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Chapter 178 Emperor Kang Sheng's Thoughts

When Emperor Kangxi brought up Liu Shengpei's matter, Liu Shengxu didn't know how to answer and looked embarrassed.

"Father, my second brother didn't see me, and I didn't see him either, so there was no news of me in his letter." Liu Shengxu decided to keep his affairs in Xiyang County a secret.

He knew perfectly well that if he told his father that his two older brothers wanted to kill him, without any evidence, his father would think that he couldn't tolerate his brothers.

In the eyes of emperors, there are some things that are absolutely forbidden.

Even if his fathers killed almost all their brothers in the struggle for the throne, that was their business.

Even if his brothers are doing the same thing now, it's not his place to speak up; if he does, it would be considered framing his brothers.

"I see." After saying that, Emperor Kang Sheng did not continue the previous topic.

“Your Majesty, this old servant remembers receiving a memorial a couple of days ago, which was submitted from Xiyang County. The Prince of War, the General, and the Princess all returned from Xiyang. Why don’t we tell them about this as well?” Eunuch Liu suggested from the side.

"Xu'er, have you heard of a place called Jinwan Village in Xiyang County? During the autumn harvest, one family there produced 15 shi of rice per mu. Have you heard of this?" Emperor Kang Sheng asked curiously.

When Liu Shengxu heard his father ask about the grain, he quickly turned to Ruan Mumu and said, "Girl, it would be better if you brought this up yourself!"

Ruan Mumu and Qiao Tinghao exchanged a glance, roughly understanding that Magistrate Lin had reported the good grain harvest to the imperial court.

"Princess Xiyang is also aware of this matter, is she? Why don't you tell me about it?" Emperor Kang Sheng said.

Ruan Mumu knew that Emperor Kang Sheng knew about this matter and would definitely want to know more details.

After all, food is a matter of vital importance to people's livelihood. No matter when, food is the most important thing for people. Only when people have enough to eat will their lives get better and better.

“Your Majesty, the family mentioned in the memorial from Magistrate Lin that you received is indeed our family. In the autumn, our family only had two mu of rice, which yielded a total of thirty shi. Magistrate Lin has already paid to buy all the rice as seed for next spring.” Ruan Mumu explained her family’s situation.

"Is there really such a high-yielding rice?" Emperor Kang Sheng was genuinely surprised when he heard this news.

Upon hearing what Ruan Mumu said, Eunuch Liu immediately knelt down and exclaimed, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! This must be Heaven's mercy on the people of Dongsheng, which is why it has bestowed upon us such high-yield rice!"

Ruan Mumu had to admire Eunuch Liu's ability to read people's expressions.

Indeed, if one didn't have some ability, how could one have served Emperor Kang Sheng for so many years?

Liu Shengxu and the other two could only echo, kneeling down and shouting, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Emperor Kang Sheng listened to these flattering words with a beaming smile and asked them to stand up.

"By the way, Xu'er, what kind of weapons did you use to fight the Western Rong this time? How were you able to defeat them so quickly? The victory report even said there were zero casualties. Is it really that impressive?" Emperor Kang Sheng asked Liu Shengxu.

Liu Shengxu gets excited whenever the topic of war comes up.

"Father, let me tell you, the reason we were able to take down the Western Rong so quickly this time was entirely because of the weapons provided by Mumu..." Liu Shengxu described the scene of the battle with great enthusiasm.

"Is there really such a powerful weapon?" Emperor Kang Sheng asked in surprise.

Liu Shengxu nodded and said, "Yes, I didn't believe it at first either, but I did manage to fight my way to the Western Rong's palace using these weapons."

Emperor Kang Sheng was hearing for the first time that such powerful weapons existed in the world, and that his own son had used them to defeat an enemy country. A mysterious light flashed in his eyes.

"Xu'er, if we had such a powerful weapon, wouldn't we be able to unify the world and become the overlords of this land?" Emperor Kang Sheng asked Liu Shengxu tentatively.

Ruan Mumu and Qiao Tinghao naturally saw the excited gleam in Emperor Kang Sheng's eyes.

Liu Shengxu had only intended to show off the power of his weapon, never expecting that his father's ambition was to become the overlord of the world. He was quite taken aback.

"Father, is that really what you think?" Liu Shengxu asked Emperor Kang Sheng in disbelief.

"Since we have these conditions, we must give it a try," Emperor Kang Sheng said, looking determined to succeed.

Liu Shengxu looked at Ruan Mumu and Qiao Tinghao with a complicated expression.

He was telling the two of them with his eyes that he hadn't expected his father to make such a request.

Ruan Mumu gently shook her head.

She had told Liu Shengxu about this before. The firearms she provided were not something this world should possess. She couldn't disrupt the rules of this world too much, otherwise she would suffer backlash and be punished by heaven.

“Father, we don’t have the necessary conditions right now, so let’s not think about those things,” Liu Shengxu said earnestly to Emperor Kang Sheng.

When Emperor Kang Sheng heard his son say that the conditions were not met, he raised his voice by half and asked loudly, "Didn't you manage to conquer the Western Rong before? Why don't you do it a few more times?"

"Father, weapons are limited, so please don't bring this up again, okay?" Liu Shengxu quickly stopped him.

At this moment, he began to regret his impulsive decision to directly attack the Western Rong.

In his mind, his father was a diligent and benevolent emperor who loved his people and was a rare and excellent ruler.

But now his own father actually has the idea of ​​unifying the world.

He was worried that the girl would be harassed by her father because of this, so he had to stop her when her father first had this idea.

Emperor Kang Sheng had no idea what his son was thinking, but seeing the ugly look on his face, he decided to suppress the matter and leave it at that for the time being.

Emperor Kang Sheng quickly changed the subject and asked curiously, "Xu'er, how did you get back? You arrived in the capital so quickly."

He heard that the messenger delivering the news of victory arrived at the city gate later than Liu Shengxu and his men. What kind of transportation could be faster than the urgent 800-li messenger?

When Emperor Kang Sheng asked about the mode of transportation, Liu Shengxu said with some pride, "We came back on a motorcycle."

"What is a motorcycle?" Liu Gonggong asked from the side.

His words also voiced the question that Emperor Kang Sheng had in mind.

"Father, I don't know how to describe it. I'll let you see it another day!" Liu Shengxu said proudly.

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