The owner of Hengtai Escort Agency didn't dare to offend this old dog openly, but the villain in his heart had already scolded all the officials, including this old dog.
He wore a humiliating expression as if he had to submit to the powerful, and took the escort list that was not correct from the official list with a face full of bitterness and hatred.
Liu Jinchang's trusted advisor snorted coldly, cursing these escorts in his heart for being so shameless that they had to make him explain things so clearly before they would let him go. He then held his head high and walked away in a proud and arrogant manner.
What he didn't know was that the owner of Hengtai Escort Agency was not really talking to them about the rules, nor was he really scared by his threats. He was just following Yu Zizhen's instructions and giving these corrupt officials and their escort agency one last chance to avoid a desperate outcome.
Unfortunately, however, these corrupt officials have obviously really read the books into their dog stomachs, and have forgotten what the ancient sages once said, "Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it" and "When a common man is angry, blood will splatter five steps away."
Not only are they greedy, they are also cruel. While asking for money, they also want the lives of countless ordinary people, including the bodyguards.
Not to mention that the bodyguards are not ordinary people who are unarmed, even if they were, they would not sit and wait for death.
Just like the starving refugees in the original book, they attacked government offices and wealthy households, robbed food and property, and finally developed into a terrorist force that directly threatened the royal family and powerful officials.
What did they have? Not only did they not know martial arts, possess armor, weapons, or horses, they were even starving and had no clothes to wear.
Compared with them, the individual fighting strength of these bodyguards is much stronger.
Now that they have been forced by corrupt officials to rebel against the government, those high-ranking officials in the government will inevitably pay a terrible price for their blind arrogance.
Out of sight of the officials, the escorts from Hengtai Escort Agency, in cooperation with Yu Zizhen's subordinates headed by "Tanlang", quickly transferred all the relief money and food to a safe place.
In order to show that Yu Zizhen, the prince of Zhenbei, had no intention of corruption, Yu Zizhen, in the identity of "Gan Lang", asked the owner of Hengtai Escort Agency to send 20 escorts he trusted to follow the team and track the whereabouts of money and food in real time.
The escorts in charge of fishing, led by Chen Qing and Zheng Yuzhi, had prepared the "big gift" provided by "Tan Lang" as a gesture of friendship, and were waiting for the grain-transporting laborers who were in cahoots with the dog officials to take action.
As for herself, she wanted to stay in Cangzhou and look for an opportunity to steal the escort certificates that Liu Jinchang had kept in the Cangzhou government office, as well as the people's wealth that Liu Jinchang and his subordinates had racked their brains to extort over the years.
As long as she stole the paper, the incident of Liu Jinchang entrusting Hengtai Escort Agency to escort the caravan could be treated as if it had never happened.
Of course, even so, Hengtai Escort Agency is no longer suitable to continue operating in Cangzhou.
All the people, including the boss of the escort agency, had to disappear from the face of the earth after the mission was accomplished, so that even if Liu Jinchang wanted to frame them, he would not be able to find the victim.
In this way, even if those irrelevant people who witnessed the escorts taking over the relief money and grain were willing to testify for Liu Jinchang, Liu Jinchang, who made the decision to hand over the relief money and grain to an escort agency instead of handing it over to the Cangzhou prefect who was escorted by the Cangzhou garrison, would inevitably become the culprit of the loss of the relief money and grain when all the escorts disappeared.
Liu Jinchang, who was unaware of the turbulent undercurrents beneath the surface, was now toasting with his favorite concubine, completely unaware that he was about to face a disaster.
After nightfall, while Liu Jinchang went to one of his private residences to meet grain merchants and receive tributes, Yu Zizhen quietly sneaked into the government office and found the escort certificate that Liu Jinchang had kept in the Cangzhou government office.
She put the escort certificate into the system warehouse, and then started from Liu Jinchang's private lounge in the front yamen, and went all the way to the back house of the government office where his wives, concubines and children lived to collect all the valuables that could be taken away.
By the way, she also released those who were wrongfully imprisoned according to the cannon fodder rescue mission temporarily issued by the system.
"Thank you~" After leaving the government office, Yu Zizhen waved maliciously towards Liu Jinchang's private residence from a distance.
Actually, she was able to accomplish all the tasks so easily thanks to Liu Jinchang who was too proud of himself today and ordered the kitchen to buy meat, chicken and fish in bulk so that all the officials, servants and guards in the mansion could share in the "joy".
If not for this, even if Yu Zizhen wanted to drug the officials' families, servants, and guards in the government office, she would not have the opportunity to take care of each of them so comprehensively.
At the command of the considerate "good man" Liu Jinchang, everyone in the government office, including the jailers, was given a portion of meat and vegetables with extra ingredients, which made it convenient for Yu Zizhen to do whatever he wanted after they fell asleep.
So, when Liu Jinchang, drunk, returned to the government office from his private residence, surrounded by servants and guards, he was greeted by a silent government office and the officials' families, servants, and guards sleeping in a very random manner.
Liu Jinchang had a bad feeling in his heart, and the chill running up his back sobered him up a bit.
He stopped beside the official sedan chair and did not enter immediately. Instead, he solemnly instructed his trusted advisor, "Send someone to see what's going on."
The lawyer was also feeling uneasy. He did not just talk, but personally led people and carefully entered the government office.
The government office was so quiet that only the rustling of leaves in the wind could be heard. The ten or so people who went in to investigate jogged all the way through the front office and the back house.
"Master, someone must have added something to everyone's dinner."
"Many people who were on duty tonight were sleeping in the yard in all sorts of places."
"We woke up the maid guarding the second gate, and they went into the backyard to check. The lady, the young master, and the young lady were all asleep as well."
"Everyone seems fine, but it seems like a lot of things are missing."
“…”
Everyone reported at once, and the situation was similar to the master's initial speculation.
He asked the dozen or so people, "Have you spotted anyone suspicious?"
Everyone shook their heads, "No, they are all our own people."
The lawyer frowned and said, "Search the government office thoroughly again, and send more people to guard the master tonight."
Everyone took the order and left. The lawyer then went back outside to report the results of the investigation to Liu Jinchang.
The more Liu Jinchang listened, the more his brows furrowed. He asked his advisor, "Is everyone okay? What about their belongings? Is there anything missing?"
The master nodded and said, "It is said that a lot was lost, but it is hard for us to count exactly what was lost at this moment."
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