Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 836 How about making her a princess? (two in one)

In the Wu Mansion in the capital, Wu Zheng was lying on the bed weakly with a wet towel on his forehead.His old wife next to him took the medicine bowl from the servant, handed it to his mouth, and said softly: "Come, drink the medicine."

Wu Zheng waved his hand and said irritably, "No drink."

"You old man." Mrs. Wu glared at him, then turned her head and winked at her son.

Wu Zheng's son stepped forward and comforted his father, saying: "Father, now I know that the high-yielding rice is a problem with the seeds. The responsibility lies with Du Jinning, not you. There is no need for you to get angry like this. The emperor is a wise king, so he naturally understands the problem." Reasonable, why don't you think about it and torture yourself?"

"Sigh." Wu Zheng sighed, "I have been in the Ministry of Industry for most of my life, and I am familiar with the characteristics of rice. How can I be so far behind the 16-year-old Mr. Du?"

Knowing that the problem was with the seeds last season, when planting this season, the Ministry of Industry devoted all their manpower and material resources to try their best to prevent the seeds from deteriorating, and it is best to optimize it to the original yield of seven stones per mu come up.But I don't want to use all methods, this kind of seed has degenerated to the point where it is not even as good as ordinary seeds.

However, "The high-yield rice that Mr. Du Jinning has worked so hard to research is in the hands of the officials of the Ministry of Industry. Not only can it not maintain the original yield, but it has regressed step by step, destroying the high-yield rice once, so that the yield per mu reaches two stones." I won’t come”, this kind of news spread out at some point, and everyone knew about it.

Now, all the people in the Song Dynasty know that the officials in their Ministry of Industry are incompetent.

This is called Wu Zheng, how can he face him?

He had no choice but to call himself sick and hide at home.Who would have thought that a fake illness would become a real illness, but now I just feel dizzy and weak.The imperial doctor was invited, but the imperial doctor said that he was too worried and became sick from worry.

He was even thinking about whether he should just hand in his paperwork and become an official. Anyway, he is getting old and in poor health, so it's time to retire.

But he was not reconciled.Now that he has retired, the badge of shame on his back will stay with him for the rest of his life. When people talk about it, they say that he stepped down because of incompetence.Children and grandchildren will be affected.

So he can only hold on.

Ignoring the useless reassurance of his son and old wife, he asked, "Is there any news from Mr. Du?"

The son said: "How can I find it? I've been missing for so long, I'm afraid it will be long ago..." He shook his head and didn't continue.

For so long, I have been looking for Master Du, but I can't find it without digging three feet. Everyone is guessing that Du Jinning was killed by the Zhang family or the Zhao family, and the body was destroyed.Searching now is in vain.

At this moment, the steward of the Wu residence suddenly hurried in, cupped his hands to Wu Zheng and said, "My lord, I heard some news just now."

"Oh, what news? Could it be about Master Du?" Wu Zheng said in a slightly teasing tone.

Except for Du Jinning's news, nothing else matters to him.

The butler nodded: "Exactly."

Wu Zheng was taken aback for a moment, but then he was refreshed and struggled to sit up.Wu Zheng's son hurried forward to help his father up.

"What news, tell me quickly." Wu Zheng urged.

"The villain went shopping just now. I heard people chatting in the pastry shop, saying that Mr. Du was probably taken captive by Riben. They said that they vaguely saw a person who looked very much like Mr. Du on the boat that went to Riben that day."

"What?" Everyone in the room was shocked.

Wu Zheng sat up straight, and asked anxiously, "Where is that man? Call him in, and I'll ask him carefully."

The housekeeper looked frustrated: "The two people spoke in a very low voice, and the villain overheard. When he reacted and went back to look for them, the two people disappeared. Asked about the shopkeeper and shopkeeper of the pastry shop, they said they didn't pay attention, just In a daze, I saw two men come in, shake around for a while and then go out. The villain went out to look for it, but he couldn't find it."

Mrs. Wu said: "Even if you find these two people, it's useless. If you find them, they will deny it. This is a serious matter. Who can guarantee that that person is really Lord Du Jinning? If not, wouldn't he be beheaded?"

Wu Zheng also made sense after thinking about it.

As soon as he relaxed and wanted to lie down, his body froze suddenly, and then he lifted the quilt and ordered: "Changing clothes for me, I'm going to the palace to see the emperor."

"Father, what's the matter?" His son was puzzled.

"You're still sick..." Mrs. Wu also wanted to persuade him.

Wu Zheng waved his hand: "Don't talk about it. Regardless of whether this is true or not, the emperor must know. Master Du not only researched high-yield rice, but also his idea of ​​opening roads in the south. If such a person goes to Japan , Japan must rise because of this, and our Song Dynasty will be in danger."

Wu Zheng's son was startled: "Father, isn't it so serious? Besides, he is from the Great Song Dynasty, or an official of the Great Song Dynasty. Why did he go to Japan?"

Wu Zheng felt that it should be Du Jinning who developed high-yield rice. Zhao Yu not only did not reward him, but asked him to be a bait to attract the family's gunfire, which caused Du Jinning's dissatisfaction with Zhao Yu, so he went to Japan in a rage. benzene.

But he wouldn't tell anyone about this kind of speculation.

He said: "Don't worry about it so much, change my clothes quickly."

The servants had already brought his official uniform, and Wu Zheng put on his clothes and hurried out.

Zhao He was discussing with Qi Bokun, and when he heard Wu Zheng's words, he looked surprised: "How is it possible?"

No matter how brain twitching Du Jinning is, it's impossible for him to leave the prosperous Song Dynasty alone and go to Japan, right?

Qi Bokun, however, glanced at Zhao He and said deeply, "It's very possible."

Zhao Hue immediately understood what Qi Bokun meant—the fact that Du Jinning was a woman was discovered by Zhao Mingyue, and she was worried that he would punish her, so she simply fled to Japan and planned not to come back?
Zhao Yu's heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

As the emperor, he immediately thought of the serious consequences of Du Jinning's help in Japan's development.

Even if this possibility is one in ten thousand, he cannot tolerate it.

He turned his head and told Eunuch Wu: "Pass on my order, let the Minister of Honglu Temple thoroughly investigate when the boat to Japan departed that day, and then find out who went to Japan that day."

"Yes." Eunuch Wu went out to deliver the order.

The Honglu Temple has detailed records of the ships coming and going between countries, who came, and what was transported, and there is a special person in charge of this matter.

After receiving the decree, the Minister of Honglu Temple immediately took the official and took the registration book into the palace.

The official reported: "Because there was a small problem with the Japanese ship that day, it was repaired and the journey was delayed, so the time for departure was Shenshi. Except for the group of people from the Japanese ship, it was Mr. Lu and his party. Yes. The only special thing is that when boarding the boat, Mr. Lu Jiuyuan said that his old servant made a mistake, and he didn’t want to take it to Japan anymore, and wanted a new servant.”

Realizing that he might have made a mistake, his voice trembled a little: "Because of Mr. Lu's guarantee, I thought there was nothing wrong with it, and it was common for people to be replaced, so I didn't care, and let them go after registering."

"What's the boy's name and what he looks like, do you still remember?" Zhao Wei asked.

The official handed over the registration book to the eunuch and said, "It's called An Shi. Because it's special, I remember his appearance: at first glance, it looks ordinary, but upon closer inspection, I think that man's appearance is extremely outstanding."

"An Shi, Jin Ning?" He chanted these two names, and then thought of Du Jinning's outstanding appearance, which might become ordinary after putting on makeup; Something went wrong, the departure time was delayed until after Du Jinning disappeared, Zhao Yu felt that the person was probably Du Jinning.

When An Shi was in Runzhou, as a luthier, she only played the piano in the background and hardly showed up in front of people.And because of his outstanding appearance and his previous status, Du Jinning was worried that he would be harassed and cause trouble, so he also told him that he himself didn't like to show his face.

The garden is so big, even if he wants to take a walk, he doesn't have to go out of the garden.

Because of this, apart from Du Jinning and Lu Jiuyuan's group, even the tenant farmers on Du's Zhuangzi in Runzhou didn't know that such a person lived in the garden. The name "An Shi" was given to himself after he left the Chu Pavilion.Even if Zhao Yu sent people to Runzhou to investigate, they might not be able to find out.

After Zhao He sent someone to check Lu Jiuyuan's mansion, he almost completely confirmed that the person named "An Shi" was Du Jinning.

"Duke Qi, what should we do?" He asked Qi Bokun anxiously, feeling inexplicably sympathetic to Qi Muyuan in his heart.

Du Jinning left Japan far away, so he definitely didn't plan to come back.Qi Muyuan has a deep affection for Du Jinning, and he would rather not marry and let his family down. After Du Jinning disappeared, he was tortured to the point of being out of shape, and ended up being abandoned in the end.And when Du Jinning left, he didn't even leave a message for him.

Qi Bokun said: "Send someone to Riben, and Du Jinning must be captured."

"No, no, I can't be arrested." Zhao Yu thought of a lot of troubles in front of him, and Du Jinning had to deal with it, so he quickly corrected, "I want to invite her back politely. Just say, I won't pursue her for any deception. crime."

"Just don't pursue the crime of deceiving the emperor? Your Majesty, don't forget that she has the iron certificate of the Danshu in her hand, which can be used to pay for a death penalty." Qi Bokun said, "The court wants her to continue researching high-yield rice, and she has to consult about the south. For her, do I have to give her an official status?"

Zhao Wei was in a dilemma immediately, thought for a while, and asked, "What identity does Duke Qi think should be given to her?"

Qi Bokun shook his head: "This minister is hard to say. Since Du Jinning is a woman, if she doesn't get married in Japan, my Xiaoyuan will definitely want to marry her after returning to China, and she will be my grandson-in-law by then. The emperor may not care, but Officials in the court will inevitably gossip, so I have to avoid this matter."

Zhao He's body froze suddenly, and his mind was filled with the words "she got married in Japan".

He always felt that Dasong was several times more prosperous than Japan, and it was Du Jinning's hometown. As long as he showed his sincerity, Du Jinning would be happy to return to Dasong.

It never occurred to him that Du Jinning would get married in Japan and become an out-and-out Japanese.If she married the royal family of Japan...

Zhao Huo shuddered and didn't dare to think about it.

In the past, because Du Jinning was from the Great Song Dynasty, no matter whether she was a man or a woman, whether she was an official or not, she lived in the Great Song Dynasty.

So Du Jinning disappeared, although Zhao He felt sorry for her talent, but since she was a woman, even if she was found, she couldn't be reused, so he didn't take her seriously.

Even if there is a problem with the high-yield rice, he is anxious, but he just thinks that the worst result is to return to the original point, and it will not be a big loss to pretend that no one like Du Jinning has appeared.

Now, he truly realized the importance of Du Jinning to the whole society.

He thought of the grand blueprint that Du Jinning had outlined for him during the palace examination, and later talked about the governance of the country many times, and her plan to solve the family problems that had been a headache for generations of the royal family.

Her great talent in politics, her foresight in opening up roads and prospering the economy, and the high-yield rice she developed...

If all these are given to Japan Benzene.Even if Japan is small, it is hard to say that it will not become a threat to Da Song.

Thinking of this, he completely ignored Qi Bokun's words just now, and asked: "Then what identity do you want to give her? How about I recognize her as a righteous sister and give her the identity of a princess? The kind that enjoys food. "

He glanced at Qi Bokun and added: "Her son can be hereditary and enjoy the same title as the son of Lu."

The contributions of Qi Bokun and Du Jinning are completely worthy of a hereditary title.The most important thing is that this can attract Du Jinning to return to China. Qi Bokun will also make great efforts to find and persuade Du Jinning to return to China and marry Qi Muyuan for the title of title.

Qi Bokun was still very satisfied with this proposal.

Participating in political affairs as a princess, no one can tell any gossip, and can even earn a title for his great-grandson.The most important thing is that when Du Jinning becomes a princess, he can own the princess mansion, and he can live alone with Qi Muyuan, instead of serving his mother-in-law Su Shi.

Thinking about the filthy virtues of his son and daughter-in-law, Qi Bokun was ashamed to let Du Jinning marry into the Qi family.

If she is made a princess, all problems can be solved.

He said: "It's too early for this matter. The plan for now is to find Du Jinning first. Maybe Du Jinning has a different idea."

Zhao He knew that Qi Bokun had no objection to his proposal, nodded and said, "Alright, I'll ask Du Jinning then."

After discussing this, he asked again: "Ai Qing, do you think it would be better to send someone to Japan to look for Du Jinning?"

Qi Bokun shook his head: "I don't have any good candidates."

joke.Although this route is considered mature, who can be sure about the wind and waves at sea?Furthermore, if Du Jinning is not in Japan, but in China, the people who went to Japan will return without success, and they will lose their jobs by then.

Hearing this, Zhao He breathed a sigh of relief.

When he asked, he planned to send Qi Mu away.But as soon as the question came out, he thought, if Du Jinning is willing to enter the palace to be a concubine, wouldn't it be like a tiger's mouth if he sent Qi Mu away?Immediately hoped that Qi Bokun would not let his grandson take this risk.

Fortunately, Qi Bokun's answer was just as he expected.

"Then I will discuss with the Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites before making a decision." He said.

　How do you feel about making Du Jinning a princess?Want to hear everyone's opinion.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)