"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Liu Yu was overjoyed. He knew that this was Zhao Huan's favorite concubine, and he was completely obedient to her. If only Your Majesty Nangong could say a few good words for him, that would be more effective than anything else.
At the Mingyue Restaurant, Liu Yu and Su Yuanzhong were filled with confusion, wondering what Zhao Huan was up to. Su Yuanzhong asked, "Sir, why did His Majesty arrest Wu Ge and then trust us with the Haizhou disaster relief? Doesn't His Majesty suspect us?"
Liu Yu shook his head. "Impossible. From what I know about His Majesty, he's trying to play the long game. Your Majesty is suspicious of the 40,000 dan of disaster relief grain. What's going on at the Guangyuan grain store?"
Su Yuanzhong whispered, "The prince has already issued an order. All branches of the Guangyuan Grain Store have urgently dispatched grain to Haizhou. Within two weeks, another 20,000 dan will arrive."
Liu Yu nodded and said: "By then, we will have 40,000 dan of grain, and no one will be able to do anything to us."
Su Yuanzhong's facial muscles twitched in pain. "Your Majesty doesn't suspect anything, so why are you so anxious to transfer all the 20,000 dan of grain? If it were you, we should just use the 20,000 dan from the warehouse and report it as 40,000 dan. Your Majesty won't know anyway."
"Hmph! What do you know? The more Your Majesty doesn't ask, the more uncertain I become. I've already sent a pigeon message, and the prince's message is that we must quickly fill the 20,000 dan of grain gap. We can't afford to lose the big picture over a small one, or we'll create more complications. Gather at the government office tomorrow, post notices, and we'll begin distributing relief grain one by one. Each household will receive two bags of millet per person and seven mu of rice seeds."
Su Yuanzhong picked up his wine glass and said, "Sir, I will do it tomorrow."
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