With a slumped face, Wei Shan ran back to Liu Xun with the food box in hand.
When Liu Xun saw him, he immediately spoke anxiously: "How is it? Did he eat it? What did he say to you?"
"Didn't eat it!" Wei Shan opened the food box and revealed the plate of braised beef and white rice again.
Liu Xun said in surprise: "What! You don't want to eat this? Yesterday, the Japanese government ate this dish so deliciously? Didn't he say he wanted to eat beef?"
"Is this person just pretending?"
Liu Xun couldn't help but start thinking wildly.
Wei Shan immediately said dejectedly: "Oh, Master, I think this braised beef is unpalatable."
"On weekdays, only three-month-old heifers are eaten in the capital, and only the tenderest beef tenderloins are eaten!"
"And the noodles and eggplants that people eat have to use more than a dozen chickens as condiments, otherwise they won't even want to take a bite!"
Liu Xun looked at Wei Shan suspiciously: "Fart! You need more than a dozen chickens to eat eggplant and noodles! I think he is trying to trick you."
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Sir, don't worry, Weishan has been with you for so many years! He has met a lot of people."
"I can definitely tell whether what he said is true or false!"
"Not only did they tell you what to eat, but they also explained clearly how to eat it! It can be seen that you eat like this every day, otherwise how could a high-ranking official have the time to study food?"
Wei Shan looked so confident that Liu Xun couldn't help but believe it, and murmured: "Oh my god... Is the palace already so luxurious? I didn't feel it the last time I came to Beijing."
"No! Fang Zhengyi must have been misled by the prince. He is extravagant! He is really extravagant!"
"I guess Fang Zhengyi has been living here for a long time, haha."
Wei Shan sighed: "Sir, what do you think a dozen chickens taste like when paired with an eggplant?"
Liu Xun opened his mouth in embarrassment, thinking that he had never been so luxurious! He became angry and said: "Shut up! You, a dog slave, know how to eat! What else did Fang Zhengyi say?"
Wei Shan thought for a while and said, "Oh, he also said that he likes food and money in his life, and he is afraid that he will end his life in Jianjiang, which will be miserable!"
Liu Xun was overjoyed after hearing this, but he said with a disdainful expression: "If such a wasteful person doesn't have money to support himself, he may not be able to survive for a day."
"Okay, you're of no use anymore, get down!"
Wei Shan left, and Liu Xun was still thinking where he was. After much deliberation, he decided to go to Fang Zhengyi's place to see it in person.
Otherwise, I would always feel unsure if I hurriedly win over him.
While thinking about it, Liu Xun walked toward the household room.
At this time, Fang Zheng was looking through the account books in his room boredly. Suddenly he saw Liu Xun coming, and he immediately stood up and said, "I have seen Master Liu."
"Okay, okay, sit down." Liu Xun waved his hand kindly.
"Xiao Fang, what's the matter? Does the food I sent you not taste good?"
Xiao Fang named Nima! You old bastard, just go up the stairs, right?
Fang Zheng smiled but said, "Thank you, Mr. Liu, for your kindness. I'm really not that hungry."
"Oh? I see. If you have any questions, you can ask me." Liu Xun was still stroking his beard, looking relaxed and content.
"There's nothing to see. Jianjiang Mansion is in good order under Mr. Liu's care. The official has almost nothing to do, haha."
"But... Since I have nothing to do, I am thinking of going outside the city to see how the victims are doing."
"Both public and private affairs are the responsibilities of the lower official. If the lower official doesn't even look at it, it would be a bit too much!"
Fang Zheng had wanted to go out to the city for an inspection early in the morning. The last time he entered the city, he took a quick glance at it and didn't see any details.
Liu Xun said: "Okay! Okay, I have nothing to do at this time. Why don't we two go together?"
"It's a great honor for me, then. Let's go together! Let's go together!"
"Well, just in time, I can also introduce you to the current situation."
After speaking, Liu Xun went out one step at a time, and when Fang Zheng arrived at the gate of the house, the two horses were already ready.
As soon as Fang Zheng stepped forward, he got on his horse without any courtesy.
The two of them walked side by side and rode out of the city, followed by many officers and soldiers behind them.
When we arrived outside the city, we were still giving out porridge, and the scene was the same as last time.
There was no order at all among the flood victims. They were crowded in line in front of the soup kitchen shack, and there was no clear order of precedence.
Moreover, when Fang Zheng observed, there were many people in tattered clothes coming out of the city and joining the porridge line.
It stands to reason that these people are definitely not victims of the disaster. According to what I heard from the clerk in the morning, all the victims have been blocked outside the city to prevent disorder in the city.
It can be seen that these people have proof of entering and leaving the city.
"Master Fang, what do you think of these victims?" Liu Xun looked sideways at Fang Zhengyi.
Fang Zheng took out a handkerchief from his pocket, covered his mouth, and raised his little finger slightly.
He said in disgust: "It stinks... To be honest, I feel a little regretful."
Liu Xun was confused.
Why this gesture? Who is on top, him or the prince?
Fang Zhengyi continued: "Oh! It's such a mess here! Why don't these unscrupulous people line up?"
Liu Xun said calmly: "Master Fang, this is how these disaster victims are... being dirty and messy is the norm. It will be fine if you stay for a while to adapt."
Fang Zhengyi was a little confused and said: "Adapt? If you adapt, won't you become like these unruly people in the future?"
"In my opinion, it's better to find officers and soldiers to restrain him."
Liu Xun chuckled lightly: "That's right, come here! Go and take care of the people below! Let them line up, how unbecoming is this!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the officers and soldiers behind him rushed into the crowd, beating and smashing them with their scabbards.
The wails of hungry people spread everywhere.
"Sir... the grassroots are wrong, don't hit me... don't hit me!"
"Cough...cough..."
The officers and soldiers were very cruel, and many people had no physical strength at all. They were beaten by the officers and soldiers, and even started to cough up blood.
damn it! Fang Zhengyi's heart became very angry!
I asked you to maintain order. Is this how you fucking maintained it?
Grass!
"Stop! Stop!" Fang Zheng shouted twice.
Liu Xun looked towards Fangzheng in confusion: "What? Is there a problem, Mr. Fang?"
"Oh... I can't see these things that were beaten and killed. You see, that man is still bleeding. I feel dizzy when I see blood!" Fang Zheng covered his face with his hands, looking very scared.
Liu Xun smiled, as expected. This is the canary raised by the prince, trash!
Then he said regretfully: "Lord Fang is a little ignorant, and I don't want to embarrass the people, but if I strike lightly, it will have no effect, and if I strike harshly, the people will still have resentment in their hearts. It's really a dilemma!"
"Don't be anxious, I have a solution."
Fang Zheng jumped off his horse, walked to the soup kitchen, grabbed a handful of sand and threw it into the porridge.
He shouted: "You bunch of unruly people! Get in line! Otherwise if the chaos continues, I will add a handful of more sand to the porridge!"
The victims immediately stared angrily, but did not have the courage to resist. They could only slowly squirm to adjust their formation in distress.
When some people saw that there was sand in the porridge, they cursed secretly and left quietly.
Liu Xun was dumbfounded!
I'm just greedy, you are really a damn bad guy!
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