Abandoned Prince Survival Guide

Xiao Yu was dealing with official business that day, when he heard Xiao Yao's voice from outside: "Let him kneel here. Is my brother here?"

Ji Hai, who was on duty at the door, replied: "Your Majesty is here, I will inform you for the prince."

Xiao Yao said impatiently: "There is no need to report, I will go in by myself."

Xiao Yu heard their conversation, put down his pen, and said, "Come in. What's the matter?"

As soon as Ji Hai opened the door, Xiao Yao came in: "Brother Emperor, I caught a big rat for you! Bring it in."

Xiao Yu was surprised: "What Shuoshu?" I saw two soldiers behind Xiao Yao escorting a small official. Looking at the official uniform, it was from the granary.

Xiao Yao sneered: "Let him speak for himself."

The little official shrank into a ball in fright, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed: "The emperor spares my life, the villain is wronged, the villain doesn't know anything."

"Speak clearly, who are you?" Xiao Yu said.

The little official tremblingly said: "My name is Qian Xiaowu. I work in the granary in the north of the city. Today I am responsible for delivering grain to the Minfuying." The Minfuying refers to the recent labor labor for road construction.

Xiao Yao said angrily: "Today I went to check the kitchen of the civilian husband's camp. Guess what happened, brother, they are cleaning the moldy rice, and the rice is black. The folks worked hard to build bridges and pave roads, and these silverfish actually Let them eat moldy rice! And it is said that it happened more than once! If this is the case with the civilians, what about the soldiers who went to war? Such a corpse is a vegetarian meal, I think it should be beheaded directly!"

Xiao Yao was in charge of the recent road construction work, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, sometimes he also ate in the kitchen of the civilian husband's camp, who knows if he has eaten the moldy rice.

"The emperor spares my life, my majesty spares my life, the villain is only responsible for the escort, and the villain has no idea of ​​the situation in the warehouse." Qian Xiaowu kowtowed like garlic.

When Xiao Yu heard this, he stood up abruptly. Moldy rice contains aflatoxin. Eating too much of it can cause liver cancer, or even cause organ failure and death in a short period of time: "You mean, Chengbei granary Is the rice moldy?"

Xiao Yao sneered: "Whether the hair is moldy or not, you will know if the emperor goes to have a look."

Xiao Yu put on his shoes and came out: "Let's go, go to the granary in the north of the city to have a look."

Ji Hai said: "Your Majesty, do you want to wait until Master comes back?"

Xiao Yu said: "Go find him. Lai Feng and Xiang Yang follow me and call the guards."

When Ji Hai heard this, Sa Yazi ran to find the master.

Xiao Yao asked, "Is it Cang Cao?"

Xiao Yu said with a cold face, "Of course I will."

A group of people went straight to Changshi Yamen, Xiao Yu asked Cangcao by name, but was told that Cangcao was not in the Yamen, and said that he should be in the granary.

Xiao Yao whispered to Xiao Yu's ear: "I didn't disturb him on purpose, maybe I heard the wind and made arrangements?"

Xiao Yu lowered his eyes: "It may not be impossible." Their people are everywhere in the city, and if there is any disturbance, the news will immediately appear as if they have grown legs.

Xiao Yao frowned: "If that's the case, then I'm afraid it's not suitable for us to go there. Wait for General Pei."

Xiao Yu nodded, and called another person to ask Pei Linzhi to bring some troops.

Pei Linzhi was training troops outside the south gate of the city. Hearing Ji Hai's words, he couldn't help frowning, and immediately mobilized 1000 troops to rush to the granary in the north of the city.

Not long after the second person who went to inform Pei Rinzhi left, Xiao Yu saw Pei Rinzhi coming with his troops, he couldn't help laughing, Rinzhi always did things according to his wishes.

Suddenly someone exclaimed: "Look, what a thick smoke! Where is the fire?"

Xiao Yao looked back and saw a puff of black smoke rising into the sky from the north of the city: "These bastards must have burned down the granary!"

Xiao Yu's heart sank, and he said, "Go, hurry up and put out the fire."

Pei Linzhi said: "Your Majesty, you should go back, don't go, we can go."

"No, I have to go and see." Xiao Yu urged Xiang Yang, who was driving the horse. "Xiangyang, let's go."

A group of people hurried on their horses and ran towards the granary in the north of the city.

The more Xiao Yu wandered off, the more flustered he became. As expected, the thick smoke was coming from the granary.

The granary is built on a high slope ten miles north of Panyu City. It is a sealed warehouse built of stones, all of which are waterproof and moisture-proof.The surrounding trees were also cut down for fire prevention.

When they arrived, several granaries were already on fire, and the fire was blazing, and the flames were licking around, showing a tendency to spread.

The warehouse guards and nearby villagers were all trying their best to put out the fire. Pei Linzhi led all the soldiers to join the firefighting team. Some used branches to pounce on the fire, some carried water to put out the fire, and some carried water to put out the fire. In front of such a big fire, Such a save is tantamount to a drop in the bucket.

The weather is dry in winter, and once the fire spreads, it cannot be controlled at all, and even human lives are seriously threatened.

If Pei Linzhi hadn't had people stop Xiao Yu, he would have rushed to put out the fire.

Xiao Yu could only order people to repair the isolation zone to prevent the fire from spreading.In addition, one can only watch the fire continue to burn and burn out those warehouses that have already been burned. Human beings are too small and pale in front of such natural power.

By the time the fire was completely under control, it was already dark, and more than a dozen granaries had been burned.

The air is filled with the smell of burnt grain paste.Xiao Yu's face was blacker than the ashes of burned food. At this moment, he really wanted to kill someone.

Pei Linzhi's face was covered in black and gray, his eyes showed a fierce look, and he shouted: "Where is Cangcao?!"

Someone helped Cang Cao and Chen Li out.Chen Li was covered in dirt, his clothes and hair were burnt by the fire, he looked extremely embarrassed, he stumbled and knelt in front of Xiao Yu and Pei Linzhi: "See Your Majesty, please forgive me for not being able to pick you up in time."

Pei Linzhi pulled out the long sword from his waist, put it on Chen Li's neck, and said loudly, "Tell me, how did the fire start?"

Chen Li wept bitterly: "Return to the general's words: I don't even know about it. I came to the warehouse today for a routine inspection. When I arrived, the warehouse was already on fire for some reason."

As soon as the moldy food was exposed, the granary caught fire. If it was not a man-made accident, Xiao Yu would never believe it. He looked at Chen Li's old face and strongly controlled his inner anger, saying: "Report fire conditions."

The guard on the side came over with the account book, opened it and approached the torch to read, but Chen Li took it over: "Report to Your Majesty: There are 52 granaries in the north of the city, storing 480 jin of grain. Today, today, twelve granaries were burned down by fire. , about 120 million catties of grain lost.”

Xiao Yao snatched the ledger: "What is the storage capacity of a warehouse?"

Chen Li said: "Back to the lord, a granary is stocked with [-] catties of grain. There are still some empty granaries behind."

Xiao Yao said: "You mean, the granaries in front of the fire are all full, and not a grain of grain has been produced?"

"Yes, we all move grain from the back warehouse, because the rice is the old rice in the first half of the year, and the rice in the front is new rice that was put into the warehouse this autumn." Chen Li said.

At this time, the soldiers who inspected the scene of the fire came back: "Report to Your Majesty and the general, two corpses were found in the No. [-] warehouse, and they were burned beyond recognition."

When Chen Li heard this, he beat his chest, stomped his feet, and burst into tears: "Ah, ah, ah, it's because the lower officials are not strict, which leads to such man-made disasters and tragedies. Not only the official rations were burned, but two brothers were also burned to death. Take a quick look, which two brothers have suffered?"

Pei Linzhi shouted: "Come here, arrest Chen Li and put him in a prison."

Chen Li's knees softened, and he lay on the ground: "Your Majesty, spare your life! General, spare your life!"

Xiao Yu said: "Take the bodies of the two deceased and don't move them around at will. I ordered you to come and check the cause of death. Mr. Chen will temporarily take him into custody and refuse all visits. Brother, I will leave this case to you How was the trial?"

Yao puffed his chest: "No problem, just look at mine."

Pei Linzhi was full of anger and had nowhere to vent, and said loudly: "Lieutenant Wang, you lead your two hundred brothers here to clean up the aftermath, so as to prevent the ashes from resurging."

"Yes, General!" Captain Wang quickly agreed.

Pei Linzhi said: "Form up and drive back home!"

Xiao Yu got into the carriage and looked at Pei Linzhi who was riding a horse outside the carriage. Although his waist was very straight, he could still feel his exhaustion: "Rinzhi, get on the carriage."

Pei Linzhi didn't speak, got off the horse, got into the carriage, sat down at the door of the carriage, and kept a little distance from Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu said, "Sit down a bit."

"I'm dirty."

"I'm not much better, I have to wash, come here, let's talk." Xiao Yu said.

Hearing what he said, Pei Linzhi sat in and touched his knees: "What does Your Majesty want to say?"

Xiao Yao poked his head in from the window: "Brother Huang, I want to go up too."

Xiao Yu said, "Come up."

When Xiao Yao also got on the horse, Xiao Yu sighed wearily: "This is a man-made disaster."

Xiao Yao said: "Brother Huang is right, that old boy Chen Li did it."

"I can't think of anything other than a man-made disaster. I think the fire was set on purpose, and the person who set it on fire has already become a dead person." Pei Linzhi said indifferently.

This is consistent with Xiao Yu's thinking: "We can only draw conclusions when Wu Zuo comes for the autopsy. Could Wu Zuo also belong to them?"

Lai Feng, who was driving outside, said, "Your Majesty, I can do an autopsy."

Xiao Yu said, "Okay then, you and Wu Zuo will go to the autopsy tomorrow."

Xiao Yu said bitterly: "What is it for? More than 100 million catties of grain were burned, and two lives were taken. Isn't this Chen person afraid of death?"

Xiao Yao made a rough guess: "I think this person surnamed Chen probably replaced the good rice with moldy rice. Fearing that the matter would be exposed, he set fire to the granary and killed two insiders."

Xiao Yu said: "This is all conjecture, and evidence must be produced. Investigate the identities of the two deceased, and then investigate their family members and acquaintances, whether they have disclosed this to others. Be sure to Nothing is lost."

Xiao Yao said: "Why bother, just beat that Chen."

Xiao Yu waved his hand: "I won't be punished for the time being. The Chen family is the most powerful family in Panyu City, and they are also related to other families by marriage, so there are too many entanglements. There are still a lot of them in the government and the army, and their influence is too great. If it is not dealt with Well, they're going to use this as an opportunity to stir up trouble."

Pei Linzhi held back his anger: "I really want to arrest all these people and send them to Xiao Yi's territory for free, a bunch of people who don't know what to do."

Xiao Yu said: "They are just a bunch of moths. No matter who is the emperor, they are like this. It's just that the former governors turned a blind eye and closed their eyes in exchange for peaceful coexistence. I remember the last time I went to see the king. Qi, he laughed at me for not being able to protect myself, and it seems that is what he was referring to."

Xiao Yao was also very aggrieved: "It's just such a broken and poor place, but it's full of five poisons, and it's restricted everywhere, it's really pissing me off!"

Xiao Yu could only comfort everyone: "This is just Guangzhou. If we go back to the Central Plains, there will be more and bigger problems like this. Let's take it as practice now."