Chapter 44: Charcoal in the Snow? To add insult to injury!
"Wait, isn't Luozhou flooded and food is in dire straits?"
"And all this, where did they come from?"
Yao Rui pointed to the dishes on the sandalwood table, his face was gloomy and terrifying!
His actions immediately attracted the attention of the second floor of the small building.
Lord Zhao, the chief officer of the lockdown city, poked his head out of the attic and looked at Yao Rui with a mockery in his eyes.
Lin Luo also stood by the window, looking at Yao Rui, who was out of shape, and frowned slightly.
Shen Laosan, a bastard, was dissatisfied with the commander's commission, so he deliberately found a fool to make trouble.
If it weren't for the fact that he still had some use at the moment, this commander would have slaughtered this guy with a knife.
"Brother Yao, you're in love!"
Shen Laosan immediately got up and dragged Yao Rui aside.
By the way, he raised his fat head and smiled apologetically to the city chief and Lin Luo on the second floor.
"Brother Shen, I don't understand why ......"
Yao Rui was about to ask a question, but was stopped by Shen Laosan with his eyes. Shen Laosan leaned into his ear and whispered:
"Brother Yao, I'm here to attend the banquet today, not to ask for trouble."
"Besides, Commander Lin came to Luozhou for disaster relief by the mandate of heaven, and it is only natural that the chief official of the city will hold a banquet to welcome him."
"But ......"
Yao Rui still wanted to refute, but Shen Laosan picked up a chicken leg and gagged him.
"You try it, the roast chicken in the lockdown is a must, and it's hard to eat it elsewhere."
After Shen Laosan finished speaking, he raised his eyes and glanced around. Then in a voice that only the two of them could hear, he whispered:
"Brother Yao, don't forget that Commander Lin is the chief official of this disaster relief."
"We're just a group of businessmen, disaster relief, where is your turn to intervene?"
Yao Rui also came to his senses at this time, and realized Fang Cai's gaffe, so he didn't say anything more.
It's just that for some reason, there are mountains and seas in front of him, but the taste is the same as chewing wax, and there is no half of the pleasure of tasting food.
After three rounds of wine, the guests are happy.
The chief of the lockdown suddenly stood up and signaled everyone to be quiet.
The next moment, the originally noisy guests instantly quieted down.
Everyone's eyes were all focused on this Lord Zhao at this moment.
"It is an honor for me to invite you to the banquet today."
"Commander Lin traveled thousands of miles to bring His Majesty's holy grace to Luozhou for disaster relief, which is the luck of the people of Luozhou!"
"In this way, this official proposes that you all join in the salute of Lin Commander and thank him for his ancient way of warmth!"
As soon as these words came out, the guests present all raised their wine glasses, and all kinds of beautiful words flowed like a surging river.
"Commander Lin is a great benefactor of Luozhou, we have to thank the good students of Luozhou on behalf of Luozhou!"
"Your Majesty's holy grace, Lin Commander Gu Dao is warm, and the people of Luozhou are finally saved!"
"Commander Lin is really the pillar of the country, and he is of the same heart as Lin Shoufu's father and son, and he works for the Great Zhou together, which is really a double master!"
……
Lin Luo smiled and got up, and the wine glass in his hand was raised high.
"Thanks to your love, Lin should do his best to save the people of Luozhou."
"If there is a need in the future, please lend a helping hand. Lin thanked him in advance. ”
When the guests heard this, the smiles on their faces became brighter.
Not to mention anything else, at least Lin Luo's attitude is still good.
If you can communicate, there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future.
So after another mutual praise, the atmosphere of the banquet went straight to the climax.
And Lord Zhao, as the chief official of the city, even took out a roster and handed it to Lin Luo.
"Commander Lin, this is my list of the people who have been most severely affected by the lockdown of the city, and I also ask Commander Lin to distribute food to them immediately."
"On behalf of the people in the closed city, thank you for sending charcoal in the snow!"
……
The moon slanted westward,
A carriage stopped outside the inn.
Yao Rui said goodbye to Shen Laosan and returned to his residence.
He picked up the written secret letter, looked at it for a moment, and recorded in great detail what he had seen and heard at the banquet today.
Before you know it, the sky is slightly bright.
Yao Rui opened his mouth and yawned, looking tired.
He hid the secret letter close to him, fell backwards, and fell asleep.
In his dream, he saw the people on both sides of the closed street, each holding a cooking cake in his hand.
They chewed heavily, and happy smiles appeared on their dark cheeks.
But at this moment, a rapid knock on the door woke up Yao Rui in his dream.
"Brother Yao, wake up, there is danger here!"
Yao Rui was agitated and immediately stood up from the bed.
With a puzzled look, he opened the door and asked:
"Brother Shen? Aren't we in an inn, why is it dangerous? ”
"It's too late, let's talk on the way!"
Shen Laosan couldn't help but say, grabbed Yao Rui's arm and walked towards the back door of the inn.
When I went out the back door, I saw a carriage parked here, as if it had been waiting here for a long time.
It wasn't until he got into the car that Shen Laosan breathed a sigh of relief.
He wiped the sweat from his sideburns, gasped and said:
"Fortunately, Lao Tzu was prepared, otherwise I am afraid that this time I would have folded in Luozhou."
"Lin Luo, this dog thing, he didn't tell Lao Tzu if he had an arrangement, he obviously did it on purpose!"
Yao Rui listened to the clouds, muttered for a moment, and still asked:
"Brother Shen, Yao doesn't understand what you're saying."
"And where does the danger in your mouth come from?"
Shen Laosan glanced at Yao Rui and said after a moment's silence:
"After Lin Luo distributed relief food last night, the victims of the lockdown began to riot."
"They rushed into the yamen and burned the chief of the city to death."
"At this moment, the lockdown may have fallen into the hands of anti-thieves."
After the distribution of relief food, the victims rioted instead?
Not only did they rush into the yamen, but they also burned the chief officer of the city to death?
What is this?
Yao Rui looked surprised, and couldn't help but ask:
"Brother Shen, Yao doesn't understand."
"Yesterday, those victims were just standing on both sides of the road, waiting for alms."
"Why is there a sudden riot today?"
"Brother Yao has read books, he should understand the truth that people do not suffer from widowhood, but suffer from inequality, right?"
Shen Laosan sighed lightly and said:
"It's only now that Lao Tzu understands Lin Luo's bastard plan."
He wanted to eat the grain secretly, so he distributed the relief food to the relatives of the powerful. And then recoup it at a very low price. ”
"In this way, the disaster relief grain has been transferred from public to private and has entered his Lin Luo's pocket."
"And our businessmen are just a trick he uses to hide people's eyes!"
After Shen Laosan finished speaking, a touch of bitterness appeared on his face.
Hearing this, Yao Rui's face instantly became gloomy like water. The monstrous anger ignited in an instant at this moment!
The pitiful corpse on the road seemed to reappear in front of his eyes.
Lin Luo dared to fight the idea of disaster relief food, it was damned!
No, I must report this matter to Yang Gong as soon as possible.
A moment later, more Los Angeles victims will die.
Thinking of this, Yao Rui didn't care about Shen Laosan beside him, and took out a pen and paper to record all the situation.
Then he turned over and jumped out of the carriage, hurried to the Xichang stronghold, and sent the secret letter to the capital.