Cannon Fodder [Quick Transmigration]

After returning from Huangzhuang, the emperor immediately handed over the important task of promoting sweet potatoes to the prince.

Regarding this decision, all the officials in the court did not object. In their opinion, the sweet potato was discovered by the prince, and now the prince should handle this matter.

Even if the people of the third prince's faction were dissatisfied with this decision, they couldn't find a reason to refute it. Since the third prince had just got married and didn't go to court today, they couldn't find each other to discuss countermeasures for a while. In the end, they could only let the emperor Leave this task to the prince.

After Wu Chen heard the news, he was almost thrown into a rage. He thought that Wu Xu deliberately chose to reveal the news about Sweet Potato when he was not in court, and the other party just didn't want him to intervene in this matter.

Naturally, Wu Xu didn't know what Wu Chen was thinking. After he got the emperor's order, he began to devote himself to the task of promoting sweet potatoes.

With the popularity of sweet potatoes in the towns around the capital, Wu Xu came to the Prince's Mansion again.

"Brother Huang, why are you here?" Wu Bai asked.

"I came today because you asked me to investigate Li Fei's matter, and that matter has already come to fruition." Wu Xu replied.

"How's the situation?" Wu Bai asked.

Wu Xu explained: "I asked someone to investigate the list of all the people who went out of the palace a few days before you came back, and finally found that one of the eunuchs was suspicious. The other party wrote in the registration book that he went out of the palace to visit relatives, but according to the investigation, he There is no relative living in the capital, I sent people to investigate his relatives, but also did not find that his relatives came to the capital on the day he left the palace."

Wu Bai lowered his eyes and said in thought: "It is indeed a bit suspicious."

"However, he is not the eunuch of Concubine Li's palace, but the eunuch of a concubine in the palace." Wu Xu said with a frown.

"Not from Concubine Li Palace?" Wu Bai asked in surprise.

Wu Xu nodded, and then said: "Yes, but there is an aunt in his family who used to be a nanny in Ren's mansion, and the concubine he is serving now is the biological sister of Concubine Zhai's mother."

"Thank you, brother, for your trouble." Wu Bai thanked.

"You're welcome." Wu Xu shook his head.

After sending Wu Xu away, Wu Bai went back to his study. Xiao Zimo was writing a lesson plan. He went to the Imperial College to give lectures to the students. Afterwards, many students praised him for his vivid lectures, so his senior brother invited him to give lectures again. When the students teach, he is preparing for the lecture.

Xiao Zimo noticed that Wu Bai's expression was not right, so he asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"Brother Huang came to the mansion just now, and he found out that a eunuch might be related to our assassination on the pier that day, but the relationship between that eunuch was too complicated, and I couldn't tell who he was. " Wu Bai said, frowning.

"Let's arrest him and interrogate him once or twice, maybe we will find out." Xiao Zimo comforted him.

"You're right." Wu Bai agreed.

Then the two of them entered the palace in a carriage and went to the palace of the concubine. Who knew that the eunuch had hanged himself not long after they arrived in the palace.

Now, Wu Bai doesn't need to interrogate. He knows that the eunuch must have been involved in the incident at the dock. Afterwards, Wu Bai ordered people to search the eunuch's house, but found no useful evidence. He and Xiao Zimo could only Give up this clue for now and leave the palace.

Three years later, sweet potatoes spread all over Damu and became a household name. Almost every farmer has sweet potatoes in their homes, and there is no news of famine anywhere.

Wu Xu came to Wu Bai's mansion in a carriage.

"Brother Huang, why are you free to come to my house today?" Wu Bai asked curiously.

Ever since Wu Xu was in charge of promoting the cultivation of sweet potatoes, he has become busy. Wu Bai also often does not see the other party. Every time he enters the palace, the other party is not in the East Palace, let alone the other party comes to his house on his own initiative.

"Now that the task of promoting sweet potatoes is completed, I naturally have time to visit your house." Wu Xu explained.

Wu Bai smiled and said, "Brother Huang has worked hard these past few years."

"Brother Huang doesn't think it's hard work for the common people, but you two, obviously you discovered this sweet potato, but now no one knows about it. Brother Huang feels very ashamed every time he thinks about it." Wu Xu sighed.

"Brother Huang is offended by saying this." Wu Bai waved his hand, "It doesn't matter who discovers this sweet potato, what matters is that the common people in the world don't have to suffer from hunger."

Wu Xu laughed and said: "You are right, brother Huang said something wrong."

Xiao Zimo said: "Brother Bai has been looking forward to your highness coming to the house, why don't your highness stay for lunch?"

"Okay! I heard that Brother Bai made a kind of vermicelli from sweet potatoes. It tastes delicious. I am lucky today." Wu Xu said with a smile.

"Hahaha……"

Then the three of them headed towards the dining hall, Linglong had already prepared the food.

After taking his seat, Wu Xu glanced at the dishes on the table and asked, "Why didn't you see that vermicelli?"

Wu Bai pointed to the soup and said, "The vermicelli sank at the bottom of the soup."

"That's right!" Wu Xu understood.

Everyone satiated with wine and food, Wu Xu praised: "The taste of this vermicelli is really good, smooth and refreshing."

"Brother Huang, if you like it, I'll ask Linglong to pack some dried vermicelli for you to bring back later." Wu Bai suggested.

Wu Xu nodded and said, "Okay!"

After lunch, the three returned to the hall again.

At this moment, the porter came in and said, "My lord, son-in-law, this is a letter sent by Mr. Xiao."

Xiao Zimo took the letter from the concierge, opened it on the spot, and looked at it. After reading it, Xiao Zimo's expression changed drastically.

Wu Bai saw something was wrong, he asked worriedly: "Zimo, what did father say in the letter?"

"Father said that there was a flood in Yongyuan Mansion, and countless people were displaced. He wanted to ask when the rescue sent by our court will arrive." Xiao Zimo said slowly.

After saying that, Wu Xu and Wu Bai were shocked at the same time: "A flood occurred in Yongyuan Mansion? Is this news accurate? The imperial court didn't even know about it."

Xiao Zimo handed the letter in his hand to Wu Bai and the others to read, and then said: "Since father said it, this matter must be true."

Wu Xu quickly scanned what was written on the letter, and said with a dark complexion, "No one reported to the higher authorities that such a big thing happened! The officials of Yongyuan Mansion are so courageous!"

"Brother Huang, my father must have been kept in the dark, let's go to the palace immediately and report this matter to my father!" Wu Bai said.

"Well, let's go!" Wu Xu nodded.

The three of them quickly headed towards the palace in a carriage.

In the imperial study room, after the emperor listened to the report of Wu Bai and the other three, he looked at the letter in his hand and trembled with anger.

"Call civil and military officials into the palace immediately." The emperor said holding back his anger.

"Yes." Wang Fu hurried out of the imperial study and passed on the emperor's order.

Soon all the ministers from the court came to the Imperial Study Room one after another.

Naturally, Wu Chen also came to the imperial study room. Seeing that Wu Bai and Xiao Zimo were also here, he was surprised for a moment, and then walked towards Wu Bai.

"Brother Bai, do you know why the emperor asked us to come here?" Wu Chen inquired.

"Flooding occurred in Yongyuan Mansion, Brother Sanhuang, did you hear about it?" Wu Bai asked tentatively.

"Flood!" Wu Chen said in shock, "You're not kidding, are you?"

Just when he was about to chase Wu Bai to inquire about the flood, the emperor spoke.

"There was a flood in Yongyuan Mansion, Li Aiqing, why didn't you report this to me?" the emperor reprimanded to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

The papers sent by the prefectures all over the country are usually sent to the Ministry of Officials first, and then the Ministry of Officials submits them to the imperial court. The emperor had not received the disaster report from Yongyuan Mansion before, so he naturally wanted to question the Ministry of Officials first.

Li Shangshu defended with horror on his face: "Returning to Your Majesty, the Ministry of Officials has not received any information about the disaster in Yongyuan Mansion."

Concubine Zhai's elder brother, Minister of the Household Department, said: "Where did Your Majesty learn about the flood in Yongyuan Mansion? Could it be that the source of the news is wrong?"

As the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Zhai Hongshen, if the disaster is true, will definitely allocate material assistance from the Ministry of Household Affairs. He cannot stay out of this matter, so he took the initiative to ask whether the news of the disaster is reliable.

Xiao Zimo said: "My father is the county magistrate of Shuangyang County. You may not know that although Shuangyang County belongs to Shanzhou Prefecture, it is located very close to Yongyuan Prefecture. The flood is caused by the letter sent by my father. described."

"Since that's the case, what's the situation in Shuangyang County?" Zhai Hongshen asked.

"Shuangyang County is slightly higher than Yongyuan Mansion, so it is safe and sound." Xiao Zimo replied.

Wu Xu said: "Father, now is not the time to pursue the fault, let's quickly find a way to rescue the people of Yongyuan Mansion."

"Your Highness is right. Now the victims of the Yongyuan Mansion have gathered in Shuangyang County. My father has given out food to help the victims, but it is still a drop in the bucket. I hope Your Majesty will make a decision as soon as possible." Xiao Zimo cupped his hands.

The emperor nodded and said, "I understand."

Wu Chen stood up and said righteously: "Father, my son is willing to bring food to Yongyuan Mansion to help the victims."

It was said that Zhai Hongshen gave Wu Chen a wink, but Wu Chen was eager to make a contribution, so he didn't take back his words, but looked at the emperor stubbornly, hoping that the other party would give him this opportunity.

Wu Xu also said at this time: "Father, my ministers are also willing to escort these grains to Yongyuan Mansion."

The emperor looked at the two of them, hesitant. On the one hand, he didn't want the prince to take the risk himself, and on the other hand, he didn't want the third prince to use this matter to establish his prestige among the people.

Then the ministers in the imperial study were arguing endlessly about this matter, the emperor was disturbed by their quarrel, and angrily said: "Shut up!"

"Zhai Aiqing, go and prepare the food for disaster relief. Remember, I will see that all the food is ready tomorrow morning!" the emperor ordered sternly.

Di Hongshen didn't dare to refute, so he immediately agreed, and then he asked, "Your Majesty, can you think of a candidate for disaster relief?"

The emperor waved his hand and said: "I have made my own decision on this matter, you all stand down!"

"The ministers are waiting to leave!" All the ministers bowed and retreated.

Wu Chen was going to stay to persuade the emperor, but he was dragged away by his uncle, and so was the prince. In the end, only the emperor and Wu Bai and his wife were left in the entire imperial study.

The emperor sat on a chair, looked at the letter in his hand, and remained silent.

"Father, are you alright?" Wu Bai asked with concern.

"I'm fine." The emperor shook his head and said.

Wu Bai suddenly remembered that in the memory of the original body, the prince was killed by bandits on the way back because he was going to relieve the disaster. He calculated the time, and it was almost the time when the flood occurred. However, the original body was lying on the bed poisoned at that time. Little is known about the outside world, and Wu Bai is not sure whether the prince died after the flood.

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