frightfiction Chapter 1199 Small and Big Matters in Dongchang Prefecture
Chapter 1199 Small and Big Matters in Dongchang Prefecture
Upon hearing what Crown Prince Xiao Jingye said, Xun Zheng immediately responded, "Yes, Your Highness!"
"Your subject obeys!"
It's not that Crown Prince Xiao Jingye is being meddlesome; it's just human nature...
Once people get their hands on the gold, their true nature will be revealed in different ways.
He had just seen several different looks in the eyes of the laborers below—
Some people felt joy and relief, happy and relieved that their families had this gold and rice, and that their lives would be much better from now on.
But there were a few people who, looking at the gold in their hands, had their eyes darting around, their eyes flashing with fanaticism and greed. At that moment, they were probably not thinking about their families, but about the girls in some building and the dice rolling in the gambling den!
As soon as Crown Prince Xiao Jingye spoke, those flickering eyes immediately disappeared, and he lowered his head.
"besides……"
Crown Prince Xiao Jingye continued, "Listen up, everyone. From today onwards, this place will belong to the imperial court. The court will send soldiers to guard this place. No unauthorized personnel are allowed to wander around here. Otherwise, they will be punished for stealing the imperial gold mine!"
Of course, if the imperial court decides to continue mining this gold mine in the future, anyone present who is willing can come to work at the mine, and the imperial court will pay wages!
Now, everyone, please leave in an orderly manner and go home!
"Yes, we, your humble servants, thank Your Highness!"
Thank you, Your Highness Prince Yu!
Thank you, Princess Chengxian!
The laborers knelt down and kowtowed again before standing up.
Crown Prince Xiao Jingye had already arranged for Du Feng to lead a group of laborers out of the valley!
The laborers left, leaving only Crown Prince Xiao Jingye, Prince Yu Xiao Jingyu, Leng Rongyue, and the twenty-odd secret guards brought by Crown Prince Xiao Jingye in the valley, along with Xun Zheng and his dozens of guards.
"Alright, it's time for us to leave. Let's get back to Dongchang Prefecture as soon as possible and deal with the demons and monsters there!"
Crown Prince Xiao Jingye's gaze seemed to pierce through layers of mountains, looking directly towards Qilin Mountain, where Zhu Gefu held absolute power in Dongchang Prefecture.
Xun Zheng and the others also looked towards Dongchang Prefecture City. Zhu Gefu, Zhu Gefang... your end is not far away!
Crown Prince Xiao Jingye, along with Xiao Jingyu and Leng Rongyue, led the way, followed closely by Xiao Jingye's group of secret guards and Xun Zheng's men of the palace. The group then left the valley.
Xun Zheng and his men of the garrison walked with suspicion in their hearts—
Did they just leave Feng Jiu and his twenty-odd men locked up in the stone house and ignore them?
Why not take them with us?
Is there still some gold in the cave? Aren't you taking it with you?
Or perhaps... His Highness the Crown Prince has secretly left someone to guard this place?
There must have been someone secretly keeping watch, right?
Of course, they didn't know that Feng Jiu and his gang, along with the gold in the cave, had all been stored in Leng Rongyue's spatial storage, so there was no need to assign anyone to guard this place!
Moreover, it won't be long before government troops are stationed here.
Besides, who would have thought that they hadn't sent anyone to guard the place?
After leaving the valley, they arrived at the open space where they had parked their carriage before entering the valley.
At this moment, the open space was not empty; not only was there a carriage parked there, but there were also dozens of horses.
These were of course released from her spatial storage beforehand; she didn't want to strain her legs to walk out of Qilin Mountain step by step.
When going into the mountains, even taking a horse-drawn carriage felt far enough, let alone walking out on foot—that was impossible!
Leng Rongyue can endure hardship, but she will absolutely not endure hardship that she shouldn't have to endure!
Leng Rongyue is not afraid of hard work, but she will absolutely not endure hardship that she shouldn't have!
If you have a carriage and insist on walking instead, that's foolish!
Besides, they still have things to do, and they need to finish those things as soon as possible!
Having resolved the matter in Dongchang Prefecture, they needed to return to the capital as soon as possible, as there were other matters awaiting them there!
They don't have much time to waste here!
Seeing the carriages and horses, everyone was amazed, but no one dared to ask.
Leng Rongyue and the other two boarded the carriage, with Xiao Jingyu still driving from the carriage shaft.
Everyone else rode horses.
Everyone mounted their horses, and there were even horses to spare!
Everyone automatically filled in the blanks in their minds: Right, Du Feng led the laborers all the way out of the mountains, and then he had to ride a horse back to Dongchang Prefecture City with them!
The laborers had their fill of porridge, which Leng Rongyue had secretly added with spiritual spring water, giving them enough strength to walk out of Qilin Mountain.
Moreover, the road out of the mountain is all downhill, making it less strenuous to walk.
Besides, they were all filled with excitement and joy at the prospect of seeing their families, and they practically ran down the mountain.
Once you reach the large rock with the four characters "Qilin Blessed Land" engraved on it, you won't need a guide anymore; just follow the path to get out of the mountain.
Du Feng also mounted a horse here.
Amidst the tearful farewells of the laborers, Crown Prince Xiao Jingye and his entourage loosened the reins and sped off.
After leaving Qilin Pass and getting onto the official road, the group headed straight for Dongchang Prefecture.
The city gates of Dongchang Prefecture remained closed.
There were more soldiers guarding the city towers and walls than usual, but to say they were on high alert... well, that wouldn't be quite right.
Perhaps this stemmed from Zhu Gefu's blind self-confidence!
There was a young couple at the West Gate who supposedly stood up for what was right, but it wasn't really a big deal.
As for the missing officials and yamen runners... they were simply hidden in the carriage by those two young men and women, and then somewhere in the city... just look for them!
After all, according to eyewitnesses who were present at the time, the carriage did enter the city.
Once they enter the city and the city gates are closed, they'll be inside. Finding them is just a matter of time; it's not a big deal.
In Zhu Gefu's eyes, the most important thing was what happened at Qilin Mountain.
Unidentified people broke into Qilin Mountain... They encountered the guards of Qilin Mountain and a fight broke out!
In the end, they failed to catch them and they escaped!
As a result, those who broke in were unharmed, while the people of Qilin Mountain suffered casualties!
This matter deserves our attention!
However, it wouldn't be accurate to say that Zhu Gefu was on high alert!
If those unidentified people were coming from the direction of the capital, Zhu Gefu might be even more frightened, fearing that they might be people from the imperial court!
But the people who came were from the east, and it's said that the leader looked like a rich young master...
After much deliberation, Zhu Gefu and the others concluded that the most likely explanation was that a wealthy young man traveling abroad had mistakenly entered Qilin Mountain. They had almost been captured but managed to escape by resisting. Moreover, it was said that he had even fled to Dongchang Prefecture City. Wasn't this just walking into a trap?
Zhu Gefu has already sent Hou Gui with men to Qilin Mountain to investigate. If everything is alright there, Zhu Gefu can rest assured.
Next, they will close the gates and search the city!