Chapter 241

Chapter 241 - Qi Shao Is Really Generous

After chatting with the Duke of Qin, Yin Xu brought his people to the Kun City early the next morning.

Several deep cracks had been left on the walls of the Kun City. Watching them made the citizens tremble with fear, fearing that the wall would suddenly collapse when they passed by.

The atmosphere in the city was a bit tense. Everyone was worried. They didn't know what the result of that night was, nor did they know which side won. The yamen had been completely paralyzed for the past two days, and there were no officials nor soldiers patrolling everywhere.

This feeling was like the feeling that Kun City had been abandoned. The commoners who did not have the protection of the imperial government were somewhat apprehensive.

It was only then that Yin Xu realised that he had not finished his battle and had run away. It was a very unkind action, so Yin Xu got people to find out where a few officials lived and personally brought them to the yamen.

“You, the scholar with the hat, you will be the representative for this matter at the yamen. We'll discuss it after the court sends someone to take over.”

It was only today that Yin Xu found out that the previous Prefect had fled off with his family after learning that the Duke of Qin had been apprehended. Furthermore, he was probably afraid that Yin Xu would send people to chase him down, so he headed west into the mountains.

As everyone knew, the mountains to the west not only contained a large number of exclusive communities, but also a variety of venomous snake and insect ants. In general, very few people were willing to set foot there.

He only heard that they were heading towards the south, probably because he felt that the chances of them going their separate ways and other people chasing after him was much lower.

After Yin Xu heard the news, he sneered. Did he really think he was so free? A Prefect and a merchant would not let him risk his life to capture them.

The young official who was pointed at him dumbfoundedly said, “Are you talking about me? This... This official is just a seventh rank official. “

This kind of official position was nothing out of the ordinary in Prefectural Governoment, and it was for this reason that the Duke of Qin had defeated him, which was why he was able to calmly stay at home and wait for news.

“Aren't seventh rank scholars supposed to be paid by the emperor? Don't you know how to deal with the problems of the people after so many years of studying? “

The official still couldn't believe it. Even if the Prefect wasn't a real Prefect, he could still wield the authority of a large portion of the Prefect. To him, this was a step up to the heavens.

“No no, Lord Huo ... I... “Since I was a child, I've been studying hard. Naturally, I have ambitions in my heart, but the officials sitting there are all more experienced than me, so I thought ...”

“Alright, stop being so long-winded. I don't have any authority to appoint officials. I just want you to deal with matters first. Don't think that you can really become a Prefect.”

Yin Xu's words were straightforward, but it actually made the scribe heave a sigh of relief, and the way his comrades looked at him became normal.

It was just that when he was on the way here, he heard that the city had been in chaos for the past two days, and that there were suddenly more villains robbing houses.

Although Yin Xu did not care about the lives of the commoners, he knew that the great beam would belong to Teng Yu in the future.

Ignoring the fact that these people could act as agents, Yin Xu brought his people to the storage room in the backyard of the yamen.

Yin Xu had people wait outside the courtyard while he walked around the courtyard to pick up some things. Today, all of the guards he brought with him came out with Third Prince Mansion, not only did they not bring Zuo Shaotang and his team, they didn't even bring the guards that the Emperor gifted him.

“Then, how about we smuggle it out tonight?”

“Nonsense, how do you get lucky? “What luck?”

If they were carriages, there would still be a long way to go before they could leave the city. It would be too difficult to escape from the ears of others.

“Yes, it is. Just say that it is the military rations that we have shipped out. Didn't we almost finish all the food we brought from the capital?” It is only right for us to go over from the Kun City. “

Yin Xu raised his eyelids, and looked at him with praise. “This is a good idea, let's do it like that, let's quickly find a car! We'll ship them out in broad daylight, but remember to keep them well concealed. “

The guards were overjoyed and ran off to find a carriage.

Yin Xu stopped the guard who had thought of something just now, pointed at the people in the courtyard and said: “Go and get them something to eat and drink. Don't too much, as long as they don't die of hunger.” He didn't want to cause trouble if he ate and drank to his heart's content.

“Understood!” The guard chuckled and prepared to go to the kitchen and rob them.

However, he was destined to be disappointed as all the people who could run within the yamen had already fled. Before running, he had even gone along with the property within the yamen. If it wasn't for the fact that he couldn't enter the storehouse, he definitely wouldn't have survived.

The guard was unable to do anything, he could only order some food from the restaurant outside and get someone to deliver it. At the same time, he spread the news that they were shipping the food from Kun City.

No matter how much money they had, it would only be three rooms. Yin Xu and the others loaded ten cars before they finished loading them, covered them with cloth, and left through the back door of the yamen.

Along the way, Yin Xu ordered some people to spread the news that the yamen was being reopened, calming many people's hearts.

The Duke of Qin's family also lived in the city, but because of the large number of people, they did not live together in Prefectural Governoment.

After the news of the Duke of Qin's arrest spread, Qin Wangfei decided to take her people and flee. It was her father, the former political minister, who had stopped her.

At a time like this, they should have done their best to save the prince instead of fleeing on their own. If they were able to escape for a while, then they wouldn't be able to escape for a lifetime.

The main concubine and secondary concubine gave birth to more sons than the emperor. He had said that he would trade the food and gold for the lives of his wife and children to test Yin Xu.

With such a large family, if they wanted to escape, it would be wishful thinking. It would be strange if the emperor would agree.

Therefore, the Duke of Qin wasn't greedy. All he needed to do was leave him with a bloodline.

Last night, Yin Xu had even teasingly asked him which one he should keep. Seeing that their business negotiations had been quite harmonious, he could choose to do it himself.

Yin Xu thought that he would either choose his eldest son, or his favorite son, but in the end, he chose an unremarkable bastard.

As if he could see through Yin Xu's doubt, the Duke of Qin helplessly explained, “The emperors know very well how many sons of the Duke of Qin's clan exist, and how many sons and daughters can often meet the emperors. Any emperor would be suspicious of them, and the only way to hide it from the heavens is to choose an unremarkable bastard.”

Yin Xu thought about it and sighed in his heart: It was rare to see someone who could still be this clear-headed and rational at the brink of death.