HLnovel Chapter 416 Arrival in Jiangnan
Chapter 416 Arrival in Jiangnan
Jiangnan, Jinling County.
A group of people dressed in silk and satin were sitting together.
"Everyone, what should we do? What should we do?"
"The court has now sent that Marquis Jingyuan to Jiangnan to provide disaster relief. It is said that he has your Majesty's sword and can execute us first and report later!"
"This...how can this be good!"
Yes, those sitting together were none other than officials from Jinling County, the largest county in Jiangnan!
In the past two days, they have learned through gossip that Jiang Chen is coming to provide disaster relief!
For them, this matter is like a knife hanging over their heads!
If Jiang Chen was unhappy, wouldn't he just beat and kill them at will?
"Master Ling, why are you in such a hurry?"
"Even if Jiang Chen has His Majesty's sword in his hand, can he kill people for no reason?"
"Finally, he still has to give an explanation to His Majesty!"
"Starting tomorrow, we just need to behave ourselves. Why would he kill us?!"
The person sitting in the main seat said coldly.
But when the others heard this, their faces turned grim.
Of course they understand this.
However, since the drought broke out, these people have been doing a lot of dirty things in secret.
Now, this Jiang Chen has arrived...
"Haha, now you know you're afraid?"
The person sitting in the main seat saw the expressions of the crowd, smiled coldly and said: "If I had known this would happen, I would not have done it in the first place!"
"Now, I'm putting my words here."
"Wipe your own ass!"
"If you are caught, don't expect me to save you!"
"see a visitor out!"
"I'll take my leave!"
As the person in the main seat finished speaking.
Everyone quickly stood up and left.
……
"Haha, what a bunch of trash!"
After everyone left, the person sitting in the main seat laughed disdainfully.
"Master, Master Li is here and is waiting for you in the backyard~" A beautiful maid came to the master and said respectfully.
"Haha, okay, Master, I got it. I'll be there right away."
"Go to the master's room and prepare the bath water for him."
"Remember to wash yourself clean too~"
The master looked at the maid with a lewd smile, then left the room.
Five days later.
Jiang Chen has already brought his men to the Jiangnan area.
After entering the Jiangnan area, Jiang Chen finally saw the famine-stricken people everywhere!
The south of the Yangtze River, which is known as the land of rice and water, is actually a barren land for thousands of miles!
The people on the street were skinny.
Some people even fell down on the road while walking!
And once they fall, they will never be able to stand up again!
Jiang Chen looked at this scene and felt his heart bleeding!
"How did the government in Jiangnan provide disaster relief?"
"They are rubbish!"
Jiang Chen roared angrily!
"My Lord, what should we do now?!"
Xu Meng, Han Peng and the others all looked at Jiang Chen!
"Let's go to the nearest county town. I want to see how they provide disaster relief!"
"Yes!"
Following Jiang Chen's order, everyone immediately rode their horses to the nearest county town!
However, what shocked everyone was that the closer they got to the county town, the fewer disaster victims there were! ?
This situation made Jiang Chen feel more and more that something was wrong!
When Jiang Chen and his group arrived at the gate of the county town, they instantly discovered the cause of the problem!
The gate of this county town is actually closed! ?
This……
"Who is coming!?"
Just when Jiang Chen and the others were stunned, the yamen runner on the city gate suddenly shouted!
……
Xu Meng glanced at Jiang Chen.
After the latter nodded, Xu Meng shouted: "The imperial envoy Jingyuan Hou has arrived!"
"Open the city gate immediately!"
"What!? An imperial envoy?!"
"Marquis Jingyuan!?"
"Quick, quick, quick! Open the city gate!"
No one dared to act recklessly and hurriedly opened the city gate!
"Welcome, Lord!"
"Welcome to you, Lord Marquis!"
Led by the chief of the yamen runners, a group of yamen runners shouted respectfully!
"Where is the county magistrate of your county government? Bring him to see me!" Jiang Chen said coldly.
This county magistrate actually closed the city gates and prevented the disaster victims outside from coming in!
This is just damned!
"Your Excellency, our county magistrate is in the city providing disaster relief. I will go and inform him right away!"
The chief of the yamen runners said this respectfully.
"Haha, disaster relief?"
Jiang Chen smiled coldly.
"Then there's no need to call. I'll go over and take a look right away!"
"Lead the way!"
"Yes!"
Following Jiang Chen's order, the large army immediately headed towards the streets in the city.
But walking on the streets in this city, people feel that it is completely different from the outside world.
The streets in this city are well-organized.
It doesn't look like a disaster at all.
Everyone who saw this scene felt extremely strange.
But Jiang Chen understood it in his heart.
This must have been done intentionally by the local county magistrate in order to welcome him, the imperial envoy!
Soon, Jiang Chen saw a group of people queuing up for porridge.
Those people held their bowls and lined up obediently!
And at the front of the team, a man in an official robe was personally serving porridge to the people!
After seeing the team coming, the man in the official robes shouted loudly: "My fellow villagers, as long as you stay in Lingyuan County for one day, I will not let you go hungry!"
……
"Thank you, sir!"
"Thank you, court!"
"Woo woo woo, we finally have a full meal!"
"Thank you, court!"
When the people heard the official's words, they were so moved that tears filled their eyes!
As Jiang Chen and his group approached, the man in the official robe acted as if he had just seen them.
"Commander Wang, who are these people...?"
The man in official robes asked the leader of the yamen runners.
"Your Excellency, this is Marquis Jingyuan, and he is also the imperial envoy who came to our Jiangnan to provide disaster relief!"
Commander Wang said hurriedly.
"It turns out that the Marquis has arrived!"
The man in official robes looked excited!
"My Lord, you don't know that we Jiangnan people have been waiting for you for too long!"
"Now that you are here, the people of Jiangnan are saved!"
"Master Hou!"
The man in official robes spoke excitedly.
But when Jiang Chen saw this scene, he was so angry that he couldn't stop sneering.
He ignored the man in official robes and walked straight to the big pot of porridge!
Looking at the pot of rich porridge, Jiang Chen nodded with satisfaction.
"Yes, this porridge is cooked well."
"Thank you for the compliment, sir. We are also following the rules of the court!" The man in the official robe felt relieved when he saw Jiang Chen smiling.
"Haha, have you always been distributing porridge like this since the disaster?" Jiang Chen asked with a faint smile.
"That's natural!"
The man in the official robe said sternly, "Sir, I have always followed the court rules!"
"Sir, you can ask these disaster victims!"
"Haha, there's no need to ask the victims. The fact that they're here is enough to prove the problem!"
"I just want to ask you one question, why are you closing the county gates?"
"If you answer well, I will spare your life!"
"otherwise!"
Jiang Chen did not continue speaking.
Instead, he took out the sword with a pure gold scabbard!