Chapter 121 Shaking the ruling and opposition parties

  People\'s psychology is a mess when you get to the bottom of it. Who can tell? Driven by the brothers of the Zhang family, it is very necessary to taste this rare melon. Look at the brothers of the Zhang family, they cried after eating it, it is really weird.

  But some people bought melons, hurried into the palace, and carried the melons all the way to the cabinet.

  This person is Yang Zhong, a doctor in the household department. Speaking of it, he is Xie Qian\'s disciple. Isn\'t this melon auspicious? Otherwise, how can melons be born in winter? So he has a different mind from others. Others bought melons to eat, but he went to meet Xie Gong with the melons. It was not only a good news, but also a taste for Xie Gong, which seemed to be flattering without leaving any traces.

   Arrived outside the cabinet, after the notification, he hurried to Xie Qian\'s office.

  At this time, the court has just come down, and there are still many memorials that need to be drafted. It is the busiest time in the cabinet!

  Xie Qian heard that Yang Zhong was here, but he didn\'t care. He still looked down at the memorial on the copybook. Yang Zhong saluted him and said, "Student has seen Enfu."

  Xie Qian didn\'t look up, but looking down at Zuo Shu\'s eyes was a little stern, and his voice was also a little calm: "Here, don\'t say thank you to the Mansion."

   "Yes, Mr. Xie." Yang Zhong smiled and said, "I\'m here to announce the good news."

"Oh?" Xie Qian reluctantly pulled his eyes away from the memorial, raised his eyes, and saw something Yang Zhong was holding, but Yang Zhong\'s official robe had long sleeves, which covered the melon. But he couldn\'t see what it was, so he said, "What is it?"

   "Thank you, please take a look." Yang Zhong raised the watermelon with both hands.

   "Huh?" Xie Qian was at a loss.

  This...isn\'t it watermelon? What a rarity.

  Just in his trance, Yang Zhong said: "This is a newly grown watermelon..."

   Suddenly... Like a heavy hammer, it hit Xie Qian\'s heart fiercely, and Xie Qian\'s face collapsed all of a sudden.

  Watermelon is certainly not unusual.

  It\'s just... How can melons grow in this season?

  Xie Qian is from Yuyao, and his family is also a landlord and gentry. His hometown has thousands of acres of paddy fields. He couldn\'t be more clear about this farming season.

   Xie Qian was not without surprise and said: "Jiangnan has already grown melons at this time? Is it too early? Was it sent overnight?"

   "No." Yang Zhong shook his head and said, "It just grew out of the land in Shuntian Mansion."

Xie Qian\'s heart was shocked, he got up suddenly, and put down the pen in his hand at will. The ink was still wet on the pen, and it fell on the memorial on the copybook, and it was instantly blurred, but Xie Qian didn\'t care. I ignored it, walked quickly to Yang Zhong, touched the watermelon with my hand, and the coolness of the watermelon spread into his palm, and sure enough...it was a watermelon, it couldn\'t be more authentic.

  Looking at the watermelon, Xie Qian was in a daze: "Can Shuntian Mansion grow melons at this season?"

  Yang Zhong didn\'t give him an answer.

  Xie Qian\'s eyes slowly changed into a complex color, and immediately said: "Come here, please Liu Gong and Li Gong."

  It took only a moment for the three cabinet scholars to sit down, and then their six eyes were fixed on the melon on the table.

   "Really?" Liu Jian raised his eyes and glanced at Xie Qian?

  This is so unbelievable, it completely violates common sense.

  Although in this place, a little auspiciousness will be reported every now and then, for example, where a unicorn is found, where a pumpkin grows on a fruit tree, and all kinds of strange things.

  When Emperor Chenghua was around, because the late Emperor Chenghua was keen on such things, all kinds of strange auspicious signs were reported, and there were countless and countless.

  But the great scholars in the cabinet have never seen anything in the world. Although they are silent, they also know that these are all frauds.

But…

   Now the three of Liu Jian can only see shock in their eyes, because the melon in front of them does not exist on the memorial, but is really in front of them.

   "It can\'t be the trick of the demon, right?" Li Dongyang thought thoughtfully.

  Xie Qian was more straightforward: "Why is this so difficult? Cut it open and you will know the truth or falsehood. Come, take the knife."

  The clerk at the side quickly took a knife and cut the melon neatly, and the bright red flesh of the melon suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

   Sure enough... it\'s a real watermelon, not a trick.

  Liu Jian became more and more confused. He stepped forward, sniffed and said, "It\'s really no different from watermelon."

"Why don\'t you eat and see?" Even the wise Li Dongyang couldn\'t understand it. He has a lot of knowledge, he has heard a lot about rare things, but seeing is believing less. The melon in front of him is really... It\'s eye-opening.

   "Yes, you will know the truth after eating it." Xie Qian said decisively: "I will try it first, and if it is all right, Liu Gong and Li Gong will eat it again."

   Xie Qian said very bluntly.

To be honest, the Xie family was originally a wealthy family, but since the Little Ice Age, the long winters for several years, from Shanhaiguan to Xuanfu, and then from Xuanfu to Shandong and Huaibei, the land was mostly covered by continuous heavy snow, and the fertile soil became Frozen soil, even if there is money, it is difficult to eat any fruits and vegetables. Now seeing this melon, his index finger moved wildly, and he took a bite, and the juice overflowed in his mouth. After a long time, he let out a sigh of relief: "This melon, Very luscious."

   "Try it, old man." Li Dongyang smiled.

The three of them each took melons and tasted them individually. Although it was cold outside, the house was burning with anthracite coals. It was as warm as spring and even slightly dry. Now eating the sweet watermelon, there was an indescribably cool feeling. feel.

   After a while, the melon was eaten clean.

  Liu Jian was in a good mood, looked at Yang Zhong beside him happily and said, "Where did you get this melon?"

  Yang Zhong hurriedly said: "It\'s His Royal Highness and Fang Jifan..."

  Liu Jian\'s expression changed suddenly upon hearing this.

Although the news of the crown prince planting melons was blocked, the few senior scholars in the cabinet knew some inside information. Originally, His Majesty was very worried about this matter, but he never expected that the crown prince and Fang Jifan actually planted melons. Melon.

  In such weather, melons are grown.

  Shock was written all over Liu Jian\'s face.

   Xie Qian and Li Dongyang obviously restrained their smiles and began to treat them with caution.

  In winter, there is heavy snowfall, and the place is bitingly cold, especially after the appearance of weird celestial phenomena, this winter is particularly long.

  In such weather, countless lands in the north have to be left unused, why? What can grow in the snow? This is nearly half a year of desertion. Although the current food supply of the imperial court relies on the main production areas in the south of the Yangtze River, such a large-scale land desolation has also led to a huge crisis in Ming Dynasty. Although Emperor Hongzhi and the cabinet were in the Reluctantly support, but in the long run, it is not a solution.

  But... the crown prince and Fang Jifan were able to really grow melons during this long winter. If so, can they grow other things?

Although relying on the supply of the canal, it will not make the capital or the whole north hungry, but this does not mean that there will be no problems without the abundant supply of fruits and vegetables. If the countless idle land can produce Where are the melons and fruits coming out? Then... throughout the north, the consumption of food will decrease, because people have more choices, and naturally they will not blindly rely on food to satisfy their hunger.

In this era, agriculture is fundamental. Once a large amount of land is idle, it means that the output of the things grown in the field will be reduced, and the reduction in production means that many people will be hungry. The problem of victims and refugees caused by starvation has always been the court It is a stubborn disease that cannot be lost. In recent years, there have been many refugees in the north, and the imperial court cannot settle them at all.

  Thinking of this, Liu Jian\'s heart skipped a beat, his eyes glistened. If it is really possible to grow grain in winter, then what a blessing it would be.

  He couldn\'t help but gasped.

At the same time, Xie Qian and Li Dongyang were clearly aware of this problem. The three of them looked at each other. After a brief silence, Liu Jian took a deep breath: "Inform the Secretary of the General Administration, please report to the Secretary, the old man and Mr. Xie, Li Dongyang Your Majesty requests an immediate audience with His Majesty."

  The three of them took care of it and cleaned it up quickly. The matter was so big that Liu Jian seemed extremely excited.

  If he hadn\'t seen this melon with his own eyes and tried it himself, Liu Jian would never believe that such nonsense is real.

Pulling himself together, he, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian braved the cold wind to leave the cabinet, and hurried towards the direction of the Nuan Pavilion. Liu Jian walked in such a hurry that the wide-body and long-sleeved imperial bullfighting suit was thrown up by the cold wind. It made Liu Jian feel a little bit hard to move, as if he was about to be blown down by the wind.

   But his face was sullen and solemn, but his mind was full of random thoughts.

  Can you really grow melons in winter? Can it be generalized?

   There is also the crown prince and Fang Jifan... These two guys get together, and it’s fine if they don’t cause trouble at ordinary times. How did they grow melons?

  If this is really possible, then...wouldn\'t it be...the Northland can also become Jiangnan?

Of course, even if there is no such exaggeration, as long as you can grow something and eat it, you can live countless people. The people depend on food, and the people can be wronged and frozen, but if you don’t give them food, they will live. It is the source of the chaos.

   Behind Xie Qian and Li Dongyang, still with shock on their faces, followed quickly.

   When he arrived at the Nuan Pavilion, Emperor Hongzhi only wore the Yishan crown and a tuanlong narrow-sleeved round-neck robe, sitting behind the throne.

At this moment, he was drawing a pen and meditating on something. He was surprised to learn that Liu Jian and the other three were going to see him. After the court meeting, he had already summoned three grand scholars in the cabinet. ,Again?

   Seeing the three people coming in, before saluting, Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said: "There is no need to be too polite, come and give me a seat."

  He had a calm face, and his eyes touched the faces of Liu Jian and the other three. His eyes froze, and he was a little surprised. Why, why are the faces of the three Qings so solemn?

What happened?

  In the past, although the three of Liu Jian received His Majesty\'s advice that they don\'t need to be polite, they still bowed solemnly.

  But today, Liu Jian seemed to have neglected even this point. When the **** brought Jindun, Liu Jian sat down and said immediately, "Your Majesty, is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Fang Jifan planting melons in Zhan Shifu?"

  They can be said to be straight to the point. It is completely different from the past. In the past, the monarch and his ministers were right, and they definitely would not be so straightforward.

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