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Chapter 175 Don’t Worry
Gao Yuan looked at Zhang You and his brows furrowed even deeper.

According to the original agreement, the person who should appear at the gate of the government office at this time should be the Great and Sage Master.

At that time, Gao Yuan will lead the Taiping Dao to tour the entire city to intimidate the Yang family and An Liangbi.

Eventually, the two sides were able to negotiate again and the matter was completely settled.

But now it's good. He opened the city gate and the Taiping Dao entered the city.

The person who came to listen to Gao Yuan's orders was actually just a local chief priest Zhang You?
But at the moment, Gao Yuan couldn't care less.

He complained directly to Zhang You:
"What's wrong with you?"

"Didn't we agree that you Taiping Dao members can just enter the city on your own?"

"Why did you bring so many victims with you? Are you still thinking the plague in the city isn't serious enough? Are you thinking this place isn't chaotic enough?"

Facing Gao Yuan's accusations, Zhang You first bowed slightly.

Then he replied with a smile:

“Man-made disasters are more severe than natural disasters.”

"It's really because the people have suffered from the Yang family for a long time, so they spontaneously came into the city."

"Please don't get hung up on these little things."

Gao Yuan frowned even deeper:
"What do you mean by a small matter? Tens of thousands of disaster victims are pouring into the city all at once, and you're telling me it's a small matter?"

"Forget it, there's nothing much to say to you."

"Go tell the Great Sage Master now to quickly reorganize the Taiping Dao troops and accompany me to the garrison camp."

"As long as we can stabilize the army and prevent it from causing chaos, everything will be settled."

The greatest reliance of the Yang family and An Liangbi is that they have developed the Qingzhou City garrison into their own people.

Gao Yuan only needs to rely on the power of Taiping Dao to intimidate the garrison, and he is confident that he can easily deal with the rest of the people.

Zhang You stood there without moving.

He remained humble and replied:
"The Grand Master has already left for the garrison camp. Your Excellency does not need to worry about it."

"Please go back to the government office first to have some tea and rest for a while."

"There's chaos going on outside. I'm doing this for your safety, sir. I have no other intentions."

"Once the matter is settled tonight, I will come to inform you, my Lord."

Gao Yuan raised his eyebrows when he heard this:
"What do you mean?"

A bad premonition suddenly arose in his heart.

But Zhang You bowed again, then turned around and led several Taiping Dao people behind him away.

"Stop right there!"

"What do you mean by just leaving like that?"

Gao Yuan pointed at Zhang You and shouted sternly.

But how could Zhang You obey Gao Yuan's orders?

He had already walked away with the crowd and disappeared in the sea of ​​people.

At this moment, Gao Yuan suddenly realized that things were beyond his control.

The Taiping Dao did not act according to his wishes!
What is the reason for this?
He had clearly made many promises to Taiping Dao and promised them many benefits.

Why did Taiping Dao leave him aside at this time?

Gao Yuan wanted to get to the bottom of it.

He stood on the stone steps in front of the government office and shouted loudly to the crowd surging on the street:

"People from the Taiping Dao come out!"

"Ask the Great and Good Master to come and see me!"

"Someone come quickly! Call the Great Sage Master over!"

Gao Yuan subconsciously shouted like a prefect.

He has been an official for too long and has been sitting in the position of prefect for many years, so this habit cannot be changed in a short time.

But it was his shouting that quickly attracted the attention of the victims on the street.

Under the cover of night, pairs of eyes looked towards Gao Yuan.

A large group of disaster victims were also slowly approaching Gao Yuan.

"Everyone, look! There's a dog official here. Judging from his uniform, he must be the local governor!"

As someone recognized Gao Yuan, the victims suddenly became agitated.

Someone immediately pointed at Gao Yuan and cursed:
"So you are the prefect of Qingzhou City!"

"Well, Master Prefect, I want to ask you, why did you abandon us all outside the city? Why didn't you care about our lives?"

"We are also born by our parents! We are not weeds growing in the field!"

"Why do you treat us like this? We regard you as our parents, but who do you think we are?"

Someone even rushed up the stone steps and grabbed Gao Yuan by the collar.

In Gao Yuan's terrified eyes, the visitor waited for Gao Yuan and shouted:
"You bastard official! If you can't serve the people, you might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes!"

"As the prefect of Qingzhou, how has the Yang family been able to wreak havoc in Qingzhou for so many years?"

"Tell me! Are you, this bastard official, the Yang family's biggest protector? Are you two in the same group?"

Gao Yuan hurriedly began to explain.

But how could his voice alone drown out the chattering around him?
Especially at this time, the victims just wanted to vent, so how could they listen to Gao Yuan's explanation?

Gao Yuan was suddenly surprised to find out.

Among the people under his rule, no one feared him anymore.

These disaster victims are like a group of wolves at this time, their eyes seem to want to eat people alive!
Gao Yuan was shocked to realize that these usually docile people actually had such a terrifying side.

"Snapped!!!"

Someone slapped Gao Yuan hard in the face, knocking the black hat off his head.

Gao Yuan was completely stunned by the slap.

The pain in my cheek was nothing at all.

The shock in his heart was what made him feel unacceptable.

How dare a commoner hit the prefect? ​​! ! !
Gao Yuan's head was buzzing for a moment, and his thoughts were as stagnant as if poured cement.

As someone dared to attack the prefect, more victims came up the next moment.

"Kill this bitch!"

"It's because of his inaction that my whole family is going hungry. If it weren't for the Taiping Dao distributing food, my whole family would have starved to death!"

"Hit him! Get out of the way and let me do it!"

……

Public anger is surging and the public is outraged.

Gao Yuan, who had not yet recovered from his shock, was about to be beaten to death by the angry victims.

At this time.

Several big hands hurriedly pulled Gao Yuan back.

It turned out that the bailiffs in the government office saw that something was wrong and rushed out with water and fire sticks.

"My lord, go!"

While waving water and fire sticks to knock down the approaching victims, they hurriedly took Gao Yuan back into the government office.

"Protect the Lord!" "Close the gate!"

Someone shouted in Gao Yuan's ear.

Gao Yuan could no longer tell who it was.

As the door closed and the bolt was locked, the noise outside seemed to be blocked out and the room became much quieter.

But the next moment.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The gate of the government office rang violently.

I don’t know how many people were banging on the door of the government office.

Such fierce knocking on the door made Gao Yuan's heart tremble.

what happened?
What on earth is going on?
It would be fine if a court official like An Liangbi started to cause chaos.

Why did even these disaster victims begin to become unscrupulous, beating the prefect and storming the government office?

They don't even fear the law!

If the people do not fear the king's laws, then...

When Gao Yuan thought of this, he couldn't help but feel cold all over.

Tonight, Qingzhou City will probably be a river of blood!
Otherwise, these disaster victims were slaughtered by the imperial army.

Or... it's the Yang family group in the city, who will be slaughtered by the disaster victims!
Gao Yuan's confused eyes suddenly became focused.

He knew that he shouldn't care who was slaughtered by whom now, as he couldn't stop these things.

What he had to face was how to clean up the mess after the massacre.

As the prefect, he could not escape this in any way.

Gao Yuan broke away from the yamen runner who was supporting him and stood up on his own.

He looked around and saw the officials and servants in the government office huddled behind the gate, desperately trying to hold up the gate that was being hit.

The government office had very complete defenses, and it was difficult for ordinary disaster victims to break in within a short period of time.

But even so, these officials were frightened to the point of turning pale and trembling.

These people, who could make the people of Qingzhou jump up and down with just a stomp of their feet, were actually afraid at this moment.

Yes, they should be afraid.

Gao Yuan should also be afraid.

But he can't be afraid!
As the prefect, there are still many things waiting for him to do.

Gao Yuan immediately cleared his throat and shouted to the officials:

"Everyone, cheer up!"

Upon hearing this, the officials couldn't help but look at Gao Yuan.

At this moment, Gao Yuan's face was full of majesty, as if he had returned to the demeanor that a ruler of a state should have.

Gao Yuan pointed at everyone and said:

"I don't care how much money you received from the Yang family or how many benefits you received from them."

"But you all should have a rough idea of ​​what time it is tonight."

"If you still can't see the situation clearly, take a good look through the crack in the door to see how many people are outside and listen carefully to what they are shouting."

Of course, all the officials knew it well.

Tens of thousands of disaster victims and Taiping Dao outside the city have all poured into the city.

What they want to do is clearly stated in their slogans: kill the sheep demon and put an end to the plague.

But if chaos breaks out, who can escape?

When the rebellion broke out in neighboring Yangzhou, countless officials in the Yangzhou County and Prefecture Government offices were slaughtered by the rebels.

If this happened in Qingzhou, the consequences would be easy to imagine.

The officials present naturally did not want to die.

But as long as Shangguan can remain calm, everyone will have a backbone.

"Sir, what should we do?"

The officials couldn't help but ask.

Gao Yuan said:

"I have two things I need your help with."

"First, draft a memorial exposing the Yang family's evil deeds in Qingzhou. No one knows the Yang family's crimes better than you. Even if you rack your brains, you must find enough evidence to prove the Yang family's evil deeds!"

"And prepare all the evidence, ready to be presented to the people of the city after tonight."

When the officials heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other.

Gao Yuan continued:

"Second, draft another memorial to expose the evil deeds of the Taiping Dao. You are all familiar with the affairs of the Taiping Dao, and it is most appropriate to accuse them of rebellion and treason."

"Similarly, the evidence against the Taiping Dao is also ready, ready to be used whenever the opportunity arises."

"Don't worry, as long as we are still useful, tonight's disaster will not affect us for the time being, and those disaster victims will also be restrained. Otherwise, this government office would have ceased to exist by now."

"There's no need for me to say more, right?"

When the officials heard this, they understood Gao Yuan's thoughts.

Two memorials and two pieces of evidence are equivalent to being prepared for both situations.

Let’s see who will be the winner in the fierce battle between the Yang family and the Taiping Dao tonight.

If the Taiping Dao wins, then all the blame will be put on the Yang family.

If the Yang family wins, all the dirty water will be thrown on the Taiping Dao.

Only in this way can we protect everyone in the government office.

"I'm waiting, listen to your orders!"

After the officials finished speaking, they immediately took quick action.

Since their lives are at stake, they dare not neglect it now.

Gao Yuan nodded in satisfaction when he saw that everyone was finally busy.

His gaze couldn't help but look towards the night sky.

The deafening shouts still echoed in the night sky.

"So, what extent does the Great Sage Master want to achieve?"

"Is he so reckless?"

"Or perhaps... Daqian's fortunes are declining, so ambitious people are starting to emerge one after another."

"Didn't the general who was in charge of suppressing the rebellion in Yangzhou also help the rebellion and take matters into his own hands? Not only did he not put his heart into suppressing the rebellion, but he took the opportunity to constantly extort and threaten the imperial court."

"besides……"

Gao Yuan's heart was full of worry.

But he soon shook his head helplessly.

He knew very well that he was not the one who should be most worried tonight.

Right now in Qingzhou City, there are many people who are more worried and afraid than him...

(End of this chapter)