Chapter three hundred and thirty second late at night
Wow!
The dark clouds are just blown by a strong wind, whistling down, and the raindrops tilt down and sweep across the sky and earth. The originally bright sky and earth become dark and dense as the heavy rain sweeps in, as if it is entering dusk, and it seems that it is about to get dark.
Looking at the heavy rain outside the window, Li Mu felt a little depressed.
Crackling!
Suddenly, Li Mu seemed to see something. He saw hail mixed with the heavy rain, which was also attacking. It hit the leaves, knocking them to pieces and breaking them into pieces. When it hit the tiles, it also made a terrifying sound.
The sound is frightening.
As if he thought of something, Li Mu no longer worried about the heavy rain and ran directly outside the city.
In the fields, wheat is being planted, and millet is also needed. It is June, which is a critical moment for growth, but a hailstorm has fallen, and a lot of wheat has been beaten, and the millet has also been beaten.
The food harvest failure seems to have become a foregone conclusion.
"The trouble is big, this is a natural and man-made disaster!"
Li Mu looked sad.
Not long ago, there was a shortage of grain warehouses, but now there is hail, causing a grain harvest failure.
A reduction of three to five dou per mu of land may not seem like a big impact, but it actually has a big impact.
Just like Li Mu, no matter how severe the natural disaster is, he will never go hungry; but ordinary people, when encountering disaster years, sell their fields, sell their sons and daughters, and eat Guanyin soil one after another.
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"The key now is to get back the lost food!" Li Mu said: "If during a good harvest year, the official warehouse and the granary are short of money, it will not be a big problem. Even if it cannot be found, someone will take it back... But if you encounter
In a calamity year, it will be a devastating disaster, almost fatal!"
Speaking of this, Li Mu was also a little embarrassed.
I originally thought of dividing and disintegrating after Youzhou, wooing some civil servants to become pawns, and constantly charging into battle... But now that there is a food shortage, I have no patience, and continue to divide and disintegrate, and win over frustrated factions.
Don't talk about anything else until you get through the immediate difficulties. If you can't get through it and everything is over, don't talk about anything else.
The interrogation continued, and confidants trained in Yinxian, Ningbo, and Jinling arrived one after another to participate in the interrogation work and were involved in the investigation.
The officials were sent in batches after batches and interrogated day and night. The result was that they were bought by the Tenglong Chamber of Commerce with the same caliber. As for how to operate, how to transport, how to manpower, etc., they did not know. In other words, it was true.
It’s because I don’t know that I’m alive until now.
Those who knew were already dead.
For example, Qian Tongpan knew something and died.
Zhao Zhizhou knew something about it, but he also died.
Feng Wuji knew something about it, but he also died.
The rest is unknown, because I don’t know, and I’m still alive today.
After continuous attacks, I still caught some small shrimps and a lot of money, but what's the point? Money can't be eaten, food is the foundation...especially in disaster years, even if you spend money, you can't buy food.
Somewhat tired, Li Mu looked at the file.
In order to get clues, I pried open the mouths of corrupt officials and used various tortures, but still no useful information was obtained.
Back at the government office, Li Mu was about to say something.
Suddenly, a man appeared in front of him, appearing silently, with a veil on his face, making it difficult to see his true face.
"Greetings, sir, I'm here to ask for help!"
The man in black said, taking off his veil, revealing a familiar face.
"You are Zhao Tianmu, the dead Zhizhou!" Li Mu said, "Sure enough, you are not dead!"
"It's me!" Zhao Tianmu looked surprised and said, "How did you notice?"
Li Mu said: "The coffin was opened for autopsy, and the body found inside was fake!"
Zhao Tianmu said: "The one who died was my substitute...I am not only a magistrate, but also a great master."
As he spoke, the aura on his body flashed like a mountain and sea, and the terrifying aura emanating from him was that of Grand Master Perfection.
Li Mu was slightly surprised that the former magistrate of Youzhou was actually a great master, Perfection.
Grand masters are high-level officials no matter where they are. Many civil servants are mostly innates, grandmasters, etc., and only a few are grand masters. According to the intelligence, Zhao Tianmu is only a grand master, but now he is a grand master, perfect, obviously hiding his strength.
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"I am the magistrate of Youzhou. I had a good reputation in the world back then. I just wanted to avoid some enemies and entered the imperial court as an official. That day, I was practicing in a secret room and my substitute was handling some official duties for me outside. But when I showed up
, the substitute is dead!"
"So, I faked my death and escaped for my life!"
Zhao Tianmu told some secrets.
"Why didn't you report it to the emperor?" Li Mu asked.
"Because it's not safe there... I can't guarantee what the emperor will do. Maybe for the sake of stability and the overall situation, I will be sacrificed!" Zhao Tianmu said, with a sad look in his eyes.
Li Mu was also silent.
Such a thing is very possible!
"Why did you find me?" Li Mu said.
"Because, when my wife and son are in danger, I can't take action... I can only ask the Marquis to take action!" Zhao Tianmu said, "I trust the Marquis more than the emperor, because the Marquis still has a conscience.
The heart is not too dark!"
"Okay, I can take action!"
Li Mu said: "But you have to give me a reason to take action. What happened in Youzhou? Why were you assassinated? What happened?"
Zhao Tianmu was silent, and after a long time he said: "The Divine Sword King is going to rebel!"
"Why?" Li Mu said: "The Divine Sword King has a high and powerful position and is almost at the limit of human ministers. What is the benefit of rebelling against him!"
"I don't know either!"
Zhao Tianmu said: "The most difficult guess in the world is the human heart. Many friends betray, but many passers-by will help one or two! I don't have any evidence of the Shenjian King's rebellion, I just have some occasional guesses. At that time, a
Yuantu Intelligence Base, found some letters inside!"
As he spoke, Zhao Tianmu lowered his hand to a letter.
Li Mu took it, opened the envelope, and started reading.
"Third brother, my mother is sick at home and I need you to go home and visit her!"
"Third brother, my boss wants to resign, what do you think?"
"Third brother, everything is well at home, and my mother's condition has improved!"
"Third brother, my little sister will get married this year!"
When I opened these letters, they were all about family matters and trivial matters in life, nothing important.
"Also, take a look at this. This is a letter left by Wan Jianchen, a close confidant of the Divine Sword King, when he communicated with me!" Zhao Tianmu took out another letter.
Comparing the two letters, the words on the letters are similar.
"According to my investigation, Wan Jianchen's mother has passed away a long time ago. There is no third brother or younger sister in the family, only two older sisters, who are also married!" Zhao Tianmu said: "I guess these letters mean some trivial matters in life.
signal!"
ps: I will continue coding for the third update and will update it tonight.