Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma, and Zhu Biao looked at Xu Miaoyun with complicated expressions.
When Xu Miaoyun said that the King of Yan and the King of Jin were inferior to the King of Wu, it made them feel mixed emotions.
They didn't really think that Zhu Rong was better than the other two. Although the King of Yan was mischievous and the King of Jin was tyrannical, Old Zhu recognized their abilities.
Old Zhu loved him as well, but if he was better than the King of Yan...
Even Zhu Biao and Empress Ma couldn't agree with him.
Xu Miaoyun, who was kneeling on the ground, had a stubborn expression on her face, which made Empress Ma's heart ache.
"Miao Yun is a good child, but it's a pity that our fifth brother is unlucky!”
"Miao Yun, don't flatter that bastard of ours. I know what he's like.”
"Other than causing trouble, what else can this child do?“
"Let him memorize. He can't!"
"First place for messing around outside the palace!"
"He has a body of copper skin and iron bones. That's good. I thought that if he can't study, he should learn the art of war and train in the army, right?”
"But I can't pull the bow!"
"You don't know how to ride a horse!"
"He was scared half to death when he saw blood. It would be a joke if you said that the King of Yan is inferior to him!”
Zhu Yuanzhang also echoed Empress Ma's words. Speaking of Zhu Wei, Old Zhu was so angry that he gnashed his teeth.
In his life, he valued family ties the most.
Even if Old Fifth had caused such a ruckus, he still hoped that his son would become a talent.
However, he had done all he could. This fellow was indeed a useless person.
No wonder Old Zhu commented on him like that.
Xu Miaoyun covered her mouth and laughed.
This was indeed the style of the King of Wu, but Xu Miaoyun was 100% sure that Zhu Rong was faking it.
She replied,
"Your Majesty, have you ever thought that His Highness King Wu is playing dumb?”
"Ah!"
Emperor Zhu, Empress Ma, the Crown Prince, and Xu Da were all dumbfounded.
No matter how they thought about it, they couldn't figure out why Zhu Rong was acting dumb. What was he trying to do?
"Girl, tell me!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's interest was successfully piqued by Xu Miaoyun, and his anger was no longer as high.
Xu Miaoyun stood up and said,"
"Your Majesty, please wait here for a moment!”
"Miao Yun, prepare a dish for Your Majesty!"
"Cooking?"
Everyone present looked at each other. What did this have to do with cooking?
However, Xu Miaoyun had already turned around and went to Zhu Rong's field.
He plucked a few red fruits that Old Zhu had never seen before and dug out a few sweet potatoes from the ground.
Her actions puzzled the others.
However, Xu Miaoyun didn't explain. After a while in the kitchen, she said,
He served a dish.
"Your Majesty, please have a taste?"
"Is this edible?"
Tomatoes were a novelty in the Ming Dynasty.
Emperor Zhu, Empress Ma, and the Crown Prince looked at the red thing that was stir-fried with eggs and hesitated.
Xu Miaoyun took out a pair of bowls and chopsticks and took a bite.
The others followed suit and picked up the tomato scrambled eggs.
"Delicious!"
Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma, and Crown Prince Zhu Biao tasted this dish. The first thing they felt was that it was delicious.
They couldn't help but pick up a few more pieces.
His movements became faster and faster.
Not long after,
A plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes was quickly finished by the three of them.
Emperor Zhu still looked as if he had not had enough.
"This taste is sour and sweet. I've never eaten it before!”
"This dish may not be able to compare to the delicacies of the palace, but this taste is very unique!”
"Girl, what is this?"
"Tell me!"
"Your Majesty, this thing is called a tomato. It's a seed brought over by a foreign Hu. It was brought back to the palace by King Wu and personally bred!”
"It is not rare for Hu people to come to our Great Ming Dynasty to do business. Has Your Majesty ever seen anyone who is as meticulous as silk to bring such good things into Great Ming?”
Zhu Yuanzhang fell into deep thought.
Old Fifth had finally done something good, but it was not enough.
"Girl, if you only say this, it's not enough!”
"Your Majesty, please wait a moment. The roasted sweet potatoes should be ready!”
Xu Miaoyun naturally knew that a tomato would not be able to convince Emperor Zhu and save Zhu Rong.
She turned around and rummaged through the stove.
Soon, she found a few dark things. These were the methods of roasting sweet potatoes that Zhu Xiong had casually taught her when she was chatting with Zhu Xiong just now.
Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma, Zhu Biao, and Xu Da watched as Xu Miaoyun took out these black toys.
Curiosity?
Forget about the tomato scrambled eggs just now.
How could he show off such a black thing?
However, when Xu Miaoyun peeled off the sweet potato's skin and revealed what was inside, she said,
That special fragrance made everyone unable to resist, and their mouths were filled with fragrance.
"This is something His Highness exchanged from the Hu. He named it sweet potato?”
"Everyone can have a taste!"
Everyone followed Xu Miaoyun's instructions and began to taste the sweet potatoes.
"It's sweet!"
"Delicious!"
"This seems to be able to fill my stomach!"
"Your Majesty, this is good stuff!“
Other than Crown Prince Zhu Biao, whether it was Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma or Xu Da, they were all commoners and had led hard lives.
The sweet potato gave them an even more shocking experience than tomatoes.
What did a poor family care about the most?
It was not about how good a thing was, but whether it could fill one's stomach.
Moreover, the sweet potato tasted better than he had imagined. It had a hint of sweetness and was especially fragrant with the smell of fireworks.
"I can eat ten of these!”
"This humble subject has observed this sweet potato. It seems to be very durable. If it is used as military rations, it can make up for a portion of the lack of rations!”
As a soldier, Xu Da quickly discovered the value of sweet potatoes.
Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded repeatedly, agreeing with Xu Da's words. His anger towards Zhu Rong had subsided a lot.
However, he looked at Xu Miaoyun.
He said,
"Girl, you're so thoughtful!"
"This thing was also discovered by Fifth Brother. That's very good!”
"However, this still can't change this one's opinion of him!”
Although the sweet potatoes and tomatoes were good, they could only prove that Zhu Xiong, the devil king, had done some good things while fooling around.
Old Zhu's impression of Zhu Rong had indeed improved.
However, compared to digging a tunnel in the palace, these things were still not enough.
"Your Majesty, what if Miao Yun says that sweet potatoes can be used as a staple food to feed the people and that the yield per mu is 5,000 catties?”
"Wu Wang once said that if sweet potatoes are popularized, there will be no more famine in the world in a short period of time!”
"What?"
When Xu Miaoyun finished speaking, none of the people present could stand still.
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, stood up.
He glared at Xu Miaoyun.
He asked in a trembling voice,
"Xu girl, say that again?”
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