Chapter 405 Plans to cut off food for Emperor Sheng
A pound of rice and noodles is not much, but Emperor Sheng only issued an order not to provide food without consulting others in advance, which made people very unhappy.
And counting by head is very particular. There are many or few people in Hanluo City.
I believe that after the news is spread, more people will want to come to Hanluo City.
Ye Yining felt that Emperor Sheng just didn't behave like a human being.
When Jun Jiuji saw Xiao Ning'er being so angry, the unhappiness in his heart suddenly disappeared.
He smiled and teased her, "The imperial edict was issued by Emperor Sheng, so let's open the royal granary and stock up on food. If that doesn't work, we'll empty out his royal granary."
Ye Yining's eyes lit up when she heard this, "That's okay!"
The corners of Jun Jiuji's lips curled up slightly, and she couldn't help but take the little girl next to her and kiss her.
"I'll go talk to Emperor Sheng first. If we can't reach an agreement, we'll go back."
"Well. You go ahead! By the way, I Tingyun said, Shengdi's place provides delicious food. This is too unfriendly to the people, so just save a little!" Ye Yining's tone was quite serious.
She had already planned to cut off food for Emperor Sheng.
Who told this to be Hanluo City, not his palace?
Jun Jiuji rubbed her head lovingly, "I understand. Let him be more frugal in the future."
A quarter of an hour later, Emperor Sheng, who was drinking tea, discovered that the quality of the tea he drank had deteriorated.
In the evening, he found that his dinner only consisted of two dishes and one soup, and the portion was very small.
The delicious snacks and fruits after the meal were gone, and even the hot water for bathing was only half a bucket.
The huge gap made Emperor Sheng so angry that he almost vomited blood.
When he asked someone to ask, he got even more depressing news.
"Your Majesty, King Ji has said that starting from today, Hanluo City's supplies must be frugal and not wasted. The masters' meals have also been reduced, as long as they are not hungry. Eat less today and more on New Year's Eve.
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Emperor Sheng suddenly felt a lump in his throat.
Is Xiaojiu dissatisfied with his decision to open a warehouse to release grain today?
If you are dissatisfied, you can’t treat him badly!
Xiaojiu was clearly slapping him in the face.
Thinking of this, he immediately called someone over.
"Go and see what Ji Wang and the others had for dinner."
If you feed him vegetable and tofu soup, but Prince Ji's people eat too much fish and meat, that would be a shame.
That is the sin of contempt for the Holy Master.
After a while, the guards who went to Jiuningyuan to inspect came back.
He said with a somewhat difficult expression: "Your Majesty, the people at King Ji's side are all eating porridge tonight. Porridge with vegetables and lean meat."
Emperor Sheng was stunned for a moment, "Did King Ji and Princess Ji also eat porridge?"
"Prince Ji also ate vegetable and lean meat porridge. Princess Ji may have a bad appetite, but she didn't eat anything. The kitchen in Jiu Ningyuan is cold."
Emperor Sheng was a little surprised, a little puzzled, and a little confused.
After pondering for a while, he asked again: "What are General Ye and Mrs. Ye eating there?"
Xiaojiu can't treat his father-in-law and mother-in-law badly, right?
But if Ye Shen eats better than him, the emperor, he can also cure King Ji's crime.
The guard lowered his head and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, General Ye and Mrs. Ye also had vegetable and lean meat porridge. They also added a small plate of peanuts. General Ye had a drink."
Emperor Sheng's eyes widened, thinking he heard wrongly.
"Just the porridge and a small plate of peanuts and a drink?"
"Yes. There is only a small plate of uncooked rice. We have also seen the Lu family's side. The green vegetables and tofu the Lu family had tonight were served with a bowl of white rice."
At this point, the guard paused and then said: "Rong Lao's place had a simpler meal, just plain porridge with a steamed bun. The one who ate the most sumptuously was probably the Wan Tianbao from Lingyu. I smelled the roast chicken.
It’s fragrant.”
Emperor Sheng waved his hand and asked people to retreat.
Wan Tianbao ate well, he had nothing to say.
If people are wealthy, sometimes they can buy or sell a house, and then they can have a delicious meal that others only dream of.
Although he was dissatisfied, King Ji's people had simple food, so he couldn't cause trouble because of it.
Otherwise, it would appear that he, the emperor, cannot endure hardship.
In this way, Emperor Sheng, who had no evening activities, went to bed early.
In the middle of the night, he was a little hungry, but he endured it and continued to sleep.
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The next day.
Ye Yining went to meet her parents for breakfast early in the morning.
The breakfast is very rich, with more than twenty kinds of snacks alone.
After eating, she put away the bowls and chopsticks and threw them directly into Yaolingxianju.
Mrs. Ye looked at her actions and couldn't help but ask: "Ning'er, I heard from your father that you have reduced His Majesty's food, right? Isn't that good?"
Ye Yining said with a smile: "The emperor is opening warehouses to store grain, don't we all have to save some money? The emperor takes the lead, this is what he should do. Don't worry, mother."
Mrs. Ye tapped her forehead in a funny way, "Girl, let's have a simple lunch!"
Although Ning'er talked about being frugal, how frugal were they in their breakfast today?
Ning'er and Ji Wang deliberately targeted Emperor Sheng.
General Ye didn't think there was anything wrong. He smiled and supported his daughter, "Ning'er has done a good job. If you save a little now, the people will be better off next year."
Nowadays, the people in Hanluo City still have enough to eat, entirely because of King Ji's good management and he also hoarded a large amount of food from elsewhere.
Several large grain merchants also settled in the city, selling grain to the people at low prices.
But if the darkness continues and the farmland is abandoned, such days will not last long.
"What about His Majesty's imperial edict? Do you have so much food?" Mrs. Ye asked worriedly.
In her opinion, although her daughter and King Ji had no worries about food and clothing in Hanluo City, they did not have enough food to easily distribute tens of thousands of kilograms of food.
Even if so much can be given out, what will King Ji and Ning'er eat after all the food is given out?
When she thought of this, she felt a little sad.
Ye Yining hugged her mother's arm and smiled: "Don't worry, mother. We don't have so much food, Emperor Sheng will definitely have it."
If they break their promise, the emperor will be embarrassed!
After all, Emperor Sheng has nothing to lose!
Mrs. Ye saw that her daughter didn't seem worried, so she didn't care.
In fact, even if she did, she wouldn't be able to control it!
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At noon, Emperor Sheng, who had only eaten a bowl of white porridge in the morning, was looking forward to his lunch.
However, when he saw his lunch, he suddenly wanted to explode.
There was only one dish in front of him, and there was only one piece of meat in this dish, a piece of greasy Dongpo pork.
However, he never eats Dongpo meat.
There is a big bowl of rice.
But it's cold.
When asked why, it was that Hanluo City began to lack firewood, charcoal, and things to make fires.
Reheating the food is a waste!
Emperor Sheng was so angry that he ascended to heaven.
Unhappily, he called General An, who was originally stationed outside Hanluo City, over and said in a deep voice: "Have someone bring some firewood and charcoal over."
He still has to live in Hanluo City for a while, but he can't afford to eat cold food again and again.
After hearing this, General An immediately frowned, "Your Majesty, it's freezing and snowy outside now, and the firewood is all wet. You can't buy it even at a high price."
"Then send some from the capital." Emperor Sheng ordered as a matter of course.
General An opened his mouth, but stopped talking.
Emperor Sheng looked at his expression and raised his thick eyebrows slightly, "What? There's something wrong with this too?"
General An nodded, "Now that the price of firewood and charcoal has skyrocketed, there is not much dry firewood and charcoal available in the capital."
If this were not the case, the Imperial Master probably would not have persuaded Emperor Sheng to come to Hanluo City!
Emperor Sheng didn't care about things. He didn't know that the situation in the capital was actually very bad.
