Chapter 993： Army rations were destroyed!

Chapter 993 The army rations were destroyed!

"Princess, have you also heard the news?" The chief steward was obviously anxious and started chattering.

“What should we do? How come so much food is wasted? A good boat is flooded every day, but why does it leak while transporting food? Someone must have tampered with it!

“I don’t know which evil creature did it! If I knew, this old slave would really want to eat his flesh and drink his blood!

“The Marquis is leading his soldiers to fight outside, and no one can help him, but he still wants to hold him back so viciously!”

Hand heard the good news, he was confused, but instinctively felt that something was not good.

“Uncle Steward, please speak slowly! What happened?”

The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, and finally realized that Jiayin's expression was not right, and he regretted it at that time.

Maybe the Li family was afraid that the princess would become anxious, so they didn’t tell the princess yet, but he let it slip first!

But having said it all, it is too late to hide it now.

He could only say, "The old slave also just learned the news. The second batch of military rations to be sent to the north of the Yangtze River was boarded at the dock. However, when it reached the middle of the river, the cabin actually leaked and sank into the water.

“These grains were collected by various state governments. Even if they can be collected again, it will take half a month before they can be shipped.

“The Marquis has brought an army of 100,000 people to the north of the Yangtze River. He cannot go hungry for half a month! What should we do?”

The big housekeeper stomped his feet angrily!

Jiayin was also blue in the face. Needless to say, someone must have deliberately caused trouble when the ship sank!

Just as the steward said, the ships going back and forth from the north to the south of the Yangtze River were running smoothly every day, but why did something go wrong when transporting grain, and all the military grain was sunk in the river!

There are two ships in one. It can be said that they are not maintained and taken care of on weekdays.

Those were dozens of ships. They all sank. It was not man-made. Could it be that water ghosts appeared?

The chief steward was afraid that the princess would be angry, so he suppressed his anxiety and advised, "Princess, don't worry too much. There is still a thousand tons of grain stored in the house. I will send someone to sort it out right now..."

Jiayin shook his head and said, "It's just a drop in the bucket! Uncle housekeeper, don't mess around. Let's keep these grains for the people in the house.

"I'll go to my second uncle and Mr. Wen first to ask what's going on and see if they have any countermeasures."

Having said that, she turned and left. The butler hurriedly followed behind to see her off, repeatedly instructing, "Princess, this old slave will stay in the house. If you need my best efforts for something, you must send someone to say hello."

"Okay, uncle housekeeper, don't worry." Jiayin hurriedly got on the carriage and ran to find his second uncle.

Li Laoer didn't study much and didn't take the scientific examination route. Even if he became an uncle, he was often ostracized and ridiculed at the beginning.

But in his young days when his eldest brother disappeared and he was forced to mature early, he learned to deal with things tactfully and shrewdly without a teacher.

In addition, there are many flower lovers who come and go in Baiyuan. The Li family has been prosperous in recent years, and the holy family is also deep. Therefore, he gradually became familiar with Liubu and made many friends.

At noon, as soon as he came out of the Ministry of War, he saw his niece waiting outside. He quickly stepped forward and said, "Let's go home."

Jiayin followed her second uncle into the car. As soon as the car door closed, she immediately asked, "Second uncle, what's going on? Do you know who destroyed the military rations?"

Li Laoer's brows were furrowed like iron knots, and he responded in a low voice, "What happened this time is very strange. We originally guessed that it was the old woman who did it, but her minions outside are all being watched closely. Recently, it has definitely There is no action.

"This is strange. If we didn't make a mistake, a third party would have intervened. Moreover, spies could be placed in the dock barracks, otherwise we would never be able to do such a big thing."

“Uncle Dayong, has the investigation started?” Jiayin asked.

“Of course,” Li Laoer sighed, “This happened last night. Your Uncle Dayong sealed the dock overnight.

"I've asked Zheng He to take a look. Dayong thinks he missed something important. His eyes are red. He doesn't eat or sleep. He has been conducting strict interrogations."  "What did Uncle Huang say?" Jiayin hit the nail on the head and asked the most important question. place.

Li Laoer's heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but want to sigh.

In the past few years, my niece had gotten along well with the emperor. She was as close to her uncle as she was to her, but with more respect.

But ever since before the Northern Expedition, my niece has vaguely shown some distrust of the emperor.

In front of outsiders, of course she didn't expose herself at all.

But in front of family members like them, her subconscious expressions and words can be clearly felt in many cases.

Although he also knew that the emperor was ruthless, he always felt that maybe the current emperor would be an exception. After all, the emperor's current status is almost dependent on the independent support of the Marquis, not only family ties, but also kindness.

As a result, he did not expect to be slapped in the face so quickly.

“The emperor was very angry and ordered the Ministry of War to investigate. He also went to the state capitals again to collect grain and prepared to transport it again in half a month.

“In addition, the emperor sent someone to send a message to the Marquis, asking him to hold on for half a month.”

Jiayin was angry at the time, "What are you talking about! What can those drunkards in the Ministry of War investigate? Even if they can really investigate, it will take a year and a half. If these hidden cancers are allowed to exist, we don't know how to provide support to the Northern Expeditionary Army in the future. What a stumbling block!

“Furthermore, none of the aristocratic families in Xindu have tens of thousands of dans of grain in storage. Just a few of them can put together enough to replenish the military rations and transport them away immediately. Why are they waiting for the state governments to collect them?

"What does it mean to persist for half a month! The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and thousands of lives may be lost if you are not careful! Can that be solved by persisting?"

“Alas,” Li Laoer sighed and comforted his niece, “Don’t worry, the Marquis has been on the battlefield for a long time. This time the battle line is so long, he will definitely be able to deal with it in advance.

“Besides, I have discussed with Mr. Wen, and tomorrow I will go with your uncle Dayong to borrow food from various aristocratic families. Each aristocratic family has children and grandchildren in the army, and I believe they do not want their children and grandchildren to starve.

“In this way, the food will be shipped out in less than three days. Just wait until the food collected by each state capital arrives, and then return it to each family.”

Jiayin Thinking about it carefully, this is actually a good idea.

In fact, she has a lot of food in her space, enough to make up for the loss of military rations immediately.

But this is her trump card, a trump card that is not bound by anyone, a trump card that can reverse the situation by surprise.

It is not yet the critical moment and cannot be taken out.

Jiayin responded, "Second uncle, this is a good idea. Just go ahead and do it. If you need help, please let me know.

"I still have to go back to the palace in the afternoon. My adoptive father is not here, so you can't enter the palace. I want to keep a closer eye on you."

Li Laoer was a little worried, but he couldn't stop it even if he wanted to. He could only say, "This matter is of great importance. There may be many hidden things that are not as simple as what appears on the surface.

“You must think twice before doing anything. The most important thing is to protect yourself and don’t let yourself get involved. Do you understand?”

“I understand, don’t worry, second uncle.” Jiayin responded solemnly.

Soon, the carriage arrived at the Earl's Mansion. Wan'er didn't know that the rations for the Northern Expeditionary Army had been destroyed. She was very happy to see her father-in-law and sister-in-law coming back, and made preparations for lunch.

But after a while, Mr. Wen also came back.

When the food was served on the table, Li Laosan and Jia Huan stepped in the door.

Even a fool knew something was wrong at this time.

(End of this chapter)