MTL - Feng Xing-Chapter 126
Zhao Da quickly found a relief food nest.
Zhao Tianfang held it in his hand and looked at it carefully—
The overall color is brownish-yellow, with a little bit of blackening. Nothing can be seen from the surface, because most of the buns made of coarse grains are like this, at most there are some differences in color.
Zhao Tianfang was also from a poor family, and he knew that some poor people didn't have enough food to eat, and they would grind the grain very coarsely when they used it for grinding. If the family is good, the shell will be removed, and if the family is not good, the shell will be ground together. It is certain that the throat will be scratched after eating, but it is better than the hungry.
From his point of view, this nest is the sorghum flour that has been ground together with the husk, and there may be something like wheat bran or rice bran mixed in it.
Thinking of this, he broke off a piece and tasted it.
really. Maybe he hasn't eaten this kind of vulgar food for a long time, but the taste in his memory is indelible, and there may be some differences in it, but Zhao Tianfang has already determined that there is nothing unusual about this nest.
But why did the king of Wei take so much trouble to make this kind of corned buns as relief food? Is it really to save manpower and material resources?
Probably because he has been in the officialdom for a long time, Zhao Tianfang always felt that there was something strange about it, but he couldn't figure out what it was for the time being, but he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.
In any case, with the batch of food borrowed by the imperial envoy, there will be no shortage of food in a short period of time. As for whether the batch of food by the imperial envoy is real or not, and how much it is, this is beyond his ability to figure out. Just let it be a mess.
While Zhao Tianfang was thinking about it with a piece of cornbread, several other people were also doing the same.
They are not as good as Zhao Tianfang, they can't eat it just by looking at the vulgar appearance of the wowotou, and naturally they won't try it in person like Zhao Tianfang.
Let the servants around you taste it, and the conclusion is that there is nothing unusual about it.
Of course it wasn't impossible, because this wow was too loud, and he also came to the conclusion that the food borrowed by the imperial envoy was not enough. But after thinking about it, there is a shortage of food everywhere now, and coarse grains are also food. Anyway, they are for the hungry people, so they don't need to be so poor.
Zhou Hui was still a little unbelieving, so he snatched the wowoo from the hands of his subordinates, just put a piece into his mouth, chewed it twice, and spit it out on the ground.
"What the **** is this imperial envoy trying to do!" He smashed the nest on the ground and scolded angrily, "I didn't do what I asked you to do. What's the use of you?"
There were two people standing next to him, one was tall and thick, with a burly figure, and the other was as thin as a monkey. Not only was his body thin, but his face was also extremely thin.
Sure enough, the thin monkey spoke first, unlike the burly man who stood there with his head bowed like a quail.
"My lord, it's really no wonder that the little ones are also evil. Every time some rumors are released, the imperial envoy can always make some noise. Like the previous one who exchanged worms for food, the little ones finally found someone to incite the hungry people in the countryside. To encourage them to come to Taiyuan City, so as to give him a warning, who would have thought that he would trade insects for food. When they heard that there was food in exchange, the people all went to catch insects, and they dared not come to besiege the city. This time, no one would believe that the government had no food at all, and after finally spreading the news, the imperial envoy borrowed food again, and now no one believed it."
In fact, to put it bluntly, this is also related to the "stupidity" of the people at the bottom. Their requirements are really not high. The voice of the people at the bottom.
Therefore, when there is hope, even if someone deliberately instigates it, they will not dare to besiege the government.
And it’s not that the Zhouhui didn’t do anything else, he didn’t dare to mess around on the surface, he could only do some shady tricks in private, but it’s a pity that Wei Wang’s actions were too thorough, and the task of exchanging insects for food in all states and counties was led by local parents and officials He also issued a military order. Once an accident occurs, whoever makes the military order will be fully responsible, so no one dares to tamper with it.
After all, if something goes wrong, not only the official but also his own life will be lost.
In addition to inciting the hungry people and deliberately inciting civil unrest, there is also a way to prevent the king of Wei from borrowing food, but who would have thought that people would not borrow food in Shanxi, but borrow it from outside.
"My lord, it's not my fault, it's because the imperial envoy is too cunning." The thin monkey said with a mournful face.
Zhou Hui turned around and gave him a slap, cursing: "Don't blame you? Who are you blaming? It's because you are not good at doing things!" After cursing for a while, he said: "Everyone should stop for a while, let's wait for the news from Beijing. Let’s talk about it when we come, I see that those people are going to turn against me, the master is not so stupid, and he will pay for himself if the matter is not done.”
"Adults are wise, but small ones have a plan."
Zhou Hui squinted at him: "What else can I do?"
The thin monkey laughed again and again: "I reckon the imperial envoy didn't borrow much food this time. Otherwise, if Wowo could be so loud, there might be something missing in the food delivered."
"False?" Zhou Hui raised his eyebrows.
"Yeah, look, if there is nothing wrong, why should he be so cautious, for fear that others will touch the food and replace the relief food with wowo. Who is stupid, find something to do for himself, there must be not enough food, so Li Daitao froze, used pig food to make up for it, and was afraid that people would find out, so he wanted to cover it up like this."
Zhou Hui frowned and stroked his mustache: "Continue."
The thin monkey swallowed, and said: "The imperial envoy used pig food as relief food to distribute to the hungry people. If this is known to outsiders, do you think he can win the hearts of the people?"
Zhou Hui thought for a while, then suddenly gave him a kick: "Don't lie to me, this thing makes you look like pig food. For those who are about to starve to death, it is something that can survive. Those foolish people will care if it is Pig food, as long as it keeps them alive, there won't be any big trouble."
The thin monkey got kicked, and even laughed along with him: "Sir, this statement is wrong. You think we have missed the opportunity and let the imperial envoy coax us here. Now the place is guarded by the imperial envoy, and we can't find it." False and true. But wasn’t that place our territory before? If you put in a little effort, you’ll be able to find something. If your lord can see through the opponent’s tricks in public, then there will be more commotion, and we’ll add more firewood to the back.
"Of course this play is not for those foolish people, but for those adults. Don't tell me they stand on the fence and look around, and they can turn back all the time. This time they changed their attitude because of the food brought by the imperial envoy. But if we let them know that the food is fake, it’s the imperial envoy’s deceit. If you don’t get a hundred times, who will trust the imperial envoy?
Zhou Hui's eyebrows twitched when he heard it, but the thin monkey looked at him like that, and seemed a little moved.
Sure enough, Zhou Hui's expression changed instantly, and he scolded with a smile: "Will you use words? If you fail once, it's an act of infidelity."
The thin monkey pretended to be aggrieved, and said: "The little one was taught by the adults, but it's a pity that the little one couldn't read and write, and even the adults couldn't learn half of it, so it made a joke. But the little one said that, Let those adults know that imperial envoys don’t have the ability to get food, so they can trust imperial envoys in the future? As long as they can’t get food, there will be chaos after a while, and once there is chaos, the business of adults will be done.”
Zhou Hui stroked his mustache, thought for a while, and then nodded: "That's fine, I'll leave this matter to you."
It goes without saying that the thin monkey is proud of his poor performance.
After sending Hu Demao and others away, King Wei stood there for a while before walking back.
Since becoming the owner of this Guangfeng warehouse, he has never returned to the governor's office, and his residence is set in a small courtyard at the back. It's very simple, and the comfort is definitely not as good as that of the governor's office, but it can still accommodate people, but it doesn't matter so much now.
When King Wei returned to the temporary study room, someone was waiting for him in the study room.
It was Huo Wu.
Huo Wu was originally a confidant of the king of Wei. After marrying Zhiqiu, he still worked in the palace and took care of the guards of the palace. This time when King Wei traveled to Shanxi, he did not take him with him, but left him in Beijing to guard the safety of the mansion. Who would have thought that this time he escorted food to Shanxi.
"Tell me, why are you here, princess?"
King Wei hit the nail on the head, and Huo Wu knew he couldn't hide it, so he could only look up at King Wei, and said in a low voice, "It was the concubine who sent me down."
"Where is she?"
"Princess...Princess..." Huo Wu lowered his head lower and lower, until finally unable to bear the pressure, Fang revealed the truth, "Princess went to Jiangsu."
"Jiangsu?"
"Princess is in Suzhou." Now, Huo Wu spit out everything he knew.
King Wei's face darkened suddenly, Fan Jinchuan is now in Suzhou.
In fact, King Wei made two preparations before traveling to Shanxi.
Knowing that the trip to Shanxi would be extremely difficult, he would not put all his eggs in one basket. On the surface, he went to Shanxi alone, but secretly ordered someone to take his handwriting and go to other provinces to borrow food.
It's just that he never expected that this matter was originally entrusted to Zuo Yi by him, but Feng Sheng intercepted it.
"The concubine said that she still has some connections in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so she must be able to raise some food. As for the two young masters, the concubine entrusted them to the imperial concubine, and under the care of the concubine, nothing will happen to them. .And with Dequan watching, the subordinates also left a lot of people in the mansion, so don't worry, Your Highness."
It's a pity that these words not only had no effect, but made King Wei feel depressed.
Maybe Huo Wu didn't understand, but Wei Wang knew why Feng Sheng came out of the mountain in person this time, and there were disasters everywhere for several years, so it was very difficult to borrow food from other provinces, especially in secret. There are so many people waiting to trip him up.
Although in recent years it has gradually changed from "Suhu is cooked enough in the world" to "Huguang is cooked in the world", the weather in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is good all year round, and even if there are occasional disasters, there will be no shortage of food. And now that Fan Jinchuan has achieved the position of the chief envoy of Jiangsu, he may be able to borrow a batch of food from him.
This time, Huguang and Huguang also suffered disasters, and I am afraid that they will not be able to protect themselves, so all aspects of the previous arrangements of King Wei have been considered, but Jiangsu has been ignored.
If this is not prejudice, I am afraid no one will believe it.
Maybe Feng Sheng came out of the mountain just because he knew this.
Wei Wang clearly knew that there was nothing wrong with doing this, but whenever he thought of his wife going to meet his old lover, he would be full of anger. Therefore, the low pressure on his body did not dissipate for several days, which made someone who thought he knew the imperial envoy's empty city scheme Some people became anxious again, and couldn't help wondering if they had guessed wrong.
Needless to say, this is a typo.
