After being scolded by the postmaster, the postmaster didn't even flinch. Anyway, he has heard too many such reprimands and has adapted to Yi Cheng's reprimands. Moreover, he is really a very good person and will not do anything to him.
The postman couldn't help but worry on his face, "They look like they are from the navy, could they be Japanese pirates?"
"Shit Japanese pirates, are there so many Japanese pirates there? Don't listen to the nonsense of those neighbors all day long. The Japanese pirates only dare to do some sneaky things. At most, they only sneak attack on the village. They don't have the guts to come to the county town. Just put your mind at ease. Go back to your stomach, don’t scare yourself.”
"Come on, close the door and go back to sleep."
...
In Fengtian Hall, Lao Zhu had just finished the porridge left in the afternoon. After drinking, I still felt a little empty in my stomach. Seeing that no one on the left or right noticed him, he cleaned the bottom of the bowl.
But even so, I still feel hungry. Lao Zhu reluctantly put down the empty bowl, rubbed his belly vigorously, and did not ask the old eunuch to bring another bowl.
Just when Lao Zhu was about to continue reviewing the memorial, the old eunuch stumbled in from outside the hall with an excited look on his face.
"Your Majesty, Duke Xin is back."
"What?" Lao Zhu stood up immediately, "Are you telling the truth?"
He quickly got down from Lord Dan's car and grabbed the letter from the old eunuch's hand.
"It's absolutely true," the old eunuch was also very happy. He knew that the emperor had been worried about food every day for the past month. Now that Duke Xin Guo came back five days early, he was naturally relieved.
From now on, the emperor no longer has to worry every day about whether something will happen to the Xinguo Guild.
"The soldiers who brought the letter came back too late and were blocked outside the city gate. Fortunately, Duke Xin had anticipated this situation and gave them tokens, and then asked the general guarding the city to hoist them up in a hanging basket. .”
Lao Zhu couldn't wait to tear open the letter, looking eagerly for news about the food. When he saw the soup and the food he brought back, he couldn't help laughing.
"Go and have Supervisor Shang prepare a plate of rotten goose. I really want to eat it after being hungry for so long. Also prepare a bowl of porridge."
"Your Majesty, it's so late, I'm afraid Shang Shanjian didn't prepare in advance." The old eunuch couldn't help but remind him.
It is not that easy to make rotten goose. For some time now, in order to save food, the palace has withdrawn all these complicated dishes. We have to do it all of a sudden now, but we can’t do it in a short time.
"Forget it." Lao Zhu was very happy now and did not insist on eating. "Then get me two more sesame cakes. Millet porridge with sesame cakes is also a must-have."
"Slave, go now."
Lao Zhu happily stood in circles, but after a while he found that he was happy here alone. This happiness was always very limited. The joy of being alone is not as good as the joy of everyone. Lao Zhu did not hesitate, stopped reviewing the memorial, and left Fengtian Hall and headed towards Kunning Palace.
"Sister, sister~"
Before Lao Zhu arrived, the voice came first.
Queen Ma looked good. Although she took the initiative to reduce her food supply, she had nothing to do during the day and rested well, so she couldn't tell that she was cutting back on food and clothing.
As soon as Lao Zhu came in, Queen Ma stepped forward to support Lao Zhu. Asked: "Why did the emperor come back so early today? Is it because there are not many memorials?"
"That's not true," Lao Zhu sighed, then looked at Queen Ma with excitement and said happily, "We have good news to tell my sister."
"What's the news?" Queen Ma couldn't help but feel excited.
"Tanghe, he's back."
"Really?" Queen Ma couldn't help but hold Lao Zhu's arm tightly.
Lao Zhu glanced at it, laughed, and said, "Of course it's true. He has entered the Yangtze River now and will reach the capital tomorrow."
"That's great," Empress Ma couldn't help but pat her chest with her hands, "It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back. Now that I'm back, the stone in my heart has finally fallen to the ground. These days, I'm always on tenterhooks, for fear that something bad will happen. Now, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.”
Lao Zhu wanted to say in his heart, and the stone in his heart also fell. But as an emperor, what he wants is the majesty of the emperor, so naturally he cannot say this.
Then he said: "Tang and I still trust him. Since he said he would come back in a month, he will definitely come back within a month."
"That's right," Empress Ma couldn't help rolling her eyes at Lao Zhu and said, "Since Tang He has been with you for so many years, when did he let you
Disappointed? "
The next morning, the huge fleet sailed up the Yangtze River and arrived in the capital.
Tang He walked into Fengtian Hall despite being exhausted.
"Your Majesty, Tanghe, pays homage to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor. Long live the Emperor."
"My dear brother, your hard work has yielded great results. Please excuse me quickly." Lao Zhu said quickly with a smile on his face.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Tang He got up from the ground. He hadn't slept for several days and nights. He was so exhausted that he almost fell down when he got up. Fortunately, in the end, Tang He resisted the discomfort and stood up straight.
"I am going to sea this time to raise 1.5 million dans of grain. I would like to ask your Majesty to take a look at it." After Tang He finished speaking, he took out a memorial from his arms and held it high in his hands.
The old eunuch came over quickly, took the memorial and presented it to the emperor.
Lao Zhu opened the memorial, glanced at it casually, then closed it and placed it on the imperial desk. The contents of the memorial are similar to last night's letter, except that the contents of the memorial are more detailed.
Lao Zhu also saw Tang He's discomfort, and couldn't help but feel a little moved. Tang He traveled thousands of miles to the sea to transport grain. The journey must have been very difficult. Now that he saw Tang He's red eyes, he knew that he was overworked. Lao Zhu couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Tang He's loyalty to him and his willingness to sacrifice his own life had never changed.
"Come here, please help Duke Xin to have a good rest."
The eunuchs on the left and right stood up immediately and supported Tang He.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." After Tang Heqiang bowed to Lao Zhu, he allowed the eunuch to help him leave. He was too tired. Apart from having to come here to report to the emperor, Tang He didn't want to say another word.
Seeing Tang He leave, Lao Zhu temporarily relaxed and focused on the matters in front of him.
"Zeng Tai."
"I'm here." Upon hearing this, Zeng Tai, the Minister of Household Affairs, immediately took a step forward and stood in the middle, facing the emperor.
"The grain belongs to the Ministry of Household Affairs and is allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs. Of course, since I promised the people of the capital at the beginning, I will return double the amount of grain to them. You should handle this matter immediately."
Hearing this, Zeng Tai hesitated. In his opinion, it is enough to return the originally donated food to the people, and there is no need to double the return. This doubling will add more than 200,000 dans of grain. When food was so valuable, Zeng Tai was reluctant to part with it.
