With an order, the soldiers quickly distributed the 300,000 shi of food to more than 20 collection points.
The common people began to receive the food happily.
There are long queues in front of each collection office.
Although the disaster in Jiangzhou has long passed, at this moment, people's faces bloomed with joy that was almost pious.
After all...this is the emperor's grace, isn't it?
The grain distribution work lasted until dusk, and 300,000 dan of grain were distributed to the people of Jiangzhou.
However, these joys only lasted for one day.
Because, that night, at the home of Zhang Laoshuan, a commoner in Jiangzhou, Zhang Laoshuan said excitedly, "Old woman, hurry up and bring a basin. Let's eat the imperial grain given by the emperor tonight! Let the children taste the rice from the capital!
As he spoke and rubbed his hands together, his mother-in-law sighed and opened the grain bag.
However, after the grain bag was opened, they The joy on their faces stopped suddenly.
Because... after opening the grain bag, they immediately smelled an unpleasant rotten smell, and there were many squirming things in the grain.
Zhang Laoshuan was not stupid. What did he recognize?
The old man's face turned from red to white, and then from white to green. He stretched out his trembling hands and grabbed a handful from the bag.
He still couldn't believe that the disaster relief food sent by the Queen turned out to be this kind of thing!
However, when the insect food was held in his hand, the unpleasant rancid smell made him give up completely.
"Oh God, damn it! What kind of relief food is this? This is clearly insect food!"
He slammed the insect food in his hand to the ground, "The imperial court actually used this kind of thing to help us? This is killing us!"
The same scene was staged among thousands of households in Jiangzhou Fucheng.
At first, there were only sporadic cries and screams, but soon turned into angry curses that resounded throughout the streets and alleys of Jiangzhou Fucheng.
"Let's go, neighbors, let's ask Duke An Guo and ask him what's going on!"
"That's right! What kind of imperial favor is this? It's clearly designed to disgust us!"
"I just said that I did it before Why didn't we come to provide relief food when we were about to starve to death? "
"Yes, no wonder! Beasts, beasts!"
The people gathered in front of the gate of Yecheng.
They were holding the opened "disaster relief food", their faces full of anger.
In front of An Guogong's temporary residence, Zhang Ji led a group of guards to guard the door.
"Folks and elders, don't be impatient!"
"I have sent people to invite the Duke. Please be sensible, the matter is not clear yet." As he said this, Ye Cheng and his wife walked out hand in hand.
Ye Cheng bowed to the many people, "Everyone, what's wrong with you? Why are you so angry? What's the meaning of the rotten food in front of you?"
"My lord, please see clearly, this is the disaster relief food your Majesty gave us!"
Ye Cheng's story Zuo looked at the grain bag in surprise, "How is that possible? Did you go all the way to find rotten grain to frame His Majesty?"
"My lord, you are here alone, you can say that, but look at how many people are here!"
Ye Cheng looked around, and sure enough, almost everyone who had received the grain during the day was here.
To be honest, since he came to this mansion, there have never been so many people here.
Ye Cheng looked down and saw the squirming white filth on the ground, which looked particularly dazzling under the firelight.
He raised his head suddenly, his face showing just the right amount of shock and disbelief, and then, a surge of monstrous anger burst out from his eyes.
"How could they deliver this kind of food to the food team that I personally greeted today?"
His voice trembled slightly because of "anger".
Said, Ye Cheng stepped forward quickly, grabbed a handful of grain like Zhang Laoshuan, and then threw it to the ground angrily, "Demon Queen, Demon Queen! An Qing, you are so cruel!"
"Why did the people of Jiangzhou offend you? You treated them like this!"
Ye Cheng’s voice was hysterical and full of anger.
This situation made the people even more angry.
"That foolish king deserves to die!"
"That's right, let's rush into the capital and kill that bitch!"
"Yes! Such an emperor, such a woman Emperor, we don’t want that! ”
“We thought the empress had really changed her ways, but unexpectedly, she did!”
The scene became more and more intense, and Ye Cheng was in a great mood.
If An Qing's dragon energy might have been a little bit there before, then after today, her dragon energy should have completely dissipated!
"Everyone, the empress has no virtue, but she distributed this food to everyone without checking. It was our mistake. I, Ye Cheng, am here to apologize to everyone."
"This is a very serious crime. Ye cannot atone for it. He can only apologize by committing suicide."
With that, Ye Cheng pulled out his sword, and An Ning was anxious beside He quickly grabbed him and said, "Brother Ye Cheng, no!"
When the people saw this, their anger dissipated instantly.
Everyone fell to their knees on the ground, shouting, "The country is benevolent and righteous!"
An Ning also spoke at the right time, "Everyone, we are derelict in our duty by allowing you to receive rotten grains today. So, let's go to the Jiangzhou granary now, and we will give everyone a bag of refined rice grains."
The people were stunned, they couldn't believe their ears.
Will insect food really turn into polished rice? What a merciful favor this is!
Strictly speaking, they came to make trouble today. Unexpectedly, instead of suppressing them, An Ning made such kind compensation!
For a time, the cheers of the mountains and the tsunami were remembered, and the people knelt on the ground and said coldly, "The Duke and Madam are kind and virtuous!"
"Long live the Duke and Madam, and long live Duke An!"
A gray-haired old man even knelt down on the spot, kowtowed three times to An Ning, and said with tears, "Madam, you are the living Bodhisattva who cares about the people." Our Queen of Zhou Dynasty! "
"Yes, Madam is suitable to be the Queen!"
"That's good, we only recognize the Duke's wife!"
The shouts became louder and louder, An Ning hurriedly stepped forward and helped the old man who knelt down first.
"Please get up quickly, old man, and you must not say such things. I am just a female prostitute with little virtue and little talent, how can I be in such a big position? Everything the Duke and I have done is just to let the people of Jiangzhou have food to eat, clothes to wear, and a stable life."
An Qing's tone was humble and sincere, which made the people feel that she was of high moral character, which was completely different from the mean and ungrateful empress.