Chapter 232 A bolt from the blue

The Northern Wei Dynasty and Hu Xia attacked the two key points of Guanzhong and Luoyang from both sides. Liu Yilong and Liu Yikang, who came out of Shangdang, finally arrived in Jiankang with more than a dozen soldiers.

Along the way, they ran wildly disguised as scouts with urgent military information.

When we arrived at a station, we just changed horses, had something to eat, and continued on our way.

After running around for days and nights, the two princes Liu Yilong and Liu Yikang became dusty. Not only did their eyes become bloodshot, but their skin also lost its luster.

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Jiankang's familiar silhouette.

Liu Yikang looked happy: "Third brother, let's go find the second brother and explain the situation to him."

Now Liu Yikang is in urgent need of a backbone to calm his mind, and Liu Yizhen is the backbone he is looking for.

But Liu Yilong kept it in mind and shook his head at Liu Yikang.

"Now that my second brother is supervising the country, there are too many people paying attention to him, and our appearance has already been remembered by caring people. We can't just go to our second brother openly."

Liu Yilong thought for a while and then quietly rushed to Jiankang Palace with Liu Yikang.

As the saying goes, it's dark under the lamp.

The imperial palace was a top priority in the past, but now because the palace has no owner and Liu Yizhen does not live in the palace, only some unobtrusive concubines live in the palace.

Liu Yilong took Liu Yikang to find Liu Yizhen's biological mother, Sun Tiaohua.

Sun Tonghua was one of the few Liu Yu's concubines who was not prejudiced against Liu Yilong. She also took good care of Liu Yilong before Liu Yilong was stationed in Luoyang, so she was the first person Liu Yilong thought of.

Liu Yilong handed over a piece of jade pendant he was wearing to the palace servant and asked the palace servant to bring it to Sun Tuohua.

This jade pendant is a rare southern jasper, which is warm in winter and cool in summer. It was a gift given to Liu Yilong by Sun Haohua when he was young.

Liu Yilong believed that Sun Tonghua must still recognize this object.

Sure enough, after the palace attendants came in and burned a stick of incense, someone came to introduce Liu Yilong into the palace.

After passing through layers of palaces, the two finally arrived at Sun Tonghua's palace.

Sun Tonghua was holding the jade pendant at this time, feeling anxious and uneasy in her heart.

After seeing that it was really Liu Yilong, Sun Tonghua already had a bad premonition in her heart.

"Che, Che! Why are you back? Are you two alone? Did your father call you here? Or is there something else?"

Liu Yilong saluted Sun Tonghua with a pale face, and replied weakly: "Auntie, where is my second brother?"

Sun Tonghua thought for a while: "It seems that he went to Donglin Academy on the outskirts of the city today to discuss matters with the famous scholar Tao Qian."

"Please ask my aunt to find my second brother now. I have something important to report!"

Before Sun Tonghua could ask more questions, Liu Yilong's eyes darkened and he fell over.

"Che!"

"Third brother!"

Sun Tiaohua and Liu Yikang hurriedly carried Liu Yilong to the bed, only to realize that Liu Yilong's energy had reached the limit and he fell asleep from exhaustion.

Seeing Liu Yilong sleeping to death, Sun Tonghua anxiously asked Liu Yikang what happened.

But Liu Yikang seemed young, and he was also a young and mature master. He refused to reveal even a word, and just urged Sun Tonghua to call Liu Yizhen quickly.

At this time, Liu Yizhen was in a field behind Donglin Academy.

Two figures in the field were squatting on the ground. They were both wearing clothes made of coarse hemp, and they were concentrating on observing a rice plant with an extraordinarily large number of ears.

Both of them were covered with soil, just like two farmers working in the fields.

If he hadn't said it, no one would have believed that one of them was a prince who oversaw state affairs, and the other was a hermit with a worldwide reputation.

Tao Yuanming was excitedly discussing with Liu Yizhen some of the patterns he had discovered between crops.

"According to what His Highness the King of Qin said, I divide the various traits of crops into two types: yin and yang."

"When the two traits of yin and yang are crossed, as His Highness King Qin said, the offspring will have fixed traits."

"Yang Yang, Yang Yin, Yin Yin."

"If there is a masculine gender, the feces will appear yang; if there is a masculine gender, the feces will appear yin..."

Tao Yuanming, who was hiding in Donglin Academy and growing chrysanthemums, did not feel bored.

The yin and yang of this crop is like a new and unknown realm, which makes people yearn for it.

In the past, Tao Yuanming was a little skeptical when Liu Yizhen said that any kind of crops could be grown here, but now he has never wavered.

saint?

The layout is smaller!

Tao Yuanming even felt that this way could rival the immortals!

Can Confucius increase grain production? Can Master Meng make dead trees bloom?

The more you study these miracles, the more fascinating they become!

The current Tao Yuanming is the Champa rice that Wang Zhene transported from Linyi before he and Liu Yizhen studied it.

He found that Champa rice has indeed plump ears, and one ear of wheat can produce 70% more grain than native rice! It is also said to be drought-tolerant, making it particularly easy to survive.

Through Tao Yuanming's research, he has judged that some of the yin and yang characteristics of Champa rice are more complex than those of native rice, so he is studying how to integrate the characteristics of Champa rice and native rice...

Well, it’s hybrid rice.

When Liu Yizhen heard the news, he was very excited, so he put down his state affairs and accompanied Tao Yuanming to the fields to listen to his opinions.

Facts have proved that the Chinese sages and celebrities are really no weaker than those guys in the West who claim to be a civilized society.

It's just that the path we took was a little off.

After a little digging from Liu Yizhen, Tao Yuanming came up with the law of hybridization of negative and positive traits in less than three years, which really shocked Liu Yizhen.

It’s just that the genes of a flower grower are too deep-rooted. Tao Yuanming started to think about how to farm after doing some research...

"Tao Gong's move will surely be a great success for a long time to come!"

In any case, the food problem has been the biggest problem for the Chinese nation since ancient times.

There is no one!

It would also be great to have more research on Tao Yuanming.

Moreover, according to surveys by officials from various places, drought is very likely to occur this year.

If rice seeds more suitable for China can be developed, the losses from such disasters can naturally be minimized in the future.

While Liu Yizhen and Tao Yuanming were still chatting, a group of light cavalry came from the direction of Jiankang.

Panting, the leading soldier dismounted and saluted Liu Yizhen: "His Royal Highness King Qin, Sun Tonghua, please come over now. It's urgent."

Urgent?

Liu Yizhen was a little surprised.

Sun Tonghua knew that Liu Yizhen was now in a high position and would never disturb him easily. Today, he unexpectedly sent a knight to look for him?

After bidding farewell to Tao Yuanming and rewarding him with a sum of money, Liu Yizhen returned to Jiankang Palace.

But he didn't expect that the person he saw in Sun Tuohua's palace was not Sun Tuohua, but Liu Yikang, whom Liu Yizhen had always thought was still in the north.

When Liu Yikang saw Liu Yizhen at this time, he finally couldn't control his emotions and inner fear. He stepped forward and hugged Liu Yizhen's waist and cried bitterly.

"Second brother!"

"Father... passed away!"

Suddenly, Liu Yizhen seemed to hear a thunderbolt exploding in his ears!
Chapter completed!