mynovelweb Chapter 565 Are You Playing With Me?
Chapter 565 Are You Playing With Me?
Finally, when the hot air balloon flew fifty miles, Lin Feng asked Zhao Shuo to use water to gradually lower the temperature of the coke.
Finally, the hot air balloon landed about sixty miles away from its take-off point.
The guards had already arrived at the landing point on horseback and were on guard around.
Everyone came here and welcomed the two god-like figures who descended from the sky with warm applause and cheers.
Zhu Jie brought the engineering battalion's large and small vehicles to the landing point one after another and began to pack up the hot air balloon according to the procedures that had been planned long ago.
Lin Feng was very happy that the first test of hot air balloon flight was a complete success.
After returning to Tianzhi Prefecture, Lin Feng first read through the various intelligence sent by Wei Bao.
Lin Feng asked Wei Bao's intelligence department to closely monitor all developments in Kyoto City.
He had to fully grasp the timing to prevent King Fu from accidentally breaking into the city and taking Kyoto.
That would be a joke.
He came all the way here to help the emperor quell the rebellion, but someone killed the emperor right under his nose?
The information on the desk not only includes the war in Kyoto, but also the progress of government administration in various prefectures and counties, and the reactions of officials and people.
A huge pile of materials of all kinds.
Lin Feng's intelligence was different from the one reported to Wen Cheng. It was an objective situation given from the side by Wei Bao's intelligence personnel.
By the time he had read half of the materials, Pei Qiyin had already prepared the meal and brought it to him on the table.
Lin Feng was looking at the materials while stuffing his mouth with rice.
Pei Qiyin stood aside, looking at him, hesitating for a moment.
"General, may I ask how you came up with this idea?"
Lin Feng paused: "What are you thinking about?"
"That big ball flying in the sky."
Lin Feng smiled: "Didn't I say that? I had a dream at that time, and then I thought of this."
Pei Qiyin asked.
"No one told you about the dream, you just imagined it all on your own?"
"Yes, it was all a dream."
Pei Qiyin didn't say anything else, but this answer obviously didn't satisfy her.
"What about those round iron thunderbolts? Could they also be dreamt up?"
"That's not it."
"How did you get that?"
"Well, you'll have to ask Xi Niang. She was the one who came up with it."
Lin Feng couldn't answer and could only push it away, not wanting to waste his brain on it.
Pei Qiyin had no choice but to change the subject.
"They say your swordsmanship is excellent. You can defeat your enemies with just one strike. I guess you didn't learn this swordsmanship in a dream."
"Yeah, I learned this sword technique from my father, but it's not that exaggerated. You've seen it before, even if you have a lot of swords, you may not be able to defeat the enemy."
Lin Feng responded casually.
Pei Qiyin continued to ask.
"Being able to fight against Tiansuo Digou and remain undefeated, I guess he hasn't met an opponent yet, right?"
Lin Fengcai didn't take her seriously.
"I can only say that no true master has taken me seriously yet."
Pei Qiyin was helpless. He frowned and thought for a while, then reached out and took out a piece of paper from his arms, unfolded it and placed it on the desk.
Lin Feng took a glance while stuffing his mouth with rice.
"what happened?"
Pei Qiyin stared at his expression.
"I copied this from Shuxue. It is said that these poems were also written by you."
"Yeah, I copied someone else's work to entertain Shuxue."
Pei Qiyin said angrily: "I think you are just teasing me."
At the same time, she pouted, turned her body and looked away, no longer paying attention to Lin Feng.
Lin Feng smiled. A beautiful mature woman acted like a little girl, which was quite charming.
The rebels of King Fu have been besieging Kyoto for nearly a month.
People have begun to starve to death in the city.
Court officials and wealthy families will not be affected too much for the time being.
But ordinary people could no longer find a place to buy rice in the city, let alone meat, vegetables and other items.
Prince Rui looked at the report in front of him. It was sent by the Royal Guards. It recorded two incidents in which the residents of the city gathered together and smashed three grain stores.
Unfortunately, no food was found stored in the store.
It was obvious that the grain store owner had either run out of food or had already hidden it away properly.
The starving residents were smashing, looting and smashing things everywhere, and it seemed like they were about to get out of control.
King Rui also knew the seriousness of the situation, but he was helpless.
The royal granary can only prioritize the needs of the palace, and then the army.
Those officials and wealthy families all found ways to fill their stomachs.
Among the dozen or so people who starved to death, 90% were the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled, and only one was a homeless child.
If we don’t find a solution, people will starve to death every day.
From the elderly to children, eventually adults will not be able to hold on.
Now, young and strong civilians dare not rob the homes of the powerful and wealthy.
However, they will be extremely hungry and will definitely rush up regardless of their lives, and the powerful and wealthy will not have much food left.
It eventually turned into a city-wide riot, and no one was afraid of death anymore.
The extremely hungry stomach becomes the only thought that supports the brain to find food.
Prince Rui, accompanied by his guards and surrounded by more than 300 royal guards, arrived at the gate of the palace.
Without any request, Prince Rui walked directly into the palace gate and headed towards Chengde Hall.
Halfway through the journey, he was stopped by a young eunuch.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor is in the Imperial Study. Please come this way."
Prince Rui was very surprised. Zhao Zhen was always drunk and dreaming. How long had it been since he went to the imperial study?
With doubts in mind, he soon arrived in front of the imperial study.
Emperor Zhao Zhen was sitting behind the desk in the imperial study, his eyes wide open and his expression dull as he stared at a green tree in the yard.
"Brother, why are you here reading today?"
Zhao Zhen didn't move, but just rolled his eyes and looked at Zhao Xun who had just entered the room.
His eyes seemed to be out of focus, making King Rui dazed.
"Zhao Xun, am I going to die?"
"What are you talking about? This is fine."
Zhao Zhen shook his head: "Their expressions when they look at me have changed. They all treat me as if I'm dead."
Prince Rui turned his gaze to Zhu Qisheng standing aside.
"what happened?"
Zhu Qisheng quickly bowed and said, "Your Highness, these little brats have no manners. I have had them dragged to the back and beaten to death."
Prince Rui smiled bitterly and shook his head: "How many people have you killed these days? Don't you know the etiquette?"
Zhu Qisheng bent his body motionless, just sighing softly.
"Your Highness, please forgive me. The Emperor is in a bad mood, and I am unable to comfort him. These little brats are also clueless... Alas."
Prince Rui also knew that everyone in the palace was in danger and did not know what would happen tomorrow.
I'm afraid the emperor's majesty has faded a lot.
"When will Grand Tutor Wan come?"
Today, Prince Rui invited Grand Tutor Wan to come and discuss matters. If the situation continues like this, it will only decline. If we want to change it, we can only discuss with Grand Tutor Wan how to change the attitude of the Zhenxi Army.
The two have argued many times in the past month.
It's a pity that this old man refused to let go of the military power and vowed to defend his rights to the death.
He is already over sixty years old, and even if he has lived enough, others are still young.
Prince Rui turned his head and looked at the dazed emperor, feeling even sadder.