Marry my elder sister? Fine! I'll give you the letter of annulment and marry someone else.

Song Zhi asked Meng Qi to do this, and the collected radishes, cabbages and buckwheat were piled up into a mountain.

Fortunately, the weather is relatively cold now, so there is no need to worry about it going bad if stored in the cellar.

She had the vegetables transported to the border of Tianqi and Huangguo, and spread the word that anyone could come and buy them if they wanted.

This is a canyon, the whole place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there is no need to worry about Tianqi people having bad intentions to rob or steal.

Although Tianqi and Huangguo are currently hostile, this is to save the people from danger, so both sides tacitly refrain from taking action and maintain a delicate balance.

Less than half a day after the news was released, the people of Tianqi flocked to the scene.

Everyone was starving and finally bought enough food to survive.

I heard that many cities were on the verge of starvation. The surrounding tree bark and grass roots had been dug up and eaten, and it was difficult for people to find anything to eat.

At present, these vegetables and buckwheat can be said to give them hope of survival.

Of course, Song Zhi didn't want to see powerful people hoarding food, so she announced that each person could only buy so much.

The rigid general of Tianqi also did not want the common people to be killed and robbed after buying the goods, so he specially ordered the Tianqi soldiers to maintain order and escort the common people who had bought the goods.

After knowing this, Song Zhi couldn't help but look up to this general. It turned out that there were still people in Tianqi who had a pure heart.

She made some inquiries and learned that the general's name was Qi Feng. His ancestors had always been loyal to the emperor and the country, so he was rigid, just like General Feng who would rather starve to death than betray the late emperor.

The people of Tianqi solved their urgent problems and were able to survive, and the people of Huangguo were also very happy because they earned money and their pockets were filled.

The news spread quickly from one person to another and soon reached other cities.

People rushed here to buy food, and business in the canyon was getting better and better.

It was clearly a win-win situation for both parties, but suddenly one day, the bustling valley became abruptly silent.

No one from Tianqi came here to buy vegetables and food anymore, as if everyone had disappeared overnight.

Xie Ting and Meng Qi looked at the stall in front of them where only a gust of cold wind was blowing, and there was confusion in each other's eyes.

But soon, Qi Feng solved this doubt for everyone.

Because he personally led his troops to guard the border outside the canyon, not allowing any Tianqi people to approach here.

Anyone who insists on breaking in will be killed without mercy.

Looking at the people lying dead on the ground as a warning to others, Xie Ting became furious and started swearing.

After venting for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, "Qi Feng, are you crazy? If you don't let them buy food, are you going to starve them to death? You are a general who defends your country. What is your original intention for defending your country? Isn't it so that the people can live a peaceful and smooth life? But look at what you are doing now. You have personally killed so many unarmed people who are just trying to survive!"

Qi Feng just stood there in silence. "As a minister, I must obey the orders of the monarch. If the monarch tells me to do this, I must do it."

Xie Ting, "What if the monarch lets you die?"

Qi Feng, "If the ruler wishes his subject to die, the subject must die."

Xie Ting, "What if the monarch makes you eat shit?"

Qi Feng, “…”

"Do you want to eat?"

Xie Ting asked with a dark face.

Qi Feng remained calm and said, "Eat."

"Fuck it, I give in."

Xie Ting kicked the tree next to him, causing the entire tree to tremble.

"It's up to you. We are all people of Tianqi. You can cry cold-bloodedly."

Xie Ting didn't say anything more to Qi Feng and turned away.

He quickly returned to Liucheng and reported the matter to Song Zhi.

When Song Zhi heard this, he was both surprised and surprised.

It was expected because she knew that with Mu Yuanzhi's dark personality, he would definitely not be able to bear to see the people of Tianqi accept her benefits and worship her as a god. After knowing this, he would definitely try to stop it.

It was unexpected because she felt two days ago that Qi Feng had a pure heart and was willing to really care about ordinary people, but he turned around and killed the people he was supposed to protect without blinking an eye.

Perhaps to retaliate against her for meddling in other people's affairs, Mu Yuanzhi even spread rumors that Song Zhi was also short of food on the front lines, and that all the food from various cities in the Phoenix Kingdom would be concentrated for the soldiers, without caring about the lives of ordinary people.

When Song Zhi first heard the rumor, he was very calm.

How could she ignore everyone's lives? Even if the soldiers were short of food, she still had a whole month's supply of food for emergencies.

She believed that with her good character in everyone's eyes, the rumors would be self-defeating.

But the facts told her that in the face of absolute interests, the people would not care about a person's character.

They only knew that with Tianqi's tragic example in the past, regardless of whether it was a rumor or not, it would be better to stock up on some food at home in advance to be prepared.

As a result, the entire Phoenix Kingdom began to fall into a craze for food, and some unscrupulous merchants began to raise prices.

Li Yan and others in Lecheng were extremely anxious, and they kept pacing back and forth in the flower hall.

"What should we do? If this happens, the entire Phoenix Nation will be in chaos, and it will easily cause all kinds of unrest."

Song Yang's face was not looking good either. "If it really doesn't work, we'll send troops to control every shop in the city and forcibly set food prices."

Liu Ruoyu raised an eyebrow. "The problem is that the shops have limited inventory. Even if we enforce regulations, they don't have much surplus grain to sell. Most of the grain is now distributed among the people and is circulated at high prices."

Li Yan sighed heavily, "I never thought Mu Yuanzhi was so insidious, using this trick to make us lose our composure."

Liu Ruoyu lazily supported her head and said, "Why rush? I have my own way."

Li Yan shook his head. "It's difficult. Unless Zhi'er can provide enough food right now, we can successfully dispel everyone's doubts and overcome this crisis."

Liu Ruoyu asked, "What if I say she can?"

Li Yan and Song Yang looked over at the same time.

Liu Ruoyu waved to Qin Yue who was standing beside her, "You tell me."

So Qin Yue told Song Zhi that he asked her to collect food.

"The Empress speculates that after the new Emperor of Tianqi ascended the throne, he recklessly recruited soldiers to the frontier, leaving only the elderly, weak, women, and children at home to work the fields. As a result, grain production will surely plummet, and famine will most likely occur."

"She asked me to collect food from various countries ahead of time to prepare for emergencies. She originally thought that if the harvest in Phoenix Country was not good, she could use this to overcome the crisis. In addition, if we take over the cities of Tianqi, the people there will definitely need their food support. This huge demand is not a small amount. If we take it from the original twelve cities, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the people. This will also reassure the people of Phoenix Country."