Abandoned Prince Survival Guide

Several people discussed for half a night and came to a conclusion: the granary fire case is not easy to investigate.

The biggest clue was on the two dead guards, but even if it could be proved that the murder was committed by Chen Li, there was no way to prove that Chen Li did it.

Most of the people related to the two deceased will disappear in the shortest possible time, and they will not even be able to find the whereabouts of these people.

As expected.The next day Xiao Yao and Lai Feng went to investigate the case. After the autopsy, they concluded that the head was injured by a blunt instrument.

The first people to put out the fire were the other guards of the granary and Chen Li's entourage, but they were numerous and chaotic. It would take time to interrogate them one by one, and they should have already thought up the words to deal with them, and they would not be able to ask any questions for a while.

Then they investigated the identities of the deceased, and it turned out that they were all offshoots of the Chen family, but after thinking about it, it made sense, after all, guards are still a job, and it is normal to use one's own family.

This also means that in order to silence Chen Li, he even killed his own clansman, which shows his cruelty.

When we arrived at the deceased's home, all the family members had disappeared. When I asked the neighbors, they all said that they had gone out early in the morning to visit relatives.

Needless to say, this either took the hush money and left as required, or was taken away and killed to hush up.

Xiao Yao wandered around all day, but did not come up with any useful news.

On Xiao Yu's side, two officials came to inquire about Chen Li's situation. One was joining the army, and the other was the military recorder. Among them, joining the army was the elder brother of Chen Li's daughter-in-law, and the recorder was the nephew of Chen Li's aunt. .

Look, it's all nepotism.

Originally, the mold in the granary was just dereliction of duty, and at worst it was demotion and loss of office. There was no need to make such a big commotion.

Why did Chen Li do this?It must be that the rice in the granary is not just moldy, it is probably because he has replaced the good rice in the granary, and the amount is amazing, and he can't hide it at all.

It is a felony to act for the benefit of one's own interests. Not only will one be thrown into prison, but one's home will also be ransacked.That's why he took the risk and took this step.

Xiao Yu didn't intend to let Chen Li go. In order to conceal his crime, he set fire to the granary, and even killed people to silence him. Knowing the law and breaking the law is already a crime.

It's just that the evidence is not complete at present, so it will be locked up first, and no one will be allowed to visit.

Xiao Yu went to see Wang Qi again.Wang Qi's family was detained in a private house in the city.

This house was bought by Min Chong, and it was originally for storage and accommodation when he came to Panyu for business.Now that the private house is public, compared with Chen Li's behavior of pretending to be a public servant, this awareness is simply a difference.

Wang Qi didn't suffer much, and his family was neat and tidy, but he lost his personal freedom, and there were still people guarding him day and night to prevent him from communicating with the outside world.

Wang Qi enjoys reading and playing chess at home every day, and spends time with his children.

Seeing Xiao Yu, Wang Qi gloated and said, "Your Highness is not looking well today, but is there something bothering you?"

Xiao Yu teased him: "My lord Wang is very good at observing words and expressions, so he can get along very well in Anguo."

Wang Qi was not angry either: "Did you bring the tea that Your Highness brought last time?"

Xiao Yu said indifferently: "No. Mr. Wang, last time I sent a catty of tea leaves, even if a cow chews peonies, it won't be able to drink so much."

Wang Qi was not angry either: "Your Highness taught me a new way of making tea, and also taught my wife how to cook tea eggs, which the children love to eat, and the consumption speed of this tea is several times faster than before."

Xiao Yu rolled his eyes: "I gave you the good Mingqian tea, but you use it to boil tea eggs, it is a waste of money! To cook tea eggs, any tea on the market will do."

Wang Qi didn't mind at all: "Mingqian tea is fragrant."

Xiao Yu said: "The children of the aristocratic family are really extravagant. If there is no more, I will buy it with my own money. Mr. Wang's family has a big business, so there must be no shortage of this money."

"Didn't my home have already been copied by you?"

"Isn't your stuff brought to you?"

"You just said that my family has a great career. I don't have a family now, and I have become a prisoner! How can I have a great family?"

"I offer you that you don't want to be your guest, and you choose your own prisoner!"

Wang Qi avoided this question: "Don't you call yourself emperor? The whole world is yours, so what's wrong with giving me some tea?"

"No, I'll buy it myself. All my tea is used for foreign exchange, and I'm not willing to drink it myself." Xiao Yu said.

"What is foreign exchange?" Wang Qi was puzzled.

Xiao Yu said: "Tonghai Yidao knows it? Take it to the Persians and Romans to exchange gold, silver, jewelry and spices."

Wang Qi was surprised: "You still know this?"

Xiao Yu rolled his eyes again, which meant that you took me for a fool.

Wang Qi continued to ask curiously: "Why do you want to change these, Your Highness?"

"Make money to support people. The people are so poor that they can't get much money, so they have to figure out their own way. Why am I telling you this? Today I will tell you an old news: A few days ago, that old man Chen Li burned the granary It's gone." Xiao Yu still said it bitterly.

Wang Qi was stunned for a moment, and murmured: "Is it really burned?"

"It seems that you are not surprised, the news is well-informed."

Wang Qi said: "No, no, I just overheard a few words from the neighbor next door."

Xiao Yu looked at him and said, "You can't be locked up here. How about this? Mr. Wang's family should move back to the Governor's Mansion and live in the Kuayuan. If you want to know anything in the future, just ask me directly. Listen to the corner."

Wang Qi said embarrassingly: "I don't listen to it often, I just listen to it occasionally."

Xiao Yu didn't bother to argue with him about these things: "Master Wang has been an official in Guangzhou for many years, and he must have known the big families in Panyu city already. I wonder if Mr. Wang would like to communicate with me about these big families?"

Wang Qi chuckled: "Why do you ask me? Now you are in charge of the house in Guangzhou, and you have the military power in your hands. You can make troubles as you like. If you don't obey, just kill the chicken to scare the monkey."

Xiao Yu said, "I only kill people who deserve to die."

"You are the emperor now, whether you should die or not is not a matter of your words."

Xiao Yu raised his eyebrows: "If that's the case, what's the difference between me and Xiao Yi?"

Wang Qixiao: "I don't think there is much difference between you, both of you were born of the same father."

"The dragon gave birth to nine sons, each of them is different. You don't know me, let alone your emperor, how do you know that I am no different from him? I do things, but I want to be ashamed of my heart. Lord Wang, you can pat your chest to ensure that you are ashamed of your heart ?” Xiao Yu squinted at him.

"I—" Wang Qi opened his mouth, then stopped. He had been in the officialdom for many years, and he had compromised countless times in order to climb up the ranks.

"If you want to secure your position, you will have to go against your conscience one day." Wang Qi felt that he would be able to win this round sooner or later.

Xiao Yu shrugged: "Let's just wait and see. I took time out of my busy schedule to chat with you, but Mr. Wang won't give you any useful advice?"

Wang Qi said: "I'm waiting to see your jokes, how can I help my enemies."

Xiao Yu suddenly said: "I'm actually considering whether to send Mr. Wang back to Jianye. Now Guangzhou is no longer Xiao Yi's territory, and you don't serve me. You need to arrange so many people to watch you if you stay here. There are still many people who are counting on you to stand up and replace me again. You are a huge hidden danger to me, and I think it is better to send it away."

Wang Qi raised his eyebrows: "Then you are not afraid that I will lead soldiers to attack you after I go back?"

Xiao Yu said: "There is indeed such a possibility. But the war between me and Xiao Yi is inevitable. Anyone who comes will fight, and it is okay to fight with you. The problem is, if you return to Jianye, even if you lose Sorry, do you think Xiao Yi can still use you again?"

Wang Qi was silent. He really had never dealt with Xiao Yi, and he didn't understand Xiao Yi's personality at all, but judging from his behavior style over the past year, he was definitely a conceited and arbitrary person. When he went back, his future was uncertain. Completely unknown.

Xiao Yu said earnestly: "I have seriously considered this matter, and even thought about sending those big families back. I was upset just looking at them. But there are too many of them, and they have already taken root here. They can't be driven away, and they can't Kill them all. Mr. Wang is different. You are not from Guangzhou, and you will leave sooner or later. If not, I will be a favor. If Mr. Wang thinks it over, I will arrange for someone to take your family back. Anyway, my Ships often go north."

This move was beyond Wang Qi's expectation, he never thought that Xiao Yu would send him back if he really didn't want to kill him.But this move was quite ruthless, Xiao Yu didn't kill him, but sent him back to Jianye, and let Xiao Yi deal with him.He lost Guangzhou and went back intact, can Xiao Yi spare him?

The case of the granary has come to a standstill, because there is insufficient physical evidence, Chen Li can only be detained for malfeasance.During this period, countless people came to intercede for him, but Xiao Yu rejected them all, and Chen Li wouldn't even think about it unless Chou Yinmao came to check on him.

The day before the winter solstice, Min Chong, who had been away for more than a month, finally came back. The goods were sold out, and he brought back a lot of medicinal materials, fur and other special products, as well as a lot of money.

This time, according to Xiao Yu's instructions, Min Chong exchanged more copper coins.Xiao Yu planned to mint coins by himself.

In addition, Min Chong also changed a lot of horses from Dong Rong, and was trying to transfer the horses from the north. To be honest, it was really not easy, after all, he had to pass through Xiao Yi's territory.It can only be broken into parts and sent to Guangzhou in batches.

As soon as Min Chong came back, he heard the news that the granary had been burned, and he was extremely furious. Taxation and grain were under his jurisdiction, which meant that Chen Li was slapping him and slapping him.

"This son of a bitch, dare to touch Lao Tzu's territory, and even kill him with a knife!" Min Chong said, "Where is the man, I will go to him now to settle the score!"

Xiao Yao said: "You still think you are a pirate, you can kill people if you say they kill people? You have to tell the evidence!"

Min Chong opened his mouth, and then said angrily, "Who told you that?"

"Yazhou Navy knows it, but I can't?" Xiao Yu said leisurely.

Min Chong stood up: "I can't stay here anymore, I'm going to kill a lot of people to calm down."

Xiao Yu persuaded with a smile: "Teng Yun is calm, he is all his own. Heroes don't ask where they come from."

Xiao Yao said: "No one is laughing at you here. Why is Master Min so angry? They say that you are capable of handling affairs, so hurry up and give everyone some advice."

Min Chong said angrily: "Then I have to figure it out first. I still don't know the relationship between the major families in Panyu City."

Xiao Yao raised his eyebrows: "Are you planning to sow discord?"

"This is so ugly. I am using the conflict between them to find clues. How can it be considered sowing discord?" Min Chong said angrily.

Xiao Yu said: "These few families are intertwined, and they are related by marriage. I'm afraid it's hard to break through."

However, Pei Linzhi said, "It's not necessarily true. Each family is still secretly competing with each other. For example, the Lin family seems to be at odds with the other families."

Xiao Yu's eyes lit up when he heard the words: "It seems to be true. I will call Lin Hong to ask questions tomorrow."

Min Chong said: "Since you have found a breakthrough, let's look for it in private. Don't be too conspicuous, so as not to cause trouble for the Lin family."

Xiao Yu thought so too, if it was convenient for Lin Hong to say it, he might have already told himself: "I will leave this matter to you, Teng Yun."