Traveling through the Qin Dynasty, I seized the throne of Ying Zheng's father

Chapter 272 Something's Wrong

Lord Zhou immediately realized that something was wrong.

However, Fusu was also there, so he dared not do anything unnecessary. All those who came were people from the capital, not people he knew well.

He couldn't tell who would betray him and who was on his side.

Therefore, Lord Zhou did not dare to act rashly. Fusu's actions this morning were merely a test.

Upon meeting Fusu, Lord Zhou lowered his head and acted meekly, as if he were truly a kind and virtuous person.

After Lord Zhou paid his respects to Fusu.

He hesitated before saying, "Your Highness! I wonder if there's anything I can do to help during this time. You all seem to be working non-stop, but we are quite free. We would like to do our part."

"Although we cannot use our own private funds to help the disaster victims, we can still do our part to help them. We are all from the same region, and we should not be so indifferent."

"Moreover, we are experienced in these matters. After all, we have served as officials for decades. We can be of help in these matters, young master. Why not give us more instructions and ask us to do more things?"

Under Fusu's watchful gaze, Zhou was sweating profusely, but he still braced himself and told Fusu what he had to say.

There was no way around it; this wasn't just his doubt, but also the doubt of everyone in the local officialdom.

Since they couldn't see Fusu, they could only send Lord Zhou to probe Fusu's thoughts.

During this period, Fusu only used his own people and completely ignored them, not caring about them at all.

This made Lord Zhou and other officials murmur among themselves, and after a while, they even felt uneasy, since Fusu represented the imperial court.

Now, Fusu is unwilling to use them. Is this the court's intention?

If that's the case, then their future is ruined. And the court must have a reason for doing this; think about what you did while you were watching.

Most of them were terrified.

I haven't even had a full night's sleep during this period.

No one in this officialdom can pat their chest and say they are innocent. Even if they are innocent, what about their relatives and friends?

Anyone who uses their reputation to do bad things will likely be held accountable.

For a time, everyone in the officialdom was terrified and desperately wanted an answer from Fusu, even if it wasn't a good one.

That would at least allow them to stop living in constant fear. Such a life is extremely agonizing; it's better to end it all quickly.

But there were always some people who took a chance, thinking that it was just that Fusu had ignored them, and that it was Fusu's fault.

So they didn't think it was a big deal, and unlike the others who were like frightened birds, they remained carefree, even because Fusu didn't assign them any work.

What makes them happy is that if they have more work to do, they won't be able to have fun anymore.

Although this remote place is not far from Xianyang City, it is still hundreds of kilometers away.

Unlike in Xianyang, where every official was required to perform their duties, there were some mediocre officials here, but at least they were capable of doing their jobs.

They can still do some jobs to keep things in order, but it's different in this remote place.

Here, officials and powerful families acted like local emperors, and the common people dared not utter a single complaint.