Ancient paintings connect the present, I hoard goods to support the villain Wang

In the room, Wang and Liu, who had also heard about this, were already furious.

They really wanted to chop those troublemakers to pieces with a single blow.

"This is outrageous! When we were poor and had to eat only tree bark and branches, we wanted to buy some food from them at a high price, but they refused to sell it to us!"

"Now that we're well fed, they come over here again, begging for more. I've seen thick-skinned people, but I've never seen anyone this shameless!"

Wang Tiezhu said with his eyes wide open, wanting to satisfy his desire to talk.

"That's right. I used to hear that poor and remote areas breed unruly people. Now it seems to be true!"

Liu Deyou also responded.

Holding the sword, he also wanted to complain, but after all, his status was different from Wang and Liu, so he should not be so rude.

Both Wang and Liu came from the military and were uneducated soldiers.

But Zhiren and Zhimo are different. They grew up in the palace with Xiao Jingyan and are well-educated and well-mannered.

"Your Highness, Zhimo and General Chen are now stopping the villagers at the door. What should we do?" Zhiren asked anxiously.

There are four generals in their Xiao family army. As long as Xiao Jingyan is not around, these four generals will be the commanders of the entire army.

Wang and Liu are just one of them.

There is a general named Chen at the door, and another general named Guo should still be processing supplies.

"Your Highness, please give me the order to go and kill a few people as a demonstration."

Wang Tiezhu bowed and asked for instructions.

Xiao Jingyan naturally couldn't let his men kill people like this.

However, if these troublemakers go too far, in order to make them behave themselves, it would be okay to kill a few of those who instigate the riots.

However, Xiao Jingyan is not sure whether these villagers have been bewitched by the new emperor and his cronies and have come here intentionally to cause trouble.

They had refused to sell food to the Xiao family army before, and now they were looking for trouble. If they were really instructed and instigated by the new emperor, then there would be no need for him to bring so many brothers to continue guarding the border for him.

The new emperor pushed him into a desperate situation, and he felt that there was no need for him to be loyal to him anymore.

The seeds of rebellion had already been planted in his heart.

"Not for now. Let's go to the door together and take a look. You guys act accordingly." Xiao Jingyan ordered.

Several people nodded and moved aside to make way for Xiao Jingyan to go first.

Xiao Jingyan led everyone to the gate of the military camp and found that the soldiers were even using shields.

The soldiers who were blocking the villagers at the front had to use all their strength to barely squeeze everyone out of the door.

Seeing these villagers with rosy complexions, plenty of energy, and not looking like they had no food to eat, everyone was angry.

Do you really think that Prince Ding'an is a kind and benevolent prince who loves his people like his own children and would not dare to kill them?

Seeing Xiao Jingyan coming, the soldiers who had time saluted him.

Zhimo and a general who was dressed similarly to Wang and Liu ran over and reported the situation to Xiao Jingyan.

"Your Highness, they know we have good food, and they want to ask us for it, too. They want us to give them 200 kilograms of fine rice, 200 kilograms of white flour, and a pig."

Chen Daming cautiously bowed and told Xiao Jingyan about the villagers' rude demands.

Upon hearing this, without waiting for Xiao Jingyan to speak, Wang Tiezhu widened his eyes in confusion, and roared like a Rakshasa ghost in the mural:

"What? Two hundred kilograms of rice and flour. The Immortal in the Painting gave us only a few. The soldiers ate them all, leaving almost nothing behind!"

"You want another pig? That's impossible. We don't even smell a pig!"

He shouted at the top of his voice.

It looked as if the people outside the door were not villagers but enemy soldiers, and he was just about to go up and fight them.

Xiao Jingyan ignored him.

He knew that the door was not soundproof, and if Wang Tiezhu spoke from inside the door, the villagers outside would definitely be able to hear it.

Look, they are much quieter than before.

"Open the door."

Xiao Jingyan whispered an order to the soldier beside him.

"Yeah, that's right. Not to mention that we can't even get this much food, even if we could, we would only give it to the starving people."

As the door opened, Xiao Jingyan's voice was heard.

He seemed to be responding to Wang Tiezhu's words, but in fact, he was talking to the villagers.

After the door opened, the villagers saw King Ding'an coming out and rushed forward.

Xiao Jingyan gave a look to Zhimo and Zhiren, and they immediately drew their swords and pointed them at the civilians, as if they were ready to kill anyone who dared to step forward.

Soon, Liu Deyou and Chen Daming also asked several soldiers present to take up their rifles, stand in a row, and point them at the villagers.

"Everyone, step back! The prince is here. This general wants to see who dares to act rashly!"

Wang Tiezhu continued to shout loudly.

He is tall and fat, and his voice is as loud as a bell after a full meal.

After he shouted like this, the villagers who were not in the right were also scared. They took a few steps back and kept their distance from Xiao Jingyan and the others.

"If the prince doesn't open the granaries and release the grain today, we will kneel here and not leave!"

Soon, a middle-aged man took the lead in shouting in the crowd.

When he shouted, several men immediately responded and knelt down.

When the other villagers saw them kneeling, they followed suit.

Xiao Jingyan raised his eyebrows and remembered the man who had just shouted and the men who knelt down with him.

"Open the warehouse and release the grain?"

He asked with a chuckle and raised an eyebrow.

"As early as two months ago, the emperor had already cut off our food supply. We, the Xiao family army, have been selling you food at a high price, but you won't buy it!"

These words obviously made many villagers feel guilty.

The man who took the lead just now said again:

"We have long heard that the prince is blessed with great fortune and that the gods have blessed him with food."

"Please, Your Majesty, have mercy on your subjects and give us a bite to eat!"

After he finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Xiao Jingyan and kowtowed repeatedly.

Other fools also followed his example and kowtowed along with him.

Xiao Jingyan took a long breath and looked at the scene in front of him. He suddenly remembered that the last time he went to the Fairy in the Painting, he learned a new word in a box called TV: "moral kidnapping."

Now he uses this word here, just right!

He shook his head and challenged, "I said that our food is only for the hungry. You, is that right?"

Sure enough, the man had a lot of words waiting to be answered.

"Although our food can fill our stomachs, it is not as delicious as the food in the prince's camp."

"Your Majesty, can you bear to eat the best food while your people eat only coarse food?"

I was deeply moved by his words.

As he spoke, he shed tears.

Zhi Ren and Wang Tiezhu, who have always had little patience, couldn't stand it anymore.

"Oh, you have such a bad mouth. It's a shame you don't become a storyteller!"

Wang Tiezhu couldn't bear it any longer, the scimitar at his waist seemed to want to see blood.

Xiao Jingyan also watched him perform quietly, and after he finished speaking, he applauded him.

Obviously, his action also completely annoyed the middle-aged man.

"People are all made of flesh and blood. When our Xiao Family Army was in the most difficult time, you chose to stand by and watch. Now that we are doing well, you come to try to get something for nothing. Don't you think it's ridiculous?"

"Let me ask you a question. If you answer truthfully, I will give you a bowl of soup for every bite of meat I eat."

Xiao Jingyan looked at the villagers with amusement.

The north wind blew on his black cloak, blowing the long black fox hair at the collar onto his face, making him feel itchy.

He raised his hand slightly, scratched it casually, glanced at the villagers, and finally set his eyes on the man who led the riot.

He opened his mouth and asked in a nonchalant tone, "Tell me, who is forbidding you from selling food to us? The Great Yong court, or the barbarian Qianshuo court?"