Chapter 131 The Prince Arrives
All three of them were shocked.
How come you came so quickly?
According to their estimation, the prince's carriage will have to wait another two days to arrive!
The county magistrate asked, "Did you see clearly that it was really the prince's carriage?"
The yamen runner wiped the sweat from his head and panted, "There are so many people, and the line is so long that the disaster victims gathered outside the city gate are scared and fled in all directions. Someone even came up to the door and said that the Crown Prince is coming, and asked us to leave the city quickly to welcome him."
Jin Dianshi slapped his thigh and said, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and open the city gate to welcome the emperor!"
The three did not dare to delay and left a small group of people to continue guarding here, while the others hurried to welcome the prince's carriage.
The city gate of Gangu County slowly opened.
The county magistrate took a deep breath, strode out with a group of officials and constables, knelt down and kowtowed, shouting "Long live the prince!"
Zhao Xian, dressed in military uniform, rode forward on his horse and looked down at them.
"Why did it take so long to open the city gates?"
The county magistrate hurriedly said, "Something happened in the city, which delayed the opening of the city gate. I failed to do my job well. I hope the general will forgive me."
Zhao Xian glanced at them one by one, frowned and asked, "Why is County Magistrate Yang not here?"
The county magistrate stammered and could not answer.
The others also lowered their heads and dared not say a word.
Zhao Xian realized that something was wrong and asked in a deep voice, "What is going on? Tell the truth now!"
The county magistrate was so frightened that he trembled. He knew that he could not hide the matter anymore, so he had to tell the truth.
"Reporting to the general, County Magistrate Yang has been held hostage by criminals!"
Zhao Xian's expression became more severe: "Who dares to hold an official of the imperial court hostage?"
"They are a group of outsiders. They relied on their martial arts skills to deliberately injure the yamen runners and constables, and kidnapped Magistrate Yang. They are so audacious that they deserve to be put to death! Unfortunately, we have limited manpower, and we are concerned about Magistrate Yang's safety. We dare not confront them head-on. I beg the general to help us rescue Magistrate Yang."
After saying this, the county magistrate kowtowed to Zhao Xian in a very humble manner.
Seeing this, other officials also kowtowed and begged Zhao Xian.
Zhao Xian said in a deep voice: "Let us enter the city first and settle His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Then I will go with you to catch the kidnappers."
The county magistrate and others were overjoyed: "Thank you, General!"
More than 2,000 people in carriages slowly poured into the city, and the scene was quite spectacular.
Citizens in the city came out of their homes and stood on both sides of the streets to watch this grand spectacle.
Many people craned their necks to see the prince's carriage. They wanted to know what the legendary prince looked like and whether he was really as unattainable as the rumors said.
However, the prince's carriage was completely enclosed on all sides, and even the windows were covered tightly, so people outside could not see what was going on inside the car at all.
Even if the people stretched their necks as far as they could, they could not see the prince's appearance.
The Prince's Palace has been almost built, but it is still a little far from being officially completed.
According to the plan of County Magistrate Yang and others, they intended to use the last few days to clean up the palace so that the prince could move in smoothly when he arrived.
Who knew that something unexpected happened halfway through the journey. Not only was County Magistrate Yang kidnapped, but the prince's carriage also arrived two days early.
An unbuilt palace certainly cannot be lived in.
The county magistrate hurriedly sent someone to vacate the county government office for the prince to live in.
Zhao Xian said, "Don't bother. Your Highness the Crown Prince doesn't live in the county government office. Take us to the post station."
The county magistrate was anxious: "Our post station here is very shabby, how can we let His Royal Highness live in a place like that?"
Zhao Xian asked coldly, "This is what His Highness meant. Do you have any objection?"
The county magistrate dared not say anything and took them to the post station in a huff.
(End of this chapter)
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