In the Wuguan meeting hall, the generals were silent. This mutiny left everyone with lingering fears. They all climbed up step by step from ordinary soldiers. The soldiers joined the army just to make a living. Now they want money but have no money.

They can understand the mutiny if they want food but have no food. Although the incident has subsided now, there is still no way to solve the problem of food and grass. Ling Zhen paused and said: "General, those centurions who are taking the lead, take care of themselves."

He has been tied up and is now being held in the barracks. How do you think this should be handled?"

Zhou Ruhai smiled bitterly and said: "That's it. The failure to raise food and grass is the responsibility of me as the general. Let it go. They were forced to have no choice but no bloodshed happened. But if this doesn't happen in the future, some things can't be done. They will be dismissed temporarily and will be punished and meritorious in the future.

, Ordinary soldiers will not be held accountable. Now go back to each camp and persuade them to stay calm. We will find a way. This mutiny is over here. It is not allowed to be spread. Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed!" Everyone said:

Nodding, knowing that Zhou Ruhai did this to protect the soldiers below, Ling Zhen followed the order and left.

Chen Yue was wondering how Chu Yucheng's investigation was going when suddenly Zhou Ruhai called out to him: "Xiao Yue, what are you thinking about? Thanks to you, I stayed calm when things happened this time, otherwise it wouldn't have happened this time.

It's another Wuguan Rebellion. Alas! Is there anything you can do about the food and grass issue? Can you help me come up with some ideas?" Chen Yue shook his head helplessly: "General, there's no food and grass falling from the sky. There's nothing I can do now.

, but in two days, I may have a solution, please wait."

Zhou Ruhai looked puzzled as to what this kid was doing behind his back. He was always mysterious, but he still had the patience not to ask.

The winter of the fourth year of Wude was destined to be an extraordinary winter. On the border between Yan, Rong, and Chen, the soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty complained constantly, the garrison was unstable, and the people at the border could no longer bear the heavy taxes. The entire Liangzhou Prefecture was filled with a sense of pessimism from top to bottom.

mood.

On this day, Chu Yucheng finally came back.

"General, there is indeed a problem with Liu Qiming, and it is estimated to be a big problem!" Chen Yue took Chu Yucheng's hand and quickly entered the tent. As the two walked, they said that if Chen Yue didn't come back, he would go to Fengyang to find someone."

Don't be anxious, please speak slowly and be more detailed." When Chen Yue heard that there was indeed a problem, his face immediately darkened.

Chu Yucheng began to tell the story of the past half month: "At the beginning, several guards and I worked separately, visited many villages in Fengyang, and asked for detailed tax amounts, and then made some guesses based on the total number of household registrations in Fengyang.

The total amount of grain and grass collected this time, Fengyang as a whole should have collected more than 5,000 shi of military grain this time."

"Is this a lot?" Chenyue asked with some confusion, but then he thought about it. Although Fengyang's land is not very suitable for farming, it is also a relatively large settlement within the jurisdiction of Liangzhou. It is not surprising that it can harvest so much.

Chu Yucheng continued: "Logically speaking, since so much grain and grass has been collected, even if the loss during transportation, poor quality grain, etc. are deducted, at least 4,500 shi of military grain should be transported to Liangzhou, but this time Feng Feng

Yangjiao only sent two thousand stones, so there must be something wrong with it, the difference in quantity is too big and unreasonable at all."

"Go on." Chen Yue nodded thoughtfully. There was nothing wrong with Chu Yucheng's calculation.

"Then I kept a close eye on Liu Qiming. I didn't believe that he couldn't hide the more than two thousand stones of military rations at home if he couldn't find a way to get rid of them. Later I found out that Liu Qiming was very close to the owner of a grain farm in Fengyang, and he was known as Boss Jin.

, I led the guards into their grain warehouse, and sure enough I found that they had stored a large amount of grain. They didn't even change the cloth bags with official seals from the government. They just kept them in the warehouse openly, and I stole them out easily.

It will be used as physical evidence in the future." After saying this, Chu Yucheng took out a cloth bag from the package.

Chen Yue opened it and saw clearly written on it: Lijia Village, Fengyang County, pays grain, and it is also stamped with the official seal of Fengyang. According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, all government officials collect grain, and the villages below need to write on the cloth bag when paying grain.

Where does it come from? If it is later discovered that the grain is shoddy, it will be easier to trace. Now that the physical evidence is there, Chen Yue raised a question: "This can only show that the grain came from Fengyang, but it does not mean that Liu Qiming must have done it."

He lost his hands and feet. Although the loss of military rations has always been enough for him to be dismissed and investigated, it is not enough. This kind of person should be killed!"

Chu Yucheng nodded and continued: "After confirming that there was something wrong with Liu Qiming and finding the physical evidence, we followed the clues and first bribed a guard at the grain farm warehouse. He said that the grain and grass were indeed transported by people from the government, and that this

This is not the first time for this kind of transaction. The amount of this batch is almost two thousand dan, which is similar to what we estimated. Then based on his description, we found a bookkeeper in the yamen who was responsible for counting the specific figures and arranging the transportation of people.

Liang Liang, he should be an insider. This guy can't alert him now. I asked two guards to follow him and arrest him if anything goes wrong. As for Boss Jin, I also sent people to keep an eye on him. Fortunately, you left a few for me.

A guard, otherwise I would really be too busy by myself." After talking a lot, his mouth went dry. Chu Yucheng picked up Chen Yue's water glass on the table and drank it all in one gulp. Chen Yue rolled his eyes at him.

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Chenyue paced slowly in the barracks, carefully analyzing the clues he had so far. The physical evidence was already available. It was certain that a lot of military rations had been withheld. There should be two most important witnesses. The first one was gold.

Boss, since he dares to eat the military rations, it means that he has been in cahoots with Liu Qiming a long time ago. Otherwise, no other official in Fengyang would have the courage to make this deal. The second one is the bookkeeper, who must have an accurate statistics on the military rations collected.

He should know exactly how much food and grass was deducted from Liu Qiming. As long as he can control these two people, there will be irrefutable evidence. Chu Yucheng is indeed bold and careful. The clues he found are all important, and his goal is clear, pointing directly at Liu Qiming. It's really

Personal talent.

After thinking about this, Chen Yue slapped the table and ordered immediately: "Since the number of people who have been investigated is close to ten, we will close the net as soon as possible and we must not give them time to destroy the evidence. You go to Xue Meng and bring five more."

Ten soldiers dressed up in disguise and went to Fengyang at starry night. They must keep an eye on these two witnesses and Liu Qiming to prevent any accidents. I immediately reported the situation to General Zhou and informed Liangzhou Prefecture of the matter. Once the people from Liangzhou Prefecture arrived in Fengyang,

Yang, no matter what, arrest the two witnesses first." Chu Yucheng nodded, and ran out of the barracks before his stool was warmed.
Chapter completed!