Fu Huang: Husband, here is a ginseng

"No defense! My dear, please stand up!"

When I heard that it was okay to eat a little, my panicked and frightened heart finally calmed down.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Only then did Minister Liu feel relieved.

"I haven't had enough just now, how about giving me another one?"

Thinking about the taste just now, the emperor wanted to eat another one.

"Your Majesty, no! The princess said that we should not eat too much raw food. Cooked or steamed food is also delicious. Your Majesty should try the cooked food!"

Minister Liu refused.

His heart was still pounding from the panic he had just felt, and he didn't want to try it again.

Eunuch Zhang also advised him, so the emperor had to give up.

He looked at the sweet potatoes and then the millet. Each grain was plump, which made him very happy.

After seeing the sweet potatoes and rice, the emperor left contentedly. Eunuch Zhang followed behind him with a lot of sweet potatoes in his hands.

After seeing the sweet potatoes and rice, the emperor knew that if they were promoted, the people of Daliang would be able to grow them and would no longer have to worry about famine.

Princess Xiangyun is truly his lucky star. Not only does she have superb medical skills and can cure plague, she can also make curved plows, ten-barrel crossbows, and grenades, and she can also grow such high-yield rice and sweet potatoes. Such an amazing woman must be rewarded.

She is also the legitimate daughter of the General of Cavalry, who is a soldier and has made great contributions to protecting Daliang. Now he has also defeated the Tatars.

I must reward him and his daughter well so as not to discourage the soldiers and civilians.

The general of the cavalry is devoted to Daliang, he has no other intentions, and there is no need to worry about him rebelling. It is better to make him a king of a different surname, the king of Zhenguo, and the title will be hereditary for three generations. His eldest son will be made the crown prince.

Princess Xiangyun might as well adopt her as her goddaughter, name her Princess Xiangyun, and marry her to Jinqian, thus strengthening the relationship.

Thinking of this, the emperor immediately called Eunuch Zhang, took out two property deeds, and asked him to find someone to renovate the house.

These two property deeds are very close to the Princess's Mansion, on the same street.

He planned to give one palace to Murong Yuanbo as the state palace, and the other palace to Gao Zhijun as the princess palace. When Huo Jinqian returned to Beijing, he would give him the princess palace, so that he and Gao Zhijun could be together often and cultivate their relationship.

Eunuch Zhang took the house deed and went to the Ministry of Works to find craftsmen to renovate the house so that they could move in when the General of Cavalry and his men returned triumphantly.

"Eunuch Zhang, what brings you here?"

The Minister of Works came out personally to greet Eunuch Zhang and spoke respectfully and politely.

"You are too polite, Lord Shangshu. We are here on the orders of the Emperor to have the Ministry of Works send people to renovate these two mansions."

Eunuch Zhang took out two property deeds from his sleeve and handed them to the Minister of Works.

"The emperor gave these two mansions to that minister."

When the Minister of Works took a look at it, he was shocked. This was the best and most prosperous area in the capital. Apart from the Eldest Princess's Mansion, the Second Prince's Mansion, the Third Prince's Mansion, the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Prince Gong's Mansion and the Prince Chun's Mansion, there were only those two mansions left.

The two mansions were on the same street as the residence of the emperor's younger sister, the princess. Originally, the two mansions were the residences of the emperor's two elder brothers. At that time, they committed crimes, were stripped of their titles, and were exiled to Bingzhou and Yongzhou, where they were given fiefs and established their own mansions. They were not allowed to return to the capital without an imperial edict. The two mansions have been vacant ever since.

Unexpectedly, the emperor asked them to renovate it now.

Prince Chun and Prince Gong are the elder and younger brothers of the current emperor.

When the emperor was a prince, he was the fourth prince, Prince Jin. Above him was the crown prince (Prince Jin in Bingzhou), the second prince was Prince Chun (when he was a prince, he was Prince Wei), the third prince was Prince Rui (now in Yongzhou, when he was a prince, he was Prince Qin), and the fifth prince was Prince Gong (when he was a prince, he was Prince Liang).

"This is the King's Palace, and that is the Princess's Palace."

Eunuch Zhang pointed to the two property deeds and said to the Minister of Works.

"Eunuch Zhang, can you tell me which minister owns the Zhenguo Palace and which princess owns the Princess Palace?"

The Minister of Works asked Eunuch Zhang inquiringly.

He wanted to know who the owners of the two mansions were and whether they were favored or not, so that the Ministry of Works could take action.

If it is not favored, they can simply renovate it and the money can be controlled.

If the person is favored, more money will be needed, the materials will be better, and he will need to supervise the work from time to time.

"Why are you asking about this? Just do your job."

Eunuch Zhang did not tell the Minister of Works, so this remains secret for the time being.

"Eunuch Zhang, you know. I know that it was that minister who knew how to decorate. It would be a waste to decorate haphazardly and not please him. Eunuch Zhang, please be kind and tell me."

The Minister of Works stuffed a silver note of one hundred taels into the hands of Eunuch Zhang and asked him beggingly.

Eunuch Zhang put away the banknotes, thought about it, and told the Minister of Works: "The emperor wants to confer the title of King Zhengguo on the General of Cavalry and the title of Princess Xiangyun on Princess Xiangyun."

The Cavalry General became a king of a different surname, which was an unprecedented treatment. He was so lucky that he was favored by the emperor.

However, I still need to get closer to him in the future.

In fact, the Minister of Works had always looked down on military generals, thinking that they were rude and barbaric, and were just peasants who could not read a single word.

Especially Princess Xiangyun, her achievements were so great that she was even more powerful than their civil servants.

Her intelligence and talent are no worse than theirs.

Think about the plague. Since ancient times, no one has ever been able to cure it, and it always ended with the massacre of villages, towns, and cities.

The surgery was something she had never seen before. If a butcher killed a pig, there was no chance that the pig would survive. However, she created a miracle, opening the pig's stomach and still allowing the pig to survive.

The craftsmen from their Ministry of Works were making the curved plow while praising Princess Xiangyun.

Now there is also a ten-shot crossbow, which can fire ten arrows in a row, which is simply a magical weapon. Although their Ministry of Industry did not make a ten-shot crossbow, when the craftsmen heard about it, they all clamored to see a ten-shot crossbow.

I have never heard of hand grenades, but I heard that they are more powerful than the ten-barrel crossbow.

If you could marry such a wonderful woman, she would definitely bring prosperity to your family.

Seeing that the Minister of Works was thinking about something, Eunuch Zhang spoke again with a serious warning in his tone: "Sir, I hope you will keep what I said to you confidential and don't tell anyone. The generals haven't returned yet, and the emperor hasn't awarded any prizes yet. If this gets out, neither you nor my family will be in trouble. Do you understand?"

The Minister of Industry was startled, but when he came to his senses, he immediately said, "Don't worry, sir, I won't tell anyone. Thank you for your advice, I know how to decorate it now."

The Minister of Industry immediately assured Eunuch Zhang that only he and his family knew about this matter and he would not spread it. After all, he also cherished his life and did not want to be executed along with his entire clan.

"It would be great if you could understand. I won't bother you any more. I also need to go back and report to the Emperor."

When Eunuch Zhang heard the Minister of Works' guarantee, he took his leave and returned to the Imperial Study to report to the Emperor.

The Minister of Works went to find the craftsmen and repeatedly reminded them to renovate the mansion carefully, not to cut corners or slack off, otherwise they would be severely punished.

Eunuch Zhang returned to the imperial study and reported to the emperor.

Soon, the people of the capital city learned about the renovation of the King's Palace and the Princess's Palace, and everyone began to speculate which prince would be crowned king, or which princess in the palace would have her palace.

The concubines and princes in the palace were also guessing, wanting to know which prince would be crowned king.

Those princes were also wondering whether the emperor had made him king because of their good performance.