Before the house is confiscated, the enemy's warehouse is emptied and exiled

The next morning, it was just dawn.

In the early morning after the rain, a thin layer of fog filled the air, making it difficult to see the road ahead.

When the first rooster crowed, breaking the silence, Xiao Heng got up early and ordered everyone to get up quickly and prepare to continue heading south.

Upon hearing the prince's order, the guards and servants quickly packed their luggage.

The exiled officials, temporarily without a leader, also obeyed Xiao Heng's arrangements.

Soon, everyone was ready and headed towards the city gate of Anshan County.

The team formed a long dragon. Xiao Heng's vassalage team was still in the front, and Li Tian followed closely behind with only half of the exile team left.

Not long after, the team arrived at the city gate of Anshan County.

At this time, a large number of people gathered at the city gate. They all looked nervous and whispered to each other, as if something big had happened here.

Seeing this, Xiao Heng turned around and instructed Yun Yi beside him:

"Go and check it out quickly to see what happened!"

After receiving the order, Yun Yi hurried away. A moment later, he ran back to Xiao Heng, panting, and reported with a slightly serious expression:

"My Lord, two bodies were found at the city gate. One of them was identified as County Magistrate Zhang, and the other looks like the captain Wang Gui.

Judging from the situation at the scene, the two people must have fallen to their deaths. The county coroner is currently conducting a thorough autopsy!

After hearing this, Xiao Heng was not too surprised. He immediately associated this matter with Shen Qingge.

I guess she rushed out last night just to find these two people!

When she came back, she looked a little dazed, probably because she had heard some unknown news from these two people.

But in short, these two people did many evil things, and Miss Shen was able to eliminate this harm for the people, which can be considered a good deed.

He remembered Shen Qingge's instructions last night and had no intention of staying any longer. So, he ordered:

"Yun Yi, go tell those officials to investigate the cause of death of Zhang Junshou and others and give an explanation to the court.

As for me, it is not convenient for me to interfere in local affairs, and I am anxious to go to my fiefdom, so I will not stay any longer!"

After saying that, he waved to the team behind him, signaling everyone to continue following him forward.

Li Tian and other officials were walking at the back of the team. At the beginning, they could not hear clearly what was happening in front of them.

It was not until he walked out of the city gate that he learned from Yun Yi, who came jogging, that the news that County Magistrate Zhang and Wang Gui were gone.

Yun Yi said as he held a stack of household registrations and customs documents of the convicts:

"Originally, these items should have been handed over. However, considering that they were important documents needed by the exiles, their people discussed and decided to hand them over to us, retaining only the waist badge that could identify Wang Gui."

Li Tian and others initially felt a little lucky. After all, they didn't believe that such a strong person could die so easily.

However, when they saw with their own eyes the documents that Wang Gui never left behind, they had no choice but to accept this fact.

So, Li Tian and his group hurried towards the direction where Wang Gui's body was, intending to take his body away for burial.

Unfortunately, according to regulations, the body is not allowed to be taken away in this situation.

Although they were unwilling, they could only turn around and return in disappointment.

It’s not that they have a deep friendship with Wang Gui, but simply because Wang Gui used to be their leader and he didn’t treat them too badly.

Therefore, no matter what, deep down in their hearts, they still hope that Wang Gui can rest in peace.

Moreover, now that they have confirmed that the leader is gone, they are truly leaderless.

So what should they do next? They couldn't just run back to the capital and ask for a new messenger!

Going back and forth like this is not only time-consuming and laborious, but will also delay the progress of the entire exile mission.

Therefore, the remaining officials all looked embarrassed and at a loss as to what to do.

Looking at Li Tian, ​​he had a clear mind.

The reason why the captain Wang Gui lost his life was more or less related to the Fifth Prince and the Shen family.

He certainly wouldn't be so foolish as to step forward and take over the position of the head of the chariot and wade into this muddy water. If he was not careful, he might even lose his life.

However, when he looked around, he realized that this burden would most likely fall on his shoulders in the end.

If that was the case, he had no choice but to accept it, and then be careful in his behavior and actions, avoiding everything he could, hoping to complete the exile mission as soon as possible and save his life.

No, at this moment, the Fifth Prince spoke:

"From today on, Li Tian will officially take over all related matters previously handled by Wang Gui. He will lead this exile team and ensure that this mission is successfully completed!"

After saying that, Xiao Heng did not delay any longer and ordered everyone to set off.

At this time, Shen Qingge in the crowd was not idle either. She was flipping through books with her mind, wanting to learn more about Lingnan.

Due to the numerous obstacles of the mountains, these people from the Central Plains knew very little about the distant Lingnan.

Most people only know that it is roughly divided into three counties: Guilin County, Nanhai County and Xiang County, and Shen Qingge is no exception.

As for the specific customs, geographical environment, etc. there, it is unknown.

Before this, Shen Qingge had been paying attention to other things and had no time to take care of this.

However, now that she has decided to build large-scale infrastructure after arriving, it is necessary for her to find out the situation in Lingnan before arriving.

This time, the place of exile they were going to was Nanhai County, which was located among these three counties.

Shen Qingge learned from books that the three counties in Lingnan were very backward, and the saying "a thousand advances without cockcrows" was specifically used to describe Lingnan.

Nanhai County is only slightly better than the other two counties. Panyu City, the center of Lingnan, is located here.

The reasons for this situation are mainly related to the unique local climate and complex and diverse terrain.

The topography of Lingnan is extremely complex, with mountains, hills, plateaus and plains interwoven with each other, with mountains being the most dominant.

The temperature here is high all year round, the climate is humid, poisonous fog and miasma are common in the mountains and forests, and many places are not suitable for people to live in.

Surrounded by mountains and sparsely populated, naturally there are not many people going there to open up wasteland and cultivate land.

Therefore, the agriculture here is extremely backward, and it is often difficult for people to rely on farming to maintain their daily needs.

Not only that, there are many rivers here and the river water contains little sand, so every rainy season, it is very easy to cause floods, and the flood season lasts for a particularly long time.

Shen Qingge couldn't help but frown at the harsh conditions. It seemed that once she got there, the difficulties would be even greater...