"Wait a minute, isn't Luozhou suffering from floods and food shortages?"
"Then where did these and these come from?"
Yao Rui pointed at the dishes on the sandalwood table, his face was terrifyingly gloomy!
His actions immediately attracted the attention of the second floor of the small building.
Mr. Zhao, the chief official of the city, poked his head out from the attic and looked at Yao Rui with a mocking look in his eyes.
Lin Luo was also standing by the window, frowning slightly as he looked at Yao Rui who was losing his composure.
This bastard Shen Laosan was dissatisfied with how much my commander took, so he deliberately found a fool to cause trouble.
If he hadn't been of some use at this moment, I would have killed this guy with a single knife.
"Brother Yao, you're obsessed!"
Shen Laosan immediately stood up and pulled Yao Rui aside.
By the way, he raised his plump head and gave an apologetic smile to the city sealing officer and Lin Luo on the second floor.
"Brother Shen, I don't understand why..."
Yao Rui wanted to ask a question, but Shen Laosan stopped him with his eyes. Shen Laosan leaned close to his ear and whispered:
"Brother Yao, we are here to attend the banquet today, not to cause trouble."
"Besides, Commander Lin came to Luozhou to provide disaster relief according to the destiny, so it is only natural that the city chief officer would hold a banquet to welcome him."
"But……"
Yao Rui wanted to refute, but Shen Laosan picked up a chicken leg and blocked his mouth.
"Try it, Fengcheng's roast chicken is one of a kind, it's hard to get it anywhere else."
After Shen Laosan finished speaking, he raised his eyes and glanced around. Then he whispered at a volume that only the two of them could hear:
"Brother Yao, don't forget that Commander Lin is the chief officer of this disaster relief effort."
"We are just a group of businessmen. When it comes to disaster relief, where is your turn and my turn to intervene?"
Yao Rui also woke up at this time and realized the gaffe just now, so he said no more.
But for some reason, he was clearly filled with delicacies from the mountains and seas, but they were all tasteless, and he didn't feel the slightest bit of pleasure in savoring the delicious food.
After three rounds of wine, the guests enjoyed themselves.
The chief of Fengcheng suddenly stood up and motioned for everyone to be quiet.
The next moment, the noisy guests suddenly became quiet.
Everyone's eyes were now focused on Master Zhao.
"It is truly an honor for me to invite you all to the banquet today."
"Commander Lin has traveled thousands of miles to come to Luozhou to provide disaster relief with His Majesty's Holy Grace. This is the great fortune of the people of Luozhou!"
"In this case, I suggest that you all have a drink together with Commander Lin to thank him for his warm heart!"
As soon as these words came out, all the guests present raised their wine glasses, and all kinds of complimentary words flowed like a torrential river.
"Commander Lin is a great benefactor to Luozhou, we have to express our gratitude on behalf of Luozhou!"
"Your Majesty's holy grace, Commander Lin Gudao Rechang, the people of Luozhou are finally saved!"
"Commander Lin is truly the pillar of the country. He works together with Lin Shoufu and his son to serve the Great Zhou Dynasty. He is truly a double hero!"
…
Lin Luo stood up with a smile and raised the wine glass high in his hand.
"Thanks to everyone's support, Lin will do his best to save the people of Luozhou."
"If you need anything in the future, please give me a helping hand. Lin would like to thank you in advance."
When the guests heard this, the smiles on their faces became brighter.
If nothing else, at least Lin Luo's attitude is good.
If you can communicate, there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future.
After another round of complimenting each other, the atmosphere of the banquet reached a climax.
As the chief official of the city sealing, Mr. Zhao even took out a roster and handed it to Lin Luo.
"Commander Lin, this is the list of the people who have been most severely affected by our lockdown. I also ask Commander Lin to distribute food to them immediately."
"On behalf of the people in the city under lockdown, I would like to thank you for your timely help!"
…
The bright moon is setting in the west,
A carriage stopped outside the inn.
Yao Rui said goodbye to Shen Laosan and returned to his residence.
He picked up the secret letter he had written, looked at it for a moment, and recorded in great detail what he saw and heard at the banquet today.
Before I knew it, the sky was getting slightly brighter.
Yao Rui opened his mouth and yawned, looking tired.
He hid the secret message close to his body, fell back, and fell asleep.
In his dream, he saw people on both sides of Fengcheng Street, each holding a piece of cooking cake in their hands.
They chewed it hard, with happy smiles on their dark cheeks.
But at this moment, a rapid knock on the door woke Yao Rui from his dream.
"Brother Yao, wake up quickly, there is danger here!"
Yao Rui jumped up and immediately stood up from the bed.
With a puzzled look on his face, he opened the door and asked:
"Brother Shen? Aren't we in an inn? Why is there danger?"
"It's too late, let's talk on the way!"
Shen Laosan couldn't help but grabbed Yao Rui's arm and walked towards the back door of the inn.
After exiting the back door, I saw a carriage parked here, as if it had been waiting here for a long time.
It wasn't until he got in the car that Shen Laosan breathed a sigh of relief.
He wiped the sweat from his temples and gasped:
"Fortunately, I was prepared in advance, otherwise I might have ended up in Luozhou this time."
"Lin Luo, this bitch, didn't tell me even if he had an arrangement. He clearly did it on purpose!"
Yao Rui was confused after hearing this, pondered for a moment, and then asked:
"Brother Shen, Yao doesn't understand what you are talking about."
"And where does the danger you speak of come from?"
Shen Laosan glanced at Yao Rui, pondered for a moment and said:
"After Lin Luo distributed relief food last night, the victims of the lockdown began to riot."
"They rushed into the government office and burned the chief official of the city to death with a fire."
"At this moment, Fengcheng may have fallen into the hands of rebels."
After the relief food was distributed, the victims rioted instead?
Not only did they rush into the Yamen, but they also burned the chief official of Fengcheng to death?
What is this all about?
Yao Rui looked surprised and couldn't help but ask:
"Brother Shen, Yao doesn't understand."
"Obviously yesterday, the victims were just standing on both sides of the road, waiting for charity."
"Why is there a sudden riot today?"
"Brother Yao has read books. He should understand that people don't worry about scarcity, but about inequality, right?"
Shen Laosan sighed softly and said:
"It's only now that I understand the plan of that bastard Lin Luo."
"He wanted to eat this food secretly, so he distributed the relief food to relatives of powerful people. Then he took it back at a very low price."
"In this way, the disaster relief food was transferred from public to private and went into Lin Luo's pocket."
"As for us merchants, it's just his trick to hide from others!"
After Shen Laosan finished speaking, a trace of bitterness appeared on his face.
Hearing this, Yao Rui's face instantly turned gloomy. The overwhelming anger was ignited at this moment!
The pitiful corpses on the road seemed to reappear before his eyes.
Lin Luo should be damned for daring to come up with the idea of providing food for disaster relief!
No, I must report this matter to Mr. Yang as soon as possible.
A moment later, more victims of the Luozhou disaster will die.
Thinking of this, Yao Rui ignored Shen Laosan's presence and took out a pen and paper to record the entire situation.
Then he jumped out of the carriage, hurried to the Xichang stronghold, and sent the secret letter to the capital.
