Seeing his own soldiers from the Ruiqi Battalion escorting the shackled Xian Yunhe and others off the prison cart, and then two of them holding one, they escorted them into the gate of the county government office one after another, Du Heng, who had been acting like he was facing a great enemy all the way, fearing that someone would kidnap the prisoners, finally felt relieved.
He was the first to hear the details of Xu Cheng's death when he sent his confidants to watch at the gate of the county government office. The unusually complicated feelings still affect him now. Yesterday, when he realized that Ge Yong wanted to provoke Xu Cheng to commit suicide, he immediately rushed back to stop the Changlu County Magistrate. At that time, he thought that this was a precautionary measure before trouble came, but now he realized that it was stupid!
For a fool like Xu Cheng who didn't want to commit suicide even after Zhu Tingfang threw the sword at him, and instead tried to attack Zhang Shou out of desperation, why should he worry that he would commit suicide just because of Ge Yong's words? Fortunately, Zhu Tingfang was violent and killed Xu Cheng directly, otherwise if he had told others that he had dissuaded him from committing suicide, he would have lost more than he gained!
Although the prisoner was escorted to the county government office first, Du Heng entered the hall before them - the subordinates he selected had some sense and would never put the prisoner before their superiors. However, even though he heard that it was Zhang Shou who ordered the prisoners to be escorted, he was still a little surprised to see Zhang Shou sitting in the middle, Ge Yong and Zhu Tingfang sitting on both sides, and a chair left next to Zhu Tingfang.
Previously, Cangzhou was completely led by Zhu Tingfang, with Zhang Shou as his assistant. Now that the old Grand Tutor Ge Yong has arrived, it should be the turn of the veteran to take charge. Why is it the other way around
Although he couldn't figure it out, Du Heng pretended to be indifferent. He first went forward to salute Ge Yong, then met Zhu Tingfang and Zhang Shou one by one, and then sat down below Zhu Tingfang. When he saw the eight people being brought in one by one, he saw Xian Yunhe with a scruffy beard and a haggard look, and the others also had vacant eyes and pale faces. They knelt down one by one in silence, and he couldn't help but think of the unlucky hundred-man team that had followed the eldest prince.
Although he had tried his best to send them out to gain some credit and hard work these days, the lost energy and spirit were not so easy to regain, and their future was worrying. So even though he knew that someone was trying to take revenge on Xian Yunhe and others through his colleagues, he just turned a blind eye. But after Zhang Shou came to visit him once, he had to give them a few extra instructions.
Now that he was sure that all the prisoners were here intact and he would not be held responsible, he lowered his eyelids and decided to sit still and be a silent Buddha today. But who knew that the next moment, Zhang Shou suddenly asked: "The eight of you have been detained in the Cangzhou Palace for more than ten days. Compared with the ten days you occupied the palace before, do you feel any difference?"
Du Heng's heart tightened instantly. These dying people in front of him were not afraid of wearing shoes even if they were barefoot. If they were angry about the harsh treatment they were treated in the palace and complained in the court, and Grand Tutor Ge heard it, the reputation of the Ruiqi Battalion would be bad, and he, the chief officer, would also be blamed.
His hawk-like eyes stared at everyone, but everyone lowered their heads and no one looked at him, so he couldn't intimidate them with his fierce eyes. Just when he was getting a little anxious, Xian Yunhe, who was kneeling in the front, finally spoke.