Chapter 1608 No Man’s Land

Even after the intervention of officers and soldiers that time, the bandits and gangsters in the Anzezhou area took the opportunity to engage in various fights and mergers, and small scattered forces were destroyed, forming a structure dominated by three extremely powerful gangs, which has remained unchanged to this day.

In such a place, it is common for wealthy families to collude openly or covertly with bandits and gangsters.

After all, if they don't cooperate, they won't be able to survive. For their own safety and to gain more benefits, collusion between the two sides is a win-win situation!

That so-called anti-bandit campaign brought shame upon the imperial court and greatly reduced its authority and credibility in the local area.

The emperor was furious about this. The senior officials in the court who had contributed to this matter were demoted and exiled from the capital, and a large number of local officials, both large and small, were punished to varying degrees.

In serious cases, the punishment would be dismissal from office or exile, while in minor cases, the official would be demoted and sent far away to a remote place.

Since then, every official who served as the governor of Anze Prefecture had a sad face when he took office. No one wanted to stay in such a place.

Even after taking office with a sad face, he would do everything he could to find a chance to leave.

No one can serve a full three-year term, let alone re-election!

When Shao Yunduan was assigned to such a place, everyone in the Ministry of Revenue was gloating over his misfortune. Some officials who were already jealous of him and dissatisfied with their boss were even more sarcastic and mocking.

The prince also knew about this and was also surprised.

It goes without saying that someone must be secretly trying to trip him up, and there is a 70% chance that it is his fourth younger brother.

He was the only one who hated Shao Yunduan the most, and he also wished that something would happen to Shao Yunduan the most.

Although the second and third royal brothers also cannot bear to see themselves doing well, they have always kept a low profile. Most of the time, they would try to stir up trouble by adding fuel to the fire, but they would never take the initiative to do anything.

The prince originally wanted to take care of the matter for Shao Yunduan and move him to another place. However, after listening to the advice of his staff, he felt that it made sense. The kindness sent to the door was not worth much. It would be better to wait until Shao Yunduan came to ask for it, and then give him this favor, so that he would remember it.

The prince was full of confidence and believed that Shao Yunduan would definitely come to him.

No matter how capable an official is, he would not want to go to a place like Anzezhou. So how could Shao Yunduan be so pessimistic?

As long as he comes to ask me for help, I will just ask him nicely, why not just stay? If he feels embarrassed, I will just arrange for him to be a county magistrate in a small place, and transfer him back to Beijing after a year or so.

The prince didn't expect that after waiting for a long time, Shao Yunduan never came to ask for help.

In fact, Shao Yunduan had never thought of asking him for help, and some of the prince's staff had secretly gone to Shao Yunduan, mocking him and deliberately provoking him: Didn't he always think he was very powerful? Didn't he get carried away because of his good luck and some achievements? If he had the ability, he could govern Anzezhou well, and wipe out all the bandits in Anzezhou?

That's real skill!

Otherwise, you are just a hypocrite who deceives the world and seeks fame and reputation!

Of course, the prince still values him very much. If he is really afraid and really dares not to go to Anzezhou, and is willing to kneel down and kowtow at the gate of the prince's mansion to apologize and beg the prince for help, the prince is so kind that he will definitely help him out of mercy.

(End of this chapter)