The situation in Qimen County is even harsher than they imagined.

The old man led them all the way through the remote path, and inevitably, they saw all kinds of traces of looting, collapsed and burned houses, and they could be seen everywhere.

Chu Yitong has been silent since he entered Qimen County, looking at all the people indifferently.

"This is Qimen County." Wu Laohan calculated very accurately, and on the third day, when the sun was in full bloom, they entered the county gate of Qimen County.

"This is also a county?" Nan Xinshan complained at the head, "Those two piles of stones are the city gates?" ”

Where he pointed, behind two jumble piles of stones, stood two half-cut stone walls.

And the so-called city gate all the way over, are all collapsed stone houses, half of them have fallen, all of them have fallen, one piece of another, into the city gate, but there are no wooden houses and thatched houses, everywhere you see, are stone houses, each of which has more or less traces of fire.

"The county government is over there." The old man looked at Chu Yitong's reaction and pointed ahead.

Chu Yitong nodded lightly, sat in the carriage and looked at the shops that were mostly closed on both sides.

On the contrary, it was Zhu Yuenuan, who lost her smile after entering the town, and looked at this qiē with a strained face.

They were in a group of four carriages, so many people entered Qimen County, and the movement was not small, and they could vaguely see that the shops in the distance were closed, and the few pedestrians on the street also avoided the shops nearby.

"Lord Chu, if you want to go back now, it's still too late." Wu Laohan looked at Chu Yitong again and persuaded him, "The imperial court sent you here, the intention is so obvious, why do you want to work for them?" ”

"Thank you, uncle, since I'm here, naturally there is no reason to go back now." Chu Yitong insisted.

"Nerd!" Wu Laohan shook his head again and continued to lead the way.

"It's so dangerous here, why are there so many people living there?" Xunzhu asked the question that everyone was curious about.

"Gao Qifu has issued a ban on eviction, and the people can't leave even if they want to, so many people have no choice but to go up the mountain." Wu Laohan introduced, "Thanks to these heroes, the people in this place can be stable for a while." ”

"Up the mountain? Outlaw? Xunzhu's curiosity came again.

"It's just to survive and find a stable place to protect yourself." Wu Laohan corrected Xun Zhu's words, and soon, the car stopped in front of Wu Laohan's county yamen, he was the first to jump down, turned around and paid attention to Chu Yitong's reaction, "My lord, this is the county ya." ”

It is said that it is a county office, and the scale is quite similar to the county government of Yangui County, but the gate that is half down, the pillars with peeling off the vermilion lacquer, the stone lion that is missing half, and the plaque of the three characters of Qimen County that fell to the ground, the word has only left the lower half of the stone, and it has really become Shimen County.

The whole piece is like ruins.

Nan Xinshan and the others, including the two masters, were already speechless.

"Get out of the car." Zhu Yuenuan retracted her gaze, stretched out her hand to Chu Yitong, and smiled slightly.

With Zhu Yuenuan's support, Chu Yitong walked into the hall of the county government hall, the plaque hanging high in the mirror fell to the ground, the desk had a broken leg and fell to the ground, and everywhere he saw, there was no integrity.

However, in comparison, the back office is better, except for the furniture is a mess, the room is complete.

"Who are you?" After a circle, a middle-aged man in a patched county uniform hurried over with two servants, looking at them vigilantly.

"My lord is the newly appointed county magistrate of Qimen County, may I ask, are you the county magistrate?" Guan Zaohe glanced at the man and took the initiative to greet him.

"County ...... County lord?! The middle-aged man looked at Chu Yitong in surprise.

"This is the official document and the Great Seal." Xun Zhu stepped forward at Chu Yitong's signal and lit up Chu Yitong's big seal, office documents and official uniform.

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"Xiaguan Hu Lin see the county master." The middle-aged man carefully examined the paperwork, handed it back with both hands, took a few steps back and bowed with the two officials.

"No courtesy." Chu Yitong stepped forward and held his hands weakly, but he only moved slightly, but he still pulled the injury, and his face was slightly pale.

Hu Lin immediately stood up straight, looked at Chu Yitong, and his face looked a little unhappy.

"Lord Hu, is there a post station in this town? Our adults have injuries on their bodies, ...... tonight" Zhu Fu saw it in his eyes, stepped forward and politely shook it to the ground, and while inquiring about accommodation, he also pointed out the reason for Chu Yitong's inconvenience.

"Your Excellency is hurt? But on the way, you met those rebels? Hu Lin was suddenly surprised.

"Minor injuries, out of the way." Chu Yitong shook his head with a smile, "I'm waiting for the first time here, and I hope that Hu County will give me more guidance." ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Hu Lin was also polite and nodded.

Then, Chu Yitong introduced the two masters, Nan Xinshan and Mo Jiangchun to Hu Lin.

Hu Lin was also polite, and talked about the situation in Qimen County: "There are often bandits in the county, and the yamen is also useless, not to mention that it is a post station, if the adults do not dislike it, they can go to the humble home for a temporary stay for one night." ”

"Cheng Meiyi of Xie Hu County, tonight, we still stay here, this way, we are also used to staying in the carriage, and it is okay to stay for a few more days." Chu Yitong declined Hu Lin's kindness.

"Sour soil, Genwa'er, what are you two doing in a daze? Hurry up and summon everyone over and help the adults clean up together. Hu Lin didn't force it, turned around and ordered the two officials behind him to find someone.

"Xunzhu, take care of the master." When she arrived here, Zhu Yuenuan also consciously changed her name, and asked Xunzhu to stay and take care of Chu Yitong, and she took Yuecha and others to clean up the room.

There is no rush to live in a place, but the place to cook always has to be cleaned up first.

After a while, the news of the new county order spread, and the people who were still in the county gathered one after another, and they actually crowded the county government to the brim.

"The new county lord? How can you be so young? ”

"Alas, it's a pity."

"I look like a scholar, my face is not good, and I guess I won't be able to sit for long."

"How long is it...... In my opinion, when the news spreads, those people will come to the door...... Alas, these days, everyone should close their doors tightly, and don't come out if you hear anything at night. ”

In the midst of the discussions, everyone regarded Chu Yitong as a monkey, and some people didn't even hide their voices.

Chu Yitong just sat indifferently and talked to Hu Lin, asking about the situation in the county.

Hu Lin didn't hide it, and he replied with 1510, while frequently looking at Chu Yitong.

"Oh, look over there, such a beautiful lady is actually coming along." Someone spotted Zhu Yuenuan and Yuecha, and immediately changed the topic.

"Evil, such a handsome couple of people actually came here...... Alas. ”

Perhaps Zhu Yuenuan and Yuecha were discovered, and the crowd began to evacuate, and people continued to follow the two officials to join the ranks of cleaning up.

There are many people with great strength, and after half a day's effort, the backyard was roughly cleaned up.

Several nurses borrowed tools and repaired the bed in the main room.

Zhu Fu took someone to carry water and rinsed it inside and out.

"Let's burn these." Zhu Yuenuan pointed to a pile of garbage piled up in the yard and said.

"Never." When Hu Lin heard this, he stood up in surprise and said to Zhu Yuenuan, "This fire is a little bit, and the smoke comes out, I'm afraid that this county will be restless again tonight." ”

Zhu Yuenuan was slightly surprised, looked at the pile of things, and suddenly said: "Indeed, it was my carelessness and lack of thought, Fubo, let people get these out, I don't know how many years have accumulated, there are a lot of insects." ”

"The last time a county lord lived here, it was five years ago." Hu Lin said frankly.

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"Didn't the next few people live here?" Zhu Yuenuan asked curiously.

"Don't hide it, the ten adults who were sent later were ...... without even entering the county gate," Hu Lin said this, and immediately stopped.

"Then why are you still here?" Yuecha interjected and asked.

"The humble position is the family of Yanmen County, ten years ago, the then Lord Wang valued, promoted to the county Cheng, over the years, the adults have changed countless times, but the affairs of the county can not be handled by no one, alas, to this day, the humble post and the two fellow villagers have been guarded for ten years." Hu Lin smiled bitterly, "There is only one lowly person in the lowly family, and he is poor, even if there is a bandit, he will not bully a person who has nothing like the lowly position, not to mention, the lowly position is still somewhat useful for them." ”

"Did they let you leave a tip-off?" Xun Zhu's mouth was quick and blurted out.

"Xunzhu, don't be rude." Chu Yitong immediately stopped, turned to Hu Lin and arched his hand, and said softly, "The little boy is out of order, Hu County should not be surprised." ”

"It's okay, it's okay." Hu Lin shook his head and explained in response to Xunzhu's question, "There is Huyou in front of Qimen County, Fengqi in the back, Longwei Mountain on the left, and Longscale Mountain on the right...... They want food, but they can't attack the Fulong River, so they can only come to Qimen County, so they ......"

"Ruining Qimen County is tantamount to killing chickens and taking eggs." Chu Yitong nodded indifferently and answered.

"Yes." Hu Lin nodded and affirmed Chu Yitong's statement, "It's just that my lord, the county government is different, my lord ...... tonight."

How about tonight? Hu Lin didn't continue, just sighed blindly.

"It's okay, I've got guards by my side, and I'll be fine." Chu Yitong replied with a smile, but when he talked about the guards, he looked in the direction of Zhu Yuenuan.

"I hope God can open his eyes and protect me." Hu Lin sighed, "Otherwise, if it continues like this, I'll just wait...... Alas, the prefect has issued a ban on eviction, isn't this tantamount to abandoning all of us? ”

"Don't worry, it'll be fine, let's work together." Chu Yitong said soothingly.

Hu Lin looked at him, but did not say anything more, and stayed until it was almost dark, and then hurriedly dispersed with the people.

"Miss, the room has just been washed, the humidity is a little heavy, and my uncle still has injuries on his body, I'm afraid I can't move in immediately." Zhu Fu looked around, asked people to prepare meals, and came to Zhu Yuenuan to discuss, "Fang Cai, I spent some money to inquire about some things privately, and the news of our arrival in the county cannot be hidden, it is very likely that there will be trouble these nights, you see, we have ...... manpower now."

"I know, in a while, we'll take someone to set it up, just in case." Zhu Yuenuan looked at Chu Yitong over there and said softly, "Tonight, Yuecha and I take turns keeping vigil, and you let the brothers take a rest." ”R1152