Chapter 171: Granary Burned: Vomiting Blood
Li Zhengyu turned his head to look at Wei Zhifeng, his face twisted, "No?"
“Why not?
My Luowang Mansion was completely robbed. If this matter is not thoroughly investigated, won't my Luowang Mansion be ridiculed by the world?"
What is even more terrifying is silver.
The women in the backyard of Prince Luo's mansion were all either rich or noble, and all came with considerable dowries.
Once a rebellion breaks out, their dowries can be used as reserve funds.
Starting a rebellion cannot be accomplished in a day or two, and there must be a steady flow of money to support it.
If he doesn't get her back, he won't have to worry about anything in this life.
"Your Highness, calm down!" Wei Zhifeng glanced at the crying women nearby and pulled Prince Luo to a deserted place.
“Your Majesty, this matter must be investigated, but Baoan City cannot be sealed off.
Once the city is locked down, things become serious.
If this gets to that person's ears, I'm afraid he will find an excuse to cause trouble for the prince.
The prince also knows that he has been sending people to keep an eye on you all these years, just waiting for you to make a mistake so that he can cause trouble for you."
After all, the prince almost became the emperor.
Naturally, that person would be wary of someone who could escape unscathed after being defeated.
Li Zhengyu knew all this, gritted his teeth and said:
"So, what do we do now?"
Wei Zhifeng pondered for a moment and said:
“So many things have disappeared, they must still be in Baoan City.
Your Highness, it would be better for you to tell everyone about this. Instead of looking for it secretly, it is better to look for it in a high-profile manner.
In this way, that person will not be able to find any fault with the prince.
Besides, the princess and the others were shouting so loudly just now, I'm afraid the matter has already spread, so there's no need to hide it."
Covering up things will only give people more opportunities to criticize you.
Li Zhengyu thought about it and nodded:
“Now I can only do as you say.
Split the troops into two groups. I will go to the granary to appease the people, and you will lead the troops to track down who stole the money from my palace. Also..."
Li Zhengyu's face was gloomy, "Check the people in the mansion carefully.
If these things were missing, it would be impossible to do it without the cooperation of the insiders and the outsiders."
Wei Zhifeng nodded, he also had the same suspicion.
But he still had a question.
It is difficult to empty all the warehouses in the palace without alerting anyone.
This is different from stealing only one or two things, after all, it is stealing everything.
Even if there was an insider helping, such a big commotion would definitely have alerted others.
But in fact, no one was alarmed.
Moreover, he had just taken a look at the warehouse and there was no sign of anyone moving around or dragging anything inside.
This made Wei Zhifeng feel a little weird.
After Li Zhengyu and his men left, Wei Zhifeng immediately asked someone to call everyone over.
…
At this time, Li Zhengyu's three granaries were crowded with people.
At the entrance of the granary, people from Prince Luo's Mansion were holding weapons to block the people and prevent them from approaching.
At this time, at the door of each granary, people were kneeling and begging:
"Lord Luo, aren't you a well-known kind-hearted person?
Now we are suffering from natural disasters and have no way to survive. Please be kind and come out quickly to give us some food so that we can survive this cold winter."
"Yes, Lord Luo, you are a kind man, please help us."
"My parents have starved to death, and my child is only breathing his last breath. Lord Luo, please give us some food and save my child. I will always remember your great kindness."
"Lord Luo, save us."
…
Li Can is the captain responsible for guarding the granary in the east of the city.
When he discovered that the people were rushing towards this side, he immediately sent someone to notify Wei Zhifeng.
At the same time, he also locked the door of the granary and took all the guards to guard the door.
Seeing more and more people gathering here, Li Can frowned:
"All of you stop right there, don't come any closer.
The prince is not here, and I have no say over the things inside."
"Stand back, don't push forward, do you hear me?"
"If you push forward again, don't blame me for being blind."
…
Unfortunately, no matter how loud he shouted, his voice was drowned out by the excited people.
It was not until he got angry, drew his sword and slammed it hard on the iron gate behind him, making a loud noise, that the noise gradually subsided.
Li Can frowned and shouted loudly:
“I said, the prince is not here, I can’t make the decision.
Hurry and leave, you hear me! "
"The prince is not here, then where is he?" someone among the people shouted:
"I don't care, I want to see the prince.
Doesn't the prince love his people like his own children? Why didn't he help them at this moment?
Li Can's face darkened and he looked at the person who spoke. It was a bearded man and his face could not be seen clearly, but he remembered the other person's characteristics.
Then he said coldly:
"Nonsense, when did His Majesty stop helping others in need?
The prince has important things to do now and is not here.
Don't worry, the prince won't ignore you. If you want to wait here, then retreat three feet. But if you dare to come forward again, don't blame me for my blind sword.
After saying that, he raised the knife in his hand and pointed the sharp tip at the people.
The people were shocked by this scene.
"Don't listen to him, he doesn't dare to kill us." The bearded man roared:
"This is simply a delaying tactic. If Prince Luo was willing to distribute food for disaster relief, he would have done so long ago. Why would he wait until we discovered these three granaries ourselves?
Now maybe King Luo is dispatching troops to transfer food or suppress us. Everyone, listen to me, just smash the granary, steal the food and run away.
Anyway, there are so many of us, it’s impossible for them to catch us all.
Even if they are arrested, it doesn't matter. As long as we have food to save our loved ones, that's enough."
Li Can was shocked. "Don't listen to him, he wants to cause trouble..."
"I don't want to cause trouble, I just want to live." The bearded man yelled:
"You officials don't care about our lives, so we can only find a way to survive on our own.
Listen, there is a dragging sound in the granary. It must be the people from Prince Luo's Mansion moving grain.
Everyone, take action now. If you don’t, the food will be taken away by them.
These officials want to starve us to death; they are so cruel.”
“Charge!”
After saying that, he rushed forward first.
As soon as he moved, other hungry people also rushed over.
They just want to survive.
In an instant, the scene became a mess.
The bearded man who was originally in the front knocked the knife out of Li Can's hand with a stone, then dodged and went in another direction.
As he left, he took off his clothes and pulled out his beard.
When he appeared at the back of the crowd again, he had become a different person.
When the people rushed over, Li Can became nervous instantly. He didn't care about anything else and immediately organized people to resist.
Once the door of the granary is broken down and the prince blames them, none of them will be able to escape.
"Calm down, everyone, listen to me. You're being used as a pawn. Don't fall for it."
"You'll get into big trouble if you do this, stop it now!"
…
He had intended to wound a few of them with his knife to calm them down.
But as soon as he raised the knife, someone hit him with a stone and dropped him to the ground.
He wanted to bend down to pick it up, but it was too late.
The angry people had rushed to him, and he could only reach out to stop them and persuade them not to be impulsive.
But no matter how Li Can shouted, the people rushed forward faster and faster.
At this moment, everyone smelled thick smoke and saw a raging fire burning inside the iron gate.
Everyone was so horrified that they forgot about arguing and just stared at the scene stupidly.
The flames instantly illuminated the surroundings.
Li Can's face turned pale.
Damn, someone set the fire.
Fire!
Li Can took out the key with trembling hands and tried to open the door.
But just as he grabbed the lock, a sharp arrow suddenly shot towards him from behind.
Puff!
The arrow hit his shoulder armor.
“Ahhhh!”
As Li Can screamed, his hand shook and the key fell to the ground.
At this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted:
"Prince Luo has evil ambitions.
He would rather burn the food than share it with us.
Let's go, the fire is too big and we can't put it out. Let's go to Prince Luo's mansion and ask Prince Luo for an explanation."
Others then echoed:
"That's right, go ask King Luo for an explanation!"
"Go find King Luo and ask for an explanation!"
…
The people rushed towards the Luo Wang Mansion, and the granary there was already engulfed in flames.
Li Can dropped his key because he was hit by an arrow.
By the time they found the key and opened the door, the fire had gotten out of control and the entire granary had been engulfed in flames. The best time to put out the fire had been missed.
Looking at the raging fire in front of him, Li Can's face was full of despair.
It’s over!
…
Li Zhengyu, who was sitting in a carriage and taking his men to the nearest granary, was frowning and thinking about what to say when they arrived at the granary.
At this moment, Zhang Chao, who was in charge of driving the carriage, suddenly shouted in horror:
"Your Highness, please come out quickly. Look in those three directions. Is that the direction of the granary? This light looks like it's on fire!"
Li Zhengyu was startled and quickly lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked outside.
There was fire in the east, south and west directions of Baoan City.
The flames can be seen from this distance, which shows how big the fire is.
Li Zhengyu confirmed the direction and his face turned pale instantly.
Those three directions are exactly the directions of the granary!
Finished, his granary!
Puff!
Li Zhengyu couldn't hold on any longer and spat out a mouthful of blood!
"Your Majesty!"
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