Chapter Thirty-Four Dust Settles

  Qin Yu said that the yield of sweet potatoes and potatoes is at least ten stones, which is not without consideration. Modern sweet potatoes and potatoes are all detoxified, with a yield of about 10,000 catties per mu, or about 100 stones per mu in Tang Dynasty terms. If they are not detoxified, the yield of sweet potatoes and potatoes will naturally decrease year by year, but it will not be less than ten stones.

  This is also the reason why Qin Yu rarely talks about production. If the detoxification technique doesn't work out, Li Shimin will be convicted of deceiving the emperor and his life will be in danger. This is a preventive measure for Li Shimin.

  Li Shimin looked at Qin Yu, and Qin Yu naturally understood the meaning of Li Shimin's eyes. He bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, this way please."

  Li Shimin nodded and then gestured to Qin Yu to lead the way. Qin Yu turned around and led Li Shimin and his entourage to the place where sweet potatoes were planted.

  As Qin Yu explained, Li Shimin nodded frequently, with a smile all over his face. This was not one kind, but two kinds.

  Strike while the iron is hot, Qin Yu also mentioned corn, which is also a high-yielding crop. Of course, it remains to be verified whether it can survive, after all, it has not been planted yet. However, Qin Yu also explained this, and Li Shimin could understand it, and did not blame him.

  After watching the three crops, Li Shimin asked Qin Yu how he got these three crops. Qin Yu naturally pushed all of this onto his non-existent master, and to everyone's surprise, Li Shimin became interested in that crane-driving master who had gone west, and asked many questions.

  Qin Yu brazenly talked nonsense, unexpectedly Li Shimin believed it to be true, and sighed that he couldn't meet Qin Yu's master even once, which was really a great regret in life.

  After talking for a while, Li Shimin took Li Lijun back to the palace, Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin followed, discussing what to do next, Qin Yu only needed to wait patiently.

  Three crops that failed to become Cheng Lingyun's betrothal gift, but became Li Lijun's betrothal gift. For Li Shimin, this is the best betrothal gift, which cannot be compared with ordinary things. Of course, the premise is that Qin Yu's words are true, otherwise, he would still lose his head.

  Qin Yu and the others left, he let out a long sigh and muttered to himself, "What's going on here."

  Qin Yu was quite helpless. There were many Tang Dynasty princesses who were bold, but Qin Yu did not expect that Li Lijun's courage was also so great. According to records, Li Lijun had a gentle and elegant temperament.

  Qin Yu shook his head and returned to the house, then lay down on the bed, sighing for a long time.

  Qin Yu never thought of marrying a princess, marrying a princess back home would be so uncomfortable, everything has to listen to the princess, even going to bed has to wait for the princess's consent or not, if the princess is unhappy, she still has to endure being beaten and scolded.

  Qin Yu was naturally unwilling, but with a knife at his throat, he had no choice but to be willing.

  The only thing that made Qin Yu feel a little comforted was that during those few days of interaction, Princess Chang Le wasn't an arrogant and overbearing person.

  Qin Yu thought for a long time and finally figured it out, "As long as Li Li is obedient, everything will be fine. If she makes trouble, so what? I can just tolerate her for a while, build a boat and leave the Tang Dynasty. The world is so big, it's not like the Tang Dynasty is the only place where one can survive."

  Qin Yu thought for a moment, then smiled lightly, "The Lolita cultivation plan seems to be feasible." However, Qin Yu's face suddenly stiffened as he recalled what Li Lijun had just done. "Sigh, no need to cultivate her, this girl understands everything."

  The imperial palace, early in the morning, Qin Qiong, who had not attended court for a long time, suddenly attended court, and all the civil and military officials were shocked and puzzled, except for Cheng Yaojin and Li Shimin.

  "Your Majesty, I have a memorial to present." Qin Qiong stepped forward and said with his body bent.

  "Please speak, my dear." Li Shimin said with a smile.

  "Thank you, Your Majesty. I have a nephew who ten years ago saw the common people not having enough food to eat, so he asked his teacher for help. His teacher was a great man of the time and showed him the way. My nephew went through 81 difficulties over the course of ten years and finally found a high-yielding crop on an unnamed island. The yield per mu is at least 10 dan. Now that he has returned to the Great Tang, he specially presents this crop to Your Majesty."

  Qin Qiong said with a respectful tone, his words full of emotion, and finally fell a few tears, adding a sentence, "Your Majesty, I have nearly lost my life hundreds of times, but in the end, relying on my passion for the great Tang Dynasty, I persevered."

  "With a 'wow', the whole court was in an uproar. Perhaps Qin Qiong's account of Qin Yu's experience didn't move many people, and some even thought Qin Qiong was telling lies again, but the yield of ten stones shocked everyone."

  Although they are officials who don't need to work in the fields, they still have some understanding of the grain yield of the Tang Dynasty. This topic has been discussed on the court before, and the current grain yield of the Tang Dynasty is only about one stone per mu. Even if it's a bit better, it won't be much more than that. How can a yield of ten stones not shock them?

  Li Shimin suddenly stood up from his dragon chair, "My dear minister, is this true?"

  "I, every word is true." Qin Qiong said with a bow.

  "This young man should be heavily rewarded. Just for his enthusiasm, he deserves a heavy reward from me." Li Shimin's words were agitated, and he continued to say, "Not to mention that this young man has also found high-yielding crops for the Great Tang Dynasty, which is beneficial to the country, and must be heavily rewarded. What do you think, all of you?"

  "It should be so indeed."

  "Not bad, this child should be heavily rewarded."

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  The whole court was full of opinions, all in favor of Li Shimin's proposal. They didn't dare to oppose him too much, and the military generals were all cheering, so the civil officials wouldn't be foolish enough to go against them.

  "Your Majesty, I have one more thing to report." Qin Qiong's words suppressed the voices of all the civil and military officials in the court.

  "My dear, speak your mind." Li Shimin said with delight.

  "My nephew recently went out for a stroll and had the good fortune to meet an extraordinary woman. The two of them chatted with great pleasure, and as a result, they fell in love. However, my nephew has already been betrothed to the daughter of Duke Lu. Therefore, my nephew wishes to request that Your Majesty make an exception and allow him to take another wife, and I humbly ask that Your Majesty grant this wish."

  Qin Qiong's blockbuster bomb finally exploded, and in an instant, several civil officials jumped out to loudly oppose it. However, Wei Zheng, who often spoke the truth, stood calmly on one side, saying nothing.

  "This move violates moral principles and absolutely cannot be done."

  "This wind cannot last."

  "This child is outside the law."

  "Shut up! I haven't spoken out against it yet, what are you all arguing about?" Cheng Yaojin scolded with a dark face, pointing at the officials who jumped out.

  At this time, Wei Chi Gong suddenly stepped forward and shouted.

  "What's all the fuss about? Haven't you seen that even Zhi Jie didn't object? What are you all gathering here for? Besides, with such a great achievement by my nephew, can't he even ask for a concubine? It's not like he's asking for an official position. Why are you all so worked up? If you're capable, go find one yourselves, and the Emperor will surely reward you too. Are you going or not?"

  At this moment, the court was quiet, and not a single civil official dared to speak out. Didn't they see that Cheng Yaojin and Wei Zhongxian were already rolling up their sleeves? These two men were actually daring enough to fight on the court, so naturally they were worried about being beaten, and other generals also looked like they wanted to make a move.

  It wasn't until then that the officials who had jumped out remembered that he was Qin Qiong's nephew. They had been so caught up in the moment that they had forgotten about Qin Qiong, and now they had offended all of the military officers. No one dared to continue resisting.

  Moreover, great ministers like Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng did not speak out against it, what are they making a fuss about? Isn't that just like the saying "a monk with a shaved head is all hot-headed"?

  Li Shimin saw this and suddenly burst out laughing, nodded his head, and said "Good, I agree. But who is this extraordinary woman?"

  "Your Majesty, this woman is very familiar to Your Majesty, but I don't know if you will agree." Qin Qiong said respectfully.

  "No matter who it is, I have promised to answer. Speak up, who is it?" Li Shimin said with a smile.

  Chang Sun Wuji's eyes suddenly narrowed, but then recovered in an instant, without saying a word.

  "Thank you, Your Majesty. The unusual woman my nephew knows is Princess Chang Le, thank you for granting the marriage." Qin Qiong bowed and said.

  "Ah." A cry of surprise came from many people's mouths, until this moment, all the officials reacted, and Qin Qiong was setting up a trap for Li Shimin. The military officers naturally had nothing to say, but just as the civil officials were about to open their mouths in opposition, Li Shimin spoke up.

  "Alright, I agree, but this matter must wait until I see those few things for myself. Otherwise, I will punish you for deceiving the emperor."

  For a moment, the court was eerily quiet. Longsun Wuji still did not speak out in opposition, nor did Fang Xuanling or Wei Zheng, including those officials from the seven noble clans and five aristocratic families.

  This didn't harm their interests, and they had no reason to oppose it. Why did they have to get red-faced and argue with Li Shimin?

  "Thank you, Your Majesty." Qin Qiong hastily bowed his head in gratitude.

  After the early morning, Qin Qiong Cheng Yaojin and other generals went out together. They met Wei Zheng Fang Xuanling, and they all saluted each other with a fist. Wei Zheng Fang Xuanling just nodded slightly and quickly left. It was because Qin Qiong and others had previously made an agreement with them, otherwise this matter would have been difficult to handle.

  The only unexpected thing was Wei Zheng, who neither promised nor refused, but fortunately Wei Zheng did not make another straightforward remonstrance in the court.

  Qin Yu becoming the son-in-law of the Tang Dynasty was not yet to be announced to the world, Li Shimin added a condition to prevent unexpected situations, otherwise after announcing it to the world, if Qin Yu's crops did not achieve that effect, he would be laughed at by the whole world.

  As for the 99 difficulties mentioned by Qin Qiong, it was not fabricated by Qin Qiong, but came from Qin Yu's mouth. It was just moved from that non-existent master to Qin Yu's body. Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin all knew about it, but they could only shift it to Qin Yu's body in order to shut other people's mouths.

  Li Shimin and others' small trick was still successful, Qin Qiong would concentrate all the criticism on himself, and when it spread out, it would be said that Qin Qiong had set a trap for Li Shimin, and got two wives for his nephew, no one would say anything against Li Shimin, showing how much Qin Qiong paid for Qin Yu.

  Of course, there are still clever people, but will they spread the truth? No, Li Shimin was already displeased with those aristocratic families, and this was an opportunity to cause trouble, which is equivalent to actively sticking one's neck out for Li Shimin to swing his sword.