Prince Qi opened warehouses in Yunzhou to distribute grain and win people's hearts, but his insults to the Yu State populace as ignorant fools offended more, leading to his efforts to win favor failing utterly.
But that was not enough. Prince Qi had few troops, and the grain stored in the warehouses he occupied were far from being completely consumed. He'd rather destroy it than let it benefit the court.
It was precisely this grain that made Old Duke Chong wary.
After Prince Qi insulted the Yu State populace as ignorant, rumors spread that Prince Qi secretly sold the grain people paid to merchants at low prices.
This infuriated the people.
Calling them ignorant fools, unwilling to open warehouses to feed them, yet colluding with merchants to sell grain for their hard-earned money.
Such a heartless scoundrel, yet dares dream of becoming Emperor?
Why doesn't heaven strike him down with thunder?!
For a time, curses filled the air.
