Magistrate Deng curled his lips and smiled, "Let them be. When he can't bear it anymore, he will naturally come to me."
He is not afraid of any imperial envoy or the like now.
What does the official from the capital have to do with Qianhuang City?
Qianhuang City no longer belongs to Emperor Tianwu. He is Qianhuang King's man, so there is no need for him to give face to Emperor Tianwu.
Since they have already made up their minds to rebel, the officials from the capital are their enemies.
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Post station....
"grown ups...."
The officials felt so angry that their foreheads ached when they heard the insults from the people at the backyard post station.
What is this?
That's what they want.
It’s all because the post station didn’t cook for them, otherwise they wouldn’t be so embarrassed.
The officers sniffed lightly and frowned instantly.
Damn it, it’s been so long and the smell is still not gone.
Qu Yutang sat at the table with a pale face, listening to the dirty words, his lips trembling with anger.
But he couldn't even scold the people at the post station.
The people at the post station didn't curse them by name, they just cursed those who were swearing at them.
What could he do but listen and endure it.
"Send a few people out to buy some food and find out what's going on in Qianhuang City."
"And arrange for someone to go and inquire around the prefectural government office."
Qu Yutang frowned and arranged everything one by one.
They will never eat anything from the post station again.
But his body was completely drained last night, and now he even had difficulty standing up. He was so hungry that his vision was darkening.
He can sit here now because of the singing birds and the fragrance of flowers.
"Still living in the post station?!" The officers looked at Qu Yutang in shock.
They thought Qu Yutang would take them to the prefectural government office today.
We are all ready to go to the prefectural government office for a big meal.
But looking at the adults, they didn't seem to want to leave at all.
This is just asking for trouble.
When imperial envoys arrived at a place, they should have been received by the prefectural governor.
It would be fine if they didn't receive them because they came too late last night, but they just couldn't believe that the prefect didn't know they were coming.
Normally, even if they arrived late at night, the city officials would go to the city gate to greet them, but no one would be so arrogant as the prefect of Qianhuang City.
This is too much of a disrespect for the imperial envoy.
Qu Yutang raised his eyelids and glanced at everyone coldly.
"Why do I need you to interfere in what I'm doing?!"
"Don't forget who you are, get out!!"
How can he go to see Magistrate Deng when he is so weak now?
When the time comes and Magistrate Deng asks and inquires, he will decide whether he will keep his reputation or not.
Just treat this as an incognito visit and conduct a secret investigation first.
He would wait until he found something to hold Magistrate Deng accountable and then go to his house to bring him to justice.
After watching the officials leave reluctantly, Qu Yutang's straight back bent down in an instant.
He moved to the bed step by step with shaking legs, and lay down on the bed with a sigh.
Hungry! !
I’m really hungry!!
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No matter how dissatisfied the officials were, they had no choice but to follow Qu Yutang's orders.
A moment later, 50 officials who were still able to walk upright rushed out of the post station and dispersed towards Qianhuang City.
The officials who were in charge of buying food dragged their tired legs through several streets but couldn't find any place selling food.
The doors of restaurants and other places were all closed.
But the streets and alleys were filled with the delicious aroma of meat, and they were so greedy that they almost swallowed their tongues.
"Auntie, is there any place selling food nearby?"
The police stopped a citizen who was eating a bun on his way.
Seeing the officers staring at the meat buns in her hands, the old lady quickly stuffed the remaining meat buns into her mouth in two bites, muttering,
"Where did you get the officers?"
After swallowing the meat bun, the old lady stared at the few people with a vigilant look on her face.
Ever since the reconstruction of Qianhuang City began, all the food places in Qianhuang City have been closed.
King Qianhuang prepared rich meals for all the workers in the city, and those small restaurants were open but had no business.
The main reason was that all those who opened restaurants went to the prefectural government office to sign up to be chefs.
There are hundreds of thousands of people in the city who need to eat, so there must be more people to cook.
All the women in the city who could cook went to help with the cooking.
The officers swallowed their saliva and felt uncomfortable when they saw that the old lady looked like she was afraid that they would snatch the meat buns.
You unruly people, can't you see that the officer is hungry? You have no sense at all.
If they were in other cities, when they asked this question, the people would have already nervously offered them the food in their hands, and would also invite them to a nearby restaurant for a meal to get closer to them.
The unruly people in Qianhuang City were just so good. They stuffed the food in two mouthfuls and then asked them questions.
The officer pursed his lips, took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said in a gentle voice,
"We are officials from Bailong City."
The imperial envoy did not allow them to reveal their identities, but they were wearing official uniforms, so they could only be said to be officials from Bailong City.
"Tsk~" The old lady looked at them with disdain.
"What are the officials from Bailong City doing in the city? Can't they see we are busy?"
"Hurry back. People in Qianhuang City can only eat if they work. There are no restaurants or hotels if you want to eat there."
The people of Bailong City only know how to eat and take things for free, but the people of Qianhuang City don’t like the people of Bailong City very much.
Recently, people from Bailong City either come to fetch water or leave with large and small bags tied to their horses.
Just like those poor relatives who beg for money, they don’t help at all and just eat for free.
The officers looked at the old lady looking at them with disdain and almost doubted their lives.
Bold and unruly people!!
After all, they are officials. How dare they look at them with such rebellious eyes?
In Qianhuang City, there is no hierarchy at all.
The officers bit their lips, suppressed their temper, and continued to ask in a gentle voice,
"Auntie, what are you all busy with?"
"Also, where can I work to get food?"
If they can't buy food, they will go to work and take some food back.
They endured this humiliation for the time being, and took the opportunity to infiltrate the people and find out what the situation was in Qianhuang City.
The old lady looked at them up and down.
"Look at your pale faces, dull eyes, and weak legs and feet. You must be very weak."
"We all have to put in real effort when we work. We can't just do it for show."
"What's going on? The officials in Bailong City can't afford to make a living anymore, so they come to Qianhuang City to compete with the people for their livelihood?"
The old lady curled her lips in disdain.
"For people like you, you should go back and get some rest."
"Oh, there's no time left. I'm too lazy to tell you."
As she said this, the old lady pushed away the officer who was trying to stop her and ran towards the city gate.
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