After they escaped, they discovered that the Second Prince was recruiting Taoist priests. Although many people went, Sanzhuzi successfully persuaded the Second Prince to employ them with his silver tongue, which gave them a chance to catch their breath and gradually settle down.
After hearing this, the emperor frowned so deeply that it could trap a mosquito. He knew about the court's arrangements for refugees, but he hadn't seen a single refugee on his previous trips, so he assumed the task was being done well and that the refugees had found a place to live and were doing well.
The emperor ordered an investigation to get to the bottom of this matter, to find out whether these people were lying or if someone was really up to no good right under his nose!
[This magistrate, Liang Qingjun, is utterly despicable! To curry favor with General Shen Congliang of the Imperial Guard, he actually transported all the refugees to his wife's family's quarry!]
The more Chuan Wen read, the more indignant he became. "Taking refugees' lives as a favor—how cunning to get something for nothing! Besides...aren't refugees' lives lives too? To be treated like this!"
The capital city is divided into two districts, and Liang Qingjun is the magistrate of one of them. The emperor is unfamiliar with Liang Qingjun, but he is very familiar with Shen Congliang!
The emperor gave a cold, mocking smile. "Liang Qingjun! Shen Congliang! You just wait!"
Shen Congliang, who was warming himself by a small stove at home, suddenly shivered, a sense of foreboding washing over him...
Meanwhile, in the desolate outskirts outside the capital, Chuanwu, carrying a small bundle, followed behind Tang Fengxing. "Master, where are we running to?"
Tang Fengxing looked into the distance. He couldn't see any towns ahead, and looking back, the capital city was just a small black dot in their view.
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