At this time, Han Tiexin came over, and Su Yuanzhong asked hurriedly: "Master Han, what happened in there?"
Han Tiexin shook his head. "Oh, it's nothing. A blind commoner spilled a bag, but I've already shut him up."
Liu Yu was shocked: "How did you make him shut up? Who else saw it?"
"No one. I gave him a bag of silver and told him that if he dared to leak a word, I would have his head, and then let him go." Han Tiexin thought he had done it perfectly.
"Stupid!" Liu Yu was furious. "Go, find someone to kill this commoner. Lord Han, this matter is of no small importance. The current emperor is not as simple as you think. One wrong move and we'll lose everything. We can't leave any trace of trouble behind!"
Han Tiexin felt that Liu Yu was overreacting. "Sir Liu, no matter how powerful His Majesty is, even if he has omnipotent powers, how could he possibly track down this commoner?"
"Sir Han, I want to ask you, how did you climb to this position?" Liu Yu held back his anger.
"What do you mean?" Han Tiexin asked.
Liu Yu angrily said, "Your Majesty has been suspicious of the disaster relief grain, and we haven't been able to deliver it for months. Yet, Your Majesty is about to come to Haizhou, and we have already delivered 40,000 dan of grain. Do you think Your Majesty is a fool? Don't forget, you also killed Li Haoran. Even if he committed suicide, it was because of you. Li Haoran was the Langya County Magistrate appointed by Your Majesty himself! Lord Han, you should think about how to deal with His Majesty's questioning!"
Han Tiexin trembled with fear: "Lord Liu, you have been serving as an official in the capital. You know the emperor's preferences. Please save my life, Lord Han."
Liu Yu sighed and said, "Go and get rid of that commoner first!"
Han Tiexin hurriedly ran to the granary and ordered the subordinate who had just held the whip: "Hurry, catch up with that civilian and give him a 'snap!'" As he said that, he made a gesture on his neck.
The yamen runner bowed and accepted the order: "I will go right away!"
Su Yuanzhong looked at Han Tiexin in the distance and said to Liu Yu, "Sir, do you think this Han will ruin our plan?"
Liu Yu sighed: "Han Tiexin is not very smart, he is no match for Your Majesty. But we are already on the same boat, alas..."
The old man received a bag of silver from Han Tiexin and happily prepared to go home. As for why the prefect used sand to impersonate grain, it was unknown. This bag of silver must have been worth at least 100 or 80 taels. Unexpectedly, he had made a fortune out of nowhere. Humming a little tune, the old man found his way home.
Suddenly, a man blocked his way. The old man looked up and recognized the yamen runner who had whipped him. He smiled and said, "It's the official. I wonder if you have any instructions?" He was not stupid. He was afraid that the other party would rob him, so he put the silver in his pocket.
The bailiff said nothing, but looked at him sinisterly with a sneer on his face.
The old man was shocked. Even a fool could see the other party's purpose. He paused for a second, turned around and ran.
This yamen runner was a close associate of Han Tiexin, named Qiu Tianba. He used to be a gangster. Later, he got caught and was thrown into Haizhou Prison. Han Tiexin, seeing that he had good kung fu, changed his case and let him stay with him.
The old man ran in a panic for an unknown amount of time before he ran to a tree in the woods. When he looked back, he saw that the bailiff had disappeared. He breathed a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, a figure flashed and the bailiff stood in front of him again.
The old man finally realized that the other party was playing a trick on him like a cat playing with a mouse. He was so scared that he knelt down and shouted, "Sir, please spare me! Sir, please spare me! That bag in the granary is full of rice husks and sand. I will never tell anyone. Please spare me, please spare me!"
Qiu Tianba swung his long whip and wrapped it around the old man's neck, suffocating him.
For a man like Qiu Tianba, killing is a pleasure. He used a whip to hang the old man from a tree branch. He could hear the whip tightening around the old man's neck, like a python wrapping around its prey.
Finally, the old man's tongue lolled out, his eyes bulged, his legs stiffened, and he stopped moving. Qiu Tianba then released his whip, sneered, and disappeared into the woods.
Two days later, Wu Ge brought his men to the government office again. "Master Liu, you said that all the relief grain has been sent to the granary. Could you take me to the granary to have a look?"
Han Tiexin smiled and said, "General Wu, I called you here precisely for this matter. Please, General Wu, accompany us to the granary. Once General Wu has inspected the grain, I will begin distributing it according to the registered population."
Wu Geyi clasped his fists and said, "Sir Han, I am also on official business. Please forgive me if I have offended you in the past."
Han Tiexin responded, "General Wu, what are you talking about? General Wu is here on the orders of His Majesty, so this is the proper thing to do. Let's go to the granary now!"
When they arrived at the granary, they saw that the entrance was heavily guarded. Han Tiexin, Liu Yu and others ordered the granary to be opened.
As the granary door opened, what came into view were countless piles and piles of grain. Wu Ge was secretly surprised. How did they get so much grain so quickly?
Liu Yu waved his hand and said, "Come here! Open the grain and let General Wu check it!"
Several of Liu Yu's men took out daggers and cut open a bag of grain. With a "crash", the corn inside scattered all over the ground.
Wu Ge picked up a handful of corn, sniffed it, pinched a few grains, chewed them, and nodded: "Well, this food is not bad!"
Su Yuanzhong, one of Liu Yu's men, smiled and said, "Of course. This is all fresh grain from that year. Not a single grain is stale. Not only can this be used as food for the disaster victims, it can also be used directly as seed."
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