Abandoned Prince Survival Guide

In May of the first year of Zhiping, Liang Wang rebelled.The imperial court and Xirong joined forces to suppress the rebellion.

At the beginning of July, the king of Liang was defeated and fled across the river, where he disappeared.

Xirong occupied Liangzhou and did not retreat. Anguo and Xirong negotiated peace talks.

Anguo's treasury was short and unable to pay tribute, so the tax was adjusted and increased by [-]% on the original basis.

In the middle of July, there was heavy rain in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and the flood flooded the dikes and poured back into the states along the river.Numerous houses collapsed, countless people drowned, and countless mature rice fields were all flooded before harvesting.

The flood receded after three days, and all the mature rice was rotten in the fields, and there were no harvests in many places.

For a time there were countless refugees, but the government was still extorting money.Gradually, nursery rhymes of "seeking skins with tigers, killing brothers and fathers, bringing peace to death, falling apart" spread from all over the country.

Numerous refugees gathered in the official granary to demand relief and release food.

While releasing grain for disaster relief, the government sold grain at a high price.Put less and sell more, the purpose is to amass silver.

However, even if it is high-priced food, many people still cannot buy it.In some places, the government and businessmen colluded, and after the grain merchants bought grain from the government, they sold it at double the price.

Wu County was the first place where refugee riots occurred.Wu County has always been the granary of Anguo, with thousands of miles of fertile fields and two crops a year. Wu County is extremely rich. This flood did not shake the foundation of Wu County, and the people still have surplus food in their homes.

It is precisely because Wu County is rich and has the largest granary in Anguo, many refugees from the surrounding areas have gathered in Wu County, thinking that even if they rely on begging, they will not starve to death.

However, the people in Wu County have limited food storage. At the beginning, they could still distribute a handful of rice. Later, the endless stream of beggars made the people unable to afford it. It turned into a pinch, and finally a few grains. In the end, the gate was closed. , not a single grain left.

And Wu County is the place where the collusion between government and business is the most serious. Grain merchants buy grain from the granary, sell it twice, and then give back part to the government.

It is not known who exposed this series of operations, and the refugees were furious, attacking the grain merchants and the government's granaries to grab grain.

Wu County is Xiao Yi's base camp, guarded by heavy troops, so the rioting refugees were quickly suppressed mercilessly by the government.A group of unarmed refugees were quickly dispersed, and many people were arrested or even killed or injured.

But soon there was a more well-organized riot, and refugees armed with sticks, iron tools and stones attacked the granaries again.Of course, in exchange for more bloody suppression.

But this is only the beginning, and refugee riots have occurred in many places one after another, like a single spark, quickly starting a prairie fire.

At the same time, Xiao Yi finally noticed the change in Yazhou. Since Zhao Lun set off for Yazhou last year, he received a letter from Zhao Lun three months later, saying that Xiao Yu had been killed, but the ship that escorted Xiao Yu's head There was a storm, the ship capsized and the head sank into the sea.

At that time, it was a relief in his heart, and he had no doubts at all.Because Zhao Lun sent many treasures at the same time, all of which were rare overseas, such as ambergris, ivory Buddha carvings, tortoise shell beads, etc.

Of course, these treasures were all prepared by Xiao Yu and Pei Linzhi, and they catered to their liking.Xiao Yi is also fond of Buddha, whether he believes in Buddhism to win the favor of Emperor Jingping, or to believe in Buddha for peace of mind, it is right to send this anyway.

Sure enough, Xiao Yi did not become suspicious.And since then, every time Zhao Lun's official letter arrives in the capital, there will be some overseas gadgets along with it, not only for Xiao Yi, but also for the Queen Mother.

Xiao Yi naturally wouldn't suspect that the loyal and filial Zhao Lun had changed.

However, this "Zhao Lun" was impeccable in a small way, but made a big mistake at the critical moment.There was not a single grain of food that was called for, and there was no news of the imperial decree issued, like a stone sinking into the sea.

Two imperial edicts were issued to urge the pearls to be confiscated, but there was still no response at all.

Xiao Yi sent spies to Yazhou to gather information.As soon as the spies landed, they were discovered by the port investigators.

Since Zhao Lun's death, Pei Rinzhi has been paying close attention to the ships traveling to and from Yazhou.Every ship that docked had to go through strict inspections, and the guards were the spies from the capital.

Of course, in the era when there was no real-name system, the interrogation still had a lot of loopholes to exploit, which required the experience of the interrogators.

This time the spy took a merchant ship returning from Guangzhou.Merchant ships often travel between Guangzhou and Yazhou. The port inspectors are very familiar with them, and they will pay attention to unfamiliar faces when they see them.

So as soon as this spy entered Yazhou City, his whereabouts had already been monitored, and the news had already reached Pei Linzhi's ears.

That night, the spies visited the governor's mansion at night.He breathed a sigh of relief, and wanted to jump into the courtyard wall, but found that this jump failed to climb the courtyard wall. He looked at his hands in disbelief, it shouldn't be, how high is this!

He backed up a few more steps, took a few run-up steps, and jumped hard. This time he fell straight into a shit, because he was hit by something on the waist and eye, and he didn't use any strength at all.

The secret agent looked around in horror, someone plotted against him, but he didn't find anyone following him: "Who?"

"Is the level of thieves so low now? They can't even climb a wall." Pei Linzhi's voice sounded in the darkness.

"It seems so, so there is no need for Mr. Lang to come in person, just leave it to the humble officer." It was Guan Shan's voice.

The spy turned over and was about to escape, but was hit by a stone on the knee, and he knelt involuntarily.

Guan Shan came over, twisted the man, and then twisted the spy's limbs in a strange way, and tied them into a big meat dumpling.

Pei Linzhi came over: "You are twisting him like this, are you going to carry him back?"

"Humble job to carry." Guan Shan said.

The spy hurriedly said: "Who are you, I am the imperial court—"

Guan Shan stuffed a cloth ball into his mouth: "Now is not the time to talk, and you can't speak without our permission." He carried the man on his shoulders as he spoke.

The two returned to the barracks before letting him down.When it was under the light, Pei Linzhi went to see the way of Guan Shan's impoverished man, which was really amazing: "Is his limb not broken?"

"It's not broken." Guan Shan said, and untied him, only his hands and feet were bound.

The spy, who was sweating profusely from the pain and had flushed cheeks, was finally liberated and protested.

Guan Shan asked, "Lang Jun, is the interrogation starting?"

Pei Linzhi nodded, Guan Shan pulled out the cloth from his mouth: "Be honest, don't bark. Who sent you here? Xiao Yi?"

The spy stared angrily: "Bold, how dare you call the emperor by his name."

"It's quite loyal, that's what Xiao Yi sent. What are you doing in Yazhou?" Pei Linzhi said.

The secret agent stared at him: "You know I was sent by the emperor, so hurry up and untie me."

Pei Linzhi said: "Why should I untie you? Your emperor is not mine."

The secret agent showed a look of shock: "You really turned against each other, what about Mr. Zhao? I want to see Mr. Zhao."

Pei Linzhi turned to look at Guan Shan: "He wants to see Zhao Lun, shall we let him see him?"

Guan Shan said: "Then don't be in a hurry. Ask a little more, what did the dog emperor ask you to do?"

The secret agent doesn't speak, but Guan Shan has a way. The martial arts he learns are very strange. They can bend the muscles and bones of people. It will only cause pain, but will not cause actual harm. I can't control my saliva.

Guan Shan unceremoniously used a move, and the spy yelled in pain, then gritted his teeth and said nothing.

Pei Linzhi applauded: "He is a man. But why are you so loyal to Xiao Yi? Do you think he is worthy of allegiance?"

The spy didn't speak, and his whole body began to sweat.

Pei Linzhi said: "Okay, Guan Shan, let go."

Guan Shan put the other party's hands and feet back in place again, and said, "Has your dog emperor paid for all the land that his ancestors brought down? When will it be your hometown's turn? When will your relatives, friends, and clansmen become two-legged sheep?"

Guan Shan's words made the spy's body tremble, and he looked at Guan Shan with a complicated expression.

Guan Shan said: "The dog emperor killed his father and killed a few brothers. Do you think other people in this world are not worthy of the surname Xiao? The dog emperor is merciless in killing his own blood relatives. People are not considered human beings, and they will not be merciless in sending off the people of Liangzhou."

Pei Linzhi suddenly realized that his perception of Guan Shan was wrong. He always thought that he was not good at speaking, but he didn't expect him to be good at speaking, and he also picked on people's weaknesses.

Pei Linzhi said: "Actually, we can't get any useful information from you. You just came to Yazhou to find out what Zhao Lun did and whether Xiao Yu really died. Right?"

The spy looked up at Pei Linzhi.

Pei Linzhi said: "Actually, I'm not afraid to tell you that Zhao Lun died a long time ago, and my husband is still alive and well. It's a pity that you have no chance to send the news back."

The secret agent closed his eyes, and looked deathly: "If you want to kill or cut, feel free."

Pei Linzhi said: "You are strong, but it's a pity that you voted for the wrong master. We are not Xiao Yi, let's see who doesn't like it and let him die. Guan Shan, take a shackle, lock him up, and send him to work in the salt field tomorrow. .Yazhou lacks everything, especially labor.”

Guan Shan came over with two sets of shackles, handcuffed his hands and feet, and said with a smile: "The shackles designed by Mr. Lang are easy to use. Serve your sentence well and strive for an early release. By the way, you'd better pray, your dog emperor You haven't lost all of Anguo's land, and when you go back, your relatives and friends haven't been cooked like two-legged sheep."

The next day, the spies were sent to the saltworks.He originally thought that life in the salt field would be like hell, but unexpectedly, the work in the salt field is not as difficult as imagined. It just imports seawater into the salt field, and then waits for the seawater to dry and precipitate sea salt particles.Instead of the common boiling salt method.

What the prisoners do is to stir the salt fields and put the sun-dried salt into baskets.

The inmates are all working hard, and few of them are full of hostility. They are all working hard and waiting to return home after serving their sentences.

He was the only one in handcuffs.But not long after, another prisoner in shackles and handcuffs was sent to the salt field. Upon questioning, he knew that he was his accomplice.

Over the past month, Yazhou has arrested several spies.The mountain rain was about to come and the wind filled the building, Xiao Yu knew that he could not escape from this battle.

The following day came to report and arrested another spy. Pei Linzhi said, "Hand it over to Guan Shan for trial. After the trial, send him to work in the saltworks."

Guan Shan came in from the outside: "I've already been interrogated, it's not the dog emperor's man, but the Liang king's man."