Chapter 119: The County Magistrate Failed

But he did not say what Murong Li and his men did specifically in the city.

They forced the Ren grain store to open its warehouse and release grain, and they themselves also released grain. However, not a single local grain merchant in the northwest city went to release grain, and neither did the county magistrate's office. They even openly allowed the grain merchants to sell moldy rice to the refugees at high prices.

Murong Yi will eventually know these things, but he can't say them now.

That could have directly cost him his life.

Anyway, there is an 80% chance that Murong Yi will not be able to return alive even if he comes here. By the time the court sends someone again, I am afraid that the entire Northwest County will be under the control of the master.

Murong Yi frowned. He was a step too late. "How long have they been gone?"

"It's been almost half a month, right?" The county magistrate thought for a while and said. He glanced at the cup of tea and felt a little anxious. Did Murong Yi find out that there was something wrong with the tea?

Murong Yi: "Okay, I understand. You can leave first. I need to rest. I will find you again if I need anything."

The county magistrate was stunned for a moment, then bowed and said, "I'll take my leave. Prince Yi, please feel free to call me if you need anything."

Murong Yi waved at him.

After the county magistrate left, one of the guards who followed Murong Yi entered.

"Master Yao, can you take a look at this tea? Is there anything wrong with it?"

The man called Yao Lao nodded, picked up the tea, sniffed it, and said, "Your Highness, this tea cannot be drunk. It contains Five Gods Powder, and drinking it will make people unconscious."

Murong Yi's eyes darkened. He was still in the county government, and that old man was so bold as to poison him. How many heads did he have that he thought were not enough to chop off?

Fortunately, he had the habit of not eating anything outside, otherwise he would have fallen into the old man's trap without knowing it. Who would have thought that a fifth-rank county magistrate would poison a prince in broad daylight.

"Do you think there's something wrong with this old man?"

Murong Yi frowned and asked. Although the position of county magistrate was appointed and dispatched by the court, this small fifth-rank official position was really not enough in front of a high-ranking prince like him, and he was not qualified to know him.

So he didn't know it either.

There is no such thing as an ID card archive in this world, and it is a faraway place, so even if someone gets lost, no one will know.

When you leave, you should bring someone from the Ministry of Revenue with you. People from the Ministry of Revenue are familiar with the officials who are sent to various places.

Murong Yi was thinking that in the future, all officials in the country must have a portrait kept in the Ministry of Revenue so that they can be identified at a glance.

It was really because the county magistrate gave him a strange feeling that forced him to think so. He always felt that what the county magistrate said was all prepared in advance to deal with him, and he could not hear the truth at all.

What surprised him even more was that the backyard of the county government was empty.

And what do you want to do by knocking him out?

Is it that you don't want him to continue investigating, or is there something shameful going on?

Yao Lao paused for a moment and said, "His face has not been disguised in any way. That is his true appearance. Judging from his words and actions, there is nothing wrong with it. However, Your Highness can call General Sima, who is stationed in the Northwest County, and ask him. Wouldn't that clarify the matter?"

Murong Yi nodded, feeling unhappy. Has Northwest County become so rotten?

A county magistrate was bold enough to drug a prince.

Murong Yi was worried that General Sima was no longer the same General Sima. The drought in the northwest was so severe, but he did not ask the court for money or food.

Isn’t this very abnormal?

But no matter what, Murong Yi decided to summon General Sima to see what was going on.

However, General Sima’s base is a bit far from Northwest City, and a round trip will probably take ten days, so he will go to Yunwu Village first.

As for the matter of disaster relief grain, Murong Yi felt that there was no need to spend so much effort to investigate it. Since nothing could be found, he decided to leave it to General Tian to investigate.

He went to bed only after filtering what he wanted to do next in his mind.

In order to deal with the matter as soon as possible and return to the capital, Murong Yi felt like he was trapped in a wolf's den.

The next morning, the county magistrate came to Murong Yi's house with great anticipation to see if he had tricked him.

As long as you drink the Wushen Powder, you will feel like you have just fallen asleep. As long as you don't take the antidote, you will remain in a sleeping state. Even a miracle doctor will not be able to find out why.

That's why he dared to give Murong Yi medicine without any scruples. As long as Murong Yi drank the tea, he would fall asleep. He would then send him to the clinic on the pretext of something, and then send him to his master without anyone noticing.

He is not stupid, how could he let someone disappear in his county government? It is possible that someone got sick or something.

Things in the world are always unpredictable. It is better to be safe than sorry. If the master's business fails, those who work for the master will definitely be the obvious targets. If something happens, they will definitely take the blame for the master. So no matter what he does, he will always keep a trick up his sleeve.

Even if he doesn't know who his master is, he will keep anything that can leave evidence.

He was originally an aide to the former County Magistrate Wang and had witnessed the intrigues in the officialdom, so he trusted no one but himself.

But when he saw Murong Yi stand up, he was disappointed, but he immediately regained his composure and greeted Murong Yi.

"Your humble servant greets His Majesty. Did His Majesty sleep well last night?"

Murong Yi glanced at him and snorted in his heart, thinking that he came to see if he had woken up from his coma. Unfortunately, he was really disappointed.

He said calmly, "I slept very well last night. By the way, I'm going out for a walk today, so you don't have to follow me."

"Yes, I obey your command. I will go and prepare breakfast."

Murong Yi waved his hand and said, "Don't bother, County Magistrate Wang. I can take care of breakfast myself."

"Yes, I'll take my leave then."

The county magistrate gritted his teeth. He didn't know that his plan had failed and was discovered by Murong Yi. He was a pig.

As expected, there are so many cunning people coming out of the palace. They are worthy of being the ones who fought their way out of that place where people are eaten without leaving any bones.

But he was not in a hurry. Murong Yi would not leave in a day or two. No matter how strict the defense was, he would always find an opportunity.

If it doesn't work, use force.

After Murong Yi had packed up, he took Yao Lao and two guards with high martial arts skills to walk around the city. He sent the others to do other things. He didn't believe that anyone would dare to attack him in broad daylight in the city.

After walking around for a while and having breakfast, he continued walking around and asked someone how to get to Yunwu County before returning to the county government to find General Tian.

When General Tian woke up early in the morning and heard that Murong Yi had gone out, he asked the county magistrate about the situation and began to investigate the theft of the relief grain.

As soon as I returned to the house, Murong Yi came back.

"Your Highness is back, please come in." General Tian bowed to him and invited him into the house.

(End of this chapter)