Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 606 Endgame
Given the current situation, Hua Rujin could not refuse. She borrowed a group of people from Meng Changqing, and together with the people she brought, she temporarily took control of Liangzhou Prefecture. She also found servants from the Liu family and had someone keep an eye on the yamen runners who had close ties with the Liu family.

Just as Hua Rujin arrested several people and was about to question them, more people from the government office arrived.

This time, it was Luo Mao who came.

"Prefect Liu was murdered?" Luo Mao asked as he began.

Hua Rujin and the others were stunned. "Who said that?"

"That's how the news reached our county office. What? Isn't that right?"

Hua Rujin told Luo Mao the actual situation, and then said, "In your ears, he was murdered. I wonder what Lord Cao will hear it as."

"Why are you all here, but we can't find Lord Cao?" Luo Mao said. "He's not far from Liangzhou City."

“Lord Cao is not one to enjoy watching a spectacle,” Meng Changqing said. “If he doesn’t come at this time, he probably won’t come at all.”

"Lord Hua, now is not the time for idle chatter. Let's get down to business."

"Yes, yes, yes." Hua Rujin grabbed several of Liu family servants and began interrogating them.

Logically speaking, even if Liu Dexiang had committed a crime and was imprisoned, it was not up to Hua Rujin to interrogate his servants.

The reason these people were caught was simply because they didn't escape in time. They were carrying valuables they had hastily looted, making them too conspicuous in the crowd, and Hua Rujin caught them easily.

"Are the valuables in your possession your own?" Hua Rujin started by asking them about the circumstances of Liu Dexiang's arrest.

Several people were secretly alarmed when they heard the end.

This was a prefect, yet the emperor showed him absolutely no mercy, dragging him into a carriage by the imperial guards while he was still in bed.

Even Zeng Jing, who had been arrested before, was still given some dignity. Mao Chunfang looked down at the tiles at her feet, wondering how likely she was to become the prefect this time.

Everything depends on the outcome of Liu Dexiang's investigation.

Of course, logically speaking, the subsequent news was not something that these county magistrates should know.

Meng Changqing wandered around Liangzhou Prefecture for a long time, unaware that Sun Xiang in Beishan County was anxious to return to Liangzhou after hearing the news.

Cheng Guang looked at the person in front of him with difficulty, "Lord Sun, it's not that I'm unwilling to help you, but the lord has ordered me to guard the county office. At present, no one here can act on their own, and I really can't free up any manpower."

“I don’t need you to send anyone to me,” Sun Xiang said. “Lend me two horses, and I will definitely return them when I and Constable Li arrive in Liangzhou.”

"I'm sorry," Cheng Guang said again, "with the adults not here, I cannot make decisions on my own."

"Ugh!" Sun Xiang angrily flung his hand away. "I'll figure it out myself!"

Sun Xiang planned to go out to Xinjie to see if he could borrow an oxcart or donkey cart from the locals.

Before he could even leave the county government office, Cheng Guang stopped him again, saying, "Lord Sun, the matter of Liangzhou Prefecture is already settled. Even if you want to go back, there's no need to rush."

I believe my family will be back soon.

"Wait until he returns and he'll make all the arrangements for you, escorting you back to Liangzhou Prefecture. Wouldn't that be better? Why risk your life yourself?"

“What’s the risk? Didn’t you all say Liu Dexiang was arrested?” Sun Xiang said. “I need to take advantage of the fact that the people who arrested him are still here and talk about what he did.”

"My lord, my lord," Cheng Guang urged him to calm down, "My master has already gone there. He knows your situation, and if the circumstances are right, he will definitely speak up. Besides, we don't know if the news of the prefect's arrest is true or false. Please wait for my master to return before we discuss this further."

Sun Xiang was at a loss. He was anxious, but he also knew that Cheng Guang's words made sense. He could only wait for Meng Changqing to return.