Zhi Changle's protection of Xia Zhaoyi almost became an instinctive reaction, and he immediately protected the girl behind him.
But the crowd pushed harder and harder, eventually breaking them up. In the chaos, an old woman with strong hands grabbed Xia Zhaoyi's wrist and led her away from the crowded crowd.
Xia Zhaoyi was dragged for a long way before stopping. There were not many people in the alley, the bluestone road was covered with moss, and the houses on both sides looked a bit old.
Xia Zhaoyi withdrew her hand and turned around to see several more women gathered behind her. One woman smiled brightly: "Don't be afraid, girl, it's safe here. Let's hide here."
The words were spoken in a friendly manner, but the standing postures of the women created a strong sense of oppression.
Xia Zhaoyi said nothing, nodded, and turned to look outside.
The noise gradually died down, and when I heard the sound coming, officers and soldiers came to curse and arrest people.
And further away, a drum sound suddenly sounded.
Several women looked at each other, and they all looked in the direction of the drum sound.
The corners of Xia Zhaoyi's lips curled up slightly. As expected of Zhao Ning, he would cause an earth-shattering incident once he made a move.
Compared with the small commotion at the side entrance of the government office, the large open space in front of the government office is now really packed with people.
From the several big chambers of commerce in Hengxiang, except for those who couldn't deal with Zhao Ning, almost everyone who could come came.
At first, Governor Huang was arrogant and refused to come out of the mansion. Magistrate Shi sent several people to summon him, and finally it was Prime Minister Liu who went there in person, and finally invited him.
As soon as Governor Huang's sedan arrived and saw the big scene outside the government office, he hurriedly asked people to carry the sedan in through another door of the government office. This time he was no longer arrogant and really did not dare to come out.
Now when the drums outside sounded, Huang Governor hurriedly pushed the tea handed to him by his men to the ground.
His men were frightened, and Governor Huang glanced at the broken tea cup on the ground, and shouted angrily: "Take it away quickly, don't be an eyesore!"
The subordinates responded and hurriedly lowered their heads to clean up.
An official sitting next to him looked at the tea spilled on the ground and sighed: "These tea leaves are sent by the chamber of commerce outside. A few days ago, we were treated with respect and courtesy, but now we are about to do the opposite."
When Governor Huang heard the word "rebellion", he was so angry that he kicked the table with his foot. His big toe hit the table leg squarely, and he gasped in pain.
An employee surnamed Tian who had just taken office looked at Huang Governor and was so painful that he burst into tears and swallowed what he wanted to say.
Governor Huang is a weak and incompetent man, but he is very lucky and very good.
For example, Dongping Academy selected Hengxiang, and he happened to be Hengxiang's governor.
In the past four years, the governors of other states and provinces had died and been injured, and their relatives had betrayed their families and their families had been destroyed. However, the governor Huang could still sit back and relax and became the most powerful figure in the entire Hengxiang.
He drinks the best tea, wears expensive clothes, and has a lot of gold, silver, and jade at home. If he is in trouble, Dongping Academy will be more nervous than him, and the businessmen who came to Hengxiang for refuge will be more worried than him.
Piles of ideas and good strategies came to him in an overwhelming manner, eager to meet his urgent needs and difficult for him. Therefore, Governor Huang didn't have to use his brain in the past few years, relying solely on the people around him to work carefully. No one else has such luck.
"These people from the Chamber of Commerce are really the same!" an official said angrily, "Why can't we come and ventilate it in advance? Why does it have to cause such a big fuss?"
"It's just clear that they want to force us." Another official said.
"Sir, if something really happens to Dongping Academy, Hengxiang will definitely not be able to survive. Due to emotions and reasons, we have to come forward to help Dongping Academy." Tian Zhizhang said.
"That's right," Governor Huang sneered, "I came forward today to help settle the affairs of Dongping Academy, and tonight Huo Sijie came to settle the matter for my Huang family!"
"Well, then send more guards." An official said.
"Actually, don't worry about the affairs here. Once the affairs of Dongping Academy are settled, let Huo Sijie take us away. It would be best to go to Hejing." Another official said.
"Then how many more gentlemen have to die before it's over? Some of them have to wait. This is true of Dongping Academy. Why not come back with us and Huo Sijie?"
"It won't be good if we go back. Who knows what they will do to us. The emperor is unpredictable and his temperament is unpredictable. Who would have thought that he would abandon the capital and flee eastward?"
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Liu Xian Cheng stood in the hall near the door, listening to them divided into two groups, each one saying something slowly, Liu Xian Cheng was anxious to death.
I'd better give you an idea quickly. If the commotion outside continues, County Magistrate Shi won't be able to resist it anymore.
If the gate is really to be trampled down, the angry and frightened people will bite!
Another drumbeat sounded from outside, and a government servant hurriedly ran in from outside: "Oh no, sir, we are about to take action. It looks like they are about to break in!"
"Breaking in? How brave!" Huang Governor shouted angrily.
Tian Zhan stood up and said: "Sir, please take care of it. If you don't take care of it, we won't be able to get through this now if we don't tell you tonight!"
"Right now, the largest financial revenue comes from those chambers of commerce. If the chambers of commerce don't give this face in the future, then the majesty of our government will be in jeopardy..." said an official.
"But we are all going to Hejing, why do we care about this?" another person said.
Liu Xian Cheng couldn't stand listening anymore. He flicked his sleeves, raised his feet and trotted towards the front office, wanting to see what the situation was like outside.
The sun was getting stronger and stronger, but the wind suddenly stopped. In the open space directly in front of the Yamen, drums were beating loudly and the sky was filled with people.
When Liu Xian Cheng ran out, several government guards were working very hard to stop the crowd. I don't know who shouted the slogan: "Let Tianrong Guards get out!"
At the end of the shouting, it turned into "I want Tianrong Guard to pay for my life!"
Magistrate Shi was in a state of distress and was negotiating with the stewards of the Chamber of Commerce, but none of them paid attention to him.
It wasn't that Zhao Ning really had that much power to make them come here, but they had already wanted to do something when they heard something happened at Dongping Academy.
After hearing the news, Tianrong Guardsman Huo Zhengsheng rushed over as quickly as possible. With three plainclothes guards, he looked at the sea of people in the distance. Huo Zhengsheng had no expression on his face and said lightly: "This scene looks familiar."
"There was a scene like this in front of the Yanyun Guards House in the capital back then," Konoe said.
Huo Zhengsheng's eyes narrowed slightly and his gaze was cold.
I heard that the sponsors were those chambers of commerce. There was no way the chamber of commerce could have arranged everything this morning for such a big movement. They must have been plotting last night, but there was no news from Tianrong Guard last night.
After all, this is Hengxiang. It is no longer the same as before. No matter how powerful Tianrong Guard is, his hand cannot reach that long.
At this time, someone didn't know who shouted "Baodongping Academy!", and immediately after, everyone started shouting these five words.
"Bao Dongping Academy!"
"Bao Dongping Academy!"
"Bao Dongping Academy!"
Tens of thousands of people made a uniform sound, and the sound spread out. More and more people were rushing here. On the way, some people were running and shouting with red eyes, "Bao Dongping Academy!"
