In Shouchun, as the days passed, the city began to suffer from food shortages.
"Why did we run out of food so quickly!?" Outside the warehouse, Ji Ling frowned at the official responsible for guarding the warehouse and shouted angrily: "But you are filling your own pockets!?"
"General, I will never take any of my subordinates for personal gain."
"There is enough food and grass in the city to last the army for three months. How can we run out of food in just a few days?" Ji Ling scolded.
"The general doesn't know something. The city has been plagued by ants recently. It seems that all the ants in the city have come here. We have tried our best to kill all the ants, and many soldiers have been bitten to death by the ants.
,If you don’t believe the general, just wait and see!”
As the official said, he asked people to open the door of the warehouse. Ji Ling looked and saw that many grain bags in the warehouse had been broken, and a large number of ants were unscrupulously moving the grain away. Ji Ling stepped on it, and a bunch of ants were covered in it.
Trampled to death, but there are too many ants to kill them all.
"Have you ever asked Confucians to help?" Ji Ling frowned.
"It's useless." The official sighed: "Today we cleared out a batch, and within half a day, another batch came. We asked Confucian scholars to look after them day and night, but it's still like this."
"And the same is true at the homes of the people in the city. They can no longer keep their food. Now the people in the city are spreading the word that Your Majesty should not have overstepped his authority and proclaimed himself emperor, which has led to God's punishment. The people are panicked and just want to escape Shouchun. Their popularity is gone.
, the Confucian scholars came here one after another and could barely keep the food in the warehouse, but the people in the city are now short of food, and the Confucian scholars in the city can't kill all the ants!"
The awe-inspiring spirit of Confucian scholars is not endless, but these ants seem to be really endless. After killing a group, another group will appear, and sometimes they will attack people. If this continues, the ants that could have been used for three months will
Food, I'm afraid, will bottom out soon.
Ji Ling originally thought that someone was just taking advantage of the chaos to get the food and grass back, but he didn't expect that the culprits turned out to be these ants?
Now the situation in Shouchun has become extremely bad. The soldiers have no fighting spirit and the people are panic-stricken. Moreover, because the food has been swept away by ants, public resentment has begun to arise in their hearts.
If this continues, even if Lu Bu is not needed, Cao Cao will attack the city, and Shouchun City will probably be in chaos on its own.
There was food and grass before, and it could last for a while. But now the food and grass are in danger of being cut off. If this continues, how can we fight? The soldiers can't even eat, so who is willing to fight again?
The people are panic-stricken and resentful. The Confucian scholars' awe-inspiring spirit cannot be sustained. The city's defenses will inevitably be weakened. Maybe Lu Bu can split the city wall with a halberd. How can we fight?
Ji Ling asked people to kill the ants as quickly as possible, and at the same time move the remaining food out to see if they could avoid the ants. Then he got up and left in a hurry, going to Yan Xiang's house to discuss the matter.
"Something is abnormal. This is not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster." Yan Xiang took Ji Ling to his warehouse. Looking at the ants all over the place, Ji Ling felt his hands and feet were cold. These ants were obviously coming specifically for food.
Yan Xiang looked at Ji Ling and sighed: "Not only me, but also the houses of the ministers in the city, and those who had surplus food, were plagued by ants and were destroyed."
"Prime Minister, do you have any solution?" Ji Ling frowned.
"Even now that we have found the person who controlled these ants, most of the food and grass in the city have been lost... Alas, there is nothing we can do to save the day!" Yan Xiang sighed: "The thieves are so ruthless!"
"For the current plan, we should break out while the food and grass are still available. If we continue to stay in Shouchun, we will have no choice but to wait for death." Ji Ling said in a deep voice.
"How could I not know?" Yan Xiang shook his head: "But your Majesty is now ignoring the government affairs and having fun in the palace all day long. How can you see the suffering of the people? There is still some military rations, and we and other wealthy nobles also have some means to drive away ants, but still
It can last for several days, but the people have no such means. Faced with such a swarm of ants, they can only watch them take away food and grass. How much can they get back if they try desperately to save it? In recent days, Huainan Yin has reported that food shortages have begun to occur in the city!
If this continues, Shouchun City may become a purgatory on earth!"
"I'm going to find your Majesty!" Ji Ling turned around and left.
"It's useless. I asked for an audience three times but failed to see Your Majesty." Yan Xiang sighed. He felt that Yuan Shu had given up on himself. He looked at Ji Ling's back and said, "Your Majesty today is no longer your Majesty in the past!"
Guillington paused and did not look back: "Then we have to look for him too!"
"well!"
Yan Xiang sighed and did not stop him.
Ji Ling walked all the way to the palace. The streets were full of people who came out to look for food. They all had dull eyes. Some were cooking ants on the street. A group of children gathered around the pot and watched eagerly, but the ants
Even if it can be eaten, it can satisfy the hunger of several people.
Ji Ling walked quickly through the streets and went straight to the palace and asked someone to inform him.
"General, Your Majesty has been taking care of himself for the past few days, and no one has been seen." A eunuch saluted Ji Ling.
"I have something important to discuss with Your Majesty!" Ji Ling frowned. He couldn't wait any longer. He didn't want to fight now or discuss countermeasures. If he continued like this, he wouldn't even have a chance to escape. He immediately pushed the eunuch away and tried to force him
Enter the palace.
"General, please don't embarrass me. You are not aware of His Majesty's recent temper. If Your Majesty takes the blame, since the General has a high position and has great authority, Your Majesty may not really blame the General, but I will be in trouble!" The eunuch knelt down and said,
He hugged Ji Ling's legs and said loudly.
"Bastard, get out of my way!" Ji Ling kicked the eunuch away and strode into the palace. The guards wanted to stop him along the way, but who was Ji Ling's opponent? Plus he was a general, and the guards in the palace didn't dare.
Really attack him.
After going straight into the palace, he saw Yuan Shu having fun with the concubines in the harem. There were jade plates on the table with delicacies, wine, meat and cakes. Ji Ling had a misunderstanding for a moment. It seemed that there was something different in the palace.
Outside the palace there are two worlds.
"Your Majesty!" Ji Ling took a deep breath and saluted Yuan Shu with cupped fists.
"What are you doing here? Didn't I tell you? I've been ill these past few days and I haven't seen anyone!" Yuan Shu saw Ji Ling and snorted angrily: "General, you brought your sword to the palace. Could it be that you want to rebel?"
"I don't dare!" Ji Ling took off the sword from his waist and threw it to the guard aside, and said to Yuan Shu: "But now the city is about to be destroyed. If Your Majesty doesn't cheer up, the Zhong family will perish!"
Yuan Shu sneered and said: "What a joke, I still have 200,000 soldiers and countless grain and grass in the city, how can it be defeated!? No matter how strong Lu Bu and Cao Cao are, they can't attack Shouchun!"
"Your Majesty, do you know that there is an ant plague in the city now? Most of the food and grass in the government treasury have been stolen by the ant tide, and the remaining food of the people in the city has been swallowed up by the ant tide. Now the people in the city have no food to eat, and public resentment is growing. If Your Majesty continues to indulge in this
Because of drinking and sex, I’m afraid the day of defeat is not far away!” Ji Ling said in a deep voice.
"How presumptuous!" Yuan Shu suddenly threw the wine glass in his hand to the ground, looked at Ji Ling solemnly and said: "Ji Ling, have you secretly surrendered that Lu Bu, so you are here today to confuse the public with your monstrous words and want to persuade me to surrender!?"
Ji Ling looked at Yuan Shu in astonishment, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, since I have followed Your Majesty, I have never had two minds. It was the same in the past and it is the same now. This mind can be used as a guide to heaven and earth."
"I will never surrender, let alone that lowly Lu Bu!" Yuan Shu said coldly: "I want to see what they can do to break my capital!"
"Your Majesty!" Ji Ling said, "Now the public resentment has arisen, and everyone in the city is in danger. Even the food and grass in the homes of the nobles in the city have been invaded by the ant tide. If this continues, within three days, Shouchun City will no longer have food.
Available."
"Then eat meat!" Yuan Shu snorted coldly.
"Why did your Majesty say such ridiculous words!?" Ji Ling was shocked by this statement. He didn't even have food. Where could he get the meat?
"How dare you, Ji Ling, dare to talk to me like this!?" Yuan Shu scolded angrily.
"Your Majesty, sir... please come out of the palace and have a look. Now Shouchun City is about to become a purgatory on earth. It is no longer possible to hold on to this city. If your Majesty does not think about countermeasures, I am afraid that the city will be destroyed without the need for enemy troops to attack!"
Ji Ling said bitterly.
"Don't lie to me. If there is an ant infestation in the city, why is there not one in my palace?" Yuan Shu snorted coldly: "Go out, I remember that you have followed me for many years. You will not be held accountable for breaking into the palace today, but you will do it again next time.
,Don’t blame me for not remembering our old feelings!”
"Your Majesty!" Ji Ling roared: "Where is your majesty and majesty in the past, and your arrogant attitude towards the southeast now? Dazhong is about to perish his country and exterminate his species. Why is your majesty still unwilling to open your eyes and take a look!? Your majesty, please wake up!"
His voice was so powerful that it shook the entire army and made the entire palace tremble slightly. Many concubines and palace maids were so frightened by this voice that their faces turned pale, and some of the weak ones were knocked unconscious.
"Get out of here!" Yuan Shu roared angrily.
"Your Majesty!" Ji Ling raised his head and looked at Yuan Shu's face that was haggard due to excessive drinking and debauchery, but at this moment he was full of anger.
"Come here, call me out!" Yuan Shu shouted.
"General, I'm offended!" A few of them came up and saluted Ji Ling. Seeing that he didn't speak, they waved their hands and two palace guards came forward with sticks and hit Ji Ling hard on the back.
Ji Ling closed his eyes and allowed the guards to beat him with sticks without resisting. After a long time, he bowed to Yuan Shu and said, "My lord, please retire!"
After saying that, he stood up, turned around and walked out of the palace. The two palace guards did not really chase him all the way out. Ji Ling took a few steps and looked back at the palace, only to see that Yuan Shu had continued to play with the concubines.
At one point, I sighed quietly in my heart, turned around and strode out of the palace.
Outside the palace, Yan Xiang was already waiting there. Seeing Ji Ling come out with a dejected look on his face, Yan Xiang sighed.
"Prime Minister, I am incompetent and have failed to persuade His Majesty!" Ji Ling said, cupping his fists at Yan Xiang.
"Perhaps this is God's will." Yan Xiang sighed and said: "Your Majesty has arrogated the title of emperor and lost his mind. Now it is difficult to listen to what others say."
"Prime Minister, what should be the current situation?" Ji Ling asked with a frown.
Yan Xiang was silent. If Yuan Shu is willing to come out to host, no matter good or bad, there is always some hope, but now Yuan Shu stays in the palace all day long and indulges in wine and sex. At this time, it is really difficult to solve the current predicament...
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
I'm going to have a drink. The college entrance examination is tomorrow. I don't know if there are any readers of this age group, but I still wish the students success in the college entrance examination. Study hard and don't wait until you have been out of society for many years and regret that you didn't study seriously back then like me.
Later I discovered that the poor students who were hanging out with me had already been paved the way in their families, not to mention those with financial resources. However, for working-class families, studying is really a rare opportunity to turn around in a lifetime. Now the public education system
The unit was recruiting people, and even if I had an undergraduate degree, I wouldn't be allowed to enter. I had better luck, and it wasn't as scary as it is now. But if you want to climb up, don't think about it. If you want to be more comfortable, you can only sell your health. I quit smoking last year.
I smoked cigarettes, and this year I was forced to smoke again. I know this thing is harmful to the body, but I can't escape it. The advice of some old gangsters is just on behalf of myself. I wish the students all the best and get into a good university.