After the local officials caught the bandits in Lorraine and Leo, they immediately sent a message of success to the Governor's Palace of the province.
The letter I wrote fully shows that Her Royal Highness Princess Catherine attaches great importance to it, and that Young Duke Leo pays great attention to it. The officers and soldiers worked hard and persevered together for a day and a night, and finally defeated the enemy who had been entrenched near Lushui Town for many years in one fell swoop.
, when the bandits who oppressed the people reported victory, the local official who was responsible for writing the report also felt very bitter.
In the past five years, the local officers and soldiers have tried their best and mobilized troops many times, but they have not been able to destroy this gang of gangsters and robbers. However, Her Royal Highness the Princess just passed by and took down this gang of bandits.
What does this mean?
No matter from the perspective of the common people, the governor, or the higher-level officials, what did you local officials grow up on?
What a bunch of people who just eat dry food~!
Although there are various coincidences, such as the bandit leader who wants to go down the mountain to snatch women, and the hunting hobby of the Governor of Lorraine and His Royal Highness Leo.
But everyone knows that the people above will not be so considerate of you.
After receiving the report from his subordinates immediately and knowing the news that the eldest princess' team had encountered bandits, the Lord of Freetown, regardless of his age in his fifties, jumped up from the bed of his female secretary, suddenly looking like a young man.
As if he were thirty years old, he rushed to the city lord's mansion with his family members who came to report the news.
The officials who accompanied the Princess Commander were very capable in handling affairs, and the letters they sent back detailed everything they knew so far.
Seeing that the eldest princess's team was safe, but that Governor Lorraine and His Highness Leo had captured a group of bandits, the Lord of Freetown breathed a sigh of relief for the first time.
He knows that if the eldest princess's team is attacked within his jurisdiction, even if he loses even one hair, the city lord of his age will have no choice but to wipe his neck and commit suicide~!
But even so, the Lord of Freetown also knew that things were serious.
Officials at all levels in the city of Freetown were summoned to the city lord's palace overnight. Before the city lord left Freetown, he was anxious to discuss countermeasures with his subordinates. At this time, a group of arrogant guards had ignored the obstruction of the guards of the city lord's palace.
He kicked open the door of the conference room and rushed in.
When they saw a group of soldiers wearing armor and carrying swords at their waists barging in, all the Freetown officials who had just sat at the conference table and had yet to cover their buttocks were stunned.
The leading guard officer glanced at everyone indifferently, then with a cold face, he showed a warrant signed by Her Royal Highness the Princess, and slapped it on the table with a 'snap' sound.
Then, with a straight face, he said sternly to the officials of Freetown City: "After investigation, the Freetown City Sheriff, Baron Peter Anker, colluded with the robbers. The evidence is conclusive. He has now been arrested. In order to avoid further arrests,
If there are any accomplices, the guards are now responsible for guarding the prisoners. Local officials at all levels must stay at their posts and are not allowed to leave Freetown. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed! Anyone who dares to tip off the information will be killed! Anyone who spreads rumors casually will be killed!
"
Under that series of extremely cold and murderous orders, all the officials in Freetown City were so shocked that they could not close their mouths, while a group of guards had already turned around and left the meeting room.
At this time, all the officials who had just reacted looked at the Lord of Freetown in panic.
When the Lord of Freetown heard the news, he fainted immediately. After such a big scandal, he, the Lord of the City, was done with it.
The subordinate officials watched with sympathy as their superior was being carried away, and then everyone felt in danger.
You know, everyone here has received benefits from Baron Peter Anker, and his position as Sheriff was purely made with money.
For the first time in their lives, these officials took the initiative to work overtime without the request of their superiors and urgently discussed countermeasures.
They knew very well that none of our butts were clean. If Baron Peter Ank decided not to be lonely on the road to hell and started biting them, they and the others would be left with nothing to eat.
If this baron is in their hands, everyone sitting here can ensure that he confesses his crime honestly and obeys the law, and then he will be sorry for the people and the empire, and he will be killed easily.
But now that the person is in the hands of the eldest princess, they can only worry. A few of them have ulterior motives and use all their thoughts to make their own little calculations, thinking about whether to abscond with the money?
After being rescued by his family, the old city lord finally regained consciousness. He opened his eyes and looked at the officials gathered around the bed. His first words were: "I am guilty~!"
These subordinates immediately cursed in their hearts: Isn’t this nonsense~! Of course you are guilty. If you are not guilty, how can everyone get promoted and make money? Why can’t those bandits be wiped out? How can Baron Peter Anker climb to a high position? But these things don’t tell us.
What a waste~!
But they also knew that they must stabilize this old guy at this time. As long as he lives, he can bear most of the blame. At that moment, they said some words that even they did not believe to comfort the Lord of the City.
The Lord of Freetown immediately handed over a letter acknowledging his victory, and the next one was a letter pleading guilty and resigning.
What the above mainly says is: I did not know the person well, was deceived by the traitor, and took leadership responsibility for the matter of Baron Peter Anker and the bandits.
In short, it is not that his subordinates are too incompetent, but that the empire has been managed very well by the wise and mighty Emperor, the wise Prime Minister, and the senior officials of the empire in recent years.
Every family was at peace, but in this peaceful environment, they lost the vigilance that an imperial official should have.
I have made an extremely profound review here, as well as a flash of thought deep in my soul, and self-criticism that goes deep into my bones. I hope that for the sake of this review, you, the bosses, can give yourself a chance to continue to 'serve the people'.
~!
A few days later, after the governor saw this letter, he only said one word: Bah~!
But when he reported the incident in a private letter to the Imperial Administration Council, the Senate, and His Majesty the Emperor, he almost copied it word for word, copying the flattery of the Lord of Freetown again.
It can even be said that I just put my own name on the final signature~!
Because the royal guards were not on the same level as those bandits, Lorraine and Leo's Qingshan Bandit Suppression only lasted one morning and ended.
Before lunch time, Leo returned to the camp with the so-called rags that neither he nor Vera looked down upon.
However, Milena felt that the trip was worthwhile and it was an eye-opener.
These aristocratic ladies, who have been pampered since childhood, except for being a bit special and being captured by bandits to be the wives of the villagers, really have no chance to see what the bandits and their camps look like.
And Vera also used her own personal experience to once again prove that most of the legends in the dragon clan were deceiving Xiaolong.
Most of those who can become bandits are also poor people. To put it bluntly, they work hard to survive. Anyone who is engaged in manual labor has never seen anyone who can become rich. On the contrary, those who sell stolen goods can make a lot of money by sitting on the ground and dividing the stolen goods.
~!
This is understandable.
Because no matter whether they are bandits or pirates, most of what they can steal are goods transported by merchants. The banking industry of the empire is not backward, and no one will run around with a lot of cash on the road.
The fabrics, utensils, specialties and the like that were stolen would have no value to the robbers if they were not converted into money. But how much would these things be worth to those black market merchants?
Those responsible for selling stolen goods are not charity men. They can pay 30% of the original price of the goods, which makes these robbers laugh.
Vera made up her mind that if she returns to Dragon Island in the future, she must tell those stupid boys that there is no future in robbing the small landowners or robbers who live in the castle. It is better to rob those who sell stolen goods. They are the rich ones.
Oily.
All in all, everyone gained something from this operation.
Although it wasn't as exciting as I imagined, like suppressing bandits and ransacking homes, it was still quite enjoyable.
Because Leo didn't say hello in advance, when he came back, he was immediately pressed on the stool by Catherine and received a strong slap on his buttocks. The pain was so painful that the little ruffian jumped up and down when he walked.
But he had been beaten too much and his skin was raw. Even if he didn't spank for a day, he would feel itchy all over his body. As soon as Catherine finished spanking, he patted his butt and felt much more relaxed all over his body. Then he wiped his nose and chased after her.
Milena went to play.
Lorraine was scolded by Catherine, kicked several times on the calf, and punched twice in the stomach, but she was fine.
Adele, on the other hand, was very angry at Lorraine. How could she not be called for such a fun thing? She, the eldest lady, has never seen what a copycat looks like. So wouldn’t the materials used in future dramas be based on reality?
Vera sighed and said to Adele that there were only a few thatched houses inside, which were not as good as the tenant farmers of Lorraine's family.
Lorraine and Leo wasted another morning. The Guards could only set off after lunch, but no one expected that at ten o'clock at noon, the residents of Lushui Town would beat gongs and drums to pay tribute to Her Royal Highness Princess Catherine and Lei.
His Highness Ou sent a letter of thanks.
Several people sitting in the tent looked at each other, and Catherine asked curiously: "What's going on?"
Leo laughed loudly and said: "I didn't expect that my reputation is so good, and these dead people support my highness so much, hahahaha."
Lorraine said: "How about we go and take a look?"
Catherine thought for a while and said: "Forget it, let General Philip come forward. We will have to have a lot of rules when we go, which will be troublesome."
Leo blinked and begged Catherine: "Me and Melina are just outside to take a look. I haven't seen anyone sending a thank-you note yet. I promise not to cause trouble."
Catherine waved her hand and said: "Whatever you want, we are on our way soon to try to get to Freetown today. I have had enough sleep on this camp bed."
It was long after everyone set out on the road that Adele was still giggling.
Leo put his hands on his chest, his face dark and angry.
Catherine looked at Leo, tapped his forehead, and said, "Who are you angry with like this? Keep a good memory, and know that these things are made by people below to deceive you."
Leo snorted and said: "It's so irritating. They are creating public opinion. This is a serious act of bullying. I will punish the nine tribes, shave them with three thousand knives, light their sky lanterns, and soak them."
Pig cage…”
Everyone in the carriage stopped paying attention to Leo, who was thinking casually. Lorraine tore open the thank-you letter in his hand, tore it into pieces several times, and threw it out of the window.
This letter was written with great literary talent, praising Catherine, Leo, and Lorraine as if they were gods descending to earth. The bad thing is that although the person who sent the letter was a resident of Greenwater Town, it started with the same place.
official.
Leo sent a Forbidden Army soldier to talk to the townspeople, and then he realized that the thank-you letter was actually made by the local magistrate. All residents who participated were given ten copper coins each.
The original words of the people are: What were you busy doing five years ago? We are grateful for the ball~!
In the eyes of these common people, since they have paid taxes to you, it is only natural that the empire protects them. It is okay that we did not ask you for damages for the past five years. Do we still thank you?
Regarding this real and simple public opinion, Leo could not say anything no matter how domineering he was. He just looked at the magistrate in front of him who pretended to be cheerful and flattering, and pretended to be vomiting.
After Leo came back and said it, Catherine clapped her hands and said, "I just said it, it's the same old thing again."
Adele looked at Leo's disappointed and angry look and laughed endlessly.
After Lorraine spilled the paper out of the carriage, she clapped her hands and said to Leo: "Okay, okay, don't take it seriously. If anyone praises you again in the future, just think about it. Is this?
If you want to harm me, there won't be any problems."
Not wanting to camp in the wilderness anymore, Catherine asked General Philip to speed up. During this afternoon, the Guards protected Lorraine's carriage and drove for thirty miles to the gate of Freetown.
By that time, it was completely dark.
The troops of the Praetorian Guards on horseback blocked the entire avenue, with several carriages in the middle.
Behind them were the attendants, and the torches lit by the team lit up the vicinity of the avenue like a burning river.
The city gate of Freetown is also brightly lit, with countless lanterns and torches lit up and down the city. Officials of Freetown City, big and small, endure the bites of mosquitoes and the steaming summer heat at the city gate, waiting to welcome Catherine and Mrs.
Lorraine.
The Lord of Freetown, who always boasted that he was young and could still serve the empire for twenty years, had aged twenty years in one day. At this moment, he was like a trembling old man, still working hard to lead his officials.
Honest Hou is here.
The city gate was guarded by the garrison of Freetown. The city gate had been ordered to be closed since early in the morning, and the preparations for the pick-up had been started a few days ago.
The Lord of Freetown, who was very excited about this and wanted to leave a good impression on His Royal Highness the Princess and His Royal Highness Leo, launched a voluntary cleaning of the whole city. The Lord personally waved his broom twice at the door of the Lord's Mansion.
However, he also ordered that all the houses on both sides of the street be painted uniformly, and temporary walls were built to block areas where painting was impossible in areas where the poor gathered.
In particular, the hotel where Her Royal Highness the Princess will stay has been renovated and renovated with funds from the City of Freetown to ensure that it is worthy of the royal status.
This move was unanimously praised by the city lord's officials, who avoided building another hotel and praised the city lord for his wisdom.
Now it seems that the hard work of the old city lord these days has been in vain, and the thoughts of all the city officials have turned to extracting themselves from the Baron Peter Anker incident.
The Guards team passed directly through the city gate in a mighty manner. Lorraine and Catherine's carriage, escorted by knights on the left and right, passed by the officials waiting here without even moving the windows.
The entire team did not stop for a moment in front of so many officials, nor did they look at them seriously. Instead, the imperial guardsmen who followed behind them pointed at these officials, big and small, who were stunned here and made fun of them.
The officials of Freetown City, big and small, who gathered at the city gate broke out in cold sweat. This meant that Her Royal Highness the Princess was extremely dissatisfied with them. It seemed that Her Royal Highness had strong opinions on these problems in Freetown City.
After a while, General Philip rode up to these officials. General Philip had no need to be polite to the final city lord in front of him, not to mention that they, the royal guards, always looked down upon these local officials.
General Philip was riding on his horse, looking at the officials with different expressions in front of him, feeling funny in his heart. Some looked at the lost dog in panic, some frowned, not knowing what they were thinking, and a few smiled happily and gloated.
Looking at his colleagues.
General Philip said with a straight face: "My lords, it's getting late. Her Royal Highness, the Princess, please go back and rest first. If you have anything to do, we can discuss it tomorrow."
The Lord of Freetown and the officials on his left and right looked at each other, and the Lord of Freetown said dryly: "Thank you, Her Royal Highness, for your understanding."
Under the leadership of the local officials, the Guards arrived at the hotel that had been arranged. Under the command of General Philip, they immediately protected the place and drove all the local troops back.
The attendants pushed open the door to the room, Catherine and Adele walked into the room, threw away the small bags in their hands, collapsed on the soft sofa in the room, and sighed with contentment.
Adele kicked her shoes off twice, curled up on the sofa, and said to Lorraine: "I don't want to move anymore, sleeping on the camp bed is killing me."
Catherine nodded, put her feet on the pedals, yawned, and said: "Let's eat early and go to bed early. We have to stay here for two days anyway, so we can have a good rest."
Leo took Lorraine and called in Bodoch and the others who had been dispatched at that time, and began to inquire about the arrest of Baron Peter Anker, especially concerned about whether the baron's property had been sealed tightly.