Chapter 1148: No grain in the granary

"Shang Shu Zhou, please tell me carefully!" The old emperor stopped the generals from condemning Zhou Yanfeng and said to Zhou Yanfeng with a gloomy face.

When Zhou Yanfeng heard the old emperor's name for him, he knew that the old emperor was angry. If he couldn't give a reasonable explanation, today's matter might not go well.

The generals also looked at Zhou Yanfeng, waiting for his explanation.

Zhou Yanfeng raised his head slightly, looked at the old emperor, and said, "Your Majesty, the granary is empty!"

granary,

Empty!

Zhou Yanfeng's few words were like a heavy hammer, hitting everyone's hearts, causing their hearts to sink and stars to appear in their eyes.

"The granary is empty? What's going on?" The old emperor's face became even more ugly.

The old emperor remembered that just a few years ago, both the imperial capital's warehouses and local warehouses were full of grain. How come this grain warehouse was empty in just a few years?

The grain reserves are enough to feed the entire Yanfeng Kingdom for several years, not to mention that new grains are added to the warehouse every year. How could the grain stocks be empty as Zhou Yanfeng said?

The old emperor couldn't figure it out and couldn't accept it.

"Your Majesty, in the past few years, the country has been experiencing bad weather, either drought or floods, and the people's harvest has been greatly reduced." Zhou Yanfeng replied: "In addition, the rebel forces are becoming increasingly rampant, which makes it impossible for the people to farm with peace of mind. Even if the food is planted, there is no way to complete the harvest, and it will either be destroyed or robbed. The people have no way to hand over the food. "

Having said this, Zhou Yanfeng looked at the generals who had just shouted at him and said lightly: "Wei Chen feels that the 'contributions' of the generals are also involved in this matter."

The generals glared at Zhou Yanfeng, but lacked the courage and reasons to refute.

They wanted to refute Zhou Yanfeng, but fighting was the business of their generals. As a result, instead of being suppressed and wiped out, the rebel forces in the country became more and more rampant, causing the people to live in dire straits. In this matter, they did have responsibility.

"What about the food reserves from previous years?" The old emperor didn't care about the "eye-catching" battle between Zhou Yanfeng and the generals. He was only concerned about the food issue now.

"Back to Your Majesty." Zhou Yanfeng continued: "Some of the grain reserves in previous years were rotten and inedible, and some were due to local people stealing and selling food, resulting in a mismatch between the actual grain stock and the supposed grain stock. Also, because of the rebels Due to the four epidemics and natural disasters, while the people were unable to farm, the court had to provide food to support them. In addition..."

Having said this, Zhou Yanfeng looked at the generals in the hall again and said: "In addition, although the generals did not win a few battles, they consumed a lot of food during the war. People eat what horses chew, and the food they consume every day is It’s a very scary number.”

The generals looked at Zhou Yanfeng and became even more angry. Many of them wanted to come up and eat Zhou Yanfeng alive. This time, while answering the old emperor's questions, Zhou Yanfeng actually did not forget to attack and ridicule them.

"Mr. Zhou, please speak clearly. Who do you think has not won a few games?"

"Without warriors like us fighting desperately on the front lines, how can you just lie down and enjoy your life in the imperial capital?"

"Zhou Yanfeng! In the last battle in the wilderness plains, if you hadn't supervised the delivery of food in time, we would not have been defeated. What happened last time has not been explained clearly, but you still dare to frame us?!"

The generals angrily rebuked and refuted Zhou Yanfeng's words.

No one wants to be labeled as incompetent, and that's in front of the old emperor.

"Am I wrong? If you could win the war, would there still be as many rebels in our country as there are now? Do Shuiyue Kingdom and Tianji Kingdom still dare to provoke us? Those people from the Demon Realm can still be in our territory, such as Entering an uninhabited land?" Zhou Yanfeng looked at the generals with a mocking look on his face.

Even when he was besieged by many generals, Zhou Yanfeng remained calm and showed no fear.

"What Zhou Shangshu said makes sense. The reason why Tianji Kingdom dares to propose marriage now is because it doesn't take our Yanfeng Kingdom seriously. You generals must bear full responsibility!"

"Everyone has no ability to fight. They only know how to make trouble in the palace without reason!"

"If the skills in your hands were as powerful as what you say, our Yanfeng Kingdom would have unified the entire human world long ago!"

When the other civil servants saw the opportunity to attack the military generals, they were like sharks that only smelled blood. They denounced the military generals one after another. They would not miss any opportunity to attack the military generals group.

The old emperor's face was now so gloomy that it was about to drip with water. The heroic spirit that had risen in his heart had long since disappeared. If the court really counted on such a group of ministers, it would be hopeless.

If possible, the old emperor would really like to kill everyone in the hall now. These bastards only know how to fight for power and attack dissidents. There is no one who can really share their worries!

It's a pity that although the old emperor thought about this idea many times, he couldn't do it. It was all because of his age and his body, which restricted his behavior.

"Enough!"

The old emperor roared angrily. Because of the excessive exertion, his face flushed and he could not breathe smoothly. Suddenly, his vision went dark and his body swayed. Fortunately, his reaction was not slow and he grasped the armrest of the dragon chair in time. This allowed him to stabilize his body and prevent him from falling headlong.

The old emperor's shouting made the people who were arguing and scolding each other in the hall stop. The sharp-eyed people also noticed the old emperor's abnormality. His face was calm, but his mind was already full of thoughts.

"What do you think this place is? A vegetable market?!" After a while, the old emperor tried to maintain his dignity and glared at the ministers: "I asked you to share my worries, not to quarrel with me!"

In the hall, you can hear a pin drop.

The old emperor looked at everyone, and finally fixed his eyes on Zhou Yanfeng, and asked: "My dear Zhou, is there really no food in the granaries of various places, including the imperial capital?"

"Your Majesty, it's not true that there is no food at all, but there is indeed not much food left, which is definitely not enough to support a large-scale war." Zhou Yanfeng replied.

The old emperor had a gloomy face and didn't speak, but his mood was extremely bad.

Without food to support a large-scale war, this would make them quite passive, and even lack the courage to refute the Tianji Kingdom.

"Your Majesty, I think this marriage is not out of the question." Zhou Yanfeng looked at the old emperor's face and continued.

"No! This is absolutely not possible!" The old emperor refused without thinking.

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