Each Day Away From The Capital Adds To The Danger
Assistant Prefect Chen was so angry that he almost cursed on the spot, but he suppressed the anger in his heart and said with tears in his eyes, “Lord Lu, This Official has done nothing.
This Official had said long ago that they were just a bunch of unruly Common People who were not worth treating well. Now, This Official has been beaten into this Virtue, and These People have no intention of repenting.
They even threatened This Official, saying that they would beat This Official every time they saw him. Lord Lu, you must not Indulge them!
As for Supervisor Zhang, not only did he not save This Official, but now he is helping These People. Lord Lu, how can he come to Disaster Relief if he disregards his colleagues and has no empathy?”
Supervisor Zhang, that Bastard, he will definitely make the other party suffer as well.
Lu Cijian only said lightly, “Then, according to Assistant Prefect Chen’s meaning, how does he want This Official to deal with Supervisor Zhang and Those Common People?”
As soon as Assistant Prefect Chen heard this, he was immediately overjoyed. He knew that Lord Lu must be on his side. After all, he was from an official family and could not possibly be on the side of Those Common People.
If These People dared to attack him, they would be slapping everyone in the face.
How can any Official tolerate such unruly Common People?
Thinking of this, he immediately straightened his back and said loudly, “Lord Lu, in This Official’s opinion, Those unruly Common People who are arrogant and dare to attack Imperial Court Officials should be left to fend for themselves.
As for Supervisor Zhang, he should be given Fifty Lashes As a Warning to Others for failing to save his colleagues.”
Supervisor Zhang was so shocked that his eyes widened. He never expected that Assistant Prefect Chen could say such a shameless thing.
After these Fifty Lashes, his butt would be in bloom.
Jiang Yimian was also a little surprised. That was more than a thousand lives. It was too easy to say the words “left to fend for themselves” from Assistant Prefect Chen’s mouth.
These Officials in Yuncheng Prefecture are rotten to the core. No wonder the City Common People all look Numb.
Those who were dissatisfied with Zhou Shiwen were probably already dead. Now, those who can stay are either worshiping These Officials, or are willing or helpless.
Assistant Prefect Chen was waiting for Lu Cijian to deal with Supervisor Zhang with a smug look on his face, but suddenly heard that cold voice.
“Drag Assistant Prefect Chen down and give him Fifty Lashes, put him in Prison, and await further punishment.”
After saying that, someone immediately stepped forward and lifted Assistant Prefect Chen up.
Assistant Prefect Chen was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he hurriedly begged for mercy, “Lord Lu, Lord Lu, you must have said the wrong thing. It is Supervisor Zhang who should be beaten, not This Official! Lord Lu, Lord Lu, spare me, Lord Lu.”
His voice was full of disbelief, and he wanted to argue a few more words, but he had already been dragged down.
Originally, Zhou Shiwen’s Subordinates were now trembling with fear, fearing that they would be next.
Lu Cijian only looked coldly at everyone, “This Official came to Qingnan under orders to provide Disaster Relief and to Investigation why Qingnan has Floods every year. If you know anything, you must tell me. If there is any concealment, This Official will investigate and dismiss you all and put you in Prison.”
He originally planned to deal with These People in a few days, stay in Qingnan for a few more days, and find Wei Jinghai’s whereabouts, but he never thought that he would find him today.
In this way, it is useless to keep These People. Instead of wasting time, it is better to solve These People hidden dangers as soon as possible, deal with the Flood, and return to the Capital as soon as possible.
The longer Wei Jinghai does not return to the Capital, the more dangerous it will be.
Those People only responded quickly, and they all felt uneasy.
Lu Cijian ignored the crowd and walked straight to the backyard.
Seeing this, Jiang Yimian hurriedly followed and asked Curious, “Why did you suddenly deal with Assistant Prefect Chen? Aren’t you keeping him to inform Zhou Shiwen?”
This guy is Zhou Shiwen’s confidant, and he will definitely tell Zhou Shiwen about the Yamen today when he goes back.
The news that Wei Jinghai was brought back by Them will definitely be known by the other party.
And the person who escaped today may also go to Zhou Residence.
She originally thought that she could take this opportunity to go to Zhou Residence to arrest people.
Lu Cijian only shook his head, “There are so many people in the Yamen, there must be many who inform Zhou Shiwen.
Assistant Prefect Chen is imprisoned, he must be anxious, maybe he will do something.
Zhou Shiwen has accumulated a lot of wealth in Qingnan for so many years, and there are many powerful people around him. If we rashly go to Zhou Residence, it will be easy to ruin things.
Instead of handing him a knife, it’s better to wait for him to walk right into the trap.”
Zhou Shiwen has been an earth Emperor in Qingnan for so many years, and he has really regarded himself as the master of Qingnan. Putting Assistant Prefect Chen in Prison is a provocation to him.
According to that guy’s Nature, he probably will kill Them, but I don’t know what the reason will be.
Jiang Yimian thought of the several powerful Guards around Zhou Shiwen, and immediately nodded, “Since that guy is the Chu Prince’s person, he must have been prepared for the current Situation, we are probably in danger.”
Zhou Shiwen is thoughtful and always pretends. Now that They have discovered the abnormality of the Qingnan Flood, plus Wei Jinghai, they will definitely not let Them leave Qingnan alive.
Seeing the frown on the face of the person next to her, Lu Cijian only curved his lips, reached out and pinched her face, “Mianmian, don’t worry, everything will be fine. You are injured, rest early.”
Jiang Yimian was a little dissatisfied, reached out and grabbed his hand, her eyes full of suspicion, “Are you so relieved?
Among the people brought by the Censorate and the Ministry of Works this time, there are only a hundred or so who Knows Martial Arts. If Zhou Shiwen wants to fight to the death, These People will definitely be annihilated.”
Lu Cijian just smiled, “Mianmian will know when the time comes.”
At this time, Zhou Residence.
In the brightly lit Front Hall, Zhou Shiwen leaned back on the Rosewood Chair and closed his eyes to rest. He was holding a Jade Bracelet in his hand and playing with it, turning it gently from time to time.
There were also several beautiful Women beside him massaging his back and legs, which made him let out a sigh of comfort.
Lu Cijian, that Bastard, is too arrogant not to let him interfere with the affairs of the Yamen.
However, this is also good.
He wants to see what this person is capable of. He is just a son of a Prominent Family. There must be someone else operating behind the scenes in the Ministry of Works.
Does he think that if he doesn’t interfere with the affairs of the Yamen, that guy can find out anything? It’s simply naive.
The relationship between Those Common People and the Government is not so easy to mediate. As long as he makes a little Hands and Feet in it, everything Lu Cijian does will be in vain.
Those Common People are the most stupid and will only believe what they see. And Those People from the Capital don’t have so much Patience. They say they are here for Disaster Relief, but they just want to earn fame.
After being provoked by the unruly Common People several times, he believes that Those People will no longer have the idea of continuing to save people.
That’s when he will come forward and write a Memorandum to tell Your Majesty that everything is fine in Qingnan, thanks to the Censorate and the Ministry of Works for coming to Disaster Relief.
He got the Disaster Relief silver, and Those Officials got fame and a good Reputation, a win-win situation.
All he needs to do is repeat it next year. Who would refuse such a good thing.
He will just wait in the Residence for Lu Cijian to come, or wait for the news of his return to the Capital.
Just as he was thinking, someone rushed in from Outside the House, looking flustered and shouting, “Lord, something bad has happened, something bad has happened, something has happened in the Yamen.”
Zhou Shiwen only frowned, raised his eyes and looked at the person in front of him with dissatisfaction, “What are you shouting? What happened? Why are you so flustered?”