Chapter 19 Don't worry, we are all Lin Xing's people...
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In ancient times, transportation was not well developed and the roads were difficult to travel. If they were to walk to a place that could be reached in one or two days by car or train in modern times, it took them nearly a month.
Along the way, Lin Baige kept lamenting that the road was so bad that he vomited several times due to the bumpy ride in the carriage.
Fu Jiangyu held him, who looked pale, and fed him some pickled plums: "Eating something sour will make you feel better."
"You're not pregnant. Eat something sour so you won't vomit." Lin Baige found that Fu Jiangyu was very excited when he mentioned pregnancy. Fortunately, he couldn't have children, otherwise he suspected that Fu Jiangyu could let him have ten children.
"The road outside the palace is like this. I used to ride a horse when I left the palace. A carriage was still okay, but if I were to ride a horse, you would not be able to bear it. You are so delicate and tender that the flesh on the inside of your thighs would be rubbed off." Although Fu Jiangyu did not say it explicitly, Lin Baige could feel what he meant. Let's see if you dare to come out and suffer next time.
"Just talk, why are you using your hands?" Lin Baige took away his hand that was pinching his thigh. These past few days, Fu Jiangyu would hug him every night when he went to bed. Every time he dreamed, he dreamed that he was entangled by a giant python and couldn't breathe. After waking up, he found that he was tightly held in Fu Jiangyu's arms, and the other's hand was always in his clothes, either pinching his thigh or somewhere above his thigh.
"After punishing the corrupt officials this time, we must build roads! Cement roads!" After saying this, Lin Baige couldn't help but lean on the car window and vomited.
After much hardship, they finally arrived at the disaster area. As soon as the army of Nan'an Marquis arrived, they immediately surrounded the city.
There were two rebel forces in the local area, but they were both gathered together by some starving victims. They were not a big deal. They smashed the government office and stole some food. But later the officials in the government office became cautious, and they never succeeded in stealing anything from the officials' homes. They robbed some money and food from the rich families in the city and then hid outside the city.
When Lin Baige entered the city, local officials thought they were here to suppress the rebels, and they came to meet them happily.
The leading prefect, Lord Wang, was a fat man with a big head and big ears. His fat flesh trembled when he laughed. "My Lord Imperial Envoy, you have finally come to save us. Those rebels have been harassing us in the city every few days, killing people, setting fires, abducting women, and stealing countless gold, silver, and jewelry. You must help us and get rid of those rebels."
Lin Baige looked at him with disdain, thinking to himself, you are still pretending to be pitiful. So many people starved to death during the disaster, and yet your face is greasy. I really should slaughter you first, you pig. "Don't worry, we are here to solve this matter. First, we will deal with the rebels, and then we will rebuild after the disaster and give the people a stable home."
"Post-disaster reconstruction?" Lord Wang felt something was wrong. This official did not look like a military general, and he was wearing the vermilion official uniform of an imperial envoy. Could he be here to investigate them?
"Don't worry, the imperial court has allocated funds this time." Lin Baige approached him, patted his arm, and took out a jade pendant with the totem of the Jiang Kingdom from his bosom to show it to Lord Wang. He lowered his voice and said, "Don't worry, we are all Lin Xing's people. When the time comes, the funds will be divided 90% and I will take 90% and you will take 10%."
When Lord Wang heard this, he couldn't help but twitch his lips, thinking to himself that you are quite evil. However, his words made Lord Wang feel relieved, but soon, he felt a murderous intent coming from behind Lin Baige.
Lin Baige also felt a chill behind him. He secretly pulled Fu Jiangyu's wrist, telling him not to alert the enemy and not to speak.
Although Fu Jiangyu didn't say anything, his expression became increasingly gloomy.
When they arrived at the residence, Fu Jiangyu repeated his words with a gloomy face: "Are you Lin Xing's man?"
"I lied to him. He knew the imperial envoy was coming, so he must have hidden all the evidence. I had to let his guard down first, and then I could take him down in one fell swoop." Seeing that he was angry, Lin Baige sat in his arms to calm him down. "Of course, I am His Majesty's only servant. No one else should get involved."
Fu Jiangyu looked at the seductive little fox in his arms and was very pleased with his seductive tactics: "Next time when talking to people, don't get so close."
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The rebel spies outside the city also saw that the Nan'an Marquis's army had surrounded the entire city: "It seems that the court has come to kill us."
The leader of the rebels was a young man in his twenties, a former hunter named Jiang Erwa. He picked up his hatchet in anger and said, "The government doesn't care about the natural disasters that killed so many people, nor about the corrupt officials. Now we just grabbed a few grains of food to save our lives, and they want to kill us. What have we peasants done wrong to deserve this? Risk your life and kill these corrupt officials!"
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