Chapter 32 Riot
Gao Hanwen didn't know how he returned to the mansion. It wasn't until just now that he really understood what it means to be ruthless in the officialdom and sinister in the officialdom!

Long before he came to Zhejiang to work, the teacher Yan Shifan gave more instructions, but Gao Hanwen didn't take it seriously at the time. After he had exactly encountered what happened, he couldn't help feeling infinite regret in his heart.

On the other side, Shen Yun's room was still brightly lit.

I saw him sitting by the bronze mirror, looking at himself reflected in the mirror, he couldn't help feeling disgusted.

"Shen Yun, Shen Yun, Mr. Gao, such a noble and talented young master Pian Pian will be destroyed by you tonight! You are such a lowly maid, no wonder you were sold to a brothel..."

"Maybe your parents were also killed by Ke."

After Shen Yun finished speaking, she took off the hairpin on her head, looked at herself in the mirror with disheveled hair, smiled miserably, then pointed the hairpin at her neck, and stabbed it down.

As soon as the hairpin came into contact with the skin, there was a burst of pain from the neck, and a trace of blood oozed out. Shen Yun didn't have the courage to stab it any further. With a 'click' sound, the hairpin fell to the ground. Shen Yun covered her face and lowered her head. cry bitterly.

……

In the early morning of the next day, Gao Hanwen took a few soldiers to measure the fields. At this time, his face was haggard, with dark circles under his eyes, and he seemed to have not slept all night.

"Master Gao, you didn't rest well last night, so let us do the small things like measuring the fields."

Seeing that Gao Hanwen was so tired, the soldiers following him could not help but comfort him.

"It's okay, it's just that last night I sorted out the previously cleared fields in the book, and I went to bed late, so it's okay." Gao Hanwen rode on the white horse and responded with a smile.

"Where are we going to measure today?"

"My lord, we are going to Taoyuan Village today."

"En." Gao Hanwen nodded and said nothing more.

Soon, the team arrived at Taoyuan Village. Before everyone had time to measure, they were surrounded by angry villagers, and these villagers were all holding hoes or kitchen knives.

"Folks, it's them, don't let them measure the fields, they want to take away our land!" An angry voice came from the crowd.

"Yes, don't let them measure!"

"I heard that they want to use this to change rice into mulberry, and want to buy our land at a low price."

"If we don't let us grow food, we won't give us a way to live, drive them away!"

"Yes, drive them away!"

Seeing that the crowd was getting more and more angry, the soldiers tried their best to protect Gao Hanwen in the center, drew out the long knives around their waists and confronted the villagers: "Why, do you want to rebel?"

Gao Hanwen has always been very generous to his subordinates. Unlike other officials, he looks at people with his nostrils and puts on a superior face to his subordinates.He was very humble and courteous in his dealings with others, plus he was given a lot of rewards, and the work he did was easy, so he was very popular among soldiers.

Seeing the soldiers drawing out their long knives to threaten them, the crowd took a step back slightly.

"What are you afraid of? They only have four or five people, and we have more than 200 people."

"That's right, don't be afraid, you want to take our land and fight with them!"

"Fight!"

"Lord Gao, hurry up and go to the Governor's Mansion to bring in reinforcements!" Seeing that the situation had become uncontrollable, several soldiers said in a low voice after cutting down a villager who rushed to the front.

"No, these villagers must have been bewitched by someone. I will explain clearly to them when I go down." Gao Hanwen said, and was about to get off his horse.

"They have weapons in their hands, they are no longer ordinary villagers, they are mobs!"

"Master Gao, let's go, don't let us down!"

Seeing that their companions were cut down, the crowd became more and more angry, and they took up their weapons and rushed towards the soldiers.

Seeing this, Gao Hanwen didn't hesitate any longer, bit his lips, got on his horse, and lashed hard with the whip: "Drive!"

The white horse was in pain, and jumped more than ten meters in an instant. Gao Hanwen looked back, and several soldiers had been overwhelmed by angry villagers.

……

In the Governor's Mansion of Zhejiang Province, everyone's expression froze when they heard the news Gao Hanwen had brought back.

"What? What did you say? There was a riot in Taoyuan Village, and soldiers were killed!"

In the hall, Hu Zongxian sat at the head, looking at the embarrassed Gao Hanwen, he couldn't help frowning.

"Drink your saliva first, and talk slowly." Zheng Michang said, and handed the teacup to Gao Hanwen.

Gao Hanwen didn't go to pick it up, but still knelt down on the ground and recounted the whole story.

"You mean, the villagers rushed out with hoes and kitchen knives as soon as you and the soldiers arrived at Taoyuan Village?" Hu Zongxian asked, taking a sip from his teacup.

"Yes." Gao Hanwen nodded and responded.

"And they kept shouting that we shouldn't let us measure it, saying that we are using the cover of changing rice to mulberry to annex their land!" Gao Hanwen said, still feeling lingering.

"Hmph, it's really unreasonable! Changing rice into mulberry is a national policy, and these unscrupulous people must have been bewitched by thieves to openly oppose the national policy. I request that troops be sent to suppress it." He Maocai was furious after hearing Gao Hanwen's description. Plead to Hu Zongxian who is sitting on the top.

"Well, in this case, we should send troops there. Let's send Ma Ning away! He is the prefect of Hangzhou, and he is more familiar with that place."

He Maocai's eyes flashed with displeasure when he heard that Hu Zongxian had finally decided on the candidate. No one present did not know that Ma Ningyuan, the prefect of Hangzhou, was his student of Hu Zongxian.

"Call me Ma Ningyuan, the magistrate of Hangzhou!" Hu Zongxian ordered to his subordinates beside him.

"Yes."

Not long after the guard informed, Ma Ningyuan, the prefect of Hangzhou, hurried over.

As soon as he entered the hall and looked at the solemn crowd, Ma Ningyuan couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. Then he looked at Hu Zongxian who was sitting at the head, and asked aloud, "Teacher, what happened?"

Hu Zongxian didn't bother about Ma Ningyuan's title, but said indifferently: "There was a riot in Taoyuan Village, and the villagers killed the soldiers! You and Mr. Gao will lead the soldiers there."

"Yes." Ma Ningyuan took the order, and then bowed away. Gao Hanwen left with him in a panic.

After the two left, Zheng Michang glanced at the corner of the hall, and said coldly: "There was a riot in Taoyuan Village. Could it be that some people are behind it?"

Tan Lun, who was sitting in the corner, couldn't help being furious after hearing the irony in Zheng Michang's words, and suddenly got up from his seat. Because he was too angry, the veins on his head burst out, and he looked quite ferocious.

"What do you mean by that?"

"It's nothing interesting, it's just a reasonable suspicion. It's been fine before, why did such a big thing happen all of a sudden? I see, it must be you Qingliu who are making trouble behind the scenes, trying to prevent the implementation of the policy of changing rice to mulberry!"

Facing Tan Lun's resentful gaze, Zheng Michang didn't hesitate at all, and immediately replied.

"Although we oppose the promotion of changing rice to mulberry, we will never use such low-level methods!" Tan Lun responded with a vow.

"Hmph, those villagers must have been instigated by your people!" Seeing Tan Lun's rebuttal, He Maocai also responded.

"Fuck, what nonsense, they are all treacherous ministers who harm the country and the people! Say the most beautiful things and do the most nasty things." Zheng Michang was anxious, and he didn't care about etiquette, so he yelled.

 Ps: I have been lazy these days and used up all the saved manuscripts

  
 
(End of this chapter)

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like