Chapter 148 There is still chicken soup to drink at this time
"It can't be broken. It really can't be broken at all."
Xuan Qi struggled hard, and caught a glimpse of two people catching up with him. He quickly called out, "Someone is coming, protect the master."
If this were really filmed, there would be almost no suspense as to which one would be broken, the boulder or his hand.
If it were the old Hou Yuanji, he would have had to explain a few things after hearing Xuan Qi's words.
But now he no longer has that thought.
Hou Yuanji had a hollow look in his eyes, his limbs were injured, and he had almost no supplies.
It was not known how many of his escorts could escape from the landslide.
The road ahead is simply dark.
He didn't even dare to think that if Lu Wanyin hadn't reminded him along the way, he might have died under the falling rocks.
Now I am trapped in the mountains and don’t know where to find food.
Even if you find the way, you still have to climb up with great effort and take a detour out of the mountain, which will delay you for at least several days before you can see any human habitation.
Not only the prisoners, but even he was going to start starving.
Life is hard, it’s really hard.
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The Imperial Study in the Imperial City.
"Asshole!"
The emperor looked at the letter from yesterday and flew into a rage. "You, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard, can't even handle such a small matter, and you even got yourself into trouble!"
He threw the letter in the face of the Minister of Justice standing in front of him: "How did your Wang family promise me that it would be a small matter and you would come back quickly? What happened?"
The emperor slapped his chest hard and said, "Go and die! Useless, all of you are useless."
The more he spoke, the angrier he became, and the frustration in his heart wouldn't dissipate.
Such a perfect place at the right time!
What a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
To let these idiots waste it like this!
The Minister of Justice quickly caught the envelope that was thrown at him, feeling very panicked.
The Wang family was robbed some time ago and everything was looted by some damn thief.
Even the privately run shops were emptied out.
Not only did he not receive any money, but he also owed a lot of money for goods.
If it were any other small family, they would have their door blocked and people would demand payment.
The Wang family had been eating coarse food for more than a month, waiting for the offerings from below.
But not long after, news came that a minor official serving the Wang family had also been robbed.
He even lost the letters he had exchanged with the Wang family.
The Minister of Justice was so frightened that he immediately sent someone to pass on a message, forbidding anyone to send anything over and to wait and see what the situation was before making any decision.
Not long after, his favorite second son died.
The Minister of Justice looked at the intelligence about his son's death and endured the scolding while holding back his grief.
My head, which has been malnourished for the past month, is feeling dizzy.
Just then, the chief eunuch came forward cautiously and said that several ministers were outside the hall and had important matters to report.
The emperor let the person in in a distracted manner.
"Your Majesty, I have received an urgent letter stating that there has been an earthquake in Hulukou, with landslides and numerous villages and towns affected!"
The prime minister came in hurriedly with several officials.
The emperor stopped the news and was stunned for a moment: "Tell me clearly where the earthquake happened."
The Prime Minister reported it loudly again.
The emperor stood up suddenly: "This is true."
The originally gloomy and angry expression turned into joy at a speed visible to the naked eye.
This obvious change made the prime minister and others think they had seen it wrong.
Such natural disasters have caused suffering to the people.
As an emperor, not only was he not worried, he even showed joy.
It's really inappropriate.
But the emperor didn't care about that.
That was an earthquake!
There were earthquakes and landslides, and it was in a place like Hulukou.
It’s enough for Xie Jingci and the others to die a thousand times.
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and the smile he couldn't hide made the people below feel a chill in their hearts.
"Your Majesty, there is one more thing—disasters have occurred in many places near Hulukou, and officials from various regions are requesting disaster relief from the court."
The emperor's face, which had been full of joy just now, turned cold in an instant.
"A few days ago, it rained and we needed disaster relief, and now there's an earthquake and we need disaster relief again! Taxes in Dasheng are so low, where does all the harvest go every year?"
His good mood just now disappeared in an instant and became even worse.
"For such a minor disaster, we have to go to the palace again and again to seek help. What's the point of having those local officials?"
The national treasury is cleaner than his face. Where can he get money for disaster relief?
But he was too embarrassed to tell anyone about this kind of thing.
"Your Majesty, that tax is indeed very high for the people! Moreover, this is an earthquake. Even if there is food, it will basically be buried. This is no small matter!"
The Prime Minister tried to persuade him with kind words, but the Emperor threw his sleeves back and blocked his retort: "Bury it and dig it out! You need me to teach you a lesson for such a trivial matter. I see you are an incompetent person. Go home and rest."
After saying that, he turned around and left, leaving the prime minister and others there.
Everyone looked sad and glanced at each other.
The Prime Minister was a close follower of the late Emperor. Even the late Emperor had never spoken so harshly to him!
He is disrespectful to old ministers and unkind to the people.
Da Sheng is going to perish.
Everyone suddenly missed the time when Xie Jingci was still alive.
Looking at the entire court, he was the only one who dared to speak out frankly about the emperor's stupidity.
Everyone shook their heads and dispersed, only the Minister of Justice was still standing there in a daze.
His son.
Now even the corpse is nowhere to be seen.
The Minister of Justice suddenly thought of what his eldest son Wang Fugui said before going to court today.
"Dad, a good friend sent two chickens yesterday. I asked someone to stew them. Dad, come back and take good care of yourself. Otherwise, when my second brother comes back and sees you so thin, he'll be worried."
The Minister of Justice burst into tears.
Now I can never see it again.
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There are almost no aftershocks.
In addition to gravel, there are also many broken branches here, which can be used to make a fire.
Everyone kept looking at the best open space in the middle, with a look of doubt on their faces about their lives.
Two stew pots appeared among Lu Wanyin's group of people.
In the pot were two chickens stewed till they were covered in butter.
They could smell the fragrance from a long distance away.
Lu Wanyin gave each of her people a bowl, and asked them to start with a bowl of hot chicken soup to warm themselves up.
I had just escaped and after drinking a bowl of fragrant chicken soup, I felt refreshed.
The chicken was stewed just right. Lu Wanyin easily picked out all the bones with chopsticks.
In just two or three strokes, the stewed chicken is broken into pieces and mixed with the mushrooms in the pot, and a bowl of broth is made with just one scoop.
One bite and you’ll feel extremely satisfied with the soup and meat.
Everyone praised her endlessly: "Madam's skill in stewing chicken is amazing."
"I think so too."
Lu Wanyin took a sip of soup with a satisfied look on her face.
She lowered her voice and quietly approached Xie Jingci: "I just went back to the capital to get something. I casually walked around Wang's house and found that they were stewing chicken. It smelled so good, so I just got it."
As he spoke, he shook the greasy soup in his hand and said, "General, send someone to check where the Wang family found this cook. They are so poor, how can they afford to pay him? Just take him away."
Xie Jingci was stunned.
Although he was far away from the capital, he paid attention to the situation in the capital every day.
The Wang family has been eating coarse food every day recently, so how can they afford to eat chicken?
My wife must have taken away the rations that are rarely used to improve our diet.
Xie Jingci looked at Lu Wanyin, then at the soup in his hand and took another sip.
Mm, it smells even better.
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