There were many officials gathered in front of the gate of the county governor's house, including both civilians and military generals.
When they heard the news of the sudden death of the county governor, they were shocked and came to the county governor's house together to verify the truth.
At this time, the gate was blocked by these officials, and the guards of the county governor did not dare to do anything to them. They could only hold shields in front of the door to prevent these officials from breaking into the county governor in a hurry.
The changes here attracted the attention of the people in the city, and more and more people gathered.
They also want to know if the county governor is dead
With the passage of time, the county governor has not shown his face, and the gate of the county governor has been closed, and no one has come out to give an explanation. This evasive attitude makes the hearts of the officials sink quickly.
Originally, they only suspected that something happened to the county governor, but now it seems that their suspicions are likely to be true.
As a third-rank officer, the governor of the county is in charge of a county, a real official of the frontier, and his life and death are related to the entire pattern of Lu'an County.
Especially those local officials who followed Jian Shujie.
They almost tied their future to Jian Shujie. Once Jian Shujie was gone, their future would also be worrying.
After all, who knows who will be the next new county governor to be sent
If the new county governor has a grudge against Jian Shujie, the confidants left by their former officials will definitely become a thorn in their side.
If things really get to that point, they must prepare in advance, at least to find a way out for themselves before the new county governor arrives.
Now, the life and death of the county governor has become their greatest concern.
The mood of the officials gradually became agitated.
Some impatient officials even wanted to rush into the county governor's mansion to find out, but were stopped by the guards at the door.
The generals immediately sent a message back, and soon a large number of soldiers and horses were transferred.
The people onlookers were stunned, so many soldiers and horses, I am afraid that the officers and soldiers of the entire Fufeng City will be transferred over, what a big deal!
The county governor's mansion was tightly surrounded by the army.
The guards guarding the gate turned pale with fright at the battle in front of them, and their arms holding their shields trembled.
The two sides were deadlocked, and the atmosphere was tense.
At this moment, the gate of the originally closed county gate was suddenly opened from the inside!
Everyone present was stunned.
They turned their heads in unison to look in the direction of the door.
But I saw the county governor in a dark cloak stepped out.
Behind him were two guards who were armed with swords and who were very skilled at first glance.
In fact, these two guards are both from Tianmen.
Yu Jiu specially arranged for them to follow Jian Shujie, euphemistically to protect Jian Shujie's safety, but in fact it was to monitor Jian Shujie's words and deeds.
Once Jian Shujie had any strange behavior, the two people in Tianmen, disguised as guards, would immediately stop Jian Shujie.
Jian Shujie stood on the steps in front of the door, glanced at all the officials present, and asked in a deep voice.
"What are you doing? How can you be so presumptuous in front of the county governor's house?"
The officials had already prepared for the worst. At this moment, seeing the county governor appearing in front of him safe and sound, the mood that had sunk into the bottom of the valley suddenly rose again.
This next step is really a test of people's ability to bear.
After a brief period of stunned, the officials finally came back to their senses. They hurriedly greeted the county governor, bowing and clasping their fists, their movements were not neat at all, and even a little messy.
A civil servant stepped out of the queue and said loudly.
"Xiaguan heard that the county governor had an accident, and he was extremely worried, so he came to disturb him rashly. If there is something rude, I hope the county governor will see that in the past, the officer was still doing his due diligence, and don't follow him. General knowledge."
Others also begged for mercy one after another, hoping that the county governor would not be dissatisfied with their abruptness.
Jian Shujie: "I'm just unwell. Don't listen to those rumors outside."
Everyone saw that the county governor was indeed much thinner than before, and his face looked quite pale and his complexion was very bad. Obviously, it was because of illness. Presumably, the county governor had not shown his face just now, but it was also because of illness.
Everything has a reasonable explanation, and the officials are finally completely relieved.
…
In the dungeon where the sun did not see the light, it was still so dark.
Wen Jiucheng sat on the ground with his back against the cold and hard wall, and there was a sharp pain in his chest.
He didn't dare to touch or move, for fear of aggravating the injury.
In order to ignore the pain from the injury, Wen Jiucheng tried to use words to divert his attention.
He called out Big Brother.
Fang Wujiu, who was locked in the opposite cell, replied, "What's the matter?"
Wen Jiucheng: "Will Jian Shujie really be on our side?"
Fang Wujiu: "Well, this is his only way out."
Wen Jiucheng: "But his wife is still in the hands of Tianmen. If he suddenly rebels, Tianmen will definitely kill his wife. Can he be so cruel?"
Fang Wujiu: "If the county governor's wife is still alive, Jian Shujie really can't be ruthless."
This answer surprised Wen Jiucheng for a moment.
He asked in surprise: "You mean that the lady of the county governor is dead? But how did you know?"
Fang Wujiu said calmly.
"Before you came here, I had some contact with Jian Shujie..."
Half a month ago, it was still this cell.
Fang Wujiu leaned against the wall and said to the people in the next cell.
"As a county governor and a third-rank officer, you should have a lot of talented people under your control. How could you be easily controlled by the people of Tianmen?"
It took a long time to hear Jian Shujie's answer.
"They controlled my wife first. I was afraid that they would hurt my wife before I was restrained by them."
How smart is Fang Wujiu? In an instant, I understood the ins and outs of the whole thing.
He asked again, "Have you seen Madam Zun since you were locked up?"
Jian Shujie: "I've seen it twice."
Fang Wujiu: "When was the last time?"
Jian Shujie was probably reminiscing, and it took a long time to tell.
"I don't remember, it was a long time ago anyway."
He was locked up for too long, and he couldn't tell the changes between day and night in the cell, and he had long lost his sense of time.
Fang Wujiu: "Did they not let you see Madam Zun recently?"
Jian Shujie: "They said that my wife was sick and it was inconvenient to go out. Every few days, they would bring me a letter from my wife."
Fang Wujiu's tone became a little deep: "Are you sure those letters were written by Madam Zun?"
Jian Shujie's voice suddenly became impatient: "What do you mean by that?"
Fang Wujiu's mood was always calm and calm.
"I don't mean anything else. I just suspect that those letters were written by others imitating Madam Zun's handwriting. The real lady of the county governor is probably no longer there."