Almighty Nongmen Phoenix

Chapter 219;

"Fifty thousand stones, that's too much."

Emperor Hongwen was also shocked by the number that popped out of Wen Songtao's mouth.

However, Wen Songtao below was not at all discouraged by the opposition from the ministers and His Majesty.

"Jinyang Mansion, the current situation is still under blockade, but such a major event cannot be hidden. Once it spreads, the consequences will be disastrous."

"[-] shi of grain can demonstrate our court's attitude towards this matter, and use these grains to stabilize the hearts of the people of all parties."

All the ministers became quiet all of a sudden, Emperor Hongwen thought for a while and nodded secretly.

"Your Majesty, the main culprits this time are Gao Changxing, Cao Dong and the members of the Gao clan in Gao's ancestral land."

"Cao Dong lost his way and found his way back, and he is already dead, so he is considered to be punished."

"But the remaining Gao Changxing and the Gao family cannot be forgiven lightly."

"They don't know how much they have been greedy for ink in Jinyang Mansion these years, and it's time for them to spit it out."

Now that we've talked about this, everyone still doesn't understand that the fifty thousand shi of grain that Wen Songtao said was not for the court, but for the Gao family.

Hubu Shangshu immediately stopped talking and returned to the queue honestly.

As long as he is not allowed to go out of the household department, he will support anyone who goes out.

And Gao Yanming also heard what Wen Songtao meant, but he didn't dare to speak. The officials of other aristocratic families also fell silent.

Seeing this situation, Emperor Hongwen nodded and said, "What Wenxiang said is very true, then deal with it like this."

As he said that, his eyes turned to Lord Zhen Guo who had been silent all this time.

"Mr. Zhen, how about leaving this matter to you?"

Hearing this, Lord Zhen Guo walked out of the queue, cupped his hands and said, "I obey the order."

Emperor Hongwen was very satisfied with his attitude.

"This is the end of today's court meeting, let's retreat."

Wang De hastily announced his resignation in Huatou.

The officials bowed their hands and bowed down.

Emperor Hongwen stood up and left, and the officials retreated one after another. When Gao Yanming met Wen Songtao face to face, there was a gloomy killing intent in his eyes.

To this, Wen Songtao did not give any response.

Ever since he chose to join His Majesty's faction and fight Gao Yanming in the ring, he already knew that such a day would come, and he was ready for it.

"Master Gao, Your Majesty wants you to go to the imperial study."

As soon as he left the hall, Wang De came over and called Gao Yanming who was going out.

Hearing this, Gao Yanming nodded, then turned around and walked towards the imperial study.

In the imperial study room, Emperor Hongwen sat on the dragon seat with a cold face.

After Gao Yanming came in, he hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed.

"Gao Yanming, are you convicted?"

Hearing this, Gao Yanming was also very honest, and quickly confessed his mistake.

Yes, he just admitted his mistake, not his guilt, which is a big difference.

"Over the past few years, you Gao have relied on you to do many evil things that have harmed the village. You can see for yourself."

Emperor Hongwen grabbed a memorial from the dragon case and threw it at Gao Yanming.

This move made Gao Yanming startled and angry, but there was nothing he could do about it. He didn't reason about this matter today, so he could only be honest and humble.

This memorial was ordered by Emperor Hongwen to investigate, and all the records in it were the evil deeds of the Gao clan.

What careless disregard for human life, forcing good people into prostitution, one after another, is simply too numerous to describe.

Doesn't Gao Yanming know about this?
No, he didn't say he knew everything, but he knew most of them.

"Your Gao clan is really good."

"I don't even know that your Gao clan is the sky in Jinyang Mansion, why is your Gao clan planning to give me a country and China?"

As soon as these words came out, Gao Yanming knelt down with a plop.

This is not a small matter in China, but it is a serious crime to exterminate the nine races.

"Your Majesty calm down, I really don't know that they dare to be so bold."

"You don't know?"

Emperor Hongwen snorted coldly.

"I still remember that Gao Changxing should not have been the governor of the Jinyang Mansion back then, but you were the one who repeatedly recommended it to me."

As for the recommendation and guarantee, in fact, there is also pressure from Gao Yanming and the officials of the aristocratic family.

"You actually tell me now that you don't know?"

Sweat dripped from Gao Yanming's forehead.

At this moment, his original self-confidence has been shaken a little.

He couldn't understand, what exactly did Emperor Hongwen want to do?
Could it be that he wanted to take this opportunity to completely knock down his Gao clan?
Thinking of this, Gao Yanming became a little panicked.

"Hmph, if you don't know people well and employ cronyism, if it weren't for the fact that you have made great contributions to me, this memorial would not be shown to you in this imperial study."

Gao Yanming couldn't move for the time being, Emperor Hongwen knew this very well, otherwise this memorial would have appeared at the court meeting long ago.

Gao Yanming below also thought of this and heaved a sigh of relief.

"The minister is incompetent, and His Majesty has been disappointed."

Besides, those officials of the aristocratic family who went to court immediately passed on the news from today's court.

The members of the aristocratic family in the capital were all in an uproar when they heard the words.

Many descendants of aristocratic families began to complain about Gao Yanming.

After all, many of the grains in their hands were bought at high prices, and now wheat flour was born out of nowhere.

All their calculations were in vain. Not only did they not make any money, but they also lost a lot of money.

Moreover, His Majesty's three requests for help were rejected this time. Now that the food issue has been settled, who knows if His Majesty will settle accounts after the fall?

This time, it's really a lost wife and a soldier.

"Sir, what shall we do now?"

In the mansion of the person in charge of the Wu family, the old housekeeper carefully looked at Wu Yue, the person in charge of the capital of the Wu family who was sinking in front of him.

"What else can we do? Hurry up and let the shops under our hands open, and empty out the food as quickly as possible. If we can get back a little bit."

People from other aristocratic families also made this decision.

All of a sudden, the major shops that had been closed due to lack of grain reopened, and bags of grain were moved out of the warehouse.

When the people in the capital heard the news, they took action one after another.

However, the food of the major families had not yet started to be sold, and an imperial edict came out from the palace.

The edict explained in detail the matter of wheat and wheat flour, and the court also set up several shops to sell wheat, and taught the people how to make wheat flour and steamed buns.

This move was arranged by Emperor Hongwen long ago.

He knew that as soon as the wheat flour incident happened, the major families would definitely liquidate their grain stocks, and wanted to take the opportunity to stop losses.

So yesterday, he had someone arrange everything, not only tens of thousands of shi of wheat, but also a lot of wheat flour.

As soon as the edict came out, the grain shops of the major families that were crowded just now became deserted in a short while.

As for the wheat selling point prepared by Chaotang, it was overcrowded.

"Don't be crowded, everyone has a share."

Several court officials were introducing wheat flour to the big guys, and they also prepared a lot of steamed buns for the common people to taste.

The people who got the steamed buns couldn't believe that the food in their mouths was actually made of wheat.

"Is this really made of wheat? How can it be so delicious?"

The officials of the imperial court explained with a smile, and made it on the spot.

(End of this chapter)