After Li Xiang and Ying Quliang left Yueyang City, Wei Yang and the others had also put all their efforts into investigating the safety of the two men. A riot that affected the common people had finally erupted under the guidance of someone who had an ulterior motive! More than half of the grain paid by the people of Lin County was secretly exchanged. It was filled with sand and stones, but the people of Lin County were unaware of it. The next day, they still went to pay the grain with happy smiles.
The bag was originally filled with fine wheat, but when it was opened, it was mostly sand. Bai Liang, the leader of the people who came to pay the grain, suddenly felt a chill in his heart and knelt on the ground to cry out for injustice.
They had a bumper harvest this year, and there was still a lot left after paying the grain. Why would they use sand to pass off as grain? He didn't even do this when he was poor and short of food in the past. Now that he was rich, was he greedy? Moreover, even if they were pretending to be food, they wouldn't be so stupid as to bring sand and stones over. They clearly knew that they would have to open the bag to check, but they changed all the food into sand.
These were obviously great flaws, but the noble official completely ignored them. He coldly looked at the kneeling people of Lin County, waiting for the next thing. On the other side, a well-prepared official ran to the Crown Prince's residence to report this matter. He did not mention any of the suspicious points, only saying that the people of Di County were insatiable and used sand and stones to pass off as food. They even caused trouble and cried injustice.
"Have you already investigated?" The young Ying Si felt that something was wrong, but he didn't think too much about it. He looked at this old acquaintance of his and asked. "We have investigated it thoroughly, but those unruly people refuse to admit it. Crown Prince, help us uphold justice!”The noble family official knelt on the ground and shouted. "Get up first and follow me to take a look.”Ying Si patted his pants and stood up. "Crown Prince, you have to be careful. Once the food is wrong, we, the descendants of the aristocratic families who are in charge, will probably be implicated.”
The young man, Ying Si, rushed to the place where the grain was handed over and rummaged through the sacks around him. He saw that it was indeed filled with wheat grains mixed with a large amount of sand and stones. When he thought of the state affairs and military affairs, he felt his heart ache. He turned around and saw that the people from Di County who were handing over the grain were kneeling at the side under the lead of a man, crying out that they were wronged.
"Crown Prince, look, it's these people. The evidence is clear, but they're still using public opinion to try to muddle through.”An official from a noble family moved closer to the young Ying Si's ear and continued to bewitch him. "How hateful!"
Ying Si's first impression of Bai Liang was like a suspicious neighbor stealing an axe. When he saw Bai Liang's sorrowful face and his cries of injustice, he thought that he was acting. He drew the blade from his waist and stabbed it fiercely. The murderous nature that Ying Qian had cultivated since he was young was now completely exposed, and it finally erupted. Bai Liang, who was kneeling there and crying out for his innocence, had never expected that the Crown Prince would suddenly kill him.
At this moment, Li Xiang's puppet merchant led hundreds of Li Xiang's personal guards over to stop Ying Si in time.
"The Crown Prince has ordered us to head to Di County and exterminate the people who have stolen grain! " The Crown Prince has given the order…" Ying Si was still wondering why Li Xiang's puppets and guards had suddenly appeared here. The noble official who had followed him earlier also saw this scene. He gritted his teeth and shouted to the surroundings.
"Me!" The young Ying Si widened his eyes and was about to retort, but the surrounding commoners began to cry out loudly. The law enforcement guards who followed him also followed the "order" and rode towards Di County. "This silly kid has been used as a tool. How pitiful.”The puppet smiled evilly as it watched the crowd gradually disperse toward Di County.
The young Ying Si was dumbfounded. He turned his head to look at the Li Xiang soldiers, then at the puppets that were fighting fiercely with the law enforcement guards. He was at a loss.
Indeed, the Crown Prince had brought his men here, and a close official had issued an order on his behalf. At that time, no matter what happened, there would be no way to explain it. There weren't any surveillance cameras around, so even if there were, they couldn't tell if Ying Si had given the order or not.
"I want to kill him!" Ying Si was furious. He picked up his sword from the ground and rode on his horse, ready to go to Di County to settle the score with the person who had impersonated him to give the order.
"You only know how to kill, kill, kill!" The puppet expressionlessly snorted and took a step forward, directly pulling Ying Si off the horse. He and a soldier from Li Xiang mounted the horse and rushed toward Lin County. Ying Si's face was covered in dust from the fall. When he got up, he found that the puppet had already left with the other soldiers on horseback. He could only run back and ride another horse to Mo County.
The puppet brought the people to Lin County, but after a while, they still didn't see the team from before. The people of Lin County were crying and shouting as they ran back desperately. The two of them had no choice but to abandon their horses and use their qinggong to hurry back.
As soon as the two of them arrived at Di County, they saw a large number of commoners being called out of their houses and gathered in the middle of the open space. At the same time, a call for orders came from the guards. "The Crown Prince has given the order! Cut open the granary and check if the remaining grain was mixed with sand and stones!! Kill anyone who blocks your way!"
Many cavalrymen rushed to the granary and slashed it open with their swords. Countless fine wheat gushed out and fell to the ground, being trampled on wantonly. "No! Stop!"
How could the peasants and commoners accept the food they had worked so hard to grow being wasted like this? They all cried and wanted to stop him. "Those who obstruct us will be killed without mercy!"
"Bastard!" When the puppet saw the cavalry guards pointing their swords at the innocent civilians who only wanted to protect their food, it was as if it had seen the Wei soldiers from before. It directly flew forward and kicked one of them off his horse, snatching the sword from his hand.
Li Xiang had been teaching Puppet martial arts for the past few years. He was especially good at fighting against many people alone. The soldiers did not even need to fight. Puppet swam around the cavalry like a koi fish. He took off the horses of the cavalry.
Cavalry team…perhaps it should be called infantry team now. Without horses, the mobility of the entire guard team was greatly reduced. In addition, the people of Old Qin were basically martial. Although they had sharp weapons in their hands, it was difficult for them to break through the desperate defense of the people of Lin County in a short period of time. The puppet's actions were not over yet. After chasing everyone off their horses, it rushed to the roof of a straw hut at the side and clapped its hands. After seeing the distribution of the people, it rushed in again. The dynamic vision of this team of ordinary guards could not keep up with Ah Qing's speed at all. They only felt their arms go numb. In less than ten breaths, everyone fell to the ground.
" Splitting tendons and bones, perfect!" The puppet looked at the soldiers who had fallen in front of him and clapped his hands in satisfaction.
"You saved my life, hero. Our Bai family of Di County kowtowed to you!!”A clan elder led many commoners and shouted.
"No need to thank me. The Grand Tutor called us over. We have been living in Yueyang for a while now. You should know us, right?”the puppet said after helping the elders up. "Ah! So it's the head shopkeeper of Sunken Fish Pavilion, the disciple of Li Hou, the founder of our reform of the State of Qin!”The clan elder clapped his hands and exclaimed when he saw Yi Guang walking over from afar. "Old man, you must be joking." The puppet was indeed taught by Li Xiang. It was shy by nature and replied embarrassedly.
"Right, there might be some hidden reason behind this turmoil. It's better to wait for the monarch and him to return before talking. We will definitely give everyone justice.”The puppet suddenly remembered what Li Xiang had said to him before he left and immediately said to the surrounding commoners.
"Good! We believe in the Head Shopkeeper, and we also believe in Li Hou!”The surrounding commoners echoed in unison.
"Phew…" The puppet patted its chest and heaved a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, when they were shopping in the market, the puppet was curious about the commotion and pulled the soldiers over to take a look. Otherwise, if they had not arrived in time and a few lives had been lost, things might not have been so simple. But now, even if no lives were lost, such a huge commotion had occurred. The grain paid by Di County was gone, and even half of the grain in the granaries of the villagers had been destroyed. Nowadays, food was the foundation of a country. It was the lives of the people and the country. It was not something that could be reduced to a small matter.
"What…is going on here?" Ying Si rode over on a small black horse. Looking at the guards who were lying on the ground and crying out in pain, he was immediately puzzled.
"It's you!" Ying Si saw the person who had pretended to be him and gave orders. He ran over angrily and grabbed his clothes.
"Why? Why did you impersonate me to give the order!" Ying Si asked angrily. "Ah…cough cough, is the Crown Prince joking with me? It was clearly you, the Crown Prince, who asked me to give the order!”The official revealed a strange mocking smile and said. "Ah! Then go to hell!" This was the first time that the young Ying Si had been deceived and humiliated like this. He had nowhere to vent his anger. He picked up a sword from the ground and ruthlessly stabbed it through the chest of the noble clan official.
Chi!
"You!" The noble family official never thought that Ying Si would dare to kill him. He fell down with a look of despair.
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