The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 244 Grain Delivery Truck

The matter of the provisions was quickly reported, and Li Jiangui looked at the message sent by Pei Du.

No one has mentioned this matter during this period, and Jiang Fengxiao has never brought it up either, not back then.

The grain and fodder in Lizhou were moldy, yet no one reported it to Chang'an.

Li Jiangui instructed Lai Shun to summon several officials, and also to bring in those who had already resigned.

The grain supplies for Lizhou at that time were managed by the person who resigned from his post.

Li Jiangui's heart skipped a beat, fearing that the man was already dead.

All the people from the six departments were summoned, including Qin Shoujie, but he knew in his heart that this matter would not fall on his shoulders.

After looking around, Qin Shoujie vaguely guessed why Li Jiangui had called them over.

During this period of Zhao Wanfu's absence, Qin Shoujie noticed some signs. In the past, if something like this had happened, Li Jiangui would definitely have called Zhao Wanfu over.

"emperor."

Lai Shun walked hurriedly, his face solemn.

"Lord Liu passed away last year."

Liu Yu was already quite old when he resigned from his post, which is normal. Li Jiangui sighed. Basically, everyone connected to Lizhou is dead.

"emperor."

Qin Shoujie stepped forward.

"Does Your Majesty intend to investigate the case concerning the grain supplies in Lizhou?"

They had heard rumors on their way here, and everyone was waiting for Li Jiangui to ask questions, but Qin Shoujie took the initiative to speak out.

"That's right. The grain supplies for Lizhou were originally prepared to be distributed from Chang'an. The person in charge in Lizhou was named Qi Liansheng, and he also died in Lizhou."

It was Pei Du who told Li Jiangui about Qi Liansheng. Apart from Shen Hanyu and the others, everyone else who knew about him stayed in Lizhou.

Li Jiangui scanned the room and found everyone in the Six Ministries on edge, unsure of what to do.

There's no way to find out anything about Qi Liansheng now, even if you wanted to.

Qin Shoujie wiped the sweat from his brow. It seemed this matter was difficult to handle, and was certainly beyond their control.

"The case concerning the grain supplies must be thoroughly investigated. I do not want to see any remaining doubts in Lizhou."

Jiang Fengxiao is now fixated on Zhao Wanfu, while Li Jing remains aloof, as if nothing has anything to do with him.

After meeting Li Jiangui, Li Jing went to the palace of the Imperial Concubine.

"What did your father say to you?"

The Imperial Concubine has been very worried these past few days and has not been able to sleep well.

Li Jing sat opposite her.

"Mother, don't worry, it's not the last resort yet."

"How could I not worry?" The Imperial Concubine's eyes were filled with resentment. "It looks like we're about to drag you into this. That useless Zhao Wanfu actually managed to let Jiang Fengxiao escape back then. Fortunately, Jiang Fengxiao was sensible and only revealed what Zhao Wanfu did, without mentioning you."

Li Jing concealed the dark light in his eyes, but it was only a matter of time, because Li Sheng had returned.

Li Sheng has endured for so many years. He is a party involved in the Lizhou case. If he wanted to investigate, he would definitely remember it more clearly than anyone else.

Li Jing knew that the flaws in the evidence were about to be exposed, and that they would then trace the clues back to him. He and Zhao Wanfu were waiting for that.

The Imperial Concubine looked at him and said, "Jing'er, what exactly are you planning? I have been living in the deep palace for a long time, and the Emperor has been deliberately keeping it from me. I don't know what is happening outside. You are my child, so you should at least tell me so that I can know what is going on."

Li Jing stood up: "In a few days, I will have someone tell my mother that it is not safe to stay here any longer, so I will go back first."

Li Jing's attitude grew increasingly cold, and the Consort felt a growing unease. What exactly did Li Jing want to do?

She suddenly couldn't understand her child anymore.

The case of the grain and fodder in Lizhou is being reopened for investigation, and Li Sheng is also paying attention to this case.

At this time, Shen Hanyu had Yu Qi hand over the things that Shen Yanzhi had found, along with the letters, to Li Sheng, so that Li Sheng could discover something they didn't know.

Because of this case, Jiang Fengxiao has become much more silent.

“When Qi Liansheng told me that, I was already preparing to send troops out on a chosen day.” Li Sheng paused. “Because of this matter, the army delayed its departure by one day, and then they realized something was wrong.”

Because of the delay in solving the problem of food supplies, such a tragic thing happened later.

Pei Du sat to one side, it seemed someone had done this on purpose.

"Lord Liu Yu has passed away, and his family is completely unaware of this matter, so there is no way to continue the investigation."

Yu Qi laid out the things in his hands in front of Li Sheng.

"Your Highness, do you see anything wrong with these?"

Li Sheng glanced at the letters. Qi Liansheng hadn't mentioned the matter in them, only adding a few casual remarks.

"Looking at these things, I suddenly remembered that when Qi Liansheng saw me, he was stammering. I sensed something was wrong and asked him, and that's when I found out that someone with a higher status had been placed in the grain delivery team and was preventing them from reporting the matter. Qi Liansheng's actions have really offended that person."

Yu Qi was taken aback, then asked, "Who is it?"

"Qian Sunbao, the third son of the Qian family in Yushan City."

Qi Liansheng was in charge of transporting grain, but he was outmaneuvered by Qian Sunbao because Qian Sunbao was backed by the Qian family. More than ten years ago, the Qian family was also a noble family, but in recent years they have gradually declined and faded from view.

If the draft grain bill hadn't been brought up, Li Sheng wouldn't have remembered this person.

Qi Liansheng discovered that the grain was moldy and wanted to tell Li Sheng, but Qian Sunbao tried to stop him several times. In the end, however, Qi Liansheng still went.

Li Sheng never heard from Qi Liansheng and Qian Sunbao again.

"Did Qian Sunbao also die in Lizhou?"

Li Sheng looked up.

Yu Qi sent people to investigate, but he hadn't paid attention to the Qian family for a long time and really didn't know anything about them.

Pei Du suddenly spoke up: "The Qian family's ancestors were wealthy merchants, why would they send their child to Lizhou?"

Li Sheng smiled wryly: "At that time, everyone thought I could secure the position of Crown Prince and wanted to follow me to make contributions in Lizhou. People like Qian Sunbao were not uncommon."

So that's how it is. Many children from prominent families also died in Lizhou.

Li Sheng placed all these people in the Dali Temple, partly to prevent some people from getting too caught up in trivial matters and taking action against him.

Yushan City is not far from Chang'an, and the Qian family has never moved. If they want to investigate, they can get the results today.

Li Sheng flipped through the list of those killed in Lizhou, but he did not see Qian Sunbao's name on it.

Perhaps Qian Sunbao is still alive.

Thinking about this, Li Sheng himself found it hard to believe. How could someone as cautious as Li Jing leave Qian Sunbao alive, unless Qian Sunbao was a useless pawn?

The people who went to investigate returned quickly.

"Sir, Qian Sunbao is not dead, but he is lame in both legs and refuses to see anyone."

Yu Qi took off his token: "Use my token to bring the person over."

The matter is urgent and cannot wait.

"I'll go myself."

Li Sheng took the initiative to speak.

The matter arose because of him, and Li Sheng couldn't hide in the Dali Temple forever; he had to go out and face the situation eventually.

Yu Qi and Pei Du exchanged a glance, and Pei Du stood up.

"I have nothing to do today, so I will accompany Your Highness."

Li Sheng did not refuse. He went to ask in person because he was familiar with things in Lizhou and might be able to learn something from Qian Sunbao.

The two set off together, and Shen Hanyu, upon hearing that Pei Du was going to Yushan City, came out to see him off.