Seeing that Murong Qingli had no intention of paying attention to the prefect, Guo Fu took the initiative to speak.
"This is Lord Rong."
"It turns out to be Lord Rong. I have heard of you for a long time!"
"Am I familiar with you?" Murong Qingli gave him a cold look.
"..." Wang Desheng, feeling cold all over and uneasy at the stare, immediately fell silent.
On the surface, he began to lead the way in an orderly manner, but in fact, he had tortured Murong Qingli many times in his heart.
Haha, he's just an official from the capital, why is he putting on so much airs?
Feng Liuyu was the imperial envoy, but he was still dealt with by him, wasn't he?
Let's let this guy named Rong jump around for a few more days.
When the time comes, he will get rid of it.
Don’t you want to go visit Feng Liuyu?
Sure, then let him witness the fall of the imperial envoy.
The timid Wang Desheng still had a flattering smile on his face, but he was actually making a quick gesture with his hands behind his back.
The people behind him understood immediately, left the crowd calmly, and disappeared quickly.
Murong Qingli and An Yi seemed to be unaware of the man's disappearance and did not react at all.
"What is the current disaster situation?"
"Replying to Lord Rong, it has not rained at all in Guozhou since the beginning of the year."
"Because of the severe drought, nearby farmlands have either died or are nearly extinct, and even water supply has become a problem for some villages."
"The people have no food to eat, no food to pay, and their hearts are in turmoil."
"As soon as I learned of this situation, I submitted a memorial to my superiors, explaining the situation here, but for some reason, I have not received a response."
"Thinking of this, I can't sleep at night, tossing and turning, unable to..."
"I heard that the granary caught fire?"
Murong Qingli didn't want to listen to his nagging, so she interrupted him directly.
"Oh, yes!"
"The drought is severe, and there are too many people who are starving. Even though I have been trying my best to find ways to raise food, it still doesn't help much."
"Some people really had nothing to eat, so they gathered together to steal and rob."
"Before receiving the order from above, I dare not open the warehouse to release the grain. Who knows..."
"Those daring people actually dared to steal the grain. Fortunately, the people guarding the granary were more alert, so they didn't succeed in their evil plan."
"Then, those thieves refused to give up and found the time to set fire to the granary."
"Even Lord Zhou, who was guarding the granary, died."
"Have the thieves been caught?"
Murong Qingli didn't believe a word of his nonsense, but she didn't make any extra reaction.
Many people starved to death. In order to survive, they gathered together to force the prefect to open the granaries and release grain or to rob grain.
Murong Qingli still believed this.
But to say that they set fire to the grain is bullshit!
For the people, food is life.
"To be honest, I am ashamed to say that some of the thieves were dealt with by me, and one of them was actually someone close to me."
"I have already put him in jail and will interrogate him after the Imperial Envoy recovers from his illness."
"Oh?" Murong Qingli glanced at Wang Desheng when he heard that.
"That man is a judge beside me, his name is Fu Guozhong, he looks like an honest and decent man."
"Who would have thought that he would secretly collude with the thieves, not only killing Lord Zhou, but also destroying all the food in the granary. How despicable!"
"My Lord, it is all my fault that I was incompetent and failed to discover the true face of the traitor early on, which led to the consequences today."
"Well, you are indeed incompetent." Murong Qingli.
“……”Wang Desheng was choked again.
He now wants to kill Lord Rong in front of him even more, really!
Fu Guozhong?
Hearing the name, Si Muqiao subconsciously glanced at Wang Desheng's face.
Then she began to worry secretly.
Isn’t this the name of the person who needs to be rescued in the side quest issued by the system?
I don't know where he is now? Is he still alive?
Thinking of this, Simuqiao took the initiative to pull the corner of Murong Qingli's clothes.
When his eyes fell on her, she quickly made the number three with her hand and then pointed her finger downward.
Then, he retracted the fingers on both sides, leaving the one in the middle.
"Er Ya, does your hand hurt?"
"...Thank you, Lord Rong, for your concern. I don't feel any pain anymore." Si Muqiao forced a smile.
[My hand hurts so much! I was clearly referring to Fu Guozhong, Fu Guozhong is fine! ]
[I'm afraid this man won't live long, we have to find him quickly! ]
【Oh, I'm so anxious. 】
"Where is the Fu Guozhong you mentioned now?" Murong Qingli asked.
"Your Excellency, I have temporarily locked him up in the prison. His confession is still in my study."
"Bring him and the confession letter to the other courtyard." Murong Qingli said lightly.
"This is!"
When Wang Desheng met Murong Qingli's eyes, his mind went blank, and there was only fear and obedience.
[Eh? Great, now there's a chance! ]
[Fu Guozhong, Fu Guozhong, I hope you have a stronger life, but please don’t die! ]
As they walked along, soon the villa that Wang Desheng mentioned appeared before their eyes.
It was a house with two entrances and two exits, and it did not look wealthy or prominent.
At this moment, many people gathered in front of the house.
The onlookers blocked the entrance so much that Si Muqiao and the others could only see many backs.
"What's going on? Someone, please drive them away quickly and don't disturb the adults."
Wang Desheng suddenly felt panic inexplicably and quickly ordered the officers to drive those people aside.
When the scene inside was fully unfolded before them, Si Muqiao was stunned, while Murong Qingli and An Yi had no expression on their faces.
As for Wang Desheng, after seeing the very familiar person inside, cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead and a trace of hostility quickly flashed in his eyes.
"What's going on? Nonsense, come here, catch those thieves!" Wang Desheng shouted.
"No need, they are my men." Murong Qingli said lightly, stopping Wang Desheng from taking action.
Huh? Those people dressed in black, holding long swords, and called thieves by the prefect of Guozhou, are all the dog tyrant's men?
She clearly remembered that on her way here, there was no one else following the Dog Tyrant?
Where did these people in black come from?
Why were there so many people kneeling in front of them with their hands tied and their faces covered with black cloth?
"Xu Wei, tell me, what happened?"
As soon as Murong Qingli said this, the man in black standing on the far right reached out and removed the black veil from the man kneeling in front of him.
He took a step forward, saluted, clasped his fists and spoke.
"Your Excellency, I have discovered that these people have ulterior motives and want to rush into the courtyard in an attempt to assassinate the Imperial Envoy."
"Why does this person look so familiar? I remember him now!"
"Sir, he is Magistrate Wang's man, and he was walking behind Magistrate Wang just now."
After Guo Fu said this, Wang Desheng broke out in cold sweat.
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