fifth form

Chapter 2557 White Meat
Hong Ku left, and Zhenyuan Shenjun also left Chang'an City after giving some instructions.

The time is not long, but not short either.

The great monks all have their own purposes, and it is difficult for them to gather together without a strong system of control.

Zhang Xuezhou had long known that Zhenyuan Shenjun would return to Duanhun Ridge one day, and it was impossible for him to stay in Chang'an City to protect him.

As he watched the God Zhenyuan disappear into the night sky, he couldn't help feeling a little regretful, as if he had lost a support.

"master?"

"The mule needs to rest for two days after working, so let's take a break for a while!"

Zhang Xuezhou was standing outside the study and saw Aqiao coming out of the room with a red face. He then looked carefully at the room where Rong Shi and Zhang Zhong were, which made him wave his hand quickly.

"Don't worry, the master is now a minister, it won't be difficult to help you solve the problem of being a slave!"

"Master, is he an official again?"

Aqiao really works hard, and Zhang Xuezhou is not a man who breaks his promise.

As things unfolded step by step, his words and actions clearly made Aqiao feel very reassured.

"Not only did the master become an official this time, but the emperor also gave him money. Let's move to the Imperial City tomorrow so that we can receive the emperor's great grace!"

Zhang Xuezhou pointed in the direction of the Imperial City District.

Grudges are unavoidable among monks, and the closer one is to the core of power, the more likely one is to get into trouble.

Having seen the panic of Xu Chang, Zhuang Qingzhai and others, Zhang Xuezhou became more cautious and careful at this time to avoid bringing disaster to his family.

Most people in Zhangjiazhuang will not move, and only a small number of people will go to the official residence in the future, or be recruited into the mansion by recruiting servants to avoid involvement.

He and Aqiao had just exchanged a few words for a moment when they heard a knock on the door.

The rhythm of the knocking on the door seemed familiar. Zhang Xuezhou was about to think that Zheng Wukong and others came to visit, but he couldn't help feeling happy when he suddenly had an idea.

"Master, what brings you here?"

Zhang Xuezhou just felt that the past two days were truly a time of separation and reunion.

While he was still lamenting the departure of Zhenyuan Shenjun, Dong Zhongshu had already arrived in Chang'an City.

As if he had hit the right rhythm, Dong Zhongshu not only did not run into Hong Ku, but also did not run into Zhenyuan Shenjun. It was more like he avoided these two people and arrived before Zhang Xuezhou moved.

It was already dark, and it was obvious that Dong Zhongshu had come here specially.

When the door of the house opened, Zhang Xuezhou saw Dong Zhongshu coming in wearing cloth shoes and carrying a fan and a sword on his back.

"It's been a while since we last met," Dong Zhongshu nodded with a smile. "I went to Huainan and saw a good thing. I thought it might be of some use, so I returned to Chang'an earlier!"

"Good stuff? Come in quickly!"

Zhang Xuezhou was surprised, then extended his hand to invite Dong Zhongshu into the house.

Zhang Xuezhou seldom heard Dong Zhongshu's praise, and even found it difficult to hide his smile. It was obvious that things were going well enough at the moment.

People feel refreshed when good things happen, and Zhang Xuezhou also had a smile on his face for a while.

After welcoming the guests, Zhang Xuezhou saw Dong Zhongshu take out a translucent fibrous white stone.

"What's the secret of this stone?"

Zhang Xuezhou looked at it for a few seconds and felt that the stone in Dong Zhongshu's hand was just ordinary, without any characteristics of a treasure, and he couldn't see any clue at all.

“This stone…”

Dong Zhongshu hesitated to speak. He glanced at Aqiao who was following Zhang Xuezhou.

"Master, you have come a long way and must be tired from the journey. Ah Qiao, go to the kitchen and cook some food first. We can talk while we eat!"

Zhang Xuezhou sent Aqiao to the kitchen, and then Dong Zhongshu came over to listen.

"I happened to see an alchemist in the Huainan Palace grinding soybean powder in Huainan, and then boiling it into soy milk with water. After adding the water in which this thing was soaked, the soy milk became lumps, and then turned into white meat," Dong Zhongshu whispered.

"Then what?" Zhang Xuezhou asked. "Then this white meat can be eaten, it is tender and refreshing, comparable to dragon liver and phoenix gallbladder." Dong Zhongshu whispered: "After eating it, you won't have bloating or diarrhea, and it has no toxic side effects, and it can also strengthen your body!"

"Keep fit?" Zhang Xuezhou asked in surprise.

"It doesn't have much effect on us," Dong Zhongshu shook his head repeatedly, "but for the poor, it is a tonic to strengthen their bodies!"

"Then this good thing is good for us..."

“The poor are the majority in the world!”

When Zhang Xuezhou hesitated a little, he heard Dong Zhongshu reminding him repeatedly in a low voice.

"Beans can only be eaten when they are green. Eating them when they are old and hard will cause bloating and diarrhea. It is difficult to eat more. They can only be cooked in winter and used to feed cattle and horses." Dong Zhongshu said: "But as long as this thing is added, people can eat it, and the beans can be dried and stored for several years without any problem. Many people don't lack beans!"

"What do you mean?"

Zhang Xuezhou’s eyes widened slightly.

His reaction was indeed a little slow. After all, hunger had happened to Zhang Xuezhou for a long, long time, so long that he almost forgot about the time he had to go through when he was a child.

In real life, there is no shortage of food thanks to the huge output of genetically modified crops. Although the taste of various compressed foods is a bit worse, it is not a problem to eat enough nutrition to meet survival needs.

Dong Zhongshu brought a kind of ore that could almost produce an effect similar to that of genetically modified crops.

It is undoubtedly a big deal that a kind of feed used for wintering cattle and horses has been transformed into a food that can nourish the body.

"The Huainan royal family is almost going crazy with joy," Dong Zhongshu said, "especially after the death of the Empress Dowager. They are almost ready to overthrow the court with their arms and horses written all over their faces!"

"This matter is a bit urgent," said Zhang Xuezhou.

"It's not only urgent, but also very serious," said Dong Zhongshu.

"Then let's make some beans and boil them down, that way we'll be even," said Zhang Xuezhou.

"That's what we say, but we don't have the final say on how to proceed," Dong Zhongshu said, "and if the Huainan Palace finds out who leaked this information, I'm afraid they'll be dug out and whipped even if they're still in their coffins!"

"What to do?"

"Only Your Majesty can do such a thing!"

Dong Zhongshu pointed in the direction of the imperial palace, indicating that no one could interfere and it was not appropriate for them to confront it openly.

"His Majesty misses you very much. He is waiting for you to return to the court in Chang'an. He was still thinking about you yesterday. Master, why don't you talk to His Majesty about this matter in person?" Zhang Xuezhou persuaded.

"You know I'm different from you," Dong Zhongshu complained, "I will definitely mess things up, and I don't want to go back to the court!"

"Then I can't explain this to His Majesty," Zhang Xuezhou complained, "I'm in Chang'an City, and my eyes can't reach Huainan, thousands of miles away!"

"You have to think of a solution," Dong Zhongshu said, "It's fine for me to be alone in Jiangdu, but if the King of Huainan really starts a war and changes the court, you will probably suffer much more than me!"

"That's not a painful problem, that's asking for my life," said Zhang Xuezhou.

"So!"

Dong Zhongshu spread his hands, indicating that Zhang Xuezhou could not escape the matter targeting King Huainan.

No matter whether you are lying in a coffin or on the floor, you must break the opponent's move.

It may not seem a big deal for poor people to be well fed, and no matter how much they strengthen their bodies, they cannot withstand the casual intimidation of a great monk, but it means a substantial replenishment of logistics.

Everything needed for war logistics, such as building roads, raising horses, making armor and weapons, etc., was done by the weak.

The complexity and diversity of human beings will also bring about differences. The fact that each generation of aristocratic families in Xijing City is weaker than the previous one is proof of this. And the open source selection of elites from the ordinary people group is also what the Red Alliance National Committee is currently doing.

Many geniuses are hidden among the weak, and these people just lack the resources to be trained.

If given a chance, these seeds might have a chance to emerge.

Maybe it will take two or three years, or maybe it will take five or ten years. These things may not show results in the short term, but after long-term implementation, they will have subtle effects and unknowingly change the entire society.

Zhang Xuezhou held Dong Zhongshu's fist-sized stone, and the light stone seemed to weigh a thousand pounds at this moment.