Chapter 99:
After that, Jun Huailang still went to the construction site every day, and because of his busy affairs, he dispatched all the scary Jinyi guards at his door.
However, even so, no one dared to approach his house these few days, even if the lower-level officials came to report their work, they were all trembling.
Everyone said that this Prince Yongning was not really a good friend. I had only heard that King Guangling was violent before, but I didn't expect that His Royal Highness would not be any better.
I think he's just an ordinary son, and he still has the domineering habit of a son of an aristocratic family. It's fine if nothing happens on weekdays, but if anyone dares to trouble him, he won't reason with others anymore.
Therefore, everyone is cautious, for fear of provoking him again at this juncture.
Jun Huailang didn't take it to heart.
Thinking of his past life, he has always been the person who cherishes feathers the most. Not only did he not do anything that was wicked, but he would not touch even the misunderstood things under Li Xia.
But now he knows that a clean reputation can't save his life, and sometimes it will kill him.
Those things that literati value most are sometimes the least valuable things.
His father came to look for him once.
Yong Ning Gong entered his office building, did not say much, just had a cup of tea with him.
Jun Huailang looked at him.
I saw Yongning Gong and continued: "I just don't know if this is good or bad for my father."
Jun Huailang was a little puzzled: "Father?"
Yongning Gong paused and looked at him. Although his tone was still light and cold, there was a bit of clumsy softness in it.
"I always feel that you and Xiaowu will always be children." He said. "Because my father has always asked you to restrain your sharpness and uphold the mean, just want you to live your life in peace under the protection of the government, that's all."
After a pause, he continued: "...but I can't help but want you to learn more and do more. Now, as a father, I don't know how to choose."
Jun Huailang knew that his father himself had been struggling during this.
His father had a talent for Jingwei, but because of this, he was mediocre all his life. Now that he has the opportunity to come to Jinling, although he is still cautious and fearful, Jun Huailang can also see it, and his father is also very happy.
Governing the world and helping the people, this is what he has always wanted to do, but has not dared to do.
In the past life, perhaps Jun Huailang himself would not be able to tell whether his father was right or wrong. But he now knows that as long as someone wants to harm them, Xuan He's family background doesn't work, nor does avoiding and restraining his edge.
Only meet those who want to harm them.
Thinking of this, Jun Huailang looked at his father with a gentle and firm smile.
“Father now, didn’t he finally do what he wanted to do?” he said.
The Duke of Yongning looked at him.
I saw Jun Huailang smiling lightly and said, "That's enough. My son, like his father, also wants to do what he wants to do. As for what difficulties he will encounter... The son wants to go Give it a try, and I really want to stand up and protect the people you want to protect yourself."
Duke Yongning looked at him and was silent for a moment.
Then, he showed a smile that was almost invisible, but warmed his cold and hard features.
"It's good you can think that," he said.
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Jun Huailang is waiting quietly.
These days, due to the damaged buildings in the previous days, the construction on the dam has become a lot heavy. Jun Huailang didn't seem to know anything about it. Even though the migrant workers worked until late at night, the wages were still half of what they were before.
Sure enough, the grievances of the migrant workers gradually resounded on the construction site.
The officials in charge came to report this matter to Jun Huailang. Not to mention it was him, now the little officials on the dam are a little flustered, afraid of another accident.
Jun Huailang was in no hurry.
"No harm," he said. "Just wait. Remember, if something happens, you just run and don't stop, remember?"
The officer had no choice but to promise.
He thought to himself, this prince is too bold, how dare he say such a thing? I angered the migrant workers and didn't let them protect them. If something really happened after that, what should I do?
But he didn't dare to ask, and Jun Huailang didn't take the initiative to tell him.
When he exited, Jun Huailang quietly looked out the window.
It is natural to complain, but the migrant workers who work here now have no worries at home.
In the past, they worked every day, saving for two or three days to feed the family's old snacks, but now, the women and children in the family are managed by officials, and the money they earn can be saved.
Since this is the case, why are you incited to make trouble with the officials? It is precisely because of this that there have been complaints from the construction site in the past few days, but there is no movement.
This is because, although the people complained a few words, they did not want to make trouble.
These people have tasks in their hands, and they will not wait for a few days.
So, Jun Huailang is waiting for the day they can't help it.
That day came quickly.
This afternoon, while Jun Huailang was still taking a nap, he could hear the noise outside. As soon as he got up, he saw that Duan Shishi had already flown out.
Jun Huailang knows that these people can't wait.
Jinbao waited on him to organize his appearance, and said while busy: "Don't be afraid, Your Highness, don't worry. This fourteenth chapter is very divine. Although he doesn't look like a person on weekdays, but When it comes to doing things, nothing can go wrong.”
Jun Huailang couldn't help laughing softly: "How do you know I'm afraid?"
Jinbao looked at him and smiled.
"I can't see it, but the servants always feel that if such a mess happens, you are always worried, right?"
Jun Huailang smiled and shook his head.
"How can you be afraid of the chaos you planned."
He looked out the window, the rest of the words were not spoken.
He also felt a little magical. It is said that he has taken such a dangerous step, so he should be a little worried.
But it didn't.
The reason why he didn't worry was a little strange, which made him feel incredible.
That is because the people around him were arranged by Xue Yan.
Between the two talking, the commotion outside has calmed down. Jun Huailang took care of his appearance, and when he pushed open the door and went out, hundreds of people had already been escorted and kneeled in the open space outside the door.
Jun Huailang's eyes were a little cold.
Sure enough, they arranged for a lot of bandits to infiltrate the embankment workers.
He walked out slowly. Not far away, the migrant workers who were watching the excitement and the officials who came all the way were surrounded. Among them, there was the official in charge who Jun Huailang had instructed to let them escape first.
Jun Huailang let them go first, but because he was safe here, he didn't want them to suffer casualties, and he didn't want to disrupt the plans of these bandits.
At this moment, looking at the middle-aged official standing aside to wipe the sweat, Jun Huailang felt a little warmth in his heart.
He turned his gaze to the group of troublemakers who were on the ground.
These people are being held by well-trained Jinyi guards at this time, not to mention running away, they dare not lift their heads.
The one in the lead raised his head and said loudly: "You deducted our wages, didn't you force us to death!"
Jun Huailang smiled coldly.
"To kill you?" he said. "It's just to teach you a lesson, don't I help you support your wives and children?"
Everyone was stunned.
Jin Bao, who was standing beside Jun Huailang, spoke arrogantly.
"What a bunch of wolf-hearted minions!" He raised his voice so high that for a while, the migrant workers around watching the fun could hear it clearly.
"His Royal Highness didn't touch the money that was deducted! His Royal Highness also subsidized a lot, and it was all handed over to Shen Zhifu, and replaced it with rations for your family!" He said. "Jinling Mansion is so difficult now, who do you think can come up with money to help you care for your family?"
Suddenly, everyone present looked at Jun Huailang in surprise.
Jun Huailang lowered his eyes lightly and looked at the bandit who raised his head.
He was born delicate and cold, and he smiled faintly, like a flower blooming on the top of a snow-capped mountain.
The bandit head understood.
His eyes were telling him, sorry, you were tricked.
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That night, Jun Huailang went to the prison for interrogation until late at night before returning to the governor's mansion.
Like the one at the academy before, there was nothing in the mouths of these people. However, these were all within Jun Huailang's expectations. After all, they were only doing things with money, and they had always given enough money. If they were caught, they would naturally sacrifice their lives for others.
What Jun Huailang wants to do is to detain them.
On the face of it, there are no more than a hundred individuals, but it is especially dangerous when mixed with the common people. Once they create some momentum, and then use some pretext to incite the crowd, then it is easy to stir up some trouble in Jinling.
In the past life, these people mixed in the refugee camp, which created such an effect.
In this life, Jun Huailang caged them together on the construction site of the embankment repair, and found a reason to wipe them all out. After that, there will be no more protective umbrellas in the refugee camp.
In this way, as long as Jun Huailang repairs the dam, the rest just needs to wait for Xue Yan to come back.
Thinking like this, Jun Huailang had a rare sleep that night.
But I never thought that before dawn the next day, the officials in charge of the construction site came to the governor's house early again.
In the past few days, Jinbao has been guarding in Jun Huailang's courtyard. When he saw someone coming, he said with some displeasure: "What's the urgency? It's still dark, and His Royal Highness is still resting."
The official hurriedly said: "It's urgent, please report it to your father-in-law! A few days ago, a man fell ill and had a fever. No, many of the migrant workers have also started to have fever, and now they have fallen ill a lot!"
Jinbao was surprised: "This is...?"
The official hurriedly said: "Some old man said, maybe it's an epidemic!"
This is weird.
Although floods in the south will always occur together with epidemics, but that is because floods will cause a large number of casualties.
But Jinling has been rectified for a long time now, why is there still an epidemic?
This time, Jinbao also panicked, hurried all the way into Jun Huailang's room, and wanted to wake him up.
But after calling a few times, there was no movement.
Jin Bao felt a sense of unease.
He hurried forward and hurriedly opened Jun Huailang's bed tent.
I saw the man in the brocade tent, his face flushed, his breathing hot, and he already had a high fever.