I have to say that people are really capable of doing things when there is stimulation.

Xia Yuanji, this old guy, didn't know what magic power he used, but he really scraped together enough 20,000 stone of grain in three days.

Disaster relief is like fighting fires.

The old man was worried that something was going on in Shandong, and he didn't care that his grandson had just married his wife, and before the honeymoon period had passed, he urged Zhu Zhangui to set off.

Fortunately, Zhao Ling'er and Ji Yun, who had just married into the family, were not those little fairies in later generations.

Although she was a little reluctant to leave her husband as soon as she got married, she still obediently helped Zhu Zhangui prepare everything and told Zhu Zhangui to take care of her body.

At dawn the next day, Zhu Zhangui said goodbye to his two reluctant wives, and his father and mother, who kept admonishing, and set off with 5,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry of the Shenji Battalion to escort the food prepared by the household department.

As for the marching route, Zhu Zhangui decided to go north to the canal first, and then take a boat up the river to reach the disaster area as quickly as possible.

The most serious disaster in Shandong this time is Jinan Prefecture, and Dongchang Mansion and Gunzhou Prefecture are only a few places affected by the disaster.

Qingzhou Mansion and Laizhou Mansion, which are close to the sea, are also a bit dry, but they do not have much impact and can almost guarantee their own supply.

In other words, as long as Zhu Zhangui handles the disaster in Jinan this time, the disaster in Shandong will be completely quelled.

The news that the imperial court sent his grandson Zhu Zhangui to bring a large amount of food to the disaster soon spread to Jinan Mansion in Shandong.

The victims of the disaster were eager to get the news and waited for this adult to bring food for life as soon as possible.

Those officials who had the people in their hearts were also very happy, and kept comforting the victims, waiting for the arrival of His Royal Highness Taisun.

Of course, there are happy and unhappy.

These unhappy people are the rich grain merchants in Jinan Prefecture.

In the city of Jinan, a gorgeous compound.

The hall was full of people, and a man in a gorgeous dress was talking fiercely.

Some of them gestured and spoke loudly.

Some whispered in their ears and spoke secret words.

"Everyone!"

A middle-aged man stood up and pressed his hand against the chattering group.

The middle-aged man obviously had a certain prestige, and as he greeted, everyone fell silent and looked at him.

"Ahem..."

The middle-aged man cleared his throat, looked at everyone and said solemnly: "The news must be clear to everyone, the imperial court has sent relief food down, and it has also sent Taisun to escort it personally, I believe that it will arrive in these two days." ”

Everyone's faces were not good-looking, and it was obvious that this grandson was not welcome.

"I gathered everyone here today to discuss the next step."

As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, a rich fat man stood up.

"What is there to discuss, Taisun will come when he comes, our grain is bought with real money, it is impossible for him to rely on his identity and forcibly order us to give the grain to those untouchables outside!"

"It's just... We are all serious businessmen, we have not broken the law, and our taxes are not less than those of the imperial court, and if he dares to force us to hand over the grain, he will not be afraid of causing a popular uprising. At that time, once he makes people angry, I am afraid that his position as the grandson will not be guaranteed. ”

"Hehe, Brother Ning's words are wrong, he is not a grandson, and he is only a prince now."

"Haha, then don't be afraid of him, if he dares to make any excessive moves, we will jointly write a book, refer to him fiercely, and then move our relationship to impeach him, then I'm afraid he won't want to be a grandson in his life."

Listening to the commotion below, the middle-aged man frowned and looked at a white-bearded old man sitting on the main seat.

Noticing the middle-aged man's gaze, the old man shook his head.

As a son, his prestige is still a little worse, and it seems that he still needs to come forward as an old guy.

"Uh-huh!"

The old man coughed, and a young maid next to him stepped forward and opened her mouth.

Lao Tzu spit out the thick phlegm with a mouthful, and another young maid stepped forward and wiped his mouth.

The crowd below fell silent the moment the old man coughed.

"According to the news that the old man got, this Royal Highness is not simple, it is said that he is very favored by the emperor, and he also has the three major battalions of the Shenji Battalion in his hands. Obviously, the emperor has put the disposal power into his hands, and may even have given the order to use the knife. ”

The news that the old man said made the faces of everyone below look ugly.

These people are not afraid to move their mouths, they eat this bowl of rice, and they have time.

They don't believe it, and the people who come down from the court can still ignore the lives of those victims outside and spend time with them.

If the other party really intends to spend time with them, they will use their subordinates to make the victims make trouble, and then find a way to use their connections to change the court to an obedient one.

At first, when they heard that the imperial court had sent a grandson this time, they were not nervous at all.

The royal son, the canary raised in the deep palace, knows who is the way of the people.

When the time comes, serve them well, send more beauties to serve, and let the beauties blow the wind in their ears, which is easier than dealing with those chas.

So they don't pay attention to it at all, they should eat, drink, and play.

As for the lives and deaths of the victims, it is none of their business, and if the price does not find the target in their hearts, they will not sell grain.

Unexpectedly, the news that the old man said today seemed to be different from what they thought.

His Royal Highness the Emperor came with a knife, and he may even have carried the emperor's secret decree.

As the saying goes, when a show meets a soldier, it is unreasonable.

People don't even tell you about this or that.

The knife holder is on your neck, so that you can sell grain at a low price, and not sell the whole family to die.

At that point, either bet that the other party will not dare to kill, or honestly sell grain at a low price.

"Elder Lin, since you called everyone over, there must be a solution, right?"

Everyone was silent for a while, and one of them noticed the old man with a calm expression, his eyes lit up, and he stood up and asked.

The old man smiled confidently.

"There is really a way, Lin Lao deserves to be Lin Lao, please tell me, I will be grateful when I wait."

"Yes, Lin Lao, as long as our food is not taken away by the imperial court, we will be grateful."

"Okay, everyone be quiet and quiet, listen to Lin Lao's method first."

As everyone quieted down, Lin Lao coughed again, and another new young maid stepped forward and opened her mouth.

Spit out another mouthful of thick phlegm, Lin Lao looked at everyone: "Taisun's status is noble, if he is strong, we can't do anything about him, but don't forget, where are we?" We have a person here who even the emperor doesn't dare to move. ”

As soon as this remark came out, many people were stunned in an instant.

"You're always talking about the Kong family in Qufu."

"That's right, the Kong family is a saint family, not to mention the little grandson, even when Emperor Taizu was alive, he didn't dare to make things difficult for the Kong family."

"That being said, we don't have a deep intersection with the Kong family, and even if we know each other, our status in the Kong family is not too high."

"You're stupid! Since Lin Lao proposed this method, it means that he knows the high-level figures of the Kong family. ”

Moment... Everyone looked at Lin Lao, expecting his answer.

Lin Lao nodded with a smile, "I am close friends with Kong Keyun of the Kong family, some time ago, I talked about this matter when I exchanged letters with him, and he once said that if you have difficulties, you can ask him for help." ”

"Two days ago I gave him a letter in which I mentioned this idea to him, and he said that he was willing to help, and he would help unconditionally."

After Lin Lao finished speaking, the faces of everyone below were happy.

sighed one after another.

"After being worthy of being a saint, this bearing, this demeanor, is difficult for ordinary people to reach."

"Mr. Kong Keyun is not only extraordinary, but also has a lot of literary talent, I have had the privilege of reading his poems, which simply amazed me, and his talent is learned, I am afraid that Li Bai Dufu will also be difficult to meet."

"That's right, I have also had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Kong Keyun's calligraphy, which is simply Wang Xizhi's life, which can be called the first calligraphy family in the Ming Dynasty."

Listening to the shameless sycophants below, Lin Lao felt disgusted for a while.

It is difficult to return Li Bai Du Fu in case of emergency.

As for the broken poem he wrote, the dog shook his head when he read it.

Wang Xizhi is still alive.

As far as he writes, the chicken paws are dipped in ink and walk a few steps, which are better than his writing.

Although it sounded disgusting, Lin Lao had a smile on his face that I also agreed with.

There's no way, who let them mess around in Jinan Mansion, and that guy is surnamed Kong?

Soon, the people made up their minds.

That is, all grain shops and granaries have hung the signboards of the Kong family, temporarily attached to the name of the Kong family.

Of course, everyone will not be stupid, and they really use the name of the Kong family in vain.

In the name of buying calligraphy and paintings, everyone present took out some silver and bought the pen and ink of this famous Kong Keyun artist.

There are even some people who send beautiful maidservants, known as red sleeves and incense, to serve this famous Confucian writer to write books and paint.

In this way, the next day, the signs of the Kong family were hung outside the major shops.

Of course, they didn't rely on the Kong family, and they also used some small means.

"Do you have the Kong family's sign?"

On the desolate land, a well-equipped and well-marched army, escorting a long convoy, was slowly moving forward.

Zhu Zhangui looked at the information coming from Jinan Mansion and chuckled disdainfully.

These guys are really naïve, they really think that if they hang the sign of Kong Laoer's house, they will sit back and relax.

Not to mention a person from the Kong family, Lao Tzu has so many troops, even if Kong Lao Er came in person, he had to eat a big fight.

"Inform the whole army to speed up and strive to rush to Jinan Mansion before dark!"

After giving the order, Zhu Zhangui slowly rode forward while observing the environment.

SceneryTo be honest, there really isn't.

Since entering the disaster area, the whole world seems to have changed.

Hundreds of miles are uninhabited, and there is no grass and trees in the mountains and rivers.

On the originally green mountain, there was a withered yellow patch, and the bark of the tree had already been stripped away, revealing the smooth trunk.

The earth is full of potholes.

It's not digging for farming, it's for grass roots and bugs.

The whole world has no sound except the sound of the marching army.

Insects, birds, and all kinds of small creatures have long been eaten up.

The whole world was silent as if it were dead.

On both sides of the potholed road, white bones appeared one after another.

Their jaws were wide open, their skulls were white, and they were staring at the marching army, as if they were roaring, why did you come now.

Smelling the faint rancid smell in the air and the surging dead air, Zhu Zhangui looked at it silently for a while, and a skeleton on the side of the road that should be a young child sped up on his horse.

"Get out of the way, you damn pariahs... All dodge. ”

The news of Zhu Zhangui's imminent arrival soon spread to Jinan Mansion.

The political envoy of Jinan Prefecture and the political envoy of Jinan participated in politics, so they naturally did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly led people out of the city to greet them.

At the same time, in order to prevent the victims outside the city from disturbing His Royal Highness Taisun, the political envoy also ordered the victims to be driven away.

Unfortunately, it had little effect.

I don't know who leaked the news that His Royal Highness Taisun was about to send food, how could the victims who were already hungry and not look like adults leave like this.

They wept and scolded angrily and pushed and shoved with the officers and soldiers, and they were unwilling to take a step back.

They dare not retreat, and they cannot retreat.

If you take a step back, you won't get food, and if you take a step back, you won't know who will starve to death in your family today, and you don't want your wife to suffer cruel torture from others for a bite to eat.

"It's coming, it's coming!"

Suddenly, a shout of surprise rang out.

The victims, who were pushing with the officers and soldiers, hurriedly looked to the end of the road.

I saw the end of the road, and a big banner with clear characters was waving in the wind.

Underneath the banner, carriages were pulled by horses and mules, moving slowly forward.

"Food is food, there is food, there is food!"

"Woo, finally there is food to eat..."

I don't know if they couldn't see it clearly, or if they directly ignored the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion.

All but the grain on the cart and the horses and mules pulling the cart were all in everyone's eyes.

"Folks, the food is here, everyone go get the food!"

Just when all the victims were excited, a loud roar rang out among the victims.

This roar was like a spark that ignited gunpowder.

The victims who were already hungry and faint didn't even think about the consequences of impacting the imperial court's grain transportation team, and directly squeezed away the officers and soldiers, and rushed over like a team of the Shenji Battalion in a frenzy.