Du Qi looked around and saw the fear on their faces. His expression was cold.
These people deserved to be killed.
These people were not worth keeping alive.
Du Qi did not want to waste any more time. He ordered, "Kill!"
The soldiers under his command stepped forward.
Even if Mai Hong, Liu Xi, and the others wanted to escape, it was a luxury in front of these imperial soldiers.
After a while, screams were heard.
In a short time, Mai Hong, Liu Xi, and the others were all killed.
Du Qi ordered his men to clean up the scene, then turned and returned to the county government. When Du Qi returned to the county government, the corpses and bloodstains in the county government had been cleaned up, as if nothing had happened.
Du Qi went to bed early.
The killing at night was as if nothing had happened to Du Qi.
It was an insignificant matter.
The next morning.
Du Qi arranged for someone to inform Xu Yinhe to meet him early in the morning. Xu Yinhe did not know about the killing last night. He entered the backyard and came to Du Qi. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty!"
Du Qi said, "Xu Yinhe, do you know the location of the grain of the eight big families?"
Xu Yinhe said, "Yes!"
The grain collected by the eight big families was all piled up in the granary. Xu Yinhe knew the specific location.
Du Qi said, "In that case, you take some people and take over the granary. Next, the grain of Jinling County will be sold with these grains. Now that the price of grain has been pushed down and countless grains are sold every day, these accumulated grains will be distributed directly to stabilize the county government. "
Hearing this, Xu Yinhe raised his eyebrows and showed a shocked expression. He said, "Your Majesty, have you dealt with the people of the eight big families?"
Only then could he take over the granary.
Du Qi nodded and said, "Last night, the eight big families sent people to attack the county government, but they were all killed by me. The leaders of the eight big families were all killed. So now the granary is no longer under anyone's control. Take some people and take over the granary. We believe that you will not let us down. "
Xu Yinhe said excitedly, "I won't disappoint Your Majesty."
It was an opportunity for him to work for Du Qi.
Moreover, if he performed well, it would be helpful to his grandson, Xu Tu.
With so much food involved, Xu Yinhe knew that food was money, but to Xu Yinhe, the Xu family didn't lack money. What the Xu family lacked now was Xu Tu's career. Therefore, Xu Yinhe naturally wanted to fight for more opportunities for Xu Tu. The key was to steadily complete Du Qi's arrangements.
Du Qi waved his hand, and Xu Yinhe turned around and left.
After Xu Yinhe left, Du Qi felt that there was nothing else to do.
Although many places in Changzhou and Jiangnan were affected by the disaster, many of them were affected by the disaster. However, the Jiangnan Road had already allocated food for disaster relief, so there was no need for Du Qi to worry about that.
Now, Du Qi only needed to take care of Du Ye's matters. While Du Qi's days were free, Du Ye, who had left Jiangyin County, had already entered Jinling County.
Du Ye had been traveling at a fast speed.
He didn't dare to delay.
After all, he had arrived at Jinling County early and met Changzhou's Provincial Governor, Jiang Yu. He wanted to know what Jiang Yu was planning.
When Du Ye and company were about ten kilometers away from the county, they found an empty spot to rest as it was close to night and there were no shops along the way. Such a situation would have been inconceivable if it had happened to Du Ye in the past. In the past, Du Ye had never rested in the open. It was only after he left Sovereign Capital with Du Qi that he often rested in the wilderness.
The two ate some dry rations and sat by the fire to rest.
Du Ye looked at Mordor and said, "Uncle Mordor, you have been following Father since a long time ago. I know about what happened to Father in Chang 'an in the early years. However, you have always been gossiping about Father. Can you tell me about Father's situation in the past? "
Mordor said in a low, muffled voice, "Young Master, there were too many things that happened to His Majesty back then. What do you want to know about? "
Du Ye tilted his head and thought for a moment before saying, "Tell me about Father and Mother."
Mordor said with a smile, "Speaking of His Majesty and Her Majesty, we have to start with His Majesty. Back then, His Majesty was the God of Fortune. He had the ability to turn stone into gold. Whoever could marry their daughter to His Majesty would be a great blessing. It was said that the granddaughter of the Tang dynasty's Li Shentong had taken a fancy to His Majesty. She hoped to find Qin Wangfei of the Tang dynasty, Zhangsun Wugou, to act as a go-between but was rejected. "
"Later on, it was His Highness the Crown Prince's grandmother who personally found Zhangsun Wugou and asked her to act as a go-between."
"Sigh, it was done in an instant."
"Therefore, there is today's His Majesty and Her Majesty. The two of them are a match made in heaven."
Mordor said, "Speaking of which, His Majesty is really different from ordinary people. If it were an ordinary Emperor, which one of them wouldn't have three wives and four concubines and have a harem full of concubines? But His Majesty doesn't have that. He only has the Empress and the Imperial Concubine. Moreover, the Imperial Concubine was actually the first to follow His Majesty. It's rare to see someone as loyal as His Majesty. "
Du Ye's face was also filled with admiration. He also admired his father very much. Only his father could be so loyal, wise, and understanding.
Du Ye continued, "Uncle, please tell me more about my father."
Mordor said, "Young Master, you're too kind."
Outside, Mordor always called him Young Master and never called him Young Master. Only with such a title could he ensure that his identity wouldn't be exposed.
Du Ye said, "I've already said that we're outside now, so there's no need to be so calculative. It's late at night, Uncle, so don't worry too much. Hurry up and tell me. Father has never talked about his past. Mother and Grandfather will talk about them. But the information they say isn't as real as yours. Moreover, when Father fought on the battlefield, you were the one who protected him. Only then will you know more. "
Mordor smiled and said, "Okay, I'll tell you now …"
Just as he said this, Mordor was stunned. His face revealed a solemn expression. He raised his hand to signal Du Ye to be quiet, then lowered his head and pressed his ear to the ground, carefully listening to the movements on the ground.
Immediately, Mordor sat up straight, put his hand in front of his mouth, and imitated the sound of birds chirping at night.
This sound had a unique rhythm.
This sound was even louder and clearer.
Mordor immediately stopped and said, "Young Master, someone is coming in our direction. Wait for a while, hide behind me. Then, our people will approach immediately. Once someone wants to attack, they will come out secretly. If there's no situation, they will temporarily bide their time in the rear. In short, Young Master should be more cautious. "
"Understood!"
Du Ye nodded and replied after hearing this.
There wasn't the slightest fear in his eyes. Instead, there was endless anticipation.
The reason was very simple. He had never encountered an assassination at night. This was the first time. Of course, Du Ye didn't think that he had done anything to anger the heavens and had no enemies.
If someone really wanted to deal with him, it would be Changzhou Provincial Governor Jiang Yu.
As for when, he didn't know for the time being.
He had to wait until someone came to know.
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