Mei Changlin's words have been made very clear. In fact, Lu Qingyuan himself also understands this matter very well. In the end, he can't rely on it.
No matter how hard he struggled, he still couldn't bear the punishment of Tingwei Mansion.
By daybreak, a confession signed by him had been placed in front of Mei Chenglin.
"Sir, do you really want to ransack your home?"
Although this was the result that had been discussed long ago, when the matter came to a head, Li Fu, the judge of Tingwei Mansion, still asked in a low voice.
"Do you think we have any other choice now?"
Mei Changlin smiled bitterly.
Ever since Zhao Tuo sent him to this position, he has already stepped into the gate of hell.
If he fails to complete the task assigned by Zhao Tuo, everyone will be dead in the end. If he completes the task assigned by Zhao Tuo, he will be dead in the end.
The difference is just a matter of more people dying or less people dying.
It's just that the situation in South Vietnam has deteriorated to this extent. Is this really a problem that food can solve?
Mei Changlin felt somewhat hesitant in his heart. Is it worth it?
But at this moment, he had no more time to think, and the remaining time had to be used to count the food.
The army is already on its way out. If the rations are not in place, the soldiers will mutiny in the end and South Vietnam will only die faster.
"But sir, once you give this order, there is no room for recovery..."
Li Fu said softly.
"Go! Don't worry. If you die in the end, it will only be me..."
Mei Changlin sighed, then waved his hand and said.
"Sir, although Mr. Li is not talented, he is willing to advance and retreat together with you!"
Li Fu gritted his teeth and said suddenly.
"You're still young, so it's better not to get involved in this kind of thing. I've been dead since I sat in this position, but if I die well, it will be my blessing! Don't come and join in the fun. .”
Mei Changlin still had some fond feelings for this young and upright subordinate.
It's just that there are fewer and fewer such people, especially in South Vietnam today.
He has entered the realm of mortality, and he really doesn't want to watch this kid follow in his footsteps anymore...
"Loyal and righteous people do not die well, and treacherous people control the government. What is the meaning of the existence or absence of such a country?"
Li Fu gritted his teeth and said.
"Be careful!"
Mei Changlin frowned and then said directly.
"I made a mistake!"
After taking a long breath, Li Fu said directly.
"Okay, complaining won't solve the problem, you should go do things first."
In any case, with more than 80,000 stones of food, his urgent need was finally solved.
It was dawn, and thousands of elite cavalry had arrived at Lujiazhuang.
By the time the villagers came to their senses, they had already seen the officers and soldiers of the brigade escorting grain trucks to transport grain from the Lu family's manor.
"Did he really raid Lu Qingyuan's home?"
Lu Jia frowned when he heard the news.
He didn't expect that this guy Mei Changlin would move so fast and strike so ruthlessly.
"Prime Minister, would you like to send a few people over to say hello?"
In any case, Lu Qingyuan can be regarded as one of Lu Jia's people. Now that his house has been ransacked for no apparent reason, even the old housekeeper can't stand it.
Beating a dog depends on the owner!
Although Mei Changlin became a court captain, this kid ransacked the home of a prime minister's official without saying a word.
If Lu Jia just endured it, what would the world think of Lu Jia?
"Okay, don't talk about this matter again. Okay, don't worry about this matter anymore. Just pretend you've never heard of it. From today on, we'll thank you behind closed doors and just say you're sick!"
What surprised the old housekeeper was that Lu Jia just pinched her nose and recognized it.
He wanted to give some more advice, but looking at Lu Jia's gloomy face, he swallowed the words that came to his lips.
He has been with Lu Jia for many years, so he naturally knows a lot about Lu Jia's temper.
The investigation of Lu Qingyuan suddenly caused huge waves in Panyu City.
What's even more strange is that Lu Jia didn't say anything and directly began to thank guests behind closed doors.
The all-round nobles in the court immediately guessed that Zhao Tuo and Lu Jia had reached a tacit understanding about this matter.
All of a sudden, each of them was in danger.
Even the close men of the Lu family were directly captured, how could outsiders like them be spared?
Just when they thought this matter was going to be over, the officials from Tingwei Mansion were dispatched again.
Several big merchants who speculated on grain together with Lu Qingyuan were all imprisoned overnight, and all their property was confiscated.
Several official warehouses in the imperial court suddenly became busy, and large quantities of grain were continuously transferred into the official warehouses.
In just a few days, Mei Changlin managed to get back 200,000 shi of grain.
Of course, all the charges announced to the public are hoarding.
At this time, all the wealthy businessmen in the city could not sit still.
There is no big businessman or aristocratic family in Panyu that has not participated in the hype of goods.
If Mei Changlin followed Mei Changlin's approach, it wouldn't take long for all of them to have their homes confiscated and their families exterminated.
Basically, all big businessmen have some power behind them, and now it seems that their own vital interests are being affected.
The noble officials in the court, together with the aristocratic families, naturally had no choice but to join forces and take action at this time.
There was no need to connect the two together. The memorial to impeach Mei Changlin fell into the Prime Minister's Palace like snowflakes.
Everyone originally thought that Mei Changlin would definitely be in bad luck this time, but what they didn't expect was that all the memorials were like a pile of mud falling into the sea, and nothing happened after entering the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Now, the nobles were even more panicked...
Originally, they thought that Lu Jia would take this opportunity to deal with Mei Changlin directly.
But now it seems that they thought too simply.
As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning.
After getting off to a good start, Mei Changlin became even more comfortable in doing things.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the big businessmen in the city began to transfer their property one after another.
Panyu City, which was already in a lot of depression, suddenly became even more depressed.
On the streets of Panyu City, apart from the small restaurants in twos and threes, there are only a few large brothels still open.
But now, Zhao Tuo no longer cares about this.
The vanguard of the Han army has begun to move south along the Xiang River...
