Chapter 1032 – Drinking Human Blood
Only when Nie Qing returned to the Jinling was he certain that what he wanted was only the truth.
Who am I, exactly?
Although there were no casualties, the possession of the Sea Soul Orb and the Frozen Spirit Stones made everyone a little dejected. An Zheng was also depressed, but he still had to comfort everyone. Fortunately, Ye Linnuo was able to comfort his. Otherwise, that girl really wouldn’t know how to persuade him when he was crying like that. Ye Linnuo’s self-blame could be imagined. In order to help her find the Sea Spirit Orb, so many people had died and injured themselves. All of the guards they brought from their homes had died and only Ya Kuo was by their side.
In order to get her the Sea Soul Pearl, An Zheng and the others were also injured at that time. Her original belief in reviving the Black Sea Empire had already been shaken. Now, without the Sea Soul Pearl, she looked like she had lost her soul. She did not have any spirit left in her.
However, the group continued to advance towards the Jinling. There were some things that needed to be done, and they could not lose their original intention just because they were stuck halfway.
Since the chariot had been destroyed, they could only walk. Thus, their speed slowed down a lot. Fortunately, they weren’t easy to deal with. After grabbing another battleship of the Wealthy Class from the northwest, they then headed east. When they reached a few hundred miles away from Jinling, they had no choice but to stop. This place was already extremely dangerous. Although the Da Xi military had lost a bit of their power, they still could not be underestimated.
After the battleship stopped, everyone discussed for a while. An Zheng and Chen Shaobai would first go to the Jinling to gather information and arranglace to stay. The others would enter the city after receiving the signal.
The two of them put on their masks and changed their clothes, then followed the crowd on the public road and headed towards Jinling. Because the beasts of various places had not been completely exterminated and only one Emperor Zhuo Qingdi was dead, the number of beasts did not decrease by much, so disasters still existed. A large number of refugees thought that the Jinling was the safest place in the world, they brought their families with them as they hurried towards the Jinling. An Zheng and the others didn’t even see the Great Western Continent in a prosperous era.
A good country, and that was it. The large clans everywhere took advantage of the situation and split apart, declaring that they would break away from the Da Xi Empire. Other than the fact that the Great Western Land was under the jurisdiction of the Holy See, it was no longer under the jurisdiction of the Holy See. Fortunately, the Da Xi army was still loyal. They retreated back to Jinju Road one after another, and the number of troops stationed there exceeded 2 million.
This was not the end, they did not have the orders from the Holy See, and their supplies had been cut off by the local tyrants. They could not fight, so they had to return to the Jinling in large numbers. A portion of the army had been bribed by the local tyrants, and most of them were on their way back to the capital.
If the army were to be wiped out in large numbers, then Da Xi would truly be doomed.
As he walked along the main road, he would see a military camp every so often. The endless tents were like rolling hills. With the return of such a large number of troops, the food in the Holy See’s treasury was rapidly being consumed. If they did not come up with a solution, the refugees and the army would soon finish off the treasury.
The granary closest to the Jinling was located at the Northern Mountain, and it was a very large scale. However, for some reason, the Holy See did not send anyone to the granary to retrieve the grain.
When An Zheng and the others entered the Jinling, they discovered that the door had already closed. It was said that the Jinling was already packed full of people, and could not even allow refugees in. The refugees who could not bear to leave could not seek protection behind the walls, so they could only build shacks outside the Jinling and live off the porridge the imperial government sent people to distribute every day.
An Zheng and Chen Shaobai climbed over the city walls, and upon entering the city, they realized that it was not what they were talking about. The number of people in the city did not increase by much. Those who were able to enter the city were people from the various great families that had declared their loyalty to Chen Wunuo. As for the commoners, not a single one of them were allowed inside.
The inside of the Jinling was still peaceful, the difference between the inside of the Jinling and the outside world was like the sky and the earth. The restaurant, the brothel, and the casino were still bustling with people. With such a chaotic and flourishing world, he felt a sense of sorrow from the bottom of his heart.
If An Zheng and Chen Shaobai wanted to find out more information, they would not be able to enter the Imperial Palace right now.
Chen Shaobai supported the soldiers outside of the military compound as he flipped over the wall with his Turing Crystal Core. The door of the military headquarters was shut tight, and the patrolling soldiers were all around. It was a good thing that Chen Shaobai had the yaksha umbrella and the Turing Crystal Core.
In the middle of the day, An Zheng came in just like that and did not take the other cultivators in the army seriously at all. With An Zheng’s current strength, there were not many people who could make him take things seriously.
An Zheng was very familiar with the inner workings of the army headquarters. He had come here more than once. After finding the living quarters of the Military Affairs Minister easily, An Zheng, under the protection of the Turing Crystal Core, easily reached the outside of the window. The window of the study room was open and a group of adults in purple robes were discussing something intensely.
Only a third rank or higher important figure could weaurple official’s robe. Most of those who were above Grade Three were from influential families.
The Military Department’s Minister, Shi Yanlang, was an old man who appeared to be in his fifties. However, he still had the same handsome face as when he was young. He paced back and forth in the room, his expression as unsightly as a volcano that could erupt at any moment.
“I don’t know if they’ll check, but if they do, it’ll scare them to death!”
With a “pa” sound, Shi Yanlang swept all the teacups on the table to the floor.
“Ever since Ming Fa Si was abolished, no one has cared about this group of bastards. Moth worm, what the fuck is a worm? They are! Such a big granary, with enough stored food for the citizens of Jinling to eat for thirty years, is actually empty! ”
The more he spoke, the more excited he became. “Now I know why the Ming Fa Si exists. His Majesty had given them the granary, but it had becomool for them to amass wealth. A single grain mountain had been sold off by them within a period of ten years. Where did the food go? They were all sold to the f * cking savages on the prairie! Using Da Xi’s food to nurture her enemies. Don’t these people remember the people from the Da Xi Empire who were massacred a few years ago?! ”
Vice Minister of War, Chen Junchen sighed, “Smuggling food out of Northern Mountain’s granary is such a big thing. Ten consecutive years …” How could the lords in charge of this aspect not know about it? How could the border guards not know? How could the officials on the road from the North Mountain to the north not know about it? However, even in such a blatant situation, he still sold himself for ten years and completely emptied a granary. “And it’s a granary in the capital.”
“These people aren’t selling food, they are drinking human blood.”
The crowd was filled with righteous indignation, but they could not come up with a solution.
“The most important thing now is how to pacify the millions of victims outside.”
Shi Yanlang slumped in his chair, “There are almost ten million refugees and two million soldiers. The consumption of food every day is a number that makes one’s heart tremble. “The treasury can’t hold on for more than a few days. Right now, it’s useless even if we kill all those mice in the northern grain depot.”
“How about it?”
Vice Minister Senior Servant Chen said in a low voice, “Try to get some from the big families?” Other than the granary at the North Mountain, all the large clans in the capital had their own private stash. The total amount of grain stored was much more than the granary at the North Mountain. In addition, a large portion of the grain in the granary of Northmont City has been privately distributed by these clans. ”
“You want it?”
Shi Yanlang’s face was filled with pain, “His Majesty suddenly promoted us, but it was all because those people from the big families had disappointed him. However, the rumor was that His Majesty had been severely injured, so these people were even more reckless. In their eyes, Da Xi was no longer His Majesty’s Da Xi, and Jinling was no longer His Majesty’s Jinling. Even if you want to take a grain out of their hands, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven! ”
Scholar Chen looked younger, perhaps forty years old. He stood up and said, “Before His Majesty appointed me as the Assistant Minister of the Military Department, I was a minor official in the Ministry of Revenue for twenty years. But I have never had any grudges against His Majesty. His Majesty has already awakened, and those who know of the great clans are still unreliable. That’s why we’ve been trying so hard to promote the offspring of the Humble Class. That’s why we can see the light of dawn. At such a critical time, for us to obtain His Majesty’s trust and yet be unable to help His Majesty out, is our sin. ”
He took a deep breath. “I’m willing to try.”
Li Zhengtang, the Minister of Revenue, who was sitting not far away, shook his head and said, “Before His Majesty went into closed door cultivation, he changed all of the Minister of State and Minister of the Six Departments in one go. If you go ask them for food, and since His Majesty has no means to back you up, they will not give you face. ”
“If I don’t even have this much courage, then what right do I have to eat the king’s salary?”
School Chen cupped his fists and said: “I will go right now. There are many big families in Jinling, but there are only a few with good reputations. “I was thinking for a while, the Yang family can go and havry.”
“Yang Family?!”
Li Zhengtang gritted his teeth and replied, “Don’t forget, His Majesty has just dismissed Yang Huishan from his position as Minister of Revenue. As the Minister of Revenue, how could he not know about the northern grain depot? “There are even rumors that he was the one behind the sale of Northern Mountain’s granary.”
“Probably not.”
When I was studying, I even received some advice from Master Yang. He doesn’t look like that kind of person, and is probably deceived by his subordinates. In any case, even if he didn’t want to lend me the food, he wouldn’t harm me. After all these years of meeting him, I have always respected him as mister.
“If you want to try, then go ahead. I don’t have any hope.”
An Zheng listened to all of this from the outside, and his lungs were about to burst. He was very clear on the amount of food stored in the northern grain depot. Every year, Ming Fa Si would send out investigators to check whether the number of grain depots in each region matched the number of granaries reported to Holy See. At that time, with Ming Fa Si around, no one dared to sell the granary. In the end, only eleven or twelve years had passed since Ming Fa Si, and they even dared to sell out the grain depot in the capital.
There were more than 10 million victims outside, and without food, it would not be long beforeople would be affected. At that time, who knew how many would die?
After tidying up his official uniform, he strode out of the study. At that moment, he waero. At this time, Chen Wunuo had no choice but to use a large number of Humble Class offspring. However, it brought the conflict between him and the big families to the brink of explosion. Those people from the large clans would not sit idly by and watch as power fell. They would definitely retaliate. If they won, the Da Xi world would collapse instantly. As for these newly opened Humble Class people, they actually had no real power. Their subordinates would not listen to them and would not leave the yamen. If they didn’t have any troops, they wouldn’t have any people. They relied on their passion to fight against those from the big families, and the final result was obvious.
An Zheng turned and followed Chen Xuechen out, and walked behind him.
How could he not be afraid?
He was not facing a group of people, but a group of wolves. An Zheng was very clear that those people would not take out a single grain of food, as that was their bargaining chip. They were using food to force Chen Wunuo to make a compromise, and return those official positions to them one by one … Reality was just that cruel.
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