The boat slowly started to move, and the people became more enthusiastic and kept shouting.

As the ship slowly sailed away from the port, the crowd was far away. Qin Sanniang, who had arrived late because she learned the news too late, dragged her eldest son, carried her youngest son on her back, and bowed slightly in the direction where Zhao Jun left with red eyes.

Zhou Wu was sweating all over after running. Seeing that he was a step too late, he burst into tears and muttered why he couldn't run faster so that he could catch up with Zhiyuan and leave.

It's not just them, many people are like this.

Officials from the county and state governments among the crowd recorded this scene.

Tens of thousands of people came to see him off, cheering like thunder. The people took off their hats and saluted, with tears streaming down their faces.

And there were still people coming. The people who came to see Zhao Jun off lined up from the West City Gate to the South City Gate Street, with no end in sight.

Many people saw him on the boat looking at the dock below, and they waved to him desperately. Even more people cried and wailed, hoping that Zhiyuan would not leave them and that Zhiyuan would have a safe journey.

Zhao Jun stood at the bow, watching the scene getting farther and farther away, and couldn't help but sigh.

It turns out that this is not a scene that only appears in later generations where people support the People's Liberation Army. Such things actually happened in ancient times.

But it seems that the people are best able to know who is good to them.

Whoever loves the people most, the people also love him most.

For example, when Fan Zhongyan governed the northwest, he treated the local people well. When he left, not only the local Han people, but also local ethnic minorities such as Qiang and Di hoped that he would not leave.

When he died, the local Qiang people learned the news, and "hundreds of Qiang chiefs cried for him like a father, fasted for three days and then left."

Also, Bao Zheng only served as the prefect of Kaifeng for one or two years, so why was he so famous?

It's because he can work sincerely for the people.

Zhao Jun's good deeds can be said to have saved countless lives. He toured the disaster area tirelessly and comforted the people. His visibly haggard appearance was also seen by the people.

Therefore, it was natural that he gained the support of the people of Tanzhou.

Even after he left.

Many local people in Tanzhou built a shrine for him, which is the same treatment that Fan Zhongyan received in Bin and Qing states in history. It can be said that this is the highest respect that local people can show to an official.

(End of this chapter)