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Chapter 60 The target of public criticism

Hui Siya turned and walked out of the inn, almost bumping into someone coming in.

Yuan Yi looked at the person walking with his head down in front of him, and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Princess, please walk carefully."

"Oh, it's you. You're in Kyoto." Hui Siya looked at the person in front of her with surprise.

"You are staying at Yuanlai Inn. Are you here for fun or do you need any help?"

"Thank you so much for last time. I asked my father to investigate and found that there was something fishy about those two people."

Yuan Yi looked at her little mouth and stood aside and said, "No need for help."

"Princess, if everything is fine, I will go in first." After saying that, he walked past Hui Siya and entered the inn.

Hui Siya looked back at his back, tilted her head, thought for a moment, and then left.

Yuan Man returned to the room, took out the book on glass making techniques and took a look at it, and found that it was not easy to make glass here.

The first thing is the raw materials of glass. Not to mention the sand, even the ores are difficult to find.

And we have to find someone who can make this molten material.

It seems that we have to wait until the intelligence network is established before we can get this glass. After all, finding these things requires intelligence and finding people.

Fortunately, it will take another two years to grow the grape seedlings.

"Dong dong."

Yuan Man put the book away and said, "Come in."

Yuan Yi walked in and said, "Master, I have found out that Prince Duan wants to capture you and bring you to Kyoto in order to avenge Marquis Leshan."

"He had more than 100,000 kilograms of grain hidden in his hands. He originally wanted to use the famine to suppress the emperor and the prince, but he didn't expect that you grew sweet potatoes and potatoes, so he wanted to capture you to threaten Leshan Hou."

Yuan Man glanced at him and asked, "He has more than 100,000 kilograms of food stored?"

Yuan nodded.

"Then spread the news that he hoarded 100,000 kilograms of grain. The more people who know, the better. It would be best to also spread the news about when he started hoarding grain." After Yuan Man finished speaking, he took out the glass making process and continued to look at it.

Yuan Yi smiled and agreed, "I will spread it in the name of Duke Qin's Mansion."

Yuan Man raised his eyes and smiled, giving him a thumbs up, "Yuan Yi, you've learned bad habits."

Yuan Yi smiled and said, "Master taught me well."

Yuan Man immediately shook his head. "Nonsense, I never taught you that."

"Yes, I learned bad things myself. I will take my leave now and do something bad." Yuan Yi said with a smile and left.

The next day, the news that Prince Duan's mansion was hoarding grain spread throughout Kyoto City, and many people approached Prince Rui, wanting to buy grain from him.

They have no shortage of food in Kyoto, but they have relatives in other places.

What they could provide was limited, and knowing that Prince Duan had grain, they naturally wanted to buy some.

For a time, Prince Duan’s mansion was surrounded by people.

Ji Chong entered Prince Duan's mansion from the corner gate and came to Prince Duan's study.

"Your Highness, I have found out that the news came from Duke Qin's Mansion."

Prince Duan sat behind the table with a dark face, "How did Duke Qin know that I have stored grain?"

Ji Zhong glanced at him and said, "You forgot that you took 100,000 taels of silver from Duke Qin last year. They probably guessed it."

Prince Duan gnashed his teeth and growled, "Old Qin, you are trapped in the palace and you are still plotting against me."

"Your Highness, if we sell the grain now, we can still make some money back. If we wait any longer, I'm afraid we will really lose it." Ji Zhong suggested again.

Prince Duan shook his head and said, "I have inquired and found out that the Crown Prince's 500,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes have been distributed to various places as grain. Therefore, there is still a shortage of food."

"Your Majesty is now poisoned and unconscious. My chance will come soon."

"This food is not the most important thing, but it can give me the pretext to seize the throne."

Ji Zhong felt heavy-hearted after hearing this, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has distributed more than 500,000 kilograms of grain, and you only have 100,000 kilograms."

What do you think? Do you think you have the right to seize the throne just because you have 100,000 kilograms of grain?

He just felt that the older Prince Duan got, the more confused he became.

Prince Duan didn't like the frustration in his tone, "Ji Zhong, what's wrong with you lately? You have to refute every decision I make."

"Why, do you think that because I rely on you, you can do whatever you want?"

Ji Zhong reluctantly re-examined the matter and told it to Prince Duan, but Prince Duan just felt that Ji Zhong was being arrogant because of his talent.

Prince Duan took a deep breath and asked, "Have the people sent to capture Marquis Leshan's wife returned? Why is there still no news after so long?"

Ji Zhong bowed his head and said, "They have all been killed, and no one survived."

"What? Who are those people you sent? How could they be defeated so easily?" Prince Duan's trust in him dropped again, and he even began to doubt whether he was still loyal to him.

"The subordinates I sent are Cheng Hu and the other four, and they are quite strong." After Ji Zhong said this, he glanced at Prince Duan and saw the suspicious look in his eyes.

This made Ji Chong realize that if he didn't leave now, he might never be able to leave again.

After leaving Prince Duan's Mansion, Ji Chong prepared to leave Kyoto.

Regardless of whether Prince Duan succeeds or fails, he will not be allowed to live. This is the fate of a counselor.

Since ancient times, there have been few strategists who could be given official titles and honors after their master succeeded, because they knew too much and the final result was death.

The next day, word spread in Kyoto that Prince Duan had been hoarding grain since the famine, and had kept it on hand, watching the people starve to death without giving out even a pound or two of grain.

As soon as this traffic came out, Prince Duan’s Mansion immediately became the target of public criticism.

The censors submitted memorials one after another to denounce Prince Duan, saying that he had hoarded so much grain when the people had no food to eat, which was simply a disregard for human life.

Hui Chengyuan looked at the various insults to Prince Duan in the memorials and denounced him without using a single curse word.

He knew from the beginning that Prince Duan had hoarded grain, he just didn't know how much.

One hundred thousand jin is quite a lot.

But who spread the news of his hoarding of grain? He was very curious.

Since all the officials had impeached Prince Duan, he naturally could not ignore it, so he issued an edict, ordering Prince Duan to donate 100,000 kilograms of grain to disaster relief.

After all, there are still some places in the north that have no food.

After Prince Duan received the imperial edict, he felt a blackout before his eyes.

He entered the palace with his breath held high, but when he saw the piles of memorials impeaching him, he couldn't say a word in rebuttal.

Hui Chengyuan looked at him with a smile in his eyes and said, "Uncle, this prince can do nothing about it. If you want to keep your title, you have to pay something."

"After careful consideration, this prince decided that since the disaster was caused by the 100,000 kilograms of grain, the only way to appease the public anger is to use the 100,000 kilograms of grain."

Prince Duan's heart was bleeding at this moment. Looking at the Crown Prince in front of him, he could only nod in agreement.

He also deeply regretted not listening to Ji Zhong and selling the grain early, so that he would not end up in this situation.

Duke Qin's Mansion, I am not done with you.

Prince Duan left the palace and went straight to Duke Qin's mansion. Even though he couldn't get in, he cursed at the door for a long time regardless of his status.

It wasn't until I got home, sat in the study, and looked at the account book that I realized what was going on.

Why should I admit it?

These are just rumors, and there is no evidence to prove that he secretly hoarded food.

If he didn't admit it at that time, who could have found the food he had hidden?

Thinking of this, Prince Duan immediately slapped himself, then thought of something and shouted, "Come on, call Ji Chong over!"

The imperial decree has been issued, and the grain has to be taken out.

Now that he had no food left, he couldn't wait any longer.