Chapter 741

Everyone was waiting for Rong Guifei to make a statement. The eyes around him stared at the back of the curtain of the carriage and pricked their ears one by one

Imperial concubine Rong was silent for a short time. It took about four or five seconds before she said, "Lord Yan has worked hard and made great achievements all the way. Without Lord Yan's help, we would not be able to get here safely. Our palace has absolute trust in Lord Yan. Since Lord Yan doesn't think it appropriate to enter the county of Wuting county at present, we should obey Lord Yan's arrangement, But there is no news from your majesty these days. The palace, King min and Princess Anping are worried. If you wait for everyone to settle down for a while, I wonder if Lord Yan can go to the county and city to inquire about your Majesty's news? "

Seeing that Rong Guifei lowered her posture in public, Yan Liqiang didn't get tough anymore, and slowed down her tone, "don't worry, madam. When we fall down, I'll go to the city of Wuting county to see if there's any news from your majesty!"

"Yes!" Rong Ying Fei in the carriage, and then looked at the dead eunuch, tone suddenly became harsh, "Jiang Yun, Yan adults loyal, although you are in the palace of noble status, but here is the strict adults has the final say, you can not be rude to the adults, after speaking, you should pay attention to one thing, do not panic, let people chill, quickly apologize to Yan adults!"

The dead eunuch's face changed in the blink of an eye. It was faster than turning the book. He said with a bitter face and a loud voice, "I saw that my mother, King min, and the princess were working hard on the road. I also wanted to share my worries for my mother and let her have a good rest. I didn't have any suspicion of Lord Yan. If I said something wrong just now, I was frank and harmless. Lord Yan said a lot, Please don't mind... "Said the dead eunuch, patting him like a mosquito. He patted his face twice," it's my mouth, it's my mouth... "

Yan Liqiang just looked at the dead eunuch and stopped talking. He turned around and came to the front of the team. He continued to take the team forward. He no longer entered the county seat of Wuting County, but passed the county seat and continued to walk seven or eight miles. When he saw that there were fewer refugees on the road, he stopped and found an earth hill next to the official road and backed by the green mountain, so that everyone could camp and rest here.

With Yan Liqiang's idea, he would definitely rush across Wuting county without a break. The farther he went, the better. At least he had to leave Hualan county. At this time, the closer he was to Gyeonggi, the more chaotic it was, but many of the people in the team were ordinary sergeants and a group of craftsman maids who ran for two days and two nights, I haven't had a good sleep. I'm already tired, both mentally and physically. I can't do without a rest, so I have to stop.

Once settled down here, Yan Liqiang kept on asking the guards of the four imperial palaces to follow him, ride a rhinoceros dragon horse, and then turn back to the county seat of Wuting county to inquire about the news. The reason why he called the guards of the imperial palace to follow him was to reassure Rong Guifei and others. If Yan Liqiang didn't say anything, Rong Guifei would naturally know.

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When Yan Liqiang set foot on the official road and left, the dead eunuch, father-in-law Jiang, stood in the shade of a tree in the northwest of the mound where the people camped, narrowed his eyes and looked at Yan Liqiang and his bodyguard, setting off a cloud of smoke and dust on the road, with hooves like thunder, rushing towards the city of Wuting County until Yan Liqiang and others turned around the forest more than a mile away, Disappeared, the dead eunuch spit hard on the ground and cursed in a low voice“ I bah, even if father-in-law Liu saw us in the imperial capital that day, he was also polite to us. You are a hairy boy. You dare to shout at us. Do you really think we are afraid of you? What crown prince, junior master, supervisor Qi Yun and title are not your Majesty's rewards. You are not just a dog around your majesty like our family. You think you are superior to our family... "

The dead eunuch scolded here alone, then returned to the station, found one of his confidant bodyguards, pulled the bodyguard to the hiding place, then took out a small roll of rolled up paper sign and a seal from his sleeve and handed it to the confidant, "go to Wuting county city in a while. Don't let anyone know. Remember to go through another city gate, Don't run into the man surnamed Yan, and then send this letter to the post house in the county. Let the post house master have a look at our seal, and let the post house send this letter to Xu Taizhong, the Sheriff of Hualan county with a flying letter. Do you understand? "

"Father-in-law, are you..." the confidant bodyguard took the things handed over by the eunuch, but still hesitated to ask, "Lord Yan told us... Not to reveal our whereabouts. Once Lord Yan knows about this... I'm afraid... I'm afraid..."

"This day is falling down and our house is standing on it. What are you afraid of?" The eunuch turned his triangular eyes and stared at the bodyguard. His eyes flashed cold and his tone was full of threats. "It's only a few days. Don't you dare not listen to our family..."

"Subordinates dare not!" The bodyguard quickly bowed his head.

"Xu Taizhong knows our family and is loyal to the imperial court. Once he learns that his mother and King min are here, he will send troops to pick us up. It's better than relying on the man surnamed Yan. Now the whole team is guided by the horse surnamed Yan. The man surnamed Yan is domineering and unreliable at a young age. If he has any evil intentions on the road, Who can cure it? I don't think even elder Liu is his opponent. Xu Taizhong sent troops one day earlier. We'll be safe one day earlier... "

"This... Does your mother know?"

The dead eunuch's eyes flashed and said casually, "our family works for my mother. Of course my mother knows!"

Hearing the empress also knew that the bodyguard no longer said anything and immediately took the order, "yes, subordinates, please send this letter right away!"

"Well, remember, don't ride a horse to avoid attracting other people's attention. I remember you have good lightness skills. This distance should not be far!"

"Don't worry, father-in-law..."

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Yan Liqiang took people with him. After a while, he came to the west gate of Wuting county.

Outside the west gate, there were also a large number of refugees gathered under the city wall. This time, there were only five people. When Yan Liqiang returned, there was no commotion. When he came to the gate, the sergeant guarding the gate stopped Yan Liqiang. After Yan Liqiang took out a waist token of the head of the Royal horse company, he let them into the city.

On his way to the county government office, Yan Liqiang found that there was a miasma in the county, chickens flying and dogs jumping, fights in restaurants, guns and things in the street, and some people cried and howled that thieves had been stolen at home and wanted to report to the government. He encountered several cases. Such a situation made Yan Liqiang frown.

When he arrived at the county yamen, he took out the chief officer's waist token of the Royal horse step company. The county magistrate hurriedly came out and respectfully welcomed Yan Liqiang and others to the backyard of the county yamen for tea

After a few words, the county magistrate didn't know when he asked. Since the rising of the beacon Stanley in the imperial capital, the county magistrate was also confused and anxious, but he didn't know what to do. He had been waiting for the news of the peak and had nothing to do. For three days, there was no substantive news from Huizhou governor's office and Hualan County governor's office. All that came were empty words such as protecting the environment and reassuring the people, However, the refugees who fled from jingxiji surged in. As for other news about the emperor's majesty, he had not heard a word. In his heart, he even thought that the emperor's Majesty was dead, and no one in the central court survived. As for the news in Huizhou, he knew a little. Now millions of refugees are pouring into Hualan county and Tonghe County of Huizhou, which borders jingxiji, Yushan County is in chaos. Public security incidents emerge one after another. Refugees rob large families in groups. Many places have been eroded

"Now there are many refugees inside and outside Wuting county. Many people have nothing to eat and are impatient. Why don't the county magistrate open the official warehouse for relief? If those refugees make trouble, the Wuting county will rot in an instant, and the life of adults will be difficult to protect!" Seeing that the Wuting county magistrate is an honest man and not bad, Yan Liqiang had to kindly remind him, "just now I entered the city from the west gate. Along the way, I have seen that the public security in the county has deteriorated very seriously and is in danger. The refugees inside and outside the county are gathered like firewood stacks. It's only a spark that can ignite. If you hesitate again, I'm afraid it will be too late!"

"Well... There is a little grain in the official warehouse of the county, but not much..." the county magistrate in his fifties looked at Yan Liqiang with an embarrassed face and said obediently, "I know what you mean, but... It's just the use of these grains, but I can't decide. I received a notice from the sheriff's office the day before yesterday. The sheriff asked me to take good care of these grains, As a reserve for the army to rescue Gyeonggi, it must not be moved. The loss of the official warehouse will affect the army to rescue Gyeonggi. I'm afraid my head will be difficult to protect. I want to wait another two days. If the assassin and the sheriff send a large army to arrive, the situation in the county will be better, and the refugees dare not make trouble... "

Yan Liqiang looked at the county magistrate helplessly. The county magistrate was cautious and submissive. If he could live safely in peaceful days, he would not make mistakes. But in front of him, the whole world was reversed as soon as the imperial court was over. He was still this kind of temperament. It was definitely a disaster rather than a blessing.

If the county magistrate is a bully and corrupt official full of bad water, it's not difficult for Yan Liqiang to cut him down and open the official warehouse directly. However, this guy is still an honest man. He is usually conscientious and has no bad ideas in his mind, which makes Yan Liqiang can't even find a chance to start.

"Didn't the county magistrate wonder why I came to Wuting County just now? To tell you the truth, I'm not the advance of your Majesty's southern tour, but just escaped from the imperial capital. It's estimated that there are few living people in the imperial capital. I don't know how many people can survive in the Manchu Dynasty. The imperial court is over. You wait for the reinforcements sent by the assassin's office and the sheriff's office, It's possible that he will never come again. You decide what to do. I'll leave... "Yan Liqiang said. Regardless of the county magistrate's suddenly changed face, he arched his hand, stood up and left directly.

"Sir... What did you say... The court is over..." the county magistrate stood up trembling and stammered.

"The Imperial Palace has been destroyed, and few ministers in the court have survived. Your majesty doesn't know where he is now. Isn't the imperial court over?"

"Now... Now..."

"If I were a county magistrate, you would open the official warehouse to appease the refugees, and then immediately hide your name and flee with your family, leave Hualan county and find a safe place to settle down again. Even if you don't leave now, I'm afraid Wuting county will be affected by the natural disaster in a few months. Do you want to stay here and wait for death?"

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