The victims lowered their heads and replied timidly, "Yes, Your Majesty, Lord Fu's family is not dead. I heard from the villagers in Moyang County that they saw Lord Fu's family go to Mobei."
The emperor was stunned for a moment, then sneered, "This Lord Fu is really just a reckless man who knows how to march and fight. Now that there is a drought here, he is heading north. Isn't he waiting to die of thirst?"
Just when he was feeling proud, the disaster-stricken people lowered their heads and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that Marquis Fu's family brought a lot of water."
The emperor fanned himself with a broken fan and said, "So what? Even if we bring a whole water tower of water, they will die of thirst and hunger when they reach Mobei."
As he spoke, he waved to the eunuch standing beside him and said, "Take this man away."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The young eunuch grabbed the victim and threw him out the door.
The victim quickly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I just said so much. How come...?"
He thought that since he had exposed the whereabouts of the marquis, the emperor would give him some food. However, he did not expect that the king, who was still full of pride, had already run out of food.
He himself had to survive on the little food that was left.
The young eunuch said angrily: "The emperor told you to get out, why don't you get out now!"
The victims of the disaster were furious and said angrily, "What emperor or not? What kind of emperor is he if he can't even drink saliva! You'd better follow Lord Fu. I heard that those who followed Lord Fu to Mobei are now enjoying a good life!"
When the emperor heard this, he quickly pulled him back and asked, "What do you mean by eating delicious food and drinking spicy drinks?"
On their way here, the victims learned from the soldiers fleeing from Mobei that Lord Fu was having a barbecue in the military camp with his family.
The soldier didn't say it in detail, so he didn't plan to tell it at first. Now that the emperor looked at him, he exaggerated and said, "I heard that Lord Fu was roasting mutton and beef on skewers in the military camp in Mobei. The fragrance could be smelled ten miles away."
As he said this, he swallowed a mouthful of water.
The emperor had not eaten meat for at least ten days or half a month. When he heard the disaster victims say this, he was angry and gluttonous, and his saliva flowed out unconsciously.
Although Prime Minister Wan was greedy, he was much calmer: "There are disasters everywhere now, where do they get mutton and beef?"
The victims shook their heads and said, "I don't know. I only heard from people in Moyang County that they took a cart full of stuff when they left. I guess there was meat in that pile of stuff."
Prime Minister Wan's face was full of disbelief. "I don't believe it. There is enough food in the carriage for them to eat until now. I guess it is a rumor that came from somewhere."
The victims didn't say anything else and prepared to leave when they realized they had nothing to gain.
The emperor was willing to let him go this time. "Come here, lock him up for me! He who dares to defy me shall die a horrible death!"
"Ah! Your Majesty, spare my life!" The victims knelt down and begged for help, but it was too late.
Although the emperor and Prime Minister Wan are now in a state of disgrace, they still have the same temper as before and hate those people who commit insubordination the most.
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