Zhangsun Wuji Was Pitied
Taiji Palace was silent.
All the officials looked at Cheng Chuwen in shock.
A fifth-grade Dingyuan General who was about to marry a princess of the Great Tang had righteously said in Taiji Palace that the Imperial Uncle was hindering the development of the Great Tang, and the evidence was irrefutable.
This was something that no one had expected.
Even Cheng Yaojin did not expect his son to say such words.
After a while, Zhangsun Wuji reacted and glared at Cheng Chuwen. His eyes were burning with flames as he said sinisterly,"Cheng Chuwen, you ruined this old master's reputation today. If you can't produce evidence, don't blame this old master for going all out with you.”
"Don't worry, I'll definitely produce evidence.”
After replying to Zhangsun Wuji, Cheng Chuwen turned to Li Shimin and cupped his hands,"Your Majesty, my evidence is in that hundred-mu mansion.”
"What do you mean?"
Li Shi Min didn't understand and frowned.
Cheng Chuwen smiled." I bought that 100 mu of land from the Zhou family. As for whether I threatened the Zhou family's lives, the Zhou family knows very well."
" Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that I planted potatoes and some new crops on that 100 mu of land. The yield is even higher than potatoes.”
"What?"
Li Shi Min suddenly stood up, his emotions unusually agitated. He said in disbelief,""Is there a food production higher than potatoes in this world?”
"Yes, and it's much higher."
Hearing this answer, Li Shi Min couldn't help but shout,""The heavens bless the Great Tang, the heavens truly bless the Great Tang!”
It was not unreasonable for Li Shiming to be so smug.
Before this, Li Shiming had obtained a thousand catties of potatoes, but to the entire Great Tang, these thousand catties were nothing.
Even if he planned to use them all as seeds, it was still far from enough.
But it was different now. Cheng Chuwen still planted 100 mu of potatoes outside Chang 'an City, and even some higher-yield grain.
If all these potatoes were harvested, even if they were not enough for the entire Tang Empire, they could at least be promoted around Chang 'an.
This way, the time needed to solve the Great Tang's food shortage problem would be greatly reduced.
However, Zhangsun Wuji and the civil officials did not know about the existence of potatoes. Seeing Li Shiming's crazy appearance, they could not help but feel puzzled.
In the end, Zhangsun Wuji couldn't help but cup his hands and say,""Your Majesty, may I ask what potatoes are?”
"Oh oh oh ~~~~"
Li Shi Min remembered that this was a court meeting, so he immediately sat down and cleared his throat."Potato is a kind of grain that Cheng Chuwen gave to me a few days ago. It can produce a thousand catties per mu.
I've seen it with my own eyes, so you don't have to doubt it. It's just that because there are too few of them, I didn't mention it to you.”
Boom!
Zhangsun Wuji felt as if he had been struck by lightning and was completely stunned.
As a high-ranking official of the Great Tang, he knew very well that grain represented national strength. The more grain there was, the stronger the country would be.
And Cheng Chuwen's new grain yield of 500 kilograms per mu would definitely push the Great Tang to a new peak, not to mention that there was now a new grain that produced even more than potatoes.
Under such circumstances, not to mention Cheng Chuwen threatening the Zhou family's lives, forcefully buying and selling 100 mu of land to grow potatoes and drink another kind of food with higher production.
Even if Cheng Chuwen really killed all the Zhou family members, nothing would happen to the 100 mu of land that he had snatched.
Compared to the two new types of food, the Zhou family's lives were not worth mentioning.
At the same time, Zhangsun Wuji also understood why Li Shiming didn't respond to his proposal so many times and suddenly betrothed Princess Chang Le to Cheng Chuwen.
In this situation, even if Cheng Chuwen wanted two princesses, he would not be able to get one princess.
Zhangsun Wuji reckoned that even Li Shiming would be willing.
Zhangsun Wuji wasn't the only one who understood this principle. All the officials who were qualified to attend the court understood this principle.
For a moment, all the officials looked at Zhangsun Wuji sympathetically.
This time, Zhangsun Wuji was on the line.
Cheng Chuwen knew it was his turn to speak when he saw the officials. He cupped his hands towards Li Shimin and said,"Your Majesty, Zhangsun Wuji has framed me for forcing a purchase.
In truth, they want to destroy this batch of potatoes and new grain, hinder the development of the Great Tang, and destroy the future of the Great Tang. Their intentions are worthy of punishment.”
"I didn't."
Zhangsun Wuji's face turned green with fear. He hurriedly bowed and cupped his hands."Your Majesty, I really don't have it. Before this, I didn't know what potatoes were, nor did I know that there was a grain that could produce a thousand catties per mu in this world.”
"You don't know?"
" The potatoes are planted in the field," Cheng Chuwen said coldly." They haven't been harvested yet. You just need to go to the field and take a look. You should know the yield of the potatoes."
Did you not go to that piece of land to check if the Zhou family's land really existed before you said that I forced you to buy it?”
"I…"
Zhangsun Wuji was speechless for a moment. He had indeed never seen that piece of land.
However, after hearing that Cheng Chuwen had been forced to buy and sell, he asked the head of the Zhou family to bring him over and explain how to answer when the Zhou family was interrogated.
Seeing Zhangsun Wuji speechless, Li Shiming sighed inwardly.
If it was anyone else, Li Shiming would not have felt embarrassed, but this was Zhangsun Wuji, Empress Zhangsun's brother.
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