At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

Peng Wen looked Shen He up and down. He didn't recognize Shen He at first glance. He just felt that he looked familiar as if he had seen him somewhere, but he couldn't remember where.

"Who are you?" Peng Wen asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"Minister Peng is really a forgetful person. I am Shen He from Linnan." Shen He laughed and reported.

"It's Shen." Peng Wen nodded, and suddenly remembered why he felt Shen He looked familiar.

It turned out that two years ago, when the King of Linnan hosted a banquet for the various camps in Linnan, Shen He was among them.

But in the blink of an eye, Shen He transformed himself into Hanfu and became a Han official.

"You Shen family are very good at speculation. Your elder brother is an official in the Han Dynasty, and your younger brother is serving the King of Linnan."

"No matter what the future holds, your Shen family will always have a place in the world." There was some sarcasm in Peng Wen's words.

"Minister Peng, you may have misunderstood. The Shen family has no plans of speculation. My village was taken away by his brother, and his brother is on good terms with the King of Linnan. I really have nowhere to go but to come to the Han Dynasty." Shen explained helplessly, not caring whether Peng Wen believed it or not, but he really had no plans of speculation.

If you insist that there is, it is just a coincidence.

Peng Wen didn't listen to Shen He's explanation either. After all, it was just his one-sided statement.

And what does the old saying say? You can know a man's face but not his heart. Who can know what he really thinks?

After Liu Hao followed Wen Yan into the hall, all the officials below the stairs also followed them into the hall.

There are more than a hundred long tables in the hall, and each table is placed with delicious food and various fruits.

The presentation of each table is also very particular, following the emperor's rules of etiquette.

There were nine delicacies on the emperor's table, eight dishes on the table of princes, seven dishes on the table of the three dukes, six dishes on the table of the first-rank Shangshu and Sikong, and five dishes each for officials below the second rank.

In addition to the exquisite presentation of the dishes on each table, even the placement of each table is also very particular.

In the middle of the imperial steps is the desk of King Linnan Liu Hao, followed by the Three Dukes, the first-rank Shangshu Sikong, and the second-rank after that, extending all the way to the entrance of the hall in order of official rank.

Since Xu Tiande, who also served as the Grand Marshal, was not in the court, Xu Qing took his place.

"Your Majesty, this time I not only brought ten craftsmen and excellent rice embryos as agreed, but also brought some tribute to Your Majesty to make up for the mistakes I made before."

Liu Hao stepped out and knelt on the ground and spoke to Emperor Wen Yan.

As the prince of the Liu clan, Liu Hao didn't need to perform the kneeling ceremony, but he knelt down directly to show his sincerity and apology.

Anyway, the person kneeling is Liu's cousin and the emperor, so it is not shameful.

Peng Wen's envoys felt ashamed at Liu Hao's kneeling and offering tribute. They felt that they were not here to accompany King Linnan back to the capital to worship his ancestors, but rather to confess their sins and pay compensation.

For the ministers in the court, this so-called kindness is just a cover-up for Liu Hao's cowardice and stupidity.

Looking at the ministers who were laughing secretly, Ren Hao didn't think that Liu Hao was cowardly and stupid at all. Instead, he thought that Liu Hao was wise but appeared foolish.

When Liu Hao entered the palace to face His Majesty, His Majesty hadn't even opened his mouth to punish him, but he burst into tears and confessed his guilt first. This left His Majesty helpless, and he was so soft-hearted that he didn't punish him.

As for sending more tribute, it may seem cowardly and like an apology and compensation, but in fact it is a retreat to advance.

This will not only allow Your Majesty to completely give up the idea of ​​punishing him, but also allow him to lie low and wait for the opportunity.

"This king is definitely not a simple person. We must not let him go back."

Ren Hao stared at Liu Hao who was kneeling on the ground, and thought that even if he couldn't kill Liu Hao, he must imprison him.

In short, this king must never return to Linnan.

At this moment, Liu Hao, who was kneeling on the steps, felt a chill on his back.

It felt like a pair of eyes had stripped him clean.

Just when Liu Hao wanted to turn around to find out who saw through him, Wen Yan's voice interrupted him.

"Oh."

"What did your humble servant bring to me?" Wen Yan asked with great interest.

"I guarantee that Your Majesty will be satisfied." Liu Hao stood up and smiled, then gave Peng Wen a look.

Peng Wen immediately stood up and left the hall, asking the envoys to bring in all the tributes.

Seeing the tribute brought by the envoys from Linnan, the ministers in the court immediately covered their mouths and noses.

The so-called tribute, in addition to gold, silver, jewelry and silk, also included several pots of saplings, some crescent-shaped fruits that had never been seen before, and four little black sheep.

The ministers, led by Zhao Ping'an, all frowned in dissatisfaction, thinking that Liu Hao was just making fun of the emperor.

Even Wen Yan frowned in dissatisfaction, feeling offended.

This is the Linde Hall, not a vegetable market.

Seeing the emperor's frown, Liu Hao hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, these four lambs are short-haired black goats from Linnan. When they grow up, they are not only huge in size, one can be equivalent to two Central Plains sheep, but also have plump and delicious meat without any greasy smell."

"If this sheep is introduced into the Central Plains, there will be no need to worry about lack of meat."

Liu Hao pointed to the goat in the envoy's arms, and Wen Yan's frown suddenly relaxed.

If what this sheep said is really as Liu Hao said, it will benefit the people's livelihood.

"Then what is this?" Wen Yan pointed to the potted tree in the envoy's arms and the crescent-shaped fruits piled on the ground.

Ren Hao is very familiar with this thing.

Isn’t that tree a banana tree? And isn’t that crescent-shaped fruit a banana?

However, Ren Hao did not say anything, but asked Liu Hao to continue introducing him to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, this tree is a banana tree, which is another specialty of Linnan besides rice. Not only can the trunk and stem of this tree be eaten, but even the bananas it produces can be eaten."

"Linnan has never experienced famine, precisely because of this tree."

"If this tree is introduced to the Central Plains, there will surely be no more disasters in the Central Plains, and the foundation of the Han Dynasty will be preserved forever!!!" At the end of Liu Hao's introduction, he took the opportunity to pat the dragon's butt.

This dragon fart was just right, making Emperor Wen Yan very happy and laugh out loud. He then asked the eunuchs to distribute the bananas to all the ministers present for tasting.

The ministers present didn't know how to eat bananas, so they just put them into their mouths with the skin and flesh intact.

The texture and taste of this banana are not good to begin with, and you can imagine how it tastes and smells when you eat the skin with it.

Immediately, some ministers couldn't stand it and vomited it out. This thing was really terrible.