kvmb Chapter 87 The Dog Was Me
Chapter 87 The Dog Was Me
"Bring it here for me to see."
"Please wait a moment, Your Majesty."
Soon, the Minister of Agriculture arrived with his compiled book, "Food in Daye".
A thick stack of ten books, enough to make one's vision go black.
[Hahaha, old emperor, are you sure you want to watch this all the way through? Hahahaha, it'll take you ten days and ten nights!]
The old emperor revealed a subtle, wicked smile.
Laugh, laugh, laugh! I'll make sure you can't laugh later.
"Shen Zhiyi, take a look for me."
Chen Decai turned around and placed the ten thick volumes of "Food in Daye" into Shen Zhiyi's hands.
Shen Zhiyi was forced to kneel on the ground by the pressure.
She felt like her world had collapsed.
Before the smirk could fade from her lips, she bent over in shock.
[Old Emperor, are you out of your mind?!]
[Aaaaaah, I'm going to kill you! Aaaaaah, you're so angry, I'm going to fight you to the death!]
Shen Zhiyi's anger terrified the Minister of Agriculture and General Weihu.
The two knelt down again in perfect unison.
I can't hear you, I can't hear you chanting scriptures like a turtle!
They cannot hear such blasphemous words.
I retract my previous assessment of the old emperor. What a good emperor! He was nothing but a bloodsucking, unscrupulous boss who wanted to exploit all my remaining value.
"Shen Zhiyi, are you unwilling to let me see you?"
"Not at all, Your Majesty, I am happy to share your burdens."
Shen Zhiyi's smile was almost overflowing, but in her heart she was cursing the old emperor to the bone.
"I'm glad you're willing. I was worried you wouldn't be."
【I just don't want to, boohoo, there's so much, it's so thick, even a dog could read it all.】
Wow, who painted this cabbage? It looks really realistic! I knew it; ink wash paintings are all about realism!
Si Nongqing: What kind of ink painting is this??
Also, what is cabbage?
He thought about his first page, which introduced lotus white.
[Is bracken fern called "cat's paw" really that cute?]
Ten days and ten nights later...
Shen Zhiyi rubbed her sore neck.
Holy crap, I just finished watching it, and the dog is actually me?!
"puff!"
"Cough cough cough cough."
The old emperor took the handkerchief handed to him by Chen Decai and wiped his mouth.
Unexpectedly, this was Master Shen's first reaction after working for ten days and ten nights.
"Shen Zhiyi."
"Eh!"
"Finished reading it? Do you have any additions? This book will be distributed to every county later."
[It needs to be distributed to the grassroots level; that's indeed very important.]
"Your Majesty, I believe this book was compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and is very comprehensive and detailed."
[Basically, everything that exists in Daye has been collected; the rest are things from other continents that haven't yet been introduced to Daye.]
[For example, there are red sweet potatoes, yellow or brown potatoes, corn, peppers, peanuts, tomatoes, onions, and watermelons—uh, watermelons?]
There are no watermelons in Daye! How am I supposed to get through the summer?
Old Emperor: Watermelon? What's that? He has winter melon here.
However, after listening to Shen Zhiyi list a bunch of dishes he had never heard of before, the old emperor made a decision.
Late at night, when Shen Zhiyi went home to sleep, he secretly summoned General Wei Hu and the Minister of Agriculture.
It was sneaky and strange.
"We have to bring back the sweet potatoes and potatoes, one red and one yellow or brown, I don't know, they're still growing in the ground."
General Wei Hu and the Minister of Agriculture looked at the old emperor with eager eyes, waiting for what he would say next, but nothing came of it.
"No, that's all?"
"There are still some. Shen Zhiyi mentioned watermelon, corn, peppers, tomatoes and stuff like that, but didn't say what they looked like. I thought about it and decided that when we come across local food, we'll just grab it all—no, I mean buy it."
"It's better to take the wrong one than to let one go."
The old emperor gave repeated instructions.
General Wei Hu returned to his residence in a daze, his mind filled with the thought: Better to take the wrong one than let one go.
However, it still doesn't specify what sweet potatoes and potatoes actually look like!
It seems that he'll have to rely on himself in the end.
The day after the results were announced was fast approaching.
Shen Zhiyi was more enthusiastic about this than anyone else. Although the investment was only two copper coins, it was still a token of her affection.
[Damn it, Su Ziruo, where are you?]
Shen Zhiyi roared angrily inside the Zichen Palace.
As soon as Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites entered, holding the top ten answer sheets, he heard Shen Zhiyi's angry roar of resentment.
His lips twitched.
You're still not satisfied, so you throw in two copper coins, and he follows suit by throwing in dozens of taels of silver, only to lose everything.
Especially that Su Ziruo, she's a complete waste.
He was unwilling to accept this, so he specifically dug out Su Ziruo's answers. She only did well in economics and arithmetic; the rest were complete rubbish.
You'd be better off going back to your hometown and becoming a swindler.
[Waaaaah, I guess I'm not the chosen one after all! My story is different from other transmigrators'! System, I'm going to complain about you!]
"Your Majesty, these are the top scholars and sub-scholars selected in this imperial examination. Please take a look."
[Who's number one? Let me see!]
The old emperor turned to the side and then noticed that Shen Zhiyi had gone to check his surveillance footage.
Well, he sat back down without making a sound.
Good heavens! I could practice writing for eight hundred years and still not be able to write like this.
Hmm, Yang Sheng, forty years old this year, from Bozhou, Henan Province. He was chosen as a son-in-law by the Vice Minister of the Imperial Stud. Isn't that a bit too old?
Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites: He is a bit old, but the daughter of the Vice Minister of the Imperial Stud is not old either, and she is remarrying.
[The old man's actions are a minor matter. Yang Sheng already has a wife back in his hometown. What a scumbag! He has a wife and still promised the Vice Minister of the Imperial Stud. He's the Da Ye version of Chen Shimei.]
Upon hearing this, the old emperor immediately set Yang Sheng's answer sheet aside.
Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites lowered his head in thought. He had some connection with the Vice Minister of the Imperial Stud, and he would find some time later to give him a hint.
Wait a minute, why did Yang Sheng also promise to marry the daughters of a county magistrate, a prefect, a wealthy man, and the headmaster of an academy... saying he would definitely come back to marry them after he passed the imperial examination?
The people present: 6
[He's practically a supercharged version of Chen Shimei (a notorious figure in Chinese folklore known for abandoning his
The old emperor, out of curiosity, took Yang Sheng's answer sheet and looked at it.
"He has some ability, but it's nothing special."
Most importantly, those with poor character and who are treacherous and disloyal will not be good officials if they become officials in the future.
The old emperor tapped on Yang Sheng's answer sheet, and Chen, the Vice Minister of Rites, instantly understood its meaning.
The second to tenth grades of the imperial examination were all Asian grades.
The old emperor flipped through it and found nothing too wrong.
He sighed slightly.
"It's been a long time since I've encountered anyone with such extraordinary talent. The last one was Yan Chen."
Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites couldn't help but mutter to himself.
If you take him as the standard, then there's no way to judge. The eldest son of the Crown Prince's tutor is just as good.
"Alright, that's settled for now. The results will be announced today, and the palace examination will be held the day after tomorrow."
"Here."
After Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites left, someone came to Kunning Palace. The Empress actually invited the old emperor to have lunch at her place.
The old emperor happily tossed aside the memorial.
"Go to Kunning Palace."