Chapter 216: The Emperor Goes Crazy (Third Watch)
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The Xiao family, who was far away in the capital, didn't know that Yan Shouzhan's inner activities were so rich.
She was busy preparing for Yan Yuntong's wedding.
The only son is married, and she naturally wants to do it in a big way.
However, the disaster situation has worsened, and the harvest has been determined to be out of harvest in many places, and a large number of displaced people have already fled the famine.
At this time, the wedding banquet was wantonly organized, which was afraid that it would attract the impeachment of the imperial history, attract everyone's attention, and attract dissatisfaction in the palace.
With the emperor's cautious eye and stingy temperament, he will definitely make a note of her extravagantly organizing a wedding banquet.
In the future, when the time is right, it will be necessary to settle accounts after the autumn.
"Hey......"
She has money, but she can't run her children's wedding, and she inevitably feels regretful in her heart.
Yan Yuntong's face was full of indifference, "Mother doesn't have to sigh. The relatives of our two families are not in the capital. Weddings can't be done in a big way, and they can't feast guests. Invite one or twenty tables of guests, that's enough! ”
Xiao Shi was unhappy, "You are the only son of this palace, and your wedding only has one or twenty tables of guests, who are you shabby?" Your wedding, to say the least, should have hundreds of guests. ”
Yan Yuntong frowned, "However, the relatives of our Yan family and the Liu family are not in the capital, a hundred tables of guests, impossible!" ”
Xiao Shi snorted coldly, "Just by virtue of the connections between this palace and Liu Yuma, not to mention a hundred tables, even two hundred tables of guests can be invited." ”
It's just that you can't spread the invitation.
Deliberation and deliberation, hesitation and hesitation, and finally thirty-five tables were set.
Yan Yun is too much.
Xiao Shi glared and suppressed his resistance.
Yan Yuntong muttered to his fourth sister in private, "Mother has such a big temper!" I just said that there were too many guests at the thirty-five tables, and my mother thought I was an eyesore and told me not to hang around in front of her. ”
"You deserve it!"
Yan Yunge was not sympathetic at all.
"Mother is organizing the wedding banquet for you, even if you are not grateful, you dare to pick and choose."
"Who says I don't appreciate it." Yan Yuntong jumped to his feet in a hurry, "I'm afraid that my mother will be tired, and I see that she always sighs, so I put forward the idea of inviting fewer guests to a few tables." ”
Yan Yunge shook his head again and again, looking at his brother's gaze, as if he was looking at a mentally retarded person.
"Brother, you really don't know your mother so well. To be precise, you are too ignorant of women. Mother sighed, you just said to invite a few less tables of guests, and don't scold you for scolding anyone. Why did my mother sigh, isn't it because she can't spread invitations and can't do it in a big way. You even said that you would invite a few fewer guests, you are clearly contradictory. For people like you who like to speak the opposite, you should be vigorously suppressed. ”
Yan Yuntong felt deeply wronged, "I'm afraid of tired mother." ”
"For her son's wedding, the mother will never feel tired. You idiot! ”
Yan Yunge finally scolded it, cool!
Yan Yuntong was mad with anger, "Where am I stupid, where am I stupid?" I'm clearly well-intentioned. ”
"Good intentions do bad things."
Yan Yunge said a word, and directly critted.
Yan Yun is so tired with one heart.
Yan Yunge laughed, "Look at me, I only follow my mother." Even if there are dissenting opinions, they will only be raised at the right time. What about you, no matter what you say, what do you say. You're not stupid, who's stupid. ”
"Yes, yes, I'm stupid."
Yan Yuntong was speechless and surrendered directly.
To be reasonable, he can't talk about his fourth sister.
This is a profound lesson that has been exchanged for blood and tears, and he has kept it in his heart.
He asked, "So what should I do?" ”
"Traveling in the mountains and rivers, drinking and socializing, being familiar with the capital, and making contacts. If you see which person is pleasing to your eye, you will send an invitation. ”
Yan Yunge said casually, Yan Yuntong took it seriously.
He went to Taixue to find Shen Shuwen, asked Shen Shuwen to be his guide, and took him around the capital.
Drought!
The huge capital, at the foot of the world, is also a languishing appearance, as if the vitality is about to be cut off.
Walking on the street, pedestrians came and went, all in a hurry, with sad faces.
The price of grain has risen, but wages have fallen again and again.
There were too many people looking for work, and wages were kept down.
The income has decreased, but the expenses have increased, and as a small citizen of the capital at the foot of the Son of Heaven, he is also living in hardship and precarious.
Many people have not had a full meal for a long time.
Everyone's face is full of dishes.
If you don't have enough to eat, don't expect to eat meat.
There is no oil and water in the stomach, this day is difficult!
During the famine years, the price of meat rose by taking advantage of the situation.
Because, there is no grain to feed poultry and pigs and sheep.
The supply of meat has decreased, and the price of meat has naturally risen.
After walking around the capital for a few days, Yan Yuntong suddenly lost interest.
Everyone is lifeless, with vegetables on their faces, and they really can't stand it, and there's nothing to see.
People aspire to be vibrant, and to see the market booming, even if they don't participate in it, they feel happy.
Seeing that there is a dead atmosphere, the mood will also be affected.
It's nature.
Shen Shuwen sighed, "The people's livelihood is difficult, but the imperial court has no effective disaster relief measures. ”
As a student of Taixue, his life was not affected by the disaster.
It's just that I can't see the capital withering like this.
As a Taixue student who will become an official in the future, a sense of responsibility arises spontaneously in his heart.
Yan Yuntong said casually: "Brother Shuwen might as well join forces with his classmates, write to the imperial court, and ask the imperial court to open Jingcang for disaster relief." ”
Shen Shuwen frowned, "I heard that there is no grain in Jingcang, and we have to reserve grain and grass for the winter." ”
When Yan Yuntong heard this, he sneered, "How can Jingcang have no food." Do you know how many Imperial Estates there are? How much does Shaofu earn a year? said that there was no food, why didn't you see the royal family hungry? There is food, but it can't be taken out, and the princes and nobles have to be guaranteed to have enough food first. ”
Shen Shuwen frowned.
He is not an angry young man who doesn't understand anything and only works with enthusiasm.
Although he did not witness the process of the family from prosperity to decline, he also experienced the hardships of the people, and saw his former mansion become someone else's house and hang someone else's door plaque.
I have experienced the white eyes and contempt of others.
I know how difficult it is for people to live in the world with dignity.
Therefore, he cherishes everything he has now.
Before doing something, he must think about the consequences and how it will affect himself and his family.
Because he has no way back.
He doesn't have a lot of money, so he can't be willful.
He said softly: "Princess Chengyang sent grain to help His Royal Highness the Third Prince go out of Beijing for disaster relief, is it possible, this batch of grain, leave part of it in the capital, and suppress the price of grain in the capital." As long as the price of food falls, the people can breathe. ”
Yan Yuntong raised his eyebrows, "Do you think it's possible?" Let Princess Chengyang give grain to suppress the price of grain in the capital, whose credit is it? Whose losses are to be accounted for? What's in it for her? Who will compensate her for her losses? ”
After speaking, he patted Shen Shuwen on the shoulder, "Don't think about things too simply. The rise in food prices is not simply a matter of price. This involves all aspects and the interests of countless people. As long as it doesn't rain, food prices will keep rising. There are countless hands behind their backs, supporting the price of food, and never letting the price of food fall. ”
Shen Shuwen smiled bitterly, he understood this truth.
The rise in food prices is naturally the family behind the fattening.
It is said that there is a shortage of food.
As everyone knows, the grain in the family's warehouse can't be eaten for decades.
Lack of food?
In fact, there is no shortage of food.
It's just that the grain is in the hands of a small number of people, and they refuse to use it to stabilize the price of grain.
The imperial court was powerless, and there was not enough food to stabilize prices.
Perhaps, someone deceived the emperor. refused to let the emperor come forward to stabilize the price of grain.
Is there any grain in Jingcang, does the emperor know?
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Palace.
In a short period of time, Emperor Yongtai lost a lot of weight.
Sun Bangnian was very distressed and worried, and he had to persuade Emperor Yongtai to pay attention to his body every day.
Emperor Yongtai frowned, during this period of time, he was worried every day, and the whole person looked seven or eight years old.
There is a great drought in the world, and the people's livelihood is withering, which worries him more than quelling the turmoil of the princes and kings.
He couldn't sleep at night, and he couldn't sleep or eat.
For fear that the disaster will expand and aggravate, causing turmoil in the world.
Looking at the disaster reports sent by Jin Wuwei and Xiuyiwei, his face became more and more gloomy.
"Bad for me Dawei Jiangshan Sheji, damn it!"
"These local officials, all damn it!"
"Kill, kill, kill!"
Emperor Yongtai was furious, and said several killings in a row, and the killing intent was pervasive.
In the main hall, all the palace people held their breath and did not dare to make any movement, for fear of becoming a ghost under the knife.
Bang!
Emperor Yongtai smashed the teacup directly!
The teacup shattered, and the tea splashed.
Syllable!
There was a loud bang.
Emperor Yongtai swept all the objects on the desk to the ground.
I was especially puzzled.
He directly took down the sword hanging on the wall, and roared angrily:
"Ah......h
Swords slash in the air.
The palace people screamed in horror and avoided one after another, for fear of becoming the one who died unjustly.
Sun Bangnian wanted to stop it, but he couldn't.
He could only stand far away and shouted, "Your Majesty is angry! Your Majesty is angry! Hurry up, hurry up, go and invite the ministers of the DPRK and China. ”
The palace people can escape from the main hall to hide, but Sun Bangnian can't escape, he has to stay by the emperor's side.
He was in a hurry.
But Emperor Yongtai was in a state of rage, and he couldn't persuade him.
"Ahhh......h
Emperor Yongtai was furious and slashed everything in front of him: pillars, tables, chairs, benches, and people.
There was a palace maid who ran slowly, was slashed on the arm by a sword, and the blood flowed for a long time.
There was a little yellow door that staggered at his feet, fell to the ground, was slashed in the neck by a sword, blood splattered, and he lost his breath in a blink of an eye.
The lavish and majestic palace became the scene of a bloody murder.
Even Sun Bangnian was almost killed.
It's miserable!
The ministers hurried to the scene, and were also frightened by the bloody scene in the main hall.
"Hurry up, come and grab a few guards, hurry up and hold Your Majesty. Don't let your majesty hurt yourself. ”
With the orders of the minister, the guards dared to step forward to stop Emperor Yongtai.
Emperor Yongtai was like a madman, slashing and killing.
It wasn't until the master of the guards, who was tall and bold, slashed at the emperor's neck with a palm knife and directly stunned the emperor, that the tragedy was over.
Emperor Yongtai was taken to the palace by the palace people to settle down.
In the Ideological and Political Palace, there is blood, corpses, stumps, and broken arms......
It's terrifying!
The courtiers waited in the side hall of the dormitory, waiting for the emperor to wake up.
And the faces of the people were sorrowful.
The cause of the emperor's anger, they already knew.
What they are worried about is how to face the emperor's questioning when the emperor wakes up.
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Today's update is finally complete.
The ingots have to lie down in bed.