since you ask for these two things, then I will make your mother a first-grade imperial concubine and grant you the title of Li family. The second son is Zhongshan Bo, hereditary!"

The first-grade imperial concubine is the highest grade of a female imperial concubine. Although it is rare, there are seven or eight of them in Tianwu, so it is not particularly rare.

And they are usually elderly women. They just get some salary and are respected when they go out.

When life ends, this glory will be gone.

 But the earl is different. He has a salary and a hundred people to protect him. He can attend court meetings and submit memorials to heaven.

To put it bluntly, this is an official position without specific errands, but you can express your opinions at any time and influence the court!

The Li family got this title, and from then on they were completely squeezed into Tianwu's powerful class.

What’s more, this title is hereditary!

As long as the Li family does not rebel or usurp the throne, this title can be passed down from generation to generation!

Others are just paying it forward, at most they are envious and jealous of the Li family for having such an adventure.

But Dingbeihou couldn't help it. Although he had never had a direct conflict with the Li family.

But whether it was He Li's ex-wife, the Jiao family's brother-in-law who was demoted from an official position, or the Liu family who had always been against him, or the Xinting Marquis who suppressed him everywhere and couldn't lift his head.

Which one of them is not on good terms with the Li family and has innumerable connections?

I don’t know if it will do any harm to him if the Li family gains momentum, but it will definitely do no good!

Dingbeihou immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Li family is just a refugee. Is this reward too generous?"

(End of this chapter)