There will be no court meeting today.
At lunch time, the palace officials brought food to the emperor.
Sima Chi didn't pay attention at first. After taking a casual glance, his eyes suddenly widened.
Where's the white porridge? I said I wanted to eat white porridge today, but why isn't it available?
Where's the wine? Not a single drink?
Where's the meat? Where's the cheese?
Sima Chi suddenly became angry and scolded: "Where is the official? Where is the official? Call the official here quickly."
Taiguan is an official subordinate to Guangluxun and is in charge of the food and drinks in the palace.
The palace people left in a hurry, but they did not go to the eunuch, but to the queen first.
After a while, Queen Liang Lanbi rushed over with the eunuch and his staff.
"Your Majesty, you don't blame me!" The eunuch called Qu as soon as he arrived: "The young master did not send rice and wine, and I can't do anything."
Sima Chi was stunned and asked: "I just had white porridge seven days ago, why is it gone?"
The eunuch glanced at him and said cautiously: "The Shaofu did have rice before, but it was donated by Chen Gongjin. Last year, he received two thousand hu of dendrobium and had eaten them all. This year's new rice has not yet been harvested..."
Sima Chi refused to give up and asked, "Nothing left at all?"
"There were still hundreds of husks of dendrobium, but your majesty rewarded his officials a few days ago, and now there is not a single husk left," the eunuch said.
"Let the young master go and get it!" Sima Chi was furious.
The eunuch looked at Empress Liang with a troubled expression.
Liang Lanbi wanted to come forward to comfort him, but his heart trembled. He did not dare to approach the emperor, so he could only say: "Your Majesty, the rice eaten in the palace is sent to Xincheng and Luhun counties. However, after the severe drought a few years ago, the two counties
He no longer serves him. In the past two years, all he has eaten is Guangcheng rice, which has been served by Chen Gong."
"Are you asking for Shao Xun?" Sima Chi was dumbfounded and asked subconsciously.
Liang Lanbi quickly shook his head and said: "I and Mrs. Yu are close friends. Your Majesty is working hard at the desk. I see it in my eyes and feel anxious in my heart, so I can only——"
"Shut up!" Sima Chi reacted and became even more angry, with an unnatural flush on his face. He asked, "Have you been bribed by Shao Xun? Do you think I
Losing power? No wonder! No wonder!”
Sima Chi stood up suddenly, like a trapped animal, walking up and down the hall, and couldn't help but sneer: "No wonder Liang Fen gave up Nanyang so easily. I thought he had a small army and was unable to resist, so I had no choice but to give up Nanyang.
I didn’t expect it, I didn’t expect it, haha! Do you think that I, Sima, have such a bad character that you can’t wait to find a new master?”
Liang Lanbi's face turned gloomy, full of pain, and she couldn't help wiping away tears.
She is a queen, but she is also a wife. She just wants to do what she can for her husband, but she has been insulted for many years - one thing is that her father Liang Fen also has to take the blame for this matter.
The eunuch was also stupid.
In this world, there are still things that I give to myself...
As a close minister, his loyalty to the emperor was the same. The previous eunuch disappeared without a trace because of the late emperor's eating of poisonous cakes, and his life and death were unknown. Since then, he has learned a lot.
Starting from Jia Nanfeng, the most effective speaker in Luoyang City has never been the emperor.
"Everyone stopped talking?" The emperor was still circling in anger, and kept saying: "What is the use of me raising you?"
"We don't have any wine, do we have to ask Shao Xun for it? If this continues, what dignity will I have?"
"Trash, they are all trash! I don't want to see you!"
There was a burst of hurried footsteps outside, and a moment later the young master Liu Qiao hurriedly arrived.
"Your Majesty, I will be punished by death." As soon as he came in, Liu Qiao prostrated himself on the ground.
Sima Chi felt disgusted when he saw him like that.
He had high hopes for Liu Qiao before!
This man was appreciated by Wang Rong (Wang Yan's cousin) when he was young, and was ordered to attack Wuchang of Wu State with others. He attacked the city for several months and defeated it. After returning, he was rewarded as the magistrate of Xingyang County.
Twenty-four years ago, he participated in the operation to kill Yang Jun and was granted the title of Marquis of Guanzhong.
Fifteen years ago, he participated in the execution of Jia Nanfeng's party and removed the cavalry as regular servants.
Twelve years ago, he paid homage to General Weiyuan, led the governor of Yuzhou, went south to put down Zhang Chang's rebellion, and became General Zuo.
After the Battle of Dangyin, Sima Yue fled Xuzhou and gathered tens of thousands of troops with the intention of returning to Luoyang. However, he was blocked by Liu Qiao and was defeated.
At that time, he was a loyal minister known throughout the world.
Unfortunately, he was quickly attacked by Shao Xun for hundreds of miles and beaten with a stick. After losing his temper, Wang Yan was transferred to serve as military counselor and wine drinker - Wang Yan was Sima Yue's military commander at that time.
After Sima Yue's death, many people left the government. Liu Qiao did not leave immediately. After working for a period of time, he finally entered the court and cried bitterly in front of him. He finally gained trust and was promoted along the way to the post of Shaofu.
Unexpectedly, he is also a poor person!
Sima Chi even doubted whether he was Wang Yan's person. After all, he only got the opportunity because of Wang Yan's recognition and promotion from his brother Wang Rong.
As for Wang Yan, Sima Chi felt a sense of sadness. There were few civil and military officials in the dynasty who could be trusted.
"Your Majesty." Liu Qiao raised his head, wiped his tears and said, "I am not doing my job well. Da Sinong has not sent grain or rice for several months, and the Young Mansion's treasury is already extremely empty. In a few days
, let alone white porridge, I can’t even eat bean porridge.”
According to the system, Da Si Nong was in charge of the Taicang grain depot, and regularly distributed grains, oils, fruits, vegetables, meat, milk and other agricultural products to the government for palace expenses.
As the emperor's chief steward, the Shaofu received agricultural products, silks, and local tributes, and also made various utensils and stored them.
The eunuchs under Guang Luxun were responsible for cooking for the emperor, but the raw materials needed to be supplied by the Shaofu.
Liu Qiao said that the Shaofu's inventory has been exhausted, so it is a problem with Taicang in Dongyangmen. Is the grain depot empty?
Thinking of this, the frustrated Sima Chi suddenly lost his composure and asked in a voice: "Is the Taicang empty?"
"I heard it's almost empty." Liu Qiao replied: "Xuzhou is still fighting, and only Shouchun is transporting grain to Beijing, so we can't make ends meet."
"Where is Shao Xun?" Sima Chi asked, "Why don't you ask Shao Xun for food?"
After saying this, he felt something was wrong and subconsciously glanced at Queen Liang.
The queen's eyes were red and swollen, her eyes were dull, and she didn't know what she was thinking.
Sima Chi quickly turned away and became angry again: "How come things were fine before, but as soon as Shao Xun entered the capital, he immediately ran out of food? What happened?"
"I don't know why." Liu Qiao said: "It may be that the Imperial Army is about to go on an expedition. Pei Kuo, the lieutenant of the Northern Army, ordered to reward the sergeants with grain and rice. There was not much in the first place, but this reward soon disappeared. I heard that Du Zhi
Shangshu Wang Xuan is repaying the Lumi owed to hundreds of officials..."
"They are all my food, how dare they!" Sima Chi almost jumped.
Liu Qiao and the eunuch looked at each other.
If you don't give rewards to the sergeants, how can you drive them to fight? Without fighting, there will never be peace in Luoyang.
If you don't give money to all the officials, who will work for you? Without the support of the officials, how can one person be the emperor?
Queen Liang Lanbi also came to her senses and glanced at Sima Chi worriedly.
Now was not the time to be impulsive. If it didn't work, she would go to Yu Wenjun again. But then she thought that this might make the emperor's pride unbearable, and he would then give her cold words or even beat her, which made her a little scared.
"Your Majesty." Before Liu Qiao, the young master, could speak, the Taiguan said tremblingly: "Mr. Chen is in the west of the city. The military rations are piled up like a mountain. We may ask him to carry some of them to Taicang at Dongyang Gate."
"I..." Sima Chi was about to refuse, but soon his stomach growled.
It suddenly occurred to him that he had been so angry just now that he hadn't eaten yet!
From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the biscuits on the counter. Although there were no sesame seeds sprinkled on them, and although he found them unappetizing before, now he found that they seemed to be quite fragrant.
The eunuch lowered his head and cursed secretly: "I, I, I, chicken and dog! I don't even have any food to eat, why don't you give it to me?"
Liu Qiao took the opportunity to stand up and consoled him: "Your Majesty, maybe you can order Mr. Chen to disperse military rations and provide relief. Well, I am guilty of death and said the wrong thing."
It's okay if he didn't remind him, but reminding him only made Sima Chi even more embarrassed.
Relief? Do you want to help me?
But after all, the situation is stronger than the person. His expression changed for a long time, he took a breath and asked: "Shao Xun is so obedient?"
"Your Majesty." Liu Qiao lowered his eyebrows and said submissively: "Shao Xun is from a military family. He is a slave-like person, vulgar and uncultured. With a little coaxing of such a person, he will no longer know the east, west, north and south. Your Majesty is wise and will allow him to do what he wants.
If I continue to show my shame and beg hard, I will definitely be able to raise food and rice before returning."
Sima Chi glanced at Liu Qiao doubtfully and said, "Liu Qing, are you following Shao Xun's order..."
"Your Majesty, you are unjust!" Liu Qiao said loudly: "Quan Ziyou was once harmed by Shao Xun in the country of Pei. For ten years, I have been thinking about revenge all the time. How can I use it for him?"
At the end of the sentence, there were faint sounds of crying.
Sima Chi was a little moved.
The eunuch glanced at Liu Qiao stupidly, sighing to himself that this might be the gap between them.
When Shao Xun attacked and killed Liu You, it was also under the orders of Sima Yue. The culprit was still the King of Donghai. But didn’t Liu Qiao later become Sima Yue’s military counselor? Although he had an extra layer of fig leaf and served as Wang Yan’s deputy, But after all, he still served Sima Yue.
Did he really care about his dead son?
As far as he knew, Liu Qiao's second son Liu Ting was currently working under Le Kai, the military commander of the Miobei shogunate. Liu Qiao was born in Anzhong (Cao Cao broke Zhang Xiu's office and has now been merged into Wan County). The Liu family is a member of the Nanyang gentry. .
I have learned, really learned, that being an official should not be a shame.
"What request did Shao Xun make?" Sima Chi asked after a long time.
"Shao Xun asked Pei Kuo, the lieutenant of the Northern Army, to be the commander-in-chief, and he would select the generals to attack Wang Mi of Hongnong." Liu Qiao said.
Sima Chi was silent for a while and then said: "I approve this performance."
"Shao Xun also asked His Majesty to come out of the city to work on the troops and boost their morale." Liu Qiao said again.
Sima Chi's face flashed green and he was a little unhappy.
Liang Lanbi glanced at her husband worriedly again. In her opinion, she had agreed to the first thing, so what was there to hesitate about the second?
"Your Majesty." Liu Qiao wiped his tears and advised: "The sergeants are ignorant, but they are also very loyal and simple. If Your Majesty comes to the school in person, the soldiers can see the beauty of the sky, and it may be able to gain military morale, which will be beneficial to the great cause of Zhongxing."
Sima Chi's expression changed again.
Yes, he still has a righteous reputation. If the soldiers can see him and cheer loudly, they can gain military morale easily, which will be much more effective than him secretly wooing the generals of the Forbidden Army.
Shao Xun is a minister, and I am the king. He and his soldiers must bow their heads before me!
Chapter completed!