After staying at home for another three days, Bai Minghe left Mei County and boarded the boat again from the Weishui Wharf in Xi'an Prefecture and headed straight for Hepu County.

The white-known Hero gave the white-known crane to Shen Xiong, the one given by Baiming Hero was given five hundred taels of silver as a thank you, and then stayed at the Bai family in Guanzhong.

Then another 800 taels of silver was left as a contribution to the construction of the three ancestral halls.

Bai Minghe left his home and brought thirteen children from the Bai family. They all didn’t study hard and liked to play with swords and guns since they were young.

The only person not in the plan is Bai Yinglan.

Bai Yinglan, who is only four and a half years old, would not have eaten if Bai Minghe did not bring Bai Yinglan out. What’s more serious is that Zhu Jianshen stood by the well, crying and crying, although he didn’t say anything. Bai Minghe didn’t dare to refuse anymore. If something happened to this little guy, the Bai family would no longer have to exist.

It only took more than ten days for the Baiming He to go from the capital to Xi'an Prefecture, which represents the development of canal transportation.

But from Xi'an Prefecture to Hepu County, we took the water route first, and it took only more than ten days to get to Guilin Prefecture. However, from Guilin Prefecture to Hepu County, less than one-tenth of the general route, it took Baiminghe to walk for nearly a month.

The more you walk, the more desolate you become. The more you walk, the more you feel a sense of despair.

It seems that it really seems to have reached a rare place.

During the last two days, Bai Minghe saw only two villages. The two villages together had less than one hundred people, and there was no one in the village.

Walking further south, I finally saw the county town of Hepu County.

There was no chance of life in the entire county town. On the contrary, many young people fled when they saw the team on Baiminghe. When they entered the county town, any person who saw Baiminghe team on the streets, no matter how old or young, they would react and escape.

The county town, which was originally empty, closed several stores behind them quickly.

Standing in front of the county government office and looking at the empty county government office, Wu Bin and others' hearts had already sunk to the bottom and were cold.

Bai Minghe did not react much. Looking at the dilapidated county government office, he asked softly: "Anyone who sent out to inquire about the news will be rewarded?"

"When I saw us entering the city, at least a few people should come over soon!" Shen Xiong replied next to him.

Bai Minghe did not answer, but stepped into the county government.

There was blood on the county government, and a pillar had been broken. If it was not repaired, the main hall would definitely collapse. Du Shuangyu looked around and said after returning, "Master Bai, this county government has been empty for at least a few months, and there are no traces of fighting. The blood on the main hall should have been left by torture for many years. No one was found."

Bai Minghe nodded: "Arrang a few people to find the file."

"Yes!" Du Shuangyu actually volunteered to be a subordinate of Bai Minghe, and personally brought a few clerks from the Jinyiwei to the Yanei. Yang Xin and Yang Yi clasped their fists: "Mr. Bai, there are probably no county guards in this county town. We brothers will take over the city defense. Should we occupy the previous military camp or not!"

"I took it, and I took a look."

The two brothers Yang Xin also took the people away. He had two hundred soldiers from the former five cities of the capital, and it was not a problem to take over such a small county town.

Wu Bin brought the 200-breasted sweatshirts, as well as the craftsmen and palace maids who came with him, and went to the outside of the city to find an open space to camp. Fortunately, the team of people had not yet entered the city, so they didn't need to go back now.

Bai Minghe stood in the county government office, looking at the plaque hanging high with a clear mirror.

"Master Bai, two spies are back." Shen Xiong brought two people in. At Shen Xiong's signal, one of them came forward to report: "Master, the county town is already empty. The five major households in the county died or fled under the riots of last year. Because the county town was dilapidated, 30% of the people in the county also fled!"

"You said, nine out of ten rooms are empty?" Bai Minghe asked.

"Yes!" The soldier bowed: "Because the lord came with his troops, the rest of the people also fled."

Hahaha! Bai Minghe laughed: "What kind of bastard is this? Are the people afraid of officers and soldiers, or are they elephant bandits?"

"Sir, this time the matter was suppressed by the prefect of Lianzhou. In fact, the civilians have changed. So it is normal for the people to be afraid of the officers and soldiers. Because during the civilians, two of the five major households had died. The other three households could escape or they spent a lot of money to hire the chief of the child to rescue them."

"Scale?" Bai Minghe was very surprised.

"Yes. But there are some hidden information about the situation under my subordinates. One family was originally a small population, with only six people in the whole family. They were afraid of the impact of the rioters, so they hid it in the cellar in advance, and they were all suffocated. The other family was the mother's home of the concubine of the Qinzhou prefect, and they were really beaten to death by the whole family."

Another person stepped forward and added: "I found the coroner and asked, no one of the women was humiliated, and the deceased was beaten to death."

"Remember it and let the coroner keep a file. Then the yard of that family will be requisitioned. In name, His Highness Yi will naturally live there. Let's arrange for me to have more information here, no matter how big or small, to arrange a literate person to record it for me."

After giving the order, Bai Minghe thought of the county government and asked again: "What are there in this county government?"

"If you say goodbye, no one will be there. The county magistrate fled, and some people wanted to escape, but were besieged by the rioters on the road and beaten to death. Almost no county magistrate survived. The body of the captain of the yamen was still seen outside the city when we arrived. I don't know that night, I was taken away by a wild beast!"

"Posted a notice of peace."

"How to write?" This time, Shen Xiong asked.

Now, Bai Minghe was asked. Yes, how do you write this Anmin notice?

"Our official Rong first think about it and arrange to live there in the past two days. How much food we have left, I will first find a way to contact the surrounding area to see if we can collect some food."

Everyone was busy as they told me, and all kinds of information began to be summarized according to the requirements of Bai Minghe.

Anmin's notice was that Bai Minghe asked Qinghe to write it, and then several old craftsmen who knew literacy were copying it, and then posted it at the city gate.

Three days, three days have passed.

In the entire Hepu County, there are still only the people who are active in the event. Even if there are still people in the entire county, they will not leave. In the afternoon, you can occasionally see a few households coming out to smoke.

Bai Minghe did not live in the county government office, but lived in the courtyard where the whole family was killed by the rioters.

"Is this considered occupying the private property?" Wu Bin asked while sitting down.

"I think this family is dead. And our people have also inquired about it in Qinzhou. The magistrate also fled. Currently, there is only a ninth-rank clerk in Qinzhou City who is in charge of the prefecture, and there are not many shops in the prefecture." Du Shuangyu responded while sitting next to him.

Bai Minghe interrupted the conversation between the two: "Don't talk first, listen to Master Bai tell us the summary information!"

Master Bai! Of course, Qinghe is dressed as a man. The original surname is no longer important. Now it is called Qinghe. Because he is a slave of the Bai family, he can also be called Bai Qinghe.

Shaking the folding fan in his hand, Qinghe opened the book in front of her.

"Let's talk about the Hepu Rebellion first. Not to mention Hepu, the entire Lianzhou Prefecture is in chaos. The Guangdong Provincial Administration issued a document and Lianzhou Prefecture was demoted to another level. Now it has only one prefecture and two counties under its jurisdiction. The prefecture is Qinzhou, and the county is Hepu and Lingshan. According to the news that Jinshuiyi came from the Lianzhou Prefecture from 60 miles away, the gate of the government office has been closed for three months."

The yamen is closed for three months. What kind of official can do such a thing?

Qinghe continued: "It was also news from the Jinyiwei Station that hundreds of households received the benefits of 1,000 taels of silver, and they concealed the news of the riot here and did not report it. The commander of Lianzhou Guard collected 10,000 taels of silver to help hide the matter."

After saying that, Qinghe took out a letter.

"This is a letter from Commander Mao of Lianzhou to the Lord. Commander Mao is the nephew of the left governor Mao Sheng. Before the Lord came to Hepu, he had already received a letter from Lord Yu and Governor Mao."

Bai Minghe was a little grateful to Yu Qian, at least there was someone else here.

Open the letter and first say a few polite words. Then go straight to the topic and tell Bai Minghe clearly that Master Yu of the Capital also knew about the money he received and had to accept it. As for the reason, he told Bai Minghe very concealedly that he would be qualified to hear the explanation of his official after seeing your true skills.

It is said that it is not explained, but it is still explained about the rioters here.

The Lianzhou Guards do not report or send troops, which is also Yu Qian's intention. Once the troops are sent, the people will suffer more casualties. Moreover, in Qian's eyes, the first thing is the fault of the officials from the Lianzhou Prefecture, and then the fault of the eunuchs here.

Bai Minghe put down the letter and asked.

"Who is the eunuch here?"

Of course, there must be a professional person to answer this question. Jin Jie said, "He is an incompetent old man named Zhao. He recognized Cao Dajian, who was younger than him as his godfather. In the officialdom, there are two major prisoners who are also from their group. If Brother Bai has the chance, he will step on him to death. He will not deal with my adoptive father all the way!"

"Nonsense! When will there be a private grudge in military and national affairs? If you talk too much, you should take care of the craftsmen."

Jin Jie was scolded by Bai Minghe, so he quickly lowered his head and didn't dare to say a word.

Bai Minghe picked up the letter again and saw that the rioters were still outside Lianzhou Prefecture. If the governor of Lianzhou Qian Wuyan did not take out 100,000 taels of military expenses, the Lianzhou Guard would not send troops.

At present, several large households in Lianzhou Prefecture have been asked by these rioters to have almost 100,000 dan of grain to ensure safety.

As long as these rioters did not move to the military warehouse, Commander Mao said that he would definitely not send troops.
Chapter completed!