Chapter 338 Eating the wrong melon

"Repay the Five Tigers..."

Liu Yizhen looked at the report in his hand. Everything that happened from An Jie's first day to the Imperial Academy was recorded on the paper. Even their conversations were clearly recorded.

"An Jie is indeed a good general."

Seeing that An Jie was not moved by Xue Andu's provocation, Liu Yizhen had a higher evaluation of An Jie, knowing that not all Hu people were so irritable.

"Building a city-state?

Seeing the plan proposed by An Jie, Liu Yizhen raised his eyebrows slightly.

This is a good note.

If a large number of city-states can be built in Monan in the future...

No! Even if there are only one or two, they are enough to control the vast desert south and solve the hidden dangers in the north.

only……

There are so many difficulties.

The construction of Han city-states was due to the highly developed agricultural civilization, which popularized intensive farming and allowed the Chinese people to move to other places without having to do slash-and-burn farming like the previous kings did.

After all, there is no shortage of food!

If there is no shortage of food in a place, then the population, economy, and culture will slowly develop accordingly.

The problem is that in a place like Monan...

Not suitable for farming at all!

If you want to build a city-state there, you need the country to transport food from the south to Monan and continuously transfuse blood to Monan.

This extremely unstable survival model led to the fact that even if a city-state could be established in Monan, it would only be short-lived and would not last long.

The Hetao Plain is the farthest distance where agricultural civilization can sustainably develop.

The past dynasties that controlled the north centered on the Hetao Plain and radiated to the north.

"But the advice is not without merit."

It is impossible to build a city-state in Monan, but it is possible in the Hetao Plain.

Liu Yizhen himself has personally seen the ancient Yunzhong City, so he naturally knows the strategic value of Yunzhong City.

"The Great Wall does not allow barbarians to enter, but they can live outside the Hetao Plain..."

"The most important thing among them is the undiscovered Qingzhu!"

After thinking about it, Liu Yizhen quietly led people to the outskirts of Chang'an City to look for the otaku staying here.

Tao Yuanming!

Today, Tao Yuanming seems to be even more obsessed with farming, and he is pursuing the two projects at hand - research on hybrid rice and research on the localization of cotton.

The Emperor was also very generous and directly gave Tao Yuanming a piece of valuable land south of Chang'an City for him to study there.

Perhaps he was so absorbed in his research that Tao Yuanming did not notice the arrival of the Emperor. He was still working hard on the fields and forgot about the world.

Liu Yizhen didn't bother Tao Yuanming, and just watched him working there from a distance.

"Mr. Tao, come here and have a rest! I'll make you a medicinal soup to relieve your fatigue."

In a straw shed not far from the field, there was a woman's voice.

"Huh?"

Tao Yuanming's wife had died a long time ago, and she later became a hermit. She was used to indulging in indulgence, and had no plans to renew her relationship. Is it possible that she actually has a romantic relationship now?

Liu Yizhen had a bad smile on his face, wanting to see which family the girl fell in love with such an old man like Tao Yuanming.

I saw the woman in the hut wearing linen. Although her face could not be seen, her figure was well-proportioned and she did not look old.

But for some reason, Liu Yizhen always felt familiar when looking at that figure...

At this moment, Tao Yuanming straightened up when the woman called, walked towards the woman, took the medicinal soup, and chatted and laughed with the woman to enjoy the cool air on the thatched hut.

The woman seemed to have told some joke, which made Tao Yuanming raise his head and laugh.

When he raised his head, he saw Emperor Lu Bo not far away.

In an instant, Tao Yuanming's whole body became stiff.

On the contrary, the woman generously asked Tao Yuanming to come and salute.

Seeing how brave the woman was, Liu Yizhen had a mocking look on his face.

But gradually...

His expression went from teasing, to shock, and finally to calm with some anger.

"See your majesty, your majesty is in peace."

"I'm...uneasy!"

Liu Yizhen stared at the woman for a long time, and the woman also looked straight at Liu Yizhen, with calmness in her eyes.

"Sister...why are you here?"

The woman Liu Yi really wanted to eat was his eldest sister, Liu Yu's legitimate daughter Liu Xingdi...

Did you eat melon on yourself?

Liu Yizhen had a headache and asked the attendants to disperse. He and the two of them came to the hay shed and then started to ask with a gloomy face.

"Sister, this is not etiquette!"

The dignified eldest princess of the empire was dressed in sackcloth and working hard on the fields. This made other people think that Liu Yizhen was abusing her sister.

Unexpectedly, Liu Xingdi did not admit his mistake at all, but instead told stories from the past: "Before Emperor Taizu became rich, his family was poor, and he personally cut grass in Xinzhou to make a living. Moreover, Emperor Taizu could only wear clothes sewed by my mother.

Even though I was a woman at the time, I was still working in the fields at home, so why should I forget my previous life now that I have become the emperor?"

Liu Yizhen: "..."

Is this a thing?

But when Liu Xingdi said this, Liu Yizhen couldn't bear to be harshly criticized.

Compared with Liu Yizhen and his brothers who were born with silver spoons in their mouths, Liu Xingdi had a hard time with Liu Yu.

Nowadays, Liu Yizhen's talent is only weak, but Liu Xingdi is already in his forties.

In addition, Liu Xingdi lost his mother, husband, father, and younger brother one after another...

It is hard to imagine that the founding princess had such a tragic fate, but these are indeed true events that happened to Liu Xingdi.

Liu Yizhen scratched his head, it was rare for him to resist the difficulties when faced with a group of aristocratic families who were extremely tough.

He glared at Tao Yuanming and asked Liu Xingdi cautiously in a soliciting tone: "Sister, do you want me to help you get married?"

The atmosphere in the Wei and Jin Dynasties was open, and it was normal for women to remarry.

Not to mention that Liu Xingdi's husband had died a long time ago, even if his husband was still alive, it was very common for him to be kicked away by the princess, divorced and remarried.

Compared with those tough princesses in history, Liu Xingdi's actions were nothing at all.

"ah?"

Liu Xingdi was shocked by the emperor's suggestion, and his face turned red like a girl.

She looked at Tao Yuanming with some hesitation, and Tao Yuanming also blushed.

Looking at the two of them, Liu Yizhen also straightened his back.

"Sister! That's right!"

"You are the eldest princess of the Song Dynasty! Since you have a man you like, do you still need to be sneaky?"

When he said this, Liu Yizhen's tone was extremely domineering, with a hint of warning.

"Sister, why don't you go back to the palace first? I still have state affairs to discuss with Mr. Tao. By the way... let's discuss the wedding date!"

Liu Yi really gritted his teeth and said the last few words, but Liu Xingdi didn't seem to hear them. Instead, he nodded in agreement with a hint of surprise.

After finally getting rid of Liu Xingdi, Liu Yizhen looked at Tao Yuanming with an extremely terrifying look.

"Tao Gong! I need an explanation!"

I regard you as an elder, but you actually covet my sister?

Ah bah!

At this time, Liu Yizhen was even more uncomfortable than Xie Hui was when he was his father-in-law. His eyes seemed to be shooting out sparks, and he glared at Tao Yuanming angrily.
Chapter completed!