The food in His Highness Prince Qi’s supermarket... you can eat whatever you want?!
As the news was confirmed, the whole of Chang'an was boiling!
While the people were wondering whether His Highness King Qi was possessed by the "god of kindness" or whether he was possessed by the "god of prodigal", they flooded into Guangde Square with excitement.
Eat for free!
In this age where food is king, its temptation is hundreds of times stronger than in later generations?
As a result, all the people of Chang'an mobilized, men, women, old and young, with their families and children, and poured into Guangde Square. Half an hour after the news of the "eating trial" spread, half of the city of Chang'an was paralyzed.
Not only did Jingzhao Yin and Ma Zhou suffer from a severe headache, he ordered the patrol officers to stand ready, and even His Majesty Li Er in the Taiji Palace was alarmed...
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"What's going on? This is Chang'an! At the foot of the emperor, in the capital city, the people of Hecheng are walking around like crazy. What should we do if any disaster happens!"
His Majesty Li Er hurriedly summoned Li Junxian and asked him sternly.
You can't blame His Majesty Li Er for being timid. As an emperor, facing such a large-scale movement of people in the capital, everyone would have to fight on both sides, lest someone take the opportunity to cause chaos and threaten the throne...
Li Junxian was helpless and replied: "Your Majesty, I forgive you... It's just that the news released by His Highness King Qi was too sudden, and the people in the city acted too fast after hearing the news, and the general only had time to kill all the hundreds of cavalry."
We were all sent out to strictly guard public security, thoroughly investigate the cause of this matter, and guard the palace before we could report to His Majesty."
Who knows what is so crazy about His Highness Prince Qi?
You are so good that you actually released a "eat as you like" message. If you have money, you can do whatever you want. You are not afraid of being eaten up by the people of Chang'an. If you are poor, it is your business. But you can't bring up such sudden troubles.
What do we think about it as ministers?
Li Junxian was full of resentment, although he did not think that King Qi had any treacherous motives or abilities.
However, if any accident occurs, it will be a death penalty...
His Majesty Li Er showed an angry look and shouted: "King Qi? Is this traitor trying to rebel?!"
Li Junxian said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, please calm down. His Highness King Qi has no sinister intentions. It is just because the operating conditions of the supermarket since its opening have been extremely bad, so he had to find another way. Today, King Qi first partnered with the Prince of Hejian, and then
So we released a 'tasting' message, which caused people in the city to go to the supermarket enthusiastically. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."
Hearing that this was the reason, His Majesty Li Er was relieved a little, but he was still angry: "This treacherous son! In the past, Fang Jun's hammer was non-stop, but now Fang Jun has finally settled down to do things in the Ministry of War, but it's his turn again.
It’s time for him to cause trouble? It’s simply unreasonable!”
"Well……"
Li Junxian did not dare to hide it and said: "Your Majesty Ming Jian. King Qi's idea of 'tasting' was the idea of Fang Jun."
His Majesty Li Er: "..."
First he was stunned, then furious!
I thought it had nothing to do with that guy, but he was everywhere. Did you want to slap me in the face?
"What a bastard! If you don't use the hammer for a day, why do you have to go to the house to uncover the tiles? Go quickly and summon King Qi and Fang Jun to me. I want to see if these two bastards will not mess up Chang'an.
Are you uncomfortable?"
"Here!"
Li Junxian accepted the order and retreated.
Although Fang Jun was somewhat unjust in this matter, as His Majesty said, Chang'an is at the foot of the Emperor and an important place in the capital, so how could such a childish act be carried out?
If someone with ulterior motives takes advantage of the opportunity, everyone will be in trouble...
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South of the city, Fangjiawan Pier.
The dock is as bustling as ever. Merchant ships from all over the country gather along the waterway, bringing a wide variety of goods. Then, using this place as the center, the goods are transported to Xianyang, Jingyang and other places, radiating throughout Guanzhong, and even some silk and porcelain.
, glass and other high-end goods will be loaded onto trucks and sold to countries in the Western Region, and even to more distant countries such as Dashi.
On one side of the river, the Royal Navy fleet, which had just completed transporting rice from Linyi State, was ordered to assemble and wait to set off and return to the south of the Yangtze River.
Su Dingfang sat in the flagship, placed the "On Sea Power" and the super battleship blueprints given to him by Fang Jun into the mezzanine of the helm building, and ordered his captains to inspect each ship carefully.
After a while, a captain boarded the ship and reported: "To the Commander-in-Chief, all ships in the fleet have been inspected and can set sail immediately."
"Oh," Su Dingfang responded, but did not immediately give the order to leave, but asked: "Has that thing been placed?"
The lieutenant hurriedly replied in a low voice: "It has been placed together with a batch of sandalwood cut down from Sandalwood Island. Sandalwood is precious and no one will act rashly. If they don't know the inside story in advance, no one will find out.
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Su Dingfang nodded.
The reason why he personally escorted this batch of rice to the capital this time was because Fang Jun secretly sent him a letter to arrange this task... Now that the things have arrived in the capital, and are hidden perfectly, the task has been completed naturally.
"Okay, let's beat the drums, raise the flag, and let the fleet set sail!"
Su Dingfang ordered in a deep voice.
"Here!"
The captain responded and quickly got off the helm and came to the deck. Just as he was about to order the sailors to beat the drums and raise the flag, he suddenly saw a noise on the pier and a large group of soldiers, all armed and riding horses.
There were hundreds of soldiers in this group, with war horses on their backs, and they were approaching menacingly. The soldiers were waving whips in their hands to clear the way, beating anyone they saw. Even merchants and civilians who had no time to dodge were trampled by the horses, and suddenly there was an explosion on the dock.
There was a whimpering mess.
However, this group of soldiers took advantage of the situation and drove straight in until they reached the naval fleet docked on the shore...
The captain turned back and wanted to go into the helm to report. When he turned around, he saw that Su Dingfang had already seen something strange. He got off the deck with his helmet and armor in hand and looked at the menacing group of soldiers with a solemn expression.
The person who came here is not good...
In a moment, the group of soldiers came to the shore at lightning speed. The leader sat on horseback, looked at the fleet and shouted sharply: "Where is Su Dingfang?!"
This man was full of anger, and his shout was like the sound of gold and iron, shaking the whole dock.
Su Dingfang came to the side of the ship, looked towards the shore, and saw that the man who was shouting had a majestic body. Although he was sitting on a horse, he still had an aura as if he were standing on a mountain. He raised his hands and clasped his fists to salute, and said loudly: "
The last general, Su Dingfang, has met General Qiu... Please forgive me for not being able to salute the last general because he is wearing armor, but I don’t know what the general has to do to find the last general."
As Li Jing's right-hand man, Su Dingfang naturally knew Qiu Xinggong, the general of Youwuhou.
But he didn’t know why Qiu Xinggong came to look for him so aggressively...
The two of them were in a boat, one was in the boat, one was on the dock and the other was on the river. Qiu Xinggong sat up straight on his horse, pointed his halberd and shouted: "You still dare to pretend to be confused with me? Su Dingfang, let my men board the boat quickly and conduct a search!"
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Su Dingfang didn't get angry either. Qiu Xinggong was far superior to him in terms of official position, seniority, age, etc. The hierarchy in the army was very strict. Even if Qiu Xinggong pointed at him and scolded him, he couldn't reply.
But now my head is confused. It’s true that you are scolding me, but where does this boarding and search come from?
Baoquan said: "Please forgive me, General Qiu. The navy has its own rules. As the commander of the navy, I cannot allow the general to board the ship."
Qiu Xinggong's beard furrowed and he was furious: "Fart! Su Dingfang, do you think I don't know what cruel and evil things you have done, do you think I don't dare to kill you with a knife? If you let me search the ship quickly, no matter what
What will be the outcome? I will go to your Majesty to plead my case and ask your Majesty to make a decision. But if you don’t let me board the ship, I will let you soldiers beheaded and buried with my son!"
Su Dingfang frowned, secretly feeling something bad.
Although Qiu Xinggong has always been eccentric and cruel in temperament, the Royal Navy is not an ordinary force. It is a private army directly under His Majesty the Emperor in name only! Although the establishment is under the Ministry of War, and personnel are also under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, military expenses and salaries are all from
With the emperor's internal money, who dares to make such unreasonable troubles?
But Qiu Xinggong's last words, "Bury with my son," made Su Dingfang's heart skip a beat...
The captain next to him said at this moment: "General Qiu is the most arrogant and domineering. Anyway, there is nothing secretive on our ship. Why don't the Grand Governor let him board the ship and search it? Otherwise, if there is a big fuss, we might have just unloaded the ship."
Whatever is hidden is in danger of being exposed..."
Su Dingfang shouted categorically: "Shut up! Is it so easy? This Qiu Xinggong came in a fierce manner, completely ignoring whether he would be punished if he mobilized troops to intercept the navy warship. This shows that the inside story must be serious and he is fully sure of it. Otherwise, how would he face the aftermath?
Your Majesty's accusation, the Chamberlain's revenge? Something is fishy, so give the order immediately, and all the ships will immediately lift anchors and raise sails, let's go!"
Hearing the sentence "Bury with my son" made Su Dingfang feel bad. Why would he mention the dead Qiu Shenji at this time?