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Chapter 42 Who dares to touch the people in the East Palace?

Eunuch Jinxi knew that the prince's departure from the palace could not be revealed under any circumstances.

But this group of people persisted in insisting on letting them go. He could not let these people in today no matter what, and he must not let them catch His Highness the Crown Prince!

Seeing that Jin Xi not only refused to let go, but even spoke in such an arrogant tone.

Hu Lang was silent for a moment, muttering secretly in his heart.

Could it be that His Highness the Crown Prince has returned?

Shangshu Ling, who came with him, was not so easy to fool.

Last night, he had received definite news from Liu Zaifu. Yesterday morning, the prince confronted the northwest camp outside Fencheng.

To seize the prince's hand, today is the best time!

With a sharp look in his eyes, Shangshu Ling stepped forward to push aside the guards and force his way in.

"Eunuch Jinxi, don't be ignorant!"

"I have urgent documents in my hands! At first, the prince said that all the memorials must be submitted to him for review, but now I want to hand over the documents and you are blocking it."

"Is there no royal law in this world?"

"Be careful, I will report this to Your Majesty. Not to mention you, even the prince will be punished together!"

The minister ordered Emperor Wu to move out and threatened Jinxi.

Jin Xi ignored him and continued to salute respectfully, but his attitude was extremely tough.

"Master Shangshu Ling, you really blame this slave."

"A slave is just a eunuch, and he will do whatever his master wants."

"His Royal Highness is resting and not being disturbed by anyone. Then this servant must guard this door for the Prince."

Although he looked calm on the outside, Jin Xi felt very uneasy in his heart.

Two days ago, some people came to see the prince, but he blocked them all.

After all, the prince is now an out-and-out tyrant in their eyes, and they dare not make any mistakes.

But today, not only did everyone not retreat, but they also wanted to rush in more and more.

It's like knowing that the prince is not in the palace!

"Master Shangshu Ling, there is nothing you can do even if you urge the slaves. After all, the prince is resting now."

Seeing that persuasion was useless, Jing Xuezhen also tore off the mask of hypocrisy.

He rushed forward and shouted angrily, "You are just a eunuch, don't be so shameless!"

"Is the prince not in the palace? You'd better tell the truth!"

Eunuch Jinxi is still indifferent. If you want to trick him, there is no way!

He bowed, with a downcast look, and replied to Jing Xuezhen, "Jing Da Si Nong, now the national treasury is empty of food and grass. As the senior Si Nong, the first thing you should do is not to care whether His Highness the Crown Prince is in the palace, but to

Let’s worry about food and fodder first!”

Jingxue was so angry that his chest heaved violently.

"You little eunuch, how dare you contradict me? Do you think that my duties as an official should be ignored by a rootless thing like you?"

He actually stepped forward and slapped Jin Xi with such force that Jin Xi could hardly stand.

My head was buzzing as if I was in a daze.

"Someone, take this bitch down and give him a fifty-pound beating!"

"yes!"

Several soldiers came forward to restrain Jin Xi.

"I want to see if any of you dare to touch the people in the East Palace!"

Everyone looked back and saw that Prince Li Yunxing was behind him, wasn't he?

At his feet was Li Yunxing's treasure horse, and he was dressed in a four-clawed python robe, making him look like a real prince.

Li Yunxing's eyes were as sharp as a knife, and he glanced at Jing Xuezhen, Toro Shougang and others, making them feel cold all over and subconsciously letting go of Jin Xi.

Jin Xi was even more overjoyed and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

"I will see His Highness the Crown Prince."

Li Yunxing didn't ask them to get up, nor did he pay attention to anyone.

He dismounted, handed the reins to the imperial guards, and then walked towards the East Palace.

Jing Xuezhen raised his head and asked vigorously, "Didn't Eunuch Jinxi say that His Highness the Crown Prince is resting in the palace, why are you outside the palace now?"

Li Yunxing stopped and turned around, "When do I need to report my itinerary to you?"

Suddenly the atmosphere was about to reach freezing point, and even the rising sun shining down on me felt like I had fallen into an ice cellar.

Jing Xuezhen felt a chill running down his back, "I don't dare, my lord."

"Oh, you don't dare? I think you are very brave."

"Do you really think you can escape involvement in the case of reselling treasury grain and grass?"

"Your Majesty..." Jing Xuezhen blushed at being scolded and didn't know how to retort.

"Or do you think that with the support of that old thief Liu Zhongqing, you would even dare to break into my bedroom?"

At this time, Li Yunxing's words were no longer just questioning. His fierce look made Jingxue really feel like he was about to die.

The murderous aura all over his body was like a sword hanging on his neck, as if he wanted to take it off.

"Prince Mingjian! I...I definitely don't have this intention!"

Li Yunxing flicked his sleeves and continued walking forward, "Then I would like to ask you, where did the 100,000 stones of disaster relief food that has been distributed go?"

"Prince, then, the relief food has naturally been distributed to the victims."

"In your opinion, how long will one hundred thousand stones of disaster relief food be enough to feed the people of Jingzhou?"

"Eat? How long?"

How could Jing Xuezhen know how much food the people of Jingzhou could eat?

When Sinong Qing dared to embezzle such a huge amount of treasury food and salary, Jing Xuezhen also made a lot of money from it.

If the prince asked him how much one stone of grain could be sold for, he would immediately answer that before the disaster, one stone of grain was worth three thousand yuan. After the disaster, food became scarcer and more expensive, and the price more than doubled.

But he had never calculated how much rice an ordinary person's family would eat.

"Can't answer? Is this the Great Sinong of the Wu Dynasty? He doesn't even know how many stones of grain the people in a state need to eat."

"It's not that I don't know, it's just that I forgot for a moment. When I get back, I will report the quantity to His Royal Highness immediately!"

Jing Xue was really hesitant and didn't know how to deal with it, so he could only make up a poor excuse and deal with it first.

But Li Yunxing would not let him be fooled easily, he raised his foot and stepped on Jing Xuezhen's shoulder.

"Let me tell you that there are about 1.6 million people in Jingzhou suffering from floods. One stone of grain is only enough to feed 40 people for a day. 1.6 million people need 40,000 stone of grain a day."

"You only allocated a mere one hundred thousand taels, but it was all used up in two days."

"What will the people eat from now on? Will they dig up tree roots and chew the bark, or will they eat the blood and flesh of your great farmer?!"

Li Yunxing's roar echoed in the imperial city, and all the courtiers and officials fell to their knees.

They looked at Da Sinong, who had been severely trampled under his feet, with a face full of pain but nowhere to vent.

The heart is full of fear, the prince does not know everything!

Jing Xuezhen only has one thought now, don't lose your life!

"His Royal Highness, Wei Chen... Wei Chen..."

"Chen? Are you worthy of the word Chen?!"

"You don't even know whether the 100,000 stone relief food is enough for the victims, so you dare to ask Emperor Wu for credit?"

"Or, you already knew that the 100,000 dan sent to you was not food at all, but something that you mixed with mud and mold and cannot be eaten at all!"
Chapter completed!
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