Ancient natural disasters: The whole family traveled through time and was almost wiped out

Chapter 182

"Humph!"

As soon as the gate opened, Governor Wen walked into the city quickly and kicked Chen Nuo, who was bending over to greet him. Chen Nuo fell heavily to the ground, but he did not dare to be negligent. He quickly got up, bowed his hands and apologized with a muddy body: "Sir, calm down!"

"Now you are afraid. You closed the city gates to stop my ambition. You are so brave! Someone come here!"

"Yes, sir." A burly man with a full beard came up. He looked so strong, and it was surprising that he did not become thin due to hunger in the mountain where there was nothing to be found.

Governor Wen waved his sleeves and said, "Execute Chen Nuo right here!"

"Sir!" Chen Nuo got up in astonishment. "Although I am insignificant, I am an official appointed by His Majesty. How can you kill me so easily?"

"Humph, he's just a county magistrate." Governor Wen glanced at him coldly: "Kill him!"

"Yes!"

"Wait!" Chen Nuo shouted and barely dodged the sharp sword that was approaching him. It was obvious that Governor Wen really wanted to kill him.

A commoner or an official is nothing in his eyes.

Chen Nuo suppressed the coldness in his eyes and said in a panic, "Sir, what did I do wrong that you must kill me?"

"What's wrong?! Ha, you dare to ask!" Governor Wen rapped his whip, "Before the rain, I ordered you to pay taxes, but you didn't. During the rain, I ordered you to deliver food, but you didn't. After the rain, you didn't come to see me. I came to your Luoshui County, but was stopped outside the city. All these things are enough to kill you hundreds of times! What else do you have to say? Have I wronged you?"

"Your Excellency, I am wronged!" County Magistrate Chen knelt down with a plop. "I don't know anything about what you said! I was sick before the rain and couldn't get up. Maybe the people below didn't dare to make the decision, so they didn't pay the taxes in time."

"He has been ill for three months but still survived. County Magistrate Chen is really lucky!" Governor Wen looked at Chen Nuo, who looked a little pale but didn't breathe much after talking so much, and almost laughed out of anger: "Do you think I will believe you? Do you think I am a fool?"

"My Lord! Everything I say is true! My humble servant is ill - poof -"

Chen Nuo suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground, spitting out a large mouthful of blood, staining the upper of Governor Wen's shoes.

"This humble servant deserves death!" Chen Nuo struggled to get up, and hurriedly used his sleeves to wipe the uppers of Governor Wen's shoes. Unexpectedly, the more he wiped, the dirtier they became. What was worse was that he ran out of energy after only a few wipes, and fell on the uppers of Governor Wen's boots, who kicked him away in disgust.

"Cough cough——" Chen Nuo started coughing violently again after being kicked, as if his lungs were about to be coughed out. He didn't look like a healthy person.

Governor Wen looked at him suspiciously.

Chen Nuo wiped the chicken blood from the corner of his mouth, raised his head with all his strength, and quickly lowered his head to block the inquiring gaze of Governor Wen. He said respectfully: "Please rest assured, sir, the taxes have already been collected. I just woke up today and heard that you were here, so I came here immediately to take you to get it. I dare not delay at all!"

"Really?" Governor Wen showed surprise: "Where is it?"

He didn't care about Chen Nuo's lip service and posturing as long as he had food.

"In the county government office!" Chen Nuo led the way as if he was about to die from coughing.

"grown ups--"

At this time, the magistrate of Ming County, who had been acting as an invisible man, stopped the governor Wen and said, "This Chen Nuo..."

"No problem." Governor Wen knew what Magistrate Ming wanted to say, which was nothing more than that Chen Nuo's heart was not sincere and his trip was fraudulent.

Naturally, he didn't believe that Chen Nuoyu hadn't received the official document he sent before, and he didn't believe that he didn't deliberately stop him outside the city. But so what? It's not that he looked down on County Magistrate Chen. What kind of trouble could a weak county magistrate with only four shifts of yamen runners to help him cause!

Even if he wanted to flutter, he didn't care.

Little thing, just kill it.

But before that, we need to get the food.

Thinking of the taxes of the entire Luoshui County, Governor Wen's mood brightened up, and he even pointed to two people: "Go, help Master Chen."

Tsk tsk, if there is no food, it’s Chen Nuo, and if there is food, it’s Chen Lord.

"Thank you, sir!" Chen Nuo was terrified and grateful again and again today. His back, which had been straight for thirty years, was now bent as far as it could go.

Governor Wen sneered.

Although it is possible to kill County Magistrate Chen and go into the city to search for food himself, why not use a simpler method?

This was the mood of Governor Wen at this moment.

He believed from the bottom of his heart that a small figure like County Magistrate Chen, who had no backing or background, was not something to be feared.

Governor Wen led 500 men into the city, and the others stayed at the city gate. The yamen runners guarding the city were also replaced by their people.

The 1,500 men who stayed behind were fine. They were ordered to stay here, and they only dared to find houses near the city gate to avoid the cold and keep warm. Only the nearby residents were harassed and driven away. As for the 500 men who followed Governor Wen into the city, they were too outrageous.

The county seat of Luoshui County had long been tidy and organized under the strong order of County Magistrate Chen. Originally, in addition to shops, there were stalls of small vendors on both sides of the main street. Although no one sets up stalls now, there are still some small stalls left after the flood receded, which have been repaired and placed on both sides of the street.

When Governor Wen's men saw this, they didn't even say hello to Governor Wen and directly broke away from the team and broke into the shops on both sides and the houses on the street behind. The man's begging for mercy and the woman's screams were clearly heard by Governor Wen and County Magistrate Chen.

County Magistrate Chen clenched his hands in his sleeves suddenly, then slowly loosened them under his own force.

On the other hand, Governor Wen didn't react at all, which shows how used to it he is.

"Sir, we're here." County Magistrate Chen quickened his pace and rushed to the county government warehouse. Governor Wen thought that Chen Nuo was just anxious to show off his achievements and did not think much about it, especially after seeing the warehouse full of food.

He was almost certain that Chen Nuo had thought it through. After all, there were benefits to going against him!

A small county magistrate, with no power, no money, and no connections in the capital, had no choice but to surrender to him if he wanted to be promoted. Now he was quite satisfied with the situation. Thinking of this, he raised his hand and patted Chen Nuo's shoulder, as a recognition of his decision to abandon the dark and join the light.

But he soon took it back because such a small amount of food could not completely offset the suffering he had suffered because of him.

Chen Nuo was patted by Governor Wen, as if he was encouraged. He smiled and said to Governor Wen: "It is a blessing for me to serve you, sir. I have already asked the kitchen to prepare a banquet. Would you please have a drink with me?"

Governor Wen nodded and waved his hand: "Yes! Hahahaha——"

He suddenly laughed, which scared Chen Nuo. He couldn't guess what he was laughing at.

"Sir?" County Magistrate Ming looked worried, feeling that something was not right.

However, Governor Wen did not take it seriously.

After all, Chen Nuo couldn't kill him.

He's not that stupid.

If anything happened to him, the 1,500 men outside the city gate would grind him to dust. All the city gates were controlled by them, so it was impossible for him to escape from the city.

Could Chen Nuo be so stupid?

However, Chen Nuo is so stupid!

"you you!!!"

With a clang, the wine glass in Governor Wen's hand fell to the ground and broke into pieces. His fingers trembled as he covered his aching chest and tugged at his shirt. Dark red blood continued to flow from the corners of his mouth: "The wine... the wine is poisonous!"

Chen Nuo...Chen Nuo...

He really wanted to say that Chen Nuo was so bold! He actually dared to attack him!

However, nothing could be said.

County Magistrate Ming, who had drunk several cups but was still fine, just took another sip of wine. He was stunned when he heard the words and quickly covered his throat: "Ugh - ugh -"

Then, the sounds of "Ouch" and "Ouch" were heard all around the scene.

But it's no use!

There's no use spitting all over the floor!

Chen Nuo took a deep breath, and his spine, which had been bent for a long time, finally straightened up.

"Chen Nuo!"

Governor Wen was speechless, but Magistrate Ming was clearly getting impatient. He pointed at Magistrate Chen and said, "How dare you poison the Governor! Hand over the antidote immediately!"

Jiang Yipei and Jiang Suying, who had been hiding since Governor Wen entered the city, both scratched their ears and looked at each other.

I feel like this person really doesn't know the manner in which he speaks, and he's acting bossy. Your life is about to be lost, and you're still talking nonsense?

You have been poisoned, and if you speak louder, they will give you the antidote?

Play?

If they wanted to kill Governor Wen, why would they need to poison the wine? Food and wine were extremely precious at that time, how could they be wasted on this beast?

When County Magistrate Chen was wiping his boots, he had already been poisoned. Governor Wen was a very arrogant man with a high opinion of himself. He was a little defensive, but not much. Don't poison him too easily!

As for the people who followed them into the city, the banquet was held in the house and incense was lit. Just smelling the incense would not cause any problem, but if it was combined with wine, it would have a very strong effect on the muscles.

County Magistrate Ming and his men had simply lost the ability to resist, but Governor Wen was doubly poisoned. The two poisons conflicted with each other, but when mixed together the poison doubled. He was vomiting blood and almost dying, so he had no chance to speak.

Although Governor Wen was stupid, he was still a bit smart. He knew to leave more than a thousand people outside the city and divided them into four groups to control the city gates.

However, no matter how smart the leaders are, they cannot handle having stupid subordinates!

They were so stingy that they refused to use their own food even when cooking and insisted that County Magistrate Chen send them a few bags of food. Now, here came their opportunity.

I had no choice but to waste a few bags of food.

Poisoned.

More than two thousand people can be dealt with in one meal, and there is no need to waste time waiting for County Magistrate Chen's five thousand troops.

Governor Wen was taken away and locked up, while Magistrate Ming and others were left in the house. As for the people outside the four city gates, they were naturally brought back into the city. They drank wine and ate meat, and while eating, they suddenly fell to the ground and couldn't get up. The people who were serving on the side were terrified - that's right, they ate other people's food, drank other people's drinks, and asked others to serve them!

The people quickly reported to the authorities, and they were soon taken away. The process was very smooth. Apart from a little commotion, there was not much noise. Many people even thought it was good that they were caught by the authorities. They were reluctant to eat so much good food! What a waste!

But when they wanted to go back to eat the rest of the meal - where was the rice? Where were the vegetables? Where did they go?

Of course, the yamen runners took them all away. You can’t eat poisonous food!

Fortunately, these people were selfish and only managed to eat and drink their fill, while the landlord didn't get a single bite to eat. Lord Chen was still worried that someone would be poisoned, so he asked them to bring the antidote, but it was never used.

These people were imprisoned in the villa secretly purchased by Chen Nuo. Later, County Magistrate Ming and others were also transferred here.

The death of Governor Wen is easy to explain. The most common and careless excuse used by those in ancient times was sudden death.

But hundreds of people entered the city upright in full view of the people and were thrown out horizontally?

Are there some people who died from eating too much?

It’s hard to explain!

The people will panic!

The huge yard seemed a little small to accommodate more than 2,000 people, and many people could not even stand. They lay on top of each other, and one person lay on top of another, like a pile of monks. All of them were shivering in the cold wind, and subconsciously put their faces close to other people's necks.

Heavy snow fell on them, and soon everything was white. Many people's eyelashes were covered with snowflakes, and their noses were red from the cold.

County Magistrate Chen was wearing a pure white fox cloak and white fox gloves. He looked very warm and did not look sick at all.

He looked coldly at the people gathered in the courtyard, and suddenly laughed: "You followed Governor Wen, didn't he give you warm cotton clothes? Look how cold you are."

"Chen, Chen Nuo! What... are you going to do... Just tell me, there's no need to humiliate us here!"

County Magistrate Ming was shivering the most violently. He also had a cloak, but he took it off when he went into the house to drink. Now he was wearing his not-so-thick cotton coat, and he felt so cold that his mouth was about to drop.

"Humiliation?" Chen Nuo shook his head: "How can this be called humiliation? This is clearly abuse."

Everyone: "..."

"You can't stand a little cold? Then how can those people who were robbed and killed by you stand it? Why is it someone else's fault when it comes to you?"

Magistrate Ming suddenly narrowed his eyes: "You, want Qingzhou! You put Governor Wen under house arrest in order to command the entire Qingzhou, right?!"

County Magistrate Ming was so excited that his heart felt hot and he didn't even tremble when he spoke.

"Imprison the governor to command Qingzhou? I haven't heard such a funny joke in a long time." County Magistrate Chen said it was a joke, but his face was not smiling at all, and his voice was colder than snow: "Who does he think he is the emperor? You can command the princes by holding him hostage? What a joke!"

"You may as well tell me that you are indeed poisoned."

Everyone: “…” Thank you, we already know.

"But this poison is a secret recipe. I am the only one who has the antidote. If you obey me and do your job well, I will give you an antidote every month. If you don't want to give in, I respect you as a man and say goodbye to you forever. I will give you some time to think carefully. You only have one life."