Chapter 170 Revealed
"Have you heard that King Luo actually had people spread rumors and destroy someone's innocence? How could he allow people to do such a thing?"
"I heard about it too. I didn't believe it at first, but people spread it so convincingly that it sounded like the truth."
"The question is, why did King Luo let people spread rumors?"
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The news that Prince Luo was spreading rumors about other people quickly spread throughout Baoan City.
Song Qian stared at the man in front of her with a gloomy face:
"Satisfied?
Damn it, if we tell anyone about this, King Luo will definitely not let us go."
But if she didn't do it, Lin Mo would not let her go.
There were troubles everywhere, and she had no choice.
"So if I were you, I would rush back to the post station right now, maybe I could still save my life." Xu Pinggui still looked calm.
But there was a quick flash of sarcasm in his eyes.
Of course, whether she can return to the post station safely depends on whether she is lucky enough.
"I tell you, if I die, I will not let you go even if I become a ghost." Song Qian said angrily, then turned and rushed towards the west gate.
Han Yulong, whose face had turned pale with fright, also hurriedly chased after Song Qian.
She doesn't want to be alone.
Xu Pinggui glanced at their receding backs indifferently, turned around and immediately walked in another direction.
Soon another rumor spread in Baoan City.
"Do you know why Prince Luo is spreading rumors? It's to divert attention. You all probably don't know this, right? Prince Luo has secretly hidden the grain from three granaries. Now many people who heard the news are coming here, begging Prince Luo to share some grain with them so they can survive the winter."
"That's not right. Even if Prince Luo has a granary, why would he divert attention?"
"Fool, of course you don't want us to know and won't let us go over to get a share. The food in the three warehouses is not too much, not too little, but if everyone goes to take it, how much will be left?"
"Where is the granary? I want to get a piece of the pie. My family can hardly afford to eat."
"Where is it? I want to go too!"
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Bang!
Luo Wang Li Zhengyu viciously threw the teacup in his hand to the ground and stared at Zhang Chao angrily:
"How do you act as a housekeeper? Why do you let them talk nonsense outside?"
Damn it, what do the people of Baoan City think of me now?
And these two women, how dare they!
Zhang Chao lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I'm incompetent.
I will immediately bring people to calm this matter down."
"What's the point of calming it down now?" Li Zhengyu said with a gloomy face:
"It will only give people the feeling that there is something fishy going on.
Go, think of other ways to suppress this matter.
And those two women..."
Li Zhengyu's face was filled with murderous intent, "Kill them for me!"
I gave you a chance to live, but you didn't cherish it and chose to rush towards death. You are seeking your own death and you can't blame others.
Zhang Chao nodded and turned to leave.
At this moment, Wei Zhifeng walked in hurriedly.
"My Lord, something happened.
The three granaries were filled with disaster-stricken people, who were now clamoring for the prince to open the granaries for disaster relief. The situation was getting a little out of control.
"What!" Li Zhengyu's face changed drastically, and he roared:
"How did these unruly people know about the granary?
Who was it? Who leaked the news about the granary?"
Damn, the food in the granary is prepared for what's next.
Therefore, they were extremely careful when purchasing these grains, and no one knew about it. How did the news leak out now?
"I don't know." Wei Zhifeng's face looked very unhappy.
“Also, there’s a new rumor going around in the capital.
They said the prince was spreading rumors to divert attention from the granary, trying to suppress the granary incident before more people knew about it, saying the prince didn't want to open the granary for disaster relief.
Li Zhengyu's face twisted instantly.
He's not moving his ass.
This was just an idea he came up with on the spur of the moment, how did it turn out like this?
After a brief moment of losing his mind, Li Zhengyu quickly regained his composure:
“There must be someone behind the scenes who is deliberately using this incident to make it bigger.
Check, I want to know who is behind all this.
No matter the cost, bring the person behind this to me, and I will personally interrogate him."
Li Zhengyu is now cruel to the person behind this, he deserves to die.
Once the matter of the granary was exposed, everything he had planned over the years was half-failed.
There is food in the granary, but if we don’t use it to help the people, our reputation will be affected.
And if the news gets to the capital, the emperor will become suspicious of him.
But once the grain is taken out, don't think about doing anything else for at least three years.
Damn it, he didn't have three years to wait.
Damn it, who is it, who ruined my good thing.
Wei Zhifeng nodded, "Your Majesty, I have already asked people to investigate these matters.
However, a decision must be made as soon as possible regarding the granary issue, as more and more people are heading towards the three granaries.
We don't have many people guarding our granary.
If the people riot and storm the granaries to loot, the consequences will be disastrous."
Wei Zhifeng explained the consequences.
"I know!" Li Zhengyu said with an annoyed look:
“I know what you said, but what can we do now?
Once the grain is gone, it will be pushed back another three years, and after the incident with the granary, the emperor will definitely be suspicious of me."
Li Zhengyu was so angry that he paced back and forth in the study.
The original plan was to start the rebellion after the last batch of iron ore was refined.
Now, the iron ore is gone and the food is almost gone.
He spent a lot of money on the food in these three granaries, but now it’s all going to be wasted. Damn it!
Damn, why are all these things piled up together?
"Your Highness, it is time to make a decision. Otherwise, you will suffer the consequences." Wei Zhifeng said seriously:
"The granary can no longer be protected. Your Highness, why don't you step forward and distribute the grain to earn a good reputation?
This way, when the prince starts a rebellion in the future, he can mobilize more people, minimize the losses, and at the same time paralyze that person's suspicion."
This was the best solution he could think of.
Li Zhengyu looked tired, "Well, now I can only do as you say."
"There is no time to lose, Your Highness, please come in!" Wei Zhifeng said.
Li Zhengyu nodded and walked out of the study.
But at this moment, the princess, the prince's wife and others ran towards this side screaming.
"My Lord, something bad has happened."
"Something big has happened!"
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Li Zhengyu stopped and stared at the group of women in front of him with gloomy eyes:
"I have something important to do. If you try to stop me for such trivial matters, don't blame me for being rude to you."
Damn it.
None of these women are worry-free.
The backyard of Prince Luo's Mansion really needs a capable woman to take charge.
The princess did not take his threat seriously and hurried forward and said:
"Your Highness, there was a thief in the mansion..."
"If there's a thief, let Zhang Chao take people to catch him. Don't bother me with such a small matter." Li Zhengyu looked impatient.
Damn it, you bother me with such a small thing.
These women only know how to be jealous and don't care about what's happening outside.
If you pay attention to what's happening outside, it won't bother you at this time.
Li Zhengyu was extremely irritable at this time.
"Your Majesty."
Seeing him about to leave, Princess Luo rushed forward hurriedly:
"My Lord, please listen to me.
The storeroom was robbed. All the storerooms in our mansion have been robbed. Everything in the storeroom is gone."
When Princess Luo said this, her body was shaking and tears were falling uncontrollably.
Woohoo, that's everything she has.
If she hadn't asked someone to go to the warehouse to find a small gadget to give to someone, she wouldn't have discovered that the lock of the warehouse had been changed, let alone that the things in the warehouse were missing.
Princess Luo felt a pang of pain in her heart when she thought of the empty warehouse.
At this moment, others also started crying and said that everything in their warehouses was gone.
Luo Wang Li Zhengyu's face darkened, and he subconsciously retorted:
"How is this possible!"
Although Li Zhengyu was not sure how much was in their warehouse, he knew there was a lot.
If everything is missing, it will take a lot of people to carry it around.
With so many people entering and leaving the palace, how could the guards not be alerted?
So, he subconsciously thought that they were lying and wanted him to give them something.
When Princess Luo saw that he didn't believe her, she became extremely anxious:
"Your Majesty, it's true, they're all gone. If you don't believe me, come with me and take a look.
The lock of your warehouse has also been changed.
When I came to see you, I was having someone pick the lock and go in to check."
As soon as she finished speaking, a steward rushed over here:
"Your Highness, your warehouse has been completely stolen." The steward's voice was trembling.
Li Zhengyu's face changed drastically.
Without caring about anything else, he immediately strode towards his warehouse.
When he arrived and saw the empty warehouse, he staggered back.
Empty!
How can it be empty?
"check!"
Li Zhengyu came to his senses and shouted angrily:
"Seal off Baoan City. I want to find the thieves who stole everything from my Luo Palace. I want to tear them into pieces!"
Li Zhengyu covered his chest with his hands and stared at the empty Prince Luo's Mansion with anger in his eyes.
Damn it, he actually stole from the Luo Wang Mansion. It’s unforgivable.
Wei Zhifeng was startled and quickly stopped him:
"Your Majesty, think twice before closing the city!"
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