At the same time, in the hot spring villa more than 20 miles outside Tong'an City, the prefect of Tong'an City fled all the way. After escaping here, he finally recovered from his shock. He hid in his house and refused to come out again. Apparently, he was The terrifying fire rain in Tong'an City was frightening.
"Is the prefect inside?"
A middle-aged and bearded man in cloth hurriedly rushed to the door. He anxiously asked the commander guarding the door.
The commander whispered: "The old man escaped from Tong'an. He caught a cold and was frightened. He just fell asleep now."
The bearded man stamped his feet anxiously: "What time has it been? Are you still sleeping? Can you sleep?" As he said that, he was about to rush inside.
The commander whispered: "The boss said that he doesn't want to see anyone."
The bearded man said angrily: "I don't see you either?"
The commander smiled bitterly and repeated: "The boss said that he doesn't want to see anyone."
The bearded man suddenly became furious. He lifted up his robe and shouted loudly: "Sir, it's me! Don't you see me too?"
The commander hurriedly stepped forward to stop him. He begged in a low voice: "Oh, my Lord Registrar! Please stop shouting. You will disturb the Lord for a while. I won't be able to slap my feelings on your ass!"
The long-bearded man sneered: "Tongan is like a sea of fire and hell right now, with countless people wailing and dying. At this moment of saving lives and fires, you are actually thinking about your butt!"
The commander was immediately displeased. He made a long face and spoke in an official tone, saying, "Master Chu Yunchu, if you say so, why don't you save people? Why are you showing off your prestige here?"
Chu Yun said angrily: "I am the chief clerk, not the captain, let alone the county magistrate! I don't have a single soldier under my command, how can I save people!"
The commander said angrily: "Aren't you a human being yourself?"
Chu Yun was furious: "Zhang, what do you mean by this!"
Commander Zhang rolled his eyes: "It's not interesting!"
Chu Yun stepped forward and grabbed Commander Zhang: "Speak clearly! How dare a young commander insult me with words? Do you still want the official skin?"
Commander Zhang also said angrily: "Who do you think you are? You can dismiss me from my post!"
Chu Yun was furious and immediately started fighting with Commander Zhang, but he was a weak scholar, so how could he be the commander's opponent? Even if the commander had neglected training, there was a natural physical gap.
Especially the guards next to him came up one by one to start a fight, but all of them tried to deflect. You punched and kicked Chu Yun, and in just a moment, he was beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and his hair was disheveled.
At this time, an impatient voice came from the back room: "What's going on? It's making people so noisy, why don't they let them sleep?"
Chu Yun immediately straightened his clothes, wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth and under his nose, glared at the commander with hatred, and then suppressed his shame and anger, and said loudly: "Master Taishou, it's me, Chief Chu. cloud!"
"Oh, the chief clerk is here. Come on, please come in."
Chu Yun glared at the people around him again and walked in with his head held high, but the gray footprints on his body made him look embarrassed.
As soon as Chu Yun entered the house, he felt a wave of warm air blowing towards his face. The fire in the house was as warm as spring. The prefect Xu Tao was leaning on the recliner with a big belly. Standing beside him was a master with a sinister look.
Xu Tao glanced at Chu Yun and was stunned: "Why is this happening, Lord Registrar?"
Chu Yun immediately complained fiercely and said: "I wanted to see the boss just now, but Commander Zhang actually stopped me and kept saying that the boss wanted to rest! Now that Tong'an is in chaos like nine prisons, the boss must be very anxious, how can he sleep? ! Such villains not only obstruct official duties and harm the people, but also slander the innocence of the boss!"
Xu Tao stroked his chest gently and said: "This guy is so outrageous, even the chief clerk dares to stop him! I will punish him with three months of sacrifice! Mr. chief clerk, calm down! When I get back, I will deal with him for you! Now... There are people outside, there are not enough manpower, and there is still a place where they can be used.”
How could Chu Yun say no? He was as disgusted as if he had eaten shit!
Imprisoned for three months? That's only thirty taels of silver. For guys like them, who are cheating and getting cards, thirty taels of silver, is that still money
Chu Yun swallowed his anger and said: "I will obey the instructions of the boss."
Xu Tao nodded with satisfaction and said: "Old Chu, what's the matter with you coming to my place in the middle of the night?"
"What's going on?" Chu Yun raised his head in shock and said urgently, "Sir, the entire Tong'an City is now in chaos, the fire is spreading, the people are fleeing frantically, burning to death, trampling countless people, burning, killing, looting, and traitors are everywhere. *Female! Sir, if we don’t send troops to take control, Tong’an City… will be completely destroyed!”
Xu Tao let out a long sigh: "Sending troops? Where are the troops now! Moreover, my Lord Registrar, this is clearly an internal strife among the cultivators themselves, and we are affected!"
"But... we also need to provide disaster relief!" Chu Yun was so anxious that he was sweating.
Xu Tao sighed: "Disaster relief? Who will rescue? Where do the people come from, and where do the money come from?"
Chu Yun said anxiously: "But, my lord! If the Holy One tracks this down, we and Ancheng's officials, big and small, will lose their heads!"
Xu Tao and the master beside him looked at each other, and both of them laughed proudly.
The master smiled and said: "Lord Registrar, the right way is to hide things from the superiors but not from the subordinates, and to deceive the people but not the emperor! Such disasters are often crises, but this is where blessings lie and misfortunes lie behind, and misfortunes lie on blessings! There is danger. It’s organic!”
Chu Yun looked confused: "Master said... what do you mean?"
The master smiled and said: "Although this meteorite and fire rain is a natural disaster,... since they are all stones falling from the sky, it can naturally be auspicious!"
"What?"
Chu Yun was deeply shocked. He looked at the two smiling men in front of him in disbelief. He stammered: "Auspicious? This, how did this natural disaster turn into auspicious
"They are all meteorites falling from the sky! Find a big one and decorate it. Then the auspiciousness will come out, right?" Master smiled wretchedly.
Xu Tao tilted his head at the somewhat complacent Master, who immediately smiled in apology and shrank back.
Xu Tao said slowly: "Chu Yun, this is the critical time for us to be united! If we present this auspicious sign well, we will not only have no fault, but also meritorious deeds!"
He laughed, and the master beside him also laughed.
Chu Yun looked at them in shock. He subconsciously stepped back, as if he didn't want to be in the same room with such a heartless person!
"But... what about the nearly 10,000 lives in Tong'an City?" Chu Yun said with a trembling voice.
Xu Tao said with a sad face: "I have no choice but to do it!"
"Don't you care about their life or death? Do you think that these ten thousand innocent souls are so unclear and unclear?" Chu Yun was trembling all over, crying.
Xu Tao's face darkened and he said: "Chu Yun, don't think that you are the only one here who worries about the country and the people! I also want to save the people from the fire and water, but how? I also want to redress the grievances of the people, but how can I save them! How can this injustice be done? Shen! If you have the ability, go to Lingshan and ask them to hand over the murderer. Go ahead!"
Chu Yun said excitedly: "I'm going to Beijing to file a complaint! I don't believe that your majesty doesn't care about this matter, and I don't believe that the imperial master doesn't care about this matter!"
"you dare!!"
Xu Tao immediately jumped up and said angrily: "Chu Yun, do you know that if you do this, we will fall together with more than a hundred black gauze hats in Ancheng!"
Chu Yun was furious: "Tong'an City is in ruins, and the people are dying and wailing! How many wealthy families have become abject poverty overnight! How many kind-hearted people have died! But you, you still only think about the top of your head. The black gauze hat!!”
Xu Tao was furious: "Chu Yun, you are so presumptuous!"
The master hurriedly came out to smooth things over: "Lord Registrar, what fell here is not just the yarn, but also the head, even... including your own head!"
Chu Yun took a deep look at them. He saw Xu Tao staring at him with a fierce look in his eyes. He was silent for a while, took a deep breath, bowed his head and said, "Is it my fault, or is it the boss?" People are far-sighted!”
Xu Tao suddenly turned from anger to joy: "This is right! We and the An officials work together, we will definitely pass this level! Come on, master, serve the wine, and I will have a drink with the chief registrar!"
Chu Yun bowed again. He bent over and lowered his head, not daring to let the other party see his angry gaze. He barely controlled his voice and said: "Chu Yun came all the way. He was a little tired, and he was also drunk. , I won’t disturb the prefect’s rest!”
After saying that, Chu Yun bowed, walked backwards and went out, and then closed the door.
Xu Tao and the master looked at each other. The master made a gesture on his neck with his hand, making a slight gesture of cutting his throat. Xu Tao's expression was gloomy. After a while, he nodded slowly.