Yang Nong died quietly sitting behind the desk where he worked. After this incident was reported, the entire court was moved. Li Shimin also went to Yang's mansion to pay his respects and posthumously awarded the title of "Kang".? ?

It is worth mentioning that due to the impact of this great locust plague, all wheat, grain and other crops in Guanzhong were completely harvested, but only the sweet potatoes promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture survived, which also made Yang Nong's name spread throughout Guanzhong. So when the news of his death came out, many people near Chang'an came to pay their respects, and on the day of the burial, the seeing off team lined up from the top of the city to the end of the city.

Yang Nong's death also had a great blow to Li Xiu. After attending his funeral, Li Xiu couldn't sleep for several days, but the Ministry of Agriculture still needed him to preside over the Ministry of Agriculture, so he could only force himself to take over the Ministry of Agriculture. Later, Yang Dui rushed back after finishing Yang Nong's funeral, which made Li Xiu breathe a sigh of relief.

Although Yang Dui and Yang Nong were like father and son, he was not Yang Nong's son after all, and he did not have to be filial for three years according to the rules. What's more, Yang Nong had told Yang Du a long time ago that he would not let him filialize himself, because if Yang Nong passed away, the Ministry of Agriculture would definitely need someone to take over. Li Xiu was usually a ignorant person, so Yang Dui's importance was even more prominent, which was very important to Yang Dui's career, and Yang Dui was the most promising one among Yang Nong's nephews, so Yang Nong did not want to delay Yang Du's future due to his own death.

Li Xiu was a little worried that Yang Dui was not interested in doing things at first, but soon he realized that he was overthinking. Yang Dui actually turned his grief into strength and began to work harder after he came back. Even if Li Xiu asked him to rest more times, he could not change Yang Dui's idea. In the end, Li Xiu simply stopped persuading him, but gradually handed over some affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture to Yang Dui. In fact, he was also very optimistic about Yang Dui. Now that Yang Nong has passed away, the position of doctor in the Ministry of Agriculture is vacant. Although Yang Dui's qualifications are a bit insufficient, it is definitely no problem to be a member of the Ministry of Agriculture.

Sure enough, on the morning of that day, Li Shimin summoned Li Xiu to the palace again. When he came to Liangyi Hall, not only Li Shimin was there, but Wei Zheng, who threw Li Shimin into the world last time, was also there. Speaking of which, the Ministry of Agriculture belonged to the subordinate agency of the Sinong Temple, and Wei Zheng also served as the Minister of the Sinong Temple. Although he had not been in charge of the affairs before, the Ministry of Agriculture's exhibition was also closely related to Wei Zheng's support.

"Li Xiu, Yang Nong's funeral has been dealt with, but someone still needs to preside over the Ministry of Agriculture, so I came to you today to discuss with you who will take over the Ministry of Agriculture?" As soon as Li Xiu came in, Li Shimin immediately said straight to the point.

"What Your Majesty said is that I have been considering this matter these days, but I am not familiar with the ministers in the court, so I will let you decide everything!" Li Xiu nodded immediately and then kicked this issue to Li Shimin. Anyway, no matter who takes over Yang Nong's position, he would recommend Yang Dui as the Minister of Agriculture. This is an affirmation of Yang Dui's ability and an explanation to Yang Nong.

Seeing Li Xiu kick the appointed ball to him, Li Shimin smiled helplessly, then looked at Wei Zheng and said, "Wei Qing, the Ministry of Agriculture is a subordinate of your Sinong Temple. Who do you think can take over the position of the doctor of the Ministry of Agriculture?"

Wei Zheng would not shirke the responsibility as Li Xiu, and immediately stood up and said, "Report to Your Majesty, except Yang Nong, the doctor of the Ministry of Agriculture, the rest of the Ministry of Agriculture is the son-in-law, who is the son-in-law who serves as the son-in-law. As the deputy of the doctor, now that Yang Nong has passed away, the son-in-law will naturally be replaced by the son-in-law!"

When Li Xiu heard that Wei Zheng actually recommended him, he couldn't help but stare at the other party in anger. Unfortunately, Wei Zheng didn't care about his gaze at all. Then he spoke again: "Speaking of the past few years since the establishment of the Ministry of Agriculture, the promotion of corn and sweet potatoes has been quite effective. Especially with this locust plague, sweet potatoes have been promoted in Guanzhong, and the next is to promote it nationwide. It can be said that the Ministry of Agriculture is now in a critical period. If an official who is not familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture is likely to delay the promotion. Therefore, I think it is the most reliable to replace the position of doctor in the position of the son-in-law who is familiar with the Ministry of Agriculture!"

"Your Majesty, although I have served in the Ministry of Agriculture before, I am actually just on duty and I am not very responsible for it. I feel overwhelmed in the past few days and I really can't take on the heavy responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture, so I would like to ask Your Majesty to appoint someone else!" Li Xiu hurriedly refused at this time, and at the same time he had scolded Wei Zheng countless times in his heart.

"The prince-consort is too modest. With your talent, it is already a talent to be a small doctor in the Ministry of Agriculture. Now you have just taken over the Ministry of Agriculture. It is normal for you to be a little uncomfortable. After a while, you will naturally be able to be at ease!" Wei Zheng said again at this time. It seemed that he was determined to let Li Xiu take the lead in the Ministry of Agriculture.

"￥#a%#a￥%..." Li Xiu was so angry that he wanted to curse. He now felt that Wei Zheng must have a problem with his character. He was not having a good life, but he didn't want others to live a good life. If he really became a doctor in the Ministry of Agriculture, he would probably have to be as busy as Yang Nong used to. Where can he have time to fish and teach?

Seeing Wei Zheng and Li Xiu arguing, Li Shimin, who was sitting in the hall, laughed in his heart. He used to be sucked in front of Wei Zheng, but now he could see Li Xiu also sucked in front of Wei Zheng, which actually made him feel inexplicably happy.

"Cough~" But this matter cannot be argued endlessly by Li Xiu and the others, so Li Shimin suddenly coughed dryly at this time, and then said, "Li Xiu, I think Wei Qing's words make some sense. The Ministry of Agriculture is at a critical moment. Whether the corn and sweet potatoes can be successfully promoted as soon as possible depends on the efforts of the past two years. Instead of finding someone who is not familiar with the Ministry of Agriculture, it is better for you to temporarily take over the Ministry of Agriculture, so that we can feel more at ease!"

"Your Majesty, I... I have other things in my daily life, such as teaching the prince and the others, and it takes a lot of time to prepare for the course!" Li Xiu didn't expect that even Li Shimin said so, and immediately racked his brains to recommend it again, even taking it out for Li Chengqian and the others as an excuse. In fact, apart from this matter, he really has no excuse to take it out.

"It's okay, Cheng Qian and the others don't go to your place every day. At most, they will go home when they go and leave the affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture to the people below to deal with. I heard that Yang Nong has a nephew who is also in the Ministry of Agriculture and is quite talented. I think it's better to let him take over your current position as the Minister of Agriculture and serve as your deputy, so that you can be more relaxed!" Li Shimin said again.
Chapter completed!