Chapter 735 The consequences of the arrival of the chef king
Headache!
Li Qi felt his head and muscles hurt.
Li Qi originally thought that the truth would be revealed at this moment, but he never expected that after learning the whole story, it would become even more confusing. The truth was getting further and further away from him, and more and more people seemed to be involved.
The difference between one hundred thousand shi of food and twenty thousand shi is really huge. However, Ji Minren's memorial was completely lost. It was obvious that someone embezzled the relief grain, but there were only so many capable people in the court.
I can count them on one hand.
Li Qi filtered the faces in his mind, and his expression gradually became heavy. These people are not easy to mess with. Once there is any small mistake, he may not be spared. This is only the second thing. The key is that he
Now he still has to rely on some of them. Considering the overall situation, there is absolutely no way he can touch those people!
To check? Or not to check? How to check.
Obviously, Li Qi was once again in a dilemma.
Yue Fei suddenly said: "Commander Bu, someone must have embezzled military rations. This is not the first time in our Song Dynasty."
This is really a pot that cannot be opened, but it is reasonable to say this from Yue Fei's mouth, after all, he cannot rub sand in his eyes.
Li Qi glanced at Yue Fei slightly and said nothing.
Yue Fei was stunned for a moment, a flash of confusion flashed in his eyes, and he thought to himself, maybe I said the wrong thing.
And this look from Li Qi made Zhe Yanzhi panic in his heart. He frowned and said, "Commander Bu, what do you think of this?"
I'm afraid this matter needs to be handled with caution! Li Qi smiled and said: "General Zhe, now you are just telling one side of the story. I don't understand the situation around me at all, so it would be unfair to jump to conclusions."
Zhe Yanzhi pointed outside and said, "The people outside are the best proof."
Li Qi snorted and said: "What you said makes sense. I will tell the emperor so when I get back. Zheyan said that the imperial court only gave them 20,000 shi of food. In order to get the attention of the imperial court, he
I robbed my own food and asked the emperor to reissue 80,000 shi of food to Fengxiang Mansion. Do you think the emperor will agree to what I say?"
Orihiko opened his mouth slightly, but swallowed the words that came to his lips.
Ji Minren said: "Then what should we do according to Bu Shuai's words?"
Li Qi coughed slightly and said again: "I have listened to everything you said, so I will conduct a comprehensive investigation into this matter. However, I hope that my people will not disappear mysteriously again."
Zhe Yanzhi blushed when he heard this and said: "Regarding this matter, I did indeed do something wrong. If I offended you, please forgive Bu Shuai."
Li Qi chuckled and nodded: "During the investigation, we also need to solve the problem of food and clothing for the people. This is the top priority. In a few days, our Zuixianju Charity Foundation will deliver a batch of disaster relief materials."
Zhe Yanzhi and Ji Minren couldn't help but smile with joy.
Li Qi raised his hand and said: "But don't be too happy too early. After all, this is not organized by the imperial court. The quantity is limited, but I will make the best use of this limited food, and it should be able to last for a while."
Zheyanzhi cupped his fists and said, "Zheyanzhi, on behalf of the people of Fengxiang Mansion, thanks Bushuai for his life-saving grace."
"You need to thank me first." Li Qi said, changing the topic and said: "Although your behavior is excusable, it cannot be tolerated by law. I will still report the truth, and so will your family army.
Therefore, you will be punished to a certain extent, and you still have to be mentally prepared for this."
Zheyanzhi nodded and said: "I understand this. As long as the people are not hungry, even if Zheyanzhi is shattered to pieces, Zheyanzhi will have nothing to fear."
"That's not that serious." Li Qi smiled, stood up, took a deep breath, and said, "Let's go. The people outside must be impatient. It's time to give them an explanation."
A group of people accompanied Li Qi outside, and saw that the county government office was surrounded by people with three floors inside and three floors outside. There were twice as many people as before.
Li Qi whispered: "General Zhe, where did you ask them to hide?"
Zheyan said matter-of-factly: "Actually, they originally lived in Yunutan. Later, when you came, I was afraid that something would happen, so I moved them to a nearby small village. And we moved in. I heard this morning
When you come to Jade Girl Pond, we will quickly go up the mountain to deploy."
Yue Fei nodded secretly. Although Jade Girl Pond is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is also difficult for you to get out. If Li Qi rushes in like the previous waves of people, these people will not be able to restrain the chicken, and innocent people will inevitably be hurt.
.But there was one thing that was strange to him. He said, "If that's the case, why are there no traces outside the valley?"
Orihiko smiled and said: "That's because there is a hidden path up the mountain beside the waterfall."
"That's it." Li Qi smiled and nodded.
At this time, a man came forward and saluted Zheyanzhi, but glanced at Li Qi slightly. Now Zheyanzhi also knew that he was on the cusp of the storm, and said: "If you have anything to say, just say it.
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The man then said: "Zhe Yushi, my benefactor has disappeared."
Zheyan was stunned for a moment and said, "Is it possible to find out?"
"The brothers searched everywhere, but they couldn't find my benefactor."
Zhe Yanzhi frowned and said to Li Qi: "Commander Bu, may I ask if you have captured anyone here?"
Li Qi was stunned and said: "No! Aren't we always under your surveillance?"
Zhe Yanzhi thought so and murmured: "Did my benefactor leave without saying goodbye?"
Li Qi asked curiously: "Who is the benefactor you are talking about?"
Zheyan said, "More than a month ago, a rich man passed by this place. He saw that the people here were living in hardship, so he took out all his money and sold some grain from outside to help the people here."
People, he later brought some food one after another, but he did not want to tell us his real name, so we all called him our benefactor."
It turned out that there was something like this going on. Li Qi smiled and said, "It seems that there are quite a lot of good people in the Song Dynasty."
"That's it, that's it. We admire that young master from the bottom of our hearts for his various good deeds. Unfortunately, he didn't leave his name. I hope we can meet him again one day, so that we can repay him well."
Li Qi nodded. Without saying anything more, he took a step forward, coughed slightly, and said loudly to everyone: "Dear fellow villagers, just now Magistrate Ji and General Zhe told me the story and reason of what happened.
, I feel very sorry for this, and I feel deeply guilty. However, if you have to give you an explanation now, I can only say sorry. Because I still have to verify, this matter is of great importance, and I have to handle it carefully.
, I hope you can understand."
There was silence.
Obviously, this answer cannot satisfy the people.
Li Qi also expected it and did not take it seriously. He continued: "Whether this is wrong or right will be judged in the future. I will not comment for the time being. However, no matter what the truth of this matter is, you, you are the most innocent.
Victims. There is no doubt about this, and I firmly believe it. Therefore, I think we should put those aside first. Your food and clothing are regarded as the top priority and must be resolved as soon as possible. This is one of the reasons why I am here.
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Everyone nodded. There was joy on their faces. They really didn't ask for much. They just wanted a mouthful of food, which was enough. As for those grievances, they were nothing compared to this mouthful of food.
Li Qi said seriously: "I don't want to hide it from you. The imperial court also has difficulties. Regarding the issue of disaster relief food, the court is still making emergency preparations. However, the 20,000 shi of military food for the Zhe family army can now be used as the first batch of disaster relief food.
Because the imperial court is already preparing to send another 20,000 stone army grain to Weizhou, and then some grain will be sent from the capital, which is enough for you to last for a while. I hereby guarantee that in the future, successive disaster relief grains will also be sent.
Come to Fengxiang Mansion."
He did this out of help. Obviously Zheyanzhi had already distributed the general food to the people. Even if he didn't say so, he would not be able to get the food back. He would not do such a stupid thing, and his move was undoubtedly
Alleviating Orihiko's crime.
When the people heard this, they immediately beamed with joy.
But Li Qi suddenly changed the topic and said: "But if you want to be loved and cared for by others, you must first learn to love yourself. If you don't cherish yourself, how can you ask others to cherish you? Now you are not angry with the court, but with yourself.
When I am fighting, this season of revival of all things is fleeting. To be honest, when I came here, I felt heartbroken when I saw the acres and acres of fields covered with weeds! This is really such a waste, no matter what
, No matter what the reason is, you should take a hoe to cultivate in the fields at this time, and fight for next year and yourself, instead of hiding somewhere and complaining about others. I believe this is not the character of the people in the northwest. Of course,
You will say that we have no food to eat, so how can we have the energy to farm, but if you don't farm, this situation will continue to be disgusting. I also know that you feel wronged, and I can understand this, but you also
You must know that you are farming not for others, but for your own benefit, and no one can help you in this regard."
After hearing this, the people showed regret on their faces. Some women and children even shed tears and covered their faces with sobs. They are all the most simple people. They have been farmers for generations and know what spring means to farmers. If they were not forced to have no way out, they would
How could they be willing to waste even a second? Who cares more about those abandoned fields and is more anxious than them?
"We want to farm."
Someone suddenly raised his hand and shouted loudly.
"We want to farm."
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The rest of the people responded immediately, and everyone's mood suddenly rose.
Li Qi chuckled and whispered to Yue Fei: "Go immediately and distribute the instant noodles and canned food we brought to them, and ask the brothers to help the people farm later, lest some people say anything about us
The imperial army is pampered and well-off. In addition, ask the civil servant to wait for orders. I will see him if I have anything to do."
"As commanded."
Yue Fei cupped his fists and immediately walked quickly out of the city.
After Zhe Yanzhi heard this, his face felt hot, and he immediately asked the Zhe family army to help the people farm.
Li Qi raised his hand to ask the people to be quiet, and then said: "It is noon now, so there is no further delay. Let's just do it. My soldiers will distribute their rations to you later. The rations are very convenient."
, you can take it to the fields to eat, or you can eat it here. After eating, you can quickly go to work in your own fields. In addition, thanks to the emperor's love, he gave me the title of Golden Knife Chef King, but did you know that the Chef King is coming?
s consequence?"
When those people heard the word "consequences", they couldn't help but become very nervous.
Li Qi chuckled and said: "Of course you are in luck. I will personally cook delicious food for you later and wait for your return. Just think of it as celebrating the belated spring in our Fengxiang Mansion."
"Roar---!"
The crowd immediately became excited and applauded. Li Qi's simple words made the people's favor towards him double. Leaving aside the chef king, after all, it is extremely rare for a high-ranking official to cook for the people with his own hands. (