These days, as the eldest prince scolded, he racked his brains for food and grass. In addition to asking for food from all over the country, he also kept asking the capital to allocate food and grass as soon as possible. However, although the autumn harvest is now, it is said that the local food will be more abundant after the autumn harvest, but in fact, local food is more difficult to collect.

This is mainly because the outbreak of the grain shortage in Jiangnan has caused the idea of ​​self-protection of grain storage in various places. Not only ordinary people, but also government officials are the same. Seeing the whole of Jiangnan, the fire of food shortage in food is everywhere, why wouldn’t officials and people in other places consider what to do when the grain shortage affects them?

Moreover, Zhu Yicheng from Ningbo had arranged for people to buy grain from various places a few months ago. In the past few months, there are quite a few grains flowing to Ningbo. With the shortage of grain in the market, grain prices have also begun to remain high, which has made some people's idea of ​​hoarding grain.

In addition, Zhejiang Governor Huang Bingzhong fell at this critical moment, and the entire Zhejiang officialdom was almost disorganized. Liang Nai, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, was even more frightened due to the defeat of the Fujian Navy. He only had to step up Fujian's defense, so he could not care about Zhejiang?

After a while, it became increasingly difficult for the eldest prince to raise food from the local area. After several memorials, they either asked him to raise money on the spot or insisted on waiting, or even had no accurate letters, which made the eldest prince very anxious. If he had not wanted to control Jiangnan, the eldest prince even wanted to go back to the capital and ask him in person what was going on with the emperor.

The helpless eldest prince even wrote to the eighth prince. He knew that the eighth prince had a lot of relationships in Jiangnan and wanted to raise food and grass for him through the eighth prince. But who would have thought that the eighth prince's reply was beautiful, but he didn't take out any practical things. He was full of blank checks, which made the eldest prince even more angry.

"A bunch of bastards! A bunch of waste!"

As he slapped the table, the more he cursed, the more he became more and more angry. At this moment, he had long regretted that he should not have taken the order to go south at that time. This was not a meritorious service. It was simply a fire pit. Now, maybe the whole court was full of people, and even his "good brothers" were laughing at him.

"Master, what do you think you should do now? Why don't I go there again?" After finally waiting for the eldest prince to vent, Akton asked worriedly.

"One trip, where are you going?" asked the eldest prince.

Akton opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything. Yes! Where did he go? The west is where thieves gather. Even if he ran over, he couldn't transport food. Not to mention the surrounding area of ​​Lin'an, it wouldn't be like this if there was any food. In the north? He has been to Jiangning several times, but the food he got was a drop in the bucket and was not enough. As for the south? Akton has also traveled countless times, so it is also the main area of ​​food shortage. Not to mention getting food, it is unknown whether he can come back if he encounters a local rebellion.

After all, I only went east to the east, but Ningbo was not close to the road, and the thieves in Ningbo were even more powerful than those in the north. Not long ago, the Fujian Navy, who had just received a letter saying that it was Shi Shipiao, was wiped out under Ningbo City, which was enough to show the strong strength of Ningbo's thieves.

Now the army is short of food and cannot move forward, and it is impossible to go to the southeast, west and north. What should I do?

Seeing Akton's speechless look, the eldest prince couldn't help but sigh.

"Well, you'd better go to Jiangning and find the Cao family, and ask Cao Yin and Jiangning Customs to mobilize a batch of food and grass to Lin'an as soon as possible." The eldest prince said helplessly. This was just his only way. At this moment, he suddenly remembered Xiong Cilu, and thought of the scene of talking with Xiong Cilu in Jiangning, and couldn't help but feel deeply regretful.

At the beginning of Jiangning, Xiong Cilu had already reminded the eldest prince and expressed his concerns about the shortage of grain in Jiangnan. At the same time, he pointed out the disadvantages of lending in the court, and also asked the eldest prince to pay attention to local changes and prepare in advance. However, the eldest prince did not agree with Xiong Cilu's reminder at that time, and it ended up in disagreement. At that time, the eldest prince felt that Xiong Cilu was a little bit of a big deal and even exclaimed. In his opinion, Jiangnan rebellion was just a trivial matter, and it didn't take much time to quell the rebellion. As for local government affairs and lending in the court, he was not concerned about it. As a general who led the army, he just had to do his duty.

But who would have thought that in just a few months, Xiong Cilu's worries at that time became a reality. Now the eldest prince regretted it. If he had listened to Master Xiong and made plans in advance, how could he have been in a dilemma today?

Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world, and Xiong Cilu had died of illness a month ago. In Jiangning, or in the entire Jiangnan, there are no elders who can truly care about him and give him advice. When she thinks of this, the eldest prince felt sad.

After Akton left, the eldest prince was still thinking about the next issue of food and grass. Although the eldest prince was not talented, he was also a sensible person. Moreover, he had seen some things more clearly than ordinary people for so many years in the court.

Now that the situation in Jiangnan is like this, he is no longer able to continue to encircle and suppress. From this point of view, it can be said that his mission to Jiangnan has failed. Even due to food and grass, the entire army is on the edge of the cliff of crisis. Once the army is affected and the army collapses, half of Jiangnan will be in danger.

At this moment, it is inevitable to make some choices, but this choice is not easy to make. The eldest prince is very clear that once he makes this decision, he will never be able to get involved in the throne again, and he will even be punished.

The dissatisfaction and resentment of the prince have always led to the eldest prince fighting with the prince for so many years. If he really has any ideas about the throne, it would not be the case. The eldest prince is actually very clear about his ability and his position in Kangxi's heart. The reason why he fought with the prince for so many years is that he really looked down on the second brother of the prince and just wanted to pull him off.

However, now there is no hope. If he really does, then his own son Kangxi will be punished by him without the prince's actions. But does he have any other choice? As the prince of the Qing Dynasty, the eldest prince still has some military responsibility. He gritted his teeth and pondered for a long time, and finally clenched his fists hard and made up his mind.

A few days later, a tragic incident happened in Lin'an. Due to the clear and cool autumn weather, the camp where the captive people accidentally caught fire for some reason. Moreover, it was not discovered at the first time because it was a fire at night. When the fire was discovered, the fire was no longer controlled. The entire camp burned all night, and miserable cries resounded throughout the sky. Few people survived in the end, and even spread to Lin'an City due to the uncontrollable fire...

When the news came out, the whole country was in an uproar. The eldest prince immediately submitted a letter of guilt. After hearing this, Kangxi was furious and issued an order to punish him.
Chapter completed!