Qin Zhen was obviously suspicious of Qisha's death, and immediately sent his confidant to inquire about the news.⊥,

"The situation inside and outside the court is more complicated than we think. The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole behind you, you and I need to pay attention to it carefully." Qin Zhen said to Qi Younian meaningfully.

Qi Younian was gone, nodded silently.

Ji Xiaotang was also very concerned about Qisha's death, but she also knew that she could not do anything in this matter at the moment, so she could only wait for the news that Qin Zhen asked for.

However, Qi Killing is a good thing for the Ji family after all. Ji Xiaotang can breathe a sigh of relief for the time being.

In a blink of an eye, August is coming.

News came from the fleet of Master Ji San's fleet going to the South China Ocean. The fleet purchased grain in Nanyang and had already returned to the Quanzhou Port soon. The fleet will sit in Quanzhou Port for a while and rest in Quanzhou Port, and will return to Wanjia Village Port within half a month.

This news seemed to be a timely rain in the drought weather, which immediately boosted everyone's spirit.

At the same time, another news came from Shuzhong that the official army sent to encircle and suppress the rebels in Shuzhong lost again, and the entire Shuzhong almost became a rebel world.

With this news, another rumor appeared.

The so-called descendants of the Qi family of the Great Song Dynasty supported by the rebels in Shu are fake. The royal family of the Great Song Dynasty did have bloodlines, but there was another person. And this person was not in Shu at all, but in Ren'an.

The official army wiped out the Xie rebels and captured the adopted son of Xie. The adopted son of Xie was the real Qi family's bloodline. It turned out that the Xie rebels had already found the Qi family's bloodline and had a rare item to live in, with the intention of using the Qi family's bloodline to obtain the legendary treasure of the Song Dynasty and attracting people's hearts.

But before they could put the conspiracy into practice, they were wiped out.

Qi's bloodline was thus rescued and is now under the protection of the court.

The rumored Qi bloodline is naturally Xie Huaijin, who is now raised in the Ji family.

Qin Zhen had already written a memorial with the ins and outs of this matter and Xie Huaijin's life experience, and rushed to the capital for hundreds of miles. He was just waiting for the emperor's approval before making the truth.

Of course, Qin Zhen did not forget to suggest to the emperor in the memorial. Xie Huaijin was the only bloodline left by Qi. He had no relatives left, and his body was weak and his mind was damaged.

No matter from any perspective, this bloodline of the Qi family will not cause any slightest wavering or harm to the Qin Dynasty's country.

Therefore, treating Xie Huaijin well and attracting people's hearts can not only demonstrate the magnanimity and kindness of the Qin Dynasty, but also attacking rebels in the middle of Shu and other places with the Song Dynasty as the banner.

The Qi family's bloodline was recruited by the court, so the forces under the banner of Qi lost their justice and could not escape the four words "rebellious officials" no matter what.

As the people want, the collapse of these rebels is just around the corner.

Before sending this memorial, Qin Zhen specially invited Mr. Ji and Ji Xiaotang to talk to his study.

"Our court has been seeking descendants of Qi since Taizu, and now that I finally found it, I will naturally be kind to you. The thief of Xie sees something wrong. He is eager to jump over the wall and wants to kill the only bloodline of the Qi family. Thanks to you dealing with him and taking good care of him. Not only does he want to thank you, but you have also made great contributions to the court."

"Once Qi Huaijin's identity is confirmed, I will naturally ask for me."

Qin Zhen finally made a choice.

He has made countless choices in his life, and this choice, no matter how he thinks about it in the future, is the most correct, and will never have a choice with a slight regret.∮,

Ji Xiaotang and Ji Er Master were naturally happy.

"The prince has worked hard for many years. Finally, he has recovered the Qi family's bloodline, and the prince's merits are the same as the sky." Ji Xiaotang smiled and stood up to salute.

Master Ji Er also hurriedly got up and saluted Qin Zhen.

"The prince is wise and the people are grateful to him. My Ji family relies on the prince's support and favor. I will never forget the prince's kindness."

The Ji family had no other choice when they were caught in the whirlpool. Moreover, Master Ji Er had figured it out clearly. As today's big, who can really protect himself?

Qin Zhen is already an excellent choice for the Ji family.

...

Qin Zhen’s memorial was handed over. This time, there was no reply.

In another half a month, the fleet led by Master Ji San returned as scheduled. The fleet not only brought back the most urgent food in the Qin Dynasty, but also brought back the new crop that Ji Xiaotang had promised Qin Zhen that Qin Zhen had been looking forward to.

Qin Zhen sat on a chair and looked at the tubers held in his hands. According to Master Ji San, these are two types of crops. The round, yellowish-colored skin and smaller ones are called potatoes. Another type of courtyard house, the red-colored skin is called sweet potatoes.

This is the high-yield and drought-resistant crop that Mr. Ji San found from the South China Ocean. It is said that these two crops were not produced locally in the South China Ocean, but were introduced from the West.

Master Ji San not only brought back potatoes and sweet potatoes, but also brought back several indigenous people in the South China who were good at growing these two crops.

Now, after these Nanyang natives were standing in the house after ceremonializing Qin Zhen, they were introducing these two functions to Qin Zhen. What they were talking about Nanyang dialect, so Qin Zhen naturally couldn't understand it and did not arrange a translation for a while.

However, this is not a problem at all.

Master Ji San stood beneath Qin Zhen and translated what the natives said to Qin Zhen one by one.

Ji Xiaotang was also here at this moment. She also took two kinds of tuber and was checking with Master Ji Er curiously. Although Ji Xiaotang heard Master Ji San mention it last time, she was still surprised and happy to see it with her own eyes.

Master Ji San's face was full of energy.

After hearing Mr. Ji San say for a while, Qin Zhen nodded slightly, and looked at Mr. Ji San with a little more praise. He asked a few natives in Nanyang to go down to rest, and asked Mr. Ji San to sit and speak.

"Wenda, you have only been there a few times and you can speak Nanyang dialect."

"That is, ordinary conversation, which is far from mastery. When I went out for the first time, I thought of the problem of language barriers. Prince, you know, I like to speak. If I can't speak, wouldn't it be like a mute? I can't stand it." So, at the sea, Master Ji San learned the local dialect of Nanyang with Wan Jiashu and the general translation brought on the boat.

Although Master Ji San was slow in his career and was a little slow in the Four Books and Five Classics, he was very quick to learn other things. Moreover, he was willing to work hard, and that time he could communicate and discuss with the Nanyang people without having to translate it.

When I went to Southeast Asia for the second time, I didn’t talk about other aspects, but the language was even more numerous. Now I can translate it for Qin Zhen.

"Okay." Qin Zhen nodded and asked about Master Ji San's experiences in Nanyang.

Master Ji San said something important. As he spoke, he turned slightly and exposed his temples on his right. Qin Zhen just looked over and frowned slightly.

"Wenda, what's wrong with your temples?" Qin Zhen asked.

Master Ji San quickly turned around and pressed his hat down, saying nothing was wrong.∮,

Qin Zhen was suspicious and disbelieved.

Ji Xiaotang was always paying attention to Master Ji San, and then stood up and walked to Master Ji San. He took off his hat despite Master Ji San's obstruction.

There was obviously a scar on Master Ji San’s temples that were not healed, but it was cleverly covered by his temples and hat. If Master Ji San hadn’t been too excited just now and moved the hat upward, no one would have seen it.

"Uncle is injured!" Ji Xiaotang called out.

Master Ji Er stood up suddenly.

Qin Zhen also showed concern on his face. He asked Master Ji San to come over and show him.

Master Ji San couldn't do it, so he had to let Qin Zhen see it.

"This... doesn't look like the scars of a sword." Qin Zhen pondered and asked Master Ji San how he was injured.

"It's just a small matter. I didn't plan to say it, so as not to disturb the prince and my family." Seeing that everyone was asking questions, Master Ji San had to tell the story. It turned out that the fleet led by Master Ji San was attacked by local natives after boarding the 6th food market.

Thanks to Mr. Ji San’s relationship with the local government army is good, he received timely support from the government army.

However, the crew members were still damaged, and Master Ji San's injury was caused by the arrows of the natives.

"Unlike our arrows, their name is blowing arrows."

"Is that arrow poisonous?" Ji Xiaotang asked immediately.

Master Ji San wanted to hide it from it, but Ji Xiaotang asked this, but he knew that he couldn't hide it.

"It is a poison unique to the natives. Thanks to the local old chief..." Master Ji San said lightly, saying that he was completely unhindered now. But Ji Xiaotang could guess how dangerous it was at that time.

Master Ji San this time should be considered a escapist from death.

After hearing what Master Ji San said, Qin Zhen was not relieved, so he immediately called the casual imperial doctor to take a pulse and check the injury.

The imperial doctor did not know the poison of this kind of Nanyang natives. He only said that it should be fine to see Master Ji San's pulse. He also told Master Ji San to eat lighter, pay attention to rest, etc.

Qin Zhen then ordered someone to take some precious medicinal materials such as snow lotus and detoxification effects to give them to Master Ji San.

"...You have been through life and death this time and have made great contributions. When I report to Your Majesty, I will definitely receive a lot of rewards." Qin Zhen said.

Master Ji San brought back a large amount of potatoes and sweet potatoes this time, most of which can be eaten as coarse grains, and a small part can be kept for planting. However, it is not time to cultivate, so there is no hurry to do this.

Qin Zhen had other things to deal with, so he asked Master Ji Er and Ji Xiaotang to take Master Ji San down to rest.

"The old lady is looking forward to it, but I'm afraid she's already anxious..." Qin Zhen said with a smile.

...

After leaving the living yard, Ji Xiaotang, Master Ji Er and Master Ji San went straight to Mrs. Ji's yard.

When he walked to the gate of Mrs. Ji's courtyard, Master Ji San suddenly stopped and bowed to Ji Xiaotang and Master Ji Er.

"...Don't tell the old lady to know about my injury."

"You also know that it makes people worry, why were they a little careless at that time... What did those people do, why did you have to rush into the head in everything? It's really uneasy for you to continue like this." Master Ji Er scolded Master Ji San.

Master Ji San bowed continuously and said that he would not dare to do so in the future, so he would definitely be very careful.

Seeing him like this, Master Ji Er couldn't bear to blame him anymore. Many places in Nanyang have not yet been civilized, so how could Master Ji San go to Nanyang without any risk? Although Master Ji San is still a little impulsive and reckless in personality, why did he take such risks and suffer such hardships?

After all, it's for the sake of family.

Seeing that Master Ji Er stopped talking, Master Ji San hurriedly winked at Ji Xiaotang.

Ji Xiaotang smiled and followed the situation and persuaded Master Ji Er to say a few words.

Master Ji Er won’t say much now.

"Xiaotang, thank you for your good things later." Master Ji San said to Ji Xiaotang in a low voice.

"I don't help my uncle. Can you not give me any good things?" Ji Xiaotang smiled. Seeing that Master Ji Er was walking forward and there was no one around, she said a few more words in the low voice in Master Ji San's ear.
To be continued...