Chapter 1137: Prime Minister Dies Suddenly

Chapter 1137: Prime Minister Dies Suddenly

In an official warehouse under the jurisdiction of Sizhou Prefecture in the west of Yedu City, Yang Min inspected the official building and saw the neatly stacked grain and grass supplies in the warehouse that should have been distributed to the camps outside the city. His face turned pale. Became livid.

The officials in charge of the warehouse followed behind. They kept raising their hands to wipe the cold sweat on their foreheads, and said repeatedly: "The smell in the warehouse is dirty. Please, Mr. Yang, please move to the hall for the time being so that the officials can report the details."

Yang Min was furious at this time. After hearing this, he glared at this person angrily, pointed at the warehouse full of supplies and said angrily: "If you have any excuses, tell me now! Military supply is the top priority. Seriously, the province has worked hard to raise money for this, and everyone is restless. As a result, you and other Treasury officials dare to neglect their duties and fail to collect. As a result, the soldiers in the camps are starving and rioting in the camp. If things are out of control, you and others. There is no redemption, no need to tell you any hidden secrets!”

Yang Min was really furious. He was struggling every day to raise these supplies, but he made such a big mistake when distributing them.

At this time, he was not very clear about the situation in the camps outside the city, but seeing that there were still so many treasuries that had not been distributed, he could imagine that the soldiers in the camps were being exploited for food and drink, and the people must have been indignant. If we can't give them a satisfactory explanation, I'm afraid things won't be easy to handle.

When all the officials in charge of the treasury saw Yang Min's serious look and fierce tone, they were frightened for a moment. They hurriedly prayed and begged: "Ms. Yang, please forgive me! Mr. Yang, please forgive me! All the subordinates are obeying orders." , When the state government orders it, the warehouse will be opened, and if there is no order, the warehouse will be guarded. I really don’t know that such a big mistake has happened. I hope that my husband will investigate clearly, and the servants really don’t dare to neglect their duties..."

"Immediately report to the Governor-General of the Supervisory State, please send a group of Imperial Army soldiers here to guard all the people here. They are not allowed to leave in order to prepare for a thorough investigation!"

It's hard to say at the moment which part of the matter went wrong, and of course Yang Min would not believe the one-sided words of these officials in charge of the treasury, but the Sizhou Prefecture is undoubtedly a serious suspect in this matter.

Sizhou Mu is Gao Jun, the king of Pengcheng. Because of his distinguished status, Yang Min cannot directly arrest him for interrogation, so he plans to control the people here first, and then report to the prison after he has more detailed and conclusive evidence. The prince went to interrogate King Pengcheng.

After determining the location of the missing supplies, Yang Min was ready to leave the treasury and return to the Shangshu Province to arrange for personnel to transport the supplies out, even if they were sent to the military camp outside the city to quell public anger.

Although he had already informed the Governor-General of the Supervisory State to summon the Imperial Guards to prepare for quelling the chaos, he also knew very well that the consequences of offending these Qiu Ba would be serious. At present, the emperor was not in the capital, so he still had to try his best to control the situation and prevent it from continuing. Development and expansion.

However, just as he and his entourage were about to leave, suddenly there was a loud roar of people and horses outside, and the soldiers guarding the outside also rushed in with a look of panic, looked at Yang Min and said quickly: "Your Majesty, something bad is going to happen! Yes, There is a group of soldiers rushing towards this direction!"

"Rebellious soldiers? Which branch of the Forbidden Army is it?"

Yang Min frowned when he heard this, but he was still in the city, and at this time of the year, the only troops that could move around the city in an organized manner were the Forbidden Army officers.

The soldier thought for a moment, then shook his head and said: "No, it's not the imperial army, it seems that the soldiers from outside the city entered the city!"

"Is this happening?"

When Yang Min heard this, his expression suddenly changed. Yedu has its own city walls and gates for protection, and there are city guards guarding it day and night. If the troops outside the city can enter the city without being blocked, then the situation is serious. !

He was still in shock and doubt, but the footsteps and roars of the people outside were getting closer and closer: "It's right here, right here! Quickly surround the treasury and transport the items back to camp!"

Hearing the shouts of the soldiers outside the wall, Yang Min was startled again. At this time, his entourage hastily pulled him back: "There are many thieves outside. Please retreat to the warehouse to take shelter until reinforcements arrive." !”

Yang Min also knew that the situation was urgent, so after hearing the words, he retreated straight to the rear, and ordered his cronies to climb over the wall before the thieves surrounded him, and went to the Governor's Office of the Supervisor to report for help.

When Yang Min and his entourage retreated into a deep corner of the warehouse and hid themselves under the darkness of night, He Baren also led his troops to rush in. Although there were still some ministers and soldiers in front of the warehouse trying to stop him, how could they be the match for these hungry soldiers whose eyes were glowing green? They were quickly dispersed and killed, and the sergeants took advantage of the situation and occupied the warehouse.

"Quickly look for vehicles, carry food and grass and return to camp, don't wander around and make trouble!"

Fearing that these soldiers would be greedy like mice falling into a rice vat and miss the mark, He Baren shouted loudly to restrain everyone, and ordered his soldiers to search for the treasury officials here and ask them to cooperate.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the rescue, thank you...Xiaguan and others were almost killed by Mr. Yang just now!"

When the treasury officials who were imprisoned in the main hall of the treasury were found and brought to He Baren, they did not know what was going on. They only said that He Baren led the crowd to rescue them and kowtowed repeatedly to thank him. .

He Baren frowned immediately after hearing this, and then asked quickly: "Is Mr. Yang also here?"

"He was still here just now, I guess he hasn't left yet."

After hearing the answers from the treasury officials, He Baren ordered several captured Shangshu provincial soldiers to be escorted for a brief inquiry. He confirmed that Yang Min was indeed still here, so he loudly said: "Search the treasury quickly, we must be sure." We must capture Yang Zunyan alive!”

Although his first priority on this trip was to seize the transportation of grain and grass supplies and did not directly conflict with Yang Min, since he had already encountered him, there was no reason to let him go. If Yang Min can be captured here, the entire administrative operation of the imperial court will be temporarily paralyzed, which will be of great help in the next step of controlling the entire Yedu.

The sergeants had hated Yang Min for the past few days. When they heard that he was hiding here, they even forgot about looking for food for a while. They endured hunger and gritted their teeth and began to search carefully among the warehouses. .

At this time, Yang Min and a dozen of his disciples had already pushed into the innermost warehouse where useless debris was piled. The vision here was dim, and there were many messy debris to cover their whereabouts. Logically speaking, they should It's hard to find them.

However, the resentment of these sergeants towards Yang Min was too deep. They searched carefully among the warehouses, even if it was a pile of rancid mess, they would inspect it inch by inch.

Soon one of Yang Min's followers was found in the hiding place, and the soldiers who found him cheered repeatedly: "I found Yang Min, I found it! The dog thief is here!"

After hearing this, the surrounding sergeants immediately swarmed forward, raised their fists and pounced on him. The attendant was also panicked when he saw this, and shouted loudly: "I am not, I am not Mr. Yang! You have admitted the wrong person, admitted the mistake..."

However, the people who were full of anger and needed to vent didn't care about this. They stepped forward to greet him with a fist, and soon the attaché was beaten to death. Only then did someone yell: "This is not Yang Min, keep looking, keep looking!" "

After a search, Yang Min and his party were blocked in a corner. Seeing that it was difficult to hide, Yang Min could only walk out from the pile of debris, looked into the light of the torches in the hands of these people, and shouted loudly: "Yang Min is here! Where did you and other soldiers come from and why did you cause chaos? You know the power of national law!"

"It's really Yang Min, Yang Min is really here!"

The sergeants were shouting fiercely before, but now when they actually saw Yang Min, they felt a little nervous and timid. For a while, they were timid and did not dare to step forward. Only when they looked around at their companions did they regain their courage. He got stronger, pointed at Yang Min and cursed: "Why does a certain person cause chaos, doesn't the dog officer know?

Because you deducted military supplies and mistreated the soldiers, some of them were so hungry that they entered the city to look for food! There is so much food and grass accumulated here, but you, the thief, just refuse to provide food for the army. You are really committing evil and harming the country, and you, the thief, deserve to die! "

Hearing the people's scoldings, Yang Min became even more angry, but seeing the indignation among the people at the moment, he suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice: "It's easy to save trouble, how did you know before?" In the battle against Wei, the consumption of food and grass has been huge. This summer there is another severe drought, and the harvests in the prefectures and counties have failed. The food supplied to the army a few days ago has already been the food for many people in Hebei for the coming year.

The Minister of Finance manages affairs in the middle, and now allocates Hebei's people's funds for military use. It cannot be said that he is not doing his best. Occasionally, there are omissions, which are all caused by the negligence of his subordinates. The food owed before will be distributed together after the review. You sergeants, please do not be seduced by evil spirits and return to camp quickly to await your reward! "

While he was talking, he saw He Baren being surrounded by all the sergeants. He immediately glared and scolded: "King Anding, you are so brave, you dare to threaten the crowd to cause chaos! The former took pity on your old age and stayed here for a while. Now you are ungrateful and have caused trouble to the people. How will you show your respect to the Supreme Being when he returns? If you were so brave in the battle with the enemy, why would you be defeated and humiliate the country?"

"Shut him up!"

After hearing this, He Baren felt extremely embarrassed and immediately waved his hand and ordered.

The sergeants near the front were already eager to try. When they heard He Baren's order, they rushed forward and threw Yang Min to the ground. They fisted and kicked while yelling: "Dog thieves are just thieves who pretend to be powerful. If you dare to use force after being reduced to this, you deserve to die!"

Yang Min did not expect that these sergeants would dare to come forward and beat him. The guards around him were rushed away. When he was about to struggle, he was already overwhelmed by the fists and kicks of these soldiers.

And He Baren didn't really want to hurt Yang Min's life here. After all, Yang Min was the prime minister of the dynasty and had a good status, so he loudly said: "Just give him a little punishment, but don't harm his life!"

However, these tough soldiers were getting angry and did not care too much. The more they fought, the more energetic they became. When He Baren noticed something was wrong and sent people forward to separate the soldiers, he saw that Yang Min was completely submerged in a pool of blood. His whole body and robes were covered with bloodstains and traces of fists and feet. Both of his eyes were beaten from the sockets. It fell off and he died on the spot.