late Qing Dynasty

Chapter 124
"What's the matter? Could it be that Mr. Chen thinks that he has fewer tasks, so he should add more?"

These corrupt officials spend a lot of money on weekdays and don't care about the suffering of the people at all. Now if they let them bleed a little, they are so distressed that they will die.

"It's just right, my lord. The next official will send someone to make preparations immediately."

Chen Zhonghe motioned for the master to come over, whispered a few words in his ear, the master turned around and left.

"My lord, shall we visit the plague now..."

Chen Zhonghe looked at me flatteringly, his eyes had completely exposed his scheming.

The real good show is about to be staged, and this is the first time I have faced the cold war.

"Okay, then Mr. Lao Chen will accompany you."

Accompanied by Chen Zhonghe, we visited every corner of Anqing City. There are refugees everywhere, and there is a tragic atmosphere everywhere.

"Master Chen, it's really cold today, can you arrange for these refugees to find a warm place?"

Chen Zhonghe rolled his eyes and said with a low body.

"Your Majesty understands what to do."

Chen Zhonghe waved his hand, called the leader of the yamen servant over, and gave some instructions.

"Master Chen, is the current situation of the plague in the city like this?"

From the point of view, it is completely different from the information Fu Shanxiang gave me. They are just some refugees, not people suffering from the plague. What about these people?Where is it all hidden?
"The lower official has ordered his subordinates to gather the sick people into a deserted courtyard in the north of the city. Do you want to go and have a look?"

Chen Zhonghe asked the question knowingly, and had already set a trap for me to jump into.

"Okay, then lead the way."

We walked a long way and came to the courtyard in the north of the city. It was already getting dark at this time.

There was no one guarding the gate of the courtyard, so Chen Zhonghe pushed the door open.

"My lord, please come in!"

I stepped up and walked in, and saw that the rooms in the entire yard were crowded with people, many of whom were dressed in rags, shouting from the cracks in the doors.

"let me out!"

"Are these the people suffering from the plague?"

"Exactly."

With a bang, the door of a room was squeezed open, many people rushed out from inside, and at the same time, opened the doors of other rooms.

Chen Zhonghe looked flustered and shouted loudly.

"You all go back to me! Where are the people? Come on! Take them back for me!"

"Master Chen, is this your efficiency?"

I couldn't help but look at Chen Zhonghe coldly, snorted and was about to leave.

By this time, people had already blocked the door and surrounded us, yelling for help and grievances.

The scene was too chaotic, beyond my expectations, but it always gave me a sense of danger.

And I also noticed the imperceptible smirk on Chen Zhonghe's face, as if he was waiting for something.

Suddenly, the door was kicked open, and a group of men in black rushed in from the outside, holding bright steel knives in their hands.

I was startled, these men in black should belong to the same master as the one who intercepted me on the way.

Suddenly, I felt someone tugging at the corner of my clothes. I looked down and found that this person was Chun whom I met yesterday.

Immediately, it became clear to me that these so-called plague-stricken people should already belong to me.

And Chen Zhonghe's original purpose of taking the opportunity to kill me may be defeated at this time.

The leading man in black pointed at me with a steel knife and said loudly.

"Kill that official, and only want his head."

After finishing speaking, all the men in black raised their steel knives and rushed towards me, completely ignoring these common people.

When these people saw the man in black rushing over, they all fled in panic.

In a blink of an eye, the scene became chaotic. The people in black were careless and defenseless, and were wiped out by the 'common people' one by one.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, the leading man in black ran away, but was hit in the back of the heart by a dart and died on the spot.

I looked at Chen Zhonghe. At this time, he was so frightened that he peed all over the floor, unable to move.

"Master Chen, you have a good plan! Who ordered you to do this? Tell me, and I can let the past go."

Chen Zhonghe didn't even think that his careful layout would be completely defeated, his mouth was filled with white gas, and his teeth could not help but chatter.

"My lord, what are you talking about! The officials don't understand!"

"Really? Since Mr. Chen doesn't understand, let these people tell Mr. Chen what to say!"

I turned around and left, Chun took the knife and walked towards Chen Zhonghe step by step.

Chen Zhonghe knew it already, what he didn't expect was that I could easily break his situation.

"I said, I said."

When the knife was only one centimeter away from Chen Zhonghe's eyeball, Chen Zhonghe couldn't stand it any longer and cried out loudly.

"It's Rong Lu, Rong Lu sent someone to tell me to secretly kill your lord in Anqing."

"Any more?"

"No more, no more, I have never lied to you, sir, please let me go..."

Before Chen Zhonghe finished speaking, I signaled Chun to kill him, leaving a puddle of blood on the ground.

Yushuang hugged my arm with some fear and murmured.

"Then Master Chen is dead, how are you going to deal with the higher-ups?"

I smiled slightly, patted Yushuang on the shoulder and said.

"Just go back and say that Mr. Chen was killed by the man in black."

Seeing me patting Yushuang's shoulder, Chun said dissatisfiedly.

"My lord, please be respectful. Miss Fu ordered me to escort you back, my lord."

Seeing the frost on Chun's face, I had no choice but to put away my hands. I didn't expect that I was being watched by others. There was no way, who made Anqing Fu Shanxiang's territory!
Back in the government office, I called the master, told him about Chen Zhonghe being killed by the man in black, and asked him to bring the body back for burial as soon as possible.

And I wrote a letter and sent it to the capital.

The next day, the governor's office held a funeral, and I also participated symbolically.

Because of Chen Zhonghe's death, news came from the capital, asking me to take the post of governor temporarily, and arrange a candidate after the plague is dealt with.

After I moved into the governor's office, I realized that it was not as big as usual.

Sitting at the main seat in the hall drinking tea, the master hurried in.

"My lord, the Daotai lords from all over the world are asking to see you."

"What's the matter?"

"It is said that you have prepared all the silver coins that have been prepared, and they are waiting for your Excellency to look over them."

Once Chen Zhonghe died, Anqing would be leaderless for the time being, and the reason why these people chose to visit me at this time was simply because they were afraid of following in Chen Zhonghe's footsteps.

It's really cold tea!
Who asked me to temporarily serve as the governor of Anqing now!
It's time to beat and beat these people, otherwise, wouldn't the people let them fish and eat.

"Let them all in!"

(End of this chapter)