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Originally, everyone had their own words and was preparing to take this opportunity to express their opinions, but Cao Cao's sudden physical weakness obviously could not withstand the greater blow, which made everyone silent for a moment.

After a long time, Zhong Yao stood up and said, "The old minister visited all parts of Yedu today. The situation in the city is now panicked. The people are guided by some bad remarks. Some merchants took the opportunity to raise prices, which helped to increase grain prices. Therefore, the old minister suggested that on the one hand, we should close the warehouse and release grain to stabilize the grain prices, and on the other hand, we should also crack down on profiteers. We should use a few vicious profiteers to intimidate merchants, and we should be honest and accurate!"

Chen Qun also stood up and said, "Mr. Zhong said that the price of grain was still 10 or 20 yuan a pound of rice two days ago. Now the grain production has not been reduced, nor has it been called by the army. This means that the food in the market has not decreased, but the grain prices have suddenly surged. The fundamental reason is psychological. Only we have powerful means. I believe that the price of grain will be suppressed soon. Mr. Zhong has suppressed the grain prices in Chang'an and Luoyang many times. Weichen recommended Princess Zhong to take charge of this matter."

Cao Cao nodded and said to Zhong Yao: "Zhong Cheng is right, please ask Mr. Zhong to take on this burden!"

Zhong Yao secretly scolded Chen Qun for being too polite. The matter of calming grain prices has always been dominated by the world. Didn’t Chen Qun put himself on the fire?

Zhong Yao secretly glanced at Cao Pi, and saw that his face was gloomy and he didn't say a word. Zhong Yao suddenly realized something was wrong and hurriedly smiled: "Of course I am willing to worry about Wei Gong and do my best, but I suggest that the world should be the main focus. I am willing to assist the world and reduce the food price as soon as possible."

Cao Cao was indeed a little slow, and then he remembered that it was his elder brother who should be the one who led the matter. Fortunately, Zhong Yao reminded him, and he smiled and said to Cao Pi: "After all, Jun Junshi Zhong is old and lacks energy, so my elder brother will take on the heavy responsibility! Let Junshi Zhong assist you."

In fact, Cao Pi was also a little embarrassed. On the one hand, he did not want the power to fall, especially if he did not want to fall into the hands of Zhong Yao, who was not sent by others. On the other hand, he also knew that this price surge this time was unusual and might be difficult to regulate.

At the critical moment of power transfer, if the matter of stabilizing the food price is not handled properly, the economy of Wei State collapsed. Will Cao Zhi, who has already served as Chang Qing, come again? This forced Cao Pi to be wary of it.

However, Cao Pi had no choice but to bow and say, "The child is willing to share his worries for his father!"

Cao Cao was weak and could not support him after sitting for less than a quarter of an hour. He had to let everyone retreat, and he himself was helped back to the palace to rest.

Zhong Yao walked out of the palace worriedly. At this time, Chen Qun quickly caught up and asked in a low voice: "Why did Mr. Zhong let Shi Lai take charge of this matter again?"

Zhong Yao's face darkened and he said to Chen Qun with some dissatisfaction: "This kind of thing has always been dominated by the world, but you suggested that I take care of it. Isn't this putting me on the fire?"

Chen Qun sighed and said, "I don't understand, but I don't have enough experience in the world and have a strong sense of utilitarianism. I always want to use the crisis to consolidate my power. I am worried that he will make the chess wrong again, which will make the matter worse."

"Silence!"

Zhong Yao shouted softly, and Chen Qun stopped talking immediately, only heard Cao Pi shouting from behind: "Sir Zhong, please stay!"

After a moment, Cao Pi rushed up quickly, bowed and smiled, "I need to ask Mr. Zhong for more advice on the matter of stabilizing the price of grain."

Cao Pi used beautiful words and actually called himself a junior. Of course, before he ascended the throne, he and Zhong Yao were both colleagues. It was not an exaggeration to call himself a junior, but he had never called himself like this to anyone, so when he said the word "Junior", Chen Qun next to him felt harsh.

Zhong Yao smiled, "With the ability of the world, it is more than enough to stabilize the price of food. I am old and I am afraid it will be difficult to help the world, which will disappoint the world."

Cao Pi's mentality is also very complicated. On the one hand, he does not want Zhong Yao to intervene too much and affect his power. On the other hand, he hopes that if he fails to succeed in the end, Zhong Yao will take the responsibility, so he himself can't make up his mind. Cao Pi laughed dryly, exchanged a few more greetings, and bowed and left.

But from the beginning to the end, he ignored Chen Qun standing beside him, and didn't even look at him directly. The reason was very simple. It was Chen Qun's persuasion that prevented him from being upset.

Looking at Cao Pi's back walking away, Zhong Yao couldn't help but shake his head secretly. Seeing that Mr. Wei's health was getting worse and worse, it would be a problem whether he could survive next year. Once he succeeded to the throne, he would not have a good life. At this time, Zhong Yao remembered what Liu Jing said to him again. He felt sad. He actually wanted to start his new career in Han, but sometimes he couldn't help himself.

Thinking of this, Zhong Yao smiled at Chen Qun and said, "How about I put a glass of water and wine tonight, Zhongcheng will have a drink?"

Chen Qun quickly bowed and said, "It must! It must!"

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Yedu ended the day's hustle and chaos, and finally returned to quiet slightly after nightfall. However, the army was unable to impose a curfew. There were still many people on the street. There were long queues in front of each grain shop. People couldn't sleep all night. In the bitter cold wind, they carried their purses to wait for the food to open.

On a small street near the East and West Gate of Yedu, a man hurriedly walked with his shoulders shrank. He was wearing a thick cloth dress, quite fat, staggering, and his walking posture looked a little funny.

He came to a shop and looked up. The words on the plaque were extremely dazzling under the lantern. He raised his hand and knocked on the door. A small window was opened on the door. The light shone out, illuminating the man's face. He saw that he was about forty years old, but he was well maintained and looked very young, but his chin was not needed, and his Adam's apple shrank back, and he was obviously a eunuch.

This person was Mi Ying, the eunuch who served Liu Xie in Ye Palace. He had a close short-sleeved relationship with Liu Xie, but as he "had aged and deteriorated", Liu Xie gradually neglected him. He became from a general manager to a general manager and had no status in the palace.

In addition, Cao Pi strictly controlled the costs of the Ye Palace and reduced the supply, making life in the palace increasingly difficult. Everyone made a living. The number of eunuchs and palace maids was sharply reduced from more than five to more than one. Although Mi Ying was still in charge, there were only a few people left under his command. His life suddenly dropped from being rich and well-behaved to being simple and simple, which really made him unacceptable.

He was obviously a regular customer of this jewelry shop. When the door opened, he shivered from the cold and walked in quickly, "Is Manager Li here?" Mi Ying asked casually.

"Here! He is handing over the account to Lord Lin."

Mi Ying hesitated for a moment. He had had several dealings with Lin Dong, the store. This person was notoriously sarcastic and shouldn't have come tonight, but it was not easy for him to leave the palace gate. He had to bite the bullet and follow his follower into the inner hall.

The inner hall was brightly lit, and the thin-skinned Master Lin and Manager Li were taking stock of the accounts. The entourage went up to report, "Master, Manager Mi is here."

Lin Dongzhu was about fifty years old. He was originally a peddler who was in the world. He became rich because he accidentally discovered a treasure hole of the Yellow Turban Army twenty years ago. However, he was hard to change his nature and was sarcastic to others. He knew this Mi, but he was just the eunuch in the palace!

"Why is Eunuch Mi free today?" Lin Dongzhu didn't stand up and sat in his seat and said sarcastically.

Mi Ying cursed in his heart that when Master Lin flattered him, General Manager Mi was long and short all day long, and his body was bent lower than shrimps. Now he actually called himself General Master Mi, who was so cold that he couldn't get up at all.

But rice should be requested by others, so he had to whisper: "Take a piece of goods today, please take a look at the owner."

After saying that, Mi Ying took out a red cloth item from his arms and placed it on the table. Lin Dongzhu looked contemptuous. Didn’t he just steal the things from the palace and sell them? He also said seriously, “goods”.

However, the things in the palace are really good. He has made a fortune from Mi Ying in recent years. A rare smile appeared on his face. He picked up the cloth bag and opened it. In an instant, the smile on his face frozen, and a cold air spurted out of his nose, "My Eunuch Mi, you are not kidding!"

Li Dongzhu next to him hurriedly approached and saw that the boss was holding a bronze candlestick in his hand. The workmanship was quite exquisite. It could be seen that it was a thing in the palace. Li Dongzhu was kind-hearted. He advised from the side: "Master, this candlestick is also finely crafted."

"fart!"

Before the shopkeeper finished speaking, Lin Dongzhu slapped the candlestick on the table and said coldly: "Eunuch Mi, do you think I am a rag? I have the nerve to sell this kind of copper goods. I don't want it, you can find another family."

Mi Ying hurriedly begged in a low voice: "Master Lin, you will help me this time. I'm quite nervous during this period. I will definitely get the goods to sell them next time."

"Hmph! I'm afraid there is nothing sold in your palace!"

Although Lin Dongzhu said harshly, he was very tempted. A few months ago, someone found that many things in the palace were lost. The news reached Cao Pi's ears. In anger, he sent someone to scrape all the valuable things in the palace, leaving only some life necessities for Liu Xie, such as this candlestick is a life necessity.

Mi Ying's face turned pale and red, and she couldn't speak for a long time. Manager Li said, "Manager Mi should have saved a lot of money in his hands in recent years! Why did he become so embarrassed?"

Mi Ying sighed helplessly and said, "It's also retribution. I've been framed for a while and lost all my money. I still owe a lot of debts and was forced to panic. I had no choice but to ask Lin Dongzhu and Manager Li for help.

Although he did not say it clearly, Lin Dongzhu and Manager Li could guess who else could be deceived by him, the other eunuchs in the palace must have joined forces to deal with him and deceived all the money he saved. Although the palace was small, it was a place where people could eat their bones and didn't spit them.

Manager Li pleaded with the boss again and said, "For the sake of the past relationship, the boss will help him this time!"

Lin Dongzhu picked up the candlestick and looked at it. He quickly estimated the price in his heart. This kind of palace goods can be found by buyers. If you are lucky, it can be sold for about 20,000 yuan. He snorted, "For the sake of past friendship, I will help you this time, five cents, whether you sell it or not, take it away if you don't sell it. I don't care."

It was actually only five cents, and Mi Ying stayed for a while, "It won't be so small!"

"I just accepted this because of the past relationship. Just to help you. If you don't believe it, take it to another store to see who would want such a junk?"

Lin Dongzhu ate the rice. He knew that the investigation was severe recently, so he did not dare to take the rice back to the palace. Once the guards found out, his life would be over.

Mi Ying had no choice but to agree. Lin Dongzhu waved his hand and said, "Give him five cents!"

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He had five copper coins in his arms, and the rice was so cold that he was trembling and walked back. He was really scared. He had to pay back five thousand yuan tomorrow, otherwise the bullies in the palace would beat him up. He only had five cents now, what should he do tomorrow! The more he thought about it, the more scared he became, the weak both sides were almost unable to walk with the wall.
Chapter completed!