After that, Jun Huailang continued to go to the construction site every day, and because of his busy affairs, he dispatched all the scary Jinyi guards at his door.
However, even so, no one dared to approach his house these few days, and even the lower-level officials came to report their work, but they were all trembling.
It was rumored by everyone that this Prince Yongning was not really a good friend. I had only heard that King Guangling was violent before, but I didn't expect that His Royal Highness would not be any better.
Thinking about it, he is just an ordinary son, and he still has the domineering habits of a son of an aristocratic family. It's fine if nothing happens on weekdays, but if anyone dares to trouble him, he won't reason with others anymore.
Therefore, everyone was cautious, for fear of provoking him again at this juncture.
Jun Huailang didn't care at all.
Thinking of his previous life, he has always been the person who cherishes feathers the most. Not only did he not do anything that was wicked, but he would not touch even the misunderstood things under Lixia.
After all, the most important thing for scholars is reputation, which is the one left in the history books a hundred years later.
But now he knows that a clean reputation can't save his life, and sometimes it will kill him.
The things that literati value most are sometimes the least valuable things.
But his father came to look for him once.
Duke Yongning entered his office and didn't say much, just had a cup of tea with him.
After the tea was finished, Duke Yongning said lightly: "You have done a good job in this matter. Now that you have been honed in Jinling for so long, you have grown up a lot."
Jun Huailang looked at him.
I saw Duke Yongning then said, "I just don't know if this is good or bad for my father."
Jun Huailang was a little puzzled: "Father?"
Duke Yongning paused and looked at him. Although his tone was still indifferent and cold, there was a bit of clumsy softness in it.
"I always feel that you and Xiaowu will always be children," he said. "Because my father has always asked you to restrain your sharpness and uphold the mean, I just want you to live your life in peace under the protection of the government, that's all."
After a pause, he continued: "... But I can't help but want you to learn more and do more. Until now, I don't know how to choose for my father."
Jun Huailang knew that his father himself had been struggling in the process.
Their noble titles are magnificent, and when they are in the officialdom, they have to be even more careful, and they dare not make mistakes. His father had the talent of Jingwei, but because of this, he was mediocre all his life. Now that he has the opportunity to come to Jinling, although he is still cautious and fearful, Jun Huailang can also see it, and his father is also very happy.
Governing the world and helping the people, this is what he has always wanted to do, but has never dared to do.
If it was a previous life, perhaps Jun Huailang himself would not be able to tell whether his father was right or wrong. But he now knows that as long as someone wants to harm them, Xuan He's family background doesn't work, nor does avoiding and restraining his edge.
The only way to face it is to face those who want to harm them.
Thinking of this, Jun Huailang looked at his father with a gentle but firm smile.
"Father, now, didn't he finally do what he wanted to do?" he said.
Duke Yongning looked at him.
Seeing Jun Huailang smiling lightly, he said, "That's enough. Like my father, my son also wants to do what he wants to do. As for what difficulties he will encounter... The son wants to give it a try, and also wants to be able to stand. Come out and protect the people you want to protect yourself."
Duke Yongning looked at him and was silent for a moment.
Then, he showed a smile that was almost invisible, but it warmed his cold and hard features.
"It's good you can think that," he said.
—
Jun Huailang was waiting quietly.
These days, due to the damaged buildings in the previous days, the work on the dam has become quite heavy. Jun Huailang didn't seem to know anything about it. Even though the migrant workers worked until late at night, the wages were still half of what they were before.
Sure enough, the grievances of the migrant workers gradually sounded on the construction site.
The officials in charge also specially came to report this matter to Jun Huailang. Not to mention it was him, now the little officials on the dam are a little flustered, afraid of another accident.
Jun Huailang was not in a hurry at all.
"It doesn't matter," he said. "Just wait. Remember, if something happens, you just run and don't stop, remember?"
The official had no choice but to be.
He thought to himself, this prince is too bold, how dare he say such a thing? I angered the migrant workers and didn't let them protect them. If something really happened after that, what should I do
But he didn't dare to ask, and Jun Huailang didn't take the initiative to tell him.
When he exited, Jun Huailang quietly looked out the window.
Complaints are natural, but the migrant workers working here now have no worries at home.
In the past, they worked every day and saved for two or three days to feed the family's old snacks, but now, the women and children in the family are managed by officials, and the money they earn can be saved.
If that's the case, why are you still being incited to make trouble with the official family? It is precisely because of this that there have been complaints from the construction site in the past few days, but there is no movement.
This is because, although the people complained a few words, they did not want to make trouble.
These people have a task at hand, and they will not wait for a few days every day.
Therefore, Jun Huailang was waiting for the day when they couldn't help it.
That day came quickly.
This afternoon, while Jun Huailang was still taking a nap, he could hear the noise outside. As soon as he got up, he saw that Duan Shishi had already flown out.
Jun Huailang knew that it was these people who couldn't wait.
Jinbao waited on him to arrange his appearance, and said while busy: "Don't be afraid, Your Highness, don't worry. This fourteenth is very godly. Although he doesn't look like a person on weekdays, there is not a single thing to do. Not good."
Jun Huailang couldn't help laughing softly: "How do you know I'm afraid?"
Jinbao looked at him and smiled.
"I can't see it, but the servants always feel that if such a mess happens, you are always worried, right?"
Jun Huailang smiled and shook his head.
"How can you be afraid of the chaos you planned."
He looked out the window and said nothing else.
He also felt a little weird. It is said that he has taken such a dangerous step, so he should be a little worried.
But it didn't.
The reason why he didn't worry was a little strange, which made him feel incredible.
That's because the people around him were arranged by Xue Yan.
During the conversation between the two, the commotion outside had calmed down. Jun Huailang took care of his appearance, and when he pushed open the door and went out, hundreds of people had already been escorted and kneeled in the open space outside the door.
Jun Huailang's eyes were a little cold.
Sure enough, they arranged for a lot of bandits to infiltrate the embankment-repairing migrant workers.
He walked out slowly. Not far away, they were surrounded by migrant workers watching the excitement and officials who came all the way. Among them, there was the official in charge who Jun Huailang had instructed to let them escape first.
Jun Huailang let them go first, but because he was safe here, he didn't want them to suffer casualties, and he didn't want to disrupt the plans of these bandits.
Looking at the middle-aged official standing aside to wipe the sweat, Jun Huailang felt a little warmth in his heart.
He turned his eyes back and looked at the troublemakers who were imprisoned on the ground.
"Everyone came to my residence with sticks and utensils during the break, what are you planning?" Jun Huailang stood still in front of the crowd, and said lightly.
At this time, these people were being held by well-trained Jinyi guards, not to mention running away, they dared not lift their heads.
The one in the lead raised his head and said loudly, "You deducted our salaries, didn't you force us to death!"
Jun Huailang smiled coldly.
"To kill you?" he said. "It's just to teach you a lesson, don't I help you support your wives and children?"
Everyone present was stunned.
Jinbao, who was standing next to Jun Huailang, spoke quickly and arrogantly.
"What a bunch of minions!" He raised his voice so high that for a while, the migrant workers who were watching the excitement could hear it clearly.
"His Royal Highness didn't touch the money that was deducted! His Highness also subsidized a lot, all of which were handed over to the Shen Zhifu and replaced with rations for your family's young and old!" he said. "Jinling Mansion is so difficult now, who do you think will be able to come up with money to help you care for your family?"
Suddenly, everyone present looked at Jun Huailang in surprise.
Jun Huailang lowered his eyes lightly and looked at the bandit who raised his head.
He was born delicate and cold, but he smiled faintly at this moment, like a flower blooming on the top of a snow-capped mountain.
The bandit understood.
His eyes were clearly telling him, sorry, you were tricked.
—
That night, Jun Huailang went to the prison for interrogation until late at night before returning to the governor's mansion.
Like the previous one in the academy, there was nothing in the mouths of these people. However, these were all within Jun Huailang's expectations. After all, they only used money to do things, and they had always given enough money. If they were caught, they would naturally die for others.
All Jun Huailang wanted to do was to imprison them.
It can't be seen on the surface of a hundred people, but it is especially dangerous when it is mixed with the common people. Once they create some momentum, and then use some pretext to incite the crowd, then it is easy to stir up some trouble in Jinling.
In the previous life, these people were mixed in the refugee camp, which created such an effect.
In this life, Jun Huailang caged them together on the construction site of the dike repair, found a reason, and wiped them all out. After that, there will be no more protective umbrellas in the exile camp.
In this way, as long as Jun Huailang repairs the dam, the rest just need to wait for Xue Yan to come back.
Thinking like this, Jun Huailang had a rare sleep that night.
But I never thought that before dawn the next day, the officials in charge of the construction site came to the governor's house early again.
For the past few days, Jinbao has been guarding in Jun Huailang's courtyard. When he saw someone coming, he said with some displeasure, "What's the urgency? It's still dark, and His Highness is still resting."
The official hurriedly said: "It's an urgent matter, please let your father-in-law report it! A few days ago, a man fell ill and had a fever. Few people started to have a fever, and now many are sick!"
Jin Bao was surprised: "This is...?"
The official said hurriedly: "Some old man said, maybe it's an epidemic!"
This is strange.
Although floods in the south always occur together with epidemics, that is because floods can cause a large number of casualties. If people die if they are not dealt with in time, and when it rains, it is easy to make people sick.
But Jinling has been rectified long ago, so why is there still an epidemic
This time, Jinbao panicked too, hurried all the way into Jun Huailang's house, and wanted to wake him up.
But after calling a few times, there was no movement.
Jinbao felt a sense of unease in his heart.
He hurriedly stepped forward and hurriedly opened Jun Huailang's bed tent.
When I saw the man in the tent, his face was flushed, his breathing was hot, and he had a high fever.