Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 98 Will you leave evidence when you do bad things?

A team, under the protection of Qianniu Guards, slowly came towards Suzhou City.

Many disaster victims who were busy with their work subconsciously took a few more glances at such a large team after seeing it.

The soldiers dressed in sharp uniforms, obviously the elite of the army, followed a carriage on both sides to protect the safety of the people inside.

Behind this group of people, there were laborers pushing loaded carts covered with waterproof cowhide cloth.

"Your Excellency, the Crown Prince is here!"

When the officer saw this team, he immediately came to General Wu and reported the matter.

General Wu looked surprised. Is the prince coming?
"Quickly send someone to inform the governor, and follow me to line up to welcome him."

"Yes!"

When General Wu was organizing people to welcome Li Chengqian, Li Chengqian stopped the carriage not far from the shed area.

Under the protection of General Wuwei, they arrived at the shed area.

The roads are clean and sprinkled with lime, the residences are separated from the filth, and there are doctors sitting in to see patients...

Every item was exactly as written in the detailed rules for flood control that Su Chen gave him.

As expected, it has to be Brother Su.

Li Chengqian smiled. Su Chen, who could come up with detailed rules for flood control and provide relief to the victims, was undoubtedly the best candidate.

"Your humble servant Wu Chengqing pays respect to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

General Wu strode over and bowed to greet him.

Li Chengqian looked over and asked, "Why are you the only soldier here?"

Wu Canjun: "Your Highness, the governor and his colleagues just checked the shed area, but they encountered some thieves causing trouble, so they returned to the city one after another."

"I am the only one left here to oversee and ensure the progress of the construction of the shed area."

Li Chengqian nodded, "How is the filling of the breach going?"

Wu Canjun: "The breaches in the river have been almost filled, except for the last breach which is more than 100 meters wide. It is very difficult to rebuild the river embankment."

"However, now that we have enough food, and under Master Su's suggestion of using work in lieu of relief, everyone is very motivated, and the amount of sand, soil and rocks transported to the breach has increased. I believe that within a month, the breach will be completely blocked!"

"well done."

Li Chengqian smiled and gave affirmation, "Everyone, please work hard. I will record it one by one and ask for credit for you."

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

"The relief grains that were transported from Chang'an this time came with me because of the muddy roads. You should arrange for people to take over the relief grains and deliver them to the granary one by one. No omissions should be made."

"Yes!"

General Wu nodded, called a few civil servants, and ordered them to receive the relief grain, while he led the way for Li Chengqian.

"Your Highness, please."

"Don't rush into the city. Go check out the breach first."

"Yes."

……

"The silver is here, where's your news?"

"Give me the money first, and then I'll give you the news."

Sun Qiang remained silent and threw the silver in his hand over. The other party raised his hand to take the silver, checked it, and then put it into his arms with a smile.

"information."

"Wang Yun privately lends money with ridiculously high interest rates, forcing many families to sell their daughters to pay off their debts. Although Liu Zengshou did not get involved in the loan business, he has an underground casino deep in Qianxiang Street..."

One piece of gossip after another was constantly revealed from the other party's mouth.

Sun Qiang touched his chin. Sure enough, none of these people were good people.

"Where's the evidence?"

"Will you leave evidence when you do something bad?"

"..."

Sun Qiang nodded silently. What he said made sense. The other party looked at Sun Qiang curiously and asked, "Brother, it seems that you want to deal with them?"

Sun Qiang: “Any questions?”

The other party shook his head and said, "Forget about getting evidence. It's unrealistic. Besides, I heard that they have people behind them."

"Of course, if you really deal with Wang Yun, there might be some victims who will show up."

Sun Qiang thought for a moment, then took out a purse and threw it to the other party.

"What do you mean?"

"If Wang Yun is arrested in the next two days, you can help spread the word."

"Oh, you are quite confident. Okay, if Wang Yun is really dealt with, I will spread the word and leave."

After watching the other person leave, Sun Qiang turned around and left with a smile.

No evidence……

Wouldn't it be better to give him some evidence?
It's getting dark.

A dark shadow quietly groped to the corner of the Wang family's courtyard wall and hid in the shadows.

After making sure there was no one around, he quietly climbed over the wall, identified the location, and jumped in...

Government office.

The Suzhou officials, led by Wang Ren, all warmly entertained the prince with smiles on their faces, as well as General Li Junxian, the Wuwei General who accompanied him to protect the prince's safety.

Li Junxian was indifferent to everyone's enthusiasm, "I am responsible for the safety of the prince, so I cannot drink."

Everyone who had hit a snag didn't dare to say anything more and turned to face Li Chengqian.

Li Junxian drank tea and his eyes swept over Su Chen.

This time he was ordered to protect Li Chengqian and come to Suzhou for disaster relief, but he also had a covert mission, which was to report the disaster situation in Suzhou to Chang'an City truthfully.

Today, Li Junxian followed Li Chengqian to wander around the shed area and the breach. He heard and saw a lot.

Even though he had heard of Su Chen Kuangsheng's name many times before in Chang'an City, Li Junxian did not take it seriously.

To him, Su Chen was just a young scholar who had gained fame.

But what he saw and heard today changed his mind greatly. It was hard to imagine that such a seemingly gentle man would gamble with the lives of tens of thousands of disaster victims.

Fortunately, I won the bet. What if I lost?
Did he really want to bury those tens of thousands of disaster victims alive in the earth pits outside the city?
"I was ordered to come here to provide disaster relief this time, but due to the continuous rain, the official road was muddy and the progress was slow. I had no choice but to arrange for Su Chen to come first to handle the disaster relief."

"So far, the disaster relief has been handled very well. You gentlemen are serious and responsible, and you are strict with yourselves. I am deeply relieved."

"Prince Liao praised it."

Faced with Li Chengqian's praise, everyone became humble.

Wang Ren: "It's all thanks to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If it weren't for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's ability to use people wisely, how could we have successfully resolved the food crisis and stabilized the disaster situation in such a short time?"

"Lord Wang is right."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince knows how to use people wisely. This is truly a blessing for the Tang Dynasty."

A wave of business compliments from both sides immediately pushed the atmosphere of the welcoming banquet to a climax.

Under the enthusiasm of the officials, Li Chengqian took a few sips, exchanged greetings for a moment, and then ended the welcoming banquet tonight on the grounds of being tired from the journey.

"Brother Su..."

Li Chengqian winked at Su Chen.

Su Chen nodded in understanding, followed Li Chengqian and left together.

Li Junxian looked at the two men's backs, then followed the official to his yard, lit a candle, and picked up a pen and ink.

After pondering for a moment, Li Junxian wrote down everything he saw and heard today and stuffed it into an envelope.

"Someone is coming."

"grown ups?"

"Send this letter to Chang'an City immediately."

(End of this chapter)