Comprehensive Wu Jianghu: I am Dali Temple Minister

"Eunuch Cao." Yang Qingyuan and Li Xunhuan returned a salute to Cao Zhengchun.

"Your Majesty is waiting for you two in the imperial study."

Cao Zhengchun came to invite him in person, it seemed that the matter was serious again.

Arriving at the Imperial Study Room, Yu Yanyi, a student of the Wuying Hall, Qian Muqian, a student of the Wenyuan Pavilion, Sun Fuji, the eldest scholar of the Wenhua Palace, and Li Hongyi, a scholar of the Jianji Hall, are already present. The four halls and two pavilions have arrived four.

Kong Qinli, a scholar of the Dongge University, has only empty posts and does not participate in political affairs.

Fan Xiwen, the chief assistant of the cabinet, the senior scholar of the Zhongji Temple, is old and has been bedridden at home for more than half a month due to the occasional cold.

It can be said that all the top officials of the imperial court had gathered in the Imperial Study Room, which actually made Yang Qingyuan and Li Xunhuan a little nervous.

"Li Qing, Yang Qing sit down!"

Yang Qingyuan and Li Xunhuan sat at the end.

"You know the news about the fire in the four warehouses in Gyeonggi, right?" Emperor Zhou sat on the throne with no expression on his face. "It was said that there was a fire, but in fact it was only after the official warehouse was stolen that someone set it on fire with the intention of telling the truth."

Except for Yang and Li Mengxin, all the people present here are the pillars of the imperial court and the people of the highest power class. They already know the basic situation of the fire in Sicang, but seeing the appearance of Emperor Zhou, all four of them guessed that things are not that simple.

"Originally, after finding out the truth, it was necessary to recover the official rations. Even if the official rations could not be recovered, they could be obtained from Jiangnan. However, due to the sudden snow disaster in Jizhou, the governor of Jizhou rushed to ask the imperial court to allocate the rations. An accurate number requires at least 110 million shi of grain."

Yang Qingyuan's heart skipped a beat, 90 stones more than the 20 stones estimated last time.

Li Hongyi, a scholar of Jianji Temple, frowned and said, "I remember that there is still more than 100 million shi of grain in the Yongji warehouse that has not caught fire, and it can be temporarily transferred to Jizhou, but the grain in Shendu will be very tight. .”

The news of the theft of the Yongji Warehouse was blocked by the Beijing camp. So far, only Yang Qingyuan, Li Xunhuan, and Emperor Zhou knew the details. Yu Yanyi, who is in charge of the military department, guessed but didn't know the facts.

Just when the great scholars were planning to transport the grain from the south of the Yangtze River to stabilize the grain price in the capital, Emperor Zhou threw out a news that shocked the great scholars.

"Yongji warehouse was also stolen!" Emperor Zhou paused, "Yang Qing, Li Qing, please tell me!"

The great scholars turned their heads and focused their eyes on Yang Qingyuan and Li Xunhuan.

Yang Qingyuan and Li Xunhuan looked at each other the same way, Yang Qingyuan, as the person in charge of the investigation, let him briefly describe.

"My lords, I went to the Yongji warehouse with Li Yushi a few days ago, and found out that the grain in the warehouse has been stolen. Of the 100 million shi originally stored in the warehouse, there are only 20 shi left."

The faces of the great scholars who were calculating the food while listening to it all changed drastically. This news means that no matter how they save and make up, it is impossible to make up the 110 million shi of food that Jizhou needs.

"Superior, this..." Sun Fuji, the scholar of Wenhuadian University, was about to speak when Emperor Zhou raised his hand to stop him.

"You don't need to panic, Yang Qing and Li Qing have already solved my urgent need."

Yang Qingyuan nodded, "Yesterday, I sent more than 39 shi of grain to Jizhou, and Jizhou should be able to last for a while."

"I said why did you apply to the Ministry of War to transfer [-] troops to Jizhou? It turned out to be to escort food."

Yang Qingyuan nodded, "The matter is urgent, the Ministry of Household Affairs can't send an official ship, so I can only ram the food into a private boat, please send troops to escort me, and please forgive me for not revealing the matter in time."

"It doesn't matter!" Yu Yanyi waved, "You have official business, so it should be."

"Yongji Warehouse has also allocated 15 shi of grain to Jizhou, and 54 shi of grain is enough for Jizhou to survive for a while." Li Hongyi added that Master Li didn't know why Yongji Warehouse only sent 15 shi. Wan Shi, now I know that 15 Shi is already the limit.

Yang Qingyuan thought for a while and asked, "My lord, if the porridge and rice used for disaster relief are made thinner, will it last longer?"

Changsun Fuji smiled wryly after hearing Yang Qingyuan's words, "Qingyuan, the grain required by the household department is the minimum requirement, not to mention rice porridge, it would be good if the people in Jizhou could drink rice soup."

Jizhou is the most populous prefecture in Dazhou, and the food needed for disaster relief is also astronomical. Yang Qingyuan has never been in touch with such government affairs, so he doesn't know the details.

"But now there are 54 shi of grain, and Jizhou will not be short of grain for the time being. When I learned that the four warehouses were on fire, I had already written to the states and counties in the south of the Yangtze River to adjust the grain to the north. After that, I sent three documents in a row to expedite it. It is estimated that the situation in the south of the Yangtze River The food should have already left!"

Li Hongyi explained that he was from the household department, and he was the best person in the room who was good at planning and dispatching.

"Li Qing, how long will it take for the food from the states and counties in the south of the Yangtze River to be transported to the north?!"

"Starting from the counties in the south of the Yangtze River, if the road is smooth, it will take at least 47 days to go directly to Jizhou by the canal." Li Hongyi replied without thinking.

"Can't you hurry up?!" It was Yang Qingyuan and Li Xunhuan's teacher Qian Muqian who spoke. He is in charge of the Ministry of Rites and really doesn't know much about such things.

"This is already the fastest speed! I have issued a cabinet document that gives the official Jiangnan grain transport ship the right not to stop for inspection halfway, so that it can arrive within 47 days!"

"On the 47th, I'm afraid Jizhou won't be able to hold on!?" Emperor Zhou tapped his finger on the table lightly.

"Superior! I have something to say!" Yang Qingyuan said, "I think that the stolen food may not have been shipped out of the Gyeonggi area."

When Yang Qingyuan opened his mouth, he attracted the eyes of everyone in the room.

"In order to transport such a large amount of grain out of Gyeonggi in a short period of time without arousing suspicion, we can only use water transport. Water transport must pass the inspection of Sanshui Pass. I went to Sanshui Pass to investigate with Mr. Yu's handwriting. According to the inspection records of Sanshui Pass within half a year, only a part of the grain stolen by the thieves should have been shipped out, and the rest of the grain will remain in the Gyeonggi area, and may even be hidden in the capital."

"Oh?!" Yang Qingyuan's words made everyone see another way.

As Yang Qingyuan's teacher, Qian Muqian asked, "Qingyuan, have you ever found out who was responsible for stealing the stored food?!"

"Although I haven't found out the details, there must be An Jia among those who steal food!"

"Anjia?!" Emperor Zhou frowned, "That Anjia in An Yunshan?!"

The richest man in the capital is not in the eyes of Emperor Zhou, but a master of the Profound Realm in the capital is enough for Emperor Zhou to remember.

A martial artist in the Dongxuan Realm is already qualified to enter the palace to assassinate.

The former Qin Shihuang was assassinated by two swordsmen in the Dongxuan Realm, and almost died by his sword, which made the later kings extremely vigilant.

"Exactly! I have already found out that An Shigeng, the son of An Yunshan, must be one of the people behind the theft of the warehouse grain!"