It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 209

As to why he escaped in one day, Huang, the magistrate of Rongcheng County, felt that he could give three or four explanations.

After the city was breached by rioters, within a few days, the county magistrate was threatened with a dagger and secretly turned into a puppet, with someone accompanying him whenever he went out.

He guessed that the person behind the scenes wanted to confuse the public, otherwise he would have lost his life long ago.

A month later, he happened to hear that a distinguished guest had a past relationship with the Fu family in Xiding Prefecture. To establish a relationship and better protect himself, the county magistrate changed his surname from Zhang back to Huang. Whether it was embarrassing or not, it's not worth mentioning.

Although he was inevitably resentful and dissatisfied when being ordered around to do things, he also looked forward to the day when Governor Lu would come and rescue him from the dire situation, but when that time really came, he became hesitant.

After County Magistrate Huang settled the dusty General Lu and his entourage, he was thinking on how to ask them for help without getting himself into trouble.

Magistrate Huang was not a very intelligent man, and his inner thoughts were completely exposed. Within half a day, he was pulled out of bed by his guards and informed that something had happened in Rongyang County.

Something happened in Rongyang County. It was Governor Lu who acted recklessly before escaping. If it had not been discovered in time, the people in the city would have suffered.

But even if they were discovered in time, some people had already suffered. The magistrate of Rongyang County, who had been welcoming Governor Lu and his men into the city, was beaten by angry citizens before he could escape...

County Magistrate Huang regretted his actions. After much deliberation, he quickly went to his wife's room in the backyard and rummaged through the drawers. He found the laxative she had used to discipline her concubine and mixed it with the expensive tea powder she was going to present to Governor Lu.

In fact, he wanted to mix some knockout drug in, but there was no such drug in the mansion, and he was afraid of alerting the enemy if he went to the clinic to buy medicine... But it didn't matter, he could still catch General Lu when he collapsed.

However, Governor Lu was a cautious person, so County Magistrate Huang drank a cup of tea first and chatted a lot of nonsense before he saw him sip.

Magistrate Huang was the first to feel a stomachache, his face, beneath the rouge and lipstick, already pale as dust. Unable to endure any more, he bolted for the toilet, shouting orders to arrest and detain Commander Lu and his entourage.

As long as General Lu is captured, he can use him to negotiate with the rebels, allowing him to continue to serve as the magistrate of Rongcheng County, and the punishment he has suffered today will be worth it.

Everyone in the courtyard, including the men led by County Magistrate Huang and General Lu, were shocked by this sudden change, and a fierce fight ensued.

By the time County Magistrate Huang came out of the toilet with weak legs, Governor Lu had already been taken away.

The man who was watching County Magistrate Huang was somewhat helpless: "If the County Magistrate wanted to keep Commander Lu, why didn't he discuss it with me beforehand so that I could act more carefully?"

Magistrate Huang slumped in his high chair. "I forgot. But you've been watching me the whole time, so how could you not guess it?"

The man looked down at the ground. Before this incident, he had been wary of County Magistrate Huang, because he felt that after Lü Wei's arrival, County Magistrate Huang had a "backer", and the drugged tea would most likely be used on him.

However, how come Rongcheng County, from the bottom up, has a habit of giving people medicine...

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As the "downstairs" of Rongcheng County, Jiang Yan followed the returning group closely all the way.

Before setting off, she was too optimistic, thinking that following behind others could ensure her safety and keep a distance from any malicious people who might be in the returning group.

She never expected that after leaving Lingshui County, the disaster victims scattered along the way made her feel a more serious threat.

These people were unable to enter Lingshui County for various reasons. Although they did not have to eat loess and tree bark to satisfy their hunger outside the city, compared with those who could enter the city, it was common for them to be ragged and hungry.

Jiang Yan was alone, carrying a bamboo basket on her back, holding a sharp knife and a stick in her hands. Those eyes staring at her made her feel that if she let her guard down, she would be eaten alive.