Wei Desheng's eyes were cold and his expression was extremely calm, as if he was not talking about a matter of life and death, but just a trivial matter like a few children in the family being disobedient today.
The old woman waited for a while, but the lord didn't speak, so she tentatively said, "Sir, should we think of a way..." She made a killing gesture and frowned, "The fire was so big, and I took my wife to escape. They must have started to track us down. They react very quickly. If they find out about us, we will be in trouble."
It's more than just troublesome.
This time it was a real misstep.
Originally, the Crown Prince came to Yunnan to quell the rebellion, which made the soldiers in Yunnan feel dissatisfied. Duke Cheng had worked so hard to lead them to quell the chaos in Yunnan, and the situation had gradually stabilized. If it weren't for the fact that Duke Cheng's son was involved in the struggle for imperial power, and had a grudge against the Crown Prince, and had been implicated in the Crown Prince's affairs, the Duke Cheng's mansion would not have been broken up.
The feelings in the army are the most intense and passionate. Duke Cheng worked tirelessly in Yunnan and has always lived and eaten with them. He treats his subordinates kindly and is tough but tender. All the soldiers are convinced of him.
And the Crown Prince
Before, he was just a blood-stained Jinyiwei Shura. If it weren't for this identity, how could he be compared with the Duke who fought bloody battles? !
It is precisely because of this, and for various reasons, that the entire Yunnan officialdom, including the military, is not very happy about the arrival of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Therefore, many plans progressed smoothly and there were no obstacles.
But unfortunately, Xiao Heng is not really a show-off.
Clearly he had been forced into that situation, but this man was able to evade the heavy searches by passing through Chu's house right under the noses of Tan Zhengtong and Lord Yuan, and then fought back and waited for the reinforcements brought by Song Xiangyu!
What a misstep, all the previous efforts have been wasted!
The blood and heads on the streets of Zhaotong these days shocked the entire Yunnan officialdom and also calmed down many rumors that were rampant.
At least now, no one believes that this is really a fool who relies solely on his background.
His ruthlessness and decisiveness changed the situation in Yunnan and also caused many people to begin to waver in their determination.
It was for this reason that Wei Desheng came to Zhaotong in person.
He had to come, otherwise, with the temper of this imperial envoy, if he went from Zhaotong to Qujing, and even to Kunming, by then, who would have room for resistance
We must suppress his arrogance here and let everyone know, what’s the problem with being the Crown Prince
The chaos in Yunnan can be quelled, but the credit cannot be handed over to Xiao Heng!
After thinking all these things over in his mind, Wei Desheng's expression became even more gloomy. He lowered his voice and asked the old woman, "Is everything going well?"
He raised his eyebrows, his eyes full of sinisterness.
The old woman also nodded cautiously: "Yes, we had already let those people in when the situation was still under our control. Although they have recently purged the officialdom, the only one who knew about these things was Lord Yuan. If Lord Yuan hadn't said it, the Crown Prince would not have been prepared."
Wei Desheng curled his lips and said, "Very good, let them know the news. Just tell them that as long as they can solve the current trouble, we will naturally let him continue to be his boss!"
The old woman agreed and went downstairs quickly.
At this time, the fire that had been burning in the prefectural government office for a day and a night was finally put out. The fire was merciless and the dry climate fueled the fire, which devoured the entire prefectural residence, leaving only devastation. Many people were burned and were now sitting or lying in a wide area that had been cleaned up.
These people had followed him all the way from the capital. To Xiao Heng, even if they were not his confidants, after going through so many things, they were no different from his confidants.
Most of them had their hair burnt off, their clothes were torn, and they looked miserable.
Among them was a Yulin Guard, the youngest of the young generals, only fifteen years old. His arm was burned. The doctor was cutting open his clothes, and the blisters of varying sizes on his arms were exposed to everyone without any cover.
Seeing this, Xiao Heng turned his face away with a gloomy expression.
Tang Yuan came back with his men, and his attitude was also very stern: "Your Highness, nine people were burned to death. They were all the cooks and servants in the backyard of the prefectural government who didn't have time to escape."
After cleaning up the prefectural government, the people under him invited the people from nearby to come and make fire, cook, and wash clothes.
But now most of these people have lost their lives.
good!
Very good!
The angrier he got, the calmer Xiao Heng's expression became. He hummed calmly, lowered his eyes, and ordered, "Please trouble the Prince Consort to come and explain in person. Also, please let the Prince Consort decide on the funeral expenses. Don't treat them unfairly."
He was not in a light mood.
These were just ordinary people who came to work in the government to help their families. They knew nothing about politics and national affairs, but their lives were easily taken away by those politicians who played power games and people with ulterior motives.
This is completely different from the deaths in real war.
Tang Yuan saw that Xiao Heng was in a bad mood, sighed softly, and promised: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely handle the matter properly. But Your Highness, the person who set the fire was obviously well thought out and was very familiar with the local climate and the situation of the government office, otherwise, he would not have achieved such an effect."
Xiao Heng knew this without Tang Yuan having to explain it. The more this happened, the angrier he became.
The Yunnan officialdom was apparently more complicated and difficult to penetrate than he had imagined.
It is said that the imperial power does not extend to the countryside, and that Min has always been difficult to govern because of clans. But now it seems that the situation in Yunnan, where the natives gather, is not much better than there.
No wonder the Yunnan rebellion has been discussed for so many years, from the deposed emperor to the present, but there is still no solution.
The bureaucracy is corrupt from top to bottom, the imperial court's decrees are meaningless, and no one takes the imperial court seriously anymore. Even those who are willing to work are assimilated by this mess of collusion.
Soon, someone outside reported that Su Rong and Su Yao had returned. Xiao Heng's expression eased a little, he hummed, asked someone to find more doctors, and then went out.
In fact, the prefectural government offices had been burned down, and it was no different for them to stand in the open air wherever they went. What's more, the air was full of thick smoke and ashes floating in the air at any time. Everyone's face was covered in dust, and they looked extremely miserable.
Su Rong's face turned pale.
Although Su Yao still had a blank expression on his face, a huge wave of emotions had already risen in his heart.
Wei Desheng!
One Hundred and Fifty-One Accident