Chapter 224: Food Soars

The sky was overcast, and a storm blew food all over the stalls in the bazaar, and some of the building tiles were swept into the mouth.

In the capital, the people's hearts are disturbed, turbulent, and restless.

The people of the city fled in the storm, and they all hurried to their homes to escape the storm.

And the most shocking news in the capital today is that the price of grain has risen, which has risen once before, and now the price has risen again, and many people have begun to mourn.

"Why is the price of this grain rising again? Don't let people live! ”

"That's right, how many people have starved to death last time, why has the price increased this time?"

"My family still has a child who is waiting to be fed to eat, and the remaining silver in this family has only bought a bucket of rice, how will I live in the future!"

Everywhere in the streets, you can hear the voices of the people, some of whom still have children in their hands, and the children in their arms look very weak and look like they have not eaten for several days.

"Mother, I'm so hungry." The child in his arms opened his eyes, and those eyes were already eclipsed by this time.

Hearing the child's voice, the woman's eyes were a little moist, and she took out half of a moldy cake from her arms and handed it over, her voice was a little choked: "Come, eat a little first." ”

The people began to look around for grain stores with low grain prices, but every time they just arrived, they saw the men holding a sign hanging above, and the price of grain rose again.

"It's gone up two or three times this day, and there's no reason for it!" Some people couldn't help but complain.

After hearing this, the guy couldn't help sneering: "Buy it or not, get out of it if you don't buy it, don't block others from buying." ”

As soon as the words fell, someone rushed to buy rice in the back.

There is no way, now that there is a shortage of food and the price is rising, in order to survive, even if it is to smash the pot and sell iron, you have to buy high-priced grain.

The most miserable thing is the beggars in the capital, now everyone is trying to survive, and they have used the money to buy food, who cares about these beggars.

At this time, a group of beggars gathered in a group of alleys, everyone's stomach rumbling with hunger, and the whole person was weak.

They also want to eat food, but no matter how much they ask for money or food, they can't get it at all, and if they continue like this, they will only die.

Some beggars have even begun to gnaw on the bark of trees in order to survive, but this is not enough to eat, and some beggars have starved to death.

"When is it, hurry up and find a way, if you don't think about it, you will starve to death." There are beggars complaining.

A beggar chimed in, "Yes, yes, let's find a way, I haven't eaten for three days, and I don't have the strength to do it." ”

The other, who is relative to the mind among the beggars, will say for the flexible: "I know that there is food in a place." ”

Hearing this, all the beggars turned their eyes on the man, as if they had seen a savior.

"Where the hell is it, tell me quickly." Someone is getting impatient.

They hadn't eaten in a long time.

"I heard before that Prime Minister Cheng's Mansion has a lot of food, and Prime Minister Ye is in prison, so we might as well go and take a look, maybe we can get some food."

"That's a great crime to kill your head!"

"We still have to die without food, so it's better to fight!"

felt that this sentence was very reasonable, and everyone agreed. In addition, Prime Minister Ye Cheng has been imprisoned, and the guards in the mansion have also laxed a lot.

The beggars were also sharp-cut, and they found the right time to break into the house through the back door of the prime minister's mansion when the caretaker went to settle the matter in the hut.

When they entered the prime minister's mansion, they searched for a while, and sure enough, they found a large amount of grain in the back warehouse.

The beggars' eyes were full of joy when they looked at it, and everyone's eyes were full of light.

After snatching the grain, they fled immediately, without letting the butler of the Prime Minister's Mansion catch them.

After an hour, the Prime Minister's Mansion finally found out that the grain had been stolen.

The subordinate told the butler of the Prime Minister's Mansion about this.

Since Prime Minister Ye Cheng entered the prison, the housekeeper has to deal with a lot of things every day, so when he knew about this matter, he was even more angry, and he was even more afraid that Prime Minister Ye would blame himself after he came out of the prison, and he couldn't afford it.

The butler sat on the stool and threw the water cup on the table to the ground.

There was a snap, and the tea splashed everywhere.

And the subordinate was also frightened by the butler's anger, and hurriedly defended himself.

"Butler, calm your anger, I will definitely find someone to investigate this matter thoroughly, and I will not tolerate anyone who is suspicious."

And the grain stolen by the beggar was not big or small, but it was enough to make Xiangfu lose a month's worth of grain in vain.

The butler sat down in his chair and sighed, for he had not expected it at all, for he had not expected it at all, and he sat there, thinking about how to solve it.

The housekeeper has been working by Prime Minister Ye for a long time, and he knows that Prime Minister Ye is a person who has deep means and always considers his own interests, so the food he lost will naturally not let him lose in vain.

The butler thought that he should now go and find out who had stolen the grain, and that he must fill the hole, or he would have imagined his fate by now.

In the court, Emperor Jianping sat on the dragon chair and looked at the ministers below: "What is the important thing for Aiqing?" ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw the imperial doctor walk out at this time, holding a wat board in his hand and respectfully saluting Emperor Jianping: "Your Majesty, the minister has something important to play!" ”

"Speak!"

"Your Majesty, now that the price of food in the capital is rising, the people are struggling to make a living, and some people are starving to death on the streets, please call the shots!" Doctor Yu Shi looked sad and knelt on the ground begging.

Emperor Jianping was furious when he heard the words of the imperial doctor: "What? Food has skyrocketed, why did such a thing happen all of a sudden? ”

"I don't know, but I have heard some rumors recently, saying that it is a large amount ......of grain in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the minister is suspicious" Doctor Yu Shi did not continue, and a pair of eyes looked towards Emperor Jianping from time to time.

Emperor Jianping was even more annoyed, and the fold in his hand was also thrown out: "What a prime minister's mansion, what a Ye prime minister!" Even if he enters the prison, he will not be able to live peacefully, I think he is forcing me! ”

Doctor Yu Shi hurriedly lowered his head and did not dare to look directly.

The more Emperor Jianping thought about it, the more angry he became, and he slapped the board in public, and immediately gave the order to be decided.

And the prince stood aside, silent, but he lacked thought in his heart: the woman who thought mad in his heart was the most terrible.

At the same time, the prince's face also showed an unpredictable expression, and this smile hid too many expressions.

In the courtyard, Song Miaomiao also heard the news that the emperor was going to behead Prime Minister Ye Cheng.

She hurriedly clapped her hands, thinking that now he finally got the "reward" she deserved.

Song Miaomiao also told Gu Yuezhi the news of Prime Minister Ye Cheng's U-turn, hoping that this news could wake him up, and only begged him to wake up.