Chapter 159 The world is turbulent and the emperor is hesitant

The situation in the court has changed dramatically in the past few days. Zhu Youxiao, the instigator, is currently sitting in the imperial garden, looking at the tools thrown on the ground and the exquisite screen that has been torn to pieces not far away, silently.
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"Your Majesty," Wei Zhongxian held the food box in his hand with a flattering smile on his face: "This is what the Holy Empress personally cooked for Your Majesty. Do you want to try it?"

"Let's hear what new comments are being made in Beijing these days," Zhu Youxiao threw the tools in his hands on the ground with some dejection.

"Um," Wei Zhongxian put the food box aside with a guilty conscience and said, "These are just rumors from ignorant people. Your Majesty does not need to take them seriously."

Zhu Youxiao turned his eyes and said nothing. He just glanced at Wei Zhongxian sideways.

Wei Zhongxian was sweating on his forehead and could only whisper: "It is said in the capital that Han Xu's death is just like before, back then..."

"What was it?" Zhu Youxiao lowered his brows and asked in confusion.

"It's like when Yu Shaobao died..." With a plop, Wei Zhongxian knelt on the ground: "The Jin Yiwei has arrested him and thrown him into prison. Your Majesty does not need to take it seriously."

"Haha," Zhu Youxiao sneered, his eyes full of indifference. This is a heart-wrenching theory. Zhu Youxiao has heard it too much and is almost immune.

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing," Wei Zhongxian raised his head carefully and looked at Emperor Tianqi.

"What's the matter?"

"In Nanjing, many courtiers reported to rescue Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others. At the same time, news came from Jinyiwei that Liu Yijing and others organized Yingtianfu scholars to go to Beijing to remonstrate..."
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Zhu Youxiao gritted his teeth, with murderous intent in his eyes.

Public opinion in the world is raging, but Yingtian Mansion is the financial and taxation center of the Ming Dynasty, so there can be no trouble there! If necessary, Zhu Youxiao will not hesitate to kill people!

"Your Majesty, there is something that I don't know whether to talk about or not," Wei Zhongxian continued

“Speak directly if you have something to say.”

"His Royal Highness King Xin has recently become very close to Yang Lian and others."

"Huh?" Zhu Youxiao finally showed a trace of hesitation on his face, stood up and walked around with his hands behind his back.

Wei Zhongxian looked at Emperor Tianqi's hesitant look and secretly guessed in his heart that His Highness King Xin indeed had some weight in the emperor's heart.

"King Xin has decided on the territory of the vassal, and he has sent an order to Huzhou to speed up the construction progress and try to let my brother leave the capital next year!"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will take care of it now!" Wei Zhongxian kowtowed and stood up slowly.

At this moment, not far away, Queen Zhang Yan came walking towards her.

"I pay my respects to Your Majesty!" Zhang Yan saluted Chongzhen.

"Why are you here?" Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and told Wei Zhongxian to step back, while he stepped forward to help the queen onto the chair.

The queen is pregnant and her body is already showing some signs.

"I heard that the recent situation in the court has been somewhat troublesome to your majesty, so I came here to talk to your majesty." The queen gently moved her hair with her hands and lightly opened her red lips: "When the situation in the court is in chaos, people's hearts are also in chaos. Your majesty

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"Do you want to persuade me to give in to those literati?" Zhu Youxiao's face turned cold instantly.

"Your Majesty, the situation in Liaodong has just calmed down and people's hearts are stable. Why should the overall situation be ruined by a small matter?" The queen stretched out her hand to caress Zhu Youxiao's hand and said warmly: "Besides, I believe that Duke Lang is innocent, even if that Yang

Let's go check it out and see if we can

What will be found? If the truth is revealed in the end, firstly, it will calm the angry hearts of the scholars in the world, and secondly, it can clear Duke Lang of the crime. If His Majesty insists on going his own way, then won't it mean that Duke Lang will bear this crime for no reason? "

Zhu Youxiao looked at his wife's beautiful face, and his angry heart gradually calmed down recently.

"I also believe that Duke Lang is innocent," Zhu Youxiao sighed softly: "But the Donglin Party bullied me too much!"

"If your majesty is uneasy, why not call Duke Lang back to the capital and confront him face to face?" The queen stood up and saluted Zhu Youxiao: "Concubine, your majesty, please think of your ancestors, the country, and the country, and appease the hearts of the ministers in the world."

Zhu Youxiao looked at his queen's pretty face and hesitated for a moment.

After all, Zhu Youxiao was extremely tired of fighting against the Manchu officials with one person.

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The situation in the capital suddenly changed, and Wang Qi, who was far away in Jizhou Prefecture, naturally received the news.

These days, Ye Xianggao and Sun Chengzong both wrote to themselves, emphasizing the seriousness and momentum of the situation and reminding Wang Qi to act carefully.

However, Xu Guangqi's observation showed that Duke Lang did not seem to have received much impact. Wang Qi inspected the resettlement situation of the people in Jizhou Prefecture with him almost every day, and also took the lead in the resettlement of refugees from Liaodong.

Start execution.

In the past few days, Xu Guangqi and Wang Qi had many discussions on political, agricultural, and military affairs, and they seemed to regret meeting each other.

According to Xu Guangqi's suggestion, there are currently about six million acres of available land in Liaodong. If the imperial court can reduce or exempt land and grain taxes in Liaodong and encourage people to plant crops, the refugees in Liaodong can completely return to Liaodong and reclaim wasteland.

On one side, we can also rely on our own efforts to consolidate the border areas.

On the other hand, the commercial activities between Horqin and the Ming Dynasty have become increasingly frequent. A large number of merchants have gone north to get a share of the pie. The land south of Horqin and north of the Ming Dynasty's territory is all fertile land that no one has reclaimed. If the court

If you can send people to provide guidance and garrison troops, it will also be of great benefit for the refugees to go farming.

Moreover, Xu Guangqi has been studying the planting and storage methods of sweet potato crops from Cochin in recent years, and has written to the court many times to promote it. In his opinion, if this crop can be grown in large quantities, it will also be a good way to deal with the increasingly cold weather.

Prepare in advance.

"The only drawback is that this plant is not tolerant to severe cold. I have tried to plant it in many places in the north, but none of them have been successful. Only by going further south, closer to the Yangtze River Basin, can it be promoted on a large scale. But there are many plants in the south.

No one is interested in growing rice..." Xu Guangqi shook his head regretfully.

"What if it's a man-made thermal insulation shed?" Wang Qi handed the teacup in his hand to Xu Guangqi and asked.

"Insulation shed?" Xu Guangqi heard this word for the first time and chewed on its meaning. It was not difficult to understand.

"Is it possible to use wooden beams and branches as the ship's bones, and then use soil and running water to cover them with gaps to isolate the temperature from the outside world and form a relatively high temperature in a small range?" Wang Qi used the experience of the insulation shed in his previous life.

Add it to the current conditions and explain it.

In fact, since the Han Dynasty, there has been a method of lighting an indoor fire to create an artificial greenhouse and then growing vegetables. During the Han Dynasty, more than 20 kinds of vegetables, including leeks, ginger, fungus, mallow, green onions, etc., could be grown in the greenhouse.

Already very rich. But the cost is very expensive.

The yield is also very low. In the Yuan Dynasty, "greenhouses" began to be made out of sorghum stalks. The sorghum stalks were built up with soil, and the vegetable fields were covered with animal excrement for insulation. This technological advancement was more economical and more efficient than in the Han Dynasty.

Increase the planting of off-season vegetables.

But overall, it is also exclusive to high-ranking officials, and the cost is still too expensive for the common people at the bottom.

However, Wang Qi's words made Xu Guangqi's eyes light up.

If the insulation shed can be modified to reduce manufacturing costs, sweet potato crops will certainly be able to be promoted on a large scale.
Chapter completed!