People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 638 He disappeared
Like Jinshan Port on the other side of the ocean, Wuqing Port, Xuanxia's largest port, was also blocked because of Xu Chen's arrival a long time later. The assassination of Xu Chen not only frightened the entire Hanzhou, but also the mainland of Xuanxia was still in shock, and no longer dared to relax in the slightest on Xu Chen's security.

The establishment of Xuan Xia was supported by all the people in the world, but it also attracted considerable hatred in the process.

No matter where Xu Chen goes, the people there will revere and follow him like a sage or god, but only the old aristocratic groups who were swept into the garbage dump of history by Xuan Xia will retain a deep hatred towards Xu Chen.

The family businesses of the old nobles were destroyed by Xuan Xia, and many of their relatives also died at the hands of the Yellow Turbans. They used to be a high and mighty aristocratic family that dominated a region and could maintain their wealth and prosperity from generation to generation, but now they have completely fallen into the margins of the new era, and even the most basic right to join the religion has been completely lost.

Although today they should have welcomed a generation that broke free from the restrictions of three generations, three generations is too long, enough for them to lose all possibility of turning things around.

It is not surprising that Sun Shangxiang appears under such circumstances, and there may be more assassinations in the future.

Wuqing Port is not only the largest port in Xuanxia, ​​but also the largest port in the world. However, no one had any objection to stopping operations for a day to welcome Xu Chen. Merchants, officials, workers and common people all fully cooperated with this. They even took the initiative to observe the surroundings to eliminate any possibility of assassination.

After a long time, there was finally movement on the sea, and a fleet of ships appeared in everyone's sight. As the distance got closer, the sound of the steam battleship's whistle became louder and louder.

The Wuqing officials who had been waiting at the dock for a long time all walked forward. The Taoist priest who had been traveling outside for half a year finally returned.

This rare opportunity to have close contact with Xu Chen made everyone here try their best to perform well. Although Xu Chen no longer cares about state affairs, everyone understands that it is just that Xu Chen is unwilling to do so, not that he cannot.

As long as Xu Chen is willing, he can take back the power he gave up at any time, and no one will have any objection to this. In fact, for the people of Xuanxia, ​​this is more in line with their feelings.

This man still has the greatest political influence in the world. No matter who it is, as long as he can leave a good impression in Xu Chen's heart, even if he is just praised by Xu Chen, it is a huge political capital. No official can resist this temptation.

Of course, their reverence for Xu Chen was not just driven by interests, but more of respect for Xu Chen. A great leader like Xu Chen who broke the imperial system and created an era had such prestige that it could not be quantified. Few people could remain calm when facing Xu Chen.

The ship approached the port, and soon the bridges were lowered one by one. Many naval soldiers and sailors quickly got off the ship and imposed a complete martial law around it.

The welcoming officials were naturally very cooperative. They just watched the crowd's movements quietly, preparing to welcome Xu Chen who was about to come down. They had already imagined in their minds what expressions they would show and what words they would say at that time.

The dock was busy with soldiers and sailors going up and down, but after a while, there was still no sign of Xu Chen getting off the boat. After a quarter or two, or nearly half an hour, the officials finally realized something was wrong.

"Why hasn't the leader gotten off the ship yet?" They immediately found a captain to ask.

The captain took out his pocket watch and checked the time, then responded expressionlessly: "Everyone can go back. The leader plans to travel among the common people in the future and has no intention of appearing in public again. As soon as he arrived, he got off the ship and left."

When these words were spoken, everyone was dumbfounded. They never expected that Xu Chen would suddenly come for a private visit in disguise.

Then they looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Without receiving Xu Chen, they could fully imagine what kind of wrath the court would they have to face next. Other things were easy to deal with, but if something happened to Xu Chen, no one would be able to take the responsibility.

"Also, the leader asked me to tell the court that it's best not to try to find him from now on. If they disturb the leader's travels, he will be very angry."

After leaving these last words, the captain realized that his cover mission was completed, so he waved his hand and withdrew his troops, leaving a group of officials standing there staring at each other in amazement.

"What should we do now? There was an assassination attempt just before. What if..."

"You ask me, but who should I ask? No one knows where the leader is right now. We can't do anything. Let's report the matter to the Central Committee first and let them worry about it themselves!"

"Oh, what's this? It looks like we're going to get a good scolding."

In such a resentful atmosphere, a group of officials had to accept the reality and leave. Although they wanted to start looking for Xu Chen immediately, they did not have the courage.

After all, Xu Chen's warning was very clear. It was clearly forbidden for them to look for anyone, so they could only obey. In Xuanxia, ​​no one dared to go against Xu Chen's will.

Xu Chen's sudden incognito visit threw the entire court into chaos. Not only were they worried about Xu Chen's personal safety, but more importantly, they didn't like dealing with such things as incognito visits.

No matter whether it is a central official or a local official, no one would like an absolutely powerful person secretly staring at them. This would make everyone feel uncomfortable, and no one could guarantee that they would not make mistakes. Once they fell into Xu Chen's hands, the consequences would definitely not be good.

Since then, the entire court could not help but tense up. They did not want Xu Chen to appear again and be associated with their name. Local officials in particular were on high alert, and the administration of local officials was cleared up for a while. However, no one expected that Xu Chen's secret visit would last for more than a year, and it was like a stone dropped into the sea, with no news at all. It seemed that this was not a secret visit, but that he had evaporated from the face of the earth.

However, the long period of disappearance made the court begin to relax, and gradually no one remembered this matter anymore.

Facts have proved that Xu Chen is important, but not that important. No matter whether he cares about state affairs or not, and no matter whether he is still in front of people or not, Xuan Xia will continue to operate on its own, and the world will not stop because of one person.

Everything slowly returned to its own track, and slowly the disappeared Heavenly Master seemed no longer to matter. Compared to the lofty and distant leader, all living beings returning to reality ultimately only had the simple necessities of life - food, clothing, housing, transportation, joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

Xuanxia spent this silent year in peace. Although the imperial court had several foreign wars including one in Japan, this was not a problem for Xuanxia, ​​which was now at the peak of its military power and had the style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. With the mature tactics of Xuanxia's artillery and the coordinated finishing of the Western infantry, it was fighting an opponent who was still in the complete cold weapon era. This was an unequal war that spanned the ages.

Not to mention, today's Xuanxia not only has a large number of artillery in service, but even firearms are gradually maturing and some equipment, which makes the surrounding small countries despair.

For Xuan Xia now, war is a completely foregone conclusion. Even the common people are no longer concerned about such matters, because they know that the news they will receive must be good news. This is the strength of the Yellow Turbans that has continued since they first rose in Youzhou to the present day, and it has never changed.

So even though Japan was fighting fiercely that year, Xuanxia was calm and peaceful. This calm was not broken until a year later.

An unknown small county town in the southernmost part of Jiaozhou. In the past, this place had always been the place where the Qin and Han empires exiled criminals.

The undeveloped south at this time still had a hot and humid climate with dense miasma. People living here could easily die from diseases, insect pests and other problems. Therefore, this has always been one of the most backward areas in China, and only the bitter and cold land of Liaodong can compare with it.

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However, things are different now. With the help of the power brought by the development of industrial technology, the development of the South is no longer such a difficult task, and the tropical climate of the South can even become an advantage.

Thanks to the power of industry, the South has quickly developed important industries such as rubber and sugar. Factories and forestry farms have sprung up everywhere, and the main roads between states and counties and coastal port projects have become increasingly complete.

Although it still cannot be compared with the north, it is much better than the previous situation of poverty and backwardness.

Even the harsh natural conditions in the south are no longer as scary as a flood or a beast due to the rapid advancement of medical technology and the court's vigorous promotion of health construction policies.

Of course, the development of things has always been advancing amidst contradictions. The prosperity that the industry has brought to the local area has also caused new problems.

The crowd gathered in front of the county government office and blocked the entire street. The scene looked very tense and frightening, but the people who gathered were actually very restrained in their actions. They just sat quietly in front of the county government office. Apart from that, there were no more intense actions.

It can be seen that the huge crowd is made up of workers. Most of them have dirty clothes, their hands are covered with calluses, their skin is tanned, and they are full of the temperament and flavor of working people.

They are standing here today not to challenge the government, but to ask the government to make a decision for them.

They have had enough of the oppression and exploitation by factory owners. They don’t understand why the laws clearly stipulate the rights of workers, but the factory owners can still violate these laws with impunity without having to bear any punishment!
So they stood here, intending to have the government call the factory owners in the county to give them an explanation and account.

However, they never expected that the people who came out to confront them were not the factory owners, but the county magistrate!

"What do you want to do? What do you want to do? This is simply outrageous. What do you think the county government is? Can you do whatever you want?"

The door of the county government office opened, and the county magistrate came out in official uniform. Then he faced the crowd of workers with a stern face and spoke righteous words to them.

"You've come here to complain. Who do you think gave you your jobs and livelihoods? Wasn't it the entrepreneurs you're scolding? I don't even know how much you've been helped by others. Why are you so ungrateful?"

With a cold snort, the county magistrate shook his official uniform, sat down on the chair brought by the clerk, and looked down at everyone on the steps.

"You are destroying the business environment and hindering the court's development policies by making such a fuss. No one will be able to survive. I am making this clear today. In this county, whoever messes with entrepreneurs, I will mess with him!"

These words shocked the world, and the workers who were so excited just now were all silent.

But power can suppress the people, but it cannot eliminate anger and dissatisfaction, and the crowd has become slightly restless.
(End of this chapter)