Jiang Chen sighed and said, "I didn't realize there were so many things in Great Wei that I don't recognize."

The ministers of the Ministry of Works who had just been questioned turned red in the face.

Jiang Chen's words were simply too ambiguous.

Did "things" refer to the items in the package, or to them?

But they couldn't refute him.

Not recognizing these items was already a great embarrassment.

If they stood up and stubbornly argued, they would lose all face.

Wei Zhengli felt a surge of anger in his heart. He thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, we are ignorant. However, the palace has a vast collection of books, including many rare and unique volumes. I believe Your Majesty must be familiar with some of them?"

"Please enlighten us, Your Majesty, and broaden our horizons."

As soon as these words came out, the ministers all looked at Wei Zhengli in shock.

What audacity!

Was he going to argue with the Emperor?

Wei Zhengli was indeed holding back his anger.

They might not know, but in his opinion, even if they brought everyone in Great Wei to identify them, no one would recognize these items!

If you make us look foolish, I won't let you off easy!

Jiang Chen saw through Wei Zhengli's thoughts and sneered inwardly.

Wei Zhengli, you've been clever all your life, but you're confused for a moment.

"Minister Wei, since you sincerely ask for guidance, then I will explain it to you and broaden your knowledge."

After speaking, Jiang Chen walked down and picked up a seed from the package.

"This is the seed of a vegetable called cabbage."

Wei Zhengli, who was holding back his anger, instantly became dazed.

What?

His Majesty actually knew?

What was going on?

Why would this uneducated Emperor know things that they didn't?

Wei Zhengli couldn't hear a word of what Jiang Chen said next.

His mind was filled with these questions.

It wasn't until Jiang Chen stood in front of him and asked, "Minister Wei, are you satisfied with my answer?"

Wei Zhengli opened his mouth wide, not knowing how to answer at all.

They didn't recognize these things at all, so even if Jiang Chen was talking nonsense, how could they prove it was false?

Wei Zhengli glanced and suddenly saw Catherine. His eyes lit up.

She must know what these things are.

Wei Zhengli tried his best to put on a kind appearance and asked, "This... young lady, what kind of seeds are these?"

Catherine was frightened by Wei Zhengli's appearance and retreated repeatedly, shaking her head, "What are you saying? I don't understand. Don't come over here!"

Wei Zhengli's smile instantly froze on his face.

What language was this person speaking?

It was even stranger than the languages spoken by the foreign tribes around Great Wei. He couldn't understand a word of it!

As he was pondering, he heard Jiang Chen say a few words to the woman in almost the same language.

Wei Zhengli was immediately stunned.

Not only Wei Zhengli, but all the ministers present looked at Jiang Chen in disbelief.

Were they hearing things?

His Majesty was actually communicating with that woman in a language they didn't understand?

How was this possible!

You have to know, the current Emperor hasn't even finished memorizing the Four Books and Five Classics!

He must be talking nonsense!

Many ministers thought in their hearts.

Wei Zhengli didn't think so.

Knowing how to communicate with foreigners, he could tell at a glance that Jiang Chen was indeed saying something the other party could understand.

This discovery made it even more difficult for Wei Zhengli to accept.

He, who had a reputation for understanding all languages, was actually inferior to His Majesty, whom everyone didn't think much of?

This must be a long-planned scheme!

The so-called foreign language was likely a language they had created temporarily!

Thinking of this, Wei Zhengli immediately said, "Your Majesty, I have some knowledge of foreign languages. I wonder if I could ask this young lady to write a few words for me to examine."

Jiang Chen sneered inwardly. Wei Zhengli was still not giving up.

In that case, I'll let you lose face completely!

"Bring paper and ink."

Feng Jin quickly brought the paper and ink, and then Jiang Chen said to Catherine, "Write down a few of your words."

Although Catherine didn't understand the intention, she trusted Jiang Chen completely, so she wrote down a few simple words.

"Minister Wei, take a look." Jiang Chen gestured.

Wei Zhengli walked over nervously. When he saw the words on the paper, his face instantly turned pale.

Although he didn't understand what the words meant, he knew very well that this could never be achieved with a language created temporarily.

Could it be that the language she spoke really existed?

Did His Majesty really understand this language?

One blow after another left Wei Zhengli's mind blank.

After a long while, he came back to his senses and finally found the problem.

"Your Majesty, where does this woman come from?"

"According to her, she comes from the distant West," Jiang Chen said.

"Then how did Your Majesty learn their language? I am very curious," Wei Zhengli said.

"Hehe."

Jiang Chen smiled lightly, "Didn't Minister Wei say earlier that there are many rare and unique books in the palace? I saw it on one of them."

Wei Zhengli's eyes instantly lost their light.

He didn't expect that his previous sarcastic words would become Jiang Chen's reason!

Jiang Chen looked at Wei Zhengli, who was trembling all over, with a strange smile, "Minister Wei, you don't look too well? Are you sick like Minister Sun?"

Wei Zhengli quickly steadied himself and said repeatedly, "No, I'm fine! I'm not sick at all!"

"That's good."

Jiang Chen smiled, "Minister Wei is the pillar of the Ministry of Works. You can't fall!"

"Thank you for Your Majesty's concern." Wei Zhengli thanked him with a twitching mouth.

"However..."

Jiang Chen changed the subject and said, "Minister Wei, you have also seen that what Great Wei has to face now is not only the threat from foreign tribes, but also the Western world far across the ocean."

"You must study hard so that Great Wei will not fall behind!"

Wei Zhengli's heart trembled. This was Jiang Chen's threat to him!

"Your subject obeys."

After speaking, Wei Zhengli retreated to the ranks and said nothing more.

The other four ministers watched this scene in silence.

They had witnessed how Wei Zhengli, who had been in the upper hand at the beginning, was defeated.

The current Emperor had made them feel a little scared!

Jiang Chen did not let Wei Zhengli go, and said, "Minister Wei, this woman came to Great Wei by boat. I hope you can organize craftsmen as soon as possible to build a ship for Great Wei that can sail out to sea and withstand the wind and waves!"

Wei Zhengli responded in a low voice, but his heart was full of sorrow.

Jiang Chen was trying to find an excuse to remove him from his position as Minister!

Now Xu Changqing, the Minister of Revenue, who is in charge of the court's finances, would definitely not give him enough money and food easily.

Once he failed to complete Jiang Chen's task, then Jiang Chen would have an excuse.

After the court session, Wei Zhengli sighed and walked back.

The other four ministers quickly followed.