Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne

Chapter 840: Chapter 11: Truly Worthy of Prince Han

In the Imperial Study, the Emperor was reviewing memorials. At this moment, Hidden Guard A came in, took a secret letter from his chest, and handed it to Sun Kui.

After Sun Kui received it, he presented it to the Emperor with both hands.

Before reaching out to take the memorial, the Emperor asked Hidden Guard A, "Where is the secret letter from?"

Hidden Guard A respectfully answered, "It’s a secret letter from Prince Han in Lingnan."

Hearing it was his youngest son’s secret letter, the Emperor immediately "snatched" the secret letter from Sun Kui’s hands. As he opened it, he said, "This brat finally remembered to write a secret letter to me."

Seeing the Emperor’s impatient manner, Sun Kui standing beside him tried hard not to laugh. Ever since Prince Han went to Lingnan, the Emperor had been eagerly awaiting Prince Han’s memorial every day, and now he finally received it.

After the Emperor earnestly read the secret letter, he suddenly exclaimed loudly, "Good!"

His shout startled Sun Kui and Hidden Guard A.

The Emperor looked very excited, continuously saying, "Good, good, good, it’s really excellent!"

Rarely had Sun Kui seen the Emperor look so joyful, so he wondered what Prince Han had written in the secret letter to make the Emperor so happy?

The Emperor glanced at Sun Kui and instructed, "Sun Kui, go and call Lao Liu, Lao He, and the Grand Agriculturist."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Sun Kui immediately stepped out, and shortly afterward, brought Prime Minister He, Grandmaster Liu, and the Grand Agriculturist.

Hidden Guard A had retreated long ago. Sun Kui knew the Emperor had important matters to discuss with Prime Minister He and the other ministers, so he obediently withdrew to stand guard at the door.

The three ministers, Grandmaster Liu and the others, seeing the Emperor in an excited manner as if he’d drunk wine, guessed something good must have happened.

Seeing Prime Minister He and the others arrive, the Emperor couldn’t wait to boast to them, "My little ten, has produced new salt."

As soon as they heard "new salt," Prime Minister He, Grandmaster Liu, and the Grand Agriculturist’s eyes brightened instantly.

The Grand Agriculturist hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, what kind of new salt has Prince Han produced?"

Prime Minister He followed with asking, "What is the new salt like that Prince Han made?"

"Did Prince Han make the new salt using seawater?" Grandmaster Liu asked the most crucial point. He knew Zhao Yao was in Swamp Prefecture, and Swamp Prefecture was by the sea. People by the sea generally eat sea salt.

Seeing the eager look on his three confidant ministers, the Emperor deliberately teased them, "Guess!"

Prime Minister He: "..."

Grandmaster Liu: "..."

The Grand Agriculturist: "..."

At this moment, Prime Minister He and the others all wanted to give the deliberately teasing Emperor a beating.

Seeing the three ministers speechlessly looking at him, the Emperor shamelessly smiled at them, "Beg me, and I’ll tell you."

Prime Minister He and the others wanted to turn around and leave at once, but they were very curious about the new salt Prince Han had made. Everything Prince Han made was good, so the new salt he made must be excellent.

Grandmaster Liu, with a cold expression and a very impatient tone, said, "Your Majesty, if you do not speak, we will take our leave." He was not willing to indulge the Emperor. If they really begged the Emperor, he would only become more excessive.

The Emperor knew when to stop, for if Grandmaster Liu really left upset, the consequences would be severe.

"I won’t tease you anymore, see for yourselves." The Emperor tossed the secret letter written by Zhao Yao to Grandmaster Liu.

Grandmaster Liu received the secret letter and hurriedly opened it to read. Prime Minister He and the Grand Agriculturist quickly moved close to read the secret letter together.

After reading the secret letter, their expressions were even more astonished than the Emperor’s.

The Emperor was very pleased with their reaction and said smugly, "How is my youngest son? Quite impressive, isn’t he?" In light of the brat being busy with important matters, the Emperor decided not to hold a grudge for writing the memorial so late.

"He’s really incredible, Prince Han is truly amazing." The Grand Agriculturist hadn’t expected that after going to Lingnan, Prince Han would produce new sea salt, and the output was quite considerable. Most importantly, the new salt was exceptionally white and tasted very good, better than the salt they currently consumed. "Your Majesty, did Prince Han send new salt back to the capital?"

Prime Minister He suddenly looked very serious, "Your Majesty, I believe we should immediately send people to produce new salt at other coastal areas." Prince Han had detailed the method of producing new salt in the secret letter and also mentioned key points to pay attention to.

Grandmaster Liu agreed with Prime Minister He, "Your Majesty, sending people to produce new salt at the coast now, after the new year, there will be a large amount of new salt available, which can be immediately distributed among the populace; this way, the salt price can be stabilized, and the salt merchants in Qilu won’t be able to cause trouble anymore." Recently, the salt price in Qilu had been fluctuating, making life very difficult for the people living there.