Half a month later, the carriage drove to a dilapidated city gate.
Yes, shabby.
There are still traces of the war on the city walls.
Yes, General Su Sheng must have brought his army to Tongyang City to wipe out the remaining evildoers. In this way, the situation in Tongyang City is worse than imagined, and the people here are more resentful of the imperial court than imagined.
"There are not even any soldiers guarding the city." Lu Xun said, "What is the situation in Tongyang City?"
"Go directly to the city!" Mu Siyu said, "Once you enter the city, you will know everything."
After the convoy entered the city, what they saw were desolate streets, closed shops, and people who packed their bags and prepared to leave for other places.
"Uncle, where are you going?"
"Tongyang City is already in ruins. If I stay here, I will only starve to death. I have to go and seek refuge with my daughter and son-in-law who are far away in Dian Yu City." The old man sighed.
"The people sent by the imperial court are about to arrive. This place will soon be restored to life. You are so old. Instead of traveling far away, you might as well stay here and wait for it to develop."
"The imperial court? Oh, I'm getting old and can't afford to wait any longer." The old man said and left with his baggage.
Mu Siyu looked at the people passing by. Confusion about the future and despair for this city were written on each of their faces.
If there is no other choice, who is willing to leave their hometown? However, in their view, this place has been abandoned by the court, and the people here have also shouldered the yoke of traitors.
"It won't be long before they come back on their own initiative." Qi Xiao said while looking at Mu Siyu outside the carriage.
"Yes."
At the entrance of the government office, a middle-aged man stood pacing there. He looked up when he heard the sound of the carriage, and then came over excitedly.
"Madam, you are finally here." The man said, "Your Majesty is Leng Dongsheng, the governor of Lizhou. There is no one in charge of Tongyang City, so I was temporarily assigned to manage here for a period of time. Now Madam is here, I am here."
The property has been returned to its original owner and can be returned to Lizhou."
Mu Siyu: "..."
As soon as she arrived, he couldn't wait to leave, as if he was afraid that others wouldn't know that this place was a hot potato.
"Master Leng, wait a minute." Mu Siyu said, "Even if you want to leave, you should hand everything over to me, right?"
"Madam, this place was like this when the official came. Everything was in chaos. How could there be any handover? This place is under the jurisdiction of the madam. She can do whatever she wants. This is also the emperor's wish."
Mu Siyu smiled lightly: "Is this a dead horse being treated as a living horse?"
"Madam really loves to joke, haha..." Leng Dongsheng laughed dryly.
"I won't embarrass you, just tell me what you know." Mu Siyu said, "We are tired too. If we don't want to bother today, just stay here!"
Inside the government office, there were more than a dozen government officials lined up in two rows to welcome them.
When Mu Siyu walked in with her children, she stopped halfway and looked at the yamen who was trying to straighten his body.
"Drinking?"
"Madam asked a question, but you still don't answer? This is the Prime Minister's wife." Leng Jishi reminded.
"I'm talking to Madam after having a few glasses of wine. Hey... I just got a daughter, and I'm very happy."
"This is something to be happy about." Mu Siyu said, "But you can't drink while on business. Don't drink next time."
"yes."
Mu Siyu took Leng Cishi to the study room and learned about the situation in Tongyang City.
Qi Xiao is tired from traveling, and now he just wants good news.
Until this moment, Mr. Qi had to admit that his body was not as good as before.
"You are really old."
The entourage who just entered the door almost fell.
"Sir, you traveled long distances because you were recovering from a serious illness. You will recover after a period of rest. Look at Mrs. Lu, you have lost several kilograms."
In the yard, Lu Zhiqing's voice came over.
"It's not fun here."
"What's not fun?" Lu Shaojing asked in a crisp voice, "I think it's quite fun."
"There are not many people here, what fun is there?" Lu Zhiqing said, "I heard that Uncle Qi is going to lead the army, so I will go to the military camp with him."
Qi Xiao: "..."
Do you want to ask his opinion first?
After all, it's his territory.
After Leng Dongsheng reported all the information he knew to Mu Siyu, he immediately arranged a carriage to leave here, unwilling to stay even for a moment longer. Even if Mu Siyu said to entertain him with a banquet, he was not willing to stay.
It seems that Tongyang City is really as terrifying as a scourge.
When Mu Siyu came out of the study, she saw the men she had brought with her were cleaning up the courtyard.
Shang Zhi said: "This place is quite big, and it can be packed up so that people can live there. But it is too late today, the servants have to clean up the wing room first, and then clean up other places tomorrow."
Someone has moved into the government mansion that has been idle for a long time, which attracted the attention of many people.
"Who is he? Have you found out clearly?"
"We just entered, who knows who he is? But I saw a sick man, maybe a new official."
"The sick man was afraid that he had offended the people above him, so he was sent here to die. The court cannot control our place. Only those officials who have been demoted will be sent here."
"Didn't your eldest brother and his family leave? When will you move out?"
"Three days later! We can't stay here any longer."
Mu Siyu's body was very tired, but while lying on the bed, her mind became more and more alert, and she couldn't fall asleep.
She came to the study and looked at the documents left by the former officials, looking through them one by one.
Unconsciously, the moon sank into the clouds and the sun rose.
Li Captou is an old man in the government office. He started working as a captor at the age of fifteen and served three magistrates in a row. Now he is forty years old.
I originally thought that he would be a head catcher for the rest of his life, but I didn't expect that one day he would take the initiative to resign.
That's right! Capt. Li is here to resign.
"Brother Li, do you really want to leave?"
"My daughter-in-law is about to give birth..." Capt. Li said helplessly, "You all know the current situation. If I continue to stay in the government office, I'm afraid I won't even be able to support my family."
Several catchers gathered together to talk.
They mentioned the lady they saw yesterday and the man who was not in good health.
"According to Leng Jishi, Tongyang City is the fiefdom of that lady, but the lady is not a relative of the emperor, so how can there be a fiefdom?"
"Tongyang City has become like this. Even if it becomes someone else's fiefdom, what is its value? I'm afraid the court is using our place as a favor to others to deceive such fools."
"Shh! No matter what, Tongyang City belongs to that lady now, and we all work in her name, so we can't talk nonsense?" Even if you think so in your heart, you can't say it out loud.
A maid with good looks and luxurious clothes came out.
When the officials saw the maid, they recognized her as the lady's and quickly shut up.
