Eight hundred and ninetieth chapters wanted criminals
"Sir! Ahead is Yingnan Mansion."
Wearing a bamboo hat and a raincoat, Ming Mo raised his eyes and looked at the road ahead. Seeing that the gate of Yingnan Mansion was in front of him, he couldn't help shouting happily.
Gu Chengyu nodded, and they took a small road to reach Yingnan Mansion in just one day.
The path was not an official road, and the mountains were rugged. Ming Mo and Gu Chengyu walked extremely carefully, but it was much faster than taking the official road.
"You go to the inn and book two rooms first, and we'll have a night's rest first." Gu Chengyu saw that the sky was just getting dark, so he planned to stay in the inn for a day.
Judging from the footsteps of the victims, they should be able to reach Yingnan Mansion today.
"Yes, sir!"
As soon as Gu Chengyu and Ming Mo arrived outside the city gate of Yingnan Mansion, they saw a large number of victims crowded into an open space outside the city gate.
"Didn't that lord say that he can settle us down when we come to Yingnan Mansion? Why won't the lord of Yingnan Mansion let us enter the city? They won't give us food. Are we still the same as in Hangtian Mansion?"
One of the victims looked at the gate of Yingnan Mansion and said with an angry face.
"That's right, if I had known that we would still have nothing to eat or drink when we get here, we wouldn't have come to Yingnan Mansion at all. Walking on the road for so long is a waste of energy."
Gu Chengyu held the horse and waited to enter the city. He listened carefully to the conversations of the victims outside the city without any fluctuation in his heart.
These victims thought they could enter the city when they arrived at Yingnan Mansion? When did he say that?
So many victims are absolutely not allowed to enter the city, otherwise there will be chaos in the city.
Gu Chengyu separated them because it was easier to manage. This would prevent them from gathering together to cause trouble when there were too many of them.
As for food, Gu Chengyu has already set his sights on the granary in Yingnan Mansion.
I heard that the granary in Yingnan Mansion was almost overflowing, so why not borrow it? The imperial court would not really give out a penny, and he was now waiting for the disaster relief money.
But Gu Chengyu did not intend to let go of the wealthy businessmen in Yingnan Mansion.
These people are all full of fat and fat. For these victims and for the imperial court, there must be some blood, right?
When the government officials guarding the city saw the victims waiting in the open space in the distance, they couldn't help but become furious.
These victims all came from Changtian Mansion, and the one closest to Changtian Mansion should be Hangtian Mansion. Why did they come to Yingnan Mansion?
The appearance of these people has aggravated their tasks. I heard that there were riots in Hangtian Mansion before, so they should be more careful?
Feeling unhappy, he was naturally not so polite to the people who came into the city.
"Hurry up, take your time, do you want to wait till dark?"
The two government officials cursed, pushed the first citizen roughly into the city, and then called out to the next one.
While Gu Chengyu was lining up, a stench suddenly came from the crowd. Two men, both pushing a wheelbarrow, stepped forward, preparing to line up to enter the city.
The people lining up to enter the city also smelled the smell and quickly moved aside.
The yamen servant smelled the stench, spat, and then looked towards the source of the stench.
"Hey! What about you? Is this a bucket for pouring night fragrance in your car? It's so smelly that it makes you want to vomit."
Gu Chengyu also picked up the handkerchief and covered his mouth. The smell was really amazing, and it was a bit disgusting to smell.
The big wooden barrel on the wheelbarrow must be filled with feces.
By coincidence, these two people were lined up behind him, and the smell hit their heads, almost making Gu Chengyu vomit out the steamed buns he had eaten last night.
A yamen servant walked up to Gu Chengyu and took a look at Gu Chengyu first. He saw that Gu Chengyu and Ming Mo were both holding a horse, wearing bamboo hats on their heads and wearing raincoats, covering the whole person tightly. He couldn't help but feel...
Some prisoners muttered.
Although it rained today, it was still drizzle. Why did they pack so tightly? In addition, the sky was a little gray at this time, and they couldn't see the faces of the two people clearly.
The officer couldn't help but think of the two wanted criminals that the court was chasing. Could it be these two people?
The other two government officials were a little surprised when they saw this government official standing still, and one of them walked towards Gu Chengyu.
Gu Chengyu raised his eyebrows, what's going on? Wasn't it originally to check the two people behind them? Why did they suddenly come towards him?
The officer took two steps back and winked at the other person, who immediately became alert.
Both of them put their hands on the handle of the knife at their waists, and then one of them shouted, "You guys, take off your hat."
Gu Chengyu was a little confused. What was going on? Are you talking about him and Ming Mo?
Ming Mo frowned. If you didn't want your identity to be revealed, how could you allow these people to yell at you? You didn't even look at their identities.
"Did you hear that? Why don't you take off the hat?" Seeing that Gu Chengyu and the others were unmoved, one of them immediately shouted loudly.
Gu Chengyu had no choice but to raise his hand to take off the bamboo hat on his head. Another government official quietly glanced at the portrait on the city wall, and then his eyes flashed.
The nervous and excited look in his eyes left Gu Chengyu a little confused.
He raised his eyes and looked towards the city wall, and found two portraits pasted on it. The three characters "Wanted" on the portraits were particularly conspicuous.
Gu Chengyu felt speechless for a moment. He suspected that he was a wanted criminal? The distance was too far and he could not see the details of the portrait clearly.
In order to clear his suspicion, Gu Chengyu had no choice but to take off the bamboo hat from his head.
When the yamen officer saw him, he was like, "Oh! He is actually a handsome young man."
How could such a good-looking person with a face like a jade, bright eyes like stars, red lips and white teeth be a wanted criminal? Absolutely not, it couldn't be.
The wanted criminal in the portrait had a beard and a rough face, which was very different from the appearance of the person in front of him.
Looking at Ming Mo again, he is also a young man with a handsome face.
The yamen servant knew that he had thought too much, and suddenly his interest waned.
He shouted at the two people behind Gu Chengyu, "What about you! Is this car a barrel for pouring night fragrance?"
Gu Chengyu turned his head and looked over, his eyes scanning around the two men pushing a wheelbarrow behind him. He saw that their clothes were all patched, and they must be from poor families.
But they all wore hats on their heads, so their faces couldn't be seen clearly.
"Good Lord! We went to the city so early just to collect night fragrance. Look at this." One of them said at a loss.
The yamen servant frowned when he heard this, "Take off the bamboo hat and pour the night fragrance. Isn't it Old Man Wang? Why did it change to you?"
The yamen servant was very familiar with Old Man Wang who collected night incense, because Old Man Wang would appear at the city gate at this time every day, waiting to enter the city.
Coupled with the big wooden barrel and the stench emanating from the barrel, it was difficult for them not to recognize Old Man Wang.
"That's my father. He's been ill for the past two days. Let's take over his work for the time being." The two of them took off the bamboo hats on their heads, nodded and bowed with smiles on their faces.