C138 Black eating black 3

The people beside him shuddered. Ye Zichen looked back at him in shock. His eyes were filled with disbelief.

Zuo Linyi raised his voice, "Lord Yue, this prince has asked you a question. What are you looking at others for?"

Yue Hong heavily kowtowed to the Ninth Prince, "Reporting to the Ninth Prince, this lowly official is not aware of the situation. Although this matter was handled by this official, the details did not go through this official's hands. It's all handled by Mister Sun. "

"Oh?" Zuo Linyi raised his eyebrows and looked at the person kneeling beside Yue Hong. "Sir Sun, what do you think is going on?"

That person clenched his fist tightly and kowtowed in front of Yue Hong's gaze, unwilling to give up.

"It's because this official was bewitched by the sight of so much silver. This official knows his wrongs and begs for the ninth prince's mercy. "

"Any accomplices?" Zuo Linyi's sharp eyes swept over him, his gaze seemed to be able to pierce through.

"No. "It's just me alone." He knelt on the ground firmly, not moving an inch.

The corner of Zuo Linyi's mouth curled up slightly. "How audacious. You keep teasing this prince again and again." "Someone, take him away and keep him under strict supervision."

"Yes."

Waiting until the guards dragged Sun Zhong away. Yue Hong and the rest were still kneeling on the ground.

Zuo Linyi did not look at them. He walked forward and stood at the edge of the stage, looking down at the people below.

"The high bridges built by the imperial government were unable to withstand the natural disaster. The Imperial Court deeply regretted the fact that they had caused many people to be displaced and had even left Yue City after losing their loved ones. It was even more lamentable. On the orders of His Majesty, this prince came to the Yue City to provide assistance with five thousand taels of silver. Who would have thought that things would go the other way. Let's let everyone have a good time. "

The audience had long seen what was happening up above. They were clamoring and scolding a dog official. Seeing Zuo Linyi was like seeing his savior. Hearing his words, they were even more sure of themselves, and all of them agreed with a voice filled with hatred.

"I never thought that these dog officials would actually dare to embezzle." I knew that the current Emperor would be wise and would not leave us in the lurch. "

"That's right, that's right. It's because the imperial government has those dog officials. It was one thing to randomly collect taxes, but now that the Ninth Prince was here, he actually dared to embezzle. It was a good thing that the Ninth Prince came today. Otherwise, this relief would have been taken away by them. We refugees are nothing in their eyes. "

Zuo Linyi heard the noise below and frowned slightly. He took a step back and continued, "This prince will investigate this disaster strictly." In the meantime, the relief will be sealed up. "

Everyone was shocked and sighed endlessly.

One of them shouted loudly, "Since it is the Ninth Prince's decision, we all believe in him. At most, we will be hungry for a few more days, we have arms and legs, and if we can't enter the city, we can still hunt for each other. We believe that the Ninth Prince will definitely help us settle this matter. "

The others immediately raised their hands in agreement.

Zuo Linyi glanced at them and said, "Don't worry. Today is the day of food delivery. I won't let you go back empty-handed."

Zuo Linyi turned around and instructed Mu Quan, "Go and prepare."

Mu Quan nodded his head and walked off the stage. The victims all pulled his hand, "What did the Ninth Prince say just now? Do you want us to wait here, or are we going to pay for the food for the disaster? "

Mu Quan frowned and pulled his dirty hands away, saying disdainfully, "The law of the Great Su is sealing. How could the ninth prince break the rules? The ninth prince wanted me to take out the silver taels that he had brought with him to prepare. Retreat back, all of you. "All of you, retreat over there and wait for the food to be delivered."

"Yes, yes, yes. Please, sir."

Everyone was overjoyed as they shouted for a thousand years.

Song Qingyu followed closely behind Zuo Linyi, and upon seeing the tide of refugees, he retreated. Disbelief filled his eyes.

Zuo Linyi turned around and looked at the kneeling people.

"Since Sun Zhong has already admitted, there's nothing left for you guys to do. Go back." Prepare the food allowance and account books for the disaster relief. This prince will immediately go back and verify them. "

"Yes."

Everyone answered.

At this moment, a manservant took advantage of the departure of the refugees to enter through the entrance. They were waiting for Yue Hong to leave.

"Prefect, this isn't good. Just now when I went to exchange for broken silver, I realized that all three boxes of silver were coated with a layer of silver!" "A total of five thousand silver taels. In the end, the total amount was only fifty silver taels."

Yue Hong's footsteps were unsteady, "What is going on? Has anyone opened the box in advance? "

"This little one does not know that Sir Sun is in charge of these matters." He had even just obtained the key to the warehouse. It's really strange how gold and silver turned into stone. "

"Bring me there immediately."

These words fell into Song Qingyu's ears without a single word missing.

Song Qingyu cast a sidelong glance at Zuo Linyi. "Did you do it?" You did it on purpose that morning, didn't you? He purposely opened the box to check, scare them, and then sent three boxes of stones over to them. "

Zuo Linyi smiled lightly, walked back to his seat and poured himself a cup of tea.

"To deal with these corrupt officials and dirty officials, for example just now, there will always be these scapegoats. The best way to deal with them was to make them shed a layer of skin. Not only will they not be able to swallow this money, they will also have to spit it out. "

Song Qingyu looked at him seriously. She seemed to understand him now.

On the other hand, this' taking advantage of others' was indeed his style.

"The Ninth Prince asked me to help. It seems like I'm not needed here."

"No, no, no. Do you think my name is just for free? When the time comes, send me food. You can control the situation for this prince, as well as those crappy tents. "This prince sees that there is a small village ten li away from the city gates. The land is pretty good, so take them there to build some houses."

"So, you asked me to follow you all this time because everyone thinks that I'm very familiar with you?" Song Qing and Yu opened their eyes wide, "You've thought this through, why don't you go?"

Zuo Linyi raised his eyebrows and sighed, "A lot of what Yue Hong said is false. The only thing that is true is that the refugees are dirty and stinky. "Also, that sentence, we are not friends because we believe in each other. Friends should help each other."

Song Qingyu's face paled as he glared at him before turning to leave, "The Ninth Prince has really made me look at him in a new light."

Zuo Linyi smiled and watched as Song Qingyu walked into the crowd.

When she was far away, Zuo Linyi stopped smiling and took a sip of his tea. His face was calm, but it was different from his usual expression. In contrast, it seemed especially solemn.

Someone suddenly appeared beside him and a guard stood aside respectfully. "Master, Yue Hong is indeed King Dingbei's man. Following their previous transactions, we discovered that the place where King Dingbei secretly made weapons was near Yue City. Our men are already around. "

Zuo Linyi's eyes flashed with a sharp glint. His brows furrowed as he said, "You can't act rashly." He had always been careful not to forge weapons in such obvious places. Also, the water and land roads were connected, so there was no natural barrier. He must have other places. "Continue searching."

"Yes."

When Zuo Linyi came down from the platform, Song Qingyu was nowhere to be seen. Looking at the black mass of people, how could someone with her small stature be able to squeeze into the crowd and help her move the grains?

One of the guards beside him saw Zuo Linyi look around. He stood not far away with a frown on his face, as if he was looking for someone.

"Is this grandpa looking for Young Master Li?"

"Where is she?"

"Young Master Li just took a group of young and strong people to the village that this grandpa told you about. He said that he wanted to help build a house. "Master, don't worry. Young Master Li went there by carriage."

Zuo Linyi frowned. "You've arranged for a few people to go over."