Chapter 296: After-Effects
Chen Feng, who was very enthusiastic, had to live in the county government for two or three days at the invitation of Cao Xuan.
Of course, it was not idle in the past two or three days, at least the major wealthy businessmen in the county, especially Lu Gong, came many times, hoping to meet Chen Feng, after all, in everyone's eyes, Chen Feng is an immortal with great magical powers.
What's more important is that everyone has seen some recent changes in Lu Gong, Cao Xuan is not too old because of his age, and Chen Feng has not transmitted much spiritual power to the two of them, and the physical changes are not obvious. On the contrary, it was Lu Gong, who was originally an old man in twilight, but now he became like a young man, and everyone was stunned one by one, eager to follow Chen Feng's side every day.
"Xiao He, wait a minute, I'm going to bathe and change clothes, if anyone comes over and wants to come, stop them first, don't let them come again."
Dusty Feng rubbed his head, a little swollen, in order to deal with these gentry, Chen Feng can be said to have exhausted his efforts, for fear that one of his words would make this group of old foxes notice that something was wrong.
"Obey the instructions of the immortal master"!
Because of Chen Feng's right eyes, Xiao He was also directly arranged by Cao Xuan to be personally responsible for serving Chen Feng's food, clothing, housing and transportation, and Xiao He also made a lot of money these days.
All this is in Chen Feng's eyes. I can only sigh in my heart that being an official for thousands of miles is only for money, and even Xiao He, a famous generation of virtuous ministers, cannot escape the invasion of dung.
Of course, if this kind of thing is put on his own body, Chen Feng only hopes that the more such dung the better, and it is best to bury himself alive.
Undressed lightly, so did Chen Feng. It is comfortable to enjoy the treatment that only the ladies of ancient times can enjoy, barrel bath.
Originally, there should have been two delicate little maids waiting on the side at this time, but Chen Feng really couldn't stand such treatment, so he could only find an excuse to shirk it.
After washing, Chen Feng put on his clothes and sat quietly at the table, thinking about how to change next.
According to his own speculation, Cao Xuan should have reported what he saw and heard a few days ago, and according to the distance calculation, he should also be sent to Ying Zheng's table at this time.
Even if Yingzheng sends someone to hurry up at this time, it will take at least a day, and Xianyang should send someone to Pei County tomorrow at the latest.
Thinking of this, Chen Feng lifted the brush and dipped it in ink, and gently wrote a few lines on the bamboo slip.
Half an hour later, Chen Feng, dressed in civilian clothes, appeared at the city gate and handed the road arranged by Cao Xuan to the city gate guards.
As for the guards, they glanced at it indiscriminately, and then returned the road to Chen Feng.
After receiving the guide, Chen Feng glanced at the guard lightly, turned around and walked out of the city gate, and disappeared at the city gate.
Just ten minutes after Chen Feng left, Xiao He, who was dressed in official uniform, came to the city gate panting with a team of people.
Several guards saw Xiao He hurriedly kneeling, and Xiao He, who was sweating profusely, didn't care about wiping his sweat, and directly pulled over a guard, and said with a somewhat anxious face.
"There's a Taoist priest just now!"
"Returning to my lordship, no"!
The guard was a little scared, thinking that he had just done something wrong, but after thinking about it carefully, he found that it was indeed not, so he replied cautiously.
Hearing the guard's words, Xiao He's heart was a little more stable, and he hurriedly ordered the guard.
"Remember, if you find a Taoist priest who detains him immediately, no matter what method must be used, he must be delayed, and he will never be allowed to leave, and I will be notified immediately."
After finishing speaking, Xiao He thought about it again. "And it must be treated with kindness, and there is absolutely no room for slackness."
After giving orders to the guards, Xiao He turned to the crowd behind him.
"You immediately post a list in the county, mobilize the people of the whole city to look for it, and anyone who can find the traces of the immortal master will be rewarded with ten coins."
Seeing the people under his hands scattering, Xiao He wiped it with sweat on his face.
It turned out that when Chen Feng was bathing and changing, Xiao He did not leave too far, but sat not far from Chen Feng's residence and waited quietly.
It's just that he didn't see Chen Feng come out, and he was a little anxious, but due to the gap in the identities of the two sides, Xiao He didn't dare to disturb easily, for fear that Chen Feng would have something important inside.
It's just that for more than half an hour, Chen Feng has not come out, and according to his past experience, something is obviously not right.
Xiao He cautiously came to the door and knocked on the door, and saw that there was no echo inside for a long time, so Xiao He opened the door.
found that there was no trace of Chen Feng in the house for a long time, but found a letter left by Chen Feng on the table, and the content was also very simple.
Xiao He, who read the content of the letter, was suddenly shocked, hurriedly found Cao Xuan, and handed Chen Feng's letter to Cao Xuan.
Seeing the letter handed over by Xiao He, a beautiful daydream was shattered in an instant.
Cao Xuan, who was anxious, didn't care about anything, so he directly summoned the officials in the county and hurriedly ordered him to go down, demanding that Chen Feng must be found, and he must know that he is the envoy of His Majesty the Emperor. I can arrive in Pei County tomorrow, and if the envoy arrives, the immortal master will be gone, and even if he has ten heads, he will not be enough to cut off.
More than an hour later, the anxious Cao Xuan came to the city gate, followed by a group of gentry in the county, all of them were also sweating profusely at this time, and it seemed that the gentry in the county were also looking for it.
Xiao He, who had been staying at the gate of the city, saw that Cao Xuan had arrived, and the face on his face was not too good-looking, knowing that Chen Feng had definitely not been found, and he came to Cao Xuan with some trepidation.
You must know that Cao Xuan arranged for himself to be responsible for serving the immortal master before, saying that he was in charge of serving, but in fact, there is another meaning, that is, strict supervision.
Now that the immortal master is under the care of his own Yan family, he has mysteriously disappeared, leaving only a letter, no matter what, he is the most difficult to escape.
Especially my understanding of Cao Xuan, I am afraid that at this time, His Majesty's envoy is about to arrive in Pei County.
If he couldn't see the immortal master, Cao Xuan would definitely pull himself over as a scapegoat.
"Your Excellency......," Xiao He said softly.
"Xiao He, what crime should you be guilty of"?
Before Xiao He's words were finished, he was directly interrupted by Cao Xuan, staring at Xiao He Dao with a very ugly face.
Seeing Cao Xuan reprimanding himself so straightforwardly, Xiao He's heart suddenly chuckled.
Think that you are the county governor of Pei County, and in the entire Pei County, that is also a person with a head and a face. Now Cao Xuan directly reprimanded himself in front of the gentry and his subordinates, obviously because the anger in his heart had nowhere to vent.
It's just that this matter is really related to himself, and he can only eat Coptis dumbly, and he swallows bitterly.
"When His Majesty's envoy arrives tomorrow, you can explain it yourself."
The incident has happened, and Cao Xuan can only vent his anger indiscriminately to vent the anger in his heart.
directly threw the matter of dealing with the envoy to Xiao He, but Cao Xuan also understood it in his heart.
As the second-highest magistrate of Pei County, no matter how much responsibility Xiao He has shouldered, he has even taken it all. I will never get out of the way, and at worst I will get a reprimand.