I was already feeling guilty and worried that my past actions would be discovered.
There was another very important reason why he wanted to sacrifice food for the King of Chen, which was that he knew very well what he had done before.
As long as County Magistrate Yang finds out, there will be absolutely no consequences.
If County Magistrate Yang had accepted his bribe, he wouldn't be so worried. However, County Magistrate Yang ignored him completely, so he had no choice.
When Master Liu came to Zhulin Village, he learned that Master Liu was a subordinate of the young lady of the Xiangfu. He was very happy and felt that God would not let him go.
A county magistrate named Yang came to the county and sent him a Mr. Liu. Although Mr. Liu was only doing things for Miss Yi, he was still someone who could talk to Miss Yi.
He was just a small village chief. Without someone's recommendation, how could he have the connections to be worthy of the young lady of the prime minister's mansion? That's why he dared to spare no effort and bring the villagers to Xingying Village so arrogantly, asking the village chief to hand over the grain.
Because he knew that if he wanted to win the favor of Miss Ma and work as a servant in the Prime Minister's Mansion, he had to do things that satisfied Miss Ma. Only if Miss Ma was satisfied would he have a chance.
But how did it become like this now? Although he got the food, he still had to return it to the country. For this, he even sacrificed a grandson and was bitten back by Master Liu. This was not the result he wanted. He still wanted to live a life of wealth and glory.
"Master Yang, don't listen to Master Liu's nonsense. I brought people to Xingxi Village at Master Liu's behest. He said he was doing this for the young lady of the Xiangfu Mansion, and that she asked him to buy a large amount of grain. But at this time, you know that even money can't necessarily buy grain, let alone tens of thousands of kilograms of grain. That's why he's targeting Xingxi Village and trying to steal its grain."
"But Master Liu had no one else to rely on, so he came to me and said that if I cooperated, he would definitely introduce me to Miss Yu. I only did this out of greed, and I never intended to harm the villagers of Xingxi Village. It was all Master Liu who made me do it. My grandson even died because of it. Lord Yang, please do me a favor!"
"Nonsense, County Magistrate Yang, Zhu Lei is talking nonsense. This is not the case at all. Zhu Lei was greedy and coveted the grain in Xingxi Village, so he brought people to rob it. I couldn't stand it, so I offered him fifty taels of silver. At two cents per pound, twenty thousand catties of grain only cost forty taels, yet Zhu Lei still took the ten taels. If you don't believe me, you can ask anyone here."
Yang Zhijin knew without asking that Liu Quan was not lying and indeed had fifty taels of silver, because the village chief had already handed forty taels of silver to him.
But Liu Quan is not innocent either. It's just that the young lady of the prime minister's mansion secretly hoarded food, which was definitely not just for food, she must have some ulterior motive.
Although he was not very clear about what the young lady from the Prime Minister's Mansion was trying to achieve, her purpose was definitely not simple.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and he suddenly thought of refugees. Could it be that the young lady from the prime minister's mansion was doing this for the refugees?
There is another key point, that is, when did a young lady appear in the Prime Minister's Mansion? If he remembered correctly, Meng Yue was the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, but he didn't know where the young lady came from.
When he left Beijing, he had not heard that there was a young lady in the prime minister's residence.
However, these were none of his business before, but now it is different. The other party has sent people to stockpile food under his rule, and he can't pretend that nothing has happened, especially when refugees are pouring in. No matter what happens, he cannot take it lightly.
Yang Zhijin was wondering why the young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion asked people to stockpile food. Zhu Lei was anxious. He was not a fool, on the contrary, he was very smart. Otherwise, he would not be able to survive with so many children and do so many bad things.
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