Zhao Hao took one look and quickly reached out to grab her hand: "You can't do this. This is not the right time."
There are people everywhere here. If something really goes wrong, it will become a reality show.
Seeing this, Zhuo Ya leaned close to Zhao Hao's ear and whispered, "But what should I do if I can't help it?"
Zhao Hao rolled his eyes immediately: "How loud is your voice? Don't you know it?"
When Zhuo Ya heard this, her pretty face immediately turned red with embarrassment, and then she gave Zhao Hao a fierce look.
"Young Master only knows how to bully others!"
Zhao Hao pulled her little hand back and said, "Are you willing to let me bully you?"
Zhuo Ya pursed her lips and said, "Ever since I followed you, I can no longer leave you even a little bit."
Zhao Hao smiled slightly, then turned over and pressed Zhuo Ya down, put his mouth close to Zhuo Ya's ear and said, "If you really can't bear it, I'll ask them to go away!"
Zhuo Ya was obviously tempted when she heard this, but she still shook her head.
"Forget it. These are all people close to the young master. If the young master did this, they all know what would happen."
"This has an impact on the young master."
"Besides, I won't be able to face anyone later!"
Zhao Hao turned over and burst into laughter.
A night passed, and the next morning, the carriage continued on its journey.
Three days later, they changed their route to Tongshan.
Along the way, the convoy did not move very fast.
It was a bit of a stop and go, but it wasn't tiring at all.
At the beginning, Zhao Hao could indeed hold back.
After a few days, he couldn't help it anymore.
It is difficult for men to control this thing.
Especially when it is so readily available, it is even more difficult to control it.
Fortunately, however, Zhuoya is indeed very determined.
Even though he was teased by Zhao Hao, he still held his ground in the end.
Not broken by Zhao Hao.
Twelve days later, the convoy slowly entered Tongshan City.
Because a letter has been sent.
Therefore, all the officials from Tongshan City came to the city gate to welcome them.
However, considering his status and influence, Zhao Hao still asked them to withdraw.
A large group of troops also stayed outside the city, and only about thirty people entered the city.
City Lord's Mansion.
Zhao Hao looked at the officials of Tongshan, and asked, "Why don't I see the prefect?"
As soon as the voice fell, someone stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your Excellency, the prefect is busy and not in the yamen. Someone has been sent to inform him!"
Zhao Hao nodded and said, "Okay, I'm just here to take a look at Tongshan. You guys can do your own things."
Having said that, he took Wu Song, Qingniao and others and walked out of the mansion.
Everyone stepped forward and said, "Master, where are you going? Let me take you there!"
Zhao Hao waved his hand: "No need!"
Having said that, he continued to leave the house.
He wanted to go and see those people and explain to them in person why it took so long to deliver the pension.
Half a day later.
Zhao Hao and his group returned to the City Lord's Mansion.
He also brought hundreds of civilians with him.
Seeing a group of people coming, the guards of the City Lord's Mansion immediately became nervous.
However, when he saw that the leader was Zhao Hao, he quickly bowed to greet him.
It was completely different from before. At this moment, there was no warmth left on Zhao Hao's face, and it had all turned into frost.
His eyes were gloomy and filled with murderous intent.
Zhao Hao led everyone into the City Lord's Mansion, and a group of officials immediately came out to greet them.
The prefect Chen Liang has also arrived.
"I am your humble servant, I am here to pay my respects to you, sir. It has been several months since we last met, and you are still as charming as ever!"
Zhao Hao cast a grim gaze on Chen Liang and said in a cold voice, "The prefect seems to have gained some weight. Does he seem to be eating well?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Liang immediately bowed and said, "My Lord, you are joking. Tongshan City was severely damaged by the war. I have been working very hard during this period. How can I gain weight?"
Zhao Hao sneered: "Sir, the pension I gave to these people arrived a few days ago. I want to ask you, how did you deal with that pension?"
Chen Liang raised his head slightly and glanced at the crowd of people not far away. Beads of sweat immediately appeared on his forehead.
"My Lord, after the pension was delivered, we officials discussed it carefully and decided not to distribute it to the people."
"Instead, it was used to repair the city walls."
"Compared to distributing it to the people, we all think that repairing the city walls and strengthening the defense of Tongshan City to prevent unexpected events is more important."
"I know I'm wrong!"
Zhao Hao's eyes flashed, and he sneered, "Is that really the case?"
Chen Liang said quickly: "If you don't believe it, you can ask the officials present."
Zhao Hao looked at the crowd, and all the officials immediately bowed and said in unison: "What the prefect said is absolutely right."
Zhao Hao smiled grimly and said, "You guys... do you think that I, Zhao Hao, am easy to deceive?"
"I asked someone to check, and the number of people repairing the city wall was less than a thousand."
"These laborers don't even get paid, and they even have to prepare their own meals every day."
"Now you tell me that all that money was used to repair the city walls?"
"Also, how dare you withhold the pensions I gave to the people?"
Chen Liang bowed quickly and said, "My Lord, what you saw is indeed the true situation, but it is precisely because of this that I was so bold as to withhold the pension without authorization."
"With this pension, we can change this situation and speed up the repair of the city wall."
Zhao Hao sneered again: "It seems that the prefect, you really think I'm a fool!"
"Chen Liang, I'll give you a chance if you take out this pension and distribute it to these people."
"Then I can let this matter alone."
Chen Liang said quickly: "Sir, everything I said is true, and the money has already been spent. There is nothing I can do!"
Zhao Hao was so angry that he laughed: "Okay, very good, Chen Liang, do you believe it or not, I will kill you now?"
Chen Liang frowned, but after hearing this, he slowly straightened up, and the fear on his face was gone.
"Mr. Zhao, in what capacity do you want to kill me?"
"At the grand court meeting, because you betrayed Da Gan, His Majesty has stripped you of your title, dismissed you from your post, and exiled you to Qinzhou in front of all the civil and military officials."
"Do you think I don't know this news?"
"You were originally a criminal and should have gone to Qinzhou, but now you have changed your route and come to Tongshan."
"May I ask, did His Majesty know that you changed the itinerary without permission?"
"Mr. Zhao, I respect your contribution to the country, so I will give you some face now."
"But don't...just because you got some fuel, start a dyeing factory in front of me!"
"You are now in a difficult situation, you should think about how to turn things around!"
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