NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 47 The granary was stolen
In the evening of the next day, Li Yuan stood in the house dedicated to placing gifts.
Seeing the glittering gold and silver gifts piled up all over the house, Li Yuan shook his head and sighed:
"I am no longer interested in money."
Li Yuan felt that the happiest time was when he cheated Li Yao of dozens of taels of silver from time to time.
Since arriving in Lingzhou, each person was given away tens of thousands of taels, and he felt that he had no fun at all.
"well!"
This morning, Mo Ziyan, Lu Changming and other city officials came to pay their respects, because Li Yuan had already announced last night that Li Yuan would reward Zhou Qiuya and seven other official positions smoothly.
All three parties were happy and got the results they wanted.
In the afternoon, various forces in the city came to deliver gifts.
In the next few days, or even during this period, prestigious people in various counties and cities may send a big gift to congratulate King Chu on his arrival in Lingyang Mansion.
bother!
Really annoying!
It’s time to free up a few empty rooms to put gifts.
Li Yuan waved his sleeves, and when he left with his hands behind his back, he said to Xiao Yezi next to him:
"Little Ye Zi, count it for me again."
"yes!"
The little leaf next to him looked at the shining piece of gold, his eyes shining brightly. He and His Highness had just counted it twice, and now it was the third time.
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Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye. Everyone in the palace has their own duties, recruiting maids and servants, so that the originally small number of people in the Chu Palace has increased and it has begun to be orderly.
This month, Li Yuan went to the government office once to see it, and then never went there again. He spent the whole day wandering around Dufu City, looking comfortable and enjoying himself, which made the people in Dufu City feel at ease.
In the morning, just as Li Yuan woke up from practicing, he heard a hurried call from outside Xiao Zizi's house.
"Your Highness!"
"Your Highness!"
"Prefect Mo has something urgent to report."
Li Yuan's expression changed, and he thought silently in his heart, has it started yet?
This is the first time that Mo Ziyan has reported something to him. The matter is unusual and may involve Chu Qingyan!
Li Yuan quickly stood up and headed to the main hall.
In the past month, Chu Qingyan arranged for seven people from Zhou Qiuya to enter the government office. They were jumping up and down, making no secret of their solicitation and wooing, but no one was seen to suppress them. Now someone finally couldn't help it.
In the main hall, Mo Ziyan looked serious. When he saw Li Yuan arriving, he took two steps forward and said directly:
"Your Highness, something happened. The Xicheng granary was stolen. One hundred thousand stones of food were missing!"
"One hundred thousand stones?"
Li Yuan was shocked in his heart, and there was a hint of anger in his eyes.
"They" are so bold!
"what happened?"
"This morning, the guards went to the Xicheng Granary on time to collect the grain for the next month. When the inspectors took stock of the Xicheng Granary, they found that the number of the Xicheng Granary was wrong, and it was missing a full hundred thousand stones."
Mo Ziyan said solemnly, with a hint of anger in his eyes.
The capital city is divided into four major granaries, east, west, north and south. The importance of these four granaries is self-evident. Forty thousand guardsmen have to go to the granaries regularly every month to collect military rations.
Li Yuan slowly closed his eyes and his tone became calm:
"Who is the grain officer of Xicheng?"
"Liu Lei!"
Mo Ziyan's tone was cold and dissatisfied:
"Since the warehouse was built, there has never been such a serious theft of the granary, with a total of 100,000 dan of grain stolen!
Liu Lei neglected his duties. Regardless of whether the stolen 100,000 shi of grain can be recovered, he must be executed according to law! "
"The theft of the granary is a major event and must be presided over by His Highness."
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When Li Yuan and Mo Ziyan rushed to the Xicheng Granary, it was already heavily guarded by soldiers.
When Li Yuan walked in, he saw Liu Lei at the door of the huge warehouse. His face was pale, full of panic, and he was trembling. He was kneeled on the ground by the soldiers, and there was a faint smell of alcohol all over his body.
Apparently he drank last night!
In addition to Liu Lei, the petty officials who guarded the granary were also detained.
The head of the government office, Bo Linchanghai, arrived early, and his cold gaze was enough to freeze Liu Lei to death.
A group of patrolmen looked around the granary, looking for clues.
When Lin Changhai saw Li Yuan arriving, he quickly walked forward with his entourage and said respectfully:
"See His Royal Highness the King of Chu."
"How is the situation?" Li Yuan waved his hand, looked around the granary, and motioned for them to get up.
Lin Changhai pointed at Liu Lei who was lying softly on the ground with angry eyes and said: "Your Highness, no traces of theft were found in the granary. When the official arrived, he unexpectedly found that the Xicheng granary guard Liu Lei was still drunk!"
"Your Highness, Your Highness, I have been wronged!" When Liu Lei saw Li Yuan's arrival, he had already woken up from his drunkenness. He quickly knelt down on the ground and begged:
"Weichen was framed. Weichen didn't drink last night. Weichen was suddenly knocked unconscious while inspecting the granary. When he woke up the next day, Weichen smelled of alcohol. Apparently someone knocked Weichen unconscious last night. Sir, you deliberately got me drunk.
Today is the day for the guards to receive military rations. No matter how stupid I am, I can still drink. "
Seeing that Liu Lei still dared to quibble, Lin Changhai took a step forward and said coldly:
"Then let me ask you, where did the lost 100,000 shi of grain go? You didn't notice such a big move like the theft of 100,000 shi of grain?
I have already asked the clerk who is guarding the granary. You have been drinking with others every day these past few days, and you have been drunk every day. Is this someone else who knocked you out? "
Lin Changhai was full of anger at this moment. As the boss, the grain and grass were under his control. He was also responsible for the theft of the granary.
When Liu Lei heard this, his eyes showed panic and he opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say and lowered his head in great annoyance.
Lin Changhai is right.
The food guard in Xicheng was a fat man, and there were people in every department trying to curry favor with him. Liu Lei couldn't stand the temptation, and he wanted to use this to win over these people.
It turned out that it had been planned for a long time.
Now that he had woken up, it was of no use.
The patrolman sent to investigate was a tough man. He quickly ran to Li Yuan and said respectfully:
"See His Royal Highness the King of Chu."
Then he glanced at Liu Lei and the other petty officials with sharp eyes and said:
"Your Highness, ladies and gentlemen, the granary is intact everywhere, and no special traces have been found around it. It is obviously impossible to transport one hundred thousand stones of grain at once without leaving traces. If my subordinates guess, there must be someone inside and outside the Xicheng granary to cover up the amount of grain every day. , committed the theft in multiple installments,”
Li Yuan nodded and ordered:
"Come here, put them in jail and interrogate them one by one."
"yes!"
"Prefect Mo, you will arrange personnel to guard the Xicheng Granary. No one is allowed to step in without my order."
"yes!"
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Chu Qingyan also got the news at this moment. In the mansion, Zhou Qiuya and others gathered to talk, looking at Chu Qingyan with worry.
Originally they thought guarding the granary was a fat job, but they didn't expect it would be so fatal if something went wrong.
"Second Miss, we must save Liu Lei."
Fan Min and Liu Lei have the best relationship and have an ambiguous relationship.
Fan Min said anxiously.
Others were not very optimistic and looked worried. The granary theft was obviously targeting them.
Liu Lei was just the first, but the first time he took action, they were unable to resist.
They don't even know which enemy took action now.