Martial: I Started The Technological Revolution In Ancient Times

C126 There Was a Knife in the Dark and a Smile in the Light



C126 There Was a Knife in the Dark and a Smile in the Light

His Majesty opens it to look, he can understand.    

    

So when he looked at the few common but complicated medicines on it, he could naturally understand how much effort Xiao Yun had put into it.    

    

He sighed and carefully placed the prescription on the table. Then he asked, "What do you want? Zhen will reward you."    

    

His Majesty's promise was like a cheque without a sum of money, allowing Xiao Yun to draw out a future on it.    

    

Xiao Yun shook his head and smiled, "There are some things that the peasants have to obtain by themselves, and not by relying on His Majesty's reward."    

    

His Majesty said coldly, "But there are some things that can only be rewarded by me. You cannot seize them by yourself!"    

    

Xiao Yun thought for a moment, but he still shook his head and said, "Forget it. After all, it is not something that can trouble His Majesty."    

    

"Is that so."    

    

His Majesty's tone relaxed, and he reached out and knocked on the paper a few times. He suddenly said, "You were the one who provided the aid earlier, but the credit was given to the East Pavilion Grand Secretary. Now this meat patty is the root of the locust disaster, the credit is even above the aid "    

    

Xiao Yun smiled and said, "Why don't you give it to someone else as well? There should be quite a number of people who need this credit."    

    

"You don't want it?"    

    

His Majesty probed, "I can give it to you this time."    

    

Xiao Yun spread his hands and said, "What do you need this credit for?"    

    

"To be a high ranking official, to be bestowed with a wife and children."    

    

"Unfortunately, I don't have a wife or a child right now, so I don't need to be a high ranking official."    

    

"Are you sure you don't want it?"    

    

"No!"    

    

Xiao Yun said firmly.    

    

The two of them looked at each other.    

    

It was as if they wanted to see through each other's eyes.    

    

In the end, it was Xiao Yun who spoke first.    

    

"Compared to some cumbersome official positions, the situation of the commoner is not bad. If the commoner had any official positions, how could he be like now, able to look directly into the eyes of His Majesty?"    

    

"Hahaha!"    

    

His Majesty laughed heartily and said, "Then this matter will be handled by me."    

    

"Your Majesty, please make a decision."    

    

"But no matter what choice I make, you must not harbor resentment in your heart."    

    

Xiao Yun smiled and said, "The things sent out are other people's things. Even if it is a national treasure, if it is thrown into the water just to hear a sound, it is also other people's business. The peasants are naturally not sad or happy."    

    

"Well said!"    

    

His Majesty sighed and then said, "It is late at night. Saint Xiao will stay in the palace and wait for tomorrow to leave the palace with Zhen's decree. How about it?"    

    

Xiao Yun hurriedly shook his head and said, "It is a good thing that the commoner and the decree leave the Palace together, but it is better not to wait for daylight. The drum beats early, so it is better for the commoner to go home first."    

    

"Fine, Zhen will not force you to stay."    

    

After saying that, he only glanced at the eunuch and the latter immediately walked over and arranged for Xiao Yun to leave the Palace.    

    

Eldest Imperial Princess watched from the side.    

    

From the moment Xiao Yun started talking to the Emperor, her face was filled with shock.    

    

What?    

    

Was the disaster relief plan that Xiao Yun came up with?    

    

The disaster relief could be said to be a stroke of god! There was not enough grain, but that Prime Minister Wu actually went to the various large families and exchanged it for grain, instantly increasing the number of disaster relief grain by several times! Then, he brought in all the large merchants to work together to transport grain to the disaster area.    

    

Whether it was in terms of time effect or execution ability, it far surpassed the process of the disaster relief efforts in the past.    

    

After that... Eldest Imperial Princess did not quite understand the distribution of porridge earlier. Why did they only give a tiny bit of food to the people in the disaster area even though they had a lot of food? It could be said to be pitifully little, but after thinking about it carefully, in addition to the various disaster relief incidents recorded in the history books, she was shocked to find that this kind of disaster relief was... It was simply perfect!    

    

This way, it could save even more people and maintain a certain level of peace.    

    

On the other hand, if the disaster victims were given enough food, each of them would be able to eat their fill. However, they had nothing to do for the time being. It was naturally impossible for them to rebuild their homes. If the locusts did not retreat, they would only be waiting for death when they returned.    

    

Farming was even more unrealistic.    

    

Then, what would the tens of thousands of disaster victims do after eating their fill?    

    

She didn't like to think badly of people, but looking at those historical books, it seemed like those who were fed and had nothing to do would always find something to do. More importantly, they would cause trouble for others.    

    

There were even many people who had turned into internal strife!    

    

Therefore, the entire process of the disaster relief was a meticulously planned "ability demonstration" that took all aspects into account. It was almost a perfect ability demonstration.    

    

It made the infamous Prime Minister Wu change his view in Eldest Imperial Princess's heart greatly.    

    

She even felt that he was definitely the most rare talent in Qin Country.    

    

But now she found out that all these methods were actually thought up by Xiao Yun?    

    

But he was clearly locked up in the Imperial Prison previously!    

    

Then, thinking about it, she thought of the crime of deceiving the emperor. It was the matter of secretly releasing prisoners in the Imperial Prison.    

    

Connected to the cause and effect, it was not difficult for her to imagine that those prisoners would definitely be the first to eat these meat patties. They had indeed used their own lives to test the locusts and the prescription.    

    

This kind of thing. It was understandable that the act of a brave warrior was pardoned.    

    

Of course, that was not the most important thing.    

    

What was happening in front of her was what truly shocked her!    

    

A locust plague could be cured!    

    

And it could be treated through 'eating'!    

    

How did he come up with this? Furthermore, this prescription had obviously been prepared a long time ago. That was why when the locust plague had just begun, it had already presented the solution and placed it on His Majesty's desk.    

    

She looked at Xiao Yun in astonishment.    

    

There was only one thought in her mind.    

    

This guy... So powerful!    

    

He always wanted to be in everyone's head, and every time he did it, he would do it!    

    

With that, she finally understood why His Majesty was able to "swallow his anger" when it came to the crime of deceiving the emperor. She had to find out the reason first.    

    

If she understood this, she would be able to understand the hidden meaning behind the conversation between Xiao Yun and His Majesty.    

    

Eldest Imperial Princess let out a long sigh and a thought suddenly popped up in her mind.    

    

If this person could assist her brother, then why would she worry about not being able to seize the throne? !    

    

Previously, because of his selfish motives, he was not satisfied with what Xiao Yun had done.    

    

But now that he had regained his senses, he finally understood how amazing Xiao Yun was!    

    

He really had the right to not kneel before a Sovereign!    

    

As he was thinking, Xiao Yun had already walked out of the Imperial Reading Room with the eunuch.    

    

She was stunned for a moment, then bowed to the Emperor to retire.    

    

"Wait."    

    

His Majesty suddenly spoke to stop him.    

    

Eldest Imperial Princess hurriedly bowed and said, "Father, today's matter will not be spread to the outside world."    

    

"It is not about this matter."    

    

His Majesty sighed and said, "I don't know if you have grown up or have been dyed by the Imperial Court. You used to call me father intimately. Now, you call me a son seriously. Although I am the ruler of a country, you and I are still father and daughter. This is how the headquarters should be separated from each other."    

    

"Father..."    

    

Eldest Imperial Princess was startled and her voice trembled as she raised her head.    

    

Speaking of which, Father's hair seemed to have turned a little white in the past two years and his face looked aged.    

    

Thinking back to the time when he sat on Father's shoulder and shouted with his martial sword in his hand...    

    

No, she could not think about these things anymore.    

    

When she grew up, she grew up. There were some things that she would never be able to return to.    

    

His Majesty saw her expression change several times and sighed helplessly. Then he said, "I know what you are thinking in your heart. I don't care what you want to do. Just the identity of Eldest Imperial Princess is not enough. Coincidentally, today's matter was seen by you. Then the credit of this meat patty will be counted on you."    

    

"Father, this..."    

    

"You have a hobby of cooking in the past. This is known by everyone in the world. Now, because of the locust plague, you have become angry and eat insects to help the world. It makes sense. Not only can it fill in the name of virtuous virtue on you, it can also show the royal family's reputation. "    

    

Speaking up to this point, His Majesty's voice became slightly heavier. "Remember, as a member of the royal family, there are some things that must be clearly distinguished. For example, the royal family's root bone, the royal family's spirit, and the difference between the royal family. If the people of the world think that the royal family is no different from ordinary subjects, just based on a group of soldiers... How can they deter the great mountains and rivers? "    

    

"Father?!"    

    

Eldest Imperial Princess was stunned.    

    

This kind of words was not what the Emperor said to everyone.    

    

She realized something but did not dare to think or say it.    

    

His Majesty waved his hand and said, "Go and prepare. In a while, Zhen will announce to the world that you also have to do your duty."    

    


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