Chapter 587 All ran away?
After the governor of Hezhong County made up his mind, he no longer hesitated. He packed up his savings over the years in Hezhong Prefecture and prepared to sneak out of the city.
The governor has been in Hezhong Prefecture for so many years, and he has twenty boxes of gold, silver and treasures!
According to statistics from the staff, there were about fifty guards willing to follow the governor all the time, and the remaining one hundred or so were not very willing to leave Hezhong Prefecture.
The governor of Hezhong County was also considered to be an important figure. He had about two thousand acres of fertile land and hundreds of shops in Hezhong County.
He kept half for himself and distributed the remaining half to the one hundred or so guards who were reluctant to leave.
They have to repay the favor, so at least in the short term, these one hundred guards will not spread the news that the governor sneaked out of the city.
The governor also ordered these 100 people to spread all kinds of rumors in Hezhong Prefecture to divert people's attention.
Of course, in order to appease the guards who accompanied him to Jiangnan, the governor promised that as long as they arrived safely in Jiangnan, he would be willing to give them one third of the gold and silver treasures.
On a moonless night, a large group of people left the city from the South Gate.
As luck would have it, they ran into another team that was also carrying a lot of luggage.
"Who are you?!"
Both parties stared at each other vigilantly and were surprised to find that they were all acquaintances.
"Lord Governor?"
"Tongpan?!"
Okay!
As expected, we are colleagues who have worked together for many years. When faced with difficulties, we make the same choices.
The governor and the judge of Hezhong County looked at each other, and then walked on in silence with a tacit understanding.
"Where are you going?"
"Kyoto, what about you?"
"Me too."
When they reached the fork in the road, neither side wanted to move first, so they waited for the other to go first.
"Sir Governor, please go first."
"No, Tongpan, you go first."
The two groups of people were polite to each other and no one was willing to leave first, so in the end they could only rest together at a nearby post station.
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The governor and the general were gone for two or three days without causing any disturbance in Hezhong Prefecture.
No one knew they were gone.
Without these two people, the order in Hezhong Prefecture became more and more chaotic.
The ruffians who were once intimidated by Li Mingde began to cause trouble again, taking advantage of the lack of defense to smash, loot and rob.
The merchants went to the county government to report the case, but there was no response and they could only consider themselves unlucky.
For a time, all kinds of terrifying rumors continued to spread.
"We, Hezhong Prefecture, have troubled Yunzhou before. When Duke Yun comes, he will definitely take action against us!"
"I heard that under the Duke of Yun, all the houses and lands will be taken over by the government! Even the food in the cellar will not belong to you!"
"Not only that? Your wife is no longer your wife, and your daughter is no longer your daughter! They will all be captured by the Duke of Yun and assigned to the soldiers of Yunzhou!"
"I heard that those Yunzhou soldiers are all tall and strong, with green faces and fangs, they eat raw meat and drink blood, and they kill people like killing chickens without blinking an eye!"
"Whether you are a farmer or a merchant, you must sign a ten-year land lease contract with them and be tied to this land! They say they only charge 50% of the rent, but in reality it's as high as 90%!"
"Why did they save the people of Pingyang County? It was because they killed more than half of the refugees from Shuozhou, so they captured the people of Pingyang County to serve as soldiers!"
The rumors became more and more intense, and everyone in Hezhong Prefecture felt insecure.
Many businesses took the opportunity to raise food prices, and the prices of oil, salt and sauce all went up!
One price per day.
In such a tense situation, no one cared where the governor and the magistrate had gone.
Among the clerks who were on good terms with Li Mingde, one was in charge of the registration of houses and land in Hezhong Prefecture.
"Chengda, where did you get rich? You all have good farmland and shops!"
The clerk felt a little sour in his heart and complained secretly, wondering how many shameful things these guards had done for the governor, and how the governor actually gave them so many farmlands and shops.
"Haha, I'll treat you to a drink afterwards, so go and do it for me!" Cheng Da was so happy that his teeth were showing, but he was afraid that the night would be too long and he would have more trouble, so he kept urging the clerk to hurry up.
As the clerk stamped the registration, he said sourly, "Comparing yourself to others is frustrating. What have you done for the governor? I've been busy with your affairs all day long."
After saying that, the clerk looked at Cheng Da suspiciously: "That's not right. Including you, there must be hundreds of shops that have come to me to transfer these days. When has the governor ever been so generous? Did you steal them?"
The clerk knelt down, put his big hand on the deed, and looked Cheng Da up and down suspiciously: "Cheng Da, tell me the truth, you are not a gang, right? According to the process, the governor must come forward to transfer the deed! I didn't check this condition out of trust. Don't cheat me!"
Cheng Da was furious. His colleagues did their job so efficiently, but why did he start to suspect a gang was responsible when it came to him?
"Don't talk nonsense! How dare we steal the governor's things?! This is a reward from the governor!"
The clerk didn't believe it: "What did you do? Why do you deserve so many things? Even the pension of a sergeant can't buy a shop in Hezhong Prefecture! You have never left Hezhong Prefecture, what can you do that is more valuable than selling your life?"
Cheng Da tried his best to persuade the clerk, but he could not convince him. Seeing that the clerk insisted on going to the governor's mansion to inquire about the situation, he hurriedly stopped him and said, "Don't go. Even if you go, you won't be able to see the adults!"
"I'll ask the housekeeper and other people to verify it! Oh my God, you have evil intentions and you actually targeted the governor. I think you are tired of living!"
Cheng Da quickly grabbed the clerk, covered his mouth with his hand, and whispered in his ear: "Okay, I won't hide it from you, the governor has already escaped! This money is for us to keep quiet, so hurry up and stop making a fuss!"
The clerk's pupils suddenly dilated, as if he was afraid to hear what he heard.
What the hell? The governor actually ran away?!
Oh my god!
The clerk signaled to Cheng Chengda with his eyes to let him go and that he would stop yelling.
Cheng Da let go of his hand and looked at the clerk warily: "Just keep it to yourself, don't tell anyone! I'm not the only one who got the benefits, there are so many brothers out there, be careful they might kill you!"
The clerk quickly covered his mouth, indicating that he understood and would never talk nonsense. However, he couldn't resist his curiosity, so he asked quietly after helping Cheng Da finish his work.
"What about the judge? Doesn't he know about this?"
Cheng Da sneered: "He ran away too."
The clerk was in a daze the whole day.
The Tongpan has fled, the governor has fled, can Hezhong Prefecture still stop the Yun Kingdom? !
What should I do then? What should I do with my mother, wife and son?
Just as he reached the door of his house, the clerk slapped his forehead suddenly, he almost forgot that he still had a thigh!
The clerk turned around and ran out.
"Where are you going?" the wife, who had just opened the door, asked loudly.
"Find a way to survive!"
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