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Chapter 605 The Guards Arrive
After a night of silence, Liu Mingzhi returned to the inn and rested peacefully for the night.
Mu Ran and Liu Mingzhi suddenly opened their eyes, looked at the window that had a ray of light coming through, and pushed Qing Lian who was holding him while she was sleeping: "Lian'er, wake up!"
"Is it dawn yet?"
"Listen to the sound of the gong to clear the way. The imperial guards have entered the city. Let's get up quickly and pack up to join the guards!"
"good!"
Knowing that business was important, the two of them didn't dare to lie on the bed and rub each other.
After getting dressed, Liu Mingzhi held the wooden basin and looked back at Qinglian, who had just put on her obscene clothes. She shook her head and smiled. There was nothing she could do. She had a lot of clothes, so it was normal for her to wear them slowly.
"Put it on slowly and go get some water for your husband!"
Qinglian tied the belt around her waist and nodded: "Okay, thank you for your hard work, husband!"
Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly and closed the door. He couldn't help but feel a little more melancholy in his heart. He didn't know how many people didn't even have the chance to get up together during the battle in Qingzhou.
I can only avoid more situations like this happening, but what can I do for those who have passed away?
"Shopkeeper, where is your water?"
"Sir, wake up. I'll take you to the backyard to get water!"
"Okay, your inn is great. Guests have to fetch their own water when washing. This is the first time we have encountered such a situation!"
"Young master, don't be offended. We really can't find enough workers in the store now. If this wasn't a family business left by my father, I would have closed down and left a long time ago. The world is so bad!"
"Hey, shopkeeper, don't worry, it will get better gradually. There is no obstacle that cannot be overcome!"
"Okay, let me lend you a good word. There is well water in the bucket!"
"Thank you, I can do it myself!"
"careful"
Only then did Liu Mingzhi realize that the wooden basin in his hand had accidentally touched the wooden barrel on the well platform and crashed directly into the well mouth.
Liu Mingzhi hurriedly took a step back and looked at the hemp rope held by the innkeeper in surprise. He stretched out his hand to help lift it, and the bucket was placed next to the well again.
Mingzhi Shuiliu gently tipped the shopkeeper waving his wrist: "Shopkeeper, I don't know Gao's surname yet, can you tell me?"
"Young master, you are joking. You are a country person whose name is not worth mentioning."
"I'm sorry, I'm going to bring water to my brother, you can do your own thing first!"
"Master, walk slowly!"
Liu Mingzhi looked gloomy as he held the water basin. He had just helped lift it with his own hands. The wooden barrel was very large and half the bucket of water weighed hundreds of kilograms. The weight dropped so quickly that an ordinary person could lift it with just one hand. May be torn apart.
"Qingzhou, how come a remote state capital is even weirder than the capital city!"
"Husband, what did you say?"
Qinglian, who was putting on a fake beard, looked at Liu Mingzhi in surprise as he came in with a basin.
"It's okay. By the way, Lian'er, do you think this shopkeeper is weird?"
Qinglian looked at Liu Mingzhi blankly: "Strange? No, I saw him busy yesterday, he really looked like an innkeeper!"
"Maybe I'm overthinking it!"
"But one thing is strange. He, a shopkeeper in a remote place, can actually recognize his husband's bloody horse at a glance. You know, even in prosperous places like Jiangnan, not everyone can recognize the popular varieties! But I don’t rule out the possibility of people traveling around to see the world!”
"That's right, wash up and go meet your eldest brother!"
"Thank you husband for the water, thank you for your hard work!"
"Why are the couple seeing each other outside?"
"Third brother, aren't you two still in Niwai?"
The two people who had just washed up were interrupted by Song Qing's knock on the door.
Liu Mingzhi opened the door and looked at Song Qing, who was dressed in armor, and Cheng Kai, the general of Longwuwei, standing outside the door waiting.
"The last general Cheng Kai has met your lord!"
The innkeeper stood aside uneasily and looked at Liu Mingzhi in surprise: "Your Excellency? Young Master, are you an adult?"
"Bold, this is Lord Liu Mingzhiliu, the imperial envoy who patrols Qingzhou on behalf of the sky. How can you be so rude!"
"Yes, yes, the common people pay homage to the imperial envoy."
"Slow down, no need to be polite!"
"Thank you, sir!"
"Cheng Kai, where are the imperial guards now?"
"Waiting outside the city, the scouts have already sounded the gong to clear the way to the Qingzhou Governor's Mansion! Soon the officials from Qingzhou will go out of the city to greet the imperial envoy."
"Well, that's very good!"
"Commander Song!"
"The general is here!"
"Have you invited the governors from Pizhou, Chromezhou, Shengzhou, and Anzhou?"
"Don't worry, sir. After receiving your message last night, the general has arranged for seven fast horses to travel day and night to bring the seven governors and important officials to the imperial envoy's train. They are now waiting outside the city gate with the imperial envoy's guards! "
"Great, there is no resistance among the seven governors, right?"
"Why not? Everyone was very aggressive at first, but after seeing the horse-killing sword, they all became extremely honest. This time Shang Fang's horse-killing sword is different from the past. Fourth-grade officials can be killed first without going through the review of the three divisions. They are even better behaved than my grandson!"
Liu Mingzhi glanced at the shopkeeper who nodded and lowered his eyebrows and waved: "Shopkeeper, please step aside first. I'll call you if I need anything!"
"Yes Yes Yes!"
"Xiao Qing, prepare some tea for the two generals."
"Yes, Master Liu!"
"Let's talk first!"
"yes!"
"General Cheng, first tell me what the Longwuwei spies found out? How is the situation of the victims in Chrome Prefecture, Pizhou?"
Cheng Kai's face was a little downcast: "The situation is not optimistic. The porridge shacks in every state capital are full of clear soup and little water. The people are all gathered together. They all have sallow faces and thin muscles. I don't know what these governors are like. People are starving to death." There is a lot, but there is not much to eat, so what on earth do they want to do?”
"How is the situation in the treasury?"
"It's guarded by government soldiers, so you can't get in!"
“Is this true for all state capitals?”
"No, the situation in Gongzhou seems to be better. The people's porridge is thin porridge. Although it does not comply with the rules of giving porridge, it is quite good in comparison!"
"Gongzhou, what is the name of the governor of Gongzhou?"
"Back to my lord, Governor Ning Zi Han Ning!"
"Ning Zihan! Settle down and send the order for Ning Zihan to come see me alone!"
"Follow the order!"
Liu Mingzhi pondered for a while but decided to tell what he had discovered. He tapped the table gently and looked at Song and Qing two people carefully: "Commander Song, General Cheng, what I am going to talk about next is related to Qingzhou." The safety of the country and the stability of the country must not be spread to outsiders!"
Song and Qing became cautious when they saw Liu Mingzhi's solemn expression: "Follow the order!"
"I passed by my officer and Xiaoqing last night."
"What? The government forces the people to rebel?"
The two of them looked at the frowning Liu Mingzhi in shock in unison, still unable to believe what he just said.
Cheng Kai stood up and paced around the room: "Sir, is the news true? You must know that this is no child's play. If the 200,000 people in Qingzhou really rebel, it will be an uncontrollable disaster!"
"It's all speculation now, but apart from this situation, what do you think their intention is for doing this?"
Song Qing stood up and opened the roster on the desktop and looked through it: "Have you prepared the figure of Tong Hewu? Is the person you saw really the governor of Tong Hewu?"
Liu Mingzhi took out a piece of rice paper from a book and handed it to Song Qing: "Although it looks a little different, it should be him. Have any of you two seen Tong Hewu himself?"
"No, it's not that we can't get the roster at all for this disaster relief. These are confidential files that are tightly sealed by the Ministry of Household Affairs!"
"So the most important thing is to find out the identity of Tong Hewu! Are they pretending to be or are they imprisoned?" ntent
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