On the tenth day of the first lunar month in the twenty-second year of Emperor Chongzhen, official documents arrived in the Capital one after another, sent via express courier from Shaanxi.
All the documents carried a single request: that the Imperial Court transport grain from other provinces to Shaanxi to stabilize local grain prices.
Fan Jingwen, the Senior Grand Secretary, brought the documents to discuss the matter with Emperor Chongzhen. "Your Majesty, Lü Daqi has encountered serious trouble in Shaanxi!"
Chapter 662