The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Chapter 351

The disaster relief supplies were stolen during the mountain disaster!
When this news reached the capital, it caused an uproar both inside and outside the imperial court!

Who is so bold?
That's tens of thousands of tons of disaster relief grain!
That was the life-saving food for millions of people in Hubei and Hunan!

"Investigate! Investigate for me! No matter who is involved, kill them without mercy!"

The emperor was quite shocked!

At the same time, he secretly admired Zhao Minglang, who was simply prescient!

When he submitted his memorial, he was thinking, "If there are problems with the disaster relief grain, what kind of chaos will the people be in?"

Based on trust, he agreed to Zhao Minglang's suggestion and let him make the arrangements.

Who would have thought that this would actually come true!
Someone actually robbed the disaster relief grain!
There are only two possibilities for ordinary people to be so bold: one is that the underworld has become a major threat and no longer respects the imperial court; the other is that the government is particularly incompetent and has failed to govern the area properly, which is why unruly people are causing trouble.

"Your Majesty, investigating the case is one thing, but Zhao Minglang, as the imperial envoy in charge of disaster relief, has made such a grave mistake; his crime is unforgivable!"

Lord Wu stepped forward and reported: "Never before in the history of our dynasty has such a major incident occurred, indicating that Zhao Minglang's abilities are limited, and he may even be guilty of embezzlement..."

"Your Majesty, please understand." Upon hearing this, Lord Qiu was furious. This old scoundrel was about to convict his son-in-law.

Suddenly I remembered that the old scoundrel had tried to win over Zhao Minglang by offering him one of his concubine's daughters in marriage, but Zhao Minglang refused.

So, he held a grudge.

Taking advantage of someone's illness to kill them, that old scoundrel is truly wicked!

"Your Majesty, in order to reach the disaster-stricken areas of Hubei and Hunan as quickly as possible, Zhao Minglang and Xiao Chunming rode horses to deliver the relief grain. The one escorting the grain was Chen Xianshan, the eldest son of General Zhenyuan..."

"Yes, this is Chen Xianshan's first time leaving the capital on imperial orders..."

The court officials were all very perceptive. Those on horseback had already traveled hundreds of miles ahead. Chen Xianshan led a large contingent of men to escort the grain and followed behind. The grain was robbed, and yet he blamed those who were ahead. Lord Wu's explanation was far-fetched.

"Your Majesty is wise; the relief grain has been robbed, and I have already sent people to investigate..."

General Zhenyuan has been enjoying his retirement and had a son late in life. His eldest son is also his only son and is only twenty-three years old this year. He has not yet made any great achievements. He finally received the imperial order, but it turned out like this. He is extremely anxious. However, the man surnamed Wu still wants to bring this matter up and directly question him. Isn't this going to kill his son?
Hey Wu, from this day forward, I swear I'll never let you get away with this!

The court was embroiled in a heated debate, splitting into two factions.

The emperor was already used to the way these old guys acted.

At that moment, he thought: Being an emperor is the most miserable job in the world!

What kind of people are we raising? They offer no solutions when it comes to solving problems; they spend all their energy fighting amongst themselves.

As the emperor, he had to balance the relationship between the two sides, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he stormed off.

"Retreat."

The courtiers were dumbfounded!
On the way to the two lakes, Zhao Minglang received news that the grain supplies had been robbed. He sighed: Sure enough, his third son is the most shrewd. Many things are exactly as he expected.

"Has anyone found out who did it?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency, our men secretly followed them and discovered that this batch of grain entered Governor Sun's estate."

"Governor Sun's residence?"

Zhao Minglang flew into a rage: Corrupt official!

"grown ups……"

"Come closer." Zhao Minglang remembered the idea from the third brother and gave this order.

"Yes, my lord."

Governor Sun, I'll show you what it means to be the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. I'll let you taste the bitterness of losing both your wife and your army.

"Brother Zhao, I've heard that the grain has been looted. Is that true?"

Xiao Chun-ning rushed over upon hearing the news.

"No problem, everything is under our control."

He then laid out his plan in its entirety. "Brother Zhao, brilliant, truly brilliant!"

Xiao Chun-ning gave a thumbs up.

"This idea was actually your good brother-in-law's; I was just going with the flow," Zhao Minglang said. "If we can deliver the grain smoothly, everything will be peaceful, and we can all do our jobs well. But this Governor Sun wants to play dirty tricks on me, so let's see who's more cunning!" Zhao Minglang said, "You're all old foxes trying to play a trick on me. Just wait and see, there's going to be a good show."

As Governor Sun was making love with his seventeen-year-old concubine, the steward outside started shouting.

"My lord, my lord..."

"Old man, what time is it? If you don't have eyes, you'll dig it up and feed it to the dogs."

"Sir, the village is on fire."

"Is there a fire in the village? Which village?"

"It's the village where we put things."

"A bunch of idiots!"

There are tens of thousands of tons of grain stored there, how can you let it be transported by water!
Without a second thought, Governor Sun immediately put on his clothes and trousers, jumped into the carriage, and headed towards the estate.

"How about it?"

"My lord, it's all over, everything's gone, it's all burned."

The head of the estate and the guards knelt before him.

"A bunch of idiots" gritted their teeth, but then they thought it was better that it was burned to the ground. There was no trace left, so the matter couldn't be traced back to them. It was just a waste of a dozen lives and a wasted effort.

Just as Governor Sun was about to punish the servants, he suddenly heard a commotion.

"Surround them all, don't let a single one escape."

Then, Governor Sun saw his subordinate, Lord Xia.

"What does Lord Xia mean by this?"

"Guards, arrest him!"

Lord Xia waved his hand, inwardly scoffing, "What does this mean? My luck has finally turned around."

Someone has offered him a bright future; he should really thank Governor Sun for his recklessness!

“Lord Sun, you sent men to steal tens of thousands of tons of disaster relief grain from the two lakes. How dare you!”

"Lord Xia, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. You have no evidence..."

As a result, Lord Sun saw a group of soldiers digging out bag after bag of grain from the fire. The grain bags, which were specially made for the imperial court, were embroidered with the words "disaster relief".

"Lord Sun, we have caught the thief red-handed. I am well-prepared. Bring him here."

The man Lord Xia brought with him was none other than Vice General Jiang, the same Vice General who led the raid on the grain.

"Lord Sun, Vice General Jiang has redeemed himself by confessing everything. Lord Sun, do you have anything else to say?"

What is there to say?

This time, there are real witnesses and physical evidence; there's no way to escape.

"It was all a stupid thing they did on their own initiative, it has nothing to do with me, and I can make amends. I'll just pay for the grain, I'll pay double. I'm willing to exhaust all my wealth, just please give me a way to survive!"

"That's not something I can decide." Lord Xia waved his hand and said, "Guards, seize them all and take them away."

How can I take his place if I don't take him down and get rid of him?

I've always said, if you don't do stupid things, you won't get into trouble!

I really have to thank that greedy guy surnamed Sun!
Otherwise, I wouldn't have had a chance to be promoted at all!
At the same time, I should also thank the mysterious person for the letter, which gave me the opportunity to make a contribution.

But who is that mysterious person?