Mei Luowu and Lin Ye almost passed each other by each other. He did it on purpose. He wanted to see this young opponent one more time before leaving.
He was about to leave the city, and there was no need for him to stay in Yangzi City.
So before leaving, he wanted to see this opponent. Although, before that, his opponent was not Lin Ye at all.
Mei Luowu felt that if the emperor did not come, he would have no rival in Guzhu. Only when the emperor came would he be satisfied.
What he didn't expect was that a young man of only seventeen years old would become his opponent, which even gave him a headache.
If possible, he would even like to chat with Lin Ye for a few words.
He wanted to ask Lin Ye, with your intelligence, don't you understand how much the emperor uses you now, and how hard he will trample you in the future?
That was the emperor, an emperor who never trusted his subordinates.
If Lin Ye didn't believe it, he would ask Lin Ye, didn't you see Tuoba Lie?
Mei Luowu wanted to ask Lin Ye many questions, but in fact he still had many questions in his mind. He could give answers to whatever he wanted to ask Lin Ye, but to his questions, only one person could give him the answers, not Lin Ye.
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It's the emperor.
He has thought about this issue countless times, many people have also thought about it countless times, and even mentioned it countless times.
That's why the emperor has to come in person.
If it was just to compete with Tuoba Lie, it would not be worth the gain. Even if it was to induce Tuoba Lie to reveal his true face, would he really be willing to take risks and even die?
No matter how elaborate the plan is, it will not make any sense as long as the emperor does not come to Lone Bamboo.
This is the biggest question that bothers Mei Luowu. The second question is why Lin Ye is so favored.
When he looked back at Lin Ye, the young general had already walked away.
Soon after, when they returned to the second hiding place, Mei Luowu's men were already packing their things.
He sat down in the courtyard. In this small courtyard, there was also a row of bamboo planted against the wall.
At this time of year, the bamboo does not look so beautiful.
Sitting in the yard and looking at the bamboo, Mei Luowu's mind was not thinking of the dead bamboo joints.
He was still thinking about the Emperor and Lin Ye.
People like Lin Ye can be said to be the most special people since the founding of Dayu.
Before Lin Ye, Tuoba Lie was special enough, but Tuoba Lie was because of his ability to protect people. Before that, Tuoba Lie was just a fourth-grade general that not many people cared about.
Lin Ye had already achieved the rank of third-grade general without much merit.
"What for?"
Mei Luowu muttered to himself.
After a long time, he let out a long breath, not because he was going to give up thinking, but because his subordinates reminded him that they were ready.
They could not leave the city during the day, and the gates of Yangzicheng were closed. They could only wait for an opportunity to go out at night.
With the strength of his men, it is not impossible to sneak out of the city.
"gentlemen."
Lan Zhi returned to the small courtyard and walked up to Mei Luowu.
"I just went to the granary, and Lin Ye was mobilizing people and horses. It looked like he was going to transport the grain out."
Mei Luo's black eyebrows raised.
Ship it out?
Could it be that Lin Ye didn't discover the food problem? Is this possible? Is Lin Ye overestimating it?
Because of this matter, Mei Luowu actually gave up his plan to leave tonight. He wanted to see what Lin Ye was going to do.
If the food problem is really not discovered, then it would be more useful for him not to leave the city than to go out.
An hour later, there was another news report.
It is said that Lin Ye mobilized the Imperial Army at the granary and recruited horses and carriages from all over the city to transport the food to the palace one by one.
Mei Luowu couldn't be sure of Lin Ye's intentions for a moment.
Lan Zhi advised: "Sir, regardless of whether the food problem has been noticed or not, it's time to leave Yangzicheng."
Mei Luowu waved his hand: "No hurry, just wait."
"If they are not aware of the food problem, it will take up to three days for something to happen," he said.
Lan Zhi said: "If you stay in Yangzi City for one more day, it will be more dangerous. Sir, you still have the overall situation to control, and you shouldn't stay in Yangzi City to gamble on such a small game that is completely unnecessary."
Mei Luowu said: "It's not just about the food, I have another important thing to check."
He looked at Lan Zhi: "In three days, I will definitely leave the city with you."
Palace.
The emperor looked at Lin Ye: "How sure are you of the three water method you mentioned?"
Lin Ye answered truthfully: "Before I give it a try, I can only say that I am not sure at all."
The emperor nodded: "Then try."
The three-water method is actually very simple, that is, cold water, boiling water, and dehydration.
Lin Ye ordered a cart of grain transported from the granary to be sieved first, washed through the sieve with a large amount of water, and then put into a large pot to cook the washed grain.
There is no need to think about grinding corn and wheat into flour, just cook it as it is.
After it is cooked, put it into the iron pot and fry it directly to remove the water.
Lin Ye had been walking alone on the street for so long. Most of the time, he was not thinking about the way to detoxify, but the way to poison.
There is too much food, not just one or two bags, so it is easy to poison.
If a large amount of poisonous powder is sprinkled, it is not difficult to deal with it, because the powder is too fine and most of it will penetrate.
After careful observation, Lin Ye discovered that they used a mixed method to poison.
Stir the poison powder into granules and mix it with the grain.
Over time, these particles become stiff and solid, and after being mixed together, it is difficult to clean them out.
So the way is to use a fine sieve to pass through the fine particles, and then rinse the remaining grain with water.
After all, these things are mixed with powder. Even if they are dry and hard, water can still soften them and spread them.
Pass it through a fine sieve again, and the smaller particles will be passed through, but the grain will not leak out.
Pass it through the sieve and rinse it again before the second step.
Then cook directly with boiling water.
This process is not complicated, but it is a bit time-consuming. Lin Ye has been watching, and the emperor has not left.
It took about two hours for the first load of grain to go through all the processes.
The emperor asked people to bring over some fried grain, and first found chickens and ducks to feed.
When watching those chickens and ducks eating, even the emperor felt a little nervous.
In fact, if Lin Ye could, he would like to try it himself.
Because the people who want to eat these grains are not chickens or ducks, but people, Dayu’s soldiers, his generals.
But Lin Ye didn't have the qualifications.
Because he is not poisoned to death, even if he eats the grain directly... No, even if he picks out the poisonous powder particles mixed in the grain and eats it, he will not have any reaction.
After observing for a long time and confirming that nothing happened to the chickens and ducks, Lin Ye breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the project is a bit big and will take a lot of time, you don't have to worry about these as long as you make sure everything is fine.
As long as you don't eat dead people, even if the taste is indeed much different, you can still accept it.
After the emperor saw that this method was effective, he turned back to look at Yin Chongti.
"Send someone to spread the word and tell the soldiers that because the granary is not stored properly, the grain is somewhat moldy, and there is no way to make it into dry food."
Yin Chongti responded quickly.
Lin Ye said: "Your Majesty, you can wait for two more days. In these two days, you can keep trying and find chickens, ducks and even larger animals to feed. After you are sure everything is fine, you can tell the soldiers."
The emperor nodded and said: "Okay."
He exhaled slowly, and it could be seen that his face relaxed a lot.
"Lin Ye, come with me."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked away, and Lin Ye immediately followed him.
The emperor said as he walked: "Have you ever thought that there is a very powerful opponent in Yangzi City?"
Lin Ye replied: "I'm looking for you."
The emperor hummed.
He asked: "Then have you ever thought about why I should be special to you and others?"
Lin Ye replied: "I have thought about it, but I have not figured it out."
The emperor smiled.
He said: "Actually, you don't have to worry about these things, and you don't have to think about comparing yourself with anyone else."
I almost said this, you are not Tuoba Lie.
Lin Ye replied: "I understand."
The emperor said: "You just need to remember that I treat you better because I hope you can help me get things done at a special time in the future."
He said: "This is a truth that even the common people know. If you want to ask someone for help, you must first be nice to them."
"People come to ask for help, and they probably bring some gifts. I want you to help me, and of course I want to treat you better."
For a moment, Lin Ye didn't know how to think about the analogy of the emperor, because this analogy was actually not very good.
The emperor was in a good mood, so he didn't care whether the metaphor was good or bad.
The emperor said: "You don't have to worry about what this period is or what I want to entrust you to do. When that time comes, the things that should be done will naturally be in front of you."
He looked at Lin Ye: "So now, it would be better if I could be nice to you. After all, I am begging you."
What he said shocked Lin Ye.
Lin Ye leaned over: "I don't dare."
The emperor smiled and said: "What else do you dare not do? I have never really cared about comparing people's hearts to each other before this, because it is not practical."
He looked at Lin Ye: "Do you understand?"
Lin Ye nodded.
If the emperor had a heart-to-heart comparison with the civil and military generals of the Manchu Dynasty twenty years ago, instead of resorting to thunderous means, then the emperor now would have been manipulated by powerful ministers like the late emperor and had no power to fight back.
"Comparing one's heart to one's heart is for those who have a heart."
The emperor said: "You are."
As he walked, he said: "In the past twenty years, I have been doing only one thing... the right thing."
He said: "But at different times, I did the right thing, and the results were different."
Back then, when the emperor chose Liu Jigong, it was the most correct thing to do.
However, Liu Jigong died.
The emperor now is different from that then. When the emperor chooses the right person, he can make that person not only alive, but also live strongly.
The emperor suddenly smiled, a somewhat self-deprecating smile.
He said: "You are still young, so you probably feel that the four words "sympathy" are mutual emotional giving."
"But what I want to tell you is out of public motives. I will never compare my feelings with others. All comparisons of my feelings with others are because of selfish motives."
He looked at Lin Ye: "My kindness to you is also my selfish intention."
Having said this, the emperor let out a heavy breath.
"I have treated others and myself with a public heart for too long. I also want to be a little selfish. However, I am the emperor after all. If I want to be selfish, I will inevitably still be a little domineering."
Lin Ye was confused by what he said.
He just vaguely felt that the selfishness the emperor mentioned was really just for the emperor himself.